Xu Tingyu looked up at him and suddenly smiled. "What do you think, Qi Shifeng? If you were me, would you like a stranger who acts so casually around you?"
Qi Shifeng was struck like by lightning. His body went rigid, and he stared at her in disbelief.
He thought he had misheard, but the cool evening breeze clearly carried her words into his ears.
"Qi Shifeng, you should know that I've lost my memory. To me, you're just a stranger now."
"I don't know what you mean by having feelings, and I don't believe we fell in love during that act. All I know is that we're already divorced, and you're being disrespectful to me."
It was obvious that she was trying hard to stay calm, but the slight tremor in her voice still betrayed her grievance and anger.
Qi Shifeng's excitement vanished completely in the face of Xu Tingyu's grievance and anger.
At this moment, he finally realized clearly that she had forgotten, forgotten everything about them.
It wasn't the kind of "memory loss" he had before. She had truly forgotten everything.
Right now, she had no affection for him at all.
To her, he was just a stranger with the title of her ex - husband.
No, thinking about what he had done to her in the past two days, maybe he wasn't even a stranger but a despicable hooligan.
His body was stiff. The great President Qi, who had never shown his emotions in the business world, was suddenly speechless.
All his words were stuck in his throat like cotton, making it impossible for him to even choke out a sound.
She not only didn't like him but also hated him.
This belated realization made him feel like an ice sculpture, as if he would shatter the next second.
But he was Qi Shifeng after all.
No matter how turbulent his emotions were, he still calmly carried her back to the bar by the bonfire.
"I'm sorry for what happened in the past two days. If you don't like me touching you, I'll be more careful next time. But please don't hate me, okay?"
He leaned over and helped her straighten her cloak.
Xu Tingyu studied his expression.
Being called a stranger, he really seemed at a loss. The sadness and anger in his eyes didn't seem fake.
But he didn't lose his temper on the spot. Even when he bent down to talk to her now, his voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.
Although there wasn't much about this man in her memory, he was indeed a stranger.
But somehow, she just felt that he was very sad now.
Was he sad just because she said she didn't like him touching her?
She pursed her lips and finally said, "Qi Shifeng, although I don't have any memories of you, I have a feeling that I don't hate you."
After a pause, she added, "But I really don't like you acting like that towards me. After all, I'm Qi Ye's fiancée. It's not right for you to do so."
She couldn't lie and say she hated him.
She couldn't say she hated his intimacy either. In fact, she seemed quite used to his closeness.
But this was wrong. They couldn't be like this.
When she said this, Qi Shifeng had just finished straightening her cloak and was about to tuck the stray hair behind her ear subconsciously.
After hearing her words, he froze for a moment and then withdrew his hand awkwardly.
He seemed to collect his emotions. Just as he was about to speak, Aunt Tian's voice came from afar.
He wasn't usually afraid, but then he thought of what she had just said, that she was Qi Ye's fiancée.
It would be bad for her reputation if a woman with a fiancé got entangled with another man.
So he quickly got up and whispered, "I'll come to you again. There will be fireworks later. Don't forget to watch."
After saying that, he gave her a deep look and quickly left the bar.
Aunt Tian rushed over, her face covered in fine sweat and still a bit out of breath when she spoke.
"Madam, I'm sorry. There were too many people just now, and I got separated. Then there was a little boy who got lost from his family. I took him to find his parents."
"I went to look for you over there just now but couldn't find you. I was really scared. Fortunately, you're still here. Otherwise, I would have called Sir to look for you."
Aunt Tian said anxiously. Xu Tingyu didn't interrupt her but just looked at her with a smile and handed her a tissue to wipe the sweat.
Aunt Tian relaxed and then said shyly, "If that happened, they would definitely find out that I didn't do my job well, and I would be in big trouble."
"Hehe, you don't know. That kid was so small. His parents were really careless. When I took him there, they didn't even notice."
Xu Tingyu then said with a smile, "Yes, it's lucky that we have kind - hearted Aunt Tian. Otherwise, those parents would have a good cry."
Aunt Tian laughed twice and then asked curiously, "By the way, I saw someone talking to you just now when I came over. Do you know him?"
Xu Tingyu didn't deny it. She just nodded and then changed the topic. "Aunt Tian, speaking of children, do you miss yours?"
She didn't know much about Aunt Tian's past, but Aunt Tian liked to chat and had mentioned that her children were studying in China while she came abroad to work as a nanny to earn money.
She had two children, a son and a daughter, one in high school and the other in college.
Every time she talked about her two children, she was always very proud, saying that they were both very sensible and good at studying, so she had to support them no matter what.
"Of course I miss them. Sometimes I can't even sleep at night because I miss them. But there's nothing I can do. My husband is not in good health and can't do heavy work. He still has to take medicine."
"I still have my parents and in - laws to support, and my two children still need to study. If I didn't come abroad to work, I couldn't support the whole family."
"My two children are very good at studying. As long as they can keep studying, I'll keep supporting them. But they're also very sensible and will work part - time by themselves."
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Madam. The salary you give me is the highest I've ever earned in my life. My whole family is very grateful to you."
"I'm thinking of earning some more money for a few years. When you don't need me anymore, I'll go back to China. By then, my children will have graduated."
"I'll just do some small business with my husband to earn a living."
When Aunt Tian talked about her family, her face always showed a look of happiness and expectation.
"We're just ordinary people. We're different from you, Sir and Madam. I don't have much education and can't think too far ahead."
"But I believe that as long as a person is alive, they shouldn't give up or bow their heads."
"As long as the family is united in heart, it doesn't matter how far apart they are. There will always be a day of reunion."
After she finished speaking, seeing Xu Tingyu looking at her thoughtfully, she hesitated for a few moments and then asked cautiously, "Madam, did you suddenly ask me this because you thought of your previous child after hearing me talk about mine?"
The family all knew that Xu Tingyu had a child before, but the child was with her ex - husband.