Gu Qixiao initially didn't understand why she held such a belief, but when he saw Li Yu's devastating condition, he realized it was because she had already arranged everything beforehand.
"He was far too confident, assuming I had no connections and that the people around me were all upright and principled."
Sometimes, arrogance comes with its own retribution.
Just like now—he probably never expected her to hire an assassin to kill him, did he?
But Li Yu's life was stubbornly resilient. Even in such a grave condition, he still managed to be saved.
Ji Yu walked into the hospital room and couldn't help but sneer coldly as she saw his body wrapped entirely in bandages.
"Li Yu, did you really think I was some easy target you could crush underfoot? Is that why you dared to harm my mother? Look at you now—do you finally understand what I'm capable of?"
She smiled with an expression that seemed gentle and kind, yet all he felt was bone-chilling coldness.
