After she finished speaking, she glanced at Susu indifferently and was about to say something to her when Qin Tianyi walked over, put his arm around Susu's shoulder, and asked, "Are you alright? Let's go offer incense together."
Susu looked at him and hummed, then walked with him to the front of the memorial portrait.
At this moment, Chang Qingchuan stood up and personally handed them the incense.
While offering incense, Qin Tianyi's concerned gaze never left Susu. Shu Yan stood on the other side of the memorial table, silently watching Qin Tianyi.
After they finished offering incense, she watched them walk hand in hand to the resting area of the mourning hall. Qin Tianyi was still comforting Susu, telling her not to be too sad or to harm herself.
Shu Yan clenched one of her hands tightly. Beneath her calm exterior, her heart was pounding fiercely, and her palms were sweating.
From beginning to end, Qin Tianyi hadn't glanced in her direction. His eyes were only on that lowly Gu Susu.
She had sacrificed so much for Qin Tianyi in vain, and in his eyes, she was like a jumping monkey. She hated them, hated that pair of scoundrels to death!
Qin Tianyi sat with Susu in the resting area and asked with concern, "Why were you talking to Shu Yan?"
"I wasn't talking to her. I was comforting Qingchuan, and she came over to offer incense herself," Susu explained.
Qin Tianyi hugged her shoulder tighter and said, "That's good. I was afraid you'd be at a disadvantage. Seeing Shu Yan again, I always feel like her mental state is becoming more and more abnormal."
"Okay, I know. I won't provoke her. If she dares to provoke me like before, I won't be polite and will fight back," Susu leaned on his shoulder, still wondering if Huo Jin had met with an accident on her way to find Shu Yan.
If that were the case, her guilt would be immense.
The last time she saw Huo Jin, she wanted to prove to Huo Jin that Shu Yan's child was not Qin Tianyi's. That's why she told Huo Jin that Aunt Chen had met Shu Yan in the countryside and seen the child.
She also hoped Huo Jin would see the child for herself, so she would know Shu Yan was lying, and Huo Jin wouldn't misunderstand Qin Tianyi.
She hadn't expected Huo Jin to have an accident on the road because of this matter. The thought of it made her feel even worse.
"What's wrong? Are you cold? Your hands are getting colder," Qin Tianyi held her hand, feeling her whole body chilling.
Susu said, "Seeing Qingchuan so heartbroken just now made me feel sad. Tianyi, if one day I'm gone like Huo Jin, please don't be too sad. You'll be sad for a while, but you should continue to live happily..."
"What are you talking about?" Qin Tianyi's arm around her shoulder suddenly tightened, gripping her shoulder. "Susu, if you dare to leave me forever like Huo Jin, I won't live alone either, do you hear me?"
Susu felt his words were like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum. She said helplessly, "But life and death are unpredictable. Who can control it? The deceased are gone. The living should live better."
"I don't care. I'm serious. If you're gone, I'll die. So, for my sake, you should also take good care of yourself," Qin Tianyi was still domineering and unreasonable.
Susu said emotionally, "Okay, I understand."
She couldn't help but wonder, if Qin Tianyi were to leave her first, could she live on well?
The answer was also no. Without Tianyi in the world, even if she lived, it would be a withered torment.
"Mr. Qin, Mrs. Qin, thank you for coming," Huo Zheng took a moment from his busy schedule to greet them.
The last time, Qin Tianyi had met Huo Zheng specifically to find Susu.
At that time, Huo Zheng was dining with Huo Jin. Although the siblings bickered, it was clear they had a good relationship.
He and Susu stood up, patted Huo Zheng's shoulder, and said, "You're welcome. Your sister helped my wife a lot during her life. I haven't had a chance to thank her properly, and now she's... My condolences."
Huo Zheng's eyes reddened, but he held back tears and just hummed.
Susu echoed Tianyi and said to him, "Yes, you don't need to entertain us. We're all familiar here. You go ahead and be busy, take care of your parents. They are the ones who are most heartbroken."
"I know. Mr. Qin, you two make yourselves at home. I'm going to be busy." Huo Zheng went to the door again to greet the guests who were arriving one after another.
After attending the funeral, as soon as Susu returned to the villa, she received a text message from Chang Qingchuan asking to meet her.
Susu knew he wanted to discuss what they hadn't finished saying at the funeral. They both felt the same way; it might not have been an accident.
She didn't reply to Qingchuan immediately. She took her phone and opened the location address she had sent to Huo Jin.
She hadn't looked closely at the location before. She zoomed in infinitely on the location image and searched the map for the location of the pond where Huo Jin had the accident.
The pond was not too far from Shu Yan's address in the countryside, just not on the same route.
Now she was sure Huo Jin was going to Shu Yan's place. Did she have an accident due to drunk driving on the way before reaching Shu Yan's residence?
Qin Tianyi came out of the bathroom after showering and saw her still distracted. He asked, "Did someone contact you?"
"Qingchuan just messaged me, asking to meet tomorrow," Susu said, closing the location. Qin Tianyi didn't look at her phone and said, "If you want to go, you can. It's fine. He lost Huo Jin, and someone who understands him should comfort him."
Susu nodded, then suddenly looked at Tianyi and asked, "Do you think Huo Jin might have been murdered, and it wasn't an accident?"
Qin Tianyi froze for a second, then immediately sat down beside Susu and said, "Why would you think that? Did you discover something?"
Susu told him the truth, "I haven't discovered anything, but the night before I heard about Huo Jin's accident, I had a dream. In the dream, Huo Jin told me she was murdered..."
"How can you take a nightmare seriously?" Qin Tianyi said, touching her forehead, thinking she had a fever.
Susu vaguely felt that it was Huo Jin entrusting her dream to her, and insisted, "You say it's a dream, but the dream was very real. Huo Jin died with her eyes open and wanted to entrust her dream to me to help her."
Qin Tianyi held her hand worriedly, "Susu, don't scare me. How can you prove Huo Jin was murdered based on a baseless dream? Besides, it's just a case of 'daytime thoughts leading to nighttime dreams'..."
"Tianyi, my intuition tells me that Huo Jin was very likely murdered. She even appeared in my dream. I can't let her die so inexplicably."
Qin Tianyi was afraid that she had been under too much psychological pressure all along. She was getting better, but Huo Jin's sudden death had dealt her a blow, causing her to be too tense mentally and to overthink.
"Susu, relax. Listen to me. Even if Huo Jin's incident wasn't an accident, her parents and relatives will investigate. You're saying that based on a dream, you've concluded that Huo Jin was murdered. No one will believe you if you say it out loud, understand?"