Everyone present was quite surprised to hear this from Liu Ning.
After all, for her whole life, she had been the “qualified” Mrs. Qi in others' eyes.
Towards her in - laws, she was filial and virtuous.
After the old master got older and had less sleep, he would get up for a walk at around five or six every morning, and she would always accompany him.
Towards her husband, she was magnanimous and elegant.
No matter how outrageous her husband was outside, she never showed any displeasure.
Once, some nosy media interviewed her about Qi Dezhi's scandals. She could still smile gracefully at the camera and say that she trusted her husband.
Which man didn't envy Qi Dezhi?
Beneath them, she had three outstanding children, each one a paragon among people.
Even though Qi Dezhi had so many female friends outside, she was the unshakable Mrs. Qi of the Qi family.
She was the one that all the ladies and socialites vied to curry favor with, and also the absolute VIP of all the top luxury brands.
Everyone thought that she was quite satisfied with her life.
Even her three children thought that she was willing to live such a life.
Now, however, they heard from her the opinion that one should not place their hopes on others.
It was really strange.
Qi Ruixi retorted, “Didn't you tell me that marrying a rich man and continuing to live the life of a wealthy wife was the best choice?”
When she had helped the old master persuade her to go back and meet the arranged marriage partner before, that was exactly what she had said.
She had said that a woman just needed to stand behind a man.
That while a man conquered the world, a woman could enjoy everything.
Now, she was actually saying that one should hold money and power in their own hands.
So, she herself knew that relying on a man and living at someone else's mercy was not a good choice.
Liu Ning stammered and couldn't say a word for a moment.
“So, you've been in the rain yourself, and now you want to drag me into the storm, right?” Qi Ruixi sneered.
Although she had long known that Liu Ning didn't have much affection for her three children, she still couldn't help feeling a twinge of sadness.
Especially after becoming a mother herself, she realized that some people really didn't deserve to be parents.
Seeing Qi Ruixi blaming her, Liu Ning was also very angry. “What's the use of saying all this now? I haven't even settled the score with you yet. What's going on with your belly?”
Qi Ruixi's belly was already showing.
She didn't argue with Liu Ning anymore.
Because you can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.
Moreover, there would surely be a lot of things to deal with in the next few days, and she needed to conserve her strength.
She was also afraid of provoking Liu Ning too much and making her do something irrational to her.
She was already in the late stage of pregnancy and couldn't afford the slightest mishap.
Seeing that Qi Ruixi was silent, Liu Ning thought she was in the wrong and was about to “press on the attack”.
Just then, Qi Ye stepped in time and called Zhang Wan in from outside. “Take the madam to the next room to rest.”
They had all taken a chartered plane back from the island together.
But as soon as they landed, Xu Tingyu got into the car arranged by Qi Shifeng with Du Jiran and Youyou.
Qi Ye was still weak. He didn't even have time to say another word to Xu Tingyu before he watched the car drive out of sight.
At this moment, seeing his extremely ugly face, Zhang Wan naturally felt heart - ache.
And Liu Ning was not willing to leave easily.
What if the old master had a sudden rally and made a will? How could she not be there?
In the end, it was Zhang Wan who half - dragged and half - pulled her to the next room.
As soon as she left, the ward fell silent again.
Qi Ruixi finally had the time to take a good look at Qi Ye.
She wondered if it was just her illusion.
After not seeing him for a few months, Qi Ye seemed a bit thinner and paler than before.
But he had already forced Xu Tingyu to stay by his side. He had gotten what he wanted, so why was he still looking more haggard?
She thought randomly and didn't know how to start a conversation for a while.
It was Qi Ye who gave her a gentle smile. “What, don't you recognize your brother anymore?”
When he said this, it seemed as if they had gone back to the past.
But they both knew that they could never go back.
Although he was her elder brother, Qi Ruixi thought he had gone too far.
In the past, she had liked her elder brother more and thought that he and Xu Tingyu were more well - matched.
But after learning about the crazy things her elder brother had done, she realized that she had never really understood this elder brother.
As a result, she could only call out “elder brother” and then had nothing else to say.
Qi Ye seemed to sense her uneasiness and didn't say much. He just walked to the hospital bed and looked at the old master for a while.
So this was how a person looked when they were about to die.
Fortunately, his expression was neither ferocious nor scary.
He hoped that he would look the same when his time came.
He stared blankly and then gave a self - mocking smile.
A person like him probably wouldn't have anyone by his side when he died. Who would he scare?
At this time, Qi Shifeng had already come back after making a phone call.
The three siblings didn't say anything for a while.
They each stood in front of the hospital bed in a daze.
No one knew what the others were thinking.
But they were all exhausted from the long journey.
So they all went back to rest after staying in the hospital until evening.
When they were leaving the hospital, Qi Ye suddenly called out to Qi Shifeng and looked at him intently.
“We can put the matter of Tingyu aside for now, but it doesn't mean you can take advantage of the situation.”
Qi Shifeng also gave him a cold glance. “Who is taking advantage of the situation? Everyone knows it in their own heart.”
After saying that, he didn't look at him anymore and strode towards Jiang Li's car.
Qi Ruixi was sitting in the front passenger seat of Zou Yu's car. She witnessed this scene and whispered to Zou Yu, “Quickly tell me what happened on the island.”
If she hadn't been pregnant, she would surely have gone too.
Zou Yu reached out and took a thin blanket from the back seat to wrap her up. “Let's go back and eat first. I've cooked your favorite pork rib soup.”
After saying that, he drove off.
Qi Ruixi was stunned for a while before she reacted. “You didn't rest when you got back. You cooked instead?”
Zou Yu drove slowly. “Yeah. Didn't you say you wanted to eat my cooking?”
They had been separated for more than a week, and Qi Ruixi missed him very much.
But most of the time, instead of directly saying that she missed him, she would say that she wanted to eat his cooking.
She didn't expect that the first thing this man did when he got back was to cook.
His dark circles were so obvious.
Her eyes turned red, but she didn't interrupt him while he was driving.
Zou Yu quickly noticed her abnormal silence and quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road.
“Do you want a hug?”
He unbuckled his seatbelt and opened his arms to her.
He thought she was so sad because of the old master Qi's situation.
He wasn't the type to be good at comforting others. All he could do was give her a hug and show her with his actions that he would be there no matter what happened.
Qi Ruixi didn't explain. She buried her head in his arms.
“Zou Yu, thank you.”
Zou Yu didn't know what she was thanking for. He just stroked the back of her head. “You're welcome.”
No matter what she was thanking for, it was all his own willingness.
Qi Ruixi smiled again.
What she wanted to thank for was that he had come into her life and made her realize that happiness could be so simple.
Otherwise, she might have been struggling and fighting, becoming another crazy dog in the Qi family.
After all, at first, when she had obediently “come back”, she had returned with the determination that “if she couldn't be happy, no one else could either”.