Gu Susu didn't know how to tell him. She said with difficulty, "Last night, I went to dinner with my company's boss and two salespeople. They made me drink a cup of wine, and I think they put something in it..."
Yang Sijie understood and said with heartache, "After reuniting with you, every time I see you, you're either feverish and collapsed on the street or drugged. How can I rest assured? Come to my side, let me protect you well, okay?"
Gu Susu gave a bitter smile. She didn't know why starting a new life on her own was so difficult.
Yang Sijie carefully tried to persuade her, "I will also protect Little Star. I will treat your child as my own..."
"My phone, where's my phone?" Gu Susu became flustered as soon as she heard him mention Little Star.
Last night, she had agreed with the kindergarten teacher to have the duty teacher watch Little Star for an extra hour or two. But a whole night had passed, and Little Star must have stayed overnight at the kindergarten!
Yang Sijie quickly helped her find her phone. He finally found it in her bag and handed it to her, asking, "What's wrong?"
Gu Susu opened her phone and said, "The child, the child was still at the kindergarten last night and wasn't picked up."
She pressed the power button, entered her password, and found over a dozen missed calls. The first seven or eight were all from the kindergarten. The missed calls after 10 PM were all from Aunt Chen.
The thought of something happening to Little Star at the kindergarten made her whole body tremble. She struggled to sit up, and Yang Sijie supported her, then carefully placed a cushion behind her.
Gu Susu quickly called the kindergarten teacher. As soon as the teacher answered, she said hurriedly, "Teacher, I'm so sorry, Gu Yuxing last night..."
"Gu Yuxing's mother, what's going on? After dinner last night, Gu Yuxing started to have a fever. Our duty aunt kept calling you, but you didn't answer." The teacher complained, "No matter how busy you are, you should answer the phone. If something happens to the child, who will be responsible? If you are parents, you should have responsibility!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Where is Gu Yuxing now? Is he in the hospital?" Gu Susu asked worriedly.
The teacher said impatiently, "Fortunately, the kindergarten still had his father's number. We notified his father to pick him up last night."
Gu Susu breathed a sigh of relief but was still a little worried. She said "oh" and thanked the teacher before hanging up.
Did Qin Tianyi himself pick up the child from the kindergarten last night? But wasn't he in the hospital? Had he already fully recovered?
But looking at the missed calls from Aunt Chen on her phone, it was likely Aunt Chen who picked up Little Star.
Seeing her expression shift from tension to slight relaxation, Yang Sijie quickly asked, "How is it? Is Little Star okay? I didn't know Little Star was still at the kindergarten, and I didn't hear your phone ring last night either."
Gu Susu's mind was still on the teacher's words: his father picked him up. She said dazedly, "He's fine. Someone picked up Little Star last night, but he had a fever. I don't know if he's better now."
"Who picked him up, your ex-husband?" Yang Sijie guessed and asked.
Gu Susu shook her head and said, "Maybe it was him, or maybe it was Aunt Chen. I don't know."
"Then why don't you call and ask clearly to avoid worrying."
Gu Susu finally came back to her senses and quickly called Aunt Chen.
"Aunt Chen, where is Little Star? Did he have a fever? Is it serious?"
Hearing her anxious voice, Aunt Chen said, "Miss Gu, you finally called back. Young master had a fever all night yesterday. He finally broke the fever this morning and is still sleeping. He should be fine."
"Okay, Aunt Chen, thank you. I had something to do last night and left my phone at the company." Gu Susu told a small lie, as she couldn't explain last night's events to Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen, not foolishly, asked, "Miss Gu, did something happen? Otherwise, how could you leave young master at the kindergarten and not answer your phone?"
Gu Susu was anxious to see Little Star and didn't want to talk about last night. She asked, "The child is at the seaside villa. I'll go pick him up now."
"Okay, when the young master had a fever last night, he kept calling for his mother. When the young master wakes up, he will look for you. You are fine yourself, just be careful on the way."
Gu Susu hummed, hung up the phone, immediately threw off the quilt, and got out of bed to look for her shoes. She said, "Sijie, I have to go. Thank you for last night. Otherwise, I... I would have definitely drunk myself to death at the club."
"Are you going to pick up the child from your ex-husband's place? Don't rush, I'll take you." Yang Sijie helped her put on her coat and went to find the car keys himself.
Gu Susu put on her coat, rushed to the mirror, and quickly tidied her hair with her fingers, wishing she could fly to Little Star's side immediately. She said, "No need, I'll take a taxi myself. I've already troubled you enough..."
Yang Sijie had already grabbed the car keys and looked at her with a half-smile, "Are you kidding me? You can get a taxi out here. If you walk out like this, you might not see the child until dark."
Gu Susu knew he was right. Although his villa had beautiful mountain and water scenery, it was even more remote than Qin Tianyi's seaside villa.
She didn't refuse anymore and let him drive her there.
When Yang Sijie's car stopped a distance from the first gate of the seaside villa, Gu Susu insisted he stop.
"Sijie, it's fine to drop me off here. You can go back. I'll treat you to a meal another day." Gu Susu opened the car door and got out, preparing to walk in herself.
Yang Sijie had stopped the car but remained seated, his hands still on the steering wheel, and asked, "Are you afraid your ex-husband is home and will see me?"
"I don't know if he's here, but I just don't want any misunderstandings. You should go back. I'll thank you properly another day."
Yang Sijie slammed the steering wheel hard. He was about to tell her, what kind of misunderstanding could arise? That man had already divorced her; did he still have the right to control who she was with!
But he saw that she had already hurried away, and a sense of unspeakable loss filled his heart.
He reached into his pocket and touched a diamond bracelet. He had originally intended to give it to her when she woke up as an early birthday wish, but he never had the chance.
He didn't drive away. He wanted to stay here and wait for her, wait for her to come out with the child, and give her this bracelet, to put it on her himself.
He wanted to make up for all the birthday gifts he owed her over the years.
Gu Susu walked quickly to the villa door and placed her finger on the doorbell but didn't press it.
She didn't know what she was hesitating about. Did she hope to see Qin Tianyi, or not?
She adjusted her breathing again, pressed the doorbell, and after a few seconds, Xiaomei opened the door for her.
"Miss Gu, you're here. Please come in quickly."