"Is it because of the family business inheritance that your relationship is strained?"
Xu Tingyu, unaware of what he had heard, asked another question.
Most cases of disharmony among siblings stem from money and resources.
Qi Shifeng, as the second son in the family, took over the Qi Group, bypassing Qi Ye.
Qi Ye, on the other hand, was sent abroad to live a carefree life. He was given money but no love or resources.
Apart from the regular allowance, it was as if he didn't exist in the family.
"No. In terms of money, we actually got more or less the same."
"As the CEO of the company, I hold 30% of the shares, while he has 20%."
"But the shares he lacks were compensated with other assets."
"Among us, only Xixi was treated unfairly. She holds the least amount of shares and didn't receive equivalent compensation."
Qi Shifeng rarely talked about his family.
But perhaps because of Xu Tingyu's relaxed tone, he, influenced by her, also relaxed.
Moreover, getting closer meant getting to know each other better.
"But when Xixi gets married, I'll make it up to her."
After a pause, he added another sentence.
In some matters, it was useless to oppose Liu Ning and the old man.
Even if he gave Qi Ruixi something now, it would be taken back soon.
But he had a clear idea in mind and would surely not let Qi Ruixi suffer.
Xu Tingyu was silent for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "Then what on earth is the reason for your strained relationship? I think your relationship with Xixi is quite good."
The relationship between Qi Ye and Qi Ruixi was also relatively good.
Previously, she always thought that the poor relationship between the two brothers was because of the inheritance.
Otherwise, why were their relationships with their sister both okay?
"Because of you."
Qi Shifeng decided to lay it all out.
Inheriting the Qi family's business was not necessarily a good thing.
All three siblings were well aware of this.
Just like now, Qi Shifeng was the person in power of the Qi Group. In the eyes of outsiders, he was high - ranking and extremely glamorous.
But this glamour came at the cost of extreme fatigue.
During the most exhausting times, he was even hospitalized due to overwork, yet he still had to work while in the hospital.
In contrast, Qi Ye and Qi Ruixi.
Qi Ye held a sinecure in the Qi Group and hardly had to deal with any affairs.
Qi Ruixi worked in the company and had some pressure, but compared to Qi Shifeng, it was nothing.
However, the dividends they received from the company each year were not small.
If he really had a choice, Qi Shifeng wouldn't want this so - called right of inheritance.
So, it wasn't because of the family business, but because of her?
"What's the logic behind this? Qi Shifeng, don't tell me you still think there's something between him and me."
Xu Tingyu immediately got angry.
This dog man just couldn't let this go, could he?
"You don't, but he does."
Facing her anger, Qi Shifeng's tone was calm.
This made Xu Tingyu even angrier. "I've said it many times. He doesn't either. If he did, why didn't he make a move after we divorced?"
"Fine, even if he had such thoughts before our wedding, why did he go and pick you up himself after you ran away from the wedding?"
Qi Shifeng looked at her deeply. "Because he had to."
It was the old man's order at that time. How dare he not go?
In the Qi family, no one could go against the old man's will.
Moreover, even if he didn't go to look for him, someone else would.
The result would remain the same.
Why wouldn't Qi Ye do this favor?
Xu Tingyu was momentarily speechless but still said, "But I hardly met him a few times before I got married to you. Do you think he would like me?"
Among the Qi siblings, the first one she met was Qi Shifeng.
After the marriage between the two families was arranged, she visited the Qi family more frequently. She didn't meet Qi Ye until the next year.
By the time they got married, she had met Qi Ye only a few times in total.
And every time they met, there was no extra contact.
How could it be related to love?
"You should ask him about this. Many loves happen in an instant."
Seeing her getting more and more excited, Qi Shifeng couldn't help but stand in front of her and look at her seriously.
"However, those are all past events. From now on, I will never over - think your relationship with him."
He made the promise again.
But Xu Tingyu wasn't willing to let it go. "There's no past. Fine, I'll just be frank today. The person he likes isn't me. It's Yaoyao."
This man clearly didn't know about Qi Ye's situation; otherwise, he wouldn't be fixated on such unfounded rumors.
As expected, Qi Shifeng was stunned for a moment. Only after a while did he subconsciously ask, "Which Yaoyao?"
"Of course it's my friend, Chen Chunyao."
Xu Tingyu thought that since they had come this far, she might as well clarify everything.
"Four years ago, my family went bankrupt, and the bank was going to seize our house. Yaoyao introduced some people to me who wanted to buy my paintings."
"The video of me drinking that you saw was because I wanted to sell the paintings at a good price."
"Four paintings, plus the wine I drank, cost a total of 18 million, which could save my family's house. But you came and took me away."
"On that very night, my paintings were stolen. When they were finally found, they had become a pile of waste paper."
"Later, Yaoyao also gave me a sum of emergency money, which helped me get through a difficult period. If it weren't for that money, my mom and my brother wouldn't even have enough to eat."
"Look, it's quite normal for someone as good as her to be liked by Qi Ye, right? But now, because of our relationship, they don't even dare to make their relationship public."
This was what Xu Tingyu had been circling around to say today.
After much thought, she believed that the reason Chen Chunyao and Qi Ye had been hiding their relationship from her was definitely because of Qi Shifeng.
Chen Chunyao was her best friend, and Qi Ye was Qi Shifeng's older brother.
They were in a relationship.
They were afraid it would bring a psychological burden to Xu Tingyu.
"What about the paintings? I really didn't know about that. But I did send someone to preserve this house, and now it's in your name."
Qi Shifeng was confused by what she said.
After the Xu family went bankrupt and Xu Jianmin jumped off a building, Qi Shifeng didn't get the news immediately and was in a bad mood for a while.
He thought Xu Tingyu didn't respect him. She had refused to lower her head to him even when such a big thing happened.
But later, he still personally funded someone to buy this house and put it in Xu Tingyu's name.
So he never asked where Zhang Qiu and the others were living.
In his mind, the house had been saved, so there was no housing problem.
"What do you mean the house is in my name?"
Xu Tingyu was also confused by what he said.
This house had long been mortgaged to the bank. How could it be in her name?
Could it be that after she went abroad, his conscience woke up and he secretly bought it back?
"Even if you bought it back from someone later, it's not the original house. All the things inside are gone. It's no longer my home."