Qi Shifeng was, of course, willing. He reached out and grabbed Xu Tingyu's wrist, then leaned in closer.
Who would have thought that Xu Tingyu only gave him a cold glance.
Such a cold look was enough to make Qi Shifeng's heart sink.
What was going on?
Xu Tingyu easily shook off his hand and said, "I'm leaving first."
After saying that, without even looking at him, she waved goodbye to Youyou, put on her mask and hat, and left.
The door of the private room closed again. Youyou sat down and continued eating. Then he asked Qi Shifeng, "Can I play with Mom again tomorrow?"
Qi Shifeng seemed to come back to his senses. He looked at his son and asked, "Son, did you meet any strange people today?"
Youyou thought for a while and shook his head. "No."
No?
Then who had upset her? Why was she suddenly so cold to him?
Qi Shifeng couldn't figure it out. But recalling the look in her eyes before she left, his heart felt more and more blocked.
He originally planned to go find Xu Tingyu to get to the bottom of it after dinner.
But when he got back to the hotel, Du Jiran sent him a message saying that there was a problem with the project and they needed to have a meeting.
He checked the time and found that it was still early. If he went to find Xu Tingyu now, he might run into other people.
So he asked Zou Yu to take Youyou back first, while he went into Du Jiran's suite.
Since he didn't go to Xu Tingyu's place, he didn't know that she wasn't in her room either. Instead, she was at Qi Ye's.
She wasn't alone. Chen Chunyao and Zhang Wan were also there.
Chen Chunyao was sitting on the sofa, her head down as she cried.
Although she tried her best to hold it in, her sobs were quite obvious in the quiet room.
When Xu Tingyu entered the room, she saw Chen Chunyao crying.
Her heart skipped a beat immediately. She thought that their "happy ending" had been discovered and that Chen Chunyao was scared and crying.
But even though she was panicking inside, she didn't show it. Instead, she walked in generously and asked, "What's going on?"
When she saw Xu Tingyu come in, Chen Chunyao rushed over.
But Qi Ye was quick - witted. He grabbed her and pulled her to the side, then gave Chen Chunyao a cold look.
Chen Chunyao hesitated and didn't get any closer to Xu Tingyu. She just looked at Qi Ye with tear - filled eyes.
Seeing her like this, Qi Ye frowned slightly. He didn't know what trouble she was going to cause this time.
He had just woken up not long ago and was about to have a dinner with Zhang Wan to entertain the client. Who would have thought that Chen Chunyao would come crying.
Before he could even tell her to leave, she said that Xu Tingyu would come soon and begged them to save her.
For Xu Tingyu's sake, he had no choice but to let her stay for the time being.
By the time Xu Tingyu arrived, Chen Chunyao had only been sitting down for a few minutes.
Qi Ye and the others didn't know what had happened either. So they all sat down together and waited for Chen Chunyao to explain.
Xu Tingyu was relieved to know that it wasn't about their "happy ending" being exposed.
Chen Chunyao knew that Qi Ye's patience was limited. So as soon as Xu Tingyu arrived, without waiting for them to urge her, she immediately told them what had happened.
It turned out that someone had indeed taken pictures of her shopping at the duty - free shop and posted them online.
However, the title was very offensive: The Big Shot Behind Chen Chunyao Is Actually Him!
In the photos, she looked beaming, clearly in a great mood.
And there were some questions in the comment section.
"Isn't Chen Chunyao deeply in debt? I heard that the previous lawsuits haven't been completely resolved yet. Shouldn't her cards be frozen?"
"Spending so generously, has she really found a backer?"
"Definitely. She spent millions in the mall today. I was there. I heard the mall play a special song for her four times in one afternoon."
"Hey, what does it mean when the mall plays a song?"
"It means that, normally, in the mall where she shopped, a special song will be played every time the sales amount exceeds one million."
"My God, four or five million in one afternoon? I believe now that she has a big - shot backer. No wonder the previous lawsuits suddenly took a turn."
"Yeah, a lot of brands wanted to hold her accountable before, but then it all ended up without a result. At that time, some people said that a big shot was helping her."
"Actually, I've wanted to say for a long time that she didn't just find a big - shot backer after she got into trouble. She's always had one."
"I heard before that a lot of her resources were arranged by that big shot. But it seems that the relationship between that big shot and her isn't just the typical big - shot - and - mistress scenario."
"However, she was really hard - working before, and her acting skills were okay. If the big shot isn't keeping her as a mistress, maybe it's an investment?"
"Come on, if it's not an affair, what big shot would invest in an unknown actress without expecting any return and give her so many resources?"
"I think so too. We're all adults. Don't act so innocent. Besides, if she really relied on herself, would she have had an affair with a director after her official announcement?"
"I want to quietly reveal another thing. Chen Chunyao was pregnant once. As soon as she found out, she had an abortion. I guess she didn't know who the father was."
"My goodness. I didn't expect that after so long, there would still be new gossip. Fellow gossip lovers, keep digging!"
...
A big star who should have been down - and - out and lying low suddenly being found still living a glamorous life was bound to attract attention.
Most importantly, not long after this hot topic hit the internet, someone registered a small account to爆料.
The post said that the card Chen Chunyao used was Qi Ye's.
She had also come on this vacation with Qi Ye.
Along with this revelation came photos of Chen Chunyao and Qi Ye.
The background was indeed on this island. No one knew when they were taken. The picture showed Chen Chunyao staring at Qi Ye.
The pixel wasn't very high, but the love in her eyes couldn't be hidden at all.
Qi Ye wasn't looking at her. Instead, he was looking ahead.
But the two of them standing together made a harmonious and pleasant - looking picture.
Because the picture was so nice, some people even started to support them.
"Although I don't know who this big shot is, I just want to say that they seem quite well - matched."
"Chen Chunyao hasn't done anything immoral. There's no need for everyone to go after her, right?"
"Yeah, she hasn't broken the law. She's already quit the entertainment industry. Why keep staring at her life?"
"Hey, actually, I think she's quite nice. She was so sweet when she made the official announcement. I always feel like there's a hidden story behind the director incident."
"Could it be that the director insisted on having an affair with her? As an actress, she didn't dare to offend the director?"
...
Seeing that the comments were going in a good direction, many of Chen Chunyao's fans also rushed out to speak in her favor.
Even while Chen Chunyao was crying to Xu Tingyu and the others, some people started to ship them as a CP.
But soon, a comment changed the situation.
"Hey, has everyone's memory failed? This Qi Ye is married. Have you forgotten that he's going to marry his former sister - in - law?"
"I didn't expect these two big pieces of gossip to be related. This gossip just keeps getting more and more interesting!"