"That Jin Meiyao... Jin Meiyao's reaction when she heard your father woke up was very unusual. Instead of visiting the ward, she left quickly. It's true what they say about women's hearts being like needles at the bottom of the sea..."
"She left?" Qin Tianyi only then realized Jin Meiyao was no longer in the hallway, nor had she gone into the ward. She had simply disappeared.
A sudden suspicion crossed his mind. Qin Zhaoye had been in a coma, and although he hadn't woken up, the doctors hadn't mentioned any life-threatening danger. Why was it that as soon as Jin Meiyao visited, Qin Zhaoye was almost killed?
Had she done something in the ward? But there were police officers guarding the room. Did Jin Meiyao not want Qin Zhaoye to wake up, or even to be able to speak again?
What was she trying to conceal, to cover up?
"This isn't right. I'll go ask the doctor again. You go and find out where Jin Meiyao is living after her release from prison, what she's been doing, and her recent activities," Qin Tianyi said, heading towards the doctor's office.
Jin Meiyao's behavior today was indeed strange. Xiao Anjing didn't dare to delay and left the hospital, intending to use all his connections to track Jin Meiyao's whereabouts.
...
In the evening, Gu Susu sat on the bed, holding a book on fashion design, but not a single word registered.
She had eaten very little at dinner and felt full. Chen Ma kept trying to find an opportunity to explain Shu Yan's matter to Qin Tianyi, but Gu Susu didn't want to listen and had retreated to her room.
Although she felt it was absolutely impossible for her to be pregnant, some recent physical reactions had made her very worried.
In the afternoon, she had gone out to buy a pregnancy test kit and, after returning, had secretly tested herself several times. The results were all the same, indicating she was pregnant.
She had spent the entire day in a series of shocks. She had taken out the birth control pills stored in her sanitary napkin pouch, but there was no problem with them; the pills were still there.
She also remembered taking them on time every single day, without missing a single dose.
Holding the last pregnancy test stick, she couldn't understand it at all. Were the pregnancy test kits faulty, or were the birth control pills the problem?
She was completely lost and confused, unsure of what to do next.
The more she wanted to have dignity and equality in front of Qin Tianyi, the more he shattered it, making her feel even more lowly and pathetic.
She looked at the book in front of her, her mind in a daze.
Qin Tianyi pushed the door open and saw her pale face and indifferent expression. She knew someone had entered but didn't even turn to look at him.
"What right do you have to be here now? Go and live in the servant's room next to Chen Ma's."
Gu Susu took a deep breath and subtly hid the pregnancy test stick in her pocket. His tone was like chasing away a kitten or a puppy.
"Okay." Gu Susu closed the book and immediately got up to pack her things for sleeping.
Qin Tianyi loosened his tie and tossed his briefcase and coat aside.
Gu Susu caught a faint scent of disinfectant. He hadn't been at the company today; he had gone to the hospital?
No wonder Shu Yan had found her way here.
Gu Susu hastily gathered her belongings, preparing to leave his room. He suddenly said, "Stop."
Her heart leaped. She thought he had discovered the pregnancy test, but she had clearly hidden it among the things she was carrying.
"I've found a place for you and Xiao Xing. You'll move there in three days." Qin Tianyi paused, then continued, "Do you know your current status? Besides going to work at Míshàng, stay there and take good care of Xiao Xing. I'll be visiting frequently. If you try any tricks, I'll make sure you never see Xiao Xing again."
Even if Gu Susu were foolish, she understood why he was doing this.
"The villa will be the wedding house for you and Miss Shu. Congratulations." After saying this, she walked out of the room and went straight downstairs.
Shu Yan had come to the door today, and Gu Susu still maintained such a cold attitude. Didn't that make him feel even a sliver of sadness?
What was he to her?
She even congratulated him. She didn't cry or make a scene, nor did she call him a scumbag for juggling two women. This showed that he held no weight in her heart.
If she had even blamed him, cried, or made a fuss, he would have explained the reasons and perhaps even revealed his plans.
At this moment, his heart was filled with anger, nothing but anger.
Gu Susu, carrying her belongings, went directly to the servant's room next to Chen Ma's room on the first floor.
She pushed the door open forcefully, thinking that she wouldn't have to live here anymore and wouldn't have to see Qin Tianyi every day. Perhaps that was a good thing.
She could still be with her child by providing him with occasional services.
If he liked being high and mighty, domineering, and her god, let him be. He would eventually get tired of it, and then she could regain her freedom.
The sound of her opening the door startled Chen Ma, who was in the adjacent room.
"Young Madam, why are you bringing these here? Did you argue with the Young Master again?"
"Argue? Do I have the right to argue with him?" Gu Susu dumped the things she was carrying onto the bed in the servant's room and said with a laugh, "Don't call me Young Madam anymore. I'm not any Young Madam. In fact, I'm not even as good as Xiao Mei here."
Chen Ma thought Gu Susu was speaking out of anger and comforted her, "The Young Master is cold and indifferent outside, and his words are not pleasant, but he actually cares about you. I've never seen him so attentive to any woman..."
"Is that so? Perhaps it's because I meet the standards of being his pet." As Gu Susu spoke, tears involuntarily fell.
Chen Ma sighed and said, "Young couples often bicker, which is normal. Don't take it to heart. I'll go and talk to the Young Master. He's sometimes too much. He should be gentle with the person he likes, and as a man, he should yield more to a woman..."
"Chen Ma, don't go to him, please don't!" Gu Susu stopped her agitatedly. "Can we resolve our matters ourselves?"
Chen Ma nodded, "Alright. And don't be too sad. One day, the Young Master will learn how to love someone and will change..."
"Can you let me be alone for a while?" Gu Susu clasped her hands together, pleading with Chen Ma. "You go back and rest. I want to be alone for a bit."
Chen Ma still looked at her with some concern. "Alright, alright. You should rest early too." After all, she was just an old servant and couldn't interfere too much in the affairs of the young couple.
However, as an outsider, seeing them hurt each other so often made her anxious, fearing they might do something they would regret for the rest of their lives.
Qin Tianyi stayed alone in the room, picked up a bottle of red wine, poured it into a glass, and swirled it.
Today, apart from obtaining the amusement park development project, which brought him some joy, everything else was causing him annoyance.
He had just finished the glass of wine when his phone rang.
Without even looking, he grabbed the phone and said, "Speak, what is it?"
Hearing Qin Tianyi's unusually cold voice on the phone, Xiao Anjing knew he was in a very bad mood.