<h4>Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Surgery Postponed</h4>


    However, she did not forget to exin the surgery situation to Jiang Yaohuan clearly.


    "Gu Qixiao, you should go and take care of your own business first. I’ll go review everything again. After I handle things, the two of us can meet up."


    Gu Qixiao was somewhat uneasy about leaving her alone. After dropping her off at the hospital, he finally departed.


    Jiang Yaohuan had already been waiting for a while.


    Seeing Ji Yu’s haggard appearance, Jiang Yaohuan was taken aback.


    "Doctor Ji, what’s happened to you?"


    "I’ve encountered some issues recently, so the surgery might need to be postponed for a while. But don’t worry—I will make sure your operation is sessful."


    She was very confident about this matter, but she also needed to deal with Li Yu, and many things were inconvenient for her to handle personally.


    "This..."


    "I understand this is very important to you as well, but until this matter is resolved, I cannot carry out a quality surgery." With other things weighing on her, Ji Yu knew she could not perform optimally.


    Jiang Yaohuan understood this logic and could only nod, indicating his willingness to ept the dy.


    "Doctor Ji, if there’s anything I can help with, feel free to let me know—I might be able to assist."


    "Thank you for your concern, but this isn’t something you should look into," Ji Yu replied with a smile.


    Though her expression showed a smile, her eyes betrayed no warmth.


    Jiang Yaohuan could see this was something likely very significant—otherwise, she wouldn’t act this way.


    Normally, Ji Yu was very reserved and reluctant to leverage her connections. But since the opposition had alreadye knocking so tantly, it was time to show them that some people should not be provoked.


    She dialed a highly unfamiliar number.


    The person on the other end of the line sounded thrilled to receive her call.


    "Doctor Ji, what brings you to contact me? Has something happened? Whatever you need, just say the word, and I’ll handle it for you."


    "I need you to take care of someone for me," Ji Yu said bluntly, avoiding any unnecessary conversation.


    If he sought harm against her mother’s life, then she would ensure his own demise first.


    "That’s an easy task. Doctor Ji, just send me his details in a bit."


    The person was incredibly confident in handling such matters and promised to resolve everything thoroughly.


    Ji Yu wasted no time and had Hong send all the information on Li Yu to her phone.


    The recipient confirmed receipt with an "OK" gesture.


    "Doctor Ji, if you have time, we should hang out together sometime."


    "If the chance arises, sure." Over the years, Ji Yu had interacted with all sorts of people—Li Yu wasn’t the only one from this line of work she had crossed paths with.


    When Gu Qixiao came to pick her up, he immediately noticed her cold demeanor.


    He wasn’t quite used to seeing Ji Yu like this.


    After all, while Ji Yu usually carried a detached air, she wouldn’t treat him with such frosty indifference.


    "Gu Qixiao, I’m sorry. My current state might not be very favorable. If you feel my attitude right now is off, perhaps we should avoid seeing each other for the next few days."


    Ji Yu was fully aware that her state of mind was not quite right.


    A situation like this could easily lead to misunderstandings by others.


    "Why would I misunderstand you? I know you’re unhappy inside right now, but I understand it’s not directed at me."


    Recently, he had deployed people to surround Li Yu’s base.


    Some people act heedlessly without thinking things through, but they eventually need to pay the price.


    Leaning against his shoulder, Ji Yu felt a faint sense of peace atst.


    "Gu Qixiao, thank you for understanding me." Honestly, she had already braced herself for the possibility of not being understood. After all, not everyone could ept such matters.


    "Yu, you need to trust that the bond between us isn’t that shallow. And I know you’re feeling miserable inside—how could I possibly demand that you smile at me?"


    What he wanted was not just a smiling Ji Yu but someone who could share a lifetime with him.


    Only in hispany could Ji Yu find any semnce of tranquility.


    Over this period, she had been pondering their rtionship, and now it seemed evident that they were indeed a perfect match.


    "Once Mom is discharged, we should meet each other’s families." Honestly, even if the past hadn’t been ideal, there was no need to feel awkward about it now.


    Gu Qixiao would find out about it sooner orter—it was better to initiate the conversation and resolve everything upfront.


    Before Gu Qixiao could respond, someone suddenly stopped them.


    Ling Xia’s gaze toward the two of them was brimming with jealousy.


    "Xiao, how could you be with someone like her? Didn’t you say you only liked me? How can you be with someone else?" She was acting hysterically.


    Sincest time when she was taken to the hospital, Ji Yu had left her matter alone. But seeing her like this today only made the situation more startling.


    "How could you..."


    "Answer me! Why are you holding another woman’s hand? Didn’t you say you only liked me?" Ling Xia continued pressing Gu Qixiao relentlessly.


    Gu Qixiao frowned, confused as to why she was saying such things—they barely exchanged words, so where did this delusion evene from?


    Protecting Ji Yu at his side, he immediately called Assistant Li toe and settle the situation.


    Unfortunately, it seemed Ling Xia had lost controlpletely. Out of nowhere, she brandished a knife and dashed toward them.


    Already looking manic, she was now armed with a weapon, which naturally increased the danger significantly.


    Ji Yu had no idea why such an incident would ur.


    "Calm down first. If there’s something you want to talk about, let’s discuss it. I don’t understand why you would imagine such things, but there really is nothing between us," Gu Qixiao tried reasoning with her.


    At the same time, he was worried that Ji Yu might get hurt.


    Ji Yu stood, bewildered, staring at the escting chaos.


    "You’ve already gone behind my back and held another woman’s hand. How can I possibly forgive you? And you say there’s nothing between you? Do you believe I’ll kill her right now?"


    Not only was Ling Xia out of her mind, but it was clear she couldn’t be talked down.


    This reminded Ji Yu of the words Song Xuan had mentioned before.


    "Looks like Song Xuan was right—she does seem to have a mental illness, often fantasizing about a rtionship between you two and even imagining you harboring feelings for her."


    Once imagined often enough, such thoughts might start feeling real.


    To Ling Xia, this was reality.


    "Xiao, how could you abandon me? You once said you’d care for me forever, but now you’ve fallen in love with someone else."