Chapter 299: Chapter 299

"Does she never bother to think before acting?" He truly couldn’t understand at all when it came to this.

Not just him—even Ji Yu had no idea.

Ji Yu didn’t have time to deal with Song Xuan’s matters today.

Today, she had to go to the hospital to pick up Madam Ji upon her discharge.

Madam Ji’s condition could be said to have improved remarkably.

However, she still carried concern in her heart for Ji Yu. "Yu, have you encountered something lately? I’ve seen a lot of messages online, and they’re all cursing you."

Ji Yu didn’t think it was anything to worry about. "Mom, don’t worry about me. Those curses will disappear soon—my friend just needs to make an appearance on a show."

She was entirely confident about the situation.

Hearing this, Madam Ji relaxed a little, but she still wished Ji Yu could take care of herself. "Yu, even though I can’t stand up for you right now, if anything happens, tell the family—or your brother. There’s no way we’ll let you suffer through anything."

Ji Yu understood her concern. "Mom, you really don’t need to worry about me. I’m used to it. Even if people curse me, it won’t affect me."

She had grown callous to these things.

Not wanting to continue this topic, she decided to take Madam Ji to the doctor to review the latest examination results.

"Based on Mrs. Ji’s condition, she only needs to come in regularly for follow-up checkups, and there shouldn’t be any issues."

Even the doctor thought the recovery was something of a miracle.

Ji Yu couldn’t help but recall Xia Chuanhe’s earlier words, her heart still filled with unease.

"Are you certain there’s nothing wrong at all?"

"Of course there’s no problem. Does Miss Ji have some lingering doubts?" The doctor was a bit puzzled by Ji Yu’s concern.

"That’s not what I mean. It’s just... someone told me certain things before." Ji Yu couldn’t shake her unease about the situation.

"Miss Ji must have been deceived. We don’t make errors with these tests."

Although the doctor said so, Ji Yu still sought out numerous specialists to examine Madam Ji.

Others couldn’t quite understand why Ji Yu persisted so stubbornly in this matter.

Even Ji Yuanzhou thought Ji Yu had likely been deceived.

"What Xia Chuanhe said isn’t necessarily reliable. You may have been tricked by him. He probably just wants to get you back, so that’s why he’d say those things."

Since everyone else had said as much, Ji Yu reluctantly decided to let the matter go for now.

Still, no matter how she looked at it, there seemed to be some latent risk in Madam Ji’s condition.

Ji Yu stayed by Madam Ji’s side at all times, which naturally came as a surprise to her. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel•fire.net

"Yu, you don’t have to worry about me. It’s all in the past now."

Ji Yu knew others probably thought she was overreacting, but she truly believed her caution was necessary.

While she no longer stayed directly by Madam Ji’s side, she arranged caregivers to look after her instead.

"Yuyu, if you ask me, this Xia Chuanhe is surely trying to deceive you. Think back—has anything he said ever been true?"

But Ji Yu couldn’t stop herself from recalling the smile he had when he let her leave. "Qinqin, you don’t understand. At that moment... something was off about him. I’ve been wondering why he let me go so easily. Thinking back now, he might have done so because he’s confident about something."

When it came to others, she wouldn’t care so much.

But now the situation involved her mother, and Ji Yu couldn’t bring herself to ignore it.

"Yuyu, since you’re this worried, why not assign someone to watch over Auntie constantly and see how things go?"

Just as the suggestion was made, Ji Yu received the news—Madam Ji had indeed fallen ill.

When Ji Yu and Feng Qinqin arrived, everyone was gathered at the doorway, looking anxious.

"Yu, what on earth did Xia Chuanhe say? Did you already suspect Mom would have an issue?" Ji Yuanzhou was understandably distressed—he had immediately stepped in as soon as things went awry.

Ji Yu wasn’t entirely sure what had happened either, or she wouldn’t have been so cautious.

"Brother, I don’t know the specific details."

She had some insight into surface-level matters, but had no confidence in anything else.

Seeing how dire Madam Ji’s condition was, Ji Yu couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

So, she decided to go straight to Xia Chuanhe.

"Yuyu, if you go to Xia Chuanhe now, he’ll surely bully you."

"I don’t know if he’ll bully me, but I can’t afford to delay my mom’s treatment." She understood Feng Qinqin was only looking out for her, but there was simply no other option.

"Yuyu, why put yourself through this?"

Ji Yu knew the situation was dire, but even if it came at a steep price, she was willing to accept that.

Xia Chuanhe had already anticipated Ji Yu would come to him and had even left instructions at the door.

"Yu, I knew you’d come back for me." He smiled as he looked at Ji Yu, clearly having planned for this moment.

Ji Yu’s expression was calm, but she knew his intentions well. "Tell me—what do you want in exchange for saving her."

She knew he had been prepared all along.

Since this was the case, there had to be a way to resolve it.

"Yu, so you’ve finally come to beg me. Too bad—I don’t feel like stepping in, nor do I want to make any bargain with you."

What he wanted was for Ji Yu to willingly stay by his side.

"I’m willingly staying by your side." In the end, Ji Yu agreed to remain with him.

She didn’t quite grasp the entire situation, but as long as Madam Ji could be saved, everything else seemed trivial.

"Yu, look at your expression—does it look like you’re doing this willingly?" He looked at Ji Yu with an air of frustration as he spoke.

Clearly, he had thought about this for a long time—unless Ji Yu could genuinely commit herself, he wouldn’t agree to anything.

Ji Yu already had trouble suppressing her inner rage, and now his words only fanned her frustration further. "You won’t say what you actually want, you don’t believe me when I say it—are you mentally defective or something?"

She was exasperated by it all.

She merely wanted to save someone; should it not be as simple as a yes or no? Why did it have to be dragged out and muddled in his hands?

"Yu, the things you’re saying now aren’t right. Look at your face—that’s precisely why I’m saying this." All he wanted was her genuine willingness.

When it came to Gu Qixiao, Ji Yu could show a certain affection—so he wanted her to show the same for him.

Ji Yu only felt the man in front of her had truly started to lose his mind.