You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 340

Chapter 340 Are You Concerned

“What’s the matter?” Liu Yan asked perplexedly.

“901, Wisteria Court 82 is where Gu Mingchen stays,” Wu Nian uttered as she felt her own heart racing. In her mind, she suddenly recalled the person she saw at the staircase. Agitated, she got out of bed and called Gu Mingchen instinctively.

She wanted to know if they were safe.

Just as the phone started beeping, she remembered what Gu Mingchen said to her. It’s none of your business!

So she hung up right away.

Not only would Gu Mingchen refuse to tell her, but he would also ridicule and suspect her.

Should I call Yanny?

But if Yanny is with Gu Mingchen, he’ll find out about it.

Just then, her phone started ringing.

Seeing that it was a call from Gu Mingchen, she was so alarmed that she could even feel her own back stiffened. Before answering it, she swallowed a lump in her throat.

“What is it?” Gu Mingchen asked in a dispassionate tone. His voice was deep and hushed as if he had been suppressing his anger. The atmosphere from over the phone seemed to be exceedingly gloomy.

“Well… Have you found the owner of the earrings?” Wu Nian simply asked a question.

“It belongs to the girl staying opposite. She left it here accidentally when she came visiting last time,” Gu Mingchen said in his deep voice.

“I see,” Wu Nian answered and looked down as she remembered the pretty girl who stayed opposite Gu Mingchen’s house.

It seems like they’re very close together since she even visited his room.

“Is there anything else you want to say? I’ll hang up if there’s none,” Gu Mingchen replied coldly and harshly.

Wu Nian could sense the impatience in his voice.

Seeing as she had already gotten on his nerves, she wasn’t worried about making him suspicious anymore. “I saw the news of a fire at your house on the television. Is everyone okay?”

“First of all, my house catching fire has nothing to do with you. Secondly, don’t you think you’ve crossed the line by being overly concerned about my family? Even if there’s a fire in my house, the safety of my family members is none of your business,” Gu Mingchen replied indifferently.

Wu Nian tightened her grip on her phone and took a few deep breaths.

She knew that was the kind of answer she would get by calling Gu Mingchen.

He shouldn’t have reacted with such an attitude if he had just thought about her kindness toward him when she told him that he was being surveilled.

Nevertheless, how things were supposed to be didn’t matter as much as how one wanted them to be in this world.

“Indeed, talking to you is a waste of time.” Wu Nian hung up on him directly and threw her phone on the bed.

Looking at Wu Nian, Liu Yan asked, “Did Gu Mingchen get your goat? It seems that he’s still the same old him. When I was in the military base, I would always make a detour when I saw him. He’s known for his crankiness, which is why I totally don’t get how you would end up in a relationship with such a man. He’s nowhere near being gentle.”

Wu Nian lowered her gaze as the images of him risking his own life to rescue her and smiling at her flashed across her mind. Thinking of these, her emotion stabilized by degrees.

“He treats me quite well,” Wu Nian replied softly as she sat down next to Liu Yan.

“Ha.” Liu Yan let out a sardonic laugh as a sign of denial and wrapped her arm on Wu Nian’s shoulder as she added bluntly, “That’s because you’ve met Su Xuyan, who was even meaner. Hence, any man who’s a wee bit better than Su Xuyan would give you a not-too-bad impression.”

Wu Nian’s eyes turned misty all of a sudden as she lay down on the bed, staring at the white ceiling.

Is it because I’ve not seen Gu Mingchen for too long?

So long that I can’t even remember how we’ve fallen for one another.

All these memories and the despairing circumstances agonized her terribly. The tearing pain within her was so anguishing it forced her to close her eyes. As she did that, tears trickled down her cheeks and streamed into her hair.

“Bai, are you crying? Are you still in love with Gu Mingchen?” Liu Yan’s heart ached at the sight of her best friend tearing up.

Wu Nian opened her eyes and they were red and swollen.

She curled her lips into a faint smile. “Thinking of the past made me tear up. Within my heart, there’s no more room for romance. You know that.”

“Don’t get overly pessimistic. There are solutions to your disease. You’ve already improved from having to take injections every month to only taking it once in six months now. The technology is advancing and as with your physique, it would slim down when you’re not required to take the medications anymore. I can see that you’ve lost some weight compared to the last two months.” Liu Yan tried to encourage her.

That put a smile on Wu Nian’s face. She didn’t really care about her physique or appearance. She just wanted to stay healthy. But if she couldn’t even attain that, she would still simmer down and take it easy. She wouldn’t insist because she had already been to hell and back a few times now and perhaps, she had grown jaded about it.

Her phone chimed again in that instance.

Taking a gander and saw that it was yet another call from Gu Mingchen, she picked it up in puzzlement. “What’s the matter?”

“I feel like there is still something I haven’t made clear enough,” Gu Mingchen uttered in his deep voice.

“Go ahead. I’m not expecting anything pleasant from you.” Wu Nian was already mentally prepared this time.

“The girl staying opposite came to visit us today and I was dealing with the person who had been keeping watch on me outside. The girl forgot about the dumplings she was cooking for the children and caused the fire but thankfully, it wasn’t very serious. Thank you for telling me that someone was surveilling but let’s end it here. You don’t need to contact me anymore in the future,” Gu Mingchen uttered indifferently.

“Understood.” Wu Nian ended the call before him and proceeded with blocking Gu Mingchen’s number.

Looking at what Wu Nian was doing on her phone, Liu Yan asked, “Are you sure you’re not going to contact him anymore?”

“I came back to take care of Yanny. Not seeing Gu Mingchen anymore might be a good thing for me as well,” Wu Nian replied frankly.

Liu Yan held Wu Nian closer and squeezed her shoulder tightly to comfort her. “You’ll find a better man. When your suffering is over, there’ll definitely be someone gentle who will care for you and protect you.”

Wu Nian only smiled at her in silence.

She was so strained that she was no longer interested to be in another romantic relationship. However, she knew that Liu Yan meant well and she didn’t want her to be worried either.

Heng Ni delivered the dinner to the room. After the meal, they coaxed and put the Bao to bed and turned in after the baby was asleep.

Nevertheless, after two hours in bed, Wu Nian still couldn’t fall asleep.

She didn’t want her tossing and turning to disturb Liu Yan, who was already soundly asleep. So, she got up from the bed, walked outside, and sat by the door, gazing at the night sky.

There was no sight of the moon and stars.

It was almost September and there was still some lingering summer warmth in the air. The crickets’ whispering sounded as though it was amplified during such a tranquil night. And it sounded lonesome, too.

Even the mosquitoes flying up and down around her chose not to bite her.

Wu Nian lifted the corner of her lips. Of course, with the virus in her blood, even the mosquitoes stayed away. That might be one of the few perks she got from this disease.

Leaning on the doorframe, she looked into the distance in silence.

It was seven in the morning.

Gu Mingchen received a video clip from one of his men from the Shadow Samurais.

He saw Wu Nian sitting quietly at the door and was just staring blankly into space most of the time. Sometimes, as if she had recalled some joyful memories, a faint smile would creep on her face. Still, there were also instances when it seemed as though some sorrowful happenings had flashed across her mind. That was when tears would stream down her face.

Gu Mingchen’s gaze deepened and he made a call. “How long has she been sitting at the door?”

“She was there from 11 p.m. to 3:20 a.m. There’s something I’m very curious about though,” the Shadow Samurai reported.

“What is it?” Gu Mingchen was puzzled.

“Our man was in the hiding for the entire night and he has been bitten by the mosquitoes all over. But she doesn’t seem to have been bitten at all.”