As soon as these words were spoken, both Qi Shifeng and Jiang Li fell silent.
Indeed, it was true that like master, like servant.
To outsiders, Qi Ye seemed deeply affectionate and devoted, but upon closer inspection, he was a mentally twisted person starved of love.
His unrequited love had made him paranoid and stubborn.
"Do you know? Qi Ye used to torture Zhang Wan with private punishment. I once saw a solid wooden stick in his study."
"It was specifically used to punish disobedient subordinates, and Zhang Wan was beaten the most."
"Even so, Zhang Wan was still completely devoted to him. It's really hard to comment on this."
Xu Tingyu sighed softly.
From a woman's perspective, she felt sorry for Zhang Wan.
Back then, Qi Ye had been kind to Zhang Wan, and she was willing to be trapped by this kindness, standing by Qi Ye's side and becoming his blade.
But she should never have fallen in love with her master.
Qi Ye had taken advantage of her love and tied her tightly, making her do so many despicable things for him.
"Moreover, many of Qi Ye's shady deals were actually handled by Zhang Wan. With emotions and interests intertwined, she became the one who would never betray him."
That day, she had seen it all on Qi Shifeng's computer.
There were many details of his shady transactions, and the contracts were all signed by Zhang Wan.
This meant that once Qi Ye fell, Zhang Wan would be the first to be arrested.
Moreover, since she loved Qi Ye, she would surely do everything in her power to ensure his safety.
Now that Qi Ye's health was in trouble, she was the most anxious.
But Qi Ye probably didn't know about the attempt to hire a killer to kill her.
What they had to do now was to expose this matter to Qi Ye.
Qi Shifeng agreed with her plan.
"However, I'll also make preparations on my side. If Qi Ye tries to protect her, I won't let her escape."
They were also looking forward to seeing if Zhang Wan would still love Qi Ye after their relationship broke down.
Xu Tingyu couldn't guess, and she didn't want to either.
Anyway, after that, neither Zhang Wan nor Qi Ye came to find her again.
On the day she was discharged from the hospital, Old Master Qi passed away in a coma.
Qi Shifeng originally planned to send Xu Tingyu home first and then go to the hospital.
But Xu Tingyu shook her head and said, "I'll go with you too."
Old Master Qi had also had a great influence on her life.
It could even be said that he had held her back for seven years.
She was only in her twenties, and seven years accounted for one - third of her life.
Although she would never forgive him, she still wanted to see him off on his final journey.
After all, she wasn't suitable to attend the memorial service. There would be too many people there, and if she showed up, it would probably cause a lot of discussions.
She wasn't afraid of angering the face - loving Old Master Qi back to life, but she was worried about affecting Youyou.
Saying goodbye to him in the hospital when there were no outsiders was just right.
Qi Shifeng hesitated for a moment and then nodded. "Okay."
When they arrived at the hospital, all the Qi family members were already there.
Zou Yu was also with Qi Ruixi. And beside Qi Ye, there was no sign of Zhang Wan. Instead, it was Uncle Qin, his new butler who had only been in the position for a few months.
Zhang Wan was probably summoned to the police station.
She must have anticipated this when Xu Tingyu exposed her attempt to hire a killer, so she had arranged many things in advance for after her arrest.
Qi Ye couldn't be left without someone by his side, and it was most reliable to transfer someone from England.
After all, the people who could be by Qi Ye's side were all carefully selected.
Uncle Qin naturally recognized Xu Tingyu. When he saw her, although he was surprised that she came with Qi Shifeng, he still greeted her respectfully, "Madam."
This address made everyone else turn their eyes towards her.
Liu Ning was the first to speak up. "What kind of madam of our Qi family is she? I've never seen such a shameless person."
She really hated Xu Tingyu.
She stubbornly believed that if it weren't for Xu Tingyu, she and her three children wouldn't have ended up like this.
Qi Ye and Qi Shifeng wouldn't have turned against each other, and Qi Ruixi wouldn't have casually found a bodyguard and pursued so - called true love.
These three children had all been led astray by Xu Tingyu.
But they all held her in high regard. Each of them seemed to want to offer all the good things to her.
A down - and - out slut. Why did they treat her like this?
She was the one they should treat well, wasn't she?
Qi Shifeng gave Liu Ning a cold look. "If you don't know how to speak, then leave now."
Liu Ning snorted. "Am I wrong?"
Her attitude was different from that day in the hospital.
Because she had spent some money to bribe an intern at the law firm and got some information from him.
She was almost certain that the old master had left her a large sum of money, enough for her to spend her remaining years in comfort.
There was not only cash but also shares.
She thought she no longer had to look at the faces of these three kids, so she straightened her back again.
Qi Shifeng was too lazy to waste any more words on her. He just gave a signal to the bodyguard who had been standing outside.
Soon someone came in to "invite" Liu Ning to leave.
The old master was still lying on the hospital bed, his face calm, looking like a kind - hearted old man, completely different from his usual style.
In his life, he had always been pursuing fame and fortune.
After giving birth to Qi Dezhi, he was attacked by his competitors and lost his fertility. So he put all his energy into business.
He was indeed an excellent businessman, with the innate gene of plunder flowing in his bones.
Under his leadership, the business territory of the Qi Group expanded wildly like poisonous ivy.
But he felt it wasn't enough. Far from enough.
So he wanted to pass on this gene of plunder.
At the moment when he fell, the Qi Group was truly at its peak, but Qi Shifeng was not the heir he wanted after all.
But what could he do about his regret?
When he took his last breath, there wasn't even a single person by his side.
Now, his three grandchildren were standing in front of the hospital bed, quietly looking at his remains.
For a moment, no one said a word.
Although the old master had held on for more than ten days in the hospital, it was all thanks to various medical instruments.
He never woke up during this period, so he naturally didn't leave a single word.
A once - powerful business tycoon finally died so quietly.
Wasn't this the greatest mockery of his overbearing and cold - blooded life?
Qi Shifeng and his siblings had complex feelings for him. At this moment, a thousand words were stuck in their throats, and they couldn't utter a single syllable.
They would hold a memorial service, but that was for the outsiders.
This moment was their last journey to see the old master off as his relatives.
The room was very silent. Xu Tingyu stood in the corner and didn't say a word for a long time.
She wasn't sure if she would let bygones be bygones. She just vaguely remembered the first time she saw the old master.
At that time, he was a serious but elegant old man.
With just one look, it seemed that he could see through a person completely.
She was wearing a dress, following her parents, greeting those uncles one by one.
This old man gave her a very beautiful crown and said a very meaningful sentence.
"Child, you are so beautiful. It is destined that you will live a peaceful, serene, and care - free life, and you will surely live in luxury and be better than ordinary people all your life."