Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 19 The Gathering Organized by Fu Jiali
After finishing her water, Yan Shiyu picked up her scarf and gloves, and as she was about to go upstairs, she finally stopped and turned to look at her.

Tang Xu was still lost in thought with her eyes lowered.

"Aren't you going upstairs? Aren't you afraid that what just happened will happen again?"

Tang Xu slowly raised her eyes, met his gaze, and then finally stood up and walked towards the stairwell.

"I have to thank you again." Walking up to him, she lowered her eyes once more and smiled helplessly. "I'm so sorry that you always see me looking so disheveled."

Yan Shiyu did not answer, and turned to go upstairs.

Tang Xu followed behind him all the way to the second-floor stairwell.

Her room was on the second floor. She originally thought that Yan Shiyu also lived on the second floor, but Yan Shiyu did not stop and continued to the third floor.

Tang Xu then raised her face and smiled at him again, "Good night, Mr. Yan."

After saying this, she quickly turned around, walked through the long, narrow corridor, and returned to her room.

There wasn't a sound behind him at all.

……

The next morning, everyone was to go up the mountain. It was said to be a hunting trip, but in reality, the young masters would set up a hill, release some poultry, and find an excuse to ride horses and chase each other. They could have a lot of fun in the wild.

Tang Xu didn't get up until noon. The men had already set off on horseback, while most of the women were still in the villa.

In the freezing cold, few young ladies would be willing to risk their delicate faces by going out into the cold wind.

However, Meng Xiyue seems to be an exception.

She was very happy to see Tang Xu at the lunch table and chatted with her for a long time. In the afternoon, she knocked on Tang Xu's door again and asked her if she could ride a horse.

"A fast horse isn't really suitable," Tang Xu said, "but a leisurely stroll is fine."

"That's great! I really want to go out and enjoy the snow," Meng Xiyue said. "They all say they're too cold to go out. Will you come with me?"

"Where's your boyfriend?" Tang Xu asked.

Meng Xiyue's boyfriend, Yu Junwei, stayed at the resort because he wasn't interested in hunting, and had lunch with them.

“He’s too annoying, let’s not take him!” Meng Xiyue said. “How about just the two of us go for a walk?”

Tang Xu readily agreed, "Okay."

The two changed their clothes and went downstairs to choose horses.

Yu Junwei was a little worried and originally wanted to go with her, but Meng Xiyue threw a tantrum and dragged Tang Xu out the door with her.

As evening fell, everyone gradually returned to the villa and gathered together.

Yu Junwei took a nap in the afternoon, and by the time he woke up it was already dark. Meng Xiyue had already returned.

He quickly stepped forward and tried to please Miss Meng by being humble and obsequious for a while before finally managing to make her laugh again.

After sitting together affectionately for a while, Yu Junwei suddenly remembered something, "Where's Tang Xu? I haven't seen her."

The moment the name "Tang Xu" was mentioned, Meng Xiyue's expression changed instantly, even though she had just been appeased.

She sneered, "No wonder you were so eager to flatter me, so this is what you were waiting for? You've been holding back for a long time, haven't you? You wanted to ask me this earlier, didn't you?"

Yu Junwei frowned. "What are you talking about? You two went out together, I was just asking casually..."

"You asked more than once?" Meng Xiyue shoved him away. "At lunch, you were chatting happily with others. Do you think I'm blind? You were already so proactive in front of me. What about behind my back? Did you get their phone numbers?"

The hall was bustling with people when they heard the commotion and many people turned to look.

Yu Junwei didn't want to be watched, so he pulled Meng Xiyue upstairs.

Meng Xiyue was furious and shook off him. "Let me remind you, that's Jiang Muchen's wife! Even if Jiang Muchen doesn't like her, do you think it's your place? If you're so capable, go and do something stupid! Go and be a hero and save the Song family! Isn't that what she's here for? What are you waiting for? Go and do it if you dare!"

"Are you ever going to stop?! You were the one who warmly invited her over, and now you're this jealous just because I said a few words to someone? If you're so scared, why did you invite her over?"

The two started arguing in front of everyone. People around immediately came forward to break up the fight. Yu Junwei turned and left, while Meng Xiyue was so angry that she burst into tears and was persuaded to go back to her room to rest.

In the center of the crowd, Fu Jiali looked around and frowned slightly. "Speaking of which, I really haven't seen that Mrs. Jiang?"

Ruan Qing leaned back on the sofa, tilted her head and looked at him with a mischievous smile, "Fu Jiali, you seem to care quite a bit about this Mrs. Jiang."

"Don't talk nonsense." Fu Jiali laughed. "I am, after all, the host. If someone really disappears, shouldn't I bear some responsibility?"

Ruan Qing gave a slight snort before saying, "They didn't find this place fun, so they went back first... You men are all lustful, those greasy eyes of yours scare me!"

Fu Jiali glanced at Yan Shiyu and laughed, "It's not just men who are prone to lust at first sight."

Ruan Qing's ears burned, and she grabbed the cushion behind her and threw it at him.

The two chatted and bickered back and forth, while Yan Shiyu, sitting next to them, simply scrolled through emails on her phone, seemingly detached from the noise.

After a short while, he finally put away his phone, glanced at the crowded lobby, and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Ruan Qing asked immediately, all her attention on him.

"I'm going back to my room to take a shower," Yan Shiyu said. "Please sit down."

After saying that, he walked through the crowd and went upstairs.

Ruan Qing watched his figure disappear at the top of the stairs, then looked away and met Fu Jiali's slightly mischievous smile. She couldn't help but hit him with a cushion again.

On the third floor corner, Meng Xiyue, who had just been persuaded to go upstairs, was standing with You Jia, a close friend. The two whispered something to each other, and Meng Xiyue took out two cell phones from her handbag and handed one of them to You Jia.

When Yan Shiyu appeared, the two of them seemed to be startled, and the phone fell to the ground.

You Jia quickly bent down to pick up the phone, placed it in her palm, and then smiled and greeted Yan Shiyu: "Mr. Yan."

Yan Shiyu nodded slightly, did not linger, and went straight to his room.

……

The night was deep and enchanting.

The sky and earth are vast and desolate, and the cold moon hangs alone.

Tang Xu stood at the edge of the forest, looked up, and saw only a vast expanse of snow.

There was no sound around her except for the wind; it was as if she were all alone in the world.

Tang Xu couldn't help but let out a long breath and close her eyes.

If we're really unlucky and freeze to death here, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

After all, the scene at this moment is beautiful.

She hadn't seen such pure beauty in a long time.

Jiang Muchen said something very true: In life, sometimes you have to accept your fate.

It took her several hours to walk out of the pine forest. Although she was wearing knee-high riding boots, her legs below the knees were still frozen. There was no way she could get across this snowy area.

She had done everything she could; after all, she was just an ordinary person and couldn't possibly outsmart everyone.

Ultimately, the outcome is not something she can decide.

Tang Xu found a tree, sat down against its gnarled roots, and slowly closed his eyes.

It was so cold that her thoughts began to drift, and even the sound of the wind around her began to seem distant.

In a daze, a sound seemed to pierce through the cold night and break the night wind—

Under the moonlight, hooves flew as someone galloped by, dismounted, pulled her out of the snow, and wrapped her in his coat.

Behind him was Songshan Mountain, but it paled in comparison to the deep, tranquil scent of cedar emanating from him. It was like a vast expanse of snow-covered pine forest, overwhelming and intoxicating... and reassuring.

(End of this chapter)