On the way here with Youyou, Qi Shifeng told him,
"Mom hasn't seen you for a long time. She misses you very much, but she doesn't like Dad. Maybe she won't want to stay with me."
"But Youyou, you know, Dad won't let you meet her alone either."
He seemed quite troubled.
Youyou had no idea about his dad's scheming. Sure enough, he asked worriedly, "Then what should we do, Dad? I really miss Mom."
After a pause, he looked at Qi Shifeng even more worriedly. "Did Dad do something wrong to Mom that made her hate you?"
Qi Shifeng was taken aback by the question, and then explained, "The relationship between Mom and Dad is a bit complicated."
Seeing his dad looking so troubled, Youyou was quick - witted. "When I see Mom, I'll cry hard and beg her."
Qi Shifeng was quite pleased with his son's understanding, but his expression remained unchanged.
He even pretended to be a bit troubled. "Okay, but don't make too much of a fuss. Leave a good impression on Mom when you meet her for the first time."
"Understood. I guarantee I'll complete the task."
Youyou was already excited about seeing his mom. Now he even made a promise to Qi Shifeng.
But neither of them expected that before Youyou could even start crying and making a fuss, Xu Tingyu had already taken the initiative to grab Qi Shifeng.
Moreover, since there were too many people downstairs, she took the initiative to suggest taking Youyou to her room.
Qi Shifeng still held the same attitude as before. "I won't let Youyou out of my sight."
His expression was cold, and even the look in his eyes when he looked at Xu Tingyu was full of suspicion.
Xu Tingyu felt a pang in her heart.
She knew what he meant.
As a mother, no matter what, she had been gone for four years.
This was something she could never explain away.
It was normal for Qi Shifeng, as the child's guardian, to be wary of her.
She was a bit anxious. "I promise I won't do anything to Youyou."
"Your promise means nothing to me."
Qi Shifeng was still very cold.
Back then, she had promised that she would be good to him and not believe anyone else's words.
But she hadn't kept her promise.
The atmosphere remained tense.
Youyou, who was in Qi Shifeng's arms, now looked at Xu Tingyu with red - rimmed eyes and said, "I want to be with Mom. Mom, can I bring Dad with me?"
No one could refuse his request.
Moreover, now Xu Tingyu was full of guilt and only wanted to take Youyou to a safe place and have a good look at him.
So she immediately nodded. "Okay."
Then she looked at Qi Shifeng. "Mr. Qi, is that okay?"
Although Qi Shifeng minded the way she addressed him, he still said nothing in the end.
Not refusing meant tacit approval.
Xu Tingyu immediately reached out her hand, wanting to take Youyou.
But Qi Shifeng walked straight towards the elevator with Youyou in his arms, not even looking at her.
Xu Tingyu was now in a state of excitement and didn't have time to care about these details.
She trotted to catch up.
From the elevator to the room, there was no one else on the way.
When Xu Tingyu swiped her card to enter the room, she felt a bit embarrassed.
"Youyou, do you want to eat or play anything? Mom doesn't have anything here. You tell me, and I'll buy it for you and leave it here. Can you come and play next time?"
She had been separated from Youyou for four years.
When she left, Youyou couldn't even talk yet.
Most likely, he had already forgotten her.
She clumsily tried to please this little boy in front of her, but didn't know where to start.
The two of them sat on the sofa together. She wanted to hug him, but was too afraid to do so because Qi Shifeng was also there.
On the contrary, Youyou was very well - behaved. Seeing his mom in the flesh for the first time, he was extremely happy.
No matter how smart he was, he was still a child and couldn't sense the undercurrents between his parents.
He got out of Qi Shifeng's arms and crawled into Xu Tingyu's arms. Then he softly called out, "Mom, are you really my mom?"
Xu Tingyu hugged him and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, I'm Mom."
She had once thought that if Youyou was doing well and didn't recognize her, she could choose to silently protect him and not disturb his life for the time being.
But she never dared to think that this child would recognize her at first sight.
And even called her Mom many times.
She was both excited and flustered. Her heart was like a balloon floating in mid - air, making her feel at a loss.
Youyou also put his arms around her neck and whispered, "Mom, why did you take so long to come and see me? I miss you so much. I have to kiss your photo every day before I go to sleep."
Xu Tingyu's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She couldn't help but look up at Qi Shifeng.
Unexpectedly, Qi Shifeng was also looking at them.
For a moment, their eyes met. She only felt that the man's gaze was deep and complex, something she had never seen before.
But before she could distinguish it carefully, the man had already regained his calm.
"Don't misunderstand. I gave Youyou your photo just so that he would have a concrete image when he misses you."
He was explaining why he had given Youyou Xu Tingyu's photo.
Xu Tingyu was really shocked.
She never thought that he would give his son her photo.
She thought that according to Qi Shifeng's personality, he would tell Youyou that he didn't have a mom.
Or make up some other reason.
She never thought that he would directly tell the truth.
She couldn't help but get teary - eyed and said, "Thank you."
No matter what the man's reason was, she was really grateful to him for this.
Although she had made all kinds of assumptions, if Youyou really didn't recognize her or had another mom, she might have died of a broken heart.
Fortunately, her son knew that she was his mom.
Qi Shifeng's gaze swept across her face, and his tone was very calm. "I said, it's not because of you."
She knew it wasn't for her sake.
But she didn't say much. Instead, she hugged Youyou tightly and couldn't help asking him, "Can I kiss you?"
As soon as she said this, the reactions of the big and the small were completely different.
Qi Shifeng immediately darkened his face.
And Youyou was mumbling to himself, "Dad said I can't let others kiss me, but Mom isn't someone else, so it's okay, right?"
Youyou was very cute and always lovable.
When Qi Shifeng was educating him, he also paid great attention to privacy.
Normally, this little guy strictly abided by the rules and didn't even want Jiang Li to hold his hand.
But when he saw Xu Tingyu, he immediately forgot all about it.
Not only did he hug Xu Tingyu first, but now he was also nestled in her arms. After mumbling to himself, he immediately kissed Xu Tingyu first.
"I kissed Mom. Now Mom can kiss me."
He raised his little face and smiled sweetly at Xu Tingyu.
Xu Tingyu's heart melted.
Was this cute and handsome little boy really born by her?
She was really amazing.
She lowered her head and kissed his chubby cheek.