Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 270: The cutting continues, and the reasoning remains chaotic.

Lin Qingping lay in bed that night, thinking for a long, long time. When she fell asleep, all she could see in her dreams was Gu Juncheng's face.

She dreamt that when he was still on the frontier, she went to see him with lots of bags. He came to pick her up at the train station, and when he saw her come out, his dark face was full of smiles.

She ran excitedly towards him, the bundle on her back jolting painfully, only to see him beaming and calling out, "Xiaxia..."

The dream ended at that moment.

Whether in her dreams or in the afterlife, the bone-chilling pain in her heart was crystal clear.

The next day, Gu Youlian boarded a train heading south to see Du Gen, leaving everything in the capital to Lin Qingping.

Visiting hours were in the afternoon, so Lin Qingping went to Lao Zheng's shop before the time came.

Since Chen Xia started working at Lao Zheng's shop, Lin Qingping has never come back. At that time, she told Gu Juncheng that the person delivering goods to her shop could not be Chen Xia, otherwise she would not buy goods from Lao Zheng.

She guessed that Gu Juncheng must have relayed the message, because later, the person delivering goods to her shop was no longer Chen Xia, and she never saw that person again after that.

She thought about it all night and decided to come find Chen Xia anyway.

She was reborn; this life was stolen from her. She remembered her original intention for being reborn: to repay Gu Juncheng. She didn't care about escaping her family's control or experiencing a life of sudden wealth.

Making money and getting rich was something she had already done in her previous life. There was no fun or meaning in fighting with her family. The only difference she hoped for in this life was that Gu Juncheng would live a good life and have a happy old age. Everything else was just an adjunct to this goal.

If the person who accompanies him through a happy life isn't her...

That's also possible.

This was the result of her staying up all night and convincing herself.

So she came, to find Chen Xia, the one he truly held dear in his heart, the one he would never forget, even if he forgot her, his wife of two lifetimes.

However, when she arrived at Lao Zheng's shop, she didn't see Chen Xia, who always stood behind the counter. Instead, there was a young man, the same young man who often came to the shop to deliver goods.

The young man was very enthusiastic when he saw her, and like Gu Youlian, he called her Pingzi, "Sister Pingzi, what brings you here today?"

Lin Qingping glanced behind him, but Chen Xia wasn't there.

"I'm here... to find someone," she said hesitantly.

"Looking for Brother Zheng?" the young man chuckled. "He's back in his hometown, he's not in the capital. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"You used to have a female employee in your store?" Lin Qingping said this with great difficulty.

"A female shop assistant?" the young man thought for a moment.

"My surname is Chen," Lin Qingping said, suppressing her inner turmoil.

"Oh! I remember now!" the young man exclaimed, slapping his forehead. "I'm quitting."

"You're quitting?" Lin Qingping was quite surprised.

"Yes! She left before the New Year, saying she was offered a job with a higher salary."

"Then, are you able to contact her?"

The young man shook his head, frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "However, I can ask around. Although I don't know where she is, perhaps someone else knows. I'll try to find out for you."

"Okay, tell me if you find out!"

Lin Qingping left in a hurry. She had to go home; visiting hours were approaching, and she needed to take Tang to visit Gu Juncheng.

Even if it's just to do my part...

In short, ever since Gu Juncheng was admitted to the hospital, she has never been clear-headed or clear-headed. She has been in a mess and has been relying entirely on her intuition to take things one step at a time.

Gu Juncheng is truly the only element she can't quite figure out after her rebirth.

For her, making money wasn't a big deal. She knew exactly what stance she should take towards her family, her studies, her classmates, Zhiyuan, and everyone and everything else. The only thing she couldn't get past was Gu Juncheng.

When I got home, I could already smell the aroma of soup. She had been slowly simmering it over the lowest setting on the coal stove before she left, only instructing Zhiyuan to watch the water and make sure it didn't dry up.

When he returned, the water was just right, and Zhiyuan sat in front of the soup pot with a book in his hand, dutifully guarding it.

"Mom, you're back?" Zhiyuan said.

"Hmm, are you alright being home alone?" Lin Qingping started ladling out soup, putting a third of it into a thermos and the rest into a bowl for her family to eat that evening.

“What could be wrong with me? Haven’t I been able to stay home alone for a long time? I’m all grown up now,” Zhiyuan said, closing the book.

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "I know you're capable."

The smiles are all fake, floating on the face, without any root in the heart.

"Mom, are you going to see Uncle Gu?" Zhiyuan asked her.

Lin Qingping was taken aback by the question. What else could she do? Chen Xia couldn't be found either, so she had to go herself.

Let's just consider it as fulfilling Gu Youlian's request.

She told herself this as if she were making an excuse to visit Gu Juncheng in the hospital. She knew it was an excuse, and perhaps she just needed one.

When the thermos was full of soup, she put the lid on, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'm going to see him."

"Mom, can I go too?" Zhiyuan stood up, looking at her expectantly.

Zhiyuan only went with her to see Gu Juncheng in the intensive care unit. Since Gu Juncheng woke up, Zhiyuan has not been to the hospital.

Logically, he should go and see her, but he doesn't know that Gu Juncheng has forgotten about her. How awkward would that be? What if Gu Juncheng has forgotten about him too?

"Zhiyuan, why don't you stay home and look after the house?" she tried to persuade him.

"Well... I have to go to school tomorrow, so I only have Sunday off." Zhiyuan lowered his head.

Seeing Zhiyuan like this, Lin Qingping couldn't bear it. After thinking for a moment, she said to him, "Zhiyuan, your father is sick right now. He injured his head and doesn't recognize people very well. If he mistakes you for someone else, don't be surprised or sad."

Zhiyuan nodded obediently, "I understand."

Lin Qingping took him to the hospital.

Gu Juncheng was lying down, receiving an IV drip, and it was unclear whether he was awake or asleep.

The two quietly approached his bedside, and he stirred, calling out, "Sister?"

It turns out he wasn't asleep.

“Uncle Gu.” Zhiyuan hadn’t seen him in a long time, or rather, hadn’t seen him alive in a long time. He was overjoyed to hear him speak and answered quickly, “Auntie went to Uncle’s. Mom and I came to see you.”

Zhiyuan is quite sensible; he knows not to tell Gu Juncheng about Du Gen's injury.

After hearing his explanation, Gu Juncheng asked with a hint of suspicion, "Zhiyuan?"

Zhiyuan had initially thought that he didn't know who he was because he saw that his eyes were covered with gauze and Lin Qingping had said that Gu's father didn't recognize people. But when he heard him call his name, he was overjoyed and exclaimed, "It's me, Gu's father, it's me!"

Standing behind Zhiyuan, Lin Qingping was stunned. So, he really just didn't remember her?