The atmosphere froze for a moment.
However, it was Xu Tingyu who first broke the awkward silence and chimed in, "Yeah, everyone should have their own source of income to feel confident."
She would say this even in front of Qi Shifeng because it was the truth.
Qi Shifeng didn't say anything either. He just calmly picked up some food for her.
Chen Chunyao pursed her lips, a complex look flashing across her eyes.
Seeing Qi Shifeng taking good care of Xu Tingyu all the time, Fan Yi followed suit. He picked up some food for Chen Chunyao and poured water for her.
But Chen Chunyao didn't make eye contact with him. She seemed not to see him at all and just kept her eyes on Xu Tingyu.
"Yeah, one's self is one's greatest source of confidence," she said.
After saying that, as if thinking of something, her eyes dimmed.
They ate for a while longer when Qi Ruixi's phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at it and answered right away, "Big brother, what's up?"
These five simple words immediately drew everyone's attention.
She didn't say anything for a moment, presumably listening to what the person on the other end was saying. Then she said, "I'm having dinner with sister and second brother."
After a while, she laughed and said, "Ah? What a coincidence. Then come and join us. There are no outsiders."
Soon, she hung up the phone, stuck out her tongue at everyone, and said, "My big brother is also nearby. I invited him to join us for dinner. You guys don't mind, do you?"
Qi Shifeng and Xu Tingyu, of course, didn't mind.
So Qi Ruixi turned her eyes to Chen Chunyao and Fan Yi.
"I don't mind," Chen Chunyao said with a smile.
For some reason, Xu Tingyu always felt that there was something strange about this smile.
But she didn't think much about it because Youyou accidentally knocked over the juice in front of him, wetting his clothes.
Qi Shifeng picked him up from the chair, and Xu Tingyu immediately took his hand and went to the restroom outside the private room to deal with it.
The juice had soaked a large area. After wiping it, it was still sticky.
The summer clothes were not thick, and it was uncomfortable to have sticky clothes on.
So Xu Tingyu helped him take off the clothes, washed them, and asked the waiter for a hair dryer to dry them.
But the area was too large, and it was difficult to dry.
During this time, Qi Shifeng also walked out. Seeing this, he said, "I'll go get one from the car."
After all, Youyou was still a child and easily got his clothes dirty, so there were always spare clothes in the car.
After saying that, he quickly walked out.
After waiting for a while, Xu Tingyu heard footsteps behind her. Without turning her head, she said, "Do you have pants?"
Then, a deep, smiling voice came from behind, "What's going on?"
Xu Tingyu turned around and saw that it was Qi Ye.
She stood up and greeted him, "Big brother."
Youyou also obediently greeted him, "Uncle."
Qi Ye looked at the two of them, guessed what had happened, and took off his coat and gave it to Youyou.
"The air - conditioning is strong. Don't let the child catch a cold."
Xu Tingyu didn't decline because she was only wearing one piece of clothing, and Qi Shifeng was only wearing a shirt. There were no extra clothes.
Youyou took off his top and hugged himself, looking so pitiful.
She wrapped Youyou in Qi Ye's coat, and Qi Ye bent down to pick him up. "Let's go inside first. There are too many people coming and going here."
After all, they were outside the private room.
Xu Tingyu glanced down the corridor and didn't see Qi Shifeng. So she followed Qi Ye back to the private room first.
When they reached the door, she quickened her steps, walked in front, and pushed open the door of the private room.
As soon as the door opened, she immediately felt a eager gaze looking at her.
She looked up and met Chen Chunyao's eyes.
When Chen Chunyao saw that it was her who came in, she was stunned for a moment.
Soon, Qi Ye also walked in.
Qi Ruixi called out, "Big brother."
Zou Yu also followed suit and called out, "Young master Qi."
After all, they weren't married yet, so it wasn't appropriate for her to call him big brother.
And Chen Chunyao also greeted him, "Young master Qi, long time no see."
Qi Ye responded with a grunt to Qi Ruixi and nodded to Chen Chunyao and Fan Yi.
After sitting down, he put Youyou on his lap and wrapped his clothes around him again.
"Youyou, how about staying with uncle tonight? Uncle will take you to the amusement park tomorrow."
Youyou's eyes stayed on his face for a while. Pouting his little mouth, he said, "No, I want to be with mommy."
Qi Ruixi couldn't help but tease Youyou, "Youyou, why don't you invite uncle to your home?"
"Because I'm afraid uncle won't get used to it. Uncle has never stayed at our home before."
Youyou was very good at talking. Leaning in Qi Ye's arms, he looked so cute.
Qi Ye couldn't help but laugh and pinched his little face. "Well, uncle won't go to your home, but I invite you to come and stay with me. How about going abroad with uncle in a while?"
Youyou tilted his head and thought for a while. Looking confused, he asked, "Is uncle going to the same foreign country as mommy?"
Qi Ye shook his head. "No, but it's not far away. If you come to me, I can take you to see mommy."
This was a great temptation, and Youyou hesitated.
Just then, Qi Shifeng pushed open the door and came in. Seeing Youyou sitting in Qi Ye's arms, he was stunned for a moment.
But soon, he regained his composure, picked Youyou up, took him to a corner, and changed his clothes into a clean one.
After Youyou put on his own clothes, he came over with Qi Ye's coat and returned it to him. "Thank you, uncle."
Qi Ye responded with a smiling face, "You're welcome."
Everyone sat down again. Qi Ruixi didn't talk about family matters in front of Fan Yi. Instead, she asked, "Big brother, why are you here?"
Considering the situation of Chen Chunyao and Fan Yi, they had chosen this rather remote place.
Why would Qi Ye be here?
"I made an appointment with a friend to discuss something. It just ended," Qi Ye said with a faint smile. His eyes fell on Qi Ruixi and then glanced at Zou Yu beside her.
"What kind of gathering is this today? A lovers' get - together?"
Everyone was here in pairs, which was easy to make people think so.
Before Qi Ruixi could answer, they heard Chen Chunyao say, "No. We just haven't gotten together for a long time, so we came out for a meal."
"That's great. If you have another gathering in the future, can you call me if I'm in the country? I'm quite bored sometimes."
Qi Ye still smiled so brightly. His eyes looking at Chen Chunyao were very gentle.
Chen Chunyao felt a slight twitch between her eyebrows and almost lost control of her facial expression.
Before she could say anything, Qi Shifeng suddenly said, "Don't you have your own friends?"
This came out of nowhere. Did he really want to join them often?
Was he really bored, or was he just looking for an excuse to see Xu Tingyu? He wanted to join the gathering now. What would he want to join next time?
A look of sadness flashed across Qi Ye's face. "I do, but maybe I'm getting old. I miss different things."
"I seem to like kids a lot, but you know I don't have any children, so I can only pester yours."
After saying that, his eyes fell on Youyou, and the affection in his eyes was obvious.
Qi Shifeng was about to say something else when Xu Tingyu pinched him under the table, signaling him not to ruin the atmosphere.
He had no choice but to give his wife some face and swallow back the words on the tip of his tongue, "If you don't have one, go and have one. What's the point of pestering others?"