<h4>Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Bottom Line</h4>


    Ji Yu was very clear about her boundaries.


    She wouldn’t overthink certain matters.


    But now that Gu Qixiao had concealed things to this point, it was indeed possible he might challenge her limits.


    Ji Yu thought about the recent series of events.


    And the sudden release by Li Yu, coupled with their previous reluctance to speak.


    She seemed to have pieced together a vague understanding of the situation.


    Looking at the man in front of her, her feelings wereplicated.


    "You didn’t do as I told you. You helped them send the person, didn’t you?" As she said this, it felt like the blocked air in her chest finally found its way out.


    She couldn’tprehend many things about this matter, but since it hade to this, there really wasn’t much left to say.


    "Yu, I know how much this means to you, but your safety matters more to me."


    Even if he was called selfish, or anything else, it didn’t matter. What he couldn’t do was let Ji Yu be disregarded for someone else’s issues.


    Seeing Ji Yu’s indifferent expression, he knew this would likely be a tough situation to resolve.


    "Yu, you can say whatever harsh words you want, but it’s done. I don’t regret it. I just wanted to protect you." He had never considered regret in his actions, and the current situation genuinely left him worried.


    Ji Yu felt a shade of helplessness. She could guarantee that others wouldn’t push her to cross her bottom line, but when it came to Gu Qixiao, she found herself at a loss for words.


    "Gu Qixiao, you knew how much I cared about this. If it weren’t for this matter, I wouldn’t have ended up trapped then. Yet, in the end, you stabbed me in the back."


    Ji Yu had talked about this many times before. This kind of act was deeply hical, and she was the one who had performed the surgery.


    "Do you understand the psychological stress I’ve been under since performing that surgery?" She had long regretted it. If she hadn’t done it, would the result have turned out differently?


    But in the end, the oue was still something difficult to believe.


    Ji Yu detested this matter. From the beginning, she had resisted, yet Gu Qixiao still went ahead and agreed to it.


    "Gu Qixiao, my heart feels so heavy. Let me think it over, alright? I’m not ming you; I’m ming myself."


    She reproached herself for going through with that surgery, fully aware of their ultimate intentions, yet doing it regardless.


    She had wanted to protect her friend, Ji Yuanzhou, but now the weight on her heart was leaving her gasping for air.


    Ji Yu didn’t know what she should do anymore.


    "It’s not that I hold anything against you. I just think I went too far. The moment I picked up the scalpel, I should’ve anticipated this."


    But reality seemed to have spiraled to a point where she no longer had any control.


    "I need a good night’s sleep. Maybe I really need to rest for a while."


    Gu Qixiao had intended to step forward and support Ji Yu, but seeing her in such a defeated state and recalling the look in her eyes earlier, he suddenly understood. Continuing forward would only make Ji Yu resist more vehemently.


    "Yu, I’m sorry." These words, "I’m sorry," were so feeble, yet he understood that Ji Yu was likely struggling deeply in her heart and couldn’t simply ignore this matter.


    Right then, Assistant Li sent a message: Song Xuan’s condition was unstable. Along with amnesia, she had been inexplicably fainting and had been persistently asking to see Gu Qixiao.


    Left with no choice, despite feeling that he had more or less repaid the debt he owed, Gu Qixiao couldn’t just stand by and watch Song Xuan die.


    So he went to the hospital to check on her.


    But Song Xuan had already lost her memory, so upon seeing him, she felt only a deep sense of unfamiliarity.


    "Who are you?"


    "I’m your friend." He no longer knew how to handle matters concerning Song Xuan, but since he had helped her so much, there was no need to dwell on these favors anymore.


    "If you’re my friend, why are you only visiting me now?" She looked at him with an obviousck of trust.


    Gu Qixiao, however, didn’t have the patience for this. Thinking about how Ji Yu was surely upset at the moment made him feel overwhelmed with irritation.


    "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I don’t even care if your amnesia is real or fake. If you need anything, talk to Assistant Li." He had no desire to obsess over this issue.


    And anyway, wasn’t her behavior making everything crystal clear?


    Song Xuan couldn’t stop herself from wanting to mock Gu Qixiao but, observing his demeanor, assumed something must have happened. Otherwise, why would he look so distraught?


    "I’d like to be discharged. Is that possible?" She didn’t want to stay there any longer.


    "Assistant Li will arrange it for you tomorrow. If there’s anything else, you can contact him." He had no interest in this matter.


    What he cared about most was Ji Yu.


    As soon as he thought that Ji Yu might end up giving up on him, an unbearable sadness gnawed at him.


    "Yu, what should I do?" He understood Ji Yu’s feelings and what she held dear, but the situation had already reached a conclusion. How could it be changed?


    His emotions were transparently written all over his face. Seeing this, Song Xuan began to suspect that something must have happened on Ji Yu’s end. Otherwise, why would he appear so grim?


    "You’re my friend. Why are you so unhappy? Is it because of something specific?"


    "It has nothing to do with you. Our friendship doesn’t include the right to question matters like this." He didn’t know whether Song Xuan’s amnesia was genuine or just an act. Perhaps it no longer mattered.


    But if she dared to target Ji Yu, this matter wouldn’t be left unresolved.


    "You..." Song Xuan hadn’t expected that even after pretending to have amnesia, Gu Qixiao would maintain this cold attitude.


    The imbnce in her heart grew stronger.


    Why did Ji Yu, who already had everything, still have to take what belonged to her?


    "We were good friends before. I can help you."


    "Your only task now is to stay put and ept treatment. That would be the best way you could help me." He wanted no further involvement in her affairs.


    Their rtionship had already been in a terrible state.


    To continue further would only rekindle inappropriate ideas in her mind.


    "Don’t have thoughts you shouldn’t have, and during this period, someone will take care of you. Don’t constantly ask to see me." He had grown numb to the entire situation.


    What he wanted more than anything now was for Ji Yu to let go of that matter.


    "If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving." He didn’t want to stay here and look at her any longer.


    Song Xuan understood that some things required a more drawn-out strategy. After acting too conspicuously just now, pretending to have amnesia wouldn’t work anymore.


    After leaving, Gu Qixiao didn’t forget to remind Assistant Li not to inform him about such matters in the future.