"I don’t understand why you have to treat like this. I’ve already said I want to stay by your side. Why are you still unwilling to save my mother?"
Her current deanor could only be described as humble and compromising, yet he still chose to refuse.
"What I want is for you to willingly stay by my side, but everything you’re showing now clearly cos from being forced."
Ji Yu couldn’t understand what it was exactly that he wanted. Did he desire genuine feelings?
"Xia Chuanhe, I don’t know why you have such thoughts, but judging by the current situation, there’s no way I could ever fall for you. After what you’ve done to my mother, you still expect to like you? Isn’t that going too far?"
If it weren’t for them, Madam Ji wouldn’t have ended up like this.
In Ji Yu’s eyes, he had clear culpability, so there was no way she could agree to anything emotional with him.
"Yu, what I want is your heart—you should understand that perfectly well."
"You want my heart, so I have to give it to you? Look at what you’ve done. Which part of this looks like love to you?" Ji Yu found this twisted version of affection utterly incomprehensible. Didn’t he feel even a shred of guilt for his actions?
"I trusted you to heal my mother, but you tampered with things at such a critical mont. Don’t you think what you’re doing is absolutely abhorrent?"
She could never forgive him for this.
"Yu, everything I did was out of desperation."
If it hadn’t been out of desperation, would he have made such a decision?
"I did all of this hoping you’d change your mind and treat the way you treat Gu Qixiao."
"You keep asking to treat you like I treat Gu Qixiao, but with everything you’ve done, do you really think you deserve it?" Ji Yu couldn’t see any basis for comparison between the two of them.
At least, given the current situation, there was clearly no connection between them. Moreover, his actions had already brought things to an irreparable end.
"Yu, are you saying you don’t want to agree to this?" His expression grew strange.
"You ca to —it was to save your mother, wasn’t it? If you don’t agree to my terms now, the opportunity might be lost." His tone was unnervingly calm.
Ji Yu couldn’t comprehend how soone could use a life as a bargaining chip. He didn’t feel a twinge of guilt saying these words, nor did he display even the smallest shred of compassion befitting a dical professional.
"I can stay by your side, but as for giving you my heart—that will be difficult. After all, I can’t change my feelings overnight—you should understand that."
Even if she consented now, it would only be an empty promise.
Xia Chuanhe seed to grasp her aning, and helplessly said, "If that’s the case, let’s first check on your mother’s condition. I’m also curious to see how bad things have gotten to make you go to these lengths."
When the two arrived at the hospital, the atmosphere was noticeably tense.
Ji Yuanzhou’s eyes filled with hatred when he saw him.
"You better resolve my mother’s condition quickly, or I’ll make you pay for it," he threatened.
Xia Chuanhe showed no fear in the face of such threats.
"If you can handle it yourselves, don’t call for help. But since you’ve summoned here, I suggest you show so courtesy."
He never bowed or scraped under the scrutiny of a patient’s family.
He had already behaved as cordially as possible—it just wasn’t sothing they acknowledged.
"Since I care for Yu, of course I wouldn’t let anything happen to her mother."
After a brief preparation, he entered the operating room.
Ji Yu waited nervously outside, clearly anxious.
Gu Qixiao arrived right as the surgery ended.
"Yu, I’m sorry. I was delayed by so things earlier, which is why I arrived late. Is Auntie okay?"
He felt deeply guilty for not being there when Ji Yu needed him most.
"We don’t know yet. The surgery just finished—soon the doctor will co out and give us the details."
In truth, Gu Qixiao was the last person Ji Yu wanted to see at that mont. The two of them were likely on the verge of reaching an irreparable juncture.
Perhaps sensing Ji Yu’s avoidance, Gu Qixiao looked slightly taken aback.
"Yu, are you upset with for coming late? If you’re angry about this, just tell clearly."
He knew Ji Yu’s temper wasn’t exactly mild, but she wouldn’t typically be overly fixated on sothing so trivial.
"Gu Qixiao, let’s wait until my mother’s surgery is over to talk. I know you probably have many questions, but I really can’t explain right now."
Ji Yu felt deeply pained inside.
It hurt even more because she understood full well that the current situation was beyond salvaging.
Gu Qixiao sensed that sothing must have happened in the ti he was absent—sothing significant. Otherwise, Ji Yu wouldn’t be acting this way.
But no one t his gaze. It was as if everyone were intentionally avoiding him.
Ji Yu silently waited for the results.
When Xia Chuanhe stepped out and saw Gu Qixiao, he appeared unsurprised.
"Yu, don’t forget our agreent. Whether Auntie recovers or not depends on whether you honor what we agreed upon," he said with a grin.
Those simple words filled Ji Yu with disgust.
She had always hated being threatened, but this ti she had no choice but to comply—because Madam Ji’s life was still in his hands.
Ji Yu no longer knew what to say.
She only knew that she felt utterly broken inside.
Fortunately, Madam Ji’s condition had stabilized.
Watching her mother sleep peacefully, Ji Yu felt a pang of discomfort in her chest.
"Yu, I want to know—what exactly did you agree to with him? Can you tell ?" Gu Qixiao’s gut told him sothing was seriously wrong.
And when it ca to Xia Chuanhe, he knew better than anyone what kind of person he was.
"There are so things I need to talk to you about. Let’s step out and discuss it," Ji Yu said, realizing there was no turning back now. It would be better to get everything out in the open.
The clarity of the situation made her pain even more acute.
"Gu Qixiao, you must have already noticed sothing, haven’t you?"
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