Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 179 Tang Xu asked: Are you crazy?

Lost in a daze, the doorbell rang again.

Tang Xu abruptly snapped out of her near-dazed state and turned away from Yan Shiyu's lips.

Yet he still held her tightly in his arms, unable to pull away.

Yan Shiyu placed his hand on the back of her head, but did not move.

It seemed he also needed time to calm down and move on from that kiss.

Finally, when the doorbell rang again, Yan Shiyu's embrace loosened.

Tang Xu immediately turned around and walked out of the bathroom. When she was just a door away from him, she finally remembered to wipe her lips before walking over and opening the door.

The person standing outside the door was Gao Yan.

He had already seen the Song siblings coming from next door and knew that Tang Xu had woken up. He was still genuinely happy. "Miss Tang, are you feeling better?"

Facing him, Tang Xu could actually breathe a sigh of relief.

But the thought of the person behind him still made Tang Xu's head buzz.

"Thank you for your concern," Tang Xu responded softly, then opened the door and turned back into the room.

In the bathroom, Yan Shiyu heard Gao Yan's voice and opened the door to come out.

Gao Yan quickly replied, "Mr. Yan, we have a meeting in New York at 2 PM this afternoon, so we must leave now."

Yan Shiyu first looked at Tang Xu before responding.

Gao Yan didn't say anything more, and stepped back while closing the door behind him.

Tang Xu stood by the bed, listening to the conversation between the two, the sound of Gao Yan closing the door, and also the approaching footsteps of Yan Shiyu behind her.

Just as Yan Shiyu walked up behind her, she suddenly darted around him and went back into the bathroom, quickly locking the door and turning on the sink faucet.

This self-deceptive act is absurd and laughable, but Tang Xu has no other choice at the moment.

Only by forcibly separating herself from him could she completely calm down.

Tang Xu looked at herself in the mirror, her gaze falling on the two blushes on her cheeks. A thousand thoughts swirled in her mind, but her attention was focused on the man outside.

Tang Xu didn't want to do this, but she couldn't control herself.

So when the bathroom door was knocked, even though there was the sound of running water in front of her, Tang Xu heard it immediately.

"I'm going to a meeting in New York first, and I'll be back tonight."

Yan Shiyu's voice came in from outside.

Tang Xu did not respond.

About two minutes later, she heard the sound of the door opening and closing outside.

The room was finally completely quiet again.

Tang Xu slowly closed her eyes and gently exhaled.

Much later, she tidied herself up, came out of the bathroom, quickly changed her clothes, and went downstairs to meet up with Song Yuqiao and Song Luobai.

The lunch for three in this foreign land was as quiet as expected, probably because of what had just happened in the room. There was an awkward and strange feeling in the silence.

Song Luobai didn't enter the room from beginning to end, so he simply pretended that he didn't know anything and just buried his head in eating.

Song Yuqiao held back for a long time, but when the main course was served, she finally couldn't hold back and blurted out, "Is this Meng Tianyou?"

Tang Xu had actually expected her to ask, but she hadn't expected that she would be able to hold back for so long before asking.

"No," Tang Xu replied, "Meng Tianyou and I have no, and could never have, any relationship. Don't overthink it."

"Is it...that person?" Song Yuqiao asked again.

Tang Xu was momentarily stunned. "Which person?"

"The one who hurt you before?" Song Yuqiao looked at her and asked, "Was it him?"

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai couldn't help but quickly look up at Tang Xu.

Tang Xu quietly cut the duck breast on her plate, without answering for a moment.

She didn't answer, but in Song Yuqiao's view, that was already the answer.

She had no other information, so she had no way of judging.

But she has eyes.

She could see Tang Xu's fluctuating emotions, her shifting gaze, and she could see that she seemed to be gradually coming back to life.

This is probably the best answer.

After lunch, Song Yuqiao planned to take Song Luobai to visit her school. Tang Xu did not go with them, but instead walked to several nearby streets with old buildings.

She wandered aimlessly by herself. After passing the old Southern Conference Hall, she walked further and turned a corner, where she saw the old corner bookstore across the street.

Tang Xu suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Because she not only saw the old corner bookstore, but also a black car parked in front of it.

At that moment, a sharp, cold gaze pierced through the open car window, casting a sidelong glance at her.

Jiang Muchen.

Tang Xu thought she must have seen wrong.

After all, how could Jiang Muchen possibly be here, and so coincidentally appear in front of her?
However, the next moment, Tang Xu overturned his idea.

Because Jiang Muchen, who was sitting in the car, turned his face and looked directly at her.

The moment Tang Xu saw his face clearly, her heart tightened instinctively.

But it wasn't because she was afraid of him.

Rather, she had other worries in her heart.

Is Jiang Muchen's arrival here a coincidence?
Is such a coincidence possible?

But if not, then what is his purpose?
Surely he couldn't have just come to see what she was doing here?

As they looked at each other across the street, the chill in Jiang Mu's eyes became increasingly apparent.

It was a chilling intensity bordering on anger. Although Jiang Muchen always seemed angry when facing her, at this moment, Tang Xu felt an even deeper sense of unease.

Before she could even sort out her thoughts, another black car suddenly drove up and stopped right in front of her.

The next moment, Tang Xu's heartbeat stopped.

Because she saw Gao Yan sitting in the passenger seat, and Gao Yan's obviously worried and uneasy look.

In other words, this is Yan Shiyu's car!

Before she could react, the back door of the car opened, and Yan Shiyu had already gotten out.

In that instant, Tang Xu only wished she had superpowers to instantly send the car and the person in front of her away from this place.

But then, Yan Shiyu returned and walked straight to her after getting off the car, standing right in front of her.

Tang Xu almost stopped breathing. She opened her mouth to tell him to leave, but then she saw Yan Shiyu turn his head slightly and look at the car across the street.

Tang Xu instantly realized something—

he knows!
He knew Jiang Muchen was there!
However, Yan Shiyu merely glanced in that direction casually, without even seeing clearly who was sitting in the car, before looking away.

Then, he took off his scarf, wrapped it around Tang Xu's bare neck, and tied it tightly.

Tang Xu could barely control her breathing and heartbeat. She could only watch helplessly as he completed his actions before finally asking, her voice trembling slightly—

"Are you crazy?"

Yan Shiyu lowered his head and, in the middle of a busy street, openly kissed her.

This is a common sight in cities, and pedestrians on the street don't pay much attention; as they walk by, everyone becomes just a background figure.

Only the couple embracing and kissing stood out radiantly in the crowd.

Across the street, the window of a black sedan slowly rolled up before speeding away.

Yan Shiyu, however, still held Tang Xu's face in his hands and kissed her for a long time amidst the monsoon wind.

Only when they were completely satisfied did the two finally part ways.

Yan Shiyu still held Tang Xu's face in his hands and gently stroked the corner of her lips.

"I've been crazy for a long time."

He said.

……

Even after getting back to the hotel by car, Tang Xu was still in a daze.

As soon as Yan Shiyu got into the room, her phone rang.

He glanced at the incoming call, then at Tang Xu, before turning and walking towards the room next door.

Gao Yan was about to go in with him, but Tang Xu grabbed him and pulled him into his room.

"What exactly happened?" Tang Xu asked him. "Weren't you supposed to be going to New York for a meeting? Why did you turn back?"

Now that things had come to this, although Gao Yan was also very uneasy, there was nothing left to hide.

"Shortly after he left, Mr. Yan received news that Jiang Muchen had come to Boston, which is why he turned back."

Tang Xu said, "How can he be sure that Jiang Muchen came for me?"

Gao Yan paused, then said, "We've already investigated and found out that Yan Fengqi set a trap for Mr. Yan's injury. He wanted Mr. Yan dead—"

Tang Xu opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Because saying anything more would be superfluous.

When she saw Yan Shiyu injured, the first suspect that popped into her mind was Jiang Muchen.

But unexpectedly, it was Yan Fengqi.

Yan Fengqi actually wanted Yan Shiyu dead.

Similarly, Jiang Muchen also hated Yan Shiyu to the core.

Yan Fengqi knew about her relationship with Yan Shiyu.

Under such circumstances, he has no obligation, nor any need, to conceal anything from them.

And what's even worse is—

"He actually joined forces with Jiang Muchen?" Tang Xu asked.

Gao Yan nodded slowly and said, "I'm afraid that's the case."

From the moment she met Jiang Muchen, Tang Xu was in a state of near-out-of-control, and this state worsened after she met Yan Shiyu.

However, at this moment, her heart suddenly calmed down miraculously.

Or perhaps, it wasn't settling down, but rather accepting one's fate.

Since things have already come to this, what's the use of being anxious and uneasy any longer?

It would be better to calm down and think about how to proceed from here.

Tang Xu didn't ask any more questions, turned around and walked to the sofa chair by the window and sat down.

Seeing this, Gao Yan assumed she was worried and wanted to offer some words of comfort, but his own mind was also in turmoil. After thinking for a moment, he turned and left the room.

Nearly half an hour later, Yan Shiyu ended the call and went into Tang Xu's room.

Tang Xu remained seated in the sofa chair, motionless.

Tang Xu's gaze slowly moved to his face only after Yan Shiyu sat down on the stool in front of her.

His gaze remained as calm and composed as ever, revealing no emotion.

It was as if he had already seen all the storms of the world, or perhaps he had already made all the worst-case scenarios.

Therefore, there is nothing to fear.

And she, having nothing, what did she have to fear?
Tang Xu finally moved.

Before Yan Shiyu could utter a single word, she suddenly stood up and threw herself into his arms, embracing him proactively.