Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 428 Normal
Gao Yan met Lu Xingyan the next day.

At that time, his car was parked outside Qiushuitai. He hadn't slept all night and was originally waiting for Yan Shiyu, but unexpectedly he saw Lu Xingyan walking his dog first.

Before Gao Yan could react, Lu Xingyan saw him and stopped in his tracks.

Gao Yan then pushed open the door, got out of the car, and stood in front of Lu Xingyan.

"I thought your cooperation with Mr. Yan was only for Miss Ji's sake, but I didn't expect that Miss Tang was also involved."

Upon hearing Gao Yan's words, Lu Xingyan remained calm and retorted, "Are you questioning me?"

Gao Yan slowly shook his head and said, "I'm just curious, why do you agree with Mr. Yan's approach?"

“Because I am Tang Xu’s friend,” Lu Xingyan said. “I know what she is going through, I know how much pain she is in, and I can’t just stand by and watch her fall into this abyss of pain and end up on a dead end.”

"If Miss Tang knew, she would never agree to this way of handling things."

“Because she’s foolish. She’s foolish enough to want to take all the pain upon herself so that others can continue to live happily and carefree in this world,” Lu Xingyan said. “What reason do I have to stand by and watch her make such a choice?”

Gao Yan listened and remained silent for a moment, offering no reply.

Lu Xingyan continued, "Just like you standing in front of me right now saying these things, isn't it all because you're worried about your Mr. Yan? You're afraid that after losing Tang Xu, he'll fall into complete despair, become more negative, more crazy, and more out of control—frankly, for the two of them, it's a choice between you and me. I'm just an outsider, but for me, Tang Xu is very important, so I hope that the one who gets freedom and happiness is her. Is that so hard to understand?"

After listening, Gao Yan remained silent for a long while before finally nodding slowly.

Yes, as Lu Xingyan said, the reason he reacted so strongly to this matter was mainly because he was worried about Yan Shiyu.

He was so agitated, angry, and afraid of Yan Shiyu's choice because he knew how important Tang Xu was to Yan Shiyu.

Lu Xingyan's stance was completely opposite to his—

If sacrificing one person is necessary to relieve another's suffering, what's wrong with Lu Xingyan's choice?

After a long silence, Gao Yan finally spoke up: "Where is Miss Tang now? When can we see her again?"

Lu Xingyan said, "You'd better not see her anymore. Mr. Yan has already made this decision, so from now on, just treat her like a stranger."

"Mr. Yan can't possibly let it go."

“He has to let go, otherwise he will definitely go crazy,” Lu Xingyan said. “As the person next to him, you have to completely cut off your attention in order to make him… less crazy.”

Gao Yan suddenly chuckled softly, his voice filled with bitterness, helplessness, and self-mockery, and even his tone became somewhat dejected. "That's not something I can control. Mr. Yan went mad the moment he made that decision."

Lu Xingyan's expression subtly shifted, but she didn't say anything more. After a moment, Gao Yan raised his head again and asked, "Where is Miss Ji? She still harbors resentment towards Mr. Yan, doesn't she?"

Facing Gao Yan's almost eager gaze, Lu Xingyan sighed softly before saying, "Your Mr. Yan has already given up, so why are you still so persistent? If there's a chance, I will take her away from Huai City, away from the strife here... This is also Mr. Yan's wish."

Gao Yan turned his face away, chuckled again, and finally nodded slightly.

Yes, once Yan Shiyu makes a decision, no one can interfere with or change it.

Even if there was such a person in the past, that person is probably no longer here, right?

……

Gao Yan did not go to work for the next two days.

He didn't actually do anything else; he just lay at home like a corpse for two days.

Anyway, going to work or staying by Yan Shiyu's side wouldn't make any difference to him.

As powerless as a corpse.

But on the third day, he still went back.

The people in the president's office were all surprised to see him, because at such a busy time, he had disappeared for two days without any reason. When he reappeared, he seemed to have lost weight and looked listless. Many people probably thought he had gone to deal with some important matters and came to inquire about him, both openly and secretly.

But in reality, what important things could he possibly have to do?
"How has Mr. Yan been these past two days?" Gao Yan finally asked Yan Shiyu's first secretary after the crowd dispersed.

The secretary seemed puzzled by his question. "Mr. Yan is working and resting as usual. Is there a problem?"

Gao Yan shook his head.

No, nothing.

What problems could there be in someone who works and rests normally?

Gao Yan didn't ask any more questions. He lowered his head and started flipping through some documents piled on his desk, but after a long time, he still couldn't finish reading a single line.

Just then, the phone in the president's office rang. An assistant answered it and quickly came to report to Gao Yan.

"A young man surnamed Song came downstairs, demanding to see Mr. Yan. After being stopped, he even said he was going to call the police..."