The moment he left in the morning, she rushed to revise the designs prepared for Huo Jin, and then headed to Huo Jin's shop.
Huo Jin beamed, teasing her, "It seems you had a rather strenuous night. How is life with Qin Tianyi going well?"
Susu blushed, "What are you talking about? Come quickly and look at the wedding dress and evening gowns designed for your wedding."
Seeing her shyness, Huo Jin stopped teasing and eagerly awaited the designs.
Susu took out a USB drive, plugged it into the shop's computer, and opened the design drafts for Huo Jin to see.
Huo Jin stared at a wedding dress and several evening gowns on the screen, liking them more and more. "They're so beautiful, exactly the gowns of my dreams. Susu, you understand me so well, I love them!"
Seeing Huo Jin's delight, Susu happily said, "If you have no modifications, I'll send them to the custom shop in Paris for handcrafting. They should be ready in time for your wedding."
Huo Jin gave her an OK gesture and asked, "They suit me so perfectly, the design fee must be quite high, right?"
"I don't want your money. If you mention money again, you're not treating me as a friend," Susu said as she sent the design drafts.
"Alright, alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."
"I still don't know how to thank you and Qingchuan for what happened before. This little gesture is nothing," Susu said with a hint of sadness after sending the email. "Fortunately, fortunately, nothing happened to you. Otherwise, I... I would die a hundred times over and it wouldn't be enough."
Huo Jin patted her shoulder and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"Coffee."
Huo Jin asked a staff member to get something, then walked to the open pantry and brewed two cups of coffee. Susu followed her, asking, "Why aren't there many customers in your shop today?"
"There are usually not many people during lunchtime. Besides, I deal with high-end brands, and regular customers always make appointments in advance." As she spoke, she handed a cup of coffee to Susu and invited her to sit down.
Susu remarked, "It's different when you do top-tier brands."
"I'm just doing this to pass the time," Huo Jin said, taking a sip of coffee. She then asked with a grave expression, "You went to Paris, did you see Sophie?"
Susu nodded.
"She really, really suffered so much." Huo Jin had likely heard some of it.
Susu said wistfully, "Fortunately, her limbs are intact, only her mind and body were harmed. It's better than Wendy. Last time I heard from the police there, when they found Wendy, her eyes had been cut out, and one of her kidneys was gone. She died not long after being sent to the hospital."
Huo Jin's heart skipped a beat. "My goodness, he's too cruel. In his eyes, people are no different from livestock. Looking at it this way, he was rather merciful to you and us."
"I don't want to delve into the hidden matters behind him anymore, it's too shocking." Thinking of this, Susu's hand holding the cup trembled.
Huo Jin let out a long sigh and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Forget him, forget those terrible things. By the way, has your occasional memory loss problem gotten better? Have you seen a doctor again?"
"It hasn't happened for a long time. I think it's not a big problem anymore." Susu hadn't paid attention to her condition until she mentioned it.
Huo Jin said with relief, "That's good. Brain nerves are very complex, and there are still areas that modern medicine cannot explain. Perhaps your condition has self-healed."
"I think so too."
At this moment, a staff member brought two bracelets and handed them to Huo Jin before turning to leave.
Huo Jin gave one of them to Susu, saying, "These are our new best friend bracelets. One for each of us. From now on, we're not just friends, but best friends."
Susu looked at the sparkling bracelet adorned with many stars, shells, and flowers. "They're so beautiful. Are they expensive designer brands?"
Huo Jin put it in her hand and put on the other one herself, shaking her wrist and smiling. "You didn't even ask for a design fee. They're just small accessories, how expensive can they be? If you don't wear it, you're not treating me as a best friend. Wear it, wear it quickly."
Susu put it on herself and said, "This is my first time in your shop. Since I'm a customer, why don't I buy these two bracelets? Consider it my gift to you."
"Oh, don't be so calculative. In the future, when your studio releases any new fashion, supply it to me first at the lowest price, okay?"
"Alright, your request is not a disadvantage. Then I'll accept your bracelets." Susu said, placing her wrist with the bracelet next to Huo Jin's.
They compared them and both smiled happily. Huo Jin said, "Don't they match perfectly? We'll wear these when we go out together from now on. Definitely best friends."
Susu gave her an OK gesture.
Huo Jin then asked, "By the way, what do you plan to name your studio?"
"I've thought of it. It's called Biyi Fashion Design Studio," Susu said, drawing on the tabletop with her finger. "I've also thought of the logo, a pair of angel wings."
"Biyi? 'In heaven, we wish to be birds flying side by side; on earth, we wish to be trees with branches intertwined.' It has meaning." But Huo Jin then thought, "No, this name is only one character different from Qin Tianyi's name. Do you love him that much, to name your studio after him?"
"No, it's just a coincidence," Susu insisted stubbornly.
Huo Jin sighed and said, "This time, make sure you've got it right. Is Qin Tianyi truly worth entrusting your life to?"
"Huo Jin," Susu was about to explain, "you have a misunderstanding about Tianyi. It really wasn't him who did that thing with Shu Yan."
"He'll definitely say that to you, perhaps even swear to the heavens," Huo Jin said disdainfully. "I'd rather believe a sow can climb a tree than trust a man's words."
"Then do you trust Qingchuan?" Susu retorted.
"Of course, I trust him. He's different. He looks like an honest and simple person."
Susu couldn't help but laugh at someone evaluating Chang Qingchuan like that. She thought about how, during this recent period, Qin Tianyi, while not exactly simple and honest, had become clingy and sweet-tongued, which was almost too much for her to handle.
"You really misunderstand Tianyi. Shu Yan's child is not his. If you don't believe me, you can go see Shu Yan and the child now."
Huo Jin would have liked to see Shu Yan, but she had already disappeared. "Where can I see her? I went to Shu's house. The Shu family said she didn't want to see anyone and had gone into hiding."
Susu said, "She has indeed gone into hiding, but in the countryside. Aunt Chen saw Shu Yan when she went back to her hometown. She gave birth to the child in the countryside, but that child, that child..."
"What happened to that child? Was it born with a defect?" Huo Jin asked anxiously.
Susu didn't know how to explain, fearing that Huo Jin wouldn't believe her even if she did. It was better to see for oneself.
"No, not at all. Once you see the child, you'll know that they don't resemble Tianyi at all."
Huo Jin still didn't believe it. "A child's appearance changes a lot. Aunt Chen is so sure just based on the child's looks."
"Yes, absolutely sure," Susu said with a smile, not minding at all.