Today Gu Susu hired a moving company to help her move her large items into the truck, while she pushed two twenty-four-inch suitcases herself.
However, Xiao Mei blocked the doorway, preventing her from leaving. Crying profusely, she said, "Miss Gu, I know I was wrong. I will never tease you or your friends again. You can scold me, but please don't move out because of this. If Aunt Chen finds out, she'll send me back to the countryside."
Gu Susu had no choice but to set the suitcases aside and let the movers take the larger items first. She then comforted Xiao Mei, saying, "You've misunderstood. I'm not moving because of what happened last time, nor because of you. Aunt Chen won't blame you. Go back to the villa first, and I'll talk to Aunt Chen."
Xiao Mei still couldn't understand and asked, "It really has nothing to do with me, so why are you moving?"
"Qin Tianyi and I are no longer together, so I can't live here anymore. I have to rely on myself from now on, and I won't depend on him anymore, do you understand?" Gu Susu said, wiping away her tears. "Don't cry. Thank you for always being so good to Little Star. Take care of yourself from now on."
Xiao Mei stopped crying but still asked sadly, "Can I still see Little Master?"
"Yes, you can. Once I'm settled, I'll let you and Aunt Chen know, and you can visit Little Star anytime," Gu Susu said with a smile. "Silly girl, there's no such thing as a feast that never ends. It's good that you can go back to the villa and take care of Aunt Chen. Just be patient when Miss Shu and Qin Tianyi get married, as she has a bad temper. Endure more and don't get into conflicts with her."
Xiao Mei nodded and said, "Madam, you and Little Master should be careful outside. If you need any help, feel free to ask me anytime."
"Okay." Gu Susu picked up the two suitcases again, took one last look at the apartment living room, and walked out resolutely.
...
In the hospital room, Qin Tianyi was discussing with Xiao Anjing how to resolve the crisis step by step while holding a financial report. The phone beside him rang.
He picked it up and saw it was Aunt Chen calling, so he answered.
"Young Master, Miss Gu... Miss Gu moved out of the apartment today, saying she found a suitable place. Xiao Mei tried to stop her but couldn't. What should we do?"
Qin Tianyi paused and said, "Alright, I know. Let her be."
Seeing Qin Tianyi's solemn expression, Xiao Anjing couldn't help but ask after he hung up, still holding his phone tightly, "Are you alright? Didn't you transfer that apartment to Miss Gu long ago? She doesn't need to move."
"She doesn't know. I never told her about the transfer," Qin Tianyi said calmly, as if nothing had happened, and continued discussing the company's affairs with him.
Xiao Anjing didn't want to ask further. Qin Tianyi liked to bear everything himself. He hadn't made things clear to Miss Gu about the apartment either. Sigh, but perhaps it was for the best. Qin Tianyi appeared cold and heartless on the surface, and Miss Gu would feel better after leaving.
...
Time flew by.
For the past month, Gu Susu had been busy arranging her new place. It was all about trivial matters, keeping her busy all day and leaving her no time to think too much.
She was extremely satisfied with the newly rented apartment, liking it more the more she looked at it. She had also decorated it very warmly according to her own preferences.
A couple of days ago, she told Wei Yanan that she had rented a two-bedroom apartment in this area. Wei Yanan immediately said that the rent for a month would be five to six thousand.
Gu Susu told her it was only twelve hundred yuan a month, and Wei Yanan couldn't believe it. She asked, "Have you met the landlord? You haven't been tricked, have you? A two-bedroom apartment in such a central location for this price, you must have been scammed."
"No, the contract is still with me. I rented it through an agent. I saw that it was a legitimate agency, so it's not a scam," Gu Susu said with certainty.
Wei Yanan asked with disbelief, "Do you know who the landlord is?"
Gu Susu hadn't thought about this question. She only thought that Chang Qingchuan was very knowledgeable about renting houses, which was why he helped her find such a suitable place.
"I don't know. I haven't met them, nor did I ask the agent."
Wei Yanan said strangely, "Didn't the landlord come when you signed the contract?"
"No, a staff member from the agency said she could represent them fully."
"Then you're either incredibly lucky, or the landlord deliberately gave you such a low price," Wei Yanan guessed.
After chatting with Wei Yanan, Gu Susu called the agency and inquired about the landlord.
The agent who showed her the apartment and signed the contract told her that the landlord was a woman who owned several rental properties and was very low-key, usually not showing up in person, and authorizing the agency to handle everything.
As for the low rent for this apartment, it was the price set by the landlord herself. She rented to people based on fate and didn't pay too much attention to the rent.
Gu Susu felt that the agent's explanation was somewhat plausible. Most importantly, the landlord was a woman, which put her at ease.
She wanted to live her life independently now and didn't want Qin Tianyi to be helping her behind the scenes again.
It seemed like her finding a suitable apartment was truly a stroke of luck.
During this time, besides arranging her new residence, she was also submitting her resume online, preparing to find a new job. Her resume was now very impressive, with qualifications and awards. She quickly received interview invitations from several fashion design companies.
She was also comparing the status of these companies to choose the one that best suited her.
As she was searching for information about the companies that had sent her interview invitations online, her phone, placed next to her laptop, rang.
"Miss Gu, this is Xiao Anjing. Are you free today? I'd like to take you somewhere."
Gu Susu was surprised. Why would Xiao Anjing contact her? Was it another instruction from Qin Tianyi?
"Where are we going?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Gu Susu didn't know what it was about, but she knew Xiao Anjing to some extent; he was upright and helpful, and everything he did was for Qin Tianyi.
She recalled Little Star telling her that when he was kidnapped and in grave danger, an Uncle Xiao had been protecting him.
"I'm free today. Where should we meet?" Gu Susu agreed.
Xiao Anjing said, "Miss Gu, I'm downstairs from your place."
Gu Susu didn't expect Xiao Anjing to know her new address so quickly. What about Qin Tianyi? Did he know?
"Wait for me a moment, I'll change and come down."
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Gu Susu didn't know where she was going with Xiao Anjing. She changed into casual clothes and went downstairs.
A champagne-colored car was indeed parked downstairs, with its hazard lights on. Gu Susu could see it at a glance.
Xiao Anjing, who was in the car, also saw her and got out to open the car door for her.
Gu Susu had a little bit of anticipation, wondering if Qin Tianyi would be in the car.
But when she got in, she found no one else inside, and her heart sank a little.
Xiao Anjing sat in the driver's seat, closed the door, and said, "Miss Gu..."
"Is Qin Tianyi sending you to tell me something again?" Gu Susu asked, sitting up straight.