Li Qinqin, who was in the field, suddenly sneezed twice more.

One sneeze is a good thing, two sneezes are the opposite.

Hopefully, neither good nor bad things will happen during these two periods of neutrality.

At the foot of the mountain

Lin Qingyan said to Lu Zhengting apologetically, "Comrade Lu, you misunderstood. I praised the rabbit for being cute, not because I wanted your rabbit."

"It's alright, take it if you like." He turned to look at her: "I told you, you don't need to be polite with me."

"But I'm afraid I can't afford it."

“You deserve it, you absolutely deserve it. Back then, you helped me stop the bleeding. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know how much more I would have bled, and I might have needed a long recovery period.”

Lin Qingyan thought what he said made a lot of sense.

But you've already eaten a meal after helping someone stop bleeding, so isn't it a bit greedy to ask for a rabbit in return?

Before she could refuse again, Lu Zhengting said, "Don't say you don't want it anymore. If I, Lu Zhengting, want to give something to someone and she doesn't want it, I'll feel terrible. You're not guilty of accepting it. You should remember that you also sacrificed a handkerchief."

He put away the handkerchief and subconsciously reached into his pocket, only to suddenly remember that the handkerchief had been burned with a hole. He said awkwardly to Lin Qingyan, "Comrade Lin Qingyan, you see, I said I would return the handkerchief to you, but I didn't bring it with me."

Lin Qingyan couldn't help but laugh: "You really have been thinking about this all along. It's just a handkerchief, you don't need to return it."

"Then you should accept the rabbit; only then will I feel at ease."

Looking at his sincere face, Lin Qingyan hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement: "Alright then, I'll accept it."

This rabbit is a good opportunity to test whether living things can enter her space.

Lu Zhengting then smiled again, "That's right."

Lin Qingyan was holding the rabbit and stroking its ears, while Lu Zhengting was diligently mowing the lawn beside her. Little did they know that this scene was witnessed by someone else.

Gu Mingzhou was just strolling around the outskirts of the mountain when he came here. He never expected to see Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting together.

One of the two men was cutting grass, while the other stood by and played with a rabbit. That rabbit must have been caught by Lu Zhengting, otherwise, how could Lin Qingyan, with her physique, have caught a rabbit?

They were chatting and laughing, looking just like a loving couple.

Seeing this scene, he felt inexplicably irritated.

Lin Qingyan was always cold and indifferent whenever she saw him, as if she wanted to have nothing to do with him at all.

But she could smile so sweetly at Lu Zhengting; he never knew that Lin Qingyan could look so beautiful when she smiled.

Lu Zhengting is a man who never smiles in front of any woman in the military and deliberately keeps his distance from them. Even outside the military, he can remain aloof like a monk in front of any woman. So why is he different when he meets Lin Qingyan?

Could it be that this guy has taken a liking to Lin Qingyan?

Last time at the military region, he wanted to return the handkerchief to Lu Zhengting, but the guy refused. Was it from then on that he developed feelings for Lin Qingyan?

But then he thought about it. Lin Qingyan was sickly, and even though she was a little better now, she was still not as healthy as a normal person. Would Lu Zhengting really like her? Or was he deliberately getting close to her for some other purpose?

Regardless of the possibility, he found it jarring to see Lin Qingyan with other men, especially men like Lu Zhengting who were stronger than him.

Although he knew very well that he did not like Lin Qingyan, that the person he was responsible for was Lin Sisi, and that the person he could only marry was Lin Sisi, he still could not stop these feelings from growing.

He calmed himself down, strode over, and called out to Lu Zhengting, "Old Lu, what are you doing here?"

When Lu Zhengting saw him coming, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Qingyan and saw that Lin Qingyan's expression did not seem to change.

Gu Mingzhou came over to them and asked, "Old Lu, what are you doing cutting grass here?"

After saying that, he immediately glanced at Lin Qingyan, who still seemed uninterested in talking to him.

“I just went up the mountain, and on my way down, I saw Comrade Lin Qingyan cutting grass here. I am grateful for her kindness to me last time, so I wanted to do something for her,” Lu Zhengting said.

Was Gu Mingzhou also here to help Lin Qingyan mow the lawn?

Compared to himself, it would be more legitimate for Gu Mingzhou to help Lin Qingyan with her work.

But instead of offering up the sickle, he asked Gu Mingzhou, "Old Gu, what are you doing here?"

"Me." Gu Mingzhou chuckled twice. "I don't have anything to do, just wandering around aimlessly." He held out his hand to Lu Zhengting. "Um, you've worked hard cutting the lawn, let me do it."

Lu Zhengting still didn't make a move because he felt that the atmosphere between Gu Mingzhou and Lin Qingyan was strange. Would a couple who were deeply in love have this kind of atmosphere?

Although he had never been in a relationship, and apart from Lin Qingyan, he hadn't really interacted with girls his own age, so he didn't really understand those romantic things, he could tell that Lin Qingyan was in a better mood when she saw Gu Mingzhou than when she saw him.

Did Lin Qingyan and Gu Mingzhou have a fight?

Just as Lu Zhengting was lost in thought, Lin Qingyan spoke up: "Comrade Gu Mingzhou, if you have the time and energy, you should go help your girlfriend. Lin Sisi definitely needs you. As for me, we're not close, and I don't need you."

"Qingyan".

"Call me Comrade Lin."

Gu Mingzhou was speechless: "Comrade Lin, we grew up together, why are you being so distant with me?"

"What does growing up together mean? Those who grew up with me have all become my enemies. I don't hold a grudge against you, so let's just treat each other as strangers. Even if we're not strangers, we're so close that I need you to help me with chores."

Gu Mingzhou had never offered her any help before, and he needed it even less now.

"Comrade Lin, listen to me. No matter what happened in the past, I sincerely want to help you. Besides, that incident wasn't my fault. I had no choice. I can't be an irresponsible scoundrel. I know you must be angry. Take it out on me. You can hit me or scold me, but I won't complain, and I won't fight back or say a word. As long as you can calm down."

Lin Qingyan thought Gu Mingzhou must be out of his mind, how could he not understand human speech?

"Comrade Gu Mingzhou, I'm not angry. I'm fine. I just don't want to see you. Let me put it this way: I've never liked you. So, I have no objection to you breaking off your engagement with me and getting engaged to Lin Sisi."

"Then why won't you let me help you?"

"Why would I need your help? I could have completed the task myself. Now that Comrade Lu is helping me, don't you think you're just making a fuss over nothing?"

"Comrade Lu."

Gu Mingzhou subconsciously looked at Lu Zhengting, and immediately became even more displeased.