Xu Tingyu originally intended to visit Youyou.
However, in the past two days, her actions were somewhat unnatural. Fearing being detected, she hadn't gone.
Now that Youyou was frightened by Qi Shifeng's injury, she didn't care about anything else.
She not only bought ice cream but also a lot of toys and other snacks. Then, carrying bags upon bags, she headed to the villa.
As soon as she entered the door, Youyou rushed over. But instead of hugging her, he grabbed the hem of her dress.
Frowning his little face, he asked anxiously, "Mom, why did you come so late?"
Xu Tingyu dropped all the things and bent down to hug him. "Sorry, Mom is late."
"I don't want your apology. It's just that I was impatient," Youyou said, shaking his head. But his voice still sounded a bit gloomy.
Xu Tingyu knew he was concerned about Qi Shifeng, so she handed him the boxed ice cream. "Have this first, or it will melt."
But preoccupied with his thoughts, Youyou didn't seem to like his favorite chocolate ice cream as much as usual.
He shook his head. "I don't want to eat it now. Can I put it in the fridge first?"
Xu Tingyu didn't force him. Instead, she gave the things to Mama Zhang, then picked up Youyou and sat on the sofa.
"Youyou, if you have any worries, you can tell Mom."
Logically, Qi Shifeng wouldn't tell Youyou the real reason for his injury.
He must have told a white lie to keep Youyou from worrying too much.
But Youyou's current state was obviously off. Did he not believe the lie?
Suddenly, Youyou grabbed her hand, and tears welled up in his eyes. "Mom, will Dad die?"
After saying this, he seemed to collapse.
Tears streamed down his face non - stop, and his grief seemed to overflow.
Xu Tingyu never expected him to ask such a question. She was shocked for a few seconds before reacting. "No, Dad just got injured."
"But Dad has been injured before. Last time, the doctor uncle said that if he didn't take good care of his body, he wouldn't be able to accompany me as I grow up," Youyou cried silently, with big tears rolling down his face.
Xu Tingyu's heart tightened suddenly, and she felt a bit flustered without even realizing it.
"How could that be? When did you hear that?"
Could he have another illness? It was impossible. She hadn't noticed any signs of his poor health.
No, it seemed that his complexion was occasionally very bad.
Moreover, he had indeed changed a lot.
Could it be because of an illness?
In just a few dozen seconds, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
But in front of Youyou, she still had to stay calm, and her voice didn't even tremble.
Youyou cried into her arms, sobbing. "That was when you hadn't come back yet. Once he had a fever and slept at home for many days. I overheard it."
This was Youyou's secret, and he had never told anyone before.
Children didn't fully understand the meaning of life and death, but he wanted his dad to always be with him.
So he hated it when his dad was sick.
Xu Tingyu felt extremely sad. Just as she was about to continue asking, she heard a noise behind her.
It was Qi Shifeng walking downstairs on crutches.
Although his legs were fine, walking a few steps made him tired and in pain, so he needed the crutches to relieve some of the pressure.
Seeing the mother - son duo crying again, he was first stunned, then said to Youyou, "Why did you make your mom cry again?"
Only then did Xu Tingyu realize that she had been crying without knowing when.
She quickly wiped away her tears and said to Qi Shifeng, "Why are you scolding the child? How's your body?"
"I'm fine. Have you eaten yet? Dinner will be served soon. Knowing you're coming, Mama Zhang specially made your favorite dishes."
Qi Shifeng slowly sat down on the sofa. His movements were slow, but he still looked noble and elegant.
Xu Tingyu couldn't help but reach out to support him. After he sat down, she couldn't help but look at his complexion carefully.
His face did look a bit dull, and there seemed to be a cloud over his eyebrows.
Was he feeling very uncomfortable?
She felt a bit depressed and憋屈, but still forced a smile. "Okay, thank you."
"Why are you saying thank you to me? Tingyu, this will always be your home," Qi Shifeng corrected her. After seeing her sit down, he suddenly bent down and grabbed her calf.
It was obvious that he wanted to check the healing of her wound.
But with Youyou here, Xu Tingyu didn't want the child to worry.
It was already heartbreaking for the child to worry about his father. If he knew she was also injured, his eyes would probably be swollen from crying.
So she quickly pressed his hand and winked at him. "I know. I bought some desserts. Try them."
With that, she stood up to get the desserts.
Qi Shifeng withdrew his hand, looked at her back, then at Youyou, and asked softly, "What did you say to her?"
Youyou's eyes were red, looking innocent. "I didn't say anything."
He wasn't going to tell Dad his secret with Mom.
Seeing that he wasn't willing to say, Qi Shifeng didn't press further. He just said lightly, "Don't make her cry again. Do you hear me?"
Kids at this age cry easily, and crying can even exercise their lung capacity. But always making his wife cry made him feel heartache.
Youyou wiped away his tears but didn't say a word. Instead, he turned his face away and didn't look at Qi Shifeng.
"Hey, kid, why are you being so arrogant? Dad is talking to you," Qi Shifeng said. Seeing his stubborn look, he couldn't help but raise his hand. Just as he was about to pinch his face, Xu Tingyu, who had returned, stopped him.
"What are you doing? Don't hit my son," Xu Tingyu said. Hearing his words and seeing his actions, she thought the father - son duo were arguing and quickly stepped forward.
This made Qi Shifeng laugh. "When did I ever hit him? I've never hit him since he was a kid."
He was often punished by family rules when he was a child and hated being punished the most.
So how could he pass on what he hated the most to his own son?
Seeing that Xu Tingyu had misunderstood, Youyou quickly explained, "Dad didn't hit me. Dad was just playing with me. Dad doesn't hit people. He just uses cold - shoulder treatment."
"You little rascal. When did I ever give you the cold - shoulder treatment? Don't just learn a new term and talk nonsense," Qi Shifeng felt so wronged.
He didn't dare to say about others, but towards Youyou, he had absolute patience and had never really been angry with him.
Youyou was raised by him personally and was really well - behaved.
He doted on him so much that there was no way he would give him the cold - shoulder treatment.
This kid was acting so strange today.
But of course, Xu Tingyu believed her son more. After all, she had experienced the cold - shoulder treatment herself.
No wonder Youyou was so worried that Qi Shifeng would die but didn't dare to talk to him about it.
The kid must be afraid that Qi Shifeng would scold him if he said something, so he didn't dare to say it.