When Shen Yan made this request, Shu Shu and A Xing thought he might be making a mountain out of a molehill.
They were just old acquaintances. There was no need to move house just because of them.
Given Xu Tingyu's personality, she would surely refuse.
However, to their surprise, after a moment's hesitation, Xu Tingyu nodded. "I do need to move, but I won't go to your place. I'll change to another hotel."
Her plan in Kyoto was only for three months, and staying in a hotel was the most convenient option.
Otherwise, she would have rented a house as soon as she came back.
Seeing her decisive refusal, Shen Yan knew she wouldn't change her mind.
Fortunately, he had been rejected so many times that he adapted very quickly.
"Okay, then move early tomorrow morning. I'll book a hotel for you now."
Just as Shen Yan took out his phone to call a friend who owned a hotel, Qi Shifeng suddenly spoke up.
"No need to go to so much trouble. Stay in a hotel under the Qi Group."
He also knew it was impossible to let Xu Tingyu move back home. So staying in a Qi Group hotel was the best choice.
While Xu Tingyu was hesitating, You You asked curiously, "Can't Mommy move back home? There are a lot of rooms at home."
Xu Tingyu smiled. "Because Mommy has to work. It's not very convenient to move back. How about this? Mommy will move into the Qi Group hotel. If you miss Mommy, you can come and see me anytime."
Hearing this, Shen Yan couldn't help rolling his eyes at Qi Shifeng.
He had no problem with You You, but he had a big problem with Qi Shifeng, who had been repeatedly assisted by his son.
How despicable!
But no matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. Who asked the other guy to have such a great son?
So Xu Tingyu moved into a hotel under the Qi Group.
It was the top - level suite, and her two assistants also stayed in VIP rooms.
When there was no one around, Shu Shu finally couldn't hold back and asked Xu Tingyu.
"Sister Xu, I really can't hold it in anymore. Um, is You You really your son with General Manager Qi?"
In the past two days, she had thought of all kinds of possibilities.
She even anonymously asked the question: Under what circumstances would a woman have a child with a man?
All the answers she got were teasing her.
Some said she was a primary school student and would be caught if she stole her parents' phone.
Others said she was playing with internet memes and being abstract.
Anyway, no one answered her question seriously.
So after holding it in for two days, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Xu Tingyu smiled slightly. "Yes, You You is my child with Qi Shifeng. I don't mean to hide it. It's just that I've been divorced for four years."
Before she came back, she never thought Qi Shifeng would let her contact You You so easily.
She was immersed in great happiness and had no time to explain to others.
Since Shu Shu asked now, she might as well explain it all at once.
"I got married to Qi Shifeng nearly nine years ago, but our marriage had problems in the third year."
"You You's arrival was an accident, but I really wanted this child. After You You was born, we finally chose to divorce."
When she said these words, she suddenly realized that the relationship between her and Qi Shifeng could actually be summarized in just a few words.
Shu Shu looked at her with wide - open eyes. "You got divorced and then went abroad. Then how did you, how did you..."
It was no secret that Xu Tingyu was down and out in the first year abroad.
She never concealed this past of hers, but she also wouldn't easily show it.
In her words, she didn't want to eulogize suffering.
She was originally a very outstanding person. Her current achievements were not made by those sufferings.
She made herself.
Even without those sufferings, she could still become a very good person.
So she didn't publicize her hardships, but people around her knew something about it.
"You mean, since the Qi family is so rich, how could I be so down and out after the divorce?"
Xu Tingyu helped Shu Shu finish what she hadn't said.
Shu Shu nodded, with a bit of embarrassment in her eyes.
"Because I left the Qi family with nothing. Well, it's not exactly with nothing. They still gave me a little money."
When she left, the old master Qi promised to help her pay off her debts and give her a settlement fee for living abroad.
But after she went abroad, she learned from Secretary Qian that the old master hadn't completely paid off her debts.
To be exact, he only paid off a few million yuan as a "gesture".
And the so - called settlement fee never arrived.
That's why Xu Tingyu was "down and out".
But by then she was already abroad, and all her contact methods were being monitored. She couldn't do anything.
A promise didn't have legal effect.
Moreover, at that time, Zhang Qiu was still in the old master's hands.
So she had to swallow her pride and accept it.
She was a stubborn person. Since they all looked down on her, she was determined to prove herself.
So she gritted her teeth and fought on her own.
"My goodness, Sister Xu, you gave birth to a child and left with nothing. The Qi family is really too much. So are you coming back this time to fight for the child's custody?"
Shu Shu was also shocked by the Qi family's actions.
How could someone be so shameless? She almost got deceived by Qi Shifeng's good looks.
Xu Tingyu nodded.
"I want to fight for it, but this matter is not urgent. The most important thing is to do a good job in the tour first."
"Also, please don't reveal that I have a child for the time being. After all, this child has never been publicly announced. If people find out, God knows what will happen."
This was not for Qi Shifeng's sake, but for You You's.
Since Qi Shifeng could be constantly chased and killed, a little child like You You would surely be in even greater danger.
Shu Shu still felt very sorry for her. "Sister Xu, you've suffered so much."
Sure enough, misjudging a person and marrying the wrong person would only make life more difficult.
"Let's not talk about those things. And never mention these in front of You You. He's just a child."
Xu Tingyu instructed her.
"I know. That child looks very close to you."
No matter how indignant she was, she wouldn't use a child.
Just as the two were talking, Jiang Li also handed a document to Qi Shifeng.
"General Manager Qi, it's clear. Thirteen years ago, Miss Xu stayed in the hospital for a month. After that, the Xu family and the Su family never had any contact again."
After seeing Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan's attitudes towards the Su siblings, Qi Shifeng said nothing on the surface, but secretly asked Jiang Li to investigate clearly.
Jiang Li didn't stay in the company for a single day. He personally led people to figure out the whole thing.
When he learned the truth, he was also shocked.
When he handed the document to Qi Shifeng, he was still full of anger.
He only knew that Xu Tingyu had been a天之骄女 (a natural favorite) since childhood, growing up being cherished and doted on.
But he didn't know that for every person who liked her, there would be someone hiding in the dark trying to destroy her.