Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 117 Yan Shiyu asked: Why didn't you tell me?

As night fell, Tang Xu sat in his office at the Haicheng Police Station, watching the police play a video for him.

A video of Qin Yun falling into the sea.

On the vast, dark sea, she stood on the ship's railing, seemingly just to feel the night sky and sea breeze, no different from the other passengers on board, looking perfectly normal.

The only difference was that while the other passengers on the ship's side left one by one, she remained standing there.

Then she disappeared from the side of the ship.

The police officer who played the video for Tang Xu carefully observed her expression, but found that she remained calm throughout.

"Based on the available information, we have preliminarily determined that Ms. Qin Yun chose to end her life due to family misfortunes and the torment of illness." The police placed some of Qin Yun's personal belongings in front of Tang Xu. "She was diagnosed with cervical cancer more than half a year ago, but it seems that she has never taken any active treatment measures. The only medications she carries are some common painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs."

Tang Xu listened quietly and nodded slowly.

About six months ago, around the time Song Yuting was hospitalized in a coma.

Qin Yun didn't actively seek treatment because at that time she was focused solely on taking care of Song Yuting.

After Song Yuting passed away, her heart probably died completely as well.

She lived like a walking corpse.

When she finally couldn't take it anymore, she chose to spend time with her children.

Then, he ended his own life.

Because the police still had some procedures to complete, Tang Xu didn't bring Song Yuqiao and Song Luobai back to Huai City until the afternoon of the next day.

Before Qin Yun passed away, she probably talked to them a lot.

So even though they were heartbroken, they still had to accept this fact.

The three of them remained silent the entire way until the car left the airport, at which point Song Yuqiao suddenly spoke up: "Please take us to the hotel."

Tang Xu glanced at her in the rearview mirror as he drove, and said calmly, "A hotel? You have the money to stay in a hotel?"

“I have it,” Song Yuqiao replied curtly.

"How much is enough? How long will that be enough for you to stay in a hotel? You must have done terribly on your college entrance exam, what are your plans for going to school?"

Song Yuqiao bit her lip and suddenly fell silent.

Song Luobai then spoke up: "I don't need to go to a hotel, I'll go to the school."

"You can live at school when you're in school, but summer vacation is coming soon. What will you do during the break?" Tang Xu continued to ask.

Song Luobai glanced at her coldly, "I can stay at a classmate's house during the holidays, you don't need to worry about it."

"it is good."

Tang Xu didn't say much to him, just answered with one word, and drove the car directly to Song Luobai's school.

Song Yuqiao frowned and didn't say a word.

Although she was the older sister, two years older than Song Luobai, she couldn't even manage her own life, let alone Song Luobai's.

Tang Xu drove Song Luobai all the way to school. Song Luobai got out of the car, took her luggage, and walked into the school without looking back.

Song Yuqiao stared blankly at the boy's slender back, but before she could utter a word, Tang Xu had already turned the car around and driven away.

The car drove back to Yujing Bay, where Tang Xu led Song Yuqiao upstairs.

Upon entering, Song Yuqiao looked around the unfamiliar room, which was clearly recently occupied. She sat somewhat awkwardly on the sofa, remaining silent throughout.

Tang Xu pointed out the location of the second bedroom to her directly.

"You need to tidy up your room yourself. The cleaning tools are on the balcony, and the bedding is in the closet. If you need anything, go out and buy it yourself. There's a large supermarket 500 meters away. I'll send you the door code and delivery address to your phone. I have to work overtime tonight, so you'll have to take care of your own living needs."

After giving these instructions, Tang Xu went out again.

Song Yuqiao was left alone in the empty room for a long time before she finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

Tang Xu went out to the company.

Two days were delayed in Jinshi, and another two days in Haicheng. She had a mountain of work piled up, and she sat in her office completing each task one by one. By 8 PM, the office was empty, leaving her alone.

Song Yuqiao suddenly called: "Your neighbor is knocking on the door, saying they want to borrow your toolbox, but I don't know where it is."

Tang Xu casually told him the location of the toolbox.

Song Yuqiao hung up the phone quickly.

Tang Xu continued to bury herself in her work, but she always felt that there was something she had overlooked.

Until I looked up and saw a completely dark sky outside.

The deep darkness holds unknown secrets.

She suddenly remembered something she had overlooked.

Tang Xu picked up her phone, found Yan Shiyu's number, and changed her mind at the last second before dialing, instead calling Gao Yan.

Gao Yan's voice was slightly low as he answered the phone: "Ms. Tang, is there something you need?"

"Are you back?" Tang Xu asked.

"You're back," Gao Yan said. "But Mr. Yan has been quite busy these past few days and may not have time to see you."

"It's alright," Tang Xu replied quickly, then added, "Please tell him for me not to come looking for me at Royal Bay anytime soon."

Gao Yan paused, then asked, "Why?"

“My sister is staying with me, so it’s inconvenient for him to come up here,” Tang Xu said.

"I understand," Gao Yan replied, then asked, "Is there anything else?"

Tang Xu remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "It's alright, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xu sat in the office for a while before finally getting up, packing her things, turning off the lights, closing the door, and leaving the company.

On the other side, Gao Yan sat in the car outside the Yan family's old house, staring at the dim yellow light inside the old house, waiting silently for a long time, and finally saw Yan Shiyu appear at the gate.

Gao Yan quickly got out of the car and went to greet him.

Yan Shiyu appeared perfectly normal, but Gao Yan couldn't help glancing up at the ceiling and asking with some concern, "Are you alright?"

Yan Shiyu got into the car and ordered, "Go to Yujing Bay."

Gao Yan then remembered something and said, "Miss Tang called and said that her sister is staying at her place, so it won't be convenient for you to go up there recently."

When was the call made?

About half an hour ago.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu looked down and glanced at his phone.

No call records were found for Tang Xu.

It would have been perfectly normal for her to call Gao Yan instead of him.

However, the darkness in Yan Shiyu's eyes still surged.

……

Tang Xu returned to Yujing Bay and drove all the way to the underground parking lot. After turning off the engine, he sat in the car for a long time.

She cleared her mind for nearly twenty minutes before finally getting out of the car.

Just as she closed the door, she turned her head and saw the car parked next to her.

The car window had been rolled down sometime earlier, and Yan Shiyu sat inside, quietly watching her for an unknown amount of time.

Tang Xu was a little dazed. While recalling what she had just done in the car, she walked around to the other side, opened the car door, and got in.

"Didn't I ask Gao Yan to tell you that it's inconvenient for you to come over?" Tang Xu said.

Yan Shiyu simply stared at her almost frozen gaze for a long time before asking, "Why didn't you tell me about what happened?"