<h4>Chapter 239: Chapter 239: What is Liking</h4>


    "I don’t know why you’re so hung up on this matter, buting to me won’t do you any good. If you really want to win him over, you should try to move his heart."


    Isn’t that just how things are?


    "What do you mean?" She seemed somewhat incredulous.


    In her impression, Ji Yu should stubbornly love Gu Qixiao, otherwise it would be easy for others to take him away. But now, Ji Yu said she could let herpete as she wished.


    "I knew you don’t like Gu Qixiao at all. You’re just pretending to."


    "Suit yourself." Ji Yu wasn’t in the mood to refute these things anymore. There were some words that were better left unsaid.


    "You..."


    Her casual attitude did arouse envy. She didn’t know what to say to Ji Yu, but judging from Ji Yu’s expression, it was indeed difficult to discern what she truly thought.


    "I’ve said before, what’s mine will never run away. The person I like won’t betray me either. So, what you’re saying holds no meaning for me." She had that confidence and wasn’t afraid of what mighte. No matter how much they said, they wouldn’t be able to take Gu Qixiao.


    "I have other matters to deal with, and I don’t have the patience to keep talking to you about this. If there’s a simr issue in the future, don’te to me again." She didn’t want to keep getting tangled up with these people.


    After finishing, Ji Yu turned and left, but didn’t notice the malice in the other’s eyes.


    However, it was evident that even if this matter continued in such a direction, there wouldn’t be a good oue.


    When she told Gu Qixiao about it, Gu Qixiao noticeably didn’t believe her. But on second thought, such words did sound like something Ji Yu would say.


    "Yu’s meaning is obvious, isn’t it? She doesn’t want to keep entangled with you over this matter. I don’t like you, and she’s not afraid of youing to me."


    His feelings for Ji Yu were solid enough that none of these matters would be an issue.


    He looked at the person before him, calm and unwavering. "The rtionship between Yu and me doesn’t need anyone else meddling. I love her, and there’s no doubt about that."


    He had made himself clear from the start and had no fear of anyone questioning it.


    "That’s not what I meant. Xiao, listen to me. I’ve never intended topete with anyone for you. I just hope you understand that my feelings for you have never changed. Even if I have certain mental issues, in my memories I have always loved you."


    She spoke with a certain confidence.


    Gu Qixiao sighed, "You’re too obsessive. Things between us shouldn’t havee to this. Besides, the things you’ve done before were all fantasies. There’s a chance that the one you love isn’t even me."


    The memories she mentioned had never happened for him, so he couldn’t understand how she could fall in love with someone through mere imagination. Didn’t such feelings drive her crazy?


    "I won’t say more about what you’ve done. I just hope that you’ll calm down in the future. The coboration between our families isn’t something that can be arbitrarily dissolved."


    Overthinking just drags the family down—so went the lesson Gu Qixiao imparted to her.


    Whether or not she truly heeded his words remained unclear, but the next day she indeed didn’te looking for him.


    When Gu Qixiao went to find Ji Yu, he deliberately brought up this matter. "I don’t believe her ims that you don’t like me."


    His confidence regarding this matter remained intact.


    Ji Yu couldn’t help but chuckle. "You really are something."


    She had always known this wasn’t an easy problem to resolve, but seeing Gu Qixiao like this, it seemed as if none of it mattered anymore.


    "I don’t want you to feel burdened by this." She sighed, deciding not to involve herself in matters concerning Ling Xia anymore.


    The two of them were deep in affection on their side, while Ling Xia, on the other hand, was consumed by fear. "Dad, I don’t know why Gu Qixiao is behaving this way. Do you think I did something wrong?"


    "What nonsense are you saying?" Ling Baiqian cherished his only daughter dearly, so there was no way he’d watch her wallow in misery.


    Thus, he came up with an idea.


    When Gu Qixiao saw him, he showed some surprise. "You’re inviting me to dinner?"


    To be honest, Gu Qixiao didn’t believe it at all and even thought the other party most definitely had ulterior motives.


    "You’re inviting me to dinner now, and you think I’ll believe you have no other agenda?"


    The matter clearly held issues, so Gu Qixiao trusted none of his words.


    Moreover, given their prior extreme behavior, even Zhan Yezhou doubted they’d have any good strategies this time.


    As expected, these things indeed carried ulterior motives.


    Ling Baiqian’s expression grew a bit awkward. "How could I possibly have any vile intentions?"


    Although he did harbor such thoughts, now was certainly not the time to admit it. If he confessed, how could the other party agree toe?


    "Gu, you don’t need to see me as such a bad person. We’ve known each other for so long, and I don’t want our families’ rtionship to turn sour. That’s why I came up with this opportunity to reconcile. Don’t take it too far—you agree, don’t you?"


    His gaze clearly carried undertones of other intent.


    But Gu Qixiao feigned indifference. "I have other things to attend to this afternoon; let’s discuss dinner another time. Or, you can talk to my dad about it—I’m sure he’d be more than willing to have a proper conversation with you."


    If these matters could have been resolved easily, they wouldn’t have turned out this way.


    Ling Baiqian’s expression grew even more embarrassed, yet he had no way to exin himself.


    He could only watch as the other left with no intention of staying.


    But he still had other approaches. Although Mr. Gu didn’t fully understand these matters, he didn’t want his child to be burdened by them either.


    "Your birthday banquet ising up soon. I’ll bring him along to apologize to you. We were indeed at fault in this matter." He smiled and said.


    This finally prompted Ling Baiqian to nod in agreement. "Alright, then it’s settled. Don’t back out at thest moment."


    The arrangement was temporarily decided, but what Ling Baiqian didn’t expect was that Gu Qixiao would bring Ji Yu along with him. His face darkened immediately upon seeing them.


    "And this youngdy is?"


    "My future wife." Gu Qixiao introduced her without the slightest hesitation, making it clear how serious he was.


    Ling Baiqian wanted to throw them out, but ultimately refrained due to the situation at hand. "So, she’s your fiancée. Gu, are you hiding things a bit too well?"