Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 385 Nighttime Activities

Upon hearing Lu Xingyan's words, Yan Shiyu finally slowly opened her eyes and looked at him.

“You only met him once,” Yan Shiyu said.

Lu Xingyan said, "Even just one meeting is enough to reveal a lot. Why does he care so much about Xingyang? Is it because of you? Is it because you keep going against the Jiang family, and Xingyang is your sister, so he has to pay extra attention to her, or is it for some other reason?"

Yan Shiyu turned to look at him again.

"Sometimes being too perceptive is not a good thing."

Yan Shiyu said.

"But in order to protect the people I want to protect, I have to be perceptive," Lu Xingyan said.

Yan Shiyu didn't seem to intend to answer his question and turned to walk into the house.

Lu Xingyan turned around and followed.

“Mr. Yan, I know how important Xingyang and Tangxu are to you, and I also know that someone like you would never shirk responsibility and would only intend to shoulder all the burdens on your own shoulders because you think you can handle it. But Mr. Yan, have you ever thought that the more you carry, the more dangerous it becomes not only for yourself but also for the people you are carrying? Your opponents will not only see you as a target but also for them. Would you be willing to put them in such danger? Even for their own good, you shouldn't take this risk.”

Yan Shiyu finally stopped once again.

"So, according to you, I should give up on them completely, right?"

Lu Xingyan paused slightly before saying, "No, what I mean is, you really don't need to shoulder this alone. At least in terms of protecting Xingyang and Tang Xu, I can do my part. Perhaps it seems insignificant to you, but I will do my best to protect them both, because they are not only important to you, but also to me."

After a long silence, Yan Shiyu finally responded again: "I can trust you, right?"

"You can not only trust me, but you also have to give me the utmost trust. Only in this way can I be more confident in protecting them."

After a long silence, Yan Shiyu suddenly let out a soft laugh in the room.

“Alright,” he said. “Then please protect them.”

……

When Lu Xingyan returned to the hospital again, she saw a large pile of things placed at the door of her ward from afar.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered they were all small trinkets—all of which he had previously sent to the ward next door, and now, they were being returned to him without missing a single item.

Ji Yan's caregiver happened to come out from next door. Upon seeing him, she smiled awkwardly, then quickly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu. Miss Ji asked me about each of these things one by one. I'm not good with words and can't lie, so... Miss Ji asked me to bring them all back to you."

Lu Xingyan seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and after smiling, he said, "Then please make the trip again, Auntie."

Caregiver: "Huh?"

Lu Xingyan said, "These things are meant to make her feel more comfortable. Since she doesn't want me to send them, Auntie, you can go and buy them yourself. Surely she won't refuse then?"

The caregiver immediately looked troubled and said, "Of course I want what's best for Miss Ji, but how am I supposed to know where to buy these things?"

Lu Xingyan said, "I'll give you an address. You can buy everything there. That way, you won't have to lie, and she can use it without worry."

Even the slow-witted caregiver realized that this was something Lu Xingyan had specially arranged for Ji Yan. Recalling how Lu Xingyan had stayed in the next ward these past few days, unwilling to leave even for a moment, the caregiver sighed slightly and said softly, "Mr. Lu, with your thoughtfulness, Miss Ji will be moved by you sooner or later."

Lu Xingyan simply smiled and said, "Then I'll take your good wishes."

……

Meanwhile, Tang Xu had heard Gao Yan talk about what happened at the hospital today while she was still at the company. She originally wanted to see Yan Shiyu as soon as possible to comfort him, but today happened to be Saturday.

Due to the school's last-minute arrangements, Song Luobai was dismissed at noon, and Tang Xu also left the company early and returned home.

It wasn't until late at night, when Song Luobai's room was quiet and still, that Tang Xu finally found an opportunity to leave Yujing Bay and arrive at the new residential area.

Yan Shiyu was sitting quietly on the sofa waiting for her.

When Tang Xu opened the door and saw him sitting alone on the sofa, her heart skipped a beat for a moment. She then quickly walked over and threw herself into Yan Shiyu's arms.

She rushed in so hastily that she almost slipped off him.

Yan Shiyu chuckled softly and reached out to pull her back.

When Tang Xu heard him laugh, she couldn't help but sit up straight and look up at his face.

He lost his composure in the hospital today, so Tang Xu should have been in a bad mood. But looking at that familiar face again and again, he found that there was not a trace of gloom on his face. He was still calm and peaceful as usual, without any abnormality.

Tang Xu couldn't help but reach out and tighten her grip on his neck, tilting her head slightly as she said, "It seems the workers did a good job today?"

Yan Shiyu asked, "How can you tell?"

"It's just a feeling," Tang Xu replied, "I just feel that this room is strangely harmonious." Yan Shiyu chuckled, then reached out and stroked her hair, whispering, "You still have to come and check on things in the middle of the night, how dare they not do their job properly?"

Tang Xu's eyes widened instantly. "So you mean you think I'm too much trouble? You're unwilling to wait for me here in the middle of the night? Fine, then you don't need to come and keep an eye on things every day anymore. Let them do whatever they want, it's not important anyway."

She made a move to get up and leave, but Yan Shiyu pulled her back into his arms with one hand.

This time, the way he was held in his arms was indeed comfortable. Tang Xu hummed softly and quietly leaned against him, too lazy to move for a moment.

But Yan Shiyu spoke up at this moment: "Since we're already out, let's go for a walk."

This suggestion surprised Tang Xu somewhat.

She looked up at him slightly, "What are you looking for?"

"shopping mall."

Tang Xu's eyes widened instantly. "What shopping malls are there to go to in the middle of the night?"

"How will we know if we don't look for it?" Yan Shiyu said, as he helped her stand up.

Tang Xu followed him out the door with some doubt. After getting into the car, the car drove directly to the most bustling area of ​​the city.

When Tang Xu saw the still brightly lit shopping mall, she was stunned for a moment, then reached out and grabbed Yan Shiyu's arm tightly.

Even though the mall is still open right now, is it appropriate for them to appear in a public place like this?

Yan Shiyu had no worries about this, and simply reached out and gently covered the back of her hand.

The moment the warmth of his palm reached Tang Xu, her tension was immediately relieved.

The car drove from the plaza, which is usually off-limits, straight into the mall entrance and stopped in the mall's atrium.

Tang Xu's anxious heart had long since settled back into place.

Although the mall was brightly lit, it was completely empty, with no staff in sight, yet every shop was brightly lit and open.

It's like a parallel universe, where everything is no different from reality, yet it's as if there are only the two of them in the world.

Tang Xu got out of the car and peered into the surrounding shops before turning back to Yan Shiyu and asking, "So, it seems I can pick whatever I want in this mall tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu simply replied, "That depends on how many you can take down."

Tang Xu said, "Don't underestimate a woman's motivation at times like this. I could empty that store."

Following her finger, Yan Shiyu saw the famous top luxury brand.

Yan Shiyu responded, "Then I'd really like to see it."

Tang Xu raised her face slightly, then turned and walked in another direction. "There's a home furnishing store with a very independent style over there. I need to go there to move some things first."

After saying that, she reached out and took Yan Shiyu's hand, and they walked openly into the light where there was not a single shadow.

This was an almost unprecedented experience; it was novel and made me feel very comfortable.

Neither of them mentioned anything else; they simply focused intently on shopping together.

From the first floor to the seventh floor, from various luxury brands to blind box shops, from stylish furniture to electronic products, from bowling alleys to arcades... I thoroughly explored every shop in the mall this early morning, regardless of whether I had any prior interest in them.

A few hours later, Tang Xu slumped back in a sofa, utterly exhausted, and let out a long sigh. “Nobody ever told me that shopping was such a tiring thing!”

"You're already tired?" Yan Shiyu asked.

Tang Xu opened her eyes and looked at the man in front of her. "What, Mr. Yan, do you have other plans?"

Yan Shiyu looked down at his watch.

There were originally other plans, but no one expected that shopping would be such an exciting and engaging experience. With the clock already pointing to four in the morning, Yan Shiyu said, "It's okay, we can move it to tomorrow night."

"Really?" Tang Xu seemed to perk up immediately, sitting up straight and asking, "So what are we doing tomorrow night?"

Yan Shiyu looked at her slightly bright eyes and simply said, "You'll know tomorrow night, won't you?"

After he finished speaking, he reached out and handed his hand to Tang Xu, who was sitting on the sofa.

Tang Xu placed her hand in his palm, used his strength to stand up, and then said, "You can't make the activities too exciting, otherwise I won't want to sleep every night and will just be thinking about going out to play."

“Isn’t that good too?” Yan Shiyu said.

Yes, that's how it is. Doing something every night to prolong this time is another kind of happiness, isn't it?