You Owe Me, My Love Chapter 301


    Chapter 301 Afraid I Would Eat You


    She stuttered, “Erm… e-everything in moderation. Too much of a-a good thing will have negative


    repercussions as well…”


    He chuckled yfully. “Why the stutter? Afraid I’d eat you up?”


    Bai Rong had been drawing circles on the sand as a distraction. Yet it did nothing to calm her racing


    heart. She needed to escape. “Er… I’m turning in for the night. Nights.”


    Seeing her attempt to flee, it made himugh. “Where are you going?”


    She chose not to respond.


    He added, “Our clothes are still wet. You’ll catch a cold if you sleep with it.”


    He’s right. She could not think of a rebuttal.


    Seeing her conflicted expression, he felt like teasing her further. “I mean, we’ve already seen each


    other naked before.” Gu Mingchen was clearly in a good mood.


    This made her feel even more awkward. “Fine. I’ll make some new clothing and sheets with trees and


    vines tomorrow.”


    Gu Mingchen stopped his teasing. The next moment, hey t on the sand. “Look! The sky is full of


    stars. I remembered back when I was a child, I loved looking at them. But, you can’t really see them


    anymore now.”


    Changing the topic worked. Bai Rong was no longer apprehensive. Instead, she joined him. “Due to


    industrial pollution, our cities are filled with smog. I guess that’s why uninhabited ces like these are


    considered heaven.”


    Gu Mingchen cradled her. His voice earnest. “Promise me. If we are rescued, we’ll never leave each


    other.”


    Her silence made him uneasy, and he turned towards her.


    “Alright…” Bai Rong finally uttered.


    Satisfied with her response, he nted a kiss on her forehead immediately before he stood up to cut


    the bamboos.


    His abrupt behavior perplexed her. “What are you doing?”


    “Making adder. This bamboo is around ten meters long. I’ll divide it roughly into three parts. The two


    long ones will be for the sides of thedder. For thest piece, we can cut it further to make the rung of


    thedder.” As he exined, he continued marking the holes for the rung to be inserted.


    After he was done, he divided thest piece of bamboo into seven equal parts, about three centimeters


    long, to be inserted into the holes.


    This was a rtively tedious process. The size of the holes had to match the diameter of the bamboo


    inserted into it.


    Although she offered to help, Gu Mingchen was afraid that Bai Rong would hurt herself. He suggested


    an alternative. “I can handle this. I’d appreciate it if you could make us two pairs of chopsticks. This


    way, we won’t get scalded while getting the food from the pot.”


    What he said made sense. She replied, “All right.” With the remaining bamboos, she made four pairs of


    chopsticks and a spat.


    He saw the extra pairs of chopsticks andughed heartily. “For our non-existential guests?”


    She found hisment amusing. Soon she wasughing, too.


    Riding on the rxed atmosphere, he joked. “Or is this for our children? Kinda early for that.”


    He looked up to check her reaction. Bai Rong’s cheeks had taken on a pink hue. He could not tell


    whether it was the fire or her natural blush but, she looked ethereal. He could not peel his eyes off her.


    “Nothing like that… I was just making some backups!”


    He decided it was enough of teasing. “Oh look! Our crab’s done.”


    Bai Rong tried to use the chopsticks she made to lift the crab out. However, due to her poor


    workmanship, it proved to be difficult. She realized craftsmanship was not her forte.


    After several tries, she got two crabs out and left them to cool on a piece of leaf. Meanwhile, she used


    her dagger to fine-tune her uneven chopsticks.


    She smoothed the surface of the chopsticks so that they could align beside each other. Next, she


    gradually reduced its size as it got nearer to the tip. This was evidently an improved version.


    Gu Mingchen called, “You start eating first. Tell me how tastes.”


    The crab was cool enough to touch. She broke it in half and drank its juice. There was just the right


    amount of salt. It was the best food she had tasted here.


    She gestured a thumbs up. “It’s delicious! But I’m worried we may not have enough freshwater…”


    “Don’t worry about that. We have seawater and a pot. That’s all we need to make water. Alternatively,


    we can search for a freshwater source tomorrow morning. Once we’ve collected enough, we could


    store the excess in a pit.”


    “All right. But before we set off, let’s have breakfast. I’ll make a stew using the wild boar meat and


    bamboos.” She fed him a piece of crab meat as she talked.


    “You have it yourself. I can peel mine.” He felt sorry for her hands.


    “Then stop whatever you’re doing and eat first. I can’t finish all these by myself.”


    He took a glimpse at his watch before rinsing his hands with seawater. He chose a spot beside her.


    During the slight pauses in their conversation, they could hear the subtle crackling of firewood


    apanied by bouts of waves crashing. It helped create afortable ambiance. If they weren’t


    stranded, Bai Rong would have really enjoyed being here.


    Meanwhile, Gu Mingchen had eaten a crab to appease her. Immediately after, he began working on his


    ladder again.


    Bai Rong, on the other hand, ate two. Afterward, she prepared the abalone into slices before boiling


    them in the pot. Everything tasted amazing to her.


    Looking at him getting busy again, she offered to feed him another. “Try this.”


    “Mmm… Not bad. It tastes fresh out of the sea.”


    “I know. It’s not an experience we can get with money.” Having said that, she continued feeding him the


    abalones. Next, she decided to work on the sea cucumbers.


    “Don’t you find their taste simr? Just like shellfish, I can’t really taste any difference.”


    Gu Mingchen analyzed. “Well, there are still some differences. Scallops have round meat and a chewy


    texture. Oysters are soft. Freshwater mussels arerger and have more areas to bite. These are just a


    few examples. They all have different textures.”


    She was awed by his detailed description. “Wow. You sound like a professional food taster.”


    “Honestly, I’ve not eaten this much in a long while.”


    “Have you forgotten the time you ate near my school? That was an insane amount.”


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    “Well, today’s portion still takes the top spot. I’ve eaten an entire boar leg, haven’t I?”


    Sheughed at hisment. “I guess so. With the amount left, it could evenst us up to a week. Let’s


    cover the remaining three legs in salt and leave it under the sun. This way, it’ll not turn bad for


    months…” She trailed off in her thoughts.


    What months? I don’t even have that much time left.


    If she died, he would be here all alone. At that thought, she felt her heart ache.


    “Why did you stop?”


    She brushed off her negative thoughts before continuing. “I guess we could eat the ribs tomorrow. It’ll


    probablyst us the entire day.”


    “All right. Before we set off tomorrow, let’s wrap the meat up as you suggested. We can add rocks


    around it to prevent other predators from getting to it.”