Qi Ye stared at her for a long time before asking, "So you're going back to be with Qi Shifeng?"
Xu Tingyu raised an eyebrow. "I only said I'm going back to retrieve my memories. I didn't say I'm going to be with Qi Shifeng. Besides, why would you think that?"
Even at this moment, Qi Ye had no intention of telling the truth. Of course, even if he did, Xu Tingyu probably wouldn't believe him. So there was no point in saying it.
Hearing that she wasn't going to be with Qi Shifeng, Qi Ye let out a slight sigh of relief. Retrieving memories was just that. She might not be able to retrieve them at all. Even if she did, she might not be able to accept them.
"Okay, I'll go back with you." His tone became even gentler.
Xu Tingyu looked at the drip he was on. She neither refused nor agreed. "You should get treated first. Zhang Wan said she'd send you back to the UK."
Qi Ye immediately frowned. "When did it become her turn to decide things for me?"
Xu Tingyu didn't comment on this. She just stated her plan. "I'll buy a plane ticket for tomorrow."
Qi Ye's eyes darkened. "So urgent?"
Xu Tingyu didn't explain further. She just stood up. "You should have a good rest."
With that, she walked out directly under his gaze.
This conversation had exhausted both of them.
Actually, Xu Tingyu didn't buy a plane ticket for tomorrow. She bought one for tonight.
Why was she in such a hurry? Because she was afraid of things going wrong. No matter how gentle Qi Ye was to her, he was still a man with a lot of power. Now he said he'd let her go back to Jingdu, but who knew what he really thought?
As soon as she walked out of the ward, she saw Zhang Wan rushing over. Zhang Wan looked inside the ward anxiously.
"Don't worry. I didn't do anything to your boss. Do you think I'd beat him up?"
She scoffed and didn't look at Zhang Wan anymore. She called Du Jiran and went back to the hotel directly.
On the way, Du Jiran reminded her, "You should be careful of this Zhang Wan. I feel like she hates you."
Xu Tingyu didn't care much. "It's okay. I'm leaving tonight. She'll probably be too busy worrying about Qi Ye to hate me."
Hate her? The person Zhang Wan should hate was Qi Ye, not her. But she didn't have the time to argue with Zhang Wan about this. She had her own things to take care of.
When she got back to the hotel, as soon as she separated from Du Jiran, she didn't go to find Youyou. Instead, she went to find Chen Chunyao.
Chen Chunyao didn't expect her to leave Qi Ye and come to find her directly. She was a bit dazed when she opened the door. But Xu Tingyu didn't give her time to react. She slapped her directly and then pushed her into the room. She kicked the door shut.
Chen Chunyao was stunned by the slap. She covered her face and staggered a few steps before finally standing still.
"What are you doing?" She couldn't even control her expression. She looked at Xu Tingyu angrily.
Xu Tingyu took out her phone and almost threw it into Chen Chunyao's arms. "What am I doing? How dare you ask me that so confidently?"
Chen Chunyao was in pain from being hit by the phone, but she saw the content on the screen at a glance - it was a video of her calling Qi Ye. Her face instantly turned pale. She didn't even click to open it. She just looked up and questioned, "You had someone monitor me?"
After they met in the morning, Xu Tingyu said she'd give her half a day to think. After Xu Tingyu left, she sat there and struggled for about half an hour. Finally, she decided to side with Qi Ye. Because Qi Ye was really too terrifying, and Xu Tingyu had nothing left. She might not even be able to protect herself, let alone her. Most importantly, she and Qi Ye were already in the same boat. She had no choice.
So she called Qi Ye and said that Xu Tingyu might have remembered something, and that she had already contacted Qi Shifeng in private. At the end, she even dragged Zhang Wan into it. "Assistant Zhang should also know. As soon as I found out, I came to tell you."
The video was shot very clearly. It even captured her slightly smug expression after she said all these things.
"Since you've chosen Qi Ye, from now on, we're no longer friends." Xu Tingyu stared at Chen Chunyao intently. Her eyes were filled with disappointment and anger.
She did have someone watch Chen Chunyao, but the words she said in the morning were also sincere. As long as Chen Chunyao was willing to side with her, she would never expose her in front of Qi Ye. But she didn't expect that after saying so much, Chen Chunyao only needed half an hour to hesitate before choosing to abandon her.
"Maybe to be more precise, we've long ceased to be friends. Chen Chunyao, this probably isn't the first time you've betrayed me."
"Staying by my side all this time, pretending to have a deep sisterly bond with me. Isn't it disgusting?"
When Xu Tingyu said these words, her tone was calm, and so was her heart. Maybe they had really fallen out long ago, and she had already been sad and heart - broken.
Chen Chunyao suddenly exploded. "Disgusting? You're the disgusting one. You're always like this. There's always someone to help you."
"Then you stand high above, watching people like us, who have no power or influence, struggle, and then you step on me. Even if I die, you'll still find me an eyesore."
"Qi Ye is forcing me, and you're forcing me too. Will you be happy only when I'm really dead?"
She slumped to the ground without any grace. She no longer looked like a famous actress. Her face was full of tears.
Yes, what choice did she have? Since she received Qi Ye's offer all those years ago, she had no way back. It was all Xu Tingyu's fault. It would have been good for her to stay by Qi Ye's side.
Why didn't she listen? Why did she have to struggle?
Xu Tingyu had been calm enough, but when she heard this, her heart still felt like it was being tightly grasped.
So she had guessed right. Their friendship had long come to an end. A true friend wouldn't ignore the other's pain and only want to use her to gain benefits.
She raised her head and forced back the hot tears that were welling up in her eyes.
"Chen Chunyao, we're done. This lifetime, the next lifetime, we'll never be friends again."
After saying that, she was about to leave.
Who knew that Chen Chunyao struggled to get up from the ground and returned the bags she had received in the past few days.
"If we're going to break up, then so be it. I'm returning these things to you. I, Chen Chunyao, am not completely spineless."
She looked extremely embarrassed. This kind of break - up had happened once three months ago. This time, it hurt even more.
Xu Tingyu didn't take the bags. She just let them fall to the ground.
"Anyway, I didn't pay for them. Just consider them as Qi Ye's reward for you."
"And what I wanted to give you, I've already given it." She was referring to the slap.
After that, she didn't look at the other person anymore. But when she was almost at the door, she stopped.
She didn't turn back. She just left a sentence.
"Chen Chunyao, you still have your parents. You'd better think carefully."
With that, she opened the door and left without looking back.
And Chen Chunyao slumped back into the pile of luxury goods. Looking at her back, she slowly started to cry.
She really hated Xu Tingyu, that bitch. Why was she always so high - minded? Why was she never defeated? Why was she so soft - hearted...