Qin Tianyi sat up as soon as he opened his eyes, not understanding how he ended up lying on the bed in the room.
Before he fainted, he felt someone hit him on the back of the neck. The person could knock him out with a single palm strike, so they must have practiced Taekwondo or martial arts and knew how to incapacitate someone with one move.
He found it hard to believe that such a person existed in the Qin family mansion.
"Where is Gu Susu?" He didn't have time to figure out who that person was; finding Gu Susu was the most important thing. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious.
If she had already left Lancheng, she would be far away by now. How could he find her or chase after her!
Just as he was about to turn over, he noticed his grandmother sitting in a chair by the bed, asleep with one hand supporting her head. Rong Ma was nowhere to be seen in the room.
His grandmother was already in poor health and was guarding him alone.
He picked up a jacket and gently draped it over his grandmother. He thought about how he must have looked like a madman when he first discovered Gu Susu was missing, rushing to Ai Yiwei and grabbing her by the neck. He must have been terrifying, and had frightened his grandmother and the others.
The old lady had always been a light sleeper. When Qin Tianyi draped the clothes on her, she felt the movement and woke up.
"Tianyi, you're awake. Are you alright?"
Qin Tianyi had no choice but to sit on the edge of the bed and rotate his neck. "Grandmother, I'm fine. Who hit me? Why are you here? Where is Rong Ma?"
The old lady took the clothes off her body and covered her legs. "It's good that you're alright. Old Gao acted out of necessity, fearing you would kill Ai Yiwei. Rong Ma was tired from attending the wedding with me all day, so I told her to go rest."
Qin Tianyi lowered his head and said dejectedly, "How long was I unconscious? I'm afraid Gu Susu has already left Lancheng. It will be difficult to find her again."
"It should have been too late when you found out. Her heart is not here, nor is it with you. Leaving was probably inevitable." The old lady, having lived so many years, saw everything clearly.
"It's my fault, I was too foolish. She never wanted to marry me in the first place," Qin Tianyi said, looking at his grandmother with a sad expression.
The old lady smiled and shook her head. "Are you foolish? You almost tricked this old woman. When did you get cured? Was it at that hospital abroad?"
Qin Tianyi knew he couldn't pretend to be foolish anymore. Discovering Gu Susu had left quietly, he had lost all self-control and rushed to question Ai Yiwei in front of so many people. Everyone present had already seen it?
If his grandmother could realize he had been faking his foolishness, Jin Meiyao must have also realized it.
It seemed he no longer needed to pretend to be foolish. This was for the best; facing his family as his true self wouldn't be so tiring.
"Grandmother, I'm sorry. At first, I was scared. I was afraid someone would harm me again, so I thought of pretending to be foolish. Later, I got used to it and felt there was nothing wrong with it. I could receive your care and avoid some trouble..."
"Silly child, whether you are foolish or normal, you are still my favorite grandson. However, you have indeed avoided a lot of trouble these past few years by pretending to be foolish, allowing yourself to grow up safely. Isn't that a form of wisdom?" The old lady said, holding his hand. "I'm overjoyed that you're actually normal, how could I blame you? It's a good thing, a very good thing!"
As the old lady spoke, she remembered something and asked, "Susu knew for a long time that you weren't foolish at all?"
Qin Tianyi nodded.
The old lady sighed, "Then you are still foolish. I always thought that since you never interacted with any women, you wouldn't know how to please a woman or cherish the one you love, which is why you couldn't keep her!"
"I haven't divorced her. No matter where she runs, she is still my woman! I will catch her, even if she goes to the ends of the earth!" Qin Tianyi gritted his teeth and vowed.
"I made a mismatched match for you, but you actually fell for this girl..."
"Grandmother, I don't like her. I just can't stand her deceitful ways. I must catch her and expose her true colors so she can't deceive people everywhere!" Qin Tianyi said indignantly.
The old lady smiled and said, "Is that really the case? I don't know where Ai Shunan found this daughter, but I observed her for a long time and found that she bore some resemblance to your mother back then. I originally wanted to entrust you and the future of the Qin family to her... It's a pity that you and she still have no fate."
"Grandmother, you think too highly of her. Her abilities are nowhere near my mother's; she's just a muddle-headed fool," Qin Tianyi said with disdain. "She dared to come to our Qin family to trick us into marriage, and I will definitely catch her! We are absolutely not to be trifled with!"
Seeing that he was still persistent, the old lady decided to let him go find her. Perhaps the two of them still had a fate, and if he didn't try, he would always have a lingering regret.
"Alright, it would be best if you could find her. However, don't go too crazy looking for her, and don't directly question Ai Yiwei like you did before."
Qin Tianyi said, "I understand. I won't be impulsive again." As he spoke, he seemed to calm down. He got up, retrieved the jade bracelet Gu Susu had left, and returned it to his grandmother.
The old lady looked at the jade bracelet. She hadn't expected Gu Susu to leave such a valuable jade bracelet behind and couldn't help but ask, "What did she take with her when she left?"
"A few clothes and daily necessities. She took very little, which is why I didn't notice even though we lived in the same room every day," Qin Tianyi said, feeling annoyed again.
"So, she didn't take any valuable items?"
Qin Tianyi thought for a moment and nodded at his grandmother.
"Then you still call her a liar? Is she a liar who deceives people's feelings instead of money?" the old lady asked him.
He paused for a moment and quickly retorted, "She's been married here for half a year and has gained quite a lot of benefits."
The old lady didn't argue with him and handed the jade bracelet back to him. "You keep this bracelet. Since it was given to you, I intended it for your wife. You can give it to someone you feel you can spend your life with in the future."
Saying this, the old lady pushed herself up from the chair, and Qin Tianyi quickly went to support her.
The old lady squeezed his hand. After gaining her balance with his help, she said, "Now that you're awake and calmer than before, I'll go rest too. You should get a good night's sleep tonight and start looking for her tomorrow night."
"Okay, I know."
The old lady released his hand, turned around, and left the room somewhat unsteadily.
Qin Tianyi didn't rush out like a headless fly to search for her everywhere.
After the old lady left the room, he put the jade bracelet back into the jewelry box, his face cold, and slumped onto the sofa.
He thought about how abnormal his actions were when he first discovered Gu Susu was missing. How could he do something so crazy for a woman?
If he wanted to catch her, he needed to analyze and judge calmly before starting to look for her.
She had left without a word, clearly not caring about him at all, yet he cared so much about where she had gone?
He was being led by the nose by this heartless woman. He absolutely couldn't let himself be like this!
He told himself again and again that Gu Susu was just a woman...