<h4>Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Blunt Rejection</h4>


    Gu Qixiao was already suspicious of Song Xuan, and now seeing her like this, he felt utterly speechless.


    "I don’t know how much longer you n to keep this up, but everything you’re doing now only makes me despise you more." He had already warned her countless times not to touch Ji Yu, so why wouldn’t she listen?


    "Xiao, I really don’t know anything. Why are you doubting me? You have so many people around you—how could it possibly be me leaking this information? Xiao, you should know everything!"


    She was losing control.


    More than anything, she felt the weight of his frustration.


    She knew perfectly well that the next time they met, things would likely not look like this anymore.


    "Xiao, I really don’t understand why you suspect me like this. I’ve never done something like that—there’s no way I’d tell anyone about it." She sobbed as she spoke.


    "If you truly haven’t told anyone, you wouldn’t have this kind of attitude." Gu Qixiao didn’t understand why she was acting like this. They were close enough, and he had explicitly warned her that this matter must never be disclosed to anyone.


    "Do you know how disastrous the consequences of your actions could be?" He didn’t initially intend to make things so ugly, but she had crossed the line.


    "I’ve already repaid everything I owed you before. From now on, I’ll no longer deal with your affairs." He was deeply disappointed in her. He had once believed her to be kind-hearted, but now the truth told him that as long as people existed, greed would follow.


    "Xiao, what do you mean by this?" Song Xuan started to panic, realizing that if he left like this, they might truly never meet again.


    "My meaning is crystal clear: from now on, there is no need for you to see me again." He had already arranged everything, hoping she would reflect and not cause any more inexplicable trouble.


    "Take a look at what you’re doing now. Don’t you feel you’ve crossed the line?"


    He had specifically warned her before that disclosing this matter would be extremely dangerous, but shepletely disregarded his words.


    "You never understand what I really feel. Every time, all you care about is Ji Yu—does she really mean that much to you? Enough for you to abandon me like this?" Song Xuan was breaking down, unable to fathom his resolve.


    "I don’t even know what I can do to win you back, but I truly don’t want to lose you this way." They had been so close before, so why had everything suddenly changed?


    "Have you considered that this is how things were destined to be? It’s just that you romanticized it too much."


    From the very beginning, Gu Qixiao had only viewed her as someone to repay a debt to. He had never once considered building any other kind of rtionship with her.


    She had been the one repeatedly iming there was a chance between them. Now, he had found someone he loved—why should he continue to cling to her?


    "You keep saying I don’t understand your feelings. But have you ever understood mine? I’ve fallen for someone, and I don’t want to keep entangling myself with you. I’ve made myself abundantly clear, yet you insist on acting this way. That just makes you both foolish and vile."


    Gu Qixiao had only intended to rify everything, but seeing how agitated she was, he decided extreme measures were necessary.


    Song Xuan had never imagined that one day things between them would deteriorate to this point, leaving her on the verge of copse.


    "Xiao, if you walk out of this room, we’ll never see each other again. So I might as well just end it all right now." She pulled out a dagger and held it against her neck.


    She had used a simr tactic before, and it had worked remarkably well.


    "Do you even know what you’re doing? If you make a move, there’ll be no chance of survival. I don’t want to see you like this."


    Gu Qixiao genuinely couldn’tprehend why she always reacted so irrationally at the drop of a hat.


    Was it really so important?


    Their rtionship had been tenuous from the start, yet she acted as though there had been something significant between them.


    "This isn’t how things between us should be." He felt deeply troubled.


    "I already have someone in my heart now. That’s why I want to make things clear with you. I hope you won’t meddle in the future between us. Your life will still be prosperous, no need to worry about anything else."


    He could ensure her wealth and luxuries going forward.


    He could even let her live the remainder of her life in peace.


    "Xiao, what I’ve wanted was never money or a stable life. All I’ve ever wanted is you. So why are you always rejecting me?"


    Her tears fell incessantly, like broken pearls sliding off their string. Her heart ached terribly, and she didn’t know how else to express herself.


    "Xiao, I only want you. Can you stay by my side? If you do, I promise not to trouble her anymore."


    She pleaded as she looked at Gu Qixiao, as though this were the only solution to their predicament.


    Gu Qixiao felt nothing but boredom with the situation unfolding before him.


    "Do whatever you want. I refuse to let you use this kind of tactic to threaten me ever again—I won’t fall for it anymore."


    He had already done more than enough, yet she kept demanding in this way. That was entirely on her.


    Song Xuan stared at his retreating figure in disbelief, as though their rtionship had really reached its breaking point.


    Perhaps her emotions were too overwhelming, for she suddenly copsed.


    Gu Qixiao was startled by themotion behind him. Turning around and seeing her in such a state, he could only feel a deep sense of helplessness.


    "Take her to the hospital."


    "And you, sir..." The bodyguard hesitated, unsure of what to do next.


    "I’m not a doctor. Do you think I can cure her illness?"


    He had more pressing matters to handle. Ji Yu’s situation remained unclear, and if her identity were exposed, trouble would surely follow her.


    He needed to act swiftly to ensure her safety.


    But to his surprise, Ji Yu waspletely unscathed.


    "You look so rxed, as if this ce were your home. It honestly makes me wonder—have you been prepared for this all along, deliberately letting me uncover it?"