Tianyi still wore no smile as he asked, "And what about the child after he recovers and is discharged from the hospital? I won't agree to you bringing him home."
"When Kangxi and I visited Jie Jie this afternoon, Jie Jie took a liking to him. What if Kangxi adopts him?" Susu knew he wouldn't agree to them raising the child.
Tianyi frowned and said, "Legally, this child still has relatives. Even if his parents are gone, the Xie family has many relatives. Does it fall to Kangxi and them?"
"As long as it's proven he has no blood relation to the Xie family, then he's an orphan," Susu said naively.
Tianyi said, "Even if the old Mrs. Xie knows the truth, she won't admit publicly that this grandson is fake. That's why she wanted to get rid of this child along with Yang Shasha."
Susu couldn't help but gasp. She hadn't expected the Xie family to be willing to destroy the child for the sake of their reputation, rather than letting him go.
"Then what should we do? We can't hand the child back to the Xie family!"
"Old Mrs. Xie should have already discovered that Yang Shasha and her son are missing, but she doesn't know who did it yet," Tianyi revealed his plan. "So, you should go to the hospital less often, to avoid the Xie family discovering our involvement. I'll send the child to an orphanage in another city first, change his name, and then see if Kangxi and the others want to adopt him."
Susu felt ashamed listening to him, realizing he had thought of everything.
"I'm sorry, I didn't consider things as thoroughly as you did."
"Is this your apology to me?" Tianyi was not appeased at all.
Susu quickly said, "How about I come back earlier every day starting tomorrow and cook you different delicious meals?"
"Just that?" Tianyi was still unsatisfied.
"And drawing your bath, giving you massages." As she spoke, Susu proactively massaged his shoulders and neck. "You've planned everything for this child. What about Yang Shasha? When do you plan to send her to the police? Will she be convicted once sent to the police?"
"Come sit here, I'll show you something." Tianyi motioned for her to sit beside him and opened the computer.
Susu sat down next to him and asked, "Show me what?"
Tianyi brought up an edited video. Susu saw Shasha lying on the ground, with someone talking to her about wanting to save Yu Wei.
As a result, Shasha tried to bribe that person, showing no regard for Yu Wei and treating him like a pawn.
After Susu finished watching, Tianyi asked, "If you were Yu Wei, would you still be loyal to her after seeing this video?"
Susu said emotionally, "If I were Yu Wei, I would be very sad and very disappointed in her."
"That's exactly the effect I want," Tianyi said with a smile. "As long as Yu Wei is disappointed in her and stops fiercely protecting her, and reveals her wrongdoings. Then we hand her over to the police, and she will definitely be convicted."
"You want me to give this video to Kangxi, right?"
"Your brain is finally working," Tianyi teased her.
"You're the one who's silly." Susu took the opportunity to lean towards him and said, "Send it to me."
Tianyi operated the computer and sent it to her phone.
Susu didn't check her phone, thinking there was no rush to send it to Kangxi immediately. She hugged his neck and said, "Weren't you thinking of... in the cloakroom earlier?"
She trailed off.
Tianyi looked at her and asked, "Thinking of what?"
"You know what I mean."
"I want you to say it," Tianyi gazed at her. "Say it quickly, and I'll forgive you."
"You want that, that..." Susu still couldn't say it, her voice quickening. "I mean, we can continue."
Tianyi knew she was shy, so he stopped teasing her and leaned in. "Then I'll really continue."
Susu quickly got up. Before he could react, she said, "I'll wait for you in the bedroom," and ran into the bedroom.
She didn't want to be in the study; the chairs or the table were too hard, and it always made her back ache.
...
Old Mrs. Xie and Xie Zhendong had moved back to the mansion from the sanatorium. Zhan Jiayi simply added a bed next to Xie Zhendong's, so she could accompany him at night.
She learned from the old Mrs. that Yang Shasha and her son had been rescued, and she couldn't believe it. Yang Shasha was too capable.
To think she had escaped; it seemed the security at the Xie mansion needed to be strengthened.
The old Mrs. said she had sent people to investigate who had rescued Yang Shasha and her son, but they hadn't found anything yet.
This matter angered the old Mrs. again, causing her blood pressure to rise. As soon as she saw Zhan Jiayi, she said, "Is the Xie family's luck running out? How can I face the old man underground?"
Zhan Jiayi comforted the old Mrs. and said, "It won't. Look, you still have me. Zhendong is so good to me; I'll repay him even if it costs me my life."
The old Mrs. held her hand and gave her a bright green bracelet from her wrist. "This bracelet was originally a pair. When Feng Rou joined the family, I gave her one. I originally intended to take the remaining one to my grave. Since Zhendong is remarrying, I'll give this one to you."
Zhan Jiayi quickly declined, "It's too precious; I can't accept it."
"Don't you want to be my daughter-in-law anymore?" the old Mrs. commanded. "Put it on."
Zhan Jiayi suddenly realized that the old Mrs. was acknowledging her as her daughter-in-law. She quickly nodded and said, "Okay, Mom."
The old Mrs. smiled at her and said, "I acknowledge you as a daughter-in-law of the Xie family, but you are too young. You should still call me Old Mrs."
Zhan Jiayi put on the bracelet and replied, "Okay."
That night, as she lay in the modified hospital room, she glanced at the sleeping Xie Zhendong from time to time, and then at the bracelet on her wrist.
Thinking that even the old Mrs. had acknowledged her, and she was no longer looked down upon as a mistress, her mood was excellent.
Since her and Zhendong's accident, she hadn't felt this good. She couldn't sleep for a while.
Just then, her phone vibrated. She quickly got up, took her phone, and left the room.
Outside, she saw it was William calling. It should be morning where William was. She said, "Hello."
"Did I wake you?"
"No, I haven't slept yet." Zhan Jiayi's tone was cheerful.
William said, "I've found an important clue. The person who killed Xie Qining in prison had a girlfriend who used to be a model at a gallery. The owner of this gallery is Chinese. I've checked this person's background; he did business in Lancheng. Do you think it's possible that Xie Qining had a business conflict with this person?"
"No, Xie Qining was just a playboy; he rarely did business with people," Zhan Jiayi denied.
William said, "Then there are no more clues to be found. This is the only clue related to Xie Qining that we've found..."
"What's the gallery owner's name?" Zhan Jiayi's mind jolted, and she interrupted him.
William thought for a moment and said, "His Chinese name is Yu Wei."
His Chinese pronunciation wasn't standard, but Zhan Jiayi still recognized the name Yu Wei.
She was astonished. Wasn't this the person who had wronged her and Zhendong? How could it be him?