"Good."

  ……

  Gu Xiyan woke up when it was already dusk, her eyes staring at the ceiling above her bed, she didn't move. When Shang Que entered, she still maintained the posture of just waking up.

  "Are you tired?" Separated by the quilt, Gu Xiyan was picked up and Shang Yueqi helped her brush away the hair that fell in front of her forehead.

  Glaring at Shang Yi Qi with dissatisfaction, Gu Xi Yan turned her head and ignored him. Doesn't he know how tired she is? He's so uncontrolled, it's too much!

  "Are you flirting?" Shang Xi seemed to be teasing.

  Gu Xiyan wanted to refute, but Shang Yi Qi took a step ahead and whispered in her ear: "Alright, I know you're tired, I admit my mistake. Dear wife, I've cooked dinner, are you interested in tasting it together?"

  On the dinner table in the kitchen downstairs, three dishes and one soup, a man's masterpiece.

  Xiao Ya Tou is watching TV in the living room, sees her dad and mom coming downstairs, turns off the TV and happily shouts: "Dad and mom are having dinner."

  Without eating with her in-laws, Gu Xiyan felt much less restrained. From time to time, she would add some soup or dishes for the little girl, and Gu Xiyan actually neglected the man beside her.

  "The food Father made is delicious." The little girl suddenly spoke up.

  Gu Xiyan was taken aback for a moment, and then gently asked Xiaoyu: "Yan'er, doesn't Mommy's cooking taste good?"

  "Mom's cooking is better, but Dad rarely cooks. The teacher said we should learn to encourage others, so since Dad cooked, Yanni wants to encourage him." Little girl nodded repeatedly.

  Gu Xiyan listened to this and raised her eyebrows slightly, nodding her head. She also said to Shang Qi, "Qi, delicious!"

  Shang Yi's face softened after hearing the praise from both young and old.

  "Mommy, you should eat more, you didn't even come down for lunch this afternoon." Little girl said sensibly.

  "Uh-huh." Taking the ribs from Xiaoyu, Gu Xiyuan suddenly remembered something: "Yan'er, what time do you eat lunch?" She could recall that thanks to this man, she had even forgotten to make lunch for Xiaoyu, how terrible...

  "Mummy, Yanyan saw that you and Daddy haven't come down yet. Yanyan has played enough and will eat the cake brought from Grandma's house now! Daddy is still going to cook noodles for Yanyan this afternoon! But Yanyan still thinks Daddy's noodles are too salty."

  After finishing dinner, Shang Xi quickly got up to clear the table, it was unclear whether he did it on purpose or not.

  On New Year's Eve, the three of them sat in front of the TV watching a variety show, but after nine o'clock, the little girl couldn't resist her sleepiness and went to bed to rest.

  The night was dark and deep, Shang Yi carried Gu Xiyan to the bedroom upstairs.

  "Alas." The two of them sat and reclined on the bedhead, Shang Yi tightly embracing Gu Xiyan.

  "Qi, what's wrong?" Gu Xiyan had a vague guess in her mind.

  "Unfortunately, I've thought it over and I need to return to the troops. Do you mind?" Having finally spoken his true feelings, Shang Xi felt a sense of relief wash over him.

  The idea was confirmed, Gu Xiyan fell silent for a while, and finally shook her head: "Qǐ, do what you want to do, I support you."

  "Alas..." Businessman Qi hesitated, should he tell her that once he went back, the tasks he accepted might be very dangerous, and perhaps with just a slight carelessness, his life would be forfeited?

  Gu Xiyan however, at this moment wrapped her arms around his sturdy and lean waist.

  "Qǐ, no matter what you do, please take good care of yourself. I don't want to see anything unexpected happen to you. I need you, and Yān'ér needs you too." Gu Xīyǎn's words hid a sense of unease and worry.

  "I promise, I'll be fine." Shang Qi made a vow. And in his heart, he also sighed - indeed, she was an intelligent woman, how could she not guess?

  ==

  After the Lantern Festival, Shang Yi and Shang Ya Rou returned to their respective troops. Xiao Yatou was left in the care of her grandmother, while Gu Xiyan was taken to the new recruit training camp of the Capital Special Police Unit.

  "Xiao Yan, don't say I'm not taking care of you, I've already spoken to this year's new recruit instructor, Zhou Lianzhang, and she'll help take care of you. However, you must understand that this is a military camp, and the orders from superiors are everything - you have no chance to refute them, only accept the arrangements." Shang Yajou led Gu Xiyuan to the new recruit dormitory building, warning her with concern.

  "I got it, sis, I'll hang in there." Gu Xiyuan clenched her fist and made a "go for it" gesture to reassure Shang Yaru.

  After Shang Ya Rou left, Gu Xi Yan went to her own dormitory.

  C202。

  Gu Xiyan's things had already been collected by someone else, taking a deep breath, Gu Xiyan stepped into the C202 dormitory.

  There were eight beds in the dormitory, and Gu Xiyan had just filled it up.

  The dormitory is old and worn out, but very clean. At a glance, the quilts on each bed are all standard tofu blocks.

  Is this where soldiers live? Gu Xiyan began to feel a thrill of anticipation for the training that lay ahead.

  "Eh, sister, are you the new one?" Just as Gu Xiyan walked to her own bed, a bright and clear female voice sounded from behind.

  Gu Xiyan turned her head to look, a short-haired woman wearing camouflage clothes was standing at the door with a camouflage hat in her hand, seemingly very curious about Gu Xiyan.

  "Ah, yes. Hello, I'm Gu Xiyan." Gu Xiyan smiled kindly.

  The short-haired woman was very cheerful, she walked a few steps closer and shook hands with Gu Xiyan before starting to talk tirelessly about her training.

  Knowing that she had to get up at 6 o'clock every morning to brush her teeth and wash her face, Gu Xiyan's eyelids jumped lightly.

  6 o'clock?

  It's killing me!

  "Thank you, Leting." It was time for dinner, and when the short-haired woman suggested that she and Xiu Yan go eat together, Xiu Yan sincerely thanked her. Unexpectedly, having just arrived here, she had already met such a generous and kind-hearted girl.

  "It's unnecessary for you to be so polite, from now on we're all one family, what's there to thank? Isn't this being too formal?" Lai Yue Ting said with a hearty smile.

  After dinner, Gu Xiyan met the other six roommates in the dormitory, three of whom had short hair and three had semi-long hair. They all seemed to be easy-going people. There was also one person named He Zhuan who Gu Xiyan hadn't seen yet, who was said to be a bit of a loner.

  At half past ten, the entire dormitory building suddenly lost power and was plunged into darkness.

  Gu Xiyan had just arrived at this place and couldn't fall asleep easily. As she tossed and turned, she suddenly heard the sound of the dormitory door being pushed open. A figure quickly closed the door and went to a bed, Gu Xiyan took a closer look, wasn't that He Zhuo's bed?