Jia Nanfang thought for a moment and said, "It might not be impossible. I've checked his age, and he's never been settled with women. He said he never thought about getting married, and perhaps he's telling the truth. It's also true that he has some feelings for you. You need to provoke this kind of man a bit more, let him know that you are his best choice."
Shu Yan asked helplessly, "How should I provoke him? I, a woman, have already taken the initiative to speak, and he still says he needs to consider. Mom, do you know how embarrassing and awkward I was again tonight? Please stop bothering me!"
She pushed Jia Nanfang away and went straight upstairs to her room.
Jia Nanfang couldn't think of a way to provoke Xiao Anjing for the moment, so she could only let Shu Yan have her way.
She had to think, to think carefully.
...
After Xiao Xingxing fell asleep, Gu Susu was flipping through the latest fashion magazines in the room, occasionally glancing at the door, a little absent-minded, only thinking about why Tianyi hadn't returned yet. What meeting was so important that it lasted so late?
She suddenly thought of buying some late-night snacks to go see him at Aoxiang Group, but as soon as she stood up, she hesitated.
Would running over like this disturb his work?
She sat down again, wondering what was wrong with her. He was the CEO of such a large group, wasn't it normal for him to be busy with work until late?
Usually, he came home quite punctually. She couldn't expect him to adhere to the working hours of ordinary employees.
If his work was always this busy in the future, wouldn't she become a nagging wife?
Susu continued to look at the magazine, chuckling at herself. It seemed that her life and career were now calm and smooth, making her instead care about whether Tianyi would come home too late.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard movement downstairs. Tianyi was back.
She had just been thinking that no matter when he came back, she would do what she should do, and sleep when she should sleep.
But as soon as she heard the sound, she immediately stood up and ran out of the room without any reservation. She hurried downstairs and saw Chen Ma asking Tianyi if he had eaten dinner.
Tianyi replied to Chen Ma with a slightly unhappy tone, "I've eaten. You should go to bed early."
Chen Ma hung up his bag for him. Seeing Susu arrive, she returned to her room.
Susu threw herself into his arms and hugged him, asking, "Why are you back so late? Was tonight's meeting important?"
"It's a big project that concerns the group's development for the next one or two years," Qin Tianyi said in a low voice, also holding her.
Susu said sympathetically, "Husband, you've worked so hard. Are you tired? Come, let's go back to the room to rest. I'll draw you hot water for a bath."
Qin Tianyi, who had been in a low mood all the way back, felt much better and smiled, saying, "When did you become cotton candy, so sweet and sticky?"
Susu let go of him and pretended to be angry, saying, "I'm not cotton candy at all. You're the one who told me to be more coquettish. I won't talk to you anymore."
Qin Tianyi caught up with her and obediently admitted his mistake, saying, "Don't be angry, okay? I was wrong. Cotton candy isn't a bad thing. I like you this way. You make me feel like I have a home."
Susu stopped arguing with him and went to draw the bathwater when they returned to the room. He looked truly exhausted.
Qin Tianyi saw her open the magazine lying on the side and casually glanced at it. The past all flooded back into his mind.
He saw Qin's stock plummeting round after round, his grandmother heartbroken, and suffering a heart attack.
When he rushed to the hospital, his grandmother was on her last breath, and even the best cardiac doctors could do nothing.
He stood by her bedside, wanting to hold his grandmother's hand, but she used her last bit of strength and refused to let him touch her hand. Her final gaze was as if she were looking at a stranger, not her most beloved grandson.
Xiao Anjing's words in his office had unearthed his deepest pain.
At that time, he and Xiao Anjing had been planning for years and finally found an opportunity to cripple Qin's with a single blow.
They successfully incited discord among the directors of Qin's Group, causing them to attack each other, constantly exposing scandals within Qin's, and then acquiring shares at a low price when Qin's stock plummeted.
He had tried his best to hide this from his grandmother, only wanting to admit his mistake to her after the acquisition of Qin's was successful.
But Jin Meiyao had seized the opportunity at that time. She had managed to let his grandmother know that he was the one destroying Qin's Group during the most critical period of their acquisition.
His grandmother had suddenly fallen ill and passed away, which was his greatest regret and something that caused him immense pain whenever he thought of it.
"Tianyi... Tianyi..." Susu called him twice, but he was still holding the magazine and spacing out.
Susu had no choice but to walk up to him and block his eyes and the magazine with one hand, "Hey, which beauty caught your eye? You're staring blankly."
Qin Tianyi came back to his senses and smiled, saying, "Where in this world is there a beauty more beautiful than you?"
Susu snatched the magazine from his hand and glared at him, "You smooth talker. The bathwater is ready. I added soothing essential oils. Go relax."
"Okay, wife," Qin Tianyi said and went to the bathroom.
Susu held the magazine and looked down at the page he had just been looking at. It was a full-page advertisement for skincare products, but the image in the advertisement was of a male celebrity, not a beautiful woman.
Strange, why was he staring at the male celebrity in the advertisement?
Could it be that his orientation was starting to change? But then he thought it was unlikely. It could only mean that he wasn't looking at the magazine but was lost in thought; he had something on his mind.
When Qin Tianyi came out of the bathroom, he saw that Susu hadn't slept yet and asked, "You're usually so sleepy at this time. Why aren't you sleeping tonight? Were you waiting for me?"
Susu sat on the bed and hummed, patting the spot next to her, "I can't sleep. Keep me company for a while."
Qin Tianyi sat beside her, put his arm around her, and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Why were you in a bad mood today? What happened? Is Aoxiang in trouble again?" Susu leaned into his embrace, feeling secure listening to his strong heartbeat.
But he was silent for a moment and said calmly, "Aoxiang is doing well recently. Nothing has happened. I'm in a good mood every day with you here."
"You're lying," Susu said, rubbing against him. "Mr. Qin, this is not good. You said we should be honest with each other. If you can't keep your word, then I won't tell you anything anymore."
Qin Tianyi held one of her hands and said in a low voice, "I was thinking about Grandma, and I felt a bit sad."
"The old lady?" Susu understood that he was sad and hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry, I ran away at that time and wasn't by your side. Grandma's death must have made you very sad."
"Why don't you ask how Grandma died? Did I kill her?"
After his grandmother's death, he had never mentioned this to anyone and had kept it bottled up inside.
At that time, in the eyes of the outside world, he showed no outward signs of emotion and continued to ruthlessly complete the acquisition of Qin's Group.
Even Rong Ma couldn't stand it and rushed to Aoxiang Group, scolding him in front of many people, calling him heartless and saying he had killed the old lady!
He couldn't explain to Rong Ma in public and secretly sent people to escort Rong Ma back.