Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 404 It turns out
After talking so much with Jiang Beiheng, Ji Yan's attitude was truly unexpected for Lu Xingyan, and it also made him somewhat suspicious.

Ji Yan's personality is too cold; she keeps everything to herself and doesn't show it on the surface.

The relationship between the two is still in a precarious state. Lu Xingyan had already crossed the line once when he scolded her, and it was rare that she did not rebel. He did not dare to cross the line a second time, so he did not ask too many questions and could only guess at her thoughts.

It was precisely because he couldn't understand Ji Yan's thoughts that Lu Xingyan still didn't relax after sending her away from Qiushuitai.

During this period, Jiang Beiheng made several attempts to contact Ji Yan.

For Jiang Beiheng, the easiest and quickest way to see Ji Yan would have been to go directly to the Yan family, but for some reason he didn't choose that route. Instead, he tried various ways to make contact with Ji Yan in private while she was out.

In those places, Lu Xingyan subtly and overtly blocked his attempts to get close to Ji Yan.

Today, Ji Yan happened to be out, and Jiang Beiheng had also shown up, so Lu Xingyan naturally couldn't relax at a time like this.

……

After leaving Qiushuitai, Ji Yan's car headed straight towards the Yan family's location.

Ji Yan sat in the car, gazing absently at the scenery outside the window, her thoughts wandering far away.

When she came to her senses, a coffee poster happened to flash before her eyes. Ji Yan glanced at it and called out to the driver, "Stop the car."

The driver quickly pulled over and turned around to ask her what she needed.

Ji Yan pointed to the poster, "Could you buy me a cup of coffee?"

The driver responded and quickly got out of the car.

Within minutes of the car being parked on the side of the road, a minor collision occurred nearby.

When the driver returned with the coffee, he caught a glimpse of the accident not far away. As he got into the car, he couldn't help but ask Ji Yan, "Miss Ji, are you alright?"

Ji Yan looked up at him from her tablet. "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

The driver responded, handed him the coffee, and quickly restarted the car.

In the minor collision not far away, both parties involved were focused on this area. After seeing Ji Yan's car slowly drive away, their reactions differed.

The driver at fault was communicating with the other driver, while the person in the passenger seat was on the phone.

They had only exchanged a few words when someone suddenly knocked on the passenger window.

The man turned his head and saw Jiang Beiheng getting out of the other car. Jiang Beiheng was standing by his car window, smiling at him, and said, "Could I talk to your boss?"

Before the man could react, he heard Lu Xingyan on the other end of the phone sneer and say, "Give him the phone."

The man obediently handed over the phone, which Jiang Beiheng took and held to his ear.

“Mr. Jiang, what a coincidence,” Lu Xingyan said. “I really didn’t expect to have another conversation with you so soon… I wonder if it’s fate that we’re destined to meet, or fate that you’re destined to meet Ji Yan?”

Jiang Beiheng sighed softly and said, "If this can be considered fate, then our connection must be very deep. You've been preventing me from meeting her these past few days, and I want a definite answer: is there some misunderstanding between us? If you have time, why don't we meet up and sit down to talk?"

“Mr. Jiang is a very important person and very busy. How could I, a nobody, dare to take up your time?” Lu Xingyan said. “Let’s forget about meeting.”

Jiang Beiheng wasn't angry. He chuckled and then said, "If we can't sit down and talk face to face, then the misunderstanding won't be so easy to resolve."

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Jiang promised Tang Xu that he wouldn't involve Ji Yan in your entanglement with Yan Shiyu," Lu Xingyan said. "I wonder if Mr. Jiang still remembers what he said?"

“I wanted to get to know her, not because of this connection, and I never intended to involve her in any conflict.”

"Really?" Lu Xingyan said, "Tang Xu probably still doesn't know that you, Mr. Lu, are so interested in Ji Yan. Do you dare to tell Tang Xu these things?"

Jiang Beiheng paused for a moment after hearing this before slowly saying, "I didn't tell Tang Xu because I didn't want her to overthink things. I truly treat her like my own daughter. If I harbored any ill intentions towards Ji Yan, wouldn't I be afraid that Tang Xu would resent me for the rest of her life?"

“Mr. Jiang, no matter the reason, no one likes a life full of turmoil. Who doesn’t yearn for peace and tranquility? Whatever you’re thinking, giving her a peaceful and free life is more important than anything else,” Lu Xingyan said, one sentence at a time. “So please stop trying to get close to her and disturb her.”

After Lu Xingyan finished speaking, Jiang Beiheng fell silent once again.

Lu Xingyan waited a moment but didn't receive a response. Just as she was about to hang up, Jiang Beiheng's voice suddenly came from the other end of the line—

"You...do you already know something, which is why you're going to such lengths to prevent me from getting close to her?"

Lu Xingyan replied, "I have said everything I need to say. If Mr. Jiang still wants to try, I am happy to oblige."

After saying that, Lu Xingyan hung up the phone immediately.

After the call ended, both people on either end fell into deep thought.

A moment later, Lu Xingyan decisively chose to call Yan Shiyu's office.

Gao Yan answered the phone quickly, "Hello, Mr. Lu."

“I want to speak directly with Mr. Yan,” Lu Xingyan said.

“I’m afraid that’s not possible right now,” Gao Yan said. “Mr. Yan is in an important meeting. You can leave a message first if you need anything.”

“I can’t keep him,” Lu Xingyan said. “I told you, I need to speak to him directly.”

“I will have Mr. Yan get back to you as soon as his meeting is over,” Gao Yan said.

Lu Xingyan hung up the phone immediately.

Just as Gao Yan put down his phone, Yan Shiyu's secretary came over and said to Gao Yan, "Mr. Jiang Beiheng from the Jiang family just called and said he wants to meet with Mr. Yan to discuss some important matters."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan subconsciously frowned.

Since returning to Huai City, Jiang Beiheng had tried to see Yan Shiyu many times, but Yan Shiyu only went to see him once and never saw him again.

But at this moment, Lu Xingyan and Jiang Beiheng called at the same time, which may have another meaning.

Although Gao Yan was unaware of certain details and inside information, through Lu Xingyan's recent interactions with Yan Shiyu, he roughly understood that Yan Shiyu seemed to have "entrusted" Ji Yan to Lu Xingyan.

Jiang Beiheng had tried to get to know Ji Yan when she was hospitalized.

Is there some connection between these two things?
Since it concerned Ji Yan, Gao Yan dared not delay any longer and quickly walked to the door of the conference room, gently knocking on the door.

In the conference room, all the attendees stopped and watched him push open the door and enter. He leaned close to Yan Shiyu and whispered something to her.

Yan Shiyu listened quietly, only slightly lowering her eyes, without making any further comments.

This reaction surprised Gao Yan, but he couldn't say anything more. He had already conveyed the message, so he could only silently leave.

While she was busy with other things at her desk, Tang Xu sent her usual greeting. Since she agreed to return to Yan Shiyu's side, her contact with Gao Yan had become much closer, and she could often get the news as soon as Yan Shiyu had any updates.

Since these were all trivial everyday matters, telling Tang Xu wouldn't have a significant impact. In fact, it would have helped her better soothe Yan Shiyu's emotions, so Gao Yan didn't intentionally hide it from her.

At this moment, Gao Yan pondered for a moment while looking at Tang Xu's profile picture.

Yan Shiyu and Lu Xingyan are extremely close to Tang Xu, Ji Yan is even more special to her, and the relationship between Jiang Beiheng and her is not simple either... Now the four of them are involved in a matter that he still can't figure out. Gao Yan was hesitating whether to tell Tang Xu about it when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the conference room.

As soon as Gao Yan looked up, he saw Yan Shiyu open the door and stride straight toward them.

Gao Yan thought he had some urgent business to attend to, so he immediately stood up and waited for instructions.

But Yan Shiyu walked straight up to him and said only one sentence: "Don't tell her about this."

Gao Yan paused for two seconds, then quickly realized that the person Yan Shiyu was referring to was Tang Xu.

Although still somewhat confused, Gao Yan nodded subconsciously.

Yan Shiyu turned around and went back to the conference room.

Gao Yan was left standing there, unable to react for a long time—

Did he make a special trip just to prevent him from telling Tang Xu about this?
Is this matter that important?

Gao Yan was in a daze for a while. Looking at the unanswered message from Tang Xu on his computer desktop, he finally opened it and replied with a message—

The weather is calm and sunny.

When Yan Shiyu finally finished the long meeting and walked out of the conference room, Gao Yan was still sitting at his workstation in a daze, trying his best to organize his thoughts about what had happened that day.

He followed Yan Shiyu into his office and handed Yan Shiyu's phone back to him.

Yan Shiyu took the phone, looked down and opened the call log, then selected a number and dialed it before putting the phone to his ear.

Seeing this, Gao Yan quickly and silently retreated.

Yan Shiyu sat there, calmly waiting for the call to connect.

Soon, Lu Xingyan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Jiang Beiheng must have realized something. Should we continue to forcibly prevent them from meeting? Do you think this tactic will still be effective?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu simply said, "You did a great job before. Everything will proceed as planned."

"But he—"

“If he hadn’t been aware of it from the beginning, he wouldn’t have made so many subtle moves,” Yan Shiyu said. “Now, it’s just that he’s even more convinced now… there’s not much difference.”

"In that case, he will probably become even more proactive and aggressive, unless you can find a way to stop him."

“I can,” Yan Shiyu said.

Lu Xingyan paused, then couldn't help but ask, "You wouldn't be thinking of using Tang Xu—"

"I won't involve her in this," Yan Shiyu said.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyan remained silent for a moment before finally responding. Without asking any further questions, she hung up the phone.

After putting down his phone, Yan Shiyu sat quietly in his chair for a moment before finally pressing the intercom on the table: "Reply to Jiang Beiheng, I'm meeting with him tonight."

……

At 9 PM, "Looking at the Mountain".

As the most private club in Huai City, it maintains its quiet and secluded style as always.

When Yan Shiyu pushed open the door and entered, Jiang Beiheng was standing by the window, looking at the scenery in the distance.

Hearing the noise, he didn't turn around, but said, "No wonder this place is called 'Looking at the Mountain,' you really can see the distant mountains. The scenery and style are very good, it's just a bit far away."

Yan Shiyu seemed not to have heard him and sat down in the sofa chair next to him. "Mr. Jiang, you can't have wanted to see me just to say these things, can you?"

Jiang Beiheng slowly turned around, walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down, saying, "Of course you know why I want to see you, that's why you came."

Yan Shiyu gazed at him calmly, as if waiting for him to continue.

“Your existence has always been a mystery to everyone,” Jiang Beiheng said. “You appeared out of nowhere in Huai City as the third young master of the Yan family, claiming to be the heir personally groomed by Old Master Yan, and you even took over the Yan family business. Everyone praises your business acumen and interpersonal skills, but few people pay attention to whose child you really are.”

Yan Shiyu merely twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this.

"Of course, your father must be Yan Shuheng, otherwise Old Master Yan wouldn't have recognized you as a member of the Yan family. But what about your mother? Why have you never mentioned your mother, and why has no one ever known who your mother is?"

Yan Shiyu raised his hand and fiddled with the whiskey glass next to him, saying casually, "Nobody cares, so of course nobody will mention it."

“I hadn’t even considered this question until I met your sister.” Jiang Beiheng exhaled and said, “If she hadn’t looked so much like an old friend of mine, I probably wouldn’t have realized—your mother’s surname is Wen, right?”

Yan Shiyu kept her eyes down and said calmly, "I'm sorry, I was very young at that time, and my memories of that are very faint."

Jiang Beiheng said, "I remember, her name was Wen Su."

"Is that so?" Yan Shiyu asked indifferently, seemingly not caring much.

"Thinking of her made me realize why you harbored such hostility towards the Jiang family, and why you hated me so much," Jiang Beiheng said.

Yan Shiyu finally raised his eyes slightly, his dark gaze sweeping over Jiang Beiheng's face.

"I want you to tell me the truth, Ji Yan, is she my daughter?" Jiang Beiheng asked, enunciating each word clearly.

Yan Shiyu's dark eyes remained unwavering as he stared at Jiang Beiheng for a moment before calmly replying with a single word: "Yes."

Jiang Beiheng probably never expected him to admit it so bluntly. For a moment, he seemed to breathe rapidly, and he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. He could only grip the sofa armrests tightly. After a long silence, he finally spoke for the first time: "Why are you telling me this so frankly?"

“You’ve already asked the question; there are countless ways to verify it,” Yan Shiyu said. “Why should I waste my time?”

Jiang Beiheng took a deep breath and said, "You and she don't have a good relationship. Aren't you afraid that I'll take her away from you by admitting it so directly?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu's eyes flashed with a hint of sneer. "Mr. Jiang, are you short of children? What benefit would it bring you to take back a daughter with whom you share a blood relationship but have no emotional connection whatsoever?"

Jiang Beiheng's breathing became anxious again. After narrowing his eyes slightly, he slowly spoke again: "You think that I abandoned your mother, so you want to take revenge on me through the Jiang family?"

“Abandoned?” Yan Shiyu lowered his eyes again and said in a deep voice, “Mr. Jiang’s wording is too euphemistic. If ruthless extermination can be disguised as abandonment, then the most heinous people in the world can only be considered to have minor moral flaws.”