CHAPTER 418: CHAPTER 418 FALLING OFF A CLIFF

At this moment, Ji Yu herself didn’t know what had come over her.

Why did she crave freedom so desperately?

Perhaps it was because the events unfolding before her meant too much to her.

"I don’t want to keep being entangled with your young master anymore. When it comes to love, I already have someone in my heart. He’s the unnecessary one. Right now, all I want is freedom. Either let me go, or let me jump."

Those were the only two choices she had.

Seeing Ji Yu like this, they hesitated for a moment.

It was mostly because Jiang Huai’s attitude toward Ji Yu was anything but ordinary.

If they continued like this under these circumstances, it would truly be terrifying.

"Miss Ji, please don’t think this way. You still have so much to live for. If you die now, your friends will surely be heartbroken."

Wouldn’t they be heartbroken?

Ji Yu wasn’t sure what she should do anymore—all she knew was that she was in a terrible state of mind.

"My friends and the one I love are being hurt by Jiang Huai. Do you think I don’t know?"

If this could really set her free, then perhaps it would be a perfect ending.

She took a deep breath and came to a decision about the situation before her.

"I don’t want to go on like this." She no longer wanted to keep fighting this battle.

Ji Yu looked at them, her expression suddenly relaxing. "I know you won’t just let me go that easily. Since that’s the case, let me hold on for just a little longer."

After saying that, Ji Yu didn’t hesitate anymore. As they watched Ji Yu leap off, panic erupted among them. Unfortunately, they couldn’t grab her wrist in time.

They could only watch helplessly as Ji Yu vanished from their sight.

"What on earth happened..."

They were completely and utterly despairing.

No one understood how things had spiraled to this point.

All Ji Yu wanted right now was freedom.

Call her selfish, call her whatever you want, but she genuinely didn’t want to pursue these matters any further.

When Jiang Huai woke up, the first thing he heard was the news.

He could barely keep his emotions in check. How desperately he wished this were just another one of Ji Yu’s jokes.

"Why couldn’t you just let her go? Now she’s completely disappeared from my life. You have no idea how heartbroken I am."

This was the woman he loved.

Why had she vanished from his life like this?

"Young master, you can’t blame us for this. It’s mainly because Miss Ji was so resolute at the time. She made it clear she didn’t want to be entangled with you anymore. Can’t you just let this go?"

Honestly, they were sick and tired of it.

But because of Jiang Huai’s power, they had no choice but to let him vent for the time being. These kinds of situations did leave people feeling stifled.

But even with all this frustration, it was no use.

"Young master, you should accept the fact and move on. Perhaps Miss Ji will return home someday. At least, from my perspective, I don’t think things are as simple as they seem. Miss Ji doesn’t strike me as someone who acts impulsively."

Wasn’t that so?

How could Ji Yu just leave so easily?

Deep down, he understood this all too well.

He didn’t want to keep struggling anymore.

So, decisively, he went to find Gu Qixiao.

Gu Qixiao was also in a state of torment at the moment.

Even now, he still remembered Ji Yu vividly, yet the toll of recent events had worn him down drastically, leaving his mental state in shambles.

"What are you doing here?" When he saw Jiang Huai, his emotions were equally volatile.

But Jiang Huai appeared even more agitated. "Why do you think I’m here? I want to see what the hell you intend to do. Don’t you feel disgusted by your actions? You took Yu away and still have the audacity to act so miserable!"

He was now convinced—Ji Yu must have come back.

Otherwise, how could things have ended up like this?

"Isn’t Yu with you? Listen to the nonsense you’re saying. Don’t you find it excessive yourself?"

Jiang Huai took a deep breath, unsure of what to say.

Above all, he was terrified.

He couldn’t make sense of anything in front of him.

"Where’s Yu?" Watching how Jiang Huai was acting, Gu Qixiao started to grow anxious as well. He was certain something must’ve happened to Ji Yu. Otherwise, why would Jiang Huai be losing it here?

"I don’t know..." For the first time, Jiang Huai wasn’t throwing a tantrum in front of them.

His emotions were already unraveling.

All he wanted was Ji Yu—was that too much to ask? Why was the world so unfair to him?

Even Ji Yu had been taken away from him.

"What do you mean you don’t know? Yu was clearly taken away by you back then. I refuse to believe you don’t know where she is. Tell me where she is right now, and I’ll go find her!"

He was on the verge of collapse, but nothing was unfolding as he’d imagined.

"I really don’t know where Yu is. I thought for sure she’d come back. My men said she fell off a cliff back then, but someone like Yu... How could she have gone into something so dangerous without prior preparation?"

Exactly. Ji Yu always prepared for everything, except this one decision, made in haste. And this time, it was fatal.

"No way. Yu would never have let something happen to herself. Didn’t you arrange people to search for her?" Gu Qixiao was nearing the edge of his sanity. He’d already endured enough torment lately, and now, with this situation, he felt like he was about to die.

"I did send people to search, but there’s been no news. I don’t know how to find Yu. There’s no way she’d be so reckless. Surely someone’s taken her away."

But there was another possibility.

That Ji Yu had already been devoured by wild beasts.

He didn’t dare to think about that outcome. He’d rather believe Ji Yu had been fully prepared before anything happened.

The situation was becoming more complicated, and no one knew what was really going on.

"Yu will be fine. I’m going to look for her right now."

Anyone even remotely related to Ji Yu had joined the search this time.

But no matter how desperately they searched, they still couldn’t find a trace of Ji Yu.