Gu Susu hummed and immediately sat up straighter, her eyes fixed ahead. "Brother Sijie, it's so good to have a friend like you by my side."
Yang Sijie pursed his lips and started the car. "I will help you get your child custody back."
When Gu Susu returned to her residence, the small two-bedroom, one-living room apartment felt empty without Xiao Xingxing.
She sat numbly on a chair at the dining table, unsure of what to do. She took out the emergency contraception she had just bought from her bag, picked up the cold water pitcher, poured a glass of cold water, and swallowed the pill. Then, she rested her entire head on the dining table, feeling nothing but cold.
After dropping Gu Susu off, Yang Sijie remained in the car. He realized he had forgotten to give her the bracelet from his pocket. After their reunion, he had never found a suitable opportunity.
He took the bracelet out of his pocket again and hung it on the rearview mirror of the car.
The diamond's sparkle on the bracelet pierced his heart. He called Mark.
"Find some skilled traders and start slowly raising the stock price of Aoxiang Group from tomorrow."
Although Mark didn't know why Yang Sijie was declaring war on Aoxiang Group head-on, he didn't dare to ask. He simply said, "Okay."
Yang Sijie hung up and hurled his phone violently at the car's front windshield. It bounced back onto the passenger seat, cracking in half.
He would never let something like this happen again. No one could touch his Susu.
Qin Tianyi, you are not worthy of Susu's love. Susu will definitely return to my embrace.
...
After showering, Qin Tianyi came downstairs again. He saw Xiao Lin had returned and was whispering with Xiao Mei.
He didn't bother to listen to what they were saying and cleared his throat, startling both Xiao Lin and Xiao Mei.
Xiao Mei turned and went into the kitchen, and Xiao Lin prepared to go outside to clean the car.
"You didn't send Miss Gu back, or did she refuse to get in the car and is still walking?" Qin Tianyi said nonchalantly.
Xiao Lin stood up straight and replied, "There's a car waiting for Miss Gu at the main gate. I don't need to send her."
"What! A car is parked nearby, specifically waiting for Miss Gu?"
Xiao Lin answered, "Mr. Qin, that should be the case. I saw a man get out of the car from a distance and pull Miss Gu into the car. They sat in the car for a while. I don't know what they said, but before long, the man drove away with Miss Gu."
Qin Tianyi clenched his fists tightly. He hadn't expected that man to drive all the way to his villa. He wanted that man to know whose woman Gu Susu was!
She was his woman, his woman, and every inch of her was branded with his mark. No one could take her away!
He didn't want to let go anymore, nor would he!
...
Gu Susu rested at home for two days, ignoring all calls from Saiou Company. She directly resigned to Wendy via WeChat.
Wendy only replied with two words: "Okay." She didn't say anything more.
Chen Ma would occasionally send her photos or videos of Xiao Xingxing, and sometimes even let Xiao Xingxing video call Gu Susu.
But Gu Susu could sense that Chen Ma was likely doing this behind Qin Tianyi's back.
Since Chen Ma hadn't persuaded Qin Tianyi, the child still couldn't return to her.
Fortunately, she could see that Xiao Xingxing seemed happy in the videos. Xiao Xingxing being with his favorite father every day was also something he longed for.
From Xiao Xingxing, she learned that Chen Ma had told him she was on a business trip.
Xiao Xingxing would ask her when she would return and when they would take him to the amusement park together with his father.
She could only say that the time was uncertain and it would take a while longer, which inevitably disappointed Xiao Xingxing.
But other than comforting the child like this, she didn't know what else to do for the time being.
Now, she didn't dare to face Qin Tianyi again. The shadow of the humiliation she had suffered still lingered.
Today, Chang Qingchuan called to check on her, asking if her work at Saiou had been going smoothly these past few days.
Gu Susu knew he had probably heard some rumors. She told him the truth: "Qingchuan, I resigned. You were right, Saiou Company isn't good, it's terrible."
Chang Qingchuan had heard some news. Some people in the industry said the boss of Saiou was trying to save the company at all costs, so he was a bit worried about Gu Susu. But hearing that she had resigned, he felt relieved.
"How about it, are you interested in trying out a company that a friend of mine knows?" he added, "But I can't guarantee anything. I can only assure you that the company is absolutely reliable."
Gu Susu hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed, "Okay, I'll try."
"Then I'll tell my friend right away and send you the company address later."
"Wait."
Chang Qingchuan thought she was unwilling again and asked, "Do you still want to find one yourself?"
"No, I wanted to ask when you're free. Bring Huo Jin along, and I'll treat you to a casual meal." Gu Susu said sincerely.
"You're too kind."
"I'm serious. Let's have a meal together, don't refuse. Are you afraid Huo Jin will be jealous?"
"Of course not," Chang Qingchuan replied, "Okay, I'll contact you then. Huo Jin has also been saying she wants to meet you and apologize in person."
"No need for apologies. As long as she doesn't hit me every time we meet, I'll be grateful," Gu Susu said with a smile.
Chang Qingchuan chuckled twice on the phone, "Don't tease us. If you two really fight, you'll have fun, but I'll be the one suffering."
"Oh, oh, you look so scared. Don't worry, we're all civilized people."
"Civilized is good, civilized is good." Chang Qingchuan said, glancing at the Aoxiang stock chart on his computer, and was pleasantly surprised to find that Aoxiang's stock had risen again.
"Then I'll let you get back to work," Gu Susu said, about to hang up.
The other party suddenly said again, "Do you know what project Mr. Qin is working on recently? Why has the stock price of Aoxiang Group been rising these past two days, hitting the daily limit every day?"
"I don't know." She was completely clueless about stocks and never paid attention to the stock market.
After Chang Qingchuan finished speaking, he realized he had asked the wrong question. He forgot that Gu Susu had already divorced Qin Tianyi, so how would she know anything about Qin Tianyi?
"Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. I just bought some Aoxiang stocks, and I've been watching the recent encouraging trend and want to sell them."
"It's okay. I'm really an amateur at this, I can't help you." Hearing someone mention Qin Tianyi still made Gu Susu's heart ache faintly.
"Then let's meet and chat when you have time."
After finishing her call with Chang Qingchuan, she went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She found only eggs and yogurt left.
She had been cooped up at home for the past two days, too lazy to do anything, and hadn't gone out. Most of the food at home had been consumed.
But she listlessly still didn't want to go out to buy groceries. She took out some yogurt, ate it, and curled up on the sofa watching TV. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
She wondered who would come to find her at this hour. Could it be Wei Yanan, who often popped up in front of her unexpectedly?
She got up and walked to the door. Looking through the peephole, she saw Yang Sijie.