Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 30 Lin Qingping, Don't Try to Get Away With It

Lin Qingping looked at him with resentment: Is it that funny?

Why do I feel like you have no expectations for this at all? You're actually quite happy that it's not going to work out? Otherwise, why are you smiling now when you've never smiled before?

Seeing her like this, Gu Juncheng found it even more amusing, but he held it in and said, "Lin Qingping, I really didn't see that coming!"

"Can't you see anything?" Lin Qingping's features scrunched up.

"I didn't realize you were such a..." He stopped there, turning his head to see the medicine on the table. His tone suddenly turned stern. "Did you take your medicine?"

Lin Qingping: ...

"Wait! What do you mean by 'going to sleep now'?"

"Lin Qingping, don't think you can get away with pretending to be asleep!"

"Lin Qingping! Get up and take your medicine!"

Lin Qingping, her voice muffled, came from under the covers, "I only skipped dinner this time..."

"How many more times do you intend to skip eating?" His voice turned stern. "Come out!"

When Lin Qingping finally got out of bed, he was already standing by the bed, towering like an iron tower with a dark face.

Lin Qingping reached out and covered his entire face with her hands. "Don't be fierce! You don't look good when you're fierce! You're not pretty at all!"

He paused, then pulled her hand away. "Take your medicine first."

Lin Qingping glared at him, "Isn't it your fault that I forgot to take my medicine? You just happened to come back at that time, and I was too busy being happy to do so."

He almost laughed in anger, shoved the medicine into her mouth, and gave her some water. "You're quite good at shirking responsibility."

"It's all your fault!" Lin Qingping finished her water and listlessly lay back down in bed. "Go to sleep! This is boring."

Gu Juncheng chuckled, "What do you mean by 'interesting'? Does it only become interesting if you do that one thing?"

Lin Qingping turned over, her eyes bright, recalling an emoji from decades later: If you say this, I won't be sleepy anymore, but what's the use?

"Look at your expression!" Gu Juncheng couldn't help but say. "Alright, go to sleep!"

Lin Qingping hummed in response and turned to go to sleep.

Gu Juncheng also went to sleep; the two of them still had two blankets.

Lin Qingping was still feeling dejected when she heard his voice from the darkness, "Isn't it cold today?"

"It's cold," Lin Qingping said softly. "I'll be even more sensitive to the cold these next few days."

Then, she heard a heavy sigh behind her, as if it were filled with helplessness. Immediately afterwards, a pair of arms reached into her blanket, and she fell into a warm source.

"If you were cold, why didn't you come over?" He touched her feet with his calf, and they were indeed icy cold.

Lin Qingping poked his chest muscles with her fingers, muttering, "I'm just afraid that if I fall asleep, I won't be able to control myself...?"

Gu Juncheng was clearly stunned by her words again. He was speechless for a long time, then said, both amused and annoyed, "Lin Qingping, can't you be a little more reserved?"

"Is that just how unreserved I am? What are you going to do about it?" His fingers sneaked under the hem of her clothes, touching her firm muscles.

"Stop fooling around, go to sleep." He grabbed her hand.

Lin Qingping felt uncomfortable, so she bit his shoulder, only to find that the flesh on his shoulder was hard, and couldn't help but complain, "I can't bite it!"

"If you don't bite me hard enough, you might break your own teeth!" He patted the back of her head. "Behave yourself, behave, okay?"

Lin Qingping remained silent.

Gu Juncheng started asking her what she had done during the day and whether she was bored being alone.

She answered his questions one by one.

As the two were talking, Lin Qingping fell asleep without anyone noticing.

The next morning, Lin Qingping faintly heard bugle calls, but she was unable to wake up.

When she got up, he was naturally no longer in the room.

She remembered that Gu Juncheng had asked her that night what she had done during the day and whether she was bored. To be honest, in this era there were no cell phones or computers, but she wasn't bored.

A heavy snow fell overnight, and everything outside was a blinding white.

She spent the whole morning in the room writing and drawing, all of which were clothing patterns. She was here for a few days, and Du Gen and Gu Youlian must be getting anxious. When she gets back, she should at least show them something.

In the afternoon, the sound of children could be heard outside. There were military dependents here, and I don't know whose children they were, but they were having a snowball fight.

Lin Qingping went outside and, sure enough, saw several children playing enthusiastically, with snowballs flying around. Then, she was hit by a snowball that seemed to come out of nowhere.

"Chen Lei, you little rascal, what are you throwing around for? Apologize right now!" a woman shouted.

Then, from somewhere, a voice said "I'm sorry," and the group of children scattered. Lin Qingping had no idea what was going on.

"You must be Commander Gu's wife?" A woman in her late twenties walked over with a smile; she was the one who had just yelled at the child.

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Yes, hello."

"My name is Lei Sufang. My husband, Lao Chen, is very familiar with Commander Gu. He heard you were coming a while ago, but I was afraid of bothering you, so I didn't dare to come and talk to you. Are you free now? Why don't you come and sit with me? Several of our family members are talking over there!" the woman warmly invited her.

“Okay!” Lin Qingping readily agreed.

Lei Sufang was a military dependent and had a permanent residence in the family quarters, unlike Lin Qingping who lived in a temporary dormitory. This was something Lin Qingping envied. But who could she blame? She had to blame herself.

In fact, Gu Juncheng had mentioned to her in her previous life that she should join the army, but she refused.

At that time, she didn't like Gu Juncheng at all, and she also complained that life in the army was not as colorful as life outside. How could she possibly be willing to join him?

Lei Sufang led her into the house, where a room full of people were chatting. There were also melon seeds, peanuts, and other snacks laid out, making it quite lively.

Lei Sufang introduced her to everyone, and everyone was very enthusiastic. Soon, she also became one of the sunflower seed eaters.

Lin Qingping was new and knew nothing. First, she figured out who was who, and then she was responsible for eating melon seeds and listening to gossip.

The gossip in the army is much purer than in the village. There's nothing messy or dirty going on. It's just about whose kid is naughty and what trouble they've gotten into.

As we were talking, the conversation somehow turned to the topic of injuries.

They said that so-and-so didn't come to chat with them today because her husband got a minor injury during training.

Then, these women started talking about this injury and that injury.

Then, looking at Lin Qingping, he said, "Your Commander Gu was also injured once before."

"Huh?" Lin Qingping looked surprised.

"You didn't know?" Everyone was even more surprised than she was.

“Hey, how long has she been married to Commander Gu? Of course she doesn’t know! Commander Gu wouldn’t tell her either!” Lei Sufeng said on her behalf.

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking, "Men won't tell us when they're injured."

Lin Qingping was feeling very uneasy. She really didn't want to hear about the topic of injury. Gu Juncheng had sacrificed himself at such a young age in his previous life, and that was a thorn in her side.

She excused herself to go to the restroom and left for quite some time before returning. She planned to tell them she was leaving, but at the door, she overheard them still talking about this. She vaguely heard the word "Gu," and vaguely heard that the location of the injury was hard to describe, followed by a sigh, and then, in a blur, something about how no man could accept it...

Lin Qingping was struck by lightning.