Susu pulled him to sit by the bedside and looked at him, saying, "This is Sophie's phone number in Paris. Kangxi just gave it to me. Sophie has been staying in a sanatorium in Paris after being rescued. I don't know how she is doing now."
"So you want to contact her?" Qin Tianyi asked.
Susu said, "I want to go to Paris to visit her when I've recovered."
Qin Tianyi put his arm around her shoulder and asked, "What exactly happened to her? The last time you were brought back to Lancheng by Huo Jin, I lost contact with her. What exactly did Yang Sijie do to her that she needs rehabilitation? Did he also inject her with drugs or something?"
"She, she was forced to go to that kind of place," Susu's voice turned sad.
Qin Tianyi didn't react at first, "What kind of place?"
Susu repeated, "That kind of place, the red-light district abroad..."
Qin Tianyi understood and said furiously, "Yang Sijie, that beast, he's not even human! It wasn't enough for him to defile Sophie himself, he also made her entertain clients! Did he treat you that badly..."
Susu decided not to hide anything from him anymore and frankly told him, "He probably didn't defile Sophie himself, because he, he has problems in that regard."
"What do you mean?" Qin Tianyi asked, surprised.
Susu didn't know how to describe it in words, trying her best to make him understand, "Yang Sijie has problems as a man, he's actually impotent. Not long after he went abroad, he lost one of his kidneys. To make a name for himself, his body was severely depleted, so he couldn't be a real man."
Qin Tianyi, hearing this suddenly, felt a strange complexity in his heart. It meant Yang Sijie could never truly possess Susu.
He should have felt better, but as a man, his woman had still been touched by Yang Sijie, which did not lessen his hatred for him.
"That scoundrel looked quite normal."
"I'm not lying to you, it's all true. He's probably been seeing private doctors all along and wants a kidney transplant to become whole again."
Qin Tianyi hugged her tighter and said, "I believe what you're saying. That scoundrel is not only physically incomplete, but also mentally a pervert."
"Yes, a moment of heaven, a moment of hell," Susu felt much lighter after telling Qin Tianyi all the truth.
Qin Tianyi calmed himself and said, "Your guilt towards Sophie is also my guilt. When you've recovered, and my body is also fine, we'll go to Paris to see her together. Whatever you want to do for her, I will support you with all my might."
Susu turned her head and kissed his chin, "Having a husband like you, I'm so happy."
"You're the one who's igniting it again," Qin Tianyi said with a sly smile, his lips curving, "Let's continue the kiss we left unfinished."
"No, we're both still recovering..."
"Dare to say I'm not capable again!" Qin Tianyi became overbearing, and Susu couldn't resist.
...
Half a month later, Susu and Tianyi arrived in Paris again. The world-famous landmarks made her feel both familiar and strange.
Because of the unbearable past, Susu no longer had any longing for this romantic capital.
They went directly from the airport to the sanatorium where Sophie was staying. Looking at the sign at the entrance, according to the French meaning, it was clearly a mental hospital.
Qin Tianyi held her hand all the way, giving her courage to face Sophie.
They went to the front desk and stated Sophie's name.
The nurse at the front desk glanced at Qin Tianyi and said apologetically, "This lady can only allow one person to visit Miss Sophie at a time. As for the gentleman beside you, he needs to wait here."
Susu asked in French, "Is it a rule here that only one person can visit at a time?"
"Not exactly, it's just that Miss Sophie cannot see men at the moment. She goes mad whenever she sees a man."
"Okay, I understand." Her heart sank, and she translated the nurse's words to Qin Tianyi.
Qin Tianyi expressed his understanding and waited for her at the front desk.
She followed the nurse to the elevator and arrived at the very quiet fifth floor, where every room door was locked.
The nurse led her to a room door. Just as she was about to open it, Susu said nervously, "Wait a moment."
She looked through the small window on the door and saw Sophie facing the window with iron bars, her back to the door, appearing very quiet.
"Excuse me, she looks very normal, not noisy or disruptive. Why is she locked in a room?" Susu asked the nurse.
The nurse said softly, "The patients on this floor all look normal, but they are actually mentally broken. Your friend was in a very poor mental state when she first arrived, and would sometimes harm herself as if she were mad. She's gotten better recently. When you see her later, be very careful what you say and don't provoke her."
"Okay." Susu felt an indescribable sadness and asked, "You just said she would harm herself?"
"Yes, the rooms on this floor are very quiet when they are normal, but they are very dangerous when they have episodes, so they have to be locked in their rooms."
Susu took a deep breath and said, "Open the door."
The nurse opened the door and said, "I'll be outside. Call me if you need anything. Don't be afraid, your friend is doing alright now."
Susu said thank you and quietly walked into the room. She walked to Sophie's side and said, "Sophie, I've come to see you."
Sophie immediately turned to look at her and recognized her, saying, "Susu, are you alright?"
Susu noticed her skin was paler and she had gained some weight since she last saw her. It seemed she was being treated well in this sanatorium.
"I'm fine. I'm so sorry, I'm truly sorry, I never expected to implicate you like this."
"What are you talking about? I willingly helped you then." Sophie smiled and happily held her hand.
When Sophie smiled, she was no different from before, still looking so cheerful and lively. Susu felt a lot better.
"Sophie, it's all over now. Yang Sijie is dead, and you must get better quickly. When you're better, I'll take you to Lancheng to play. Don't you want to see your country again?"
Sophie's expression suddenly turned fearful, and she shrank to the corner of the bed, asking, "Yang Sijie, where is Yang Sijie?"
"What's wrong? He's dead, he can't harm you anymore. It's okay, nothing will happen anymore." Susu tried to hug her to comfort her.
She shook her head at Susu, tears streaming down her face, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold on and told him about you changing your name back to Lancheng... Did he find you later and capture you too?"
"It's okay, when he asked you, you should have just told him everything. I'm fine, he didn't find me, really not." Susu didn't expect her to still blame herself and comforted her, "Look, aren't I fine, right in front of you?"
Sophie looked at her, "That's not right. I was there, I saw you there. Did he also sell you to that kind of place?"