Upon hearing the driver call her Susu, she realized the rideshare driver was Ai Yifeng.
She fought back tears and said, "No need, he was taken away by the police."
Ai Yifeng sensed something was wrong with her. He completely turned off the car and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Who is he? Is it Qin Tianyi?"
Susu nodded. The pain that had been accumulating in her heart finally erupted, and she squatted on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
Ai Yifeng didn't know what had happened to her and didn't know how to comfort her. He could only try his best to help her up and ask, "You're not going to the airport anymore. Where else do you want to go? I can give you a ride."
Susu wiped her tears and said, "No need... I live here. I want to go home... go home and wait for him..."
Seeing that she had forgotten her suitcase and was walking towards the lobby elevator, Ai Yifeng quickly helped her push the suitcase and followed her.
Susu was completely numb. She hadn't recovered from the scene of Tianyi being arrested by the police. What those police officers said about killing and burying bodies in a cave, and Kangxi saying that being an undercover agent easily crossed legal boundaries – what did it all mean? Did Tianyi really kill someone while working undercover?
She listlessly opened the door with her fingerprint, completely unaware that Ai Yifeng was still behind her.
Ai Yifeng pushed her suitcase inside and asked worriedly, "Are you okay? You're living here now? After Qin Tianyi's incident, didn't you temporarily take over as CEO of Aoxiang Group? Why are you living in an apartment?"
Susu casually sat in a chair, tightly gripping her phone, just wanting to wait for Kangxi's call.
The more Ai Yifeng looked at her, the more he felt something was amiss. He called her again, "Susu!"
She came back to her senses, looked at him, and said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear clearly. Thank you, I'm fine."
"Do you need me to stay with you? Are you sure you're okay?" Ai Yifeng asked from the doorway, clearly concerned.
Susu tried her best to calm down and said, "Yifeng, come in and sit down. What would you like to drink? I'll get it for you."
"No need. If you're alright, I need to keep working," Ai Yifeng said, not wanting to disturb her too much.
"Don't go, wait a moment." Susu quickly got a bottle of drink from the refrigerator and gave it to him, saying, "Take this to drink on the road."
Ai Yifeng saw the tear streaks on her face and said, "If you feel any better, go wash your face and rest at home."
Susu hummed, wiped the tears from her face, and said, "What a coincidence. I rarely book a rideshare, and it turns out to be your car?"
Ai Yifeng smiled and said, "Actually, it's not a coincidence. Ever since I met you last time and saw you almost get into trouble, I linked your phone number to my rideshare account. As long as you book a car online, I can respond first."
Susu was a little surprised and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ai Yifeng quickly explained, "Don't be scared, and don't misunderstand. I just feel like I've wronged you too much in the past, and there's no way to make up for it. So, I thought if you needed a ride, I could help a little. I absolutely have no other intentions or ulterior motives!"
"Brother, no, Yifeng, thank you." Susu hadn't expected Ai Yifeng to still be quietly caring about her. "Actually, I don't blame you for what happened before. It's just that so many big things have happened to me recently, and I haven't had time to look for you. I..."
"You don't need to explain, I know everything," Ai Yifeng said with complete understanding. "I saw everything about you and Qin Tianyi online. They were indeed big events, and I couldn't help much. Forget it, take care of yourself. I'm leaving now."
"Brother, wait." Susu's eyes welled up again, and she said, "You can help. Aoxiang Group is short-handed right now. I, I've been too busy with other things to manage Aoxiang's affairs, and everything is handled by Vice President Xiao. You go to the group tomorrow and find him. I'll tell him in advance. With your previous experience in building and operating the internet, you can definitely help us in Aoxiang's network department."
Ai Yifeng quickly declined, "Linking my account to yours on the rideshare platform really wasn't meant for that. I'm living well alone now, and one person eating is enough for the whole family. I'm also free and at ease."
"But you are capable, you can't just drive a rideshare forever," Susu said.
"I really didn't think about needing your help. It's just that last time you said we were each other's only family, and I agreed, so I wanted to care about you more..."
"Brother." Susu grabbed his arm, "You don't need to explain anymore. It's not that I want to help you, but I hope you can go to Aoxiang to help me. If you really want to care about me, go to Aoxiang tomorrow to find President Xiao, work hard in the network department, and help Aoxiang develop better."
"Does Aoxiang really need people? Do they need someone like me in their network department?" Ai Yifeng asked uncertainly, not wanting to owe Susu any more favors.
"I wouldn't lie to you. You'll know when you see President Xiao tomorrow. We really are short-handed right now," Susu nodded affirmatively.
Ai Yifeng, for the first time, like a brother, affectionately patted her head and said, "Okay, as long as I can help you, I'm willing to try. Don't be too sad, and take good care of yourself."
Susu truly felt the warmth of her own brother, and her heart felt much better.
After Ai Yifeng left, Susu sent a message to Xiao Anjing, asking him to receive Ai Yifeng tomorrow and arrange for him in the network department.
Xiao Anjing quickly replied that it was no problem and also asked when they were going abroad for plastic surgery.
Susu didn't tell Xiao Anjing about Tianyi's arrest. She simply replied, "Soon. Tianyi will contact you when we get there."
Xiao Anjing replied with a smiley face and didn't ask any further questions.
Susu was left alone at home, and Su Kangxi still hadn't called.
To avoid falling into worry and sadness again, she searched online for information about Lu Yuanhong and his criminal syndicate.
However, the internet only had brief mentions of the Lancheng police and Southeast Asian police jointly cracking a massive drug trafficking syndicate, with no other detailed reports.
She browsed various news online aimlessly. As she watched, it gradually became late. She hadn't eaten all day but didn't feel hungry. She glanced at her phone; there was still no call from Kangxi. She decided to go to the police station herself to find out.
How was Tianyi now? Had the police figured everything out? The thought of it made her unable to sit at home and wait any longer.
Just then, her phone finally rang. Seeing it was Kangxi, she hurriedly grabbed her phone, almost dropping it, and anxiously asked, "What exactly happened? Is Tianyi okay?"
"Susu jie, I'm downstairs at your apartment building right now. It's not convenient to come up. I'll wait for you at a nearby 24-hour convenience store," Kangxi said and hung up.
Susu didn't delay for a moment. She went downstairs to the convenience store.
There weren't many people in the late night. She immediately saw Kangxi sitting on a chair by the automatic glass door of the convenience store, with two cups of instant coffee in front of him.
As soon as Susu sat down, she angrily asked, "How could you suddenly arrest Tianyi without even a word? Others may not know, but don't you know that he would never kill anyone!"