Chapter 286: Chapter 286

This middle-aged butler turning into a hopeless romantic does have its reasons.

"Miss Ji is far too important to me. Using your words, she is my light. I can’t help but care about her feelings, so I must trouble you to keep her here. She could never harbor any intentions toward the young master again."

He remained firm on this matter.

But Ji Yu didn’t want to trouble herself over such things. The source of thɪs content is novel✶fire.net

"Butler, do you think you still have any room to speak at this point?"

He could no longer stay here, so his words felt somewhat baffling.

He probably realized that what he said would agitate Ji Yu, which made him quite uneasy, as if he were about to lose face completely.

"Take her and leave. I don’t want to say anything further. Whether she truly has other thoughts or not, I trust you understand better than anyone else."

The two of them were the most suited for each other. Besides, the current situation left Ji Yu utterly speechless—she couldn’t even guess what this person might do next.

"I already said no. If you didn’t hear it the first time, I can say it again." She had always been a somewhat selfish person.

In situations , she didn’t want to invite trouble for herself. Clearly, keeping Qi Yao around would only be a hassle. If her warning were ignored, then that would truly be a misstep.

"Understood. Miss Ji, I sincerely apologize for disturbing you."

To be honest, Ji Yu wasn’t happy about this either. She had just moved into Gu Qixiao’s home and was already faced with such a situation. Of course, this kind of dynamic would make anyone feel frustrated.

Gu Qixiao probably knew that Ji Yu wasn’t keen on dealing with matters like these. Hearing that the issue was resolved, he didn’t think anything was wrong with the way Ji Yu handled it.

"Yu, you don’t need to worry about this incident affecting you. I know you’re doing well in this current situation. You are the mistress of this house now. If anyone is disrespectful to you, you have every right to deal with them directly."

He supported Ji Yu fully in this matter.

Ji Yu felt a bit helpless. "I don’t intend to do anything to them either. It’s just that their attitude leaves me frustrated. I’ve always felt isn’t my home."

She disliked a place .

She also didn’t enjoy managing these staff members.

Gu Qixiao could see through her thoughts. "Alright. Since you don’t like it, Yu, I’ll arrange for a butler to handle these matters for you. You can just focus on recuperating."

He brought back the butler from his family’s ancestral home.

Ji Yu felt helpless about the whole situation. Yet, she knew that there were still many other things she would likely need to deal with, so she could only trouble this butler.

"I still need to check on Zhang Yaohuan’s condition, so I’ll leave this matter to the butler for now."

Gu Qixiao didn’t particularly agree with her choosing to work at this time.

"Yu, you should take a proper rest. Let someone else handle these matters instead."

"No, this is too important to me." Ji Yu was fully aware of just how critical this matter was to her.

If she didn’t handle it well, her reputation might be ruined beyond repair.

"Gu Qixiao, even if I marry you, I’m still Doctor Ji. This is my responsibility, and I can’t not care."

Her expression was serious, clearly showing how much this meant to her.

She couldn’t not care about her career. Besides, being pregnant didn’t mean she couldn’t take on minor tasks.

"This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate. If you want to take away my career, then we might as well reconsider this marriage." She looked at Gu Qixiao with a resolute expression, hoping he would give her a clear answer.

"I hope we can resolve all these issues before getting married. That’s why I agreed to live here with you. Living together gives us the chance to address everything, almost like a trial period."

Gu Qixiao also understood how much Ji Yu loved her career. He had never intended for her to give it up. "Yu, I know you’re passionate about your work, and normally I wouldn’t have any objections."

"But I’m just pregnant; I haven’t given birth or reached the point where I need to recover in bed. In fact, I need some moderate movement. When I go to the hospital, I’m not performing surgeries or anything. I’m simply checking on my patient. If this patient weren’t someone I personally handled, I might not insist, but the reality is, this is a patient I have to see through myself."

She was particularly adamant about this matter.

Faced with her determination, Gu Qixiao wasn’t sure what else to say.

"Fine, I’ll agree to it. But you must promise me to let me know immediately if you feel at all unwell. I won’t allow this to negatively impact your health."

To be honest, Ji Yu was a little angry about the whole situation. But thinking it through, it didn’t really affect her. Gu Qixiao had her best interests at heart, so she decided to drop the issue.

"Gu Qixiao, maybe I was being impulsive just now. But I really can’t give up the career I love."

Even though they were so familiar with each other, living together seemed to have brought many new conflicts. She couldn’t help but feel uneasy, hoping this wouldn’t happen again.

"Yu, you’re right. We do need to work through things. It’s only the beginning. From now on, let’s speak openly about anything. Otherwise, when we get married, there will only be even more conflicts."

Love alone couldn’t sustain their future life. No matter how much they had, differences in perspective could still cause problems, so they had to be meticulous about these matters.

Ji Yu eventually managed to visit Congxin as she had hoped.

When Zhang Yaohuan saw her, he thought something might have happened.

"Haven’t things been going well for you recently? Why do you look like you’re not particularly happy?"

"Maybe I’ve just been dealing with too much lately. I don’t even know how to explain it." When she spoke, her expression was one of resignation.

It was the first time Zhang Yaohuan had seen Ji Yu look . "Could it be a relationship issue? If even someone like you has problems in love, then I truly can’t believe in love anymore."

"Yes," Ji Yu said with a touch of helplessness.

After all, relationship issues were something everyone faced.