To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Lin Qingping didn't want to say that Yunqi was naive. Kindness is not wrong, but really, what family has a mother and brother like that?

What about giving her and Qingyun all their support, what about looking down on their younger brother...

How could her mother have the nerve to say such a thing?

"I'm sorry," Lin Qingping said softly, "Yunqi, I'm sorry you had to see this."

Yunqi's eyes widened. "How can you say that? Sister Qingping, that doesn't exist!"

Lin Qingping felt a sense of powerlessness.

She was determined to have no further connection with her family, but at this moment, facing Yunqi and her second sister's cautious feelings, how could she let her second sister lose face in front of Yunqi?

Regardless of how things end between Ermei and Yunqi, the money Yunqi lent out must be repaid, and it must be repaid now, immediately.

Look, she's back to her old ways of paying off her brother's debts.

She's been reborn, so surely she can't change this fatal flaw?

However, she had no choice but to repay it.

She absolutely will not pay back the money owed to those people who came to the store today and forced her to pay back her debts. However, she is determined to pay back the money owed to Yunqi. She cannot bear to hurt Yuping by killing a rat, nor can she bear to see her second sister unable to hold her head high in front of her beloved.

She lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then called her second sister over, "You stay here and talk to Yunqi, I'm going out for a bit."

Lin Qingping went out to withdraw money, took out five thousand, and hurriedly returned to the shop.

Yunqi and Lin Qingyun were sitting facing each other in the shop, both silent, creating a heavy atmosphere of oppression.

Lin Qingping's arrival broke the oppressive atmosphere, and Yunqi quickly stood up and called out, "Sister Qingping."

Lin Qingping handed the large bag of money to Yunqi.

Yunqi paused, "Sister, there's no need to be in such a hurry, I..."

"Yes, I want it." Lin Qingping placed her in his arms. "It's a must."

Lin Qingyun also said, "You must take it."

Lin Qingyun rarely speaks to Yunqi these days. Even though they've been sitting together for so long, they haven't said more than a few words. Just like Lin Qingping, Lin Qingyun apologized to him.

Yunqi was helpless.

He looked at Lin Qingyun and said, "You know, I will listen to anything you say, so if you tell me to accept it, I will. But actually, I am the one who should apologize for this. I was too trusting and caused you trouble."

Yunqi left the dessert shop in a daze, saying goodbye to Lin Qingyun as he left.

He said, "I'm leaving now, Qingyun, goodbye."

Lin Qingyun looked at him, her eyes calm, and said simply, "Goodbye."

That's all.

Yunqi's eyes were red, as if the distance between him and Lin Qingyun had suddenly become as vast as heaven and earth after this incident.

That goodbye felt like a permanent farewell.

He left, clutching the money, his eyes red.

Unbeknownst to him, after he left, in a place unseen by him, a tear slid down Lin Qingyun's cheek.

Lin Qingping hugged her second sister.

Lin Qingyun's tear finally fell onto Lin Qingping's shoulder, and she choked out, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you."

Lin Qingping had already guessed, and patted her on the shoulder, "Mother and Lin Jiagui came looking for you, didn't they?"

The second sister nodded and told her about everything her mother had asked her about, including what happened at the Yun family's house. "You're already busy enough. I was afraid of causing you trouble, so I thought everything would be fine once they left. I didn't expect it to cause even bigger problems."

“If they’re going to cause trouble, it’s not something we can stop just by intervening,” Lin Qingping comforted her sister. “You and Yunqi…”

“Impossible, sister,” Lin Qingyun hurriedly said. “He and I, and his family, are fundamentally different.”

Lin Qingping thought of Liu Yan from the Yun family and nodded silently. Some things, time will tell.

At the end of the day, Lin Qingping was exhausted.

After returning home, I ate at Gu Youlian's house.

During the meal, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened in the afternoon, only talking about how tomorrow was Sunday, and the shop would definitely be very busy again, so they needed to prepare more ingredients.

I was eating when there was a knock on the door.

"I'll go check." Gu Youlian went to open the door, but it was Gu Juncheng who had returned.

“No one’s home, they’re all eating here!” Gu Juncheng’s gaze swept over the many people in the house and landed on Lin Qingping.

When Lin Qingping saw him, she quickly said, "You're back? I'll go get you a bowl to eat."

"No need, I'll go myself." Gu Juncheng went into the kitchen to wash his hands, took out the bowls and chopsticks, and sat down next to Lin Qingping.

The group of people started chatting and laughing again while eating.

After finishing the meal, Lin Qingping got up to clear the dishes.

"I'll do it." Gu Juncheng was very skilled at it; he would usually take the initiative to do these tasks when Gu Juncheng came back.

Lin Qingping usually let him do the work, but today, she stopped him, saying, "No need, no need, I'll do it."

So Lin Qingping got busy in the kitchen, not letting anyone help her, and worked enthusiastically all by herself.

Gu Juncheng looked at his eldest sister, then at his second sister: What's wrong?

The second sister lowered her head, and Gu Youlian sighed.

Lin Qingping came out of the kitchen with a smile on her face and said to Gu Youlian, "Big sister, we'll head over now. See you tomorrow."

Now, Sister Zhao usually stays with Gu Youlian, because Gu Youlian and her daughter live alone most of the time, and Sister Zhao keeps them company. Lin Qingping took her second sister, Zhiyuan, and Gu Juncheng home.

After arriving home, Lin Qingping arranged for them to take showers, and then she started mopping the floor.

Lin Qingping was like this in her past life; when faced with problems, she liked to keep herself busy, her hands never stopping, thinking about what to do while she was working.

The second sister and Zhiyuan stood aside watching her mop the floor, their expressions very sad.

The second sister stepped forward and said to her, "Sister, you go and rest, I'll take care of it."

She felt extremely guilty and kept blaming herself. If it weren't for her, Lin Jiagui wouldn't have borrowed money from Yunqi. If she had sent her mother and younger brother back sooner, her brother wouldn't have owed so much money. It was all her fault...

Lin Qingping, however, turned a deaf ear.

Gu Juncheng waved his hand, signaling the two of them to go back to their rooms.

The second sister, holding Zhiyuan's hand, bit her lip and finally left the space to her older sister and brother-in-law.

Gu Juncheng stood in front of Lin Qingping, and Lin Qingping's mop almost hit him.

She looked up, smiled brightly, and said, "Go take a shower and change your clothes first."

Under the light, Gu Juncheng gazed at her and grasped the mop in her hand.

"What? I told you I don't need your help. I want to work today..." Before Lin Qingping could finish speaking, the mop in her hand was snatched away.

“Gu Juncheng…” she frowned.

Gu Juncheng threw the mop down and said, "Go upstairs, take a shower, rest, and go to sleep."

"I don't want to right now..."

"Do you want me to carry you up?"

Lin Qingping: ...

What kind of talk is this? My second sister and Zhiyuan are both at home.

"Shall I wash you?"

Lin Qingping: ...

In the instant Lin Qingping was stunned, Gu Juncheng stepped forward and was about to lift her up.

"No, no, no, I'll go up myself." Lin Qingping quickly stopped his hand.

She was certain that her second sister and Zhiyuan were both watching the living room at that moment.