Xu Tingyu turned to glance at him. He had already reverted to the vulnerable state he was in at home earlier.
She had no choice but to swallow her doubts back.
Jiang Li also stole a look at Xu Tingyu and quickly turned his head back.
Before he came, he could never have imagined that he would see Xu Tingyu at home.
This former Mrs. Qi who had disappeared for four years.
Jiang Li knew that she had returned to the country, but he didn't know when she had come into contact with Qi Shifeng again.
Moreover, judging from the situation, the two seemed quite intimate.
No wonder their boss had been acting a bit strange lately. It was said that he had even asked the colleague in the company who was best at courting girls what he usually did.
At that time, he had thought it was just a rumor.
Did President Qi need to take the initiative to court someone?
Now that he thought about it, maybe it wasn't groundless.
However, he didn't dare to make wild guesses. He only dared to take one look at Xu Tingyu and then silently shifted his gaze.
The car wasn't driving very fast. When it passed over a speed bump, no one else felt anything, but Qi Shifeng let out a soft grunt.
Then Jiang Li watched in disbelief as his boss, who remained calm even in the face of a mountain collapsing, buried his face in Xu Tingyu's neck.
Xu Tingyu paused for a moment. She seemed a bit helpless, but she didn't push him away. Instead, she reached out and put her arm around his waist.
"I've already said that you should take an ambulance. Endure it a bit more. Don't put any strain on your waist."
This man was more stubborn than anyone else. His waist hurt so much, but he still refused to take an ambulance for fear that the news would spread.
He was really being reckless.
Hearing her words, Qi Shifeng let out a soft grunt and then reached out to wrap his arms around her.
Jiang Li quickly lowered his head, afraid that he wouldn't be calm enough and show a shocked expression, and then be assassinated by his boss.
But obviously, he still didn't know Qi Shifeng well enough.
He didn't know that this wasn't the limit.
When they arrived at the hospital, Qi Shifeng was arranged to enter the examination room through a special passage.
But even in front of the doctor, he still leaned on Xu Tingyu.
It was only when he was being pushed in for a CT scan that he was worried about Xu Tingyu being exposed to radiation and pushed her out.
Jiang Li was also outside. He exchanged a look with Xu Tingyu.
He felt a bit embarrassed, but he still had to pretend to be calm on his face.
This look seemed rather awkward to Xu Tingyu.
So she took the initiative to say, "You don't need to be so surprised. At most, he and I are just Youyou's parents."
She neither disliked nor liked this Jiang Li.
But since he had been able to stay by Qi Shifeng's side for so many years, his work ability must have been recognized.
They might meet again in the future, so it was better to make things clear.
Hearing Xu Tingyu's initiative to "explain", Jiang Li was flattered and quickly said, "I understand. I don't know anything."
Telling him about their relationship must be because she was afraid that he would talk nonsense.
But their boss had already warned him in the car. Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to talk nonsense.
Xu Tingyu knew that he had misunderstood, but she didn't explain further.
Maybe making him think that she was hard to deal with wasn't a bad thing.
At least, it would save a lot of trouble.
Neither of them said anything else.
The examination was very comprehensive and took some time.
By the time Qi Shifeng was wheeled out and sent back to the doctor's office, half an hour had passed.
Xu Tingyu happened to be answering Chen Yan's call.
"Are you not coming back today either? I'm just taking your assistants out for a late-night snack. Come back and join us."
Chen Yan's gentle and smiling voice came from the other end of the phone.
The more he thought about it after he went back, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he went downstairs to the hotel to wait.
As a result, he didn't wait for Xu Tingyu, but he ran into her two assistants.
Both assistants knew Chen Yan, so they greeted him warmly and invited him upstairs to Xu Tingyu's room.
After all, Xu Tingyu was staying in a presidential suite and could receive guests.
Chen Yan silently observed the layout of the room and had his own thoughts.
He knew that Xu Tingyu was a face - control. When she got married to Qi Shifeng back then, she must have taken a fancy to his good looks.
In the past few years when she was running the brand, the models she chose were all good - looking.
He had always been trapped in the "childhood friend" category. It was because he had been too honest before and hadn't taken a bold gamble.
Wasn't he good - looking?
His face had even been praised as being more handsome than a bunch of young fresh meat.
It must be because they were too familiar, so she had overlooked him.
He thought he needed to do something to take their relationship to the next level.
Thinking like this, he took the initiative to say to the two assistants, "It's been a long time since we last saw each other. Let's go out for a late - night snack together. Call Tingyu back."
The two assistants naturally had no objections.
He also naturally called Xu Tingyu.
According to Xu Tingyu's original plan, she was indeed going back to the hotel today, but plans changed.
Now that Qi Shifeng was in the hospital, she couldn't just leave.
So she said to the phone with a bit of apology, "I'm a bit tied up right now and can't leave. I'll definitely be back very late. Don't wait for me."
Chen Yan was silent for a moment on the other end, "What's going on?"
"Qi Shifeng is in the hospital. I'm also at the hospital. Don't worry about me."
Xu Tingyu didn't hide anything.
But these words made Chen Yan even more restless.
As a man, he didn't want to think the worst of others, but he also knew what Qi Shifeng was up to.
During the three years of their marriage, how could Qi Shifeng not know that Xu Tingyu's biggest weakness was her soft heart?
"I'll come and pick you up. It's too late. I'm really worried about you."
As he said this, he walked outside.
Before Xu Tingyu could refuse, she heard him say again, "It's so late. If you keep staying with him, it won't be good for you if the news spreads."
This was indeed true.
Xu Tingyu was silent for a moment and then let out a soft grunt, "Okay, come then."
She had indeed been in too much contact with Qi Shifeng these past few days. Especially that scene in the study had made her feel afraid.
Things couldn't continue to get out of control.
When Qi Shifeng came back, he happened to hear her say the last sentence.
His dark eyes landed on the phone for a few seconds, filled with a sharp coldness.
But when she looked up at him, he changed his expression.
He became that pitiful little thing with a bit of vulnerability and paleness.
Seeing him come out, Xu Tingyu walked towards him, "How's the result?"
The doctor beside them was just looking through the report and casually said, "Judging from the examination results, there's nothing serious. The bones and muscles aren't injured."
The implication was that it wasn't that serious.
As soon as these words were said, Qi Shifeng immediately glanced at him.
The doctor only felt a chill on his neck and felt the killing intent. He quickly changed his words, "But you still need to pay more attention. I'll prescribe some medicine right away."
But Xu Tingyu already believed that he was okay and let out a sigh of relief in her heart.
"Since you're okay, let Jiang Li stay here with you. I'll go back first."
She didn't get close to Qi Shifeng. Instead, she kept a distance of about a meter from him.
"Are you just going to leave me like this?"
Qi Shifeng seemed very shocked.
But Xu Tingyu didn't want to compromise anymore. She gave him a faint smile and said, "President Qi, this can't be considered leaving you, right? Taking care of you was never my responsibility in the first place."