When Xu Tingyu came out again, Su Yue was nowhere to be seen.
She threw the paper towel for drying her hands into the trash can and said to Chen Yan, "She's really crazy."
Her attitude was more than a hundred times more arrogant than last time, as if she hadn't been the one begging for mercy.
Chen Yan frowned. "I heard she found an old man and became his mistress."
He really didn't want to hear anything about the Su family because they had no bottom line at all.
Both the men and women in that family were equally shameless.
Xu Tingyu was stunned. "Does Su Yi agree to this?"
"He has no reason not to. They never had any feelings for each other in the first place. He's already fed up with her. Moreover, he's in trouble himself."
Chen Yan mumbled.
Xu Tingyu didn't ask further. Anyway, the Su siblings were not good people, and they were both hard to judge.
"Forget it. Don't talk about her. If she dares to provoke us next time, we'll scold her. Now let's figure out where to have dinner."
She strode forward, seemingly unaffected by what had happened today.
But Chen Yan knew that after experiencing two unpleasant things in a row, she must be feeling depressed.
So he caught up with her and put his arm around her shoulder. "How about having hot pot? Order a spicy one. Sweating all over will be really refreshing."
"Can you eat spicy food?"
Xu Tingyu was skeptical.
His family ate a light diet, and he also preferred mild flavors.
When they were kids, he once snatched her snacks and was so spiced up that he cried for an entire afternoon. He even accused her of poisoning him and drank half a carton of her milk.
Those were really embarrassing memories.
Chen Yan obviously also recalled that incident and coughed awkwardly. "Of course. I won't leave until I've had enough spicy food today."
Seeing his expression, Xu Tingyu deliberately teased him. "Okay, but you're not allowed to order a half-and-half hot pot. If you cry because of the spiciness later, I won't comfort you."
"Hey, when have I ever cried? Don't slander me. I'll call my lawyer."
Chen Yan immediately retorted.
The two walked away with their arms around each other's shoulders, not noticing that in the darkness at the end of the corridor, a pair of eyes had been watching them.
In the end, Xu Tingyu still took Chen Yan's preference into account and didn't order an extremely spicy hot pot. Instead, she ordered a mildly spicy half-and-half hot pot.
When Chen Yan saw the tomato half of the hot pot in front of him, he immediately looked at her with starry eyes. "You do love me after all."
"Don't misunderstand. I'm on a diet and taking care of my skin recently, so I can't eat anything too spicy. Don't be so narcissistic."
Xu Tingyu snorted.
After all, the performance was approaching, and she had high requirements for herself. Coming to eat hot pot was already a compromise.
But Chen Yan still smiled, and his eyes on Xu Tingyu were so gentle that it seemed they could drip water.
However, in the end, Xu Tingyu didn't get to enjoy the hot pot.
Just as the soup in the pot started boiling, she received a call from Youyou.
On the phone, Youyou didn't say a word but just cried. Xu Tingyu immediately panicked.
"Youyou, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Is there an adult with you? Is Dad there?"
She was extremely anxious and rushed out of the hot pot restaurant as soon as she stood up.
Chen Yan immediately followed.
"I'm at home, but it's so dark. There's no one here. Mom, I'm scared. Can you come and accompany me?"
Youyou cried intermittently, and his voice was hoarse, as if he was sick.
Xu Tingyu immediately said, "Okay, I'll come right away, baby. Lie down on the bed first and wait for Mom, okay?"
She comforted Youyou. Only after hailing a taxi did she remember Chen Yan and immediately turned around.
"My son has something going on. I'll go and check the situation now. You can eat. Call Shu Shu or your friends to come with you."
Before Chen Yan could reply, she got into the taxi and left without looking back.
Chen Yan, who was left at the door, instinctively ran a few steps after the taxi but quickly realized how silly his behavior was.
Although he had long known that Youyou was the most important person in her heart, he still couldn't help feeling a bit lost.
He remembered that when she went into the restroom, before leaving, Su Yue had looked at him and mocked him.
"Mr. Chen, I really feel sorry for you. Back then, everyone could see that you liked her, but she was the only one who couldn't. Hehe."
"It was okay when we were young, but what about now? Think about it. Does she really not know, or is she just pretending?"
"I think you should stop deluding yourself. She's never liked you, and you'll never be the type she likes."
At that time, he had just coldly told Su Yue to get out.
Now standing on the busy roadside, he suddenly asked himself.
Was it really so?
Would he really never be her first choice?
Just then, a waiter from the hot pot restaurant chased after him and shouted, "Sir, your dishes..."
Before the waiter could finish speaking, he saw a tear roll down the handsome man's face.
"I'll be right there."
After saying these three words, he didn't look at the waiter but walked back into the hot pot restaurant.
On the other side, Xu Tingyu rushed to the Qi family as fast as she could.
She knocked on the door, and it was Aunt Zhang who opened it. Seeing her, Aunt Zhang was obviously stunned for a moment but then quickly recovered and smiled. "Are you here to see Mr. Qi?"
Xu Tingyu didn't notice the relief in her tone but just shook her head. "I'm here to see Youyou. Is he feeling unwell?"
"Huh? Youyou is unwell? I don't think so."
Aunt Zhang was clearly confused by the question.
Xu Tingyu was so anxious that she didn't care about anything. She kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs barefoot without even putting on her slippers.
She knew where Youyou's children's room was.
As soon as she reached the door, a small figure rushed towards her.
"Woohoo, Mom, you've finally come to see me. Mom, do you not want me anymore?"
The figure hugged her leg and cried heart-rendingly.
Xu Tingyu felt heartbroken and quickly squatted down to hug Youyou. "How could that be? Mom loves you the most. How could I not want you?"
She touched Youyou's head. Fortunately, it wasn't very hot.
But his head was all sweaty.
Not only his face but also his neck was sweaty, and his back was completely wet.
He was like a person fished out of the water.
"Where do you feel uncomfortable? Mom will take you to the hospital, okay?"
Xu Tingyu looked him up and down and was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands.
Youyou shook his head sobbingly. "No, I don't want to go to the hospital."
He looked extremely scared.
Since Xu Tingyu came back, she had only seen a lively and sensible Youyou. Even when he cried, he always stopped soon.
This was the first time she had seen the child crying so loudly, and she was completely at a loss.
At the same time, she deeply blamed herself for not fulfilling her responsibility as a mother. She could only be at a loss in this situation.
Just as the mother and son were standing at the door, one sweating profusely from anxiety and the other from crying, the door next to them opened.
Qi Shifeng, with his cold and noble face, appeared at the door.