Chapter 405: Chapter 405

If Ji Yu had really depended on him, she would probably have been captured by Jiang Huai by now.

She was well aware of her situation, and if the truth were to be considered, it should be his own problem to begin with.

"I’m going back now. If you don’t believe me, then go find the answer yourself."

This was just part of her plan for now.

Since Charles was proving to be so useless, she might as well wait for another opportunity down the road.

Charles was too aware of Jiang Huai’s means, so at this point in time, he didn’t dare stay here by himself. He had no choice but to follow Ji Yu and leave the company early.

"Miss Ji, this is from our young master for you."

The bodyguard at the door, seeing Ji Yu arrive, tactfully handed her the gift Jiang Huai had prepared earlier. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel·fire.net

When Ji Yu saw the necklace, a flood of memories suddenly surged through her mind.

The Jiang Huai of the past would never return, and even though she was looking at this necklace now, it didn’t stir any other emotions within her.

These things had already become ancient history, so distant that they hardly felt like they belonged to her anymore.

"Help me tell your young master that he shouldn’t send me things anymore. I won’t harbor any feelings toward him because of the past."

She was in love with Gu Qixiao now.

No matter how much they had been through before, it was now nothing more than memories.

Ji Yu remained silent on the way back.

But Charles couldn’t shake the feeling that this situation surely had something to do with Ji Yu.

"Miss Ji, you wouldn’t have been in contact with Jiang Huai this entire time, would you? Could he have known that I would be here today?"

He increasingly felt that Jiang Huai’s earlier demeanor had been off. If Ji Yu really had connections with Jiang Huai, it might explain everything.

Ji Yu thought he might be suffering from some sort of paranoid delusion.

She had been upfront about the nature of their relationships, yet they still insisted on looking at her with such skeptical eyes. Ji Yu was genuinely at a loss as to how she was supposed to respond.

"If you have something to say, just say it. But I can assure you that your previous suspicions are baseless. There’s absolutely no connection between me and Jiang Huai—at least not anymore."

He seemed to come back to his senses, but for some reason, he still felt that the relationship between Ji Yu and Jiang Huai was unusual.

"Miss Ji, don’t tell me you have no feelings for Jiang Huai at all? When Jiang Huai saw you and me together, he didn’t show even a hint of surprise. If he didn’t already know what was going on, I can’t see any other explanation for it."

Ji Yu took a deep breath, baffled by what his brain was made of to produce such nonsensical thoughts.

"I understand perfectly what you’re implying, but could you use that pig brain of yours to think this through properly? How could Jiang Huai possibly be unaware of your plans?"

Whatever Jiang Huai wanted to know, there was nothing he didn’t know.

Although he wasn’t an overly significant enemy for Jiang Huai, he did pose some level of threat; it was expected that Jiang Huai would know he’d be there today.

"You don’t seriously believe that Jiang Huai, like you, doesn’t need to use his brain, do you? Perhaps that’s why the shareholders chose to support Jiang Huai."

They’ve had enough of brainless people; now they just wanted to find the right partner.

Ji Yu didn’t know why she felt so infuriated, but since the situation had already unfolded, it didn’t matter how much she said—the result would remain unchanged. Considering the circumstances, she simply chose to shut her mouth.

"I don’t want to think about this anymore." She had already resigned herself.

"Do whatever you like with Jiang Huai in the future. I don’t want any further collaboration with you."

Dragging around a useless ally was worse than having none.

Even if it meant her surgery efforts would go to waste.

When Ji Yu got back, she didn’t bother to pay them any attention anymore.

Noticing Ji Yu’s current mood was off, Gu Qixiao immediately sensed that today’s events probably hadn’t gone well.

"Did you run into trouble?" He gently tried to comfort Ji Yu, hoping she wouldn’t let the matter upset her too much.

In truth, Ji Yu didn’t feel anger—she just felt as though all her efforts had been for nothing. Why had she ended up saddled with such a brainless teammate?

"I should’ve seen it coming from the start. Those two are utterly unreliable. Ruthless? Definitely. But Charles is absolutely clueless—I don’t even know how he’s survived this long, with such a disastrous lack of competence."

Now she understood: in situations , it was best to kick people out outright. Otherwise, it only led to frustration down the line.

"Yu, knowing this now is better late than never. Since you realize he’s unreliable, then just avoid collaborating with him in the future. Besides, the matters with Jiang Huai weren’t going to be easily solved anyway—this outcome was pretty much expected."

Ji Yu sighed helplessly, coming to terms with the fact that situations required extra caution.

"Gu Qixiao, I can’t help but feel that today’s events were entirely my fault. If I had never known Jiang Huai in the first place, how much better would things have been?"

She felt as though Jiang Huai’s affairs were driving her to mental exhaustion. If only Jiang Huai had never existed...

"I know what you’re thinking, but this isn’t what you’re making it out to be. Do you really think I’d shy away from facing such matters alongside you? For me, it’s not nearly as bad as you imagine."

He just didn’t want to lose Ji Yu.

The rest truly didn’t matter.

Ji Yu couldn’t figure out how to express herself about this matter.

But if Jiang Huai, that lunatic, were to truly disregard everything one day, then the two of them were bound to suffer great misfortune.

"Jiang Huai may be crazy, but he’s capable—and that explains why everyone was so silent when Charles showed up today."

In their hearts, they’d long since realized Jiang Huai wasn’t Charles—but as Jiang Huai brought them enough benefit, the truth or falsity of the situation had ceased to matter in their eyes.

"If Charles had shown even a hint of competence today, he might have at least gained the support of his own family. But the real issue is that he’s truly useless. He doesn’t take any initiative—and even if he came to me for help, what good would it do?"

Was she supposed to speak on his behalf?