You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 357

Chapter 357 Who Is Sleeping With Who

When Liu Yan told him that she was Bai Rong, he simply ignored her words.

He had no trust in them. Even if Wu Nian were acquainted with Xia He, it would not necessarily mean that she was indeed Bai Rong, or so he had thought.

However, the facts laid out before him were cruel but absolute. Only Bai Rong, Xia He, and himself knew about what happened at Tangqian Village.

No one but the three of them would know about the incident to such fine details.

Unless the two of them conspired all of this in advance and purposely played out that scene in front of me.

Gu Mingchen quickly dismissed that thought. There’s no way that they knew I’d be hiding in the dark listening to them.

Before Xia He could walk off, Gu Mingchen jumped out from the darkness and blocked her way.

Xia He frowned. “Gu Mingchen, are you really going to doubt on me like this when Zhou Hailan isn’t dead? Why would I still be hiding here and working as a maid if I really were the spy? I would have been having the time of my life abroad! Zhou Hailan has betrayed us!”

“I’m not going to jump to conclusions just because of this. Neither you nor Zhou Hailan can be trusted. Even if I were to do one-on-one interrogations, I wouldn’t arrive at an answer that I would be satisfied with.” Gu Mingchen walked a little closer to Xia He. “I have a task for you. Should you do it well, I’ll leave you alone as long as you stay on this island,” he said in a low voice.

“What do you want from me?” Xia He asked.

“Ask Wu Nian this question. Are the oranges in Tangqian Village sweet or sour?” Gu Mingchen said.

“Why?” Xia He blinked.

“There’s no need for you to know. Just ask her the question as it is. And one more thing…” Gu Mingchen looked down, a spark flashing across his eyes. “Ask her about her habits in bed. Her habits in bed when she’s with me.”

“You’re trying to test her? Are you trying to figure out her true identity?” Xia He saw right through him.

“Just do as I say. And don’t mention anything about our conversation here,” Gu Mingchen said coldly. Before Xia He could say anything else, he turned around and strode off.

Xia He could feel the corners of her mouth twitching. “Hmph. Gu Mingchen, you’ve made me suffer for too many years. Do you want to know who she really is? I’m not going to let you.”

Back at the main hall with all the guests, dinner had finally begun.

Stephen prepared a large round table, and a total of twelve people were sat around it.

“Oh, by the way, my butler informed me that it would be a little difficult to arrange individual rooms for everyone, with the bedrooms for the housemaids excluded. You guys will probably have to share rooms amongst yourselves. So, who’s sleeping with who?”

“I’ll sleep with my husband, am the kids can sleep with you,” Stephen’s eldest daughter said to him.

“Alright, alright. There are three more rooms. How do you guys want to share them?” Stephen turned to Gu Mingchen.

“My friend and her boyfriend can stay in a room. As for the rest, the ladies can take one room, and the gentlemen here can take the last. How does that sound?” Stephen’s second daughter suggested.

“I’m not used to sleeping with others. There is a bedroom on the steamship. I can sleep there for the night,” Gu Mingchen said quietly.

“Great! And since Wu Nian and Aaron are a couple, they can share a room too,” Liu Yan quickly added.

Upon hearing those words, Gu Mingchen’s expression instantly darkened. He glared at Liu Yan and then stared at Aaron intently. “I remember that there are two bedrooms on the steamship.”

“I don’t think I can sleep on the ship. I’ll get seasick,” Aaron replied curtly.

Gu Mingchen narrowed his eyes. “Hmph. I think you’re right. In that case, I’ll just make do with sharing a room with you for the night.”

“Mr. Gu, Aaron and Wu Nian are a couple. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate for them to have a room together? On that note, this living room sofa seems perfect for you.” Liu Yan looked really grumpy.

“Well, I think it wouldn’t be good to let my special guest sleep in the living room! Okay, how about I get them to set up a bed in the study? My eldest daughter and her husband can sleep there instead,” Stephen said merrily.

On the other hand, his eldest daughter did not seem to like the idea. “Why must I sleep in the study? Can’t Lisa sleep there?”

“Hey! I’m sleeping with the guests. How can you let the guests sleep in the study with me?” Lisa, Stephen’s second daughter, retorted.

“Aren’t you sleeping alone? Do the math! Mr. Gu is sleeping with Aaron. The two ladies over there are sleeping together. And you’re going to be sleeping alone… alone in the study!” The authoritative side of an elder sister was truly showing through her tone.

Turning to Wu Nian, Lisa asked, “Hey, are you sleeping with your boyfriend or your friend?”

Wu Nian could easily tell that Stephen’s daughters were not on good terms with each other. She felt a little awkward picking a side to stand with, but in her heart, she knew that she did not want to sleep in the same room as Aaron. “I’ll just sleep with Yan in the study. I’m so sorry for all the inconveniences caused for coming on such short notice.”

Lisa clucked her tongue.

Stephen quickly spoke and tried to uplift the atmosphere once more. “Okay, all’s settled then! Let us enjoy our meal! Dig in! Dig in!” Smiling, he glanced at Wu Nian, then at Aaron.

Aaron put an arm around Wu Nian’s shoulder to pull her closer. “Hah… Did I just get rejected?” He whispered.

“I… I’m worried about Yan sleeping with some stranger,” Wu Nian explained.

Pursing his lips, Aaron sighed. “But you seem completely fine about me sleeping with a stranger?”

“Both of you are guys. There’s no reason to worry.”

Aaron grinned and brushed a finger against Wu Nian’s nose. “Oh… I guess I have no choice then… Hehe… Dig in! You’ve lost so much weight since the first time I met you.”

Wu Nian smiled back at him but did not speak. She could feel a piercing gaze fixated on her. Without any doubt, it was from Gu Mingchen.

She feigned ignorance, and lowered her head to eat.

“Mr. Gu! Here’s a toast to you!” Stephen raised his glass of red wine.

Gu Mingchen followed suit, and the two clinked their glasses. Gu Mingchen drank all the wine in his glass in one shot.

“Daddy, didn’t you say that you want to make an announcement?” Lisa asked.

“Let us enjoy our meal first. I’ll do it after.”

“Huh? Say it now! How can I enjoy my meal if you keep me waiting like this?” Evidently, Lisa was not a very patient person.

“Okay, okay. So, the thing is, I’ve actually sold this island to Mr. Gu. I will also be leaving for A City, and I’ll be staying there for quite a while. I won’t be returning here in the short-term,” Stephen said, looking at everyone at the table.

The room fell into silence. Everyone at the table simply exchanged perplexed looks.

“Hold on, Daddy, whatever are you doing in A City?” Lisa whined.

“What Mr. Gu had told me was right. My artworks do seem perfect with the harmonious imagery portrayed, but they lack the dynamic feeling of life! I need to take a trip alone and journey through various places to truly feel the spiritual aspects of people and their lives. I want to incorporate such things into my works,” Stephen replied with a serious face.

“Daddy, have you really thought this through? Sure, you can go on a trip elsewhere, but why have you sold the island?” Stephen’s eldest daughter seemed flabbergasted.

“Mr. Gu told me that his wife really enjoys life here, and I was touched by their genuine love for the place. I have no emotional attachments to the place, and I can’t wait to live somewhere more refreshing,” Stephen explained matter-of-factly.

His daughters exchanged displeased looks with each other but did not try to question their father any longer.

All of a sudden, Xia He came bursting into the room with a panicked expression. “Mr. Stephen! Did you dispatch your steamship?”

“No, what’s wrong?”

Xia He glanced at Gu Mingchen with a stern look and said, “The steamship is gone!”

Just as she said those words, a loud buzz, followed by a popping sound echoed in the room, and the entire living room sank into darkness.