Hearing his words that it wasn't for the company, Xu Tingyu frowned.
"What on earth do you want then? Do you hate Qi Shifeng and want to take revenge on him?"
Suddenly, she remembered that Qi Shifeng had been involved in several car accidents before.
Could this also be Qi Ye's "masterpiece"?
Qi Ye's eyes were deep, yet burning with a crazy passion.
He casually pulled over a chair and sat down in a place where she wouldn't be too offended, in a very gentlemanly manner.
Under his black windbreaker was a well - ironed suit, and his dark tie was neatly knotted. He looked like a noble and elegant young man.
But the words that came out of his mouth were filled with the madness of a thug.
"I do hate him, but it's not for revenge."
He seemed to let out a soft laugh, and his gaze on her gradually turned dark and obsessive.
Xu Tingyu didn't like this look and subconsciously shrank back.
"I hate him because he has so many things that I've desperately wanted but could never get."
"Like good health, and the chance to marry you."
"Tingyu, back then when our two families were going to arrange a marriage, I'm the elder brother. It should have been me first, right?"
He sat there, complaining about the unfairness of fate.
The light shone down on his head, casting a few shadows on his handsome face.
"But just because I'm in poor health, I'm not even considered a real person in the Qi family. I could only watch you marry him."
If one ignored his madness, he was indeed quite pitiful.
But Xu Tingyu looked at him in shock. "The chance to marry me?"
After a pause, she added,
"If I remember correctly, there was nothing great about marrying me. The Xu family didn't help Qi Shifeng rise through the ranks in the Qi Group."
Did Qi Ye think that Qi Shifeng had gained a lot from marrying her?
But Qi Shifeng had reached his current position as the person in power in the Qi Group not because of the Xu family's help.
Moreover, back then, Qi Shifeng didn't even want to marry her. Was this something to hate him for?
Qi Ye was a bit stunned by her rhetorical question.
Then he laughed, with a touch of self - mockery. "I've said I don't want power and money. I want you, and that's all."
The feelings he had been hiding all this time no longer needed to be concealed. Even his eyes became sincere and passionate.
But this burning gaze made Xu Tingyu's face turn pale.
She didn't know why Qi Ye was like this.
Clearly, hadn't he always regarded her as a younger sister?
"Qi Ye, if you want the Qi Group, just take it. Why do you have to change your goal to me? I don't think I have that much influence."
There are many stories in novels about "getting angry for a beauty".
But how many of them are really just for the woman?
It's just a fig leaf for one's greed and pursuit of power.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Qi Ye got a bit excited.
"So, you've completely forgotten about me, right? We were the first to know each other, and I'm the one who loves you."
Suddenly, he stepped forward and grabbed her hand regardless of her struggle.
Although he looked frail, he was still a tall man.
In terms of physical strength, Xu Tingyu was no match for him.
Moreover, he just calmly called out, "Zhang Wan."
Zhang Wan pushed the door open and ignored Xu Tingyu's struggle. She directly took out a small key from her pocket.
It was the key to the chain on Xu Tingyu's wrist.
Zhang Wan unlocked the end of the chain on the head of the bed and handed it to Qi Ye.
Qi Ye held the chain in his palm and also held her hand.
Xu Tingyu couldn't struggle. The porcelain shard in her palm was also taken away. Then, she was pulled out.
Zhang Wan, seemingly afraid that she would attack Qi Ye on the way, also followed behind.
But she held her breath and tried to fade her presence.
The three of them walked one after another and directly came to the basement.
When the door was pushed open in front of Xu Tingyu, she was shocked by what she saw.
The room was brightly lit.
No, to be precise, it wasn't a room but an exhibition hall.
It displayed the whole life of "Xu Tingyu".
Photos from her childhood to adulthood, the certificates she had won, the trophies she had held. Even the school uniform she had worn and the worn - out dance shoes...
In the middle, there was also a wax figure.
It was the appearance of Xu Tingyu as a young girl, wearing a performance costume and tiptoeing, as if on the stage. It was so lifelike.
Xu Tingyu slowly walked in.
She found that there was even a gemstone crown on the head of the wax figure.
She had seen it in the gossip news before. It was said that a mysterious tycoon had bought it for a nine - digit price.
At that time, many people guessed that it was a generous rich second - generation who had spent a fortune to chase a popular young actress.
Some people even interviewed them, but both the rich second - generation and the actress remained non - committal.
So many people in the comment section said they were "shipped".
Unexpectedly, this gemstone crown worth over a hundred million was just placed on the head of the wax figure.
Under the light on the ceiling, it emitted a dazzling light.
Xu Tingyu slowly walked forward.
Many of the photos here, she had never even seen before.
There were many performances that she herself could barely remember, but under each photo, the time, location, and name were all detailed.
Even in the cabinet beside, there was the jar with her baby teeth when she was a child, the diary from her primary school days, and the faded - colored doll...
These things had slowly faded from her memory until this moment when she saw them again.
She walked past these things in shock, as if reliving her girlhood.
That was the happiest and most carefree time of her life.
But the further she went, the more oppressive it became.
The photos showed her sickly figure sitting in the sanatorium, her pregnant figure walking in the garden, and the picture of her holding Youyou with her head down...
In the cabinet, there was the dried rose that had pricked her finger, the hospital gown she had worn...
Even the blood - stained gauze she had used.
Because of the long time, the gauze had turned brown. It looked extremely creepy.
Xu Tingyu's face gradually turned ugly.
She couldn't bear to look anymore and turned to look at Qi Ye.
The man was also looking at her.
He had dreamed countless times that Xu Tingyu would stand in this exhibition hall and look at his painstaking efforts.
Now, this beautiful dream had finally come true.
"I was the first to know you, and I was the first to fall in love with you. But the Qi family let you marry Qi Shifeng."
"He doesn't love you. He hurts you but won't let you go. Tell me, how can I not hate him?"
He carefully traced her eyebrows and eyes with his gaze.
The person who had appeared in his camera and in his dreams thousands of times was now standing right here.
He had always thought this exhibition hall was too empty before, so he had desperately searched for all kinds of things related to her to fill it.
But now, with Xu Tingyu standing here, he realized.
In fact, this place wasn't big or empty at all. Just having her stand here filled it up.