CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 449: HEARTACHE

At this point, both of them were responsible for how things had unfolded.

However, Ji Yu didn’t want to see her partner end up becoming a murderer.

And Gu Qixiao’s situation wasn’t as disastrous as they had imagined.

"Rest assured, I absolutely won’t kill you. I just want to know if what you said that day was true."

He always felt that those words couldn’t possibly have happened.

"Yu doesn’t want to see you. She feels that your current relationship isn’t suitable for meeting."

"Were we some kind of secret lovers before?" Gu Qixiao had many thoughts swirling in his head, but he didn’t think the two of them had that kind of relationship.

"I don’t know how to evaluate your relationship, but you were definitely close. You’re absolutely not what you’re imagining yourselves to be."

There was simply too much wrong about all of this.

"Think it through yourself—how could your relationship be this terrible? You’ve already sensed it, haven’t you?"

Gu Qixiao had indeed sensed it, which made it even harder for him to understand why she’d rather say those harsh words than be with him.

"You two should have more of a good friendship, right? I can see there’s no underlying romantic intent between the two of you." Gu Qixiao wasn’t blind; he could clearly tell there wasn’t that kind of atmosphere between them.

"Yes, you’re right. We’re just friends, nothing more. But she needed me to help her avoid you."

That’s why they were forced into becoming an engaged couple.

"Why is Ji Yu avoiding me? Is there some unspeakable secret about me? I just forgot a few things—why does it feel like I’ve committed some unforgivable crime, making it impossible to win her back?"

Even if Gu Qixiao racked his brain, he couldn’t figure out what had happened between them.

"That’s why I’m saying this issue has no answer. It’s better for you to calm down for now. The two of you shouldn’t meet."

If they met, Ji Yu would worry about his health, and then there would definitely be all kinds of conflict.

It would only make their relationship deteriorate further.

"But I don’t want to leave him. My heart tells me—I can’t leave like this. There should still be many stories to be told between us."

So much had happened between them—how could they just let it go?

"I just want to know what really happened back then. She won’t tell me; can you?"

"Sorry, Mr. Gu. I can’t tell you either. I believe eventually, you’ll remember the past, but now is not the time." Lin Zhiyuan felt rather helpless—he knew the situation wasn’t ideal, but it wasn’t something that could be avoided.

Gu Qixiao became even more dejected.

He couldn’t understand why it seemed like the whole world was keeping secrets from him.

"Is there no deeper connection between us?"

"I can’t say much about your situation; otherwise, Ji Yu would definitely come to confront me." This issue seemed to be everyone’s secret.

"You should stop being so persistent now, or your relationship will only become awkward, and then you’ll truly lose any chance in the future."

Gu Qixiao wasn’t sure if he’d really taken those words to heart.

"Thank you for today. You’ve helped clear some things up, and I won’t treat you unfairly."

At least their interaction still remained amicable for now.

"We’ll have chances to meet again. For now, you might as well rest and recover. Stop dwelling on these thoughts."

Gu Qixiao didn’t know why his heart kept clinging to Ji Yu.

It was as if she had already been part of his life for a long time, making it impossible to let go.

"You can go back now. Don’t let her worry."

At this moment, Gu Qixiao seemed quite clear-headed.

When Lin Zhiyuan was sent back, Ji Yu was somewhat incredulous.

"Brother Lin, are you okay? How come you were sent back voluntarily?"

Surely, Gu Qixiao hadn’t remembered the past and gone on a murderous spree, right?

"I was able to come back thanks to Mr. Gu. Though he hasn’t remembered your shared past, he just wanted to ask me about what happened back then."

So the man she liked wasn’t some psychopathic murderer—he simply had unresolved matters to deal with.

For a moment, Ji Yu wasn’t sure how she felt deep down. But she was undeniably happy.

"There are moments when even I don’t understand myself—but having this outcome isn’t so bad."

This time, the matter passed without much incident, and in the following days, he didn’t appear again.

At first, Ji Yu thought he had given up, but when she noticed the flowers at her door, she suddenly realized he had simply switched tactics.

"Gu Qixiao, why do you keep sending me flowers every day? I’ve already rejected you—and didn’t you hear the things I said?"

Gu Qixiao shook his head. "I haven’t forgotten what you said that day, but my intuition tells me you’re not that kind of person."

He had always trusted his instincts. When they told him that certain things couldn’t possibly have happened, his heart naturally calmed down.

"Gu Qixiao, I don’t like being tangled up with someone like you, especially after you kidnapped my fiancé. That was far too much."

"I’ve known for a long time that he wasn’t your fiancé. So taking him away wasn’t that big of a deal—we were just having a chat." Gu Qixiao still didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.

It was merely a conversation between men.

"Miss Ji, I understand everything you’ve said, but I can’t give up on you now." He might need some time to slowly let go, but at this moment, he wasn’t in a rush.

"I can give you time, but you also need to give me time—to slowly forget you." His words were earnest, as if he truly intended to let go of the past.

Ji Yu, however, really understood that he was the kind of person who would never easily give up on something.

"Do you think I didn’t understand your personality when we first met?"