Marriage Seduction Addiction

Late at night, at the Jiang family mansion.

Jiang Beiheng returned home in the evening and was still sitting in the living area of ​​his room, staring at the Go board in front of him. He seemed to be thinking about how to play, but no one knew what he was really thinking.

Yingjie went in and out several times, trying to persuade him to rest early, but Jiang Beiheng remained unmoved.

Yingjie was getting really anxious and couldn't help but say, "If you don't go to sleep soon, I'll have to call the young mistress and ask her to come over. You don't want her to be up like this so late at night, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Beiheng finally slowly raised his head to look at her.

However, before he could answer, there was a knock on the door behind Yingjie.

Yingjie thought it was Tang Xu, and was overjoyed. She quickly turned around to open the door, but was slightly taken aback when she saw Tan Siyi standing outside. "It's you."

"Is Chairman Jiang still awake?" Tan Siyi glanced into the room and then said, "I'm here to deliver something."

Seeing this, Yingjie had no choice but to step aside and let him in.

Soon, Tan Siyi walked in, glanced at Jiang Beiheng's expression, called out "Chairman Jiang" in a low voice, and placed a stack of documents in front of Jiang Beiheng.

"These are the things Mr. Jiang instructed me to send over. Mr. Jiang has already arranged everything regarding the situation in England. In addition, Sister Ying and a personal secretary will accompany Chairman Jiang there to take care of his daily life."

Jiang Beiheng's expression was not good. He glanced at the things and then looked away, saying, "I never said I was leaving."

“This is Mr. Jiang’s way of showing his filial piety to you,” Tan Siyi said. “Chairman Jiang, why are you so insistent?”

Jiang Beiheng held a chess piece in his hand and did not reply.

Seeing this, Tan Siyi paused for a long time before finally speaking: "In order to allow you to go to England for treatment with peace of mind, Mr. Jiang also asked Ms. Tang to accompany you."

Hearing the change in his address, Jiang Beiheng looked up at him again, "What did you say?"

“Mr. Jiang and Ms. Tang have signed a divorce agreement and completed the divorce procedures,” Tan Siyi replied.

Jiang Beiheng's body tensed slightly instantly. "When did this happen?"

“Three days ago,” Tan Siyi replied.

Jiang Beiheng's breathing rhythm changed instantly. He turned his face away and remained silent.

Tan Siyi continued, "Mr. Jiang originally wanted Miss Tang to convey this message, but Miss Tang refused and insisted that Mr. Jiang personally explain it to you. You know Mr. Jiang's temperament, and in addition, he has been busy arranging things in England these past few days, which is why it has been delayed until today..."

Jiang Beiheng remained silent.

Tan Siyi could only continue, "Although Mr. Jiang didn't say it, you should be able to see that from beginning to end, he was unwilling to give up on Miss Tang. However, for your sake, he actually took the initiative to propose this condition to Miss Tang, and ultimately won her approval. Chairman Jiang, we can all see how much you care about Mr. Jiang, but although Mr. Jiang only keeps it in his heart, his care for you is actually the same..."

After a long while, Jiang Beiheng finally put down his chess piece and asked, "Where is he?"

Tan Siyi paused for a moment before saying, "Downstairs."

Jiang Beiheng made a move to stand up, and Tan Siyi quickly stepped forward to help him up, then accompanied him downstairs.

Downstairs, Jiang Muchen was sitting in his off-road car looking at documents when he heard the noise coming from the front door and glanced up.

In that instant, he saw Tan Siyi helping Jiang Beiheng walk out.

In an instant, Jiang Muchen froze, quickly averting his gaze and refusing to look in that direction again.

Even after Jiang Beiheng walked up to his car, he remained seated and motionless.

It wasn't until Jiang Beiheng spoke up: "I can go abroad for treatment."

Jiang Muchen finally turned around and looked at him once again.

Jiang Beiheng's gaze calmly fell on him, and he continued, "But I have two wishes that I hope you can fulfill for me—"

Jiang Muchen's expression changed slightly for a moment. After a long silence, he finally asked, "What is it?"

"First, I hope the Jiang family will prosper. Second, I don't want to lose Tang Xu as my daughter-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Muchen remained silent for a long time before finally rolling up the car window without making any comment.

……

Three days later, the news of Jiang Muchen and Tang Xu's divorce was officially announced by Jiang's public relations department.

Many onlookers seemed surprised that this divorce drama, which had dragged on for over a year, would end in such a sudden way, instantly sparking a huge wave of discussion.

When various media outlets tried to get more information, they discovered that Jiang Muchen had left Huai City for a business trip to New York. Upon further investigation, they found that Tang Xu had already boarded a plane to London, England.

The two parties involved flew to different continents, both far from Huai City, meaning that apart from the announcement by Jiang's public relations department, there was no further information available about this news.

After two days of online chatter, it was quickly replaced by other topics.

At that time, Tang Xu had already accompanied Jiang Beiheng to London. In addition to Sister Ying and his personal secretary Ruan Tao, Tan Siyi was also with them.

The villa on the outskirts of London was quiet. Tan Siyi, who came with him, arranged everything in a very orderly manner. Jiang Beiheng was able to check into the same hospital he had been in two years ago and quickly completed a series of examinations, awaiting a treatment plan.

For Tang Xu, the sudden change in environment did not have much of an impact. On the contrary, the quiet, peaceful, and secluded place, where no one knew her, made her feel very relaxed.

She adapted to local life at an extremely fast pace, and even mastered right-hand drive in just half a day, shuttling between the city, the hospital, and the villa.

On this particular day, when Tan Siyi needed to go to the city but couldn't contact a driver, Tang Xu even gave him a ride.

Tan Siyi kept thanking Tang Xu in the car, but Tang Xu suddenly asked him, "When are you leaving?"

Tan Siyi was taken aback. "It might take a few more days. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just asking casually," Tang Xu said. "I thought you came here just to help settle Mr. Jiang. Now that Mr. Jiang is in the hospital, I thought you would have left two days ago." Tan Siyi paused before replying, "Mr. Jiang is in New York right now, and there's nothing I can do for him for the time being, so I'm staying here to handle some other things."

Tang Xu responded with a faint "yes" and didn't ask any more questions.

Tan Siyi seemed to be hiding something, her slightly stiff body revealing a hint of unease.

Not wanting to get involved, Tang Xu didn't bother to ask any further questions. He dropped Tan Siyi off at his destination and then went to the hospital himself.

Tang Xu spent the afternoon at the hospital and didn't return to the villa until evening.

Holding the groceries she had just bought from the nearby supermarket, she stood at the door, struggling to free her hands to open it, when she suddenly heard a strange man's voice coming from the doorway—

"Don't worry, I have already sent people to various European countries to investigate. Once we find any information about this Mr. Yan, we will report to you immediately."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door in front of Tang Xu opened by itself.

The person who opened the door was Tan Siyi, and the person who spoke was the guest that Tan Siyi was about to see out.

Both of them were taken aback when they saw Tang Xu, but Tan Siyi's expression changed more noticeably. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes as he forced himself to call out to Tang Xu, "Miss Tang."

Tang Xu glanced at him, then at the guest, smiled and nodded, then silently went inside and headed towards the kitchen.

Tan Siyi quickly saw the person out the door before returning to the villa and secretly glancing at Tang Xu's figure in the kitchen.

Tang Xu was sorting out the things she had just bought. When she finished and came out of the kitchen, Tan Siyi was still standing in the living room, seemingly waiting for something.

Tang Xu walked out and casually said to him, "There's fruit in the kitchen. Help yourself if you want some."

"Oh," Tan Siyi responded, then asked, "How is Mr. Jiang feeling today?"

"As usual, the doctors held another round of consultations today, and a treatment plan should be available tomorrow," Tang Xu replied.

Tan Siyi nodded. "That's good."

After a brief chat, Tang Xu didn't say anything more and went straight upstairs.

Tan Siyi stared at her retreating figure, and for a long time, he was still in a daze.

He was almost certain that Tang Xu had heard what that person had said. He had thought that Tang Xu might ask something, even if it was just a casual remark, but Tang Xu hadn't said a word.

Under what circumstances could one be so indifferent?
Tan Siyi knew many things and had many questions in his heart, but in the end, he just kept them all to himself.

Two days later, Tan Siyi boarded a plane back to China and arrived safely in Huai City more than ten hours later.

He rushed back to the company as soon as he got off the plane.

Jiang Muchen returned a day earlier than him and had already spent most of the day in his office dealing with official business.

Tan Siyi closed the door and quickly reported her findings from her trip to Europe to Jiang Muchen.

"We couldn't find Yan Shiyu's whereabouts. The news clearly said he went to Europe, but he has almost disappeared without a trace."

Jiang Muchen continued flipping through the documents with his head down, and asked without looking up, "What about his assistant?"

"We checked, but there was no trace of them either," Tan Siyi said. "Could the information be wrong? Maybe they're not even in Europe?"

Jiang Muchen finally slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on the small globe on the desk.

“Europe is so vast, after all. It's not impossible for them to conceal their tracks if they wanted to,” Jiang Muchen said slowly. “However, I'm very curious, what could possibly be worth such painstaking effort to hide, and for so long—”

Tan Siyi calculated the time and felt the same way. "Yeah, it's been more than a week already. I wonder how long they plan to hide?"

After a long while, Jiang Muchen's voice was heard again—

"I'm waiting for the day he appears."

……

At 10 p.m. in Helsinki, the sky is still bright, though somewhat dark, and the sight of people on the street can make them forget the time.

Meanwhile, in the bar just a door away, Gao Yan had long forgotten the passage of time...

He lay on a booth in the corner of the bar, not knowing how long he had slept. He woke up suddenly, sat up, and stared blankly for a long time before remembering where he was.

He quickly got up and went to the restroom.

When he came out again, the bar was gradually becoming lively. Accompanied by music, he staggered to the bar and tapped on the counter.

The bartender turned around and saw him, sighed slightly, and then skillfully brought over a glass of whiskey on the rocks.

Gao Yan's eyes were faintly red. He lowered his head and took a sip of wine, instantly making him look even more dejected.

Seeing his appearance, the bartender couldn't help but ask, "It's been five days. Do you really have nowhere to go?"

After a long while, I finally heard him stammer, "Well, nowhere to go."

The bartender sighed softly and said, "Life inevitably has these phases; they'll always pass. What can't be resolved?"

Gao Yan took another sip of wine, then suddenly laughed, looking up at him, "Is it a big deal if you can't see any hope in life at all?"

The bartender said, "How could anyone be completely without hope for life? You have a bright future ahead of you."

"Perhaps," Gao Yan murmured softly, "but some people will never be again..." (End of Chapter)