Zhang Wan quickly booked a restaurant.
For this kind of "family dinner", no one else was qualified to attend.
Zhang Wan, as the personal assistant, was no exception. All she could do was take the makeup artist to the room to help Xu Tingyu get dressed up.
Xu Tingyu took a long afternoon nap. When she woke up, she still felt a bit reluctant to get up. She took a shower and finally became a bit more awake.
When she sat in front of the dressing mirror, allowing the makeup artist to draw her eyebrows while looking at Zhang Wan in the mirror.
"Are you feeling unwell?"
She noticed that Zhang Wan's face was a bit pale. She didn't sit down but just stood there stiffly. Every move she made was cautious, as if she was enduring some pain.
Zhang Wan was stunned for a moment and instinctively denied it. "No."
Even her voice was weak, yet she still insisted that she was okay.
Xu Tingyu didn't have a very good relationship with her, so naturally she didn't ask further. She just closed her eyes to make it easier for the makeup artist to apply eyeshadow.
In the room, Aunt Tian was also there. Seeing Zhang Wan's attitude, she naturally thought that Zhang Wan was looking down on Xu Tingyu.
So she couldn't help but speak up.
"Assistant Zhang, the madam is concerned about you. Even if you don't appreciate it, there's no need to look so sullen, right?"
As she said this, she rolled her eyes.
Zhang Wan frowned and looked at Aunt Tian. "Aunt Tian, don't talk nonsense."
She knew that Aunt Tian had a good relationship with Xu Tingyu, but she didn't expect that she would dare to blame her so directly to her face.
Who on earth gave her the courage?
Aunt Tian didn't care about Zhang Wan's annoyance. Instead, she continued, "How am I talking nonsense? Didn't the madam just show concern for you? And weren't you being dismissive?"
"I wasn't being dismissive. Don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Wan was getting a bit anxious.
She wasn't afraid of Aunt Tian's slander, but she was afraid that Xu Tingyu would believe it and complain to Qi Ye.
No matter how much she looked down on Xu Tingyu, her reaction just now wasn't out of disdain.
She was just in so much pain that it showed on her face.
"Hehe, the madam has a good temper and is willing to tolerate others. But don't take advantage of that and think she's easy to bully."
"No matter how some people act up, the master only has the madam in his heart. Some people should really know their place."
Since Aunt Tian wanted to stand up for Xu Tingyu, she was determined to say it all.
Moreover, Xu Tingyu didn't stop her, which already showed her attitude, didn't it?
Zhang Wan also realized this. Her face changed slightly, and she looked at Xu Tingyu.
Xu Tingyu still had her eyes closed while the eyeshadow was being applied, as if she didn't hear these words.
Zhang Wan understood. She knew that Aunt Tian was just relaying Xu Tingyu's message.
Xu Tingyu finally couldn't stand her anymore.
But why?
Xu Tingyu was just relying on Qi Ye's favor. But what had she done?
She had always been lukewarm towards Qi Ye. Even, it was doubtful whether the child in her belly was Qi Ye's.
Qi Ye always thought about her. He was afraid that she would be lonely, so he even allowed Chen Chunyao to come along to play.
But what about her? She really acted as if she was here just for a vacation. She knew that Qi Ye was not feeling well, but she didn't show any intention of accompanying him.
In fact, the time she spent with Qi Ye was even less than the time Chen Chunyao spent with him.
When Qi Ye was vomiting and having diarrhea and couldn't eat anything, she was happily watching the bonfire outside.
In the UK, she always looked so aloof and uninterested in anything.
As soon as she came here, she swiped her card to buy so many luxury goods.
Zhang Wan admitted that she really hated Xu Tingyu, and her hatred was growing.
But since she was the one Qi Ye liked, she endured it for the time being.
She never thought that Xu Tingyu would team up with the people around her to confront her.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and the more pain she felt.
However, she didn't need to argue with Aunt Tian. She just looked at Xu Tingyu. "Miss Xu, is this also your intention?"
Her attitude seemed a bit aggressive.
Xu Tingyu's eyeshadow wasn't finished yet. She still didn't open her eyes. It seemed as if she didn't hear this question and didn't say a word.
It was Aunt Tian who said again, "I said these words. Why are you targeting the madam?"
"I've told the madam before that you have too many hidden motives. Keeping you by the master's side is a trouble. It's the madam who trusts you."
"But you, because the madam has a good temper, you've become even more unruly as a subordinate. You always look so unhappy. Who are you showing that face to?"
"People who don't know might even think that you're the one in charge of this family."
These last words really hurt Zhang Wan's heart.
She really had no right to interfere in Qi Ye's family affairs.
After all, she was just a subordinate, someone who got paid to do a job.
Who Qi Ye loved and who he was devoted to was his freedom. No matter how much she disliked Xu Tingyu, she could only endure it silently.
She felt that the wound on her back was so painful that she could hardly bear it. She staggered a couple of steps and even fell onto the sofa.
Aunt Tian originally thought that Zhang Wan was so tough. She didn't expect that she would keep silent after being criticized.
Just as she was feeling proud, seeing Zhang Wan fall down, she immediately felt alarmed and took a few steps back.
"I didn't touch you. Don't try to frame me."
At this time, Xu Tingyu's eyeshadow was finally done. She opened her eyes and didn't look at herself.
Instead, she saw Zhang Wan with a pale face in the mirror.
What's wrong? Did she react so strongly just because she was criticized a bit? Could it be that she had been hit on the nail?
This thought flashed through her mind. But seeing that Zhang Wan not only had a pale face but also had beads of sweat on her forehead, she didn't seem to be just angry. She really seemed to be in pain.
She immediately stood up and walked towards Zhang Wan.
Just as she was about to reach out to touch Zhang Wan's forehead, Zhang Wan thought that she was going to slap her. She instinctively turned her face away.
Unexpectedly, that fair hand didn't hit her but landed on her forehead.
"You're running a fever. Your forehead is so hot. Did you get too tired taking care of Qi Ye these days?"
Xu Tingyu withdrew her hand.
When she mentioned Qi Ye, there was not a bit of sarcasm in her tone.
No matter what attitude and motives Zhang Wan had towards her, she was impeccable when it came to taking care of Qi Ye.
She was much more considerate and attentive than she, the fiancée, was.
Zhang Wan must have run a fever because Qi Ye had been sick these days. She had been taking care of him all the time and also had to take care of her from time to time.
Even an iron - strong person couldn't stand it.
"Aunt Tian, take her back to her room and contact a doctor to come and take a look."
Now that someone was sick, all other matters could be put aside. Health was the most important thing.
Although Aunt Tian disliked Zhang Wan, she always listened to Xu Tingyu. So she didn't object. She came over to help Zhang Wan up.
However, she really didn't like Zhang Wan, so her movements were inevitably a bit rough.
Just as she pulled Zhang Wan up and put one arm around her back to let her lean on her, Zhang Wan let out a muffled groan.
It seemed that she was in great pain.
Aunt Tian thought that she was just complaining about her lack of gentleness and wanted others to know. She couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.
"I'll be gentle. Stop whining. You're such an adult."