Noticing that he was truly enraged, Xu Tingyu gritted her teeth secretly. After a brief pause, she softened her stance and snuggled into his embrace.
"So, what on earth do you want?"
She was really at her wit's end and had to resort to being submissive again.
After all, further provoking him would only bring more trouble to herself.
She had been trapped here for a week. She had no phone and couldn't even leave this floor.
Whether she admitted it or not, flattering this man in front of her had become her only option.
She was still nervous and afraid. Despite her best efforts to hide it, there were still tell - tale signs.
However, her docile and obedient attitude did manage to quell some of Qi Shifeng's anger.
He changed from his previous roughness. The hand on her waist became more gentle, as if he was afraid she would fall.
But the words he whispered into her ear were still cold.
"This question should be mine. What do you want?"
He couldn't understand this woman.
For the past three years, she had asked for nothing.
It seemed as if she was madly in love with him and only wanted him.
But from time to time, she would fight back in her own way.
For example, when he humiliated her with a 200 - yuan ring, she endured it silently at the wedding.
But then, she let the old man know, and got a batch of jewels as compensation from the old man.
However, after getting them, she hardly ever touched them.
In the past, he had always thought these were just her small tricks to gain more.
But now he wasn't so sure.
"I don't want anything, Qi Shifeng. I don't want anything at all."
She was learning to flatter him.
But the nobility nurtured by great wealth showed in her eyebrows, making it impossible for others to look down on her.
Qi Shifeng lifted her chin, forcing her to look up.
He didn't look into her eyes. Instead, his deep eyes carefully examined the whip mark on her neck.
The mark on her neck hadn't broken the skin. After a week of recuperation, there was only a faint bluish bruise left.
She was so fair that this mark was still very eye - catching.
Qi Shifeng stretched out his fingertips and gently brushed over her neck.
His fingertips were slightly warm, and it tickled. Xu Tingyu shrank back a bit, but quickly realized and stopped herself. She frowned and softly exclaimed, "It tickles."
Because there was still a slight tremor in her voice, it sounded more like she was being coquettish.
To Qi Shifeng's ears, it was extremely alluring.
He pinched her waist gently but firmly, not allowing her to dodge him.
"You're so good at dodging me now. Why didn't you know to run then?"
Just thinking about that scene made a fire burn in his viscera, causing his heart and lungs to ache.
Everyone said he was a ruthless god of death.
But his own wife, the wife of the great god of death, was beaten until she was covered in blood and curled up on the ground.
Even when he picked her up, she had lost consciousness.
Xu Tingyu didn't expect him to bring up this matter on his own. She fell into a gloomy silence for a moment, then sneered and was about to get off his lap.
"It was a trap set specifically for me. How could I run?"
But he didn't allow her to leave. Instead, he hugged her even tighter.
"From now on, except for me, if any member of the Qi family asks you to go to an appointment alone, you're not allowed to go. Do you hear me?"
Their postures were too intimate.
It was as if she was being squeezed into his body, and she was warmed by his body temperature.
If someone came in at this moment, they would surely think they were a loving couple.
Xu Tingyu was a bit unaccustomed to this kind of intimacy.
Although this had once been her dream, now she just felt uncertain.
Because this man could always push her back into the abyss with just one word.
"I have no choice. As long as our marriage still exists, I'm the daughter - in - law and granddaughter - in - law of the Qi family. I have my own responsibilities."
She reminded herself not to be deceived by this veil of tenderness.
Otherwise, when the veil was lifted and the cold truth was revealed, it would still be she who suffered.
"What responsibilities do you have?" Qi Shifeng was a bit annoyed. "Even if you have any, they're only towards me. I'm the only connection between you and the Qi family."
Xu Tingyu was stunned. She stared at his breathtakingly handsome face and suddenly laughed. "So you do know."
Sure enough, he could easily shatter all her illusions with just one word.
He had always known about her difficult situation in the Qi family but had always turned a blind eye.
"Qi Shifeng, I'm really curious. Why do you hate me? Is it just because it's me who's in this arranged marriage with you?"
She knew she shouldn't bring this up at this time. It was very likely to anger him.
But her skills at acting submissive weren't perfect enough.
As soon as she asked the question, she was already prepared to bear his anger.
However, to her surprise, the man's expression was a bit strange. The look in his eyes was very complex and subtle, but he didn't get angry.
Instead, he changed the topic.
"You haven't answered me just now. What do you want... Don't say you want nothing."
"No one lives without desires. If you want nothing, it will make me think you're deluding yourself into wanting something you don't deserve."
He didn't get angry, but he became the cold and aloof President Qi again.
Xu Tingyu sneered at herself in her heart. She had actually thought he would show mercy to her just now.
In his heart, she would always be greedy and low - class.
He didn't agree to the divorce because he hadn't humiliated her enough.
So now he was forcing her to name a price, to sell herself. He was cold - bloodedly and cruelly forcing her to continue to endure his torture.
And she was sitting in his lap, wearing a hospital gown, with no possibility of escape.
Even if he sent her to a mental hospital, she wouldn't even need to change her clothes.
She lowered her eyes. Her thick eyelashes trembled as she suppressed the pain in her heart. Then, she steeled herself and said, "I haven't decided yet."
As if afraid that he would be unhappy, she quickly added,
"Give me two days. I'll tell you when I've decided."
Qi Shifeng seemed to be appeased. A rare smile appeared in his eyes.
"Okay. Think it over carefully."
Think it over carefully about who her husband was and who she should turn to for help when in trouble.
Her expression was a bit numb. She didn't even look at him anymore. Instead, she just looked up at the windowsill.
There was a vase on it, filled with a bunch of extremely gorgeous flowers that the nurse had just replaced for her in the morning.
The roses with their roots cut off were still blooming brightly in the water.
But this brilliance came at the cost of their lives. They would be replaced by new ones tomorrow.
She was now like a rose that Qi Shifeng had picked on a whim.
She could feel her vitality fading away.
"Can I be discharged from the hospital tomorrow? I'm already better."
She spoke softly, her eyes fixed on the blue sky and white clouds outside.
Qi Shifeng looked down at her. He was dissatisfied with her wandering gaze and forced her to look at him.
"Are you so in love with the stage?"
Compared to before, her complexion had improved a lot.
Maybe it was because she had been staying in his arms.
A faint blush appeared on her cold - white skin, especially on her face, making her look more beautiful than if she had applied blush.
She was born with a face that could bring disaster to the country.