"this……"
Gu Tingzhou thought of the last time on the vast grasslands of Gancheng, when she had chatted with him. Since she took the initiative to ask him to do it again this time, he felt there was no need to refuse.
“Okay.” Gu Tingzhou sat down and listened to her speak.
Han Chae-young then said, "Would you like to hear my story?"
Gu Tingzhou had overheard Song Ning mention a few things on the phone earlier, implying that Han Caiying's family wasn't well-off. But now, curious about her story, he nodded.
“You know, after working for so many years, I don’t have a single penny of savings. My dad used it all to pay for my younger brother’s wedding. From a young age, my dad favored boys over girls, constantly beating and scolding me, calling me a burden. When I was three, I had a high fever and almost died. He threw me into a mass grave to fend for myself. But I survived. I never felt a shred of fatherly love in that house. How I long for the day I can escape this family and build my own warm little home…”
As she spoke, Han Chae-young covered her face and cried, "Being a woman in this day and age is really hard. Sometimes I really envy Song Ning. We're both girls, but she's so much happier than me."
Gu Tingzhou was silent for a while before slowly speaking, "At least you still have your father and brother. I don't have any relatives right now. I believe you will definitely meet a good man in the future and build a good family with him."
Gu Tingzhou comforted her, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for her. Although they both had respectable jobs on the surface, they were essentially suffering people at the bottom of society.
"I hope so. I also hope I can meet the right person soon." As she said this, Han Chae-young looked directly at him.
Gu Tingzhou quickly averted his gaze, "I have something to do, I'll go first."
He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, something uncontrollable might happen...
He picked up the lunchbox and hurriedly left.
Han Chae-young watched his retreating figure and smiled with satisfaction.
Gu Tingzhou is a really good person. If he were her man, how wonderful that would be.
She suddenly realized that she had fallen in love with Gu Tingzhou...
At this moment, Jiang Feifei saw the scene inside through the glass window.
She saw Gu Tingzhou and Han Caiying being so intimate, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth and punched the wall.
It's Han Chae-young! Wasn't that little bitch discharged from the army? When did she get so close to Gu Tingzhou?
Why is it that she doesn't receive any tenderness from Gu Tingzhou, while this little bitch is treated gently by him?
It's so frustrating!
What makes Han Chae-young think she's so special? She's inferior to Song Ning in every way, yet she dares to compete with her? Well, then don't blame her for being impolite.
A glint of malice flashed in Jiang Feifei's eyes as she turned and left...
After Han Chae-young's arm wound healed, she stayed at the clinic to help with odd jobs. Although the pay wasn't much, it was enough.
But on this day, two thugs came to the clinic. One of them looked like the boss, and his underling was with him.
The thug specifically asked Han Caiying to treat his illness.
Han Chae-young asked politely, "Are you feeling unwell?"
The thug deliberately pointed to his chest, saying, "I'm not feeling well."
"Then let me listen for you."
Han Chae-young took the stethoscope and listened to his chest, but the thug grabbed her wrist. She tried to struggle, but he held her hand so tightly that she couldn't move at all.
"Let me go."
"Hehe, little girl, your hands are so white and delicate, you're still single, right? Why don't you come with me? I guarantee you'll live the high life."
At this moment, the clinic director came over and quickly advised, "Patient, if you don't let go, I'll call the police."
"Why are you calling the police? Can't you see I want to date this girl? If you keep yelling, I'll smash up your shop!"
The director immediately fell silent.
Han Chae-young could only suppress her disgust and pull her hand away, saying, "I'm sorry, I have a boyfriend."
She could only make something up for now.
"You have a boyfriend? You're lying! Who's your boyfriend? Is he as handsome as me? If you don't tell the truth, you have to date me!"
Han Caiying didn't want to confront him directly, so she could only make up a lie: "My boyfriend is a policeman at the police station, Gu Tingzhou."
"Gu...Gu Tingzhou?"
The thugs felt a chill run down their spines. The policeman who arrested their boss that day seemed to be Gu Tingzhou. This guy was young, but his skills were top-notch. It seemed they couldn't afford to mess with him.
But when he heard that Gu Tingzhou didn't have a girlfriend, he didn't believe it.
"Stop making up lies, Gu Tingzhou doesn't have a girlfriend at all. Little girl, why don't you just come with me?"
After saying that, the thug immediately reached out and put his arm around Han Caiying's waist, pulled her up, and made her sit on his lap.
Han Chae-young suddenly felt uncomfortable, terrified, and her face turned pale.
"Let me go! You scoundrel!"
"Hehe. If you agree to be my girlfriend, I'll let you go, okay?"
Han Chae-young struggled, but couldn't move.
As luck would have it, Gu Tingzhou was patrolling nearby and happened to pass by the clinic. He thought he'd go in and take a look, but when he went in, he saw this scene. He immediately swung his fist and punched him.
"Let her go!"
The thug was punched hard, seeing stars. Seeing the man in front of him in a police uniform, he trembled with fear, stammering, "You...who are you...?"
"I will never change my name or surname. I am Gu Tingzhou." As soon as Gu Tingzhou finished speaking, Han Caiying immediately grabbed his arm and said in a feigned affectionate tone, "He is my boyfriend. So what? Let's see if you dare to bully me again."
Gu Tingzhou's eyes fell on the hand that was linked with his arm, and his eyes darkened instantly, a strange feeling stirring within him.
Han Chae-young noticed his awkwardness and whispered in his ear, "Excuse me, I need your help urgently."
Gu Tingzhou had no choice but to cooperate, immediately fixing his hawk-like gaze on him: "How dare you bully my girlfriend? You're asking for it!"
"I won't do it again..." The thug instinctively tried to run away, but Gu Tingzhou grabbed him. "You think you can just run away after being a hooligan? Come with me to the police station."
After he finished speaking, the handcuffs were immediately put on, and the thug turned ashen-faced.
His henchman was so frightened that he immediately ran away.
“I’ll take him to the police station. I don’t think any thugs will bother you for a while.”
"Thank you, Gu Tingzhou."
Han Caiying's admiration for Gu Tingzhou surged once again.
Jiang Feifei was standing not far from the clinic when she saw a thug run away, and then a while later, Gu Tingzhou came out handcuffed. She was furious.
She arranged for these two thugs to teach Han Chae-young a lesson, but they turned out to be so useless.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Tingzhou appeared.
It seems she needs to think of another way.
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