The agent couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. He even wondered if this was Xu Tingyu's deliberate revenge, all because of the previous scandal.
All his negative emotions were then directed at Xu Tingyu. Even the person from the Qi Group who was in contact with him heard his complaints about her.
The news then reached Jiang Li's ears. Not daring to delay, he immediately informed Qi Shifeng.
Qi Shifeng knew exactly what was going on as soon as he heard it. But what enraged him the most was that Xu Tingyu had actually asked Qi Ye for help, and all for some good - for - nothing pretty boy.
When Xu Tingyu heard this, she completely ignored his anger. Instead, she frowned and said, "There must be some misunderstanding. I'll ask Brother Qi Ye."
Saying that, she was about to call Qi Ye. But Qi Shifeng snatched her phone and threw it aside.
"Don't you understand even now? Qi Ye is not as innocent as he seems."
"Do you think the assistant would have the guts to do that without his permission? If he didn't want to help, he could have just refused you directly. Why go through all this drama?"
He was so angry with this woman that he gritted his teeth. Everyone in the world was a good person in her eyes, and she always thought the best of them. But when it came to him, she would just judge him without a second thought.
"But what's his motive? If he didn't want to help, he could have said no right away. Why make things so awkward for everyone?"
Xu Tingyu couldn't figure it out. When you ask someone for help, you should be prepared for rejection. As an adult, how could she not accept it? So even if Qi Ye was in a difficult situation, he could have just refused on the spot.
"Because he was sure that the agent wouldn't dare to bring this matter to you." Qi Shifeng snorted.
"But what's his purpose? What's in it for him?"
She still couldn't believe it. It wasn't that she trusted Qi Ye so much, but the whole thing just didn't make sense. Even if he didn't refuse her on the spot and didn't want to help, he could have just ignored the matter. Why humiliate and cause trouble? It just made things more complicated. And making an example of someone? This wouldn't do him any good if it got out.
Qi Shifeng licked his back teeth and pinched her waist. "Are you really that stupid or just pretending not to understand?"
"What do you mean? If you want to argue, just say so. I'm already in a bad mood." Xu Tingyu retorted immediately.
"You're so sharp - tongued with me. You're usually so smart, but why can't you see through this?"
Qi Shifeng's hands were wandering. After stroking her slender waist, they climbed up to her neck and caressed it gently. Xu Tingyu was so focused on his words that she didn't notice his actions at all. She just stared at him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Qi Ye is a devious person and not a good guy, but he was right in this matter. If you had come to me for help back then, I might have done the same."
Qi Shifeng stared at her with his deep eyes, and his voice gradually turned cold. Xu Tingyu's heart skipped a beat. Some answers were on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't dare to believe them. So she just looked at him nervously.
Qi Shifeng wasn't in a hurry. After a short pause, he said, "That good - for - nothing pretty boy. Is he really worth you asking for help? If they can't touch you, they can touch him."
It was simply unreasonable. Xu Tingyu was furious, but then she quickly realized something. "What do you mean? Are you saying that's what Qi Ye was thinking?"
Was this man crazy? Qi Ye was such a gentleman. How could he have such radical thoughts? And why would he think like that?
"So, are you still going to pretend in front of me that there's nothing between you two?"
Qi Shifeng was still unhappy, but when he heard that she no longer called him Brother Qi Ye but just his name, he decided to forgive her slowness this time.
Xu Tingyu was so shocked by this information that she was a bit flustered. She subconsciously refuted him, "There really is nothing between us. Stop talking nonsense."
"Nonsense? Xu Tingyu, you used to like him, didn't you? If it weren't for his poor health, the fiancé your family chose for you should have been him."
This was also a point that Qi Shifeng had always minded. Back then, he accidentally overheard the old man talking to Qi Ye. The old man clearly said that the Xu family initially favored Qi Ye as their son - in - law. After all, Qi Ye looked gentle, was good - looking, and had a good personality. At that time, Qi Shifeng was already difficult to get along with.
Qi Ye also said calmly at that time that Xu Tingyu was a very cute girl, but he didn't know how long he could live and didn't want to delay her. That's when Qi Shifeng found out that Qi Ye and Xu Tingyu knew each other before and that Qi Ye liked her. But because of his poor health, he didn't want to drag her down.
The old man just laughed and said, "I've asked someone to calculate. Her horoscope is more compatible with Shifeng's. Grandson, Grandpa will find a more suitable girl for you in the future."
In the old man's eyes, women were just objects used to boost the family's fortune. Qi Ye didn't say anything after that, and Qi Shifeng quietly left.
Later, he privately talked to Xu Jianmin, hinting that they should respect Xu Tingyu's wishes. Marriage was neither a deal nor a joke. But Xu Jianmin said that they had always favored Qi Shifeng. After they got married, the two families could cooperate and achieve mutual benefits. What a good "mutual benefit."
From then on, Qi Shifeng had a bad impression of this family and hated this marriage full of transactions even more. Later, he also saw Qi Ye taking care of Xu Tingyu and noticed that Xu Tingyu was more relaxed around Qi Ye. In his eyes, these were all proofs of lingering feelings, and he had become the sinner who stole her heart away.
"What do you mean they would choose him? Stop slandering me. Do you think it's like shopping in the market, where you can just pick and choose?"
Xu Tingyu glared at him. From the very beginning, she knew that the person for the arranged marriage was Qi Shifeng. When they first met, she knew. So she always saw him as "my fiancé." When did she ever look at anyone else?
"You were the one who was half - hearted in that marriage. You invited someone into your heart without cleaning it up first, and you think everyone is like you?
Let me tell you, I've never had any relationship with Qi Ye. We're just ordinary friends. In fact, if I hadn't married you, I wouldn't have had any intersection with Qi Ye in my whole life."
Although the marriage no longer existed. Oh, no, they hadn't gotten the divorce certificate yet, so it was just a marriage in name only. She didn't want to bear the blame of being half - hearted anymore.
"Qi Ye never showed any inappropriate feelings towards me. If, as you said, he had feelings for me, he could have pursued me in these four years. But he didn't. We hardly even saw each other a few times. Qi Shifeng, all of this is just your wild imagination."