CHAPTER 468: CHAPTER 468: MISALIGNED RELATIONSHIPS

Ji Yu was still a bit startled when she saw him.

She felt that Lin Zhao seemed somewhat different today.

"I was waiting for you to wake up." For the first time, Gu Qixiao felt that some things could actually make him nervous.

He didn’t know how to start with Ji Yu.

Ji Yu frowned, unsure of what was going on.

"Could it be something about work?"

"No, I just heard you were sick, so I came to check on you." He didn’t know how well Ji Yu had recovered, especially now that his status had changed, so he was definitely not going to make any intimate moves.

Ji Yu felt something was off about the situation, but she couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

She moved closer to Gu Qixiao.

This proximity made Gu Qixiao’s heart race uncontrollably at that moment.

"President Ji, what are you trying to do?"

"You’re not Lin Zhao." Sometimes Ji Yu had a keen intuition about these things.

She had already noticed it wasn’t him when she saw the wound on Gu Qixiao’s wrist.

"President Ji..."

"Gu Qixiao, why are you doing such childish things? Do you really think I should be with you? Haven’t I said it countless times already—I don’t want any relationship with you." Her expression became impatient, clearly indicating she had grown numb to this matter long ago.

"Yu, I don’t want to give up just like that. I know you have feelings for me as well. It’s just because of that drug. I’ve already made a deal with Fan Mingxing; once I get the antidote, this won’t be an obstacle between us."

His gaze towards Ji Yu was full of deep affection.

She was the person he fell for at first sight—how could he possibly give up so easily?

Ji Yu didn’t know how to respond to him at times.

She only knew the situation before her felt increasingly abnormal.

"Gu Qixiao, do you even realize what you’re doing?" She often felt helpless.

"I know exactly what I’m doing. If I said I’m not afraid of dying, you’d surely be angry, so I can only approach it this way."

Ji Yu thought maybe she hadn’t fully recovered from her cold, or she was still in a dazed state, which was why she was hearing his nonsensical words.

"Gu Qixiao, you’re truly going mad. I’ve already said I don’t like you."

"But you called my name while you were asleep," Gu Qixiao said anxiously.

Sometimes people’s surface appearances can deceive, but subconscious actions never lie.

"Gu Qixiao..." For a moment, Ji Yu was at a loss for words, likely because the situation before her truly left her overwhelmed.

"I know you must have a lot on your mind, but I don’t care. I only care about you. Please don’t push me away for now, or I will lose my sanity."

He was already beginning to look somewhat shameless.

Ji Yu remained silent for a moment, leaving it unclear whether she had truly agreed.

"Where is Lin Zhao?"

"I’ve locked him up. I always felt that when he first approached you, he didn’t have good intentions." He had always viewed Lin Zhao with suspicion.

Ji Yu was exasperated. "You can release him. I’ll assign him different tasks so he won’t continue to stay by my side. That way, you should be completely reassured, right?"

He still didn’t feel reassured, as he had heard little about this person before.

"Do you doubt my ability to handle such matters?" Ji Yu was utterly helpless, unsure of what to do to make him believe her.

Gu Qixiao took a deep breath and eventually released Lin Zhao.

But Lin Zhao didn’t look well at all at this point.

When he saw Gu Qixiao, he was furious, thinking the man before him was outrageously despicable.

"I just wanted to engage in a proper transaction with you, but treating me like this—do you intend to ruin everything?"

He finally realized that Gu Qixiao’s actions were completely unreasonable.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yu rubbed her temples. "I’ve already understood the situation. Lin Zhao, you can leave and go home now. My company won’t welcome someone like you. Even though you have some abilities, my company has never employed people like you."

Such people made Ji Yu feel a chill.

She couldn’t fathom what he was thinking earlier.

"President Ji, are you really going to dismiss me over this? I was only trying to help. If I lose my job because of this, wouldn’t it be unfair to me?"

"I’ve already told you I appreciate people who know their place. Unfortunately, you crossed the line. What you’ve done is unacceptable to me." She was deeply disappointed in him and decided not to say anything further.

Lin Zhao couldn’t believe it and clearly didn’t want to leave so easily.

To him, this job suited him well for now.

If he had to leave, it would be a significant loss for him.

"I won’t leave just like that. President Ji, you definitely can’t dismiss me without a proper explanation. I was assigned here by President Hu himself. If you want to let me go, you ought to explain things clearly first."

He refused to just walk away.

"Haven’t I made myself clear? I dislike people who act recklessly, and what you’ve done is truly outrageous to me." She didn’t even know what else to say.

Everything he had done previously seemed to hit all her nerve points.

Seeing Ji Yu’s increasingly unpleasant expression made Lin Zhao feel uncomfortable.

He felt the entire situation was caused by Gu Qixiao.

He looked at Gu Qixiao repeatedly.

But clearly, Gu Qixiao wasn’t going to help him in this situation.

To Gu Qixiao, this matter couldn’t have gone better.

"President Gu, I did this only to help you. Ignoring me now—isn’t that a bit unfair? Besides, your actions thus far have been quite unkind."

Thinking about what had just happened, Lin Zhao seethed with anger; he had never expected Gu Qixiao to act so brazenly.

"Do you think I’m easy to fool?" Gu Qixiao looked at Lin Zhao, finding the situation absurd.

Lin Zhao took a deep breath and realized in that moment just how irritating Gu Qixiao could be.

"You’ll regret this decision. You’ll never win Ji Yu over."