Xiaomei wiped her nose and swallowed her tears, a smile returning to her face. "Yes, why didn't I think of that? But Miss Gu, what illness do you have?"
"It's nothing serious, I just felt weak and low on energy recently. I saw a TCM doctor, don't make a fuss."
Xiaomei put away the herbal medicine and asked, "Does this medicine need to be decocted? How did the doctor say to decoct it? I'll go prepare it right away."
"Boil three bowls of water down to one bowl, and take it in the morning and evening."
Xiaomei remembered something and said, "We don't have a Chinese medicine pot at home. I'll go buy one right now."
Gu Susu sat on the sofa and called out to her, "No need, I'll buy it online. It's convenient and cheap."
"But this herbal medicine needs to be taken as soon as possible. Buying it outside will be faster." Xiaomei was afraid of delaying her medication and incurring the young master's displeasure.
Gu Susu glanced at the clock on the living room wall and asked, "Isn't it time to pick up Little Star from school? You go buy the medicine pot, and I'll pick up the child. I'll be at ease."
She didn't stop Xiaomei any further, thinking that taking this qi-tonifying and blood-nourishing medicine wouldn't hurt. Decocting it and drinking it sooner would also help dispel Qin Tianyi's suspicion.
Xiaomei looked up at the clock and nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll go buy the medicine pot first."
After Xiaomei left, Gu Susu sat back on the sofa and rested for a while. Rushing to see a TCM doctor, register, pay, and get medicine at the hospital had exhausted her. She really didn't feel well.
She didn't rest for long. Seeing that the time was about right, she went out again to pick up Little Star from kindergarten.
However, ever since Little Star started attending the elite kindergarten, she hadn't personally picked him up.
She had returned early today, so she decided to pick up the child and see what kind of kindergarten Qin Tianyi had said she was incapable of getting their child into.
But when she arrived at the kindergarten entrance and told the teacher she was Little Star's mother and wanted to pick him up, the teacher didn't believe her and refused to let her take the child.
Gu Susu had no choice but to pull out a photo of herself with Little Star, enlarge it, and show it to the kindergarten teacher. Although the teacher no longer refused to let her pick up the child, she still asked her to wait at the entrance for a while.
The teacher in charge of Little Star's class returned to the office, called Qin Tianyi, and after confirming with the child's father, brought Little Star out of the classroom and handed him over to Gu Susu.
Gu Susu stood at the entrance for a long time to pick up Little Star from school, her legs feeling numb. However, she felt that the teachers at this kindergarten were very responsible. She thought that if the kindergarten teachers in the small town had been this responsible, Qin Tianyi wouldn't have been able to take Little Star away so easily without her permission.
As soon as Little Star saw his mother at the kindergarten entrance, his face lit up with joy.
As Gu Susu took his hand, he still remembered to politely bow to the teacher and say goodbye.
After walking only a few steps away from the kindergarten, Little Star hugged Gu Susu and asked playfully, "Mom, why did you come to pick me up today?"
"Do you want me to come pick you up?" Gu Susu stroked his hair.
Little Star leaned against her leg and said affectionately, "Yes, you haven't picked me up since I transferred to this kindergarten. The other children thought I didn't have a mother."
Gu Susu felt a little guilty and touched his head again. "Someone picked you up after you transferred here, so Mom didn't come. Since that's the case, will Mom come pick you up more often from now on?"
"Okay," Little Star said, releasing her and starting to skip happily.
Seeing him happy, Gu Susu also felt happy, momentarily forgetting to hold his hand.
In his excitement, he skipped to the side of the road. Suddenly, a bicycle traveling at high speed rushed towards him. Seeing that it was about to hit Little Star, Gu Susu screamed before she could react, "Watch out, child..."
Suddenly, a figure blocked Little Star and grabbed the handlebars of the bicycle that was about to hit him with his bare hands.
The speeding bicycle was forcibly stopped. The young woman riding it was momentarily stunned and couldn't control the wobbling bicycle, falling to the ground along with it.
"How were you riding? Didn't you see the child!" Qin Tianyi's voice was filled with anger.
The woman who had fallen to the ground wanted to argue, but when she looked up and saw this handsome man with cold eyes, she was so frightened that she quickly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't see the child by the road. I was going too fast, and I couldn't brake in time."
"Be careful and get lost!" Qin Tianyi's ice-sculpture face was truly terrifying when he was angry.
The woman quickly picked up her bicycle and pushed it away.
Gu Susu had already pulled the child to her side. She hadn't expected Qin Tianyi to suddenly appear and save Little Star.
When Qin Tianyi turned around to face them, Little Star shouted, "Daddy."
Qin Tianyi responded and looked at Gu Susu with a cold face, saying, "Picking up a child is full of problems. It's really not easy for the child to grow this big with you."
Gu Susu heard his sarcasm. She had wanted to thank him, but she couldn't. So, she asked him, "Why are you here?"
"When I was driving home, the kindergarten teacher called to confirm you were with the child, so I came to take a look." Qin Tianyi regretted it immediately. Why was he explaining this to Gu Susu? Where he wanted to appear was his business.
Gu Susu said, "Oh, I've picked him up. You can go back. Someone is waiting for you at the villa, right?"
"Gu Susu, do you want to discuss this with me in front of the child?" Qin Tianyi asked, frowning.
Little Star didn't quite understand what they were talking about. He just felt that they had both come to pick him up today, like a festival. He held Gu Susu's hand with one hand and Qin Tianyi's with the other, saying, "Mom, Dad, I like it when you're both with me."
"Alright, then let's go have a children's meal together," Qin Tianyi suggested.
Gu Susu immediately objected, saying, "Xiaomei probably made dinner at home. Let's go back and eat."
"Mom, I want to eat at that restaurant with a slide and Transformers. Let's go together, okay?" Little Star looked at her pleadingly, shaking her hand.
Qin Tianyi frowned and said, "Don't spoil the child's mood."
Seeing Little Star like this, Gu Susu felt a headache coming on. She forced a smile and nodded at Little Star.
Little Star jumped up happily, "Great, we're going for a big meal together!" He took both of their hands and walked forward.
Gu Susu never made eye contact with Qin Tianyi, her gaze only focused on the child.
The restaurant Little Star liked was actually mainly seafood, with special meals designed for children and options suitable for adults. It was a place very suitable for dining with children.
During the meal, Qin Tianyi seemed to be in a better mood. He ordered a lot of seafood, including shrimp and sea fish that Little Star loved, as well as expensive king crab, lobster, salmon...
No matter how much a child likes to eat, they can't eat much. Little Star soon finished eating and clamored to play in the play area set up in the middle of the restaurant.