Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 281 He said, Miss Tang is trustworthy
Upon hearing this question, Tang Xu instantly understood.

It turns out she's Yu Muyao's younger sister.

However, isn't it a bit too much for her to interfere in Yu Muyao's love life as his sister?
Tang Xu couldn't understand Miss Yu's stance for a moment, so she simply shook her head slightly, feigning innocence, "I don't know what Miss Yu is talking about."

"You don't know?" Yu Tianxia scoffed, leaning forward slightly and pinching Tang Xu's chin, scrutinizing her face closely. "You appeared in front of my brother with a face like that, talked to him, and asked him to take you back to the hotel. And you're telling me you don't know?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu's eyes seemed to show even more confusion. "My face? Is there something wrong with it?"

Yu Tianxia looked at her again and again, but there was no obvious hostility in her eyes. After a long while, she reluctantly withdrew her hand, sat back down in her chair, and said, "It's not your fault that you look like this, but to look like this and still show up in front of my brother, then you really went too far."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu lowered her eyes slightly.

From this perspective, Ms. Yu did not say anything wrong.

Although she didn't know this beforehand, Yu Muyao had just experienced the pain of losing his wife and was still immersed in grief. Suddenly seeing someone whose profile resembled his wife's would inevitably evoke memories and make him even more heartbroken.

Tang Xu sighed softly, "I'm also sorry about that."

Yu Tianxia instantly grasped something from her words, stared at Tang Xu for a long time, and slowly nodded, saying, "I understand. Everyone has their own difficulties in this world. Many times, we have to try our best to find a solution to many things. Since you feel sorry for this, then you must not be a person who would stop at nothing. Leave Haicheng as soon as possible and don't show up in front of my brother again."

“Miss Yu, there are some things I feel sorry about, but I had no choice in the matter,” Tang Xu said.

Yu Tianxia's expression changed slightly in an instant. "So, you're not going to listen to my well-intentioned advice?"

Tang Xu remained silent, offering no reply for a moment.

Yu Tianxia lost her patience after waiting for a short while. She suddenly stood up, walked behind the bar, and started frantically searching for something.

Finally, she slammed a black object on the bar before looking up at Tang Xu. "Don't forget, this is Haicheng. You're still in my territory. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to leave safely?"

Tang Xu remained seated calmly, raising his eyes and smiling at her. "If I choose to refuse in the face of such a threat, it only means that the problem I face is far more important than my own life. I wonder if Miss Yu can understand what I mean?"

Yu Tianxia gently bit her lip, staring at Tang Xu across the distance for a long time with a cold and fierce expression. Finally, she grabbed a black object on the bar and walked towards Tang Xu.

Tang Xu watched as she approached with that thing, her expression unchanged.

Until Yu Tianxia threw that thing onto the table in front of her.

Tang Xu's gaze involuntarily locked onto that thing. After observing it for a moment, she tentatively asked, "Is it fake?"

Yu Tianxia scoffed and said, "Otherwise what? Who do you think I am?"

Tang Xu said, "Someone who isn't so conventional."

Yu Tianxia suddenly laughed again and said, "Life is only a few decades long, who are you trying to impress by following the rules?"

Tang Xu nodded slightly, but his attitude was neither agreeable nor disagreeable.

Unexpectedly, Yu Tianxia said the next moment, "Now, let's talk about our deal."

"Our...deal?" Tang Xu couldn't help but repeat.

Yu Tianxia looked at her and said, "Didn't you want to get close to my brother? I can help you. But at the same time, you also need to do something for me—"

"May I ask what it is?"

Yu Tianxia paused abruptly, seemingly unsure of what to say. After a moment's thought, she replied hastily, "Actually, there's nothing specific. You just need to appear by my brother's side and act like you're very close to him, that's all."

"I thought this was my goal. So, Miss Yu's goal is the same?"

“That’s right,” Yu Tianxia said. “So, with my help, achieving this goal should be incredibly simple.”

“In that case, I can’t find any reason to refuse,” Tang Xu said.

Yu Tianxia pursed her lips before looking at Tang Xu again, "Aren't you going to ask why?"

"I'm not overly curious about other people's affairs," Tang Xu said. "So, I should just thank Miss Yu for giving me this opportunity, right?"

Yu Tianxia seemed to still have some concerns. She stared at Tang Xu for a moment and then added, "I may not have made myself clear earlier, but your intimacy with my brother can only be superficial. There can't be the slightest bit too much. You should be able to do that, right?"

Tang Xu simply smiled and said, "Of course."

Yu Tianxia remained skeptical, "Can I trust you?"

"Of course you don't have to believe me," Tang Xu said softly. "It's all your choice."

……

After this ordeal, Tang Xu returned to the hotel at around 2 a.m.

She had something on her mind, and as soon as she got out of the car, her whole body involuntarily tensed up.

The elevator doors opened on the floor where Tang Xu lived. As soon as Tang Xu stepped out of the elevator, she saw Shu Chen still sitting on the sofa in the elevator lobby.

In that instant, a gap seemed to appear in the tension around Tang Xu's body.

At this hour, Shu Chen was still awake. Hearing the noise, she turned around and saw Tang Xu. She quickly got up and went to greet her, "Miss Tang, you're finally back." "It's so late, Miss Shu, aren't you going back to your room to rest?" Tang Xu asked.

Shu Chen said, "Mr. Meng was worried about Miss Tang going out alone, so he told me to wait for her to return."

"So it seems I've kept Miss Shu from resting." Tang Xu looked at her. "I wonder if Miss Shu would be interested in coming to my room for a drink, just to help her sleep."

Upon hearing this, Shu Chen's eyes flickered slightly, and she finally nodded, following Tang Xu back to her room.

The door closed, Tang Xu took out a bottle of white wine from the wine cabinet, poured two glasses, and turned to hand one of them to Shu Chen.

"Thank you," Tang Xu said.

Shu Chen took the wine glass and smiled, "I wonder what Miss Tang is thanking me for?"

"Thank you for letting me leave alone when you could have caught up with me," Tang Xu said.

Yes, Shu Chen did see Tang Xu when she left the hotel late at night.

Tang Xu also saw her.

Shu Chen was sitting in the lobby bar at the time, and the two even briefly met each other's eyes.

But Shu Chen did nothing; she just watched as Tang Xu walked out of the lobby, got into the car at the door, and left.

As Meng Liancheng's assistant, she had been so thoughtful before that she even prepared a bath and spa for her in advance. She should never have just watched her leave like this.

This doubt had been in Tang Xu's mind ever since he left home.

Returning at this time and seeing Shu Chen again, this lingering doubt instantly spread, becoming certain clues that could be followed—

As expected, Shu Chen did not deny her words, but smiled slightly and said, "I know that Miss Tang must be feeling uncomfortable today and needs time and space to be alone."

"How long has Miss Shu been by Meng Liancheng's side?" Tang Xu asked again.

It's been almost half a year.

“No wonder, I’ve never seen you before,” Tang Xu said. “Being Meng Liancheng’s assistant must be quite difficult, right? He’s the kind of person who has high standards and high requirements—”

“Yes,” Shu Chen replied, “I also went through many rounds of screening before finally getting this position.”

"The salary must be pretty good, right?" Tang Xu asked again, "After all, I have to help him handle so many trivial matters."

"Yes, but I see it more as compensation for emotional distress." Shu Chen took a sip of wine, put down her glass, and said slowly, "After all, it's not easy to endure nausea every day."

When Shu Chen said this, the smile disappeared from his face, and his expression revealed an obvious chill.

Tang Xu's gaze lingered on her face for a long time before he finally spoke, "Are you sure it's safe to say these things in this room?"

"Don't worry," Shu Chen said, "His perverted interests don't lie in this area."

Tang Xu watched as Shu Chen quickly finished her glass of wine, then poured her some more before speaking again: "Would you like to talk?"

"We started talking as soon as we entered the room, didn't we?" Shu Chen asked back.

Tang Xu sat down next to her.

Why did you become Meng Liancheng's assistant?

"Because this is my only chance and way to get close to him."

Why did you approach him?

Upon hearing this, Shu Chen took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Miss Tang, you must know what kind of business he does... Many years ago, he used such methods to force my mother, which ultimately drove her and my father to their deaths."

Tang Xu's pupils trembled slightly.

A few words, yet they depict the complete disintegration of a family and the wounds that will never heal.

"Then why would he let you become his secretary? He should have done a background check, right?"

"Because after I was adopted by my adoptive parents, I had a completely new identity. He could never know that I was the child of the person he drove to his death... Or perhaps, he has already forgotten those two people."

Tang Xu was overwhelmed with emotion and for a moment, he seemed to have no idea what to say.

Shu Chen seemed to know what she was thinking at that moment, and looked at her and said, "I know, Miss Tang, you are the same as me. You hate him too, and you don't want to be used by him. You and I are in the same boat."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu couldn't help but reach out and grasp her hand. "Are you so sure? You've just so easily revealed all your cards to me?"

Shu Chen nodded and said, "Because someone told me that Miss Tang is completely trustworthy."

"Who?"

"The person who guided me onto this path," Shu Chen replied, "He told me how to become Meng Liancheng's assistant, and he also told me that Miss Tang is trustworthy."