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

On a summer evening in the capital, the last golden hues of the sun paint the sky into a long, magnificent tapestry.

The gate of a teachers' college was also gilded with a dark gold. A tall, slender girl ran out in the golden afterglow and stood outside the gate looking around.

A car door opened on the street, and three people got out of the car almost at the same time.

"sunny!"

A man wearing a white shirt stood in the sunset, the golden light shining on his hair, eyebrows, and body. He smiled, shattering the golden light that filled the sky and earth. The golden light was so dazzling that even the golden-red sky behind him paled in comparison.

She stood there, lost in thought.

It wasn't until all three of them walked up to her and Zhangzhu called out loudly, "Sister Qingtian," that she was startled. She looked away from Zhiyuan's face, her ears turned slightly red, and her heart pounded wildly.

"Sister Qingtian, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?" Zhangzhu asked, staring at her curiously.

"Yeah, like fried crab, hahaha!" Zhiyuan's laughter was particularly loud.

Lin Qingping rolled her eyes. A medical student of her age, all she can do is laugh!

Qingtian blushed even more when asked the question, and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, "I just ran here, and I got hot."

"What's the rush? What if you get heatstroke coming here in this heat? Does your dorm have a fan? Be careful to prevent heatstroke. Wear a hat when you come out, eat a light diet, drink plenty of water, drink mung bean soup, and prepare some heatstroke prevention medicine. Do you have any? For example..." Zhiyuan, no, Dr. Li began his thousand-word summer heatstroke prevention health education...

Finally, Lin Qingping couldn't take it anymore and interrupted him, "Alright, alright, Mr. Li, please go to class. We're going to have dinner!"

Zhiyuan: ...

What's wrong with my mom? She seems a little unhappy.

Zhangzhu took Qingtian's hand and whispered to her, "Ever since my brother started studying medicine, he's become as talkative as an eighty-year-old grandfather whenever we meet. He practically wants me to carry the whole pharmacy in my pocket whenever I go out."

Zhiyuan laughed, "It's not that exaggerated."

"I thought I was being conservative!" Zhangzhu snorted and pulled Qingtian into the car.

Zhiyuan smiled as he watched the two figures disappear. He hadn't expected that since leaving that school in the seaside county, he had seen Qingtian only a handful of times, especially during his five years of university and five years abroad. In the past ten years, he had hardly seen her at all, while Zhangzhu was quite familiar with Qingtian.

Zhiyuan drove, Lin Qingping directed, and they took the three children to eat.

After they sat down, Lin Qingping said to Qingtian, "You've arrived in the capital, but you haven't called me or come to my house. What's wrong? Have you become distant with me?"

"No, no! Aunt Lin..." Qingtian quickly denied, "I... I was afraid of troubling you, so I wanted to visit you after I finished my studies..."

Before she could finish speaking, her face turned red again.

Fearing that Lin Qingping would think she was impolite, she wanted to explain further, but didn't know what to say, and couldn't help but glance at Zhiyuan.

It's not that she doesn't keep in touch; it's just that she has always strived to grow up bravely, having walked a long and difficult road, through wind, rain, and mud, never fearing. But at some point, she suddenly developed a weakness, and suddenly, she lost her courage...

Like her brother, Zhangzhu was completely oblivious to the strange atmosphere in the air and said enthusiastically to Qingtian, "What's the trouble? Why don't you just move in with me and share a room? We can chat at night!"

Qingtian replied, "Thank you, Zhangzhu. The school has arranged dormitories. I'll visit your home when I'm not in class."

"Why wait until there are no classes? We can pack our things tonight and move in. We don't need to sleep in the same room as Zhangzhu anymore. Just tidy up the study." Lin Qingping said, making the decision.

Zhiyuan also said, "Yes, I take you to class every day and pick you up after class. When we encounter..."

Qingtian was holding a water glass to calm her racing heart when Zhiyuan's voice rang out. Her hand trembled, and the water spilled all over the back of her right hand. Zhiyuan didn't even have time to say the words "I'm on the night shift."

Zhiyuan was sitting to her right, and seeing this, he quickly handed her two tissues.

"I'll do it myself!" Zhiyuan had only reached halfway when Qingtian snatched the paper away. Because she was moving too fast, she touched Zhiyuan's fingers. Qingtian's face turned even redder, and her fingertips felt like they had been burned by flames, burning for a long time.

Qingtian took a deep breath and gripped the paper tightly. "That would be too much trouble for you. Thank you, Aunt Lin, Zhangzhu, Zhi... Zhiyuan. I think I'll stay in the dormitory. We sometimes need to discuss things at night, so it'll be more convenient for me to stay at school."

"Alright then, Sister Sunny, remember to come visit me often!" Zhangzhu said regretfully.

"Okay." Qing Tian suppressed the pounding in her heart with a smile.

Zhangzhu was a woman of her word; if she said she would play often, she would definitely play often. So, the next day, she invited Qingtian out for dinner again. Of course, she went to see her brother first, and then went with Zhiyuan to pick up Qingtian.

At this very moment, in the dean's office, Lu Yi was talking to the dean about the things that had been bothering him these past few days.

"Old Wan, do you think Zhiyuan's mother got into the Capital University through some back door? She's so close to the Wu family, how did she manage to get in? Without the Wu family, she wouldn't be able to start her company, right? She's such a shrewd person! She even managed to get a university spot!"

Dean Wan couldn't stand it anymore. "Don't talk nonsense. How can you study for the college entrance exam? She got in based on her own ability! As for the Wu family, she was able to climb up to them, that's also her own ability."

Lu Yi was unconvinced. "No wonder. No wonder they look down on our family. It turns out there's a high-ranking branch like the Wu family. But the Wu family doesn't have a daughter who can marry Zhiyuan!"

"So, there is still hope for our daughter," Dean Wan said.

"What do you mean?" Lu Yi frowned. "You mean... no, that means I have to beg Zhiyuan's mother? No way! Where would I put my face?"

You have to understand that she used to humiliate Lin Qingping, so she absolutely cannot turn around and fawn over Lin Qingping now!

"What can we do? Our daughter cries at home every day. What can we do? Besides, it's a good thing that Zhiyuan's family has a better background. Doesn't it benefit our family?"

Lu Yi was a bit slow-witted and couldn't quite grasp this concept. But after Dean Wan's explanation, everything became clear: "That's right. If Zhiyuan's family does well, especially with their good relationship with the Wu family, it will be a great help to both my own family and my maternal family!"

"Okay! You're right! I'll go take care of it right away!" Lu Yi picked up her bag and prepared to leave. "How much longer? Our daughter might already be here. I'll go downstairs and wait for you."

"Okay, it'll be ready in a minute." Dean Wan waved his hand.

Lu Yi went downstairs and immediately saw his daughter's figure under the pavilion in the garden, talking to someone.

Zhangzhu was baffled. She was playing on her phone and waiting for her brother when this strange woman suddenly appeared.