Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 271 You're not Xia Xia?

However, Zhiyuan did exist in Gu Juncheng's memory before he married her. Back then, Chen Xia and Gu Juncheng broke off their engagement partly because of Zhiyuan, and she didn't want to be a stepmother, right?

Before him, Zhiyuan had already warmly taken Gu Juncheng's hand and opened up to him, to which Gu Juncheng responded appropriately.

But while answering questions, he would always turn his face, which was covered by gauze, toward the door.

Lin Qingping guessed that he wanted to know why the person he wanted to see hadn't spoken up yet.

Sure enough, after talking with Zhiyuan for a while, he asked Zhiyuan, "Did you come alone?"

Don't you understand what he means? Zhiyuan just said he came with his mother; isn't this a clever way of changing the subject?

Zhiyuan immediately replied, "I came with my mom!"

Zhiyuan pushed Lin Qingping forward, smiling as he said, "My mom made you a delicious soup." While showing off his mother, he didn't forget to boast about himself, "I watched the fire for a long time too!"

He held up one finger. "Two hours."

"Thank you for your hard work." Gu Juncheng said this to Zhiyuan, and then added, "Thank you, Xiaxia."

Lin Qingping stood in front of him, giving a bitter smile.

Xia Xia...

Do you know that the "my mom" that Zhiyuan keeps talking about could never be your Xiaxia? You remember Xiaxia, but have you forgotten how much your Xiaxia hated being Zhiyuan's mom?

Zhiyuan was also taken aback for a moment, but immediately corrected him, "Dad, what are you talking about? It's my mom who came to see you, what does that have to do with that guy surnamed Chen?"

Gu Juncheng was also taken aback, clearly confused by Zhiyuan's words.

Zhiyuan was a little angry. He didn't like Chen Xia, and besides, the person Gu Juncheng married was clearly Lin Qingping! No wonder his mother said that Gu's father didn't recognize people; it turned out he didn't recognize Lin Qingping! Not recognizing Lin Qingping was one thing, but to mistake Lin Qingping for Chen Xia? How could he not be angry?

However, after thinking about it again, he realized that his father had a head injury and he couldn't bear to be harsh with him. So he gently explained to his father, "Dad, you're not thinking straight and you misremembered..."

As Zhiyuan finished speaking, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with what he was saying; it sounded like he was cursing someone.

So Zhiyuan changed his tune again, "Dad, you're having brain problems right now..."

Huh? What's going on? It sounds more like swearing!

Zhiyuan glanced furtively at Gu Juncheng to see if his father was angry. Thankfully, he wasn't...

Zhiyuan cleared his throat and carefully apologized, "I'm sorry, Dad, that's not what I meant..."

Gu Juncheng's face remained stiff.

"Dad." Zhiyuan solemnly pushed Lin Qingping in front of Gu Juncheng.

Lin Qingping was actually hesitant, wanting to ask Zhiyuan not to reveal the truth, just like the day before. However, Zhiyuan was not like Gu Youlian; he had his own principles and completely ignored Lin Qingping's hints, clearly telling Gu Juncheng word by word, "This is my mother, Lin Qingping, and also your wife. She's the mother you found for me!"

Gu Juncheng was stunned, as if he was completely shocked by these words.

Zhiyuan gave Gu Juncheng time to recall, but after a long time, Gu Juncheng still couldn't give a response.

The air was thick with awkwardness, an awkwardness that belonged to Lin Qingping.

"Dad, do you remember?" Zhiyuan couldn't wait any longer and pressed on with the question.

Gu Juncheng moved his lips. He couldn't see the person in front of him, but he knew that this person was standing in front of him. "So... you're not Xia Xia?"

Lin Qingping smiled, a bitter feeling welling up inside her. Of course, she wasn't.

"She's not that Chen Xia!" Zhiyuan was so angry he almost stomped his feet. "She's Lin Qingping, surnamed Lin. Lin Qingping is your wife! You found your own wife, and you found my mother!"

"Really?" Gu Juncheng's questioning tone revealed his disbelief.

"Of course!" Zhiyuan exclaimed, exasperated. "Would I lie to you?"

"So you're Lin Qingping." Gu Juncheng seemed to be struggling to extract the information that made sense to him. "You're Lin Qingping, the one who owns a shop in the capital? My sister and Xiaxia both work there?"

“Yes, my mom is amazing. She owns so many shops. My aunt works in one of them, but that guy surnamed Chen doesn’t.” Zhiyuan spoke of Lin Qingping with pride.

Gu Juncheng nodded, seemingly finally understanding something. "So, you're my wife?"

His tone didn't sound like he was treating her like his wife at all.

Lin Qingping choked up, unable to continue.

But she was wrong. Gu Juncheng didn't intend to deny it; he simply asked her, "Are you very rich?"

Lin Qingping didn't know what he meant by asking that question, but she was indeed quite wealthy.

"Yes," she answered truthfully.

"No wonder..." Gu Juncheng said with a look of sudden realization, "So, what method did you use to get me to register our marriage? Did you give my parents a lot of money? Or did you offer to let my sister work in your shop as a condition?"

"Heh..." Lin Qingping laughed. So, that's how he thought of her.

He thought he was right and continued, "Otherwise, Xiaxia and I are engaged, how could I possibly break off the engagement and marry you?"

Leaving aside Lin Qingping's distress, Zhiyuan had already exploded, "Dad, you're just mentally ill, how could you become stupid? My mom is so rich and beautiful, and she's a college student at the Capital University! There are so many people who like her! Why would she need to resort to tricks to marry you? It was clearly that guy surnamed Chen who broke off the engagement, okay? She didn't want to marry you, so you married my mom!"

"Xiaxia called off the engagement?" Gu Juncheng frowned slightly upon hearing this, but then seemed to understand. "I see. You gave Xiaxia's family money to make them call off the engagement? Yes, I understand. Xiaxia's parents and brother and sister-in-law are all greedy people."

"Ah—" Zhiyuan really couldn't take it anymore. How could his father, Gu, be like this!

Lin Qingping placed her hands on Zhiyuan's shoulders to calm him down. She smiled faintly and said, "Gu Juncheng, you don't need to worry. I was indeed your wife before, but not anymore. We're divorced. So, how we got married is no longer important. Relax, I won't restrict you in any way."

He said he used magic to get married to her, and that statement wasn't entirely wrong.

Her solution was—rebirth.

On the first day after she was reborn, Gu Juncheng wanted to divorce her. It was through her various tricks and threats that the marriage was able to continue.

So, she did indeed use some tricks.

In her past life, Chen Xia didn't exist. She was reborn, and now there's a Chen Xia in the village. Maybe he only wanted to divorce her after seeing Chen Xia, but she refused and used responsibility to bind him to her.

These things, which she had almost forgotten during their good times over the past few years, are now vividly and deeply etched in her mind.