You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 103

She took over the towel and replied, “I don’t want to get married.”

“Huh?” Gu Mingchen paused before saying, “Oh right.”

He took out a jewelry box from his pocket and went down on one knee. Then, he opened the box that contained a diamond ring.

“Bai Rong, will you marry me?” The man said sincerely.

The light from the ceiling casted a faint glow upon his face that created a mesmerizing halo effect.

The diamond ring was also shining brightly in the light.

Bai Rong clenched her fists to stop herself from taking the ring that she really wanted. She squatted down on the floor to face Gu Mingchen.

“Did anything happen?” He realized something was not right.

“Gu Mingchen, I feel that we are progressing too quickly. One month is not enough for us to fully understand each other. Besides, whenever I think about Tang Xiaojiu’s death, I can’t help but feel that we are partially responsible for it. I want to find the culprit behind the massacre before thinking about our marriage.”

The man’s eyes darkened. “Is it because you want to find the murderer first or is it because you don’t like me?”

His question was straight to the point. Bai Rong’s eyes glistened with tears as she looked towards the floor.

She could not tell him that she liked him as it would bring him harm. But it would hurt him more if she said that she did not like him.

Not getting a response from the woman, Gu Mingchen’s face turned cold. “If I say, I will have to marry someone else if we can’t get married. Will your decision still be the same?”

Bai Rong creased her brows.

She knew very well what he meant.

The reason he was in a rush to finalize their marriage was to dash the Su Family’s hopes. He was prepared to bear any consequences.

If Gu Mingchen did not get married, he might not be able to handle the subsequent events.

He would be burning his own bridge.

Bai Rong did not want him to do that. “It’s too fast.”

The man gritted his teeth. He had never thought that she would be so unfeeling.

“I understand now.” He stood up and walked towards the door.

Bai Rong choked up with all the unsaid words as she watched him leave.

“Gu Mingchen, I love you.” She mouthed the words as he walked away.

After he left, she felt chilled to the bone.

When Liu Yan got back after work, she saw Bai Rong sitting in a daze on the sofa. There was a sense of stillness in the air.

“What happened?” She asked worriedly.

“I am just thinking about the past. When I was in my freshman year of college, there was a pageant competition in school. The winner would get two thousand and a chance to shoot an advertisement. I really wanted the prize money. To become the winner of the pageant, I did many things such as perform, dance, stand-up comedy, sing, cheerleading, etc.” Bai Rong recalled.

“I can’t tell that you had crazy times too.” Her friend smiled and replied.

“Yeah. I desperately wanted to win the prize money.” Bai Rong let out a wry laugh.

“What happened in the end?” Liu Yan was curious.

“Someone cheated and I did not even get into the top ten.” The woman drank some water to flush the bitterness out of her heart. “Because I tried too hard, I became a thorn in my competitors’ flesh and was pranked several times by them.” She continued.

“Sounds like an awful memory. Don’t think about it anymore. Don’t be bothered by those pretentious things.” Liu Yan tried to comfort her.

“I think I was being overconfident. Since those that I coveted were not mine in the first place, I only created problems for myself.” Bai Rong shared her thoughts and took a deep breath.

“Did you fight with Gu Mingchen again?” Liu Yan read in between the lines.

Bai Rong shook her head and said, “Yan, I am moving out a few days later.”

“Why? Oh right! We are going to the military base soon. But we still need a place to stay when we are on festive breaks or holidays.” Liu Yan reminded her.

As Bai Rong did not want her friend to worry, she did not tell her the real reason.