In the darkness, Gu Juncheng closed his eyes.
After a long time, he held Zhiyuan and sat down on the steps.
The soft moonlight sprinkled down on them.
Zhiyuan wiped his tears and said, "When you leave, I will leave too."
"Where have you been?" Gu Juncheng asked while hugging him.
Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "I will go to a boarding school. When I turn 18, I will join the army. I will be like my dad, and definitely not like you!"
"You're leaving? Living on your own? You have money?"
"I have it." Zhiyuan sobbed, "I have New Year's money, I can also pick up trash and sell it, I can go to the restaurant to wash dishes."
"Why don't you follow your mother? Don't you want your mother either?" Gu Juncheng rubbed his hair.
Zhiyuan sniffed, "I...I want to, but you're not my dad anymore. Is she still my mom? Besides, it's tiring to take care of a child, and she's alone..."
It turns out that he has his own relationship logic.
He was an adopted child. Gu Juncheng adopted him first, and then he had Lin Qingping as his mother. He didn't want to be a burden to Lin Qingping. His own mother thought he was a burden, and Lin Qingping was not his biological mother...
"Zhiyuan." Gu Juncheng looked at the flickering street lights outside the yard and said softly, "She asked me for you."
"What...what?" Zhiyuan rubbed his eyes.
"Lin Qingping, want me to give you to her."
Zhiyuan was stunned.
"Zhiyuan." The street lights sank into Gu Juncheng's eyes, and his eyes began to flicker like fireflies. "After I leave, you have to take good care of her, grow up quickly, and protect her."
When Zhiyuan heard this, tears started to flow again and he shouted at him, "Why don't you take care of her? Why don't you protect her?"
Gu Juncheng still said the same thing, wiping his tears with his big hands, "Children should stay out of the adult business!"
Zhiyuan waved his hand away and looked at him questioningly, "Is Chen pregnant with your child?"
Gu Juncheng: …
Gu Juncheng almost slapped him on the butt. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who did you learn these nonsense from at such a young age?"
"Then why? If you keep saying that children should not interfere in adult matters, then I will... I will not provide for you in your old age! I will not care about you!" Zhiyuan's tone was still full of childishness.
Gu Juncheng stood up and hugged him, "I don't need you to take care of me in my old age, you should take good care of Lin Qingping in her old age!"
"You..." Zhiyuan struggled and kicked in his hands, and was about to fight with him again, but Gu Juncheng had already opened the door.
"Stop making trouble and making your mother worry." Gu Juncheng put him on the ground.
Zhiyuan snorted and ran back to his room.
Gu Juncheng glanced upstairs.
Lin Qingping was sleeping in her second sister's room, and the door was closed at the moment.
He lowered his head and went upstairs to his and Lin Qingping's room.
The room was filled with his and her things, but they were all kept in order by her, and everywhere were traces of their life together.
He took off his coat and trousers and lay down in the quilt. There was a faint fragrance on the pillow, the scent of her hair, and his fingers running through her hair, which filled his breath.
He floated up and down, sleeping and waking up in this atmosphere.
The next day was Sunday, and Lin Qingping got up and washed as if nothing had happened. She even pretended that Gu Juncheng was not at home.
There was breakfast at home, obviously bought by Gu Juncheng, and placed on the table.
She didn't even look at him. After telling Zhiyuan to be safe at home, she went out to the store.
Zhiyuan had already packed his schoolbag and was ready to go out.
"Where are you going? Not having breakfast?" Gu Juncheng grabbed Zhiyuan's schoolbag.
Zhiyuan slapped his hand, his face full of anger, "You are not a member of our family anymore, you have no right to control it!"
Gu Juncheng: …
Zhiyuan opened the door and rushed out.
Gu Juncheng chased him out and saw that he was going to his sister's house. He knew that he was going to play with Xiaomai, and there must be food at his sister's house.
After Lin Qingping arrived at the store, everything was normal as usual. She chatted and laughed, greeted customers, and kneaded dough to make desserts.
Sister Zhao arrived early, and the first batch had already gone into the oven. Lin Qingping was kneading the dough to prepare for the second batch.
Just as I was about to start kneading, the door curtain was lifted and someone came in from outside.
Lin Qingping really didn't want to see this person now, but he had to walk up to her and take the basin from her hand.
She held the basin tightly and asked, "What are you doing here?"
He just said, "I'll help you."
"No need." Lin Qingping refused, "I said that I will live a better life without you. I don't need your help."
His expression darkened slightly.
"Then consider it as me helping my sister." He went to wash his hands, but still forcibly pulled the bowl of noodles over and started kneading it.
Lin Qingping was speechless at this, but then she thought, maybe he was worried that she would stop cooperating with Gu Youlian after the divorce, so she said, "Don't worry, you are you, and my elder sister is my elder sister. She and I opened this store together and worked hard in the capital together. I will not break up with her because of you. As long as she is willing to open a store with me, I will work with her."
"Yeah." He kneaded the dough and said, "My sister is kind-hearted, knows right from wrong, and is hardworking. She's better than me."
Lin Qingping sneered, he was self-aware, Gu Youlian was indeed better than him!
"She'll definitely be on this side," he added.
As she was talking, Gu Youlian lifted the curtain and called her, "Pingzi!"
"Huh?" Lin Qingping didn't know what was going on, but she didn't want to stay with Gu Juncheng any longer, so she went out.
As a result, he saw a person he didn't want to see in the store - Chen Xia.
Gu Youlian whispered in her ear, "She said she was here to help Old Zheng deliver the goods. When did she go to Old Zheng's place?"
Gu Youlian was already getting annoyed. "This is terrible. How can I get rid of this person like a slug? Do you know why I called you back when my mom was sick during the summer vacation? It was because she kept making trouble in front of my mom, and I couldn't stand it. Now she's following me to the capital! What's going on?"
"What's going on? Isn't this clear?" Lin Qingping couldn't help but ask, "Should I ask your good brother?"
Gu Youlian choked and realized it. Isn't it? This must have been done by her brother! How could her brother be as confused as her mother?
Chen Xia came in dragging a box of fresh milk, milk powder and cream. When she saw Lin Qingping and Gu Youlian, she immediately looked timid. "Sister, Lin Qingping, Mr. Zheng asked me to deliver the goods..."
Gu Youlian glared at him. She couldn't be too aggressive in the store and scare away the customers. "You are really capable! You can stick to anything!"
"Sister..." Chen Xia's eyes turned red, and her voice became louder. "I just want to earn a living on my own. Although the job of delivering goods is hard, I cherish it very much. I haven't had time to thank Brother Chengzi yet. Is Brother Chengzi here? Brother Chengzi?"
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