After Xu Tingyu fainted, the people around her were in a complete uproar.
Qi Shifeng was heartbroken, but still quick - witted. He caught her in time.
Jiang Li quickly called for the emergency medical staff. The reporters who hadn't gone far took a flurry of photos, and the scene immediately descended into chaos.
When Xu Tingyu opened her eyes again, she was already lying on a hospital bed.
She struggled to sit up, and her first words were to ask about Youyou's situation.
Qi Shifeng was sitting by the bedside. With a solemn look on his face, he told her, "We still haven't found Youyou, but we've got new leads."
It turned out that after Xu Tingyu fainted, Qi Shifeng immediately contacted his subordinates and asked them to follow up on the information provided by that child.
After a whole night of hard work, they finally found some clues.
The child they brought back was Huang Lele, a kid from an orphanage on the outskirts of Kyoto.
His biological parents passed away one after another after he was born. None of his relatives were willing to take him in, so he was sent to the orphanage when he was less than a year old.
Qi Ye must have specifically chosen him.
This child looked very much like Youyou, and their ages differed by only about twenty days.
Qi Ye arranged for someone to adopt Huang Lele through legal procedures.
After the adoption was completed, the child was indeed taken care of for some time. Then, after Youyou was abducted, they were sent away together.
In the first part of the journey, the two children were basically together, but they were never shown in public at the same time.
Later, especially after Youyou got sick, the nanny said she was taking Youyou to the hospital. Then Youyou was taken away and never came back.
Huang Lele never saw Youyou again. Only the nanny returned.
After that, the nanny became even more reclusive.
After Youyou disappeared, the nanny had been teaching Huang Lele to recite the words, "My name is Youyou. My father is Qi Shifeng, and my mother is Xu Tingyu."
Qi Shifeng and his men re - contacted the local organization and asked them to look for the nanny and the bodyguard and continue searching for the child.
But they found that the place was already empty.
At present, it seemed that Youyou was no longer in that area. As for where he was sent, they had no idea.
After hearing this, Xu Tingyu couldn't hold back her tears.
"Qi Ye is a madman! He anticipated every situation and dug a pit, waiting for us to fall into it."
"Ever since Youyou got sick and he agreed to the video call, he was just waiting for me to take the bait."
"I'm so stupid. I should have known he had evil intentions. This bastard! I really want to kill him."
Tears streamed down Xu Tingyu's face. Her face was pale, and she wished she could use the most vicious words to curse Qi Ye.
However, due to her upbringing, the most vicious thing she could say was that she wanted to kill him.
Qi Shifeng held her hand tightly. There was a dark killing intent in his eyes.
"He's mentally twisted and extremely ruthless. You stay in Kyoto. I'll go to Britain again. I'll give him whatever he wants."
Life is not a righteous TV drama where villains are immediately punished for their wrongdoings.
Moreover, Qi Ye was not only evil but also extremely meticulous. He had been carefully planning this for many years.
So, this time, they had indeed lost.
But as long as he could get Youyou back, Qi Shifeng was willing to give everything to Qi Ye.
Wasn't that what Qi Ye wanted, to trample Qi Shifeng under his feet?
"No, you can't go. I'll go. I'll plead with him," Xu Tingyu said as she wiped away her tears and was about to get out of bed.
But Qi Shifeng held her hand down. "If you go, he won't let you go."
If they hadn't pulled some strings, they wouldn't have been able to return to the country so smoothly.
Qi Ye was really crazy now. He would do anything to achieve his goals.
"So that's even more reason for me to go. Qi Shifeng, at least one of us should be free."
"If I go, at least he won't hurt me. My life won't be in danger. But if you go, you might not even come back alive."
The top priority was to ensure Youyou's safety, but they couldn't let another person fall into Qi Ye's trap.
Qi Shifeng still disagreed. "No, I can't let you get into danger again. There's no room for discussion. You should rest well first."
The two of them argued, but they were both extremely exhausted. Qi Shifeng, in particular, hadn't slept all night.
Now that Xu Tingyu was awake, he felt a little relieved. He lay down beside her. While talking, he fell asleep in her arms.
Although Xu Tingyu was tired, she couldn't fall asleep.
She nestled in the man's arms, listening to his heartbeat. Tears welled up in her eyes again.
It was all her fault.
She shouldn't have gotten involved with the Qi family from the beginning, and she shouldn't have given birth to Youyou.
Most importantly, she shouldn't have misjudged people for so many years.
So, since it all started because of her, she would end it.
When Qi Shifeng woke up again, his arms were empty.
He was annoyed at his own carelessness and got out of bed to look for her.
When he opened the ward door, it was already evening outside.
Jiang Li had bought some food. When he saw Qi Shifeng rushing out of the ward, he was stunned for a moment and then stepped forward.
"BOSS, you're awake?"
"Where's Tingyu?" Qi Shifeng stared at him, his voice hoarse and harsh.
Jiang Li avoided his gaze. "Miss Xu has gone back. She said since this was all her fault, she would solve it herself."
As he spoke, his tone became sad.
They all knew what might happen to her this time.
Qi Ye was so cunning. If she went alone, she would most likely be controlled by him again.
Jiang Li felt sorry for Xu Tingyu, but he still had to say something.
"BOSS, she said that since Qi Ye had always been obsessed with her, she would fulfill his wish. Anyway, she could live with anyone as long as Youyou was alive."
"She said that after she went back, she would try her best to send Youyou back quickly. She hoped that you could raise him well, and she would always be watching."
These words were actually quite terrifying.
It sounded as if she had made up her mind to fight someone and was leaving a last message.
Seeing Qi Shifeng's face getting uglier, Jiang Li quickly added, "Miss Xu said she wasn't going to fight to the death. She wouldn't do anything stupid."
After saying that, he quickly took out a box and handed it to Qi Shifeng.
"She asked me to give this to you. She said for you to keep it for her and that she would come back to get it."
Inside the box was a delicate necklace.
Qi Shifeng knew this necklace. It was the gift she had bought for him with the prize money when her self - choreographed dance won an international award for the first time.
It meant a great deal to her.
Even during the toughest times abroad, she never thought of selling it for money.
It had accompanied her for so many years.
Now, handing this necklace to him for safekeeping, it was obvious that she wasn't lying. She really intended to come back.
He tightened his grip on the necklace. His emotions calmed down, and he said to Jiang Li, "Got it. Call Zou Yu to see me."
Since Xu Tingyu was risking everything for Youyou, he couldn't fall behind.
Before Jiang Li could say anything, he saw two people running from the elevator.
"Xixi, slow down. Don't fall," Zou Yu, who had just been mentioned, was following behind Qi Ruixi, looking worried.
Qi Ruixi, who was in front, shouted at Qi Shifeng, "Brother, where are my sister - in - law and nephew? The internet said she fainted. What's going on?"