Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 538 Even More Desperate Things

Seeing that Gu Juncheng's face was gradually darkening, he still remained patient and asked her softly, "Then who do you think is the biological father of the pearl?"

Lin Qingping frowned immediately, looking somewhat troubled. "I can't figure this out either..."

She lowered her voice, "But I'm sure it wasn't you, we...we didn't do that..."

She acted like a very decent person, patting his arm and saying, "I can't let you down like this."

Gu Juncheng felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and said with a hidden meaning, "Then I should thank you?"

“No need for that,” Lin Qingping waved her hand. “I can raise my own child without any problem. I’m very wealthy.” She then reassured Gu Juncheng, “Don’t worry, raising another Zhiyuan is no problem either, and…”

She actually wanted to say that she could live a long time, but she wasn't sure. After all, she knew she had a very serious illness and was going to have brain surgery. She didn't know what would happen after the surgery.

She thought for a moment and then comforted Gu Juncheng, "Even if something happens to me this time, I still have my second sister. She promised me that she would help me take care of Zhangzhu and Zhiyuan. You can go to work without worry and don't need to stay here with me. As for the dream I told you about, although I don't know if it's real, it's always better to be careful."

She kept nagging him, as if she were giving instructions to a neighbor.

This feeling is very bad.

Her words were devoid of any emotion; she spoke as if giving instructions to a neighbor, but it was more like talking to a stranger. It was like two strangers meeting and exchanging greetings: "Hey, where are you going?" "I'm going far away." "Oh, have a safe trip."

That's the tone she used when she spoke to him.

People are really strange.

Sometimes, it's not that I'm afraid of being hated; being a stranger is something more despairing than being hated.

“Lin Qingping,” he said softly, looking at her, “we have been married for eight years.”

A hint of surprise appeared on Lin Qingping's calm face. "Really? Eight...eight years? Then...then you..."

Lin Qingping looked him up and down.

He nodded slightly. "Yes, it's been eight years. I haven't been killed, nor have I lost any limbs. I'm perfectly fine."

After a moment of stunned silence, Lin Qingping suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "That's good. It's good that you're alright. You're a good person, and you should be rewarded."

Gu Juncheng was also stunned, unsure how to respond to her reaction.

"That's wonderful!" Lin Qingping sighed sincerely again. "Comrade Gu, I remember you had a childhood sweetheart who still remembers you. You know, I'm a bit confused right now. I don't even know how I got married to you, and it's been eight years... This..."

She was still a little embarrassed, "I even had a child with someone else. I'm so sorry. Don't worry, we'll get a divorce. I don't want anything..."

A turbulent undercurrent flowed in Gu Juncheng's deep eyes. She had forgotten everything about their life together, yet she still remembered Chen Xia?

If she didn't genuinely seem genuinely acting, he would have suspected she was deliberately retaliating for the deception he had shown her in the past.

"Lin Qingping," he said, "Stop overthinking. I'm your husband, we're in a military marriage, we can't get a divorce. Just focus on getting better."

"Then..." Lin Qingping choked and couldn't speak.

"Stop with all that, our precious child is our child."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingping's eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at her second sister, hoping to find an answer from her, but her second sister felt that she should simply stay out of this topic.

"I'll go ask the nurse if there's any medicine left for tonight." The second sister went out...

Lin Qingping is staying in a double room. The patient in the bed next to her was discharged this morning, and no new patients have come in yet. With her second sister gone, only Gu Juncheng and she are left in the room.

Lin Qingping felt inexplicably scared.

Gu Juncheng sat down on the edge of her bed.

“Comrade Gu, you…” Lin Qingping showed obvious panic.

Gu Juncheng sighed softly, "You don't need to be nervous."

"I...I'm not nervous..." Lin Qingping's words almost betrayed her true feelings.

Gu Juncheng opened his arms and hugged her.

Lin Qingping was completely stiff in his arms.

Gu Juncheng felt even more helpless, tightening his arms slightly, which made her in his arms even more nervous.

"Don't be afraid." Gu Juncheng only kissed her forehead in the end. "No matter how bad I am, I would never do anything to you at a time like this."

"Then you..." Lin Qingping felt a little uncomfortable being held by him like this.

“I just wanted to tell you…” he whispered in her ear, “that thing you mentioned, we not only had it, but it was great. We are a real couple.”

Gu Juncheng felt that the woman in his arms stiffened even more after he said those words.

He released his embrace, grasped her shoulders, and saw that her eyes were wide open, as if the sky had fallen.

"What's wrong?" He thought his words had upset her.

"You...I..." She pointed at him, then at herself, "We're already a real husband and wife?"

“Yes,” he said firmly. “We have a very good relationship. We have lived together for many years, raised Zhiyuan together, and had Zhangzhu. Zhangzhu is our child.”

“But why am I not good to you at all…” Lin Qingping started to say, then pointed outside, “…he…”

"What do you mean, 'him'?" Gu Juncheng frowned.

“Liang… Liang Jiaqi…” Lin Qingping uttered a name, then frowned, “Isn’t the child his?”

"What does this have to do with Liang Jiaqi?" Gu Juncheng couldn't hide his dark expression. Although he was still very gentle with Lin Qingping, his heart was twisted to the core. Just like when Lin Qingping used to squeeze lemons by hand when making desserts, she twisted the lemons into all sorts of contorted shapes, and the sour taste kept emanating out. "You actually remember Liang Jiaqi?"

Lin Qingping also felt puzzled, "Yeah, I don't know why either, but when I see him I feel very familiar with him, as if I've known him for many, many years..."

Gu Juncheng's face was twisted into a distorted lemon shape, emitting a sour green light. "You've known him for many years?"

“Yes,” Lin Qingping nodded. “That instant familiarity, I knew he was from my dreams the moment I saw him. Let me tell you, in my dream I owned a restaurant, and his family owned a steakhouse. We were together…”

"Alright." Gu Juncheng wasn't that interested in hearing about her past with Liang Jiaqi. He had to correct her. "No matter how many years you've known Liang Jiaqi, he has little to do with our lives. Zhangzhu is both of ours. I'm not that confused."

Lin Qingping pointed behind him, "But he said it was his..."