You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 226

Do I really want my son to follow his footsteps?

Will a marriage without love bring true happiness?

Am I happy?

Unfortunately, all Song Xiyu felt was despondency about her marriage and life.

Now, she suddenly had doubts about her views after hearing what Bai Rong said. A moment later, she hung up the phone and went to find the doctor.

Then, she followed the doctor into the ward.

Once the doctor opened Zhou Hailan’s eyelid, she woke up and grabbed Gu Mingchen’s hand, pleading in a feeble voice, “Don’t go.”

The doctor gazed at him as he explained, “The patient is in bad condition now because she had an excessive loss of blood, low blood sugar level, and a mental illness. As such, please avoid triggering her emotions.”

Gu Mingchen shifted his gaze to Zhou Hailan at the doctor’s words.

With her lips curled up, Zhou Hailan said, “I’m sorry to make you worry. Well, I’m a little hungry now. What breakfast did you and your wife bring for me? Can I have it now?”

Gu Mingchen untied the plastic bag and took out a box of buns. Then, he passed a set of cutlery to Zhou Hailan.

“Why did you buy so much food? Do I look like a glutton to you?” Zhou Hailan smiled wryly.

“Rong bought breakfast for my mom as well,” Gu Mingchen replied in a deep voice. Then, he lifted her bed so that she could sit while eating.

“Rong is really considerate,” she commended gently.

“She’s rather mature even though she’s younger than you,” he replied when he was putting the box of buns on the dining board.

Meanwhile, Song Xiyu knitted her brows and lowered her gaze.

Gu Mingchen handed over a fork and a spoon to Song Xiyu and said, “Come and have some food too. You must be hungry by now because you’ve been busy since yesterday.”

Song Xiyu grabbed a chair and sat in front of the cupboard before she started eating.

While Zhou Hailan ate the buns in silence, she glanced at Gu Mingchen from time to time, feeling insecure and helpless. At the same time, she behaved carefully to avoid irritating Gu Mingchen.

As they were eating, Gu Mingchen grabbed his phone and checked the time. Then, he turned around and walked toward the door.

Zhou Hailan’s fingers that were holding her cutlery immediately stiffened while a menacing look flashed across her eyes.

Deep in her heart, she knew that the situation was already out of her control.

Once Gu Mingchen left the ward, he called Bai Rong and asked gently, “Where are you?”

“I’m strolling around the garden at the back of the hospital,” Bai Rong answered smilingly.

“I’m coming to meet you now.” Gu Mingchen then hung up the phone and strode toward the elevator.

Meanwhile, Bai Rong sat on the bench alone in the garden, pondering over problems related to mental illness.

As far as she knew, most patients with mental illness weren’t aware that they had it. Even if some were aware of their own condition, they couldn’t control themselves during the outbursts. For instance, Bai Rong herself would only be aware of it after her outburst.

However, Zhou Hailan was seemingly different as she clearly knew what she was doing and her motive behind every action. Moreover, her thoughts seemed to be well organized as she knew when to compromise and the right words to say. Apparently, she could control her emotions very well.

In other words, she could change her behavior effortlessly based on the situation. On the other hand, a patient with mental illness wouldn’t be able to do this under normal circumstances.

Not only was she not mentally ill, but she was also very smart to be able to fool the others with her act.

Bai Rong closed her eyes and imagined herself as Zhou Hailan.

To Zhou Hailan, her most important person was Gu Mingchen.

She loved him deeply and couldn’t live without him.

Since she was overly dependent on him, she always felt inferior and worried that she would be abandoned.

As such, she would be wary of all women around Gu Mingchen.

Logically, she would have a mental breakdown and show abnormal behavior once another woman showed up.

For instance, she would lose her mind and act aggressively once she was triggered. Also, she would not be able to control herself when she had an outburst.

Nonetheless, Zhou Hailan didn’t exhibit any of these symptoms when Bai Rong showed up.

If she were indeed a patient with mental illness, she would have committed suicide in the middle of the night when Gu Mingchen didn’t meet her.

However, once she heard that Gu Mingchen was married and would leave with Bai Rong, she acted pitifully, saying that she was willing to give them her blessings and receive treatment. Such behaviors weren’t in line with the usual symptoms shown by a psychiatric patient.

Therefore, she suspected that Zhou Hailan only pretended to have a mental illness. In fact, she also had a gut feeling that the latter was the spy who sabotaged Gu Mingchen’s mission.

Come to think of it, Gu Mingchen cleared her name, saying that they worked together several times and succeeded in their missions. In that case, what actually went wrong?

As she was contemplating it, a shadow suddenly appeared before Bai Rong.

She looked up and saw Gu Mingchen.

“What are you thinking about? You seem to be deep in thought,” Gu Mingchen asked and sat beside her.

“Just having some random thoughts because I’m free. How’s Zhou Hailan?” She asked him.

“She’s fine. She fainted just now but woke up shortly. I left when she was having breakfast. I think she’s emotionally stable now.” Gu Mingchen heaved a sigh of relief.

Bai Rong flashed him a smile and changed the subject. “By the way, do you remember the prominent politician whom you rescued? Who was he?”

“Long story short, he was like an envoy from S City who brought some important resources to A City. If something happened to him in A City, S City would lose the resources and misunderstand A City for scheming against them. Hence, the terrorist group captured him to induce conflicts between the two cities and constrain A City’s development,” he explained.

“In that case, why didn’t the terrorist group kill the politician but gave you the time to rescue him instead?” Bai Rong voiced her doubts.

“I guess they wanted to obtain S City’s resources, so they didn’t kill the politician at once. However, since our mission was to rescue him, we didn’t ask too much about it. Speaking of which, I’m thinking about visiting Old General Cai.”

“Who is he?” Bai Rong asked as she had never heard of him before.

“He used to be my Chief. Since I lost part of my memory, I can’t completely recall my mission. I probably slept with you because I was doped during the mission. So, if someone knew about the incident, I think he or she will have information about our kid as well.”

Jadeborough, which was Old General Cai’s hometown, wasn’t far from Jin Yang City, and they would only need a two-hour drive to reach the city.

“Jadeborough?” Bai Rong’s heart skipped a beat.

Back then, Gu Mingchen got into trouble when he was in Jadeborough.

A thought suddenly flashed across her mind. “Did you have the same Chief as Zhou Hailan back then?”

“Yes. Zhou Hailan, Su Haoran, and I are all from the same military base,” Gu Mingchen explained.

“Can you bring me along to visit Old General Cai?” she requested.

He held her hand and asked, “Do you wish to go there too?”

She nodded in response and asserted, “Yes. I’m available during weekends as I don’t have to go to Lu Xingzhou’s house for tutoring.”

“Alright. I’ll pick you up to go to Jadeborough together.” His lips curled into a smile as he took her into his arms.

Leaning on him, she looked up at the blue sky.

Hopefully, we can find our child this time. Who knows? Gu Mingchen’s parents might not oppose our marriage anymore for the sake of our child.

Instead of worrying about his parents opposing their marriage, she was more concerned that Gu Mingchen would be put in an awkward position.