You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 388 Locking The Door Will Get You Into Trouble My Dear

I can’t drag him into my mess right after sleeping with him.

Wu Nian inhaled deeply and said, “Mr. Gu.”

"What did you call me?” Gu Mingchen frowned.

“There's no need to get mad at me. You promised that you'd keep this between the two of us, so I don't see a problem with this form of address,” she retorted.

Gu Mingchen softened his tone as he explained, “I'll be mindful when there are others around, but right now, it's just the two of us. Don't you think this form of address makes us sound like we're strangers to each other? It makes me feel like there's a huge gap between us.”

Wu Nian found herself nodding in agreement before changing the form of address. “Mingchen, you've misunderstood that matter regarding Liu Yan. It's not like that. Ever since she got together with Shen Yiyan, she and her family had a falling-out. Anyway, don't intervene in this matter. After all, whoever started it should end it as well.”

“Really? Then, why did you approach Aaron?” Gu Mingchen was slightly doubtful.

“Shen Yiyan told us to look for Aaron if we failed to get that painting at the auction because he and Stephen are close friends. It just so happened that I saved Aaron's life on the flight here, so I approached him to ask if he could take us to the island.” Wu Nian omitted the rest of the details. “Well, you've been on the island and Aaron is also back in his country now. He even has a fiancée, so it's best that you don't contact him anymore,” Gu Mingchen stated.

Wu Nian averted her gaze. “I'm tired. I'm gonna sleep for a bit.”

Seeing as she had closed her eyes, Gu Mingchen say nothing more

Feeling uneasy, she turned around so that her back was facing him.

Now that things have turned out this way between Gu Mingchen and me, I can't drag Aaron along and make him wait for nothing. But there are still some things I need his help with.

She initially thought that sleep wouldn’t come to her, but she slept straight until the sun came up the next day, waking up only when someone opened the door.

"Hey, what are the two of you doing in here?” demanded the cleaning staff.

When memories of what they did the previous night flooded Wu Nian’s mind, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. From the look in the cleaning staff's eyes, Wu Nian could tell she had guessed what transpired here.

Gu Mingchen took out a hundred from his wallet and handed it to the cleaning staff. “We were accidentally locked up here yesterday. Keep this matter between us.”

The cleaning staff accepted the money and readily agreed, “Sure.”

Gu Mingchen pulled Wu Nian up and walked toward the exit with her hand in his.

She subconsciously drew her hand out, to which Gu Mingchen glanced at her.

“It's still early. I don't think Stephen is awake yet. I'll book a room here for you to rest while I go out and buy you some clothes.”

“The malls aren’t open this early. I'll go back first to pack my luggage since I'm returning to the country after the negotiation tomorrow,” Wu Nian rejected his offer with her head bowed.

“You should still rest. You got up so early yesterday to send Liu Yan off and slept so late last night. Look at how prominent your dark circles are. Besides, if Mo Xue calls Stephen while you're back at the manor, there'd be a few hours delay. It's not a good idea to make Mo Xue wait,” Gu Mingchen said gently.

Seeing as this was a losing battle, Wu Nian relented. “I'll book a room myself.”

Gu Mingchen didn't try to push it.

While booking a room at the front desk, Wu Nian's phone pinged with a message. She fished it out and saw that it was from the bank, notifying her that ten million had been transferred into her account.

Right then, Gu Mingchen’s message came in: Tell me if it's not enough.

Looking at the message, Wu Nian was at a loss for words as the man was standing right beside her. Wu Nian: I already have enough money. I don't think it's appropriate for me to take yours. I'll return it to you after I go back.

Gu Mingchen: How much savings can a tutor at an orphanage have? The cheapest room here is more than three thousand. Where did you get so much money?

Wu Nian pursed her lips and glanced at Gu Mingchen.

He tucked his phone away and met her gaze as well.

Wu Nian looked down and typed another message: I won more than one million from Su Xuyan in a poker game last time. That alone can last me an entire lifetime.

Gu Mingchen: In that case, just help me keep my money safe and transfer it to me when I need

it. He then added another sentence: We'll continue this topic in a bit. I'll go out and buy you some clothes now.

Wu Nian: It's fine, I can buy it myself. You don't even know what style I like.

She quickly hit the send button, but Gu Mingchen had already left through the doors, leaving her utterly speechless.

Wu Nian went back to her room and took a hot shower before temporarily putting on the hotel's bathrobe and threw herself onto the bed to take a nap.

She wasn't sure how long she slept, but she was roused from her sleep by her ringtone. Rummaging through her bag for her phone, she saw Stephen's caller ID flashing across her screen and hurriedly swiped to answer.

“I'm really sorry. I didn't want to be disturbed by that b*tch, so I turned off my phone. Were you looking for me to discuss the collaboration?” Stephen asked with a smile in his tone.

"Um..." Wu Nian released a dry laugh, uncertain of how to answer him.

She had called him to open the door to the rooftop, but it was obvious that his assistance was no longer needed. Hence, she did not know what to say as she was too ashamed to let others know that she had spent the night on the rooftop with Gu Mingchen

"You don't have to worry about this. I've already told Gu Mingchen that I'll bring you along when I paint for her. How is your proposal going? Is everything settled?” Stephen asked, completely unsuspecting.

"Oh, the proposal?” Wu Nian hesitated.

“Haha. It's alright. Only businessmen understand these things. Mingchen should know. Ask him when you're free and make sure you prepare earlier. Mo Xue is a very particular person. Alright, that's all for now. I'm going to have my breakfast first. I'll give you a call after she calls me.” With that, Stephen hung up.

Wu Nian glanced at the time and found that it was already eleven o'clock, so it was more of a brunch than breakfast.

She called Gu Mingchen right after.

"Just woke up?” he asked.

“Yeah. Do you know about the proposal?” Wu Nian inquired.

“Come and open the door,” was Gu Mingchen’s answer.

Wu Nian’s heart leaped into her throat. She got down from the bed and put on a pair of disposable bedroom slippers before walking to the door. Then, she looked through the peephole and confirmed that Gu Mingchen was waiting outside.

She opened the door and was surprised to see Gu Mingchen carrying several shopping bags in his hands.

"Did you wait long?” Wu Nian asked with concern.

“No. I just arrived,” Gu Mingchen answered, walking in to place the shopping bags on the sofa before looking at her.

Only then did Wu Nian remember that she was still wearing a bathrobe with nothing else beneath. Flustered, she pulled the bathrobe tighter around her.

“I've prepared the proposal. Put on some clothes first. I'll bring you out to eat,” Gu Mingchen instructed as he lowered himself onto the sofa. Then, he took out a stack of documents from one of the bags and placed it on the coffee table.

Wu Nian picked it up and flipped through it, noticing that it was filled with the technical terms for jewelry. The only things she could comprehend were some branches and data. “Have you and Shen Yiyan agreed to a fifty-fifty split excluding the cost?”

"Yep."

"What if Mo Xue doesn't agree? Will we make any further concessions?”

“No.” Gu Mingchen studied her. “Aren't you going to get changed?”

“Oh.” Embarrassed, Wu Nian brushed her hair away from her face, picked up the clothes from the sofa, and went into the bathroom.

Gu Mingchen was dumbstruck when he heard the sound of the door being locked.

He went over and rapped his knuckles on the door.

Wu Nian opened the door a crack and poked her head out, asking him with a wary look on her face, "What is it?"