Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 329 What if I'm gone one day?

Faced with this question, Tang Xu remained silent for a long time before smiling and asking in return, "What constitutes losing one's rationality?"

Gao Yan was taken aback by her question and didn't know how to answer for a moment. After a while, she murmured, "Losing one's mind, it must be... disregarding everything, right?"

“‘Disregarding everything’ is predicated on having ‘everything’,” Tang Xu said slowly. “But I originally had nothing, so most likely, I don’t have the capital to lose my mind.”

Gao Yan was completely dumbfounded.

What kind of answer is that?
Seeing his blank expression, Tang Xu seemed to have no intention of continuing the topic and instead said, "Did you buy a lot of things to bring up? Why don't you stay and have dinner with us later?"

"Huh?" Gao Yan finally came to her senses and quickly declined, "No need, no need, I should probably go too—"

"Aren't you worried about him too?" Tang Xu said. "Are you at ease not staying to check on his condition?"

“With Miss Tang here, I am naturally at ease,” Gao Yan said. “As long as you are here, Mr. Yan will be fine.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What if I'm no longer here one day?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan's expression instantly changed. "What do you mean by that, Miss Tang?"

"Just kidding." Tang Xu chuckled, then added, "Stay here, it'll be more lively with more people eating together."

More than two hours later, there was finally movement on the tightly closed door.

Yan Shiyu opened the door and came out.

He appeared perfectly normal, still dressed neatly and with the same expression as always, except that his tightly pursed lips were slightly pale, though not very noticeable.

Beyond the spacious living room, towards the island counter, Tang Xu and Gao Yan were busy with something. Hearing the noise, the two of them looked up at the same time.

Gao Yan's expression was filled with undisguised worry and concern, but Tang Xu smiled and said, "So you're home. Why didn't you say anything? I thought no one was home."

Yan Shiyu walked forward slowly, "What are you busy with?"

Tang Xu showed him her flour-covered hands and a dumpling in them, saying, "Gao Yan can actually make dumplings! I'm learning from him. Yan Shiyu, you're in luck; this is my first time making dumplings."

Gao Yan hurriedly said, "I only learned it when I was abroad and had no other choice... The food there was really awful, so it was better to cook for myself."

"So you used to make dumplings for yourselves a lot when you were abroad?" Tang Xu asked.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment after he said that, before Gao Yan replied, "No... I usually wrap them myself and eat them by myself... Mr. Yan has never had any."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu paused for a moment before putting the dumplings in her hand into the plate and smiling at Yan Shiyu, "That's perfect, it's a real treat to try something new."

Yan Shiyu didn't say much about it. He just walked to the refrigerator, took out a bottle of water, and stood there quietly drinking it.

Gao Yan couldn't help but exchange a glance with Tang Xu, then lowered his voice and said, "I'll leave now after I finish making these dumplings. Miss Tang, you and Mr. Yan can have dinner together."

"How can that be?" Tang Xu didn't hold back her voice at all. "You've been busy for so long, and if you leave on an empty stomach, people will say your boss is mean."

Gao Yan felt slightly embarrassed and secretly glanced in the direction of Yan Shiyu. Seeing that Yan Shiyu seemed to have no reaction, he couldn't even catch his breath before he inevitably fell into worry again.

In the end, three people sat at the dinner table.

Gao Yan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, Yan Shiyu mostly remained silent, only Tang Xu was as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Perhaps because Yan Shiyu was silent, Tang mostly talked to Gao Yan, so the conversation didn't feel awkward.

When these three people get together, they inevitably start talking about the past again.

"You've always been by his side, so why has he never tasted the dumplings you made?" Tang Xu suddenly asked again. Gao Yan glanced at Yan Shiyu's expression, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Because back then, Mr. Yan had a fixed schedule every day, with strict requirements for everything from various courses and training to meals. I, on the other hand, had much more freedom, so..."

Tang Xu tilted her head slightly to look at Yan Shiyu after hearing this, "So it was really tough back then, wasn't it?"

Yan Shiyu turned to meet her gaze, only to find Tang Xu's eyes gentle and serene, containing nothing he didn't want to see—

For example, feeling heartache.

For example, sympathy.

Yan Shiyu stared at Tang Xu quietly for a moment, and after a long while, she only said one sentence: "It's all in the past."

"Yes." Tang Xu placed a dumpling on the plate in front of him. "So you should eat more tonight."

Yan Shiyu looked away and obediently put the dumpling into her mouth.

Gao Yan sat opposite the two men, regretting that he had stayed behind and wishing he could activate his invisibility skill to hide himself.

But Tang Xu wouldn't let him off the hook. She would bring up one topic after another, and he had to respond to each one.

Gao Yan was originally a lively person, but he had been silent for a long time due to Yan Shiyu's influence over the past six months. Now, when Tang Xu pulled him into conversation, even though he still had some reservations, he unconsciously opened up and chatted with Tang Xu for a long time.

On the contrary, Yan Shiyu remained an observer throughout the conversation, not participating in the two's discussion.

Gao Yan hadn't spoken so much to Yan Shiyu in a long time. After the meal, his initial unease and hesitation strangely turned into a sense of satisfaction and reluctance to part.

As he was leaving, Gao Yan said to Tang Xu very earnestly, "Ms. Tang, thank you."

"I should be thanking you," Tang Xu said. "The dumplings were delicious tonight."

Gao Yan scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, then turned and left.

In the living room, Yan Shiyu had just finished a phone call and was sitting quietly on the sofa.

Tang Xu walked over and sat down next to him, looking up at him. "You've been so quiet tonight. Is it because of company matters, or because you're unhappy that Gao Yan had dinner with us?"

Yan Shiyu turned to look at her, and when she spoke again, her voice was still a little hoarse: "You've gone to so much trouble to arrange this, how could I not be happy?"

Tang Xu smiled gently, then reached out and hugged him, saying, "Gao Yan is the person who has been by your side the longest. No matter what, you two shouldn't become estranged. The same goes for Duan Siwei. They both genuinely care about you."

Yan Shiyu looked at her quietly for a long time before slowly saying, "And what about you?"

"What about me?" Tang Xu retorted. "Do you still have any questions about me?"

Have.

There are very important, very important questions.

But he couldn't bring himself to ask.

"And what about you?" Yan Shiyu asked, "Do you have any questions for me?"

Tang Xu gave a very clear answer: "Yes."

"what?"

Tang Xu gazed at him intently and said softly, "When will you be able to become a little happier?"