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

His voice was firm and resolute: "My surname is Gu, and Lin Qingping's surname is Lin. In my eyes, people are only divided into two categories: those who are good to Lin Qingping and those who are not!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingping's mother involuntarily took a step back, saying, "I...I am Lin Qingping's mother!" Her voice lacked confidence.

Gu Juncheng replied, "Those who are good to Lin Qingping are my family; no one else matters!"

"I...I just want to take my second sister away! You...even if you're a soldier, you can't be so unreasonable, can you?" Lin Qingping's mother said, mustering her courage.

"I'm standing here today only because I'm Lin Qingping's husband, nothing more!" Gu Juncheng said coldly. "If I hadn't come today, do I need to tell you what kind of state Lin Qingping would have been in? You should be grateful that you're her mother, otherwise, these people, including you, wouldn't just be lying on the ground today. I would have thrown you all downstairs long ago!"

Upon hearing this, the burly men lying on the ground scrambled to their feet and fled, shouting as they ran, "It has nothing to do with me! I was just following her orders!"

"Yeah, yeah! They said they'd give us ten yuan to rob us! We haven't even received the money yet!"

Even after they'd run quite a distance, someone mustered the courage to shout from downstairs, "Old woman Lin! You didn't give us our money, and we're injured! You have to pay our medical bills!"

With those people gone, Lin Qingping's mother had no one to rely on anymore and dared not do anything more. She also knew that with Gu Juncheng, this powerful figure, here today, it was completely impossible for her to take her second sister away.

She started to smile and try to smooth things over, "Why...why are you being so heartless? We're all family! No matter what, you're still the Lin family's son-in-law...I...came here today...really...just to take...take my daughter home for a blind date. They're a good family...um...if they don't like it, that's fine...come over next time you come home..."

She spoke as she retreated, slowly backing up to the stairwell, and then disappeared in a flash.

In the dormitory, Lin Qingping was shocked and in pain, and before she could recover, she collapsed to the ground.

Lin Qingyun tried to pick up her sister, but she wasn't strong enough, and cried anxiously, "Sister, sister, how are you? Are you in a lot of pain?"

Gu Juncheng turned around and stared at the two sisters. "I'll do it."

"Brother-in-law..." Lin Qingyun was actually a little afraid of him. Her sister had been acting strangely since she came back, and she wondered if she had quarreled with her brother-in-law.

"Everyone out, close the door, I'm coming to check on you." Gu Juncheng squatted down.

Lin Qingyun was at her wit's end, so she could only leave the place to her brother-in-law and go out, closing the door behind her and shedding tears outside.

Xiao Tian stood with her, guarding the door, standing ramrod straight.

Only Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng remained in the dormitory.

Gu Juncheng crouching down made Lin Qingping feel the pressure.

She braced herself with her hands on the ground, preparing to get up on her own, but suddenly her body was lifted up by Gu Juncheng.

She instinctively reached out and braced herself against his chest.

"Don't move! I can't guarantee I can hold you tight. If you fall again, you'll be in real pain!" The serious tone seemed to be suppressing anger.

Lin Qingping suddenly remembered his injury and wondered how well it was healing, so she dared not move it too much.

But why is he here instead of staying in the provincial capital with his little Mei?

Thinking about it, I still felt a pang of sadness.

You bastard Gu Juncheng! I finally managed to stop thinking about you, why did you have to show up again?

Gu Juncheng carried her and put her on the bed.

Then I started to undress her.

Lin Qingping quickly covered it, but ended up pressing down on his hand as well.

His hands, with their distinct knuckles, were damp and warm, and through the thin fabric of his clothes, they transmitted heat to her skin in waves.

But she still didn't dare to move, keeping it tightly covered.

His dark eyes, sharp as a glint in them, fixed on her. "Let me see how badly you're hurt!"

"No...it's nothing..." Lin Qingping lowered her head, her face starting to flush.

How could I show it to him? He was kicked in the lower abdomen...

She had her head down and couldn't see his expression, but she heard him laugh, a teasing laugh, "I didn't know you could be shy?"

Lin Qingping was both ashamed and angry. It made her sound like she was shameless and eager to please! If it weren't for repaying a debt of gratitude, would she have treated him like this? Anyway, he has a better place to go now, so why is he coming to see her again? And why did he have to lift her clothes? What does he take her for?

He moved his hand slightly, and she pressed it down hard.

No way! Absolutely no way!

"Are you really okay?" he asked back.

"It's nothing..." she said, her voice nasal as she spoke, sounding aggrieved.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to have to punish you!" he suddenly said sternly.

Lin Qingping was stunned and looked up at him. "Punishment? Punishment for what?" Why should she be punished?

"What punishment?" he sneered. "Standing at attention! Running laps! Going on field training with Xiao Tian!"

Lin Qingping was stunned. What did this mean? This was a matter of life and death!

While she was still in a daze, he used force and ripped her clothes open.

Lin Qingping was startled and covered herself in protest, "You can't!"

"Why can't I? You're my wife, why can't I?" His voice rose.

"That won't be the case for long!" Perfect timing, let's take advantage of his visit to finalize the divorce!

"Is that so?" His voice grew increasingly imposing, as if his anger was about to erupt at any moment. "Well, at least for now!"

He said this through gritted teeth...

Then, all of her buttons popped off under his hands.

She couldn't hide anything anymore, no matter how hard she tried.

Faint bruises were visible at the waistband of his pants.

"The injury is here?" He gently pressed his large, hot palm against the lower abdomen.

"Hmm..." Anyway, it's too late to hide it now. Oh well, it seems he won't give up until he sees the injury. She'll just treat herself like a dead horse and close her eyes.

"What about other places? Are you hurt anywhere else?" His hand gently touched her skin. "What about here? Does it hurt? What about here?"

He tried little by little, probably to see if she had any broken bones.

But she really didn't; she only took a kick to the lower abdomen.

She closed her eyes and shook her head.

"This is it." He unbuttoned her pants and pulled them down to reveal the entire injured area, a large bruise.

"To the hospital?" he asked.

Lin Qingping shook her head. She knew exactly how badly she was injured; it just looked scary, but there was nothing wrong with her.

He sighed, his fingers still pressing gently on her lower abdomen. "Does it hurt? Is it uncomfortable? How about here?"

She was in pain, but it was just the pain from a superficial injury; she didn't have any of the symptoms Gu Juncheng had asked, such as "do you feel like vomiting?"

"Okay." He covered her with the blanket, got up and walked outside.

Lin Qingping then cautiously opened one eye to look at his back, and suddenly realized that he was walking with a limp...