Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 414 Flame
Although he was still somewhat dazed, seeing Tang Xu's serious expression, Duan Siwei seemed to realize the importance of the matter and agreed.

Although Tang Xu was certain from the start that he would agree, she still solemnly said "Thank you" to him after he personally agreed.

Duan Siwei said, "There's no need to thank me so formally. You said it yourself, I truly consider him a friend. Otherwise, who would be willing to get involved in these things?"

“Yes,” Tang Xu said, “so I’m also sincerely thanking you on his behalf.”

After saying goodbye to Duan Siwei, Tang Xu returned to Yujing Bay.

She had only been home a short while when Yan Shiyu returned.

Tang Xu was still sitting on the sofa in a daze when she looked at the person who had just entered and smiled slightly, "Why are you back so early today?"

"Nothing important, so I came back early." Yan Shiyu replied as he walked over and sat down beside her. "Did you get some rest at home?"

"No," Tang Xu answered truthfully. "I just got back too."

"Where did you go?" Yan Shiyu asked.

Tang Xu said, "It's rare to have time, and it would be a waste to just sleep, so I went out for a walk."

Yan Shiyu didn't ask any further questions, but simply looked down at her and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Tang Xu stared at him for a while, then suddenly said, "Do you remember the restaurant where we first ate alone? Shall we go again?"

Yan Shiyu immediately reached out and took her hand. "Let's go."

The two of them ate at "Chūyama" for the first time. It was a place that Tang Xu was quite familiar with. In addition, the restaurant had a private elevator hall and the staff were well-trained, so the two of them did not shy away from each other and got out of the car together.

However, when the restaurant manager met the two people at the elevator entrance, he greeted Yan Shiyu with a smile first: "Mr. Yan."

Then he looked at Tang Xu and said, "Miss Tang, it's been a while since you last came."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu couldn't help but turn to look at Yan Shiyu, "Does this mean Mr. Yan comes here often?"

"Since you haven't been here for a long time, you naturally won't run into a regular customer like Mr. Yan." The manager smiled and then escorted the two into the elevator. "Please, gentlemen."

Once inside the elevator, Tang Xu looked at Yan Shiyu again, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "When did you become a regular here? Do you come here often?"

Yan Shiyu responded lightly, then said, "I like the ambiance and the food here, so I come here often."

Tang Xu raised an eyebrow slightly, then asked, "Who do you usually come with?"

Yan Shiyu turned to meet her gaze and slowly said, "Myself."

"Yourself?" This answer slightly surprised Tang Xu. "How did you find time to come here?"

“I sometimes come over on Saturdays when I’m free,” Yan Shiyu said.

Upon hearing the word "Saturday," Tang Xu paused in surprise.

Saturday was the day Song Luobai returned from school, so on that day, they were never together.

When they were not together, he often came here alone.

She looked up and met his gaze for a moment, but didn't say anything for the time being.

Stepping out of the elevator, they entered a private penthouse room on the top floor. As the elevator doors closed behind them, Tang Xu suddenly reached out and hugged his waist, snuggling tightly into his arms.

Yan Shiyu probably sensed her current mood, so he simply put his arm around her gently without saying anything more.

Tang Xu leaned quietly against his chest for a long time before finally raising her head and saying, "How about we all sit down and have a meal together while he's back this week? That way I can formally introduce you to him."

Although this matter was an unspoken secret between them, the fact that they hadn't explicitly confessed it still made things a little awkward.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu simply said, "You know, other people aren't that important to me, so there's no rush."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu lowered her eyes slightly and then said, "That's true. Anyway, we'll find out someday in the future."

After she finished speaking, she raised her face and smiled at him again.

The two hadn't eaten alone at a restaurant in a long time, especially since they had returned to the place where they first met. Recalling everything since they met, it felt like they had been in a long dream.

In this completely private room, they had enough time to reminisce about the years since they met.

Tang Xu really recalled a lot of things very seriously.

In such an atmosphere, she inevitably drank a little too much.

She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time, able to speak so unguardedly and drink one glass after another with almost unrestrained abandon.

Yan Shiyu did not stop her.

"Do you remember how you used to bully me?" Tang Xu looked at him with blurry, drunken eyes. "How many times have you bullied me? Do you remember?"

Yan Shiyu looked down at her and whispered, "It won't happen again." Tang Xu put her legs on the sofa, leaned against him, and when she looked up at him, her eyes reflected the warm light in the room, but they were still misty with tears in them.

"really?"

Yan Shiyu responded softly, without saying anything more.

"You always lie to me," Tang Xu suddenly turned her face away and muttered, "It's only because I'm stupid that I'm still willing to believe you."

Yan Shiyu gently stroked her face, then uncontrollably lowered his head and gently sealed her lips with his.

It was a very light kiss, so light that it made people feel a little dazed, as if the two of them could just keep kissing like that, kissing until the end of time.

When Yan Shiyu finally left Tang Xu's lips, Tang Xu's red lips were already glistening, and even her drunkenness had dissipated considerably.

"Would you like to drink some more?" Yan Shiyu asked.

Tang Xu looked at him for a moment before whispering, "I don't want to drink anymore, I want to go home."

Yan Shiyu lowered his head and kissed her lips again before helping her to her feet.

As the two of them put on their coats and prepared to leave via the elevator as before, Yan Shiyu's phone suddenly rang.

Tang Xu glanced at the phone and saw the restaurant manager's call, and couldn't help but feel slightly puzzled.

Yan Shiyu answered the phone quickly.

Because the room was quiet enough, Tang overheard some of the conversation on the other end of the phone.

"...Mr. Zhao somehow found out you were dining here tonight. He was trying to find out which private room you were in from the front desk, but I stopped him for the time being. However, he seems to have something urgent to attend to, and I'm afraid he won't be able to leave anytime soon. Mr. Yan, if you don't want to see him, I can try to arrange for a colleague to handle it."

Yan Shiyu didn't react much upon hearing this, and simply said, "Arrange a car to take Miss Tang back for me."

Tang Xu's eyes widened slightly. After Yan Shiyu hung up the phone, she couldn't help but ask, "Who is this Mr. Zhao? Is he someone important? Why do I have to go back first?"

In the past, Yan Shiyu would always give her vague answers with the simplest of phrases. However, this time, Yan Shiyu answered each of her questions carefully.

"He's a shareholder of the Yan family. Not a very important person, but he's had some scandals that are about to be exposed, and he wants me to protect him. He's a difficult person, and now that he's come here, he definitely won't be satisfied until he sees me, so you go back first, I'll come back after I've dealt with him."

Upon hearing his detailed answer, Tang Xu was slightly taken aback. After a while, he nodded gently and agreed to leave first.

She returned to Yujing Bay in a car arranged by "Chungsan," and Yan Shiyu returned about an hour later.

Tang Xu had been waiting for him, and seeing that he returned so quickly, she couldn't help but ask, "You're back so soon, has the matter been resolved?"

As Yan Shiyu took off his coat, he replied, "There's nothing to solve, and there's nothing to protect about this person. I just clearly told him the answer."

"Isn't that person very difficult to deal with?" Tang Xu said. "Do you think he'll give up so easily?"

“You can’t expect someone else to take the blame for what you’ve done,” Yan Shiyu said. “What’s the point of keeping harping on me? It’s better to use the time to think of other solutions.”

Tang Xu blinked quietly after hearing this, and then said, "Wouldn't the exposure of this person's scandalous deeds have a significant impact on the Yan family?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu responded softly, saying, "Indeed, it will have a significant impact."

"So what's next?" Tang Xu asked. "How many more scandals will be exposed?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu slightly raised his eyes to look at her, and after a moment slowly said, "There will be many."

Having said all that, Tang Xu pursed her lips slightly, seemingly pondering for a moment, before speaking: "I met with Duan Siwei this afternoon, and he told me some of your plans."

Yan Shiyu wasn't too surprised to hear this, and simply said, "Why didn't you just ask me directly?"

Tang Xu knew that Yan Shiyu would definitely find out about her meeting with Duan Siwei, so she might as well just say it openly.

She tilted her head slightly and said, "If I don't ask him first, how will I know if your answer is true or false? You've lied to me more than once or twice. I need a reference point to get a definite answer."

Yan Shiyu sat down beside her, half of his body leaning on her, and looked down at her, asking, "So, Miss Tang, are you satisfied with my answer today?"

Looking at his face so close to hers, Tang Xu chuckled softly, then said, "I'd say I'm barely satisfied. But I'll still be observing you continuously for a long time, so don't even think about trying to take shortcuts. I'm watching you!"

Yan Shiyu raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Then it seems I still have a lot more to do."

The more he spoke, the closer he moved. Tang Xu watched his face draw ever closer, and finally reached out to cup it in her hands, leaning forward to touch it.

The two kissed again, but this time it wasn't as gentle as when they were outside.

Love is like a raging fire, capable of burning one to the core.

It must burn out completely before it can be quelled.

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