It was also because of this unpleasant conversation that later he deliberately ignored the news about the Xu family.
As a result, he didn't receive the news immediately after Xu Jianmin jumped off the building.
By the time he returned from a business trip, the man had already been buried.
"That's all we talked about. I'm really sorry about that time."
After Qi Shifeng finished recounting what had happened and apologized, he still didn't dare to look into her eyes.
Over the years, Xu Tingyu had never been able to get out of the heavy rain on the day her father jumped off the building.
Neither had Qi Shifeng.
"Is that all?"
In his heavy gaze, she suddenly curved her lips, her voice cold and emotionless.
Qi Shifeng was stunned, and even the hand holding hers froze for a moment.
Seeing his back stiffen and his face turn paler, Xu Tingyu didn't play coy any longer and spoke directly.
"Qi Shifeng, back then, what my dad meant was for you to divorce me because he had found another good marriage for me, right?"
She tried to keep her voice steady, but in the end, there was still a hint of sarcasm.
Over the years, she hadn't found out nothing.
Half a year ago, she met Zhang Qiu once.
At that time, Zhang Qiu's mental state was much calmer than when she left four years ago.
But the moment she saw Xu Tingyu, Zhang Qiu immediately went into a frenzy.
She hysterically cursed a lot of things. Finally, probably because she was too confused from scolding, she accidentally let out a lot of things Xu Tingyu had never heard before.
For example, before the Xu family's economy fell into a crisis, someone set a trap for Xu Jianmin and made him sign a gambling agreement.
In the end, Xu Jianmin lost everything.
This was the reason why Xu's was in financial trouble.
By the time Xu Jianmin realized he had been set up, it was already too late.
Just then, someone approached Xu Jianmin and told him that a big shot had taken a fancy to his daughter and was willing to help him pay off his debts and make a comeback.
But the prerequisite was that he had to send Xu Tingyu over "cleanly".
This "cleanly" meant that she needed to get divorced.
Xu Jianmin never expected that someone would make such a condition.
At first, he refused.
After all, a so - called big shot who didn't want to show up taking a fancy to the already married Xu Tingyu couldn't be for pure love.
No one knew how dissolute and disgusting this person was.
If Xu Tingyu really left the protection of the Qi family and got involved with this person, she would really be jumping into a fire pit.
So Xu Jianmin scolded the messenger away and asked Qi Shifeng for a loan.
Just as Secretary Qian later told Xu Tingyu, there was actually still a chance to turn things around at that time.
But for some reason, Xu Jianmin flew abroad and entered a casino. This time, he lost a huge amount of debt.
He could ask Qi Shifeng for a loan because of financial difficulties, but how could he ask the other person to lend him money to pay off his gambling debts?
Especially after Zhang Qiu found out about this, she cried and made a fuss at him, asking him how Xu Jia was going to live in the future.
So in the end, he still had second thoughts.
He agreed to the messenger that he would make his daughter get divorced.
Xu Jianmin also went to Xu Tingyu's house to find her.
That day, Xu Tingyu was reading in the yard and knew nothing about Xu Jianmin's situation.
Seeing her father come to visit her, she was naturally happy. She welcomed him into the house and took out all her private savings for him.
"Dad, this money is all mine. You can keep it for now. I don't need it for the time being. Dad can help me invest it. The password is my birthday."
She even didn't directly say that it was for his financial turnover in order to save her father's face.
Looking at his daughter's beautiful face and obedient appearance, Xu Jianmin finally couldn't bear it.
No father would push his daughter into the fire pit twice.
The Qi family wasn't a good choice either. He could tell that Qi Shifeng was very cold to his daughter.
But when the Qi family came to propose marriage, they offered too many temptations. In the end, he put his daughter's happiness aside and chose profit.
After three years of marriage, Xu Tingyu had her wings broken and was tied up at home. One could hardly tell that she was once a famous and talented dancer.
And now, was he really going to push her into an unknown fire pit again for his own interests?
This realization made him feel extremely guilty, so he got up to leave after sitting for a while.
When Xu Tingyu saw him off, he asked her, "Does Shifeng treat you well? Tingyu, are you happy?"
Thinking that he was worried about her, Xu Tingyu showed a smile and said, "He treats me very well. I'm very happy."
Seeing this, Xu Jianmin didn't say anything more and left quickly.
Zhang Qiu mentioned these old things in order to question Xu Tingyu why she refused to get divorced back then.
Since they couldn't get money from Qi Shifeng, they should take a chance.
That mysterious big shot, since he liked her and was willing to spend money on her, she should give it a try.
As long as that person paid off the family's debts and the funds were in circulation, all the tragedies that followed wouldn't have happened.
At that time, Xu Tingyu felt heart - broken. She never expected that there were these things.
Hearing Zhang Qiu's words, she asked her in disbelief.
"So, I'm not important at all, right? My marriage is just a tool for your transactions?"
"Even in your eyes, I'm just a tool for making money, right? As long as they pay, it doesn't matter if that person kills me?"
But Zhang Qiu justified herself.
"How could they kill you? If a person is willing to spend so much money on you, it means they love you."
"Since they love you, how could they possibly hurt you? I'm doing this for your own good. What's the use of being with Qi Shifeng? You can't get a single cent from him."
Zhang Qiu's expression was vulgar and crazy. Her facial features were even a little distorted because of her agitation.
Looking at this still well - maintained face, Xu Tingyu only felt it was absurd and ridiculous.
The truth she had been pursuing all along was really like a joke.
Everyone thought that she was a天之骄女 (a pampered and outstanding daughter), a delicate flower raised in the palm of everyone's hand.
But they didn't know that she was just a tool in her parents' eyes.
Two years after becoming a mother herself, she finally realized that in fact, her parents just didn't love her that much.
"It's all your fault. You killed your father and your younger brother. You should have died outside."
"Seeing that you didn't die and seem to be living quite freely, I really hate it. Why didn't you die while my Jiajia did?"
Zhang Qiu began to cry and make a fuss. Her face was covered with tears, looking extremely embarrassed.
But no matter how embarrassed Zhang Qiu was, she was not as embarrassed as Xu Tingyu.
Xu Tingyu's crying was silent. Only tears fell one by one.
She didn't refute a single word and turned around to leave the ward.
After returning abroad, she still found out everything. Back then, there was indeed such an intermediary who approached Xu Jianmin and wanted to促成 (facilitate) Xu Tingyu's divorce.
Moreover, a "very good price" was offered.
But in the end, this matter came to nothing with Xu Jianmin's suicide.
That big shot never showed up from beginning to end.