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The moment Jiang Jiayi had returned, he had already noticed it. He couldn't think of anything that could cause Gu Linxi to be so troubled. Walking forward and patting Gu Linxi on the shoulder, Gu Linxi was so scared that her soul nearly flew out of her body. She patted her chest. She had been too preoccupied with her thoughts just now and hadn't taken any precautions.

Was it already night? Gu Linxi had completely forgotten about the time. When she saw Jiang Jiayi appear, he suddenly realized that it was already night.

"You're back?" Gu Linxi seemed to be still in a slightly panicked state. She absentmindedly asked Jiang Jiayi a question that was rather meaningless.

Jiang Jiayi smiled and nodded. He knocked on Gu Linxi's head, saying, "What are you thinking about so absent-mindedly? You didn't even notice when I returned."

Normally, before he even got close to Gu Linxi, he would be able to easily discover his existence. However, today, it seemed as if Gu Linxi hadn't sensed her return at all. Jiang Jiayi wanted to know the reason for his heavy heart.

"I'm thinking, is Liu Xiuyun really okay?" Gu Linxi was very sincere. She wanted to know if Jiang Jiayi was really sure that Liu Xiuyun was fine. Otherwise, she would always feel uneasy.

"You don't believe me?" Jiang Jiayi asked, narrowing his eyes.

Gu Linxi shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't believe in Jiang Jiayi; on the contrary, she believed in Jiang Jiayi. It was because she believed that Jiang Jiayi would choose to directly ask Jiang Jiayi. It was just that Liu Xiuyun didn't reply to him, which made her somewhat concerned. Even if Liu Xiuyun hated him, she wouldn't have ignored him until now.

"I was wondering if he was in some kind of accident." Gu Linxi did not suspect that Jiang Jiayi had killed Liu Xiuyun. After all, in his heart, Jiang Jiayi would not kill someone so recklessly. However, Gu Linxi had overlooked one point. Jiang Jiayi had always been a ghost. Talking to a ghost about reason and law really made no sense.

Jiang Jiayi smiled in an unconcerned manner as he fiddled with Gu Linxi's hair and whispered into her ear.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll be jealous if you think about other men in front of me?"

Gu Linxi was stunned for a moment. Was Jiang Jiayi serious? She looked at Jiang Jiayi with a face full of black lines. She couldn't help but glare at him coquettishly.

"Are you jealous?" She actually wanted to know if Jiang Jiayi would really be jealous of something like this? Before Jiang Jiayi could reply, Gu Linxi smiled and said, "If you're jealous of this, then aren't you the one who was reincarnated with vinegar?"

"I don't know if I was reincarnated in the vinegar vat in my previous life. But I know I've been a vinegar jar all my life. "

Gu Linxi was clearly not used to Jiang Jiayi's words. She felt goosebumps all over her body. Although her mind was a little shaken by Jiang Jiayi's sugar-coated artillery shell, Gu Linxi didn't completely forget the question she wanted to ask. After reprimanding herself, Gu Linxi pushed Jiang Jiayi away. After all, Jiang Jiayi was so close to her that she found it difficult to speak.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Jiayi looked at Gu Linxi with a somewhat innocent expression. He wasn't very satisfied with their current two steps distance. He liked the feeling of hugging Gu Linxi in her arms.

Gu Linxi didn't reply. She sat down on the sofa and lightly tapped the edge of the sofa with her fingers.

Seeing that Gu Linxi had a thoughtful expression on her face, Jiang Jiayi also sat beside him. He looked at him with a serious expression and asked, "You have something to ask me?"

Although this was a rhetorical question, Jiang Jiayi was very sure. He understood Gu Linxi's expression. Something must have happened to her appearance, so she was feeling vexed.

Gu Linxi cast a sidelong glance at Jiang Jiayi and nodded, "Zhao Haoyu's mother has come looking for me today."

Jiang Jiayi clicked his tongue. There was no need to say anything else. He had already guessed the purpose of the other party's visit. From the looks of it, it seemed as though it had caused Gu Linxi some distress. However, such a small matter wasn't worth it for Gu Linxi to be vexed over. The matter regarding Zhao Haoyu was originally planted by him, and the most he could do was to help that female ghost.

Gu Linxi was somewhat puzzled. Seeing that Jiang Jiayi seemed to have already understood what was going on, he couldn't help but frown and feel somewhat unhappy. She felt an indescribable depression in her heart. That depression was like a layer of dark clouds, pressing down on her until she was unable to breathe.

Gu Linxi didn't like Jiang Jiayi hiding anything from her. Even if it was for her own good, Gu Lingxi didn't want to accept this kind of good intentions. The feeling of being kept in the dark would only be understood by those who had experienced it. It was a very uncomfortable thing to do.

Sensing Gu Linxi's displeasure, Jiang Jiayi slightly moved. He seemed to have guessed why Gu Linxi was unhappy. However, there was nothing to say about this matter. He didn't like talking about other people's affairs with Gu Linxi. Jiang Jiayi didn't like Gu Linxi's anger towards him because of these matters of others. He pulled Gu Linxi into his embrace and placed his chin on Gu Lingxi's head.

"If you want to know, I'll tell you."

Although she didn't like to talk about those things, since Gu Linxi was so concerned about them, Jiang Jiayi had to tell him about them from the beginning to the end.

Gu Linxi had previously thought for a split-second that perhaps Zhu Yitong and Zhao Haoyu had done something, but that thought was quickly extinguished. Now that Jiang Jiayi had brought it up, however, Gu Linxi felt a trace of lingering fear. If Jiang Jiayi had not appeared at that time, what would have happened to her?

She didn't dare to think any further. There were some things that couldn't stand up to this kind of association. She hoped that Yi Tong would be this vicious, something that she had never thought of before. As a woman, this sort of thing was extremely painful for a woman, yet she was helping Zhao Haoyu. However, when he thought of Zhu Yi Tong's current appearance, Gu Linxi also felt that it was within his expectations.

Zhu Yitong was no longer the girl of the past. She had become so unfamiliar and vicious. Or perhaps, when he actually knew her, she'd already looked like that. It was just that she, Gu Linxi, had never seen it clearly before.

"You don't blame me?" Gu Linxi felt that it was a bit strange. Jiang Jiayi actually didn't blame her for trusting others so easily. If this was the case when Jiang Jiayi was alive, then he would definitely be giving a good lecture.

Jiang Jiayi glanced at Gu Linxi. His gaze made Gu Linxi feel somewhat uneasy and a little embarrassed. As if he'd asked a silly question, Gu Linxi felt his ears burn, and his cheeks flush red. Feeling a little uneasy as he played with his fingers, Gu Lingxi somewhat unnatural yet suddenly turned a little angry from embarrassment as he glared back at Jiang Jiayi.

With a laugh, Jiang Jiayi's laughter broke this somewhat awkward atmosphere. Gu Linxi also followed suit and laughed twice. The two of them were really too childish.

"You think I should be angry?" After he finished laughing, Jiang Jiayi asked Gu Linxi with a serious expression.

She felt that Jiang Jiayi, who didn't pursue the matter in the slightest, was somewhat surprising to her.

"I'm angry, but what can I do?" Jiang Jiayi's finger lightly traced across Gu Linxi's face. His eyes were misty for a moment, as if he was truly helpless against it. He was rather angry, so angry that he wanted to tear Gu Lingxi apart. When he thought back to the time when Gu Linxi had called out Xie Siqiang's name, Jiang Jiayi's expression instantly turned extremely cold.