<h4>Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Sneer at</h4>
"Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist." Gu Qixiao was furious about this matter.
He knew it would likely take some time to resolve everything smoothly.
"Where is Yu now?"
"Based on what happened during your walk this time, I’ve decided to keep her here a while longer. Otherwise, if our n fails, it would be because of you." He was resolute in his stance.
He hadn’t originally intended for Ji Yu to stay here for long.
"What do you mean by that? Are you seriously considering imprisoning Yu?"
"You’re right. I do intend to imprison her. Otherwise, what do you think I want to do?" He never lied about such matters.
"Look at you now. Aren’t you incredibly worried about Ji Yu’s situation? There’s no need for that—maybe she’ll have a better life here with me than she ever did with you."
Heughed recklessly, as if he had already foreseen the inevitable separation between the two of them.
Gu Qixiao despised most when others imed that he and Ji Yu had no future together.
Since things had already developed to this point, there was no saving face anymore.
"I want her released now. Otherwise, don’t me me for taking action."
"Do you really dare take action against me? Look at your current situation." He found this endlessly amusing.
"Your soft spot is already in my hands. If you try to act, who do you think will get hurt first? Perhaps it will be Ji Yu."
Gu Qixiao knew he was bound to make such threats.
So he kept hisposure without much disturbance.
"What do you think you are? Even if you want to harm Yu, you’d have to prove you have the ability to pull it off."
He had never been an easygoing person, and encountering such events now made being polite unnecessary.
"I don’t know what I am, but given your weakness is already in my hands, it means I never lose. Why would I hand it over?"
He didn’t see an issue with this. They had originally agreed to leave her here longer, and it was their side who broke the agreement first.
At this moment, Ji Yu was brought down as well.
Seeing the current situation, she instantly understood. He was using her safety as leverage to threaten Gu Qixiao.
"Gu Qixiao, whatever you’re aiming to do, go ahead boldly. Don’t worry about me." She wasn’t afraid of such threats.
They should have resolved everything clearly to begin with.
Li Yu didn’t appear angry but found their interaction entertaining.
"Look at you two—like separated lovers torn apart by fate. Someone who doesn’t know better might think your feelings run deep." He scoffed at their emotions, firmly believing there was no such thing as genuine love in this world.
"Stop putting on a tragic romance act in front of me; it won’t change my stance." He had zero interest in such dramatics.
"Focus instead onpensating me for my losses. Otherwise, this matter won’t end peacefully."
"Why should Ipensate you for your losses when you provoked the trouble first?" Ji Yu couldn’t make sense of this.
Especially under the circumstances they were in now.
"Don’t you feel guilty? When you engage in such actions, do you ever consider what your family would think?"
"Breaking apart someone else’s family is absolutely hical."
Having grown up in an orphanage, Ji Yu ced extra attention on matters like these.
Upon learning of their n, she had decisively chosen to sabotage it without hesitation.
"Do you realize that what you’re doing could shatter a family? No matter how vile that family might be, they shouldn’t have to endure this kind of consequence."
"Surely you wouldn’t argue that even a missing child can be guilty."
"Ji Yu, look at yourself now. Aren’t you just trying to lecture me from a moral high ground? Do you truly believe weck any morality?"
Their moralityy solely in letting certain people enjoy fleeting family happiness.
Not in ensuring family reunification.
"They’ve searched for this missing person for so long and now she’s been returned to them. Shouldn’t they be overjoyed?" Situations like these ought to be celebrated instead.
Ji Yu thought he was utterly unreasonable.
So she decided not to bother debating further. Continuing the conversation would only frustrate herself.
"Gu Qixiao, I’m perfectly safe here. So from now on, you don’t need to worry about me. You just need to focus on sorting out whatever you were supposed to handle."
She never feared their threats. And besides, if their threats were effective, they wouldn’t need tactics like these to keep her here.
Clearly, they still required her abilities.
Gu Qixiao didn’t fully grasp her situation, but from her demeanor, he understood he might not need to intervene in the uing events.
"Yu, I hope you’ll wait for me to return."
When the timees, he wouldn’t allow anything to hold him back.
He just wanted the person he deeply cared about to return to his side. Was that so unreasonable?
Off to the side, Li Yu watched their interaction, feeling speechless.
"You two really are giving me another tragic romance performance here. Can’t you spare me? I despise seeing things like this the most."
Li Yu believed what he couldn’t have, no one else should expect to obtain.
Since he hadn’t achieved this kind of affection before, he would never pine for it again.
Ji Yu ignored his remarks.
Everyone knew his worldview was problematic, and arguing with him would only bring unnecessary frustration.
Gu Qixiao gave Ji Yu several instructions before finally leaving the base.
Ji Yu watched his departing figure and knew they probably wouldn’t be able to meet for quite a long time.
"I’m especially curious—who told you about this? You shouldn’t have discovered mymunication devices."
She hadn’t forgotten about this, finding it extraordinary.
"If you want to know, I can tell you. But you might have to pay a small price."
He never cared for professional ethics. If someone told him, that person clearlycked integrity too.
"I won’t pay any price. That was something I was forced into before."
Hearing her response, Li Yu couldn’t help but chuckle.
"You’re truly an intriguing person, not even interested in matters like these anymore."