You Owe Me, My Love

You Owe Me, My Love Chapter 68

Bai Rong was ashamed by those words, especially knowing that Gu Mingchen had heard them.

On second thought, so what if he heard them! Her good impression was long ruined in the eyes of Gu Mingchen.

The Su Family stood up to welcome Gu Mingchen and his family, except for Su Xuyan. Like the rebellious man he was, he remained lazily seated on the sofa while staring at Gu Mingchen with a cold smirk.

“After so many invitations, finally we get to have a meal together. Come in and have a seat.” Su Wanning’s father, Su Zheng shook Gu Tianhang’s hands heavily as he welcomed them with delight.

“I have been busy all this time, so today I immediately came over the moment I’m free.” Gu Tianhang smiled cordially.

“Your visit is a pleasure for me!” Su Zheng led the way. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

The group of people began to take their seats at the round table while the mothers nodded their heads at each other as a sign of greeting.

Su Zheng was seated on the head of the table. To his right, it was Gu Tianhang, Gu Mingchen’s mother, Gu Mingchen, Su Wanning, Xiong Daini, Bai Rong, Su Xuyan, Su Junhao and Su Wanning’s mother respectively.

After sitting down, only then Gu Tianhang noticed Bai Rong’s presence.

He had seen her before back at the Military Base, which was why he was surprised to see her here. “You’re…..”

Su Xuyan placed his hands on Bai Rong’s shoulders as he introduced with a smile. “My wife.”

“Oh.” Gu Tianhang smiled as he nodded in understanding. “Not bad, not bad.”

Gu Mingchen directed his chilly gaze towards Bai Rong. She had lowered her eyes and refused to have eye contact with anyone, hence no one could see the emotions whirling in her eyes.

“Uncle, how’s the doctor recruitment for the Special Forces Military Base? I’ve been waiting for the confirmation for a long time.” Su Wanning asked sweetly as she linked her hands on Gu Mingchen’s arm.

Bai Rong’s eyes flickered at the sight. Gu Mingchen did not reject the girl beside him at all. The poor doctor could only swallow her saliva bitterly.

Su Wanning’s family had employed a professional chef for their gathering. His assistant was pouring a glass of Brandy for each of them.

“This is not up to me. Mingchen is the one who makes the decisions. He’s the Chief at the Special Forces Military Base after all; he won’t even take my orders.” Gu Tianhang joked.

“Mingchen, you should get this done as soon as possible, then you can spend more time with Wanning. This girl has been nagging at me day and night on this matter.” Gu Mingchen’s mother smiled in answer.

Bai Rong couldn’t help but turn to look at Gu Mingchen’s mother.

His mother was a very beautiful lady, elegant and noble looking. With her hair up in a bun, the lady also exuded a smart and capable appearance. Her eyes were sharp but wise with years of experience in dealing with people.

Appearance wise, Gu Mingchen looked very much like his mother.

“Hmm.” Gu Mingchen hummed in reply as he sipped on his Brandy, his face void of reaction.

“Just now my sister-in-law had been telling me about Wanning’s boyfriend and describing how outstanding he is like he belongs to heaven. Now that I finally met him, he’s indeed one of a kind. Cheers!” Xiong Daini held up her glass in a toasting gesture towards Gu Mingchen.

Gu Mingchen returned the gesture while he side-eyed Bai Rong discreetly.

Bai Rong was still hanging her head low as Su Xuyan placed a beef tenderloin in her plate.

“You’re overpraising him! By the way, is this your son?” Gu Mingchen’s mother turned to Su Xuyan.

“Yes, he’s Xuyan, currently the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Health. He’s more on the naughty side.” Xiong Daini replied proudly.

“Wow, youngsters nowadays are amazing for having such great achievements at such a young age.” Gu Mingchen’s mother praised.

“Thanks for your praise. I’m still working hard to be better. Cheers, Aunt Gu.” Su Xuyan smiled crookedly as he held up his glass and took a big gulp.

“This child has a good temperament! You’re very lucky, one look at you two and I can see your relationship with your son is excellent.” Gu Mingchen’s mother sipped her Brandy, then frowned slightly. “Zheng, the alcohol content of this wine is on the high side. You’re not afraid that I’ll be drunk and wreak havoc in your house?”

“Why should I be afraid of you being drunk? Your husband is still here, he’s not that old yet and would still be able to restrain your drunk self.” Su Zheng joked in reply.

“Not that I can’t restrain her, but I dare not restrain her. I don’t want to be at the receiving end of Madam Song’s drunken wrath.” Gu Tianhang smiled lovingly at Gu Mingchen’s mother, Song Xiyu.

“Hey, hey! At such an age and yet you two are showing off. Aren’t you embarrassed? Haha, cheers!” Su Wanning’s mother joked and held up her wine glass.

Bai Rong sipped a small mouthful with the others as well. She had no idea which type of Brandy it was. The alcohol was very spicy for her; she disliked it very much.

Everyone was happily exchanging words of conversation with each other. In contrast, she had been the quiet odd one out around the delightful table.

The girl felt a bit dizzy after a few drinks. She turned to Gu Mingchen with her glistening eyes, who happened to look over as well. The eye contact did not remain long as Bai Rong swiftly averted her gaze.

At that moment, Su Xuyan lowered his head and kissed her forehead. He had drank a lot as well. The girl could feel the smell of alcohol rushing to her nostrils from the kiss.

Bai Rong was stunned at his actions. She hated having body contact with her husband, yet she could not reject or reprimand him now.

Su Xuyan curled his lips as his drunken gaze fixated on his wife. In his drunken state, Su Xuyan hooked Bai Rong’s chin and slowly moved his lips nearer to her.

His actions drew the attention of others at the table. Bai Rong clenched her fist tightly in light of his actions.

Should she avoid him, or take his kiss?

Her mind was now badly tangled and was unsure of her next move.

“You two look loving indeed.” Su Junhao interjected, successfully stopping Su Xuyan from kissing his wife.

“Of course. No woman can beat your wife, no matter how good they are. Other women are properties of other men, only my wife belongs wholly to me.” Su Xuyan held up his wine glass and toasted Su Junhao before downing the contents.

Su Wanning smiled at his words. Her cousin had always been an expert when it came to going after ladies.

She then turned to Gu Mingchen. “Mingchen, come to my room. I have something to give you.”

Gu Mingchen’s chin tensed obviously and his face darkened significantly. Hints of anger could be seen in his dark orbs as he stood up and left with Su Wanning.

“This daughter of mine, already bringing her boyfriend to her room before getting married. I feel embarrassed for her!” Su Wanning’s mother commented helplessly.

“Nothing wrong with it, they’re going to be married soon anyway. Bedding each other now or later makes no difference. Plus, Mingchen is not young anymore, but still in his prime. Hot-blooded men like him definitely have needs.” Su Zheng commented without minding his daughter’s actions.

Bai Rong’s heart tightened, as though a hand just gripped her heart tightly. She could feel the sourness of jealousy seeping out of it and entering her bloodstream.

She took a gulp of wine, trying to paralyze her sour thoughts with the spiciness of the wine.

“Well, since Zheng had already said so, I should not drag on from my side. Let’s fix the date for their marriage then.” Gu Tianhang replied.

Bai Rong felt a headache attacking as her stomach rolled in discomfort. She couldn’t help but cover her mouth and took her leave. “I’m sorry, I need to go to the washroom.”

The upset girl dashed to the toilet. Her reflection in the mirror showed her reddened eyes and welling tears. Seeing her pitiful self, she could no longer hold back as tears fell from her left eye…….