0002 002 The butterfly is tainted with jealousy
"How can such a scumbag still have feelings? Besides, life imprisonment and the death penalty are just a matter of when he will die."
Why are you so indignant about this?
"I often chat with Sister Li Qing. You know, later he directly wanted a divorce, but Li Qing disagreed. She said she was willing to let the mistress and the child come back, but the mistress knew better than her that Mai family was a dog-eat-dog place. She refused to come in no matter what. The child could be sent back, but she had to pay a very high breakup fee. Now that woman has gotten the money and is out having a good time, not having to worry about this mess anymore. Sigh..."
Qi Shuyao sighed deeply, overwhelmed with worry.
"Stop thinking about it, let's eat."
Qi Yu leaned over and took her wrist again, leading her to a seat. He stood behind the little girl, hesitated for a long time, and then gathered her long hair behind her, revealing her pink little ears.
"It's getting hot. Let Aunt Han help you put your hair up. Look, there's a little sweat on your neck."
"That's because you scared me; you just came to my side without saying a word."
Her heart hadn't returned to normal beating when he lifted her up and slammed her down a few more times.
"Okay, apologize to our Ayao. Ayao will be turning seventeen soon. Is there anything she wants for her birthday?"
"A gift is a surprise, and surprises don't come in a specific order."
As she spoke, she finally raised her eyebrows, her eyes still showing a childlike innocence, and her eyelashes fluttered.
The cook, Aunt Liu, brought over freshly wrapped sandwiches and milk, placing a plate in front of each of them. Qi Shuyao stopped talking and started eating.
Liu Ma's cooking always looks appetizing, and it can whet the appetite even when you're not hungry. Not to mention that Qi Yu hadn't eaten a single grain of rice all night and was already starving, he couldn't eat anything at all. He pushed the plate away a little and looked up at Qi Shuyao, who was sitting a little further away than usual.
Somewhat surprisingly, she didn't eat anything. She was picking at the vegetables sandwiched in the bread, her little eyebrows furrowed tightly. Qi Yu reached out and took the plate. The cucumber slices inside had already been poked and mashed by her. He picked up the knife next to him and picked out the cucumber slices. With a few twists of his wrist, he cut the cucumber into two small petals, which he placed between his chopsticks and brought to her mouth.
All her movements were so natural that Qi Shuyao was a little stunned, but she still opened her mouth and peeled off the small cucumber petals.
Even though the taste hadn't changed at all, and it was the taste she disliked the most, she still swallowed it and quickly lowered her head.
Stray hairs fell down, obscuring her face. She seemed not to understand why she always had these emotions. It was normal for a father to feed his daughter, even though she was almost an adult, right? She shouldn't have any extra thoughts about it, right?
Her silence and evasiveness made Qi Yu even more flustered than she was. This usually calm man could no longer maintain his facade; he tried his best to keep his voice steady.
Aren't you going to ask me what I did last night?
He could see out of the corner of his eye that the little girl had looked up at him, but he didn't dare turn his head to look directly at her, only muttering to himself.
"Now that I'm grown up, they don't care about me at all. When I was little, they would ask me several times before I went out to throw away the trash, but now they don't even ask me once after I've been out all night."
Does a child stop clinging to someone they used to be close to as they grow up? He didn't know. He just realized that there was one less chattering voice in his ear asking all sorts of questions. The little girl had grown up, becoming more and more beautiful, more and more outstanding, and more and more silent. She no longer clung to him or stayed with him all the time. She didn't care or ask about him, and she no longer cared whether any other women were throwing themselves at him.
Once this profound sense of powerlessness bursts out of my body, the grievances within amplify dozens or even hundreds of times, engulfing the air in the entire restaurant, even causing the flowers on the island counter to wilt.
"Then what were you rushing off to last night? You're so exhausted."
Her voice didn't sound as clear as usual; it was muffled and she spoke very quickly, with an urgency that required careful listening to discern, as well as a deeper concern hidden within.
Qi Yu's mood improved considerably, and his previously slumped back straightened up again. Perhaps thinking about what he was going to say next, the light in his eyes dimmed a little.
"Pei Yuzhou passed away last night."
"Pei Yuzhou, the Minister of Public Security?"
"It's him."
"He just retired, didn't he? He was busy his whole life and died without ever having a moment of peace."
"He'll be enjoying a good life down there, so it's not a bad thing for him."
Qi Shuyao finally looked up at him. She wasn't interested in these complicated details; she just stared at Qi Yu's expression and brought up her own matter again.
"Dad, I'm about to go to university, how about applying to a university abroad?"
The man in front of her suddenly turned cold, all her rosy fantasies vanished, and he put down his chopsticks, his tone firm and unyielding.
"Yaoyao, I've told you so many times, you don't need to study abroad. You can go to university in China, whichever one you like."
Qi Shuyao couldn't understand why her man, who always went along with everything, wouldn't leave any room for discussion on this matter. Her lips trembled slightly, but she still tentatively tried to explain.
"But so many of my classmates are going to study abroad, and if I don't go, I always feel like I'm inferior to them..."
"You are no less than anyone else, and I will make you stand at the highest."
"Can you support me for the rest of my life?"
"I can."
She couldn't speak and angrily rubbed against the chair.
"Do you really think schools in China are bad, or do you just want to stay with that male classmate you go home with every day?"
Qi Yu hadn't even looked at her, only offering a brief suggestion, when Qi Shuyao pushed back her chair and stood up, her voice rising a notch.
"We were just going the same way!"
"His home is in the Xingfulin residential area in the west of the city. What's the connection between that and your home in the northern suburbs?"
The servants around were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe loudly and quietly retreated. Qi Shuyao glared at him angrily for a while, but then burst out laughing.
"Why would you bother investigating a student? You're just bored."
“I’ve investigated all your classmates. You’ve forgotten what happened when you were seven years old.”
"That time I was just being playful, and I definitely won't do it again. Besides, can you protect me forever? There will always be a day when I can go out on my own, and you'll have to let go sooner or later."
As if nothing had happened, Qi Shuyao dragged back her chair and sat down, moving a little closer to him before returning to her usual spot.
Qi Yu was secretly pleased, but outwardly he maintained a straight face and continued explaining.
“You need to be careful, but you don’t have to be on edge all the time. There are bodyguards around. Also, Pei Yuzhou’s funeral is in two weeks. You can come with me.”
Qi Shuyao looked down, poking at the sandwich on her plate, and answered absentmindedly, lost in thought.
"Sure, but my birthday party will still be held as scheduled."
"Know."
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