He saw a note left by Qin Tianyi, which read, "Thank you, Kangxi, for continuing to take good care of Susu for me. Give me some more time, and I'm leaving."
This simple note made him sigh. He dialed Xiao Anjing's phone, and the other party answered quickly.
"Mr. Xiao..."
"I was just about to ask you for him. I heard that Lü Yuanhong was arrested. Where is Tianyi? Why hasn't he come home or back to the group yet?" Xiao Anjing's opening was a string of questions.
Hearing his tone, Su Kangxi knew that Qin Tianyi hadn't contacted him. It seemed Qin Tianyi didn't want anyone to know where he had gone.
"You haven't told Sister Susu about President Qin's situation yet, have you?" Su Kangxi asked him instead of answering.
Xiao Anjing's heart fluttered as he said, "Not yet. Has something happened to Tianyi? He, he wouldn't have..."
"He's fine, not injured or in trouble," Su Kangxi told him the truth. "After Lü Yuanhong was arrested, he stayed with me for safety. But when I came back today, I found he had left on his own and asked us not to look for him."
"No way," Xiao Anjing asked helplessly. "What is he playing at this time? I thought he could return to normal life, and I could finally relax. How can he leave me to support the entire Aoxiang Group alone?"
Su Kangxi had to say, "Give him some more time. He might be afraid that his current state would scare Sister Susu and the children, or perhaps he wants to adjust himself. After all, he spent so much time with those vicious people, playing one of them. It takes time to get out of that mindset."
"Forget it, you have experience with this. Now that Lü Yuanhong has been arrested, the Shu Corporation shares he acquired earlier have been sold off by his professional managers. Aoxiang's successful acquisition of Shu Corporation is no longer in doubt." Xiao Anjing still asked with difficulty, "Then what should I tell Susu? You can remain out of sight, and one can use work as an excuse. But I have to see Susu tomorrow. After the successful acquisition of Shu Corporation, she will have to show up too."
Su Kangxi said, "Tell Sister Susu that Lü Yuanhong has been arrested and Jia Nanfang has fled abroad. Her danger is over, and she can see the children. She will be very happy."
"Alright," Xiao Anjing hung up. He thought he could only continue to keep quiet about Tianyi's affairs and talk more about the children to distract her.
Su Kangxi put away the note left by Qin Tianyi and collapsed onto the sofa, feeling exhausted. He picked up his phone again and dialed Ya Nan's number.
Counting the days, he hadn't contacted Ya Nan for almost a month. He was truly an unqualified boyfriend.
...
The next day, Xiao Anjing went to the private hospital and brought good news to Susu.
When Susu heard that she could go home from the private hospital and see her children, her mood immediately improved.
After lying here for over a month, except for seeing the doctors and nurses assigned to her, it was no different from being isolated from the world. She missed her three children desperately every day.
"How did the police catch Lü Yuanhong? Have they convicted him?" Susu asked with good spirits.
Xiao Anjing vaguely said, "It seems Officer Su is still interrogating him. I don't know the specifics. He only told me that you are safe and don't need to hide here anymore. Also, Shu Zhongze has been asking about your whereabouts. Now that Shu Corporation has been acquired by us, with the shares you hold, you are the largest shareholder of Shu Corporation. You will have to preside over the post-acquisition restructuring to have credibility."
Susu felt like the clouds had parted and the sun was shining. She said, "Okay. Actually, the restructuring is to clear out those in Shu Corporation who are disloyal to Shu Zhongze. I am merely his pawn. After clearing out these people, I will return Shu Corporation to him."
Xiao Anjing made no comment on what she said. This was, after all, their Shu family's internal affair. In any case, Aoxiang would also benefit greatly after the restructuring of Shu Corporation, and the relationship between Aoxiang and Shu Corporation would become closer in the future.
"Understood. If you need any help, just ask."
"Thank you." Susu still had a question in her heart. "Who saved me when the ward caught fire last time? Do you know that person?"
Xiao Anjing said without thinking, "No, I don't. He's just a patient on the fourth floor."
Susu asked disbelievingly, "Are you and Kangxi hiding something from me? I've thought a lot while staying here alone these days. I always feel something is not right. Was it Tianyi who saved me at that time? It was him, wasn't it?"
"If you want to see your children today, I need to find the doctor to handle the discharge procedures," Xiao Anjing replied evasively. "You rest first, I'll go find the doctor and see if your physical condition allows you to be discharged now."
After speaking, he left the room without waiting for Susu to ask further questions. If he let her continue to question, he would soon break down.
Seeing Xiao Anjing's reaction, Susu became even more convinced of her guess. Tianyi was alive, and perhaps he had been hiding beside her or nearby all along.
But if he was hiding beside her, how could she not have noticed at all?
She was so familiar with his appearance and voice, so it shouldn't be like this. Could his appearance and voice have changed, becoming someone she didn't recognize at all?
As she thought of this, a person suddenly appeared in her mind, the bodyguard named Aban who was by Lü Yuanhong's side.
Although that bodyguard's appearance and voice were nothing like Tianyi's, his back view resembled Tianyi's.
Recalling the feeling of him holding her waist again, it was so familiar. Could that Aban be Tianyi? But how could Tianyi's face, his face, have become like that?
When Xiao Anjing returned to her room and said she could be discharged, she didn't ask any more questions. She had already decided that after returning home, she would contact Su Kangxi to see if the bodyguard named Aban had been arrested.
It didn't matter that Xiao Anjing was unwilling to say anything. She wanted to see the bodyguard named Aban. One more meeting would allow her to determine if that person was indeed Tianyi.
On the way back to the seaside villa, Xiao Anjing saw that she was silent, her heart in turmoil. He had wanted to tell her about Tianyi several times, but then he thought, Tianyi was nowhere to be found, so telling her would be useless. This time, even Su Kangxi probably didn't know where Tianyi had gone.
Telling her would only add to her worries and sadness. Su Kangxi was right; it was better not to tell her for now.
As the car pulled up to the villa entrance, Ya Nan and Chen Ma rushed out to greet them. They had received the news that Susu would be returning and had been waiting expectantly.
After safely delivering Susu, Xiao Anjing left without lingering.
As soon as Susu returned home, she just wanted to see her three children, especially Hengheng and Tiantian. She eagerly asked, "Where are the children? I miss them so much."
"Little Star hasn't finished school yet," Ya Nan said happily, linking her arm. "Those two little darlings are in the nursery. One is asleep, and the other is still waving its hands and feet, refusing to sleep properly."