You Owe Me, My Love

You Owe Me, My Love Chapter 454

Chapter 454 Thank You For Giving Me A Home

Pausing for five seconds, he added, “It seems like we haven’t been eating any vegetable. We’ll probably get constipation soon.”

“We have Matsutake mushroom and chestnuts, don’t we? Remember to get some wild greens from the jungle tomorrow for the dumplings.” Bai Rong glanced at the mushroom, which she had washed earlier.

The man nodded. “Cook the braised pork then.” He continued peeling the chestnuts. Why is he so cute?

She started a fire and put the pork in a pot of water, boiled it to remove the impurities. The fire was burning well, so the only thing she needed to do was to add firewood to it from time to time.

After putting the lid on the pot, she peeled the inner skin off the chestnuts that she boiled earlier, leaving the yellow flesh. “Aren’t you supposed to be cooking braised pork?” Gu Mingchen’s voice sounded.

Bai Rong broke into a fit of giggle, knowing that he was trying to stop her from peeling the chestnuts. She turned around to glance at him. “Okay, okay. Don’t worry, I can still handle this. Have you forgotten that I used to be a surgeon when we first met?”

Gu Mingchen fell silent, but his hands peeled the prickly shells even quicker, mumbling to himself, “If I had known, I wouldn’t have picked so many of them.”

Once again, Bai Rong laughed in amusement. With her head lowered, she peeled the skin of the chestnuts while saying, “We’re going to pick more tomorrow. This is seasonal, so it’ll be gone after this season. We need to store more food, as there’ll be less food available during winter, right?”

Glancing at her back, he hummed gently in response.

If possible, I would love to spend the winter here with her. I can work and have video conferences as long as there’s an Internet connection. I just need to go back for inspections occasionally. But what if she gets pregnant or falls sick?

Taking a deep breath, the man brushed those thoughts aside. Instead of worrying about the future, I should just cherish the time that I have with her now.

When Gu Mingchen was done, he took the knife from Bai Rong. “Let me slice the skin open. You only need to peel it off then.”

The woman didn’t resist him and did exactly as he said.

Soon, the water boiled, and Bai Rong took the pork out of the pot and rinse it with some plain water. She emptied the pot and poured some oil in it. After adding firewood, the woman fried the pork, so that the skin wouldn’t get stuck in the pot. She then added cooking wine, soy sauce, ginger, sugar and some spices and let it cook over a slow fire for two hours.

As a result, their dinner would be later than usual, but it was fine, since they had lunch late in the afternoon.

Afterward, Bai Rong spooned out the rice from another pot and washed it. Putting some water and the pork ribs in it, she boiled them to eliminate the impurities.

Subsequently, she continued peeling the chestnuts’ skin.

“Are you tired? You’ve been busy since early in the morning without taking a break.” Gu Mingchen felt sorry for her.

“No, I’m not tired. In fact, I like being productive, so I can sleep better at night. You know I used to have insomnia,” she replied with a smile.

“We’re not going to hunt or get the wild greens tomorrow. I’ll ask someone to send some vegetables. We can sleep in and have a good rest before we go out to pick the chestnuts in the afternoon.”

“Can I ask your men to bring more things over?” the woman asked.

“Of course you can. What do you need? Write it down, and I’ll ask someone to bring them to us.”

She gave him an ‘OK’ gesture.

Half an hour later, the kitchen was filled with a mouth-watering aroma, making both of them feel hungry.

It was easy to make pork ribs stew. After rinsing the boiled pork ribs, she put them back into a new pot of water with ginger and cooking wine. Some people would add spices, but Bai Rong skipped it, as she wanted to keep the taste light, just like two years ago.

Later, the pork ribs became softer, and she put some Matsutake mushrooms into the pot. When the dish was ready, she sprinkled a little salt instead of MSG.

“Yummy! It tastes just as good as two years ago.” Bai Rong had two servings of the pork ribs stew. Satisfaction was written all over her face.

Her joy lifted Gu Mingchen’s mood, and the man ate more than usual.

All of a sudden, she caught a glimpse of the red spots on his palm. Grabbing his wrist, she questioned, “What happened to your hand?”

“I peeled the chestnuts in a hurry and poked myself. Never mind, it’ll be gone tomorrow,” he replied impassively, withdrawing his hand.

Bai Rong was riddled with guilt.

He peeled it in a rush only to help me out. If I had let him handle it, he wouldn’t have been so anxious and hurt himself.

“Gu Mingchen, I’ll listen to you and do whatever you ask me to from now on. I won’t be so stubborn anymore. If there were disagreements, we’ll talk it out and analyze the situation, but you have the final say,” she guaranteed.

The man chuckled at her words. “Really? I can’t change that stubborn attitude of yours, despite years of effort. Anyway, don’t worry, it’s only a few minor cuts.”

“Do you still want me then?” she asked jokingly.

“Of course, I want you, but I hope you can be yourself and be happy. That way, I’ll be happy too,” Gu Mingchen said gently.

Bai Rong totally understood what he was referring to.

Since they rescued the pregnant woman together, the two had known one another for five years and gone through ups and downs. Gu Mingchen seemed strong-willed and overbearing, yet he always gave in to her wants and needs. Whenever she made a mistake, he would be mad at her for she didn’t keep herself safe, but not because of the mistake.

Love was like a waltz. When one stepped forward, the other had to step back for it to work. If only one of the two was willing to tolerate, it would eventually push the person over the edge.

“Okay, you’re right. I’m stuffed, and it’s not healthy to go to bed straight away. Shall we take a walk on the beach?” the woman asked.

“It’s more dangerous outside at night. Many wild cats have night vision, but we don’t, so they can adapt to the dark way better than us,” he explained patiently.

“You’re right.”

Gu Mingchen held her hand. “After washing the plates, I’ll accompany you for a walk on the rooftop.”

Bai Rong was all smiles. “That’s a good idea. You can tell me about your stories too.”

“There’s nothing interesting to talk about. It’s all about bloodshed and killings.” He was reluctant to bring it up. His gaze turned dark for a split second.

The woman realized that she shouldn’t have brought this up. Gu Mingchen refused to think of his past, let alone feeling nostalgic about it.

“Let me tell you something interesting then.” She changed the subject right away. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

A faint smile appeared on his face. “Okay.”

After dinner, they cleaned up and washed the dishes together. There were a lot of leftovers. They placed them in the kitchen cabinet, as the food wouldn’t get spoilt since the weather was so cold.

Before taking a walk, Gu Mingchen took a jacket and draped it over Bai Rong’s shoulders. Holding her hand, he opened the door to the rooftop.

The moon shone brightly tonight, and its soft light illuminated the entire rooftop. They could feel the chilly sea breeze blowing on their faces comfortably.

Thrilled and excited, the woman turned around and wrapped her arms around his. The reflections of the man and the moonlight could be seen in her eyes as she gazed intently at him.

“Gu Mingchen, thank you for giving me a home.”