CHAPTER 276: CHAPTER 276: FEUDAL FAMILY

Ji Yu had been quite generous in her words already when she said these things.

The essence of the matter was clear: kidnapping.

Their actions were truly baffling and left her speechless.

"You cannot leave."

The old woman was still adamantly refusing to let Ji Yu leave.

"Even if you keep me here, there won’t be any result. Besides, I already said there’s absolutely no possibility of a relationship between me and Xia Chuanhe." She found the situation thoroughly absurd.

Of course, it was likely that Xia Chuanhe hadn’t told them the truth initially, but now that things had come to this point, were they really going to continue lying with their eyes wide open?

"Honestly, as long as you let me go, I won’t hold you accountable for what’s happened this time. But if you keep this up, I can’t promise I won’t lose my mind."

She was never a saint; situations like this naturally made her deeply uncomfortable. So before making her decision, she gave them a warning.

At first, the old woman didn’t fully understand what was happening.

But when Ji Yu threw the clothes right onto her face, she finally understood what "losing one’s mind" meant.

She stared at Ji Yu, her hands trembling with anger.

"What in the world—what in the world!"

She nearly keeled over as she spat out the words.

Ji Yu remained calm. "Sorry, I don’t particularly like these clothes. I find them repulsive just looking at them. What I’m wearing suits me just fine."

She didn’t want to waste her energy debating with the old woman.

Besides, she’d already made it clear that she intended to leave.

Yet this old lady acted as though she planned to keep her here forever.

Ji Yu was truly at her wit’s end.

"What exactly do you want?" The old woman’s composure was barely holding together at this point; clearly, she thought the situation was utterly disastrous.

But Ji Yu didn’t wish for things to get too ugly either, though these people were too infuriating for her to handle. She had no choice but to resort to extreme measures.

Luckily, the circumstances had an odd sense of amusement.

"If you let me go, all of this can end."

She never wanted to spiral into madness. What she really wanted was to rest and recover.

But things weren’t unfolding the way Ji Yu had hoped.

"Yu, why must you make this so unpleasant?" Xia Chuanhe had finally returned.

Seeing the situation, even he looked helpless, probably never imagining Ji Yu would react like this.

"You need to rest properly. I also hope you can seriously consider—why can’t you just listen to me?"

He seemed so exasperated.

But Ji Yu thought he was utterly unreasonable as well. "I can rest just fine at home, but you insist on dragging me to a place that doesn’t belong to me. This is torture to me."

She simply wanted a peaceful life for a short while.

Why did these people always have so many issues?

"If that’s the case, then you need to make a choice. Either stay here or agree to my terms and leave."

Ji Yu suddenly found herself pondering their family’s feudalistic ways. Would such nonsense be tolerated?

"Does your family actually allow someone to enjoy love with another person while behaving so recklessly?"

When the old woman heard this, her expression visibly stiffened, evidently hoping such a scenario wouldn’t occur.

"My work is very demanding, so I had to make this choice. Yu, why don’t you try embracing something new for once?"

Ji Yu felt absolutely no interest in the man before her.

Besides, she and Gu Qixiao were doing just fine—why should she involve herself with someone so insufferable?

"Frankly, the things you’re saying mean nothing to me."

The person she loved was right by her side. Why should she entangle herself unnecessarily with anyone else?

"Yeah, it’s meaningless." When he uttered this with a grin, Ji Yu almost thought he had finally grasped her point. But no, even after voicing those words, he still showed no intention of letting her go.

"I don’t want to share you with anyone else, but your stubbornness makes me deeply uncomfortable." He had always clung to his beliefs on this matter.

Ji Yu felt her head pounding.

She couldn’t understand what this guy was obsessing over.

"Madam, are you really not planning to step in and manage your son? His actions defy all logic, and don’t you think this entire situation is horrifyingly absurd?"

Their family was already steeped in feudal traditions.

Couldn’t they just extend that conservatism to matters of the heart and avoid such chaos?

"Honestly, I don’t think this is necessary. But since this is Chuanhe’s choice, I can only support it."

"No, does your family toggle between being feudalistic and progressive at whim? Are you seriously unaware of how outrageous this situation is?" Ji Yu felt these matters were truly awful.

She had no expectations for them to do better.

Their family really was incomprehensible.

"Yu, you don’t need to resist anymore. Since Father passed away, the family’s affairs have been under my control. Even if you dislike me, you have to stay here. Besides, Gu Qixiao may not even be able to find you here."

He remained steadfast in believing that Ji Yu was unquestionably his.

Ji Yu felt her head throb.

Maybe the situation really was spiraling out of control.

"Don’t you think your arrogance is getting out of hand?"

His actions were blatantly challenging her limits.

"I’m only stating facts. Yu, sometimes you just have to accept destiny. Perhaps, from the start, we were always meant to be together. As for that child of yours, it’s a bit inconvenient, but considering how far along you are, I’ll temporarily refrain from getting rid of it."

His gaze lingered on Ji Yu’s belly, clearly dissatisfied. But when he thought of them living together in the future, those details seemed less significant.

"Yu, are you happy?"

"If I could be happy about any of this, that’d be the strangest thing in the world." Ji Yu couldn’t fathom who could’ve conjured such a ridiculous plan.

All she wanted now was to return home. Was that really too much to ask?

"Yu, don’t you think you’re being too definitive? Maybe, someday when you see me again, you’ll change your mind."

He was always confident that Ji Yu had feelings for him.

Ji Yu was nearing her breaking point.

"Just leave. I need to rest properly."

If they were so eager to stir up trouble, she’d ignore their antics altogether.

Otherwise, Ji Yu truly feared being driven insane by them.

Do people like this really exist?