Xiao Xingxing looked up at Gu Susu, rubbing her eyes and saying, "Mommy won't just glance at me and leave, you're going to take me away, right?"
Gu Susu hugged Xiao Xingxing tightly, her body trembling as she said, "Yes, we will never be separated again."
Xiao Xingxing wailed and hugged Gu Susu just as tightly, afraid that if she let go, her mother would disappear again.
Gu Susu soothed Xiao Xingxing, saying, "Shh, don't cry too loudly. If someone hears us, Mommy won't be able to take you away."
Although Xiao Xingxing was only a little over two years old, he was very sensible and immediately shut his mouth, preventing himself from crying.
Gu Susu released him and said, "Wait for me here for a moment. I'll go out and take a look, and I'll be right back."
Xiao Xingxing's small hands tugged at Gu Susu's clothes, preventing her from leaving. He said, "Mommy, I'm scared."
"Be good, Mommy won't abandon you again. But when Mommy takes you away, we need to play a game," Gu Susu said with a smile.
Xiao Xingxing smiled too and asked curiously, "What game? I want to play."
"It's very simple," Gu Susu lowered her head and said to him. "When Mommy takes you away from here later, we'll play hide-and-seek, so no one sees or finds us. Can you do that?"
"Yes, I love playing hide-and-seek," Xiao Xingxing said happily, raising his hands. "We'll hide and stay quiet, and no one will find us."
Gu Susu gave him a thumbs-up, praising him, "That's right, my baby is so smart. Mommy will play hide-and-seek with you later."
Xiao Xingxing nodded with anticipation.
Gu Susu quickly left the room on the third floor and tiptoed to the second floor. She looked down from the staircase. The lobby on the first floor was much quieter. Ai Yiwei should have been picked up by the Qin family.
Following Ai Yiwei's instructions, she retrieved the train tickets from the mailbox at the Ai family's entrance. Then, she went back to the third floor to pick up Xiao Xingxing and drag her luggage, preparing to leave.
When she reached the living room, she found the car keys Ai Yiwei had mentioned in a flower pot. It seemed Ai Yiwei had kept her word and made excellent arrangements to help her leave.
"Susu, are you trying to escape?"
At some point, Ai Yifeng had come out of his room and was standing behind her.
Gu Susu turned to him helplessly, knowing she couldn't leave unnoticed, but she had been discovered. However, no matter what, she was determined to take her child and escape today!
"Yes, I don't want to be used as a bargaining chip by you."
Ai Yifeng didn't stop her and asked, "Did Yiwei arrange all this for you? Is this what you call an exchange of conditions?"
Gu Susu was prepared to abandon her luggage and fight her way out with Xiao Xingxing. There was nothing to hide from Ai Yifeng, so she said, "You're right. Qin Tianlang didn't want to marry her because of the child and wanted her to abort the baby. She had no choice but to find me and ask me to reveal to the Qin elders that she was pregnant with Qin Tianlang's child."
Ai Yifeng's heart was torn. He clenched his fists tightly, the feeling of being deceived twisting his heart and lungs.
"I know you're hurt because she deceived you, but I've never offended or harmed you. If you don't consider me a sister, that's fine, but don't stop me from being with my child."
"Don't go to the place she arranged for you. It's not a paradise, it's a remote mountain village. She's found human traffickers to sell you and the child," Ai Yifeng said.
Gu Susu's face turned pale with shock, and she was stunned. She knew Ai Yiwei wouldn't be so kind. This was her plan to sell her and her child, and make her help count the money!
But what should she do now?
Ai Yifeng sneered, "You don't believe me? Fine if you don't. I won't stop you. Do as you please. If you want to go, then go."
After saying that, he ignored her and Xiao Xingxing, brushed past them, walked out the door before them, got into a car parked outside, and drove away.
Gu Susu didn't care where he was going. She only thought that if she didn't take Xiao Xingxing and leave quickly now, she might never have another chance, and they would be separated again.
She couldn't figure out what to do for a moment. She believed Ai Yifeng's words; Ai Yiwei was definitely capable of such a thing.
No wonder Ai Yiwei had so readily helped her and hadn't made things difficult for her at all.
She took her child and drove Ai Yiwei's car to the station. Following the purchased train tickets, she boarded the train.
As the train slowly moved forward, she sat by the window, watching the passing platforms outside. She could now take her time to think about where to go and what to do with her child.
...
At the wedding venue of Qin Tianlang and Ai Yiwei.
Qin Tianyi kept looking towards the area where the bride's relatives and friends were gathered, but he couldn't find Gu Susu.
Although he had followed Qin Tianlang and his group during the wedding procession, he wasn't enthusiastic. He just stayed at the back to make up the numbers and didn't participate in any of the games to fetch the bride. Instead, he observed from the sidelines, paying close attention to the female guests on the bride's side.
Thinking back now, he hadn't even caught a glimpse of Gu Susu. As Ai Yiwei's elder sister, she was supposed to help among the bride's female guests today, but where was she? Where had she gone?
By the time the wedding ceremony and banquet of Qin Tianlang and Ai Yiwei were over, and the guests were dispersing, Qin Tianyi still hadn't seen Gu Susu. He felt something was amiss.
He walked up to Ai Yiwei and asked impolitely, "Where is my wife? She said she was going to the Ai family to help early this morning, so why haven't I seen her at all?"
Ai Yiwei pretended to remember something, looked around, and said to Qin Tianyi as if coaxing a child, "That's strange. I just saw her helping to see off relatives here. Where did she go? Perhaps she's already gone back? Why don't you go back and look for her."
Qin Tianyi felt this was impossible. He hadn't seen Gu Susu at all from beginning to end. When had she helped see off the Ai family's relatives? Just as he was about to ask Ai Yiwei again.
Qin Yangye and Jin Meiyao walked over. Jin Meiyao separated him and Ai Yiwei and asked Ai Yiwei with concern, "Yiwei, are you tired? Can you still hold on? If you're tired, I'll have the driver take you back first. Tianlang can handle the rest."
Ai Yiwei deliberately placed her hand on her stomach and smiled, saying, "I'm not tired. This mischievous child just kicked me in the stomach."
"Oh my, this child is already kicking!" Jin Meiyao excitedly reached out her hand to her stomach and said happily to Qin Yangye, "Our Tianlang will finally have descendants."
The serious Qin Yangye couldn't help but smile.
Qin Tianyi stood aside, feeling bored. He decided to return to the Qin family to see if Gu Susu had indeed gone back.
He drove back to the Qin family mansion at his fastest speed, rushed into their room, and called out, "Gu Susu! You're back..."
But there was no one in the room. Everything was neat and tidy, just as it had been when she left in the morning. No one had returned.