You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 361

Chapter 361 Extra Perk

Wu Nian could feel everyone in the room staring at her.

If she were to go, it would make her relationship with Gu Mingchen seem suspiciously intimate.

If she were to refuse, it would also make it seem as if something had happened between the two of them.

“Don’t go,” Liu Yan said.

Wu Nian nodded. “I’m thinking the same. There’s nothing for me to say to him. Let’s move Ollie and Lisa to the bed.”

“Ms. Wu, can I have a word with you too?” Xia He asked.

“Okay.”

“Are you sure that you’ll be fine?” Liu Yan looked concerned.

“Yeah,” Wu Nian reassured her before following Xia He to the back of the villa, using her phone as a flashlight.

“I want to return with Gu Mingchen this time. I don’t want to live like a fugitive any longer. Do you think that’s a good idea?” Xia He asked.

“Before I actually met Zhou Hailan, I used to believe that you weren’t the spy. You had it tough, after all. After the mission, I had thought that you had gone home. Tangqian Village is such a hellhole, isn’t it?”

Sighing deeply, Wu Nian continued, “But after seeing Zhou Hailan, I simply couldn’t help but wonder if you had been abandoned by the country because of the failed mission.”

“What do you mean?” Xia He’s voice became a little shrill as she stared at Wu Nian with a perplexed expression.

“When Zhou Hailan had just returned, she acted as if she had a mental illness and used it as an excuse to cling onto Gu Mingchen. I saw through her lies immediately and began suspecting her to be the spy.”

Wu Nian furrowed her brows. “But after learning about me, she willingly left him and told me to take care of her child with Gu Mingchen. She had finally left him after sticking around for all those years. Apart from the shady schemes she conspired out of fear of losing Gu Mingchen, she was not an entirely evil person,” she explained.

“That’s exactly it! She wouldn’t have played those dirty tricks if she were good-natured. She’s the spy. I’m sure of it!” Xia He spluttered.

“That’s because you’re sure of who you are, but everyone else wouldn’t be able to know for sure who’s telling the truth!” Wu Nian also raised her voice.

“Can’t you see the truth? Don’t you believe me?” Xia He retorted.

“I believe you because Zhou Hailan is my rival. I don’t trust her for personal reasons. Speaking of personal reasons, Zhou Hailan has a son with Gu Mingchen, and his parents have always hoped for them to marry. Who do you think his parents would believe? Him, or you?”

Wu Nian’s words had Xia He stumped. Indeed, if Gu Mingchen had any faith in her at all, she would not have lived her life as a fugitive for so long.

Hmph. Gu Mingchen doesn’t trust me for “personal reasons” too.

“What am I supposed to do then?” Xia He frowned.

“Run for your life… or…” Wu Nian paused. “Devise a plan to return to A City discreetly.”

“Discreetly?” As Xia He stared at Wu Nian with her brows furrowed deeply, countless thoughts flashed across her head. Eventually, she asked, “I want to taste the oranges from Tangqian Village once more.”

Memories of the unbearably sour oranges sold to them by a dishonest man at the village came flooding back into Wu Nian’s head. The oranges were naturally grown but way too sour, and Gu Mingchen was the one who ate them all in the end.

She could recall exactly how affectionate and exasperated his gaze at that very moment.

Though the oranges tasted sour, there was an unmistakable sweet taste lingering in her heart.