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

Lin Qingping wasn't a clueless 20-year-old; she was an old monster who had lived for decades. The few fragmented snippets she overheard were enough for her to piece together the complete story in her mind.

She stood outside the door, her mind reeling.

It wasn't until Lei Sufang saw her standing there blankly and called her in that she came back to her senses. But when she sat in the crowd, she couldn't hear anything. She was in a daze, her mind filled with those words echoing in her head. She couldn't hear what they were asking her even after they asked her several times. Finally, she realized that they were asking about Zhiyuan's situation.

She gave a few perfunctory answers before becoming lost in her own thoughts again.

So, is this the reason why Gu Juncheng has been avoiding her and didn't even have a relationship with her in his previous life?

Is he... dying?

No wonder I was so happy when I found out she had her period.

It has to be said that people have an amazing ability to patch things up. The more Lin Qingping thought about it, the more clues she found everywhere. By piecing together all the clues from her past and present lives, the matter went from speculation to conclusion.

Once she made up her mind, she stopped panicking and had a plan in mind: Anyway, she came back for Gu Juncheng. She had originally thought about having children with him and living a good life with him. Now, she just can't have children, but that doesn't stop her from living with him.

Once she understood, she was no longer confused. She politely said goodbye to the military wives and went home first.

Gu Juncheng came back quite early today and had time to have dinner with her.

But Gu Juncheng felt that his "unreserved" wife was acting strangely today. The way she looked at him was no longer the passionate, fiery kind that seemed to want to devour him whole. Instead, it was filled with inexplicable sympathy and... tenderness.

Gu Juncheng: ? ? ? What's with this "compassion"? He wasn't seeing things, was he?

The two of them went to the cafeteria for a meal, and Gu Juncheng was bathed in such gazes the whole way.

After they got their food and sat down, Lin Qingping even offered him all the good food from her own bowl.

Gu Juncheng had no choice but to speak up, "Lin Qingping, what's wrong with you today?"

Lin Qingping was putting a piece of egg into his bowl when he asked her a question, and she almost dropped the egg.

She quickly sat up straight, her kind eyes shining even brighter. "It's alright. You've been training very hard. You need to eat more and replenish your energy."

Gu Juncheng's sharp eyes swept over her face again and again, and four words were written in his eyes: Are you kidding me?

"Lin Qingping, did you take your medicine today?"

"Eat..." Hmm? Lin Qingping felt like his words had a double meaning. She pondered this, then leaned closer and whispered, "You...you're not insulting me, are you?"

Gu Juncheng glanced at her, "You're quite good at understanding human speech!"

“Gu…” Her cheeks were already puffed out, but she immediately found another piece of evidence to support her suspicions. No wonder he was always so irritable and fierce. It turned out it was because of his endocrine system? In that case, she wouldn’t argue with him anymore; she would have to coax him!

A kind smile returned to her face. She patted Gu Juncheng's hand and said earnestly, "Juncheng, I understand you're under a lot of pressure. Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person."

Gu Juncheng: ? ? ?

Why am I understanding less and less?

Juncheng?

Don't they all call him Gu Juncheng by his full name?

"It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter!" She moved her chopsticks and realized that there was no food left in her bowl for him. She coughed twice and said, "Juncheng, how about we become soulmates? Spiritual partners."

Gu Juncheng: ? ? ? ?

"I...I won't pressure you anymore!" Lin Qingping was filled with regret! Why did she seem so...urgent before? She really wasn't that hasty about that matter!

She's a simple person!

Correct!

Simple and innocent.

It's time to change my persona!

Gu Juncheng frowned. Even with his excellent eyesight, which allowed him to hit the bullseye every time he shot from 200 meters away, he still couldn't figure out what Lin Qingping was up to today.

But he couldn't bear to look at the few green cabbages in her bowl, so he gave her all the lean meat she had given him, along with his own, and the eggs.

Family members passed by; they were the sisters Lin Qingping had just met that day. They all greeted them and said, "Wow, Commander Gu really knows how to take care of his wife!"

"That's right, you can't tell at all normally."

"Kobayashi is amazing!"

Amidst a burst of laughter, the military wives soon dispersed. Lin Qingping looked at the food in her bowl and wanted to return it to Gu Juncheng, but Gu Juncheng stopped her with a low shout.

"Eat them all!"

"I……"

"If you keep nagging, go back and stand in the corner!"

Lin Qingping recalled how Zhiyuan skillfully stood in the corner at home. She wasn't afraid to stand there, but it was a bit embarrassing for someone her age to stand in the corner.

As a result, Gu Juncheng stared at her, and she ate half a bowl more vegetables than usual.

Lin Qingping rubbed her stomach as she went back with Gu Juncheng. After they got back, she dragged Gu Juncheng around the room to help her digest.

As Lin Qingping wandered around, she pondered, "I can't just wander around all night, can I? What should I do with Gu Juncheng later?"

We can't keep thinking about it that way; we have to protect Gu Juncheng's pride!

Then, she pulled Gu Juncheng to sit down, looked at the snow outside the window, and said to Gu Juncheng, "Juncheng, shall I read you a poem?"

Gu Juncheng: ? ? ? ?

What illness has flared up this time?

Lin Qingping thought for a moment and realized that there weren't many poems she could recite completely. Could she recite her nephew's old middle school textbooks?

She thought it was a great idea!

And so it began.

"Yuzhang, the old prefecture, Hongdu, the new capital. Its stars are divided between Ji and Zhen, and its land borders Heng and Lu. It embraces the three rivers and girdles the five lakes, controls the barbarian tribes and leads the Ou and Yue peoples. Its natural resources are abundant and its treasures are plentiful. The dragon's light shines on the ruins of the Ox and the Dipper... The wild geese are startled by the cold, and their cries fade away at the shore of Hengyang."

She recited the poem while shaking her head as she walked. Gu Juncheng initially looked at her with a puzzled expression, but later simply sat down and admired her.

Finally, Lin Qingping couldn't take it anymore, her voice growing softer and softer as she grabbed his hand, protesting, "You're laughing at me!"

Her voice trailed off, her eyes defiant, a hint of coquettishness mixed with defiance: "You come and pick me up!"

"My heart is filled with joy, and my spirits soar. A refreshing breeze arises from the sound of a flute, and the white clouds seem to pause at the sound of a delicate song..."

Lin Qingping's eyes widened.

She always thought he was a rough man...

"Lin Qingping." After carrying her for a while, his sharp gaze fixed on her. "Did the village junior high school teach this?"

Lin Qingping's face turned deathly pale; this was a text from her nephew's high school textbook...

"I...Isn't it good enough that I can learn it myself? Forget it, I won't memorize this anymore! Gu Juncheng, let's talk about life and ideals!" She let go of his hand, sat down beside him, and said with a devout expression, "Gu Juncheng, what kind of life do you think is a meaningful life?"

Gu Juncheng looked at her and finally couldn't help but touch her forehead.

"I don't have a fever!" She slapped his hand away. "We're going to have a married life with a noble purpose!"