Qi Ye stared at her for a good while before suddenly letting out a bitter laugh.
"Tingyu, sometimes I really don't know if your intelligence is a blessing or a curse."
He gently pressed Xu Tingyu onto the sofa.
"You want Youyou to live by your side. Fine. Who told me that I'm so into you? I really can't bear to turn down any of your requests.
"But you have to give me some guarantees, right? Otherwise, how can I trust that you'll stay by my side obediently?
"So, I need you to sign an agreement. If you don't marry me and try to take Youyou away, your company will be mine.
"Not only that, but you'll also have to write me an IOU. But don't worry, I don't really want these things.
"I'll also sign an agreement with the same terms. Whoever betrays the other will end up with nothing. Deal?"
He was really calculating.
He knew that Xu Tingyu had worked her butt off for four years, almost sacrificing her life, to build her company to its current scale.
He also knew that most of the people in her company were her friends, who had accompanied her through the tough times and were deeply connected to the company.
It could be said that their livelihoods were also closely tied to the company.
If she didn't behave and Qi Ye took over the company, these people would be his next targets for revenge.
He was ruthless enough to sacrifice one for many.
Moreover, he would also take away Xu Tingyu's property.
She had experienced financial hardships and naturally didn't want to go back to being deeply in debt.
And now that Qi Shifeng had lost his memory, if she suddenly became penniless, she wouldn't be able to support the child.
She couldn't let Youyou start all over again with her.
Xu Tingyu looked at Qi Ye and sneered, "You're really good at threatening people."
He had calculated everything. He knew that she wouldn't want to drag her friends into trouble or let her child suffer.
"When did you start plotting this? When you heard the news that Qi Shifeng had lost his memory?"
"So, the moment you got that news, were you more worried about your brother or happier that you had one more bargaining chip to threaten me?"
Her eyes and tone were full of mockery.
Even if there were no grudges between her and Qi Ye, she wouldn't like a person like him.
Just imagining having such a person as her partner was terrifying.
But this wasn't the time to talk about this.
Did he want her to compromise?
Fine. She could discuss other things later. The most important thing was to get her child back first.
"Although you're despicable, I agree. I'll sign the agreement. I want to see my son as soon as possible."
She didn't hesitate at all.
Just as she had told Chen Chunyao, she always believed that as long as she kept the foundation, there would always be hope.
Qi Ye liked her intelligence and her ability to read the situation.
"Good. I'll have the lawyer come right away. I want your divorce certificate within a week.
"We'll get married at the end of the month. The time is tight, so you'll have to put in more effort. Just let me know if you need anything."
He smiled sincerely. As he spoke, he called Zhang Wan in.
"Call Lawyer He over. Also, starting today, have those restaurants take turns sending over wedding food samples.
"And for the wedding favors, I want the best of everything. Got it?"
He talked about the wedding in front of Xu Tingyu, and his excitement was hard to hide.
Zhang Wan nodded in agreement. As she was leaving, she glanced at Xu Tingyu.
She had also seen the news in the country and knew about Qi Shifeng's coma.
She also knew that Qi Ye would use this as an excuse.
Since Qi Ye had entered the room, she had been waiting for a big argument or crying to break out.
But until Qi Ye called her in, everything had been normal.
She couldn't hear the details of their conversation.
And Xu Tingyu's calm reaction was really strange. Didn't she know that Qi Shifeng had had an accident?
In front of Qi Ye, she didn't dare to think too much and just went to prepare what he had asked for.
Not long after Zhang Wan left, Qi Ye received a message. He frowned, then stood up and smiled at Xu Tingyu.
"You rest well. I have to go out. I'll be back tonight, and we can take a walk in the garden."
Although he was smiling, his wrinkled brow didn't smooth out, making his expression look a bit odd.
Xu Tingyu didn't say a word and just gave him a quick look.
Did he really think that after forcing her to agree to such an "unequal treaty," she would still greet him with a smile?
Thankfully, Qi Ye didn't force the issue and rushed out of the door.
Soon, the sound of a car driving away came from downstairs.
Xu Tingyu finally let out a long sigh and got up to stand by the window.
Before she could fully relax, the door behind her was pushed open again.
Zhang Wan came in with a bowl of bird's nest.
This was something Qi Ye had the maid prepare for Xu Tingyu every day, always in different styles to nourish her.
However, most of the time, this woman didn't appreciate it. She would only eat it when she was in a good mood. When she was in a bad mood, she wouldn't even look at it.
She really thought of herself as the future mistress of the house and threw tantrums at will.
"Miss Xu, it's time for afternoon tea."
She said as she placed the bird's nest on the table.
Xu Tingyu didn't turn around. "Just leave it."
In the past few days, for some reason Qi Ye had told her, Zhang Wan didn't talk to her much.
So this time, Xu Tingyu didn't try to talk to her either.
However, to her surprise, Zhang Wan didn't leave. Instead, she stood behind her, seemingly observing her.
At first, Xu Tingyu thought she was waiting for her to eat, so she said again, "I'll eat it. You can go first."
But after she said that, Zhang Wan still didn't leave.
Xu Tingyu finally turned around and asked her, "Do you have something to say to me?"
Zhang Wan took a step forward. "Miss Xu, do you know that Qi Shifeng had an accident and is in a coma?"
This was really strange.
She actually brought up this topic on her own initiative.
Xu Tingyu narrowed her eyes. "What do you want to say?"
"You know? Your cold reaction really surprises me."
Zhang Wan stared at her intently.
"Then what kind of reaction do you think I should have?"
She didn't answer directly and just circled around the topic with her.
Seeing her pretending to be stupid, Zhang Wan couldn't hold back her temper. "He's still your child's father. Now that he's lost his memory, you're so indifferent?"
They had been entangled for so many years and had such a deep relationship, yet she was so cold to Qi Shifeng.
How could she trust that she would treat Qi Ye well in the future?
After Qi Ye married her, if he was ignored and hurt, his health would only get worse.
She would never allow that to happen.
"Your words are quite interesting. Are you defending him? Then why didn't you show any mercy when you tried to kill him?
"Zhang Wan, you're just as hypocritical as your master. You want to have your cake and eat it too. You guys say all the right things.
"You do bad things and then say these fake words. Who are you trying to disgust?"