Xu Tingyu vaguely guessed a possibility, but she couldn't believe it.
So she suddenly stood up from the swing. Her gaze at Qi Shifeng was sharp, and her voice was loud and shrill.
Qi Shifeng didn't say anything more. Instead, he grabbed her hand and pulled her directly in front of the Xu Family Mansion.
After they got married, he hadn't been here many times.
But after Xu Tingyu left, he came here quite often.
Sometimes he missed her so much.
Sometimes Youyou missed her mom so badly.
Sometimes he just came here for no reason.
That's why the security guard took a few more glances at Qi Shifeng just now.
However, every time he came, he drove and never had any contact with them. The security guard had an impression but wasn't sure.
Otherwise, it would never be so easy for a drunk man to enter the community at night.
Xu Tingyu was pulled along in a daze. When Qi Shifeng reached the door, he didn't hesitate at all and directly entered the password.
The gate slowly opened. Xu Tingyu saw that in the yard, the peach tree she had planted herself when she was ten years old was full of fruits.
Under the light, the peaches hanging on the branches were already as big as fists and looked very tempting.
There wasn't a single rotten fruit on the ground, which obviously meant someone came to take care of it every day.
Qi Shifeng remained silent all the way and pulled her inside.
After the door opened, seeing the familiar decoration inside, she couldn't help but break free from him and walked in slowly.
The carpet, the sofa, the vase on the shelf, and even the wine stored in the cabinet...
Everything was in the familiar appearance.
Obviously, Qi Shifeng wasn't lying.
Not long after the accident, he had someone buy this house.
Otherwise, the things inside wouldn't have been preserved so completely.
However, she knew nothing about these things.
Those paintings were destroyed - even if they hadn't been, the money from them would have been a drop in the bucket compared to the Xu family's debts.
She really couldn't keep this house.
So after she moved out with Zhang Qiu and the others, she never came back to take a look.
Because when there was no other way, looking more would only make her more sad.
Later, when she had money, she once thought about buying the house back, but she dismissed the idea the next second.
Her father was gone, Xu Jia was gone, and her mother didn't recognize her anymore.
Even if she bought this house back, it would no longer be her home.
She slowly walked in front of the photo cabinet. The family photo was gone, and there were only a few photos of herself.
The place where the family photo used to hang was empty, with nothing else hanging there.
Qi Shifeng also followed and explained, "It was like this originally. I only took two photos for Youyou."
"I know."
Xu Tingyu's emotions had calmed down.
The family photo and the photos of her father, younger brother, and mother were all taken away by Zhang Qiu when they moved.
And it happened right in front of Xu Tingyu's eyes.
But she didn't say a word at that time.
There were too many things happening too urgently at that time. She was mentally and physically exhausted and didn't want to humiliate herself anymore.
Qi Shifeng looked at her deeply, "Tingyu."
"Don't try to comfort me. I've already accepted it."
Xu Tingyu waved her hand.
She had long since accepted the fact that Zhang Qiu didn't love her that much, so now she wasn't that sad.
She walked around the house a few more times and then looked at Qi Shifeng again. "So, why didn't you tell me back then?"
Qi Shifeng was also very aggrieved. "You didn't give me a chance either."
At that time, the relationship between the two of them was very tense, and they hardly ever had a good conversation.
Xu Tingyu gave him a meaningful look and skipped this topic. "Forget it. I'll pay you back the money for this house."
"No need. We're husband and wife, and this was originally yours."
Qi Shifeng held her hand and didn't give her a chance to say anything else. He changed the topic. "Let's go to your room and take a look."
The two of them went upstairs.
This was the room Xu Tingyu lived in before she got married. After she got married, this room was still reserved for her.
She pushed the door open. Inside, the decoration was still the same as before.
As if thinking of something, she quickly walked to the dressing table, opened the drawer, and rummaged through the innermost part to find a notebook.
This was her teenage notebook, densely pasted with all the news reports about her performance awards.
She used to open it and flip through it when she was free.
This time, she also sat in front of the table and opened the notebook.
Qi Shifeng also stood beside her and looked down as well.
From her first stage performance to all the subsequent gold awards.
It was the path she had come from and also her growth history.
She flipped through the pages one by one, and Qi Shifeng watched along.
The atmosphere was warm and quiet.
Until she was almost at the end of the notebook, a small plastic bag suddenly appeared inside.
Xu Tingyu was a little surprised. "What's this?"
This notebook was organized by herself, and occasionally her father would help her.
But why would such a small bag appear in the news of her 18 - year - old year?
The thin bag was pasted beside the photo of her winning the award with double - sided tape.
As she spoke, she took the bag off, opened it, and found that inside was a note wrapped around a memory card.
There was only one line on the note: Never get divorced!
Since it was placed in the bag, the handwriting hadn't faded much.
Xu Tingyu recognized that it was Xu Jianmin's handwriting, a bit scribbled, as if he had written it in a hurry.
When did he leave such a note? And what was on this memory card?
She held the memory card in her palm and looked up at Qi Shifeng.
Qi Shifeng was obviously also very surprised.
The two looked at each other and both realized that this memory card must hold the reason for Xu Jianmin's suicide back then.
Xu Tingyu subconsciously stood up and kept a distance from Qi Shifeng.
This action was really hurtful.
Qi Shifeng immediately realized that she was guarding against him.
Although he felt very hurt, he still forced himself to explain. "If I were really a bad person, he wouldn't have left you such a note."
Yes, Xu Jianmin and Zhang Qiu had reached a consensus back then on "giving" her to the mysterious big shot in exchange for money.
Why did Xu Jianmin leave such a note alone later?
You know, only Xu Tingyu would open this notebook.
The road ahead was full of fog, and Xu Tingyu had many doubts in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface. "I won't make any comments until I see the content."
It wasn't that she was overly suspicious.
It was just that now she didn't trust anyone except herself.
Qi Shifeng wasn't as angry as she had imagined. He even let out a laugh. "You're right. We should be cautious."
It was better to be cautious than not to be.
The two didn't say anything more and had no mood to continue the tour. They directly returned to the hotel.
Originally, Xu Tingyu wanted to go back and check it by herself, but Qi Shifeng firmly disagreed.
"As the suspect in your heart, I demand to watch it together."
Anyway, he had done nothing wrong and had a clear conscience.
Most importantly, he wanted to see what was on it so as not to be misunderstood again.
Xu Tingyu couldn't persuade him. After thinking about it, she agreed, but proposed to bring two more people with them.