You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 420 The Separation Of Life And Death

“Don't reveal your involvement in this; I'll deal with it myself,” Gu Mingchen told her.

However, Bai Rong was uncomfortable with that.

She knew he was worried that she would be in danger, and that was why he did not want her to get involved

However, she was not afraid of danger nor death; she was only afraid of something happening to him.

At the thought of that, her eyes reddened. “Gu Mingchen, if something happens to you, I won't keep living by myself. Let's face this together.”

“The difference between you and me is that I can fight, and I have power. Not many can lay a finger on me. However, it's all too easy to lay a finger on you,” Gu Mingchen gravely informed.

He was right. She could not do anything, not even if she wanted to help him.

“I don't understand why you like me. I'm not mild-mannered, nor am I capable. I have a terrible personality, and I'm full of complaints. Moreover, I have tons of issues with me.” Bai Rong hung her head as she voiced the frustration in her heart.

Abruptly, Gu Mingchen grabbed her hand as the corner of his lips lifted. “I don’t need a reason to love someone. Maybe it was a spark at some past moment. I only know that you make me yearn for you. You make me look away from other women, and you make my heart pound. In fact, you make me feel jealous and insane. I don't know why, but I know this is love.”

It was rare for him to say sweet nothings like these. Most of the time, he was silent. Yet, every time he did say such words, his words melted her heart.

"Although I'm helpless, I know that as long as you're here, I'll be fine.”

“Didn’t you encounter trouble the last time you were on the island?”

“That's because you weren't with me.”

Seemingly reading her mind about what she was going to say next, Gu Mingchen interrupted, “That's what I'm telling you. I can't protect you all the time.”

“I don't want to be a woman who causes trouble everywhere yet needs your protection. I want to stand beside you, not behind you.”

“And you will. Do you know who Mr. Wu is? The man who ate with us today,” Gu Mingchen suddenly queried.

Bai Rong shook her head. “How could I possibly know him? I'm not a businessman.”

"He's the head of Summerbank's Bureau of Land Management. The person with him was the director of Merchants Group,” Gu Mingchen explained.

“Summerbank is surrounded by mountains, and it's the poorest province in A City. Are they asking you to develop in there?” Bai Rong guessed.

"Yes. They're hoping that I'll make developments in Summerbank, but my aim is the treasure.”

"Is the treasure at Jadeborough?” Bai Rong exclaimed.

“No, it isn't. I spent a lot of time researching, and I even consulted the specialists to piece together the incomplete diary. Now, I've found the correct location. It's not at Jadeborough; it's at Summerbank.”

"We have a lot of things in our hands right now. I think we should leave this aside for now. We'll deal with it once we've dealt with the urgent matters,” Bai Rong suggested

“We promised Tang Xiaojiu that we'll bring justice by catching all of the ones who were involved in the massacre. All that's left now is the mastermind.”

"Even if you find the treasure, you might not find out who the mastermind is. In fact, more troubles might come your way. Gu Mingchen, you already have your hands full of troubles. You're not even done with Xia He's matter,” Bai Rong reminded, disagreeing with him.

"Only when I have the treasure will I have the capability to negotiate with the mastermind. To deal with the mastermind, I must first find out who they are. Otherwise, we'll just be running in circles.” “I have to admit that you're right. It's not that I don’t want you to do that, but I think our priority should be investigating the truth of the fake operation you had first. We have to find out who's trying to hurt you before doing anything. Once this is settled, we'll start treasure hunting. What do you think about that?” Bai Rong asked. Even if Gu Mingchen was a god, he would not be able to handle so many things happening at once.

For a moment, Gu Mingchen only looked at her in silence.

Similarly, Bai Rong stared at him quietly.

“All right. I won't deal with the treasure’s matter first. It's getting late, so let's go home,” he announced.

Bai Rong knew it was difficult for him to relent; he was indulging her by giving in to her.

The conversation was now over, so she drove them both home.

While they were on their way back, she peeked at him once in a while.

The man's eyes were closed as he rested, and the dim road lights flickered on his face

She needed time to mull over this. She had to analyze all possible ways things would turn out. Bai Rong did not want to take yet another wrong step.

An hour and a half later, they arrived at the villa.

The moment Bai Rong stopped the car, Gu Mingchen'’s eyes flew open to look at her. “Rong, you once told me to live my life if you die. You asked me to live a good life on behalf of you and fulfill your unfinished dreams, right?”

“Yes.” Those were the words she once said to him. Back then, he had answered her by telling her that they would talk about it later.

“I'll agree to it. However, I have something I want you to say yes to as well,” Gu Mingchen uttered seriously.

Hearing his tone, Bai Rong's heart sank.

He continued, “If I die, I hope you'll keep living. Live on behalf of me. We still have Yanny, and Yanny needs you to take care of him. In the future, our son will have children, and his children will need you to take care of them. Do you understand me?”

Bai Rong's eyes reddened, and tears escaped her.

Gu Mingchen was a confident man, and no matter what problems he had to face in the past, he would always tell her to trust him in solving them.

For him to be preparing for his death this time meant that he was not confident in solving this problem.

Bai Rong's heart was in agony as she muttered, “I don’t want to say yes to you. If you die, I'll follow you to the afterlife.”

“We still have Yanny,” he reminded.

“Yanny has his foster parents!” Bai Rong stubbornly cried out as more tears streamed down her cheeks.

Gu Mingchen reached out to wipe her tears, but she slapped his hand and turned away. Wiping her tears away herself, she opened the door and got down from the car.

There was nothing he could do but follow her down from the car.

When she reached the door, she uttered without turning around, “If you die and they come for your son, do you think I can protect Yanny by myself? No, I can't. The only one who can is you.”

Gu Mingchen walked toward her and wrapped his arms around her. With his head buried by the crook of her neck, he took in a deep breath.

Although Bai Rong could feel the warmth of his body seeping into her, the cold was still a blanket around her body. She spun around to look at him.

“Rong, promise me this, okay? If something happens to me, I'll send the two of you away safely. No one will find be able to you,” he promised.

Hearing him, Bai Rong pursed her lips into a thin line as her tears flowed renew.