You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 145

“I’m engaged.” Gu Mingchen answered heavily, his expression unreadable.

Bai Rong’s heart plunged at the answer as the aching pain stabbed at her momentarily.

It had been 3 years since Gu Mingchen was engaged to Su Wanning, yet they were still not married yet. Was it because he had not gotten over Zhou Hailan?

Bai Rong lowered her eyes and sat back on the sofa.

Since he had openly informed her of his engagement, it meant that he intended to stay a distance from her as well. So why should she purposely stay away from him out of guilt?

“What I’m going to say next is just my deduction. I apologize in advance for anything wrong.” Bai Rong warned beforehand.

“Just say it. Be quick.” Song Yi replied impatiently, his brows in a deep frown as he stared intently at the psychologist.

“Your mother is an easygoing person on the surface. However, she was actually emotionally sensitive. She merely hid that side of her behind her optimistic façade. She was a compassionate woman with a kind and young heart.” Bai Rong deduced.

“Yes, you’re right. Please continue.” Song Yi rushed.

“Your father is a refined and graceful gentleman of genteel upbringing. He’s from a noble family that greatly emphasized good manners and behavior, hence he was groomed to be a talented perfectionist with great attention to detail. However, he’s not a well-mannered person deep down. He’s very strict and values his dignity more than anyone. When he’s angry, he acts like a totally different person, which is the exact opposite of his graceful self. All these while, he has been trying very hard to hide this side of him.” Bai Rong continued.

Song Yi pursed his lips in displeasure. “The first part is correct. As for the second part, from where did you deduce my father to be that type of person? That sounds like nonsense to me.”

“Your father always prepares many sets of shoe covers for the guests. From the way he places the shoe covers at the most obvious place on the porch, I can deduce that he dislikes people visiting his house. However, out of his good manners, he did not mention his dislike nor outright decline the visits of guests.”

“The most he can do is to take measures to maintain the cleanliness of his house. Psychologically speaking, people who dislike visitors also dislike visiting others. They may be easygoing on the outside, but they’re internally wary of others. This type of person tends to be selfish of their own feelings, which is a behavior that contradicts your father’s upbringing. Hence, he has to suppress his dislike within him.”

“In contrast, your mother was a casual and passionate lady who loved to socialize around. She was greatly favored by people due to her kind and generous character, hence she was always in reception of many visitors. Your father had to further suppress his dislike in order to not disappoint your mother. His stress and suppression can be obviously seen in his artwork.”

“Your father is a great artist whose skills are good enough to channel his feelings into his drawings. If you look through his artwork, you can see that he tends to include elements of depression into his art, which causes the lack of harmony in his perfect drawing. For instance, in one of his landscape paintings, the beautiful mountains were hidden between the clouds like the lofty heavens. However, he added a few people at the bottom left of the initially lofty drawing. Although it’s just a few strokes, it clearly depicts a man trying to enter the heavens for enlightenment, yet he’s blocked by a few other men. This drawing is a very clear-cut reflection of his true feelings.” Bai Rong analyzed.

“Don’t tell me you think my dad murdered my mum. He was out entertaining the American ambassador and was not at home!” Song Yi replied in displeasure.

Bai Rong just smiled faintly. “Your parents did not have a proper sex life for at least five years or longer. Possibly more than 10 years.”

Song Yi was a young man after all and couldn’t help but blush at the statement. “Their relationship was very good though.”

Gu Mingchen gazed at Bai Rong broodingly, his eyes as dark as the blackhole that could swallow everything.

Bai Rong deliberately ignored his deep gaze and continued, “During his younger days, your father fell in love with your mother’s adorably cheerful and exuberant character. From the old pictures, your mother was obviously a gorgeous lady when she was young. However, like all ladies who gave birth, your mother’s initially slender figure was unavoidably lost after giving birth to you. Being the perfectionist he is, your father began to dislike your mother’s plump figure. After that, he got bored of your mother and was slowly tired of the trivial things family life brought. These were all factors that caused him to no longer sleep with your mother. Later on, your father turned to despise the fact that he had to live under the same roof with a fat and haggard-looking old woman who only spent her free time on the mahjong table. From his artwork and calligraphy, we could tell that he only came back 2 to 3 days a week and he only returned out of responsibility plus his perfectionist attitude. Being a sensitive woman, your mother was quick to notice his disgust and planned on losing weight. The process was very tough for her. No matter how hard she tried to exercise and cut down her food intake, she did not have much success due to her aging body condition and her cravings for good food. She then gave up on the endeavor until she found out that your father had a mistress outside. This mistress was as beautiful as an art piece and was slender as well. She was also from a noble family and was brought up with good manners like your father. Unlike your mother who spent her time on mahjong, this lady is a knowledgeable woman who loves history and shares your father’s interest in calligraphy painting. Your mother was saddened by the heartbreaking fact, yet she did not tell anyone of her problems. She still maintained her jovial appearance and only cried behind everyone’s back. She loved her husband very much and was willing to endure everything in silence to not ruin his career. Then, she tried to change herself and slowly picked up good habits like jogging, swimming, and even went to the gym. Due to her foul mood, she had a very bad appetite. Coupled with her gym practices, your mother swiftly cut down a lot of weight. Within this 1 year, she attracted another man who was very much younger than her. Both of them had an affair and even slept together. This affair was later discovered by your father after she injured her ankle. Your father wanted to come back to her but it was all too late for your mother. With all the hurt and betrayal that came with her disappointment in love, your mother decided to divorce your father. From this deduction, the possible murderers of your mother could be your father, your father’s subordinate, your father’s mistress, her own brother, or herself. Try to check her social media accounts and her phone. You should be able to track her boyfriend and find out something.” Bai Rong concluded her lengthy explanation.

Song Yi stood up anxiously at her explanation. “Are you making up a story? I did not ask you here to create such an absurd tale for a murder case! This is about the life of my mother and I’m not allowing you to slander nor tarnish my mother’s reputation.”

“All these deductions are based on your mother’s cosmetics, accessories, and the difference in dressing style compared to last time. However, what I said was indeed just a deduction and not a fact. If you want to know the truth, you can either ask your father, or wait for the results of our investigation.” Bai Rong stood up once again.

“If I find out that you’re telling nonsense, I’ll definitely teach you a lesson for this.” Song Yi warned fiercely.

Bai Rong was not the least bit mad at Song Yi as she eyed him with a faint smile. “Your relationship with your mother has been very, very good. As for your father, you had a romantic relationship that ended because of his interference. Hence, you have a love-hate relationship with your father.”

Song Yi stared at the girl in surprise. “You investigated me?”

“No, I did not. I saw the bracelet on your wrists with the word ‘Li’ on it. I guessed that it must be a gift from your ex-girlfriend and you love her very much. When I mentioned your mother, your eyes were filled with shock, heartache and anger. However, when I mentioned Song Jianren, aside from hatred, your eyes were also filled with mockery, disgust and abomination.” Bai Rong explained.

Song Yi pursed his lips wordlessly, unable to retort to any of her deductions.