Actually, Xie Yu hadn't seen Qi Shifeng for a long time by then.
With Liu Ning's "task", she finally had a legitimate reason to look for Qi Shifeng.
So she picked a weekend and went straight to his home.
That day, Qi Shifeng was having an online international meeting. Youyou played with his toys for a while but couldn't sit still. The nanny took him to the garden downstairs to play.
When Xie Yu entered the house, she immediately saw Youyou standing carelessly on the lawn, chasing butterflies.
Normally, no one would have malicious thoughts about a two - year - old child.
After all, a child has done nothing to offend you.
But when Xie Yu looked at Youyou and his face, she couldn't help but think of Xu Tingyu.
She remembered how this woman was so scheming. She was about to be kicked out of the house but managed to get pregnant through despicable means.
Although she was driven away, as long as this child was around, she could come back at any time and use the child to gain a higher position.
After all, Qi Shifeng doted on this child extremely. He not only raised the child personally but also left his work for the child many times.
For the workaholic Qi Shifeng, this was simply unthinkable.
But it was enough to show how much he valued this child.
Moreover, in the past one or two years, the Qi family had arranged blind dates for Qi Shifeng. Among them, there were many women with outstanding family backgrounds, moral characters, and looks.
But he refused them all and never went to meet any of them.
When asked, he said that he wasn't ready for the next marriage and just wanted to raise Youyou well.
The old mansion thought that he was heart - broken by his previous marriage, so they stopped the arrangement for the time being.
But Xie Yu always felt that he wasn't heart - broken but still had feelings for Xu Tingyu.
This thought made Xie Yu very frustrated.
She couldn't figure out what was so special about that woman that made Qi Shifeng miss her so much.
After much thought, she attributed all the reasons to Youyou.
It seemed that Qi Shifeng's attitude towards Xu Tingyu had changed since he knew she was pregnant.
The two people who were about to separate became reluctant to part because of her pregnancy.
And because she gave birth to this child, the Qi family didn't even pursue the matter of Zhang Qiu stabbing Qi Shifeng.
Yes, it was all because of this child.
Madness and jealousy flashed in Xie Yu's eyes, but she quickly adjusted her emotions and walked towards Youyou.
The nanny taking care of Youyou didn't know Xie Yu. At first, she was very vigilant and didn't let Xie Yu get too close to Youyou.
But Youyou lacked maternal love and seemed to have a natural sense of closeness to women of this age, so he curiously approached Xie Yu on his own initiative.
Xie Yu also seemed to like Youyou very much at that time.
She not only took out the toys she brought for him but also patiently played with him.
Seeing that the two got along well, the nanny felt a little more at ease.
Just then, another nanny called this nanny to help.
At first, the nanny was a little hesitant, but Xie Yu said actively, "Go ahead. I'll watch Youyou. It'll be okay."
The nanny thought that this was at home and that Xie Yu was Mr. Qi's friend, so there shouldn't be any big problem. Then she went away with confidence.
As soon as the nanny left, Xie Yu said to Youyou, "Youyou, your name is Youyou. Can you swim?"
Youyou shook his head.
"Aunt Xie Yu, I can't. My name is Youyou, but Dad said that Mom gave me this name as a homophone of the character 'freedom'.
"Dad said that it's because Mom wanted me to be a free child. Mom loves me so much, right?"
The two - year - old child didn't speak very clearly, but his logic was quite clear.
He naively shared his mother's love with Xie Yu.
He didn't realize at all that Xie Yu's expression was getting worse.
She also didn't expect that Qi Shifeng would tell Youyou like this.
A bitch who had abandoned them and run away was actually portrayed as a loving mother.
If she came back then, wouldn't she immediately gain Youyou's recognition and then return to the Qi family?
The more Xie Yu thought about it, the angrier she got. She seemed to have seen the scene where Xu Tingyu returned to the Qi family and became Mrs. Qi again.
She couldn't stand it. She cast a venomous look at Youyou.
It was all because of this little bastard that Qi Shifeng missed Xu Tingyu. It must be so.
As long as this little bastard was gone, they would never get back together.
Driven by this demon in her heart, she coaxed Youyou to come to the swimming pool in the back garden with her.
When Qi Shifeng taught Youyou, he always paid great attention to teaching him to distinguish bad people and malicious intentions.
After all, no matter how good the protection was, it couldn't be foolproof. Only by making him able to distinguish good from evil himself could his safety be guaranteed.
So actually, Youyou was on guard.
When Xie Yu took him to the swimming pool and encouraged him to go down and play, Youyou suddenly looked at her and spoke very seriously.
"But, Aunt Xie Yu, Dad said that kids can't play with water without a parent's company. It's very dangerous.
"You're not my parent, and you don't come to my house often, but you ask me to go into the water. Dad will be angry if he knows."
These two sentences made Xie Yu both surprised and scared, followed by anger.
She immediately lowered her voice and said viciously to Youyou, "You little motherless brat, you're quite smart. Do you believe I'll just throw you in?"
Youyou was stunned. Before he could run, she grabbed his arm.
She was very strong, and her grip hurt Youyou. His mouth twitched. He wanted to cry from the pain but held it back.
"There are cameras all over my house. If you throw me in, the police uncle will arrest you and put you in jail."
When he said this, Xie Yu was also stunned.
She seemed to wake up then and broke out in a cold sweat.
Yes, Qi Shifeng's guardianship of Youyou was almost perfect. There were many cameras in the house. One reason was to supervise the nannies' work, and the other was to make sure Youyou could be found at any time.
If something really happened to him, she would definitely not be able to get away.
She was really crazy to want to lead Youyou to drown.
Even if she really wanted this little bastard to die, she shouldn't have done it here.
Thinking of this, she immediately changed her attitude. "Youyou, you're so smart. I was just testing you for your dad. Now congratulations, you've passed the test."
Youyou didn't say anything on the surface, but as soon as Qi Shifeng came looking for him, he told Qi Shifeng about this incident immediately.
"Dad, Aunt Xie Yu asked me to play in the water. I didn't want to. She called me a little brat and said she would throw me in."
After being hugged by Qi Shifeng, Youyou finally dared to shed the scared tears.
Xie Yu didn't expect that this child wasn't fooled by her and directly complained to Qi Shifeng in front of her. She immediately got anxious.
"No, when did auntie ever say such a thing? How could auntie coax you to do such a dangerous thing? And how could I scold you?
"Auntie loves you so much. Did you say this on purpose because you don't like the gift auntie brought?"