Youyou patted his chest and promised, "Leave this to me, Dad. Pick out another dress for Mom!"
He took out the jewelry and put it aside, then dragged Qi Shifeng to the cloakroom.
Even though Xu Tingyu hadn't lived here for four years, the closet was filled with all kinds of dresses.
Half of them were newly bought by Qi Shifeng.
After the father - son duo spent a long time carefully selecting, they finally picked out two dresses.
One was a vermilion spaghetti - strap dress, and the other was a form - fitting, improved Su - embroidery cheongsam.
"Let Mom try them on when she wakes up. And the shoes. Mom's current shoes are nice, but I think we can find nicer ones."
Youyou propped his chin and looked at the two dresses, his eyes filled with smiles.
Qi Shifeng didn't say a word. He took out his phone and made a call. Soon, an electronic album was sent to him.
He sat beside Youyou and showed him the pictures one by one.
Finally, the two of them chose four pairs of shoes, each pair matching one of the two dresses.
"That's it for now. If Mom approves of our taste, we'll buy more for her next time."
"Dad paid for the necklace today. I'll pay for the shoes. I have pocket money."
Youyou looked like a little adult.
Qi Shifeng didn't refuse. He received the tens of thousands of yuan transferred from Youyou's phone watch and then called someone to deliver the shoes directly.
While the father - son duo were making these preparations, Xu Tingyu was sleeping soundly in the warm quilt.
It was strange. Logically, since she had recalled those bad memories today, she should have had trouble sleeping.
But lying in the quilt, she felt inexplicably relaxed.
Even when she woke up naturally from her sleep, she was amazed at herself.
After a moment, she realized that the reason she was so relaxed was that she was finally sure that there was someone in this world who would love her unconditionally.
That was Youyou, the flesh that had fallen from her body and was connected to her by blood.
The quilt still smelled of Youyou's fragrance. That was why she felt so at ease.
Just as she was hugging the quilt and smiling rather stupidly, the door suddenly opened a crack.
A furry little head peeked in. When he saw that she was sitting up, he pushed the door open and ran in.
"Mom, you're awake."
Youyou ran to the bedside, his face beaming with smiles.
Xu Tingyu nodded. "Thank you, Youyou, for lending your bed to Mom. I slept really well."
She stroked her son's hair, her eyes filled with love that couldn't be hidden.
"You're welcome. I hope Mom can sleep well. It's okay for Mom to sleep in my room all the time."
Youyou looked serious.
In his eyes, Mom was an extremely good mother. He hoped she could sleep well, eat well, and be happy every day.
"By the way, Mom, wait a minute. I have something to give you."
After saying that, Youyou ran out again.
Xu Tingyu thought he was going to give her a small gift. She smiled, got out of bed, and tidied up the bed.
When Youyou ran back and stuffed something into her hand, she didn't immediately realize what it was.
After being stunned for more than ten seconds, she looked at Youyou uncertainly. "Did you take this from Dad's safe?"
The quality of this jewelry was clearly top - notch, and Youyou just stuffed it into her hand so casually.
"It's Dad's, but Dad was too embarrassed to give it to Mom directly, so I'm giving it to Mom on Dad's behalf."
"Mom accompanied us horse - riding today but couldn't ride herself. This is compensation for Mom."
Youyou could always come up with many reasons for giving gifts.
Without waiting for Xu Tingyu to say anything, he directly unfastened the clasp of the necklace and put it on her neck.
"Sure enough, it matches Mom perfectly. It even makes the necklace look better. Mom is really the most beautiful person in the world."
Youyou circled around her a few times, making sounds of admiration.
Xu Tingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Youyou, thank you. I think your taste is really good, but this is too precious. Mom can't accept such a precious gift from Dad."
"Why not? Dad is willing. If Dad wants to give it to Mom, no matter how precious it is, Mom can accept it."
Youyou was a bit confused.
Dad had said that one shouldn't ask others for precious gifts, but if others were willing to give them, one just needed to say thank you when receiving the gifts.
He had always done this since he was a child. When others gave him things, he would say thank you and then accept them.
Why did Mom want to refuse after saying thank you?
He didn't understand, and Xu Tingyu didn't want to explain it in detail.
It was still too early for a four - year - old child to understand many things.
For example, he could accept precious gifts from others because Qi Shifeng would return something of equal value.
But if she accepted a precious gift from Qi Shifeng, what could she use to repay him?
If she accepted such a gift, would it be a signal to the other party that she was willing to reconcile?
She didn't want to complicate things, but reality didn't allow her not to.
Just as she was carefully choosing her words, trying to figure out how to explain it to Youyou, Qi Shifeng walked in from outside.
"This isn't a precious gift. It's a token of gratitude for accompanying me and Youyou today."
"Don't feel burdened, and you don't need to give anything in return. I brought it home originally for you. Now, it's just going back to its rightful owner."
Qi Shifeng stood beside the mother - son duo, his eyes filled with gentle love.
Xu Tingyu couldn't help but look at him several times.
This man, what did he mean by "going back to its rightful owner"?
It was as if this had originally been hers.
But in front of Youyou, she didn't want to continue discussing this issue.
So she said to Youyou, "Baby, could you go downstairs and get Mom a bottle of water?"
Youyou loved helping her. He nodded and ran out.
As soon as Youyou left, Xu Tingyu immediately said to Qi Shifeng, "You gave me so much jewelry before, and now you're giving more. What, is President Qi worried that I'll starve to death?"
Her tone was a bit unpleasant.
Qi Shifeng didn't mind. He stared into her eyes. "You're my wife. Half of everything I have belongs to you."
At this point, Xu Tingyu didn't care about the confidentiality agreement with the old Mr. Qi anymore. She sneered at the man.
"I signed a prenuptial agreement before marrying you. Nothing of your Qi family has anything to do with me."
"So, half of your things don't belong to me."
That prenuptial agreement was extremely harsh, even insulting.
There was not only a prenuptial agreement but also a confidentiality agreement. She couldn't mention this prenuptial agreement to anyone.
If others found out about this, she would not only leave the marriage with nothing but also lose the custody of her child.
Yes, when she signed the agreement, she wasn't even married yet, but the old Mr. Qi had already calculated the custody of her child.
Now that she thought about it, she should have stood up, torn up those things, and left gracefully.
Whoever wanted to jump into this fire pit could do so.
But at that time, love had blinded her eyes.
She had thought that love could overcome all difficulties.
In the end, she had lost completely.