“You say time flies, but what important matter do you have that you can’t even arrange things for a few days? Is it more important than my business? Are you managing a company or a conglomerate?” Qin Tianyi chuckled.
Gu Susu also smiled and said, “Alright, Monday it is. I can arrange everything. Isn’t it enough that I listen to you?”
“That’s more like it,” Qin Tianyi said in a deliberately stern tone. “I think I’ve been too good to you lately, making me have no authority in front of you and Xiao Xingxing.”
Gu Susu scoffed, “We’re not your employees. Why do you need so much authority? You’re sick.”
“How can you talk about your husband like that?”
“Wrong, you’re not my husband anymore, just my ex-husband.” Gu Susu immediately corrected him.
Qin Tianyi was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, then said with a serious tone, “I want to remarry you and give you a real wedding.”
Gu Susu felt a surge of emotions. She leaned on the sofa and asked softly, “What is a real wedding? Do we have to hold a lavish banquet and invite many guests again? But people have already sent their blessings once. If we ask them to congratulate us again, won’t they have opinions? What if we keep getting married and divorced like this? Who will pay attention to us then…”
“Nonsense, who is getting married and divorced with you? This isn’t child’s play,” Qin Tianyi said solemnly. “After we remarry, I will never let go. You’d better think clearly. No matter if it’s a childhood sweetheart or a close friend, don’t even think about taking you away from me!”
Gu Susu laughed. The domineering and unreasonable Qin Tianyi was back. “As long as I don’t want to, no one can take me away.”
“Will you be devoted to me in the future?” Qin Tianyi regretted saying this into the phone as soon as he said it. It made him sound so insecure.
Gu Susu, however, got angry and said, “When have I ever been fickle? Are you being reasonable at all? Besides you, I’ve never been with any other man!”
Although he could hear Gu Susu was angry on the other end of the phone, he was happy to hear it. This was Gu Susu admitting she had only loved him. She hadn’t even loved Yang Sijie?
Gu Susu heard his silence and said, “Fine, you can be jealous. I’ll start packing my things now.”
“Wait.” Qin Tianyi finally spoke again. “How long do you plan to keep renting a place outside? Don’t I have a place for you to live?”
“I know you have many properties, but they aren’t mine. I don’t need your charity,” Gu Susu said stubbornly.
“Charity?” Qin Tianyi exclaimed, almost unable to stand it. “Mrs. Qin, I just want to give you a stable home. I changed the owner of the apartment to your name a long time ago. This is not charity.”
Gu Susu asked in surprise, “When did you change it to my name? I don’t remember signing anything.”
“It was tucked inside the divorce agreement. You didn’t even look carefully and just signed everywhere that needed a signature with a flourish.”
“Is this considered compensation for my divorce? I don’t want it. I don’t want to take advantage of you. The bank card that Xiao Anjing gave me is already enough…”
Her stubbornness made Qin Tianyi unsure whether to dislike or admire her. He said helplessly, “This isn’t taking advantage of me. Mrs. Qin, I’m just giving you a small apartment. You have to give me a real home. Your task is quite heavy. In fact, I’m the one who got the better deal.”
Gu Susu suddenly felt an indescribable warmth. It turned out he had done many things for her silently, but she had been foolishly unaware.
“Okay, I will do my best to give you a warm and happy home.”
“Then it’s a deal.”
“It’s a deal.”
Although they couldn’t see each other’s expressions, Gu Susu’s eyes were already teary as she said this.
…
After that, she was incredibly busy. Before asking Lu Zhiming for leave, she had to finish her current work. After all, she would be away for half a month and needed to hand over everything properly.
Amidst her busy schedule, she didn’t forget to repay the difference in rent for the past few months to Chang Qingchuan, asking him to pass it on to Huo Jin. She thought that if she went to give it to Huo Jin herself, Huo Jin definitely wouldn’t accept it.
When Chang Qingchuan received the money she transferred, he didn’t know what to say and insisted on meeting her for lunch.
“Susu, what do you mean by this? Are you not treating me as a friend?” Chang Qingchuan was anxious as soon as they met.
She smiled and said, “Huo Jin’s rent for me was too low. Since I knew, I couldn’t accept it. Besides, I didn’t want to make things difficult for you.”
“This has nothing to do with me. Huo Jin herself wanted to apologize to you in this way,” Chang Qingchuan explained.
“I accept her apology, but I still can’t owe her rent,” Gu Susu’s attitude was firm.
Chang Qingchuan couldn’t do anything about her and said, “Who can tolerate your personality? Forget it, I’ll pay for this meal.”
Gu Susu didn’t argue with him anymore and said, “Then I won’t be polite. By the way, there’s something else I want to tell you.”
“Tell me anything you need help with.”
“There’s no help needed.” Gu Susu said with a sweet smile, “After this month, I won’t be renting anymore. I have a place to live.”
Chang Qingchuan immediately said, “Are you finding the rent in this area too expensive? It’s okay, I’ll find you a cheaper one.”
“No, someone is planning to give me a home, so there’s no need for me to rent a place outside anymore,” Gu Susu gave him a mysterious smile.
Chang Qingchuan guessed, “Are you planning to marry that Yang… the one who was your childhood sweetheart?”
“Not at all. I’m going to remarry Qin Tianyi,” Gu Susu said, feeling a little embarrassed.
“You… you’re back together again.” Chang Qingchuan couldn’t believe it. Seeing that there was no hope for them, how could they suddenly rekindle their old feelings?
“Pfft, what do you mean ‘back together again’? Why do you make it sound so unpleasant?” Gu Susu almost choked on the milk tea she had just taken a sip of. Chang Qingchuan’s description was too maddening.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, slip of the tongue.” Chang Qingchuan had always felt that they shouldn’t have broken up. It was a good thing that they could get back together now.
Gu Susu was a bit hungry. She took a bite of the dish that had just been served and said, “Please tell Huo Jin for me that I’m not rejecting her house, so I’m not renting anymore. It’s just that there’s really no need to rent a place anymore.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll tell her. It’s a good thing you two are reconciled. This way, Xiao Xingxing can have a complete family. She and I will definitely support and bless you.”
“Thank you.” Gu Susu smiled and pushed the dishes towards him, saying, “Eat up. Eat it while it’s hot. Fortunately, you persuaded me to stay in Lancheng back then, otherwise, Tianyi and I might not have had a chance to reconcile. Fortunately, we recognized our feelings in time, or we would have regretted it for the rest of our lives.”
“From an outsider’s perspective, you were always a well-matched couple, but you didn’t realize it yourselves, which made people anxious to watch,” Chang Qingchuan also started eating and suddenly thought of something and asked, “What about Yang Sijie? Can he let go and watch you remarry President Qin?”