He called his friends in the awards ceremony preparation team again. He heard from them that Yang Sijie was the biggest sponsor for this awards ceremony, so the organizers had set up an award for the most potential fashion designer at his request.
This man had actually created an award specifically for Gu Susu. Their relationship must be extraordinary; they had certainly known each other for more than just a day or two.
He never expected that she had already found someone else outside and, as soon as she left him, had eagerly thrown herself into this man's arms.
Perhaps, perhaps Gu Susu had gotten involved with this man before they were even divorced?
The thought made him unable to tolerate it. He stood up abruptly, wanting to find Gu Susu and ask for clarification. But as he moved to step forward, he realized he still couldn't walk and could only stand steadily or take a few steps with the aid of training equipment.
In these past few days, he had never felt such an urgent desire to recover as he did today. He resumed his rehabilitation training. As he repeatedly performed the same movement, he gradually calmed down and realized that if he went to find Gu Susu now, what right did he have to question her? He was the one who had driven her away.
Gu Susu woke up early, still feeling as if last night had been a dream.
The grand ceremony, she had actually stood on stage, being watched by countless eyes.
And she, who never initiated physical contact, had slapped Shu Yan last night, and then gone to that unique dessert shop with Yang Sijie. All of it felt too unreal.
But after she sent Xiao Xingxing to kindergarten, on the way back, a passerby recognized her and ran up to her, saying, "You're the designer who won last night, aren't you? You're even prettier in person than on TV."
Seeing that the person striking up a conversation was a stranger, a middle-aged man, Gu Susu tried to avoid him, saying, "Excuse me, you must have mistaken me for someone else."
"Oh, Miss Gu, I wouldn't mistake you. Recognizing people is my profession." The middle-aged man took out a business card and handed it to her. "You don't need to be afraid. I'm not a bad person or a scammer. I'm a scout for an entertainment agency. You have a great look. Have you considered entering the entertainment industry? Our company can leverage your award-winning momentum to package and create a brand new you..."
Gu Susu did not take his business card and interrupted him, "No, thank you. I just want to focus on my design expertise. I'm not interested in the entertainment industry."
The middle-aged man persisted, pushing the business card into her hand, "Don't refuse so quickly. You can think about it."
Gu Susu found him too troublesome and quickly walked away.
As soon as she returned home, her phone rang. She thought it was that scout who had even gotten her phone number and was about to hang up.
But when she looked, she saw it was Yang Sijie calling.
She stared at the caller ID for a long time before answering. He kept calling, sure she would pick up.
The moment she thought of him forcibly kissing her last night, Gu Susu felt a bit scared to hear his voice.
If he continued his pursuit from last night, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist.
She simply turned her phone face down, changed the ringtone to vibrate, and busied herself with packing things in her room.
It wasn't until noon that she checked her phone again. Besides several missed calls from Yang Sijie, there was also one from Chang Qingchuan.
She immediately called Chang Qingchuan back, "Qingchuan, did you need something?"
"Susu, what are you doing? Why haven't you been answering your phone?"
"Nothing much, just packing things in my room and listening to music, so I didn't hear the phone ring."
Chang Qingchuan said, "Then you should finish packing. I've found a suitable place for you, near the kindergarten where Xiao Xingxing is currently attending. I'll send you the real estate agent's phone number. You can go take a look when you have time."
"Okay, I have time today. I can go see the place."
"Then you make the appointment yourself. The company is quite busy today, so I won't be able to accompany you."
"It's fine, I can manage on my own."
Not long after their call ended, Chang Qingchuan sent the agent's number. Gu Susu contacted the agent and arranged to view a property in the afternoon.
However, the moment she stepped out of the building where she was staying, she saw Yang Sijie's car parked outside. As she was about to walk around the car, someone blocked her path.
She knew exactly who it was. Looking up, she saw Yang Sijie, dressed in a casual suit, holding a large bouquet of flowers, standing in front of her.
"Sijie, you don't have to do this. We both need to calm down."
Yang Sijie said with a look of guilt, "I've already calmed down. I came specifically to apologize. I was too impulsive last night. I'm sorry."
As he spoke, he presented the flowers in his hand to Gu Susu, asking her to accept them.
Gu Susu did not take them. She just hoped Yang Sijie would stop bothering her. She needed time to calmly sort out many things.
Yang Sijie said sadly and dejectedly, "If we hadn't separated back then, I think once I had the ability to earn money myself, I would have bought you flowers often. Do you remember when you were little, you always liked the fresh flowers in the vase in the director's office? Roses, carnations, baby's breath... You said your favorite was forget-me-nots. But you forgot me, you forgot me long ago..."
Gu Susu felt a pang of sympathy. Her mind in turmoil, she said, "No, Brother Sijie, I never forgot you. The memories of you from childhood are the warm memories I've cherished all these years."
She took his flowers and added, "Thank you. I really like this bouquet."
A smile appeared on Yang Sijie's face. "Then from now on, I will send you flowers often, to make up for all the years I couldn't. You're not allowed to refuse them anymore."
"I won't. As long as they are flowers from you, I'll take them all." Gu Susu didn't want to dwell on their matters any longer. She said to him, "Brother Sijie, please pay more attention to Kangxi. He lost his job recently and is quite depressed. I don't know how to comfort him. He always likes to listen to you. Please talk to him more."
"Okay."
"Then I have something to do, I'll be going now." Gu Susu thought of her appointment with the agent and realized she would be late if she didn't leave.
Yang Sijie asked curiously, "What is it? Can I help you?"
"It's nothing much, I just want to look at some houses. I'm planning to move to a different place with my child."
Yang Sijie immediately agreed, saying, "Wasn't that woman last night Qin Tianyi's fiancée? She's completely incompatible with you. If you continue to live in this apartment, I'm afraid she might come looking for you and scare the child."
Gu Susu's heart trembled slightly. She hadn't thought of this, but Yang Sijie had. It seemed the sooner she moved out of here, the better.
"Thank you for the reminder." She said, rushing to view the houses.
Yang Sijie hurried to say, "I'll go with you. I studied architecture abroad, which might be helpful for your house viewing."
Gu Susu smiled and walked to the roadside, preparing to hail a taxi, and refused him, "No, thank you. I can manage on my own." In her heart, she thought it would be a waste of talent to have a high-achieving architecture graduate accompany her to rent a place.
Besides, she had already told Chang Qingchuan her psychological price range for renting, and houses within that rental price range would surely be ordinary and wouldn't require the help of any professionals.