For some reason, Xu Tingyu felt like crying and laughing at the same time.
Finally, she buried her face in his arms and hugged him of her own accord. "Go to sleep."
The heart that had been floating for so long finally found its footing because of his words, "He's our son."
Yes, what was she afraid of?
Youyou was her son, and no one could change that fact.
Neither of them said another word. They fell asleep in each other's arms.
Early the next morning, when Xu Tingyu woke up, Qi Shifeng and Youyou had been up for a while.
Youyou was flipping through a picture book, while Qi Shifeng was staring at her sleeping face, as if he could never get enough of the sight.
The moment Xu Tingyu opened her eyes, she was met with a handsome and refreshed face.
She was stunned for a moment and instinctively shrank into the quilt.
Help! She had slept so soundly. She didn't even know what kind of position she had been in while sleeping.
Seeing her shy reaction, Qi Shifeng smiled, leaned over and kissed her. "Good morning."
In that instant, Xu Tingyu suddenly thought that this man was a male fox spirit who was a danger to the country and its people. He was always luring her soul away.
The male fox spirit, not satisfied with his luring, winked at her, his eyes seemingly full of longing.
While she was in a daze looking at the man, Youyou crawled over and said to Xu Tingyu with a big smile, "Good morning, Mommy."
The amorous atmosphere was dispelled. Xu Tingyu sat up and pulled Youyou into her arms. "Good morning, my little treasure."
She could never love Youyou enough. She kissed and hugged the child, fooling around for quite a while.
During this time, Qi Shifeng just kept smiling and staring at the two of them.
Until there was a knock on the door.
Xu Tingyu was startled. It was as if she had just remembered that she was not a "free person", and this happy scene of a "family of three" in front of her was all fake.
Her expression dimmed, but in front of Youyou, she still managed to squeeze out a smile.
"Baby, let's go wash up first, and then Mommy will take you out to play."
Youyou responded and went to change his clothes.
She quickly got up too. Just as she was about to get out of bed, Qi Shifeng pulled her back.
"Don't think too much. Have a good time."
He had seen her disappointment just now and specifically told her this.
Xu Tingyu nodded and said nothing.
The person knocking on the door outside was Zou Yu.
Qi Shifeng made sure that Xu Tingyu had changed her clothes before letting him in.
"Qi Ye has left the police station and is on his way to the hotel. Miss Du's car is also ready. She can leave at any time."
Qi Shifeng did have something to deal with with Du Jiran today.
Xu Tingyu heard this too but didn't say a word.
Qi Shifeng gave Zou Yu a few more instructions, then turned to Xu Tingyu and said, "You take Youyou with you today. Pay attention to safety. Zou Yu will follow you."
Xu Tingyu nodded. "Okay. I'll go and talk to Qi Ye first."
Judging from Qi Ye's attitude towards her, he would definitely come looking for her as soon as he got back.
Qi Shifeng knew this too, but when he heard her say this, he just felt uncomfortable. So when he saw her out, he quickly kissed her.
"Will you still love me after you see him?"
She thought he was going to say something important, but unexpectedly, he was being so cheeky again.
Xu Tingyu rolled her eyes at him. "Don't worry. I never loved you anyway."
Qi Shifeng didn't believe this.
If she didn't love him, how could she allow him to kiss and hug her?
But he didn't expose her. After all, the revolution was not yet successful, and he still had to work hard.
If he said it out now, she would definitely shrink back into her shell.
However, he still had to show a little dissatisfaction that she could say she didn't love him so casually.
He saw that after Xu Tingyu turned around, he pulled her back again and quickly bit her lip. "Don't talk nonsense."
Xu Tingyu was already used to his rascal behavior. She broke free from him, rolled her eyes at him again, and walked away directly.
Watching her get into the elevator, Qi Shifeng put away his smile and turned to Zou Yu. "Make sure to protect them."
"Don't worry. I've already contacted everyone. It won't affect their fun."
Zou Yu nodded seriously.
Originally, someone else could have sent Youyou here this time, but after Qi Ruixi found out, she insisted that Zou Yu come.
Zou Yu was familiar with the situation and would never betray Qi Shifeng.
So he was the most suitable person.
After all, Qi Ye was also here. So besides Zou Yu, they also brought other bodyguards.
Because Qi Ye had a "long list of misdeeds" and was very cunning, they had to be on guard.
On the other side, Xu Tingyu returned to her room smoothly. She had just put on her coat when there was a knock on the door.
Xu Tingyu opened the door and saw a haggard Qi Ye.
Because of Du Jiran's non - cooperation and the other party's unreasonable demands, he had been dealing with this matter until now.
The other party now even demanded that he give up one - tenth of his profit for this matter to be over.
Qi Ye was a businessman and naturally wouldn't do a losing deal.
Moreover, in the final analysis, this matter had nothing to do with him.
But those people didn't hold Du Jiran and the others accountable at all. Instead, they focused all their contradictions on him.
To put it bluntly, they were just taking the opportunity to cut into his profits.
If he was really that easy to talk to, his business would be difficult in the future. So he hadn't given in until now.
The two sides had been at a stalemate until now. His body couldn't hold up anymore, so he came back first.
Before he left, the client had called and said that they would come over later for a face - to - face talk.
He was extremely annoyed. The first thing he did when he got back to the hotel was to come and see Xu Tingyu.
Seeing that she was already dressed and seemed about to go out, he couldn't help asking, "Are you going out?"
"Yes. I've made an appointment with Yaoyao. We're going to visit that folk custom activity."
Xu Tingyu had indeed contacted Chen Chunyao. They had agreed last night.
But she didn't mention that Youyou was here because Qi Shifeng had reminded her to be careful of Chen Chunyao.
So she just made an appointment with her to visit the folk custom activity, and Chen Chunyao had agreed.
This way, she didn't have to worry about Qi Ye asking.
As for how to separate from Chen Chunyao later, she would play it by ear.
Sure enough, after hearing that she was going with Chen Chunyao, Qi Ye didn't think much of it. He just said, "Then you should pay more attention to safety. Don't get too tired."
She also tried hard to act obedient. "I will. You look so tired. Didn't things go smoothly yesterday?"
Qi Ye smiled. "It's okay. Don't worry. You go and have fun. I'll go back and catch up on some sleep. I may not be able to accompany you all the time these two days."
Xu Tingyu couldn't act too coldly, so she asked a few more concerned questions and finally said, "You should also take good care of your health."
Although they were engaged, there always seemed to be something between them, an unbreakable sense of distance.
Xu Tingyu thought of herself and Qi Shifeng again. It seemed that they didn't have this feeling.
However, this was not the time to daydream.
She took extra care to "cope" with Qi Ye and then went to find Chen Chunyao.