Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 141 Tang Xu said: You're always so busy

Tang Xu had been lying in bed all day, and now she finally came out of her room.

Song Luobai was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone when she saw Tang Xu come out of the bedroom. She immediately lay down and covered her head with the blanket.

Tang Xu didn't give him a second glance. She went into the bathroom, spent nearly ten minutes brushing her teeth, and then went into the kitchen to open the refrigerator and look for something to eat.

Song Yuqiao sat on the single sofa in the living room, staring at her motionless posture in front of the refrigerator for a while before finally calling out to her, "Tang Xu, do you want to go out? I'll treat you to dinner."

Tang Xu turned to look at her after a while, looking like she hadn't quite figured it out, "Why are you inviting me to dinner?"

"The agency messaged me this afternoon; I got the offer," Song Yuqiao said.

Tang Xu stood quietly for a while before finally coming to her senses, nodding and saying, "That's a good thing, we should have a meal to celebrate. Let's go, I'll treat you two to a meal."

Song Luobai clearly didn't want to go, but Song Yuqiao forcibly pulled her up and they went out together.

Tang Xu let Song Yuqiao choose the restaurant she liked.

Tang Xu ordered a bottle of wine.

Song Yuqiao, who was about to come of age, received a small glass of wine, while the majority of the rest went to Tang Xu.

The meal was supposed to be a celebration, but the atmosphere was actually quite awkward.

Song Luobai remained silent, burying his head in his food.

Tang Xu didn't touch a single dish; he just drank alcohol.

Song Yuqiao probably didn't have much of an appetite either, eating the food in front of her bite by bite, occasionally glancing at Tang Xu.

Finally, after their eyes met several times, Song Yuqiao finally spoke: "Was your nightmare very scary? Are you still not over it?"

Tang Xu was quiet for a moment, then smiled slightly, "It is quite frightening, it may take some time."

Upon hearing this, Song Yuqiao gave her another deep look, but said nothing.

After a pause, Tang Xu added, "Don't worry, your trip abroad won't be delayed because of this."

After a moment, Song Yuqiao muttered, "I wasn't worried at all..."

Compared to his previous alcohol tolerance, Tang Xu didn't drink that much, but he still vomited after getting home.

It was probably because I hadn't eaten all day that my stomach reacted so violently.

She kept vomiting until midnight.

After finally emptying her stomach, she hugged her pillow, lay face down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep, almost fainting.

The next day, around noon, Tang Xu finally woke up slowly.

When I opened my eyes, I felt uncomfortable all over, inside and out.

She struggled to her feet and went into the bathroom.

It was the height of summer, and she took a hot shower that lasted for more than an hour. When she came out of the bathroom, her originally pale face was flushed from the heat.

But even though her face was red, she still looked terrible.

Song Yuqiao and Song Luobai were not home; she was all alone.

Tang Xu walked unsteadily toward the kitchen and unexpectedly saw an unopened box of white porridge on the dining table.

She didn't know if it was a takeout left behind by Song Yuqiao or Song Luobai, but it was just right for her at that moment.

Tang Xu opened the box, put the congee in the microwave for a while, and then slowly finished the whole box of congee.

After finishing the porridge, her body felt truly warmed up, and she felt a bit better. When she returned to her bedroom to continue sleeping, she noticed her phone screen light up.

Upon opening it, I found it was a spam message.

In addition to this spam message, there were two missed calls and one text message.

All of these came from Yan Shiyu, and the time was this morning.

Tang Xu calculated the time and concluded that he should have already returned to China.

After she didn't answer his two phone calls, he sent her a text message.

"Call me."

Tang Xu stared at his name for a long time, and the white porridge she had just drunk suddenly started churning in her stomach again.

She threw down her phone, rushed into the bathroom, and vomited for a long time.

Back in her bedroom, Tang Xu sat quietly for a long time before finally picking up her phone. Just as she was about to call back, she thought for a moment and decided to call Gao Yan instead.

Gao Yan answered the phone quickly, "Miss Tang? Are you alright? Mr. Yan called you twice this morning, but you didn't answer."

"It's nothing," Tang Xu replied. "I was asleep and didn't hear the phone ring."

Gao Yan seemed relieved before saying, "We landed this morning. Mr. Yan is in a meeting right now. I'll have him call you later."

"It's okay," Tang Xu said. "Let's talk about it when he's not busy."

Gao Yan was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "Miss Tang, are you feeling unwell? You stayed home to rest today and didn't go to work?"

Tang Xu didn't answer, hung up the phone, and fell back onto the bed, falling asleep again.

While she was asleep, she missed two more phone calls from Yan Shiyu.

Waking up again at dusk, Tang Xu looked at the sky outside the window, somewhat disoriented.

Turning my head, I saw the phone next to my pillow flashing silently, displaying the name Yan Shiyu on the screen.

Tang Xu's mind was a complete blank. Finally, just as the call was about to disconnect, she chose to answer: "Hello?"

Upon hearing her voice, there was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before Yan Shiyu's usual gentle and calm voice rang out—

"Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"

"She was sleeping," Tang Xu said. "She just woke up."

"Why are you sleeping for so long? Are you sick?"

"No. I stayed up all night and I'm sleepy."

"You slept all day?" "Yes."

On the other end of the phone, Yan Shiyu suddenly fell silent again.

Tang Xu didn't know why he suddenly became quiet.

Fortunately, during the quiet moments, her senses gradually returned to her mind.

Then, she broke the silence by speaking first: "You're back?"

“I’m back,” he said.

"Can I come to see you?" she asked.

Yan Shiyu remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "I've been away for a week and have a lot of things to take care of. I'll be very busy these next few days and probably won't have time to meet."

Tang Xu suddenly laughed.

“I guessed it,” she said. “You’re always so busy. Well, you go ahead and do your thing, I’m hanging up.”

Tang Xu hung up the phone without waiting for his reply.

Afterwards, she got up, tidied herself up, and drove to the hospital.

She knew she was sick and that she couldn't stay sick any longer, so she registered for emergency care, sat on a chair in the emergency room, and quietly finished receiving two large bottles of IV fluids.

After finishing her IV drip, she went to the pharmacy to pick up her medication before leaving the emergency room and heading towards the parking lot.

Unexpectedly, just as I got to my car, my path was suddenly blocked.

Tang Xu looked up and saw Gao Yan.

Gao Yan looked at her, his eyes full of concern and worry, "Miss Tang, are you alright?"

Tang Xu didn't ask him how he found her, but simply said, "As you can see, I can stand and walk, I'm fine."

Gao Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can tell you're sick from your voice. Mr. Yan was also very worried, so he asked me to come and see you."

"Then why didn't he come?" Tang Xu asked.

"Mr. Yan simply cannot get away—"

"Busy, huh?" Tang Xu nodded. "If you're so busy, you should help him more and not waste your time looking for me."

After saying that, Tang Xu walked past him and headed to her car.

"Miss Tang!" Gao Yan hurriedly stepped forward. "Are you angry with Mr. Yan? Don't blame him, he really couldn't get away..."

“I don’t blame him,” Tang Xu said. “He really had no obligation or responsibility to come see me. I know that.”

Gao Yan had almost never heard Tang Xu speak in such a tone.

He had a feeling that Tang Xu was angry, but she wouldn't admit it.

Seeing that Tang Xu was about to get into the car, Gao Yan quickly reached out to close the door. In his haste, he blurted out before he could even organize his thoughts, "Miss Tang, Mr. Yan has a lot going on abroad... but he promised you he'd be back in a week, so even though there are still many things he hasn't finished dealing with, he rushed back. It's just that he's been very busy these past few days, so he hasn't been able to come see you... Please don't hold a grudge against him because of this, okay?"

Tang Xu was silent for a moment, then turned to look at him and asked, "Gao Yan, how long have you been by his side?"

Gao Yan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "More than ten years."

Gao Yan and Yan Shiyu are about the same age. Tang Xu did the math and said, "So, you were already by his side when you were a teenager?"

Gao Yan nodded.

"Then are you the one who knows him best?" Tang Xu asked again.

Gao Yan was a little confused as to why Tang Xu would ask such a question, but still answered in a low voice, "Probably."

"Then can you tell me—"

Tang Xu started speaking, but didn't continue.

Gao Yan asked in confusion, "What?"

Tang Xu gazed at him calmly for a long time, but ultimately did not ask the question.

"Never mind," she said. "I'll ask him in person when he's not busy."

After saying that, Tang Xu pulled his hand off her car door and got into the car.

"Miss Tang, you're not feeling well, let me take you home," Gao Yan said hurriedly.

Tang Xu shook her head. "Thank you, but I can manage on my own."

As she spoke, she started the car.

Gao Yan bent down to look at her through the window again, seemingly hesitating for a long time before finally speaking: "Miss Tang, could you please not tell Mr. Yan about your illness? He's been very busy with work these past few days, and he'll definitely be very worried if he knows you're sick."

Tang Xu only answered with one word: "Okay".

The more she acted like this, the more uneasy Gao Yan became.

Seeing Tang Xu's car drive away from the parking space, he quickly returned to his own car, started the engine, and followed Tang Xu's car.

Tang Xu drove straight back to Yujing Bay.

Gao Yan followed her all the way and watched her drive into the underground parking lot before he felt a little relieved.

Then, Gao Yan turned the car around and drove it towards the outskirts of the city.

It was still the Yan family villa at the foot of Songshan Mountain. Gao Yan had just parked his car at the gate when he saw the lights on in the room upstairs. He quickly got out of the car, hurriedly went upstairs, and opened the door to that room.

Yan Shiyu seemed to have just woken up. He sat barefoot on the edge of the bed with his head down, pressing his hands hard against his forehead and temples, trying his best to resist something.

Gao Yan strode forward, took out a syringe from the drawer, and was about to inject Yan Shiyu when he was suddenly knocked away by Gao Yan's hand.

Gao Yan was startled. He bent down to pick up the syringe, and when he looked up again, he met Yan Shiyu's cold face and bloodshot eyes.

"Mr. Yan!" Gao Yan said hurriedly, "You still need to rest..."

The next moment, however, all that could be heard was Yan Shiyu's hoarse and low voice—

"How is she?"