A multitude of thoughts flashed through Xu Tingyu's mind in an instant, but eventually, they all subsided.
She softly said into the phone, "It's okay, big brother. I know what I'm doing. You must take good care of yourself. I'll get out of this situation as soon as possible."
Arranged marriage?
It was true that Qi Shifeng was handsome and wealthy, making countless women flock to him.
However, he had been married before and now had a child.
Which young lady from a prominent family could accept that?
Fine, even if there were someone who didn't care about these things for the sake of interests.
What if this man had a bad reputation?
Since they were from well - known families, they surely cared about their reputation.
Before Qi Ye could say anything, a cold voice sounded from behind Xu Tingyu.
"Oh, how do you plan to get out of this?"
Her hand trembled, and she quickly hung up the phone.
Turning around, she saw the man who should have been sleeping only wrapped a bath towel around his waist and came to the kitchen bare - chested.
His well - defined abs and smooth V - line glowed enticingly in the dim light.
He was really bold, not even thinking about how many people were in the house.
She remained calm, returned the phone, met his stormy eyes, and calmly replied, "Big brother meant well. Even though his plan failed, I still need to give him an explanation."
Since everything was out in the open, she might as well admit it.
After saying that, regardless of the man's murderous glare, she pushed past him and walked upstairs.
Qi Shifeng followed her up.
Her lips were kissed red and moist by him, like the spiciest wine in the world. With just a gentle touch, the fire would burn from the pit of her stomach to every limb.
However, only he was emotionally affected.
This woman seemed completely unfazed.
She couldn't see his anger and didn't care about his feelings.
She even dared to take his phone openly after making a mistake and call his accomplice.
Now, walking upstairs in a thin nightgown, she was like a wild rose growing on the wild plain, full of thorns.
She pricked people until they bled, yet she was unaware.
Xu Tingyu knew he was following behind. She was a bit surprised that he didn't go crazy on the spot.
But she was very tired now. After giving Qi Ye an explanation, she wanted to go back and catch up on some sleep.
But as she gracefully returned to the room, suddenly someone pounced on her from behind and pinned her to the bed.
"Let go of me."
The familiar clean and cold scent enveloped her, annoying her greatly.
The rain outside the window started to fall again, hitting the glass and making a noise that gave her a headache.
The cold wind and rain were also brewing in Qi Shifeng's eyes.
"Since you're not sleepy, then don't sleep."
His hand stroked her shoulder, and with a slight force, he tore open her nightgown.
Xu Tingyu couldn't remember how many nightgowns of hers had been torn. She got angry.
"You brute, demon, crazy man..."
She used all the vicious words she knew on him.
But instead of getting angry, the man got more excited the more he was scolded.
"Tingyu, do you know that men like women with a strong personality?"
"The more you resist, the happier I am."
He was really despicable, deliberately saying these things to disgust her with a half - smile.
Sure enough, she stopped scolding and just buried her face in the quilt. "Fine, come on. Just kill me. It'll save the people in the old mansion the trouble of thinking of ways."
She gave up and lay still, her voice muffled.
Then she heard a soft laugh behind her. Her waist was grabbed and she was pulled into a warm embrace.
"Shut up and go to sleep."
He hugged her and placed a kiss on her shoulder.
Xu Tingyu was a bit surprised. She didn't expect this man to be soft - hearted sometimes.
No, she had begged for mercy many times at night, but he had ignored her, hadn't he?
Could it be that he was physically weak?
This funny thought flashed through her mind.
But soon it subsided.
She was really being corrupted by this dog man. At a time like this, she was still thinking about such nonsense.
She adjusted her sleeping position and moved a little farther away from him, then closed her eyes.
But before she could fall asleep, she was dragged back again.
She was really going crazy. She wanted to shout and ask if he was crazy.
But before she could move, she heard the man's voice in her ear. "If you don't want to sleep, we can continue."
His voice was soft, but it made her shiver. She immediately stopped struggling.
After calming down, her nerves gradually relaxed. With the warm body behind her, she soon fell asleep.
Qi Shifeng's warm hand was on her waist. After making sure she was asleep, he gently turned her over and hugged her tightly again.
He liked to sleep in this position, with her whole body in his arms. When she was sound asleep, she would obediently cling to him.
But she didn't like it.
When she was awake, she always said that this position made it hard for her to breathe.
Qi Shifeng didn't believe this. He judged that she just wanted to avoid him and didn't want to face him.
But how could the cold - hearted and cold - faced "Killing God" Qi say it directly?
He would just turn the person over when she was asleep.
Just like now, Xu Tingyu frowned in a daze, but soon became quiet.
Her hand obediently rested on his waist, and one of her legs wrapped around his.
Qi Shifeng smiled silently and then closed his eyes.
They slept for a long time.
Qi Shifeng had sent everyone away last night. Even Youyou had been taken to a safe place and was being taken care of by three nannies.
In the huge villa, there was no third person besides them.
Half an hour after Xu Tingyu woke up, Youyou was sent back.
She took a bath, changed into a fully covered dress, and then went to see Youyou.
The two - month - old baby just ate and slept all day. It wasn't time for interaction with adults yet.
But Xu Tingyu liked to talk to him and couldn't get enough of looking at him.
While she was holding Youyou in her arms and coaxing him, Qi Shifeng met Zou Yu in the study.
"Have you sorted out the list?"
He had returned to being the noble and cold CEO Qi. His dark eyes were bottomless, showing no emotion at all.
Those who loved him said he was deep and mature.
Those who didn't love him said he was cunning and scheming.
Just like the matter of Xu Tingyu's escape, he clearly knew about it but didn't expose it immediately.
He had to wait for her to fall into his trap. Just when people saw a glimmer of hope, he would completely shatter it.
Zou Yu handed over a list that he had sorted out overnight.
"There are a total of twelve bodyguards in the team. They work in shifts. Two of them are the old master's people, one is in contact with the madam, and three are the eldest young master Qi's people."
Qi Shifeng's chest heaved. He half - smiled. "Twelve people, and most of them aren't our own. Zou Yu, you're really a great team leader."
Zou Yu also knew he had failed in his duty.
He was sent by the security company. Although they were in the same team, in fact, they were just colleagues.
Their team being infiltrated was indeed due to his oversight.
"Deduct one month's bonus. Deal with them properly."
To Zou Yu's surprise, Qi Shifeng didn't get too angry. His way of dealing with the matter was even quite mild.
But he didn't ask too much. After all, there were many feuds in the wealthy families.
"By the way, send someone to keep an eye on Xie Yu too."
Just as Zou Yu was about to leave, Qi Shifeng said another sentence.