Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 297 The Clown
“Of course I want him to get his comeuppance soon!” Shu Chen said, “but with so many things happening lately, I’m really worried…”

"It's alright," Tang Xu comforted her softly, "Anyway, you haven't been exposed yet. Meng Liancheng doesn't know your true identity or your purpose in approaching him. Even if there are any consequences from this incident, I will bear them all alone."

Upon hearing this, Shu Chen quickly said, "Miss Tang, that's not what I meant."

"I know," Tang Xu replied, having recovered. "I know you're afraid of bad consequences, but I don't want to waste this opportunity, which I've finally gotten, and I don't want to wait any longer. Seeing him continue to live carefree in this world for another day is torture for me."

Upon hearing this, Shu Chen remained silent for a moment before whispering, "Me too..."

Tang Xu added, "If you're really worried, you can ask the person who's been secretly helping you... see what she thinks. Perhaps with her guidance, you won't be so confused."

"But he hasn't contacted me recently..."

“She will,” Tang Xu murmured softly. “She should contact you in the next couple of days…”

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xu checked the time and went out for a while.

Several hours later, Tang Xu returned, and seeing that it was almost dinner time, she put the packed food into plates and placed them on the table.

Almost as soon as she finished tidying the table, there was a knock on the door.

As Tang Xu set out the chopsticks, she said, "You're back? Just in time for dinner."

She said this, but heard no reply. When she looked up, she found Song Luobai standing stiffly at the door, his face so dark it looked like it was about to drip water.

Just as Tang Xu was about to ask him what was wrong, a hand reached in from outside the door, shoved Song Luobai, and said in a complaining tone, "Can you move in a little? How am I supposed to get in if you're blocking the door like this?"

Song Luobai turned around, her expression almost icy as she looked at the person outside the door. "Did I invite you here?"

Ji Shiqing poked her head in from outside the door, stared at Tang Xu with a grin, and said, "No one invited me, but my sister promised me before that I could come over for a meal anytime. Sister, you agree, right?"

Upon seeing him, Tang Xu felt only helplessness.

She certainly remembered what Ji Shiqing had said, and she also remembered that she had never agreed to it.

But now that his head was already inside, they couldn't just push him out again. In the end, Tang Xu could only say, "Come in."

"Hahahaha." Ji Shiqing laughed happily and proudly, "I knew it, my sister cares about me the most."

Song Luobai merely stared coldly at Ji Shiqing, who forced his way in, without saying a word, and walked straight to his room, slamming the door shut.

Ji Shiqing changed her shoes by herself, got up, and upon hearing the noise, couldn't help but stick her tongue out at Tang Xu, "Sister, what's wrong with your brother? He's nothing like you! His temper is really terrible!"

Tang Xu paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Yes, if he could be as smart and lively as you, I would be at ease."

"I'm so happy that my sister praised me!" Ji Shiqing threw her schoolbag at the door and rushed to the dining table to pull it open and sit down.

The next moment, Tang Xu slapped his hand, as if teaching a child, "Wash your hands."

Ji Shiqing was taken aback, then covered her hand, pouted, and looked at Tang Xu, saying, "I just said you have a good temper, and you've already started to take action. Women really can't be praised!"

After saying this, before Tang Xu could have a second attack, he got up and slipped into the bathroom.

Tang Xu then walked to Song Luobai's room, knocked on the door, and said, "There's only so much food. If you don't eat now, I'm not sure how much food will be left later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Luobai opened the door to the room. After exchanging a glance with Tang Xu, he still had a cold and disdainful expression, but walked to the dining table with an extremely arrogant attitude.

The three people sat at the dining table, the atmosphere still eerie.

While eating, Ji Shiqing kept praising and chatting. Even though it was just takeout food, his flattery was so overwhelming that it could make Tang Xu sound like royalty.

After sitting down, Song Luobai remained silent, burying himself in his food, as if he intended to clear the entire table of dishes.

Seeing how much he could eat, Ji Shiqing immediately followed suit and began to eat voraciously.

Tang Xu was somewhat absent-minded, mostly just watching the two boys devour the food at the table, without touching his own food much.

The two quickly devoured the food on the table. Ji Shiqing patted her stomach and burped as she looked at Tang Xu, "The food here is still the best, sister. This week at school has been so tough. With this meal from you, next week will be much easier."

Tang Xu was clearing away the dishes and chopsticks, listening to his glib tongue, and could only smile helplessly.

"Sister, you didn't eat much just now. Did you not have an appetite, or were you in a bad mood?" Ji Shiqing asked again.

Tang Xu remained calm and composed, saying, "I'll cook some instant noodles later."

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai immediately glared at Ji Shiqing, but Ji Shiqing raised both hands and said, "I want to eat too! The instant noodles my sister cooks must be delicious!"

Tang Xu really couldn't do anything about him, so she just said, "Go home early after you finish eating, so your family won't worry."

Upon hearing this, Ji Shiqing looked slightly dejected. "Sister, who in my family do you think would worry about me? My uncle? He certainly wouldn't."

Song Luobai frowned and glared at Ji Shiqing.

Ji Shiqing seemed oblivious to the situation and continued, "Sister, you don't know, my uncle has changed completely since he came back from abroad... I don't even know how to describe it, he's just... terrifying, really terrifying! The thought of going back and facing him sends chills down my spine... Sister, can I stay here tonight? I really don't want to go back!"

"No fooling around."

Tang Xu left only these four words, then quickly cleared away the dishes and went into the kitchen.

Seeing Tang Xu busy washing dishes in the kitchen, Ji Shiqing suddenly turned to look at the sideboard next to him, then stood up and opened the cabinet door.

Song Luobai merely watched his actions with cold eyes.

Then Ji Shiqing took out a bottle of wine from the cabinet and turned to look at Song Luobai.

Song Luobai remained indifferent, muttered "sick," and then got up and walked to the living room.

When he sat down on the sofa and turned around, he saw that Ji Shiqing had already opened the bottle of wine and was drinking directly from the bottle.

Song Luobai's expression froze, his lips moved, but in the end no sound came out.

When Tang Xu slowly finished cleaning up the kitchen and came out, Ji Shiqing was already slumped on the sofa unconscious, next to Song Luobai with a livid face, and on the coffee table was an empty bottle of Hennessy VSOP.

For a moment, Tang Xu's mind went blank. She looked at Ji Shiqing, then at the empty wine bottle, and finally at Song Luobai. "What happened?"

"How should I know!" Song Luobai replied somewhat angrily, then got up and walked to his room, slamming the door shut again.

Tang Xu seemed to snap out of her daze, quickly stepped forward, and reached out to shake Ji Shiqing.

Seeing that he didn't react, Tang Xu reached out and touched his forehead again.

Ji Shiqing's cheeks were flushed and his forehead was burning. He didn't respond no matter how much she was called, which showed that he had indeed drunk that bottle of wine.

As for how much he actually drank, and how much of his current state was genuine and how much was an act, Tang Xu had no time to think about it—in short, this young body could never possibly withstand that bottle of wine!

Tang Xu dared not gamble even a little bit.

"Song Luobai!" Tang Xu shouted immediately, "Come out and take him to the hospital!"

Although Song Luobai reluctantly helped, the two of them still struggled to lift Ji Shiqing into the car. Tang Xu didn't even have time to catch her breath before getting into the driver's seat, starting the car, and driving out of the underground parking lot.

Forced to sit in the back, Song Luobai looked at the unconscious guy next to her with extreme disgust, but in the end, she still had to speak up: "Should we notify his family?"

Tang Xu paused slightly before responding.

Song Luobai then asked, "Do you have his family's contact information?"

"No," Tang Xu replied quickly. "Call the homeroom teacher and ask them to help notify them."

After listening, Song Luobai glanced at Ji Shiqing beside him before making the call.

Soon, Tang Xu took Ji Shiqing to the nearest hospital emergency room. After entrusting the unconscious Ji Shiqing to the doctor and Song Luobai, Tang Xu went to handle the formalities.

When she finished some necessary procedures and returned to the emergency room, she took a photo with Gao Yan, who had rushed over.

When Gao Yan saw her, he was taken aback at first, and then spoke in a somewhat unfamiliar tone: "Miss Tang, may I ask what happened?"

Tang Xu handed him what she was holding before speaking in a low voice, "He probably drank a whole bottle of brandy..."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't keep a close eye on him... He came home for dinner with my brother today, I... I'm very sorry."

In the end, Tang Xu didn't explain much, but just apologized repeatedly.

Gao Yan hurriedly said, "I know what kind of person he is, Miss Tang, it's not your fault..."

As the two were talking, Song Luobai walked to the door of the treatment room and glanced outside. When he saw Gao Yan talking to Tang Xu, he seemed to be stunned for a moment. Then he turned his head, glanced at Ji Shiqing lying on the hospital bed, and rolled his eyes silently.

After Gao Yan entered the treatment room, Song Luobai quickly came out and looked at Tang Xu, saying, "His family has come. Can we leave now?"

Tang Xu also wanted to leave, but could only say, "Let's wait a little longer. We don't know how he is doing yet."

Song Luobai was clearly agitated and muttered, "Clown!"

Tang Xu seemed not to hear and turned to walk towards the bench next to her.

Song Luobai stood there for a moment before reluctantly following.

The two sat in silence for a long time before Song Luobai finally spoke again: "Don't you get annoyed by him causing you trouble time and time again?"

“Sometimes I find him a little annoying,” Tang Xu said softly, “but sometimes I think he’s quite cute.”

Song Luobai turned to look at her as if she had heard something out of the blue, "What did you say? You said he's cute?"

Tang Xu met his gaze. "Actually, why don't you try to be friends with him?"

Song Luobai sneered and said, "Even if everyone in this world died, I wouldn't be friends with him."

"But you don't seem to have any other friends," Tang Xu said. "Don't you feel lonely without friends?"

"And what about you?" Song Luobai countered. "You don't seem to have many friends either. Do you feel lonely?"

Tang Xu seemed surprised by his question and paused for a moment before saying, "I have friends... but I still feel lonely. If you don't make friends, you'll have a hard time in the future."

Song Luobai was surprised that Tang Xu would admit to being "lonely." He quickly looked away and turned to look at the entrance of the emergency room. After a while, he spoke again: "I don't like the Yan family... so I won't make friends with them."

"Oh," Tang Xu responded, then chuckled, "It's alright, take your time looking. There's plenty of time; you'll have plenty of time to find someone you like later."

"And what about you?" Song Luobai asked again.

"What am I?"

Song Luobai seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying, "Aren't you planning to find someone you like? You're divorced now, you're free, you can go and pursue new happiness."

Tang Xu listened and laughed silently, "That's no longer important to me."

"Then what's important?" Song Luobai asked curiously.

After a long silence, Tang Xu said in a low voice, "It's important to finish what you're supposed to do."

Song Luobai was somewhat confused. "What are the things I should do?"

Tang Xu looked up towards the treatment room and replied, "Right now, confirming that Ji Shiqing is safe and sound is the most important thing to do."

Upon hearing this, Song Luobai immediately reverted to his defiant and aloof demeanor, "What could possibly be wrong with him!"

As if to verify his statement, Gao Yan quickly came out of the treatment room, approached Tang Xu, and said softly, "Miss Tang, the doctor said he should be fine. He just needs to sober up and have his physical condition checked."

Tang Xu breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this. "That's wonderful... but I still have to apologize... I promise this situation will not happen again."

"You're too kind," Gao Yan said in a low voice. "It's getting late, Miss Tang, you should go back and rest. I can take care of things here."

Tang Xu nodded gently, "If anything happens, you can let me know at any time—"

As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to remember something, looked up, and met Gao Yan's equally stunned gaze.

That's true, Gao Yan's number has been unreachable for a long time.

After a short while, Tang Xu spoke again: "You can tell their homeroom teacher, and then have the homeroom teacher tell me."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan was stunned again. He could have answered it immediately, but he seemed to have no idea how to respond.

Meanwhile, just a window away in the open space, a completely black sedan was parked.

The interior of the car was pitch black, which made the glass of the emergency room appear exceptionally bright.

In the darkness, a pair of dark, unwavering eyes stared intently at everything happening behind that window.

Or perhaps, it's just about looking at someone.

Every moment feels like an eternity.