Qin Tianyi pretended to be fooled by Susu, but only he knew that this time he had fooled Susu.
He cupped Susu's face and smiled at her naturally, "Hurry up and get in the car. You were kept up by me last night and didn't sleep well. Take a good nap in the car. I won't let you off in a few days, so don't beg for mercy in bed then."
Susu felt that everyone around them could hear him, and her face turned red. "Who's begging for mercy? What nonsense are you talking about."
"Didn't you beg for mercy last night?"
"You're still talking!" Susu pushed him away. "You're annoying, I'm leaving."
Saying that, she turned around. Qin Tianyi called out to her again, "Wait, I almost forgot something."
Susu closed her eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing, and asked, "What is it?"
"I have a USB drive here, left by Boss Wei for Yanan. She'll forgive Su Kangxi when she sees what's inside."
"Okay." Susu turned around again, hugged him tightly as if she was about to collapse, and kissed him fiercely, wanting to firmly remember his scent and never forget it.
Qin Tianyi responded to her with extreme restraint, handed her the USB drive, and gazed at her for a few more seconds before saying, "Susu, no matter what happens in the future, you are the only wife of my Qin Tianyi in this life."
"Me too." Susu tightly gripped the USB drive, decisively turned around again, got into the car, and forced herself not to look at him again, as she would only miss him more the more she looked.
She heard Xiao Xingxing waving goodbye to him and saying, "Bye, Daddy."
"I love you both, goodbye." After watching their car drive away, he clutched his chest. Wait for me, I will return safely.
Susu sat in the car with her eyes closed, counting to a hundred before opening them.
"Mom, why are you crying?" Xiao Xingxing asked, placing his small hand on her hand.
Susu wiped away her tears and smiled, "Mom just got sand in her eyes, it's fine now."
As she spoke, she glanced at the USB drive in her hand. She wondered what was inside, but didn't think much of it. She then hugged Xiao Xingxing and leaned against the car to rest.
When they returned to their residence in Lancheng, Susu found that Yanan was not home, so she settled Xiao Mei and Xiao Xingxing first.
Their shared living space with Yanan was not large, so Xiao Mei had to sleep on the folding bed in the living room, while Xiao Xingxing slept with her.
After settling them, Susu contacted Yanan and learned that Yanan had finalized the new rental shop and was busy with renovations these past two days. She decided to go directly to the new shop to find Yanan.
When Susu arrived at the shop, she saw no other renovation workers, only Yanan painting the walls alone.
Yanan had expected her to stay in Lancheng longer before visiting, and was surprised she returned to Dechuan so soon. She put down her brush, opened her arms, and carefully hugged Susu, afraid of getting paint on her, "You truly are my good sister."
Susu didn't mind the paint on her and hugged her back, "I definitely can't let you work too hard alone."
"You still have some humanity," Yanan said with a smile, taking off the dirty clothes she was wearing over her other clothes.
Susu asked, "Didn't you hire renovation workers? Why are you alone?"
"Painting is such a simple task, I can do it slowly myself. Why hire anyone? It saves costs," Yanan said shrewdly.
Susu gave her a thumbs-up and said, "Amazing. With you as my partner, it's hard not to make money. I'll come help you paint tomorrow."
"You're not helping now? I was planning to eat and then continue," Yanan said, feeling hungry.
Susu pulled her along, smiling mysteriously, "Do you know who I brought?"
Yanan rolled her eyes and guessed without hesitation, "Who else could it be but Qin Tianyi? Then I'm not going back. I don't want to see you two being lovey-dovey."
Saying that, she grabbed Susu's hand wearing the wedding ring and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Such a big diamond, and in a star-like setting, it must be very expensive. Qin Tianyi really splurged this time. With such an expensive ring from him, you're tied to him for life."
Susu blushed and covered the ring, saying, "What are you talking about? Who brought him? I brought Xiao Xingxing to play. Do you want to go back and see Xiao Xingxing?"
"Xiao Xingxing? I last saw him as a baby, so pink and chubby. Every time I saw him, I wanted to kiss him. I don't even know what he looks like now. Of course, I want to see him," Yanan said, gesturing animatedly.
Susu locked the shop door with her and said, "Xiao Mei also came along. With her cooking, we can focus on the renovations these few days."
"Forget it. You should spend more time with the child. I'll handle the renovations."
"It's okay, I'll keep Xiao Xingxing by my side. I can spend time with him and help out a bit."
When they returned, Xiao Xingxing didn't act shy around Yanan and sweetly called out, "Sister, pretty little sister."
Yanan beamed and corrected him, "Little fellow, what sister? Call me Auntie, otherwise the generations will be mixed up. Your mother and I are of the same generation. If you call me sister, you're making me your junior."
"Hello, Auntie," Xiao Xingxing immediately changed his address.
Xiao Mei came out of the kitchen with dishes, smiling, "Young Madam, dinner is ready. I saw there weren't many fresh ingredients in the fridge, only eggs and vermicelli, so I made a few simple dishes."
Yanan looked at the scrambled eggs, cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and fried vermicelli with eggs that Xiao Mei brought out... Were these considered simple? She was truly impressed by Xiao Mei's ability to make full use of the few ingredients in the fridge.
"It's fine, it's fine. What we eat isn't important, the main thing is that we're gathered together," Susu said, inviting Xiao Mei to sit down with them. Everyone happily had a meal together.
After dinner, Yanan patiently accompanied Xiao Xingxing while he drew.
Susu watched from the side, seeing that Yanan quite liked children.
In the past, Yanan was always unreliable and messed around, even saying she wasn't suited for marriage and raising children. Susu found it amusing, thinking who wasn't suited.
With that thought, she remembered the USB drive Qin Tianyi had given her when they parted, thinking she would give it to Yanan later that evening.
Yanan pointed at Xiao Xingxing's drawing and asked, "Are you drawing yourself with your mom and dad? But where is this?"
"Yes," Xiao Xingxing said as he colored, "We're at an amusement park. This is the Ferris wheel that Mom loves to ride, and next to it is the Crazy Mouse that I love."
Yanan smiled and said, "Look how curved you've drawn your mouth. You must have been having a lot of fun then."
"Yes, but Mom had the most fun. Dad said Mom was like a child, playing even more wildly than me."
Susu couldn't help but smile as she listened. Yanan turned and teased her, "You have times when you go wild? I've never seen that. It seems only he can make you completely let go."
Susu said shyly, "You keep drawing with him, I'll go see if the clothes in the washing machine are done."
When it was late, Xiao Xingxing and Xiao Mei were asleep.
Susu tiptoed to Yanan's room door, knowing Yanan was a night owl who liked to stay up late. She figured she wouldn't be asleep at this hour.
She asked softly at the door, "Are you asleep? Can I come in?"
Soon, a response came from the room, "Not asleep, come in."