Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 228 Concern
Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye, so Tang Xu did not go to Qiushuitai this day, but returned to Yujing Bay instead.

She didn't know who had sent those people who had followed her before, or whether they were still following her, and she didn't care.

As long as Yan Shiyu doesn't come to Yujing Bay, they can follow her however they want; she has nothing else to fear from being spied on.

When Song Luobai returned from school, he was as taciturn as ever. The two of them ate dinner together, but only exchanged a few words before returning to their respective rooms.

However, when Song Luobai came out of her room to use the bathroom in the early hours of the morning, she was surprised to find someone lying on the sofa.

Although he was a young man, he was still startled in the dark and quickly turned on the light.

Tang Xu, who had finally drifted into a state of hazy sleep, immediately raised her hand to cover her eyes. After a while, she seemed to adjust to the light and slightly moved her hand away to look at him.

Song Luobai seemed to have regained his composure, staring at her and saying, "Why are you sleeping on the sofa instead of your bed?"

After a moment, Tang Xu rubbed her hair and said, "I can't sleep in bed, so I'm sleeping on the sofa."

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai paused slightly, staring at Tang Xu for a while before saying, "Why can't you sleep in bed?"

"I don't know," Tang Xu said in a tone of commonplace indifference. "I just can't sleep."

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai's expression flickered for a moment before she said, "I read a report that said people under immense pressure would choose all sorts of strange places to sleep in order to relieve fatigue and escape reality, and they would actually be unable to fall asleep in bed... Do you have a lot of pressure?"

Tang Xu frowned slightly after listening, then chuckled softly, "There are such reports? Is there any scientific basis for them?"

"So you're alright?" Song Luobai asked.

Tang Xu shrugged. "Do I look like I have something on my mind?"

Song Luobai answered simply and directly: "Yes."

Tang Xu sighed softly, as if mocking his misjudgment, "Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."

After she said that, Song Luobai didn't say anything more. He turned around and was about to walk back to his room, but after taking two steps, he stopped and turned back to look at Tang Xu.

“I saw Ji Shiqing’s uncle at school today, Yan Shiyu, do you remember him?” Song Luobai suddenly said.

Tang Xu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked up at him. "Of course I remember. What's wrong?"

“It’s nothing,” Song Luobai said. “I just saw him from afar today and it reminded me of the last time Ji Shiqing was kidnapped. He stayed here for so long and finally managed to rescue Ji Shiqing. He owes you a favor. But he hasn’t shown any appreciation for it all this time. Such a person… truly deserves to be called a high-class person.”

Tang Xu was a little confused. "What do you mean?"

“There’s a barrier between us and these upper-class people,” Song Luobai said. “Ji Shiqing seems to have some serious illness, and his uncle is probably in the same boat… So, if Ji Shiqing has another episode and comes here to act crazy again, you’d better not pay any attention to him.”

After saying that, Song Luobai didn't linger. He turned around and went back to his room, slamming the door shut.

Tang Xu was left alone, sitting on the sofa with the blanket, still somewhat disoriented.

Song Luobai's words were as illogical and grammatically incorrect as they were written in a nonsensical order. It was as if Ji Shiqing had provoked him again at school, which was why he had come back and said all this inexplicably.

As for involving Yan Shiyu, it's more like hating the house because of its crow.

But... this is on the premise that he had no other intentions.

Tang Xu's heart began to pound wildly. Last time, after Jiang Muchen and Yan Shiyu visited this apartment, unexpected noises came from Song Luobai's room…

At that time, he acted as if he hadn't heard anything.

Tang Xu preferred that he hadn't heard anything, so she chose to believe him.

But now, he suddenly said these words, abruptly breaking through his previous pretense.

It was as if his words were a reminder to her to stay away from Yan Shiyu.

Tang Xu wasn't sure why he would suddenly say those words.

Is it because she feels that the pressure she is under now may be related to Yan Shiyu, or is it simply because she feels that she shouldn't get entangled with Yan Shiyu?
Although Tang Xu wouldn't be swayed by his words, she still couldn't help but feel a little dazed at that moment.

She felt fear, unease, and all sorts of immense pressure weighing heavily on her heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

Song Luobai's words might be another source of pressure.

But for Tang Xu, this was not the most important thing.

The important question is, even if Song Luobai really knew something, why did he choose to tell her in such a tactful way?
If it were him in the past, he probably would have jumped up and down, pointing his finger at her and yelling at her...

When did this change begin?
Was it from the moment he moved in, or when he would call her late at night to ask her to bring him instant noodles, or after knowing so many secrets, that he still chose to remain silent?

Tang Xu remained nestled on the sofa, lost in thought for a long time before finally recovering little by little.

After a long silence, she took out her phone and sent Yan Shiyu a text message: "Are you asleep?"

A reply came on the phone in a short while.

"No."

The next moment, a call came in on my phone.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Yan Shiyu asked her.

"I can't sleep," Tang Xu replied. "I heard you went to school today?"

"Mm," Yan Shiyu responded.

"What's wrong?" Tang Xu asked. "Has Ji Shiqing gotten into trouble again?"

Yan Shiyu paused, seemingly somewhat surprised, "Why would you be interested?"

Given Tang Xu's previous personality, she would never have asked these questions. She always felt that it had nothing to do with her and that she shouldn't overstep her bounds by meddling in other people's private affairs.

But at this moment, she suddenly wanted to care about him, to know what he had done today, what was troubling him, and whether he was still troubled by this matter.

Tang Xu did not answer Yan Shiyu's question, but waited quietly for a moment before hearing Yan Shiyu's reply: "It's nothing much, it's just that he hasn't been behaving well lately, and the teacher is a little worried, so he asked me to go and talk to him."

"Mm," Tang Xu responded softly, then added, "It's good that nothing else happened."

Yan Shiyu was quiet for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly.