Chang Qingchuan was startled by his demeanor and quickly said, "Mr. Qin, I was just guessing based on her personality, not for real!"
Qin Tianyi tried to calm himself down and said nothing more.
Chang Qingchuan continued, "Mr. Qin, I've told you everything I know about Susu. She's a good girl. No matter what happened before, since you are now husband and wife, I hope you can cherish her and treat her well. As for the child... even if you can't accept the child, please don't hurt Xiao Xingxing."
"You said the child's name is Xiao Xingxing?"
Chang Qingchuan hummed and said, "If you dislike Xiao Xingxing by her side, you can give her to me. I'm willing to help her take care of Xiao Xingxing."
"No need." Qin Tianyi heard the tone of his voice and realized he didn't know Gu Susu had escaped. It seemed she had taken that Xiao Xingxing with her when she left.
"Then I've said all I have to say."
"Do you know the child's full name?"
Chang Qingchuan thought for a moment and said, "Gu Yuxing."
So the child took her surname. From the child's full name, it was impossible to know who the father was.
Qin Tianyi took out a card from his wallet and said to Chang Qingchuan, "Take this. The money in this card is enough for your mother's medical treatment. The password is the last six digits of the card number."
Chang Qingchuan took the bank card and left his office. He couldn't help but glance back at the desk where Gu Susu had sat, hoping that what he had said today would help her and not make things difficult for her.
Qin Tianyi sat expressionlessly in his executive chair, recalling how she had told him more than once that her heart was like still water and that no one else would ever be in it...
At the time, he thought she was just making up random excuses because she couldn't find any other reason to lie.
But just now, Chang Qingchuan said she might have been forced and had suffered greatly. Did her words to him confirm Chang Qingchuan's guess?
The thought made his heart ache. What had she gone through before he even knew her?
It was likely unimaginable pain for most people!
Just then, his phone rang, and as soon as he answered, he heard Xiao Anjing's voice.
"Gu Susu wasn't on the list of departures from the airport yesterday, so it seems she didn't fly. If she took a train or a long-distance bus, it would be hard to track her. Lancheng alone has three train stations and even more long-distance bus stations. If you don't know where she specifically went, it's impossible to find her."
"I know. Stop looking into that. Find someone to check the student records of Lancheng Academy of Fine Arts and see why Gu Susu dropped out back then."
Xiao Anjing heard that Qin Tianyi's voice seemed to have returned to normal, but he was still puzzled why he was asked to investigate the art academy instead of finding Gu Susu.
"Aren't you looking for her?"
"She intends to leave and has figured out how to avoid us, so she won't be found easily. Just do as I say, and stop asking so many questions." With that, Qin Tianyi hung up.
Instead of searching for someone at the stations like finding a needle in a haystack, it was better to investigate all of her affairs. Then, there would naturally be clues.
Chang Qingchuan returned to his desk with the bank card from Qin Tianyi and transferred tens of thousands of yuan to his parents' bank card online. The transfer was successful.
He sent a message to his parents, saying it was an advance on his salary and that they should use it for treatment first.
Then he checked the balance of the card online. There was still a hundred thousand yuan. It seemed Qin Tianyi hadn't lied to him and had advanced him his entire year's salary and bonuses, which was more than enough.
He noticed two female colleagues walking past his desk and quickly closed the online banking page on his computer. He overheard the two colleagues discussing something about Qin Tianyi.
He intentionally pricked up his ears. One female colleague said, "Do you know? Mr. Qin's wife ran away, and he couldn't accept it, so his mind recovered and he's no longer foolish."
"Is that so? Then if his wife, Ms. Gu, knew her husband was fine, wouldn't she regret it to death?" another female colleague laughed and said, "Wow, Mr. Qin is young and handsome, and now he's not foolish. Isn't he the prince charming many women dream of!"
"Yes, it's a pity that Ms. Gu didn't go through with the divorce procedures with Mr. Qin. What does it mean to just run away like this? Even if Mr. Qin wanted to remarry, he'd have to be separated for three years and then apply to the court."
"Why bother with so many things? If he could fall for someone, even without a title, it would be happiness..."
Chang Qingchuan felt that these female colleagues were all materialistic and daydreamers. But was it true that Gu Susu had run away?
Run away? Did that mean she had left the Qin family and gone somewhere else?
But where would she go? No wonder Qin Tianyi suddenly asked him those questions earlier!
He quickly dialed Gu Susu's phone, but it was unreachable. He sent a WeChat message, but no one replied for a long time.
He didn't know what had happened to Gu Susu and became a little worried. He suddenly remembered that they had added each other on QQ when they were in school.
He logged into his QQ, which he hadn't used in a long time. He found that Gu Susu's avatar was grayed out, but he still sent her a message, asking about her current situation, if Xiao Xingxing was with her, where they were, and if they were okay.
But he waited until after work and still didn't get a reply from Gu Susu. He had no choice but to close QQ, thinking she must have had some unavoidable difficulties.
He felt that Qin Tianyi seemed to care about Gu Susu quite a bit. Since they were already married, why didn't Gu Susu tell Qin Tianyi the whole truth and rely on this young master of the Qin family? Then any problem could be solved.
She was wandering alone with her child again, and he didn't know what hardships she would endure.
After work, all the employees of Mishang had left the company, leaving only Qin Tianyi in his office.
He stared at the messages from Xiao Anjing and the investigation report on his phone, almost unable to believe it. Gu Susu had indeed attended the Academy of Fine Arts for one year before dropping out.
However, the reason for dropping out was astonishing: she had accidentally killed someone and spent three years in prison, during which she gave birth to a child.
And the case file photos that Xiao Anjing managed to obtain described the incident: in her freshman year, Gu Susu had an affair with a professor at the school. They were at a hotel when they had an argument, and she accidentally killed the professor.
The child she gave birth to in prison should have been the child of the teacher she had accidentally killed.
Qin Tianyi looked at the photo of the professor in the file. He was a bald middle-aged man nearing fifty. Just thinking about it made him feel disgusted.
What he never expected was that Gu Susu not only lied to him but had sunk to such a low level. This woman was utterly detestable!
He finally understood that her escape was likely due to her fear of him discovering these sordid details about her.
Did she think she could get away with it by escaping? Her daring to deceive him like this was absolutely unforgivable!
In a fit of rage, Qin Tianyi swept everything on his desk to the floor, gnashing his teeth in hatred for Gu Susu. "Damn woman, no matter where you run, I will never let you go!"