He walked behind her and gently placed his hand on her shoulder.
Gu Susu jumped in fright and turned around, only to see that it was Qin Tianyi who had returned.
"You're back," she said, then turned back to her design.
"What are you busy with?"
"The theme design for the spring women's wear fashion show," Gu Susu replied.
Qin Tianyi said "oh" and didn't take her work seriously at all. He wrapped an arm around her, unbuttoned her clothes, and lowered his head to kiss her hair.
Gu Susu couldn't stand it anymore and jumped up, turning to face him. "You've just returned, can't you go rest? This spring women's wear fashion show is crucial for whether we can reverse the disadvantage Mi Shang has in women's wear! Didn't you ask me to be a designer at Mi Shang for this reason?"
Qin Tianyi shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "Yes, there are reasons like that..."
"That's enough!" Gu Susu interrupted him, saying impolitely, "Please don't disturb me. I have to overturn the previous plan and redesign everything. Time is very tight. Last night... you punished me last night, what else do you want?"
Qin Tianyi felt that Gu Susu before him was like a little beast with bared teeth and claws. He smiled faintly, raised his hands, and said, "Okay! Great designer, I won't disturb you anymore, you get busy."
With that, he turned around, took off his shirt, and walked into the bathroom.
Gu Susu put her hands on her hips and stared at his retreating back, still very angry.
Her smooth train of thought and ideas were completely broken. She helplessly returned to the computer, needing to find her focus again for a long time before she could continue with her design.
Qin Tianyi came out after his shower and lay on the bed. He really didn't disturb her again. After fiddling with his phone for a while, he fell asleep.
Gu Susu didn't look at him or talk to him. She buried her head in her work, thinking that if she stayed up a few nights, she could finish the new plan.
After the plan was finished, she still had to create design drawings, make finished garments, find models... and preview the actual effect.
Thinking of all the things that still needed to be done, she felt the urgency even more. She didn't even want to sleep tonight.
Even if she had to work through the night, she wanted to rush out the design plan.
When she realized Qin Tianyi was asleep, she turned off the main light in the room, leaving only the desk lamp by the computer, afraid that Qin Tianyi might suddenly wake up.
As her eyelids grew heavy, she checked the time and realized she had unknowingly stayed up until one in the morning.
But she still wanted to go downstairs to make a cup of coffee and continue working.
As soon as she got up, she heard Qin Tianyi's lazy voice, "It's so late, where are you going without sleeping?"
"Going downstairs to get some water." She turned her head and saw Qin Tianyi, lying on the bed, opening his eyes.
Qin Tianyi commanded, "Sleep."
"I'm not tired yet, I'll just go downstairs to get some water." Gu Susu said, preparing to walk towards the door.
But Qin Tianyi quickly got out of bed, came behind her, grabbed her, and said, "What water? I think you want to get coffee. If you don't sleep tonight, what about your body?"
Gu Susu wanted to break free and said, "I told you the time is tight for the revised plan..."
Qin Tianyi stopped listening to her, picked her up horizontally, and threw her onto the bed, saying the same thing, "Sleep."
Before Gu Susu could struggle to get up, he had already lain down beside her, trapping her with one arm. "No matter how tight the schedule is, you're not allowed to stay up late. Go to sleep."
After saying that, he closed his eyes, regardless of whether she was willing or not, he just wanted her to sleep.
Gu Susu squirmed but couldn't break free from his hold. Although she was anxious, she couldn't overcome him.
Despite her reluctance, she was too tired and fell asleep.
When she woke up, she found that it was broad daylight outside, and Qin Tianyi was not in the room.
She hurriedly got out of bed, picked up her phone by the computer, and saw that it was already nine in the morning.
Why hadn't the alarm on her phone gone off? This was trouble. She would definitely be late if she rushed to the company now.
She quickly turned on the alarm function on her phone and found that it wasn't that the alarm didn't go off, but that it had been manually turned off after ringing.
It must have been Qin Tianyi. No one else would do such a thing.
She quickly washed up, changed her clothes, and rushed out of the room.
As soon as she reached the first floor, Chen Ma called out to her, "Young Madam, aren't you eating breakfast?"
"No time," Gu Susu said while changing her shoes.
Chen Ma quickly handed her a packed breakfast and said, "Then eat it on the way. You can't skip breakfast."
"Thank you."
"You don't need to thank me, Young Madam. The Young Master specifically told me this morning when he left. He said you were exhausted last night and would wake up late, and would be rushing to the company, so he asked me to pack your breakfast." Chen Ma said, smiling at her, clearly thinking that she and Qin Tianyi had done something strenuous.
But she and Qin Tianyi hadn't done anything last night; she had just stayed up late due to work.
"Chen Ma, no, it's not what you think..."
"I've been through it too, Young Madam, you don't need to be shy in front of me." Chen Ma's smile became even brighter. "Take your breakfast. The Young Master asked Xiao Lin to wait to take you to the company. Don't rush. Look how thoughtful and considerate the Young Master is towards you."
Gu Susu took the breakfast. It was impossible to explain this matter. The more she said, the more Chen Ma would think she was being shy.
"Okay, I'm leaving then." She didn't have time to delay. If she was late for work, she didn't know how her colleagues would look at her. In any case, she had been terribly wronged by Qin Tianyi again.
She arrived at Mi Shang Company almost ten o'clock, nearly an hour late.
She lowered her head and hurried to the design department's office area, trying not to disturb anyone, and sat down at her desk.
Fortunately, everyone was busy, and no one noticed if she was late. She felt relieved.
Zhuang Ying saw her arrive at work out of breath and asked with concern, "Sister Susu, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you rest more at home?"
Gu Susu was stunned and said, "I'm not unwell."
"Someone from HR came early this morning and said you were feeling unwell, and your husband had asked for the morning off for you. You're too dedicated. If you're not feeling well, rest more. The company has sick leave. Why only ask for half a day? But you're here before even half a day is up?"
Gu Susu immediately understood. It seemed this leave was requested by Qin Tianyi without her knowledge or prior consultation.
But in front of Zhuang Ying, she could only smile and say, "I feel much better, so I came to work. I thought there were so many things to do, I wouldn't dare to rest at home."
"Sister Susu, you've really worked hard. You're busy, you're busy." Zhuang Ying then went back to her own work.
Gu Susu had no one to vent her anger on. Everything had been arranged by Qin Tianyi, what else could she say?
She didn't want to think too much about it anymore. She could only seize the time to continue rushing her plan. She no longer expected to receive due equality and respect from Qin Tianyi.
But since she had returned to work at Mi Shang, she couldn't be looked down upon by her colleagues here anymore. She had to prove herself with her strength in the workplace!