He suddenly realized something and hurried to look around the cloakroom. A few ordinary old clothes were missing from where Gu Susu hung them, and one wouldn't notice anything if they didn't look closely.
His heart ached as if something important had been lost. He immediately pulled open the drawers where she kept her personal belongings. Most of the items were gone, but the drawers weren't completely empty.
It seemed she had been packing her things subtly for a long time, and she had actually escaped using this opportunity?
He had only one thought: to find someone immediately. He rushed out of the room.
As soon as he got downstairs, he almost collided with the old lady and Rong Ma, who had just returned.
Rong Ma blocked the old lady, "Young Master Tianyi, where are you rushing off to in such a hurry?"
"My wife is gone."
"What?"
Before the old lady could ask for details, Qin Tianyi had already walked out of the small building, heading to the big house to find Ai Yiwei.
Leaving behind a bewildered old lady and Rong Ma, the old lady said to Rong Ma, "Hurry and go see what's going on!"
"Alright." Rong Ma quickly went to chase after Qin Tianyi.
The old lady slowly walked towards the rocking chair by the living room window and sat down, recalling everything that had happened since Gu Susu married Tianyi.
She sighed in her heart, unable to keep her, still unable to keep her...
Just like she couldn't keep Xiao Yongmei back then, the Qin family could never confine their hearts.
Qin Tianyi entered the big house like a demon of the night, seeing Ai Yiwei surrounded by people, having just returned from the wedding banquet.
No one in the big house noticed him. With a grim expression, he walked directly towards Ai Yiwei, pushed aside the people next to her, and grabbed her by the neck.
Everyone was caught off guard and panicked...
"Where is Gu Susu? Where did you hide her? Tell me quickly!"
Ai Yiwei was stunned. She felt her neck was about to break and she couldn't catch her breath, let alone speak.
The people around were scared stiff and then reacted, trying to pull Qin Tianyi away and make him let go.
But Qin Tianyi held onto Ai Yiwei's neck tightly, refusing to let go. Jin Meiyao, seeing Ai Yiwei rolling her eyes and worrying about the baby in her womb, quickly shouted for help, summoning all the servants and drivers from the Qin family mansion.
Qin Tianlang, who was upstairs in his room, also heard the commotion downstairs. He had been forced into today's wedding.
So after going through the motions with Ai Yiwei, he said he had drunk too much and had the driver take him back first.
He hadn't expected that what was just a casual fling would result in a pregnancy and an unavoidable marriage.
He considered himself to have capsized in a ditch; he had truly messed up this time.
However, he had made up his mind. If Ai Yiwei insisted on marrying him, then let her marry him. He would still play around as he pleased outside.
Qin Tianlang came downstairs, feeling annoyed. He saw Qin Tianyi staring at Ai Yiwei with eyes like a hawk, his hand choking her neck, and asking, "Tell me quickly! Where is Gu Susu?"
"If you don't let her go, how can she speak? Do you want to choke her to death, causing her to lose both herself and the baby?" Qin Tianlang didn't care about Ai Yiwei, speaking as if making a sarcastic remark.
Only then did Qin Tianyi realize he had used too much force and loosened his grip on Ai Yiwei's neck.
Ai Yiwei finally managed to catch her breath and said, trembling, "I... I don't know..."
"No, you must know! She said she was your relative today and went to the Ai family. She should have been with you the whole time!" Qin Tianyi said with a clear mind.
Ai Yiwei saw no sign of foolishness on Qin Tianyi's face. It was the first time she had seen such a terrifying Qin Tianyi. Her scalp tingled, and she felt like she could lose her life at any moment. She burst into tears.
Qin Tianyi was cold-blooded and ruthless. Regardless of whether she cried or not, he was about to grab her neck again, forcing her to tell the truth.
"Are you all just standing there like wooden stakes? Hurry up and find a way to subdue Tianyi! He's gone mad!" Jin Meiyao shouted loudly at the Qin family's servants and drivers.
Everyone had no choice but to help pull Qin Tianyi away, but no one dared to truly lay hands on him, as Qin Tianyi was the old lady's most beloved grandson.
At this moment, Old Gao, the driver who specifically drove for Qin Yangye and Jin Meiyao, quietly walked behind Qin Tianyi. Taking advantage of his distraction, he struck the vital point on the back of his neck with one hand. Only then did he release Ai Yiwei's neck. He tried to turn his head to look behind him, but his vision went black, and he fell straight down.
Jin Meiyao quickly helped Ai Yiwei with two maids, asking her how she was and if she felt unwell anywhere.
Ai Yiwei could only gasp for air, unable to respond to anything.
Rong Ma, who had followed, was anxiously trying to pull Young Master Tianyi away, but her old body couldn't manage it. She hadn't noticed anyone striking Tianyi from behind.
When she saw Young Master Tianyi fall, she immediately roared at Old Gao, "How dare you hit Young Master Tianyi!"
"Rong Ma, if I hadn't intervened, Young Master Tianyi would have choked the eldest young madam to death..."
Rong Ma didn't listen to his nonsense, "Hurry up and get some people to carry Young Master Tianyi back! If anything happens to Young Master Tianyi, the old lady won't let you off!"
Several drivers from the Qin family immediately went to help and carried Qin Tianyi back to the small building.
As soon as Old Gao saw the old lady, he respectfully explained, "Young Master Tianyi almost choked the eldest young madam to death. I merely knocked him unconscious; he's not injured and will wake up soon."
Although the old lady hadn't heard the commotion from the big house, she could sense that something serious was happening. She didn't say anything but waved her hand at the drivers in the house.
After they left Qin Tianyi's room, she heard Rong Ma recount the events in detail.
She asked thoughtfully, "Why does Tianyi believe Gu Susu's disappearance is related to Ai Yiwei?"
Rong Ma couldn't figure it out either and said, "Could it be because the young madam said she was going to help Ai Yiwei when she left this morning?"
"Did she also drag a suitcase when she left this morning?"
Rong Ma recalled and nodded, "Yes, she dragged a suitcase, saying it was a gift for the bridesmaid."
"Then it makes sense. If she left here so openly with a suitcase, went to the Ai family, and then escaped, it couldn't have been done without someone's help. Tianyi suspects that Ai Yiwei has been secretly helping her all along."
Rong Ma found it increasingly unbelievable as she listened and asked, "You mean the young madam escaped? But why would she run away when she and Tianyi were doing well?"
"She was unwilling to marry Tianyi from the very beginning." The old lady sat by the bed, looking at the sleeping Tianyi, and touched his forehead, saying, "Is this child truly foolish? Judging by his actions today, his mind is faster than anyone else's."
Rong Ma, thinking of how fierce Tianyi had been towards Ai Yiwei just now, like a raging beast, no longer seeing his usual傻乎乎 (silly) demeanor, wondered if he had gone mad from not being able to find the young madam.
Could it be that Young Master Tianyi couldn't bear the young madam's departure, and this shock had restored his sanity?