You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 427 Happy Days

Bai Rong requested, “Can you pull over at the entrance of the market? I need to buy some groceries.”

"Alright. I didn't expect that you could cook. No wonder Mr. Gu likes you so much.” Zhang Xingyu smiled as he looked at the woman.

She glanced at him and asked, “Did you climb up to your position by using flattery?”

"Hehe. You could say that.” Fortunately, Zhang Xingyu did not take her words to heart.

Bai Rong smiled faintly, feeling sorry for the man.

I shouldn't vent my frustration on innocent people.

After parking his car at a car park nearby the market, Zhang Xingyu accompanied Bai Rong on her grocery shopping.

The woman bought half a kilogram of vermicelli and big prawns, a kilogram of chicken wings, cucumbers, cabbages, and bok choy. When she walked past a store selling fishing equipment, she bought a fishing rod and two black Bubble Eyes.

“You're making so many dishes today?” Zhang Xingyu helped Bai Rong to carry the groceries.

Bai Rong invited him, “Yeah. Do you want to stay for dinner?”

Zhang Xingyu's cheeks turned red as he refused her offer, “No. Mr. Gu has other tasks for me. Besides, I don't want to disturb you guys.”

“Then I'll ask you guys out for a meal another day.” Bai Rong meant to invite the Shadow Samurais out so that she could recognize their faces as it would help in hiding away from them.

“Sure,” replied Zhang Xingyu happily.

After he sent her back to the villa, Bai Rong placed the groceries in the kitchen and gave Bai some dog food before releasing it from the cage.

Bai was running around Bai Rong, happy to see its owner and regain its freedom.

The woman then went back to the kitchen and cleaned the prawns before cooking them in water. While the prawns were being cooked, she separated the vermicelli into five packets and stored them in the freezer. After that, she marinated the chicken wings.

Right when the water started boiling, she took the prawns out and splashed cold water onto them. After drying them with some kitchen towels, she sealed them up using cling wrap and kept them in the freezer.

Then, she started cleaning the house. In the afternoon, she prepared some noodles and a poached egg for lunch. After finishing her meal, she went to the backyard with a small shovel and a plastic bag to catch some worms. Attaining the bait, she took a fishing rod to the park and fished at the lake.

She guessed that the park belonged to Gu Mingchen since she was the only person there.

After scanning her surroundings, she didn’t notice any Shadow Samurais.

After finding herself a bench, she basked in the sun while waiting for a fish to take the bait. Taking out her phone, she emailed the mercenaries: Gu Mingchen has access to God's Eye, so be mindful not to get caught. You guys can hide in places without surveillance cameras. We'll stay in touch through email.

After sending it, she deleted the email. Suddenly, the fish bobber was wrenched. Noticing the movement, she immediately lifted the rod, and out came a big herring. It was quite heavy and could be over ten kilograms.

Bai Rong let out a smile, delighted at her catch. How lucky!

It took her a lot of effort to put the fish into the pail. Afterward, she didn't continue fishing and called Gu Mingchen on her phone.

"Do you know what I was doing?” She was excited to share the good news with her lover.

Gu Mingchen smiled when he noticed she was in a good mood. “Yeah?”

Bai Rong was all smiles. “I was fishing. Guess what? I was able to catch a huge herring.”

“It seems I'll be blessed with good food tonight. The herring dishes you prepared were delicious,” Gu Mingchen replied with a smile.

“Yeah. I'll return home to prepare the dishes now.” Looking at the big herring in the pail, she suggested, “Do you want to invite some friends over? I don't think we can finish them by ourselves.” “Sure. I'll be home at five. Don't overwork yourself, alright?” Gu Mingchen was worried that she would be exhausted from preparing so many dishes.

“I'll be fine. See you later.” After hanging up, she reeled in the fishing line. Suddenly, a figure appeared behind her, and she jumped in shock. Turning around, she was stunned.

The man in front of her was dressed like a rock, and she couldn't even see his face clearly.

He smiled earnestly and explained, “Chief asked me to help you with the pail.” He felt sorry for scaring her and took the pail in his hand.

Bai Rong asked tentatively, “Have you been hiding here?”

“Nope. I move around, pretending to be a rock,” the man explained.

The thought of it made Bai Rong burst into laughter.

The woman asked, “Isn't that a lot of work? There are a lot of mosquitos in summer.”

Pointing in a direction, the man said happily, “Not really. At least I can lie down, sit and change my position. There's someone else pretending to be a tree, and he can only stand all the time.”

“Tree? How about the last one? What is he pretending to be?” Bai Rong took the opportunity to ask but to no avail

The man only replied with a smile.

Seeing that he was reluctant to answer her question, Bai Rong didn't press on any further as she didn't wish to rouse his suspicion.

Soon, they reached the entrance of her house.

“Come in. Take a rest.” Bai Rong opened the door and invited the man in.

However, the man rejected her offer and ran away swiftly after putting down the pail. “It's okay.” The way he moved made him look like a rock passing by.

Upon entering the house, Bai Rong went to the kitchen to clean the fish. However, curiosity settled itself in her mind, and she desperately wanted to know where the third Shadow Samurai was hiding and what he was pretending to be.

Very quickly, she cleaned the fish and chopped it into a few parts. Then, she marinated the fish head to let the flavors seep in before making the soup.

She used different parts of the fish to make different dishes. For the middle part of the fish, she marinated it with some soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and chilies to make steamed fish while saving another part to make braised fish. After taking out all the bones, she minced the fish meat to make fish balls and fish fillets. Then she grilled the fishtail with some cucumbers, cabbage, and big prawns.

Right when she was done grilling the fish, the sound of car engines could be heard coming from outside, and there was clearly more than one car.

After washing her hands, she ran to the door.

Noticing Bai Rong at the door, Gu Mingchen ran to her. Next to him, Zhang Xingyu was holding a bag of braised delicacies in his hand. Leng Xiao was there as well, and she had met him when she went to meet Xia He. However, there was one guy she didn't recognize.

Gu Mingchen said gently, “Thank you for your hard work.”

The corners of Bai Rong's lips curled up, and she replied, “It's alright. Are you guys drinking today? I've made grilled fish. Please try it first.”

“Alright.” Gu Mingchen took her hand into his and entered the house while Zhang Xingyu carried the food to the kitchen.

Bai Rong let go of Gu Mingchen’s hand and turned to Zhang Xingyu. “I'll take a bowl for you.” “Thank you.” Zhang Xingyu was all smiles.

“Go ahead and eat with them. I can handle everything here.” Bai Rong took out a bowl and placed it on the kitchen counter.

“Let me help you,” Zhang Xingyu said awkwardly.

“No need. There's nothing you can help me with. How about you go out and serve them?” Bai Rong saw right through him.

Zhang Xingyu scratched his head and replied, “Right. Then I'll take the soup and grilled fish since they are hot and heavy.”

He placed the fish soup and grilled fish at the dining table before pouring the braised food into the bowl and taking it out to the guests.

After she was done with the fish, Bai Rong prepared fried shrimps, Cola wings, stir-fry cabbage and stir-fry bok choy.

She then placed the dishes on the table and sat beside Gu Mingchen

The latter held her hand, and his gaze softened when he looked at her.

"Sister, let me toast to you. Please forgive me for not taking good care of you last time,” Leng Xiao apologized and held his wine glass to the air.

“It's okay.” Bai Rong poured herself a glass of wine.

Gu Mingchen took the wine glass away and explained, “She's preparing for pregnancy, so she mustn't drink. Sorry about this.”

“It was no wonder you didn’t drink just now. I'll finish the drink, and may you guys have a baby soon.” Having said that, Leng Xiao chugged his wine.

The other man asked, “Chief, what should we do with him?”