Qin Tianyi woke up and turned to hug the person beside him, only to miss.
He hadn't slept so well and so deeply in a long time. Staring at the still empty bed, he opened his eyes, feeling a bit dazed.
Was it all just a dream?
He got up, put on his clothes, habitually put on his silicone mask, and shouted loudly, "Susu!"
But no one responded. Looking at the other pillow with an indentation on the bed, what happened before he slept was not a dream.
He walked out of the bedroom and called for Susu again, still no response. However, he saw her bag still hanging by the door, so she must have gone out.
He went to the kitchen for a glass of water and sat on the sofa, wondering what she had gone out for, perhaps to buy food?
Just then, his phone rang. Seeing that it was an international call, he answered it.
"Aban, it's me. When are you coming over? Kunsang might be changing locations," Anan said nervously on the other end.
Qin Tianyi pondered for a moment and said, "Anan, I'm sorry, I can't come over personally. The police should take action soon. You must be careful."
"You're not coming? That's fine." Anan sounded a little surprised but thought it was normal.
Qin Tianyi asked, "Can it be confirmed now whether Jiananfang is with Kunsang, or are they hiding separately?"
"I heard from a brother who was following Kunsang that Jiananfang had found Kunsang with a child, but Kunsang found the child annoying. He gave Jiananfang a few people and let them leave."
"So they are not in the same place?" Qin Tianyi felt it was too troublesome. "Does anyone know where Jiananfang went?"
"The people following Jiananfang are new recruits, and I don't know them well, so I can't know their whereabouts." Anan was also helpless.
Qin Tianyi was still uneasy and said, "Okay, thank you. After the police catch Kunsang, maybe they can find out Jiananfang's whereabouts."
"They probably will." Anan paused and said, "Aban, I might not be able to provide you with information anymore. I want to completely forget the past and start over in a place where no one knows me."
Qin Tianyi could completely understand and said, "Okay, go and live your new life well. Me too. Take care."
"Take care."
As soon as he hung up the phone, he heard a noise outside the door.
Susu was the one who entered with her fingerprint. She was carrying many bags and packages. Qin Tianyi quickly got up to help her carry them in.
"Where did you go? Why did you buy so many things alone? Why didn't you call me?"
"You were sleeping so soundly, so I didn't call you. Bring them all into the kitchen. I just went to the supermarket and bought fresh ingredients." Susu carried the bags into the kitchen first and said, "What did you eat every day when you lived here alone? There was nothing in the refrigerator. Did you order takeout every day?"
He hadn't felt this heartwarming in a long time. Qin Tianyi followed her and said, "Not really, sometimes I went out to eat."
Susu put down the bags in her hands, turned to look at him, stood on tiptoe, and held his face with concern, saying, "You've gotten darker and lost a few pounds. You haven't eaten many good meals, have you?"
Qin Tianyi touched her head and said, "I don't want to be a single man without a wife anymore."
Susu smiled and began to tidy up the items in the bags, putting them into the refrigerator, and said, "You go rest outside. I'll make you a big meal."
"A big meal? I'm already salivating just thinking about it." Qin Tianyi, however, did not want to leave the kitchen and still wanted to help with something.
Susu directly pushed him out, saying, "Alright, don't cause trouble for me. Wait outside obediently."
Qin Tianyi only took two steps back and saw the coffee machine placed on the side. He said, "You make yours, I'll make a pot of coffee. We can drink coffee together after the meal."
Susu immediately stopped him, saying, "You still have injuries on your body and face. Don't drink coffee. It's not good for the wound if you need plastic surgery later."
Qin Tianyi held her hands, stopping her from being busy, and looked at her face, saying, "If the scars on my face can't be fully restored after plastic surgery, and you have to look at my disfigured face for a lifetime, will you get tired of me after a while?"
"Of course," Susu blurted out without thinking.
Qin Tianyi's gaze seemed to freeze. He thought that besides him, almost all the other men around Susu were handsome and charming, like Chang Qingchuan, Su Kangxi, Xiao Anjing, and that persistent Huo Zheng...
It was normal for her to get tired of him after a long time, but he just couldn't help but feel resentful.
Seeing his distressed look, Susu stopped teasing him and smiled, saying, "I'm just kidding. It's ridiculous to say I'd get tired of you. If I were to get tired of you, I wouldn't be close to you now. You silly, as long as you are my husband, it doesn't matter what you look like."
Qin Tianyi couldn't smile. His expression became domineering, and he said, "No, I've made up my mind. If my face can't recover, you're not allowed to interact with handsome men anymore. I might as well lock you up at home. That way, without comparison, you won't think I'm ugly."
"Hey, is that how you are? You're telling me not to talk to strangers!" Susu angrily pushed him away and said, "Go away. If you dare to do that, I'll take the children and run away from home."
Qin Tianyi smiled, hugged her, and said softly, "I'm just teasing you. How could I bear to treat you like this? In my future life, you and the children will be my everything."
Susu smiled, tilted her head up, and kissed his chin. "That's more like it. If you want to drink something, drink milk. I bought fresh milk."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Madam." Qin Tianyi took a carton of milk and left the kitchen. At this moment, he finally felt a sense of crisis about the disfigured half of his face and quickly contacted the best plastic surgery hospitals in the world. He had to try his best to recover as much as possible.
Who told him his wife was so outstanding and so popular with the opposite sex? He absolutely couldn't let other men outshine him in appearance.
Susu stood in the kitchen, looking at his retreating back, and couldn't help but smile.
She had deliberately provoked him to make him stop disregarding his body and face. His lack of self-care this time had truly pained her deeply.
At this moment, all her previous sadness, grief, fear, and grievances seemed insignificant.
He was still alive, and they could be so happy together. That was enough. She happily began to wash rice and cook.
Not long after, Susu had prepared a table full of fragrant dishes. Qin Tianyi hadn't eaten such home-style dishes in a long time.
This long-lost feeling of home made him almost sweep away all the dishes.
After Susu ate some, she kept watching him eat, feeling that her cooking skills had reached the pinnacle with his affirmation.
"Stop eating, be careful not to overeat." Susu saw that he had almost cleared all the dishes and was afraid he would eat too much and hurt his stomach.
"I'm not full yet. Your cooking is too delicious." Qin Tianyi praised her and continued to eat.
Susu thought about how elegant he used to be no matter what he ate. Now, a few home-style dishes could make him eat so ravenously. How much suffering he must have endured by infiltrating Lü Yuanhong's criminal group. She couldn't help but look at him and shed tears.