The thumping sound in the corridor was the sound of his footsteps going downstairs, and the siren blaring outside the window was the call for an emergency gathering. They were obviously far apart, but they seemed to have a loudspeaker.
Another sound came to her ears clearly, shaking her heart.
She still remembers the night when she first came to the Special Forces Brigade. She also had such a time. At that time, she was also a little shocked, but the sense of loss was not so strong. Perhaps it was because she witnessed the tragic scene of him writing a suicide note, and her heart was broken.
Suddenly it twisted into a ball, as if something was gnawing at the heart, causing endless pain.
The next second, her feet rushed to the door uncontrollably, and she quickly went downstairs. She didn't know what she was going to do when she went downstairs, but there was a voice in her heart telling herself to go and see, go and see, even if it was
Even with a glance, she didn't know if she would have a chance to say a word to him, but if she did, she wanted to tell him to be safe.
From upstairs to downstairs, there were hundreds of steps, but she ran faster than on flat ground. She never knew that her motor nerves could be so good, and she rushed to the first floor in one breath.
When I looked up, it was pitch black, and the night was low. Only a small area in the southeast corner of the huge playground was illuminated by lights. A dangerous and rapid breath flowed rapidly, sharp sirens, and the sound of soldiers running quickly.
, the sound of car engines starting, and even the sound of helicopter propellers circling. Various sounds were intertwined, but one kind of oath was the loudest.
"who are we?"
"Chinese Special Forces!"
"Why are they called special forces?"
"Because we are very fast, very accurate, and very cruel! Because we are not afraid of death, we dare to die!"
"Why do we exist?"
"Loyal to the motherland, loyal to the people!"
"our target is--"
"Swear to the death to complete the mission!"
It wasn't raining, but her eyes were wet. Lou Xi's voice was mixed in the oaths, indistinguishable, yet so clearly visible.
She moved as she pleased and quickly ran towards the gathering place, shouting as she ran, "Lou Xi, be careful and stay safe!"
She didn't know if he could make it there, but she kept running. She didn't know if he could hear him, but she kept shouting.
Under the bleak night sky, there is a thin figure, so thin, but so strong, with slender legs, but with such amazing speed. The black hair spreads in the wind, revealing a fair face, with an obvious expression of anxiety.
"Xingchen, Xingchen, why are you going? Come back quickly, you can't go there!" Someone suddenly called her from behind.
Ye Xingchen suddenly stopped and looked back, seeing Dr. Luo chasing after him out of breath, with an anxious and worried look on his face.
"Aunt Luo?"
Luo Lan panted and ran closer, grabbed her arm and pulled her back hard, "Xingchen, come back with me quickly. You just came here. You don't know the rules. When they go on a mission, their family members can't see them off. You
This is disturbing the morale of the army!"
Disturbing military morale?
Ye Xingchen was suddenly startled, "I...I just want to..."
"I know what you are thinking. We are all women and military wives. I understand your feelings, but there are rules in the army and we must abide by them." Luo Lan patted her hand and said.
Ye Xingchen was slightly startled. What was the mood of the woman and the military wife? Oh my god, what did she just do? She ran out in her pajamas and yelled! Oh my god, how could she be so impulsive?
"Haha, these newlyweds are just different!" Luo Lan teased.
Ye Xingchen's face turned red. No, she just wanted him to pay attention to his safety. Isn't this... very fanciful?
She turned her head and glanced at the southeast corner again. The sirens disappeared, the sound of running disappeared, the cars and helicopters disappeared, and the sound of oaths also disappeared. Her vision suddenly became confused.
"Let's go back to the house and talk." Luo Lan said, holding her hand.
Luo Lan is someone who has been here before. When she saw Ye Xingchen's stunned look, she couldn't help but sigh, and she couldn't help but feel sad. The wife of a soldier is not that easy to be, especially the wife of a special soldier. She has to bear the separation at any time, even...
Farewell.
Although Luo Lan's husband, political commissar Xiao, did not participate in the mission, he also went to a meeting overnight. She was disturbed and could not sleep anymore. She was not worried about Ye Xingchen being alone, so she followed her back to the house under the pretext of seeing Sisi.
In the master bedroom, Sisi was still asleep. Ye Xingchen and Luo Lan looked at each other and smiled, then gently closed the door and went to the living room to talk.
"Aunt Luo, thank you for stopping me just now." Ye Xingchen said gratefully, otherwise she doesn't know how embarrassing she would be.
Luo Lan smiled and said thoughtfully, "I was just like you when I was young, and I did such stupid things."
Yes, it's really silly.
Ye Xingchen was very upset. How could she be so impulsive?
"Xingchen, you just got married. It's normal to not adapt to it. Just get used to it. Being a military wife means you have to be more tolerant."
Ye Xingchen nodded shyly, but she was worried. She didn't know what was wrong with her. Anyway, she had to admit that she was really afraid that something would happen to him. She didn't know where he had gone or what kind of mission he was going to perform.
But she had written a suicide note, which meant that there would be danger. When she thought of mentioning her in the suicide note, her heart couldn't help but ache.
Luo Lan sat there for more than half an hour, said many comforting words to her, and then left. As soon as Luo Lan left, the room became quieter, leaving only her and Sisi. She did not go back to the guest room to sleep, but followed
Sisi lay together, as if there was someone beside her, even if it was just a little girl, she would feel less lonely.
After dawn, it was another day. It was already Sunday. She had to go to work on Monday, so she had to leave the Special Forces Brigade today. Although she could leave early in the morning, in order to spend more time with Sisi, she decided to leave at night.
This time, she didn't dare to sneak away again, but she discussed it with Sisi in a nice voice, telling her that her mother was only leaving temporarily and would come back to pick her up soon. Of course Sisi was not happy, but she was also ignorant.
She seemed to understand that this time was different from last time, and her mother would not let her go, so she reluctantly agreed.
When leaving, she left Sisi in the care of Luo Lan. Luo Lan promised her that she would take good care of Sisi, but Sisi still looked a little sad, which was heart-wrenching to see. She kissed the little girl, gritted her teeth and left.
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Weiwei clenched her hand, and in her bag was the key and card given to her by Lou Xi. She made a decision at the same time - she had to go to the new house quickly, decorate it as soon as possible, and then move in as soon as possible. Then Sisi could follow her.
She lives together!
The army sent a young soldier to drive her away. The car gradually moved away, and everything about the special brigade gradually moved away from sight. However, everything that happened here in the past two days and nights was deeply imprinted on her.
mind.
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Returning to the city and the rental house, Ye Xingchen discovered that Shu Rao had not returned from flying to Europe, and Shu Jing actually worked as a security guard in the community. After what happened last time, Shu Rao did not allow him to go out to work part-time casually, but he was so far away
There were still two months left before school started, and Shu Jing didn't want to be idle. It happened that the community was recruiting security guards, so he took the initiative to go for an interview. The salary was less than a thousand yuan a month, but he didn't mind it. He said it was better than staying idle.
Ye Xingchen was very happy about this. Shu Jing was really sensible. Even though he was a college student, he was willing to work as a security guard in the community, cleaning up and so on, but he was also happy with it.
In the evening, Shu Rao called and said that she was flying to the United States again and was flying on behalf of a colleague. Ye Xingchen knew that Shu Rao was doing this to make more money. She worked so hard for Shu Jing. In the college entrance examination, Shu Jing's score was
He could have gone to a university in Beijing, and the major was one of the best in the country, but since he was studying for a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in conjunction with two years of study abroad, the cost was naturally much more expensive. So Shu Jing changed his choice on his own initiative.
I applied to a local university in Yunchuan. Although it was good, it was definitely not comparable to that prestigious school in Beijing.
Shu Rao was very sad about this, saying that she could still afford the tuition, but Shu Jing said that it was not only a matter of tuition, but also a matter of taking care of her grandparents in her hometown. The two old people raised their siblings, and now they are aged
But he is getting older day by day, and his health is getting worse and worse. Shu Rao flies around all day, and rarely has time to go back to his hometown to see his grandparents. When Shu Jing was studying in his hometown, he was a day student, so he could take care of the two of them.
Old man, Beijing is so far away. If he really went there to study, he might not come home once in a year and a half. Then no one would be able to take care of the two old people. Although Yunchuan is still a long way from their hometown,
You can still go back and take a look at it on the weekend.
On the phone, Shu Rao once again told Shu Jing not to do anything and just wait obediently for school to start. Shu Jing pouted and handed the phone to Ye Xingchen, but Shu Rao still gave her many instructions, asking her to pay attention to her health and be on time.
Eat three meals a day, and remember to bring food when working the night shift. If you go to the emergency room at night, don’t take a taxi alone, but ask Shu Jing to accompany you, etc.
Ye Xingchen said yes one by one. She felt very warm about Shu Rao's concern, but also very sad. Over the years, a large part of the reason why the relationship between the two of them has been so good is because they cherish each other. Although Shu Rao's parents still have
She is still alive, but it seems that she has not seen her for many years. Shu Rao actually envies her very much. Although her parents are gone, they loved her very much when they were alive. However, Shu Rao and Shu Jing have never
I have received such love.
"Also, Xingchen, you are not allowed to secretly have a boyfriend! Although you have graduated with a master's degree, your love credits have failed. If you want to have a boyfriend, you have to let me see you first!" Shu Rao said domineeringly.
She pulled her lips slightly and smiled weakly, "Don't worry, Rao Rao, I don't have a boyfriend."
I'm already married!
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In the next few days, Ye Xingchen became very busy. In addition to his normal commute, he also visited decoration companies and material markets every day. He negotiated with people during his lunch break and went to the new house to supervise the work in the evening. The decoration project was in full swing.
proceed on ground.
Her behavior of disappearing as soon as she got off work aroused the curiosity of her colleagues, and she was occasionally heard on the phone with the decoration staff. Everyone was curious, "Dr. Ye, have you bought a house?"
"No, no." She shook her head nervously and said awkwardly, "Now that the house is so expensive, how can I afford it? I'm helping a friend renovate it."
"That's right. Nowadays, the price of houses is increasing every day. It has skyrocketed. It's hard for people to live!"
"That's right, in the news every day, the government has been regulating and controlling, so why don't housing prices fall?"
"Go ask the real estate developer!"
Everyone's topic quickly shifted to housing prices, and Ye Xingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know how long she could hide her marriage, but it would only take one day to hide it.
After all, this is a military hospital, and everyone knows Lou Xi. Their flash marriage will definitely arouse criticism, and she doesn't want to be the target of public criticism.
In addition, the last time she had a dispute with the Jin family, he hugged her and left in front of everyone. At that time, because the situation was urgent, no one thought much about it, but she also heard some rumors afterwards, but later the medical dispute
After the matter was resolved, those unpleasant words gradually subsided.
Of course, Zuo Lingfeng later helped her resolve the medical dispute, which diverted everyone's attention to a great extent, so some people began to suspect her relationship with Zuo Lingfeng, but fortunately everyone was gossiping, so there was nothing wrong with it.
The great malice slowly subsided as time went by.
Speaking of Zuo Lingfeng, there really had been no news for a while. She thought it might be related to the uranium mine. He and the Jin family were probably still under investigation. She felt sorry for this. If it wasn't
Because of her, he would not have anything to do with the Jin family, let alone suffer this misfortune. Now she just hoped that he could prove his innocence as soon as possible. After all, he had helped her, and she didn't want anything to happen to him.
Turning around, she returned to her busy work. After get off work, she was even busier, but no matter how busy she was, she was always alert to the mobile phone in her pocket. The call that was set to a special ringtone never rang, and Lou Xi still didn't. News, it seemed that the task was not completed yet, and her chest felt a little tight again, but when she thought about it, maybe no news was good news.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and the house has been almost decorated. Because when I bought it, it was no longer a rough house. The hard decoration was all ready-made. Major projects such as tiles and floors had already been completed, so only partial soft decoration was carried out.
Progress is rapid.
She didn't know what style Lou Xi liked, but judging from his personality, she felt that he couldn't like anything fancy, so everything was simple and practical. In addition, considering Sisi's existence, the materials she bought were
It is green and environmentally friendly. The decoration workers said that there is no need to release odors and you can live in it immediately. After monitoring with instruments, it is indeed up to standard.
On Thursday evening, the decoration of the new house was completed. Ye Xingchen paid the bills for the workers. Looking at the brand-new room, her mood was up and down, and she suddenly felt like home.
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At the same time, Lou Xi has returned from a mission. According to the rules, they must be kept in confinement for 6-12 hours after each mission. The official statement is to let them calm down their excitement and summarize the battle, but to put it bluntly
, just because he is afraid that they will kill him, lock him up, calm down, regain his sense, and find himself.
There were three people locked up in a 9-square-meter cabin. The three of them were wearing military uniforms of the sea, land and air force. They were the leaders of their respective action teams in this mission. The cooperation among the three parties of sea, land and air showed how difficult the task was, but they lived up to expectations and returned triumphantly.
Return.
Lou Xi sat against the wall, holding his mobile phone in his hand. Although it was on, there was no signal. He was just holding it for entertainment. Looking at the screen that turned on and off, he couldn't help but think, so many
God, has she ever thought about him?
"Wow, what a beauty!"
The navy lieutenant colonel in the cabin suddenly came over, stared at the wallpaper on his phone and exclaimed, and then the air force colonel also came over and agreed, "She is really a beauty, one big beauty and one little beauty!"
On the screen of the mobile phone is a young woman holding a little girl in her arms. The little girl has a round face and a charming smile, which is very cute. The woman holding her is delicate and graceful, with picturesque features. Although she is not stunning, she smiles sweetly at that moment.
, extremely heart-warming and beautiful.
The big one and the small one are none other than Ye Xingchen and Sisi.
This photo was taken by Li Yi in the cafeteria that day, and was sent to Lou Xi along with the family photo, but neither of the two people in the photo knew about it.
The Navy Lieutenant Colonel put his hand on Lou Xi's shoulder and asked jokingly, "Battle Commander Lou, tell me quickly, who are these two beauties?"
The air force colonel also laughed and said, "Forget about the little beauty, I am more interested in the big beauty. Battalion Commander Lou, why don't you introduce me to her quickly?"
Lou Xi glanced at the two of them and said possessively, "The younger one is my daughter, and the elder one... is my wife!"
"Wife?!"
The two of them exclaimed in unison, obviously not believing it.
"Lou Xi, although we are not in the same army, we have worked together a few times. When did you get your wife? Why didn't we know? Are you bragging?"
"That's right, with a face like yours, who would dare to marry you? Did you fail to pursue her?"
"Yes, if I were a woman, I wouldn't fall in love with you. You must be wishful thinking, Lou Xi!"
The two of them were hurting Lou Xi with every word they said, and it was obvious that they were envious, jealous, and hateful.
Lou Xi was not angry, so he turned off his cell phone, put it in his jacket pocket, and placed it close to his left chest, feeling an inexplicable warmth.
Closing his eyes, he couldn't help but wonder, whether the new house has been decorated and the confinement time will be over in two hours. Can he go home?
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At 7:30 in the evening, Ye Xingchen was still busy in her new house. She had just installed the TV and hadn't searched for channels yet. She took the remote control and pressed auto-search. Suddenly, a news report flashed across a certain TV station.
"The latest news from our station: A wildfire broke out in Yunwu Mountain..."
The host just said something, and the station jumped over, but Ye Xingchen was in an uproar. Yunwu Mountain is a big mountain on the edge of Yunchuan City, only thirty kilometers away from the Special Forces Brigade.
Before she could find the news station again, her phone rang!