The meal took quite a while. When it was over, Xu Tingyu saw that Qi Shifeng was sweating all over.
He seemed to be on fire. His face was red, and so were his eyes. He looked extremely uncomfortable.
Was he that sensitive to spicy food?
She looked at him disapprovingly. "You're not a three - year - old kid. Why force yourself to eat something you can't handle? Is this how you teach Youyou?"
Really, he was such an adult, yet so childish. He lost his cool just because he was provoked a bit.
Qi Shifeng looked at her pitifully. "I just wanted to know what flavor you like."
The way he was sweating profusely due to the spiciness was an unusual state of dishevelment for him.
However, even with the sweat on his face, he was undeniably handsome.
Moreover, the way he talked to Xu Tingyu so pitifully was likely to arouse people's compassion.
Qi Ruixi, seeing her brother like this, couldn't help spitting in her heart.
She never thought Qi Shifeng could be so "tea - like" (scheming).
It was obvious that he did it on purpose from the start. Eating spicy food just to gain Xu Tingyu's sympathy.
In order to pursue love, his methods were really endless. He was so conniving that it was outrageous.
However, even if she was given ten guts, she didn't dare to really criticize her brother. Otherwise, she wouldn't have a good life.
So she showed good sense and said, "Oh, sorry, my devilish boss is looking for me. I have to leave first."
She gave Xu Tingyu a hug and silently apologized in her heart.
Sorry, she really didn't dare to compete with her brother for favor. She had no choice but to abandon her beautiful and kind - hearted sister - in - law.
After saying that, she slipped away quickly.
Xu Tingyu also intended to leave at first. But when she lowered her head, she saw Qi Shifeng sitting there uncomfortably, his eyebrows tightly knitted.
After all, he was Youyou's father. She couldn't be so heartless, could she?
So she asked the waiter to bring a bottle of milk.
"Drink some milk. If you can't handle spicy food, don't eat it. Aren't you suffering now?"
To be honest, she was a bit touched by Qi Shifeng's reason, but she still didn't approve.
It was extremely irrational to harm one's own body.
Qi Shifeng seemed really uncomfortable. He didn't even have the strength to unscrew the bottle cap.
He held the milk in his hand for a long time but couldn't drink it. Moreover, the sweat was pouring down, running from his cheeks into his neck.
This was obviously not right.
Xu Tingyu quickly opened the milk for him and stuffed it into his hand. "Drink a couple of sips quickly, and then I'll take you to the hospital."
Not only was he sweating, but large patches of red rashes were visibly appearing on his neck and the back of his hands.
Qi Shifeng was like an obedient child. He took a couple of sips of milk and then reached out his hand to her. He seemed to have difficulty breathing.
"Can you give me a hand? I seem to have no strength."
The way he looked up at her, reaching out his hand with a sweaty face was really heart - wrenching.
Without much thought, Xu Tingyu grabbed his hand and took a step forward to hold his arm.
"Or I'll call 120."
He looked so serious that she wasn't sure what to do.
But Qi Shifeng stopped her. "No. If people see this, it will affect the company's stock price."
He was really a qualified businessman. Even at this critical moment, he was still worried about the company.
However, since he had made such a request, Xu Tingyu respected him and helped him out of the restaurant.
Qi Shifeng almost leaned his whole body on her, but he wasn't very heavy, so it wasn't too difficult for her to support him.
After going out, they took a taxi and rushed straight to the emergency department of the nearest hospital.
Sure enough, he was allergic.
Not only was he allergic, but shortly after entering the hospital, he started to feel nauseous and vomited twice.
After vomiting, his face was no longer red but turned pale.
This really scared Xu Tingyu.
They had lived together for more than a thousand days and nights, but she didn't know that he could be so severely allergic.
She only knew that he usually ate a very light diet and basically didn't eat spicy food.
She always thought it was just a matter of habit, but she never thought that it was because of his allergy that he could only eat light food?
Xu Tingyu supported Qi Shifeng. She wiped his face and rubbed his stomach for him.
The doctor quickly made a diagnosis. Besides the allergy, he also had acute gastroenteritis.
He had to be on a drip for several bottles.
Before Xu Tingyu could go to pay the fee, Jiang Li had already rushed over. When he saw his boss in this state, he was so frightened that he didn't know what to do.
"Um, I... what should I do? Mr. Qi, don't scare me."
It wasn't that he was panicking and useless. It was just that he had been with Qi Shifeng for so long and had never seen him so ill that his eyebrows were tightly knitted.
Once when they were on a business trip and were trapped in Iceland, in the freezing cold, Qi Shifeng caught a bad cold and had a high fever for three consecutive days.
He was delirious from the fever, but he never showed such a vulnerable expression as he did now.
He thought that his boss must have had a serious problem, but he didn't know that even the strongest person would always be more vulnerable in front of the person they cared about.
Seeing Jiang Li so panicked, Xu Tingyu calmed down instead.
"Go and pay the fee and get the bills first. Try to get a ward. In his situation, it's better not to be disturbed."
After all, he was the president of Qi Corporation. If he was photographed in this state, who knew what rumors would spread.
After being assigned this task, Jiang Li quickly calmed down and rushed to handle it.
During the waiting period, Qi Shifeng kept leaning on Xu Tingyu. His hands were cold, and he held Xu Tingyu tightly and didn't want to let go.
Xu Tingyu looked down at his fingers and felt the coldness of his fingertips. For a moment, she had mixed feelings.
Really, he took such good care of Youyou, but why was he so bad at taking care of himself?
He had just been sick a couple of days ago and hadn't fully recovered yet. Now he had landed himself in the hospital again.
But she couldn't say any words of reproach. She could only let him lean on her, rub his stomach from time to time, and ask him if he wanted to drink water.
Qi Shifeng actually felt much better after vomiting twice.
But now, leaning on Xu Tingyu with the faint fragrance from her body filling his nostrils, he didn't want to move. He wanted to lean on her like this forever.
However, soon, he was transferred to a ward and placed on a hospital bed.
The drip was on. Xu Tingyu turned around and was just about to walk out when Qi Shifeng grabbed her wrist.
He clearly hadn't opened his eyes just now, but he could grab her so accurately.
Now when he opened his eyes, the corners of his eyes were still red.
"Where are you going?"
Was she going to leave him here and ignore him?
Seeing his pale face with only the redness on his lips remaining, Xu Tingyu felt a bit heart - broken. She turned around and whispered, "I'm going to buy something to wipe your face."
He had sweated so much. As a person with a cleanliness fetish, he must be uncomfortable.
Qi Shifeng's eyes flickered, but he didn't let go of her hand. "Let Jiang Li go. Stay with me."