Although she had comforted Youyou and understood the reason why Youyou wanted to let the matter drop, it didn't mean that Xu Tingyu would simply brush this incident aside.
After all, neither Qian Chao nor Qian Yang had apologized yet, right?
So she deliberately stayed until Youyou fell asleep. Even Aunt Zhang came over to ask if she needed to make up the guest - room bed.
Her suitcase was placed by the door. Originally, Aunt Zhang wanted to help her unpack it, but she refused.
Aunt Zhang had no choice but to stop persuading her and went to prepare the midnight snack instead.
Today, Qi Shifeng had entertained a major client of the company. He came back not only a bit late but also a bit drunk from drinking a lot of alcohol.
When he entered the door and changed his shoes, he saw a pair of silver high - heeled shoes in the shoe cabinet. His movements suddenly froze.
His mind was a bit muddled. After looking at them for a few seconds, he suddenly realized that Xu Tingyu had come back.
He changed his shoes, stood there for a while to sober up a bit, and then walked towards the living room.
Xu Tingyu was sitting on the sofa, staring at her phone with a wrinkled brow. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.
He leaned against the wall and quietly watched Xu Tingyu.
After just a few days apart, she was still as beautiful as ever. Sitting there, she was like a lazy and noble cat, making people want to hug and kiss her.
But Qi Shifeng didn't dare to walk over.
This scene was so beautiful that he was a bit afraid it was just an illusion caused by drinking too much.
In the past, every time he came home late, there would be a silly girl waiting for him on the sofa. She would be dealing with her own matters while waiting for him.
Most of the time, as soon as he entered the door, she would immediately notice him, and then, like a nimble cat, she would nimbly come to greet him.
Occasionally, when she was deeply engrossed in reading, she wouldn't even notice his entry.
He would also watch her from across the living room until she noticed him. Then she would throw the book on the table and run over to greet him...
Now, he suspected it was an illusion.
He also knew very well that even if it wasn't an illusion, she would no longer run over and throw herself into his arms to greet him.
Just as he wearily blinked his eyes, Xu Tingyu noticed him.
She stared at him for a few seconds first. It seemed that she was also preoccupied with something else and couldn't immediately figure out the situation.
But soon, she stood up and quickly walked towards him.
"Qi Shifeng, why did you drink so much?"
She stopped when she was about a meter away from him and looked at him with a bit of worry.
Qi Shifeng's heart trembled with each step she took towards him. "How did you know I drank?"
Only then did Xu Tingyu realize her instinctive reaction.
Yes, how could she tell that he had been drinking just by taking a look from such a distance?
But she soon found the answer.
"Because I've greeted you here many times. Every time you were drunk, you liked to lean here and look at me. As soon as I see your eyes, I know how much you've drunk, whether I should prepare a hangover soup for you or help you to the bathroom to vomit."
Xu Tingyu also stared at him, trying hard to act as if nothing had happened, but she couldn't control the subtle tone in her voice.
When they first got married, Qi Shifeng really had a lot of social engagements.
At that time, he had just taken over the Qi Group comprehensively. Some high - level executives within the group were getting restless, and there were also many crises outside.
Even though the Qi Group was at the top of the pyramid in the capital city, there were still times when they had to ask for favors from others.
He was really tired back then. He was tired and still had to attend the social engagements he hated the most and drink the alcohol he didn't like.
If he was just slightly drunk, after coming back and drinking the hangover soup, he still had to go to the study to continue working.
If he really drank too much, he would become very different from usual.
Xu Tingyu only discovered this later.
This man, once he drank beyond a certain level, after coming back, he would not only look at her with a hazy look in his eyes but also follow her around.
He wouldn't say a word. Wherever she went, he would follow.
Just like now, after Xu Tingyu said those two sentences, instead of calling Aunt Zhang, she walked into the kitchen by herself.
She still had something to say to him, and he needed to be a bit more sober.
Aunt Zhang and the others had already gone to rest. Making a cup of hangover tea wasn't very troublesome.
She entered the kitchen and opened the cabinet. Only then did she notice that even the position of the honey was exactly the same as it was four years ago.
Her hand on the cabinet paused slightly. After a moment, she continued her action.
While brewing the honey water, Qi Shifeng had already followed her to the kitchen. He didn't come in but just leaned against the door and watched her.
His eyes were getting more and more blurred, but he stood steadily and didn't say a word.
Xu Tingyu was used to this. After making the water, she made sure the water temperature was just right for drinking and then said to him, "Come here."
Qi Shifeng was very obedient. He walked over obediently and seemed to reach out to hug her.
But Xu Tingyu stopped him in time. "Drink the water to sober up."
There was no need to say too much to a drunk person. Just give simple instructions.
Sure enough, Qi Shifeng's action of hugging her paused in mid - air, and then he looked at the glass of water on the counter.
Then, he picked up the glass and drank it all in one gulp.
When he put down the glass, he even blinked at Xu Tingyu. The meaning was obvious. He wanted to be praised.
Xu Tingyu had no choice but to go along with him. "Yes, you're very good. Now come and sit in the living room with me for a while."
She turned around and was about to walk out, but Qi Shifeng grabbed her hand.
"Together."
He said two words, and there seemed to be the smell of alcohol on his breath.
Xu Tingyu struggled a couple of times but couldn't break free, so she just let him be.
After all, what could she do to a drunkard?
The two of them walked back to the living room hand in hand.
The sofa was so big, but the man sat very close to Xu Tingyu and refused to let go of her hand.
Just as Xu Tingyu was about to speak, she heard him say, "You went on a business trip and ignored me."
These six words were full of grievances.
Xu Tingyu felt extremely wronged. "When did I ignore you? Didn't I call you twice that day?"
Although they were all about Youyou's matters, it couldn't be considered ignoring him, right?
"That doesn't count."
Qi Shifeng seemed to have regained his image of a domineering CEO who was sparing with words. He started to speak a few words at a time.
Xu Tingyu raised her eyebrows. "Why doesn't it count? Are you being unreasonable? Relying on being drunk and making a scene with me?"
"No," Qi Shifeng's voice clearly got smaller. His eyes were also full of grievances, but he still whispered in his own defense, "I miss you."
Sometimes, the three words "I miss you" are more touching than "I love you".
Xu Tingyu had repeatedly warned herself not to be soft - hearted and not to make the same mistake again, but she still couldn't help being slightly absent - minded because of these three words.
"I miss you. It hurts here."
Qi Shifeng grabbed her hand and placed it on his heart.
In the middle of the night, he would always be woken up by the huge pain. But the space beside him was empty, and his arms were also empty.