Song Xuan was pleased, but she hadn’t forgotten about the matter of dealing with Ji Yu.
She decisively sent a message to the people she’d already prepared ahead of time.
[You can take action early now.]
However, Ji Yu was completely unaware of any of this.
With the fifty million promissory note in her hand, she was fairly content.
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"Mm, he’s planning to settle down in the country." Ji Yu knew how close they were, so she didn’t bother keeping this from them.
Tian’s face lit up with excitement, "That’s fantastic! We’ll finally have some time to get together."
These people all hoped for the best for one another.
Ji Yu smiled, "I know you’re going to see him, and he’ll definitely be thrilled. But I probably won’t be able to join you today; I’ve got some things to take care of."
She had just received a call from the police saying Tang Xin wanted to meet her.
Initially, Ji Yu had intended to refuse.
But as things took an unexpected turn, meeting might actually be worthwhile.
Tang Xin truly hadn’t mentioned anything else. She seemed entirely focused on her face. "Doctor Ji, could you help me treat my face? As long as you’re willing, I’ll tell you anything you want to know."
Ji Yu frowned, accustomed to dealing with such matters, "I’m sorry, but I have principles about this sort of thing. You’ll have to wait until you’re released to find someone else. Besides, I already know who did this; I don’t need your help."
Hadn’t she been clear enough with these people?
Tang Xin’s expression showed surprise, "You really know it was the Gu family’s arrangement?"
Ji Yu’s brows knitted slightly; she hadn’t expected this. But since Tang Xin had said it outright, it meant someone from the Gu family truly was involved.
"Who are you talking about?"
Hong hadn’t found any leads, so did Tang Xin have something else?
Tang Xin saw Ji Yu’s apparent curiosity and quickly brought up her face again, "If you help me fix my face, I can tell you everything that happened."
But Ji Yu didn’t nod.
She disliked coercion, and Ji Yu would never force herself to comply.
"What I hate most is being forced into something. You’ve probably noticed by now—I don’t want to treat your face."
Anything she disliked would never stand a chance with her.
Seeing Ji Yu about to walk away, Tang Xin grew uneasy, sensing that her chances would vanish once Ji Yu left.
"You’ll undoubtedly be shocked when you find out, and I’ve also heard you have ties to the Gu family."
Ji Yu still didn’t turn back, though her mind began to question who it might be.
After all, very few people were aware of her connection to the Gu family.
"I knew you’d be here." Gu Qixiao was already waiting at the police station entrance, though Ji Yu hadn’t noticed when he arrived.
When Ji Yu spotted him, her expression didn’t change much. Instead, she donned a scrutinizing look.
"Why are you staring at me like that? Do I look like I’ve got issues or something?"
Gu Qixiao himself couldn’t tell what might be wrong, making Ji Yu view him with such eyes.
But Ji Yu didn’t seem inclined to spell it out for him, "It’s nothing. If there’s nothing else, hurry home and rest."
She was already accustomed to dealing with such situations.
She couldn’t tell if Gu Qixiao genuinely didn’t know or was feigning ignorance about the earlier events. Either way, their current relationship didn’t require further clarification.
Gu Qixiao, unsettled by Ji Yu’s cold demeanor, felt a sense of foreboding, "What’s wrong? If there’s something, just say so—we can tackle it together. Why treat me ?"
He firmly believed that as long as he was sincere enough, Ji Yu would eventually come to love him.
He stepped out of the car, attempting to grab Ji Yu’s hand, only for her to dodge.
"It’s unnecessary. I don’t see what there is to explain here. Look at the situation—don’t you think you should keep a distance from me?"
Some things indeed required maintaining distance to be better handled.
Yet, certain matters benefitted from persistence.
Gu Qixiao stubbornly stared at Ji Yu, refusing to leave.
"If you’re not leaving, at least make way. I need to get through."
Ji Yu didn’t want to talk too much with Gu Qixiao, but it seemed like every encounter proved unavoidable.
"I want to know why you’re being so distant."
This clearly wasn’t an ordinary matter; he was determined to block her way.
"I don’t know if you’re feigning ignorance or truly clueless, but the Gu family seems rather fond of these kinds of tactics. Could you stop using them to toy with me?"
She detested such methods.
Her cold gaze was chilling, reminiscent of their very first meeting.
Gu Qixiao opened his mouth as if to respond but ultimately sighed instead, "I don’t know why you’d think that, but I would never use such tactics against you."
He genuinely didn’t have the time.
He silently muttered to himself.
He’d painstakingly rearranged his schedule to make time to see Ji Yu today, and he hadn’t been wrong to come.
"Yu, I don’t know why you have such thoughts, but I need to clarify: I didn’t come to toy with you. I genuinely want to be with you."
Though such feelings might be hard to understand, Gu Qixiao was absolutely sincere about them.
His intense gaze locked onto Ji Yu, as though he wanted to melt her with it.
"But everything you’ve shown seems so calculated. Gu Qixiao, how am I supposed to trust you?"
She rubbed her aching temples, trying to walk past him.
"You are my goal." Gu Qixiao had already made his intentions clear.
Still, being accused of ulterior motives felt unfair.
"You’re acting so strangely today; I don’t know what someone might have told you. But I promise, I have no other motives toward you."
"So you really can accept this child?" Ji Yu couldn’t help but raise her voice.
The matter led her to doubt.
From the moment the child entered the picture, Gu Qixiao had begun changing, making it difficult to believe he was unaware.
"I don’t even know whether I should accept the child or not. But if you’ve decided to keep them, I’ll respect your wishes."
All he knew was that Ji Yu was single.
Ji Yu increasingly suspected Gu Qixiao knew something. Otherwise, he wouldn’t act in this peculiar way.
The matter of the child would be discussed later, but Gu Qixiao absolutely couldn’t continue interacting so closely—it’d undoubtedly lead to trouble.
"I need some time to cool off. Regarding the child, I hope you won’t overthink things."
Her exhaustion showed, and she had no desire to keep sparring mentally with everyone.
"You can ask me anything directly. Why waste time on these pointless speculations?"