Xie Yu was taken aback when she heard this, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"I never thought I'd hear such words from your mouth. It's a huge joke, Xu Tingyu. Have you ever relied on yourself in your life?"
"Did you earn all this money you have now? Do you think that just by changing your name and hiding abroad, others won't know how much money you got in the divorce?"
"You're really lucky. You were born with a wealthy father. And with that status, you married Shi Feng and lived like a pampered rich wife for three years."
"Before the divorce, you resorted to tricks to have a child to ensure a life of luxury. That wasn't enough. You also hooked up with men everywhere and squeezed resources from them."
"You really think others don't know that your company was built with the help of Young Master Chen. You're just a promiscuous woman. You're a perfect match for that playboy."
The words Xie Yu used became more and more offensive as she spoke.
But it was precisely these words that made Xu Tingyu certain that it must be this woman who had posted those online revelations.
They were so similar. The way of distorting the truth was just the same.
Xu Tingyu didn't even interrupt her. She just quietly listened until Xie Yu finished.
When Xie Yu's eyes turned red from getting so worked up and she was even touched by her own words, Xu Tingyu slowly spoke up.
"If you think so, there's nothing I can do."
She didn't say a single word in defense. She looked completely indifferent.
Because she knew how to provoke Xie Yu.
Reasoning with her would only make her more talkative.
It was better to use such "playboy lines" to respond to her "pretentious remarks." There was no need to say who would be more annoyed.
After all, who could stand the feeling of throwing a powerful punch only to hit cotton?
Sure enough, Xie Yu was so angry that her expression twisted. She even stamped her foot on the spot. The skin on her face quickly turned red, and her breathing became rapid.
On the contrary, Xu Tingyu remained calm. Only her beautiful eyes were tightly fixed on Xie Yu, with a deep and cold look in the corners of her eyes.
Since she couldn't succeed in attacking Xu Tingyu's private life, Xie Yu started to use the family card.
"You... you really would do anything for wealth and glory. Do you feel at ease walking on the path of a rich wife paved with your father's and younger brother's blood?"
Sure enough, when Xu Jianmin and Xu Jia were mentioned, Xu Tingyu's face darkened a bit. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart. Do you believe me?"
Xie Yu burst into laughter. "Even if you tear my mouth apart, can you change the truth? Who doesn't know that you chose to protect yourself when your natal family was in trouble?"
"And your short - lived younger brother. I used to feel sorry for you at first, losing your father and then your younger brother. Later I found out that it was all your own choice for the sake of wealth and glory."
Xu Tingyu caught the meaning in her words and finally stopped beating around the bush. She interrupted Xie Yu.
"Is my younger brother's death related to you? Everyone knows he died because of a failed surgery, but it seems you don't think so."
She took a step closer to Xie Yu, and her aura made the other woman instinctively want to run away.
But Xu Tingyu didn't give her that chance.
Almost the moment Xie Yu turned her head, Xu Tingyu had grabbed her arm and exerted a little force. "Explain clearly."
The moment the words left her mouth, Xie Yu knew she had made a slip of the tongue.
If Xu Tingyu found out something because of her words, she would be in big trouble.
All those who knew about what happened back then had to keep their mouths shut.
"I just think his death was all because of you, the troublemaker. If you, his sister, had cared about him, would his surgery have failed?"
"But when he was having the surgery, what were you doing? You were scheming to get pregnant to ensure your future life."
Xie Yu also had her own ways. Her momentary panic was quickly gone, and she had already come up with an excuse.
She didn't know that Xu Tingyu had long known that Xu Jia's death back then was not an accident.
She even didn't know that Xu Tingyu was trying to force her to say where Xie Shu was.
The two women with their own agendas stared at each other for a few seconds, both putting on their best acting skills.
Xu Tingyu didn't expect that she could still make up a story. She was a bit annoyed, but didn't show it on her face. She just tightened her grip slightly.
Then she quickly adjusted her expression, as if she had been fooled, and started to attack Xie Yu about Xie Shu.
"What about you? Are you a good sister? Back then, when Xie Shu offended me, in order to maintain your image in front of Qi Shifeng, you immediately sent her abroad."
"I heard that when she left Kyoto, her cries could be heard throughout the airport. After going abroad, she cried and made a fuss to come back almost every other day."
"What did you, the good sister, do? You ignored her and only thought about climbing up to become Mrs. Qi. Fortunately, Qi Shifeng wasn't that blind."
"You sisters are the same. You have high ambitions but a frail fate. You're very ambitious but lack the ability."
"Of course, coming from a family like yours, it must be quite intense for siblings to compete for resources. It's normal that your relationship isn't good."
She threw Xie Yu's arm away and gave her a disdainful look. Her unfathomable gaze was filled with countless kinds of contempt.
Xie Yu was different from her.
Xie Yu couldn't stand this kind of accusation.
Because Xu Tingyu knew that Xie Yu's words were slander. Similarly, Xu Tingyu's words about Xie Yu were the truth.
People won't be annoyed by being mocked for non - existent flaws, but they will be enraged when their well - hidden flaws are exposed.
Xie Yu was so angry that she raised her voice. "What do you know? I sent her abroad to protect her!"
"Don't think that only you rich people value brother - sister or sister - sister affection. You don't understand the relationship between my sister and me at all!"
She didn't know what she was thinking of, but her eyes were actually a bit wet.
Xu Tingyu didn't miss this scene.
She suppressed the storm in her heart and still looked disdainful. "Of course I don't understand. I just want to know, does your sister think so too?"
"Back then, with such a beautiful face, she entered the entertainment industry and took on all those beautiful girl roles. She must have wanted to make a big splash in the entertainment circle, right?"
"But you just sent her abroad like that, and since then there's been no news of her. Is she really willing?"
Her tone was so playful that it finally drove Xie Yu completely out of her mind.
"Xu Tingyu, shut up! My sister is no longer alive. If you dare to speak ill of her again, even if I die here today, I'll tear your mouth apart."
She stared at Xu Tingyu fiercely, as if she was going to pounce on her the next second.
These words of hers were like a huge boulder, creating waves in Xu Tingyu's ears.
Xu Tingyu even felt a momentary tinnitus, which almost made her lose her balance.
How could it be? How could she be no longer alive?
No wonder she had searched for so many years without any result.
No, no! Even if she was no longer alive, why did the Xie family still cover it up?
She had spent so much effort looking for her. Even if the direction was wrong, there should have been some clues.
There must be something wrong here.
She bit her lip hard. Just as she was about to ask how Xie Shu died and when it happened, she saw Xie Yu suddenly look behind her.