Responsibility. She actually emphasized responsibility to him.
Wasn't she indirectly telling him that since they were divorced, she had no obligation or responsibility to stay with him here?
For a moment, Qi Shifeng even thought about simply abducting her and keeping her imprisoned at home, so that she could only see him day and night.
But such a dark and secret thought flashed by in a split - second.
He knew that as long as he made the slightest rash move, their relationship would return to the freezing point.
So he suppressed all his emotions, stood up, and said to her, "Okay, then I'll take you back."
"No need. I'll go by myself. You should have a good rest."
Xu Tingyu took a step back, dodging his hand, then turned around and walked out.
Qi Shifeng's face darkened almost instantly. He followed her out a few steps, then stopped.
Take it slow.
He told himself.
Outside the hospital, Xu Tingyu waited for ten minutes before Shen Yan's car arrived.
Seeing her standing outside, Shen Yan couldn't help smiling. He got out of the car courteously and opened the door for her. "Have you been waiting long?"
For some reason, Xu Tingyu felt extremely tired. So she just shook her head. "No."
Then she got into the car silently and fastened her seat - belt.
Shen Yan glanced back. After not seeing Qi Shifeng, he got into the car.
"Why did Qi Shifeng come to the hospital? Did something happen?"
He started the car while asking casually.
"He had a car accident yesterday. It seems that he has offended someone, and he has been experiencing accidents."
Xu Tingyu slumped in the chair, overwhelmed by an indescribable weariness.
"How could this happen? Haven't they investigated?"
Shen Yan thought it was absurd.
As far as he knew, the Qi family had almost no rivals in the capital. Even in the industry, they were among the best.
Even though Qi Shifeng was extremely low - key, there were still so many pairs of eyes watching him.
How could his family not take any action?
It was really strange.
Xu Tingyu shook her head. "I'm not sure about the details. He didn't say either."
Seeing that she was very tired, Shen Yan didn't ask further. Instead, he turned up the air - conditioner in the car a bit.
"You can take a nap. You look exhausted."
Xu Tingyu didn't stand on ceremony with him. She was really tired.
So she adjusted her posture and closed her eyes.
What they didn't know was that Qi Shifeng actually followed Xu Tingyu out of the hospital in the end.
His waist did hurt, but not as badly as it seemed.
Even when he left, no outsider could tell that he was injured.
After leaving the hospital, he didn't walk out directly. Instead, he stood in the shadows, watching Xu Tingyu at the entrance.
"Mr. Qi, it seems that Miss Xu is waiting for a car. It's so late. It's not safe for her to be alone. Maybe you should still take her home."
Jiang Li saw that his boss didn't move but kept staring at Xu Tingyu, so he tentatively spoke up.
Qi Shifeng didn't move. He just gave a low grunt in response.
Just as Jiang Li was about to step forward and call Xu Tingyu, a car suddenly drove up.
Then a young man got out of the car and walked straight towards Xu Tingyu.
The two of them seemed to be talking about something. Then the man opened the car door for her, and she got into the passenger seat.
Soon the car drove away from the entrance.
Jiang Li was a bit speechless. He could feel a killing aura even without looking back at his boss.
If he said nothing at this moment, it would seem even more dangerous.
So he immediately said, "Mr. Qi, I'll go and check the identity of that person right away."
"No need. I know who he is. Let's go."
Qi Shifeng wasn't as angry as Jiang Li had imagined. He didn't say much either, but his entire body exuded an extremely low - pressure atmosphere.
Jiang Li didn't know what was going on, but he knew that it was better to say less.
So he silently followed behind without saying a word.
On the other side, when Xu Tingyu was dropped off at the hotel, she woke up almost as soon as the car stopped.
"Sorry, I can't go for supper today. I'm really tired. Maybe another day."
She had gone through a lot that day. After playing in the amusement park for a whole day, she was completely exhausted.
Supper was just an excuse for Shen Yan to see her. Of course, he wouldn't insist now.
"It's okay. You should go back and rest first. I noticed that there's a guest room. Can I stay here tonight? It's too late. I don't want to travel back and forth."
Shen Yan also got out of the car.
Xu Tingyu didn't have much guard against him.
If it weren't for the two assistants who came this time, this guest room would usually be for the assistants.
It was okay for Shen Yan to use it. Anyway, they would be in separate rooms.
"Sure. Do as you like."
She was really exhausted. After saying this, she had nothing else to say.
That night, although she was extremely tired, she slept very restlessly.
In her dream, Qi Shifeng kept pestering her, asking for a result.
But then the scene changed, and she saw the pale faces of her father and younger brother.
They stared at her silently, as if asking her why she still hadn't brought them justice.
Justice, justice...
She had been investigating for four years, but it was still like looking at flowers in a fog. She couldn't figure out who was behind all these things.
The events of that year had been covered up very well. All the evidence on the surface pointed to Qi Shifeng.
But it was too obvious, which seemed rather strange.
It always seemed that someone was deliberately leading her to suspect Qi Shifeng.
After she became wealthy, she even hired more than one team to investigate, but she still couldn't find any results.
The only thing she could be sure of was that this matter was related to the Qi family.
There was also another strange thing. Xie Yu's younger sister, Xie Shu, hadn't appeared for several years.
She had once sent people to find out her whereabouts, but there was still no result.
After returning to China, she felt that Xie Yu's state was very strange, so she restarted the plan to find Xie Shu.
She just didn't know if this time it would be the same as before...
After a chaotic night of dreams, Xu Tingyu woke up still exhausted, and she even showed symptoms of a cold.
However, she had a lot of work to do today. This state of hers really wouldn't do.
So she wrapped a piece of clothing around herself and got out of bed, planning to find some cold medicine.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Shen Yan in the living room, bare - chested and doing aerobics in front of the TV.
Her drowsy mind went blank for a moment. She stared blankly at his smooth muscle lines for a while before realizing why this person was here.
She hadn't expected that he was still here.
She averted her gaze and walked over. "Your muscles are well - trained, but there's a lady in this house. Can you put on some clothes?"
"What, are you being so polite? You've seen every part of big brother's body. What's there to be shy about?"
Shen Yan didn't miss her previous look. He was quite pleased that his plan was working and couldn't resist teasing her.
When they were kids, they had once taken swimming lessons together. One time underwater, his swimming trunks somehow melted, and everyone in the class saw him naked.
Later, they found out that the new swimming trunks were a prank. They would dissolve as soon as they got into the water.
After that, the girls in the class would blush when they saw him, but Xu Tingyu remained the same as usual, showing no reaction at all.