You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 299 Surviving In The Wild

At that thought, she looked at him with concern.

I’m not afraid of dying, but what will I do if you die?

Gu Mingchen had a bright future ahead of him. He came from a prestigious family and had won numerous accolades while serving the military. In just a few years, he could even assume the rank of commander-in-chief. But now, he was stuck here, just to save her.

He noticed Bai Rong deep in thought, and caressed her cheeks. “Don’t worry about it. The wolves are not always around. I’ll keep us safe.”

C’mon! Keep it together. Worrying would get us nowhere. ”Do you recognize this island?” she asked.

“I don’t. There are plenty of unaccounted islands like this out at sea. Also, we seem to have drifted too far. In the military, we typically choose the more accessible ones that have been properly surveyed and inspected for training. But look, there aren’t any footprints on this island.”

He reached for one of their nets and spilled the contents inside. Out came the pot, their kitchen knife, dagger, handgun, and a gun case.

Pointing at the gun, she asked expectantly, “Does it still work?” She felt much safer with a weapon by their side.

“Yes. If you’re worried, we can let it dry out under the sun. We only have twenty bullets for emergencies. The important thing is to find a place for shelter.” He handed the dagger to her and kept the rest for himself. Before leaving, he took a glance at the fish they had attempted to cook. It looked ready.

“Rong, can you dig a small pit here? Not too deep. Around ten centimeters. I’ll go collect some dried leaves.”

Before he could leave, she reached for his hands. “I’ll go with you.”

“That works too. I’ll feel safer this way.”

Before setting off, Gu Mingchen wrapped the fish with leaves and placed it into the pit Bai Rong had dug. He finished off by covering it with sand.

“Let’s go.”

She followed closely behind him.

As it was an uninhabited island, the trees and plants grew haphazardly, in no particular order. Even the plants looked enormous compared to the ones back home.

while Bai Rong

area approximately one meter wide and ten meters long. Then he gazed up

you looking

“Even without our handgun, we won’t have

“Why’s that?”

toxins for arrows. I’ll make some tomorrow. With my

joked. “I have a feeling we could

nose. “Just in case, these grass here are the

long sigh. “Mother Nature sure has everything planned

before pointing at one of the larger trees.

out loud. “Do you think there are

As long as we clean the area thoroughly, they won’t come. They are not confrontational

up the tree swiftly

noticed a withered plant. An idea came to her. I can probably

Mingchen had finished getting rid

at the tree and hesitated. “Isn’t it a bit too high? I don’t know how to climb

tree bark at the bottom. With a smoother surface, it’ll deter animals from climbing up. You’ll be safe

a peace of mind. “Are

let’s go.” He held her hands

could feel the calluses on his hands; evidence made in the years of toil. Furthermore, his warm body temperature made her

hope someone

didn’t take them long to carry the raft back

Gu Mingchen started searching for broken tree branches on

very good reason for choosing this spot. The two large trees had five huge branches sticking out, intersecting one another

the loose branches

by his makeshift bed. “You should

then, we often conducted missions out in the wild. My comrades and I would make these makeshift beds using materials we could find. We’re actually considered lucky. Since we have our raft,

about to share a bed. She felt a weird sensation not present when they were on

mind, she continued