Zhang Wan considered herself absolutely loyal to Qi Ye.
So, of course, she couldn't accept Xu Tingyu saying such things.
She held back her anger again and again, but still said, "Not everyone is like you. I didn't stop him not because I was afraid he would stay away from me, but because I didn't want him to be sad."
"He has done so many things for you and has repeatedly lowered his principles and standards. You may not understand, but there's no need to keep slandering him."
"With your duplicity, one day, the boss will surely see you for who you are."
She took a deep breath, her hands at her sides clenched into fists as she tried hard to restrain her anger.
Xu Tingyu finally turned around and gave her a provocative smile. "So, has he seen me for who I am?"
"Even after he knew I went to the airport with Qi Shifeng and was about to return to Kyoto, did he blame me even once? Didn't he still allow me to go back?"
"Before I left, he even brought me to this dinner. What do you think he was up to? Isn't he just being masochistic?"
After Qi Ye agreed to let her return to Kyoto, she had been wondering what he was planning.
Youyou had been taken away, but why didn't he show any reaction at all?
He should be well aware that once Youyou was back in Kyoto, as long as she returned, she wouldn't come back.
For this dinner, he still wanted her to attend as his fiancée, meeting all his acquaintances. Wouldn't it just make him look more foolish in the future?
So, this didn't make sense.
Or was it because Youyou had been taken away and he was scared, so he was trying to mend their relationship?
This didn't seem right either. To mend the relationship, would he send Qi Shifeng to the police station and then bring her to this dinner?
She thought and thought but couldn't figure it out, so she decided to try to get some information from Zhang Wan.
But Zhang Wan kept talking around the point.
So, Xu Tingyu had no choice but to directly call Qi Ye masochistic.
She thought that after this, Zhang Wan would surely expose something to maintain Qi Ye's dignity.
But Zhang Wan just blushed. Before she spoke, she seemed to think of something and suddenly swallowed back the words on the tip of her tongue.
"Miss Xu, if you're done, you can go in. Don't keep the boss waiting."
She lowered her eyes and didn't even look Xu Tingyu in the eye.
Seeing that she couldn't get any information from Zhang Wan, Xu Tingyu threw the tissue into the trash can and mumbled, "Boring."
Then she turned around and walked towards the banquet hall.
When she was almost at the door, she found that Qi Ye hadn't gone in yet. He was standing at the door waiting for her. When he saw her coming, he showed a gentle smile.
There were many people on the way. There were two girls in front of her, whispering to each other.
"Look, isn't that Mr. Qi? He's so handsome and has such good taste in clothes. He's exactly the kind of husband I dream of."
"But isn't he always in poor health? If you really marry such an invalid, you'll probably be on tenterhooks every day."
"What's there to be worried about? He's been in poor health for so many years, but he's still alive and well. He's so rich, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Moreover, if he really is in poor health and leaves early, it won't be a loss to be his wife. You'll have enjoyed his body and can also get a large inheritance."
"True. But isn't he getting married at the end of the month? And he's marrying his former sister-in-law. That's quite a bombshell."
"So what? I heard that they knew each other first, and that child is also his. It's hard to say who the mistress is for a while."
"Really? But in my opinion, I've seen photos of his fiancée. She's beautiful, but she's too cold. It's not like he can't live without her, right?"
"Who knows? Maybe he has some special preferences. But just based on the fact that she can marry the younger brother first and then the older brother, she's not an ordinary person."
"True. Let's try to get to know her later. If she lives in the UK in the future, we'll probably run into each other."
...
The two girls were so engrossed in their discussion that they didn't notice that the people they were talking about were just three meters behind them.
Zhang Wan was about to go up and stop them.
After all, in her opinion, how could Qi Ye be talked about so casually?
But Xu Tingyu just whispered to her, "What, are you going to shut everyone up? Can you manage that?"
This was true.
Although Qi Ye's wedding invitation hadn't been officially sent out yet, his wedding had still attracted a lot of attention.
He was originally a well - known eligible bachelor, and now his love life was so "dramatic", so he was bound to be talked about.
She could stop these two people from talking today, but was she going to go into the banquet hall and stop everyone from talking?
That would only make Qi Ye look bad.
Zhang Wan fell silent and pretended not to hear those words.
Xu Tingyu also didn't say a word.
When the two girls walked up to Qi Ye and greeted him, she even stopped to avoid embarrassment.
But she didn't know what Qi Ye said to them.
The two girls turned their heads and looked at Xu Tingyu at the same time, and embarrassment flashed across their faces.
"Tingyu, come here."
Qi Ye seemed not to notice the girls' embarrassment and waved to Xu Tingyu.
Fine, if he wanted to play this embarrassing game, she could too.
Xu Tingyu didn't hesitate and walked over directly, but she didn't smile at the two girls.
After all, they had just talked about her and said she was capable. Well, she had to show them that capable people were aloof!
When Qi Ye saw her coming, his smile deepened.
He remembered that yesterday, when Qi Shifeng showed up, he also asked her to come over, but she had been full of resistance and had only had eyes for Qi Shifeng.
But now, with Qi Shifeng gone, she was wearing the dress he had personally chosen and was standing right beside him.
All the unhappiness of the past two days vanished at this moment.
Even if it was just a momentary falsehood, so what?
"These are Miss Liu and Miss Fang."
Qi Ye introduced them to Xu Tingyu.
"They just graduated from university and are staying in the UK to develop. You may meet them in the future and can play together."
"Ladies, my fiancée isn't familiar with the UK. If there's anything fun, you can take her with you."
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu nodded slightly at the two girls.
It was all just polite talk. But she was quite curious. These two girls obviously came from wealthy families. Did they also have to be nice to Qi Ye?
Seeing her greet them, the two girls quickly smiled.
After a few words of greeting, the two girls kept staring at Xu Tingyu.
They didn't attend the last gathering, but they heard from people in the circle that Qi Ye doted on her, and she was arrogant and had a bad temper.
They even specially looked for her photos and thought she was a beauty, but not extremely stunning.
But now, seeing her up close, they found it harder and harder to take their eyes off her.
Even when she didn't smile much and just stood there quietly, she was like the most dazzling jewelry, easily attracting everyone's attention.
The more they looked, the more they were immersed in her beauty.
No wonder she had bewitched Qi Ye so much that he was willing to marry her despite all the pressure.
Qi Ye quietly observed this scene, and there was a hint of pride in the smile on his lips.
He knew that no one could dislike her.