Qin Tianyi said irritably, "You call me a cold iceberg, but can you handle it when I get romantic?"
Susu immediately replied, "I can't."
Qin Tianyi became more talkative and continued to grumble, "I think you're the most unromantic person. You won't even cooperate with me. You haven't tried to please me in a charming way, nor have you created any romance for me... You don't even know the rhythm of moaning..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Before he could finish his rant, Susu wanted to shut him up and put a small bread roll into his mouth. "If you talk nonsense again, I'm leaving. You can be romantic by yourself."
Qin Tianyi immediately grabbed one of her hands. "Don't be so stingy, I'm just saying. Aren't you usually quite clumsy?"
"You're still talking!"
"I won't talk anymore, I won't talk anymore." Qin Tianyi got up and let her sit down, then pressed the room's call button. "Don't be unhappy, the romance is still to come."
At this moment, someone playing the violin walked into their private room. The lights, which were originally off, lit up like the light of stars.
Qin Tianyi seized the opportunity to kiss her before returning to his seat.
Before Susu could even feel shy, the door to the private room was pushed open again. Waiters filed in, placing the prepared flowers, red wine, and dishes on the table.
Qin Tianyi raised his wine glass and smiled at her. "Wife, cheers. Life needs a sense of ritual."
"Cheers." Susu raised her glass and said with a smile, "I like this sense of ritual."
"Then let's often have romantic and grand meals in the future."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
"In the future, on every festival, your birthday, my birthday, Little Star's birthday, and our wedding anniversary... we must have a sense of ritual."
Susu felt sweet in her heart and stopped bickering with him. "Husband, I love you."
"Me too."
Susu remembered his earlier complaint and looked at him, smiling as she asked, "I'm so clumsy, what do you love about me?"
"I love that you're clumsy," Qin Tianyi replied with lightning speed.
Susu pressed him further, "But you just said something about no rhythm, what did you mean? Have you heard other women moan..."
Seeing the violinist in the room, she felt too embarrassed to repeat his words completely.
Qin Tianyi felt ashamed. Heaven knew he hadn't heard any other woman moan. It was just that she always complained he didn't understand women, which made him seek advice from Xiao Anjing.
It was rare for Xiao Anjing to be his mentor. Not only did he teach him methods and techniques to please women, but he also used video tutorials, encouraged him to watch all sorts of inappropriate content, and told him how to listen to a woman's moaning rhythm to judge if she was truly happy or faking it.
He had just let it slip out of anger.
"I didn't, you must have misheard," Qin Tianyi said, changing the subject like a shy young boy. "Huo Zheng really asked you for help, but didn't offer to drive you? You had to take a taxi yourself? It's so dangerous to run into someone like Ai Yifeng."
Susu couldn't press him further about what he had just said in the restaurant. She explained on behalf of Huo Zheng, "When I left, you were still busy at the shop. It was your phone call that made me rush to your side. How could I not hurry?"
Qin Tianyi felt angry whenever he thought of Ai Yifeng. "When Ai Shunan was doing those wicked things back then, he didn't consider accumulating blessings for his son. We didn't go after him to settle the score, yet he came looking for you."
Susu said with emotion, "He didn't intend to harm me, he just wanted to ask me some things. It wasn't me who wanted Ai Group to be gone, and he knew that. He's not living well now, and he's actually quite pitiful."
"Such people are not worth sympathizing with. When his family bullied you back then, did he ever stand up for you or do anything for you?" Qin Tianyi said indignantly. "After Ai Shunan died, he came to find me and wanted me to help him. I directly had him thrown out!"
Susu said, "I hated him before, but now I've let go. He's my brother by blood, after all. He grew up in luxury and was spoiled. He's actually quite simple-minded and doesn't have much desire for fame or fortune. He just fell into his feelings for Ai Yiwei and was terribly deceived by Ai Yiwei. I don't want to resent him anymore."
"He deserves to be your brother? I was very merciful by not driving him to ruin," Qin Tianyi said, never forgiving anyone who had hurt Susu.
Susu looked at him, so protective of her, and said emotionally, "Actually, there's something else I haven't told you."
"Gu Susu, what else are you hiding from me!" Qin Tianyi became nervous as soon as he heard her say that. He thought that he was the one who had been terribly deceived by her over the years.
Susu smiled helplessly. "It's nothing dangerous, don't be so nervous, okay? Don't worry, from now on, I'll have no secrets from you and will tell you everything, alright?"
Qin Tianyi stared at her and asked, "Tell me quickly, what is it?"
"Ai Shunan is not my biological father. Ai Yifeng and I are half-brother and sister." Susu told him the whole story of how she found out.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief and could understand why the Ai family treated Susu so badly. It was mainly Ai Shunan who was behind it.
"Then who is your biological father? Ai Shunan is simply not a man, no, he's not even human," Qin Tianyi said.
Susu said regretfully, "Yuan Shuna didn't say anything when she died. I asked Ai Shunan later, but he had gone completely mad for Ai Group and refused to tell me. So I'm afraid I'll never find my biological father."
Qin Tianyi put down his knife and fork, propped his chin with one hand, and thought for a moment. "It's not difficult to find him. Think about what kind of person Ai Shunan is?"
Susu didn't understand his meaning and asked, "What kind of person?"
"He's someone who values fame, fortune, and his own success above all else. He would let his wife accompany other men, simply because that man could help him on his path to success. Moreover, this man who could help him must be very powerful. It wouldn't be for some small favor, but something that could determine his bright future. We just need to investigate Ai Shunan's rise to power and see who was the powerful person who helped him back then. That would most likely be your biological father."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that?" Susu suddenly felt that finding her biological father wasn't difficult.
Qin Tianyi smiled and said, "I told you, you're very clumsy. What would you do without a husband like me?"
Susu scoffed, "Is that how you are? You take every opportunity to praise yourself."
"Don't you think your husband is worth boasting about?" Qin Tianyi retorted.
Susu stopped bickering with him and said, "He is, he is. My husband is truly wonderful."
Qin Tianyi jokingly said, "You can smell my fragrance too. I'm wearing a newly released limited edition men's perfume today. How about I let you smell it to your heart's content when we get home?"
"Hey, can you be serious? If you keep talking nonsense like this, the violinist won't be able to play anymore." Susu glanced at the young lady playing the violin, whose face had turned red.
Qin Tianyi smiled dismissively and returned to the main topic. "My dear wife, quickly try the delicacies I ordered."
Since Huo Jin's accident, Susu hadn't smiled so happily. Qin Tianyi felt that tonight's candlelight dinner was truly worth it.