Qin Tianyi was caught off guard by Gu Susu's forceful push. He and the chair toppled to the side, narrowly avoiding the fruit knife lunging at him.
However, the man with glasses managed to slash Gu Susu's arm with the fruit knife. Unwilling to stop, he leaped over the desk, grabbed Qin Tianyi from the overturned chair, and shouted, "It's all your fault! You took Qin Yaxuan's place, and she canceled our order! We have so much inventory in the warehouse, and if I can't sell it, I'll go bankrupt! You're pushing me to my death, and I'll take you with me!"
Seeing the man with glasses brandishing the knife towards Qin Tianyi, Qin Tianyi dodged to the side, grabbed the man's knife-wielding hand, and executed a clean over-the-shoulder throw. He pinned the man to the ground and kicked away the dropped fruit knife.
At this moment, employees returning to work on the third floor heard the commotion and rushed towards the office.
Qin Tianyi glanced at the wound on Gu Susu's arm and quickly asked, "Can you hold him down?"
Gu Susu, regaining her composure, replied, "Yes." Ignoring the pain in her arm, she straddled the struggling man.
Soon, employees and security guards arrived and were stunned by the scene.
Qin Tianyi feigned shock and trembled, while Gu Susu felt she could barely control the frenzied man. She called out to the approaching people, "Please call the police."
When the police arrived, they took away the man who had tried to harm Qin Tianyi.
Fan Zhihua personally drove Qin Tianyi and Gu Susu to the hospital.
In the hospital's surgical consultation room, Gu Susu gritted her teeth as the doctor treated her wound.
Qin Tianyi and Fan Zhihua waited outside the consultation room. Fan Zhihua was on the phone with the old lady, reporting the day's events and repeatedly emphasizing that Qin Tianyi was unharmed.
Qin Tianyi lowered his head, unable to sit still as he recalled the harrowing scene in the office. While Fan Zhihua was on the phone, he walked into the consultation room. As he entered, he heard the doctor say to Gu Susu, "Bear with it, the wound has been cleaned. I've taken a look, and it needs three stitches. To avoid a noticeable scar, it's best not to use anesthesia."
Gu Susu turned her head away, not wanting to see the gruesome wound on her arm. "Alright, you can stitch it. I can endure the pain."
The doctor, seeing such a strong young woman, looked up at Qin Tianyi, who had just entered, and said, "Are you her boyfriend? Come and hold her other arm. She'll be in too much pain during the stitching and might move around."
Qin Tianyi responded with an "Oh" and corrected, "I'm her husband." He immediately went over and placed his hands on her uninjured arm.
Gu Susu was unaccustomed to his attentiveness and quickly said, "I'm fine, you don't need to..."
But Qin Tianyi extended a palm towards her mouth, interrupting her. "Borrow my hand. Bite down if it hurts. If you want to break your teeth, we'll have to go to the dentist after the stitches."
The doctor had already threaded the specialized needle and was preparing to begin. "Look at how affectionate you are. Are you newlyweds?"
As he spoke, the doctor's hand was swift and precise, passing the needle through the everted flesh of her wound.
Gu Susu had intended to explain, but the sudden pain made her break out in a cold sweat. Instinctively, she grabbed Qin Tianyi's wrist with her other hand, gritting her teeth and refraining from crying out.
Qin Tianyi directly shoved his hand into Gu Susu's mouth and said in a commanding tone, "Don't be brave. Bite my hand if it hurts. If you want to shatter your own teeth, we'll have to visit the dentist after the stitches are done."
For a moment, Gu Susu forgot the pain and almost smiled. However, as the doctor's needle and thread passed through her flesh again and pulled tightly, she couldn't help but bite down on the back of Qin Tianyi's offered hand.
In fact, when she was in the orphanage as a child, she was most afraid of getting IV drips. Every time she caught a cold or had a fever and needed saline, she would become anxious. But no one would comfort her, and she had to endure her fear and the pain of the needle herself.
Fortunately, the wound wasn't too deep or long. The doctor quickly stitched her wound, prescribed some anti-inflammatory and pain relief medication, and told her to return in a few days for a dressing change, with the stitches to be removed in about half a month.
After hearing the doctor's instructions, Fan Zhihua went to get the medicine for them. Gu Susu and Qin Tianyi walked out of the consultation room. Gu Susu looked at the row of bleeding tooth marks on his hand and said sheepishly, "I'm sorry. No matter how much it hurt, I shouldn't have bitten you."
Qin Tianyi said coldly, "I don't like owing people. You saved me just now."
He looked at the tooth marks on his hand, unconcerned, and said, "This is nothing. I can grant you one request, as long as I can fulfill it. Name it. Do you want something valuable, or would you prefer cash? Whatever amount, you can ask for it."
When Gu Susu pushed the man away, she hadn't thought that far ahead. It was just an instinctive reaction. So, in his eyes, everything could be measured and repaid with material possessions and money.
But this was also good; it was simple and clear. She smiled, shrugged, and said, "What request do you want me to make? Any request?"
"Yes, as long as I can do it." Qin Tianyi expected her to make an exorbitant demand for a huge sum of money.
Gu Susu lowered her voice and said, "My request is that you don't touch me. We sleep separately at night. You sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the sofa."
Qin Tianyi's gaze instantly turned icy, and he let out a cold laugh. "This request is unacceptable..."
"Didn't you say you would grant any request you could fulfill? You can fulfill this!"
"I cannot," Qin Tianyi refused decisively. "Do you still have someone else in your heart?"
Gu Susu felt a chill emanating from him. "No."
"Make another request, like asking for jewelry or money..."
"Then I haven't thought of any other requests yet. I'll tell you when I do." Gu Susu disliked branded jewelry, clothes, and bags; they were useless to her.
As for money, she was certainly short of it. But with her child not by her side and having married into the Qin family, she had nowhere to spend money even if she had it. Moreover, she felt that money was best spent when earned by herself.
She didn't need a lot of money, just enough to get by. Why should she directly ask Qin Tianyi for money and make herself seem even more humble in front of him?
"As you wish." Qin Tianyi couldn't fathom Gu Susu's thoughts at the moment. He didn't know if she was too greedy, too calculating, or genuinely not materialistic.
However, he owed her this time, so he didn't mind waiting for her to make a request later.
Fan Zhihua returned with the medicine and handed it to Gu Susu. He mentioned that the police also needed them to go to the police station to give statements and that he would drive them there.
Qin Tianyi dazedly asked Fan Zhihua for the car keys. "Uncle Fan, you don't need to drive us. Let me drive myself. You should go back to the company. Someone needs to be in charge there right now."
Fan Zhihua hesitated to give him the car keys. "You drive? I'm afraid the old lady wouldn't allow that..."
"Uncle Fan, Tianyi can drive and has a license, he just doesn't drive often," Gu Susu said, speaking up for him. "Let him practice. It'll be fine. I'll sit next to him and help him navigate."
Fan Zhihua hesitated for a moment, glanced at Gu Susu, and then handed the car keys to Qin Tianyi. He instructed, "Young Master Tianyi, please drive slowly. Driving is a skill that improves with practice."
Qin Tianyi nodded and watched Fan Zhihua leave.
With no one else around, he could relax and return to his normal self. He said to Gu Susu, "Let's go to the police station. I won't let that lunatic off the hook!"