Zhang Wan's face also turned pale. Just as she was about to apologize, Qi Ye's phone rang.
After seeing the flashing number on it, Qi Ye frowned.
It was a call from Qi Ruixi.
Actually, ever since the news about Xu Tingyu and Qi Ye in the UK broke out, Qi Ruixi had called Qi Ye.
But at that time, Qi Ye had already endured the old man's anger. Naturally, he didn't want to talk to any of the Qi family members, so he didn't answer.
A few days had passed. He guessed that everyone had calmed down, so after a moment of hesitation, he answered the call.
After all, Xu Tingyu and Qi Ruixi had a good relationship. When he got married to Xu Tingyu, he hoped Qi Ruixi could attend.
So the relationship now couldn't be too stiff.
Qi Ruixi didn't seem to expect him to answer the call. There was a brief moment of silence the instant the call was connected.
Then, she immediately started speaking in a hurry.
"Brother, is it true that Sister Tingyu is really with you? What on earth is going on?"
In the past few days, she had also sent messages to Xu Tingyu, but there had been no reply. When she called, the phone was always off.
Now it seemed that everyone believed that Qi Ye and Xu Tingyu were in cahoots and had schemed everything.
But she still couldn't believe it. So she tried desperately to get in touch, just wanting to get a clear answer.
Qi Ye got up and walked towards the study while saying, "Don't you already know?"
"But I don't believe it, Brother. How could you do this? She is my second sister-in-law. How could you and she scheme against Second Brother like this?"
Hearing that he didn't deny it, Qi Ruixi's heart sank.
"Scheme? How can you call it a scheme? They've been separated for years. Their relationship has long been broken."
"Oh, no, they never really had any feelings for each other. Didn't you always persuade her to leave before?"
Qi Ye sat down in the study, turned on the speaker, and while carelessly answering Qi Ruixi, he sent a message to Zhang Wan.
"Have that batch of jewelry you mentioned just now sent over. Let Tingyu pick some."
Qi Ruixi of course couldn't accept his explanation.
"Brother, even if you two really have feelings for each other, why use such methods? Do you know that Second Brother almost lost his life?"
"What you've done is so despicable. How could you use such means on your own family members?"
"I don't think your love is real. This will only make you stay on the pillar of shame forever. When others look at you, they'll only see your scheming and despicability."
Among the two brothers, Qi Ruixi was actually closer to Qi Shifeng.
Especially in recent years, the two had worked in the same company. Although she complained that Qi Shifeng had handed her over to the "big devil", she was really grateful.
At least, when she was pregnant, it was Qi Shifeng who had arranged everything for her.
Qi Ye couldn't stand to hear such words.
"Xixi, you don't understand. I did this just to cut through the Gordian knot. History is written by the victors."
"Except for you, no one would dare to gossip in front of me, unless they don't want to live."
"Moreover, we don't care about those evaluations. I don't think we did anything wrong."
He didn't even intend to say a single word in Xu Tingyu's defense.
Now even Qi Ruixi believed that all this had been jointly planned by him and Xu Tingyu. His goal had been achieved.
He didn't care if they were on the pillar of shame.
He just wanted Xu Tingyu to be isolated and have no choice but to rely on him.
"Brother, you can't do this. At least, Youyou is Second Brother's life. He's in a very bad state now. You should let the child come back to see him."
Seeing his cold tone, Qi Ruixi didn't argue with him anymore. She just wanted to see Youyou.
Hearing that Qi Shifeng was in a bad state, Qi Ye frowned even more.
But he still didn't give in. "You know, Youyou is also your sister-in-law's life. By the way, don't call her second sister-in-law from now on. I don't like to hear it."
"Brother, you're being so unreasonable. Give the phone to Xu Tingyu. I want to talk to her."
Qi Ruixi was so angry that her voice rose an octave.
Seeing that she didn't even call her sister anymore and just called Xu Tingyu by her name, Qi Ye was a bit displeased.
"You should call her sister. After we get married, call her sister-in-law. Calling someone by their name is impolite."
He put on the airs of the eldest in the family again, which made Qi Ruixi feel sick.
"You still want to get married? You're really crazy. Do you know that you've made Grandpa so angry that he's sick?"
"For the sake of a woman, you don't care about family affection at all, right?"
The old Master Qi had been recuperating. After scolding Qi Ye that day, he had been hospitalized.
Qi Ye was completely unmoved. "Xixi, he never really regarded me as his own grandson. Otherwise, he wouldn't have skipped me and arranged a marriage alliance for Shifeng back then."
"Now, he shouldn't use the so - called family glory to kidnap me. He should bless me instead."
He always had his own set of logic.
Qi Ruixi was extremely angry. She couldn't argue with him, so she let out a scream on the phone.
"You... You let Xu Tingyu answer the phone! I want to hear it from her own mouth."
Qi Ye still refused without hesitation. "No way. But when we get married, you can come here to see her."
"It's getting late now. I'm going to rest. Please tell Shifeng for me. I hope he can cooperate with the divorce as soon as possible. After all, my wedding here can't wait."
After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.
On the other end of the phone, Qi Ruixi looked at the black - screened phone and was so angry that she wished she could smash it.
It was Zou Yu beside her who stopped her.
"Second Brother, do you still believe that Xu Tingyu is innocent now? They're even preparing for their wedding. Do you still believe she's innocent?"
Qi Ruixi glared angrily at Qi Shifeng lying in bed.
She had also turned on the speaker for this call, and Qi Shifeng had heard the whole thing.
"I know you can't believe it. I can't either. But the fact is that she and Big Brother have made a public appearance, and Big Brother said she's his fiancée."
Most of Qi Ruixi's anger came from Xu Tingyu.
She had long known that her elder brother had feelings for Xu Tingyu.
But how could Xu Tingyu jump back and forth between two brothers?
Clearly, when she came back to Kyoto for her concert tour, her relationship with Qi Shifeng had been improving.
This was like trying to destroy the entire Qi family.
"Of course, she also has the right to choose her own happiness. But she shouldn't have seriously injured you, and she definitely shouldn't have taken Youyou away by such means."
"You almost died twice at the hands of the Xu family. Twice!"
The angrier she got, the more she couldn't hold back her tears.
Zou Yu held her shoulders, trying to calm her down and make her stop talking.
If she was this sad, Qi Shifeng would only be more heart - broken.
"Tingyu isn't that kind of person. She's honest. If she really wanted to take Youyou's custody and be with Qi Ye, she would have told me directly."
Qi Shifeng leaned against the head of the bed. His cheeks were sunken, and he looked so haggard that it made people feel heartache.
During this period, due to the double blows of physical and mental pain, he had been losing weight at a visible rate.
Qi Ruixi choked.
Yes, she had even asked Xu Tingyu if she wanted to fight for Youyou's custody.
At that time, Xu Tingyu had said that Qi Shifeng took good care of Youyou, and she was grateful to Qi Shifeng, so she wouldn't fight for it.
"I want to see her. Arrange it for me."
Suddenly, Qi Shifeng spoke up.