You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 223

Bai Rong followed Gu Mingchen out of the room. When they were checking out at the reception desk, the receptionist shot them a weird glance again.

Bai Rong’s face flushed in an instant as she hurriedly left the hotel.

The napkins were scattered all over the room, but she didn’t have time to clean it up before they left. Because of that, she felt guilty as though she had done something wrong although she hadn’t.

She tried to calm herself down. We are husband and wife, so there isn’t anything wrong with what we did, right?

“We’re a married couple,” explained Gu Mingchen before he walked away from the reception desk.

The receptionist was speechless.

Having said that, Gu Mingchen walked toward the car.

He opened the passenger side door for Bai Rong and closed it once she got in.

Then, he walked to the other side of the car and got in the driver’s seat.

Seeing that Bai Rong had already fastened her seat belt, Gu Mingchen drove away.

Bai Rong stared at him as she asked, “Can you tell me more about Hailan? I’m trying to come up with an effective treatment for her.”

“She’s an orphan who joined the military at a very young age. Not only was she hard-working, but her performance was also very outstanding. We carried out a few missions together, which were all completed successfully.

“A few years ago, we received a mission to rescue a prominent politician, but there was a rat among us. As a result, eight of us died in the mission while the politician, Hailan, and I were trapped in a fire. In the end, she helped the two of us to get out first.

“I went back for her after I brought the politician to a safe place. But then, everything in the building was burnt into ashes. All I found there was a body with a ring on its finger. It was the ring I gave her.

“But it turned out that she wasn’t dead but was kidnapped by the enemy instead, and they tortured her in an inhumane way. Because of that, she was no longer her usual self when she was rescued. She broke down due to all her suffering. Since then, she has been receiving treatment in the laboratory,” Gu Mingchen briefly told her about Hailan.

However, Bai Rong had already known all that.

That was not what she was asking about.

“Hailan has been locked up and treated for three years. Why is she only looking for you now?” Bai Rong expressed her doubt.

“She has just returned to her normal state. Coincidentally, a fire broke out in the laboratory, so she made her escape in the midst of chaos,” Gu Mingchen explained.

Upon hearing that, Bai Rong fell silent.

She knew Xia He, one of their comrades who carried out the mission with them and also the so-called spy Gu Mingchen mentioned earlier.

The reason Gu Mingchen suspected Xia He was that he and she were the only survivors.

However, Bai Rong had a gut feeling that Xia He was not the spy.

Now that there are three survivors, could it be that Hailan was the spy instead?

But Bai Rong didn’t voice out her thought.

If she did, the others would think that she was only saying that out of jealousy. Besides, it was just her baseless assumption, so no one would believe her.

After making a call to confirm that Hailan was sent to the hospital at the military base, Gu Mingchen headed there with Bai Rong.

When they arrived at the ward, Hailan had fallen asleep. Her wrists were wrapped with bandages, and she was put on an intravenous drip.

Song Xiyu and two nurses were taking care of her.

When Song Xiyu saw Bai Rong, her face darkened as she turned to Gu Mingchen. “Hailan attempted to take her own life because you didn’t go back to her, and now you’re bringing Bai Rong here? Aren’t you afraid that Hailan might break down again?”

“Bai Rong is my wife, and she’s a psychologist. So she can help Hailan,” Gu Mingchen explained.

“Do you think she wants to see Bai Rong? I don’t trust her. You should’ve come alone,” Song Xiyu said harshly.

Gu Mingchen’s face turned grim upon hearing that. “So are you saying that I should just do nothing and take care of Hailan for the rest of my life? Do you seriously want that?” he retorted.

Song Xiyu paused for a few seconds before she turned to Bai Rong. “Hailan is emotionally unstable now. Please leave, Ms. Bai.”

From the fact that she addressed Bai Rong as Ms. Bai, it was obvious that she didn’t recognize the latter as her daughter-in-law.

Hearing that, Bai Rong decided to address Song Xiyu formally too.

“Mrs. Gu, may I know why she’s emotionally unstable?” Bai Rong asked calmly.

Song Xiyu was pissed by her question. “You should know that better than anyone else. She loves Mingchen with all her heart, yet you purposely came over with him. Are you trying to break her? You just want to see her suffer, don’t you?”

“So, are you saying that I should leave Mingchen and let the two of them be together?” Bai Rong asked.

Song Xiyu furrowed her eyebrows and kept silent.

Curling her lips into a smirk, Bai Rong continued with sarcasm.

“When kids ask for sweets, they make a scene so that their parents give them what they want. If that’s the case, kids can get sweets whenever they want. All they need to do is throw a tantrum. However, they’ll suffer from a toothache because of all the sweets they get from their parents.

“As an adult, we should be able to judge rationally before making decisions. Throwing a tantrum or committing suicide won’t be able to solve any problems. These behaviors only serve to worsen the situation. In the end, the situation will get out of control, and there will be no winner,” Bai Rong analyzed objectively.

Song Xiyu scowled. “You’re such a cruel woman! You made my son turn his back on Hailan. If anything bad happens to Hailan, Mingchen will feel guilty until his last breath. Bai Rong, if you truly love Mingchen, you should let him go. Stop putting him in a tight spot!”

Right then, Gu Mingchen interrupted Song Xiyu, “You are the one who put me in a tight spot, not her.” He held Bai Rong’s hand tightly as he said that.

Song Xiyu stared at Gu Mingchen in shock. “Hailan would’ve been dead if I hadn’t saved her. How could you forget what she did for you? Didn’t I educate you that we must appreciate people who have helped us?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t love Hailan. Besides, I don’t want to let Bai Rong down,” Gu Mingchen replied indifferently.

Bai Rong’s heart pounded rapidly upon hearing his words. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes.

She held his hand tightly. “We’re trying to explore a more effective way to help Hailan.”

“To me, the only effective cure for Hailan’s condition is Mingchen. Therefore, Mingchen, you should come back to Hailan and take care of her if you really mean to help her.”

“I’m sorry. Mingchen and I are married, and divorce is not an option for a military marriage. You should know that better than anyone else,” answered Bai Rong firmly.

“It can be arranged. If you agree to divorce each other, I’ll sort things out.”

“I’ll never divorce her,” Gu Mingchen replied.

Song Xiyu blocked the entrance of the ward. “Hailan is so pitiful. She lost her mind when she couldn’t find you and has only recovered now. Mingchen, I’m not asking you to be sympathetic to her, but at least don’t hurt her.”

“We’re not hurting her. On the contrary, we’re trying to help her,” Bai Rong answered.

“But what you’re doing is hurting her. Please leave now. We’ll discuss further when she wakes up,” Song Xiyu said in an icy tone.

Gu Mingchen lowered his gaze and looked at Bai Rong.

The latter gave a nod and said, “We should leave first.”

Song Xiyu clenched her fists as she glared at Bai Rong with rage.

After he nodded in agreement, Gu Mingchen left the ward with Bai Rong.

Once they had gotten into the car, he comforted her, “You don’t have to mind my mom’s attitude. We haven’t been on good terms for the past three years.”

“It’s alright. I understand her because I’ve seen her dark side. Not only does she dislike me, but she also fears me. Besides, she doesn’t understand why she can’t make me do as she says nowadays, unlike how she had me under her thumb three years ago. Your mom’s not mean. She just loves you so much, so it’s only natural that she worries about your future,” Bai Rong explained to him.

Gu Mingchen held her hand and smiled at her. “No matter what happens, we’ll be together forever.”