You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 200

Bai Rong almost jumped out of her skin. She whipped around to face Gu Mingchen.

He had a hand in one of his pockets as he sauntered up the stairs one step at a time, his gaze fixed on Su Xuyan the entire time. The man was the picture of power.

Su Xuyan’s eyes narrowed, his gaze just as ferocious.

“You’ll never make Bai Rong happy.” Su Xuyan hissed out.

Gu Mingchen took his place by Bai Rong’s side, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her towards him, clearly marking his territory. “That’s not up to you to decide. Your petty jealousy is pathetic.”

Su Xuyan gritted his teeth. “I won’t waste my breath on you.”

He breezed past Gu Mingchen, preparing to descend the stairs.

Gu Mingchen loomed over him. “Mr. Su, I may not have the right to decide who my wife befriends but I suggest that you know your limits. Don’t blame me for retaliating if I were to be provoked.”

Then, he pulled Bai Rong tighter against him.

“Retaliating?” Su Xuyan sneered at Gu Mingchen. His eyes showed no sign of fear, only condescension. “You can’t force love.”

Su Xuyan turned his gaze to Bai Rong. “Don’t forget about our lunch date. I’ll contact you with the details later.”

Gu Mingchen’s cold gaze landed on Bai Rong. He frowned deeply. “You promised to have lunch with him? When did this happen and why did I not hear about it?”

Bai Rong felt stuck as she thought about the right response that could quell her husband’s anger. Su Xuyan swooped in and answered for her instead. “It was last night.”

Gu Mingchen’s eyebrows drew even tighter together. “Did you promise him before or after I proposed?”

Bai Rong could feel his imagination spiraling.

Did he seriously think that she agreed to have lunch with Su Xuyan because she had feelings for him?

She would not take this sitting down.

“I arranged the meeting because I have something to discuss with him. If you must know everything, it’s because he’s an obstacle in Mu Xiaosheng’s case. I was going to persuade him to compromise through this lunch.” Bai Rong declared, not only as an explanation to Gu Mingchen but also to set the record straight with Su Xuyan.

But Su Xuyan had already left. Perhaps it was to avoid the sight of the couple who were so obviously made for each other.

Gu Mingchen relaxed.

“Not only is your ex-husband pursuing you, he is also trying to ruin our marriage. If we were not married, you would have the right to see anyone you wanted to. But now that you’re my wife, don’t you think you should keep your distance from him? Bai Rong, I’m human too. I’m just like any other man. If you see other men, much less your ex-husband behind my back, I’m bound to be jealous.” Gu Mingchen chided her, his voice dripping with jealousy.

His honest and reasonable statement made Bai Rong feel bad.

“You’re right. From now on I’ll reject him the next time he invites me out.” She promised him sincerely.

“Next time?” Gu Mingchen’s voice grew sharper.

Bai Rong’s heart warmed.

She liked how he cared so much about her and treated her as someone important.

“He was the one who invited me. I can’t control his actions. What I can do is to reject him. Besides, I feel that I’ve already made my position clear.” She elaborated, trying to put his worries to rest.

Gu Mingchen nodded and the issue ended there.

“Go and get your files from Mu Xiaosheng and we’ll go to the military base together. Then we don’t have to eat out either. We can grab food at the military base.” Gu Mingchen said, his tone insistent.

“Okay.” Bai Rong walked towards Mu Xiaosheng’s office.

She knocked on the door then entered.

When Mu Xiaosheng saw that it was her, his face lit up. “Bai Rong, you came at just the right time. Please save me! I’m going nowhere with this case and I promised Deputy Commander Su that I would have it solved by tomorrow.”

Bai Rong took a seat in front of him. “What information have you gotten from the forensics and police?”

He handed the file to her.

“It makes no sense. it makes no sense!” Mu Xiaosheng sighed in vexation. “A lot of evidence has been compromised so there’s not a lot of usable ones left. Even the time of death is questionable. One piece of information indicates that Tony was killed by someone who knew his way around a knife. The wound was so precise and clean that it could have been done by a machine. However, the surveillance cameras did not catch Tony leaving Su Wanning’s room. Su Wanning claimed to have been very angry to the point where she wanted to kill him, but couldn’t bring herself to do it. She tried to get him to leave but he refused, trying to sleep with her instead. She was so pissed that she left.”

Mu Xiaosheng adjusted his glasses, shaking his head in frustration.

“Did you just say that Su Wanning left before Tony? Did she go back after she left?” Something sounded off to Bai Rong.

Mu Xiaosheng shook his head. “The tape showed her leaving but not her returning. Isn’t that weird?”

“No, it’s not. There’s a simple explanation for this.” Gu Mingchen’s voice rang out from behind them.

Bai Rong looked back as Gu Mingchen strolled into the office.

“Why are you here?” She asked.

“You’re taking too long.” Gu Mingchen said as a matter-of-fact.

Bai Rong had nothing to offer in return.

Mu Xiaosheng nodded, acknowledging Gu Mingchen as someone with significant influence.

He was humbled by the presence of two powerful people in his office.

“May I ask why you do not find it weird?” Mu Xiaosheng asked respectfully.

“Tony had a strong built due to his love for exercise. He would often attend group events. Su Wanning lives on the third floor, which, to an athlete, is nothing. Tony could have easily jumped out of the window and left.” Gu Mingchen presented his explanation.

Mu Xiaosheng was enlightened, but his face soon fell again. “This still doesn’t give us any new leads.”

“It does. By separating the body parts, it provides the killer the convenience in getting rid of them. At the same time, it also indicates that he harbored great hatred for Tony.”

“That’s right. Not only did he dispose of them in the toilet, he even had Tony’s genitals stuffed into his mouth.” Mu Xiaosheng interjected.

“That makes things easier. Tony had infected many people with syphilis. His killer must have been infected too. Now, I think Bai Rong can give a more accurate answer than me.” Gu Mingchen turned to face her.

Mu Xiaosheng followed.

“The killer has to be a couple. They’re probably middle-class. Neither of them were Tony’s clients but the woman was his ex-girlfriend. They have equipment used for cutting at their house, so it might be a slaughterhouse. If you filter your search based on these conditions, you should be able to find the killers.” Bai Rong presented her analysis.