My strategy failed, so my bestie introduced me to a tough officer.

Because of Xu Fuyang's leg injury.

Because Yun Jiaojiao is pregnant.

The truck drove very slowly on the way back to Jiangcheng.

The scientific research team returned to Jiangcheng at the end of May.

After getting off the car, Yun Jiaojiao couldn't wait to rush to the family compound.

She hadn't seen Xie Zhennan for a long time and missed him very much. She dreamed of him several times at night.

"Baby, we'll be able to see daddy soon."

In order to see Xie Zhennan earlier, Yun Jiaojiao spent money to stop a taxi.

She sat in the back seat of the taxi, carefully protecting her belly with her hands, and spoke with a smile to her baby who was more than three months old and had just started to move.

The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror, and was infected by her kind smile, and also curled the corners of his mouth.

"Comrade, we've arrived at the military district family compound."

"Be careful when you get off the bus, don't bump into anything."

"Thank you."

Yun Jiaojiao paid the fare and thanked the driver in a gentle tone.

Since she became pregnant, she has become much gentler and always smiles when she meets people.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you are back."

Yun Jiaojiao held her belly and walked to the gate. When the guard saw her, he was stunned at first, and then greeted her nervously.

Yun Jiaojiao noticed that the guard had a strange look on his face, but she didn't think much about it because she was in a hurry to go home to see Xie Zhennan.

"came back."

"Open the door for me."

"Okay, okay, sister-in-law."

The guard opened the door for Yun Jiaojiao and looked at her back as she returned home with a distressed look on his face.

After Yun Jiaojiao walked away, the guard wiped away his tears and said with great sorrow: "Captain Xie, such a good person, how could he be gone?"

"How could my sister-in-law, such a good person, become a widow?"

"Brother-in-law, sister, long time no see."

On the way home, Yun Jiaojiao met Qin Hanmei and Zhao Biao who were going to the military district health center for a prenatal check-up.

Qin Hanmei's belly is already bulging, and she looks very pregnant.

Yun Jiaojiao walked up to the two of them with a smile on her face and greeted them.

Qin Hanmei and Zhao Biao looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person coming was Yun Jiaojiao. Their expressions changed at the same time.

"Third, Third Sister, you're back."

Qin Hanmei quickly calmed herself down, walked over with a smile and held Yun Jiaojiao's hand.

"Thin."

"blacken."

"You must have suffered a lot in the Takkan Desert these days."

Qin Hanmei, the eldest sister, felt heartbroken when she thought that Xie Zhennan was gone and Yun Jiaojiao had no children, and would live alone in that small Western-style building in the future.

"I'll make you some delicious food later."

Zhao Biao lowered his head and supported Qin Hanmei, not daring to look into Yun Jiaojiao's eyes at all.

"Sister, you're pregnant, how can I ask you to make delicious food for me?"

"My brother-in-law won't allow it either."

"Brother-in-law, why do you keep your head down?"

"I'm just a little thinner, a little darker, and a little uglier, and you don't recognize me."

Yun Jiaojiao spoke to Zhao Biao in a teasing manner.

Zhao Biao took a deep breath and raised his head.

However, he is not one to hide his emotions.

When Yun Jiaojiao saw the pain in his eyes, her heart skipped a beat.

"Brother-in-law, sister, is there something wrong with Zhennan?"

The guard's nervous expression and the pain in Zhao Biao's eyes immediately made Yun Jiaojiao think of Xie Zhennan.

"Did something happen to Zhennan? Tell me."

"Third sister, don't get excited. Listen to what I have to say before you get excited."

Qin Hanmei glared at Zhao Biao and signaled him to shut up. Then she took Yun Jiaojiao's hand and said softly, "Third brother-in-law, third brother-in-law has sacrificed his life."

"Third sister, from now on, I, A Biao, Luo Luo, Captain Xiao, Fan Fan, and Aunt Lan Hua are all your relatives. You still have us, and we will always be with you."

"Do not."

"impossible."

"Xie Zhennan is so powerful, he won't sacrifice himself."

"He promised me that he would return to Jiangcheng to accompany me after completing the mission."

"I want to go home to find Xie Zhennan."

Yun Jiaojiao pushed Qin Hanmei's hand away and staggered towards home.

After taking a few steps, she felt dizzy and her body went limp and she fell to the ground.

"Third sister."

Qin Hanmei exclaimed.

Zhao Biao rushed over quickly and supported her.

"A Biao, hurry up and take Sanmei to the hospital for the doctor to take a look. I'll come over slowly by myself."

At Qin Hanmei's urging, Zhao Biao picked up Yun Jiaojiao and walked towards the military district hospital at a rapid pace.

After the examination, the doctor sighed and said to Zhao Biao and Qin Hanmei, "Comrade Yun Jiaojiao is fine."

Qin Hanmei and Zhao Biao breathed a sigh of relief.

Then the two heard the doctor say, "Comrade Yun Jiaojiao is pregnant. She has been pregnant for more than three months, almost four months."

"The news of Captain Xie's sacrifice was a huge blow to Comrade Yun Jiaojiao. If you want her and her unborn baby to be safe, you should spend more time with her and talk to her to ease her distress and sadness. Otherwise, it will be difficult to save her unborn baby."

The doctor's words made Qin Hanmei lose interest in her prenatal checkup.

Qin Hanmei and Zhao Biao brought Yun Jiaojiao back to the military dependents' housing they had just been allocated with mixed feelings.

The couple was afraid that Yun Jiaojiao would return to their home and face the traces of their life with Xie Zhennan, which would be unbearable for her.

Qin Hanmei did nothing the whole afternoon. She stayed by Yun Jiaojiao's side, holding her hand and counseling her.

"Third sister, A Biao made some brown sugar and egg dumplings, please have some."

Zhao Biao brought two bowls of brown sugar and egg dumplings and placed them on the coffee table, but Yun Jiaojiao didn't even look at them.

Seeing her sitting on the sofa for the whole afternoon, not eating or drinking, and not talking much, Qin Hanmei was extremely anxious.

"The child in your belly is Captain Xie's only flesh and blood. Even for Captain Xie's sake, you must take good care of yourself and protect the child in your belly."

This sentence finally touched Yun Jiaojiao's nerves.

After Qin Hanmei finished speaking, Yun Jiaojiao picked up the glutinous rice balls in front of her and put them into her mouth in big mouthfuls.

Seeing that she finally ate something, Qin Hanmei felt a little relieved.

"Eat slowly and don't choke."

In the evening, Lin Qingluo took Xiao Yanlin to the Qin family to visit Yun Jiaojiao.

Seeing that Yun Jiaojiao had lost weight, looked dark and haggard, and was sitting blankly on the sofa, Lin Qingluo rushed forward with heartache and hugged her in her arms.

"Don't be afraid, my dear girl. Don't be afraid. I'm here."

"Radish will always be with you."

"Ohh Ohh ohh......"

Hearing Lin Qingluo's voice and feeling Lin Qingluo's body temperature, Yun Jiaojiao finally couldn't hold it in anymore and lay on Lin Qingluo's shoulder and sobbed.

"Carrot, I'm so sad."

"Xie Zhennan is a big liar, he is a big liar, he clearly promised me that he would come back to accompany me after completing the mission, he is a big liar, wuwuwu..."

Yun Jiaojiao cried, and Lin Qingluo couldn't help crying either.

The two sisters hugged each other and cried together.

Qin Hanmei finally joined in.

The three sisters hugged each other and cried for a long time, their eyes were swollen.

After the three sisters finished crying, Xiao Yanlin stood straight in front of Yun Jiaojiao and bowed to her at a ninety-degree angle. "Third sister, I'm sorry. I didn't protect Xie Zhennan well. I couldn't bring him back. You can blame me and scold me, but don't torture yourself."