Qi Shifeng glanced at An Jing. Immediately, her face turned ashen, and she scurried away, trembling.
After the door of the private room closed again, he pulled Xu Tingyu into his arms and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Bowing his head, he looked into her deep, black eyes like glass beads. After a moment of eye - contact, he finally spoke, "It's my fault."
Such a smooth apology?
Xu Tingyu wasn't convinced. "It really is your fault. No matter who that person is, to arrange things like this, they're not just trying to embarrass me, but also making you lose face."
"Qi Shifeng, back then, you always said I made bad choices in friends, that there were many people with ulterior motives in my social circle. Now, what do you have to say?"
After the two got married, although Qi Shifeng was cold to her, their social circles still overlapped to some extent.
But he didn't like her friends very much. In particular, he once said in front of a few of her friends that she made bad choices in friends and was muddle - headed.
Xu Tingyu was really angry that time.
It wasn't because he embarrassed her in public, but because he was denying her social circle.
It was like denying her as a person.
The two had a cold war for a week that time. After so many years, she finally saw the boomerang come back to him.
Humph, saying her friends were no good, but his weren't any better.
Qi Shifeng obviously also remembered this incident. He couldn't help but let out a laugh and then gently tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"My wife is really vengeful."
The woman in front of him had bright eyes and white teeth, and her skin was as fair as the finest porcelain.
Many years ago, when he said she made bad choices in friends, she stared at him with a suddenly pale face and then refused to talk to him for a week.
Now, nurtured silently by the years, she had grown into a charming and stunning beauty. When she looked up at him, she would never show such an expression again.
She was now calm, composed, and could leave him behind at any time.
This made him feel a sense of crisis, and he had to reveal the truth from that year.
"I was indeed out of line when I criticized your social circle back then. But I only apologize for my inappropriate words at that time, not for my anger."
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu thought, well, this is only a half - hearted apology. What kind of apology is this?
"What? Just because my friend broke your vase, you said I made bad choices in friends. Is that just inappropriate words?"
Saying this, she tried to push away the man's hand on her waist.
But instead of letting go, Qi Shifeng pulled her even closer. "Do you think I would be angry over a vase? Didn't you ever ask her how the vase broke?"
That day was Xu Tingyu's birthday, and it was also the first year after their marriage.
She held a small birthday party at home and invited her classmates in Kyoto.
Originally, Qi Shifeng wasn't supposed to be at home that day, but his business trip plan changed at the last minute, so he stayed at home.
At that time, the two still got along amicably in front of outsiders. So, as the host, Qi Shifeng even went downstairs specifically to greet everyone.
After that, he went back to his study to deal with official business.
And Xu Tingyu chatted, barbecued, and played with her friends in the yard.
Halfway through the play, one of her college classmates suddenly ran out of the house in a panic and apologized to Xu Tingyu.
"I'm sorry. I just went to the bathroom and got lost. I don't know how I ended up in Mr. Qi's study, and I accidentally broke the vase in the corridor."
"I disturbed Mr. Qi. He's really angry. What should I do, Tingyu? Will Mr. Qi kick me out?"
This classmate was Xu Tingyu's classmate in the same class and also studied dance.
Normally, she was a very beautiful and cold - looking goddess, but now her face was full of panic.
Obviously, she was really scared by Qi Shifeng.
As soon as the female classmate finished speaking, Qi Shifeng really came over.
Seeing the female classmate holding onto Xu Tingyu and everyone around looking at him, his face was very cold, and he said in public,
"Xu Tingyu, you made bad choices in friends. Don't be so muddle - headed all the time and invite just anyone into your home."
This sentence made everyone present very embarrassed.
Especially that female classmate. She was on the verge of crying, and the hand that grabbed Xu Tingyu was very tight.
Even more, she said in a flurry, "I'm sorry. I'll pay for the vase."
However, Qi Shifeng completely ignored what she said. He just glanced at Xu Tingyu and then turned around and left.
That birthday party ended awkwardly after all.
Of course, Xu Tingyu wouldn't take the money from her classmate. After asking the housekeeper about the value of the vase, she paid for it out of her own pocket.
But when Qi Shifeng saw her bringing the money, he only said three words to her: "Airhead." She was so angry that she didn't talk to him for a week.
After that, she never held a birthday party at home again, and she never invited her classmates to her home again.
Over the years, that female classmate had immigrated and never contacted Xu Tingyu again.
Now, when this incident was brought up again, there was still a hint of disdain in Qi Shifeng's eyes.
"Your female classmate was really 'accidental'. She accidentally went from the first floor to the second floor and accurately 'accidentally' ended up in the study. She even barged in without knocking on the door."
"After coming in, regardless of what I was doing, she immediately started taking off her clothes and said she had admired me for a long time and wanted me to give her a chance."
A person like Qi Shifeng, who had won at the starting line from birth, had never lacked women throwing themselves at him.
But this was the first time he had encountered someone so blatant, daring to come to his home to offer herself.
Moreover, the most ironic thing was that she was invited by his wife.
Even more, the window of the study was open, and the sounds of the frolicking in the garden downstairs could still be faintly heard.
Upstairs, his wife's female classmate tore open her dress and "confessed" her love to him in a pitiful way, saying she had fallen in love with him at first sight.
"I don't ask for any status. I really like you. I've liked you since the first time I saw you, not because of your status and position, but because of you as a person."
She presumptuously approached Qi Shifeng and said that the first time she saw him was in a shopping mall, when she saw him save a child who almost rolled down the escalator.
At that moment, she fell in love with him.
Later, she found out his identity and knew that he was her friend's husband.
She had suffered and struggled, but still wanted to follow her heart. She didn't ask for any status, just a chance to get close to him.
These words were very moving.
Who could refuse to be admired like a hero by a charming beauty?
However, Qi Shifeng remained unmoved. He didn't look at the inappropriate places and just coldly looked at her face and stopped her from approaching.
"I don't remember that incident. Please respect yourself."
"Also, put on your clothes right now and get out."
His disdain and contempt were too obvious. For a person who was always regarded as a high - and - mighty goddess, it was really hurtful and cruel.
The girl was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to believe that there would be someone unmoved by her initiative.
After all, in school, she was as famous as Xu Tingyu for being beautiful and excellent.
She thought she was no less than Xu Tingyu.
"Why won't you give me a chance? I really don't ask for anything. I just admire you. Is that wrong?"