Xu Tingyu's mind was completely on Youyou. Right now, only by bringing up Youyou could she make her listen.
So she blinked her eyes, thought seriously for a while, and then nodded. "Okay, then you should also sleep with me for a while. Otherwise, you won't have the energy to look for Youyou."
The two of them needed to conserve their energy now.
If both of them collapsed, then Youyou would be in even greater danger.
She understood the reasoning, but when it came to herself, she might not be that rational.
Now that Qi Shifeng had brought up Youyou, she might as well take the opportunity to let the other person rest.
Qi Shifeng didn't answer directly. He just hugged her tightly through the quilt. "I know what I'm doing. You go to sleep first."
Xu Tingyu was enveloped by his scent. Her tense nerves finally relaxed a bit. She didn't say anything else and closed her eyes.
The room was very quiet.
Qi Shifeng's eyes traced her outline.
Actually, he liked lying beside her and looking at her like this the most. The more he looked, the happier he felt, and he could never get enough of it.
Sometimes, while looking, he couldn't help but kiss and touch her, waking her up.
Most of the time, Xu Tingyu was very good - tempered. Sometimes when she was extremely tired, without even opening her eyes, she would kick him.
But today, Qi Shifeng didn't bother her. He just quietly looked at her for a long time.
He thought he had concealed his emotions well, but it wasn't until a tear fell on Xu Tingyu's forehead that he realized he couldn't pretend to be calm beside her.
His eyes were silently shedding tears, and the fingertips touching her were slightly trembling.
Just now, after Xu Tingyu fell asleep, his phone received a text message from an unknown number.
The content read: Your son is now in my hands. If you don't want anything to happen to him, come alone to this place at seven o'clock tonight.
Along with the text message, there was also a photo of Youyou.
The little boy had his eyes tightly closed, lying on the carpet. His expression couldn't be seen clearly.
But it was enough to make Qi Shifeng's eyes sting, and he almost dropped his phone.
Before he could take a closer look at the photo, the other person sent another message.
"Don't tell anyone. If you alert the police or the people around you, then you can wait to collect your son's body."
Xu Tingyu had always thought that Youyou's kidnapping was aimed at her.
But after reading the message, Qi Shifeng was certain that it was aimed at him.
Maybe it was someone he had offended in business. It might even be related to the frequent accidents he had experienced in the past few years.
He had long known that someone wanted his life, but he cherished his own life very much. He couldn't fulfill the other person's wish before raising his son.
Now, this person was enraged and directly kidnapped Youyou.
The meaning of making him go alone without alerting anyone was very clear - it was to exchange his life for his son's.
Qi Shifeng finally leaned over, kissed Xu Tingyu, then got up neatly and left the room.
He didn't know if he would survive this trip. Maybe he would really be separated from her forever.
But he didn't hesitate for a moment.
Because that was his son.
Qi Shifeng went downstairs, gave a few instructions to Jiang Li, and then left the house alone under the pretext of dealing with work.
Just a few minutes after he left, Qi Ye and Qi Ruixi arrived.
As soon as Qi Ruixi entered the door, she asked with red - rimmed eyes, "Such a big thing happened. Why didn't you let out a single word? We're a family!"
She had been feeling unwell these days and had taken annual leave to rest at home.
It was only after receiving a call from Liu Ning that she found out that Youyou was missing.
Since the old man and Liu Ning were both under major "suspicion", Qi Shifeng had gone to the old mansion in person to question them.
The old man had been feeling unwell recently and was lying in the hospital bed. He was so angry that his whole body trembled, breathing heavily. He cursed several swear words in a row and told Qi Shifeng to get out.
Although Liu Ning didn't like Youyou, after all, he was Qi Shifeng's own son. She repeatedly assured Qi Shifeng that it wasn't them who did it.
Suspecting them was bound to be fruitless. It would be better to use the time to catch the real culprit.
Qi Shifeng ignored her. His eyes looking at the two of them were full of scrutiny and coldness. Finally, he left without saying a word.
As soon as he left, Liu Ning helped the old man calm down for a long time.
The old man said, "Although Youyou was born by Xu Tingyu, after all, he's a member of our Qi family. You tell Xixi and Qi Ye to go and help."
So Liu Ning called Qi Ruixi.
Qi Shifeng was too worried to think clearly. In this situation, it was easy for him to lose his mind. So it was more reliable to have the other two keep an eye on things.
Who knew that at first, Qi Ruixi didn't answer the phone.
Now she frowned whenever she saw Liu Ning's call and tried not to answer it if she could.
As a result, it was delayed for a while.
It wasn't until Liu Ning sent a message saying that it was about Youyou that Qi Ruixi answered the phone.
This time, Liu Ning didn't even have time to scold her for not answering the phone. She just directly told her about Youyou's disappearance and asked her to quickly call Qi Ye over.
Qi Ruixi didn't dare to delay for a moment. She called Qi Ye, who was participating in an activity at school, and rushed over.
She and Qi Shifeng arrived just a few minutes apart, and she didn't see him.
After hearing from Jiang Li that Qi Shifeng had gone to the company for something, Qi Ruixi cursed loudly.
"What kind of thing does he need to handle personally? Has he been possessed by work? Will the company stop running without him?"
"If that's the case, then the Qi Group might as well go bankrupt earlier."
Her eyes were red. It was hard to tell if it was from anger or anxiety.
Pregnant women were easily affected by hormones, and their emotions fluctuated greatly.
Now, being so angry and thinking about how Qi Shifeng wasn't present when Xu Tingyu gave birth, she really wanted to open Qi Shifeng's head and see what was inside!
Was work really that important? His own son had been kidnapped, and he still wanted to go and deal with that lousy work!
Qi Ye was afraid that she would get too emotional and something might happen to her. So he winked at Zou Yu, asking him to calm her down.
He stepped forward himself and asked Jiang Li, "Where's Tingyu? Hasn't the kidnapper called yet?"
"Miss Xu is resting upstairs. She hasn't slept for two days and two nights."
Jiang Li's back was sweating, and his voice was a bit hoarse.
Qi Shifeng also hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and neither had he.
He had been with Qi Shifeng for so many years. He had seen Qi Shifeng's love for Youyou with his own eyes, so he naturally knew how important Youyou was to him.
"Up until now, there have been no calls, no messages. We don't know what the other person's purpose is."
As Jiang Li was speaking, his eyes got a bit moist. He lowered his eyes, afraid that others would see.
It was precisely because there had been no news that it was the most torturous.
Whether the other person wanted money or something else, if they stated their purpose, then there could be negotiations and next steps.
But now, there had been no calls or messages.
No one knew what the kidnapper really wanted.
They could only wait in agony for an unknown notice or result.
"Qi Shifeng has gone to work?"
Just as Jiang Li finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the stairs.
Everyone looked up and saw Xu Tingyu standing there, holding on to the handrail. She looked extremely pale and haggard.