"Are you free tomorrow? I want to see you," Zhan Jiayi wanted to ask directly but held back.
Fearing she wouldn't say anything if asked directly, she thought it best to meet in person.
"You're discharged from the hospital. How are you feeling?" Susu asked.
"Yes, just discharged. I'm okay," Zhan Jiayi asked again, "Can we meet and talk tomorrow?"
Susu didn't really want to see her and asked, "I'm not free tomorrow. What is it?"
"I have new findings about Yang Shasha's child. Don't you want to know?" Zhan Jiayi retorted.
Susu's heart skipped a beat. Had Zhan Jiayi found something out herself?
"Okay, at noon. Let's have lunch together."
"Alright, see you tomorrow."
Before Susu could press her further, the other party had already hung up. She stood in the corner of the garden, holding her phone, lost in thought.
Tianyi had just arrived in the garden. Seeing the nanny taking care of the two children, he noticed Susu standing in the corner, seemingly lost in thought.
He walked over and patted her shoulder, startling her.
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you playing with the children?"
Susu turned around and saw Tianyi. She smiled and said, "I just received a call from Shishi. She said there's a problem with a design and asked me to fix it tomorrow."
"Don't think about work when you're home. Come on, let's go play with the children," Tianyi said, putting his arm around her and smiling. "Guess what toy I bought today?"
"You look so happy. What toy is it?" Susu asked, walking towards the children with him.
Tianyi said, "The Lord of the Rings castle set from LEGO. Let's build it together."
Susu smiled and put her hand to her forehead. "Oh my goodness, this is too difficult for the two little ones. You're not buying this for them to play with, are you? You want to play yourself."
"Yes, I want to fulfill my childhood dream. Will you help me build it?" Tianyi asked, looking into her eyes.
Susu winked at him, smiled sweetly, and said, "I'll go call Little Star. He'll definitely love building this. The five of us will work together, and we can definitely build a magnificent strategic castle."
Before Tianyi could grab her, she had already darted into the house and headed straight for Little Star's room.
...
Building blocks can be addictive. Last night, Tianyi and I were building his dream castle until late.
It was said that the whole family would build it together, but the two little ones got tired first, so they were sent to bed.
Later, Little Star couldn't stay awake either and went to sleep.
Only the two of us were left. We worked until late and only managed to build one watchtower. Facing the mountains of small blocks, even sorting and numbering them was tedious.
She felt that it would take at least a year and a half to finish building it. This grand project would be something for her and Tianyi to play with in the future.
This made her feel listless in the studio this morning. She had drunk two cups of coffee, but she was still yawning.
Xu Shishi even laughed at her, asking if she had been too exhausted from overworking last night and was trying for a fourth child.
She had no way to explain, so she just chuckled and retorted, "Sister Gu, you're too annoying. I'm not talking to you anymore." Shishi shyly returned to her office and stayed there all morning.
Susu secretly smiled. Had she guessed correctly? Had Shishi and Huo Zheng reached the 'C' stage of ABC?
At noon, she arrived at the restaurant where she had arranged to meet Zhan Jiayi. She saw that Zhan Jiayi had arrived early and had chosen a quiet spot by the wall.
Susu sat down opposite her and looked at the menu on the table.
Zhan Jiayi said, "This meal is on me. Order whatever you like."
Susu only ordered a drink and a dish, then looked at her and said, "This is enough for me. Order whatever you want."
Zhan Jiayi called the waiter and said she wanted the same dish and drink, not paying much attention to what she was eating.
Susu had been feeling a little uneasy since last night. She couldn't help but ask, "What did you want to tell me? What do you mean by new findings?"
Zhan Jiayi looked at her seriously and said, "Actually, I didn't discover it. It was the Xie family's old madam who found out. That child, Jie Jie, is not Xie Qining's biological son. I don't know if Yang Shasha had him with some wild man."
"The Xie family's old madam? How did she find out?"
"It's quite simple, really. She did a paternity test."
"Didn't your Xie family do a paternity test for the child before?" Susu asked curiously.
Zhan Jiayi smiled helplessly and said, "Of course, we did. But at that time, Yang Shasha was controlling the matter, so the results were false."
"Oh." Susu felt a weight lifted from her heart. Just as Tianyi had predicted, even without her saying anything, the Xie family would have found out. "That's good news."
"It is indeed very gratifying news," Zhan Jiayi continued to stare at her. "Gu Susu! You knew about this long ago, didn't you? What else do you know? What is your relationship with Yang Shasha?"
"I have no relationship with her..."
"Don't lie to me. You definitely have an unusual relationship with her, and you've known her for a long time, haven't you? Looking at your reaction now that you've learned this, you're so calm, as if it's expected."
Susu insisted, "I'm not lying to you. I really have no relationship with Yang Shasha, and she has harmed me. If you insist that I have a relationship with her, then it's an enemy relationship."
"Oh," Zhan Jiayi snorted. "Then let me tell you, the Xie family's old madam is no saint. Yang Shasha dared to deceive the Xie family like this, and the old madam hates her to the bone. She wants to deal with her and the child together. Then, like me, you'll have one less enemy. Let this meal be a celebration."
"What do you mean, deal with them? You won't even spare the child?" Susu became nervous again.
Zhan Jiayi replied, "What do you mean by 'deal with them'? It means making them disappear from this world. I think this is good. It makes me feel a little better."
"No, how can you do this? The child is innocent!" Susu became agitated. "I'll go talk to the Xie family's old madam and ask her to let the child go. Otherwise, I'll call the police. What she's doing is illegal!"
"Gu Susu! You say you're enemies with Yang Shasha, but you're acting so worried. You're clearly helping her, protecting her!" Zhan Jiayi felt she had tested her attitude and stood up angrily. "I'm the one who should call the police. You are Yang Shasha's accomplice! You caused the death of the child in my womb and caused Zhendong to be bedridden! I will catch all of you!"
Saying this, she was about to leave the restaurant to call the police. Susu quickly got up and stopped her, saying, "I'm sorry, please don't go yet. Whether you believe me or not, I'm not her accomplice, and I don't want to protect her. I just want to protect that child."
"Do you know the child's biological father? What is that child's father to you?" Zhan Jiayi asked.
Susu nodded, asking her to sit down again. "I can tell you everything I know, but you have to promise me that the child will be safe."