h4Chapter 255: Chapter 255 Undecided/h4

    "I hope you understand, some things can’t be solved so easily." Ji Yu looked at him, a hint of allure in her gaze.

    "Don’t you want your sister to get back to normal? This is your one and only chance. Her fate lies entirely in your hands."

    She knew full well that anyone who brought up his sister in this manner was someone who deeply loved her.

    With a bargaining chip like this in hand, her chances of escaping were promising.

    "Doctor Ji, give me a day to think about it. I know you must have other ways to get out of here."

    Actually, they had been pondering this for some time—if Ji Yu managed to escape, all their efforts would be for nothing.

    But when it came to truly making a move against Ji Yu, they didn’t dare.

    Ji Yu knew they were internally conflicted, but such hesitation was perfectly normal. This situation was hardly surprising to her.

    Sooner orter, they would find out her whereabouts, which made her unhurried.

    Hong was also working tirelessly to track Ji Yu’s movements.

    Yet, perhaps these people were too versed in the local surveince system—there was simply no trace to be found.

    "The trail in the surveince footage stops here. We need to try other methods to locate her."

    Finding her would unquestionably require a lot of time.

    "Gu Qixiao, I keep feeling this matter stems from something on your end. Why don’t you think about who you might have offended?" Ji Yuanzhou was reluctant to cast me but, during this period, they hadn’t antagonized anyone—yet Gu Qixiao had been venturing out quite frequently.

    "The list of people I can think of isn’t long. I genuinely have no idea who took Yu, and I asked around today without finding any leads."

    His brows furrowed deeply, worry about Ji Yu weighing heavily on his mind, but he felt powerless.

    "Keep looking—perhaps it’s one of the women who have feelings for you that’s behind something like this. I believe the odds of that are quite high."

    Ji Yuanzhou understood well how frightening women’s jealousy could be at times. Cases like this might very well be fueled by such jealousy, leading to Ji Yu’s captivity.

    While Gu Qixiao outwardly considered it unlikely, a figure kept creeping into his thoughts.

    "I’ll go check it out myself and get to the bottom of it. If it’s her, I promise to give you a satisfactory answer and won’t let Yu suffer any injustice."

    From the start, he hadn’t suspected this particr individual. But now, upon reflection, she seemed like the only viable suspect.

    Ji Yuanzhou’s mention of jealousy brought the possibility to his mind.

    Without hesitation, he rushed to Song Xuan’s apartment, careful not to alert anyone.

    "When exactly are you going to act? I’ve already paid you—I can’t sit around waiting while you drag this out. If you don’t act soon, I’ll expose everything about you."

    Clearly, Song Xuan was already beside herself with urgency. If they dyed any further, it was likely she and her aplices would be discovered.

    "Ma’am, we have no other options. You’re aware of her background—if we actually touched her, the consequences would be unimaginable. Why don’t you add some more money? Maybe then we’d have the chance to proceed."

    They took advantage of the opportunity, employing extortion and pressuring her toe up with additional funds.

    Gu Qixiao was no longer as generous as he had been before. Previously, his money had been Song Xuan’s to spend freely, but tension between them had grown, leaving her with mere pocket change.

    Song Xuan was deeply upset, her jealousy toward Ji Yu intensifying.

    Why was it that, in the end, Ji Yu had everything while she was left with nothing?

    "Adding more money is industry standard, isn’t it? Since the job you gave us is difficult, adding funds is a reasonable expectation."

    They stubbornly insisted that charging more was a justified practice.

    The psychological pressure they were enduring was immense, and they weren’t certain they could carry out the task correctly.

    "You caught her but haven’t provided me with any reasonable updates. How am I supposed to know you can actually make a move against her? How about this—you finish the job first, and then I’ll pay you."

    In truth, she’d almost run out of money, and she might need to scramble to gather enough funds.

    "That’s not going to work. This job carries significant risk—if you don’t pay us, we can’t move forward. Come back to us when you have the money."

    They acted as though they were in a difficult position, using her of being at fault for the dys.

    Song Xuan’s emotions were already unstable, and hearing this only made her angrier.

    "This is not what you promised me earlier! Now that you’ve caught her, you’re trying to change the deal?"

    Her desperation grew, fearing that once Ji Yu was rescued, she would be left unable to act.

    Only heaven knew how much courage she had summoned toe up with this n.

    "So it really was you." Gu Qixiao had initially only been suspicious. After all, the two were somewhat familiar, and he had hoped not to imagine her doing something so awful.

    But he had overheard the entire exchange outside the door.

    "Song Xuan, when did you be this extreme? I can’t believe you even thought of something like this."

    He struggled to grasp why someone who had once been fine would be so extreme, taking actions that crossed the line entirely. Didn’t she realize the danger in her ns—how such behavior could destroy someone?

    "Song Xuan, I used to think you were merely a bit extreme; I never imagined you’d do something like this. To me, you’ve already changedpletely."

    Song Xuan froze for a moment but broke intoughter as soon as she heard his words.

    "So that’s how you see me, huh? No wonder you say things like this. But do you really not know why I became this way? It’s because you all ruined me, and now you have the nerve to act shocked. Why is that?"