A distinct look of panic flashed across Zhang Wan's eyes, and she averted Xu Tingyu's gaze.
However, having been through big scenes, she quickly composed herself.
"Don't spout nonsense. I can sue you for slander," she said, her tone firm though her face looked unpleasant.
If Xu Tingyu hadn't spent some time with her, she might really have been bluffed.
She stared fixedly at Zhang Wan for a moment and then suddenly smiled.
"Zhang Wan, you haven't stayed in the country for many years, have you?"
Zhang Wan thought she was trying to appeal to her emotions. Her face was full of contempt and vigilance.
"I'm not as lucky as Miss Xu. There are so many people in the country who miss you."
Her parents had settled abroad with her, and both of them had passed away in the past two years.
It was precisely because she was now all alone that she could empathize with Qi Ye.
They were so lonely and starved of love that when they loved, they were clumsy and stumbled along.
Xu Tingyu said this not to appeal to her emotions.
She just looked at her calmly and said in a flat tone, "You may not know how advanced the surveillance and the Internet are in the country now."
Zhang Wan's face turned ugly.
But she quickly regained her composure.
"Miss Xu doesn't need to try to trick me. If it's really as advanced as you said, shouldn't the perpetrator have been caught by now?"
Interrupted like this, she couldn't continue crying.
She stood up, brushed off the non - existent dust on her body, and bowed to Xu Tingyu again.
"Miss Xu, even if you really have no feelings for the boss, please persuade him for the sake of the money he gave you."
"Moreover, if you hate him, the best revenge should be to let him watch you be happy. And for that, he has to be alive, doesn't he?"
She resorted to both threats and inducements to achieve her goal.
However, she didn't know Xu Tingyu well enough. She didn't know that Xu Tingyu hated being morally coerced the most.
But Zhang Wan left too quickly to hear Xu Tingyu's retort.
"Since I hate him, of course, I hope he'll die cleanly. Would you hope your enemy lives well? Then why did you hire someone to kill me?"
Or perhaps Zhang Wan heard it but didn't dare to turn back or respond.
Just like Qi Ye had left during the day, she left the hospital in a hurry.
But after being interrupted by Zhang Wan, Xu Tingyu had no sleepiness. She simply took out her phone and sent a message to the private detective.
She wanted to find out what illness Qi Ye really had.
Two more days passed. Before the private detective's message came, Liu Ning came looking for her.
Xu Tingyu wasn't in the same hospital as Mr. Qi.
These days, Qi Shifeng had been staying with her in the hospital, and the old man hadn't shown up at all.
The lawyer had come once but refused to say a single word about the will and left in a hurry.
Liu Ning was extremely anxious.
She tried to find Qi Ruixi, but Qi Ruixi ignored her. She tried to find Qi Ye, but he was so sick that he didn't even have the energy to listen to her.
So she had to find Qi Shifeng again. It took her a lot of effort to finally track him down.
But Qi Shifeng didn't want to talk to her either. So the bodyguards outside the ward stopped Liu Ning from entering.
She immediately started throwing a tantrum outside, shouting and attracting a lot of onlookers.
Qi Shifeng couldn't bear it any longer. He opened the door and walked out, closing the ward door behind him.
Obviously, he didn't want Xu Tingyu to meet Liu Ning.
But their voices still drifted into the ward intermittently.
Liu Ning said, "Your grandfather is in the hospital and could pass away at any time. Do you still have the mood to accompany your ex - wife here?"
Qi Shifeng emphasized coldly, "She's not my ex - wife."
Liu Ning said, "… Let's not talk about that. I want to talk to you about your grandfather's will. What does it say?"
Qi Shifeng remained cold, "Then go find the lawyer."
Liu Ning was angry, "If the lawyer was willing to tell me, would I come to you?"
Qi Shifeng sneered, "Even if I wanted to tell you, I have nothing to tell you."
Only the old man himself and the lawyer knew the content of the will.
It wasn't time to announce the will yet, so it was useless for Liu Ning to be anxious.
Moreover, apart from her, no one else cared about it.
Qi Shifeng held the most shares in the Qi Group. Even if he retired right now, he would have enough money to live comfortably for the rest of his life.
Qi Ye and Qi Ruixi also had their shares. Qi Ye even had his own business, and their financial situations were all good.
Liu Ning also had enough wealth to live out her life in comfort.
So the three children didn't understand why she was jumping up and down trying to fight for something at this time.
Seeing that Qi Shifeng was unmoved, Liu Ning was so angry that she was about to go crazy.
But she had suffered so many setbacks with Qi Shifeng that she knew going crazy now would only push Qi Shifeng further away.
So she thought for a while and put on a pitiful look. "Shifeng, I know you've always resented me, but now I can only count on you."
"You know that I'm not in good health. In the future, I won't interfere in your emotional matters anymore."
"But please don't be like those two ungrateful children and ignore your mother, okay?"
As she spoke, she even wiped away the non - existent tears.
Hearing this, Xu Tingyu in the ward was stunned for a moment.
Liu Ning was really something.
For so many years, she had been equally cold to all three children.
She was a bit nicer to Qi Ruixi, but not by much.
Now, Qi Ye was in poor health and had lived abroad for a long time. The mother - son relationship was very distant.
Qi Ruixi had found a bodyguard that she didn't approve of. Given their financial situation, she couldn't count on her either.
So she came to Qi Shifeng to appeal to his emotions.
Qi Shifeng was also silenced by her. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "There's no need to make it sound so pitiful."
He didn't directly promise that he wouldn't ignore her.
Because the scope of "taking care of" was too broad.
For someone with Liu Ning's personality, it was really not suitable to get too close. Otherwise, she would surely push her luck.
Liu Ning carefully glanced at his expression and then said happily, "I understand. With this word from you, I feel reassured."
Although Qi Shifeng didn't answer directly, he didn't reject her either, right?
She thought this was Qi Shifeng's guarantee that he wouldn't leave her alone in her old age.
So she had achieved her goal. Before leaving, she even glanced at the ward.
"Shifeng, I heard that Xu Tingyu is pregnant again. Don't blame me, your mother, for not reminding you. You'd better confirm the child's identity."
"Don't pour your heart and soul into someone else's child. Even one's own children may not be so good, let alone a child who's not your own."
She could never change her way of thinking. So even when she needed something from Qi Shifeng, her words were still so unpleasant.