Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 158 If you want revenge, just be direct.

When the news arrived, Tang Xu was handling official business at the company. After receiving the news, he immediately rushed to the police station.

The police officer who had previously mediated between her and Yan Shiyu was also present. Upon seeing Tang Xu, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Ms. Tang, since you insist on refusing mediation, the other party is now pursuing criminal charges against Song Luobai. The case has been transferred to the police station. If you have any further questions, please speak with the officer in charge here."

Tang Xu actually wanted to say something to him, but felt that anything she said would be a waste of time, so she turned around and walked into the office next door.

However, she waited in the office for a long time but did not see the officer in charge because the officer was busy interrogating Song Luobai.

After waiting for more than an hour, Tang Xu walked out of the police station and made several phone calls, contacting nearly ten public and independent media outlets.

This was originally a countermeasure she had prepared long ago, and she had already reached a consensus with the other party. Unexpectedly, when she made the call, the other party either did not respond or made an excuse to avoid her.

Actually, Tang Xu had already realized something by the third call, but she still made the rest of the calls and finally confirmed it completely.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xu stood under the eaves for a while, lost in thought.

She wasn't entirely unprepared for this, so her mind was blank at the moment, and she didn't actually have any complicated thoughts.

It wasn't until a ostentatious black car drove in at the gate that Tang Xu looked up and saw the car, and the blankness in her mind finally began to fill in.

The car was parked right in front of her on the porch.

The driver hurriedly got out of the car, ran to the back seat, and opened the car door.

With his elegant black leather shoes landing on the ground, even in a place like this, Yan Shiyu was still impeccably dressed in a suit, every stitch of which was brand new and neat. He exuded an air of refined elegance that seemed out of place with the building in front of him. Yet, he always maintained a detached and composed demeanor, making it impossible for anyone to perceive his arrogance and coldness.

This is what makes him different from Jiang Muchen.

In the past… no, even a second before meeting him, Tang Xu would never have imagined that one day she would compare him to Jiang Muchen.

Before this, no matter what happened between them, Tang Xu believed that she was the only one to blame.

Yan Shiyu and she were simply on different sides.

Initially, she wanted to use him to fight against Jiang Muchen; this was her intention.

And how is his desire to use her identity to deal with the Jiang family any different from hers?
So what grounds does she have to blame him?

If anyone is to blame, it's only themselves for being weak-willed, for indulging in wishful thinking, and for reaping what they sowed.

She originally thought that since both of them had such ulterior motives at the beginning, the best outcome would be to break up peacefully.

But it turns out, that wasn't the outcome.

The real results are only now beginning to unfold before her.

Perhaps she really did misjudge him from the very beginning.

I completely misjudged him.

Lost in her own thoughts, Yan Shiyu only glanced at her after getting out of the car.

Then, he turned to look into the car and said in a low voice, "Get out."

Immediately afterwards, Ji Shiqing also got off the car.

When Tang Xu first saw him, the bruises on his face had already healed. At this moment, he looked perfectly healthy, with no abnormalities whatsoever.

They wouldn't even bother to pretend.

Upon seeing Tang Xu standing outside the door, Ji Shiqing was clearly taken aback for a moment, then quickly glanced at Yan Shiyu.

Yan Shiyu didn't give Tang Xu much of a look, and led Ji Shiqing past her into the police station.

Tang Xu, on the other hand, remained eerily calm from beginning to end.

At this point, she was no longer in a hurry to see the person in charge.

In any case, the evidence she needed to submit had already been transferred here by the police station, and Song Luobai herself had already prepared for the worst.

People can only do what they are capable of.

Beyond our capabilities, it's like an ant trying to shake a tree—why bother?

Tang Xu remained standing outside the door, waiting for a long time, when suddenly she heard strange noises coming from inside—

There were the sounds of stools being dragged and messy footsteps, followed by a boy's roar.

That was... Song Luobai's voice.

It seemed as if a mess had broken out inside, a mess caused by Song Luobai.

Tang Xu remained standing outside, motionless.

It wasn't until three or four policemen inside carried Song Luobai, who had struggled to the point of exhaustion, out that they were able to get him out.

Tang Xu could clearly see that Song Luobai had visible bloodstains on his forehead and nose, and there were also bloody marks on his wrists from being strangled.

The lead officer spotted Tang Xu waiting at the door and opened his mouth to explain, but Tang Xu remained calm, his expression completely expressionless. This surprised the officers, before one of them finally spoke up: "Song Luobai suddenly lost control and injured himself. We're taking him to the hospital now. Should his parents come along?"

Tang Xu met Song Luobai's gaze and said only one word: "No."

The single word "no" caused everyone's gaze to become complex and shocked.

Tang Xu could only watch helplessly as they put Song Luobai in the car and sped away.

Tang Xu watched the car disappear from sight before finally moving.

Song Luobai has already been sent to the hospital, so there's no point in her staying here any longer.

Her handbag was still inside. Tang Xu turned around to go in and get it, but after only a few steps, she ran into Yan Shiyu in the corridor.

This man, whom she once thought she knew well, was actually an absolute stranger to her. At this moment, every layer of depth in his dark eyes was a strangeness she could not grasp.

However, the next moment, Tang Xu stopped and gave him a smile.

Yan Shiyu's gaze was fixed on her face.

“Mr. Yan, Song Luobai is not my weakness.” Tang Xu looked at him and said in a calm tone, “You won’t feel the pain until you’re whipped. What you’re doing to him doesn’t matter to me. If you want revenge, you can go after me directly. That might be more effective.”

After saying this, Tang Xu didn't linger. She went straight into the main office, retrieved her handbag, and turned to leave.

Yan Shiyu was standing under the corridor where she had just been standing.

Tang Xu walked straight past him without turning back or stopping, and went to her car.

Just as she was about to open the door and get into the car, she suddenly heard an angry voice behind her—

"Tang Xu!"

Tang Xu turned around and saw Qin Kang and his wife, the youngest son of the Qin family.

Upon seeing her, Qin Kang rushed forward with a furious expression, grabbing her arm. "What did you do? What did you do to Luo Bai?"

Tang Xu looked at him. "Which aspect are you referring to?"

Qin Kang said, "My sister left all her assets to you before she passed away. You think that was for you? It was for Yu Qiao and Luo Bai! But what did you do? In order to keep those assets for yourself, you actually did this and ruined Luo Bai like this! Do you really think our Qin family has no one left?"

"Oh?" Tang Xu looked at him. "Then I'd like to ask, if the Qin family still has members, why would Auntie give her money to me instead of you?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than, taking advantage of the moment when Qin Kang was holding Tang Xu's arm, Qin Kang's wife suddenly rushed forward and slapped Tang Xu across the face.

"Who are you cursing? Who are you cursing?" the woman cried hysterically. "You've already ruined our family so much, and now you're doing this? You're a complete ingrate! We knew you weren't a good person; you're just like your mother, both despicable—"

Ultimately, it was at the police station. As soon as the conflict started, officers rushed over and separated Qin Kang and his wife.

Tang Xu lowered her eyes and touched her cheek where she had been slapped. Despite being scolded like that, her expression remained calm.

Seeing this, the police officers naturally gave Qin Kang and his wife a stern reprimand.

Tang Xu got into the car, started the engine, and drove off.

Even in front of the police, Qin Kang remained relentless, chasing after Tang Xu's car while threatening, "Tang Xu, you just wait, I will never let you get away with this—"

Turning back, the police gave the two men another stern reprimand.

It was just a minor conflict, and after giving them a warning, the police let them go.

When he turned to go back to his office, he saw Yan Shiyu still standing in the corridor.

"Mr. Yan."

The officer gave him a brief greeting and went straight inside.

Yan Shiyu remained standing under the eaves, gazing in the direction of the courtyard gate, his expression always somber.

Invisible to the eye, his hand, clasped tightly in a fist behind his back, knuckles white, was trying to suppress the barely perceptible tremor.

That evening, Tang Xu's car was parked in the hospital parking lot.

She sat in the car, quietly looking at the hospital building in front of her.

Song Luobai's injuries were not serious, just superficial wounds. However, he was injured inside the police station and also exhibited symptoms of emotional instability. Therefore, the police station took it very seriously and would only allow Tang Xu to visit him after he had calmed down.

Tang Xu waited for a long time before someone finally knocked on her car window.

Tang Xu turned her head and saw the two policemen she had seen during the day.

"Song Luobai has woken up, and her emotions have stabilized—"

Tang Xu pushed open the door and got out of the car.

The next moment, the police officer said, "Mr. Yan has chosen not to pursue this matter further. After review by the bureau, the case is deemed minor and not very harmful, so we have agreed to drop the case. Once Song Luobai is discharged from the hospital, you can take him home directly."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu paused slightly in his tracks.

Yan Shiyu... will not pursue the matter further?