Everyone turned their eyes towards Qi Shifeng at Du Jiran's words.
Xu Tingyu naturally raised her head too.
The sea breeze carried fine golden sunlight and swept over the man.
He was reclining against the yacht railing. His peacock - blue floral shirt fluttered in the wind.
Large palm - leaf dark patterns loomed under the silk fabric. Two buttons at the collar were casually undone, revealing his wheat - colored collarbone kissed by the tropical sun.
His beach pants were a light linen color with gold threads. When the loose trouser legs were filled with the sea breeze, they faintly outlined the long and muscular lines of his legs.
Just as the waves shattered into silver scraps in the distance, he casually pushed his sunglasses to the top of his head.
A pool of amber eyes emerged from under his thick eyelashes, even more dazzling than the sparkling sea behind him.
Meeting everyone's gazes, he gave a gentle smile, "Sorry I'm late."
Xu Tingyu lowered her head, trying to suppress her erratic heartbeat.
Come to think of it, she wasn't a stranger to handsome men.
In fact, due to her job and Chen Chunyao's connections in the entertainment industry, she had seen more handsome men than most.
But it was only with Qi Shifeng that she felt her heart pounding like a drum.
Was this normal?
Had it always been like this?
She stopped looking at the man, afraid her eyes would betray her heart.
To others, it seemed like a sign of her coldness.
Before her memory loss, she had always been polite and distant towards other men.
Only when she saw Qi Shifeng did her eyes light up differently.
Now, Qi Shifeng had become just another man to her.
Qi Ye instantly felt better about himself - she didn't treat him like she used to treat Qi Shifeng, but she didn't treat others any differently either.
Du Jiran didn't tease Qi Shifeng about his figure. Instead, he warmly invited him to take a seat.
The squid was perfectly grilled, exuding an enticing aroma.
This squid was just caught by Qi Ye, and there was only one.
Aunt Tian was quick - witted. She quickly put the whole squid into Xu Tingyu's bowl.
"Madam, the boss gave you the first - place prize today. This squid must be part of the prize too. Have a taste quickly."
Actually, everyone here was the master of the house. As a nanny, it was best for her to keep silent.
But Chen Chunyao had been trying every means to get closer to the boss.
Since the squid started to be grilled, she had praised the boss more than once, saying how amazing he was and how delicious the squid must be.
What a joke! The squid was delicious because it was inherently so. What did it matter who caught it?
Aunt Tian thought that Chen Chunyao was just trying to please the boss and find any excuse to get close to him.
Poor Madam. She had to be on guard against Zhang Wan, and now even her own friend.
Aunt Tian had all sorts of thoughts in her head, but Xu Tingyu just let out a muffled laugh.
Finally, she couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing, "Aunt Tian, there's too much. I can't finish it. Let's share it."
She blushed from laughing.
She had been in good spirits today, and this smile made her bright eyes even more charming, making others want to laugh with her.
Aunt Tian didn't say a word. She silently fetched a pair of scissors, cut the large squid into pieces, and distributed them to everyone.
Anyway, her goal was achieved. It was enough for everyone to know that the squid was caught by the boss specifically for the madam.
As for whether those with ulterior motives were happy or not, it wasn't her concern.
Xu Tingyu had eaten two pieces of squid when she noticed Qi Shifeng across from her was looking at her.
His gaze was complex. When he saw she had noticed him, he quickly averted his eyes.
Everyone had eaten the squid except him.
In fact, he didn't touch the squid at all during the whole meal.
In the afternoon, the sun was even hotter.
Xu Tingyu had eaten too much and was too lazy to move. She just lay there half - reclined to rest.
Du Jiran went swimming again and took Qi Shifeng with him.
Qi Ye was a bit sleepy. After chatting with Xu Tingyu for a while, he went into the cabin to rest.
Aunt Tian and Chen Chunyao were also drowsy from the sun. But they still played with Xu Tingyu for a while before lying down to take a nap one by one.
Xu Tingyu closed her eyes and started to relax.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly felt the light in front of her dim.
She opened her eyes and saw Qi Shifeng standing in front of her.
He nodded at her and then walked silently towards the back of the yacht.
Xu Tingyu sat there for a while. After making sure no one was paying attention, she got up and followed him.
"Did you rest well last night?"
Qi Shifeng ran his fingers through his wet hair, revealing his handsome face.
Xu Tingyu thought he had called her here to say something important. She didn't expect him to start with such a boring question.
She glanced at him and replied with a grunt, "If there's nothing to say, I'll go back."
After all, there were so many people around. If they were seen talking alone, there would surely be rumors.
Before, she didn't care. In fact, she even hoped to be seen, just to see Qi Ye's reaction.
But now, she had more pressing matters. She couldn't take any risks before seeing Youyou.
Qi Shifeng stared at her for a moment. Suddenly, he reached out and pulled her into his arms. His finger tapped on the sapphire around her neck.
"Did he give this to you?"
There was something strange about this question.
It seemed a bit angry and also a bit bitter.
But mostly, there was a hint of jealousy.
Xu Tingyu wasn't going to indulge him, "What's the problem? He's my fiancé. Can't he give me a gift?"
This man always said such nonsense. Didn't he know what she cared about most now?
The hand Qi Shifeng had on her waist tightened suddenly. Then, she felt a cool sensation on her hand. There was something on it.
She looked down and saw a string of delicate emerald bracelets.
"I originally wanted to give this to you yesterday, but something went wrong. I couldn't deliver it in time, and someone beat me to the punch. It's so annoying."
Qi Shifeng let out a soft snort, showing his dissatisfaction with Qi Ye for giving the gift first.
He had ordered this bracelet before. It should have been delivered yesterday afternoon so that he could give it to her in the evening.
Who would have thought that there was a problem, and it didn't arrive until this morning.
He went to pick it up, which was why he missed the time to go out on the sea.
Xu Tingyu's eyes lingered on the bracelet for a long time.
It wasn't that she was deliberately partial to Qi Shifeng.
It was just that this man really suited her taste.
Even this bracelet was exactly what she liked.
She loved this shade of green and the delicate design.
Compared to Qi Ye, it seemed that Qi Shifeng really suited her better.
However, she wouldn't tell this man these things.
She just looked at it for a long time and then took the bracelet off and stuffed it back into the man's hand.
"I can't accept it."
Qi Shifeng instantly stiffened his body, "Why? You'll accept his gift but not mine? Is this one uglier than his? His is so ugly, isn't it?"
Really, that huge sapphire looked so ugly.
His emerald bracelet was so much prettier and matched her wrist so well.
"Or do you dislike it? Do you dislike the bracelet or me?"