You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 415 No Secrets Between Us

Bai Rong finally understood what he meant. “We'll take one step at a time, then. We'll be cautious, and we'll wait for the enemy to reveal the flaws in their plan.”

Pressing a kiss on her forehead, Gu Mingchen mumbled, “So we'll go with the flow about the baby matter. After all, we already have Yanny.”

Bai Rong nodded. “I'll cook first.”

She then headed in the direction of the kitchen.

Trailing behind her, Gu Mingchen offered, “I'll help you.”

A smile grew on her lips as she washed the vegetables and murmured, “I miss our time on the empty island most. We wake when the sun rises, and we rest when the sun sets. There's a surprise every day, and I don't worry about anything when I'm there. It was like paradise.”

"Once Yanny grows up, I'll give the company to him. Then, we'll move to the island and live there. I've bought the island, so it's now mine. I've consulted a researcher about it. According to them, the island won't sink within the next hundred years. Now, I'm looking for someone to make a conservation line.”

“What's that?”

"We'll be splitting the island into two. One side will be the conservation of nature. The creatures will be barred from entering the other side. That way, we'll be able to live safely on one side.”

“Snakes, worms, rats, and insects can dig their way over, can't they?” Bai Rong chuckled.

“We'll make sure that doesn't happen too. However, we're not in a haste. I'm guessing two years will pass by the time everything is done. Once it's completed, we can take occasional trips there. If you're worried, we'll live in your yacht first. I've also installed a few telecommunication towers there. That'll be how we'll contact the outside world. We won't be living completely off the grid,” Gu Mingchen explained.

“That sounds great. You remind me of a poet who wrote a story about a paradise. In his work, he talks about how he entered a cave and emerged out from the other end to see a paradise. The people there are farmers who live simple lives far from the war. Regardless of the identities of their guests, they welcome them with open arms.”

“You still remember that?” Gu Mingchen wondered out loud. He remembered studying about the poet's work back in elementary school, but by now, it was mostly gone from his mind

“I like elegant poems. There are several others that I like too, like Su Shi,” Bai Rong added.

“Su Shi? The Melody of Water?”

“I like that too, but the one I like best is his work about reminiscing his late wife at night,” Bai Rong replied.

“That doesn't sound good,” Gu Mingchen commented as he put the tomatoes on the plate.

“I think he’s a faithful man to think about his late wife even ten years after her death. After all, men had several wives back then.” Bai Rong took the tomatoes over and diced them.

“I agree,” the man hummed before washing the eggs for her.

Taking the cleaned eggs from him, Bai Rong muttered, “All right. You must have missed out on a lot of work to keep me company these few days. Go ahead and do your work since you have to get to them eventually. I can cook by myself.”

"Okay then,” he replied easily. After kissing her cheek, he stepped out of the kitchen.

Right then, the dog entered and stopped by her feet before barking.

“I don't know where the dog food is. I'll get you something nice when I go out in the afternoon,” Bai Rong gently said to it before patting its head.

Feeling comfortable, it craned its neck and starting rubbing itself affectionately on her leg.

Bai Rong's smile widened. After washing her hands, she began preparing the food. Half an hour later, the fragrance of the food began wafting out of the kitchen. When she had a brief moment of free time, she cut some cantaloupe and brought it to Gu Mingchen. The moment she reached the doorway of his study, she heard him on his phone.

“I don't want anyone to know about it. Do this first,” Gu Mingchen instructed.

Bai Rong felt that it was rude to eavesdrop, so after a moment of rumination, she knocked on the door and entered.

“That's all for now.” With that said, Gu Mingchen ended the call.

"Did I interrupt your work?" she mumbled apologetically.

“No. I have to meet some people tonight. Come with me,” he said as he placed his phone on the table.

Bai Rong placed the plate she was holding on the table. “Alright, I will. Have some fruits. This cantaloupe is exceptionally sweet.”

Gu Mingchen took a piece of the cantaloupe with a toothpick, but his gaze remained fixed on his computer.

Sensing how busy he was, Bai Rong turned and was about to leave.

“Rong,” the man called out.

She turned to him. “What's wrong?”

There was a moment of silence as Gu Mingchen parted his lips and sealed them again. There was a glint in his eyes before he asked, “I was wondering when we'll be eating.”

“In half an hour's time.”

She knew this was not what he wanted to say, but asking him about it would be pointless; he would not say it unless he wanted to.

Hence, she did not bother asking.

Once again, she turned to leave.

This time, he did not stop her. After exiting the room, she left for the kitchen.

Everyone had their own secrets, and everyone had something they could not bring themselves to say. Even if she was his partner, he still needed space.

All she could do was not burden Gu Mingchen. If he did not want to tell her about it, he must have a reason not to.

Half an hour later, the meal was done.

It smelled aromatic. The dog stuck close to her, and she guessed that it must be hungry. Again, she went up the stairs, but before she could knock on the door, Gu Mingchen opened it.

“I was about to tell you to eat,” Bai Rong chuckled.

“I heard Bai's barks, so I guessed that the meal must be ready,” he said as he walked out of the study.

"Right. Where's Bai's food? The dog looks like it's starving.” Like him, Bai Rong was now calling the dog Bai.

Gu Mingchen's heart skipped a beat. He then wrapped his arm around her waist and whispered lowly in her ear, “It's in the upper cabinet in the kitchen.”

"Okay. I'll feed it later. Do you usually give it rice?” Bai Rong wondered.

“It eats anything I eat.”

No wonder the dog kept wandering around me when I was cooking. So it's used to eating human food. “I'll feed it some food later then. The biscuits will be its snack.”

Bai Rong then treaded up the stairs.

When Gu Mingchen reached the table, he looked at the four dishes she had made—spinach, shredded pork with vegetables, omelets, and braised pork.

Gu Mingchen ate two bowls with gusto. His appetite was apparently contagious, for Bai Rong ate a full bowl as well.

In the afternoon, once she washed the plates and fed the dog, Gu Mingchen brought her to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

She had married three times by now, so she was familiar with the procedures. For safety’s sake, she used Wu Nian's identity card.

After getting the certificate, Gu Mingchen brought her for a wedding photoshoot. He told her he only wanted to keep it as a physical memory of this day; he would only hang the photo up at home if she agreed to it.

Noticing that his mind had already been made up, Bai Rong did not resist. They went to the most well-known photographic studio in A City and booked a session for next week.

Instead of bringing her home after settling matters, the man brought her to Gu Group.

On their way there, with his eyes on the road, Gu Mingchen held her hand and solemnly said, “After a long while of thinking about it, I feel that we shouldn't have any secrets between us. There's something I think you should know about.”

Bai Rong turned to him expectantly. It must be the thing he was hesitating to tell me earlier.