Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 384 Purpose
Almost immediately after Jiang Beiheng met with Ji Yan, Gao Yan received the news.

After hesitating for a moment, Gao Yan pushed open the door to Yan Shiyu's office and reported truthfully: "Mr. Yan, I just received news that Jiang Beiheng also went to that hospital and met Lu Xingyan and Miss Ji, and said a few words to them."

Yan Shiyu abruptly stopped writing something. After a long while, he slowly raised his head, his eyes dark and his tone heavy, "What did you say?"

"They probably just exchanged a few pleasantries. He mainly talked to Lu Xingyan. Miss Ji didn't interact with him at all," Gao Yan replied cautiously.

Although he had been by Yan Shiyu's side for so many years, he still couldn't understand the problems between Yan Shiyu and the Jiang family. The only thing he was sure of was that Yan Shiyu really hated the Jiang family to the extreme and definitely didn't want Ji Yan to have any involvement with the Jiang family.

Although everything seems calm on the surface, there always seems to be a dangerous atmosphere lurking in the air.

It was an intuition, Gao Yan always felt that if Jiang Beiheng had any dealings with Ji Yan in this atmosphere, it would probably really cause quite a stir.

A turmoil that makes it impossible not to worry.

After Gao Yan finished speaking, he continued to wait for Yan Shiyu's instructions.

However, after waiting for a long time, all that was left was for Yan Shiyu to put down his pen and stand up.

"Mr. Yan?" Gao Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Go to the hospital."

So, the person who left the hospital this morning returned to the hospital in less than three hours.

When Yan Shiyu pushed open the door and entered the ward, Ji Yan was lying on the table on the bed, drawing something. Noticing the change in light, she suddenly looked up. The moment she saw Yan Shiyu enter, her calm face instantly turned cold and frosty.

Yan Shiyu's expression was equally unpleasant.

That's not just a superficial ugliness.

A person like him usually manages his emotions very well, never showing his joy or anger. If the other person notices that he looks unwell, then he is probably in a really bad mood at that moment.

Seeing the situation, Gao Yan immediately gave the caregiver a look, and then led the caregiver out of the ward.

Ji Yan seemed oblivious to everything. She glanced at Yan Shiyu before looking away and continuing to draw what was in front of her.

Yan Shiyu stood by the hospital bed, staring at her quiet, downcast eyes for a long time before finally speaking: "Have you seen Jiang Beiheng?"

Ji Yan did not answer, remaining focused on what was in front of her.

In the past, Yan Shiyu would never have forced her to answer any of his questions. No matter how indifferent or silent she was, he would have let her be.

But this time, Yan Shiyu suddenly reached out and pulled the illustrated book in front of her away.

With a colored pen in her hand, she drew an extremely discordant, messy line on the page. Ji Yan suddenly looked up and stared directly at him.

"I'm asking you, have you seen Jiang Beiheng?" Yan Shiyu continued to ask.

Ji Yan met his gaze and questioning, her eyes gradually becoming defiant.

"Yes, I've seen it, so what?"

Yan Shiyu looked at her, his eyes seemingly unchanged, but in fact, the atmosphere in the ward had reached a point of extreme tension.

Ji Yan was not afraid. "Give me back my things."

Outside the room, Gao Yan was frantic with worry when he suddenly heard footsteps. Turning around, he saw Lu Xingyan walking towards him from the direction of the elevator. As if he had found his way, he rushed to Lu Xingyan and said quickly, "Mr. Yan is in the ward. There's something going on between the siblings—"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Xingyan understood his meaning, quickly bypassed Gao Yan, and barged into the tense and strange ward.

Yan Shiyu stood with her back to him, and did not turn around even when she heard the noise.

Ji Yan spotted him immediately, but seeing him only made her more agitated. She didn't even bother to provoke Yan Shiyu anymore and turned her face away.

“Mr. Yan.” Lu Xingyan stepped forward quickly, directly blocking the path between Yan Shiyu and Ji Yan’s hospital beds. He calmly met Yan Shiyu’s gaze, who was like the calm before the storm. “Your sister just had surgery two days ago. She needs to rest well to recover as soon as possible. You should know this better than anyone else, Mr. Yan, right?”

"Get out of the way." Yan Shiyu's icy gaze swept across Lu Xingyan's face.

Lu Xingyan stood motionless, his gaze firm and calm.

Even though he knew that the Yan Shiyu in front of him was not normal.

Whether it was the Yan Shiyu he had met or the Yan Shiyu others spoke of, there was absolutely no way he would have lost his composure like this.

It is evident what kind of storm and anxiety he was experiencing at this moment.

But no matter what Yan Shiyu might do in his loss of composure, he would never give way.

“I won’t give in,” Lu Xingyan said. “Because if I do, I’m afraid I won’t be the only one who regrets it.” Upon hearing the word “regret,” Yan Shiyu’s eyes finally changed—

He seemed to be stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized something. He looked at Lu Xingyan, then at Ji Yan behind him, and finally withdrew his gaze, turning to leave.

However, just as he turned around, Ji Yan turned back again, saying, "Give me back my things."

Yan Shiyu stopped and slowly turned around to look at her, but handed the things in her hand to Lu Xingyan.

Lu Xingyan was also taken aback for a moment before finally reaching out to take it.

Yan Shiyu didn't linger and strode out of the ward.

His figure disappeared at the door for a long time before the two people in the ward seemed to finally come to their senses and started to move.

Lu Xingyan looked down at the picture book in her hand. Seeing the colors that Ji Yan had filled in stroke by stroke, her eyes, which had been smiling, suddenly shrugged when she saw the abrupt, messy line at the bottom.

He then placed the picture book back in front of Ji Yan and said, "The lines are a bit smudged, but it's okay. This is a loose-leaf book. I'll have someone send over a new one later, and we can tear that page out and refill it."

Upon hearing this, her expression changed slightly, and she paused as she reached for the picture book.

She looked up at him. "Did you send this?"

Lu Xingyan did not give a clear answer, but lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Whoever sent it, as long as you like it, that's all that matters."

Then, Ji Yan looked at the things on her bedside table. "What about these? Did you send them too?"

Lu Xingyan still didn't answer, his gaze sweeping over the trinkets, but he remained in a state of tacit agreement.

A moment later, Lu Xingyan was once again expelled from the ward.

Although he was kicked out again, he didn't care much. He lingered at the door of the ward for a moment before quickly returning to his own ward and sending a message to Gao Yan.

Gao Yan called very soon.

"Mr. Yan has already left. I'm still at the hospital. I wanted to ask you, what exactly happened when Jiang Beiheng met with you and Miss Ji today?"

This focus almost confirmed Lu Xingyan's suspicions.

He took a deep breath and said, "Some things have indeed happened, but I feel I must speak with Mr. Yan in person about them."

Gao Yan hesitated for a moment, said "Wait a moment," and then hung up the phone.

Not long after, Gao Yan sent over an address.

To Lu Xingyan's slight surprise, it was actually the same neighborhood where Tang Xu had mentioned buying a house—

In other words, Yan Shiyu had just finished losing control of her emotions here, and then went over there to handle the renovation matters?

Lu Xingyan arrived at the residential complex with doubts. When she pushed open the door of the house under renovation according to the specific address, she saw that the house was clean and tidy. Apart from some small areas under construction, there was almost no trace of renovation.

At this very moment, Yan Shiyu stood on the balcony of the house, quietly watching the scenery outside.

As Lu Xingyan walked in, she looked around the house. She didn't speak until she reached the balcony. "I thought the renovation here would take a long time. It seems we can move in almost anytime."

Yan Shiyu did not answer him.

Lu Xingyan looked down at the balcony floor tiles again and continued, "These tiles must have been chosen by Tang Xu, right? Over the years, her preferred style has never changed."

Yan Shiyu remained silent and did not turn around. After a moment, she finally spoke: "What exactly happened when you met Jiang Beiheng today?"

"Is this important?" Lu Xingyan asked.

Yan Shiyu finally turned around and looked at him.

As he arrived at the neighborhood, the storm brewing in his eyes finally subsided, replaced by his usual calm.

“It’s very important,” Yan Shiyu said.

Lu Xingyan let out a slight breath before speaking again: "I can see that, otherwise, Mr. Yan wouldn't have lost his composure like this."

After a pause, Lu Xingyan continued, "Whatever you're worried about, Mr. Yan, I can tell you for sure that Xingyang is innocent in this matter. Jiang Beiheng saw us and came up to say a few words. He did ask Xingyang about her, but as you know, Xingyang has a personality that she didn't want to talk to him at all. The two of them didn't even exchange a single word. Yet you, Mr. Yan, are attacking Xingyang. It's really unreasonable."

Yan Shiyu slowly closed his eyes without answering.

Lu Xingyan continued, "However, Jiang Beiheng's initiative in coming forward was truly unexpected, considering that Xingyang and I had never formally met him before. Furthermore, before leaving, he glanced at us several times, as if he had something unsaid. Although he came forward to greet me, I would never believe he did so for me. If not for me, then it could only be for Xingyang—which is why you were so nervous, Mr. Yan, right?"