As Qi Ye spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Xu Tingyu's face.
Noticing the sudden tightening of her hand at her side, he softened his tone. "Don't worry. I won't let people say too many unpleasant things."
"Things are good this way. At least he has no feelings for you guys, so he won't fight for custody. You can get custody of Youyou. Aren't you happy?"
He was using the child to threaten her again.
Xu Tingyu couldn't stand his false consolation and retorted coldly.
"So, tell me. What's your purpose? Do you think this is good news for me too?"
Qi Ye paused for a moment before nodding. "Isn't it?"
He genuinely thought it was good news.
After all, Qi Shifeng had treated her badly, and she had only reconciled with him for the sake of their child.
But could a broken mirror truly be made whole again?
Even the most skillful craftsman, no matter how carefully they glued it back together, no matter how perfect the surface appeared, inside, there would always be cracks.
Now, Qi Shifeng had lost his memory and wouldn't use the child as an excuse to entangle with her anymore.
Maybe they would never see each other again in this lifetime. Wasn't that a good thing?
Xu Tingyu blinked quickly, forcing back the tears that were about to fall.
"How could I think it's good? He's my child's father and the person who loves Youyou the most in this world."
"But now, he's forgotten his feelings for Youyou, and Youyou has lost the person who loves him the most."
"You've imprisoned me and won't let me see Youyou. So far, I haven't even been able to say a single word to him."
"Now that Qi Shifeng is in trouble, there will never be anyone who will go all out to find Youyou. How is this good news?"
Qi Ye's breath suddenly turned cold. His beautiful, amorous eyes stared at her, filled with a hint of coldness.
"So, in the end, you still care most about your son, right?"
He stood up restlessly and paced back and forth in the room a few times. His expression was visibly displeased.
"I don't understand. You were separated from this child for four years and never saw him once during that time. Where did you develop such deep feelings?"
"Isn't it enough to know that he'll be taken care of by professionals and will live a good life? Do you really have to keep him by your side?"
He didn't know why he was so agitated, especially after seeing Xu Tingyu's tears.
Xu Tingyu just looked at him coldly. After a moment, she suddenly let out a cold laugh.
"No, it's not enough. Youyou is my child. I'd even dig out my heart for him."
"I love him. I love him so much. All my efforts in the past four years have been for the sake of returning to his side."
"You were never loved as a child and were abandoned. The person you should hold accountable is your own mother, not separate other mothers and children."
She knew why Qi Ye was so agitated.
He couldn't understand why Xu Tingyu loved Youyou so much because he too had been sent away from his mother when he was a child.
And Liu Ning hadn't sent him away out of helplessness.
It was because he was weak and sickly.
The Qi family had sent him abroad, claiming it was for recuperation and Western education.
In reality, on the one hand, having him around was too much of a worry because of his constant illness. It was better not to see him and not be bothered.
On the other hand, they were always worried that he wouldn't live long. So, it was better not to develop too deep of a bond and not let the outside world know too much about him.
The fact that he had survived until now was completely unexpected by the Qi family.
But ultimately, it was because the family had no real feelings for him.
Otherwise, when he had obtained his shares, he wouldn't have had to sign an agreement.
The agreement stated that if he died, the shares would have to be returned to the Qi family for redistribution.
In other words, even when he had reached adulthood, everything about his future had been calculated, including his children and wife.
It could be said that the Qi family had never even considered that he would get married and have children.
Or rather, he could get married and have children, but it was impossible for him to obtain too much of the Qi family's wealth.
"Tingyu, how could you say that about me?"
Qi Ye had been unhappy before, but now he was shocked.
He had never thought that Xu Tingyu would be so merciless as to directly poke at his wound.
"I'm not saying it to hurt you. I'm just stating the facts. I've at least been through the mire of your Qi family."
"Back then, when I married Qi Shifeng, on the surface, the old man was very satisfied with me and gave me all kinds of respect. But behind the scenes, he made me sign a prenuptial agreement."
"All the things that happened later also showed that in their eyes, if you're valuable, you're a member of the Qi family. If you're not, you're just trash."
"Unfortunately, the bankrupt Xu Tingyu and the sickly Qi Ye since birth both fall into the category of worthless people."
Xu Tingyu looked at him mockingly.
Didn't he know why he had been sent abroad?
Why was he so unable to bear it when she said it?
He was never loved. What was there to hide?
What was he so angry about?
"If you know the problem, why don't you change it? Why do you want to make me and Youyou go through the same painful experience as you?"
Seeing Qi Ye's face turn ashen with anger and him struggling to control his temper, she softened her tone.
Giving a slap and then a sweet date wasn't a new tactic, but it worked on him.
Sure enough, Qi Ye's expression improved a bit after this.
"I don't want you to go through the same thing. I've said that I'll let you see Youyou. I..."
Xu Tingyu didn't even listen to the end of his sentence before interrupting him.
"When can I see him? After he turns eighteen? By then, how old will I be? I don't even know if I'll still be alive."
"After all, a mother who truly loves her child can't accept not seeing her child for a long time. It'll wear me out physically and mentally."
"If you want me to die, you don't have to make me suffer for so long. Just kill me now."
"But after I die, you have to return Youyou to Qi Shifeng. Even if he doesn't remember me or Youyou now, at least he's the biological father."
As she spoke, she seemed to get more and more agitated and was about to bang her head against the wall.
Qi Ye was quick - witted and grabbed her immediately.
"Don't do anything stupid. Don't say such depressing things. You won't die, and I won't let you die. Don't say such things to scare me."
"Okay, we'll get married as soon as possible. At our wedding, let Youyou be the flower boy. If you like, you can keep him with you afterward."
He compromised.
To be precise, this was the result of the game between Xu Tingyu and him during this period.
No matter what happened to Qi Shifeng, she would never accept her child being raised in a place she didn't know.
But she also knew that Qi Ye wasn't that easy to talk to.
He should be very clear that once he returned Youyou, he would no longer have anything to hold her back.
"What do you want? It can't be just a marriage certificate, right?"
They were both businessmen, and no one would believe a verbal promise.
What price did he plan to make her pay this time?