h4Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Of Great Significance/h4

He was unusually persistent about this matter.

Clearly, he had already decided to be with Ji Yu for the rest of his life.

Ji Yu looked at the man in front of her and understood that Gu Qixiao would never harbor such feelings.

It was just a misunderstanding, nothing more.

She didn’t have the intention to continue teasing this young girl either.

"Don’t be so resigned. This matter isn’t as simple as you think. We’ve been together for a long time, it’s just that I had some issues before, so I couldn’t stay by Gu Qixiao’s side temporarily."

She didn’t want to see a young girl crying over something like this.

Zhang Yaoyue had long since lost hope in this matter.

Now, seeing Ji Yu like this, she could only feel that Ji Yu was pretending to be kind.

"So you two were already a couple long ago. I guess I’m the clown here. I really don’t know what I’m supposed to do now. How could you treat me like this?"

She had already made up her mind that as long as she could be with Gu Qixiao, she could overlook the previous issues.

But now she was the unnecessary one, and she truly couldn’t ept this reality.

"One day you’ll understand. Matters of the heart are always like this. If you still feel hurt, then take some time to seriously think about it."

Ji Yu also knew that such things require personal reflection. No matter what anyone says, it won’t help—you need to go through it yourself. Only after hitting rock bottom would you realize what the truth of the matter really is.

Zhang Yaoyue stared at Ji Yu, and for some reason, she felt that Ji Yu wasn’t a bad person. But she didn’t want to end up being the third wheel either.

After all, things weren’t like this at the beginning.

She cried helplessly, and Ji Yu felt a sense of inevitability looking at her. "What I said at the start was just teasing you. A girl like you will surely find someone far more suitable, so forget about Gu Qixiao. He really isn’t all that great."

"I can’t forget him! My brother clearly told me that Xiao didn’t like anyone. Otherwise, I wouldn’t havee. It turns out that everything I stubbornly believed in was a lie. I can’t handle such a loss."

She didn’t originally intend to do anything with Gu Qixiao, but her brother had assured her this was possible.

So she believed it from the very beginning.

And now it hade to this, she really couldn’t bear the pain.

Ji Yu looked at her and had some insight into the situation. She couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional—such deception only ends up hurting the other person.

"Now that you know it wasn’t true, don’t dwell on it. Thinking about it more will only make you feel worse. Focus on thinking about what you truly want from this."

She knew Zhang Yaoyue had been deceived, and the reality of the situation was right before her.

"Don’t believe in others so easily. Only what you see with your own eyes is real, so don’t continue fixating on this."

Ji Yu’s gentle attitude suddenly made her feel a bit embarrassed, as though Ji Yu’s behavior made her own actions seem petty.

"I don’t hold anything against you after all this. I know you didn’t do it intentionally, so I’m not angry right now. Don’t feel rushed either—you’ve got plenty of time to move on. Besides, you’re so young, what’s there to fear about making mistakes?"

Such is the nature of matters of the heart.

Ji Yu also hoped the girl wouldn’t continue to torment herself over this.

Perhaps Ji Yu’s demeanor did help her find some relief.

"Aren’t you jealous?"

"Because I know nothing happened between you two. If there had been something, do you think I’d still be acting so calm?" Ji Yu smiled at her, clearly unbothered by the situation.

At the start, she had only meant to tease the young girl, but now Ji Yu could see that the girl hadn’te willingly, so it wouldn’t be right to keep pressing the issue.

"Go back and take some time to rest. Think carefully about whether you really like Gu Qixiao. Sometimes these feelings are just illusions."

Ji Yu’s stance on this matter was clear—since the other party wasn’t acting intentionally, there was no point in continuing to dwell on it.

"I..."

Zhang Yaoyue suddenly understood why Gu Qixiao liked Ji Yu so much.

What she didn’t realize was that Ji Yu wasn’t always so patient with men. It was only when dealing with hurt young women—and only kind-hearted ones—that she showed such emotion. If the other person wasn’t a good person, Ji Yu wouldn’t bother wasting her efforts.

"Don’t keep dwelling on this. Get a good sleep, that’ll do you more good than anything else. You might wake up and find you aren’t as emotional about it anymore. What seemed like love might have just been a mirage, and now that the mirage has vanished, there’s no reason to struggle over it."

Ji Yu had a decent amount of experience with these situations.

Back when she faced Xia Chuanhe for the first time, she also had a brief moment of illusion.

But by the end of it, Ji Yu had let go of those feelings, so when faced with something like this now, she didn’t feel so conflicted.

There was no need to keep overthinking matters like this if one truly wanted rity.

"Alright, since you’ve said that, I’ll trust you for now. I just hope what you’re saying is true. My feelings may really only be temporary. I need to go back and ask my brother what’s truly going on."

She needed some time to reflect on this.

After all, no matter how she looked at it, she believed there was still a possibility between herself and Gu Qixiao.

Ji Yu watched her leave and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional. These young girls were so easily drawn to matters of love and romance.

"Yu, are you sure you didn’t misunderstand?" Gu Qixiao was still a little worried—after all, Ji Yu hadn’t been by his side during that time, and she didn’t know about those things.

"How could I misunderstand? That girl cried herself to pieces, and you didn’t even nce at her, dismissing her so impatiently. If you actually liked her, that would be the strange part."

Ji Yu couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Gu Qixiao’s behavior earlier had been far too obvious, making it impossible for Ji Yu to even suspect something.

"Yu, thank you for trusting me. I often worry that you’d leave me over trivial matters." His voice carried threads of distress.