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

That night, Lin Qingping's sleep was a mess.

The next day, I got up very early.

The doctor said Gu Juncheng couldn't eat yet, so she went to wash up by herself.

The wet clothes had been drying on the radiator overnight and were completely dry. She folded them and put them away, but seeing the sweater still stung her heart like a needle.

She quickly put all the clothes into the closet, and Gu Juncheng woke up.

Or perhaps he had actually been awake for a while, but had remained motionless and hadn't opened his eyes.

Are you pretending to be asleep?

Lin Qingping went to the washroom and brought him hot water to brush his teeth and wash his face.

As a result, he did not cooperate.

His head was wrapped in gauze, and the half of his face that was exposed showed no expression. His dry lips uttered in a hoarse voice, "Wait for Xiaotian to come."

Lin Qingping was extremely conflicted. She didn't know why he refused her care, but she was also a stubborn person. Since she had come, she couldn't just stand by and watch him lie there unattended.

Holding a toothbrush, she stood firmly by the bed. "I sent Xiaotian back to the army. Today is New Year's Eve, so let the child celebrate the New Year with everyone and have a New Year's Eve dinner. What can he eat in the hospital with you?"

He then fell silent.

"Open your mouth!" She brought the toothbrush to his mouth.

He kept his lips pursed.

"Gu Juncheng!" she called him by his full name. "It's fine if you don't pay attention to hygiene, but you can't possibly smell the nurses when you talk, can you?"

Okay, actually he's not that slovenly, and the nurses wouldn't mind the patients, but if I don't say that, will he behave himself?

Sure enough, after hearing this, Gu Juncheng hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.

Lin Qingping brushed his teeth with salt water and found a straw so he could use it as a straw to drink water into his mouth to clean himself. After cleaning him thoroughly, she wiped the exposed parts of his face with a hot towel. Just as she finished, Xiao Tian arrived...

"Ahem." Lin Qingping coughed lightly, avoiding eye contact with Gu Juncheng. "I'll go get some water."

Just as she was about to run away, her wrist was grabbed. She knew without turning around that someone was about to start yelling at her again.

Sure enough, when she turned around, she saw him holding her with one hand and pointing his index finger at her with the other, his eyes blazing with anger. "Is this another case of 'all's fair in love and war'?"

"Ahem, whatever you say!" Lin Qingping shook her wrist. "I'm going to get some water." She certainly hadn't called Xiao Tian back to the unit, had she? What right did she have to interfere in their affairs?

Gu Juncheng finally let go.

Lin Qingping picked up the washbasin and walked away quickly.

In the washroom, she encountered the family member named Mei Li again, who was now fretting over a basin of clothes, and it seemed to be the same basin as yesterday.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingping asked, wondering if she hadn't finished washing the clothes after washing them all night.

When Mei Li saw her, she couldn't help but complain with a downcast face, "Comrade Lin, are all the clothes you washed yesterday dry?"

Lin Qingping nodded. "Did you finish it?"

Meili pointed to a basin of clothes and said, "Look at mine, they're all frozen solid! As hard as ice!"

Lin Qingping suddenly realized, "You hung your clothes outside last night?"

Mei Li looked quite surprised. "Where else should we hang it?"

Lin Qingping laughed, "It's too cold, so I put it on the radiator to dry."

Meili had a look on her face that said, "You can do that?"

"To be honest, I've never done any housework..." Mary said somewhat embarrassedly.

Lin Qingping guessed that Mei Li must be the child of a high-ranking official.

"You're making fun of me! My mom is just like me, she can't do anything, be careful people don't look down on her." Mei Li chuckled.

"Who says women have to be good at housework? Men can do careers, and women can too!" Lin Qingping said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Meili agreed, "That's exactly my point of view! Okay, I won't keep you any longer, I'll wash it again, you can go ahead and do your work!"

Lin Qingping smiled and was about to turn back to her ward when Mei Li called her back, "Wait, Comrade Lin, I'm going to get something!"

Mei Li ran back to the ward like the wind, and then ran back again, carrying a package wrapped in brown paper. "Here you go, Comrade Lin. It's almost New Year's. Decorate the ward a bit to add to the festive atmosphere."

"Xiao Li!" A man's voice came from inside the ward.

"Tianping called me, you can take it first!" Mei Li rushed back to the ward.

"You can make trouble yourself, but why go and make trouble for others?" a man's voice said from inside.

"What did I do wrong? Even if I'm in the hospital, there should still be a festive atmosphere!"

"You think you can talk so much..."

Although it sounded like a reprimand, Lin Qingping could tell that the man's words contained a deep sense of indulgence and affection.

Lin Qingping smiled, carrying a washbasin in one hand and a brown paper bag in the other, and returned to the ward. Hmm, she was still a little envious.

She was a little curious about what this enthusiastic girl, Meili, had given her. When she opened it, she found that it contained Spring Festival couplets and paper-cut window decorations.

They even prepared the glue for her.

Fiery red color, auspicious words.

As she was applying the plaster, the bitterness that had been weighing on her heart since the previous night gradually faded away.

She wondered if she had forgotten why she came back in the first place.

She was reborn to repay a debt of gratitude.

Regardless of who Gu Juncheng had in his heart, or whether she was even in his life, she had received so much from him in her past life; he had given her everything he could.

So, in this life, she was able to come back, and return to the time after she and he got married, wasn't it to come back and live a good life with him?

Why are you holding a grudge?

If we're talking about who's in her heart, then he's never been in her heart.

Thinking this way, she gradually calmed down after she finished pasting the stickers, and a smile returned to her face.

God has given her this chance to start over, so she should make the most of it!

Xiao Tian brought her breakfast, steaming hot buns, still warm.

She broke one open, and the aroma of meat filled the air.

She smiled and placed half of it under Gu Juncheng's nose. "Do you want some?"

Gu Juncheng looked at her, puzzled.

She hummed in response and then withdrew her voice. "If you want to eat, get well soon! Stop fussing and getting angry; it's not good for your recovery."

Xiao Tian said with a silly grin, "Sister-in-law, I'm so glad you're alright. You were almost crying when you went out."

Lin Qingping: ...

Young man, don't talk nonsense if you've never been in a relationship.

"No! You're mistaken!" She made it very clear.

"Yes!" Xiaotian was stubborn too. "I saw it. You were like that last night, eating noodles and crying at the same time..."

Lin Qingping: ...

“I told the commander that you’re definitely worrying too much,” Xiaotian said with great confidence.

Hehehe, Lin Qingping took a big bite of the bun: I'm worried that you'll keep talking nonsense with your big mouth!

In the afternoon, when the doctor came to check on him, he said that Gu Juncheng could eat some liquid food.

Xiao Tian was particularly proactive, and went to prepare food in the afternoon. She prepared a sumptuous meal for Lin Qingping and milk and nutritious soup for Commander Gu. Just as they were about to eat, an uninvited guest arrived at the ward...