Seeing that his consolation had no effect, Qi Shifeng had no choice but to agree.
"Then send him a message."
After getting the permission, Youyou indeed opened Chen Yan's account and sent a voice message.
"Uncle Chen Yan, are you with my mom? Why doesn't my mom answer me? I miss her so much."
Youyou had tried hard to hold back his sobs, but since he had just cried, his voice still sounded different.
When Chen Yan received the message, he thought he was seeing things.
After he and Youyou became friends, Youyou didn't seem to like him very much, and they basically had no contact.
Now he suddenly sent a message.
He clicked on it and played it directly.
And Youyou's voice was like a "Xu Tingyu trap", immediately making her look up from the plate.
"Is that a message from Youyou?"
She had taken a few bites but had no appetite.
She had been listless just now, but now hearing Youyou's voice, she regained some energy.
Chen Yan gave a hum. "Explain it to the kid. Look how aggrieved he is."
Xu Tingyu took the phone, put down her food, and directly called Youyou back on video.
The call was quickly answered, and Youyou's little face appeared on the phone. Judging from the background, he should be in his own room.
"Mom, do you not want me anymore, woo woo woo..."
The moment he saw his mother, Youyou couldn't hold back his grievances anymore.
Xu Tingyu felt a pang in her heart seeing his big tears and quickly comforted him softly.
"I'm sorry, Youyou. Mom didn't charge her phone. Mom won't abandon you. I'm sorry."
"How could Mom not want Youyou? In this world, the person Mom loves most is Youyou, and she will never abandon Youyou."
It was really because she had been so busy that after sending a message to Youyou, she hadn't looked at her phone again.
No wonder the kid was so aggrieved.
After getting her assurance, Youyou was not so aggrieved. He wiped his tears and said, "Okay, I forgive Mom."
"Just don't turn off your phone next time, Mom. Youyou and Dad were so worried when we couldn't reach you."
As his voice fell, the camera shook a few times, and then another handsome face appeared on the screen.
Qi Shifeng's eyes were also a bit red, obviously he hadn't slept well.
The moment he saw Xu Tingyu, he also asked, "Is everything okay?"
Probably because Chen Yan was there, he didn't show his vulnerability directly.
He also knew Xu Tingyu well and knew that she wouldn't make such a "stupid mistake" for no reason.
Xu Tingyu shook her head. "It's nothing serious. I'll talk to you when I have time."
She needed to discuss this matter with Qi Shifeng again to see if there were any overlooked details.
But she didn't want Youyou to hear these things.
Qi Shifeng didn't say much either. He just told her, "Take good care of yourself. Nothing, not even work, is more important than your health."
"Got it. I'm out having dinner with Chen Yan now. You guys rest first. I'll contact you later."
Xu Tingyu quickly finished speaking into the camera, said goodbye to Youyou, and then hung up the phone.
After returning the phone to Chen Yan, the latter looked at her and suddenly smiled. "So, have you decided to forgive Qi Shifeng?"
Although he had been mentally prepared, when he really saw her different state when talking to Qi Shifeng from that with others, he still felt an indescribable pain in his heart.
Was it true that once something was missed, it would be missed forever?
"It's not about forgiveness or not. I'm also confused about my feelings for him now. Let's just muddle through for now."
Xu Tingyu shrugged and took another bite of the steak.
This was the truth. The word "forgiveness" didn't seem to be enough to summarize the relationship between her and Qi Shifeng.
She really didn't want to think too much.
At least, she would make a decision after all the truths came to light.
Chen Yan looked at her seriously. "Tingyu, no matter what you finally choose, I hope you can always be happy."
He had originally been planning to confess his love, but at the last moment, he gave up on his own initiative.
Obviously, so far, Xu Tingyu had never had feelings for him beyond friendship.
Even though they lived in the same presidential suite and Xu Tingyu was very friendly to him, there were no intimate actions that overstepped the line between them.
It seemed that she really didn't reject Qi Shifeng's physical intimacy.
Maybe it was a habit, or maybe it was her true inner reaction.
He had seen too many women and knew what an admiring look was like.
He had never seen it in Xu Tingyu's eyes when she looked at him.
To him, she had always been just a friend, a sister.
So he stopped the confession plan and kept telling himself that all he wanted was for her to be happy.
Xu Tingyu didn't know what he was thinking. She just looked up and smiled at him. "Actually, I'm already very happy now."
For her, she had a career, assets, a lovely and sensible son, and a group of reliable friends and colleagues.
Compared with before, she was a hundred times happier now.
As for marriage and love, she didn't force it. Her value was not reflected in these things either. She just let nature take its course.
Chen Yan understood what she meant and smiled too.
"That's good. But you've never tried anyone other than Qi Shifeng. Aren't you a bit at a loss?"
He reverted to his playboy look and winked at her.
Xu Tingyu couldn't help laughing either and joked along with him. "Isn't it because I don't have enough charm and can't attract suitors? Unlike Young Master Chen, who is so charming."
Although Chen Yan hadn't had a serious relationship in the past few years, there were quite a few women pursuing him.
Many people said they liked him even more after hearing that the prodigal son had turned over a new leaf and didn't have a girlfriend.
After all, many people liked the drama of a prodigal son turning back for them.
Some even came to Xu Tingyu.
At first, Xu Tingyu explained kindly that she had no ambiguous relationship with Chen Yan and that they were free to pursue him.
But later, she found that some people were simply unreasonable.
Some people even said that she was using the guise of friendship to have an ambiguous relationship and was leading Chen Yan on.
This really made Xu Tingyu angry.
She was very busy with work, and Chen Yan wasn't idle either. They were in different countries, and the number of times they met wasn't that many.
Even when Chen Yan came to her place for a vacation, she always put work first, and they could only meet for meals.
Moreover, they hadn't even held hands. How could it be an ambiguous relationship?
But such things were impossible to explain clearly. The more you explained, the worse it would get.
So later, when someone came to talk to her about these things, she would deliberately say, "Yes, yes, you're all right."
Then some people issued a "challenge" to her, asking for a fair competition.
Xu Tingyu thought they were crazy and quickly said that she would directly withdraw from the competition. When this got to Chen Yan's ears, it made him laugh for a long time.