Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 302 Familiar Stranger

Gu Juncheng: ...

"I don't want your money. Go back and tear up that thing of yours."

"And what is that?" Lin Qingping wrapped her clothes tighter. "Gu Juncheng, if this is what you're after, then let me tell you, if this happens again, I will really sue you. What you're doing is illegal!"

He quickly rekindled the charcoal fire, gave a wry smile, and said, "There won't be a next time, don't worry." After a pause, he added, "I acted impulsively today, and I sincerely apologize to you again, Comrade Lin Qingping, I'm sorry."

As he spoke, he began using tongs to hold the meat and place it on the iron rack to grill.

The aroma of barbecue filled the air once again.

Lin Qingping looked at him in shock, "What's wrong with you? Why aren't you leaving?"

She looked at his hands as he skillfully flipped the meat, then at the things he had just brought in from outside—dried fruit and fresh fruit.

She kicked him, "You're not serious? You're going to freeload dinner at my place?"

He carefully sprinkled chili powder and cumin powder on the meat, saying, "I really haven't eaten anything tonight."

"Have you no shame, Gu Juncheng!" Lin Qingping exclaimed, "What does it have to do with me that you didn't eat dinner? You're really shameless! You're not welcome here!"

He placed a piece of roasted meat on a plate, then cut it into small pieces with scissors and placed it on her lap. "You haven't eaten either, have some. Eat it, eat something hot."

"Gu Juncheng! When did I ask you to grill the meat for me?"

He continued grilling the next piece. "No. You didn't ask me to grill meat, but it's your birthday today, you can't go hungry."

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

"My birthday, my hunger, none of that is your business. I don't need you to grill meat for me!" Lin Qingping said solemnly, also looking troubled. "Gu Juncheng, wouldn't it be better if we went back to how we were when we met that morning? Familiar strangers, greeting each other when we meet, calm and peaceful, wouldn't that be better?"

He was sprinkling chili powder when his hand trembled and he sprinkled too much on.

He quickly picked up the meat and sprinkled off the excess chili powder.

“Really, Gu Juncheng, isn’t that better?” she said.

"Okay." He put the meat back on the grill.

Lin Qingping didn't hear clearly whether his voice trembled when he said "okay".

Perhaps she misheard; the night wind was a bit strong.

"Wait until I finish grilling the meat," he said. "I'll leave after I'm done grilling."

Lin Qingping: ...

"Have you ever thought about me? If you don't sleep in the same room as me, what will your mother say about me?" she retorted.

"Mom won't..."

"She wouldn't do it in front of you! But what about after you left?" She looked unhappy. "I don't care! You try walking out this door today!"

He seemed somewhat helpless, but in the end he didn't leave. He just took a blanket from the cabinet, made a makeshift bed on the floor, and lay down without saying a word.

Night fell, and a deathly silence descended.

So quiet, she could hear her own frantic, chaotic heartbeat, thump, thump...

She felt she didn't want to go on like this anymore!

She pressed her pounding chest, let out a soft scream, jumped off the bed and ran to his makeshift bed on the floor, managing to squeeze in next to him.

He sat up abruptly, his eyes flashing with a cold, predatory light in the darkness. "What are you doing?"

It was as if she had done something wrong, hence the interrogative tone.

She was trembling all over, but her mind was racing. Pointing to her bed, she said, "There are...there are mice..."

He got up, turned on the light, and rummaged around in her blankets for a while before turning back to her with a cold face and asking, "Where are the mice?"

His towering figure and fierce, menacing gaze made her mutter under his oppressive aura, "There's just... now, he might have escaped..."

He just stood there, like an iron tower, without saying a word.

She simply closed her eyes, 'If you don't say anything, I won't say anything either!'

Finally, he spoke first, "There aren't any now, go back to your bed!"

"Oh...oh..." Lin Qingping slowly got up from his makeshift bed on the floor, sat down on her own bed, watched him turn off the light, and watched him fall asleep on the makeshift bed on the floor again.

She smiled slyly, ran towards him again, and skillfully and quickly squeezed next to him.

"What is it now?" His voice boomed in the darkness.

She could clearly hear his impatience, but so what? She squeezed even tighter, pressing herself against him. "I'm... I'm still scared. What if the rats come back?"

Gu Juncheng: ...

"Whatever." His cold words ended the conversation for the night. He slept soundly, seemingly no longer wanting to talk to her.

She pressed herself against him, closed her eyes, and curved her lips into a smile.

He was so hot. In the middle of summer, she felt like she was sitting next to a furnace when she was pressed against him, but she didn't intend to move at all.

However, he suddenly spoke in the darkness.

“I happen to have a few days off this time, let’s find some time to get a divorce.”

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

What does this mean? They actually want a divorce?! This never happened in my past life!

She sat up abruptly, staring directly at him in the darkness, her face tense as she exploded, "Gu Juncheng! You're such a scumbag!"

Gu Juncheng was stunned by her scolding.

Lin Qingping was furious. "I'm already married to you! The wedding was a huge success, everyone in the surrounding area knows I'm your wife, Gu Juncheng! We've only been married a short time, and you want a divorce! How am I supposed to face people after this?"

Gu Juncheng was stunned for a moment, then said, "I can tell the people outside that it's my fault, that it's my fault."

"So what? I'm the one who'll get spitted at! I'm a perfectly healthy young woman, and now I'm suddenly going to be divorced! How am I supposed to get married? Who would want me? Besides, you're in the military, what will people say about me?" Lin Qingping retorted sharply.

Gu Juncheng was speechless.

"I don't care! Since I married you, you have to take responsibility for me! You're hardly ever home all year round, don't you know how much you owe me? And you still want to divorce me? Gu Juncheng, let me tell you, between you and me, only I can bring up divorce! You have no right to do so!" After her outburst, Lin Qingping lay down with her back to Gu Juncheng.

Hearing the silence behind her, Lin Qingping felt quite shameless, but if she didn't do this, how could she dissuade him from getting a divorce?

Hmph! Gu Juncheng, you've really made something of yourself! You actually brought up divorce! This never happened in my past life!

Lin Qingping's face remained tense until the next morning.

The atmosphere in the Gu family was very tense during breakfast. Although the breakfast was good this morning, because Gu Juncheng had returned, everyone had an extra egg, but no one ate with great relish.

Even Lin Qingping's parents-in-law didn't dare to say anything. It was just that in the six months since their daughter-in-law married into the family, she had been breaking pots and pans, causing all sorts of trouble, and her temper was really not to be trifled with.

There was another person eating quietly: Li Zhiyuan.

Li Zhiyuan is Gu Juncheng's son.

But he wasn't his biological son; he was the child of Gu Juncheng's comrade-in-arms. His comrade had sacrificed his life, and with no one to take care of the child, Gu Juncheng brought him back to raise him.

She should be five years old now, and has been with Gujia for almost a year.

Because of this child, Gu Juncheng