You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 130

Zhou Min felt sad, “How about I request for you to continue being in charge if the chief wants us to continue with the mission?”

“Putting me in charge would only slow you down. Your job would be a lot easier if Gu Mingchen leads the team with his wide connections and high authority. This discussion ends here. Come over for dinner tonight.” Bai Rong turned and walked towards the prosecutor’s office.

She saw Gu Mingchen at the entrance and kept her head low as she stood aside.

He left while escorted by a group of soldiers without even looking at her, just like how she didn’t look at him as she returned to her office.

At night, Zhou Min summoned everyone for dinner at their secret hideout.

Bai Rong and Zhou Min were the chefs, while the rest bought beer, peanuts, pork head meat, fried yellow croakers, marinated chicken wings, beef and other cold dishes.

They started drinking and chatting away, their bonds strengthened from their fate of being abandoned together.

Bai Rong served up the dishes one after another.

“Ms. Bai, your cooking is amazing! Whoever marries you is a lucky man!” A soldier teased.

Bai Rong smiled, “Such things depend on fate. You can’t stop something that’s fated from happening, and you can’t make something happen if it isn’t fated.”

“Heh, that’s probably just because your standards are too high. I think it’s better to find someone who shares similar views and can stay by your side. You would end up with nobody if you set your standards that high.”

“That makes sense.” Bai Rong played along.

“What are you talking about? Someone as excellent as Bai Rong must find a man that is of decent standards.” Zhou Min scolded him.

“Hehe, I just wanted to see if I stand a chance, that’s all.” The soldier laughed.

“You sure are full of wishful thinking.” Zhou Min cut him off directly.

“Then do you think we’d make a good match, Zhou Min?”

“Go screw yourself.”

“Hahahaha!”

Bai Rong felt a little better as she watched them fooling around with each other.

As the light above her shone on her beautiful face, she realized that a person would be happier if they desired less and were easily satisfied in life.

In fact, she didn’t want much either. All she wanted was a family, a husband that loved her and a child of their own. She didn’t need a life of luxury, and was content with a simple and peaceful life.

However, even that seemed to have become a luxury for her now.

She wasn’t dissatisfied with her life, but she didn’t know what else she wanted as she had no desires…

Halfway through the dinner, Zhou Min’s phone rang.

She answered the phone after seeing that it was an unknown number, while Bai Rong looked at her.

Zhou Min had an excited look on her face but there was also a hint of sadness in her eyes, “Yes, I am the person-in-charge of Operation Antique. Yes, the men are with me. Alright, I’ll report back tomorrow. Thank you for taking us back. I will do my best!”

Everyone went silent as they listened to her on the phone.

Zhou Min was a little excited after she hung up and told her comrades, “They’ve recovered our data and restored our files! We can finally go back! We are told to report back tomorrow!”

“Oh? That’s great!”

“We can finally go back to doing some big jobs again!”

“I miss my bed, the training grounds and my squad leader!”

Bai Rong smiled as she saw them dance around happily while singing their military anthem.

Zhou Min left very early the next morning.

Bai Rong opened her eyes as soon as she heard the sound of the door shutting, and stared blankly at the ceiling as she felt she had lost another piece of her heart and was even more lonely now.

After Zhou Min left, Bai Rong applied for leave at the prosecutor’s office and went straight home.

She traveled by train instead of plane. As it was the New Year holiday and the trains were fully packed, the woman was not able to book a sleeper or even a seating space. She was only able to secure a standing ticket.

People of all ages were carrying baggage of all sizes.

Some of the passengers were staring blankly out of the window; some were eating instant noodles; some were chewing on chicken feet; and some were sleeping.

Some of them looked happy; some were talkative; some looked gloomy; and some kept their heads low as they were on their mobile phones. There were even some who had expressions that Bai Rong couldn’t identify.

Bai Rong wondered what they were thinking about as nothing had really changed for her.

She was still single, employed and had Liu Yan as her friend as well as a mother to look after.

The only thing different was that she had lost her heart.

“Have a seat, you’ve been standing for a long time.” A man in a suit stood up and spoke.

Bai Rong smiled slightly, “Thanks, but I’m not tired.”

“Where are you headed to? You haven’t got much luggage with you. Are you a student?” The man asked politely.

A student?

Bai Rong recalled her life as a student.

She was a hardworking, busy and poor student who had to study hard in order to earn a living and get a better job.

Life was tough for her as she had no one else to rely on, but she was full of hope and continued to work hard.

She shook her head, “I’m not a student.”

“Hmm, so you work in Jinyang City and are going back home then?” The man guessed.

Bai Rong stopped talking and took her phone out, while the man returned to his seat.

Bai Rong scrolled through her list of contacts but wasn’t sure who she wanted to text.

After giving it some thought, she decided to text Liu Yan.

“Yan, I’m taking a train back in advance. I’ll probably arrive around 6.45 p.m.. Let’s meet up for dinner tonight. It’ll be my treat.”

Liu Yan replied almost instantly after she sent that text, “Alright, call me when you arrive. I’ll pick you up at the station entrance. Love you!”

Bai Rong smiled slightly after reading Liu Yan’s message.

Liu Yan was still as affectionate as ever, but Bai Rong put her phone away as she didn’t know what else to say in response to that.

“I can tell your fortune. Would you like to try it out?” The man tried to strike up a conversation again.

Bai Rong looked at him as she thought, Fortune telling is nothing more than having some knowledge on psychology. I had studied some psychology before too. Well, we wouldn’t remember each other after getting off the train anyway.

“Alright, you can tell my fortune.” Bai Rong said softly.

The man looked Bai Rong in the eyes and said, “You’ve been dumped.”

“You could say that.” Bai Rong laughed, “If you’re that good at guessing, then why did you guess that I was a student earlier?”

“It would make you appear younger that way. School days are the best days in life, and most girls like it when others think of them as students.”

Bai Rong looked back at him as she analyzed his attire and mannerisms, “You’re working and have been divorced without a child.”

The man was surprised, “Is that your situation too?”