You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 367 Pull Away In A Relationship

“I miss moments like these.” After grabbing a crab, Gu Mingchen cracked it open and blew on it to cool it down.

Wu Nian never thought he would show up suddenly and take the crab she had grilled.

At this moment, her heart was thumping wildly. She licked her dried lips and parted them to say something.

However, her mind went blank as soon as she wanted to say something. Deep down, she actually understood what Gu Mingchen meant. However, strangers wouldn't get him as they didn't know he used to live on a desolate island.

Initially, she tried to think like someone who wasn't aware of his past. However, her mind went blank because she was too nervous. In the end, she couldn't utter a word at all.

The next moment, Gu Mingchen glanced at her.

Feeling his gaze on her, she lowered her eyes and focused on turning the crabs around to conceal her nervousness.

Gu Mingchen chuckled. “Do you know how to make distilled water?”

“I remember learning the methods in textbooks.”

"Have you ever experimented it?"

“I tried it in an experiment once,” Wu Nian explained with slight embarrassment.

She could feel Gu Mingchen still staring at her as she spoke.

Although both of them were silent, she felt nervous and uncomfortable because his gaze hadn't been shifted away from her.

After a while, she decided to look into his obsidian eyes to ask, “Mr. Gu, is it your habit to stare at someone's girlfriend?”

“I'm just curious about what's on your mind. You haven't taken your crabs out even though they are almost burnt,” Gu Mingchen replied blandly.

At his answer, she blushed and immediately took her crabs away from the charcoal burner. Two crabs were burnt, but luckily, the third one was fine.

Then, she used a twig to grab another crab and put it on the stones. However, as the fire was too close to her, she instinctively withdrew her hand.

“Silly girl. Let me help you. Come over here to eat the grilled crabs,” Gu Mingchen chided before he took the twig from her.

The next moment, he suddenly held her hand. No one knew if he had done it intentionally or otherwise.

Wu Nian instantly felt that the warmth exuded from his palm was hotter than the fire. She withdrew her hand cautiously and asked, “Did you see Liu Yan?"

“I think she went back to the car to get some water and an umbrella. Look, the one running over should be her,” Gu Mingchen pointed out as he glanced toward the right side.

Wu Nian shifted her gaze, indeed seeing Liu Yan running toward them with a plastic bag in her hand.

Deep in her heart, she knew Liu Yan didn't like Gu Mingchen. In fact, the woman had always persuaded her to let go of him.

Hence, Wu Nian guessed that Liu Yan would be anxious the moment she saw Gu Mingchen.

She didn't wish to deepen the conflict between Gu Mingchen and her friend. “Didn't you say you'll be the night watch tonight? In that case, you should get enough rest now.”

“I'll go back after grilling the crabs for you,” Gu Mingchen stated blandly.

“I've already grilled twelve crabs. With the additional five crabs you grilled, it's more than enough. Besides, it'll be a waste if we can't finish eating everything.” Wu Nian was actually indirectly asking him to leave.

Gu Mingchen glanced at her and spat out with slight displeasure, “Are you forcing me to leave?” The woman immediately put on a wry smile. “This is not my beach, and so, I have no right to ask anyone to leave. Well, I'm not aware of what happened between Mr. Gu and Bai Rong. However, I know clearly that my friend doesn't like you. Since my friend is coming over here, why don't we avoid any possible trouble? Do you agree with me, Mr. Gu?"

Gu Mingchen gazed at her intently and replied, “Well, I really wish to hear the reason that she doesn't like me. After all, spitting it out openly is better than making guesses and sabotaging relationships secretly. What do you think?”

“When did she sabotage your relationship with someone?” Wu Nian smiled helplessly.

Before Gu Mingchen could reply, Liu Yan had arrived. She threw the plastic bag with bottles of water and an umbrella inside at his feet. Then, she put both hands on her wrist and questioned, “Gu Mingchen, why are you here? I told you not to pester my friend anymore.”

"Why?" Gu Mingchen asked coldly.

“Wasn't it enough to hurt Bai Rong? Do you want to hurt Wu Nian as well?” Liu Yan cried out exasperatedly.

“I've never hurt Bai Rong. I wouldn't have married her if I didn't love her. Also, she planned our divorce against my wishes,” Gu Mingchen said in a deep voice as he rose to his feet. His overbearing voice seemed to shift the atmosphere.

"Since Bai Rong planned the divorce, it means she didn’t love you. So, why did you still pester her? In fact, she wouldn't have died if you had stopped earlier,” Liu Yan argued emotionally.

“She planned our divorce to rescue me. It wasn't that she didn’t love me.” Gu Mingchen's eyes looked even colder as those words escaped his lips.

"What's the outcome of falling in love with you? She had to endure the pain, which was worse than anyone could bear. In the end, she died because of it without having a comfortable life when she was alive. Gu Mingchen, please let go of my friend if you still have a little guilty conscience. She will be happy as long as she stays away from you!” Liu Yan yelled.

“I'm confident that I can give her everything as long as she can give me a little more trust,” Gu Mingchen replied, tears seemingly welling up in his eyes

"Yan, stop quarreling,” Wu Nian demanded icily.

When Liu Yan saw Aaron come over with a bucket in his hand, she pursed her lips and crossed her arms. Then, she turned around furiously and kicked the sand under her feet.

Wu Nian excused herself politely. “I'm sorry, Mr. Gu. I have to talk to my friend.”

Gu Mingchen glanced at her with slight anger. Then, he turned around and walked toward the dock. Once he left, Liu Yan grabbed Wu Nian’s hands and said worriedly, “Did he bully you?”

Wu Nian shook her head and replied, “Yan, I'll go to Gu Mingchen’s house as a tutor, and so we'll definitely meet each other many times in the future. So, you don't have to be pissed off just because he talks to me.”

“Can you not be his tutor? I mean, Aaron is a nice guy. He's gentle, rich, and cares about you. You can live happily once again,” Liu Yan whined

“Will you bring Bao along when you leave this time?” Wu Nian swiftly changed the subject.

“Of course,” Liu Yan answered without hesitation.

“What if Bao can't leave, and you've to leave alone?” Wu Nian asked.

“In that case, I definitely won't leave. Bao is my child. I can’t put my mind at ease by leaving him in Shen Yiyan's hands. He will definitely set bad examples for him. If he has children later, he might sideline Bao or even torture him. If that happens, he will have a pitiful life,” Liu Yan said dejectedly. “Well, Gu Yan is my son. He now stays with Zhou Hailan, who's always looking for a chance to scheme against him. Besides, her son Gu Ruoxin is not kind-hearted either. There was a time when Yanny had an upset stomach after having some spicy food, yet Zhou Hailan deliberately persuaded me to make more spicy food for him. As such, I can never put my mind at ease,” Wu Nian explained with tears welling up in her eyes.

Liu Yan immediately understood her logic and apologized sobbingly, “I'm sorry, Nian. I shouldn't say or do things that put you in a difficult situation. Also, my heart wrenches to hear it from you.”

Wu Nian flashed her friend a faint smile and comforted her, “I know you want me to be happy.” Then, she put her hand on Liu Yan's shoulder, indicating for her to sit down. “Come, let's try the crabs. They're not as hot as before anymore.”

Wu Nian was startled when her phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone and realized that it was from an unknown caller. After hesitating for a while, she decided to answer it.

“Bai Rong, I'm Xia He. The signal transmitter has been installed. Also, a man named Su Xuyan has just arrived at the island and seems to be looking for you. Take care. I've to get going now. Keep in touch.”