Chapter 47: Did Something Happen?

Fortunately, he remembered that he’d once overheard that Commander Lin and his wife had been married for years, but only had one daughter, Lin Guoguo, who was four this year.

Now, looking at Guoguo’s face, she really did resemble Commander Lin—at least sixty or seventy percent alike.

“That’s great! Officer Sheng, you’re heading back to the military district, right? This little girl’s father is stationed there too. Could I trouble you to take her along with you?” the train conductor pleaded.

Then he looked a bit troubled. “Actually, ideally, we’d contact the child’s mother first. Her daughter’s been abducted—she must be worried sick. But from what we heard from the trafficker, the girl’s mother took an earlier train to Yuanshan City. When the child was kidnapped, her mother was still on the train.”

That train had kept going. Who knew what the mother would do when she realized her daughter was missing?

Would she get off at the next stop? Double back? Or ride all the way to the end of the line and then seek help from the police?

Sheng Zexi understood the conductor’s dilemma. Actually, the conductor’s arrangement was a good one, but…

Sheng Zexi glanced at Gu Jianing, silently asking for her opinion.

“Let’s take her with us,” Gu Jianing said.

She understood as well—this wasn’t the modern era with advanced communications. Forget cell phones, even telephones were rare.

So, getting in touch with someone quickly wasn’t easy, especially while on a train.

Since their destination was the same, it was best for them to take the child to the Northwest Military District.

But…

“Brother Xi, when we stop at the next station, you’d better get off and call Guoguo’s father. Let him know what’s happened, and have him contact Guoguo’s mother. The sooner she hears, the less she’ll worry.”

If your child was abducted, any mother would be frantic.

“That’s wonderful. Thank you, comrades!” The conductor was delighted. “By the way, it’s about half an hour until the next stop. There’s a phone booth at the station, not far away—you’ll have enough time to go and come back.”

“Alright, it’s settled then.”

With the arrangements made, the conductor and staff all breathed a sigh of relief and left.

Guoguo, meanwhile, seemed very attached to Gu Jianing. She nestled in her arms, no longer crying, her big, watery eyes gazing up at her.

“Guoguo, you’ll stay with uncle and auntie for now. Tomorrow, we’ll take you to see your mom and dad, okay?” Gu Jianing coaxed gently.

“Okay~” Guoguo nodded obediently.

Maybe it was the aftereffects of the sedative, but the little girl was still a bit listless and soon fell asleep in Gu Jianing’s arms.

“Let her sleep on the bed,” Sheng Zexi said.

A four-year-old still had some weight to her, and Sheng Zexi didn’t want his wife to hold her for too long.

“Alright.”

Guoguo seemed to lack a sense of security—even asleep, when they tried to lay her on the bed, her small hand clung tightly to Gu Jianing’s sleeve.

In the end, Gu Jianing had to hold her hand to settle her down. If she let go, Guoguo would wake up.

Sheng Zexi frowned slightly. If he and Ningning had a child in the future…

Would their child cling to Ningning like this too?

That wouldn’t do—Ningning was his.

Sheng Zexi decided that if they had children, he, as the father, should spend more time with them.

If the father raised them, maybe they’d be more independent and wouldn’t always want to stick to their mom.

Gu Jianing had no idea what kind of storm was brewing in Sheng Zexi’s mind.

Looking at the sleeping Guoguo, holding her little hand, Gu Jianing felt her heart melt.

She really, really loved children.

Beside her, Sheng Zexi noticed the gentle look in his wife’s eyes as she gazed at Guoguo.

He’d never seen that expression on her face before.

At that moment, Ningning’s hand rested on Guoguo, gently patting her, and the rhythmic motion lulled Guoguo into an even deeper sleep.

Sheng Zexi’s gaze shifted between Ningning and Guoguo.

At that moment, he finally understood.

Ningning really loved children.

If she could care so much for someone else’s child, how could she not look forward to having her own?

But then he remembered—when he’d proposed, he’d told her about his health, and Ningning had agreed almost without hesitation.

Even though she had medical skills and might be able to cure his infertility, the fact was, he hadn’t been treated yet—not even had his pulse checked.

But Ningning had still agreed to marry him, even when the rest of the Gu family hesitated or objected.

So, she must have feelings for him, right?

Otherwise, how could someone who loved children so much agree to marry him without hesitation, given such uncertainty?

Thinking of this, Sheng Zexi felt a pang in his heart.

He’d never cared much about whether he could have children. Sometimes, he even thought there was no need for the Sheng family bloodline to continue.

But now, more than anything, he hoped his body could recover. The bloodline didn’t matter—he just wanted to have a child with Ningning, so she wouldn’t be disappointed.

He thought, if Ningning became a mother, she’d be a wonderful one.

Gu Jianing didn’t know what Sheng Zexi was thinking. She just noticed that, all of a sudden, he seemed even more gentle toward her. The affection in his eyes was like water, overflowing—just one more look, and she felt herself falling deeper.

When Sheng Zexi mentioned that, once they reached the military district, he wanted to start treatment as soon as possible, Gu Jianing was a little surprised.

But when she saw his gaze flick toward Guoguo, she understood.

So, Sheng Zexi liked children too.

Actually, even if Sheng Zexi didn’t receive treatment, as long as she took the “Sacred Pregnancy Pill,” she could get pregnant.

She thought of how, in her previous life, Sheng Zexi had been alone—never married, no children. In this life, if possible, she wanted to have more children with him.

Half an hour later, the train arrived at the station.

Sheng Zexi asked Shen Huaiyuan, Bai Juan, and the train staff to look after Gu Jianing, then hurried off to find a phone booth.

Meanwhile, at the Northwest Military District a few minutes earlier, Commander Lin Xing was in the middle of training when a young soldier rushed over, saying his wife had called and needed him urgently.

Lin Xing frowned.

He knew his wife was bringing Guoguo by train to join him today.

But by his calculations, they shouldn’t be arriving until tomorrow.

Why was she calling now, and so urgently? Did something happen?

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