Oops, I had a ONS With My Secret Ex-husband-Chapter 173 Searching for Clues

He knew Lin Wenyan’s daughter was still in Chongxin.

Even if Lin Wenyan didn’t want to help at this moment, he had other ways to get Lin Wenyan to cooperate.

After understanding Gu Qixiao’s intentions, Lin Wenyan wasn’t particularly surprised. "Even if I could help you, I have no idea where Ji Yu is. They don’t trust me at all anymore."

The last incident had already caused Lin Wenyan to lose Old Master Lin’s trust—any further attempts would be even less likely to succeed.

Therefore, the odds of succeeding with such a plan were undeniably slim.

Gu Qixiao understood this as well. "Do your best to gather any leads you can find. I’ll assign people to cooperate with you. Once you locate something, just inform me, and you don’t need to handle the rest."

He didn’t intend to involve Lin Wenyan further in handling this matter; after all, he needed to leave Lin Wenyan an out for later.

Lin Wenyan sighed, not understanding how things had escalated to this point. "I’ll do my best to find something."

However, it was clear that Ji Yu wasn’t the only issue Gu Qixiao needed to deal with at the moment. Assistant Li, glancing at the mess in front of him, understood that Song Xuan was angry. But no matter how furious she became, Gu Qixiao wouldn’t have the time to handle her issues right now.

"Miss Song, you won’t achieve anything by continuing to make a scene. You’d be better off calmly moving out. President Gu has already arranged a new place for you—it won’t be unfair to you."

The apartment’s location was excellent, obviously a standard of luxury, but no matter how she looked at it, Song Xuan felt dissatisfied.

"I just want to see Xiao—that’s all. Has he been so bewitched by that vixen that he won’t even come home?"

When it came to Ji Yu, Assistant Li certainly wasn’t someone who would carelessly disclose anything to others. "Miss Song, you should still be mindful of your image. If you go on like this, you might end up being sent back to school."

He spoke bluntly, hoping this would make her realize the gravity of the situation.

For a moment, Song Xuan quieted down, as if she had realized how serious things had become.

She left quietly, giving the appearance of being genuinely more well-behaved.

But Assistant Li couldn’t help but feel like something ominous was bound to happen when things seemed too calm.

Sure enough, she disappeared the next day.

Gu Qixiao stared at Song Xuan in front of him, clearly impatient. "Didn’t I tell you to stay home? Why are you here?"

He still needed to deal with Ji Yu—there was no time for handling Song Xuan’s antics.

Song Xuan’s eyes were red and swollen from crying. "Xiao, why don’t you come home? I don’t want to make a fuss, but why won’t you come back even once to see me?"

"I have things to do."

He still needed to find Ji Yu’s whereabouts.

"Xiao, are you just going to look for Ji Yu? I know I can’t compete with her, but can’t I quietly stay by your side?"

She suddenly threw her arms around Gu Qixiao’s waist, as if willing to do anything for him.

"Xiao, please don’t abandon me like this. These things are truly important to me—I can’t live without you."

She loved Gu Qixiao so deeply that even if it meant being a secret kept in the dark, she was willing.

Gu Qixiao naturally understood the implication of her words, but he had no such intention. "Song Xuan, if you keep acting like this, I’ll send you back to school."

But unfortunately, this scene was witnessed by Ji Yuanzhou, who came to discuss business matters. To him, this made Gu Qixiao look like a hypocrite—professing undying loyalty to Ji Yu while secretly getting involved with Song Xuan.

Ji Yuanzhou’s gaze toward Gu Qixiao turned cold, full of contempt for such behavior.

"Since you still have other priorities, I’ll handle Yu’s matter myself."

He was confident he could rescue Ji Yu on his own.

Who knew why Gu Qixiao was doing things this way?

What if he used the act of saving Ji Yu as leverage to manipulate her later?

The thought made Ji Yuanzhou feel uneasy.

Gu Qixiao realized there had been a misunderstanding. Pushing Song Xuan aside, he quickly followed Ji Yuanzhou.

"Wait. It’s not what you think between me and Song Xuan. The only person in my heart is Yu."

The scene might’ve come across as a bit ridiculous, but Gu Qixiao clearly didn’t care about appearances.

After explaining himself, he accompanied Ji Yuanzhou to the meeting room. "I know you probably won’t believe me, but time will prove everything. Right now, the priority is saving Yu. No matter what else happens, it has to be Yu first."

There was nothing wrong with what he said, and Ji Yuanzhou had no argument, though he still resolved to keep Ji Yu away from him in the future.

"What’s your plan? Do your people have any leads yet?"

Gu Qixiao shook his head, feeling both frustrated and at a loss for what to do.

In truth, there were few people who knew Ji Yu’s current location—even Ji Yu herself didn’t know where she was being held.

"You seem quite calm," Lin Chujian said with a cold sneer, observing Ji Yu’s composure.

Ji Yu didn’t have a particularly strong impression of Lin Chujian. "Where is this?"

She wanted to leave this place. freeweɓnovel-cøm

But judging by Lin Chujian’s expression, it seemed like that would be difficult.

Seeing Ji Yu like this, Lin Chujian naturally couldn’t resist ridiculing her. "Where else could it be? In my hands. You never expected to fall into my hands, did you?"

She turned on the lights in the dark room.

For the first time, Ji Yu could clearly see the expression on Lin Chujian’s face, as well as the jealousy and bitterness in her eyes.

Recalling some of her past conversations with Gu Qixiao, Ji Yu suddenly understood everything.

"You came to see me not just to laugh at me, right? Did you want to see what makes me so attractive to Gu Qixiao? Or are you trying to figure out where you fall short compared to me?"

"Shut up!" Lin Chujian slapped Ji Yu hard across the face.

Ji Yu’s cheek immediately turned red.

The stinging pain made Ji Yu instinctively frown, but she still remained silent.

"What do you think you are? Gu Qixiao only cares about the baby in your belly. Once the baby’s gone, there’ll be nothing left between you and him."

"Is that so?" Ji Yu couldn’t bring herself to believe such words.

She still remembered Gu Qixiao’s actions back then. Even if the child weren’t his, he seemed fully prepared to take responsibility for raising it.

"You don’t actually think Gu Qixiao loves you, do you? Women like you—he’s seen plenty. You were just lucky enough to end up pregnant."

The jealousy in Lin Chujian’s eyes was unmistakable by this point.

Ji Yu remained indifferent. "Your jealousy is already written all over your face. Why punish yourself like this over something pointless?"

Her unrequited feelings were so obvious, yet she stubbornly pretended to be unfazed.

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