Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 379 Deceiving for a Lifetime
Grandpa Yan did not show his surprise on his face.

He merely narrowed his eyes slightly, his deeply lined face still revealing no obvious emotion.

"Let it go?" Old Master Yan said slowly, "Can such a big thing really be let go so easily?"

Tang Xu picked up the cup in front of her again, took a sip of the still warm coffee, and said softly, "Having lived through so many years, haven't you experienced this? Time can heal all wounds."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Yan's face wrinkled slightly, as if he were sneering.

"Time can only dilute the surface of things; some wounds can never heal, no matter how many years pass. It's just self-deception."

Tang Xu was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "If I can deceive myself for a lifetime, what's wrong with that?"

"Are you willing to deceive yourself for the rest of your life for the sake of a murderer who will prevent you from ever stepping onto the stage again?"

“I don’t consider him the murderer. I know what he is in my heart, and I don’t need you to worry about it, sir.”

After saying that, Tang Xu drank the last sip of coffee, put down the cup, and got up to leave.

As Old Master Yan leaned back in his chair, he called out to her again, "Even if you don't consider him the murderer, what about Meng Liancheng?"

Tang Xu suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Grandpa Yan didn't turn to look at her, but slowly said, "There must be a murderer in Meng Liancheng's case. Since you don't want to talk about your past, why don't you talk about this?"

Tang Xu wasn't actually that surprised when Grandpa Yan suddenly brought up this matter.

The more effort Old Master Yan put into controlling Yan Shiyu, the greater the chance that he would realize that this matter was related to Yan Shiyu.

However, since Yan Shiyu handled this matter, he probably only knows that Yan Shiyu was involved, but he has no evidence.

But Tang Xu's heart still skipped a beat uncontrollably.

She convinced herself to forget and let go of everything that happened between her and Yan Shiyu, and even successfully persuaded him to let go as well.

Although she knew in her heart that he hadn't truly let go, at least on a superficial level, the matter no longer bothered him.

But Meng Liancheng's case was different.

After all, this is the only obstacle she can't let go of now, can't get over, and will have to face in the future.

But there was no reason for her to lose here to this cunning old man.

After a moment, Tang Xu finally turned to look at him. "I don't quite understand what you mean."

Grandpa Yan glanced at her and said indifferently, "You know what I'm talking about. Meng Liancheng has been missing for so long without any news, and the police haven't made any progress. It's simply because they've gone in the wrong direction—if they had known they were coming for you, they probably would have found Meng Liancheng's body long ago."

Tang Xu's breath hitched slightly, then she turned to look at him and said, "Since you're so interested, then feel free to provide clues to the police. Perhaps when the case is solved, the police will even give you a moral award. As for us, I think there's nothing more to talk about."

After saying that, Tang Xu left without lingering.

Grandpa Yan was left sitting there alone. After a while, he turned to look out the window and saw Tang Xu getting into the car.

Grandpa Yan's gaze lingered on her for a long time until the car slowly drove away and finally disappeared from sight.

Butler Li then stepped forward and whispered his opinion to Old Master Yan, "Should we just let her leave like this?"

Grandpa Yan did not answer. After a long time, he gestured for Yan to help him up and eventually left the coffee shop.

……

Tang Xu didn't actually leave. After circling around, she had the driver drive the car into the hospital and park it in the underground parking lot, and instructed the driver not to let anyone get close.

Although she appeared to be fine on the surface, she was ultimately influenced by Grandpa Yan and longed to be alone for a while, but she didn't want to be too far away from Yan Shiyu and his sister. In the end, she could only sit alone in the car and wait.

At 3 p.m., Ji Yan's surgery finally ended.

When Ji Yan was wheeled out of the operating room, although she had regained consciousness from the anesthesia, she was still in a somewhat dazed state.

However, when Yan Shiyu appeared in her line of sight standing by the hospital bed, she quickly closed her eyes.

Even in such a chaotic state, she seemed to remember that the person in front of her was someone she didn't want to see.

Yan Shiyu's steps stopped outside the ward.

Seeing this, Gao Yan quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss Ji is fine now. She just needs some time to rest and recover. I've already arranged for a caregiver... Miss Tang is still waiting downstairs. She must be very anxious. Why don't you go down and tell her?"

Gao Yan couldn't resolve the situation between the brother and sister, so at the crucial moment, he had no choice but to ask Tang Xu to step in.

Yan Shiyu stood quietly at the door of the ward for a moment, then finally turned and walked towards the elevator.

Upon arriving at the underground parking lot, the driver was standing by the car. Seeing him approach, he quickly stood up straight and opened the car door for Yan Shiyu as he got closer.

Inside the car, Tang Xu, who had been silent, was suddenly awakened by the noise. When she turned her head and saw Yan Shiyu in front of her, she forgot to deal with her expression for a moment and remained in a daze.

Yan Shiyu got into the car and, seeing her expression, immediately reached out and touched her face. "What's wrong?"

After a while, Tang Xu finally felt the warmth from his palm, smiled slightly, and recovered.

"I just dozed off, I'm still a little groggy," Tang Xu said. "Why did you come down? Is the surgery over? How is she?"

After a moment of silence, Yan Shiyu said, "The surgery was successful, and there's no major problem."

"Is she awake? Is she feeling unwell?" Tang Xu continued to ask. Yan Shiyu didn't answer, but looked at her quietly for a moment before saying, "Do you really want to go up and see her?"

Tang Xu paused, then gently shook her head and smiled, saying, "I'm relieved to know she's alright. I'm not a doctor, so I can't help her even if I meet her."

Yan Shiyu continued to look at her, and after a while, he finally reached out and took her hand.

"If it weren't for me, perhaps you would have become good friends again by now, or at least you could be by her side right now."

Tang Xu didn't expect him to say that suddenly.

Although it was just a seemingly ordinary sentence, it was a rare display of his inner thoughts.

Tang Xu immediately knew why.

He was once again overwhelmed by guilt and self-blame.

She reached out and wrapped her arms around his waist, snuggling into his embrace. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Yan Shiyu's voice again—

"Yaoyao, I'm sorry."

Tang Xu's thoughts froze slightly, but she couldn't help but hug him tighter.

"Fool." Her voice was slightly hoarse. "I don't need you to apologize. As long as you and she are both alright, that's enough."

……

In the evening, Yan Shiyu escorted Tang Xu back to Yujing Bay and then left again.

When he returned to Royal Bay, it was already late at night.

The kitchen light was still on. Yan Shiyu walked straight through and quietly opened the bedroom door.

Only the bedside lamp in the room emitted a gentle glow, illuminating Tang Xu's sleeping face.

Although she was asleep, her brows were still slightly furrowed, clearly indicating that she was not sleeping soundly.

In fact, ever since they met, she has rarely had a good night's sleep.

Perhaps because she had experienced too much, even though she appeared to be fine on the surface, she always had a melancholy under her heart.

It's probably normal for people who have things on their minds to have trouble sleeping.

And at this very moment, what is it that is troubling her in her dreams?

Yan Shiyu sat on the floor beside the bed, staring quietly at Tang Xu's face for a long time.

In a daze, he felt that she seemed to have lost weight, at least a lot less than when the two of them first met.

The most significant change occurred during the period when the two broke up for the second time.

She tortured herself to the point of being unrecognizable, so much so that even after a long period of care, she was never able to recover.

Yan Shiyu leaned against the bedside and couldn't help but think of the time when they first met in Huai City.

Although she was in pain at that time, her condition was much better than it is now in every aspect.

When will she be able to return to how she used to be?
Yan Shiyu stared at her, almost lost in thought.

Just then, Tang Xu seemed to see something in her dream. Her brows furrowed instantly, and her breathing became unusually rapid. Before Yan Shiyu could reach out to comfort her, Tang Xu suddenly woke up from her dream, her eyes wide with panic.

Upon seeing him by the bedside, that panic and fear instantly manifested outwardly—

She flinched suddenly, instinctively wanting to run in the opposite direction, even pulling her legs back.

Yan Shiyu's outstretched hand froze slightly.

In fact, Tang Xu had just woken up from her dream and suddenly found someone next to her bed. All her movements were subconscious. When she saw Yan Shiyu's face clearly, she relaxed almost instantly. However, the impact of the dream on her body still could not be dispelled.

She couldn't help but reach out and cover her face tightly, then threw herself into Yan Shiyu's arms and bit his shoulder hard.

After transferring some of the pressure she was under to him, she seemed to feel a little better. Still nestled in his arms, she said in a groggy voice, "Why didn't you make a sound when you came back? You scared me to death..."

After a while, Yan Shiyu gently stroked the back of her head and whispered, "What were you dreaming about? Your face changed color."

Tang Xu kept her head down for a while before answering, "I forgot, but it was pretty scary..."

Yan Shiyu finally reached out and hugged her, his voice low: "Don't be afraid."

"Mmm." Tang Xu responded softly, and after a long while, she finally raised her head to look at him, and gently smiled, "It's a good thing you came back, otherwise I would have been so sad by myself."

Yan Shiyu's gaze lingered on her face for a long time before he reached out and pulled her into his arms again.

"Did you come straight back from the company?" Tang Xu asked, "or did you go to the hospital again?"

“I’m going,” Yan Shiyu said.

"How is she? Is she sleeping? Is her wound painful? Is she responding to the pain pump? Is she feeling nauseous or vomiting?"

Yan Shiyu remained silent for a long time before speaking again: "Have you ever felt this bad before?"

Tang Xu paused, quickly looked up at him, and said in a relaxed tone, "I'm a frequent visitor to the hospital. I've been hospitalized myself and the people around me. How many times have I experienced this? Hospitalization is never without pain. I just hope that her body can tolerate it well and that she doesn't suffer too much."