An accidental accident and premeditated murder are two different concepts.
Xu Tingyu didn't know how the media would break this news because she was unclear about Qi Shifeng's attitude.
She was calling her assistant now because she didn't want any public - opinion issues before the concert tour.
Another point was that the concert tour was less than a month away. Her injury at this time was not good news, and the team members needed to know first.
Qi Ruixi handed her the phone and then went out to check on Qi Shifeng's condition.
The call was to Shushu. As soon as Xu Tingyu spoke, the other person almost burst into tears.
"Sister Xu, where are you now? A - Xing and I were scared to death."
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu knew that the car - accident must have become a big deal.
She hadn't checked the news yet. She first comforted Shushu. "I'm okay. I'm already in the hospital. Buy me a new phone and get a new SIM card for me tomorrow."
"Tell the public - relations department to be ready at all times. If there are any news unfavorable to the concert tour, clarify it immediately."
"If it's about my private affairs, don't deal with it for the time being."
The real culprit behind this was still unknown.
Most importantly, she wasn't sure who the attacker was targeting.
They shouldn't give any information to the culprit.
Shushu heard her serious tone but that she spoke with strength. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It meant that her injury wasn't too serious.
"Also, contact Teacher Yang and ask her to coordinate her time and arrive in Kyoto as soon as possible. If I can't perform later, someone must step in immediately."
Xu Tingyu glanced at her bandaged wound and said another sentence into the phone.
Her injury didn't affect her performance for now, but what if she encountered another "accident" later?
No one could guarantee that, so there had to be a backup plan.
Teacher Yang was a part - time dance teacher in their company. She had a deep foundation and had won many international awards.
They were bosom friends. In a critical moment, she was Xu Tingyu's trump card.
Shushu agreed and said a few more things about work before hanging up the phone.
After the call ended, Xu Tingyu didn't use Qi Ruixi's phone to check the news.
After all, it was okay to make a call, but it would be too presumptuous to use other apps without the owner present.
Moreover, her head was hurting badly. After forcing herself to finish the call, she rang the nurse bell.
"Sorry, I'm really in pain. Can I have a painkiller?"
When she was a child, just starting to learn dance, she always cried when she got home because she felt tired and in pain.
Later, she got used to it, and her tolerance became much better.
After the Xu family's accident, after going through so much, her tolerance was amazing.
However, this time, she was really in pain, so much so that she couldn't bear it.
To be precise, it wasn't just the physical pain she couldn't bear.
The physical pain infinitely magnified the mental pain.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she could remember the scene of Qi Shifeng holding her and jumping out of the car.
In her more than 20 - year life, she had been on the verge of death more than once, but only this time, she was protected in someone's arms.
This feeling made her confused, and there was a bit of pain in her confusion.
She was at a loss. It seemed that if she softened her heart a little, it would be a betrayal of her past self.
In this kind of painful contradiction, her headache became even worse.
It was a vicious cycle, driving people crazy.
After consulting the doctor, the nurse quickly brought her a painkiller.
After taking it, it didn't take long for the medicine to take effect, and the pain gradually subsided.
But the annoyance in her heart still lingered.
Fortunately, Qi Ruixi returned to the ward and told her about the current public - opinion situation.
"My brother's car was photographed and posted online. At first, people said that he was speeding on the street and being unruly. Later, someone photographed the car falling into the river."
Since it was already late, the lighting was dim when they jumped out of the car, and the photographer was a bit far away. They only captured the scene of the car falling into the water.
As soon as these videos came out, people initially thought it was a traffic accident caused by speeding.
But after someone said that the car belonged to the Qi Group, the attention increased.
More people came out to爆料 that they had seen this car on the overpass and that it had been rear - ended, but neither car stopped.
Some people also reported that Qi Shifeng was driving the car today and that they saw it parked in the underground garage of a bar.
So there were more speculations.
Some people said that Qi Shifeng was drunk driving, which led to the out - of - control accident.
But soon, someone refuted. Qi Shifeng had been doing things steadily over the years. As a high - net - worth president, how could he not cherish his life and drive by himself after drinking?
Most people agreed with this point.
After all, rich people cherished their lives. If they drank, would they keep their drivers for nothing?
However, soon, an "insider" reported that Qi Shifeng wasn't drunk. He went to the bar to pick someone up, and he did drive the car himself.
Because when Qi Shifeng got in the car and left, the insider was just coming to park in the garage.
He saw Qi Shifeng carry a girl to the passenger seat and then get into the driver's seat himself. Then the car drove away quickly.
This point was soon confirmed by more people.
After all, many people had seen Qi Shifeng carry Xu Tingyu out of the bar.
It was just that at that time, they didn't know that this person was the president of the Qi Group.
So in the eyes of the public, the focus of this "accident" shifted to who the woman in the passenger seat of Qi Shifeng's car was.
People were always more interested in gossip.
Soon, someone came out and said that they had met Qi Shifeng while horse - riding. He himself admitted that he had come with his wife.
That meant that Qi Shifeng had remarried a long time ago but was just keeping a low profile.
"It's normal. He's rich, good - looking, and young. He can't never get married again just because he got divorced once."
"Yeah, he's been officially divorced for four years. Remarrying is normal. I'm just curious who this time is. It can't be another arranged marriage, right?"
"I don't think it's an arranged marriage. If it were, the other party would be well - known and wouldn't be so low - key. I'm an insider, and I haven't heard anything about it."
"I also don't think it's an arranged marriage. It seems that President Qi and his new wife have a good relationship. Didn't anyone notice his princess - carry?"
"Guys above, are you crazy? Is the point whether he remarried or not? The point is whether he's in danger now!"
"Yes. If the person in his car is his new wife and if something happens to both of them, the Qi Group will definitely be in great turmoil."
...
Among the group of onlookers, there were also some rational voices.
This was indeed the case.
If something really happened to Qi Shifeng, the stock price of the Qi Group would immediately fall.
The resulting chain reaction would be troublesome.
"The old mansion must know about this by now, sister. Do you want me to help you transfer to another hospital?"
Qi Ruixi held the phone, with a serious tone and a nervous look on her face.