Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 528 Don't overthink things

Gu Juncheng, who was about to sit down next to her, froze on the spot upon hearing her words, "Lin Qingping..."

“I know that military marriages are difficult to divorce, but if you bring it up, there will always be a way. Consider this as the last thing you do for me…” Lin Qingping paused, her eyes becoming vacant.

Is this a veiled reference to a divorce he once orchestrated?

He sat down next to her, wanting to pull her into his arms, but Lin Qingping pushed him away, slid down into the blankets, closed her eyes, and refused to talk to him anymore.

He gently pulled her close, blanket and all. "Was I overthinking things because I wasn't home? I told you, your illness isn't serious. Just cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and you'll get better soon. Look, your treatment has been very effective, hasn't it? You haven't fainted since you were discharged, and your headaches have lessened considerably, haven't they? Two more courses of treatment, and you'll be completely cured. Then, we'll go back to the island. Don't you miss the flowers and vegetables on the island? Although I asked Chen Lei to water them, that guy isn't very reliable. And your bread oven, don't you miss the aroma of wheat filling the whole house?"

Thinking about these things, Lin Qingping felt even more distressed.

Yes, the flowers she carefully planted, the sofas and cabinets she made by hand, the fence she built herself, and even her favorite bread oven—all of it will eventually be taken by another woman…

Thinking about all this, she felt she had to write a letter to Lei Sufang, asking her to take away or destroy everything in her house, preferring to destroy it rather than leave it for anyone else to use!

Ah……

As for whether she will get better?

Will it really get better?

If things were really going to get better, why would he be in such a hurry to prepare a backup plan?

“Lin Qingping…”

He wanted to talk to her again, but Lin Qingping stopped him with a gesture. "I only have this one request. If you consider that I haven't wronged you all these years, please grant it."

The name "Lin Qingping" now sounds particularly jarring to her.

He always called her by her full name, sometimes even "Comrade Lin Qingping." She might not have cared normally, but at this moment, she was particularly sensitive. Was this how a normal married couple addressed each other? Couldn't he have just called her "Pingzi"? Gu Youlian and the others all called her "Pingzi," even Liu Fen did.

Her closed eyes and weary expression made him unable to continue speaking.

He bent down and kissed her cheek. "I'll go put Zhangzhu to sleep first, then I'll come and keep you company."

The action was so quick that she hadn't expected it at all. She just suddenly felt disgusted and immediately wiped her face with her hands, vigorously rubbing the places he had kissed.

As Gu Juncheng left the room, he glanced back at her and saw her wiping her face. He frowned slightly. "Lin Qingping..."

Lin Qingping pulled the blanket up, refusing to listen to another word he said.

Gu Juncheng finally went downstairs.

As she listened to his footsteps fade into the distance, Lin Qingping couldn't help but shed tears.

She remembered that she rarely shed tears after her rebirth. From the day she was reborn, whether she was starting a business or living with him, she was like a fighter, always forging ahead and always persevering. Even when he wanted to divorce her, she didn't shed many tears. But now, the despair of being sick has finally shattered her hard shell.

The world is but a fleeting dream.

She was confused. Was her past life a dream, or was this life a dream?

The night is getting darker.

The house gradually quieted down.

Gu Juncheng carried the sleeping Zhangzhu upstairs and pushed open the door to the room.

The room was dark, the lights were off, and it was pitch black.

The air was filled with Lin Qingping's even breathing; it was unclear whether she was truly asleep.

He didn't bother her anymore and lay down a little distance away from her.

He couldn't sleep that night.

Lin Qingping didn't sleep well either.

She knew when Gu Juncheng returned, and she also knew that he had tossed and turned all night without being able to sleep.

But she didn't move.

She spent half the night thinking about many questions.

Regardless of whether the divorce goes through, one thing is certain of her—she wants to change her will.

When I made my last will, I didn't have a daughter yet. Now that I have more property, I definitely need to distribute it again.

In addition, she also had to entrust her child to someone else.

She didn't feel comfortable entrusting her precious daughter to another woman.

I eventually drifted off to sleep, not knowing what time it was.

Perhaps because of her illness, she is sleeping quite well now; once she falls asleep, she sleeps very soundly.

So when she woke up, it was already broad daylight, and she could hear Zhangzhu's cheerful laughter downstairs, along with her second sister's voice.

My second sister came to play with the kids again?

That means Gu Juncheng went out again; otherwise, Second Sister wouldn't have given him such a pleasant look.

A figure appeared at the bedroom door.

It is Gu Youlian.

"Awake?" Gu Youlian said with a smile, "I thought you should be awake by now."

If she was still asleep when Gu Juncheng left, Gu Youlian, Sister Zhao, or Second Sister would all go upstairs to check if she had woken up. They would do this every 15 minutes, worried that no one would be by her side once she woke up.

"Sister..." Lin Qingping's call of "Sister" today stirred up a particularly strong emotion in her heart.

She knew that Gu Youlian was close to her, but she was still touched that Gu Youlian didn't help her brother at all. Even if Gu Youlian was keeping it from her, she would understand. It was a white lie to a patient, and even her second sister and Zhiyuan kept it from her, didn't they?

"Come, let me help you up," Gu Youlian said.

"Okay." Lin Qingping did not refuse and helped her up.

She has to get up and do everything she planned to do last night.

She originally planned to entrust her daughter to Gu Youlian's care while she and her second sister went to find a lawyer.

But Zhangzhu insisted on coming along today, frowning and stomping her feet, "Daddy! No! Zhuzhu! Mommy! No too!"

Lin Qingping, who was already preoccupied, almost burst into tears upon hearing this.

Let's go together then; we already have very little time to spend together.

“Then I’ll go with you. I can help take care of my little sister,” Zhiyuan said.

Lin Qingping thought about it and agreed. Anyway, Zhiyuan already knew everything, so there was nothing to hide.

Her will was actually not complicated.

The house she lives in now was originally left to Zhiyuan in her will, and it remains with him. Later, she bought two more houses, one for Zhangzhu and one jointly owned by Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu.

Her savings were divided into three parts according to the amount on her passbook at the time of her death, and given to her second sister, Zhangzhu, and Zhiyuan respectively.

As for her share in the cake factory and the aquaculture business, it was also divided into three parts, which were managed by her second sister before Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu came of age.

When she was making her will, her second sister was by her side, while Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu were playing in the waiting room outside.

The second sister had a lot of complaints about how she distributed things; she didn't want her older sister's things.

Lin Qingping held her hand, tears welling up in her eyes, "You have a mission. Promise me you'll take good care of Zhangzhu and Zhiyuan."

I don't trust the father.