Little Xingxing pouted and said, "I'm happy, but Uncle Kangxi is so careless, I still have to remind him to eat and bathe."
Gu Susu pinched his little nose and smiled, "You're a child playing grown-up."
"Mom, I'm scared," Little Xingxing suddenly hugged her tightly. "I'm afraid you'll leave me too."
"How could I? Mom will always be by your side."
"Then Dad doesn't want us anymore? Last time... last time at the hospital, that aunt said I wasn't Dad's child, that I was a bastard. Is that true?"
Little Xingxing's innocent words made Gu Susu's heart ache. How could she explain it to him without hurting him?
"Didn't Mom tell you? That aunt was talking nonsense. You have a mom and a dad," Gu Susu said, hugging him. "Dad even risked his life to save you. You are our most precious treasure..."
"But Dad doesn't want us anymore, right? He's going to live with that aunt?"
Gu Susu was slightly surprised, not expecting him to know so much at such a young age.
She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, but Dad doesn't not want you. He and Mom have different personalities and can't be together. So you can only choose one between Dad and Mom, but we both love you the same. Do you understand? We both love you, very much!"
"Then I choose Mom, I want to be with Mom!" Little Xingxing said sensibly, hugging her waist tightly. "I love you both very, very much too!"
"Good boy, Mom will take good care of you and watch you grow up." Gu Susu rested her chin on his head, unable to hold back her tears.
Little Xingxing's maturity, while breaking her heart, also brought her some comfort. She no longer had to worry about him throwing tantrums because of Qin Tianyi.
...
After leaving Gu Susu's place, Yang Sijie sat in his car and said to Mark, "Don't drive yet. Help me buy a bottle of mineral water."
Mark found it strange. Had he sat at Gu Susu's house for such a short while that he hadn't even been offered a cup of tea? But he didn't ask further, agreed, and got out of the car to find a small supermarket to buy water.
Yang Sijie felt his mouth was terribly salty, yet it was mixed with sweetness. In any case, this sweet and salty taste made his throat uncomfortable.
He figured the little nanny at Gu Susu's house must be Qin Tianyi's person, otherwise, she wouldn't have played such a trick on him.
When he was abroad, he had already heard about Gu Susu from Su Kangxi.
At that time, he was tied up with some matters and couldn't get away. This time, since he was in Lancheng, he was determined to win back Susu, whom he had always longed for, and would not give any other man another chance.
The next day, Gu Susu planned to go to Mishang Company to submit her resignation to Chang Qingchuan.
She hesitated whether to tell Chang Qingchuan about her resignation over the phone or in person. After much thought, she decided to go to the company and tell Chang Qingchuan face-to-face. This would show respect to Chang Qingchuan as her superior and also indicate that her resignation was serious.
Before leaving, she took the initiative to call Yang Sijie. After all, Xiao Mei had been wrong yesterday, and she was responsible for apologizing to Yang Sijie on Xiao Mei's behalf.
The call was answered after a few rings.
"Sijie, hello, this is Susu. Is it convenient for you to talk on the phone now?" Gu Susu felt inexplicably nervous.
Yang Sijie's gentle voice came from the other end, "Yes, it's convenient. Feel free to say whatever you need to."
"I'm apologizing to you on behalf of Xiao Mei. I'm sorry," Gu Susu said, steadying her mind. "After you left yesterday, I found out that Xiao Mei accidentally put some salt and sugar in that cup of water. I'm really sorry, and I made you drink quite a bit of it."
"Oh, it's nothing," Yang Sijie said indifferently. "It's not a big deal. You don't need to apologize specifically for this."
Gu Susu felt relieved and said, "I'm glad you're not angry. Xiao Mei has been taking care of Little Xingxing for the past year or two, and Little Xingxing likes her very much. She's not usually like this. I don't know what happened yesterday. Please don't blame her."
"I really don't mind. She must be the nanny your ex-husband hired for you?" Yang Sijie said calmly.
Gu Susu hummed in agreement. To show her sincerity in apologizing, she said, "Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you and Xiao Su to dinner. It would be nice for the three of us to get together..."
Yang Sijie interrupted her, "If it's to apologize for yesterday, then there's no need. If anyone is to host, it should be me. However, I have something to do tonight. Let's do it another day."
Gu Susu quickly said, "It's not entirely to apologize, but also to thank you. I caught a fever after getting caught in the rain that day. If I hadn't met you, I might have collapsed on the street."
"Whether it's thanks or an apology, it's not necessary. I told you not to be so polite to me. It makes me feel distant."
Unsure of his intentions, she said, "Okay, since you have something to do tonight, let's do it another day."
"By the way, there is something I really need your help with," Yang Sijie changed the subject.
Gu Susu didn't understand what she could do to help him and asked, "What is it?"
"Our group is new to Lancheng. At the time, we didn't know what project to invest in. It was by chance that we learned the owner of Yimei Company wanted to transfer the company and immigrate with his family, so we acquired Yimei Company."
Gu Susu was a little surprised that Yimei had been acquired by him. But judging by his tone, acquiring a company seemed like a very ordinary matter, like an ordinary person casually buying clothes.
Yang Sijie continued, "These past two days, I discovered that a very popular series of women's clothing from Yimei Company was actually designed by you. I've been invited to a fashion event, but I know nothing about fashion. Could you accompany me?"
Gu Susu didn't agree immediately. There had been so many unpleasant incidents between Mishang and Yimei before. Now, as a designer for Mishang, accompanying the new boss of Yimei to an event, what would that look like?
Hearing her silence on the phone, Yang Sijie asked, "Is there something inconvenient for you? Are you afraid it will affect your work at Mishang? You don't need to worry about that. Since I took over Yimei, I have fully complied with the contract. I haven't taken a single cent from the profits of your clothing series; it's all been paid to Aoxiang Group according to the contract. Actually, I know that Yimei's reputation in the industry used to be poor, so I want to completely change Yimei's image. If you can come, it would be a great help to me."
She knew that since Yang Sijie had put it this way, if she really wanted to thank him, she couldn't refuse. So she agreed, "Okay, then what preparations do I need to make?"
"No need. I'll notify you in advance when the time comes," Yang Sijie said without further ado. "That's all then. I have some other things to attend to."
"You're busy. I'll do my best to cooperate with you at the event," Gu Susu said before hanging up.
Gu Susu sat on the sofa, holding her phone, feeling a bit uneasy. If Chang Qingchuan approved her resignation today, then accompanying Yang Sijie to the event would no longer represent Mishang Company, and it shouldn't cause any controversy.
However, she rarely attended such events and didn't particularly like public fashion events. Accompanying Yang Sijie this time would be her biggest test.