Chapter 41 Going Mad

After the dinner, Anya got extremely drunk. Her husband came to pick her up, and the two left by car.

Yu Bai wanted to take a taxi home, but Jiang Jizhou insisted on giving her a ride.

Jiang Jizhou thought Yu Bai would insist on refusing, but she didn't. Instead, she calmly agreed to his proposal. Jiang Jizhou felt a glimmer of hope, unaware that Yu Bai was just trying to take this opportunity to confront him and clarify things. Yu Bai was eager to sever ties with him.

Jiang Jizhou drove himself today. He didn't drink a drop of alcohol at the dinner table. Yu Bai sat in the passenger seat. Jiang Jizhou could see her calm profile by turning his head. Yu Bai was a little fatter than when they separated, but she was still very thin. Blue veins were visible on her forehead, and her long eyelashes drooped slightly. Her expression was indifferent.

This was the first time since their reunion that they were peacefully in the same space without any tension.

The city's neon lights shone brightly, as if it were daytime. The car drove among the endless stream of vehicles, stopping at a crossroads with a red light on.

Yu Bai turned her head to look at Jiang Jizhou. She had drunk a little wine, and her face was a little flushed, but she was still very clear-headed.

"Jiang Jizhou."

She called his name softly, and Jiang Jizhou's heart stirred slightly.

"There's no possibility between us anymore." She smiled gently, yet uttered the cruelest words, "Let's leave the beautiful memories in the past, and look forward, okay?"

Jiang Jizhou felt a stabbing pain in his heart. He stared at the flashing red light numbers ahead, as if his life was counting down, and she was the one who controlled his life and death.

4, 3, 2, 1.

The green light came on, and she pronounced his death sentence.

"Time may erase past love and hate, but that doesn't mean they don't exist." Yu Bai paused. "Jiang Jizhou, don't make me hate you even more."

Jiang Jizhou started the car, staring straight ahead, seemingly ignoring Yu Bai's words. Only his taut, sharp jawline revealed a madness beneath the calm.

Yu Bai's phone suddenly rang, as if air had been poured into the suffocating, deathly silent car. The phone screen lit up, and the caller ID showed that it was from Qinghe.

She ignored the phone until it stopped ringing and the screen went black.

Yu Bai leaned back in her seat, tilting her head slightly. Her slender neck was fair and delicate. She opened the car window to let the wind in, which blew the stray hairs on her forehead. Jiang Jizhou felt as if he had returned to his youth.

He was lost in the sea of ​​memories of the past, unwilling to wake up.

Even if all his past memories were erased, he still couldn't live without Yu Bai, because the love and longing that had seeped into his bones during those countless days after their separation had become a part of his life.

As the car approached the residential area, Yu Bai's phone rang again. It was Qinghe calling. Yu Bai was a little impatient, so she picked up the phone and answered the call.

"Qinghe, what's the matter?" Yu Bai's expression softened considerably when he spoke to the person on the other end of the phone, unlike his cold and guarded demeanor towards Jiang Jizhou.

"Bai Bai, your mother suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. She just finished the emergency treatment and is out of danger."

Chi Qinghe's voice was anxious and serious, lacking its usual gentle and calm tone.

Yu Bai frowned. "How could this be?"

"I bought you a plane ticket for tomorrow morning. Just pack your things and come tomorrow morning. It's okay, bye-bye. I'll stay at the hospital to take care of your aunt."

"Okay, thank you, Qinghe, see you tomorrow."

"Yes, Auntie is out of danger, so you don't need to worry too much. We'll talk again when we meet tomorrow."

"good."

Yu Bai hung up the phone, feeling restless and uneasy. Ms. Yu had always been healthy and strong, so why would she suddenly fall ill? She was extremely worried and wished she could fly to Lincheng right now.

Seeing Yu Bai become anxious and distracted after receiving a phone call, Jiang Jizhou felt a strange sense of unease rising within him.

"Whose call was that? Who is Qinghe?" Jiang Jizhou suppressed his inner turmoil and asked Yu Bai in a calm voice.

Yu Bai was worried about Ms. Yu's condition and had no mind to deal with Jiang Jizhou. She also wanted to simply make Jiang Jizhou give up, saying, "Boyfriend."

Jiang Jizhou's carefully maintained expression was completely shattered by her three words. A surge of anger rushed to his heart, and his voice turned cold, "You two are meeting tomorrow?"

The car had already arrived at the entrance of the residential area, and Yu Bai immediately said, "Just park now."

Yu Bai unbuckled his seatbelt and was about to get out of the car, but Jiang Jizhou grabbed his wrist. "Yu Bai, explain yourself first."

Yu Bai frowned, glaring hatefully at Jiang Jizhou. Her eyes were cold and devoid of any warmth. "Fine, let's make this clear now. You'd better not bother me anymore. I have a boyfriend. Everything you've done just disgusts me."

In an instant, Jiang Jizhou lost all his strength. Yu Bai broke free, opened the car door, and got out.

Jiang Jizhou then got out of the car and strode towards Yu Bai, blocking her path to the side of the car. Yu Bai was pressed against the car body. She looked up and stared directly at Jiang Jizhou's face, her voice almost overflowing with anger, "Jiang Jizhou, let me go!"

Jiang Jizhou, however, pinned her down, staring at the face that had haunted his dreams for countless nights. His lowered eyes were filled with malice and pain. "Let's break up."

Yu Bai laughed out loud, "Why should I?"

"Bai Bai, please break up with him, okay?"

His tone was so humble it was almost groveling.

Looking at Jiang Jizhou's face so close to his, Yu Bai felt a pang of pity for him, but Jiang Jizhou stubbornly held him down, unable to move.

They said nice and pitiful things, but every single thing they did was to force her.

Yu Bai stared coldly at Jiang Jizhou, "Who do you think you are?"

"Not only will I not break up, we'll meet again tomorrow, and we'll..." Yu Bai smiled and stopped talking, but he successfully and thoroughly enraged Jiang Jizhou. Jiang Jizhou was in so much pain that his features were almost distorted, exuding a sinister aura and a crazy despair.

"You're asleep, aren't you?" He stared into Yu Bai's eyes, those bright, star-like eyes filled with disdain and disgust. For a moment, Jiang Jizhou wanted to gouge those eyes out so that Yu Bai wouldn't show him that expression.

Yu Bai smiled, "What do you think?"

Jiang Jizhou stared at her intently, his heart feeling as if it were being slowly sliced ​​apart, soaked in salt water, the pain numbing him.

A moment later, he lowered his head and bit Yu Bai's lips like a madman. Yu Bai struggled but couldn't break free. She also bit Jiang Jizhou's lips back hard. Like two trapped beasts, they tore at each other, and the taste of blood filled their mouths and teeth.

Finally, Yu Bai forcefully pushed Jiang Jizhou away.

"Bastard!" Yu Bai's voice was trembling with tears.

Jiang Jizhou's face was pale, her lips were bitten and bleeding, the blood flowing down to the corner of her mouth, making her look both decadent and beautiful.

"Break up with him, bye-bye, just pretend nothing ever happened." Jiang Jizhou wiped the blood from his lips and looked quietly at Yu Bai.

"Impossible." Yu Bai gritted her teeth, pretending she had been bitten by a dog. She walked away, but Jiang Jizhou grabbed her wrist. Yu Bai struggled desperately but couldn't break free. Jiang Jizhou just stared at Yu Bai with a gloomy gaze.

"Let me go!" Yu Bai struggled fiercely, while Jiang Jizhou pulled her towards the car.

"Jiang Jizhou, what are you doing?" Yu Bai clung to the car door with one hand, refusing to get in.

Jiang Jizhou's voice was extremely calm, as if he were talking about eating or sleeping, "I'll wash you clean."

Yu Bai's expression changed, and she shouted at Jiang Jizhou, "You're insane, get out!"

But Jiang Jizhou just looked at her calmly and said, "It's okay, sweetie, let's start over, okay?"

Yu Bai looked around. It was already late at night, and there was hardly anyone outside the residential area. Yu Bai was filled with regret for deliberately provoking Jiang Jizhou earlier. She didn't dare to think about what this madman was going to do.

"Jiang Jizhou, let me go, don't make me hate you." Yu Bai said to Jiang Jizhou, word by word, trying to calm him down.

"Then hate me." Jiang Jizhou's mind was filled with images of Yu Bai and that strange man being intimate; the thought of it drove him crazy.

Yu Bai's tears fell like broken beads, her fingertips turned white, and the somewhat unfamiliar Jiang Jizhou in front of her frightened her.

"Yu Bai, what are you doing here?"

A clear and charming voice rang out, and both of them stopped what they were doing. Yu Bai looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Su Yin.

In the past, every time Su Yin appeared, she would mock Yu Bai, and Yu Bai would avoid her to avoid seeing her. Never before had he wanted to see Su Yin more than now.

The appearance of outsiders brought Jiang Jizhou back to his senses, and he released Yu Bai's hand.

Yu Bai quickly took a few steps back. Su Yin walked over. She was wearing pajamas and carrying oden she bought from a convenience store. She looked very different from the sophisticated urban woman he had seen in the office during the day. She was more approachable and cute.

"And who is this?" Su Yin squinted as she looked at the aloof and noble man beside Yu Bai. She felt that he looked somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

Yu Bai awkwardly brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, hesitating as to how to answer.

"I understand!" Su Yin's memory returned, and the man in front of her was none other than Jiang Jizhou, the president of Tingbai Technology.

"Are you Mr. Jiang from Tingbai Technology? I'm Su Yin from 'Focus on Finance.' I've always wanted to meet you..." Su Yin began to talk to Jiang Jizhou. Heaven knows how much effort she had put in to meet Jiang Jizhou, how many nights she had stayed up, and how many connections she had made, but she hadn't succeeded. But tonight, she bumped into him while buying late-night snacks. It was truly an effortless coincidence.

Jiang Jizhou ignored her and kept his eyes fixed on Yu Bai.

Su Yin frowned. What was the relationship between Jiang Jizhou and Yu Bai? She had a bad feeling.

"What a coincidence, you two chat then." Yu Bai took the opportunity to say goodbye to Su Yin and turned to run into the residential area.

Jiang Jizhou wanted to chase after her, but Su Yin stopped him and asked for his contact information.

"roll."

Jiang Jizhou glanced coldly at Su Yin, interrupted her, turned around, got into his car, and drove away, leaving Su Yin standing there alone.

Su Yin was so angry that she almost threw the oden in her hand, but the thought of having to buy another one made her even angrier. She could only clench her fists in restraint. After taking a picture of the license plate number, she looked at the neighborhood where Yu Bai lived with a deep gaze.

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Author's Note: I failed to update twice (bows). My dear little darlings, I'll keep trying...