Susu closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, then opened them again, and agreed with pain, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Tianyi relaxed, saying, "Only if we both live well can we grow old together."
"I know," Susu said, finding him long-winded. She smiled and asked, "What made you change your mind? You believe Dr. Song again. You were so critical of him the day before yesterday."
Tianyi's expression turned serious again. He cleared his throat and said, "Your contact with him is only for treatment. No flirting, no catching up. If I find out he has any intentions towards you, I won't let him off!"
"Alright, if you keep talking about Dr. Song like this, I'll get angry," Susu pushed him away, hands on her hips, staring at him.
He smiled at her and said, "I'll go to the study. You rest first. We'll go see him for treatment in a couple of days."
With that, he turned and walked towards the study.
Susu returned to the bedroom alone and lay on the bed, placing her hands on her stomach. She thought about the child, which was still as small as a sprout but already had a heartbeat. She couldn't bear to let it go.
But she had already agreed to Tianyi. What decision should she make?
...
In the study, Tianyi contacted the lawyer most experienced in criminal assault cases, asking only how to ensure Bai Shouren received the harshest legal punishment.
The lawyer said on the phone, "President Qin, his actions will result in at least ten years in prison."
"Ten years?" Tianyi's voice was cold and stern. "That's absolutely not enough. I want him to stay in prison forever, unable to regain his freedom!"
"Okay, that's not impossible. Leave it to me," the lawyer quickly replied.
"You'll be richly rewarded."
After contacting a few more people, Tianyi went directly to the group without any rest.
With An Jing no longer there to share the burden, he had to focus all his attention on managing the group's affairs, preventing the Huangfu Group from taking any action against them.
...
Susu slept until noon before getting up. She decided to go to the studio to see if there was anything she needed to handle.
However, as soon as she reached the entrance of the building where the studio was located, a woman standing at the entrance suddenly walked towards her and blocked her path.
"Gu Susu? You're Gu Susu, right?" the woman asked urgently.
Susu looked at the woman, whom she didn't seem to recognize, and asked curiously, "Who are you? Do we know each other?"
"Hello," the woman extended her hand, wanting to shake hers.
Susu did not respond, instead taking a step back, wanting to keep her distance.
The woman awkwardly withdrew her hand and said, "I am Bai Chengyi's wife. Bai Shouren is my father-in-law. My name is Xie Huibing."
Susu immediately understood her intention and wanted to bypass her, saying, "I'm sorry, I can't help you."
"I know you are Mrs. Qin. My father-in-law and President Qin only had a small misunderstanding. He didn't actually harm him. Please speak to President Qin and ask him not to pursue my father-in-law's legal responsibility, okay?" Xie Huibing blurted out her request in one breath.
Susu said helplessly and with a hint of amusement, "Your father-in-law didn't hurt my husband, but he did hurt someone else, and he injured our best friend. This friend is still lying in the hospital. Shouldn't he face legal sanctions!"
"Mrs. Qin, I beg you. My husband has already been imprisoned. If my father-in-law is also in trouble, this family will be completely ruined!"
"I really can't help you..."
Before she could finish, Xie Huibing knelt down, grabbed her trouser leg, and pleaded, "Please! My father-in-law is old and cannot go to prison. Going to prison is no different from letting him die!"
"Get up," Susu said, pulling her leg free with a headache. "He broke the law, and I can't help you."
As she spoke, Susu waved to the security guards in the lobby, asking them to help. Only then did she break free and enter the building, quickly taking the elevator.
When she reached the studio door, she specifically instructed Zhang Ting not to let anyone without an appointment in.
Only after she sat in her office did she breathe a sigh of relief, still thinking about the woman named Xie Huibing.
She had heard that the second daughter of the Xie family had married into the Bai family. This was once a young lady of the Xie family, and she could kneel so readily, showing no dignity.
Not long after, the intercom in her office rang. It was Zhang Ting calling.
"Sister Gu, the security guard downstairs just told me that the woman they stopped for you is still standing outside the building and refuses to leave. They're asking if you want to call the police?"
Susu hesitated for a moment and said, "No need. Tell the security guard to tell her I won't see her again and ask her to leave quickly."
"Okay."
Susu had originally just wanted to visit the studio and then go to the hospital to see An Jing, which would also allow Lan Yu to rest.
But if Xie Huibing kept waiting at the entrance, how would she avoid her when she left?
She thought of Zhan Jiayi. Now that only Xie Huiquan and Xie Huibing remained in the Xie family, Zhan Jiayi should not stand by and watch Xie Huibing.
She called Zhan Jiayi and told her that Xie Huibing was blocking her outside the building.
"Why is she looking for you? She should be looking for me," Zhan Jiayi asked, not understanding.
Susu told her about Bai Shouren's desperate attack on Tianyi yesterday, and how Tianyi had discovered Bai Chengyi's unspeakable secret because Bai Shouren had threatened him.
Only then did Gui Nan have the opportunity to have Bai Chengyi change his testimony and stop persistently targeting Zhan Jiayi.
After listening, Zhan Jiayi understood and said, "Susu, please thank President Qin for me. I'll come over immediately to take Xie Huibing away. You can do what you need to do with peace of mind. I won't let her bother you again."
"Okay," Susu said. "Actually, Xie Huibing is quite pitiful. She married someone like that and still protects their family so much."
Zhan Jiayi, having dealt with Xie Huibing a few times, said emotionally, "Feng Rou was too biased towards men and didn't fulfill her responsibilities to her two daughters. They were neglected, so as long as someone was a little nice to Xie Huibing, she was deceived by her husband's family."
Susu hummed and said, "Are you really planning to seek justice for the Xie family now? Actually, you don't need to..."
"If I don't do something for Zhendong, I won't be reconciled," Zhan Jiayi interrupted Susu, having made up her mind.
She knew what Susu wanted to say, so she clearly expressed her thoughts.
"Then take care of yourself. I heard from Tianyi that the Huangfu family is not to be trifled with," Susu reminded her.
"I will," Zhan Jiayi said with a smile over the phone. "I have nothing left, and I don't care about anything anymore."
"But you're still young. You still have a chance to start over."
"Really? Do you think anyone would want a woman like me..."
"In the future, you won't have to rely on any man. You are capable, and you are no worse than any man."
"Then let's talk about starting over after I win the lawsuit," Zhan Jiayi said with a smile. "I'll talk to you later. I'll come over first to get Xie Huibing away."