Susu asked, "You say Mrs. Xie instructed them, do you have proof?"
"No, she planned it too meticulously, there's no evidence to be found," Zhan Jiayi said resentfully. "I can only consider myself unlucky, but fortunately, the child in my womb is fine."
"But have you considered why Mrs. Xie would do this?" Susu felt she had also acted very wrongly. "You know Xie Zhendong is a married man, and you are still with him, wanting to have his child. Anyone in his wife's position would find it unbearable..."
"I know what you want to say," Zhan Jiayi didn't want to listen to her lecture. "Not everyone is as lucky as you. You won't understand how difficult it is for me to change my impoverished family background and my own destiny. I don't insist on becoming Mrs. Xie, nor did I ask Zhendong to divorce her. I just want to live a better life, what's wrong with that?"
"You are a talented graduate from university. I couldn't even attend university before, and my situation was much worse than yours. But I know that whether it's in how we conduct ourselves or how we do things, we must have our own bottom line, at least not go against our conscience and morality."
Susu wasn't trying to lecture her, but she felt that Zhan Jiayi was acting as a mistress without any moral compass. If something had truly happened this time, no one would sympathize with her; people would only criticize her for being a mistress and sympathize with Xie Zhendong's wife.
Her desire to exchange her body and child for fame and fortune was ultimately wrong.
Zhan Jiayi said with a laugh, "How much is conscience and morality worth? If Xie Zhendong's wife had conscience and morality, would she have done something like this? Even if I can't do anything to her this time, from now on, I will fight her to the death!"
Susu felt she was completely unreasonable and didn't want to waste any more words. "Then take care of yourself. You won't always be this lucky." She hung up, unable to agree with Zhan Jiayi's actions and thoughts, and felt further discussion was pointless.
Susu told Tianyi about her meeting with Xie Zhendong. Tianyi knew it would turn out this way and didn't need Xie Zhendong's thanks.
After returning home, Susu continued to make arrangements for Xiao Xingxing's surgery abroad. Her entire focus was now on Xiao Xingxing, hoping he would fully recover after the operation.
As for how Zhan Jiayi and Xie Zhendong's wife would fight each other to the death, she couldn't and wouldn't interfere.
...
Feng Rou knew that the people she hired had been arrested and that she had failed to terminate Zhan Jiayi's pregnancy. She was extremely panicked, fearing that those individuals would reveal her involvement.
She immediately called Sasha, but Sasha was not at all nervous.
After learning the specifics of what happened, Sasha said indignantly over the phone, "It's that Gu Susu again, ruining things! What business is it of hers? She's simply meddling!"
"I don't know what kind of grudge this woman has against our family," Feng Rou said, both scared and angry. "Qining is in jail because of her!"
Sasha avoided the main point and said, "Yes. Qining originally wanted to scare Gu Susu to teach Qin Tianyi a lesson. But he didn't scare this woman and ended up getting himself into trouble. This woman is too difficult to deal with."
Feng Rou couldn't worry about that now, only fearing that the three arrested men would confess her involvement. She anxiously asked, "What should we do? They've all been arrested by the police, they'll definitely reveal me!"
Sasha calmly asked, "Mom, did you do as I told you? Is the money given to them enough for their families to use, and did you make them have a conflict with Zhan Jiayi's brother?"
Feng Rou confirmed, "Yes, I did everything as you said. One of the thugs argued with Zhan Jiayi's brother on the street, and many people saw it."
"Then you can rest assured, it will be fine," Sasha said without any worry. "They won't reveal you. You must remain calm yourself and act as if you know nothing."
"Really? Will it really be fine?" Feng Rou was still a little scared. She had always lived a life of luxury and had never done anything so harmful.
Sasha calmly replied, "Mom, don't worry, if I say it'll be fine, it will definitely be fine."
"Okay, okay." After hanging up, Feng Rou inquired about the situation from various sources.
She learned that Zhan Jiayi hadn't actually suffered any serious harm and assumed Xie Zhendong wouldn't pursue the matter further. Just as Sasha had said, she would pretend to know nothing and carry on as usual.
...
Within half a month, Tianyi had arranged all the necessary procedures for Xiao Xingxing's surgery abroad.
He and Susu accompanied Xiao Xingxing to the specialized pediatric cardiology hospital abroad and watched as Xiao Xingxing underwent another examination.
Based on Xiao Xingxing's examination results and physical condition, foreign experts scheduled the surgery for a week later.
Susu was both anticipating Xiao Xingxing's surgery and nervous about the potential risks during the procedure.
When Xiao Xingxing fell asleep, Susu went outside the ward alone to get some fresh air.
The hospital was very quiet. Apart from the occasional medical staff passing by, there were hardly any people in the corridors.
The surroundings were all clean and bright with geometric designs. Susu didn't take the elevator but walked down the stairs to the rooftop. Gazing at the brilliant starry sky, she couldn't help but take a deep breath.
A moment later, her phone rang; it was Tianyi.
"Where are you?"
"The rooftop, I wanted to..." Before Susu could finish speaking, Tianyi hung up.
When she had just left the ward, Tianyi was in the family lounge nearby handling some work. He probably hadn't noticed her movements.
Susu, afraid he would worry, was about to leave the rooftop to return when she saw Tianyi coming to find her, holding a shawl.
"Why did you come up here? Be careful not to catch a cold," he said, draping the shawl over her shoulders.
Susu adjusted the shawl and smiled at him, "It's fine, I'm not cold at all, I just wanted some fresh air."
"Don't be too nervous. I spoke with the surgeon in charge today. He saw Xiao Xingxing in person and examined him, saying the surgery has a high success rate."
"How high?"
Tianyi smiled and said, "The expert didn't give a specific percentage, but I think it's a hundred percent successful."
Susu knew he was saying that to comfort her. She snorted, "I think that's you saying it, not some expert."
"Really, I'm not lying to you. The expert did say the success rate is very high."
Susu tried to relax, saying, "Alright, I know Xiao Xingxing will be fine. I just need to adjust my mood so the child doesn't see my nervousness."
Tianyi embraced her and said, "Xiao Xingxing is braver than we think. I'll relax with you and watch the night view."
"No, we've both come out. What if Xiao Xingxing wakes up and can't find us?" Susu pulled him, heading towards the stairs.
Tianyi looked up at the night sky and said, "Do you think Xiao Xingxing is as young as Tiantian and Hengheng? If he wakes up, he won't cry for his mother; he'll press the call button for a nurse."
"But he's so young, he's still a child." Susu held onto him tightly, walking towards the edge of the stairs. "I'm fine now, my mood has improved a lot."
Tianyi reluctantly accompanied her back to the ward, hoping that after Xiao Xingxing recovered this time, their family would be free from illness and disaster.