Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 245 He didn't want to hide it anymore.

Meeting Yan Shiyu's gaze, Tang Xu uttered these words, seemingly letting go of something, but in reality, her body remained tense, showing no sign of relaxation.

Yan Shiyu continued to stare at her intently for a long time before finally asking, "What do you dislike about me?"

“All of them,” Tang Xu replied.

"How annoying is that?"

"I really, really hate it."

She hated him, hated being influenced by him, hated having her emotions controlled by him, hated being insecure, and hated that she would use alcohol as a numbing and healing agent at the dinner table because of a man.

During the dinner that evening, even Qin Jin noticed that she was acting strangely and smiled as he told her not to drink too much.

Tang Xu knew what kind of emotional problem she was facing, and she wanted to convince herself not to be affected by other things and to focus on the present.

But since when did Yan Shiyu's affairs cease to be "other matters" to her?
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't escape his influence on her.

Tang Xu dislikes this version of herself; she dislikes it very much.

But ultimately, it's all because of him.

Therefore, all she could do was hate him.

Hearing her say "I really, really hate it," Yan Shiyu slowly lowered her head and said softly, "I feel the complete opposite."

Tang Xu had drunk too much tonight and her mind was a little foggy. Before she could even process what he meant, Yan Shiyu lowered his head and sealed her lips with his.

The moment their lips met, the doorbell rang again.

Tang Xu suddenly realized what was happening, pushed him away forcefully, and then went to the door. She first looked out through the peephole to make sure it was a hotel staff member before carefully opening the door a crack.

The staff member smiled and handed her two wine glasses.

"Thank you." Tang Xu quickly took it and then closed the door again.

Turning back, Yan Shiyu was still standing by the window, quietly watching her.

Tang Xu only glanced at him once before looking away.

She placed the two wine glasses on the cabinet in front of her, then turned to the side and said, "It's getting late, Mr. Yan should go back to his room, so he doesn't linger around here and cause trouble if someone sees him."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu not only showed no intention of leaving, but instead leaned closer to the window.

Upon seeing his action, Tang Xu couldn't help but frown, and then stepped forward to try to pull him away.

Yan Shiyu pulled Tang Xu back, and Tang Xu fell directly into his arms.

She struggled quickly, and accidentally bumped her head on the glass with a "thud".

The impact wasn't actually that hard, but Tang Xu had drunk too much, and for a moment she felt dizzy and lightheaded. She leaned on his shoulder and lost the strength to struggle.

Yan Shiyu assumed she had bumped into something and stopped making a fuss. He picked up Tang Xu and put her on the bed, looking down at the spot where she had bumped into something. "Are you alright?"

Tang Xu closed her eyes and calmed herself down for a long time before finally opening them slowly to look at the man in front of her.

After meeting her gaze for a moment, Yan Shiyu was finally able to confirm that she was alright.

Even so, he couldn't help but pull her into his arms, lower his head, and gently kiss the spot where she had been bumped.

Tang Xu clearly felt his embrace and kisses, just as she felt all the experiences he had given her since they met.

He has always been more about actions than words.

Over this long period of time, Tang Xu had hardly heard any sweet words from him, but she had truly sensed many of the things he had done.

The feeling this perception gave her was so intense that it surpassed all the words in the world.

In her moments of lucidity, she would sometimes wonder if she was getting too involved. He still had so many secrets, and their future was full of uncertainty, yet she often forgot all of that.

Even though she was thinking about these things clearly, she still couldn't help but succumb to his embrace and kisses.

Realizing what was happening, Tang Xu couldn't help but feel annoyed, and turned her head slightly to avoid his kiss.

"You should go," Tang Xu said softly.

Yan Shiyu leaned down to look at her, without moving.

Tang Xu most likely knew what the final outcome would be if things continued to develop this way.

To be honest, she was a little annoyed by his stinginess when he left Huai City without a word, but she also knew clearly why he had followed her to Nancheng.

As for his almost absent-minded staring at other women, it wasn't unforgivable to Tang Xu. After all, if he truly had those thoughts, the person beside him at this moment would probably no longer be her.

But she still felt resentful and didn't want the matter to pass so easily.

She sometimes felt that the reason she was so invested was perhaps because the relationship between the two of them was too uneventful, and that occasional external stimuli might help her stay more alert.

Seeing that Yan Shiyu didn't move, Tang Xu reached out and pushed him.

Yan Shiyu remained unmoved.

The two remained silent for a long time before Tang Xu finally spoke again: "You're a very busy person here. If someone goes to your room looking for you but can't find you, how will you explain that?"

“I asked Gao Yan to inform them that I’m here,” Yan Shiyu replied.

"Oh?" Tang Xu tilted her head slightly. "So reckless?"

"Hmm," Yan Shiyu replied, "I don't want to care anymore, and I don't want to worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu paused slightly.

Because at this moment, Yan Shiyu's demeanor and tone of voice didn't really sound like he was coaxing her.

However, he was someone who rarely showed his true emotions, so Tang Xu was still completely uncertain.

She gave a soft hum and turned her face away again, refusing to respond to him.

Yan Shiyu stared at her for a moment, then slowly asked, "If that's the case, are you afraid?"

These few sentences touched upon a topic that the two had never discussed in detail before—

The relationship between the two can only remain hidden underground. But what would happen if one day this unknown emotional entanglement were to be exposed to the public?
Tang Xu's throat tightened involuntarily. Meeting Yan Shiyu's gaze, she answered truthfully, "I'm afraid."

This answer was not unexpected for Yan Shiyu.

He knew what Tang Xu was afraid of.

And he also knew what she would do if she were really faced with such a crisis.

Even though she never expressed such thoughts, Yan Shiyu knew very well.

She would feel there was a chance to salvage the situation. As long as one of them could walk away unscathed, nothing else mattered.

And the only one who will escape unscathed is him.

And what about her?
Most likely, she will hide herself away and sever all ties with him, right? This isn't her personal retreat, but rather a way of protecting him.

But Yan Shiyu didn't want this kind of protection.

In his past life, there were so many things he wanted to preserve, but in the end, he preserved nothing.

So this time, he wants to take a different path.

Anyway, he's not afraid of anything, so he doesn't need her to be afraid of anything for him.

Yan Shiyu reached out and gently stroked the corner of Tang Xu's eye, whispering, "Don't be afraid."

Tang Xu couldn't help but lift her face, wanting to say something, but Yan Shiyu didn't give her the chance and sealed her lips with his once again.

The bed was beneath her, and he was on top of her. This time, Tang Xu was even more powerless to struggle than before.

Ultimately, there was no way to avoid it.

……

This night was terrifyingly long for Tang Xu.

Although there were indeed some ups and downs between the two, in her opinion, such ups and downs were far from having a huge impact.

It's not like he's so... hardworking and insatiable.

But as if to prove something, Yan Shiyu stretched the long, dark night to its absolute limit—

Tang Xu was so exhausted from being pestered that she eventually buried herself in his arms, closed her eyes, and almost fell into a deep sleep.

When Tang Xu opened her eyes again, it was already broad daylight.

The blinding sunlight streamed into the room through the white curtains, and the sounds of waves and tourists drifted from outside the balcony door, which was left ajar, clearly indicating that it was getting late.

However, what instantly brought Tang Xu back to her senses was not any of that, but the man still lying beside her.

She sat up abruptly in bed, grabbed her phone from the bedside table, glanced at the glaring 11:37 on the screen, and her whole body stiffened instantly.

Yan Shiyu seemed to have been awakened by her movements, but he didn't even open his eyes. He turned over slightly, changed his position, and continued to sleep.

Tang Xu forcefully pried open his eyes and showed him the time on her phone. "What time is it? Why are you still here?"

Yan Shiyu wasn't sure if she had actually seen the time, but she casually asked, "Otherwise, where should I be?"

Tang Xu felt like she was going crazy.

She didn't care where he should be right now; the worst thing that could happen was that he was with her!

"Get up quickly." Tang Xu reached out and started pulling him. "You never sleep in, why are you sleeping so late today? Shouldn't you be very busy in Nancheng? Shouldn't you have many people to meet and many business deals to discuss? How could you still be in the hotel at this hour?"

She frantically typed out a bunch of messages, but all she got in return was three words from Yan Shiyu: "Cancelled."

"It's canceled?" Tang Xu couldn't help but ask, "Why was it canceled?"

Only then did Yan Shiyu finally open his eyes, look at her, and answer her question: "What else could it be canceled for? Naturally, it's because the timing wasn't right."

Tang Xu opened his mouth, but for a moment he was unable to make a sound.

She was too hasty earlier, and it seems she did ask a series of pointless questions—

After choking for a moment, Tang Xucai continued, "Then... you have nothing to do today?"

Yan Shiyu looked at her quietly and asked, "What constitutes 'something'? What constitutes 'nothing'?"

As he spoke, he pulled her back into his arms.

Such a situation is absolutely unique between two people.

He was too busy, and whenever the two of them got together, it was like stealing a moment of leisure from their busy schedules.

Moments like this almost never happen.

Therefore, Tang Xu felt inexplicably uneasy, wondering if this situation was normal or if it should really exist.

Or was it just a dream?

Thinking of this, Tang Xu sat up again, stared at him for a while, and then reached out and pinched his cheek hard.

Yan Shiyu made no attempt to stop her.

He simply let her do as she pleased, looking at her suspicious eyes, and slowly asked, "Are you sure? Is it true?"

Tang Xu stared at him for a long time, but in the end she didn't answer. Instead, she snuggled back into his arms and lay quietly.

But the unease in my heart did not lessen in the slightest; on the contrary, it spread even more...

……

At the same time, Gao Yan sat on the balcony of the executive suite, staring blankly at the empty room.

He never smokes, but at this moment, the ashtray on the small table on the balcony is full of cigarette butts.

After a long night and a morning, the pack of cigarettes was long gone.

To outsiders, this situation would probably seem like he's gone mad.

But Gao Yan knew perfectly well that the one who had gone mad was someone else.

In fact, even now, he still doesn't understand why things have turned out this way.

He had clearly presented all the known conditions to Yan Shiyu and made the best plan to avoid the pitfall, so why did Yan Shiyu still jump into that pit without hesitation in the end?
Why did he choose the worst option when there was clearly an optimal one?

Where exactly did the deviation occur?
Even though Gao Yan had been by Yan Shiyu's side for more than a decade, he still couldn't figure out what Yan Shiyu was thinking.

He couldn't even imagine what Yan Shiyu would face after today.

But Yan Shiyu seemed completely unconcerned.

"Buzz...buzz...buzz..."

The phone next to the ashtray kept vibrating. After a long while, Gao Yan finally resigned himself to his fate, picked up the phone, and put it to his ear.

Duan Siwei's barrage of questions came from the other end of the phone: "What are you doing? Why isn't Yan Shiyu answering the phone, and why aren't you answering either? Don't you want to get any better? Why did Yan Shiyu go to Nancheng, and why is Tang Xu there too? Did you know that Jiang Muchen went to see Old Master Yan? Does Yan Shiyu even know what he said to Old Master Yan? At a time like this, you're still so inconsiderate. Don't you want to get any better?"

"Hmm." Gao Yan listened to his rapid-fire speech before finally saying, "I don't want to."

Duan Siwei seemed to think he had misheard, his voice filled with disbelief, "What did you say?"

“He knows everything.” Gao Yan exhaled, thought for a moment, and for some reason, chuckled softly. “Even right now, the people sent by Old Master Yan might already be watching him in the hotel, but he just doesn’t care.”

Duan Siwei was completely dumbfounded. "What do you mean?"

"He didn't want to hide it anymore. He wanted people to know about his relationship with Miss Tang."