You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 373 Why Risk Your Life

Wu Nian’s heart skipped a beat. Her breaths came in rapid, shallow bursts as she explained, “I honestly didn’t injure myself on purpose! I didn’t see someone shooting at me from the side. I’m not that foolish.”

“Then stop doing foolish things! Why did you risk your life to come back?” Gu Mingchen roared. His eyes were bloodshot from the pressure accumulating within him, threatening to explode.

Heaven only knew the fear he had just experienced. When Gu Mingchen caught sight of Wu Nian behind the wheel of the vehicle that was charging in, his mind had gone numb with terror.

Wu Nian lowered her eyes. Her long eyelashes hid whatever expression was dancing therein.

Gu Mingchen sighed inwardly. Why on earth did Wu Nian risk her life to come back?

She could easily have fled with Liu Yan!

“I…” Wu Nian began falteringly.

“I’m not interested in your explanation,” Gu Mingchen cut in with a low voice. He then stood up and looked back down at the woman.

He knew he would not be satisfied with whatever her reply was.

Coldly, he turned and walked out the door. He stood beneath the old locust tree and lit a cigarette, his hands still trembling from his earlier agitation. He inhaled deeply, then expelled a thick cloud of smoke.

I’ve finally found her after so long! After so long…

“Can I have a joint?” Stephen suddenly appeared beside Gu Mingchen, interrupting his thoughts.

Gu Mingchen passed the man a cigarette. Stephen lit it and took a deep breath, then peered at Gu Mingchen through the halo of smoke. “Do you know why I stopped painting ten years ago?” he asked.

Gu Mingchen glanced at Stephen. “You lacked inspiration? Or did you no longer need to use art to express your emotions? Did your feelings diminish with time?”

You hit the nail right on the head! My life was so peaceful and uneventful that even when I racked my brains thoroughly, I still couldn’t manage to produce a single realistic painting. It was a never-ending cycle of drawing, then destroying what I’d

what had happened?” Gu Mingchen

me feel as if I’d died and resurrected. I thought I was dead for sure! But everything changed when I saw that girl’s steady gaze. She didn’t fear for her

Stephen was referring to was none other than

death, Gu Mingchen’s heart lurched.

with her friend, but she came back to save us! Doesn’t that prove that we, or at least

bringing Liu Yan over. “Has the first aid kit been prepared? Has the police been notified? Get the

go in and take a look at her.” Before Stephen even finished his sentence, Gu Mingchen had already pushed his

dashed over to Wu Nian. Tears brimmed from her eyes when she saw that Wu Nian’s sleeve was

sound of her friend’s pleas, she opened them and said to Liu Yan assuringly, “Don’t worry. I’m not going to die. I wasn’t severely injured and only got shot in the arm. I’ll

out right now. I recall we have anesthesia here somewhere,” Liu Yan quickly rummaged

use the brachial

woman nodded and injected the

minute to take full effect. Liu Yan wept as she cut open Wu Nian’s sleeve and

sighed as she used

said, “Su Xuyan said that the photographs those people were carrying were of me. They came for me! This wouldn’t have happened if I

with you either. At the end of the day, you’re only another innocent victim in this mess. These people have their own organizations and laws to follow. It wasn’t your fault,

a napkin. She

Nian shook

Nian’s arm. She then expertly disinfected and bandaged the

we leaving now? You’ll still have to go to the hospital. It won’t

at night. If not, we

ask.” Liu Yan darted

was still smoking under the old

friend, but I’m still worried that she’ll develop a fever.

a vehicle to transport both of you to the