Oops, I had a ONS With My Secret Ex-husband-Chapter 180: Joy and Anger

Lu Xingchen didn’t know when exactly he had missed his chance with Ji Yu, but looking at the current situation, it was clear he no longer had one.

"Yu, if you ever need anything, you can always come to me."

"Xingchen, I don’t have anything going on. Please don’t put so much pressure on yourself—just focus on what you need to do." Ji Yu always felt that he seemed to have something weighing on his mind, stopping short of sharing from the very beginning.

But since he wouldn’t say it, Ji Yu couldn’t press for details.

Lu Xingchen forced a bitter smile. "Maybe it’s just the regret of realizing something too late. But I don’t have anything going on—it’s good that you don’t. No matter what happens, I’ll always have your back."

He no longer knew what he should say.

Frustration and remorse piled up in his chest, rendering him incapable of truly facing what was in front of him.

Ji Yu couldn’t shake the feeling that his words were laced with hidden meaning. What could possibly make Lu Xingchen regret like this?

"Xingchen, if something’s bothering you, don’t keep it all bottled up. You can talk to me, or if you’re not comfortable, share it with someone close to you."

But how could he possibly talk to Ji Yu about this?

Some regrets are best left alone, without dragging others into awkwardness.

When he looked at Gu Qixiao, his gaze carried hints of jealousy, as if such happiness was the rarest thing in the world.

Gu Qixiao, on the other hand, was clearly proud of the situation. "When Yu and I get married, I’ll make sure you have a spot at the banquet."

He was clearly showing off the relationship between the two of them.

But Ji Yu thought of something. After all, the two of them were already married, though the circumstances were far too embarrassing to bring up now—it was better to hold off on revealing it. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Don’t worry about me. If there’s something you want to discuss, go ahead. I’m going to rest for a bit."

She really couldn’t hold on anymore, her eyelids drooping as fatigue overtook her.

Gu Qixiao didn’t seem inclined to continue conversing with Lu Xingchen. "Since Yu wants to rest, how about we go outside and discuss this properly?"

He did want to talk about some matters—after all, they were rather interesting.

Lu Xingchen knew what he wanted to say but followed him out regardless.

"If you’ve got something to say, just say it. There’s no need to flaunt your relationship in front of me. As long as Ji Yu hasn’t married you, it’s not set in stone."

He wasn’t prepared to give up so easily. Even if he could only stay near Ji Yu in the capacity of an older brother, that would give him some solace.

Hearing this, Gu Qixiao’s expression shifted slightly, curious about how this man could be so persistent. "Haven’t you already noticed that the two of us are together?"

"And so what if you’re together? Ji Yu was married before, wasn’t she? And now she’s divorced. If she can divorce once, why would I see your temporary status as hopeless?"

Lu Xingchen suddenly felt as though he had convinced himself.

Meanwhile, Gu Qixiao began to grasp the gravity of the situation.

From a certain perspective, what he said wasn’t actually wrong.

He had always been hung up on titles and formalities, but now it seemed even those didn’t count for much.

"Don’t get too cocky. Ji Yu has always been someone clear-cut about her feelings—if you make her unhappy, breaking up is only a matter of time."

Having been part of such a relationship was a privilege in itself.

He envied Gu Qixiao deeply but couldn’t express it—he could only make pointed remarks about the situation.

"I won’t give you that chance. Besides, Yu is someone who puts great weight on things like this. She wouldn’t leave on account of a few fleeting grievances."

He believed that firmly.

Although he successfully skewered Lu Xingchen enough to make him leave, when he returned to the hospital room, he still felt an emptiness inside—a lingering fear of being abandoned by Ji Yu.

He looked at her sleeping form, his emotions mingling into something indistinct.

"Why does it feel this way?"

Ultimately, he couldn’t bear to interrupt Ji Yu’s rest and merely lay down on the adjacent bed.

But no matter why, every time he closed his eyes, Lu Xingchen’s words surfaced in his mind, gnawing at him. He couldn’t let go of his worry that Ji Yu might decisively let go of him someday.

Thus, when Ji Yu opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Gu Qixiao staring straight at her. For a moment, she was taken aback.

"What are you doing?" Her face betrayed some confusion; she had no idea what he was up to.

"Will you abandon me?" He felt that as a man, he shouldn’t be so sentimental. But looking at Ji Yu always stirred his doubts.

For a moment, Ji Yu didn’t know how to respond.

"Why are you even thinking about this? Since the two of us chose to be together, I wouldn’t give up so easily."

Besides, if anyone should talk about letting go, it ought to be Gu Qixiao—he had been the one to walk away first.

Thinking about what happened back then, Ji Yu couldn’t help but feel helpless, but she also knew it wasn’t entirely Gu Qixiao’s fault.

"Stop overthinking things. I wouldn’t abandon someone on a whim. Or do you have a guilty conscience, and that’s why you’re nervous?"

"It’s not guilt—I’m just worried that we face so many uncertainties." He did not want Ji Yu to leave.

Ji Yu didn’t quite grasp his meaning immediately, but seeing his tense demeanor, she figured he was overly wound up.

"Don’t assume the worst of everything." She wouldn’t casually abandon anyone, and she didn’t think such matters were something to be praised.

"Could it be that Xingchen’s words earlier made you misunderstand? He probably just sees me as a younger sister."

Gu Qixiao didn’t reply, but his expression grew even more conflicted. The problem was that Lu Xingchen had been so blatant, and yet Ji Yu hadn’t caught on—wasn’t she a bit too oblivious?

"I only feel that we’ve fought hard to get where we are, and I don’t want to give up so easily." He knew Ji Yu would always weigh the pros and cons.

"I’ve chosen to be with you, and I absolutely won’t entertain such thoughts anymore. Don’t you trust me?" Ji Yu felt that the discussion was absurd.

Nonetheless, she understood that previous events might have left some lingering shadows for Gu Qixiao. "Don’t dwell on me choosing to let you go back then—that was because you failed to handle your relationships properly. I still believe my decision back then was not wrong."

His attitude toward Song Xuan had always been questionable.

"I can overlook your past with Song Xuan, but you must promise that moving forward, she won’t appear in front of me without reason."

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