Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 327 All for a Woman

Upon hearing Yan Shiyu's words, Old Master Yan's usually warm face finally returned to its usual serious and indifferent expression.

"So, you're refusing?" Old Master Yan stirred the teacup beside him and said slowly, "Aren't you afraid that she'll discover the truth you've painstakingly hidden?"

Yan Shiyu's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly said, "Then isn't Grandpa afraid that the foundation he has painstakingly built up over his entire life will be destroyed in an instant?"

As soon as he said this, the deep lines between Old Master Yan's brows and the corners of his lips suddenly revealed a cold, hard edge, as if carved by a knife.

"You dare?" Old Master Yan coldly uttered two words.

Yan Shiyu sat calmly, and before she could answer, her phone rang.

He glanced down at the incoming call and quickly answered it.

The person on the other end of the phone said something, and Yan Shiyu simply replied, "I understand," before hanging up without any apparent change in expression.

Just then, the butler seemed to have received some news as well. He quickly walked in, glanced at Yan Shiyu, and then came to Old Master Yan's side, whispering, "I just received news that Mr. Du and Mr. Lü have been taken away by the economic investigation department."

Du Wangchuan and Lü Jingrong are both shareholders and directors of Yan's Group, and now they are both in trouble.

Grandpa Yan suddenly looked at Yan Shiyu.

The phone call Yan Shiyu just received was clearly about this news.

His emotions remained calm as he met Old Master Yan's gaze and casually began, "Old Master Du and Old Master Lü are old friends of Grandpa's. I wonder why they were suddenly taken away by the Economic Investigation Department? Although their shareholding in Yan's isn't significant, they've been on the board for many years and have close ties with some of Yan's senior executives and employees. Even if the impact of this investigation on Yan's stock price is negligible, if it leads to the exposure of some internal personnel within Yan's, then things could get complicated."

After a moment of silence, Old Master Yan finally couldn't help but sneer, saying, "Well, you prepared this trick in advance to warn me? You've really grown up, your wings have hardened, and you're no longer that weak little thing you used to be... I really raised you very well."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu's eyes remained dark, but he was too lazy to respond further. He simply said, "Grandpa entrusted the Yan family to me, and naturally I hope that the Yan family can be well, because I know that this is Grandpa's wish. For the sake of the Yan family, Grandpa drove away Yan Yi and also drove away Yan Fengqi... The reason I returned to the Yan family is precisely to fulfill Grandpa's wish, isn't it?"

"Do you really think the Yan family is completely under your control now?" Old Master Yan looked at him. "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kick you out?"

“Of course, the Yan family is under my grandfather’s control, and he can dismiss me from my position as president right now,” Yan Shiyu said slowly. “In any case, I will follow my grandfather’s arrangements.”

After saying this, he didn't intend to linger any longer and stood up.

As he turned to leave, Old Master Yan sneered again: "For a woman, just for a woman... Do you really think you can keep this from her forever?"

Yan Shiyu stopped in his tracks, and after a moment of silence, he said again, "I said that no matter what, I will listen to Grandpa's arrangements. You can do whatever you want, say whatever you want."

After saying that, Yan Shiyu left without looking back.

Behind him, the butler saw that Old Master Yan's face had changed color with anger, so he quickly picked up a cup of hot tea and presented it to Old Master Yan, trying to help him calm down.

However, Old Master Yan simply swung his hand and smashed the cup to the ground, his gaze still fixed on the doorway where Yan Shiyu had left, his expression gloomy.

……

After leaving the Yan family mansion, Yan Shiyu did not return to the company.

He turned off his phone and returned to Qiushuitai.

The house was quiet and empty; Tang Xu hadn't returned yet. But Yan Shiyu could still sense her presence.

The fresh flowers she placed throughout the house, the small ornaments she added to the bar, and the shawl left on the sofa... all exuded her aura.

Yan Shiyu sat down on the sofa and reached for the shawl.

Before this, he had never sensed her presence in the empty house.

Even during those nights she spent here, she never left any trace of herself.

And now, she seems to have started to act without any scruples.

This was exactly what he wanted to see, but at this moment, his heart felt completely empty.

Empty until...

He could clearly sense her presence, yet he watched helplessly as his hand, clutching the shawl, began to tremble uncontrollably…

……

Tang Xu returned to Qiushuitai two hours later.

After meeting Yu Muyao, she went to the mall and bought a bunch of things, big and small, important and unimportant.

She had originally intended to arrange these things before Yan Shiyu returned, but as soon as she entered the door, she vaguely sensed that Yan Shiyu seemed to have returned.

It's highly unlikely that someone as busy as him would return at this time.

However, the aura he exuded in this space was far too strong for Tang Xu to perceive. Even without seeing him, Tang Xu was almost certain of his presence.

She put down what she was holding, glanced at the folded shawl neatly arranged on the sofa, and quickly went into the bedroom.

There was no one in the bedroom, dressing room, or bathroom.

Tang Xu came out and gently knocked on the study door again.

no respond.

She opened the door and saw that the study was also empty.

He was nowhere to be seen in either of the two private spaces, and the remaining public space was completely open to the public. Could it be that she had misperceived him?
For some reason, Tang Xu's gaze suddenly shifted to the room whose door was always tightly closed.

At that moment, time and space seemed to suddenly fold, and the past and present momentarily overlapped—

Tang Xu recalled a time when she came upstairs to look for him but couldn't find him. At that time, she stood at the door of that room and listened for a long time, but she didn't hear any sound. In the end, she saw Yan Shiyu come out of the room.

She had asked him the same question, but at that time, she did not receive an answer from him.

At that moment, Tang Xu stood there, staring quietly at the door for a long time, before finally unable to resist stepping forward again and reaching out to grasp the doorknob.