Oops, I had a ONS With My Secret Ex-husband
Chapter 145: No Need

Chapter 145: Chapter 145: No Need

For Ji Yu, such family members were entirely superfluous.

Why didn’t they come looking for her from the very beginning?

Why did they have to show up now, when she no longer needed anything from them? Is it because they’ve finally found the time to remember someone like her?

Perhaps they themselves don’t want to talk about this either.

"Whatever the reason, since things have already come to this point, I don’t need to dwell on it anymore. Just stop bringing these inexplicable matters to me."

She didn’t like situations like this.

And could these people really be unaware of the feelings inside her heart?

Perhaps they already knew it’d be impossible to find her now.

Gu Qixiao was at a loss for words. "Yu, I don’t mean to push you to do anything. I just don’t want you to keep feeling so alone."

"I’ve never been alone. My adoptive parents have treated me well. At least now, I don’t need the so-called concern of certain relatives."

She knew the Ji family parents were still off traveling, utterly absorbed in their happiness.

If they were to learn of this situation, they’d undoubtedly come rushing back without hesitation.

"Alright then, could you do me a favor and pass the message along to them for me?"

As Ji Yu finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Following her wishes, Gu Qixiao conveyed all of Ji Yu’s thoughts to Old Master Lin.

"She’s actually doing quite well now. She doesn’t need more people disturbing her life, Old Master Lin. It’s time to let go."

One simply can’t keep seeking a child who no longer plans to return home.

Such actions only end up hurting everyone involved.

Old Master Lin didn’t seem to have anticipated this outcome. "How did it come to this? Why is this child’s temper so much like my late wife’s?"

As he spoke of the situation, a faint glimmer of tears appeared in his eyes, clearly showing how deeply affected he was by the matter.

Still, Gu Qixiao had no choice but to say, "I respect her decision, so there’s not much more I can add. I just hope you won’t keep agonizing over this."

He couldn’t expose Ji Yu’s life situation, but the Old Master hadn’t yet grasped the full picture and was unwilling to let Gu Qixiao leave just yet.

"Hold on a moment. Gu, since we’re discussing a cooperation deal, let’s make sure we talk it through properly."

His manner toward Gu Qixiao became warmer, clearly aiming to extract more information through this interaction.

Gu Qixiao felt helpless. Once inside the study, he spoke bluntly to Old Master Lin. "Don’t expect to get any information from me. She’s someone I care deeply about, and I would never use her unwillingness as a bargaining chip."

There were already so many misunderstandings between them, and adding unnecessary complications now wouldn’t help matters.

Still, Gu Qixiao couldn’t be entirely sure whether Ji Yu truly intended to sever all ties.

Such decisions, after all, were incredibly hard to let go of.

"I’m not forcing you to say anything. I just want to know how this child is doing now."

He was curious about Ji Yu’s life and wanted to hear what Gu Qixiao had to say about her.

"She’s doing very well. Her adoptive parents care deeply for her, she has a stable job, and she’s quite renowned in her own field at Lingyun."

Reflecting on Ji Yu’s past, Gu Qixiao couldn’t help but feel that everything she’d accomplished had been immensely difficult.

All her achievements had been the result of her own hard work, entirely through her own effort.

"That’s good to hear, very good." Old Master Lin still hoped to learn more, but he also feared hearing something he wouldn’t want to know.

"Don’t overthink it too much. There’s a chance you may meet her one day after all."

You never know where life might lead.

Now that he’d traveled all the way here, many things suddenly felt far more possible.

"Let’s hope so. I understand if you’re unwilling to divulge anything, but I ask that you take care of this child. If anything happens in the future, you can reach out to me."

His feelings toward Ji Yu were steeped in guilt.

Gu Qixiao still couldn’t understand why they’d only come to seek her out now, but the situation clearly felt distant and unfamiliar, making it hard to probe further.

The silver lining was that this particular cooperation deal had gone remarkably smoothly.

Afterward, Gu Qixiao decided to visit Ji Yu and have a proper conversation with her.

"Why are you here?" Ji Yu’s eyes showed a hint of surprise upon seeing him. She was mostly curious about his sudden, unexplained arrival.

"I wanted to ask whether you’d want to learn more about your relatives. I don’t mean to pressure you into reconnecting with them, but I think it might be better for you to at least understand the situation."

Ji Yu raised her eyebrows, clearly unimpressed by Gu Qixiao’s suggestion. "There’s no need. I’ve already decided not to go back, and I certainly won’t. So please don’t try to persuade me using methods like this."

She wasn’t interested in revisiting past memories.

Besides, the Ji family wasn’t bad in any way.

At least, she already considered this place her true home and didn’t feel the need to think further.

While Gu Qixiao wanted to talk to Ji Yu more, she seemed utterly disinterested in the matter.

"The Lin family is currently collaborating with me. They’ll likely be around for a while. If you ever want to meet them, you can contact me anytime."

"We’ll see." Ji Yu sounded completely indifferent.

Her attitude toward Gu Qixiao had visibly grown colder as well.

"Yu, even if you refuse to meet me, couldn’t you at least talk to me a little more? The way you’re treating me makes me feel like our relationship has already reached its end."

He kept trying, but Ji Yu seemed endlessly evasive.

"No matter what happens, our relationship can never truly end. As things stand now, once my child is born, we’ll still have contact because of that."

Her emotions toward the child within her were deeply conflicted, but since she’d decided to keep it, she was determined to take responsibility.

"My child is very important to me. I’ll give them a complete childhood. Even if we aren’t together, that goal can still be achieved."

For her, some things didn’t require excessive validation or explanation. At the very least, what Gu Qixiao was saying now held no meaning for her.

Gu Qixiao found himself tongue-tied, likely for the first time facing a situation so confounding that he didn’t know how to fix it.

"Yu, I know you must hate me, but I’m still waiting—waiting for the day you’re willing to sit down and truly talk to me."

But that day seemed increasingly unlikely.

"We’ll see. If there’s nothing else, you should leave now. Besides, don’t go getting drunk and causing a scene by the roadside again. What am I supposed to do if I decide I don’t want to answer your calls?"

She still remembered how Gu Qixiao had acted after getting drunk and hoped he’d stop being so stubborn. Stubbornness didn’t always lead to good outcomes.

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