You Owe Me, My Love

“You didn’t say anything at all.” Gu Mingchen said impassively.

Bai Rong was relieved when she heard that.

She did not want to stay here any longer. “I’m grateful that you took me in last night, chief. I am leaving now.” She stood up and thanked Gu Mingchen respectfully.

“Take the cosmetics with you.” Gu Mingchen commanded.

“No, I shouldn’t.”

“These were specially bought for you. No one else is going to use it if you don’t take it.” Gu Mingchen sounded even colder.

That scared Bai Rong. She picked up the bag of cosmetics and said, “Give me your bank account number, I will transfer you the money when I get back.”

“Come to the military base if you want to return the money.” He scribbled his number on a piece of paper and passed it to Bai Rong. “Give me a call when you are here.”

“OK.” She took over the piece of paper courteously.

The man then gave her a thoughtful glance and made a call. “See Ms. Bai off.” He ordered over the phone.

It was Bai Rong’s off day today.

When she reached home, she left the cosmetics on the table and got changed. After that, she went to the psychiatric hospital to visit her mom, Bai Bing.

Ever since her parents divorced, her mother became mentally unstable. Five years ago, she started treatment under Su Xuyan’s help, and was on the road to recovery.

However, the incident from three years ago where Bai Rong was kidnapped and raped had completely struck her mother. Her world fell apart, and there were cases of assault. Because of that, she was forced to enter the psychiatric hospital and had never left since then.

With a sense of guilt, Bai Rong entered the ward.

Bai Bing was sitting by the window in a daze. Her eyes were hollow.

Bai Rong picked up a comb and walked over, then started combing her mom’s hair.

Bai Bing turned around and looked at her daughter. She asked, “When is my daughter coming to see me?”

Bai Rong’s eyes were downcast. After she finished tying Bai Bing’s hair, she sat facing her and said gently, “Mom, I am Bai Rong.”

looked behind her daughter. Panically, she asked, “Where is Xuyan? Why didn’t he come with you? Is there any problem between

forced a smile and sadness clouded her

with death to marry Su Xuyan. Bai Rong couldn’t pull herself together that time, so she

her incidents back then,

I am getting a

see me? Tell him to come here tomorrow. No

has to work tomorrow.” Bai

the face and shouted, “Come with him next time! Otherwise, you don’t have to come here ever again. I’ll take it as I

were burning with pain when she looked into her mother’s bloodshot

her mother did not have this violence behavior,

Bai Rong looked towards the ground, trying

out now! Or I will kill you!” Bai Bing’s

gentle voice, “Mom, have a good rest. I will

“Scram!”

hospital, she turned around and looked towards her

last year in high school. She did well in her studies, but her family’s financial situation was

to beg on the

chilly winter, she begged every day for exactly one

Rong knew that her

a choice. Being sick

to worry because that would aggravate her condition. She then went to the wet market to

to enter his villa was still 19920316, her birth date. He had not changed

entered the house with the ingredients she bought. The house was quiet and desolated, and the garbage bin in the kitchen was empty. It was obvious that the owner did not eat

that it was filled

Bai Rong’s eyes darkened.

though her heart had sunk to the

all the way up

she already

she here to reminisce the

rest in the fridge. She could still find her old apron inside

Bai Rong noticed that apart from the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, all other rooms were locked. That included what used to be their room, but she did

on Bai Rong’s face. She picked up the house phone and dialed Su Xuyan’s

and