Of course, there was no way Qi Shifeng would apologize, nor would he kneel.
Those people were in the wrong in the first place, and Qi Shifeng didn't care about Qi Ye's business. How could he lower his head for him?
So the situation got stuck there, and it started to ferment on the internet.
Finally, because Qi Shifeng was injured, he was allowed to leave first, while Du Jiran stayed behind with her own bodyguards and lawyers to continue negotiating with those people.
When Qi Shifeng left, Qi Ye and Zhang Wan were still there.
He didn't know how long it would take to resolve this today.
But according to Qi Shifeng's plan, this matter wouldn't be resolved in just a few days.
That meant that if Qi Ye wanted to save the subsequent projects, he would surely be tied up with this matter in the next few days and wouldn't be able to look for Xu Tingyu.
She could also take this opportunity to have a good time with Youyou.
After hearing this, Xu Tingyu frowned and asked, "So, those people are on your side? You deliberately set up a trap for Qi Ye?"
Qi Shifeng was taken aback by her attitude. "Are you unhappy? Do you feel sorry for Qi Ye?"
As he said this, he felt a bit angry.
Qi Ye wasn't even beaten. At most, he would lose some profits.
Was she feeling sorry for him?
But what Xu Tingyu felt sorry for wasn't this. She sank her face, broke free from his hand, and said seriously, "You shouldn't have put Miss Du in danger."
She thought this matter was solely directed by Qi Shifeng, and he even used Du Jiran as bait.
Even though the ultimate goal was to help her hold Qi Ye back so that she could spend more time with Youyou, she didn't want to hurt Du Jiran.
This was too despicable.
Qi Shifeng understood what she meant. He stared at her for a long time and then sighed. "Tingyu, you always think too much about others, which is why you end up getting hurt."
Seeing that he didn't seem to realize his mistake, Xu Tingyu got even angrier.
But before she could explode, Qi Shifeng immediately explained, "Those people aren't on my side, but we did know in advance that they would be having a dinner there."
"That man didn't even touch Du Jiran. It was all a scheme against them, and the ultimate target was only Qi Ye."
He had done a lot of investigations on Qi Ye and knew about this project of his, as well as the gathering of these second - generation rich kids today.
Of course, this wasn't a coincidence. There was someone on Qi Shifeng's side among them.
That person had booked this place for dinner and then sent a message to Du Jiran at about the same time, asking her to go to the restroom.
The one who was slapped by Du Jiran was the son of a certain leader here and also the one that these people were trying to curry favor with.
This man's most prominent characteristic was that he liked to flirt with girls.
Especially when he was drunk.
So the rumor that he "touched someone and then got slapped" wouldn't arouse anyone's suspicion at all.
And those people would surely avenge him.
In fact, when Du Jiran went there, they just brushed past each other. The man said a few lewd words, and then Du Jiran slapped him hard a few times.
The man was completely stunned.
After that, everything just fell into place.
Among those second - generation rich kids, there was someone on Qi Shifeng's side fanning the flames.
Qi Shifeng's side also refused to back down an inch, so it was inevitable that things would get out of hand.
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu was taken aback again and subconsciously asked, "So, Ranran knew about it and she supported you in doing this?"
The man took the opportunity to hug her again and said aggrievedly, "Yes, didn't I already say that we aren't really together? We're just using each other. Of course, she has to support me."
For some reason, these words didn't make Xu Tingyu feel relieved. Instead, she felt a strange tightness in her heart.
Because the tone was too familiar, as if he and Du Jiran really had a very good relationship and could trust each other completely.
However, this emotion came too "inexplicably", so Xu Tingyu quickly shook off this thought.
She then asked again, "So, what's the situation now?"
Qi Shifeng deliberately misinterpreted her meaning. He held her hand and pressed it down, saying in an aggrieved tone and with an even more aggrieved look in his eyes, "This is the situation, Tingyu. Please help me."
Xu Tingyu was really annoyed. She scolded him, "Qi Shifeng!"
As the saying goes:
"The Chinese people always like to compromise and make concessions."
"For example, if you say that this room is too dark and you need to open a window here, everyone will surely not allow it."
"But if you propose to remove the roof, they will come to compromise and be willing to open the window."
Qi Shifeng was always good at using this "compromise and concession" psychology.
His initial goal wasn't really to ask her to help him relieve his desire. He just wanted to be close to her for a while.
But if he really proposed to be intimate with her for a while, she would surely not agree.
Now, if he proposed a more excessive request, she might instead agree to let him hug her for a while.
Sure enough, in response to her scolding, Qi Shifeng quickly said, "I was wrong, really wrong. Just let me hug you for a while. You don't want me to become useless, do you?"
This was related to the happiness of their married life in the future.
Xu Tingyu found this man even more unruly after getting drunk and felt quite helpless.
However, letting him hug her for a while was acceptable.
So she sat in his arms and didn't move.
Anyway, if someone was willing to be her sofa, she didn't mind.
Qi Shifeng was, of course, very happy. He just wanted to "cultivate" her familiarity with him.
Once she got used to being in his arms, there would be no chance for others.
Both of them were temporarily satisfied with this state, but Xu Tingyu still had more questions.
She double - checked, "So I can take Youyou out to play for a whole day tomorrow, right?"
Qi Shifeng gave a grunt and then suddenly looked at her with interest. "Why don't you even care if it will be a big trouble for him?"
Xu Tingyu took a few seconds to react and realized who "him" he was referring to.
She was also a bit surprised at herself.
Right, when Qi Shifeng was talking about this, all she could think about was how much time this whole ordeal could buy for her and Youyou.
She didn't even consider how much Qi Ye would lose because of this.
A person's subconscious reaction could really reflect a lot of things.
She had to face up to her relationship with Qi Ye again - she really didn't care much about him.
While she was in a daze, Qi Shifeng already regretted asking this question.
It was right that she didn't care. Why did he have to make things difficult for himself and force her to care about that guy?
So without waiting for her answer, he grabbed her waist and changed the topic. "By the way, I've prepared matching parent - child outfits for you. You should wear them tomorrow."
Xu Tingyu didn't dwell on the previous question anymore. Instead, she looked at Qi Shifeng. "I have my own clothes."
"Of course I know you have your own clothes, but Qi Ye and the others know your clothes. If you and Youyou wear matching parent - child outfits tomorrow, it won't matter even if someone sees you."
Qi Shifeng wasn't just talking casually. He had really considered a lot for her and Youyou's outing.
For some reason, Xu Tingyu suddenly thought that only someone who really liked someone would go to so much trouble and consider everything so carefully.