Oops, I had a ONS With My Secret Ex-husband
Chapter 35 It’s what I did, and I’ll own up to it!

Chapter 35: Chapter 35 It’s what I did, and I’ll own up to it!

Gu Qixiao, too busy to pay attention to the messages on his phone, rushed through the entire night.

After Ji Yu learned that the other party’s actions were aimed solely at her, she immediately contacted Tian to announce publicly that she had suspended her work and was awaiting the final investigation results.

Before releasing the announcement, Ji Yu even coordinated in advance with Zhou Haiyan on the arrangements for Dion’s surgery.

After all, moves like this weren’t minor; if any issues arose, they could complicate things considerably.

Once Ji Yu had handled everything and returned to her apartment, she opened the door to find not only Feng Qinqin but also the presence of Ji Yuanzhou.

"Brother? What are you doing here?"

Already utterly exhausted, Ji Yu had been strategizing on how to deal with Feng Qinqin, but upon seeing Ji Yuanzhou, her headache worsened tenfold.

Feng Qinqin, being rather naive, was relatively easy to handle.

But Ji Yuanzhou was a different story altogether.

Not only was Ji Yuanzhou meticulous by nature, but thinking about the peculiar feelings he had expressed toward her before drove Ji Yu nearly insane.

"Mom and Dad saw the news online and got worried about you, so they asked me to check in on you. Coincidentally, Qinqin was here when I knocked, so I just waited inside."

Ji Yu had no way to argue against Ji Yuanzhou’s reasoning, so she decided to give them both a brief explanation.

The online news coverage was very direct, so the countermeasure Ji Yu and her team devised was also swift.

She initially spent over half an hour finalizing the plan with Zhou Haiyan, but once they determined the general content with Hong, Tian quickly drafted the proposal.

Ultimately, it took merely an hour and a half for Ji Yu’s crisis management team to address the situation fully.

After omitting Hong’s part from the story, Ji Yu briefly recounted the matter to Ji Yuanzhou and Feng Qinqin.

Knowing that Ji Yu had several highly competent assistants under her, they didn’t question her explanation.

At least, that’s what it seemed like on the surface.

"Since you don’t have any work lined up recently, why not come home for a few days?"

Hearing the suggestion to stay at home for a few days, Ji Yu’s instinctive reaction was to reject it outright!

She hadn’t yet found the right time to explain to Madam Ji and Mr. Ji that she had already divorced Gu Qixiao. For now, she could use the excuse that Feng Qinqin wanted to stay with her since living in the marital home wasn’t convenient.

Imagining the consequences of Ji Yuanzhou learning about her divorce, Ji Yu refused immediately.

"No, brother. I only said I wouldn’t work publicly—it’s because I have an important surgery scheduled soon."

"Ask Qinqin if you don’t believe me. She’s been so upset lately that she asked me to keep her company, and I barely have the energy left for anything!"

While coming up with excuses on the spot, Ji Yu shot meaningful glances at Feng Qinqin.

Though Feng Qinqin wasn’t the sharpest, she still picked up on Ji Yu’s signals.

"That’s right, Brother Yuanzhou! I have so many things I need to chat about with Yuyu. You’d better head home early!"

As she spoke, Feng Qinqin unceremoniously ushered Ji Yuanzhou toward the door.

Despite lingering concerns in Ji Yuanzhou’s heart, he couldn’t resist the combined effort of the two women urging him out.

Ultimately, he left with a look of helplessness. But shortly after he returned home, Ji Yu still received a text message from him.

[Yuyu, don’t push yourself too hard. No matter what happens, your brother will always be here for you.]

Staring at Ji Yuanzhou’s message on her phone, Ji Yu could only hope he would understand that they could only ever be siblings.

She desperately wished Ji Yuanzhou would stop entertaining any other thoughts about her...

After helping Ji Yu send Ji Yuanzhou away, Feng Qinqin initially wanted to ask more questions but, upon seeing how exhausted Ji Yu looked, couldn’t bring herself to do so in the end.

Perhaps due to how busy she had been, Ji Yu fell asleep not long after a quick wash-up.

In fact, it was the deepest sleep she had had in years.

By the time the sky began to brighten the following day, Gu Qixiao had finally wrapped up his work and was preparing to rest briefly.

Yet the moment he opened his phone, he saw a strange message awaiting him.

The sender’s name displayed as none other than "Doctor Ji."

Already overwhelmed by days of work, Gu Qixiao felt his head throb even more upon seeing another one of Ji Yu’s baffling messages.

At only four in the morning, he immediately messaged Assistant Li, demanding information about Ji Yu’s recent situation without any context or preamble.

"Assistant Li, I want a full report first thing at work on Doctor Ji’s recent activities."

Hearing the abrupt order before the call was disconnected, Assistant Li, still half-asleep, glanced at the clock—it was only 4 a.m. He nearly lost his mind right then and there.

Grumbling internally, though reluctant, Assistant Li quickly booted up his computer to investigate.

After an exhausting three hours of working unpaid overtime at home, by 7 a.m., he had given up on the idea of catching up on lost sleep entirely.

Too drained to drive himself, he ordered a cab and made his way straight to Gus Group’s headquarters.

By nine sharp, Assistant Li knocked on the door of Gu Qixiao’s office.

"Come in."

Hearing Gu Qixiao’s response, Assistant Li hurriedly entered and handed over the neatly organized report on Ji Yu that he had prepared.

As he passed the documents to his boss, he explained the contents in detail.

"Recently, negative rumors about Doctor Ji have inexplicably surfaced online. In just one day yesterday, Doctor Ji and Chongxin climbed to the top of trending media platforms across ninety percent of the outlets."

"From the investigation, someone accused Doctor Ji of being an incompetent doctor. They claimed she disfigured a patient during treatment and even refused to provide any follow-up care..."

The further Assistant Li elaborated, the more uneasy he felt.

The entire situation bore an uncanny resemblance to the earlier controversy involving Song Xuan. If not for the fact that Gu Qixiao hadn’t instructed him to do this, he would’ve assumed this was his boss’s handiwork.

"Boss, I can’t shake the feeling that..."

"This feels eerily similar to Miss Song’s case."

Despite fearing a scolding, Assistant Li voiced his suspicion out loud.

It wasn’t just Assistant Li who thought this—Gu Qixiao himself had found the details utterly perplexing.

However, taking advantage of others’ misfortunes wasn’t his style. He couldn’t stoop to such tactics.

Though Gu Qixiao knew he wasn’t responsible, Ji Yu didn’t know any better.

Thinking back to her cryptic message, he finally grasped her insinuation.

Though he saw no need to clear his name, Gu Qixiao wasn’t about to let others dump the blame on him either.

After dismissing Assistant Li, he dialed Ji Yu’s number immediately. Yet, after three attempts, all his calls were declined on her end.

And Gu Qixiao was sure—she had explicitly rejected his calls rather than blocking him.

Feeling thoroughly exasperated, Gu Qixiao had no choice but to resort to messaging her as she had done before.

[Doctor Ji, stop throwing baseless accusations. If I do something, I’ll own up to it.]

[However, this matter has nothing to do with me!]