"You are still young, and it's not a big deal if you've taken the wrong path; you can always start over," Susu advised her. "My father did wrong in this matter, and I can give you some shares of Shushi Group as compensation from my father. But you shouldn't be a third party who destroys other people's families anymore. Even if life is a bit more mundane in the future, what does it matter?"
Zhan Jiayi also wished to return to a simple life, but it was no longer possible. "There's no turning back. This car accident wasn't an accident. I want to find the mastermind and avenge my unborn child!"
"How can you be so sure? Did Xie Zhendong's wife do it?" Susu asked.
Zhan Jiayi shook her head. "No, his wife is in a mental hospital. It's difficult for her to contact the outside world, so she couldn't have done this."
"Is Xie Zhendong's wife insane? When did that happen? Did she go mad because of Xie Qining?" Susu inquired.
Zhan Jiayi vaguely replied, "Yes, I think the person who truly wanted to harm me is Xie Qining's wife, Yang Shasha."
"Yang Shasha, it was her?" Susu was slightly taken aback.
It seemed Yang Shasha still couldn't change her malicious nature.
"Do you know her? Do you know her well?" Zhan Jiayi asked, finding Susu's reaction a bit strange.
"When I was still a junior designer, I had some contact with her," Susu said, having no choice but to explain. "She was a big star back then and liked to make things difficult. Because of a small mistake I made, she demanded a million yuan in compensation."
"She probably doesn't just like to make things difficult; she's also ruthless," Zhan Jiayi said, feeling distressed as she thought of her lost child. "It's a pity I don't have any evidence."
Susu replied, "If it was really her, the law's net, though vast, misses nothing. The truth will come out one day."
Zhan Jiayi fell silent again, not believing in the saying about the law's net. She intended to find the evidence herself.
Afterward, she watched videos and read related reports online about the traffic accident. The truck at the time was loaded with flammable plastic products, and the blame was entirely on the truck driver.
The driver had been speeding and cutting lanes. When her car caught fire and exploded, she and her two nannies were not seriously injured, but her driver was severely injured, and two traffic police officers at the scene were also injured by the explosion.
The driver had already been detained by the police. He admitted his fault and was willing to bear all responsibility and penalties.
From the online information and news, it appeared to be a simple traffic accident with no suspicious elements.
However, Zhan Jiayi didn't believe it at all. She felt it was a deliberate accident and decided to investigate the truck driver first.
Seeing her sad and solemn expression, Susu advised, "Don't overthink it. Focus on recovering your health first."
Unable to bear Susu's sympathetic gaze, Zhan Jiayi forced a smile. "Don't worry, I won't die. Why hasn't Zhendong called me directly?"
"Perhaps he thinks you need rest and doesn't want to disturb you," Susu guessed.
Zhan Jiayi let out a soft "oh," but a bad feeling gnawed at her. If she lost the child, would he stop loving her?
Susu asked another question, "Do you plan to continue being Xie Zhendong's... his woman in the future?"
"What else can I do? But I will return to work at Xie's. I can't lose my own survival skills," Zhan Jiayi said helplessly.
Susu felt she had said all she needed to say and saw no reason to stay in her hospital room any longer. She got up to leave.
After leaving the hospital, she sent Xie Zhendong a message: "I've visited Zhan Jiayi on your behalf. Her body is recovering, but she's in low spirits."
Not long after, Xie Zhendong replied: "In return, I will no longer interfere with Qin Tianyi's project and will ensure their project progresses smoothly."
Susu looked at his reply, feeling somewhat bewildered, but she didn't message him again. She wondered if he had previously sabotaged Tianyi's project.
But she hadn't heard Tianyi mention it, and while Tianyi had been troubled by the group's affairs a while ago, he had said it was resolved.
Upon returning home, Xiaomei informed her that Tianyi had already eaten dinner and was in the study upstairs.
Susu was very hungry and asked Xiaomei if there was anything to eat.
"Young Madam, didn't you say you wouldn't be back for dinner? I, I didn't save any dishes," Xiaomei said as she walked towards the kitchen. "What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you right away."
Susu stopped Xiaomei. "No need, I'll get it myself. You should go take care of the two children quickly. The nanny will be busy alone at this time."
"Oh, okay. What would you like to make, Young Madam? We have fresh ingredients in the refrigerator," Xiaomei said again before putting down her rolled-up sleeves and heading to the children's room.
Susu didn't want to make anything complicated; she just wanted to boil a bowl of noodles.
As she boiled water for the noodles, she pondered Zhan Jiayi's words about Yang Shasha orchestrating the car accident.
Should she call Yang Shasha out and ask for clarification?
After she and Tianyi had obtained leverage over Yang Shasha, they thought she would stop her malicious acts. But they never expected her to harm others again.
Yang Shasha had deliberately given birth to Yang Sijie's child within the Xie family, intending for the child to have inexhaustible wealth from birth.
If Zhan Jiayi were to have another child with Xie Zhendong, it would indeed be a significant threat to her. Resorting to such harmful actions was typical of her tactics.
Zhan Jiayi's suspicion was likely correct, but should she get involved in this matter?
If they had exposed her with the evidence at the time, she wouldn't have had the opportunity to harm others again.
Had she and Tianyi made a mistake by exchanging the evidence for conditions? Although they had secured their family's safety, innocent people had suffered.
"The water has been boiling for a while. If you don't put the noodles in soon, the water will boil dry."
"Oh, okay." Hearing Tianyi's voice behind her, she quickly dropped the noodle cake into the pot.
Tianyi wrapped his arms around her waist and asked, "What were you thinking about just now?"
"Nothing much. After work, I visited Zhan Jiayi in the hospital. I feel she's quite tragic, losing the child she was carrying."
"Why did you go to see her? She's someone who hates you." Tianyi thought that if he had known Susu had plans for the evening, he wouldn't have let her go.
Susu turned down the heat on the stove and turned to face him. "This is also my father's fault. He's too good at charming women. In the beginning, when Secretary Zhan didn't have any other intentions, she was quite nice to me. It was only later, when her status changed and she wanted more, that she began to see me as a competitor."
"This is precisely the terrifying nature of the human heart."
"Now that the inheritance of Shushi Group is settled, there's nothing for us to fight over, so there's no animosity between us," Susu said to reassure him. "I'll take care of myself. She told me something that truly made me uncomfortable."
Tianyi had an expression that suggested he expected as much, knowing that visiting Zhan Jiayi wouldn't lead to anything good.
"What is it?"
Susu told Tianyi about Zhan Jiayi's car accident and miscarriage, and her suspicion that Yang Shasha was responsible.