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

Gu Juncheng scoffed, "Is he really that good?"

“Yes!” Lin Qingping hadn’t thought that far ahead, and was even a little stubborn at the moment. “She’s completely different from Liu Yan, and she’s polite, gentle, and refined. Being around her is like a breath of fresh air…”

Gu Juncheng then fell silent and focused intently on eating his noodles.

After quickly finishing the rest of the noodles, I took the bowl to the kitchen to wash it.

Zhiyuan sensed something was wrong, nudged Lin Qingping's arm, and muttered softly, "Mom, I feel like Uncle Gu seems unhappy."

"Really?" Lin Qingping thought for a moment and nodded. "Indeed, it seems a little."

Zhiyuan glanced at her and said, "I think you're probably going to be standing in the circle again."

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

"What good son? You want me to stand in the circle? You're the one who should stand! If I really have to stand today, you stand in my place!" Lin Qingping said angrily.

Zhiyuan shrugged. "Do you think Uncle Gu would agree to me taking his place?"

"Impossible! Why am I standing in the circle? You must have made him angry!" Lin Qingping gently pinched his cheek. "Tell me, how did you upset your Uncle Gu?"

Zhiyuan pouted, "I didn't! He was perfectly fine when I was talking to Uncle Gu, but his expression changed after you took over the conversation!"

As the two were talking, Gu Juncheng came out after washing the dishes.

Seeing this, Zhiyuan decided to slip away first. However, before leaving, he thoughtfully drew a circle on the ground with chalk for his Uncle Gu and his mother, and pointed to it, saying, "It's done, feel free to use it!"

Lin Qingping slammed her hand on the table. "So this is the advantage of raising a son! Get back here! Stand inside yourself!"

Zhiyuan made a face and ran back into the house in a flash.

Only Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng remained, and she inexplicably felt uneasy, though she didn't know why...

She quickly smiled at Gu Juncheng, "Why are you back today? By the way, were you still hungry from the noodles? How about I make you some fried rice with eggs?"

Gu Juncheng looked at her and blurted out, "Lin Qingping, the way you are reminds me of a saying."

"What?" she asked with a smile, her voice exceptionally gentle.

"To show hospitality for nothing is to be either an adulterer or a thief."

Lin Qingping: ...

"So, what did you do to offend me?" He sat down opposite her, adopting an interrogation-like posture.

Lin Qingping slammed her hand on the table. "I knew I couldn't spoil someone too much! I was talking to you nicely, and you got all cocky!"

After Lin Qingping finished speaking, she got up and went upstairs.

Going to take a shower! It's been hot all day.

Then, just as I was wetting my hair, the bathroom door was pushed open.

Lin Qingping: ...

“I’m different from you, one is a man and the other is a woman, so get out.” Lin Qingping glared at him and stomped her foot.

Why would he listen to her?

He closed the door and walked towards her step by step.

Lin Qingping's hair was half wet and was hanging over her face. She subconsciously covered her chest.

Gu Juncheng then walked down into the water and stretched out his hands.

Lin Qingping didn't know what he was going to do, and involuntarily shrank back, only to have her face cupped by him.

Then he parted the wet hair on his face with his fingers, revealing his face after it got wet.

"What...what are you going to do?" Lin Qingping covered herself up tightly.

He laughed in exasperation, "Why are you covering yourself so tightly? Why weren't you so reserved when you were provoking me?"

Lin Qingping: ...

This isn't about being reserved or not, okay?

"I'll wash your hair for you," he said, lifting her long hair with his hand and gently washing it underwater.

I must say, every time his fingers ran through her hair, he would press on her scalp, and the effect was almost like getting a head massage in my past life—it felt so good…

She couldn't help but close her eyes and hummed, "Gu Juncheng, give me a massage, like this, yes...yes, massage it a little more."

"Like this?" His voice came through the sound of water. "Feels good?"

"Mmm, that feels good..."

She enjoyed it for a short while, then heard the voice again, "Is he really that good?"

"Huh?" How did the topic change so quickly? Who is he? Who's so nice? Lin Qingping has completely forgotten what she was saying before.

"He is gentle and polite, and he can even take care of children..."

Lin Qingping: !!!

I finally remembered!

Yun Yan!

I never expected Gu Juncheng to be so petty. He got really angry over just a few words and still holds a grudge!

She said urgently, "No..."

"I'm a soldier, so I can't be with the kids often. I haven't even had a child with you yet. I'm not clean-cut or refined, and I'm quite rude..."

"I like the thicker ones!"

Lin Qingping: ...

Gu Juncheng: ...

Time stood still for one second.

"No, you...you hear me out...I mean...I like rough...rough...rough..." Lin Qingping explained with difficulty, her face flushed red, "I spoke too fast...really...I get anxious and...speak too fast..."

Gu Juncheng looked at her with a half-smile.

Lin Qingping covered her face and leaned against his chest. "Go ahead and laugh! I'll feel more at ease if you laugh. This half-smile of yours makes me not want to see anyone!"

"Who do you want to see? Who do you want to see when you say that?" He put one hand on her waist and the other on the back of her head, and with a forceful movement, pressed her completely against his body.

"I don't want to see anyone! I'm too ashamed to face anyone!" She pinched him hard. "It's all your fault!"

"What's wrong with me? I'm not handsome."

Lin Qingping: ...

Well, this isn't going to get over tonight!

"You're handsome! If you weren't handsome, how could I, a looks-obsessed person, possibly be interested in you!" Since I've already lost face, I'm not afraid of anything anymore, so I can flatter you in any way I want!

"Really? Is he really that handsome?"

Lin Qingping: ...

Isn't that enough?! You might as well make her stand in circles!

She covered her face, got up from his embrace, opened her fingers a crack to reveal her eyes, and showered him with flattery, "Whether he's handsome or not has nothing to do with me! In my eyes, my husband Gu Juncheng is the most handsome man in the world! There may be many handsome men in the world, but in my heart, I only like Gu Juncheng! No one can replace him!"

Is that enough?

As a result, he took her hand off her face and said, "Look me in the eye."

Lin Qingping: ...

Could it be that she's lying?

Hmph, I'm going all in!

She looked into his dark eyes, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips. "Gu Juncheng, I love you."

If she remembered correctly, this was the first time in her past and present lives that she had said "I love you," and the moment she said it, her heart skipped a beat.

Gu Juncheng was clearly stunned for a moment, but soon she was engulfed by his rough and passionate kiss.

After a long while, he grabbed her hand and guided it to a certain spot. She heard his hot breath and his low, husky voice in her ear, "Is it thick?"

Lin Qingping: ...