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

“I didn’t want to come, but my sister insisted. She said she was worried people would bully you, so I came,” Mei Li whispered in her ear, completely oblivious to the stares of others.

Lu's mother smiled and said, "Meili and Xiaolin have a good relationship?"

“Yes! Gu Juncheng and my Tianping are good brothers, and Qingping and I are also good friends.” Mei Li deliberately mentioned Gu Juncheng’s name.

Both Lu's mother and Lu Meizhi's expressions changed slightly.

It seems the elders of the Lu family truly support their daughter interfering in someone else's marriage...

Lu's mother seemed unwilling to mention Gu Juncheng's name again, and changed the subject to talking about clothes.

What a coincidence! Everyone here is wearing the most fashionable and trendy clothes of the year, and they were all designed by Lin Qingping.

The older daughters teased Hongying, "Your department store must be doing really well this year! Every piece of clothing is sold out!"

"Exactly! I had two more items I liked, but I didn't buy them then. When I looked back, they all looked good in them, and I wanted to buy them, but they were all gone!"

When this was mentioned, many people in the room expressed their regret: they hadn't managed to buy a winter coat!

Xiang Hongying laughed, "It's already summer, and you're still thinking about winter coats."

"Isn't that right? Aunt Xiang, I don't care. As soon as the autumn and winter clothes arrive, you have to make me try them on. If I still can't buy them, I won't be happy for a whole year!" Lu Meizhi said coquettishly.

Xiang Hongying laughed and said, "You guys want the latest clothes, why are you coming to me instead of asking the people who are readily available? I'm the one asking for favors!"

Upon hearing this, Meili winked at Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping gave her a reproachful look.

She had no desire to deal with these people.

But everyone at the table became curious.

Lu Meizhi was the first to ask, "Who are you looking for? And who else did you ask Auntie for help with? I don't believe it."

“It’s so close yet so far!” Xiang Hongying pointed towards Lin Qingping.

Everyone looked at Mei Li, because no one would have expected that this person would be Lin Qingping, who was standing next to Mei Li.

"Sister Mei, is someone looking for you?" Lu Meizhi's voice was sweet.

Mei waved her hand, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I don't have that ability."

"If you're not capable, who is?" Lu Meizhi used her charm again, "But you're from the capital!"

Xiang Hongying said with a smile, "This is the lady next to Mei Li, Comrade Lin Qingping. She designed all the best-selling clothes in our mall, and all the clothes you are wearing are her designs."

Lu Meizhi was embarrassed.

Everyone present wore an expression of disbelief.

The outspoken girl next to Lu Meizhi exclaimed, "How could it be her? This nanny from the countryside!"

Mary was immediately displeased. "Who are you calling the nanny?"

The girl immediately covered her mouth.

"Besides, so what if she's a nanny? All labor has its noble and lowly status, right? Nannies should be looked down upon? If you look down on them, take off your clothes!" Mei Li launched into a tirade.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Xiang Hongying felt guilty for starting the conversation poorly and quickly changed the subject.

Lu's mother also played along, smoothing things over, and gradually the situation was calmed down again.

The meal was a bit of a struggle, but we managed to finish it eventually.

As the guests were taking their leave, Lu's mother called out to Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping looked back and saw Lu's mother standing there, hesitant to speak, clearly having something to say to her.

But Mary stayed by her side.

Even Lu's mother was at her wits' end. She said to Meili, "Meili, I have something I want to say to Xiaolin alone."

Mei Li wasn't fooled. She put her arm around Lin Qingping's waist and laughed, "Is there anything Auntie can't tell me? Do you and Qingping have any secrets? Qingping and I are best friends, we have no secrets, so please tell me, Auntie!"

Faced with someone like Mei Li, Lu's mother had no choice but to laugh and say, "Never mind, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask how Juncheng is recovering."

“Oh, I know that! It’s fine, Auntie, don’t worry!” Mei Li said quickly.

Seeing that nothing could be discussed today, Lu's mother had no choice but to give up and see them off.

"Hmph! They're up to no good!" Mary said indignantly after leaving.

"Okay! Thank you for today." Lin Qingping felt that the biggest unexpected gain from being reborn in this life was meeting Mei Li as a friend.

Friendships between girls can sometimes last even longer.

When Lin Qingping returned to the hospital, she didn't mention a word about what happened to the Lu family. When Gu Juncheng asked, she only said that everything was fine, that the gifts had been delivered, and that the Gu family was very hospitable.

As for the piece of paper in her pocket, it was just a blank piece of paper.

She never intended to send this to anyone, nor did she ever think of ruining Gu Juncheng and Lu Meizhi.

If Gu Juncheng had spoken to her today, she would have gone back without looking back.

However, Gu Juncheng didn't say anything.

Perhaps, as Lu Meizhi said, he was hesitating, wavering, or rather, unable to speak.

Then it's up to her to make the decision.

Let's wait until he recovers and is discharged from the hospital.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xiaotian arrived the next day.

Xiaotian also told her, "I was supposed to be with the commander, but I had other missions and only came now." He asked for her understanding.

Lin Qingping has always been understanding of their work, so why would she care about this?

However, Oda's arrival seemed to hasten one of her decisions.

That day, she explained Gu Juncheng's condition to him in detail, "Anyway, you have experience taking care of Commander Gu. This injury is not as serious as the last one. The most important thing is that the blood clot in his brain must be completely absorbed before he can be considered to have recovered, otherwise he will always have headaches and dizziness."

"Yes, I know, sister-in-law." Xiao Tian nodded, unaware that Lin Qingping was giving him her final instructions.

next morning.

Lin Qingping packed her clothes and books, just as she had brought them, into her handbag.

I tore a sheet from the notebook I usually use as scratch paper and left a message.

I wanted to write so much, but in the end, it all crumpled up into balls of paper, leaving only one sentence: Gu Juncheng, goodbye. Take care.

At that time, Gu Juncheng was still sleeping.

Actually, he is a very alert sleeper, but for some reason, his headache symptoms are more severe every morning, so he feels drowsy and sleeps more soundly than usual. Now, she gets up this early every day to wash up and make breakfast, and Gu Juncheng has gotten used to it.

Therefore, Gu Juncheng assumed that she had just gotten up and washed up, and even though he heard the noise, he didn't take it to heart and continued to sleep lightly with his eyes closed.

Lin Qingping, however, turned around and glanced back while carrying her luggage.

The elderly couple in the next bed have already been discharged.

I remember when they were discharged from the hospital, the old man held the old woman's hand tightly. The two elderly people had been through thick and thin for decades, relying on each other and never letting go of each other's hands.

That kind of feeling, that's what love should be...

Lin Qingping gazed at his profile on the hospital bed. Tomorrow, let Lu Meizhi accompany you openly.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and she turned away.