Oops, I had a ONS With My Secret Ex-husband-Chapter 551: Resolutely Refusing to Leave

"Silly girl, how could I leave you at a time like this? You are so important to me, and if I left you, I doubt I could endure it myself." Gu Qixiao knew full well who held the upper hand in their relationship.

"I just feel like there’s nothing left for me to lose now. My heart feels empty, like everyone has already left me." Ji Yu didn’t quite understand why she felt this way, but given the situation, it seemed true—she had no one left to lose.

"I’ll always be by your side, and I’ve said it before: since I’ve decided to stay with you, I’ll never leave."

Their feelings for each other wouldn’t change because of one single event.

Moreover, even if they forgot the past, just remembering each other’s names was enough to evoke such strong emotions between them—it meant their love must have been profound.

"If we can’t recall the past, then let’s not dwell on it. If thinking about it hurts us, let’s focus on our future instead."

Gu Qixiao wasn’t usually someone who comforted others, so his words might have come across as a bit odd.

Ji Yu wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, realizing how deeply familiar they had unconsciously become with each other.

"Gu Qixiao, thank you for staying with me during this time. I hope we can recover our lost memories and look forward to a brighter future."

This funeral brought a sense of reconciliation between them.

Ji Yu often found this situation surreal. Her father, who had once smiled at her and said so much, was suddenly gone.

She couldn’t help but resent Jiang Huai.

Their relationship had completely shattered. If any feelings remained, they were purely of hatred.

"Yuyu, what are you planning to do next? You’re not thinking of facing him alone, are you? Even though he’s in a dire situation now, he still has an organization backing him." Feng Qinqin was worried about Ji Yu acting alone.

She also understood how complicated the circumstances were, something that would inevitably take considerable time and effort to resolve.

"No matter what, as long as he’s still alive, I’ll get my revenge. He killed my father without an ounce of remorse and even tried to buy me off with a contract—I can’t understand what he was thinking."

Ji Yu gritted her teeth as she spoke, furious at how cavalier he seemed about taking a life, as though there were no consequences or accountability.

"Yuyu, someone like him will never understand our feelings. Everything he does is for the purpose of having you—in his mind, it’s all justified."

But even if he thought he was right, what did that matter? What he did still hurt them deeply.

"That’s precisely why I’ve sworn to take revenge. I don’t care what he thinks—I only care that my father is gone."

This was the heaviest burden in Ji Yu’s heart. How could she possibly give up at a time like this?

It seemed their incessant talk about him had somehow reached Jiang Huai.

"Yu, I know you’re very upset, but I just wanted to see you. I know this has been a difficult time for you, so I’ve kept my distance until now."

"Since you already know how much I despise you, why are you here? I’ve told you before—I plan to take revenge on you. You don’t need to come looking for me; I’ll seek you out myself when the time comes." Ji Yu spoke these words coldly, her eyes filled with visible disgust.

"Yu, don’t look at me with those eyes. I truly can’t stand it when you look at me like that. You’ve always been the woman I’ve considered my wife—how can you treat me this way?"

Ji Yu found his words laughable. She couldn’t fathom how he had the audacity to utter such shameless claims.

"A man like you deserves no wife, and you’re utterly unworthy of loving anyone. Everything you do causes pain to the people you claim to care about."

"It’s not as simple as you think. I never intended for Uncle Hu to get hurt. This incident happened so suddenly—I couldn’t control it." Jiang Huai felt aggrieved. He hadn’t done anything, yet things had spiraled entirely out of control.

"So, what are you trying to say? Are you saying this has nothing to do with you and that I’m pinning the blame on you for no reason?" Ji Yu found his response borderline ridiculous.

"Yes, that’s exactly how I see it. I’ve always believed there’s no need for things to be so tense between us. Everything I’ve ever done was to win you back, yet you keep pushing me away—do you think this is the right way to handle things?"

Jiang Huai had said time and time again that he wasn’t responsible, yet no one believed him. They all assumed he was avoiding accountability.

"If I were the one who did it, I wouldn’t shirk responsibility. I know how important he was to you—I would never kill your father over something trivial."

There hadn’t been any significant conflict between them. He wanted Ji Yu to stay by his side, so it was inconceivable to him that he would do something so egregious.

"You should stop and consider who told you that I was responsible. What if that person is the true culprit? Mistakenly blaming me would only strain our relationship unnecessarily."

He spoke with convincing logic.

But Ji Yu refused to absorb the meaning behind his words, convinced that everything he said was nonsense. Surely he was aware of his actions?

"Then why didn’t you tell me this back then? Why wait until now?"

Clearly, she had been deeply suspicious of him at the time.