The ward suddenly became quiet. He leaned back, closed his eyes, and felt an indescribable sense of relief. Yang Sijie was finally dealt with. Once his body fully recovered, he could go find Susu, and they could live happily together as a family of three.
Qin Tianyi was in a good mood, indulging in dreams of their beautiful future alone in the ward. With Yang Sijie's issue resolved, there was no need to avoid calling Su Kangxi.
He picked up his phone and dialed Su Kangxi's number, but after several rings, there was no answer.
Perhaps Su Kangxi was busy and unable to take the call. Just as he was about to hang up, the call suddenly connected, and someone spoke.
"Qin Tianyi? What do you want with him?"
The voice on the phone was not Su Kangxi's, yet the person knew his name.
Sensing something was wrong, he asked, "Who are you? Where is Su Kangxi?" He added, "I am his friend. Who are you? He's busy and can't take calls right now. I'll call him back later."
The other party said coldly, "My name is Mark. I'm Mr. Yang's assistant."
"Mark?" Qin Tianyi was startled. "Why do you have Su Kangxi's phone?"
Mark glanced back at Su Kangxi, who was bound and gagged in the back of his car, and sneered, "Because he's right next to me. You people have ruined Mr. Yang. You were lucky to escape, but he might not be so fortunate."
"Let him go immediately!" Qin Tianyi realized that Yang Sijie was cornered and desperate, willing to drag others down with him.
Mark found it even more amusing. "I'm not your assistant, so don't order me around with such arrogance. Don't think you can bring down Mr. Yang like this. None of you are his match."
Qin Tianyi forced himself to stay calm. "Mark, the police have issued a global arrest warrant. Yang Sijie is finished. You don't have to continue following him as a fugitive. You can become a witness for the prosecution and save yourself..."
"No matter what you say, I will not betray Mr. Yang. He is not only my savior but also helped my entire family!"
"That's ridiculous loyalty. Release Su Kangxi and cooperate with the police; it will lessen your crimes." Qin Tianyi, though knowing it was difficult, still wanted to try and persuade him.
Mark no longer cared about his own life and mocked him, "You think you've truly won against Mr. Yang? If it weren't for Miss Gu's plea, you would have died in the boxing ring. Now that you've ruined Mr. Yang's years of hard-earned business, it's a good opportunity for him to relax and enjoy some time alone with Miss Gu..."
"Who is this Miss Gu you're talking about?" Qin Tianyi asked, sitting up abruptly.
"Who else could it be?" Mark smiled. "Mr. Yang and Miss Gu are living a blissful life like immortal lovers. None of you will ever find them..."
"What nonsense are you spouting? Don't think you can sow discord between us like this." Qin Tianyi didn't believe him at all.
Susu, his Susu, was clearly in Dechuan with their child, running her own clothing business. She wouldn't have gone thousands of miles away to be with Yang Sijie!
Just moments ago, Xiao Anjing had told him that Susu and their son were doing well.
Hearing the tone of Qin Tianyi's voice, Mark immediately realized Qin Tianyi knew nothing. He found it amusing and hung up, then completely shut down Su Kangxi's phone and threw it out the car window.
Mr. Yang shouldn't have lost everything he had worked so hard to gain. No one could bring down Mr. Yang. As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn. They would definitely make a comeback.
Following Mr. Yang's instructions, he took the starving Su Kangxi to a place completely isolated from the world to rendezvous with Mr. Yang.
Qin Tianyi was still roaring at the phone, "Your ghostly tales won't fool me!"
But only a short dial tone answered him from the other end.
Ignoring the pain of his fractures, he dialed Susu's number. Even if it meant Susu would know he was injured and hospitalized, he had to expose Mark's lie.
But when he dialed, he discovered Susu's phone was disconnected. He then contacted Wei Yanan.
"Is Susu with you? Let Susu take the phone," Qin Tianyi said urgently.
Wei Yanan was stunned when she heard Qin Tianyi's voice. She retorted, "Qin Tianyi! Is that you? Where are you? Isn't Susu with you?"
Qin Tianyi's hand holding the phone trembled, afraid to face the unbearable truth. "She's not with you and Little Star in Dechuan. How could she be with me?"
"Two months ago, she sent me a message and then disappeared. I thought she was looking for you. After she saw your letter, she was very worried about you and was distracted every day..."
Before Wei Yanan could finish, the call ended with a beep. She had many things she wanted to ask Qin Tianyi, but from his voice, she could tell he was close to breaking down.
She couldn't figure out what had happened between Qin Tianyi and Susu. Neither of them had shown up, and only Xiaomei and she were taking care of Little Star. Could something have happened to Susu?
Qin Tianyi felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his entire body frozen into a sculpture. He realized that his safe return to Lancheng after being sent to the hospital during the boxing match was all thanks to Susu.
If he had known this, he would have preferred to be beaten to death by his opponent in the boxing ring!
"Gu Susu, who told you to save me! Who told you to save me!" He threw the phone against the white wall of the ward.
...
On a sunny day, Susu sat on a not-too-tall, dark brown horse. Yang Sijie held the reins for her, patiently explaining the small tips for riding.
Susu listened attentively. She had familiarized herself with the terrain countless times in her free time, eager to learn to ride so she could find an opportunity to escape.
After Yang Sijie demonstrated again, Susu followed his example and flicked her whip at the horse she was riding.
However, she misjudged the force, and the horse, like an arrow loosed from a bow, suddenly bolted forward.
She desperately gripped the reins and shouted, "Help me! Yang Sijie, hurry and save me!"
Yang Sijie was not in a hurry. He slowly chased after her, giving her a chance to practice without getting hurt.
Susu had actually mastered the riding techniques, but to avoid Yang Sijie discovering this, she pretended to be flustered and unable to control the horse.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Yang Sijie quickly caught up to her and lunged at her.
He pulled her off the horse, simultaneously wrapping his arm around her waist to prevent her from falling and getting hurt. They tumbled together on the grass for several turns before stopping, both of them lying on the ground.
Susu struggled to get up from the grass, hands on her hips, and pointed at the horse she had just ridden, saying indignantly, "You! You! Can't you cooperate properly? You always make me look foolish."