Xu Tingyu had no idea that there was a "love guard" right beside her.
She simply declined Aunt Tian's offer and then finished the bread bite by bite, followed by half a glass of milk.
However, Aunt Tian still brought over a few small ham sandwiches. At her kind invitation, Xu Tingyu ate one.
It tasted quite good. After finishing it, she patted her stomach and said, "I can't eat any more. I might get seasick later."
Qi Ye ate two pieces of bread and drank some coffee.
The bread he ate was not the one Chen Chunyao brought, but the one Aunt Tian provided.
Chen Chunyao didn't expect him to be so cautious about such a small thing. She was very unhappy and sat back at her seat with the bread in her hand, eating in anger and silence.
Du Jiran's gaze lingered on her for a moment, and the smile on her lips grew wider.
This was really interesting.
It seemed that Chen Chunyao truly had feelings for Qi Ye.
No wonder she had hyped up the rumor with Fan Yi. It must be her way of giving Qi Ye a sense of "security".
But did Qi Ye care?
She found the whole thing getting more and more interesting. It was really worth coming here.
As for Xu Tingyu, she had no intention of caring about all this. After eating her fill, her mind was full of thoughts about when she would see Youyou.
Would Qi Shifeng go deep - sea fishing today?
Would he still keep his promise from last night?
She let her mind wander for a while. When everyone had finished eating,
The group headed to the dock where the yacht Qi Ye had booked was waiting.
Before boarding, Du Jiran answered a phone call. Then she turned to the group with a smile and said, "Sorry, Shifeng can't come because of something. Let's just enjoy ourselves."
So he couldn't come.
Xu Tingyu couldn't tell if she was disappointed or not. She just lowered her head, watched her step carefully, and boarded the yacht.
What she didn't know was that Du Jiran, who was the last to board, sent a message to Qi Shifeng.
"Tingyu showed no reaction at all to the news that you're not coming. Tsk tsk, it seems she has absolutely no feelings for you."
Qi Shifeng naturally didn't reply to her message.
She didn't mind either. She put away her phone and quickly boarded the yacht.
Qi Ye specifically told the captain not to go too fast because there was a pregnant woman on board.
So it took almost an hour for the yacht to stop.
Xu Tingyu thought she would get seasick. In fact, Aunt Tian even prepared motion - sickness patches for her.
But she didn't feel a thing throughout the journey.
She even found the sea breeze blowing on her body quite pleasant.
After the yacht stopped, a deep - sea fishing coach came out to give lessons.
Moreover, if anyone wanted to swim or go diving, it was also possible, and there were professional staff on standby.
But Xu Tingyu didn't want to go into the water, so she picked up a fishing rod.
Chen Chunyao still had an injury on her leg, so naturally she wouldn't go into the water either. Du Jiran, on the other hand, was eager to go diving.
Aunt Tian was getting on in years. She just took out her phone to take beautiful pictures and occasionally asked Xu Tingyu if she needed anything.
Qi Ye also got a fishing rod and stood beside Xu Tingyu.
Everyone had their own activities, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Before Du Jiran put on her equipment and was about to go into the water, Xu Tingyu repeatedly confirmed the safety issues with the coach.
The coach also repeatedly assured her that he was very professional, the sea area was safe, they wouldn't dive too deep, and the equipment was all professional.
Du Jiran also smiled and said, "It's okay, Tingyu. I actually have a diving certificate. I've just been a bit rusty since I haven't dived in the past year or two."
Hearing that she had a certificate, Xu Tingyu finally felt relieved. But she still walked over and watched her go into the water before coming back.
Qi Ye had been paying attention to the interaction between her and Du Jiran. Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "When did you two become so close?"
Didn't they just officially meet yesterday?
Moreover, Xu Tingyu was quite aloof and indifferent these days. Why was she so enthusiastic towards Du Jiran?
Xu Tingyu stared at her fishing rod and said naturally, "Because we organized this trip. Since Shifeng didn't come, we have to take good care of Ranran for him."
So that was it.
Qi Ye didn't know why, but he thought of her relationship with Qi Ruixi.
As a member of the Qi family, Qi Ruixi was not an easy person to get along with either. But for some reason, she really liked Xu Tingyu and would even follow her around.
In the past, Qi Ye had also wondered if Xu Tingyu had some special charm over the Qi family members. Were all three siblings in the family falling for her?
But later he found out that it was because Xu Tingyu loved by association.
Because she liked Qi Shifeng, she was very kind to him and Qi Ruixi.
Even when he and Qi Ruixi were abroad, she would send them gifts on every major festival and their birthdays.
Even for their important days, if she knew about them, she would definitely send them valuable gifts.
And it was obvious that those gifts were carefully prepared, not just perfunctory gestures.
It was so easy for a person like her to win people's hearts.
Maybe she and Du Jiran would become good friends. If so, there would be even less chance for her and Qi Shifeng to get back together.
Because he knew that she had high moral standards and would never "interfere" in her good friend's love life.
That was also the reason why he couldn't wait to tell her that there was absolutely no personal relationship between him and Chen Chunyao.
That was also why he had already thought about how to get rid of Chen Chunyao when he first used her.
He let his mind wander in a mess. Then he reached out his hand and helped Xu Tingyu tidy up the hair that had been blown by the wind.
"Tingyu, you're right. After all, we're the elder brother and sister - in - law. We have to take good care of our younger brother and sister - in - law."
Xu Tingyu didn't respond to this because she suddenly lifted her fishing rod and shouted, "I've caught a fish!"
The coach beside her immediately came over cheerfully to help.
She was the first one to catch a fish today. It was a red - spotted grouper weighing about ten pounds.
If it weren't for the coach's help, it would have been quite difficult for her to pull the fish up by herself.
She was very happy. After all, she didn't have many opportunities to go fishing. She didn't expect to catch a fish right at the beginning. She was extremely excited.
Qi Ye was also very happy. He took out a box from his pocket and handed it to her.
"Tingyu, you're today's lucky star. This is a gift for the lucky star."
When the box was opened, there was a sapphire necklace inside.
Under the sunlight, it reflected a calm and mysterious luster just like the deep sea.
Xu Tingyu's heart skipped a beat at first, but when she saw that it was a necklace, she quietly let out a sigh of relief.
God knew how scared she was that he would take out a ring.
After all, they weren't officially married yet, and they didn't have wedding rings on their hands.
She had never asked him about things like proposals.
Although she didn't remember, she felt that she didn't like such ceremonies.
There were quite a few big diamond rings in the jewelry box, but she didn't like wearing them, so she never touched them.
There were no long - term ring marks on her fingers. It seemed that she really didn't have a ring.
When she saw him take out the jewelry box just now, she even thought about pretending to faint.
Fortunately, it was just a necklace.
"Thank you. I'm really lucky today. Not only did I catch a fish, but I also got an extra prize."