Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 317 I'm not afraid anymore, what are you still afraid of?
Tang Xu was completely unable to describe her state of mind at that moment.

All she knew was that her heart had once been completely dead...

But in the past two days, she has tasted the bitterness of pain time and time again—

Such a clear, intense, and unavoidable pain.

Ultimately, it is also proof that they are alive.

Tang Xu turned and walked towards the small building. When she was almost at the door, she realized that Gao Yan had not followed.

She turned to look at Gao Yan, who was still standing in the same spot. "Aren't you coming in?"

Gao Yan hesitated several times, but finally shook his head and lowered his eyes, saying, "I think Mr. Yan probably doesn't want to see me right now. I'll go in when he has something to tell me."

Tang Xu looked at his dejected appearance and couldn't help but sigh again before going inside.

Yan Shiyu sat quietly on the sofa in the living room, motionless.

It was as if he had been sitting here for just as long as she and Gao Yan had been talking outside.

Tang Xu wasn't entirely sure what he was thinking at that moment, but she didn't ask any more questions. She simply said, "Gao Yan is outside and doesn't dare to come in... Do you have anything to say to him? If you don't have anything to say, then let him go back first."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu seemed slightly surprised and looked up at her.

Tang Xu remained calm, as if he had only said something ordinary, and then turned and went upstairs.

Yan Shiyu sat there quietly for a long time before finally calling Gao Yan into the house.

Upon receiving the summons, Gao Yan rushed into the house. Seeing Yan Shiyu, he was clearly nervous and apprehensive, but still managed a forced smile, "Mr. Yan..."

"Is everything normal in Huai City?" Yan Shiyu asked in a low voice without looking at him.

“Everything is still under control and has not had any impact yet…” Gao Yan replied, then paused before adding, “It’s just that we still can’t figure out what Old Master Yan is up to.”

After all, that night, Yan Shiyu's schemes and plans had almost unfolded before Old Master Yan's eyes. Although they were abruptly interrupted before reaching a crucial point, given Old Master Yan's awareness and abilities, he must have already sensed something and begun to implement countermeasures.

In other words, all of Yan Shiyu's previous plans were rendered useless the moment he suddenly gave up, and Old Master Yan would be on guard and might even launch a counterattack.

In any case, this will be a major problem for Yan Shiyu.

However, Yan Shiyu did not seem to take this matter to heart, and then looked at Gao Yan and asked, "Who else knows you came here?"

“No,” Gao Yan replied immediately. “I was very careful the whole way and didn’t let anyone notice my presence.”

After hearing this, Yan Shiyu simply responded with a faint "yes" and then made no further comment.

Gao Yan knew from Yan Shiyu's reaction that he had already asked all the questions he wanted to ask.

He felt a little disappointed. After all, Yan Shiyu had been missing for several days, and they had searched for him for days. They finally found him, but all they got were these few words.

The sense of being excluded weighed heavily on his heart, but this feeling of being excluded had become the norm over the past six months. Although Gao Yan was sad, he had long since gotten used to it.

Therefore, he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "If Mr. Yan has no other instructions, then... I shall take my leave?"

"Ah."

He simply responded with that one word and said nothing more.

Despite feeling deeply disappointed, Gao Yan still walked out step by step.

As Gao Yan approached the courtyard gate, he felt somewhat lost.

Yan Shiyu said nothing. What should he do next? Should he continue to treat this as a case of his disappearance, or make some other arrangements?
In the past, he could have simply asked Yan Shiyu directly.

But now... he really doesn't have the courage to ask.

Yan Shiyu's eyes were so cold... they really chilled you to the bone.

Gao Yan stood dejectedly at the door for a while, when suddenly something hit him.

He suddenly turned around and saw Tang Xu standing on the second-floor balcony.

In an instant, Gao Yan's eyes lit up—

Yes, now that Tang Xu is back, she's by Yan Shiyu's side again, and he can seek guidance from her!

Gao Yan looked at Tang Xu with eager eyes, but Tang Xu only made two hand gestures at him. Gao Yan instantly understood what was going on, nodded, and then left with peace of mind.

Tang Xu stood on the balcony, watching his figure disappear from sight, remaining motionless.

Until Yan Shiyu's voice rang out from behind—

"looking at what?"

Tang Xu then came to her senses, turned to look at the man who had just come upstairs, and replied, "I've been here for a few days, and it's rare to see someone I know, so of course I want to take a good look around."

Yan Shiyu walked straight up to her, stood beside her, and looked in the direction she had been looking.

Gao Yan had already left, so naturally he couldn't see anything.

Tang Xu turned around and sat down in the chair next to her, while Yan Shiyu stood there, staring at the empty path outside for a long time.

The two, one standing and one sitting, each lost in their own thoughts, spoke almost simultaneously—

Do you really want to leave here?

Why did things turn out this way between you and Gao Yan?

Two questions arose simultaneously, but the answer remained elusive for a moment.

In the end, it was Tang Xu who reacted first.

"Yes, I really want to leave here." She answered his question very honestly, then looked at him, waiting for his answer. Yan Shiyu stared at her for a long time before finally speaking: "What will you become?"

Tang Xu slowly stood up, walked to him, and looked at him with gentle and calm eyes. "Why did you keep all these recent events from Gao Yan? He's been by your side for so many years, don't you even trust him?"

Yan Shiyu was lost in Tang Xu's gaze. After a long while, she seemed to remember her question and whispered, "In this world, sometimes you can't even trust yourself, let alone others."

This statement, though made casually, is unsettling upon closer examination.

Suppressing the surging pain in her heart, Tang Xu asked again, "What about me? Do you believe me?"

Upon hearing this question, Yan Shiyu suddenly reached out and grasped her hand, as if annoyed that she would ask such a question.

But that hint of anger was fleeting.

He quickly regained his composure, took her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing it almost reverently.

This familiar scene instantly pulled Tang Xu's thoughts back to the past—

When they were still together, he would do the same, bending down to kiss her fingertips.

At that time, he said to her—

"In my eyes, you have supreme priority."

And at this moment, he said to her—

"You're different. You're different from everyone else..."

Even himself.

Tang Xu tried hard to control herself, but her eyes still welled up with tears once again.

She reached out and gently hugged his waist, then leaned against his shoulder.

"Since you trust me, will you come back to Huai City with me?"

Yan Shiyu fell silent once again.

Tang Xu had long been accustomed to his silence.

She continued, "I've already made an appointment with Gao Yan; he'll come again in two days."

Yan Shiyu's body tensed up slightly without her noticing.

Tang Xu simply hugged him even tighter.

"This time, it's not that I'm running away. If you're willing, we can go together; if not, then forget it. The choice is yours."

After a long while, Yan Shiyu still didn't speak, but slowly raised his hand and gently stroked the back of her head.

……

Two days can feel both fast and slow.

It's fast because the flow of time is fixed and predetermined.

The reason it was slow was that Tang Xu clearly sensed for the next two nights that Yan Shiyu had not slept at all.

Tang Xu also knows how long a sleepless night can be.

As dawn was about to break, Tang Xu shifted slightly, moving closer to the person beside her.

In the darkness, Yan Shiyu turned his head slightly and looked at her.

The past two nights have been unusually calm, an almost unbearable torment permeating the space between them, until this very moment—

Tang Xu took the initiative to break down the distance between the two.

Perhaps because she hadn't slept all night and her eyes had adjusted to the darkness, she seemed to be able to see Yan Shiyu's face—

The man who could remain calm even if the world collapsed before him naturally had a serene expression at this moment, but how many secrets and pains were hidden in his eyes?
Without realizing it, Tang Xu raised her hand and gently touched his eyes.

Pain is invisible, yet it seems perceptible.

In the darkness, Tang Xu quietly met his gaze until she uncontrollably leaned forward and gently kissed his eyes.

Yan Shiyu did not move.

Tang Xu's kisses traced the bridge of his high nose and landed gently on his lips.

“Yan Shiyu…”

Her voice was very soft, her words almost mingling with his lips—

"If I'm not afraid anymore, what are you afraid of?"

Yan Shiyu silently tilted her head back, only to make the two of them press even closer together.

Their bodies, having experienced intimate moments day and night, were perfectly in sync, to the point of being intoxicating.

But if the ending is predetermined, wouldn't it be okay to indulge one last time?
Yan Shiyu suddenly reached out and pressed her head down, then turned her around, changing their positions, pulling her into his arms and kissing her deeply.

……

Although Gao Yan had agreed to come today, he hadn't set a specific time, so he drove to the small building as soon as it was light.

But seeing the small building with its doors and windows tightly shut, he only dared to wait outside and did not dare to go in without permission.

This wait was until noon.

The balcony door to the bedroom on the second floor was finally opened, and Tang Xu appeared on it, waving at him. Gao Yan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.