You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 366 Stay With Me

The ship arrived around noontime, and it brought with it a signal transmitter, a new generator, flowers, pastors, and police.

The police interrogated every person in the study and arrested Casey in the end.

After Aaron came out of the study, he seemed down.

Wu Nian went to him and asked, “Are you okay?”

“Nian, Stephen is my friend. I wish to stay here for the time being. Would you like to accompany me?” he asked tactfully.

Wu Nian nodded.

It's inappropriate for Liu Yan to leave her potential business partner at this time as well. If she stays, I'm staying, too.

Her answer made Aaron smile warmly. He held her hand and asked, “Are you hungry? Let's go grab something to eat first. We may be a little busy this afternoon.”

“Sure.” As she turned around, she almost ran into Gu Mingchen, who was standing right behind her. She jumped out of her skin, staring wide-eyed at him.

The man glanced at her face. “Feeling guilty?”

"Guilty? Look who's talking! You were the one who sneaked up on me. I was frightened, not guilty,” Wu Nian retorted, giving him a side-eye.

Gu Mingchen let out a snort and said nothing as if he could not care less

His attitude, on the contrary, made her seem to be one who felt guilty and tried hard to defend herself.

Looking at his indifferent demeanor, she had no choice but to swallow her anger.

Then, Gu Mingchen glanced away from her and locked his eyes on Aaron. “I've told Stephen I will stay to help him tonight.”

Both Aaron and Wu Nian were left speechless.

“I'm here to tell you this. Mm, I'm hungry, too. We should have lunch.” After he finished speaking, he went away.

Wu Nian and Aaron looked at each other. Both of them were weirded out by Gu Mingchen’s odd behavior.

A moment later, Aaron flashed Wu Nian a meaningful smile. “Such an interesting person.” Interesting person, huh? Wu Nian laughed inwardly. Oh, Aaron, you're mistaken; Gu Mingchen is clearly a domineering person.

“I had a big breakfast this morning, so I'm actually not hungry now. Do you want to go to the beach with me to catch some crabs?” Wu Nian asked.

The smile on Aaron's face instantly became brighter. “Sounds great. Grab a bucket. We should be able to catch a lot of crabs on the beach now. We might even find sea urchins, too.”

Wu Nian suddenly recalled the time she and Gu Mingchen had been stranded on a deserted island. She missed everything there — sunset, evening breeze, beach, campfire, crabs, fish, bamboo shoots, and wild boar. I especially missed the sweet bamboo shoots and the juicy wild boar meat. They're so delicious when eaten together.

Even to this day, she had never eaten food as tasty as the one she had back then.

Her lips quirked up as she reminisced the good times she shared with Gu Mingchen. “Let me call Liu Yan. We can all get those crabs together.”

Looking adoringly at the gentle smile tugging at her lips, Aaron reached over and held her hand. Wu Nian turned to him in response, thinking that he had something to say.

Then, he swiftly pulled her towards him and carried her into his arms.

"What..."

She was about to object when he interrupted, “Time to catch the crabs!”

As soon as he said that, he put her down and beamed at her.

Smiling wryly at his childish behavior, she motioned him to look for Liu Yan together. “Let's go.” Half an hour later, they arrived at the beach with a bucket, two small spades, and rubber gloves.

As they walked on the shore, the crabs immediately scrambled away from them. Those that were near to the sea rushed into the water while the rest burrowed into the sand. Nevertheless, they were able to catch a number of them

There were a lot of crabs here. Stephen usually did not eat seafood due to gout.

Being here on the beach brought back the memories of her and Gu Mingchen catching crabs at the seashore once again.

Back then, Gu Mingchen had used a fishing net to catch a lot of fish and crabs. The freshly caught crabs were naturally salty and delicious. Thinking of those moments made her yearn to go back in time and enjoy those moments again.

If it weren't for my illness, I would've stayed on that island and lived a simple life with Gu Mingchen forever.

However, it was a dream that would never come true.

Wu Nian was holding a crab with a silly smile when Aaron asked her, “Is it okay for us to skip lunch at Stephen's place and eat the crabs here instead?”

“Sure. But you have asthma. So, I'll be one cooking the crabs while continue to find delicious creatures for us. When they are cooked, I will call you over to enjoy them.”

“I like this division of work.” He then took out a lighter and handed it to her. “Thanks for cooking the food for us.”

“You're welcome,” she beamed with a smile.

As Liu Yan searched for dried sticks and branches, Wu Nian went on to gather some stones, arranging them in a circle before putting a bigger stone in the middle. After the former brought back some firewood, she started a fire. Then, she put the crab on a stone and pressed it with a twig for five minutes.

After a while, five cooked crabs sat on big leaves that had been picked out by Liu Yan.

“They look so delicious. Nian, I'm getting hungry.” Sitting next to Wu Nian, Liu Yan reached over to grab one of the freshly grilled crabs.

Before she could touch those crabs, Wu Nian stopped her. “Be careful, they're still hot. You can enjoy them once I'm done cooking these crabs here. The crabs won't be that hot by then.” Listening to her words, Liu Yan went to lay down on the sand with her hands behind her head, enjoying the blue sky and the sea breeze. “It feels good to be here.”

Wu Nian raised a smile and glanced at her. “When Gu Mingchen and I were on that deserted island, we also had wild boars, wolves, chickens, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and vegetables. Gu Mingchen had a pistol with him, so we were not afraid of the wild animals. We also built a house on a tree near to the sea. Everything was perfect; I could live my whole life there.”

As Liu Yan looked at the smile on her face, she finally understood why Wu Nian was in such a good mood today.

It was because she was reminded of the happy times with Gu Mingchen on that island.

I don't believe Wu Nian doesn't love Gu Mingchen.

With that in mind, Liu Yan grabbed a crab and tore it into two.

"Yan, isn't it hot?” Wu Nian asked worriedly.

Liu Yan put the crab back on the leaf and blew on her red palms. “Nian, sometimes, love is like this hot crab. If you don't let go of it, you will eventually hurt yourself. Sometimes it's better to give up.” “I understand, you silly girl. Wait a moment.” Wu Nian walked into the woods, and after a while, she brought out a cactus and placed it on a leaf. Then, she crushed it with a branch and smeared the juice on Liu Yan's hands.

"Aloe vera, cactus, or green tea added with sesame oil can be very effective in treating burns,” Wu Nian suggested.

“Many people tend to forget the pain after the wound heals.” Liu Yan sighed.

A flicker of emotion flashed through Wu Nian's eyes, but she did not say anything and continued grilling the crabs, lost in thought.

Her thoughts continued to wander until someone sat down beside her, filling her nose with a familiar scent.

She immediately looked up and saw Gu Mingchen sitting next to her. Liu Yan was long gone.