When Qi Shifeng and his family of three arrived at the restaurant, the others were already there.
On the way, Qian Luo had sent a message saying that there might be quite a few people coming today.
Mainly because they heard that Qi Shifeng was bringing Xu Tingyu along, so everyone had expressed their desire to come.
Qi Shifeng had also informed Xu Tingyu in time.
"Everyone said they're coming. If you don't want to go, we can go back now."
Xu Tingyu hadn't even met some of his friends, and even those she had met were not really familiar to her.
He was afraid that she would mind.
But Xu Tingyu didn't take it to heart.
Moreover, she knew exactly what his friends' coming meant.
After all, if the roles were reversed and she said she was going to bring Qi Shifeng and Youyou to a gathering today, most of her friends would probably come too.
She didn't mind taking this opportunity to tell everyone that they could do whatever they wanted in private, but as long as they didn't mess with her son, it would be fine.
"Go. Why not? If I don't go, they'll think I'm scared."
She touched her ear and flashed a smile.
Qi Shifeng looked at her and suddenly smiled too.
Many years ago, when he watched her dance on stage, she was just as generous, bright, and confident.
Now, she wasn't trapped in that bad marriage, and she was still so bright and generous. He was happy for her.
When getting out of the car, he got out first and then came over to open the door for her.
After she stood still, he carried Youyou out.
"Since we're here as Youyou's parents, shouldn't we look like a couple?"
Qi Shifeng held Youyou with one hand and reached out his other hand to her.
Xu Tingyu thought for a while and took his hand.
When she was in school, there were also students who suffered from school violence, and one group was particularly vulnerable.
That was the group of children from single - parent families whose parents didn't care much about them.
Kids were good at judging people. They knew if you had no one to back you up, and if you were bullied, there would be no one to stand up for you.
If this person didn't fight back strongly, more people would bully him.
She knew Youyou wasn't a weak - willed child, and she also knew that the environment had improved a lot.
However, the rich also had their own hierarchy of contempt. Children who were not valued by their families would also be looked down upon.
Youyou hadn't been officially introduced to the public yet.
As a result, many people thought that Youyou was excluded from the Qi family and would be on the periphery of the family in the future.
So today, she wanted to show both the kids and the adults that both she and Qi Shifeng absolutely valued Youyou.
Even if the Qi family didn't recognize him, no one could bully him.
On this point, she and Qi Shifeng were on the same side.
So tonight, she was Youyou's mother and Qi Shifeng's ex - wife.
She was lost in her thoughts and didn't notice at all that the man was holding her hand as if he had won a great victory.
The three of them were led into the private room.
The moment the door was pushed open, everyone's eyes turned towards them.
The lively atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
Everyone was looking at this family of three.
The man was handsome, the woman was beautiful, and the child, who had inherited the best of both of them, was extremely cute. No one knew how many people he would charm when he grew up.
Most importantly, the two of them had walked in hand in hand.
What this meant was self - evident.
It seemed that in Qi Shifeng's heart, he still regarded Xu Tingyu as his wife. The rumor was true.
No wonder he had been alone all these years. It turned out that he had been keeping himself pure for her.
Finally, it was Qian Luo who spoke first, greeting them with a smile.
"Come on. We've saved seats for you."
As the organizer of today's gathering, he was naturally in charge of the situation.
Qi Shifeng didn't say a word and led Xu Tingyu and Youyou to their seats.
Originally, Youyou was going to sit between them, but Qian Luo had specially arranged a table for the kids so that the adults could talk more easily.
When Youyou saw Qian Chao, he also wanted to go and play with them.
But before that, Qian Luo called Qian Chao and Qian Yang over.
"The other day when you two siblings quarreled, you hurt Youyou's hand. Today, you both have to apologize to Youyou."
Qian Luo seemed to have dealt with this kind of problem before and was very natural.
Xu Tingyu took a careful look at his expression. It didn't seem like he was being sarcastic, so she didn't interrupt and waited for Youyou's reaction.
Qian Chao and Qian Yang had probably been educated at home, so after hearing Qian Luo's words, they quickly apologized to Youyou.
"Youyou, I'm sorry. We didn't mean it the other day. This is the apology gift we prepared for you. Can you forgive us?"
Qian Chao handed over a teddy bear.
Youyou took the teddy bear almost without hesitation and said, "It's okay. I forgive you. You two shouldn't fight in the future, okay?"
He didn't understand what gender discrimination was, but he thought that boys and girls shouldn't fight.
Moreover, siblings should have a good relationship.
The two siblings were getting along well today. After seeing that Youyou wasn't angry, they pulled him from both sides and took him to the kids' table.
Qian Luo was very considerate and had brought nannies with him.
It wasn't a problem for the two nannies to take care of four or five kids.
After seeing that this matter had ended satisfactorily, Xu Tingyu finally shifted her attention away from Youyou.
After they sat down, someone greeted Xu Tingyu actively. "Tingyu, it's been so long. You're more beautiful than before."
The one who spoke was Xie Feng, Qi Shifeng's high - school classmate.
Strictly speaking, he was also Xu Tingyu's senior. They had attended the same university.
It was just that when Xu Tingyu was a freshman, he was already a senior.
At the graduation ceremony, Xu Tingyu had performed on stage, and they had talked backstage.
Xu Tingyu remembered him and gave him a faint smile. "Senior Xie, long time no see."
After graduation, Xie Feng didn't start working but continued his studies. He had just graduated with a doctorate this year and was now a teacher at a university.
So he had an elegant and gentle air about him.
Among all the people here today, he was the only one who was still single.
In fact, over the years, he had never even brought a girlfriend.
Seeing that they knew each other, Qi Shifeng glanced at Xu Tingyu but didn't ask on the spot.
It was Qian Luo who asked curiously, "You two know each other? I don't remember you two ever meeting."
Everyone didn't get together very often after graduation. Qian Luo had attended all the gatherings and was sure that these two had never been at the same event.
Xu Tingyu smiled faintly. "We graduated from the same university. Xie Feng is my senior."
Xie Feng also laughed. "When we graduated that year, our junior danced a dance. You guys don't know. The school's confession wall went crazy that day."
When talking about that year, even a reserved person like Xie Feng couldn't help getting excited.
Xu Tingyu laughed too and recalled that dance.
She still remembered that dance she had performed in the school auditorium that day. The stage wasn't very gorgeous, but the audience was the most enthusiastic.