Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 302 She knows
Yan Shiyu stared at the blank map for a moment, then decisively chose to exit and restart the software.

But after restarting, there was still nothing on that map.

Yan Shiyu suddenly stood up and turned to walk outside.

Such behavior would be considered impolite in any social setting, let alone in the Yan family, which is known for its strict family discipline.

The expressions on the guests' faces were quite varied, but Old Master Yan's face finally darkened uncontrollably. "What are you doing?"

Yan Shiyu then paused slightly and turned around to say, "I'm sorry, Grandpa, I'm sorry, everyone, I have some urgent business to attend to."

After saying that, he turned and walked out.

"Stop right there!" Old Master Yan immediately shouted. "Open your eyes and look at the occasion! Do you think you can just walk away like this?"

After he finished speaking, Yan Shiyu stopped again, turned around, and scanned the large long table with his eyes.

The people sitting at this table were indeed all worthy of a grand welcome, yet Yan Shiyu remained indifferent despite the varied expressions on their faces.

Finally, he looked at Old Master Yan.

Their eyes met, and Old Master Yan's gaze was filled with anger, authority, and... threat.

However, Yan Shiyu merely glanced at him, too indifferent to even offer a response, before turning and walking out of the mansion.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Not to mention the guests present, even the servants in the house were so nervous at this moment that they looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what had happened.

Since returning to the country, this mysterious third young master has never shown such disrespect to Old Master Yan.

Having served the Yan family for many years, everyone naturally knew Old Master Yan's character, so for a moment, no one dared to make a move.

In the almost suffocating atmosphere, it was finally one of the guests who spoke first: "I have only been in Huai City for a short time, but I have long heard that this Young Master Yan has been personally raised by Old Master Yan since childhood. Everyone praises him and he is the model for all young masters of noble families. Seeing him today, he is indeed very elegant."

These words were almost blatant sarcasm, and even the worldly-wise Old Master Yan couldn't help but feel embarrassed. "This old man has been poorly raised, I'm sorry for making you all laugh. I suppose there must be something special happening today... Old Li, go and take a look."

Upon hearing this, the butler immediately agreed and jogged after him.

Once he stepped out of the gate, he could see that Yan Shiyu's car was still parked there. When he walked over, he found that Yan Shiyu had already gotten into the car and turned on her computer.

The butler quickly exchanged a glance with the driver next to him, but the driver just shrugged blankly, indicating that he knew nothing.

The butler then stepped forward and knocked on the car window.

Inside the car, Yan Shiyu was focused on the computer, completely unaffected by his knocking on the window.

The housekeeper had no choice but to try to open the car door and communicate with him again, only to find that Yan Shiyu had already locked the car door.

The butler immediately became a little anxious.

Even if he didn't know the implications of tonight's banquet, he knew that it had taken Old Master Yan several months to gather these people and successfully arrange tonight's dinner.

But Yan Shiyu's attitude towards this is utterly incomprehensible and utterly ungrateful.

"Third Young Master!" Unable to open the car door, the butler could only call out anxiously through the door and window, "Master has made many preparations for tonight's banquet. You've finally come back, you can't just leave the guests and run off like this... Third Young Master, no matter how important anything is, nothing is more important than these guests..."

Separated by only a window, the butler's voice was almost inaudible to Yan Shiyu.

All his attention was focused on the computer screen in front of him.

If I can't see her location on my phone, it could be a problem with the phone. But now I can't see her on my computer either, so what could be the problem?
Soon, Yan Shiyu took out her phone and made a call.

"Is there a problem with the program? Why is there no location information?"

The person on the other end of the phone was startled and quickly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll check right away—"

As soon as the words were spoken, the sound of clattering keyboards filled the air on the other end of the phone.

A moment later, the other party replied: "The signal has disappeared. The most likely explanation is that the other party has completely removed the location tracking system from the phone..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Yan Shiyu hung up the phone and dialed another number.

The phone rang for a while before being answered. Shu Chen's hesitant voice came from the other end: "Hello, who is this?"

"Ask Tang Xu where she is now."

"Huh? You are—" Shu Chen obviously didn't react at first, but after saying those words, she quickly realized what it meant.

Who else would call her looking for Tang Xu?
"It's you!" Shu Chen said hurriedly, "When I spoke with Miss Tang just now, she was at the company—"

I need to know where she is right now. Right now, at this very moment!

Shu Chen paused for a few seconds, then quickly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and inquire right away."

After saying that, the other end of the phone hung up.

Yan Shiyu sat upright in the car, unable to resist gripping the phone tightly, and slowly closed her eyes.

His phone rang again, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Gao Yan calling.

Yan Shiyu hung up the phone immediately.

Meanwhile, Shu Chen's call quickly reached Tang Xu's cell phone.

"Miss Tang." Upon hearing her voice, Shu Chen quickly asked, "Where are you now?"

Tang Xu's voice sounded calm. "Me? I'm on my way home from get off work. What's wrong?"

"Ah," Shu Chen responded, then asked, "Are you going home? If you have time, would it be convenient for us to go out for a meal together?"

"It's not very convenient," Tang Xu chuckled and replied, "Your boss invited me to dinner, didn't you know?"

Shu Chen was completely unaware of this.

Although she was Meng Liancheng's assistant, she mostly handled peripheral matters for him. Today, after she noticed that Meng Liancheng was not in a good mood, he quickly sent her away.

Therefore, she knew nothing about Meng Liancheng's upcoming itinerary.

And he actually invited Tang Xu to dinner?

Shu Chen's mind went on alert, and she quickly asked, "Has he noticed something?"

"Probably not," Tang Xu replied casually. "The recent events have nothing to do with us. Aren't you curious about what happened? I'm just going to find out."

"But Miss Tang, I'm really worried—"

"Don't worry," Tang Xu interrupted her directly. "Everything will be fine. I'm going to focus on driving now. Goodbye."

"Wait a minute!" Shu Chen quickly called out to her again, "Miss Tang, could you give me a place to eat? In case anything happens, I'll have a backup plan."

Tang Xu paused for a moment before saying, "Yes, there should indeed be a record... Okay, I'll send you the address when I get there."

After saying that, Tang Xu hung up the phone immediately.

Shu Chen quickly dialed the number back to the first one.

She didn't know the other person's identity; the only thing she was sure of was that the other person was a man.

In fact, she didn't have any preconceived notions about the gender of this character, but Tang Xu insisted that this person must be a woman, and now she finally had a definite answer. "Hello." Shu Chen's voice was slightly tense and trembling as she spoke, "I just spoke with Miss Tang on the phone. She said that Meng Liancheng invited her to dinner, and she will send me the address later."

The background noise from the phone, which had been filled with the sound of typing, suddenly stopped when she answered.

After a few seconds of silence, the man's voice rang out again, deep and dark, brooking no argument, "Hit me again."

Shu Chen paused for a moment before saying, "Sir, you..."

She wanted to ask if she could tell Tang Xu the reason for his call, but before she could gather her thoughts, the man's voice rang out again: "Call again!"

Hearing the man's urgent and authoritative tone, Shu Chen vaguely sensed that something was really going to happen, so she dared not say anything more. After hanging up the phone, she dialed Tang Xu's number again.

However, unlike the first time when Tang Xu answered instantly, this time the phone rang for a long time without being answered.

Shu Chen listened anxiously as the call ended on its own, and immediately called back a second time.

Still no one answered.

The third time, still no one answered.

Shu Chen finally panicked and quickly called back, "Sir, Miss Tang isn't answering her phone! Has something happened?"

On the other end of the phone, Yan Shiyu stared intently at the flashing signal on the computer screen—

That was Tang Xu's cell phone signal.

Before that, her signal had been moving along the road.

But after Shu Chen's call, her cell phone signal suddenly stopped working on a certain street.

Has something happened?

Yan Shiyu had no way to answer her.

He was even somewhat unaware of his surroundings.

At that moment, his mind and heart were completely blank, just like the map in front of him—

The signal point, which kept flashing but didn't move an inch, continued to flash, gradually turning a terrifying scarlet red—

Yan Shiyu suddenly pushed open the door and got out of the car.

The butler and driver, who were standing outside, were unable to dodge in time and were hit hard by the car door.

Before they could react, Yan Shiyu had already opened the driver's side door again, gotten in, started the car, reversed, turned around, and sped away.

At the entrance of the Yan family's residence, Gao Yan sat anxiously in his car, staring at his phone.

He had a vague feeling that something was going to happen tonight.

There is no other reason——

He knew what kind of banquet Old Master Yan had organized tonight, and at this very moment, another important person was sitting in the back seat of his car—

But he had no idea what Yan Shiyu was up to.

He didn't even know when Yan Shiyu had planned it or when he had made contact with this important figure.

He could only sit there, filled with fear and unease, waiting for further instructions.

But even though it was almost time as agreed, there was still no word from Yan Shiyu, and she didn't even answer his calls.

If Gao Yan's previous bitterness, sadness, and unease were because he seemed to have been excluded from Yan Shiyu's world and was no longer trusted by him;

And now, his unease stems from those two phone calls that were hung up on.

Did something happen inside?
Did Yan Shiyu encounter some unsolvable situation?

Will Yan Shiyu need his help?

At this moment, should he continue sitting here waiting for news, or should he drive in and take the person behind him in, disrupting everything inside?
Gao Yan was having a fierce internal struggle when he suddenly saw a car speeding out of the Yan family mansion.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Yan Shiyu's car!

Gao Yan was stunned for a moment. After a brief pause, he apologized to the people in the back seat, said hello, and then decisively pushed open the door, got out of the car, and ran into the gate of the Yan family mansion.

As soon as I entered, I was chased by the butler and driver who came running out. After asking them what had happened, I learned what had just occurred.

Although the butler and driver were still completely bewildered, Gao Yan had already figured something out in a flash—

Yan Shiyu must have been planning and scheming for a long time tonight, but at this moment it was clear that he suddenly abandoned everything and sped away at the last minute.

What else could have prompted him to make such a decision?

Who else could have prompted him to make this choice?
The answer is self-evident.

Tang Xu.

But what has happened to Tang Xu now?
Although Gao Yan still knew nothing, he had finally found his direction.

As he quickly turned to leave, he dialed Duan Siwei's number.

Duan Siwei was also completely unaware of what was about to happen today, and when he received Gao Yan's call, he only felt anger and a headache.

"What exactly is he trying to do? He hasn't said a word, and he's done so much behind our backs. Now we don't even know where to start to help him! What can I possibly do?"

Duan Siwei hung up the phone while cursing.

Despite his attitude, Gao Yan could still tell that Duan Siwei was probably trying to find a solution.

Right now, all he can do is help Yan Shiyu clean up the mess, handle the current situation, send the person in the car back exactly as they were brought in, and try his best to appease the other party for Yan Shiyu.

……

Twenty minutes later, Yan Shiyu's car sped to the location where Tang Xu's cell phone signal was lost.

It was an ordinary street, and traffic was flowing smoothly without any abnormalities.

However, Tang Xu's cell phone signal was stuck in the middle of the road.

Yan Shiyu stopped his car at the traffic light and turned to see a trash can on the side of the road.

His dark eyes lingered on the trash can, and finally, everything became clear—

She got it.

She didn't know when she found out.

So she chose this method: first, she removed the tracking system from her phone, and then she threw away her phone as well.

She didn't want him to know where she was.

She didn't want his protection.

So what is the ultimate goal?

What does she want to do?