h4Chapter 305: Chapter 305: Make the Decision/h4

"I don’t even understand why things turned out like this. Clearly, I didn’t want it this way, and I made this decision myself. So why does my heart hurt so much?"

At first, she thought she shouldn’t dwell on these matters anymore, that letting him have some freedom might be a good thing.

But why, when meeting him again, could she still not suppress the pain in her heart?

"Gu Qixiao, I truly am a terrible person. Even though I made the decision, now I’m crying in front of you. You must feel awful too, don’t you?"

"Even so, I can never give up on Yu. No matter what you do in front of me, I won’t hold it against you," Gu Qixiao said resolutely, his feelings clear. He still wanted to be with Ji Yu.

As both of them were on the verge of tears, the old madam watched helplessly from the sidelines.

"I think you two should just leave quickly. I’ll help with this matter, but whether it seeds will depend on my son’s thoughts."

Because sess wasn’t guaranteed, Ji Yu couldn’t leave.

She hurriedly wiped the tears from her face, trying to look less disheveled and hoping to make him a little happier.

"Gu Qixiao, you should go back. Don’t dwell on this anymore. You’ll find someone more suitable for you. Besides, we aren’t even married yet, right? No one knows about me."

She had already decided that since she had made this choice, she wouldn’t drag him down.

"Gu Qixiao, go back."

Gu Qixiao didn’t say a word, but his gaze was unwavering. It was evident that he had never considered giving up. He had promised to wait for Ji Yu, and he would never fall for someone else midway.

Clearly, the two of them had feelings for each other, but because of this matter, they couldn’t be together. Such a situation was truly frustrating.

The old madam also felt that her son’s behavior was sinful. How could he let two people who loved each other be separated like this, especially when their feelings for each other were so obvious?

On the way back, Ji Yu didn’t say a word. The old madam looked at her and sighed heavily.

"I still prefer the way you used to act, impulsive and wild. Even though you seemed a bit overly jovial back then, at least you had some spirit."

Now, this lifeless appearance was unsettling no matter how one looked at it.

She understood that Ji Yu wasn’t inherently like this. But seeing her in this state left her heart aching.

Ji Yu thought the old madam’sment was inexplicable. Did that crazed version of herself back then make her a good person?

"You should understand, shouldn’t you? Back then, I acted impulsively because I felt wronged. But this time, I’ve got leverage in your son’s hands, so I have no way to express myself."

She didn’t want to appear lifeless, but because of this matter, she was forced topromise, which had led her to be like this.

"I have no choice but topromise. My mother’s matters are more important than anything else."

She could ignore everything else, but this issue was far too important to her. No matter what happened, she would stick to her decision.

The old madam sighed heavily again, understanding that these emotional entanglements were indeed heartbreaking.

"I hope you two can reconcile someday. I don’t want to see you both in such pain."

She only wished her son coulde to his senses, stop trying to force love upon people—true love that is forced brings no joy.

In fact, Xia Chuanhe wasn’t feeling particrly good either, especially seeing Ji Yu being so cold toward him every evening.

"Ji Yu, have you forgotten your promise to me? You’re my fiancée now. Shouldn’t you be a little more passionate toward me?" He dared to find fault over something like this.

Ji Yu coldly looked at the man in front of her, clearly indifferent to the situation.

"If you have something to say, just say it outright. Why act like this? Plus, I never wanted to be your fiancée to begin with, did I? You knew that from the start. The reason I agreed was only because you could help save my mother."

She had been against the idea of bing his fiancée since the very beginning.

Now that things hade to this point, she truly didn’t want to say anything more.

"Yu, how could you treat me like this? I’ve been doing everything I can to care for your mother and help her recover swiftly, yet you’re so cold toward me. Are you trying to ruin the agreement we had?"

He simply couldn’t understand. After putting in so much effort, why was Ji Yu still feeling this way?

"I’m still living in your home, aren’t I? I haven’t done anything inappropriate, and even your mother knows we aren’t suited for each other. Yet you stubbornly insist on forcing me to be with you. That’s your problem."

Ji Yu didn’t want to say much more to the man in front of her. They had no emotional foundation to begin with, so what was the point of calling each other fiancés?

"I want you to treat me the same way you treat Gu Qixiao."

Every time he saw their interactions, he was filled with envy. How wonderful it would be if he could have such a chance.

"Yu, you must believe that I can treat you just like he does. If you’d give me even a trace of warmth, I’d respond with even greater passion."

Ji Yu looked at the man in front of her, his eyes full of anticipation, and suddenly burst outughing.

"And how long are you nning to deceive yourself? You clearly know that the way we interact with each other is because we share mutual affection. But I don’t have that same feeling with you."

Without feelings, genuine love could never be present.

"Things shouldn’t be like this," he replied, unwilling to believe that Ji Yu had no feelings for him at all.

"You keep clinging to illusions to justify your affection for me. All these maniptive actions of yours—don’t you think they’re absurd? You use these things to threaten me and then spout such ridiculous words without ever contemting why I detest you," she said.

While Ji Yu wasn’t inclined to say much, his actions had crossed the line, forcing her to rify everything.

"Yu..."

His expression suddenly turned despondent, indicating his heavy investment in the situation, though he had no idea how to change it.

"Things havee to this point. I hope you stop overthinking. Maintaining the status quo between us is already good enough."

She no longer wanted them to keep tormenting each other.