Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 335 I saved your life, how could I let anyone bully you?

He shoved his large face right in front of her and said, "Go ahead and smash it."

Lin Qingping held the vase in her arms, her dark eyes shining in the flashlight beam. She couldn't bring herself to smash the vase...

Gu Juncheng removed her vase. "Are you hurt?"

He picked her up as he spoke, saying, "You're such a grown woman, and you're always injured here or there. Did you read the letter I wrote when I left?"

What letter? A letter written to him himself?

Lin Qingping ignored him.

He carried her upstairs, walking steadily in the darkness, until he put her back on the bed.

"Lie still, I'm going to check the circuit." He turned and went downstairs again.

It turned out that he had just been looking for tools in the drawer.

People often seem omnipotent when they are completely helpless and alone.

Actually, she can also repair electrical circuits; she learned it in her previous life. In some unavoidable situations, when she couldn't find an electrician, she simply learned it herself and was able to handle some simple problems.

She didn't stay in bed any longer; she went outside and stood on the stairs, watching him walk out.

The streetlights outside were on, casting a soft glow on her window.

The main power switch in her house was right by the window, and she could see half of his figure there checking the circuit.

A few minutes later, the lights in the house came on, and he walked in from outside. Seeing her standing on the stairs, he looked somewhat helpless, put down his tools, and hurried upstairs. "Why aren't you lying down?"

"Why should I lie down?" Lin Qingping found this person utterly inexplicable.

Gu Juncheng's gaze fell on her feet.

Lin Qingping was also convinced, "I'm not hurt!"

I thought she had fallen and hurt herself; no wonder I mentioned the letter to her!

"Gu Juncheng, do you think I'm made of paper?" She rolled her eyes at him.

"Isn't it?" He looked her up and down. "Every time I see you, you're injured."

Lin Qingping had no idea where he got those words from! The truth is, he was the one who always came back injured! The scars on his body were so numerous it was as if his entire body had been pieced together.

Thinking about this, she went into the room and turned the fan back on. She couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she lay on the bed with the fan blowing, her mind wandering to all sorts of random thoughts. The light at the door dimmed, and he came in.

I took a shower but didn't put on a shirt.

The metaphor that had been on her mind came to mind: crisscrossed with scars, her whole being seemed pieced together.

"Why are you sleeping here?" Her tone was no different from before.

He skillfully unfolded the cot and lay down, saying, "Isn't the whole Dugen family here at my sister's house?"

How did you know? Did you go there?

"Yes, their clothes are hanging out to dry in the yard."

Even with the fan on, it's still very hot.

He lay on the ground without a cover, and Lin Qingping could see all the new and old wounds on his body with just a glance.

"Gu Juncheng! Cover yourself with the blanket!" she said.

He looked down and saw the hideous scars on his body, two more than the last time he stood in front of her shirtless.

He casually pulled the blanket up over himself. "Don't worry, I'm made of iron."

Lin Qingping gave a cold laugh, "Who's worried about you? I'm scared!"

Gu Juncheng's gaze then fixed on her.

"People who don't know you would be terrified of you! You're so fierce and ruthless!" Lin Qingping avoided his gaze.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, then suddenly seemed to remember something. "Lin Qingping, have you seen me before?"

"That's strange! Don't tell me you've forgotten everything again!" Lin Qingping pretended to sit up. "Should I go and fetch Chen Xia?"

Gu Juncheng immediately wilted. "Don't mention that. What I mean is, did you meet me before we got married? Otherwise, why would you say that?"

Of course I have.

Actually, it was not long before Gu Juncheng's family came to propose marriage that she saw him beating people. It happened on the day of the village market. He beat three men from Linjia Village so badly that they were practically crawling on the ground looking for their teeth. She saw it all clearly from a secluded spot.

He's really fierce; he's ruthless when he fights. Three people couldn't beat him.

As a result, despite being such a fierce person, her family came to propose marriage.

It really terrified her. That was one of the reasons she was so unwilling to marry him. Would such a fierce and dark-skinned man beat his wife?

Unable to sleep in the middle of the night, and with nothing else to do, Lin Qingping told him about this past event, saying, "I'm afraid I won't survive a year in your hands."

In the village, she had indeed heard stories of wives who were beaten every day and eventually couldn't bear it anymore and drowned themselves.

Gu Juncheng was speechless, barely managing to utter a word.

After a long silence, he finally said, "Shouldn't those people have been beaten?"

Why should we fight?

Actually, that event happened a very, very long time ago.

It was separated by decades and two lifetimes, so far that she didn't actually remember it very clearly.

"Should I know why those people were beaten?" Lin Qingping frowned, unable to understand for a moment; it was something from far, far back in time.

Gu Juncheng gave a soft snort and didn't say anything.

Lin Qingping racked her brains to think of a solution.

She recognized those men; they were a few particularly foul-mouthed scoundrels from Linjia Village who loved to verbally take advantage of women.

At that time, Yu Chengzhi returned to the city, and she was filled with anxiety and a sense of loss.

Rumors started circulating in the village about her, with all sorts of hurtful things said, including that she and Yu Chengzhi had slept together long ago and that she was no longer a virgin.

That day at the market, she was stopped in the street by these people who, disregarding the people coming and going, made lewd remarks to her and asked her to play along with them.

She refused and even scolded them. Enraged, the men claimed that she had an affair with Yu Chengzhi, which everyone in the village knew, and that she would never be able to get married. They said that they didn't mind her and would let her have some fun with them to satisfy her craving for men.

In short, the language was foul and disgusting.

Lin Qingping was also a feisty person back then. There was a state-run restaurant in town right next door, with a big pot of hot water boiling on a coal stove for making noodles. She picked it up and splashed it on those people, and then ran away.

She ran to a deserted place and hid behind a large advertising window to cry.

She wept for her budding girlish heart, which had just been ignited but had not yet blossomed, and for the rumors circulating about her outside.

After crying for a while, I was attracted by a burst of hurried footsteps.

She peered out from behind the advertising window and saw the group of people running towards them. A man then kicked one of them to the ground, performed a somersault, and blocked their path...

Then, what she remembers most vividly is that Gu Juncheng gave them a severe beating.

Actually, she was happy at that time; those bastards had finally been taught a lesson.

But she had no idea why she was beaten; she only remembered those few crying and screaming, who were nothing like the domineering people she used to be in the village.

At the same time, the ferocity of the man who hit her was also deeply etched in her mind.