Gu Yunbo stood still for a long time, looking at Sheng Ning with confusion. It took her a while to react. Her first reaction was that Sheng Ning was deceiving her, probably because of her own bad attitude, trying to trick her on purpose.
"Your name is Sheng Ning, right? Are you daring to trick me? Do you believe Iāll kill you?"
"Iām not lying to you, you know about the Southern Border War, right?"
"Of course I know." In fact, it was M Country causing trouble behind the scenes, starting this war. Back then, M Team had sent a large group over, and that was when she had just entered Xilin University.
So she knew most about the activities of M Team.
"He died on the battlefield in the Southern Border, during the last battle before victory. Everyone knows, he was the most decorated martyr and battle hero of this campaign."
Speaking of Meng Fan, Sheng Ning felt both an immense regret and pride. He was also the person she admired most!
"What about Xu Qigang? They had such a good relationship. Thereās no way he would have just watched Meng Fan die in battle, especially since Meng Fan was already a captain at that time; it wouldnāt have been easy for him to die in battle."
"You know Xu Qigang?" Originally, the little bit of wariness Sheng Ning felt towards Gu Yunbo completely disappeared as she mentioned the name Xu Qigang. At this moment, she was excited like a child, her hand-waving gestures looking a bit childish, but it was genuine joy from deep within her heart.
"Of course I do."
"I am Xu Qigangās wife, I am his wife." Sheng Ning excitedly grabbed Gu Yunboās hand, feeling the thrill of meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign land. She gently patted her own belly, smiling sweetly, "This is Xu Qigangās child! Itās going to be born soon."
"You... youāre not lying to me, are you?" Gu Yunbo was highly skeptical. "Would the Living Yama marry such a pretty wife?" Before she left, there werenāt even any women daring to speak to Xu Qigang.
Really... things have changed so much.
Sheng Ning awkwardly tugged at her ear, embarrassed, and said, "Itās true! Why would I deceive you? I entered the General Union in 1983, so you wouldnāt have heard of me. In fact, Iām quite well-known in the Northern District now."
"Hmm! I believe you. With your looks and being a female comrade, youāre at least a union beauty. Even Bai Tianāe would pale in comparison to you." Gu Yunbo helped her sit down. "About this child, donāt worry! For the sake of Xu Qigang, Iāll protect it."
Gu Yunbo had managed to make a living in M Country for six years, she certainly had this capability.
"Are you very familiar with Xu Qigang and the others?"
"My adoptive father was once an assistant to the Meng Family." So when she was in her early teens, she knew Meng Fan, but back then she was just a wild country girl.
Like a mouse living in the shadows, as lowly as mud, while Meng Fan was as dazzling as the sun in the sky. She didnāt even have the courage to sneak a peek at him. Thinking back now, she still felt inferior.
Every time she glanced at him, her inner inferiority increased a bit. Later, when she moved to M Country, she saw a more expansive world and met more people yearning for freedom.
This changed her a lot; the present Gu Yunbo was no longer the same as before. But every time she thought of him, the deep-seated inferiority remained unchanged.
He was the sun, how could the sun ever fall? Therefore, Gu Yunbo didnāt believe Meng Fan could die. She knew Meng Fanās capabilities; he wasnāt someone who would sacrifice himself easily.
Xu Qigang didnāt die, how could he have died?