Chang Qingchuan was also not asleep. She sent another message: "Senior Brother, are you going back to your hometown for the New Year?"
Chang Qingchuan: "I'm staying in Lancheng. I'm on duty at the company during these New Year days."
"Aren't you going back to see your parents? Do you have a girlfriend in Lancheng?" Gu Susu wondered if he wasn't returning to his parents' side during the New Year because he was too diligent at work or if he had someone he couldn't let go of in Lancheng.
After nearly a minute, he replied: "Yes."
Gu Susu sent a smiley face. "Congratulations."
Chang Qingchuan: "Where are you and the child? Are you in Lancheng?"
Gu Susu hesitated for a moment and told the truth, "Yes, we're back in Lancheng."
Recently, Chang Qingchuan had heard colleagues at the company discussing privately that Qin Tianyi had found his wife and child, which was why he left work punctually every day and no longer acted like a demon, forcing them to work overtime at the slightest provocation.
He didn't know if this rumor was true or false, but he secretly thought that if it were true, Qin Tianyi must have found Gu Susu and their son.
As a man himself, whenever Gu Susu was mentioned, he could see the concern in Qin Tianyi's eyes. Qin Tianyi had never let go of Gu Susu in the past two years.
He understood clearly that he couldn't compete with Qin Tianyi. Moreover, to treat his mother's illness, he had no choice but to bow to Qin Tianyi and reveal everything about Gu Susu's past.
Therefore, he felt he had no right to pursue Gu Susu anymore and didn't know how to face her, always feeling like he had betrayed her.
"You're back with Qin Tianyi? Can he accept Xiao Xingxing?"
"Yes, he's okay with Xiao Xingxing."
"Susu, when is it convenient for me to see you?"
"Is there something important that can't be said online?"
"There's something I'd rather discuss with you in person. I want to apologize to you face-to-face."
"Apologize? Why do you need to apologize to me?" Gu Susu asked inexplicably.
"It's a long story. We can talk about it when we have a chance."
Gu Susu saw his insistence on discussing it in person and replied, "Okay, let's make plans when we have time."
"Susu, are you... are you doing well with Qin Tianyi now?"
"It's just like that." Gu Susu found it strange that Chang Qingchuan would ask this and didn't understand what he wanted to say.
"I think President Qin still cares about you. Don't impulsively run away with the child again. How have you and Xiao Xingxing been doing outside these past two years?"
Gu Susu stared at the chat window on the computer but didn't reply. A nameless sadness welled up in her heart.
Chang Qingchuan sent another message: "If President Qin can accept Xiao Xingxing, why don't you try to accept him too? At least he can provide you with stability. I know you're actually quite stubborn, but sometimes people have to bow to life."
Gu Susu's tears couldn't help but fall. Perhaps he was right. She had never had the capital for stubbornness, but she had always impulsively followed her heart.
"Qin Tianyi has completely won you over after two years of not seeing each other." She sent this message with a playful smiley face, wanting him to know she was joking.
But in front of the computer, she was already in tears. Her words unintentionally touched upon Chang Qingchuan's long-held guilt.
"I'm sorry."
Gu Susu was about to ask him why he kept apologizing to her.
Suddenly, the quiet, dark night outside the villa was broken by a piercing screech of brakes.
She quickly closed the QQ chat and randomly opened a webpage. It seemed Qin Tianyi was back.
She thought about sitting on the sofa and pretending to read a webpage, but then she changed her mind. It was better not to meet him.
She quickly closed the QQ chat and shut her laptop. It seemed Qin Tianyi was back, and she wanted to hide in her room as soon as possible.
But then she found herself amusing. Why should she hide? He was the one who had done wrong, not her!
Besides, he had been extremely cold to her recently. Even if he was back, she could still pretend not to see him.
If he tried to force her again, she wouldn't be able to escape even if she hid in her room.
She reopened her laptop, randomly opened a webpage, and did what she wanted to do.
As soon as Qin Tianyi walked into the hall, she smelled a strong scent of alcohol. He must have drunk quite a lot tonight.
Weren't all the shops closed in advance on New Year's Eve? Where had he gone to drink?
But what did it have to do with her? She didn't need to manage his affairs, nor could she.
Gu Susu stared at the laptop screen with a cold expression, completely ignoring him.
Qin Tianyi glanced at her, loosened his tie, and sat down beside her. Drunk, he said, "Go pour me a glass of water."
Gu Susu said "oh," put down her laptop, and went to the kitchen to pour him water.
At this hour, she didn't want to wake up Chen Ma and Xiao Mei. She poured a cup of warm water, handed it to him coldly, and was about to go back to her room.
Qin Tianyi took a sip of the water, then threw the cup onto the carpet in the hall. Water splashed everywhere. Impatiently, he said, "This water is too hot. Pour it again."
Gu Susu lowered her head and looked at the water cup on the carpet. She had tested the water temperature; it was clearly drinkable warm water, but he said it was hot. He must have been drunk and muddled.
She didn't want to bother with him anymore and walked directly towards her room.
Qin Tianyi got up from the sofa and caught up with her in an instant, pushing her against the wall in the corner of the hall.
For the past two weeks, she had deliberately avoided him, treated him coldly, and regarded him as a monster. How could he not feel it?
That day, when he followed her into the room, he hadn't intended to do anything to her. He just wanted to ask clearly why she had specifically gone to the Qin family mansion.
The Qin family mansion was a place of sorrow that he didn't want anyone to touch.
Her attitude when speaking to him that day had angered him, causing him to lose control. Otherwise, he wouldn't have touched such a dirty woman.
Afterward, seeing her covered in injuries, he could only think she deserved it, yet he inexplicably still felt heartache and regret.
During this time, she hadn't shown any sadness or grievance in front of him. Instead, her defiant attitude made him irritable and uncomfortable.
Gu Susu didn't struggle. She looked at him and said calmly, "You're drunk. You should go back to your room to sober up."
"I don't need you to tell me what to do." Qin Tianyi just wanted to use this drunkenness to break the cold war between them.
He didn't like her like this, he really didn't. He would have felt better if she had cried loudly, or even cursed and hit him with sharp words.
Her indifference made him feel that the entire villa was depressing. He didn't want to come back for dinner on New Year's Eve and just wanted to find a place to drink.
He thought that after drinking himself into oblivion, he would come back and fall asleep, so he wouldn't have to face her icy gaze. But why did he care about her attitude?
However, when he returned, he saw her sitting indifferently on the sofa, completely ignoring him. He wanted to deliberately torment her, to make her emotional, even if it was just her getting angry and confronting him.