Seeing her, Aunt Chen came forward and said, "Young Madam hasn't had dinner yet, has she? I'll heat up your meal right away."
"Where are Tianyi and Little Star?"
"Young Master hasn't returned yet. Xiaomei is playing with the young master in the playroom." Aunt Chen took her coat and hung it up for her.
Gu Susu absently replied with an "Oh" and prepared to go to the dining room to eat.
At this moment, there was the sound of a car outside, and car lights flashed.
Aunt Chen walked to the door and turned to Gu Susu, saying, "It seems Young Master is back. We can have dinner together."
Gu Susu had only intended to eat a simple meal and then return to her room to continue working on her design drafts.
But Qin Tianyi had also just returned, and the meal became less simple.
Indeed, it was Qin Tianyi who got out of the car and strode in.
Gu Susu did not greet him like Aunt Chen did; instead, she walked directly towards the dining room.
With his long legs, Qin Tianyi caught up to her in a few steps and asked, "You just got back too?"
"Yes," Gu Susu replied, sitting at the dining table.
Qin Tianyi snorted and sat opposite her, his tone laced with mockery. "You really do value your work above all else, working overtime at the company again."
Gu Susu felt that his way of speaking was always unpleasant, but she didn't get angry. She merely sighed inwardly, thankful that she had never given up her ability to survive independently.
He seemed to want to keep her by his side forever, always refusing to divorce her, but in reality, he had already planned to divorce her.
This man's thoughts were too deep and terrifying; he planned to tame her before abandoning her.
"Yes, for a living."
Qin Tianyi's expression instantly turned somewhat unpleasant. "Can't I afford to support you?"
"No, you can. But who guarantees that pets won't be abandoned?" Gu Susu replied calmly.
"What do you mean by that?"
"It means nothing..."
Before Gu Susu could finish speaking, Aunt Chen had already brought out the heated food.
She had nothing more to say and picked up her chopsticks, seizing the time to eat.
To be honest, after returning to Qin Tianyi's side, she hadn't noticed Qin Tianyi having other women outside.
He would occasionally stay out all night or come back very late after drinking, but she felt it wasn't like he was dating some young lady from a prominent family; it was more like he went to places of ill repute.
Qin Tianyi said nothing more, and they finished dinner in silence.
After dinner, Gu Susu wanted to return to her room to continue her work, but Qin Tianyi forcibly dragged her to the garden and said directly, "I have something to tell you."
Gu Susu had no choice but to go with him to the garden. Aunt Chen brought out tea and fruit to aid digestion.
Qin Tianyi sat in a European-style rattan chair in the garden and gestured for her to sit as well.
Gu Susu sat down quickly. "What is it you need to say?"
"What's wrong with you today? You're not like your usual self."
"I'm perfectly normal, and I don't feel any different."
Qin Tianyi suddenly said again, "You met Yaxuan at the company today. What did she say to you?"
The moment Gu Susu thought of what Qin Yaxuan had said, her heart felt heavy. She suppressed the annoyance and looked directly at him. "She didn't say much to me, just that she hoped you would leave them a way out and not be too ruthless."
"Did she ask you to relay those exact words?"
"Yes."
Qin Tianyi's usually calm expression showed a slight ripple. He paused and said, "They should be content that I didn't send them to jail."
Gu Susu pursed her lips, feeling that she didn't understand the Qin family's affairs at all and thus had no right to speak. However, she had delivered what Qin Yaxuan had asked her to.
"This is your business; it has nothing to do with me. Can I go back to my room now?"
Qin Tianyi took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "There's one more thing I want to ask you."
"Ask away."
"When you left the Qin family more than two years ago, did Grandma give you the evidence of Ai Shunan's crimes? Where is it now? Give it to me."
Gu Susu was stunned. If he hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten.
"What do you want to do?"
"What else can I do? I've encountered some resistance in acquiring Ai Corporation. The item you have could be useful."
"But why do you have to acquire Ai Corporation? It's just a small company to you. What's the use of successfully acquiring it?"
Qin Tianyi chuckled lightly. "You wouldn't understand. If the acquisition is successful, I'll give you ten percent of Ai Corporation's shares. This is what you deserve."
"I'm not interested, and I don't want it. I just want to ask you, if you succeed in acquiring it, what will happen to Ai Shunan and the others? Will they go to jail, or will they be left to wander the streets?"
Qin Tianyi, like a god who could control everything, looked at her and said, "Whatever you want them to become, I will make them become. At that time, they should be kneeling before you, begging you. You can take out all your grievances on them."
Gu Susu couldn't accept the scene Qin Tianyi described.
In the past, she had also thought of taking revenge on them with the most ruthless methods, making them realize how wrong it was that they hadn't treated her well back then.
But when she calmed down, she felt that doing so was meaningless. Even if they knelt and begged her, they wouldn't sincerely treat her as their own daughter; they would only fear her.
This was not what she wanted, and even if she achieved it, she wouldn't be happy.
"I'm different from you. I don't have any grievances, and I don't want to seek revenge on them."
"That's up to you, but that item is useless in your hands. It's better to give it to me. Whatever you want, I can exchange it with you," Qin Tianyi said in a business-like tone.
"You know what I want the most: a divorce from you," Gu Susu blurted out.
This time, Qin Tianyi agreed without a second word. "Okay, give me that item, and I'll find a lawyer to draft the divorce agreement tomorrow."
Gu Susu felt as if she were dreaming, staring at him blankly, not expecting him to agree.
Qin Tianyi didn't bother to look at her expression and asked, "But where is that document?"
Gu Susu finally managed to speak. "I need to search carefully. I didn't expect this document to be useful before, so I don't remember where I put it."
"Alright, I'll give you one night to find it." With that, he stood up and then left the garden.
Gu Susu remained stunned in her seat. After a while, she heard the sound of a car starting outside.
Qin Tianyi went out again?
Actually, she remembered where the old lady had given her those documents: inside the fabric at the very bottom of her suitcase.
She had deliberately cut open that layer of fabric, put the documents inside, and then sewed it back up with thread of the same color.
But the condition she had just casually stated, she hadn't expected Qin Tianyi to agree so readily.
It seemed he was indeed preparing to divorce her, and she felt an indescribable sense of loss.
Furthermore, if she handed over that document to Qin Tianyi, the Ai family would be completely ruined, which was not what she truly wanted to see.
Should she hand over the document to Qin Tianyi and exchange it for her freedom? Her heart was in turmoil at this moment.