Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 387 The Way of Offering Oneself

Lin Qingping scoffed, “Didn’t you say that I was surrounded by the sea, with no end in sight, only boundless loneliness and solitude? My career came to a standstill. There were no glamorous banquets, no entertainment, and I could barely leave the island a few times a year.”

Gu Juncheng remained silent.

"Alright, now tell me, what are the benefits of going to the island for me?" Lin Qingping held a notebook in her hand, looking at him teasingly. "Should I take meeting minutes?"

Gu Juncheng was speechless at her words, but he still had to say what needed to be said, "No one looks down on you..." At this point, he suddenly remembered what Instructor Lü had told him a long time ago: female comrades love to hear nice things.

He hesitated for a moment, "Although you are surrounded by the sea and it is boundless, I am here, I will protect you."

Lin Qingping looked at him and suddenly laughed. This was probably the most "nauseating" thing Gu Juncheng had ever said in his entire life, both past and present.

Gu Juncheng was taken aback by his smile. A smile? What did it mean?

"Gu Juncheng," Lin Qingping said, "You heard what Lu Chuang's family said, didn't you? You feel guilty, don't you? You feel sorry for me, don't you? So you want to repay me by offering yourself to me?"

Gu Juncheng frowned slightly. She seemed to be right about everything, but also seemed to be wrong about something.

Lin Qingping then smiled and said, "Gu Juncheng, I don't need protection. No one in this world can hurt me."

Gu Juncheng's mind was in turmoil. The conversation was not going in the direction he had expected. Just as he was frowning and thinking, he heard Lin Qingping say, "But."

“But…” Lin Qingping smiled and looked him over, “it’s not impossible for you to repay me with your body.”

Gu Juncheng's brows furrowed even more. "Lin Qingping, now is the time to talk about serious matters!"

Lin Qingping looked at him, and his expression practically screamed, "We're in a meeting."

Lin Qingping couldn't help but laugh. "Gu Juncheng, you've done all sorts of frivolous things thoroughly, and now you're talking about serious matters?"

Gu Juncheng really felt a headache coming on. Not only did the conversation not go in the expected direction, but the atmosphere for the conversation was also completely ruined.

"Lin Qingping!" he said helplessly. "Back then we were...and now we are..." He became increasingly incoherent, finally saying, "Lin Qingping, we are making the biggest decision of your life right now. Can we put all that aside and just talk about our inner desires?"

Lin Qingping nodded slowly, her eyes full of mockery. "Alright! Then I'll tell you my wishes. If any man were to talk to me in a meeting about the pros and cons of being together, I would absolutely not agree."

"So how are you going to talk to him?" Gu Juncheng asked, frowning. But as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately thought of something else, and his brows furrowed even more. "How did the child talk to you?"

Lin Qingping was a little speechless. If you said he was dull, his thinking was quite divergent. But if you said he wasn't dull, what was he doing?

What followed was his divergent thinking that impressed Lin Qingping even more.

"Could it be that he offered himself to you in return?" Gu Juncheng's brows furrowed even more, and his voice rose considerably.

Lin Qingping simply stopped explaining and just looked at him with a half-smile.

“Lin Qingping! You…” Gu Juncheng’s eyebrows shot up.

"Me? What about me?" Her gaze was defiant.

"How could you..." He couldn't finish his sentence.

Lin Qingping retorted sharply, "Why can't I? I'm single, what's wrong with me?"

"So, you just like that kind of chatting style, is that it?" His voice became rough.

Lin Qingping turned around to tidy up the notebooks on the table, her tone leisurely, "Didn't you always say that I'm not a reserved person?"

Lin Qingping heard a loud bang, the sound of the room door being slammed shut. Then, someone hugged her from behind, turned her over, and a familiar yet unfamiliar warm and rough body blocked her.

It seemed to be expected, yet it was like a sudden summer downpour, excessively violent.