What Colonel 003 says is an order after marriage and love.

  Ye Shanshan was hesitating, when suddenly there was a noise in the receiver, "Auntie, can you hear me?"

  "Yes." Ye Shanshan hastily brought her phone to her ear and answered.

  "Auntie, don't be sad. Your loved one has gone to heaven and will have many beautiful angel sisters to accompany him." Six-year-old Gu Siting (nicknamed Xiao Xiao) is a child without a mother, she grew up almost entirely surrounded by stories about heaven and angels, so these words coming from her mouth are not surprising at all.

  "Thank you, Auntie isn't sad, it's just... a little reluctant to part with." Ye Shanshan didn't expect a six-year-old child to be so comforting, and apart from feeling moved, she was even more shocked.

  "Dad, every time he goes back to the army, I miss him so much. But I will always keep him in my heart, thinking about him and missing him, just like he's always by my side." The child is still a child after all, she can't fully understand the difference between someone leaving forever and dad leaving home to go back to the army.

  Xiao Yatou spoke lightly, but her words revealed endless thoughts of her father. Ye Shanshan really felt that this child needed...that mountain more than she did. "Sorry, because of me, your dad can't come home to be with you. Can you wait a little longer? I'll let your dad come home soon, okay?"

  "No need, tonight... I'll lend you my dad. Please tell my dad that Xiaoxiao is very well-behaved and has gone to sleep." The little girl politely declined the aunt's kindness.

  "Smile, you're really good, thank you... for lending me your dad." Although it was only one night, this night was really important to me. At least, I wasn't alone.

  "You're welcome, auntie, goodbye." The little girl didn't even bother to say a few more words to her dad before hanging up the phone.

  Goodbye? Hmm, will we really meet again?

  At this moment, Ye Shanshan suddenly felt that being a stepmother to a six-year-old child might not be as bad as she had imagined.

  After returning the phone to Gu Bei Chen, Ye Shan Shan fell silent again. She could be calm and composed when facing her child over the phone, but face-to-face with the child's father, she was still a bit at a loss.

  "I believe you and Xiao Xiao will get along well." Gu Bei Chen finally spoke up, his words sounding a bit abrupt, but they were his genuine thoughts.

  "Thank you." She thanked him for his company, and also thanked him for bringing such a lovely little angel to her side. As Xiaoxiao said, Grandpa who went to heaven would not be lonely, as long as he was remembered in their hearts, Grandpa would never leave. Thinking this way, she didn't feel so sad anymore. Birth, aging, illness and death are all natural laws that cannot be violated by human power, Grandpa left without any worries, and she felt at peace too.

  It was actually Gu Bei Chen who should thank her. With her, Xiao Xiao would never be lonely again.

  Ye Shanshan thought that she would spend a sleepless night tonight. But what she didn't expect was that she actually fell asleep in front of the sickbed, and even had a strange dream.

  In her dream, Grandpa and Dad were surrounded by a group of angels, smiling at her reassuringly in mid-air, 'Child, you will definitely be happy.'

  What is happiness? For an eighteen-year-old girl who has just lost her loved one, happiness is the moment she opens her eyes and sees a mountain in front of her. The mountain wears the most reassuring military green coat, tough and upright, leaning against it, even if the sky falls, she is not afraid.

  "Morning." Gu Shou Zhang, who had hardly closed his eyes all night, was in a good mood, and there was no sign of fatigue on his face. For him, who was used to various high-intensity special training, a short nap was enough.

  Ye Shanshan's expression was complex as she responded with a soft "early", silently turning her body around, taking a glance at the desolate white figure on the hospital bed.

  "Can the funeral be arranged for tomorrow?" The person is already dead and will eventually rest in peace. With only a five-day holiday, Gu Beichen didn't have any extra time to waste.

  Ye Shanshan nodded with gratitude, though she had a thousand words stuck in her throat, and finally only said "thank you".

  "Don't thank me, don't forget, now... I am your family." The heroic spirit of one word and nine Tripods was best embodied in Gu Shou Zhang.

  No wedding, no certificate, not even a formal agreement, but he has already started taking on the responsibilities of being a husband. "I'll arrange for Grandpa's body to be sent to the funeral home, there will always be someone there, you don't have to keep watch all the time."

  "It's settled then." Ye Shanshan thought to herself: You're the leader, after all. Can a leader's decision be wrong? Moreover, for a long time afterwards, she was used to taking the leader's words as commands, and what she had to do was absolute obedience.

  Alright, since someone is so obedient, Director Gu was delighted to 'issue orders': "You come home with me first, and I'll accompany you there tonight to keep watch."

  Going home? This... is this taking her back to meet the parents? Although I'm familiar with Uncle Gu, but her identity is different now.

  Ye Shanshan's calmness was gone, the rebellious factor in her bones began to stir, "I... I want to go home first and sort out Grandpa's things."

  "After having breakfast, I'll send you home first and then have someone pick you up at noon." Gu Bei Chen had tried his best to make his expression look less serious, but the words coming out of his mouth still sounded like an order.

  "Yes." Ye Shanshan's answer sounded more and more like a soldier under Gu's command. So, it made sense that she had been calling him "Shou Zhang" in her heart all along.

  The hospital is not far from Ye's residence, and on Saturday morning, it takes only a moment to get there.

  This isn't a residential area, the car is just parked downstairs, Ye Shanshan can't avoid facing an unavoidable question - should he invite him up to sit for a bit?

  Someone was still hesitating when Director Gu got out of the car by himself and politely opened the door for her.

  Wow, the leader is really swift and decisive, didn't even give her a chance to refuse.

  Ye Shanshan's home was on the third floor, a small two-bedroom apartment that was very clean. The inlaid cabinet in the living room was filled with various trophies, all of which were won by Ye Shanshan in various martial arts competitions.

  It's no wonder you're so skilled with your hands, you've been trained since childhood after all.

  "When I was young, I wasn't in good health and often fell ill, so my grandfather sent me to learn martial arts." The principal's gaze remained on the trophy as Ye Shanshan stepped forward to explain.

  "Alright." Gu Bei Chen's face was thoughtful for a moment before he spoke, "Xiao Xiao has been very active since she was young, you can teach her later."

  Hmph, General, aren't you thinking too far ahead?

  Talking about laughing, Ye Shanshan just happened to find an excuse to 'send the guest away', "Last night, Xixi said she would only lend you to me for one night, now... shouldn't you go home?"

  Is she driving me away? Gu Bei Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. "I thought... you needed me more than her."

  "I'm fine now, don't worry, I'll get over it soon." After a night of calmness, Ye Shanshan's mood had improved a lot. The dead are gone, the living are precious. Those who are alive must quickly recover from their grief so that the deceased loved ones can rest in peace.

  But Ye Shanshan never thought that her mood would recover so quickly, and his silent companionship was inseparable.

  When she needed him most, he appeared. This is fate.