"Okay, I support you. Go ahead with your design. This week, I'll have our wedding preparations finalized in New York." Yang Sijie looked at her with a complex expression, stroking her hair. Once he took her back to New York, he would never let her come to Paris again.
Qin Tianyi knew she was in Paris and would definitely find a way to see her. He wouldn't give Qin Tianyi such an opportunity again.
"Sijie, I knew you were the best to me." Gu Susu acted spoiled, clinging to his arm even tighter.
Yang Sijie gently withdrew his arm and walked to the table. He glanced at the medicine bottle on the table and frowned slightly. "You haven't taken this medicine? Why is there still more than half left in the bottle?"
Gu Susu smiled, ran a hand through her hair, and said, "Oh, sometimes when I get back late from being busy, I forget to take my medicine. But I put it in a small bottle and carry it in my bag."
As she spoke, she also got up and walked to the door. She took out the small bottle of pills from her bag and shook it in front of him.
Yang Sijie asked gently, "Have you taken today's dose?"
Gu Susu looked at him steadily, still holding onto a sliver of hope that he loved her deeply and didn't truly want to ruin her health or turn her into a fool. "I forgot to take it again today. But can this medicine really treat my amnesia? Why do I feel like I'm forgetting things more and more the more I take it..."
Yang Sijie acted as if he hadn't heard her last words. He poured a pill into his palm and interrupted her, "You have to trust the doctor. If you keep taking the medicine, your amnesia will improve."
As he spoke, he casually poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her.
Gu Susu took the glass of water, and her last shred of hope was extinguished. She pretended to smile and said, "Sijie..."
"Good girl, open your mouth. You're all grown up, and you're still afraid of taking medicine, just like a child." Yang Sijie put the pill from his palm into her mouth and watched her swallow it with the warm water.
After taking the medicine, Gu Susu put down the water glass, her heart aching as if cut by a knife. She realized that the person she had trusted and loved so deeply after losing her memory was actually someone who wanted to harm her, to turn her into a useless person.
"I just don't like the bitter taste of pills." Gu Susu continued to act spoiled towards him, but her heart had turned cold. She no longer held any hope for him.
Yang Sijie put his arm around her waist and said dotingly, "You, when will you ever grow up? You're always like a child."
Gu Susu leaned against him and said, "I'm so tired after a busy day today. I want to rest."
That night, lying in the same bed, Yang Sijie pulled her into his embrace with such tender affection that she couldn't break free.
...
This week felt incredibly long and arduous for Gu Susu.
She had to pretend to obey him, to please him... she couldn't let him suspect anything was wrong with her.
At school, she privately sought help from Teacher Emma and secretly submitted an application for a temporary leave of absence, rather than the sick leave Yang Sijie had suggested.
Teacher Emma promised to keep this matter confidential, ensuring that no one would know except for the school administrators.
Meanwhile, Huo Jin was also working diligently to create a fake identity for her, aiming to have her successfully leave before Yang Sijie took her back to New York.
Gu Susu utilized the time she had alone in the studio each day to secretly contact Huo Jin, hoping to escape Yang Sijie's control this time.
With the agreed-upon time with Yang Sijie just one day away, she was consumed by anxiety.
Yang Sijie had already booked their return flights to New York for the day after tomorrow. Through the internet, videos, and photos, he had also booked the church for their wedding, the wedding dress, and the honeymoon hotel.
Gu Susu knew that once she returned to New York with Yang Sijie, there would be no turning back. She would never regain her memory, and she might even become a foolish person without her own consciousness. At that point, she would be nothing more than a breathing puppet manipulated by Yang Sijie.
The thought sent shivers down her spine. She longed to question him: did he ever truly love her?
If he truly loved her as much as he claimed, why would he treat her this way? Why would he strip away her memories, her thoughts, her freedom as a human being...
But she couldn't ask him these questions. She would escape him, even if it meant death!
Just as she was too frightened and anxious to sketch her designs, her phone vibrated. Seeing that it was Huo Jin calling, she quickly answered.
"Susu, I've obtained the passport made for you under another identity. I've booked my flight back to Lancheng for tomorrow night. We'll be on the same flight, returning together."
"Huo Jin, thank you. I'm so glad I met you here, otherwise I..."
"Don't be so polite." Huo Jin sighed. "Who would have thought that the seemingly gentle and gentlemanly Yang Sijie would be this kind of person? But you don't need to be afraid. He plays dirty and uses schemes, but you can play better than him. Don't let him think he's the only one who knows how to do these things in the world."
"Yes, I understand." Gu Susu gritted her teeth and said, "I just need to get through tonight."
Huo Jin reminded her, "Memorize the flight details and time. I'll be waiting for you at the airport tomorrow night. As long as you avoid him and get on this flight, he'll never find you again."
"Tomorrow night, see you at the airport."
In the evening, Gu Susu returned to her residence as if nothing had happened, showing no difference from her usual demeanor. In reality, her heart had already flown to the airport where she was meeting Huo Jin.
They lay together in bed, but Gu Susu couldn't sleep until late into the night. She turned her back to him, pretending to be fast asleep.
In the middle of the night, hands suddenly turned her body over. She could feel Yang Sijie's breath.
Her body instinctively stiffened, every inch of her skin resisting silently.
"Susu, don't be afraid. I'll be gentle, I won't hurt you again," Yang Sijie whispered in her ear.
Gu Susu endured and suppressed her inner disgust for him, making herself as docile as a kitten. She kept telling herself that after tonight, everything would be fine, she would be completely free from him...
Yang Sijie desperately wanted to truly possess her, but he still failed.
He buried his face in her neck and said in a low voice, "Susu, I wanted you to truly become my woman at the wedding. But I'm still so powerless. You won't blame me, will you?"
Gu Susu was now grateful for his physiological issue and said softly, "I told you I wouldn't mind, so why would I blame you? You've been working too hard and are under too much pressure. This is just temporary. I believe it will get better."
"You're right, I will get better." Yang Sijie gently bit her ear and held her tighter, saying with relief, "As long as you are by my side, I will definitely get better."
...
The next night, Gu Susu was on the international flight to Lancheng, still feeling as if she were dreaming.
Her hands clutched the armrests of her seat, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
Had she truly escaped Yang Sijie, completely and utterly?
She had stayed in the studio until dark. Sophie had come to the reception area and helped her distract Wendy.
She took the opportunity to leave Emma's studio, taking nothing but her personal bag, and hailed a taxi straight to the airport.