Chapter 409: Chapter 409

Ji Yu looked at Gu Qixiao’s discomfort and didn’t want to continue exchanging words with them.

"Gu Qixiao and I have other matters to handle, so we won’t stay around to waste time on these senseless things. I hope you have some self-awareness and stop saying these inexplicable remarks."

Hu Jianyu noticed that something was definitely wrong with Gu Qixiao, so he naturally pushed the two of them outside. His attitude was uncharacteristically firm. "I’m sure you all heard what Yu just said. Don’t come back again."

And with that, the two were driven out.

Mr. Li looked at Charles with visible anger. "This matter is up to you now. I’m done. If you keep going down this path, I guarantee it won’t end well for you."

He practically roared in frustration.

Charles watched him walk away, a profound sense of confusion surging within him.

In the end, he simply couldn’t bear such a blow.

"Charles, long time no see." Jiang Huai stepped out of the car, looking at him as if he were a stray dog by the roadside.

The hatred in Charles’s eyes could no longer be suppressed.

He repeatedly tried to lunge at Jiang Huai, but the bodyguards by Jiang Huai’s side weren’t amateurs. Charles couldn’t get even a fraction closer to him.

"Charles, look at how pathetic you’ve become now. I believe you’ve realized by now that there’s no going back for you." Jiang Huai showed no sympathy for Charles’s plight.

He even thought Charles had brought it upon himself.

Charles’s eyes burned red, as if he wanted nothing more than to kill him. "Jiang Huai, what the hell are you? Do you think that by taking my place and using my face, you can act arrogant for the rest of your life? You still can’t win Ji Yu!"

He had long figured out that Jiang Huai was in love with Ji Yu.

But it was always an unrequited love.

That statement stabbed Jiang Huai in the most painful part of his heart. He hated when others brought up his connection with Ji Yu.

"Throw him into the sea." He wanted to see if Charles could still be miraculously lucky this time.

Charles widened his eyes, but he quickly realized that he had no chances left. He might as well die now. "Even if you throw me into the sea, so what? You still can’t have Ji Yu. You’ll only ever be a fleeting passerby in her life. You don’t even know how much she despises you."

He laughed maniacally as he spoke of this.

There were a few times Charles wanted to ask him—to question if he truly couldn’t resist such circumstances.

"Charles, the thing I despise most is others discussing me and Yu. Sooner or later, Yu will return to my side." Jiang Huai was certain of it. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel✦fire.net

If anyone dared to interfere, he wouldn’t hesitate to kill them.

Taking a deep breath, he looked at the message from Ji Yu on his phone and understood she had likely discovered something about Gu Qixiao.

He couldn’t help but smile, answering the call. "Yu, I’ve told you before, you’ll never escape from the palm of my hand. Look at the state you’re in now. Do you regret it?"

"Why would I regret it? I just didn’t think you’d resort to such despicable means. But you’ve indeed succeeded. You exploited my feelings for Gu Qixiao to achieve this result. Are you happy now?"

If he could feel any happiness, it would be strange.

He couldn’t face Ji Yu this way.

"Yu, why do you always say such hurtful things to me? Obviously, we can still talk things through properly. How can we continue if you act this way?"

He had spent so long hoping Ji Yu wouldn’t give up on him so easily.

Ji Yu raised an eyebrow, clearly having her own plans for this matter. "What exactly do you want regarding Gu Qixiao? I know you’re still unwilling to let this go. Just say it—what do you want me to do?"

She was already on the verge of breaking down.

As long as Gu Qixiao was safe, nothing else mattered to her.

Ji Yu didn’t want to discuss anything else now, only wanting to know what it would take to save Gu Qixiao.

"You mean you want to save Gu Qixiao? Actually, the best thing for you to do now is stay far away from him. You should understand what his fate will be, right?"

"I understand. So what?" She would stand by Gu Qixiao through his darkest times, but she needed the antidote.

"Yu, why do you have to treat me this way?" He thought that if Gu Qixiao became just like him, Ji Yu would surely leave Gu Qixiao. But why, in the end, did Ji Yu still choose Gu Qixiao?

"We once shared such a deep bond, but even so, you still chose to let me die. You’ve only known Gu Qixiao for a short while, yet you treat him . Do you think that’s fair to me?"

Ji Yu frowned, finding no meaning in his words. "My relationship with Gu Qixiao isn’t as simple as you think. I love him, but you’re different."

Initially, Ji Yu had treated him as a friend. But the things he later did made it impossible for them to stay friends, so Ji Yu didn’t think she had done anything wrong.

"Yu, why are you so cruel to me?" He cared too much about Ji Yu. He wanted her to forget Gu Qixiao and stop being so biased in favor of him.

Because they were fundamentally the same kind of people.

"I love you. Gu Qixiao loves you too. Why can’t you just choose me?"

"It’s simple—because the only person I love is him." Looking back now, it was indeed strange. At the beginning, she and Gu Qixiao were like fire and water, utterly incompatible. But over time, their feelings for each other had grown.

"Then watch as he continues to spiral into this terrible state. I’m curious to see what decision you’ll make when your beloved becomes the person you despise most."

His eyes were filled with jealousy and rage, evidently feeling that Ji Yu’s actions were truly appalling.

Ji Yu didn’t even know how to explain this to him.

"Don’t you realize how disastrous your own actions have been?" She knew Jiang Huai wasn’t going to give her the antidote anytime soon. Given that, there wasn’t much point in saying more.

"Yu, sooner or later, you’ll come begging me. You can’t imagine how wretched Gu Qixiao will become. By then, there’s no way you’ll still love him."

Jiang Huai was convinced he understood Ji Yu perfectly, believing that no matter what she did, time wouldn’t change her resolve.