When Liu Ning left that day, she didn't force Xu Tingyu to make a decision.
She said she was just coming to inform her before the old man did, so as to prevent her from getting stubborn later.
She truly felt sorry for Qi Shifeng.
Recently, the relationship between the old man and Qi Shifeng had become increasingly tense. He was growing more powerful, but the old man was still in his prime.
There were also many others coveting their positions, waiting for an opportunity to take advantage. They were just waiting for the two of them to fight among themselves until one of them was destroyed.
That was why Liu Ning came today and told her all these things.
After she left, Xu Tingyu sat there alone for a long time.
These pieces of information bombarded her, making it hard for her to digest and accept them for the moment.
She didn't believe her father was such a person.
She even hated that all of this started because she fell in love with a man she shouldn't have.
She had made a complete and absurd mistake. How could she claim to be innocent?
Now, four years had passed since their marriage.
She vaguely remembered that on their first wedding anniversary, she got up early and spent the whole day carefully decorating.
The whole table of dishes was prepared by herself. While preparing the ingredients, she even cut her hand and a lot of blood flowed out.
Normally afraid of blood and pain, she was so excited that day that she just simply bandaged it and immediately continued cooking.
All the dishes were Qi Shifeng's favorites.
Before Qi Shifeng got off work, she confirmed with his driver that he had no other plans for the day.
So she changed her clothes, opened a bottle of red wine, and sat in the living room shyly and nervously, waiting for him to come back.
She also prepared an anniversary gift for him, a pair of customized cuffs, low - key yet luxurious, engraved with the abbreviation of his name.
She just held the gift box and waited and waited. She waited until midnight and was drowsy, but Qi Shifeng still didn't come back.
She called him, but her calls were hung up again and again.
When she called the driver, someone did answer, but the driver stammered, "Mr. Qi has something urgent to attend to. He'll be back later."
How late was "later"?
Xu Tingyu didn't dare to ask.
She knew Qi Shifeng didn't like her, so she silently hung up the phone and continued waiting.
She waited until the sky outside turned slightly white, but Qi Shifeng still didn't come back.
She stood up, rubbed her numb legs, and limped into the dining room. She ate a cold candlelit "dinner" by herself.
At that time, she was very angry and gave Qi Shifeng the cold shoulder for a week.
She was unhappy because he had ignored their wedding anniversary.
Qi Shifeng also ignored her and didn't care about her anger at all.
In the end, she was the one who went back to him again...
Later, after she realized that he didn't celebrate any festivals, she stopped doing these ceremonial things.
Now that she thought about it, how could he celebrate their wedding anniversary with her?
Their wedding anniversary was the day when his best friend had passed away for a week.
It was the day when his dreams were shattered. It was the day when he was forced by the Qi and Xu families and had his wings broken.
How could he be willing? How could he accept it?
Probably Xu Tingyu's cries were too loud and woke up Youyou, who was sleeping soundly.
He suddenly started crying, almost hysterically.
Xu Tingyu held him in her arms, and the mother and son cried together. When the nanny came in to take Youyou away, she didn't allow it.
When Qi Shifeng came, he saw a group of people gathered around the sofa.
Youyou was crying loudly, but there were hardly any tears.
And Xu Tingyu was crying silently, with her face full of tears.
When everyone saw him coming, they all tacitly left the room.
He looked at the mother and son, feeling a bit helpless and also a bit amused. For the first time, he took out his phone and took a photo.
As soon as everyone left, Youyou stopped crying. He grunted twice, wriggled in Xu Tingyu's arms, and started licking his lips.
He was hungry.
Xu Tingyu also stopped crying and was about to make milk for him.
When she looked up, she saw Qi Shifeng leaning against the door, looking at her gently.
Her heart trembled violently.
After learning about Xie Zhen's matter, she didn't know how to face Qi Shifeng for the moment.
Her mood was very complicated, so she simply didn't look at him.
Originally, she wanted to put Youyou back in the cradle and go make milk by herself. But now that Qi Shifeng was here, she didn't want to let go.
She seemed to be afraid that if she let go, the child would be taken away.
So she held Youyou and was about to go out to find the nanny.
But when she walked past Qi Shifeng, he stopped her. "Let me do it."
In fact, he was a very competent father, even more competent than her as a mother.
People outside probably couldn't imagine that the noble and cleanliness - conscious Mr. Qi would change diapers and make milk powder for his son.
He didn't do these things all the time, but every time he did, he was well - organized and as skillful as if he had done it a thousand times.
Xu Tingyu didn't say a word.
She was a bit tired. Afraid of dropping the child while holding him standing up, she sat back in her original position and couldn't help but look at Qi Shifeng.
He washed his hands and carefully disinfected them. When getting the milk powder, he was meticulous and strictly followed the weight.
The water temperature was just right.
He lowered his head and did all these things calmly.
Xu Tingyu's heart was pounding violently, and her mind was in a complete mess, giving her a headache.
She watched Qi Shifeng walk over, take the child from her arms, put the pacifier into Youyou's mouth, and hold the bottle at a proper angle.
Strangely enough, when he held Youyou, all his sharpness and edge disappeared.
There was only a gentle feeling of being a good husband, which was very appealing.
Xu Tingyu's arms were empty.
But she wasn't crazy enough to snatch the child.
She just couldn't stand the emptiness in her arms. She took a pillow from the side sofa and held it in her arms.
Then she just quietly watched the big one and the small one in front of her.
They all said Youyou looked very much like Qi Shifeng.
She privately thought Youyou looked more like herself.
The child she had worked so hard to give birth to should, of course, look like her.
But now, she had to admit that Youyou looked more like Qi Shifeng.
She had seen Qi Shifeng's baby photos before. The full - moon photo was almost identical to Youyou's.
She had a very absurd thought that if she left Youyou with him, he should be able to take good care of him.
But this thought just flashed by and was immediately denied by her.
She couldn't leave Youyou in the Qi family.
It was she who had brought this child into the world, and she had to be responsible for him.
She begged the old man, begged him without any reservation.
That night, after Youyou was full, he fell asleep contentedly.
She went to take a shower, and unexpectedly, Qi Shifeng followed her into the bathroom.
She instinctively grabbed the towel on one side, wrapped herself in it, and looked at the person coming. "What's up?"
The water above her head wasn't turned off. It dripped along her hair onto the towel.
The thick towel quickly absorbed the water and became heavy.
She had to hold the towel with both hands, so she didn't have time to close the glass door that separated the wet and dry areas. She just let Qi Shifeng come in further.
He didn't turn off the water either. He just stepped closer and closer until he cornered her.
Then he wrapped her in his arms.
"Why do you always cry? Xu Tingyu, do you not want your eyes anymore?"
His voice was deep and hoarse, and his warm breath lingered beside her cheek.