He murmured softly, his eyes filled with tender love.
All his grand and overwhelming love for her was here, day and night, revealed under the light.
Now, it finally saw the light of day. He was so excited that his fingers kept trembling slightly.
But he was eager to maintain his poise and elegance in front of her, so he hid his fingers in the pocket of his trench - coat and stood about a meter away from her.
In contrast to his excited state, Xu Tingyu looked at him with disbelief in her eyes.
She couldn't believe that this moment was real.
"But I've always regarded you as my elder brother. I didn't know, never knew..."
She couldn't help but take a step back, putting some distance between them.
"What if you had known back then? How would you have chosen?" Qi Ye took a step closer to her.
There was a glint of excitement in his eyes, as if he was about to set her on fire.
He had endured for so many years and laid out his plans for so long.
Now, he finally got what he wanted.
He thought that if Xu Tingyu had known his feelings for her back then, she would surely have chosen him, right?
But Xu Tingyu didn't give him the answer he wanted.
"If I had known back then, I wouldn't have had any contact with you all these years."
Her tone was strict and resolute.
She had never had feelings for him beyond those for a family member.
In her heart, he was a trustworthy elder brother and a supportive friend.
But that was all.
"I don't like you. I've never liked you."
Her eyes were clear, without a trace of impurity.
Qi Ye refused to believe it. "How could that be? If we could start over, would you still choose Qi Shifeng? He doesn't love you at all."
Xu Tingyu looked at him strangely. "Do I have to choose from among your Qi family members? I can have a different life."
Hearing that she wouldn't choose Qi Shifeng either, Qi Ye's expression improved a bit.
"But there's no going back, Tingyu. You and Shifeng are not suitable. You were wrong from the start."
"I'm helping you set things right now. It's all for your own good. You don't have to accept me right away."
"As long as you're by my side, we have plenty of time. You'll see how good I am to you."
"I'll prove that I'm the most suitable person for you in this world."
He would never let her suffer and would offer her all the best things in the world.
"I'm extremely wealthy now. You can live the best life without doing anything."
"But I won't restrict your freedom. If you love dancing, you can continue your career."
"As long as you need my support, I'll give it all. I'm not as stingy as Qi Shifeng, who gives you nothing."
"Tingyu, let's take it slow. We can live abroad. If you don't like the UK, it's okay. I can go back to the US with you."
He had so many plans for their "future".
Those scenes that had appeared in his mind countless times were about to come true one by one. How could he not be happy?
Xu Tingyu just looked at him silently.
She didn't even interrupt him, which encouraged Qi Ye a bit.
After all, since she didn't interrupt, it meant she was listening.
So, she must have some feelings for him, right?
However, before he could get too happy, Xu Tingyu spoke.
"Are you done? It's my turn now."
"I'm asking you, when my younger brother passed away, were those rumors I heard in the hospital arranged by you?"
"You deliberately misled me into thinking that Qi Shifeng killed my younger brother for Xie Yu, right?"
Actually, Xu Tingyu didn't want to associate these strange things with Qi Ye.
But after seeing the blood - stained gauze, she couldn't help but think about it.
How paranoid and crazy was this man?
And the fact that he could collect things from her long ago and take so many photos of her performances, did he start planning long ago?
Qi Ye saw that while he was passionately baring his heart, she didn't listen to a single word.
She even wanted to clear up the misunderstanding between her and Qi Shifeng.
He was a bit angry and wanted to smash something.
But all the things in this room were carefully collected by him, and he couldn't bear to damage them.
So he stepped forward and grabbed Xu Tingyu's wrist.
"Do you really want to reconcile with Qi Shifeng? Your younger brother has been gone for so many years, and the three Xie siblings are also gone."
"Digging into this is meaningless. Whether it's true or not doesn't matter at all."
The tips of his fingers on her wrist were cold, giving her goosebumps.
"Qi Ye, I just need you to answer my question now. Did you orchestrate all that? In fact, my younger brother's heart wasn't removed, was it?"
She endured the discomfort and looked into his eyes.
Qi Ye looked back at her. "What answer do you want? Your brother is gone. Whether his heart was removed or not doesn't matter."
Xu Tingyu was enraged and shook him off forcefully.
"How can it not matter? If his death was due to a surgical failure or the limitations of medical technology, I could accept it."
"But if he was killed to save someone, I'll never forgive the culprit even if I become a ghost."
Her eyes were blood - red, but her voice was firm.
If the enemy was standing in front of her at this moment, she would surely tear them apart.
Qi Ye looked at his hand that had been shaken off, pursed his lips, and felt empty inside.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Yes, Qi Shifeng didn't take Jiajia's heart. Those words you heard were told to you by people I arranged."
"But I did it so that you could see Qi Shifeng clearly earlier and get out of that whirlpool."
"Besides, although he didn't take the heart to save someone, he didn't care about your Xu family at all. He wasn't even there during Jiajia's surgery."
"Why do you still have illusions about him? Once you prove that he had nothing to do with this, you'll fall in love with him again, right?"
Qi Ye's eyes were also red.
He looked harmless, and even when he was going crazy, he didn't look hideous.
But Xu Tingyu still felt shivering all over and extremely cold.
She avoided being led by him again and instead looked at him in shock and asked, "So, does your hand have something to do with Xie Shu's death?"
Since one lie was told, countless more were needed to cover it up.
Hearing the name Xie Shu, Qi Ye showed a bit of contempt.
"That arrogant woman drove recklessly after drinking. It was only a matter of time before something happened. How can she blame me?"
"Moreover, a piece of trash like her has no meaning in living. Trash should go to hell."
Sure enough, it was related to him.
Xu Tingyu remembered that back then, he took her to the film set as a stand - in, and Xie Shu was very disrespectful to him, the eldest young master of the Qi family.
Was it then that the seed was sown?