But clearly, this ti things didn’t unfold quite as Gu Qixiao had expected.
Song Xuan showed little interest in those around her, and they, in turn, found her dull and unengaging.
Apart from the history she shared with Gu Qixiao, they couldn’t discern any other relevant connections.
"President Gu, who’s this beside you?"
"My sister." When he said this, Song Xuan’s displeasure was evident, though she rembered what Gu Qixiao had told her earlier and could only grit her teeth and endure it.
She forced a smile at the person in front of her.
The other party was rely being polite, though. They knew better than anyone how many children the Gu family had.
In such an environnt, finding soone suitable was indeed challenging.
Especially since Gu Qixiao wanted to go looking for Ji Yu, he didn’t have much ti to spare for this matter anyway.
"So, couldn’t find anyone?" Ji Yu had been watching from not far away.
Seeing Gu Qixiao approach now, she couldn’t help but grow curious.
Gu Qixiao frowned, "Maybe there’s no suitable candidate for now."
Considering Song Xuan’s status, it was indeed awkward to find a match.
But Ji Yu had already anticipated such a scenario. When she first saw Song Xuan, she had understood it imdiately.
"If you can’t find anyone suitable, maybe it’s better to stop this for now. It doesn’t benefit either of you."
Such efforts were utterly unnecessary.
Soone unwilling to leave, no matter what you tried, would always lead to the sa result in the end.
Ji Yu was familiar with such situations. "I don’t an anything else by it. It’s just that the bond between the two of you is destined not to be so easily untangled."
She smiled at the person before her. She hadn’t uttered a single word of giving up, but Gu Qixiao saw displeasure in her eyes.
For a mont, Gu Qixiao didn’t know how to respond; this was indeed the way things had played out, leaving no room for rebuttal.
"I’m sorry. I’ll keep my word about what I said before—I won’t allow her to harm you anymore."
"Let’s hope so." But Ji Yu didn’t particularly care about this anymore.
The grievances she’d endured from Song Xuan before would undoubtedly be returned in kind.
She remained calm about such things. "You should still go check on her for now. Don’t let sothing happen later; after all, her personality really makes her prone to causing trouble."
Although Ji Yu didn’t explicitly clarify, the situation in front of them made it clear there wasn’t much reason to continue.
Gu Qixiao sighed. "I just want to talk to you properly. I don’t have any other intentions. Why do you have to look at like that?"
He had been dealing with Song Xuan’s issues all this ti. Even if the matters weren’t completely resolved yet, at the very least, his standpoint was clear—he would never allow Ji Yu to suffer grievances again.
"I’m also earnestly telling you—things over there are on the verge of escalating into a full-blown fight. Didn’t you notice?"
Ji Yu looked helplessly across from her, feeling incredibly resigned. "I’m not being sarcastic. Just look over there, and you’ll see how hard it is to manage Song Xuan’s temper."
Following her gaze, Gu Qixiao looked over and, sure enough, saw Song Xuan in conflict with another woman.
At this rate, it could easily escalate into a physical altercation.
He quickly moved over to see what was going on.
When Song Xuan saw him, she beca even more animated. "Xiao, look! She spilled her drink all over . It’s outrageous!"
Her tone carried a mix of indignation and the certainty that Gu Qixiao would back her up.
The other woman, seeing Gu Qixiao, adopted a sowhat ingratiating tone. "President Gu, you can’t bla for this. If you don’t believe , check the surveillance footage—she bumped into on purpose."
She didn’t particularly dislike Song Xuan, but the current situation was genuinely exasperating.
Gu Qixiao sighed, "What on earth happened? Was it on purpose or not?" He turned to Song Xuan, searching her expression for clues.
Song Xuan, who had been so confident monts ago, looked a little guilty. But rembering how dim the lighting was earlier, she thought it wouldn’t be a problem. "She poured it on deliberately! Look at my dress—it’s ruined!"
As she spoke, she pointed out the stain on her gown to Gu Qixiao.
Gu Qixiao frowned. "Since the two of you are telling completely different stories, let’s just check the surveillance footage. It must show everything clearly."
He didn’t want this farce to drag on any further, so he decided to take everyone to see what had actually happened.
Ji Yu, accompanied by Ji Yuanzhou, followed along to watch the drama unfold. In truth, she had witnessed the entire incident earlier—Song Xuan had provoked the argunt and intentionally collided with the woman.
It was clear that Song Xuan had no idea how advanced the surveillance systems were here.
"She does seem ntally unstable," Ji Yuanzhou muttered with distaste, disliking such spectacles.
But given that Song Xuan was soone close to Gu Qixiao, he wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Ji Yu raised an eyebrow. "Maybe she’s just trying to assert her presence."
Such behavior was often a symptom of deep insecurity.
Ji Yuanzhou was unwilling to let Ji Yu get dragged into such situations in the future. "If she stays around Gu Qixiao, you’re bound to be upset."
He couldn’t bear to see his sister suffer because of this.
Ji Yu smiled lightly. "Let’s worry about things between us later. For now, let’s just see what cos of the surveillance."
Strangely enough, it seed Song Xuan’s luck wasn’t all bad—the surveillance caras had actually malfunctioned this ti.
"President Gu, I must apologize. For so reason, the surveillance system stopped working right before the party began. It was perfectly fine before."
They had always been ticulous about safety, so this incident was certainly out of the ordinary.
"What happened?"
Gu Qixiao, deeply concerned, instinctively moved closer to Ji Yu as if to shield her.
Ji Yu had no idea what he was thinking, but his actions stirred sothing subtle within her.
"It’s possible soone intentionally disabled the caras, but rest assured that we’re working hard to repair the system. There shouldn’t be any further issues."
The staff were visibly anxious. With such influential guests present, any trouble would be catastrophic for them.
"When exactly did the system fail?"
Ji Yu suddenly had an uneasy feeling.
"Judging by the logs, it malfunctioned about fifteen minutes ago. Repairs are already underway, so there’s no need to worry."
Still, so guests were already contemplating leaving.
Yet the main doors wouldn’t budge.
"What’s going on? Is there a problem with the doors now too? How are you people even managing things here?"
It was clear that frustration was mounting over the series of mishaps.
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