Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 420 Innocence
Upon hearing the name "Yan Yi," Tang Xu's pupils and heart trembled slightly, and she involuntarily opened the door in front of her.

Outside the door, the delicate face that was previously somewhat blurry in the camera suddenly became clear.

She looked at Tang Xu, smiling brightly and playfully, "You must be Miss Tang? I'm so sorry to bother you so late."

She said "excuse me" but there was no apology in her eyes. Instead, she looked at Tang Xu and the house behind her with a curiosity and innocence that was beyond her years.

Tang Xu was still somewhat dazed.

To be honest, she never expected Yan Yi to be like this.

According to those rumors, Yan Yi was unconventional and willful from a young age, and gave birth to a child at a young age. She was the first member of the Yan family to be abandoned by Old Master Yan, and thus she drifted away for a long time, with few people knowing her whereabouts.

That child was Ji Shiqing.

Tang Xu remembered the "terrible" woman that Ji Shiqing had mentioned earlier; it turned out to be his own mother.

Although the fact that Yan Yi gave birth to Ji Shiqing is common knowledge, this is the only result known to the outside world. The various details in between, such as who Ji Shiqing's biological father is and what the relationship between the mother and son is, are all unknown secrets of the wealthy family.

Therefore, even though Tang Xu and Yan Shiyu had so many entanglements and had many contacts with Ji Shiqing, it was only today that they finally glimpsed a corner of the relationship between the mother and son.

She hadn't expected Yan Yi to come directly to her. Was it because Ji Shiqing had revealed something to her, or did she also know something about her and Yan Shiyu?

“I’m sorry, he came suddenly and wouldn’t say why. I just sent a message to Mr. Yan and I’m waiting for his reply…” Tang Xu explained briefly before saying, “Please come in and sit down for a while.”

As she spoke, Tang Xu glanced at the man behind her again.

The man's resolute and calm gaze met Tang Xu's, without any change in expression.

Yan Yi turned to him and said, "Miss Tang lives alone. It's inconvenient for a grown man like you to come in. Just wait outside."

The man nodded, without saying anything more.

Yan Yi then followed Tang Xu inside, looked around the small house, and turned to Tang Xu, saying, "Miss Tang's home is so cozy, no wonder everyone loves to come here."

Upon hearing this ambiguous statement, Tang Xu's heart skipped a beat.

She couldn't figure out what Yan Yi meant by those words, and looked at her somewhat blankly, only to see Yan Yi just wink at her quickly.

With just this one action, Tang Xu was almost certain that Yan Yi knew something.

However, she wasn't sure whether Yan Yi knew this from Ji Shiqing or Yan Shiyu.

Since she wasn't sure, she didn't want to give any random advice, so she simply said, "Ji Shiqing is in the restroom, Miss Yan, please sit for a moment."

Yan Yi nodded, acting as if she were one of the guests, and began to tour the living room after entering.

When Tang Xu poured herself a glass of water and came out of the kitchen, she saw Yan Yi already standing in front of her bookshelf, flipping through her photo album.

For a moment, Tang Xu didn't know whether she should feel embarrassed or not. She could only quickly step forward and place the water glass in her hand on the table next to her. "Miss Yan, please have some water."

"Thank you," Yan Yi replied casually, without even looking up, continuing to flip through the photo album in her hands, saying as she turned the pages, "Miss Tang hasn't changed at all; she's been this beautiful since she was a child."

Before Tang Xu could answer, she heard her say, "I heard that Miss Tang used to study dance. How come I haven't seen any photos related to dance?"

Upon hearing this question, Tang Xu paused for a moment before becoming calm and said, "I was injured before and could no longer dance. I was very sad at that time and didn't want to see anything related to dancing, so I simply destroyed all the related photos and materials."

Hearing Tang Xu's calm reply, Yan Yi seemed slightly surprised and finally looked up at Tang Xu again. Tang Xu simply smiled at her.

"Such a heartbreaking thing, how can you talk about it so lightly?"

"It will fade eventually," Tang Xu said. "So many years have passed, it doesn't really matter anymore."

Yan Yi raised her eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, but said nothing more. She simply closed the photo album and put it back in its original place.

Just as she was about to reach for an alumni directory next to her, the bathroom door suddenly opened, and Ji Shiqing came out, drying her hair, saying, "Sister, your shampoo smells so good—"

He had only uttered half of the word "fragrant" when Ji Shiqing suddenly caught sight of the scene in the living room. He froze instantly, and before the two people in the living room could react, he suddenly retreated and then closed the bathroom door again.

Seeing this, Yan Yi merely raised an eyebrow slightly, then exchanged a glance with Tang Xu, "Am I that scary?"

When she said those words, Tang Xu could even see the resentment and grievance in her eyes.

It was an emotion that flowed naturally, but it only lasted for a moment. Soon, Yan Yi regained her calm and composed demeanor.

Even though Ji Shiqing's reaction really hurt her, it was only a fleeting moment for her.

This matter will not cause her any trouble.

Or rather, many, many things in this world don't bother her at all.

Her appearance is not scary at all; on the contrary, if Tang Xu didn't know her identity, he might even find her cute.

But unfortunately, she is Ji Shiqing's mother.

Although there are no rules about what the relationship between a mother and son should be like, judging from Ji Shiqing's attitude towards her, he must find this mother to be somewhat frightening.

Even if only in certain aspects.

Tang Xu stood up and said, "I'll go and try to persuade him."

"No need." Yan Yi had already withdrawn her attention and said, "Let him be. He's about to become an adult and can have his own attitude. Even if that attitude is just hiding in the toilet and not daring to show his face to anyone."

She said it so casually, yet it was clearly enough to hurt the pride of an eighteen-year-old boy.

The next moment, Ji Shiqing opened the bathroom door again and strode out.

His smile vanished, and he stood before Yan Yi, clutching the towel around his neck tightly. He demanded sharply, "What are you doing in someone else's house?"

Yan Yi looked at him with a mixture of innocence and surprise. "How strange! Only you and your uncle can come, but I can't? Miss Tang didn't object either, so why are you yelling at me?"

Ji Shiqing was furious, but unusually, she couldn't find any words or reasons to refute him. She could only turn to Tang Xu for help, "Sister, how can you let just anyone into your house? Don't you have any vigilance or sense of security? Aren't you going to kick out this woman who just appeared out of nowhere?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu simply said, "Tell me yourself, can I send her away?"

Ji Shiqing said, "Why not? This is your home. It's up to you who can come and who can't. Besides, this Miss Yan never takes anyone or anything seriously. Even if you chase her out with a mop, she won't care. She can still live her life freely. So you don't need to worry at all."

Tang Xu slowly stood up and said, "Then I'll hand this power over to you. You can do whatever you want. I need to go in and make a phone call first."

After saying that, Tang Xu took her phone and went back to her room.

Yan Yi glanced at Tang Xu's retreating figure, then looked at Ji Shiqing and simply raised an eyebrow with an innocent smile, "You wouldn't really do something like kicking me out with a mop, would you?"