Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 320 New
About an hour later, Tang Xu arrived at the hospital where Tang Lan was.

As soon as I reached the door of the ward, I saw Shao Qingyun sitting by the bedside, holding Tang Lan's hand and whispering something to her.

Tang Lan looked terrible; her lips were completely bloodless, and she appeared listless, until she inadvertently glanced up at the doorway—

Upon seeing Tang Xu, she was first stunned, then shocked. She almost couldn't help but get up, but Shao Qingyun held her down.

Shao Qingyun turned to look at Tang Xu, who then slowly walked in.

Tang Lan's eyes were red, as if she still couldn't believe it. She stared unblinkingly as Tang Xu approached step by step. Finally, when Tang Xu appeared beside the hospital bed, she grabbed her hand. "Yao Yao, you're alright...you're really alright..."

"Mmm," Tang Xu responded softly. "I'm fine."

As if she had finally confirmed the truth, Tang Lan looked at Tang Xu and tears instantly fell down her cheeks.

Shao Qingyun took out a clean handkerchief, gently wiped away Tang Lan's tears, and then put the handkerchief in her palm. As she turned around, she glanced at Tang Xu and said, "Talk to your mother properly. She hasn't been able to eat while you've been missing for the past few days."

Tang Xu lowered her eyes slightly.

Shao Qingyun didn't linger any longer and left the ward, leaving them alone.

Tang Lan was still very emotional, completely ignoring her tears, and asked Tang Xu in a choked voice, "Where have you been these past few days? What happened? Why haven't we heard from you for so many days?"

Tang Xu was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm back now, so these questions are no longer important. Besides that, is there anything else you want to ask me?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Lan paused slightly, her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a sound.

Seeing her like this, Tang Xu sighed slightly in his heart, and then said, "Actually, I know what you want to ask... but unfortunately, I don't know the answer to what you want to ask."

Tang Lan was clearly taken aback.

Tang Xu continued, "I'm telling the truth. I don't know if he's still alive, and I don't know where he is, but I can tell you the same thing—at least from now on, he won't bother you anymore."

Although there is no clear answer, this statement undoubtedly says something.

In an instant, Tang Lan felt as if something inside her had collapsed, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably. The crumbling ruins pressed down on her, making it hard to breathe, and also making her unable to distinguish her current feelings—whether it was sorrow or joy, pain or relief...

She slowly released Tang Xu, turned her head to cover her face, and burst into tears.

Tang Xu couldn't understand her feelings for Meng Liancheng, yet miraculously, she understood her state of mind at this moment—

It is certainty, it is liberation, but it is also loss, pain, and confusion.

But ultimately, we have to endure it.

In Tang Xu's view, having a resolution was already the best outcome.

Therefore, Tang Xu remained calm throughout.

She didn't think that Tang Lan's sudden illness and hospitalization were because of her, nor did she think that Tang Lan's tears at this moment had much to do with her.

She was just one link in the chain. It was already extremely fortunate that she could persuade Tang Lan to stand on her side by using her current family situation. At this point, she should not have any other emotions except to remain neutral and self-possessed.

She sat beside her, calmly watching Tang Lan sob uncontrollably, patiently waiting for her emotions to calm down.

Surprisingly, she didn't have to wait long.

As Tang Lan cried, she suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand again, this time holding it tightly.

Tang Xu stared at her actions in a daze, unable to understand what she was trying to seek.

"Yaoyao..." Finally, Tang Lan looked at her again and spoke, "I want to hug you... Can I hug you..."

Tang Xu remained silent for a while, still in a daze. When she spoke again, her voice was a little hoarse, but her tone was still calm, "You're not feeling well, so you shouldn't do anything strenuous."

Tang Lan's tears welled up again instantly.

"...I'm sorry, Yaoyao...I know...I know I don't deserve to be your mother...but I still want to tell you...I'm so happy to see you come back safe and sound...Your safety is very important to me, much more important than anyone else, anything else..."

She held Tang Xu's hand tightly, pressed it against her forehead, and buried her face in her hands, bursting into tears once again.

Tang Xu looked at her quietly for a long time, and finally, at a certain moment, gently squeezed her hand in return.

Tang Xu did not stay in the hospital for long.

The reason she came was simply to give Tang Lan a heads-up, so that she could have a clearer picture.

Tang Xu had no other ideas besides that, so it was not suitable for him to stay there for long.

After saying "Take care" to Tang Lan and bidding farewell to Shao Qingyun, Tang Xu left.

After leaving the hospital, Tang Xu went to the mall.

She only stayed in the mall for a little over two hours, but when she left, she was carrying a lot of bags and headed straight for Song Luobai's school.

When she arrived, it was lunch break. Song Luobai wasn't in the classroom. Students were gathered in twos and threes on campus, all wearing the same clothes. Tang Xu was trying hard to find and identify Song Luobai when suddenly a figure jumped over the playground fence, rushed up to her, stopped, and gave her a big smile. "Sister, you're back?"

Looking at Ji Shiqing in front of her, Tang Xu was stunned for a moment before she quickly smiled and said, "Yes, you're back."

She smiled, and Ji Shiqing's eyes widened even more as he stared at her, making Tang Xu feel slightly guilty. "What are you looking at?"

The next moment, Ji Shiqing broke into an extremely cheerful and bright smile, "Look, sister, are you really back... Hmm, it looks like it is!"

Tang Xu didn't respond to his question, but instead asked, "Have you seen Song Luobai?"

Ji Shiqing glanced at the bags Tang Xu was carrying, and her face immediately fell slightly. "Sister brings him gifts as soon as she gets back. It's so nice to have a sister, unlike us kids who get nothing—"

Before he could finish speaking, Tang Xu handed one of the bags to him.

Ji Shiqing's eyes lit up instantly, "For me?"

"I thought the color suited you, so I bought it." Tang Xu took out the red cashmere sweater from inside. "It's gotten really cold lately. I know you're not afraid of the cold, but there will always be a time when you can wear it."

Ji Shiqing excitedly accepted it, but her eyes suddenly darted around. "Sister, you didn't buy this for Song Luobai, and just gave it to me out of pity?" Tang Xu sighed softly and said, "He never wears red. You've been his classmate for so long, you should have noticed, right?"

Ji Shiqing instantly became smug, holding the clothes up to herself, "That's right, red is so hard to pull off; only someone with fair skin and beauty like me can wear it—"

Before he could finish speaking, a cold voice suddenly came from behind him: "What are you doing here?"

Ji Shiqing jumped and turned around, only to see Song Luobai's icy cold face behind him.

Ji Shiqing immediately feigned a frightened expression, but Song Luobai didn't even glance at him, only staring at Tang Xu with an extremely unpleasant expression.

Tang Xu always felt a headache when facing two children at the same time, and this time was no exception.

She handed the other two bags to Song Luobai, saying, "It's getting colder, so I brought you two pieces of clothing."

Song Luobai didn't reach out to take it, still looking at Tang Xu with a cold face, "Where did you go last weekend? Why are you nowhere to be found, and why can't I get through to you on the phone?"

Before Tang Xu could even think of a reply, Ji Shiqing turned and punched Song Luobai. "Didn't I tell you that your sister has to leave for two days? Are you still a child? Is it really that hard to get over spending a weekend by yourself?"

"What business is it of yours if I talk to her?" Song Luobai glanced at him coldly. "Could you please move away from me?"

"No," Ji Shiqing replied matter-of-factly. "My sister is good to me, and I feel sorry for her. If I leave, what if you bully her?"

Seeing that the two were about to clash, Tang Xu sighed helplessly.

"Alright, this is a school, you two stop arguing." Tang Xu forcefully shoved the bag in her hand into Song Luobai's hand. "We can talk about it when we get back on the weekend. I have something to do later, so I won't stay any longer."

After saying that, Tang Xu glanced at Song Luobai again, her eyes filled with helplessness.

Song Luobai carried the two bags, his expression still stern, but he didn't say anything more.

The two boys stood there, watching Tang Xu's departing figure until it disappeared outside the school gate, at which point Song Luobai turned and left.

Ji Shiqing chuckled, turned around and followed him, asking lazily, "Did you figure it out?"

Song Luobai kept her lips tightly closed, as if she didn't want to say a single word.

Ji Shiqing wasn't about to give up so easily. "So you can see that my sister is different now, right? She's in such a much better state than she was two weeks ago, so disappearing for two days last weekend seems like a pretty good deal, doesn't it? But it's really intriguing. What did she go through? And who did she go through it with?"

Song Luobai slowly stopped in his tracks. "If you want to talk to yourself, then please stay away from me."

Ji Shiqing wrapped the sweater around her neck and couldn't help but laugh again. "I advise you to take it easy. Who doesn't want to live a happy life? Do you want your sister to force a smile like before? To be honest, I don't want to live under my uncle's extreme pressure anymore. I hope I'll get a better look when I go back this week..."

As he spoke, he fiddled with the clothes around his neck. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Song Luobai slowly clench his fist, but he still slowly finished saying what he wanted to say before finally turning away.

……

After leaving school, Tang Xu went to the company again.

Under the management system set up by Lu Xingyan, the company continued to operate normally without her. Tang Xu was not worried about this, but she knew that she should still show up often. So she stayed for an afternoon.

Tang Xu only hurriedly packed her things and left when she looked up and saw that it was getting dark.

When she returned to Qiushuitai, Yan Shiyu was already sitting on the sofa.

Hearing the noise, Yan Shiyu looked up at her with a strange expression—

As if in a daze, or as if unable to believe it, all emotions were hidden beneath those calm eyes, making them difficult to discern.

Tang Xu didn't dwell on it. She walked over, casually placed the various shopping bags she was carrying next to the sofa, and then asked him, "Why are you looking at me like that? Did I come uninvited and disturb you?"

Yan Shiyu did not answer, but just looked at her quietly for a moment before reaching out to her.

Tang Xu casually tied her hair up before sitting down in his lap, following his hand.

Yan Shiyu hugged her quietly for a while, then looked at the shopping bags before asking, "Did you go shopping?"

Tang Xu turned her head and glanced at him. "Aren't you always so familiar with my whereabouts? What, you don't know where I went today?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu's eyes flickered slightly, but he still answered truthfully, "I don't know."

Tang Xu didn't seem surprised by the answer, but she also didn't seem to care much. She simply said, "If you don't know, you don't know. It's good to maintain some mystery, right? Just like you..."

The last sentence was clearly referring to something, but after Yan Shiyu looked at her quietly for a moment, he simply let the topic slide by without responding, and just lowered his head to kiss her.

Tang Xu turned her head away from his lips, stood up and said, "I'm going to take a shower first. I'm tired after running around all day."

Yan Shiyu remained seated on the sofa, watching her figure walk into the room. He slowly closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Her fragrance still lingered in the air, but no matter how hard I tried to capture it, it became increasingly faint.

When Yan Shiyu opened her eyes, she realized that this was no longer the same as before.

Right now, she's right here, in this house, and he can pull her into his arms with just a reach, no longer needing to rely on memories or illusions to keep going.

However, even after realizing this, Yan Shiyu still sat quietly in the same spot for a long time before finally standing up and heading towards the bedroom.

From then on, the living room remained empty until the next day.

When Yan Shiyu got up in the morning, he looked at Tang Xu, who was still fast asleep in his arms, and stared at her for a long time with almost frozen eyes before finally getting up quietly.

He walked into the bathroom, and everything seemed the same as before, until he picked up his usual razor.

Unlike the one he used the day before, he was now holding a completely new razor.

Yan Shiyu remained silent for a few seconds, then skillfully shaved her face, washed up, and went into the dressing room.

In just a second, he noticed the difference in the dressing room.

His usual wardrobe now contained two new ties, two pairs of new cufflinks, and a collar clip, all of which he had never seen before.