Ai Yiwei did not believe she couldn't do it, saying, "You all live in the Qin family mansion. It's easy for you to get a few strands of hair."
"You also know it's the Qin family mansion. There are houses in the north, south, east, and west. We don't live together now and don't interact at all. How can I get your hair?" Gu Susu still refused.
Ai Yiwei didn't care about the details and said, "Anyway, you have to find a way to do this. Even if you don't live in the same house, you're still in the mansion. You're better off than me, who can't even get into the Qin family's front door. Think about the child, don't you plan to take him and leave far away soon?"
Gu Susu was speechless for a moment. After a pause, she said helplessly, "Then I'll try to find a way. If your marriage with Qin Tianlang succeeds, don't forget what you promised me."
"I know. I will secretly return the child to you and help you arrange an escape route, ensuring it's done without anyone noticing," Ai Yiwei vowed.
Gu Susu knew she couldn't believe all her words, but if she didn't make a deal with her now, she couldn't think of any other way.
Ai Shunan wanted her to marry into the Qin family, intending to use her as a long-term bargaining chip. He would not easily let her and the child go, nor could he let Qin Tianyi know about her plan to escape.
"Okay, as long as you know what to do. Otherwise, neither of us will get what we want," Gu Susu said fiercely and hung up Ai Yiwei's call.
Returning to the Qin family, she paused and glanced inside as she passed the main house.
After nightfall, the main house was brightly lit, indicating that Qin Yangye, Jin Meiyao, and Qin Tianlang were all there. It would be impossible to get in tonight.
Thinking about how to get Qin Tianlang's hair, she slowly walked back to the old lady's residence. Unexpectedly, she bumped into a wall. She immediately looked up and took two steps back, her eyes widening. She realized it wasn't a wall in front of her, but Qin Tianyi blocking her way.
"What are you thinking about so intently that you're walking into people?" Qin Tianyi asked coldly.
Gu Susu composed herself and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't see you standing here. You're not in the old lady's small building. Did you wait for me specifically in the garden? The lights in the garden are too dim at night..."
"Who waited for you specifically? I ate too much at dinner and came out for a walk, but I didn't expect to run into a clumsy person like you," Qin Tianyi interrupted her.
"Oh, oh." Gu Susu looked around the garden, wondering why Qin Tianyi had developed a habit of taking a walk after dinner. He had never been interested in this garden before. Whenever he passed through it, he was always in a hurry and unwilling to even glance at it.
Seeing him like this, she thought there must be a ghost in the garden that made him so wary.
Gu Susu smiled and said, "Then you continue your walk. I'm tired from the day, so I'll go back to my room to rest."
Qin Tianyi took her hand without explanation, "I'm tired too. Let's go back together. Have you eaten dinner? Rong Ma saved some food for you."
Hearing him say that, Gu Susu really felt hungry. Her stomach rumbled involuntarily. She sheepishly covered her stomach and said, "Not yet."
"Then you go to the kitchen to eat first. I'll go back to my room and wait for you." Saying that, Qin Tianyi led her into the small building.
Gu Susu suddenly thought of a way. Tomorrow morning, she could pretend to have a stomachache and not go to the company with Qin Tianyi. She would stay in the room to rest, and when everyone in the mansion was gone, she could sneak into Qin Tianlang's room and find a few strands of hair.
"Why are you happy again?" Qin Tianyi saw her eyes light up.
"I didn't expect Rong Ma to save food for me. I'm hungry, so of course, I'm happy to have something to eat," Gu Susu said with a slight smile.
Qin Tianyi poked her forehead, "You're never hesitant when it comes to food."
Gu Susu dodged him and protected her forehead, "If people don't eat, they'll starve to death."
Qin Tianyi seemed to ignore her and went upstairs.
As Gu Susu walked towards the kitchen, she rubbed the spot where he had poked her. That person was always rough and always hurt her.
She ate all the food Rong Ma had saved for her in the kitchen alone. She also ate some instant food from the refrigerator and drank ice water, thinking that to make Qin Tianyi believe she had a stomachache, she had to make herself feel unwell tonight. A half-true, half-false illness would be the most convincing.
She ate and drank without restraint until she felt uncomfortable in her stomach. She stopped drinking ice water and walked back to her room on the second floor, feeling unwell.
As soon as she entered the room, Qin Tianyi saw her pale face and asked, "Wasn't the food Rong Ma saved enough for you? Are you still not full?"
Gu Susu covered her stomach area and said uncomfortably, "It's not that it wasn't enough, it's that I ate too much, and it's very uncomfortable."
"You should eat in moderation at night. How can you eat so much just because you're hungry..."
Before Qin Tianyi could finish his lecture, her stomach began to ache along with her stomach. She quickly ran into the bathroom, "I'll talk later, my stomach really hurts." She immediately closed the bathroom door.
She ran to the bathroom several times that night. Qin Tianyi found some anti-diarrheal medicine from somewhere and gave it to her. She finally slept a little more soundly in the latter half of the night.
In the morning, when she woke up, she saw Qin Tianyi, who had already changed his clothes, standing by the bed and looking at her.
She struggled to support herself on the bed with her hands, trying to sit up, and said, "My stomach still hurts a bit. Why don't you go to the company first? I'll go when I feel better."
Qin Tianyi reached out and touched her forehead. He felt she didn't have a fever and thought she had simply eaten something bad. "There are a few more anti-diarrheal pills on the table. Take them after you get up, and then have breakfast."
"Okay." Gu Susu felt relieved that he wasn't forcing her to go to the company and lay back down on the bed.
As Qin Tianyi was about to leave, he turned back and reminded her, "By the way, breakfast shouldn't be too greasy. I asked Rong Ma to cook some plain congee this morning."
"Okay, I know. I won't eat carelessly again," she quickly replied.
Watching his retreating back as he left the room, and hearing his footsteps faintly going downstairs after the door was closed, she finally relaxed.
She closed her eyes again and covered her head with the quilt. In fact, her stomach had started hurting when she woke up, and her stomach didn't feel that uncomfortable. Tricking Qin Tianyi was only the first hurdle. She still had to think about how to sneak into Qin Tianlang's room without the servants noticing.
Why did Ai Yiwei always give her such difficult tasks? She was so hateful and detestable!
But even if she didn't want to do it, the moment she thought of Xiao Xingxing's cute face, she still got out of bed. She had to face it and solve it.
After breakfast, she didn't go back to her room to rest but walked alone into the garden, looking around as if she were just strolling.
After walking around the garden for a while, she casually swung on the swing, actually observing what the Qin family's servants were doing.
Some servants went out shopping in groups, some were busy in the kitchen, and others took advantage of the masters' absence to find places to nap and slack off.
She seized the opportunity. This was the best time to go to the main house. Pretending to be on a leisurely stroll, she slowly walked into the main house and quickly slipped inside when she saw no one around.