After Qi Shifeng took control of the Qi Corporation, he became a perfect superior.
Even when his emotions fluctuated greatly, his face always remained calm.
His natural air of authority was enough to intimidate others.
But at this moment, his anger was evident. His dark eyes swept over Qi Ruixi and Xu Tingyu.
Qi Ruixi immediately fell silent and shrank back behind Xu Tingyu.
With nowhere to hide, Xu Tingyu could only brace herself and meet his gaze.
The impending storm of anger and the annoying hostility in his eyes.
For a moment, Xu Tingyu felt as if she would be torn apart by his gaze.
So angry! Just because she and Qi Ruixi had ganged up to beat Xie Shu and mocked Xie Yu?
Neither she nor Qi Ruixi had called anyone, yet this man had come. Obviously, he had learned the news from Xie Yu.
This man, who was usually so busy that even the senior executives of the Qi Corporation had to make an appointment to see him.
As long as Xie Yu made a phone call, he would immediately show up to support her.
"Forget it, Shifeng. Ruixi didn't do it on purpose. She just wanted to protect Miss Xu. She's still young. She doesn't really have any hostility towards me," Xie Yu said.
"Don't scold her for my sake. We're all family. Let's just let this matter go. I still have to go to the hospital to see A Shu."
When everyone was silenced by Qi Shifeng's imposing manner, Xie Yu naturally walked up to him.
She didn't touch him but gently tugged at his sleeve and looked up at him with a smile.
Qi Shifeng also looked down at her following her movement.
Xu Tingyu beside them was also watching them.
It turned out that even without any physical contact, the intimacy between two people could be so vividly demonstrated.
Even when she and this man were sleeping in the same bed, entangled with each other, there was actually an insurmountable gap between them.
She suddenly remembered the song she had heard at dinner tonight.
"I know he doesn't love me. His eyes tell his heart."
His heart was filled with the figures of others.
Despite this, he had still won her heart.
This feeling of not understanding the meaning of the song at first hearing but becoming the person in the song on the second hearing was really not pleasant.
Just now, when Qi Shifeng walked towards her against the cold wind, she had to admit that she still couldn't help but be attracted to him.
It was a pity that Xie Yu's appearance had shattered her fantasy in time.
Even Qi Ruixi beside her was a little uneasy. She leaned over and whispered in Xu Tingyu's ear, "It's over. My brother has been bewitched by that fox spirit."
One doesn't have to fear a fox spirit who cries, makes a scene, and threatens to commit suicide. One should fear a fox spirit who always appears generous and reasonable.
Straight men simply can't tell that it's an act, that it's so pretentious.
They only regard it as being sensible and virtuous.
Qi Ruixi had no confidence in her brother.
After all, even she, who had been "sent" abroad to study early on, had heard that Qi Shifeng had once fled from his wedding for Xie Yu.
"As the old saying goes, the things one can't obtain in youth will haunt one for a lifetime. This is really true," Qi Ruixi thought.
Even a person like Qi Shifeng couldn't overcome his inner demons.
If Xu Tingyu weren't her sister-in-law, she might even support her brother in pursuing his true love.
After all, compared to a business marriage, the words "true love" were so beautiful.
"Sister-in-law, I think you should just divorce my brother. Take half of his fortune and then find a bunch of young hunks. Isn't that a wonderful life?"
Finding the two of them really annoying, Qi Ruixi began to encourage Xu Tingyu.
Xu Tingyu was shocked by Qi Ruixi's words "the things one can't obtain in youth will haunt one for a lifetime." Her face turned pale.
She even remembered the conversation that Mr. Qi had had with her in private some time ago.
It was after Liu Ning had tried to exorcise the evil spirits from her and she was still in the hospital.
Her phone had been taken away by Qi Shifeng, but when Qi Shifeng was not around, the butler from the Qi family's old house came to see her.
He brought a phone with him and said that the old master wanted to have a video call with her.
After the call was connected, the old master first expressed his apology, saying that he hadn't expected Liu Ning to be so impulsive and do such a thing.
But then, his tone changed, and he also subtly expressed his support for her divorce from Qi Shifeng.
"I once told you that Qi Shifeng is like a leopard, difficult to tame."
"Now that he has become mature and steady, I originally thought that it was your perseverance that had tamed him. You deserved to share the fruits of your efforts."
"But I didn't expect that this child is so stubborn. He can't let go of the past. He really owes you."
...
During this video conversation, Xu Tingyu became more and more sober.
The old master wasn't really coming to apologize to her, to uphold justice for her, and to give her an explanation on behalf of the Qi family.
He was on Liu Ning's side.
He thought that she was no longer worthy of Qi Shifeng.
She couldn't help him in his career, and her family background was even a burden.
After three years of marriage, she still hadn't warmed his heart, and they didn't even have a child.
So he hoped that she would divorce.
He just didn't want to say it too explicitly, so he could only use the excuse that he couldn't let go of his first love.
Even the old master took the initiative to say, "We signed a prenuptial agreement before. You won't be able to get any of the Qi family's property."
"But you've been in the Qi family for all these years. Even if you don't have any merits, you've suffered. We, the Qi family, are not heartless people. As long as you divorce, I'll pay off your family's debts."
"Just keep this matter a secret. Don't let others know, so as not to affect the shares of the Qi Corporation."
...
She didn't listen to what the old master said later.
She was very tired. After being beaten up, her heart was dead.
With such good conditions, she should have agreed immediately.
But when she thought of the name "Qi Shifeng", she just couldn't be decisive.
Wasn't Qi Shifeng also something she couldn't obtain in her youth?
In the end, she only said that she would think it over carefully.
And the old master had given her a six-month deadline.
During this period, she had been wavering constantly, and her heart had been struggling painfully.
Even Aunt Zhang had said that she had been losing weight, which was not good for preparing for pregnancy.
But the pain in her heart couldn't be told to anyone.
Now, Qi Ruixi's words had awakened her.
Was she really going to trap herself in this relationship?
Her face was pale, and she looked a little absent-minded.
She didn't even hear Qi Shifeng's order for Jiang Li to take her and Qi Ruixi home while he went to the hospital with Xie Yu.
She only vaguely saw that the two of them really looked well-matched when they walked out side by side.
When Qi Shifeng reached the door, he suddenly turned back and looked over.
Their eyes met, and Xu Tingyu suddenly shivered.
What had she been struggling about during this period? Her infatuation should have come to an end long ago.
Thinking of this, her eyes became clear again, and she no longer looked at Qi Shifeng.
Instead, she looked at Jiang Li who was walking towards her. "Then I'll trouble you, Assistant Jiang."
Qi Ruixi was still muttering, "My brother is really a womanizer. He left his own sister here and went to see the enemy who fought with me.
"If Xie Shu finds out about this, she'll definitely laugh at me even more in the future. I really want to curse.
"And, sister-in-law, he's your husband. How can he walk with another woman?"