<h4>Chapter 166: Chapter 166 Regretful Matters</h4>


    Gu Qixiao was a bit perplexed, but seeing Ji Yu like this, he couldn’t help but be curious—what exactly had happened to make her feel so regretful?


    "Let’s not talk about this anymore. You’ll find outter. Just drop me off at Chongxin Hospital first; I have some patients to see."


    She took her work very seriously.


    Gu Qixiao didn’t press further, instinctively feeling that the situation was unlikely.


    However, perhaps because the news online had spread too widely recently, the entrance to Chongxin Hospital was crowded with people.


    It looked as if they were ready to corner Ji Yu and interrogate her thoroughly.


    Ji Yu felt deeply helpless about such situations.


    She couldn’t figure out what was wrong with these people.


    "Could you all please move aside? This is a hospital, not a ce for your interviews. If you continue causing trouble here, don’t me me for calling the police to handle this."


    She was here to treat patients, not to give interviews.


    "Miss Ji, we’re just trying to ask a few questions. Don’t you want to rify things? The rumors online about you and Mr. Lin are spreading like wildfire. Don’t you think you owe everyone an exnation?"


    Of course, they weren’t nning to leave.


    In fact, their microphones were practically shoved into Ji Yu’s face.


    Gu Qixiao, watching this scene unfold, felt irritated and immediately ordered his bodyguards to block them off.


    Ji Yu cast them a nce, noting the eager glint in their eyes, and felt utterly exasperated. "To be honest, interviews like yours are pointless. As for my rtionship with Mr. Lin, while I wouldn’t say we’re enemies, we’re definitely not on good terms."


    "But isn’t there a familial connection between you and Mr. Lin?"


    "Is that so? Do they even have any evidence? Just one photo and they want to im I’m rted to their family? If that’s the case, I might as well say I’m the richest person in the world." She was eager to ridicule the whole photo incident.


    Following the bodyguards inside, she clearly didn’t intend to answer any more questions.


    "Miss Ji, as a doctor, are you really going to just stand by and let Mr. Lin die? Don’t you have anypassion as a healer?"


    "So now you think I should use my child to save the life of someone I don’t have a good rtionship with?" Ji Yu found this unbelievably absurd.


    She thought her protectiveness of her child was justified. And Mr. Lin—what was he to her, anyway?


    The door closed, cutting off the reporters’ voices entirely, leaving Ji Yu with a headache.


    "Thank you. I’ve already called the police, and no one causing trouble here at Chongxin today will get away."


    Ji Yu wasn’t someone who would quietly endure bullying without fighting back. As for Gu Qixiao, he had remained silent throughout, though his displeasure was evident in the furrow of his brow.


    "These people have no professional ethics whatsoever."


    "Maybe the Lin family arranged all this on purpose. They’re known for employing such underhanded tactics." Ji Yu felt equally frustrated—why had this shameless family targeted her of all people?


    "They must have found out about me through other channels. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gotten hold of that photo. I’m seriously questioning the authenticity of this entire thing."


    She wasn’t sure how Mr. Lin and his family had obtained their information, but now that things hade to this, she could only use her own tactics to handle them.


    "Don’t worry. I’ll always be here by your side," Gu Qixiao said, stepping forward to grip Ji Yu’s wrist.


    This time, she didn’t pull away, clearly growing more ustomed to his presence.


    A faint smile tugged at the corner of Gu Qixiao’s lips. He knew all his efforts over the past while hadn’t been in vain.


    The tension between the two had eased considerably by now.


    In a way, this incident could be considered somewhat beneficial.


    Gu Qixiao remained by Ji Yu’s side as he got acquainted with Ningning. He didn’t pry too much into her identity, but judging by Ji Yu’s attitude, it seemed she didn’t care about it either.


    "Do you want to ask about the little girl’s identity? Honestly, no matter how deeply she’s connected to the Lin family, she’s just one of my patients now."


    Ji Yu approached her work with genuine dedication, ensuring that no matter what happened, she wouldn’t take out her frustrations on her patients.


    The little girl, evidently aware of the rumors online, looked at Ji Yu with timid eyes.


    "Sis, do you not get along well with our family? Please don’t be mad."


    She didn’t know how to talk to Ji Yu, only realizing that the current situation was quite awkward.


    "Sis isn’t angry, just annoyed by some people. But don’t worry. Sis will take good care of you, so stop overthinking, okay?"


    After all, this had nothing to do with the little girl.


    Lin Ningning nodded, looking rather helpless. She likely understood all too well what her family was like. But Ji Yu genuinely couldn’t make sense of the situation herself.


    Anyone could see through this nonsense—except Mr. Lin, who stubbornly believed it could all be resolved smoothly.


    But Ji Yu refrained from saying too much in front of Lin Ningning.


    On the way back, she casually brought up Lin Wenyan with Gu Qixiao. "Lin Wenyan is actually a rtively normal person. Even though he seems a little gruff on the surface, at least when ites to dealing with this matter, he’s the most reasonable of them all."


    "Still, Lin Wenyan doesn’t hold much influence in the Lin family. After this, I suspect things will only get worse for him."


    Gu Qixiao didn’t have a strong impression of Lin Wenyan. "If you keep the little girl here, Lin Wenyan definitely wouldn’t stand on the Lin family’s side. His daughter means everything to him."


    He had heard some things about Lin Wenyan before. "Lin Wenyan’s wife passed away after giving birth to this child, so the little girl is incredibly important to him."


    Ji Yu didn’t know this. However, she had noticed how much Lin Wenyan cared for the child.


    "Still, he’s of limited use."


    When Lin Wenyan entered, thest thing he heard was thatment, which left him looking embarrassed. "Doctor Ji, you can’t say that—I can at least bring you some updates."


    He nced awkwardly at Ji Yu, seemingly seeking her affirmation.


    Ji Yu’s attitude was nomittal. "I won’t take advantage of your daughter, and she’s recovering well. Don’t you realize that?"


    She had taken good care of Lin Ningning.


    But it was precisely this that made Lin Wenyan feel increasingly guilty toward Ji Yu.


    "They haven’t given up on targeting you yet. Be careful when you go out. Most importantly, they’ve stationed people in the shadows who are waiting for an opportunity to strike against you." He seemed reluctant to speak as he said this.


    "I’ve already done some investigating. You really aren’t part of our Lin family. At most, you’re a distant rtive so unrted it doesn’t matter."