Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 424 Ordinary
The next few days were peaceful.

Although the public opinion and topics surrounding the Yan family continue, and the Yan family's stock price continues to fall, the peak of the incident has passed, and many people's attention has been diverted to other news. Therefore, for the Yan family, this is a storm that will soon pass.

Yan Shiyu, who remained silent throughout the incident, was also seen as making the right decision—because if he had spoken out, it would have drawn attention from netizens again, which would have only increased the heat of the whole incident and would have been detrimental to Yan Shiyu.

Amidst this tranquility, senior high school students faced their final exams.

Soon after finishing her exams, Song Luobai received a call from Song Yuqiao.

Although nothing is settled yet, the consensus among the group is that Song Luobai will most likely choose a university in Boston after the college entrance examination. Therefore, in Song Yuqiao's opinion, there is no harm in him going there in advance to get used to the environment.

Song Luobai actually had no objection to this.

Ultimately, he didn't have anything important to do in Huai City, and Tang Xu... Tang Xu seems to be doing quite well now. Perhaps she would be more relaxed and at ease without him.

Song Luobai couldn't quite explain his own state of mind.

He had been a driving force and contributed to the matter between Tang Xu and someone else, watching Tang Xu gradually recover from his worst state. In truth, he should have had a stance, but he still felt a vague sense of unease when he thought about it. However, he had no other choice but to let things take their predetermined course.

When Tang Xu returned home and found that he had already packed his luggage, she was slightly surprised. "You've already booked your plane ticket?"

"Hmm," Song Luobai responded casually, "My flight is tomorrow night."

Tang Xu listened and gave a soft "Oh," then asked, "Will your sister pick you up from the airport?"

“I’m not an idiot, and I’m not without a mouth, why should I need her to pick me up?” Song Luobai replied.

After he said that, the two looked at each other and then had nothing more to say.

This was originally a normal situation between the two people.

Tang Xu was never the type of parent who would nag, especially when it came to someone as awkward as Song Luobai. She would say as little as possible and let him make his own decisions in most things.

Therefore, Song Luobai got used to this way of getting along and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

However, late that night, when he came out of his room to go to the bathroom, he found Tang Xu sitting on the sofa in a daze, with a glass of wine on the coffee table in front of him.

Song Luobai feigned surprise and asked her, "What are you doing sitting here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Tang Xu recovered and replied, "I can't sleep, so I'll get up and have a drink to help me sleep."

Song Luobai didn't ask any more questions. He turned and went into the bathroom. When he came out and saw Tang Xu still sitting there in the same position, he asked again, "Why can't you sleep?"

Tang Xu chuckled and said, "As I get older, I'll have plenty of sleepless nights to come. What's so strange about that?"

Song Luobai glanced at her again and asked, "Are you sure there's nothing else?"

Tang Xu asked him in return, "What is it?"

Song Luobai was too lazy to engage in such pointless communication, so she turned around and went back to her room.

Hearing him close the door, Tang Xu remained seated quietly for a while before picking up the wine glass in front of him and drinking it all in one gulp.

What can happen?
It's simply that the day she's been waiting for is finally coming.

Although she had been waiting for this day for many days, when it finally arrived, she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

It's hard to calm down.

……

The following evening, Tang Xu drove Song Luobai to the airport, watched him enter the security checkpoint, and then turned and left.

It was almost nine o'clock when she got home, but as soon as she opened the door, Tang Xu smelled the warm and familiar aroma of rice.

She changed her shoes and went into the kitchen, hugging the man who was busy at the stove from behind. "What are you doing?"

Yan Shiyu said, "I've made some seafood porridge. Is there anything you'd like to eat as a side dish?"

"Are you still planning to make the side dishes fresh?" Tang Xu asked.

Yan Shiyu said, "It's too late to make it now, but we can ask Gao Yan to go to Yunwailou to get it and send it over."

Tang Xu gave a slight snort and said, "Cheating!"

Yan Shiyu said, "We're short on time today, so let's cheat this once. We won't do it again, okay?"

“You said it yourself,” Tang Xu said.

"Ah."

A steaming bowl of seafood porridge and eight side dishes were served. The two of them ate the porridge while chatting about his busy day. During this period, Yan Shiyu had kept his promise and shared a lot about his daily life with her, so Tang Xu was able to know what he had been busy with, including the content of today's internal meeting of Yan's shareholders.

Under the continued pressure of public opinion, Yan's stock price was already falling. During this decline, abnormal trading data appeared, which may indicate that large capital had entered the market. Some people within Yan's therefore suspected that foreign capital had launched a short-selling campaign against Yan's. For Yan's at present, this is undoubtedly a disastrous piece of bad news.

The internal meetings that day all revolved around this incident, but no definitive conclusion or relevant countermeasures were reached.

No wonder it took up his entire day.

Tang Xu knew that Yan Shi must have done a lot behind the recent series of events. She didn't know much about these things, so she didn't ask him what methods he had used.

It is enough for her to know his ultimate goal and that he is making progress toward it step by step.

"If I'd known you'd be so tired today, I wouldn't have let you come over to cook," Tang Xu said softly. "Why don't you just eat something simple and get some rest?"

Yan Shiyu looked up at her and said, "How can I break my promise?"

Tang Xu gently pursed her lips and said, "What's the big deal about such a trivial matter? Why be so persistent?"

"How could anything related to Yao Yao be a trivial matter?"

Tang Xu was taken aback by his words and didn't know how to respond for a moment. She just looked up at him and glared at him.

Yan Shiyu chuckled softly, leaned forward across the dining table, and gently kissed her lips.

This night was no different from many other nights before. The two chatted for a while at the dinner table, and then chatted for a while after returning to the room, having a deep conversation.

Everything seemed so peaceful, as if it were just an ordinary night.

Until the next morning.

Tang Xu was awakened by a kiss.

When she opened her eyes, she saw a face that was so familiar that it was almost unbearable, looking at her with focused tenderness.

Seeing her open her eyes, Yan Shiyu reached out and gently stroked her hair, whispering, "Yaoyao, winter vacation is here."

Tang Xu's heart skipped a beat.

Neither of them mentioned this matter last night, and Tang Xu originally thought it wouldn't happen so soon.

After all, winter break is so long, and today is only the first day.

She didn't speak for a moment, but just looked at him quietly.

"Do you remember what we talked about before?" Yan Shiyu asked.

"What did you say?" Tang Xu pretended to be stupid.

Faced with her deliberate feigned ignorance, Yan Shiyu merely curled the corners of his lips slightly before saying, "I have the entire afternoon free today. I wonder if Miss Tang would do me the honor?"

Tang Xu pursed her lips gently, and after a moment, she reached out and hugged him tightly.

For the two of them, this was a long-awaited day.

Even Gao Yan knew what was going on, and early in the morning he sent over a lot of dishes with auspicious meanings, and thoughtfully labeled the meaning of each dish on the pictures he sent to Tang Xu.

Tang Xu looked at the pictures he sent and shared them with Yan Shiyu with a smile.

After looking at the pictures, Yan Shiyu gave a rare comment: "Not bad."

However, this festive breakfast did not proceed too smoothly in the end—

Given the circumstances of the Yan family, Yan Shiyu was extremely busy. Although his phone was on silent, Tang Xu could still clearly see how many times it lit up that morning.

When the phone lit up again, Tang Xu rested her chin on her hand, looked at Yan Shiyu, and asked, "Are you sure you have time this afternoon?"

Yan Shiyu said, "I think I still have the right to decide on this matter."

Tang Xu smiled slightly upon hearing this.

As they parted, Yan Shiyu gently kissed Tang Xu—just like every day before.

Tang Xu closed her eyes and then opened them again, smiling as she said to him, "See you this afternoon."

"See you this afternoon. Eat something more; don't skimp on breakfast."

"Ah."