Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 253 An Unexpected Ending
Tang Xu herself hadn't expected to say "Let it go" so easily.

After all, at such a time, her voluntary visit to Qiushuitai was already a form of humility.

She even thought that as long as he was willing to be honest and reveal some of his difficulties, she would eventually choose to forgive him, even if she had some reservations.

The two of them will soon put this disagreement behind them, just like before, as if nothing had ever happened.

But she never expected that this trip would not only fail to bring her Yan Shiyu or provide any answers, but would also lead to an ending.

A final ending.

To be honest, during the time they were together, Tang Xu had thought about many possible endings for their relationship.

She had fantasized about everything, from being forced to break up, to growing to hate each other, to living a low-key and peaceful life forever.

But she never imagined it would end like this.

She didn't deserve even a single word from him; she simply sent a good friend, thus announcing the end of their relationship.

Tang Xu lowered her eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly smiled.

Yeah.

Who says breakups have to be dramatic, hysterical, and heartbreaking?
She took everything too seriously.

In the end, such a light trip, such a simple sentence, can also be the ending.

What's wrong with this kind of ending?

Yan Shiyu can do what he wants to do, and she can finally get back on track and live a life that truly belongs to her.

Perhaps for the two of them, this is the best ending?

Thinking of this, Tang Xu slowly stood up, but as soon as she moved, she staggered and almost fell back onto the sofa.

Duan Siwei quickly reached out and helped her up.

Tang Xu then realized that half of her body was almost numb. She knew that it was just a normal bodily reaction because she had been sitting for too long.

She gently withdrew her arm from Duan Siwei's hand and whispered, "I'm fine. I've been sitting for too long, and my legs are a little numb. I'll be fine after a while."

Duan Siwei glanced at her, then couldn't help but look away. She looked pained and anxious, but didn't know what to say.

Tang Xu quickly recovered, picked up her handbag, and walked slowly and laboriously toward the door.

As she passed the suitcase she had brought, she stopped and said, "These are things he left with me. I'm bringing them back to him, and that settles things. It's fine."

After saying that, Tang Xu continued to walk forward, her body still slightly numb.

Duan Siwei stared at Tang Xu's back for a long time until she reached the entrance. He seemed to finally not be able to bear it any longer and quickly caught up with her, saying, "I'll take you back."

"No need." Tang Xu quickly turned to the side, her eyes lowered. "I'm so grateful for all the trouble I've caused you in the past. This is enough; you don't need to worry about me anymore—"

At this point, Tang Xu seemed to remember something, paused suddenly, and then looked up at him again, "Could you please take me to the elevator?"

Duan Siwei didn't understand why, but he could only do as he was told.

As the elevator doors slowly opened, Tang Xu walked in, took out a card from her handbag, swiped it, and then handed the card to Duan Siwei, who was standing outside the elevator.

Duan Siwei recognized it as a resident card for Qiushuitai.

Tang Xu's lips were pale, but she still smiled slightly at him, "Only then can we truly be even."

After a long while, Duan Siwei finally reached out and took the card.

Immediately afterwards, the elevator doors slowly closed in front of him.

Tang Xu's ever-calm and expressionless face finally disappeared completely from his sight.

Duan Siwei, as if he could no longer bear it, turned around and kicked over the vase next to him.

The vase fell to the ground and shattered, its fragments scattered all over the floor.

Duan Siwei was breathing heavily, staring at the shards on the ground for a long time.

Ultimately, there was nothing that could be done.

……

Tang Xu exited the elevator, quickly found her car, opened the door, and got in.

But after a long time, she still didn't start the car.

Because she can no longer feel her own body.

She had only experienced paralysis on one side of her body when she was upstairs, but now she was completely unable to feel any part of her body.

She felt as if she were transparent, or floating in the air, without any physical form.

Although she desperately wanted to leave, she knew she couldn't.

She's in no condition to drive; it's very dangerous, extremely dangerous.

She could only suppress her inner anxiety and wait.

But the waiting process was just too long and too unbearable.

She never knew that waiting could be such a painful thing, so painful that she couldn't help but want to cry.

But what's the use of crying?
There was no way to alleviate the pain, nor to change the situation.

The most useless thing in the world is to cry.

Tang Xu pinched herself hard, trying to sense herself, but no matter how hard she tried, it was all in vain.

She was annoyed and angry at herself for this, and finally slammed her fist on the steering wheel in front of her.

This smash caused a passing car to slam on its brakes before slowly starting again.

But after driving less than five meters, the car suddenly stopped again, and then a familiar figure got out of the passenger door and walked straight toward her.

Tang Xu didn't see it at all until the person pulled the hood of the car and leaned out to look at her, "Sister, are you alright?"

In a daze, Tang Xu slowly turned her head and stared at the person in front of her for a long time before finally recognizing him as Meng Tianyou.

She opened her mouth as if to answer him, but no sound came out.

Seeing her like this, Meng Tianyou's expression changed slightly. He reached out and touched Tang Xu's forehead, asking, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Tang Xu still couldn't answer, and remained completely immobile.

Seeing this, Meng Tianyou quickly lifted her out of the driver's seat and put her in the back seat of the car. Then he got into the driver's seat and drove the car out of the parking lot.

"Sister, don't scare me like that, I've never encountered anything like this before..." Meng Tianyou tried to talk to her while driving, "What's wrong with you? Should I take you straight to the hospital? Or should I find a doctor I know to come and see you? What if it's inconvenient for you to come to the hospital? But what if your situation is urgent and you have to go to the hospital..."

Meng Tianyou kept talking incessantly, but finally made a decision and drove the car towards the hospital.

But just as he made his decision, at the next intersection, his car was suddenly stopped by two other vehicles.

Meng Tianyou was no stranger to trouble, and he remained calm in the face of the situation. He immediately shifted into reverse to try and break through, but the next moment, another car came up from behind and crashed into the rear of Tang Xu's car.

The three cars completely surrounded Tang Xu's car, preventing it from moving.

Meng Tianyou originally wanted to show off his skills, but he was unexpectedly surrounded. He was instantly furious and got out of the car to confront the people who came. However, he was pressed down next to the car the next moment.

"Who are you? What do you want?" "We haven't even asked you who you are or what you want, and you're already interrogating us?"

Someone restrained Meng Tianyou, while another person hurriedly opened the back door of the car and helped Tang Xu out of the car. "Madam, are you alright?"

Upon hearing this address, Meng Tianyou instantly realized who the other person was.

If someone addresses Tang Xu like that, they must be from the Jiang family!

Tang Xu was still dazed, but she finally regained her mobility. She struggled to pull her hand back and stand up. Seeing Meng Tianyou, who was being restrained and unable to move, she opened her mouth and finally managed to utter a sound: "Let him go, let him go..."

Upon hearing this, the man who had restrained Meng Tianyou hesitated and then released his grip.

Meng Tianyou showed no mercy and delivered a backhand elbow strike.

Just as the two sides were about to clash again, someone suddenly exclaimed to Tang Xu, "Madam!"

Immediately afterwards, everyone's eyes fell on Tang Xu.

Tang Xu was still standing there with difficulty, but a bloody welt had appeared on his forehead, and bright red blood was dripping down it little by little...

Tang Xu herself realized it, raised her hand, and gently touched the spot that made her feel something was wrong.

Seeing her hand covered in blood, she wasn't surprised. She muttered "It's okay" as she walked toward her car.

She had just reached out and touched the car door handle when she suddenly froze, and then fell silently downwards.

Meng Tianyou was closest to her and quickly reached out to catch her. He saw that Tang Xu had already fainted.

The unconsciousness and injuries were likely caused by the earlier rear-end collision. Enraged, Meng Tianyou turned to the person beside him and shouted, "Stop looking! Take him to the hospital!"

The group of people panicked, and only then did they realize what was happening. They got into their cars, moved the cars around, and drove Tang Xu straight to the hospital.

……

When Tang Xu woke up again and opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Jiang Beiheng, and then she saw Ying Jie busy behind Jiang Beiheng.

The two of them reacted at the same time to Tang Xu opening his eyes, and simultaneously surrounded him, "Awake?"

Tang Xu remained dazed for a long time before finally speaking: "Dad, Sister Ying, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Beiheng sat down on the chair by the bed, looking down at her. "Do you know what happened? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Tang Xu's mind went blank. Just as he was about to shake his head, countless fragments suddenly flooded his mind—

From the car crash, to before the crash, and then to before that...

The overwhelming memories were so numerous that Tang Xu couldn't help but tear up in an instant.

Seeing this, Yingjie quickly grabbed some tissues and stepped forward, wiping away Tang Xu's tears while gently comforting her, "It's alright, it's all alright now, don't be afraid..."

Jiang Beiheng sat quietly to the side, watching without saying a word.

Much later, Tang Xu took the tissue from Ying Jie's hand, pressed it hard against her eyes, and after a long effort, finally managed to stop the tears.

As Tang Xu removed the tissue, she couldn't help but laugh at herself, "I'm so useless. I just had a car accident and got some minor injuries, and I'm already crying..."

"It's alright." Jiang Beiheng looked at her and said gently, "If you want to cry, then cry."

"Don't cry." Tang Xu wiped her eyes again, "so you won't laugh at me about this later."

Jiang Beiheng chuckled helplessly, saying nothing more, only patting Tang Xu's blanket gently as if to offer comfort.

Soon the doctor arrived and gave Tang Xu another round of treatment. After confirming that she had only suffered minor injuries, he gave her a lot of instructions before leaving.

Yingjie adjusted the hospital bed to a comfortable angle for Tang Xu, then opened the food she had brought and brought it to Tang Xu's mouth.

Tang Xu didn't have much of an appetite, but she still obediently opened her mouth and ate bite by bite.

Jiang Beiheng, watching from the side, said in a low voice, "This time it was Mu Chen's men who did a bad job. They were sent to protect you, but they ended up hurting you. I've already reminded him not to use just anyone. For things like this, it's better to have reliable and steady people."

Tang Xu remained silent on this matter.

“He was too embarrassed to come see you after the accident,” Jiang Beiheng added. “But he still cared about you, worried that something might happen to you… Please forgive him.”

Tang Xu still did not respond.

Tang Xu had already made her stance clear several times before, so Jiang Beiheng could understand what she meant. He could only sigh and say, "Alright, I won't say anything more... It's just that staying in the hospital is really uncomfortable. I'm worried about leaving you alone at home like this. Come back with me after you're discharged tomorrow."

Tang Xu paused for a moment, and this time, finally responded: "Who said I was home alone?"

Jiang Beiheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, as if he wanted to ask something but was not comfortable with it, so he could only pause for a moment.

Tang Xu continued, "Song Luobai lives with me, isn't he a person?"

Jiang Beiheng was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly, "Of course he's a person, but he's still someone who needs your care. Look at yourself now, how can you take good care of someone?"

“You underestimate me too much,” Tang Xu said. “I can not only take care of myself, but I can also take care of others.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Beiheng could only glance at her helplessly.

Although Tang Xu had said it, when it came time to be discharged from the hospital, she still couldn't go against her wishes.

Normally, she might have had the energy and strength to fight back, but this time, she really couldn't resist and was eventually forcibly taken back to the Jiang family by Jiang Beiheng.

Song Luobai, who was out of school on Saturday, was also picked up and taken to the Jiang family.

Tang Xu lived in this house for more than a year, and even after leaving, he still frequently visited, so it was a very familiar environment for him.

Song Luobai, on the other hand, was quite different. From the moment he entered the room, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and his resistance subsided only for a moment when he saw Tang Xu.

He stared at Tang Xu for a long while before finally asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Tang Xu raised his hand, touched the bandage on his forehead, and said, "I was in a car accident and got some minor injuries."

Song Luobai's questioning expression did not ease in the slightest. "You got into a car accident and this is what happened to you?"

"What have I become?" Tang Xu asked. "Have I become a monster?"

Song Luobai ignored her self-deprecating humor, stared at her for a long time, and when he spoke again, he repeated the same question: "What's wrong with you?"

"I was the one who bumped my head, not you." Tang Xu looked at him. "How many times do I have to answer?"

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai immediately fell silent.

Tang Xu then said, "I know you don't like staying here. Uncle Jiang insisted on bringing you here, and I wanted to tell you that you should go back to Yujing Bay by yourself later. Tonight, you should go to your neighbor's house and stay there. Don't wander off. I will transfer your living expenses to you tomorrow morning."

Song Luobai glanced at her again and asked, "You...you're really not under house arrest, are you?"

"Whether it is or not, you'll know when you come back next week." Tang Xu admired his imagination.

Seeing this, Song Luobai didn't bother to stay any longer, picked up his schoolbag, turned around, and left the Jiang family mansion.

Tang Xu stood at the door, watching him get into the car and leave, before turning around, taking out her phone, opening the front camera, and seeing herself on the screen.

Song Luobai kept asking her what was wrong.

Isn't she perfectly fine?

still alive.

Can't die.