She hesitated, afraid that if she spoke, Qin Tianyi might do something impulsive.
She knew Yang Sijie too well; he wouldn't give up easily without a fight to the death. He would definitely come to take her away.
What should she do?
Tell him, and they would face it together? Or not let him know for now, so they could pretend nothing had happened and spend one happy day after another?
"What's wrong? Your complexion suddenly turned pale," Qin Tianyi noticed her unusual demeanor.
Susu quickly covered up, "Nothing, I ate too quickly and felt a bit choked up."
Qin Tianyi knew she wasn't telling the truth and asked, "Are you still reluctant to see him punished?"
But as soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them. Seeing her conflicted and unable to hide her turmoil, he realized it was normal for her to still have feelings for Yang Sijie, whether it was voluntary or forced.
"Forget it, I didn't mean anything by it. Let's not mention him again," Qin Tianyi added.
Susu lost her appetite and didn't know what to say, quietly eating the food on her plate.
Qin Tianyi then noticed her backpack placed to the side and asked, "If I hadn't come, where were you planning to go this morning?"
Susu looked at him and said, "I was planning to go to Lancheng to find you. I was really worried about you, and I wanted to see Little Star. The thought of him almost made me faint with heartache..."
Qin Tianyi reached out and held her hand on the table, saying with heartache, "I understand, I understand everything. After we finish eating, I'll take you back to Lancheng to see Little Star."
Susu nodded tearfully, and the awkward and tense atmosphere of a moment ago vanished.
Qin Tianyi called the waiter and ordered more dishes that Susu liked. Susu gestured for him to stop, but he didn't listen.
"Oh, right, do you have chocolate cake? Add an order of chocolate cake."
"Certainly." The waiter added another item to the already written menu.
As soon as the waiter left, Susu quickly said, "There's so much, we won't be able to finish it. It's not good to waste food."
"It's alright, we'll eat as much as we want," Qin Tianyi just wanted to dote on her and sighed, "How long has it been since we last ate together? As long as it makes you happy, anything is fine."
Susu smiled, her eyes as charming as crescent moons, and said to him, "As long as I'm with you, it doesn't matter what we eat, how much we eat, or if we eat at all. I'm very happy right now."
After the meal, Qin Tianyi drove her back to the seaside villa in Lancheng.
As Susu got out of the car and looked at the villa before her, a mix of emotions surged within her, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Why are you sad again?" Qin Tianyi asked.
"It's not sadness..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Qin Tianyi swept her into his arms and walked into the villa.
Susu didn't struggle, only burying her head in his embrace with shy embarrassment.
"Daddy, who are you holding? Is it Mommy?" a long-lost childish voice rang out.
Susu's breath hitched. It was indeed Little Star. The child hadn't forgotten her.
Qin Tianyi smiled and put her down, saying to Little Star, "Look for yourself, who have I brought back?"
Susu's eyes were fixed on Little Star, who had grown taller. She couldn't hold back her tears any longer and called out, her voice trembling, "Star..."
Little Star also froze for a moment, then burst into tears and hugged her, "Mommy..."
Chen Ma and Xiao Mei heard the commotion and rushed out. Seeing the scene, they rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
Susu hugged Little Star tightly, her tears replaced by a smile, saying, "You're so heavy, you've gotten much fatter."
Little Star pouted, crying and chiding her, "Mommy, why were you away on a business trip for so long this time? I missed you so, so much..."
Susu kissed Little Star, her voice hoarse, "Mommy missed you so much she almost went crazy..."
Although Chen Ma and Xiao Mei didn't know what was going on, they were happy and shed tears seeing Miss Gu return.
After Little Star hugged Susu, he refused to let go, afraid that if he did, his mother would disappear again.
Susu indulged his childish affection, coaxing him and carrying him to the children's room to play with him.
Chen Ma, still standing in the hall, tugged at Qin Tianyi's sleeve and asked, "Young Master, are you and Miss Gu okay again..."
"Call her Young Madam from now on," Qin Tianyi corrected her, smiling. "We've remarried."
Chen Ma was so happy she cried, "Am I dreaming? That's wonderful."
"We've already got the license. We'll never let Little Star be without a mother again," Qin Tianyi smiled again.
Xiao Mei also couldn't believe her eyes. The Young Master, he had a smile. She couldn't remember the last time she had seen him smile.
"Chen Ma, I'll go tidy up the Young Madam's room," she said, about to clean Susu's former guest room.
Chen Ma patted her thigh and stopped her, "Silly girl, the Young Master and Young Madam have remarried. Shouldn't you move all of the Young Madam's things into the Young Master's room, and then replace all the sheets and duvet covers on the Young Master's bed with brand new bright red ones?"
"Alright," Xiao Mei replied, smiling, and went to get busy. She felt as if the gloom in the villa had been swept away, and it was no longer lifeless.
After all, ever since the Young Madam had left, the Young Master had always had a distant expression, one that scared everyone he met.
Fortunately, there was the Young Master, otherwise, this villa would have been like a tomb. The Young Master was relatively gentle with the Young Master, so their lives were a little easier.
Now that the Young Madam had also returned, it seemed their misunderstandings had been resolved. How wonderful it would be to have laughter and joy in the villa from now on.
"Young Master, you should go to the Young Master's room and accompany the mother and son. I'll go watch Xiao Mei to make sure she doesn't make any mistakes," Chen Ma said tactfully, not wanting to disturb their family reunion, and went with Xiao Mei to tidy the room.
Qin Tianyi arrived at the door of Little Star's room and leaned against the doorframe, watching Little Star still clinging to Susu, unwilling to separate for even a moment.
Susu, while holding him, looked at the Pinyin and numbers he had written in kindergarten, and asked him a few math problems. Little Star answered them fluently, showing his academic talent.
Even Susu was surprised and asked him a few more difficult mixed addition and subtraction problems. Little Star answered them quickly.
"I didn't expect kindergarten to teach so advanced things now," Susu praised him, sighing.
Little Star, clinging to her, shook his head and said, "Kindergarten didn't teach it, Daddy taught me."
Susu stroked his head and asked, "What did Daddy play with you when Mommy wasn't here?"
"Daddy made me sit in the study and read with him. He had one book, and I had one book. We couldn't be inattentive when reading," Little Star said with a serious expression.
Susu said "oh," which was typical of Qin Tianyi's style.
"He also taught me to recite English books and do math problems. If I couldn't do them, I would get my palm spanked," Little Star said, showing her his small palm.
Susu saw that his palm was fine, but she still blew on it and said with a low chuckle, "There, it doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt."