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

So, this meeting was truly an incredibly coincidental one.

It was a one in ten thousand chance of meeting.

She might not have many chances in her life to meet someone so coincidentally.

"So, what are you planning to do if I don't come?" Gu Juncheng stared at her with sharp eyes.

"Anyway...anyway, just don't let Gao Dashan and Feng Debao meet. Separate them up. Tell Gao Dashan that Feng Debao has told the truth, and tell Feng Debao that Gao Dashan has confessed..." Lin Qingping's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, because she could feel the flames in Gu Juncheng's eyes growing higher and higher.

Commander Yu burst into laughter again upon hearing this, "Divide and conquer! Not bad, not bad, a brave and resourceful boy indeed!"

"Commander..." Gu Juncheng was speechless. With his commander here, he couldn't even talk to her properly.

Gu Juncheng straightened his expression and said, "I've already told Du Gen to take you and your older sister back immediately!"

"No!" Lin Qingping immediately grabbed his clothes and said urgently.

Gu Juncheng frowned even more, and his gaze toward her became stern, as if he were scolding her: Why are you disobedient?

Lin Qingping believed that if the teachers and political commissar hadn't been there, he would have already reprimanded her...

She grabbed his arm tightly, refusing to let go, "You have your ambitions and aspirations, and so do I! I fully support your work, take good care of the family and our parents back home, and raise Zhiyuan well. But I am also myself, why should my ideals be erased!"

Gu Juncheng's gaze fell on her hands, which were tightly embracing him.

Lin Qingping felt embarrassed and immediately withdrew her hand.

Is it inappropriate to be so intimate in front of superiors? Did she break the rules again?

She sat up straight, unconsciously pouting, and muttered under her breath, "Anyway, I'm not going back!"

Gu Juncheng took a deep breath, seemingly trying to control his temper...

Then, I patiently told her, "If you really don't want to stay at home and want to do a job to show your value, you can go back to the village and teach at the village primary school. Being a teacher is also an honor. Or, if you want to come to the city, you can get a job in a factory and become a formal employee. Isn't that better? Isn't it safer than running around everywhere?"

"No!" In her second life, Lin Qingping listened to him in everything, except when it came to her own career. "You yourself said you would support me in doing anything I want!"

She was worried that her tough attitude might leave a bad impression on Gu Juncheng, so she kept glancing at her teacher's profile as she spoke. Thankfully, her teacher didn't seem angry.

Gu Juncheng was getting a little angry, but he held back and asked her, "Fine, then tell me, what will you do if you encounter a situation like today again?"

"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. In a society governed by law, as long as I'm upright and honest, can't I protect myself with the law?" Lin Qingping whined, wanting to cling to his arm and act coquettishly, but with her superiors and political commissar present, she didn't dare to be presumptuous and could only make her voice even softer, "I can protect myself, don't worry!"

After Lin Qingping finished speaking, she felt Gu Juncheng's gaze become even sharper as he stared at her face.

Is there something dirty on her face?

Just as she was about to touch it, the fabric around her neck tightened.

He lifted her up and moved her to the middle of the back seat, right in front of the rearview mirror in the driver's seat.

"Look at yourself! Is this how you protect yourself?" His voice indicated that he was already trying his best to control his anger.

Lin Qingping looked up and realized that there were scratches and bloodstains on her face and neck. No wonder it was stinging; she had been so caught up in her excitement that she had ignored them…

She looked at her face in the mirror and stopped muttering to herself, "This... I won't be disfigured, will I?"

Gu Juncheng sneered, "Now you know you're in a hurry? Too late!"

"Then... if I get disfigured, will you... dislike me?" She frowned at him, pouted, and asked softly.

Gu Juncheng didn't know how the division commander would react to these words, but it was clear that Old Chen in the driver's seat was about to burst out laughing.

Gu Juncheng's expression became even more serious, and he said with a straight face, "Go downstairs quickly and go to the infirmary for treatment."

Lin Qingping realized: They were leaving.

Her brief encounter with Gu Juncheng was about to end.

She was very reluctant to part with him, but she couldn't hold him back. She was already very grateful to have been able to see him at such a time...

But there was still something on her mind.

"Um... I'm not going back, okay?" Anyway, she wouldn't listen to him. She didn't care whether her older sister and Dugen went back or not, but she wouldn't just go back to Gujia Village like that.

Gu Juncheng kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Lin Qingping understood. He disagreed with the matter, but she insisted, and there was nothing he could do about it.

That means I agree!

Lin Qingping was overjoyed. Looking at his serious profile, she thought he was handsome no matter how she looked at him.

I really hate to part with it...

Her eyes darted around, then she looked at Commander Yu.

From the moment her eyes started darting around, Gu Juncheng knew she was up to no good. He looked closer and realized, "Good heavens, her target is Commander Yu! What kind of trouble is she planning?"

He tried to stop her, but she was so fast, it was too late, there was no time at all, her words had already slipped out.

She said, "Commander Yu, may I ask to hug Juncheng?"

Gu Juncheng really wished he could disappear from the car!

A burst of laughter erupted from inside the car.

Old Chen couldn't hold back any longer; this grown man was laughing so hard that tears were almost streaming down his face...

Commander Yu, maintaining his elder's demeanor, forced himself to remain calm and checked the time. "We can't skip meals while on the road. Xiao Gu, you and your wife go to the canteen for lunch. You have half an hour. I'll come pick you up after you're done."

Then, after Gu Juncheng got out of the car, he heard the jeep drive away, filled with laughter.

Lin Qingping was very distressed. She tugged at Gu Juncheng's sleeve and said, "I'm sorry... I... I don't have much experience being a military wife..."

"It's nothing." Gu Juncheng said with a straight face. "Let's go eat and see the factory environment."

"Oh, okay!" Lin Qingping quickly led him to the factory canteen.

However, two people were standing nearby, but neither of them noticed them—Gu Youlian and Du Gen.

Seeing her younger brother and sister-in-law heading towards the canteen, Gu Youlian wanted to follow them and was about to shout when Du Gen held her back tightly.

"What are you doing? I'm going to talk to my brother!"

Gu Youlian was about to shout again when Du Gen covered her mouth.

"Enough already! Let them be alone for a while!" Dugan was speechless at his wife's stubbornness. "Let's go find somewhere else to eat."

"Go to a restaurant? That would cost so much money!" Gu Youlian couldn't bear to think about it.

"I invite you."

Gu Youlian frowned. "You're treating me, but isn't it still my money?" Despite saying that, she still followed Du Gen to the small restaurant.