Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 162 The Warmth of His Palm
This series of events happened so fast that Song Luobai couldn't react at all.

He had many questions in his mind.

Aside from everything that had happened before, his biggest question now was—

Tang Xu didn't introduce herself on the phone, nor did she seem to mention her address.
How did Yan Shiyu come to them?

Inside the room, Tang Xu saw that Song Luobai hadn't moved after opening the door, so she stood up.

As she stood up, she looked past Song Luobai and saw Yan Shiyu standing outside the door.

Meeting those dark, deep eyes, Tang Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Gao Yan said he would send someone to handle it, but who would have thought that the person who came to handle it would be Yan Shiyu?

At the same time, Yan Shiyu, who was standing outside the door, spoke up: "Is it convenient for you to come in?"

To Song Luobai, these words sounded rather impolite, and the air of superiority emanating from them was almost overflowing.

He already disliked Ji Shiqing and the Yan family, and now he didn't give Yan Shiyu a friendly look either. He rolled his eyes, too lazy to answer a word, and turned to walk towards his room.

Tang Xu then spoke, "Mr. Yan, please come in."

Yan Shiyu then stepped inside, but stopped in the entryway.

Tang Xu realized something and quickly said, "No need to change your shoes, Mr. Yan, please come in."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu paused for two seconds, then took off her shoes and walked in wearing only socks.

Just like when he first came up here.

Tang Xu's gaze lingered on Song Luobai's black socks for a moment before she quickly looked away, lowered her head, reached for Song Luobai's phone, and handed it to him.

"The call from the kidnappers was made by my brother," Tang Xu stated in a formulaic manner. "There hasn't been a second call yet."

Yan Shiyu took the phone, glanced at the number on it, quickly entered the string of numbers into his own phone, and sent it out.

The room suddenly fell silent.

Tang Xu sat beside her, but couldn't help turning her head to look out the window.

It's truly bizarre that she still has the opportunity to share a room with Yan Shiyu even now.

Some things just don't feel as natural as they used to be.

In the past, she could always pretend to be nonchalant in front of strangers or him.

But now, it's impossible to pretend to be the same as before.

You can't do too much self-deception; the more you do it, the more ridiculous it becomes.

Yan Shiyu sat next to her sending messages, and not long after, Tang Xu heard his voice again—

"Would it be convenient for you to stay here a little longer?" Yan Shiyu said. "After all, it's your brother's phone, so it might not be convenient for me to take it with me."

Tang Xu withdrew her gaze and did not look at him, but simply said, "Nothing is more important than Ji Shiqing's safety."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yan Shiyu quickly made another phone call—

"Find that number as soon as possible. Have you tracked his movements last night?"

Without knowing how the other end of the phone responded, Yan Shiyu quickly hung up.

Tang Xu's heart skipped a beat. After a pause, she finally spoke: "Ji Shiqing came here last night. I saw him in the underground parking lot around 8:30. Then I went down again an hour later, and he was gone."

Yan Shiyu's gaze fell heavily on her face.

Tang Xu still didn't even glance at him.

After Tang Xu finished speaking, Yan Shiyu's gaze lingered on her face for a long time before he finally nodded slowly, "Thank you, it's very useful."

Tang Xu turned to look out the window once again.

Yan Shiyu quickly made another call, relaying the news he had just received from Tang Xu.

Within half an hour, Ji Shiqing's whereabouts from the previous night were thoroughly investigated.

Shortly after Tang Xu met him, he left Yujing Bay and wandered alone for two blocks before being followed by a black car. After walking another block, the car stopped in front of him, and he was immediately pulled into the car and disappeared down the street.

The car was using a fake license plate, and the kidnappers were unusually cautious. They drove the car into a blind spot of the surveillance cameras, and then the surrounding surveillance cameras never captured the car again.

Soon, Yan Shiyu's people checked the blind spots in the surveillance footage and successfully located the car.

The kidnappers changed cars midway, making it even more difficult to find Ji Shiqing's whereabouts.

Nevertheless, Yan Shiyu still ordered a thorough investigation, while he remained in Tangxu to await news.

Song Luobai's phone was placed on the coffee table in front of him. Tang Xu looked at the phone screen several times, praying that the phone would ring soon.

But even after she had sat for a long time until her back was stiff, the phone still didn't ring.

Just then, Yan Shiyu's gaze fell on her ankle.

Even though Tang Xu wasn't looking at him, she could still sense his gaze out of the corner of her eye.

She froze for a moment; before her mind could react, her body instinctively wanted to move away.

She stood up.

But the pain in her ankle was far beyond what she expected, and Tang Xu couldn't help but shrink back.

The next moment, Yan Shiyu's hand was on her arm.

Even through her thin sweater, the warmth of his palm could still be clearly felt on her skin.

Tang Xu quickly took a step back, increasing the distance between them.

Yan Shiyu saw her movements clearly, and it took him a while to retract his hand, which was still in mid-air.

How did you hurt your ankle?

For some reason, he still asked the question.

"Just a sprain," Tang Xu replied, not wanting to linger any longer.

She endured the pain and tried to go to the dining table, but just then, Song Luobai's phone rang.

In an instant, Tang Xu and Yan Shiyu's eyes fell on the phone screen at the same time.

It was another unfamiliar number.

Tang Xu looked at Yan Shiyu, who was also looking at her and gesturing for her to answer the phone. "Why aren't you answering?" Tang Xu asked.

“If it were suddenly me, the other party would be on guard,” Yan Shiyu replied.

Tang Xu could only pick up her phone and answer the call.

"Miss Tang, I wonder if you have conveyed my request to Mr. Yan?" the other party asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

“I’ve already relayed your message,” Tang Xu replied. “But wouldn’t it be more convenient for you to contact Mr. Yan directly?”

"That was originally the case. But since Ji Shiqing gave me this number, I think it would be quite good to have Miss Tang act as the middleman."

Tang Xu slowly said, "This matter has nothing to do with me."

"Of course." The other party didn't seem to care at all. "If Miss Tang wants to stay out of this, then don't pass on my message."

Tang Xu paused, "What else do you want?"

"Once the 2000 million is ready, please have Miss Tang deliver it to the designated location."

"I have injured my foot and it is inconvenient for me to travel. I'm afraid there's nothing I can do about this."

The other party remained extremely arrogant, saying, "Of course, Miss Tang has the right not to help. It's up to you."

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone immediately.

Tang Xu held her phone and looked at Yan Shiyu.

Yan Shiyu's expression remained calm, but his eyes were deep and unfathomable.

Before long, Gao Yan called Yan Shiyu's mobile phone.

Given Yan Shiyu's connections, Gao Yan seemed to have already learned of the conversation, so he said directly, "The experts here believe that the kidnappers have identified Miss Tang as the middleman, so asking Miss Tang to come forward is probably the best option—"

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Shiyu hung up the phone.

Tang Xu glanced back and remained silent for a moment.

Yan Shiyu had already made his decision: "You don't need to go."

Tang Xu stood quietly to the side for a moment, then turned around and went back to her bedroom.

In the blink of an eye, an afternoon had passed. At six o'clock in the evening, Song Luobai, who had slept all afternoon, opened the door and came out. To his surprise, he saw Yan Shiyu sitting alone in the living room, with his phone still in front of her.

Song Luobai didn't want to talk to people he disliked, so he turned around and knocked on Tang Xu's door.

"I'm hungry. Could you please give me my phone back? I need to order dinner."

What he didn't know was that Tang Xu also didn't want to talk to the person in the living room.

She handed over her phone, saying, "Here, take this and order."

Just as Song Luobai took the phone, the doorbell rang.

The two exchanged a glance, and in the end, Song Luobai turned around and opened the door.

The door opened, and Gao Yan brought in dinner for three people.

"Miss Tang." Gao Yan set the dinner table while looking at Tang Xu, his expression and tone very polite. "I'm so sorry to bother you. We are doing our best to investigate and hope we won't disturb you for too long."

Tang Xu remained calm, saying, "Mr. Gao, you're too kind."

Song Luobai glanced at the dishes on the table, and even though her stomach was already growling, she still stubbornly said, "There's nothing I like to eat, you guys eat it yourselves."

After saying that, he still ordered takeout on Tang Xu's phone, then turned around and went back to his room.

With only three people left in the room, Gao Yan glanced at Tang Xu again, finally relaxing slightly before stepping forward to report the progress to Yan Shiyu.

Tang Xu had no appetite, so she went into the kitchen, heated up a glass of milk for herself, and drank it slowly.

Gao Yan tried to keep his voice down, but Tang Xu could still tell that he seemed to be trying to persuade Yan Shiyu.

Yan Shiyu did not respond at all.

Gao Yan probably felt that the hope was slim, and after trying to persuade him, he fell silent.

Tang Xu finished her milk, put down her cup, and went outside.

Gao Yan happened to turn his head and saw her, giving her a somewhat awkward smile.

Tang Xu replied, "If you really need me to deliver the ransom, then I can help."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu turned her head slightly to look over.

Gao Yan seemed somewhat surprised as well, "Miss Tang, you're willing to help?"

"Yes, I do."

"No."

As Tang Xu answered, Yan Shiyu's voice rang out at the same time.

Gao Yan looked left and right, then took two steps towards Tang Xu, and said somewhat nervously, "Miss Tang, the reason I said that is because of the conclusions reached by the experts. I'm actually not comfortable with you doing this, after all, you originally had nothing to do with this matter, and if it implicates you, then—"

He couldn't help but glance back, but didn't say anything more.

"It's alright, I'm doing this willingly, and I'm not afraid of being implicated." Tang Xu turned to look at Yan Shiyu. "I believe that with Mr. Yan's ability to orchestrate things, I should be fine, right?"

Yan Shiyu looked at her with a deep gaze.

Gao Yan's feelings were equally complicated.

He was both worried that Tang Xu would go and afraid that Tang Xu would not go. But when Tang Xu took the initiative to say that he was willing to go, other doubts arose in his mind.

There's no other reason than that this style of doing things is simply too unacceptable.

In his opinion, Tang Xu was a very clear-headed person, and he was like that in many things.

Direct, efficient, and decisive.

Given her determination to break up with Yan Shiyu, she would absolutely not be willing to get involved in this matter.

But now, after being forced to get involved, she has actually taken the initiative to express her opinion.

It's really quite strange.

As if sensing Gao Yan's doubts, Tang Xu calmly said, "You don't need to worry. The reason I want to help is simply because I was once kidnapped myself. I know what it's like to be kidnapped, and I also hope that Ji Shiqing can come back safely."