Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 631 Your mind is wandering

"What are you doing in here?" Lin Qingping snorted. Wasn't she supposed to be sleeping in Zhiyuan's room? What's the meaning of her coming back now?

"Explain yourself clearly." Gu Juncheng pointed to the chair, indicating that a long meeting was about to begin. "Who exactly is Lu Zhian's original form? What makes you so obsessed with him?"

Oh, he even knows the word "original form"? Lin Qingping thought to herself. But where did this "original form" come from? It's a character she made up entirely out of thin air!

"Tell me," Gu Juncheng leaned closer, adopting a pressing posture, "Is it that kid surnamed Liang?"

That kid surnamed Liang?

Lin Qingping took a moment to realize that he was referring to Liang Jiaqi.

Enraged, she slapped him on the head and shoved him forcefully out, yelling, "Get out! Get out of here!"

Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu, who were eavesdropping outside the door, heard that their father was going to be kicked out. Fearing that they would be discovered, they immediately jumped back to their respective rooms.

Still worried, Zhangzhu went back to her brother's room and knocked on the door, "Brother, may I come in?"

Zhiyuan opened the door.

Zhangzhu went in and asked nervously, "Brother, who is Lu Zhian? From what Dad said, it seems like Mom still can't get over Lu Zhian. Did they argue about this?"

Zhangzhu is about ten years younger than Zhiyuan. Since she can remember, she has always lived in a sweet and loving environment. Her parents' relationship was also very good. She never thought that her parents would separate. Now that she heard that there is another man, she is very worried.

Zhiyuan doesn't know either...

“Let’s look into it. Someone that Mom likes must be someone special. Maybe we can find information about them online,” Zhangzhu suggested.

Zhiyuan opened his laptop and typed in the three characters "Lu Zhian". As a result, the first result was the male protagonist of a book on Tieba.

"Isn't this the book 'Wen Zhi An'? No wonder the name Lu Zhi An sounded so familiar, it turns out he's from this book! So many of my classmates are following this book!" Zhang Zhu said hurriedly.

Zhiyuan's heart skipped a beat. He clicked on the post and began to browse it quickly.

Okay, fair skin, long, slender fingers, plays the piano, loves to wear formal attire, wears a watch on his wrist, a ring on his ring finger, and the subtle scent of cedar—all these qualities were found in this man…

Zhiyuan was speechless. "It's him..."

"No." Zhangzhu was shocked. "My dad is jealous of a fictional character?"

Zhiyuan looked helpless: What else can I do? Does Mom really think she'll change her mind?

Zhangzhu was completely baffled, wondering what kind of father her daughter had! But what surprised Zhangzhu even more was, "I never imagined that our mom would be so trendy. She actually follows novels on Baidu Tieba just like my classmates, and like my classmates, she's head over heels for Lu Zhian." She spoke with great pride about having such a trendy mother.

Zhiyuan looked at her, somewhat amused, "Then you underestimate our mother too much."

"Zhangzhu" (掌珠): What does "?" mean?

"Isn't it obvious?" Zhiyuan handed her the computer. "Our mom is the author!"

When Zhangzhu saw the author's name, "Wind Rises on the Green Duckweed," and then thought about how her mother was constantly typing on the computer and how anxious her father was, she realized, "That's exactly right!"

"Oh my, it really is! Qingping, Qingping." Zhangzhu snatched the computer away. "Brother, lend me the computer. I'm going to read Mom's novel tonight."

After saying that, she took Zhiyuan's laptop and went back to her room. She closed the door and prepared to stay up all night reading, no longer caring about whether her parents were arguing or not. Zhiyuan thought the same way and went to sleep. As for her parents, what was there to argue about? For a virtual character!

But in reality, their parents let them down. It wasn't as peaceful as they thought; they were arguing fiercely in their room.

Gu Juncheng's words successfully angered Lin Qingping, who then wanted to kick him out.

He refused, standing in the doorway and refusing to let Lin Qingping open it, even arguing, "Zhiyuan is back! If I go to his room, where will he sleep?"

Lin Qingping didn't even bother to say anything to him! He was the one who arrogantly insisted on sleeping in Zhiyuan's room back then, and now he's backing out?

“You can sleep anywhere – in the living room, in the yard!” Lin Qingping pointed outside.

"There are mosquitoes in the yard, and the living room will bother the two kids, so I'm not going!" he said with a stern face.

"Such fussy nonsense!" Lin Qingping snorted. Stop making excuses. There were more than just mosquitoes during the field training. Why didn't he mention that?

"Today, I'm going to get this straight with you," Gu Juncheng said seriously. "Comrade Lin Qingping, after so much time to calm down, have you realized your mistake?"

"Mistake? What mistake did I make?"

Gu Juncheng pointed at her computer, "Your mind is wandering!"

"Let's talk this out calmly, don't make a mountain out of a molehill!"

"You!" Gu Juncheng tapped his knuckles on the table. "You only have Lu Zhian on your mind, aren't you just daydreaming?"

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

Gu Juncheng snorted, "To admit your mistakes and correct them is the mark of a good comrade. If you recognize your errors and write a self-criticism, we will let bygones be bygones."

"Go ahead and argue! I have a clear conscience!"

“You…” Gu Juncheng got angry again, “Comrade Lin Qingping, you wrote about the intimate things between us and Lu Zhian. When you were being intimate with me, were you thinking about other people?”

Lin Qingping was stunned for a long time after hearing this. So that's what he was jealous of? After figuring it out, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Old Gu's face turned red again.

Lin Qingping looked at him and couldn't help but laugh, "Then I don't have any other experience, do I? All my experience comes from being with you. If I don't write about things with you, am I supposed to write about things with other people? Otherwise, I'll go find someone else and see what new experiences I can gain?"

"You dare!" Gu Juncheng's old face turned dark red, a truly fascinating sight.

Lin Qingping placed her hands on his shoulders. "To be honest, I'm really at my wit's end. I don't have anything new to write about. Otherwise, let's try to come up with something new... Ah—"

Before Lin Qingping could finish speaking, she was lifted up by a pair of strong arms, and then...

Well, in short, Comrade Gu, though old, is still vigorous and his spirit remains undiminished...

Zhiyuan got up very early the next day.

In fact, he has always been self-disciplined. Growing up in a military camp, waking up to the sound of bugles has become a habit for him.

Over the years, he has studied and worked in other places. Although things have changed, when he returns home, his biological clock seems to adjust automatically. He will inevitably wake up at the moment the bugle sounds.

After getting up, I was about to go for a run on the track when I ran into Gu Juncheng, who had also gotten up.

The father and son went out together. On the way, Gu Juncheng was in high spirits and whistled.

Zhiyuan couldn't help but tease, "Oh, you've made up?"

“Your mother admitted her mistake sincerely and even wrote a self-criticism of several thousand words. I saw how profound her writing was, so I forgave her.” The person spoke, unable to suppress the smile on their lips.

Zhiyuan coughed several times, almost choking on his own saliva, "You're just bragging!"

"Smelly boy..."

Gu Juncheng was about to beat him up, but Zhiyuan ran far away in a flash.

Running, going to the cafeteria to get breakfast to take back to his mother and sister—this routine at home, though simple, made Zhiyuan feel comfortable and at ease.

However, after finishing breakfast, he began to feel restless.

"Mom, I have something to do out today." In the end, he stood up.

"Brother, where are you going? I want to go too!"

Zhangzhu had been reading all night, and her eyes were covered in dark circles, but she still wanted to go out and play. Lin Qingping stopped her, saying, "Stay home and catch up on your sleep!"

After persuading Zhangzhu to stop, Lin Qingping secretly shook her head. She was still reading her book, and had no sense of propriety at all! When would this daughter ever understand?