Xu Tingyu frowned and repeated her question. "Has Dad ever offended anyone?"
Zhang Qiu was still impatient.
"With your dad's personality, how could he possibly have offended anyone? He was just too weak, which is why in the end, no one was willing to help him."
"Even back then, when he asked you for help, he had to plead. Who could he have possibly offended?"
As she spoke, a hint of mockery welled up in Zhang Qiu's eyes.
It was hard to tell if it was directed at Xu Jianmin or Xu Tingyu.
But Xu Tingyu didn't want to argue with her. She just asked again.
"Then, do you know anything about the person who asked me to divorce and said they would help the family pay off the debts?"
Zhang Qiu seemed taken aback by her question. She hesitated for a moment before averting her gaze.
"I don't know much. I only know that it was a very wealthy person who said they saw you dancing once and couldn't forget about you."
At this point, Zhang Qiu suddenly became emotional.
"Just think about it. Back then, the family spent so much money and effort on your upbringing, raising you like a delicate flower."
"But what did you do? You married into a wealthy family and became a rich housewife, but you never once gave anything back to the family. In the end, you even caused the family to fall apart."
"If I were you, I would be too ashamed to live in this world. How could there be someone like you?"
Xu Tingyu interrupted her. "So, you still think that back then, I should have divorced and gone with that wealthy person, right?"
Zhang Qiu said confidently, "Shouldn't I? You received the family's kindness, so you should have found a way to repay it. Who told you that you couldn't handle Qi Shifeng?"
"Since that person took a fancy to you and was willing to pay so much money, it was your honor. Of course, you should have agreed. Then your dad and your younger brother wouldn't have died."
Zhang Qiu's hatred for Xu Tingyu mainly stemmed from this.
In her opinion, Xu Tingyu had the ability to help the family, but she chose to stand by and do nothing.
But Xu Tingyu didn't let her emotions get the better of her. She just fell silent for a moment.
If Zhang Qiu still thought this way, it meant that after Xu Jianmin changed his mind, he didn't communicate with Zhang Qiu.
But they lived in the same house. Why did Xu Jianmin record such a video but not say a single word to Zhang Qiu?
Didn't they have a good relationship?
Thinking of this, Xu Tingyu suddenly looked up, her eyes becoming much sharper.
"I really want to ask you, do you really love my dad?"
Zhang Qiu was stunned by her question. She instinctively retorted, "How could I not love him? In this world, I'm the one who loves him the most."
"No, you don't. If you loved him, you wouldn't hate his daughter to the core."
"I'm the only blood relative Dad has in this world, but you want to kill me."
"You don't love Dad. You've always only loved yourself."
Xu Tingyu stood up and looked down at her.
"You don't love Jiajia as much as you seem to either. If he weren't a boy, you probably wouldn't even look at him twice."
"Because he's a boy and you think he's helped you maintain your status in the Xu family, you've turned that sense of relief into love."
"And you hate me because after the Xu family went bankrupt, I didn't have the ability to help the family pay off the debts and ensure your life as a rich housewife."
"So you hate me, but you forget that the Xu family didn't go bankrupt because of me."
"You're a dodder flower that depends on Dad, so you think I should be the same. That's why you can use me to make money again and again."
"Zhang Qiu, you don't love this family as much as you seem to. You're clinging to the past because you can't bear to let go of your old life."
Xu Tingyu scolded her mercilessly.
Zhang Qiu was almost stunned by her scolding. It took her a while to react before she screamed and tried to fight her.
But Xu Tingyu didn't give her a chance.
She dodged and looked at her coldly.
"Stop trying to smear me. Even if the news of child abandonment is exposed, it won't be considered negative news for me."
"But as for you, after a lifetime of glory, are you sure you want to be on the news as a pitiful, abandoned woman?"
Zhang Qiu was shocked. "How... how do you know?"
After asking, she realized she had let something slip and quickly shut up.
But Xu Tingyu didn't really care.
She even smiled. "Because your daughter is stronger than you think."
Thanks to Qi Shifeng, Xu Tingyu found out about Zhang Qiu's plan to team up with Dong Gou to threaten her.
Before the tour, Qi Shifeng's deliberate alienation made her feel a little uncomfortable.
At first, she thought it was because Xie Yu had just passed away and Qi Shifeng was in grief.
But besides not seeing her very often, he arranged everything else in great detail.
This made her feel something was off.
One time, when she was on her way back to the hotel after seeing Youyou, she felt like she was being followed and deliberately took a detour.
The car behind her also took a detour.
Finally, in the hotel's underground parking lot, she and Shushu and A Xing managed to catch the person following them.
It was Dong Gou.
After being caught, he just threw in the towel and started complaining.
He said he was really unlucky to be following such a story. It was even harder than following a top - tier celebrity in the entertainment industry.
First, a few days ago, he was inexplicably beaten up and his equipment was lost.
Then he always felt like he was being watched and didn't even dare to go home very often.
Today, he finally managed to capture Xu Tingyu meeting Youyou, but he was caught red - handed and his memory card was taken away.
He was still not willing to give up and continued to follow Xu Tingyu, only to be cornered here.
Dong Gou's eyes were full of despair. "You're all in cahoots to play with me, right?"
After Xu Tingyu understood the whole story, she realized.
Her "wonderful mother" had actually bribed a paparazzi to expose her for child abandonment and to reveal that she and Qi Shifeng had a child.
Qi Shifeng already knew about it but didn't say anything. He just sent people to take the memory card every time the paparazzi got something.
Obviously, he didn't want Xu Tingyu to know about this and didn't want to push the paparazzi too hard.
But he didn't expect that Xu Tingyu was so vigilant.
She also didn't say anything and pretended nothing had happened.
Today, when she came to see Zhang Qiu, she just came to give her a warning.
"No matter how you try to expose me, it won't affect me much. I'm a company boss now, not an entertainer who depends on fans for a living."
"Public opinion will have an impact on me, but it won't be that big. However, once it's exposed, you'll be the one who loses face."
"Your past will also be dug up. Stabbing someone twice and then being sent to a mental hospital. Is that something to be proud of?"
She really knew Zhang Qiu well and knew that she was extremely vain.
Even if she wanted to destroy Xu Tingyu, she wouldn't want to lose face herself.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Zhang Qiu's face flushed and then paled. Clearly, she had lost her former energy.
Xu Tingyu delivered a final blow.
"So, stop bothering me. I'm not a good person. I might send you back to the mental hospital at any time."