Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 288 His Voice

"What are you going to read on the train? It's so bumpy, your eyes will get tired, and you'll get dizzy," Gu Juncheng said. "Besides, you can't move one hand, how are you going to read?"

"Forget it then!" Indeed, reading with one hand is a bit tiring.

Instead of continuing to drive, he asked her, "Are you bored?"

"A little." She could only close her eyes and continue thinking.

"You drive." Gu Juncheng said this to Xiao Tian.

"Yes!" Xiao Tian got out of the car and went to the driver's seat.

Gu Juncheng went to the trunk, took out her schoolbag, then opened the back door and showed her the books one by one, asking her which one she wanted to read.

She chose a novel, one she had actually read before, but it was better than just spacing out.

"Okay." He tossed his backpack onto the front seat and got into the back seat himself.

Lin Qingping: ? ? ? He wants to sit here? How am I supposed to sit here?

"Don't move!" He carefully lifted her foot.

Because she didn't know what he was going to do, she didn't move around, mainly because she was afraid of hurting her foot again. She really didn't want to go back to the hospital.

As a result, he sat down in his seat and put her feet on his lap.

What was this supposed to be? Was it holding up a book for her? She imagined the scene and just found it incredibly strange!

He turned to the first page and began to read.

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

Is this something I'm going to read to her?

"Don't you feel dizzy or lightheaded when you read in the car?" she blurted out.

He glanced at her and said, "How can I be the same as you?" Then he continued reading.

Lin Qingping looked at him, speechless for a moment.

He described himself as a rough, uncultured man...

Ha, now you're acting like a boor?

Lin Qingping sighed inwardly. She hadn't expected to be able to listen to audiobooks after returning to this era. Oh well, it's free, so she'll just have to give it a try.

His voice was actually very pleasant, mellow and deep. Because of his more than ten years of military service, he had long since lost his local accent. And because of the years he spent studying in the capital, his northern accent had become even stronger. When he read aloud, it was actually very pleasant to listen to...

As Lin Qingping listened, she gradually closed her eyes and became drowsy in his voice.

Even in my daze, I could still hear his voice, reading the novel word by word.

She didn't know when it stopped. She opened her eyes groggily and looked at him, her eyes still hazy from just waking up, as if asking: Why is there no sound?

So he continued reading.

I read all the way to the capital.

Even when Lin Qingping fell asleep, he continued reading.

Lin Qingping slept soundly despite the noise and didn't wake up until they reached the capital.

Finally, it was Gu Juncheng who woke her up and told her, "We've arrived."

"Have we arrived?" she asked, waking up drowsily.

"Okay, we'll go to the hospital first, then we'll ask a doctor from the capital to take a look." He stood outside the car, leaned in, and hugged her.

Lin Qingping sensed something was off about his tone. She had just woken up and wasn't fully alert, so she casually asked, "Why is your voice hoarse? Do you have a cold?"

Gu Juncheng: ...

Xiao Tian: ...After reading for so many hours, it's no wonder he's hoarse!

Gu Juncheng didn't say anything, but carried her into the hospital. Because it was night, they went through the emergency room to see a doctor.

After reviewing her medical records and discharge summary, the doctor gave them the choice: they could stay in the hospital for further treatment or go home to recuperate and come back to the hospital for follow-up appointments as scheduled.

"I want to go home!" Lin Qingping chose immediately, and fearing Gu Juncheng's objection, she said to him firmly, "You said it yourself, once I return to the capital, I can do whatever I want! I'm free!"

Gu Juncheng finally didn't raise any objections and took Lin Qingping home.

It was already evening when we arrived in the capital, and after the ordeal at the hospital, when we got home, the house was pitch black and all the lights were off.

Lin Qingping originally thought that Zhiyuan and Sister Zhao were already asleep, but when Gu Juncheng looked around, Zhiyuan's room was empty.

“They should all be sleeping at my sister’s place,” Gu Juncheng said to Lin Qingping as he returned to her room.

"And what about you?" Lin Qingping stared at his feet. "Don't go any further! You should go to your sister's too."

Just then, Xiao Tian came up to say goodbye, "Commander, sister-in-law, now that I've safely delivered you, my mission is complete. I'll be going now."

"Where are you going?" Gu Juncheng turned around and asked seriously, "You're just resting at home, where else would you go?"

Xiao Tian scratched his head, looking troubled.

"Why are you being so polite with me? When I go to your place, don't I stay at your house? Why do you have to stay outside when you come to the capital? You've had a long day!" Gu Juncheng walked out. "Come on, I'll take you to Zhiyuan's room."

Gu Juncheng not only took Xiaotian to Zhiyuan's room, but also pointed out the bathroom and toilet in the house to him before returning to his own room.

Lin Qingping knew that Xiao Tian had no obligation to take them back to the capital; he was simply helping them. Driving all day was indeed tiring, and according to the custom in their hometown, guests were expected to stay at their home. Moreover, her home was spacious, so having a guest stay was no big deal.

However, she felt uncomfortable that Gu Juncheng was making the arrangements.

This is her home! He's been expelled from this family, what right does he have to make arrangements? He still treats this place as his territory?

Therefore, her expression was very bad when Gu Juncheng entered the room.

"What's wrong now? I'll get you some hot water," he said as he came in.

"Gu Juncheng, have you forgotten? This is my house, not yours?" She leaned against the bed, looking at him coldly.

“I know,” Gu Juncheng said. “It’s just for one night. After tonight, I’ll have Sister Zhao come back to sleep and take care of you. Xiao Tian will go home tomorrow, and I should be going back to school too.”

After he finished speaking, he went to fetch hot water.

He's very skilled at doing these things now, and he quickly "cleaned up" her without giving her any room to struggle. Afterward, he took a shower himself.

When he returned, he was only wearing a towel around his waist, and he just swayed into Lin Qingping's field of vision.

He's thinner than before, but his muscles are still well-proportioned and his posture is still upright.

Lin Qingping glanced at him and then looked away, not only because of his well-proportioned muscles that were glistening with water droplets, but also because of the several shocking scars on his body.

It stung her eyes and made them uncomfortable.

"Gu Juncheng! Aren't you a hooligan?" She suppressed the discomfort in her eyes and heart, using an angry rebuke to cover it up.

"I'm here, and I have no clothes left." His voice was still a little hoarse, like a piece of sandpaper scraping against one's heart.

"Then what are you doing here?" she snapped.

He opened the wardrobe, took out a quilt, spread it on the floor, and lay down. "Lin Qingping, go to sleep."

Lin Qingping turned around and saw that he had already wrapped himself tightly in the quilt.

What are you doing sleeping here?

He closed his eyes and after a long while said, "Call me when you remember me at night."

"But I..." she wanted to say, how could she sleep like this?

Before he could even speak, he said, "Isn't this how people sleep in the ward? Go to sleep, I'm very tired today too."

Lin Qingping: ...