CHAPTER 470: CHAPTER 470 UNWILLING

Ji Yu was never a cruel person, so when faced with a situation like this, her instinct was to think it was better not to drag others into the same suffering.

"Look at me and Gu Qixiao. I don’t want anyone else to endure this kind of torment. For me, this is awful enough."

Thinking about her and Gu Qixiao’s situation, she simply couldn’t bear to let others go through the same ordeal.

"If, in the end, there’s truly no other option, then let me handle it myself. Even if something unexpected happens, it’ll just mean that the two of us were never meant to be."

Ji Yu didn’t see anything seriously wrong with this outcome.

At worst, it just meant there was no destiny between them.

"Can you really let go of this?" He had always thought Ji Yu wouldn’t be able to truly set her mind at ease over matters like this.

"Of course I can. If I couldn’t, how could I possibly make such a choice?" She tried her best to make her words sound light and casual.

But everyone knew Ji Yu couldn’t truly stop caring about Gu Qixiao.

They all knew this. How could she have no feelings at all?

"Gu Qixiao is someone you’ll never truly let go of. I know what kind of person you are. Yu, you’re a good girl. Don’t let what’s between the two of you turn into regret."

Ji Yu took a deep breath, unsure of what she should do next.

"I’ll think it over carefully first, so don’t feel pressured about this situation." She just needed some time to reflect on what she should do.

Watching Ji Yu walk away like that, Lin Zhiyuan felt helpless. Mainly, he thought her current situation was just too tragic.

When Ji Yu returned, she was in a daze, largely because she couldn’t tell how much longer she could hold on.

Looking at the situation before her, the issues between them were simply too dire.

"Yu, what’s the matter with you? You’re just recovering from your illness. Why would you go out like this?" Hu Jianyu’s worry was evident when he saw Ji Yu.

He knew his daughter had been going through a miserable time lately, so he had been trying every way he could to cheer her up.

But now that things had come to this point, all he could do was leave it to fate.

"I talked to Gu Qixiao properly before. Even though he’s lost his memory, he still thinks about you constantly. Why don’t you two just get back together? Even if he doesn’t remember the past, isn’t that actually fine?"

Wouldn’t it just be like starting over?

Ji Yu shook her head. "No one can guarantee that if he were really with me, when he remembers the past, there won’t be unforeseen consequences. In such circumstances, there’s absolutely no way I would be with him."

Their fate couldn’t be left to uncertainty.

She truly loved Gu Qixiao.

Even at the beginning, she hadn’t realized this herself.

"I believe this decision is the most correct. I trust myself to be doing the right thing. Dad, you don’t have to worry about me anymore. I’ve already let everything go."

Her tone sounded as if she were at ease.

But what she was actually feeling, likely only she herself knew.

Hu Jianyu didn’t know how he could help her.

He could only see that the situation had reached a point that left him with nothing to say.

Perhaps it was because things hadn’t unfolded smoothly, Ji Yu was feeling anxious.

"Dad, stop worrying about me. I’m truly fine. I just need to take some time to process my emotions, and I’ll probably feel better soon."

She didn’t think of this situation as too terrible.

After all, this was just the beginning.

Seeing Ji Yu with that expression, he couldn’t help but feel more concerned.

"Yu, you’re just too stubborn. If you keep going this way, I should’ve intervened earlier and arranged a fiancé for you. Then you wouldn’t even have the option to keep entangling with him."

If it were the old Ji Yu, she probably would’ve rejected outright.

But this time, Ji Yu had been worn down by everything to the point that she couldn’t take it anymore.

So she had no choice but to resort to such measures.

"Dad, help me find a fiancé. When the time comes, I’ll cut ties with Gu Qixiao. After that, I won’t make any other moves."

When she said this, Hu Jianyu was genuinely shocked.

He had always believed his daughter wouldn’t use such tactics, but with things the way they were, he had no choice but to believe it.

"Yu, what you’re doing is quite unfair. Gu Qixiao is probably still waiting for you, and if you truly end up with a fiancé, it’ll completely shatter him."

"If that breaks him, then that’s the best outcome. I don’t want to keep this entanglement going." She wanted to cut through the mess swiftly.

Everything else had already been settled, except for this unresolved matter.

Ji Yu no longer wished to keep dragging it out.

In the worst case, they could just stop seeing each other altogether for a while.

That way, it would save them both a lot of trouble.

"Yu, you’d better not act impulsively. After all, this is something between the two of you. I’m sure there are still a lot of things you wish you could say."

He knew his daughter well.

"Dad, I’m really exhausted. And I want Gu Qixiao to let go of me completely. If things keep going like this, I’ll be worrying about him as well."

Her expression was filled with helplessness.

She knew the way she was handling this wasn’t ideal.

But there wasn’t any other way.

"You’re truly making it hard for anyone to know what to say. I know deep down, you care about this a lot. Take your time to think it through. Once you’re entirely sure, I won’t say another word about it."

Ji Yu was especially composed when it came to this matter.

"Dad, just do as you’ve said. I won’t regret it. You know what kind of person I am, and once I’ve made my decision, I won’t look back."

She wanted a good rest.

Seeing Ji Yu’s increasingly unusual demeanor toward this matter, Hu Jianyu didn’t say anything further to provoke her.

He knew that if he forced a decision too hastily, she’d certainly regret it later.

"You’re always dwelling on these frustrating things all day. If you still trust me, then stop thinking about this and take good care of yourself."

He didn’t want to see his daughter left with any regrets.

"Just look at me and your mother—we’re the ones who’ve truly lost all hope. You, you’re still far from that point."