Xu Tingyu didn't really want the money.
Moreover, before her marriage, she secretly signed an agreement.
In case of divorce, she wouldn't be able to take anything from the Qi family.
Only she and the old man knew about this.
She just couldn't stand Liu Ning's arrogant look and deliberately wanted to provoke her.
Sure enough, Liu Ning was stunned for a moment and then flew into a rage.
"Xu Tingyu, how dare you ask for three billion?
Do you think you're some precious phoenix? You're just a..."
Before the more offensive words could come out, Xu Tingyu interrupted her.
"Can't afford that much money? It seems that your status in the Qi family is quite ordinary, Ms. Liu."
Her head was splitting with pain, but she deliberately swept a mocking look at her.
The next second, as expected, Liu Ning went crazy with anger and screamed as she tried to fight with her.
This time, Xu Tingyu didn't give her another chance to slap her.
She grabbed the hand that was raised and looked up at her, her voice turning cold.
"Ms. Liu, since we've come to this point, if you hit me again, I'll call the police immediately.
Even, to fight for more property, I'll go to the media and cry about the injuries you inflicted on me."
She was so irritated that she wanted to get rid of Liu Ning's trouble as soon as possible.
Every word hit the other's weak point.
Liu Ning never expected that the person who had always been submissive would suddenly turn tough.
Obviously, the Xu family was already gone, and she didn't even have a way out.
Now that she was about to be kicked out, she should be crying and crawling on the ground, begging her.
But she held her back straight, and even her eyes were somehow a bit scary.
Liu Ning hesitated for a moment and then put down her hand. Her tone was still tough.
"I'll leave the agreement here. You'd better think it over. If things really come to that, you won't even get thirty million."
After saying that, without giving Xu Tingyu a chance to say anything else, she turned around and left.
About ten minutes later, Aunt Zhang came up and looked at her worriedly.
"Madam, are you okay?"
Every time Liu Ning came, Xu Tingyu would suffer, and the servants in the family would also be reprimanded.
They were used to the master's harsh treatment.
But Xu Tingyu was still sick. They didn't know how she could bear it.
Hearing her voice, Xu Tingyu woke up from her daze and gave her a gentle smile. "I'm okay. Thank you, Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang had taken care of her for three years. She was the only person in this family that Xu Tingyu could talk to.
After the divorce, they probably wouldn't have many chances to see each other again.
Aunt Zhang chatted with her for a while. Seeing that she looked exhausted, she didn't stay long and quickly left.
But after going out, she always felt that something was off.
It seemed as if Xu Tingyu was saying goodbye.
No, it couldn't be.
She shook her head to dispel this thought and went downstairs to cook.
Xu Tingyu did sleep for a while.
When the lights came on in the city, she finally felt better.
She even had some strength when stepping on the carpet.
It was Secretary Qian's call that woke her up. On the phone, he told her that the house had been rented.
The layout, location, and decoration were all good, and the price was quite reasonable.
She thanked him.
Since the house was already found, she had no reason to stay here anymore.
Moreover, Liu Ning had even prepared the divorce agreement for her, saving her the "trouble".
She picked up the agreement and read it carefully.
As she expected, she would leave the Qi family with nothing.
After the divorce, she couldn't mention the Qi family in any public occasion.
In the supplementary agreement, there was a compensation of thirty million from Liu Ning.
She sneered and signed her name on the agreement without any hesitation.
Then she threw it on the bedside table and didn't look at it again.
Instead, she went to the cloakroom and simply packed her luggage.
In the torrential rain late at night, she left the place where she had lived for three years without looking back.
No, it couldn't even be called a home. She had lived there for three years, but when she left, all she had was a simple handbag.
This wasn't her home.
Her home was already destroyed.
...
Secretary Qian didn't lie to her. The house was really nice.
"It belongs to a teacher from a nearby university. After the decoration, it has been vacant. The owner doesn't care about the rent, but just requires the tenant to keep it clean."
Secretary Qian rushed over and handed her the key.
While she was looking around the house, he couldn't help but get angry.
"The Qi family is really going too far. They actually proposed a divorce at this time and made you move in the heavy rain."
He looked at the thin Xu Tingyu. Even though she didn't say anything, it wasn't hard for him to guess what had happened.
Since Xu Jianmin's accident, she had always been very strong.
But her constantly losing weight still revealed her pain.
And the Qi family actually mercilessly abandoned her at this time.
Xu Tingyu pretended not to hear. After looking around the house, she smiled at Secretary Qian. "Uncle Qian, thank you so much."
It seemed that he had expected that she would come alone, so he had someone clean the house in the afternoon.
Even the quilt was already made.
She didn't need to do anything and already had a place to stay.
"You're welcome. You should rest. I'll go back first. You should pay attention to your safety living here alone.
If you encounter any trouble, just call me."
Secretary Qian sighed in his heart and didn't mention the Qi family again.
After he left, Xu Tingyu sat in the living room for a while before going back to the room.
Lying in the strange bed, she couldn't fall asleep. She was just thinking about how to go on in the future.
Since she had cut off all ties with the Qi family, she would have to spend money on everything.
Zhang Qiu's living expenses, Xu Jia's medical expenses, and the future college tuition for the Xu family members.
All these were no small expenses.
Moreover, the Xu family still had external debts.
Just participating in a variety show wouldn't be enough.
She needed more job opportunities.
So after much hesitation, she still sent a message to the boss of her previous agency.
She didn't know many people, so she could only rely on her old connections first.
Unfortunately, she didn't get a reply until she woke up the next day.
She had no choice but to change her clothes and prepare to go to the dance studio to continue rehearsing.
Who would have thought that she would run into Qi Ye at the entrance of the community.
"Brother, why are you here?"
"Tingyu, why are you here?"
The two spoke at the same time.
Then, it was Qi Ye who smiled gently first.
"After I returned to China, I set up a studio near here. For convenience, I simply bought a house in this community.
Sometimes when I can't go back in time, I'll come here to stay. What about you?"
Due to his health problems, he only had a nominal and idle position in the Qi Group. It didn't matter whether he went or not.
So with a lot of free time, he got a doctorate and opened a painting studio to kill time.
Xu Tingyu didn't mention the divorce. She just managed to squeeze out a smile.
"Me too. I'm participating in that variety show recently and need to practice dancing a lot, so I rented a house here. It's close to the dance studio."
This wasn't really a lie. The dance studio was just next to this community. It would take less than five minutes to walk there.
Qi Ye didn't ask more. He just invited her.
"I didn't expect we'd become half neighbors. Come on, I'll treat you to breakfast, little neighbor."
He was always like this, gentle and kind, making everyone around him feel at ease.