Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 368 Stars
Gao Yan never expected that after saying those words to Ji Yan, he would face such a situation. He froze on the spot for a while before he reacted and quickly called Ji Yan's driver.

The driver was unaware of the situation here; he only knew that Ji Yan had asked him to deliver her luggage to the Yan family mansion today.

Upon learning that Ji Yan had actually returned to the Yan family, Gao Yan's heart skipped a beat. He put down his phone and, watching Yan Shiyu's retreating figure, said softly, "Mr. Yan, Miss Ji has gone to the Yan family..."

Yan Shiyu seemed completely unsurprised by the news and turned to walk towards the door.

Seeing that his expression remained completely normal, Gao Yan's heart was still pounding, and he couldn't help but want to explain something, "Mr. Yan..."

Yan Shiyu didn't let him continue, but simply said, "Go and bring her back."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan immediately stopped talking and quickly followed Yan Shiyu out.

Since making his stance clear to Old Master Yan, Yan Shiyu has visited the Yan family mansion only a handful of times.

Later, because Ji Yan returned, he went there frequently again, but he almost never met Old Master Yan.

This time, as soon as Yan Shiyu entered the door, he saw Old Master Yan still sitting on the sofa playing chess with Butler Li.

On a normal day, Old Master Yan would have already rested by now, but he is still so energetic today. It goes without saying who he is waiting for.

Upon seeing this expression, Gao Yan's already tense nerves tightened even more.

Yan Shiyu, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, walking straight up to him and asking as if nothing had happened, "Grandpa isn't asleep yet?"

Grandpa Yan remained composed, chuckled, and asked, "Why are you here at this hour? Just getting off work?"

Yan Shiyu responded calmly, saying, "I've come to pick up Yan Yan."

"Oh?" Old Master Yan looked at Butler Li across from him as if he knew nothing. "That girl came back today?"

"Yes," Butler Li replied respectfully. "She came back around noon. At that time, you were taking a nap, so we didn't disturb you. Miss Ji went back to her room and stayed there. She told everyone not to disturb her and didn't come down for dinner."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at Yan Shiyu, "How could this be? Did you two siblings have a fight? Or did you have a disagreement about something or someone?"

Yan Shiyu remained expressionless and simply said, "I wouldn't dare trouble Grandpa with this."

Grandpa Yan chuckled and said, "The affairs between you two siblings are naturally none of my business. But since she calls me Grandpa and chose to return to the Yan family when something happened, I'm just asking."

After saying that, he looked at Butler Li again and said, "Go up and call that girl down. She should be very happy that her brother is here to pick her up."

Butler Li quickly went upstairs.

Grandpa Yan put down the chess piece in his hand and then looked at Yan Shiyu. "Have you been very busy lately? You don't look very well. Busy as you are, you still need to take care of your health. I'm not forcing you to achieve anything for me, so you don't need to work so hard."

Yan Shiyu did not answer, but simply looked up at the direction of the building.

Despite his usual high standards for family conduct and the behavior of younger generations, Old Master Yan was not angry at this moment. He turned to the maid standing behind him and instructed her, "Serve a bowl of soup to the young master."

The aunt nodded and went into the kitchen. Yan Shiyu's expression remained unchanged, but he didn't bother to respond with a single word.

Gao Yan's nerves tightened instantly to the point where he couldn't move.

Surprisingly, Old Master Yan was not angry; he simply sighed softly.

The next moment, Butler Li appeared at the second-floor railing, followed by Ji Yan's icy face.

She was clearly unwilling to show herself, but this was the Yan family, which had many rules and regulations. Butler Li had already gone upstairs to invite her, so she had no choice but to stand there and look at the crowd downstairs.

"Girl, your brother has come to take you back." Old Master Yan said calmly, "It's getting late, go back with him."

Ji Yan's cold gaze fell on Yan Shiyu. After a moment, she said indifferently, "I have no intention of bothering Mr. Yan any further. I'm afraid Mr. Yan's trip will be in vain. I suppose if I don't want to, Mr. Yan won't force me to go back, will he?"

Yan Shiyu's eyes darkened slightly, and after a moment he simply said, "Of course you have the right to choose, I won't force you. If you want to stay here today, then stay."

Ji Yan's eyes remained expressionless, but she curled her lips into a smile and said, "May I go back to my room to rest?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu simply said, "Get some rest. I'll come back tomorrow."

Ji Yan seemed surprised by his words. She glanced at him, then turned and disappeared from everyone's sight.

When the aunt brought out a bowl of hot soup from the kitchen as instructed by Grandpa Yan, all she saw was Yan Shiyu leading Gao Yan out the door and leaving without looking back.

The aunt froze on the spot, holding the bowl of soup, unsure whether to go in or back out.

Butler Li slowly walked downstairs, his gaze also falling on Yan Shiyu who was leaving.

Only after the sound of a car leaving did Butler Li sit down again opposite Old Master Yan, cautiously glancing at the expression on Old Master Yan's face.

If such a thing had happened in the past—

No, such a thing would never have happened before.

Seeing that although Old Master Yan's expression did not change, the lines on his face deepened, and even his eyes darkened, Butler Li cautiously said, "He's being far too arrogant. Should we teach him a lesson so he doesn't forget who he is and how he got to this position?"

After a long silence, Old Master Yan finally replied, "No need. He's already anxious enough. Why add more pressure to him? After all, I raised him myself. How could I not feel sorry for him?"

Old Master Yan's words sounded gentle, but his tone remained completely flat.

After hearing this, Butler Li immediately fell silent and dared not say another word.

……

After leaving the Yan family mansion, Yan Shiyu went straight to the new residential area.

It was past midnight, but Tang Xu was still waiting for him there.

This was an agreement between the two of them, and it had never been broken since she proposed it. When Yan Shiyu opened the door, she saw Tang Xu curled up on the only sofa in the house, her eyes wide open as she flipped through some documents on the tablet in front of her.

The house was originally delivered fully furnished, and after more than ten days of intensive construction, the completion rate is already quite high. Tang Xu was looking at the furniture.

When Yan Shiyu sat down next to her, Tang Xu handed him the tablet computer. "Hey, I've finished the preliminary selection. These are the ones I like. The rest is up to you to decide!"

Yan Shiyu glanced at the content on the tablet and simply said, "Okay."

With just one word, Tang Xu sensed something and looked up at him. "What's wrong? Is she... still angry?"

Yan Shiyu didn't give a direct answer, but simply said, "Shall we rest at Yujing Bay tonight?"

Although this sentence is not an answer, it has already given Tang Xu the answer.

After a moment of silence, Tang Xu suddenly laughed, then looked at him and said, "It's a rare opportunity like this, wouldn't it be a waste to go back and rest? Let's go out and have some fun!"

Upon hearing this suggestion, Yan Shiyu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Where should we go for fun at this time?"

"Go wherever you want!"

As they were talking, Tang Xu stood up and pulled Yan Shiyu up with him. Then they went downstairs to the parking lot together.

Tang Xu walked to his car, got into the driver's seat, and then looked at Yan Shiyu, who was still standing next to the car, and said, "I'll be the driver today, get in!"

Yan Shiyu glanced at her again before getting into the passenger seat.

As Tang Xu drove the car out of the parking lot, he said, "Now that I'm in control, I can decide where we go. If you're worried, just keep your eyes open and watch the road. If you're comfortable, you can close your eyes and take a nap. I'll wake you up when we get there."

After a long while, a faint chuckle was heard from Yan Shiyu: "Okay."

Tang Xu didn't know which "good" he meant until the car entered the highway.

The interior of her car wasn't actually very spacious. With his height and long legs, even though he was sitting in the passenger seat, he still looked a bit cramped, his head almost touching the roof.

Even so, he still fell asleep under these circumstances.

Tang Xu slightly reduced the car's speed, allowing it to travel at a constant speed in the unknown direction.

The car finally stopped after a long time.

As soon as the car stopped, Yan Shiyu seemed to sense something and slowly opened her eyes.

Apart from the area illuminated by the car's headlights, the surroundings were pitch black, and it was impossible to tell where we were.

"Where is this?" Yan Shiyu asked.

Tang Xu's voice was somewhat muffled, "I don't know."

He turned to look at her, and her face clearly showed her annoyance. Meeting his gaze, she said awkwardly and unwillingly, "I forgot to fill up the tank, and the car ran out of gas."

After a moment of silence, Yan Shiyu chuckled softly, then asked, "Where were you originally going to take me?"

Tang Xu pointed to the map on the central control screen, "I saw a body of water on the map, so I thought I'd go check it out, but who knew we'd run out of gas as soon as we got here... There's no village in sight..."

Yan Shiyu turned her face away and remained silent for a long while.

After a while, Tang Xu realized that he was actually laughing in a low voice.

Tang Xu was immediately enraged and straddled him. "You're laughing at me! I was just thinking of taking you to a nice place, but a little accident happened, and you're laughing at me!"

Yan Shiyu suppressed a laugh and nodded, saying, "Yes, it is indeed a good place."

Tang Xu bared her teeth at him in anger, and Yan Shiyu reached out and pulled her into his arms. Tang Xu took the opportunity to bite him on the neck.

They only took a small bite, but the two of them became inseparable.

No one was in a hurry to find out where this place was, nor was there any concern about what to do when the car ran out of gas. The vast world was pitch black, and only this white car was the only light source on the winding road.

After a while, Yan Shiyu, while protecting Tang Xu in his arms, reached out and turned off the car's power.

"We're out of gas. Don't turn back and the battery will run out too."

Tang Xu leaned against him, annoyed, and bit his chest again before whispering, "Should we call for help?"

"Should we call out?" Yan Shiyu asked unconsciously, going along with her question.

"Go ahead and call," Tang Xu said. "It's so cold. If we freeze to death here, who knows what kind of media coverage it will get?"

Yan Shiyu chuckled again upon hearing this, and then said, "Yes, go ahead and call me that."

As they said this, neither of them moved, and they just quietly leaned against each other.

After a long while, Tang Xu suddenly spoke up again: "I wonder how far that lake is, and whether we can walk there?"

Yan Shiyu had just looked at the map and already had a mental picture of its scale and approximate distances. Upon hearing this, he simply said, "Want to give it a try?"

"Yes!" Tang Xu answered decisively.

So Yan Shiyu opened the car door and got out of the car with her.

Only after both of them got out of the car did the scene in the dark night suddenly become clear—

Distant mountains, tree shadows, winding mountain roads, and a sky full of stars against a backdrop of blue velvet.