You Owe Me, My Love

You Owe Me, My Love Chapter 172

Bai Rong was speechless as she looked at Gu Mingchen in disbelief.

She did not expect that Gu Mingchen would say such a thing as he sounded like he was saying it just to spite Leng Qiuzun. However, at the same time, it sounded flirtatious and gave her the impression that he liked her.

“Don’t you have a girlfriend, Mr. Gu? I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to say something like that.” Leng Qiuzun said.

“If you know that I have a girlfriend, then you should also know that it would be inappropriate to say that to Ms. Bai.” Gu Mingchen snapped back at him.

Leng Qiuzun was left speechless.

Bai Rong could tell that Gu Mingchen had deliberately said that to defend her.

Leng Qiuzun had a vicious tongue and she had been at a disadvantage during all of her arguments with him.

However, Gu Mingchen had easily shut him up with his witty comebacks. Even Bai Rong couldn’t help but give him a thumbs up in response.

“You’re no fun.” Leng Qiuzun turned around and went up to the second floor.

“Let’s go take a look in the kitchen.” Bai Rong said.

“Alright.” Gu Mingchen held her hand as he walked. It felt so warm that she wasn’t even scared anymore.

Although she knew this wasn’t right, she didn’t pull her hand back either as the two of them made their way into the kitchen.

The kitchen was huge and had a stove that could hold six woks on it.

It was obvious that the previous owner of this castle was extravagant and that many people had lived here.

Gu Mingchen lifted the cover of the wok slowly and saw that it was full of rust and cobwebs from the many years of disuse.

Bai Rong looked into the stove and saw lots of ashes that had clumped together and hardened over time.

Gu Mingchen took samples from all six stoves and placed them into six different plastic bags before labeling them with the numbers one to six respectively.

Bai Rong looked at him in confusion and he explained, “These ashes are from different years, so I’ll have someone analyze these when we get back. That’ll tell us their ages.”

Bai Rong smiled, “They can tell the ages of the ashes? If so, are antique ashes worth any money?”

Gu Mingchen laughed as well, as he felt that Bai Rong was only cold on the outside but was actually warm on the inside.

“So you love money that much, eh? You could just ask me for it.” Gu Mingchen said.

Bai Rong felt her heart racing and lowered her head in embarrassment.

He found her behavior cute and gave her a kiss on the lips.

Bai Rong backed away in response, “Others will see!”

Gu Mingchen wrapped an arm around her waist and looked into her eyes, “So what?” All content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

As Bai Rong thought of Su Wanning, Song Xiyu and Gu Tianhang, she felt a throbbing pain where her pinky finger used to be.

“Don’t be so domineering!” Bai Rong couldn’t control her tone and sounded like she was complaining.

Gu Mingchen stared at her intensely and the two kept their gazes locked onto each other for a moment.

She tried to push him away but he wouldn’t budge an inch.

It wasn’t until they heard footsteps coming from the door that he let go of her.

Wang came running into the kitchen, “Ms. Bai, Mr. Leng is asking for you.”

Bai Rong followed Wang into the first room next to the stairs, thinking that Leng Qiuzun had discovered something.

“Someone has stayed in this room before.” Leng Qiuzun deduced.

Bai Rong scanned the room with her eyes and walked over to the window. It was shut, and vines crept all the way up the windows, blocking the view outside. Bai Rong asked, “How did you know that?”

Leng Qiuzun stared at Bai Rong and casually blurted out, “Intuition.”

Bai Rong held herself back from rolling her eyes at him and walked out of the room.

As she stepped out the door and saw Gu Mingchen casually strolling up the stairs, she had an idea and called out to him, “Mr. Gu.”

“What did you call me?” Gu Mingchen was displeased at the way the woman addressed him.

Bai Rong felt uneasy as he didn’t know about their past, and she didn’t dare tell him about it either.

She had decided to just skip addressing him instead, “It’s possible that someone had really stayed here before, as there isn’t any dust on the floor. That shouldn’t be the case if it was really abandoned.”

“This is a remote location. There are no vehicles passing by, the house is sealed tight, and there’s also a layer of vines protecting it. So, naturally, there won’t be much dust coming in anyway. Your judgment is inaccurate.” Leng Qiuzun retorted as he came out of the room.

“But this castle has aged a lot, so there should be bits falling naturally from the ceiling. Look up.” Bai Rong pointed at the ceiling above the third floor.

The light was hanging straight down, and they couldn’t see it clearly because the ceiling was too high up and it was dark inside.

Bai Rong switched on her flashlight and pointed it at the ceiling, “Gu Mingchen, give me a hand.”

She had called him by name naturally without realizing, and he had a look of satisfaction on his face as he motioned at his subordinates.

They handed him a military-grade tactical flashlight from his backpack, which he pointed at the ceiling.

It was really bright and had a really long range, so the light reached all the way to the ceiling.

The ceiling seemed wooden and was triangular in shape without any paint.

Bai Rong frowned as she looked back and forth at the photographs of the castle and the castle itself.

She then pointed at the ceiling and asked Gu Mingchen, “What do you think this ceiling is made of?”

“Bricks, why?” Gu Mingchen was confused.

“That means there’s wood beneath the bricks. If there was a leak in the bricks, the wood would become moldy, right? Look at the wood. Do you think that’s wood? Or are they artificial?” Bai Rong looked suspiciously at the ceiling.

“Bricks usually have lime powder, cement, or asphalt underneath to prevent leaking.” Gu Mingchen said as he took the photograph over from Bai Rong and examined it.

He frowned as he realized the problem after Bai Rong reminded him.

“Bai Rong, I had always suspected that this place has a basement of some sort. The three teenagers that broke in here should be kidnapped and held there, but one of them managed to escape while the other two went missing. Now, I think I know where that secret room is.” Gu Mingchen said.

Bai Rong pointed at the ceiling, “The secret room wasn’t beneath the building, but above the ceiling.”

Gu Mingchen nodded, “The people that came investigating previously had all been deceived by their habitual way of thinking as well as their eyes. There should be some sort of passage that leads to the ceiling.”

Leng Qiuzun took the photo from Gu Mingchen as he listened to their analysis and found it himself, “Knock on the ceiling in all the rooms on the second floor, and if you hear a hollow sound, break it open with your weapons.”

“That wouldn’t do much good. I think I know where the entrance is.” Gu Mingchen said and led the way.

Leng Qiuzun narrowed his eyes angrily as he stared at Gu Mingchen.

Gu Mingchen walked all the way to the room at the end of the corridor, and his men handed him a ladder. He climbed up to the ceiling and lifted the tile on the corner.

Bai Rong was surprised, “How did you know where the entrance was?”

“Knowledge of architectural space. I made a comparison between the building’s external appearance and internal construction, then combined it with reasonable logic on the structure of the building.” Gu Mingchen said.

“Mr. Gu, are you in charge of construction in the military?” Leng Qiuzun asked sarcastically.

Gu Mingchen ignored him as he looked around the secret room and was shocked by what he saw.