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.”

down, then looked behind her daughter. Panically, she asked, “Where is Xuyan? Why didn’t he

forced a smile and

she threatened her daughter with death to marry Su Xuyan. Bai Rong couldn’t pull herself together

by her incidents back then, would she

fine. He treats me really well. Oh mom, I am getting a promotion to deputy head.” Bai

him to come here tomorrow. No excuses.”

work tomorrow.” Bai Rong

next time! Otherwise, you don’t have to

with pain when

her mother did not have this violence behavior, she would never hit

looked towards the ground, trying to hide the pair of teary eyes under

now! Or I will kill

up and said in a gentle voice, “Mom,

“Scram!”

Rong left. As she walked out of the hospital, she turned around and looked towards

high school. She did well in her studies,

had to beg

begged every day for exactly one year, just to have enough money to pay Bai Rong’s

knew that

choice. Being sick might cause mental confusion, and that was not within

would aggravate her condition. She

enter his villa was still 19920316, her birth date. He

the house with the ingredients she bought. The house was quiet and desolated, and the garbage bin

she saw that

Bai Rong’s eyes darkened.

she felt as though her heart had sunk to

chilliness travelling all the way up

already used

wasn’t here for a spot check, nor was she here to reminisce the

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

from the living room, kitchen, and

Rong’s face. She picked up the house phone and dialed

rings, and the man