“But I want to know in detail what happened back then, right now!” Susu was agitated, unable to control her emotions.
Su Kangxi gave her a deep look and said, “Alright, I promised him I wouldn’t tell you yet. Since you already know he’s alive, there’s no need to hide it.”
As he spoke, he got up, retrieved the note Qin Tianyi had left from his study, and handed it to her.
Susu looked at the note and recognized Tianyi’s handwriting. Her fingers trembled as she traced every word, as if she could still feel Tianyi’s presence and warmth.
Sitting beside her, Su Kangxi recounted everything that had happened to Qin Tianyi after his brush with death.
Susu then learned that the police were able to find Lu Yuanhong’s incriminating evidence so quickly thanks to Tianyi’s life-threatening infiltration into the criminal organization. The mere thought of it was thrilling, let alone what Tianyi had personally experienced.
Her heart had been in her throat the entire time. After Su Kangxi finished speaking, she fell into a long silence.
Seeing that she wasn’t speaking, Su Kangxi was about to offer some words of comfort when the doorbell rang. It was a food delivery.
He opened the delivery packaging, took out the food, and placed it on the table. “Sister Susu, please don’t worry too much. I think President Qin must be undergoing cosmetic surgery somewhere, perhaps afraid his appearance would shock you. He’ll return once he recovers.”
Susu shook her head, then looked back at the note. “He should know I wouldn’t care about his appearance. He didn’t go for cosmetic surgery. He must have gone to Southeast Asia to personally capture Jia Nanfang and Lu Yuanhong’s accomplices.”
Su Kangxi knew that was also a possibility. No one knew Qin Tianyi’s whereabouts now, and he was powerless to help.
“Sister Susu, no matter what, let’s eat something first. Don’t worry, I will do my best to find President Qin’s whereabouts and contact the police there. They will notify us if they have any news.” He then handed a food box to Susu.
Susu took it thoughtfully, took a few bites, put the food down, and looked at Su Kangxi. “Where in Southeast Asia might Jia Nanfang be hiding with Xiaoxiao?”
“It’s not certain yet. Why are you asking this?”
Susu’s gaze was firm. “Tell me the general location, and I will also go to Southeast Asia. I need to find Tianyi and can’t let him be in danger alone anymore.”
“You can’t!” Su Kangxi almost choked and quickly said, “Sister Susu, please don’t go. If you are both gone, what about your three children?”
“I’ll hire more nannies, but I must go find Tianyi. I won’t just wait like this anymore.” Susu’s tone was equally resolute.
“But…”
Susu stood up. “If you don’t tell me where they might be, I’ll find them myself. I’ll search every place, every corner of Southeast Asia, until I find Tianyi!”
With that, she picked up her bag, ready to go back and book a flight.
Su Kangxi tried to persuade her. “Sister Susu, don’t be so impulsive. It will be very dangerous for you to go there. That’s Kun Sang and Jia Nanfang’s stronghold, a chaotic place, not as simple as you think…”
“Stop talking. I’ve made up my mind. I can’t let Tianyi bear all this alone anymore. We’ll share the hardships together; I want to live and die with him.” Susu opened the door and left his residence, her mind made up.
Su Kangxi watched her retreating back with concern, but knowing he couldn’t dissuade her, he quickly grabbed his phone to contact Ya Nan, asking Ya Nan to persuade Sister Susu.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. He thought it was Sister Susu returning and immediately opened the door, only to find Qin Tianyi standing there.
“President Qin, you, you’re still in Lancheng?”
Qin Tianyi entered his residence, quickly closed the door, and asked, “What did Susu want from you? When I saw you weren’t back, she was waiting for you in the hallway.”
“Did she really see you getting off the elevator just now?” Su Kangxi was a bit dizzy from the two of them. “But why was it the property manager?”
“She might have spotted me, so when we reached the first floor, I gave my coat to that property manager and asked him for a favor.” Qin Tianyi pressed, “What did Susu want? Is she in danger again? Is Jia Nanfang trying to harm her again?”
Su Kangxi calmed himself and sorted out his thoughts. “Jia Nanfang is in no position to protect herself now; how could she have the time to deal with Sister Susu? She came to me because, because she already knows you’re alive, and I’ve told her all the truth just now. I don’t think you need to keep hiding from her anymore, really, you shouldn’t continue to avoid her…”
Qin Tianyi grabbed Su Kangxi by the collar, his voice filled with anger. “Didn’t we agree you wouldn’t tell her yet? She still can’t know. I haven’t apprehended Lu Yuanhong’s entire organization yet. I just received news and found out where Kun Sang is hiding. I came tonight to ask you to get me another fake identity. I need to go find Kun Sang and Jia Nanfang and capture them all, never giving them a chance to rise again!”
Su Kangxi protected his collar and said loudly, “Tell me Kun Sang’s current location, and I’ll have the police there apprehend him. Don’t go. Sister Susu just told me she was going to Southeast Asia to find you. That’s not a joke; you should go stop her quickly!”
“What? Why is she going to Southeast Asia? That’s absurd!”
“Sister Susu isn’t stupid. After experiencing all this, she already had a premonition that you were protecting her from nearby. We can’t keep hiding it from her anymore!” Su Kangxi pushed him away. “No matter what, you must stop Sister Susu from going there alone; it’s too dangerous!”
Qin Tianyi hadn’t expected Susu to also go to Southeast Asia, and he found himself in a dilemma. He was unwilling to let Jia Nanfang and Kun Sang escape without being brought to justice, but he was even more unwilling for Susu to risk danger with him because of it.
“If you show yourself and acknowledge Susu, she won’t go to Southeast Asia,” Su Kangxi advised again. “Leave the capture of Jia Nanfang and Kun Sang to us police. You’ve done enough; don’t make her worry and suffer for you anymore. She just told me she wants to share life and death with you. I’m afraid she might act impulsively. What if she’s already booked a flight and is catching the earliest one? That would be terrible.”
Qin Tianyi’s expression sharpened. He no longer hesitated and was solely focused on stopping Susu.
…
As soon as Susu left Su Kangxi’s residence, she hailed a taxi and started searching for flights to Southeast Asia on her phone.
Thinking about what Su Kangxi had told her, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She was booking the ticket with blurry vision.
The earliest flight to Southeast Asia that allowed visa on arrival would only land the next morning.