CHAPTER 455: CHAPTER 455 THE PRICE OF FONDNESS

"So it was you who developed a drug to make me forget about her. But even so, what’s the point? The two of us are still getting along just fine now."

Gu Qixiao had never believed in affection without reason in this world, and at this moment, his suspicions were confirmed.

He hadn’t fallen for Ji Yu without cause.

There was a foundation for their feelings. He wasn’t some stand-in. The situation back then must have been Ji Yu simply wanting him to be healthy, which is why she said what she did.

"Thank you for clearing up these doubts for me. I’m quite happy now and feel like I can rationally face this issue." Gu Qixiao didn’t forget to provoke him, and judging by his look, it seemed that Jiang Huai wouldn’t be getting Ji Yu’s attention anytime soon.

"Gu Qixiao, don’t tell me you’re planning to go see her?" Jiang Huai found this idea ridiculously naive.

"Aren’t you afraid that meeting her will bring back everything and you’ll end up dying in front of her? Do you really think Yu would feel sorrow over your death?"

As he said this, there was hesitation in his heart.

Because he didn’t know how things would evolve, whether the emotions between them still existed or not. It was crucial to him.

Gu Qixiao was amused by his words.

"If I were afraid of dying, I wouldn’t be here in the first place. Besides, I had already sensed there might be some secret between us. Now that I know what it is, I feel much better."

With this, they should theoretically be able to interact more freely now.

Gu Qixiao had no intention of wasting words with him further, feeling that this guy was a bit off and deciding to leave directly.

But at some point, Jiang Huai had raised his gun.

"Gu Qixiao, do you think I’d let you leave so easily?"

"Jiang Huai, what on earth is wrong with you now? Just look at yourself—don’t you realize you’ve already lost your mind?" Ji Yu suddenly pushed open the door to the warehouse, and seeing the scene before her, couldn’t help but scold in anger.

She couldn’t understand what they owed him in a past life to end up in such trouble.

"Yu, I knew you’d come. Look at you now; how heartbreaking it is. Once I deal with him, you can go start a new life."

Jiang Huai said it with a lofty air of righteousness.

Ji Yu could only think he must have gone completely mad.

"If you want to go insane, go do it on your own. Why must you drag others down with you? Don’t you realize you’re the only one struggling in vain here?"

They were once deeply in love, but he had turned it all into this mess.

He still wasn’t satisfied and kept trying to make everything worse, even entertaining the idea of them all ending in death together.

Ji Yu couldn’t comprehend how twisted his thinking must have been.

"I’ve truly had enough of your nonsense." At this point, all Ji Yu wanted was to escape this place.

"Gu Qixiao, why are you standing there stunned? Come with me, now! Don’t you think he’s already lost it?" She had rushed over as soon as she heard what was happening. Although she couldn’t entirely understand the situation, her instinct was to get him out of here.

"Yu, he told me everything. Why did you have to leave me in such a way? I’m not afraid of my own death."

He was never afraid of dying, but forgetting the person he loved most? That, he couldn’t bear.

Hearing this pained her deeply.

"Gu Qixiao, you’ll never understand what I’m thinking, so just leave with me, now." Ji Yu didn’t know what else to say.

"Alright." Gu Qixiao obediently intended to follow her, but Jiang Huai had no intention of letting him leave so easily.

"Ji Yu, what makes you think you can take him away? Do you know how much I’ve suffered during this time? If that’s the case, then we might as well all die together. Surely, you can sense my resolve."

He had long ceased to fear death.

"Jiang Huai, no one wants to play this sort of game with you. Stop wasting time with these pointless words."

Feelings weren’t child’s play, something you could casually manipulate into your preferred outcome.

"Go ahead, shoot me now if you have the guts." Ji Yu wasn’t afraid of his threats, knowing full well his words were aimed at Gu Qixiao.

Jiang Huai tried multiple times to pull the trigger but couldn’t do it, reminded of tender memories by the person in front of him.

In frustration, he threw the gun aside.

"Ji Yu, you really are the one person in the world who can hold me back. But even so, I’ll make every effort to forget all of this. When that time comes, I won’t spare you."

What were a few sweet memories worth? Forgetting them wouldn’t change anything.

"Jiang Huai, I never intended to antagonize you, but you’ve pushed and pushed. Fine, I’ll accept your challenge. Maybe the next time we meet, it’ll be a life-and-death face-off."

She didn’t want to dwell on such grim possibilities and only wanted to leave this wretched place as soon as possible.

She couldn’t understand why Gu Qixiao would come to such a place.

As she walked out, she vented her frustration internally.

"Gu Qixiao, are you out of your mind? What are you even doing in a place like this? Or did someone deceive you into coming here?"

Gu Qixiao watched her in this state, his emotions becoming more tangled.

All this time, he had suppressed his longing and refrained from seeking her out.

But now that they were together again, his feelings surged uncontrollably.

"Ji Yu, I’ve decided I won’t let go of you. I know you might find this ridiculous, but I’m not afraid of death. What I won’t accept is losing you."

How was that any different from being dead?

"Gu Qixiao, can you stop saying such foolish things? You need to live well. You still have family—and even a child."

Sometimes Ji Yu really wanted to crack open his head to see what was inside. What made him always fixate on life-and-death matters?

"Sure, you can be a hopeless romantic, but you can’t be an irresponsible one. What you’re thinking now is completely wrong."

Ji Yu was on the verge of being driven mad by this situation and could only hope he would forget what had happened and stop clinging to it.

"And what about you?"