Three days.
That was how long Li Xinyue waited.
Three days without seeing Gu Zhen.
Three days without hearing his voice.
Three days of checking her phone every few minutes, hoping for a message.
In her previous life, she never understood this feeling.
She never understood why military families stayed awake at night waiting for news.
Now she understood.
Because the person she was waiting for was no longer just her husband by name.
He was the person her heart had chosen.
At the Li Group, Li Xinyue tried to focus on work.
But every time her phone lit up, her heart jumped.
Every time it was not Gu Zhen, disappointment filled her chest.
“Miss Li.”
Chen Wei placed some documents on her desk.
“You look tired. Are you feeling unwell?”
Li Xinyue shook her head.
“I’m fine.”
But her eyes betrayed her.
She was worried.
Very worried.
Chen Wei hesitated before speaking.
“General Gu is a very capable person. He will return safely.”
Li Xinyue looked at him.
“You know?”
Chen Wei smiled slightly.
“Everyone who works with General Gu knows one thing.”
“What?”
“He always returns.”
Those words gave her a little comfort.
That evening, the sound of vehicles approaching the Gu mansion broke the silence.
The servants immediately rushed outside.
“General Gu has returned!”
Li Xinyue froze.
Her heart started beating faster.
She quickly walked outside.
The moment she saw him, her expression changed.
Gu Zhen was standing there.
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But his face was pale.
His uniform had blood stains.
Her heart tightened.
“Gu Zhen!”
For the first time, she ran toward him without thinking.
The soldiers around them were stunned.
They had never seen their commander’s wife show such panic.
Gu Zhen looked at her.
Even though he was injured, his eyes softened.
“I’m fine.”
Those words made her angry.
“You’re always saying that.”
Her voice trembled.
“You are not fine.”
Gu Zhen became silent.
Because this was the first time he saw her worry about him like this.
Inside the mansion, the doctor examined him.
“The injury is not life-threatening, but he needs rest.”
Li Xinyue finally relaxed.
After everyone left, only the two of them remained.
The room was quiet.
Gu Zhen looked at her.
“You were scared.”
It wasn’t a question.
Li Xinyue lowered her eyes.
“Yes.”
A simple answer.
An honest answer.
Gu Zhen was surprised.
The old Li Xinyue would never admit something like this.
“Why?”
Her fingers tightened.
Because she remembered losing him.
Because she remembered the regret.
Because she knew how empty the world felt without him.
But she couldn’t say that.
So she whispered:
“Because you are my husband.”
For one month, he had wondered if his marriage was only a responsibility.
But now…
She was looking at him differently.
That night, Li Xinyue stayed beside him.
She carefully changed his bandage.
Gu Zhen watched her quietly.
“You don’t have to do this.”
“I want to.”
“Why?”
She looked at him.
“Because I should have done it earlier.”
A trace of sadness appeared in her eyes.
Gu Zhen noticed.
But he didn’t understand why.
He didn’t know that his wife was carrying the regrets of another lifetime.
Meanwhile, somewhere hidden…
Lin Meiqi looked at the news on her phone.
General Gu Returns After Successful Mission.
Her expression darkened.
“He came back again.”
The person beside her asked:
“What should we do now?”
Lin Meiqi’s eyes narrowed.
“Li Xinyue is changing.”
“She is getting closer to him.”
She looked at the picture of Gu Zhen.
“If she truly loves him…”
A cold smile appeared.
“Then I will make her lose him.”
That night, while Gu Zhen slept, Li Xinyue quietly looked at him.
The man she once pushed away.
The man she once failed to understand.
She gently held his hand.
“This time…”
Her voice was barely a whisper.
“I will protect you too.”
But she didn’t know…
The biggest storm of their lives was about to begin.