You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 Reluctant To Leave

I have to go before I lose the will to.

“We’ll keep in touch.” Bai Rong’s terse reply demonstrated her resolution.

Gu Mingchen’s brows furrowed. He knew that she had made up her mind to go back and that there was nothing he could do to make her stay. Hence, he could only compromise. “I’ll send you back.”

Bai Rong did not reject him. After all, it was rather difficult to get a taxi here.

“I’m staying in Star Hotel near Winchester Street,” Bai Rong stated.

Gu Mingchen knew that this meant she had agreed. “Wait for me while I get changed.”

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After both of them got dressed, Gu Mingchen drove her back.

Bai Rong leaned against the seat and looked out the window. Both of them didn’t speak during the entire ride.

After some time, Gu Mingchen slowed his car to the point that several people riding electric scooters turned back to give him the middle finger.

Bai Rong was the only one who could easily get a reaction out of him. Hence, he remained composed and did not even spare a glance at those people.

Bai Rong was so immersed in her thoughts that she only noticed that something amiss when a bicycle overtook them, shooting a quizzical glance at Gu Mingchen.

When he felt the weight of her gaze, he sped up a little and guiltily made up an excuse. “There’s a red light ahead.”

“Oh,” Bai Rong replied curtly.

“When are you going to the military base?” Gu Mingchen asked.

Bai Rong’s eyes sank. She had promised to help him do the test, but had delayed it until now.

She was afraid that going to Gu Mingchen’s military base would anger Su Xuyan.

“I still have to think about this,” Bai Rong gave an ambiguous answer.

Gu Mingchen flicked his eyes toward Bai Rong before pulling up the car by the roadside.

Bai Rong looked at him with perplexity. “What’s wrong?”

Gu Mingchen grabbed her chin and went in for a kiss.

She didn’t push him away, nor did she return his kiss. All she did was look at him, almost becoming cross-eyed from the proximity. When she retreated backward, he didn’t follow. Instead, he gazed at her intently.

Afraid that Gu Mingchen’s gaze would pull her in and cause her to drown in its depth, she turned her head away and feigned indifference to conceal her chaotic emotions.

“I’ll just get down here. I need to go somewhere else first anyway.”

She opened the door, but Gu Mingchen grabbed her arm.

Drawing in a long breath and keeping her emotions in check, Bai Rong looked back at him.

“Let’s meet every day,” Gu Mingchen uttered in a deep voice.

This wasn’t a question, but a statement.

Bai Rong let out a mirthless laugh. For some reason, what he said made her heart ache and her eyes sting with tears. She hid her true emotions behind her smile and refuted, “Even married couples don’t meet every day. There will be business trips and work every so often that prevent couples from meeting. And my job requires me to travel often.”

“Four times a week. Nothing less,” Gu Mingchen said domineeringly, leaving no room for objection.

If he’d used rescuing Liu Yan to threaten me, I would’ve had no choice but to meet him every day. Then, I’d just get more stressed, agonized and frustrated.

But he didn’t use that to threaten me.

She was grateful that even then, he still respected and protected her feelings, not using her own words against her.

Gu Mingchen’s current actions only made her all the more reluctant to leave this world.

“Three times. I’m afraid I can’t make it four,” Bai Rong compromised.

Gu Mingchen’s eyes shimmered with emotion as he cupped the back of her head and pulled her toward him before placing a kiss on her forehead.

His kiss seemed to convey his trust, adoration, reluctance, heartache and deep love for her.

Bai Rong stayed motionless and closed her eyes, feeling his breath right above her head.

She had the strong urge to hug him and respond to his silent profession of love.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t do that.

Gu Mingchen looked at her and reminded in a tender voice, “Be careful on the road. I don’t want to give you too much pressure. Call me if you need anything. I’m not weak and useless, you know? I’d give my all to protect you.”

Bai Rong’s eyes reddened. If she stayed any longer, she would fall apart at the seams and lose all her willpower. Hence, she hurriedly got down from the car and walked forward at a rapid pace. Tears were already streaming down her face.

She didn’t need him to give his all to protect her. She only wanted him to find a new woman to live a normal and happy life together.

In a short amount of time, she had covered a distance of one kilometer and entered a shopping mall. She immediately went to the washroom and turned on the faucet. After splashing cold water onto her face, she lifted her head and stared at her reflection in the mirror.

Her fingers tapped rhythmically on the faucet and suddenly, she withdrew her hand and clenched her fist with a bitter smile.

Bai Rong couldn’t bring herself to forget Gu Mingchen. Hence, she didn’t use hypnosis to seal off her feelings for him and only locked that part of her up. However, though hidden in the depths of her soul, she still loved him very much. Hence, it was impossible that she wouldn’t be moved by his actions.

I only wanted to knock some sense into myself, so that I can become stronger or regain some semblance of normalcy.

“Then don’t come out and cause trouble!” Enraged, Bai Rong smashed the mirror with a vase she picked up from the side.

The smooth surface of the mirror cracked, reflecting a few dozens of herself.

Looking at her many reflections, she gradually calmed down.

She was one of the two split personalities Bai Rong had. She needed to do what the other Bai Rong wanted to do instead of resenting her.

When the janitor came in and saw the broken mirror as well as the vase shards on the floor, she asked Bai Rong in surprise, “What happened here? Did you see who did this?”

Bai Rong looked at the middle-aged female janitor and answered, “I did this. Could you go ask your manager how much I need to pay as compensation?”

The janitor eyed her suspiciously, but she only gave her a cold and indifferent look in return.

“Then, you better not run off,” warned the janitor.

“I won’t. I’ll go with you if you’re worried,” Bai Rong offered stoically.

“Alright. Come with me then.”

Bai Rong followed the janitor to the manager’s office. After a brief explanation, the manager inquired with the Purchasing Department and informed Bai Rong, “It’s a total of one thousand.”

“I only have four hundred in cash on me right now. I’m staying at Star Hotel, so perhaps you could get one of your employees to come with me and get the money?”

Bai Rong scored a few points with her pleasant attitude and willingness to pay. Not to mention, she was pretty too.

Hence, the manager offered, “I’ll go with you.”

He brought Bai Rong to Star Hotel and followed her upstairs.

Upon opening the door, Bai Rong found that Su Xuyan was already here. Playing with her phone in one hand, he glanced at her with a gloomy look on his face.

Bai Rong calmly walked toward him and took her phone out of his hand before going back to the door. “Is it alright if I transfer the money to you?”

“Oh, sure.” The manager shot a fleeting look at Su Xuyan. Assuming that he was Bai Rong’s boyfriend, the manager offered him a smile.

Su Xuyan didn’t even spare a glance at him. His eyes stayed locked on Bai Rong the whole time.

The manager wisely left the hotel after Bai Rong transferred one thousand to him.

The moment Bai Rong turned around, Su Xuyan rushed forward and pinned her against the wall, locking her in place. “You’re dressed like this and even deliberately left your phone in the hotel? Who did you meet behind my back?”