CHAPTER 443: CHAPTER 443: CRUEL

"You really are unusually cruel to me, to actually be able to say something like that."

"I’m just expressing my own thoughts. If you think my words are wrong, you can argue back." Ji Yu stared coldly at the person in front of her, without a trace of other emotions.

"Isn’t this how matters of the heart work? I’m saying what’s on my mind now, and you can also say what’s on yours."

Besides, she very much wanted to leave this place now.

The two of them fell into a stalemate for a moment.

But Ji Yu had never expected to see Gu Qixiao here.

Her expression showed disbelief.

"Gu Qixiao, why are you here?" Clearly, she had sent him away at first. Why was he still here?

Gu Qixiao looked at the woman who suddenly appeared in front of him, his expression also a bit odd, seemingly unable to comprehend her words.

"Miss, do you have me mixed up with someone else? Why wouldn’t I be here? Isn’t it perfectly reasonable for me to stay here? This is just a place I wanted to come to."

Yet he inexplicably felt a strange sense of familiarity toward the woman in front of him.

After hearing this, Ji Yu suddenly realized something and quickly turned to leave.

"It seems he’s already forgotten you at this point. Doesn’t that make you feel awful?" Jiang Huai, observing the situation, smiled maliciously, convinced there could be no future for the two of them this time.

"What happens between the two of us is none of your business. And who do you think you are? There’s no way you could ever gain my affection. Do you think saying such things has any meaning?"

This situation was truly laughable—a man who had achieved nothing mocking others here.

"I just wanted to remind you that he’s already forgotten you. If you stir up his memories again, he’ll relive the same pain."

Jiang Huai had been stabbed in the heart countless times already, so he no longer feared anything at this point.

"So what? Isn’t this all your doing? You keep creating misunderstandings between us." Ji Yu sometimes truly couldn’t comprehend what went on in his mind.

Despite all the conversations they’d had, he still refused to let go.

"Yu, are you still so stubborn even now? There’s no way for anything to work between you and him anymore. He’s forgotten you and will never remember you again."

He had said this countless times before, but Ji Yu never listened.

Every time, she just thought about resolving things as quickly as possible.

"Jiang Huai, I’ve told you I love him, so no matter what happens, I’ll wait for him. He said we already have a child together—who do you think you are?"

They were already together, and they even had a child. By that count, Jiang Huai was the one intruding into their relationship.

"I don’t care about your child." He had gone to such lengths already. Did she still refuse to have a change of heart?

"This isn’t about the child. It’s about the fact that we’ve been together all along. Why are you so intent on tearing us apart?"

They were so happy together, and they had a child.

Their future was going to be even better, but everything had changed because of his interference.

Not far away, Gu Qixiao watched them quarrel and suddenly found the scene strangely familiar, though he couldn’t figure out why.

"Assistant Li, does that woman over there know me?" He was perplexed, unsure how to resolve the questions in his mind.

"You and that lady probably don’t know each other." Assistant Li hadn’t forgotten Ji Yu’s earlier instructions—to pretend they didn’t know her if her name ever came up.

"Then why do I feel like I recognize her?" From the very beginning, Gu Qixiao had sensed she was different. And the moment they interacted, he felt there was some connection between them.

"But since you’ve said so, I suppose getting to know her again wouldn’t hurt." Without hesitation, Gu Qixiao began walking toward Ji Yu. Seeing this, Ji Yu hurriedly dodged to the side.

"Miss, weren’t you the one who came up to me earlier? Why are you avoiding me now? I just wanted to ask you a few questions. Maybe you’re interested in getting to know me too."

Having taken the initiative, he believed the woman in front of him would be willing to have a proper conversation with him.

However, Ji Yu simply shook her head coldly, showing no intention of getting to know him.

"Didn’t you see that she doesn’t want to know you? If you keep hanging around here making trouble, don’t blame me for calling someone to throw you out." Jiang Huai was relieved to see them separated and had no intention of letting them interact again.

"Sir, I noticed earlier that you two seemed to be arguing about something, though it doesn’t seem related to me. I just want to get to know this lady here, that’s all." His words clearly aimed to point out that Jiang Huai and Ji Yu’s relationship wasn’t all that harmonious.

For the first time, Jiang Huai realized how infuriating someone could be, even with amnesia.

"But judging by your reaction, sir, you seem to know me. Do all of you have something to do with who I used to be? Maybe I’ve forgotten a few minor details. Why don’t you tell me about them?"

When Gu Qixiao was curious about something, he never let it go.

"Sir, no one here knows you, nor has anyone forgotten anything about you. So, could you please leave? We really don’t feel like getting to know you." Ji Yu didn’t want to see him fall back into the pain of the past, so her words this time were resolute and extreme.

They couldn’t afford to get entangled again.

Some matters needed to be cut off cleanly, no matter how much they hurt in the moment, so that the pain would pass sooner.

"Yu, if you’re feeling uncomfortable, let’s just leave." Jiang Huai had originally planned to take her elsewhere. Now that Gu Qixiao was here, he was even more eager to leave.

Not wanting to be reminded of the past, Ji Yu reluctantly agreed to his suggestion and left the restaurant with him.

Gu Qixiao watched their departing figures, feeling inexplicably irritated, as if they had done something to betray him.