Qi Zhao did not wish for death.
It wasn't fear of dying; rather, he felt that as long as he remained in the world where Chi Yu existed, even if he couldn't approach her directly, he could still learn about her through various channels.
Loving her from afar was preferable to vanishing entirely from her world.
"I can't take the initiative to meet you; I can only wait for you to come to me," Qi Zhao explained to Chi Yu.
Chi Yu doubted Qi Zhao's honesty.
Before, as she was preoccupied with her approaching college entrance exams, she didn't have time to seek Qi Zhao personally, so she handed the task to a detective.
Whether the detective had taken the money and done nothing, or if he truly had no leads on Qi Zhao's whereabouts, he failed to provide Chi Yu with any clues.
Setting aside the past, let's talk about Old Lady Gu's birthday banquet and today.