Seeing that he brought it up on his own initiative, Xu Tingyu didn't beat around the bush anymore and simply came straight to the point.
"It was you who sent Xie Shu abroad. You also know about her accidental death abroad, right?"
She stared intently at Qi Shifeng, as if trying to read something from his face.
But unfortunately, Qi Shifeng just frowned slightly. "I know about that. What does it have to do with what you're talking about now?"
They say the two things one can't look directly at are the sun and the human heart.
At this moment, the window was half open, and the sunlight streamed in, casting a brilliant glow on the floor.
Xu Tingyu faced the light and stared into Qi Shifeng's eyes.
"You know? Qi Shifeng, I'm asking you now. Did my younger brother Xu Jia really die because of a failed operation back then?"
"He was cremated in a hurry. Did you do that because you were afraid I'd be sad if I saw his body, or because you were afraid I'd find out his heart had been stolen?"
Her questioning was like a thunderclap, exploding in the study.
As if in response, the sunlight outside was blocked by clouds, and the light in the room dimmed instantly.
Qi Shifeng was such a smart man that he understood what she meant in no time.
"So, you mean that Jia Jia's death wasn't due to a failed operation but was deliberate, and I even took his heart and gave it to Xie Shu?"
"However, I'd like to ask. If we follow your logic, if I had already given the heart to Xie Shu, why did she still die?"
"Most importantly, there was a long time gap between Xie Shu's car accident and Jia Jia's death. Even if I had foresight, could the heart be preserved for that long?"
He refuted her reasonably, with little change in his facial expression, but every word revealed his current anger.
In his wife's heart, he had actually done such a heinous thing.
On the surface, she accepted all his kindness, but secretly, she had never stopped investigating him.
When she came back before, she installed a camera in his office.
This time when she came back, was it also to get evidence when she met Cai Lan?
He was so angry and heartbroken that he couldn't help taking two steps back.
It wasn't until his back hit the table that he managed to steady himself.
His pitch - black eyes were full of decadence.
It was as if his whole being was collapsing, just like his eyes.
"I did suspect you. When I woke up from the coma back then, I heard someone say that Jia Jia didn't make it off the operating table. It was man - made."
Xu Tingyu stood still, just lowering her head slightly and dropping her eyes.
She repeated what she had heard back then to Qi Shifeng.
After more than four years, she even remembered every word, which showed how many times this sentence had been repeated in her mind.
After repeating it, without waiting for Qi Shifeng to speak, she continued.
"I admit that at first, I firmly believed that you had harmed my Jia Jia to save Xie Shu."
"I blamed myself and felt guilty. I thought that if I hadn't married you, Jia Jia wouldn't have suffered such a disaster."
"But later, I thought that you wouldn't do such a thing. Although you were cold to me, you weren't so cruel and didn't dare to defy the law."
Yes, her suspicion that there was something else behind Jia Jia's death didn't start after she had contact with Qi Shifeng again.
It was before she returned to the country.
She had analyzed this incident countless times and thought that Qi Shifeng wouldn't do such a thing.
This wasn't a mindless domineering CEO novel world where there were no laws and regulations.
Qi Shifeng was rich and powerful. If he really wanted to save Xie Shu, he could have solved it with money. Why would he target Xu Jia and leave such a big hidden danger?
Moreover, he was the heir that the old man had spent so much effort cultivating.
With his ability and intelligence, he would never allow himself to have such a handle.
Most importantly, she had lived with Qi Shifeng for three years and didn't think he was the kind of person who would disregard others' lives.
There was a huge difference between standing by and watching someone die and actively harming someone.
This was also the reason why she chose to tell him the truth now.
Qi Shifeng looked at her, seemingly hesitating whether he should believe her.
She always had the ability to make him restless so easily.
"I'm telling you all this now because I think the person who masterminded everything behind the scenes is the old man."
"He deliberately let me hear those words back then so that I would hate you and be more determined to leave Kyoto later."
"And Cai Lan's death might be a warning to me to be obedient and not get close to you anymore."
"So, I need your help. Help me meet the old man."
Seeing that he just looked at her, Xu Tingyu took a deep breath and directly stated her purpose.
Rather than always being passive, it was better to take the initiative earlier.
The old scores and new grudges between her and the old man were not just a little bit. They would eventually have to meet and settle things cleanly.
Qi Shifeng took two deep breaths, and the suffocating feeling finally receded like a tide.
The burning sensation in his heart, which had been like being roasted in a fire, was also dissipating.
It turned out that she trusted him.
He came back to his senses from the embarrassing emotions, as if he had released himself from the heavy and suffocating swamp.
But to outsiders, he had always been noble, calm, and unchanged in expression.
"It couldn't have been him. The old man had never met the Xie Yu sisters, let alone Cai Lan."
He still frowned and quickly kept up with Xu Tingyu's train of thought.
Xu Tingyu asked subconsciously, "But at that time, everyone was saying that Xie Yu would marry you after I divorced you."
So, how could he not have met her?
After so many years, when referring to the things back then, Qi Shifeng felt a bit dazed, but he quickly replied.
"Back then, the rumors outside that I had an affair with Xie Yu were all nonsense. If I had feelings for her, I wouldn't have married you."
"The old man was very clear about this. Moreover, he didn't like the Xie family either and would never allow me to have anything to do with Xie Yu. So, how could he meet her?"
He didn't have romantic feelings for Xie Yu, and the old man looked down on Xie Yu. How could he meet her?
At that time, Xie Yu had come to the house to see Liu Ning.
Later, when the old man found out, he scolded Liu Ning.
He told her that even if Qi Shifeng got divorced, he wouldn't end up marrying someone like Xie Yu.
Since that was the case, Liu Ning shouldn't have met Xie Yu and let people misunderstand.
Liu Ning also actively distanced herself from Xie Yu later.
Xie Yu didn't have any status in the Qi family, let alone Xie Shu and Cai Lan.
So, even if the old man had arranged for someone to deliberately tell Xu Tingyu about Xu Jia's operation back then, the person who killed Cai Lan couldn't have been the old man.
"First of all, I've seen Jia Jia's operation records, and professional people have also looked at them. The records are completely fine, and it doesn't belong to a medical accident."
"Secondly, Xie Shu's car accident and death happened several months after Jia Jia's accident."
"So, the story of taking Jia Jia's heart and giving it to Xie Shu is false."
"As for Cai Lan's case, if he came to you to talk about this, the old man wouldn't need to kill him to cover it up at all."
"After all, only the two of us know that we're not divorced yet."
"If the old man had those rumors spread for you to hear, from his perspective, his goal has already been achieved."