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

Lin Qingping slowed her pace.

Wu Tianjiao's voice rang out again, "Men, they just think about things so simply!"

"Sister, do you think Commander Gu might..." Mei Li's voice was full of worry.

"Who knows!" Wu Tianjiao said, "Qingping's family is indeed poor. After this incident, Commander Gu might face the issue of being demobilized. If he is to be demobilized, then... without a doubt, Lu Meizhi can help him have a better future."

I see……

Is Gu Juncheng actually facing a career change?

So, her existence actually hindered Gu Juncheng's future?

"Sister, do you think Commander Gu would look down on Qingping?" Mei Li's tone sounded somewhat indignant. "Hmph, I've already decided that Qingping is my friend! If Commander Gu really doesn't want Qingping anymore, then... then Wu Tianping won't have an easy time!"

Wu Tianjiao was puzzled, "What does this have to do with the scales? Are we just innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire?"

“Birds of a feather flock together. Who knows if Wu Tianping is that kind of person?” Mei Li’s indignant tone carried a hint of naive pride.

It is true innocence, a very precious innocence.

Unlike her, who has a heart weathered by the passage of time.

Regardless, thank you, Meili, for standing by her side so frankly and simply, without looking down on her for being a rustic farm girl.

Lin Qingping stood still until Wu Tianjiao and Mei Li's voices faded into the distance. Only then did she run downstairs, shout their names again, and chase after them to return the keys to them.

Meili looked at her with a look of heartache that seemed to want to say something but couldn't.

That's the same look I got in the hospital room before.

However, Lin Qingping didn't understand it at that time.

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "I'm very busy right now. Let's get together for tea when Juncheng is feeling better."

Meili's eyes practically screamed "Silly girl," but she still smiled, took her hand, and said, "Okay."

At noon, Lin Qingping went to the cafeteria to get lunch.

When she returned with the food, she was still outside the ward when she heard voices coming from inside that didn't belong to that ward, including Gu Juncheng's voice.

She didn't go in; instead, she hid outside the door and peered inside.

What she saw was three people surrounding Gu Juncheng's bed: a young girl she recognized, and a middle-aged man and woman who appeared to be the girl's parents.

The four of them chatted and laughed together, and Gu Juncheng answered questions, which was quite different from his usual taciturn nature.

The middle-aged woman brought over another thermos, poured out a bowl of chicken soup, and handed it to Gu Juncheng, saying, "Juncheng, it's not hot anymore, try it."

"Thank you, Auntie." Gu Juncheng held the bowl and drank it all, sip by sip.

"Why are you being so polite with me?" The middle-aged woman smiled gently. "You used to often treat us to a meal at our house. Do you think we're outsiders now? And you're thanking me?"

The middle-aged man spoke up, "You still have to say it. Back then, Xiao Gu had a lot of headaches because of her two kids."

"What nonsense! I was a very well-behaved child! It was all my brother's fault for being naughty!" The girl pouted, displeased.

"You're even more mischievous than your brother! Only Xiao Gu could tolerate you guys back then!" The middle-aged woman tapped her forehead.

"Alright, this is a hospital. Patients need to rest. Stop making a scene. We'll just take a look and leave. Don't disturb the doctors' work or delay the patients' recovery," the middle-aged man said.

"I didn't cause any trouble..." the girl muttered, pouting at Gu Juncheng, "Right? Brother Gu? I'm the best girl!"

A warm smile appeared on Gu Juncheng's usually cold face. "Yes, Xiaomei has always been very well-behaved."

Ah……

Lin Qingping thought back for a moment, and it seemed that Gu Juncheng had never smiled at her like that before; on the contrary, he had scolded her more often.

The girl in front of me clearly comes from a wealthy family; she's well-behaved and spoiled, a real 20-year-old...

She's a 68-year-old woman who's been reborn, and she's fierce and domineering when she does things. How could she be so docile and gentle?

Even when she sometimes acts coquettish and soft in front of Gu Juncheng, doesn't that seem a bit pretentious?

The middle-aged woman looked at her daughter with loving eyes and scolded, "You're so naughty, what can Brother Gu do with you? Can he say you're naughty?"

All four people inside laughed.

That scene really looked like a family...

Lin Qingping felt as if thorns had grown in her eyes, and the image of the four people gradually blurred.

well...

She didn't want to watch anymore...

He quietly left the ward and went outside the hospital building.

Anyway, there are so many people inside right now, we don't need her.

After standing outside for a while, I finally saw three people come out of the hospital building. The girl was holding her father's arm with one hand and her mother's arm with the other, and she was all smiles.

They are truly a happy family.

The girl's mother was carrying two insulated containers, indicating that they had already been eaten.

After they had gone far away, Lin Qingping went back upstairs and returned to the ward with a smile on her face.

As if nothing had happened, she put down her food, looked at the medicine in his bottle, and saw that it was still half full!

Seeing that he was leaning against something, she asked him softly, "Gu Juncheng, would you like to lie down?"

He shook his head.

"Okay, then call me when you need to lie down." Lin Qingping adjusted the pillow behind his head, then sat down to eat by herself.

She ordered two meals, but clearly, he didn't need them.

She definitely couldn't eat that much rice, so she only took out half and saved the other half for dinner.

There was a bit too much food, and the stir-fried meat slices also contained fatty meat.

She frowned, but gritted her teeth and ate it anyway.

We can't just throw it away, can we? These days, waste is truly shameful, no, waste is shameful in any year.

This time, she brought not only a sketchbook for drawing autumn designs, but also several books.

It's already April, and the college entrance exam is just around the corner. Although she's very confident, she's still cramming at the last minute to avoid getting rusty.

It seems her method of healing is to distract herself by doing other things.

It's either career or studies.

If you focus your mind on your career or studies, you can temporarily forget about some things, right?

He ate while reading, taking his time, and finished half a portion of rice and all the dishes.

She closed the book, covered the remaining half of her rice, quickly washed the dishes, and then sat down to continue reading.

She didn't notice that Gu Juncheng's gaze had been fixed on her.

Even now, I'm still looking at her.

Lin Qingping, however, was looking at a math problem and frowned.

She didn't attend a proper school for many years in her previous life. Although she later attended various adult classes, mainly in the humanities, she was still somewhat weak in mathematics.

Holding paper and pen, I became engrossed in calculating, but I still couldn't figure it out, and time passed little by little.

The person in the hospital bed finally called her name, "Lin Qingping".