Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 43 So you really want me to accompany you, right?

The next day, Tang Xu went to the bank again, but was once again met with a rebuff.

As she left the bank and got back into her car, she suddenly received a call from Gao Yan.

"Ms. Tang, do you have any project proposals for attracting investment and loans?"

Tang Xu turned to look at the documents on the passenger seat, but only managed to answer with two words: "No."

Gao Yan was clearly taken aback by her answer and was momentarily speechless for a while before recovering. "Don't joke around. Didn't you just leave the bank?"

"Then why are you asking the question when you already know the answer?" Tang Xu said.

Gao Yan cleared his throat somewhat awkwardly and said, "Isn't this just the opening..."

After a pause, he added, "If I have time this afternoon, would you like to meet me?"

Tang Xu didn't say anything more, only saying, "Okay, see you this afternoon."

……

In the afternoon, Tang Xu met Gao Yan at an extremely inconspicuous little teahouse.

She handed the documents she had to Gao Yan, who took them but didn't even open them before handing her an investment agreement.

The investor is a foreign-funded professional investment company that has no connection with the capital or enterprises in Huai City.

“I’ve reviewed the contract, and there are no problems,” Gao Yan said. “Of course, you can check it again carefully.”

Tang Xu looked up at Gao Yan when she saw the amount of capital invested in the contract, "So much?"

Gao Yan reminded her, "It's in two sessions. You can't get in in one session."

Even so, the amount still exceeded Tang Xu's expectations.

As Tang Xu reviewed the contract, Gao Yan said, "The investment company we found this time has nothing to do with the Yan family; it's through Mr. Yan's personal connections. So the Song family might need to be careful when mentioning it to others."

"I see."

Tang Xu glanced through the contract briefly and then signed his name at the bottom.

Gao Yan smiled broadly, "Congratulations, Miss Tang. Wait for good news."

"Thank you." Tang Xu paused for a moment before adding, "Mr. Yan, are you busy today?"

"It's alright, he'll probably get off work around eight o'clock," Gao Yan said. "You can contact him then."

"Can I wait for him at Qiushui Terrace?" Tang Xu asked. "Of course, but if it's inconvenient, that's fine too."

"What's inconvenient about that?" Gao Yan casually pulled out a card and handed it to Tang Xu. "You can go up by yourself."

Tang Xu held the homeowner's card, examined it from both sides, and finally couldn't help but ask, "If any woman asked you, would you just hand over the card like that?"

Gao Yan nearly spat out his tea, coughing for a while before saying, "It's because it's Miss Tang that it doesn't matter in this regard."

Tang Xu looked at him and smiled, "You have such a sweet tongue, you know so well how to make women happy. Your boss is so lucky to have you."

……

When Tang Xu returned to the company and handed the investment contract to Lu Xingyan, Lu Xingyan was surprised, but not so surprised.

It was unexpected, yet also quite reasonable.

After all, the other party was Yan Shiyu.

But looking at Tang Xu, she didn't seem to show much happiness.

"This is a lifesaver," Lu Xingyan said. "You've been turned down by so many banks and investment banks, and now you're upset?"

Tang Xu lay weakly on the office sofa. "Wouldn't it seem too greedy to take this money?"

"In business, no one is immune to greed."

"What if I want more than just money?" Tang Xu murmured.

Lu Xingyan certainly knew what she meant by "more".

No one knows exactly how many pits were buried in the Song family back then.

If it explodes in the future, it will be a cataclysmic event for the Song family. In the world of capital, money is very useful, but at that point, no amount of money will be of any use.

More importantly, it's about connections and powerful backers.

“Anyway, if I were you, I would definitely take this money first,” Lu Xingyan said. “As for the rest, that depends on your abilities.”

Tang Xu turned and glanced at him. "You didn't say that before."

Lu Xingyan sneered, "But when have you ever listened to me?"

Tang Xu picked up a cushion from the sofa and threw it at him.

……

At 8 p.m., when Yan Shiyu stepped out of the elevator, Tang Xu was waiting on a chair outside his room, next to a square multi-tiered food box.

It was very similar to what happened on a previous day.

Yet they are different.

Yan Shiyu stepped forward, and Tang Xu obediently stood up.

"Why don't you go in?"

In apartments with direct elevator access, the main door is practically useless; she could easily go inside and wait.

"The master hasn't returned yet, how could I possibly enter the house?"

Yan Shiyu said nothing more and led her inside.

Qiushuitai is a landmark luxury residence in Huai City, located in the core area of ​​Qingjiang River. It is built along the river and is extremely luxurious.

It is very fitting for Yan Shiyu to live here.

Instead of touring the mansion, Tang Xu went into the spotless kitchen, found brand-new cups, plates, and bowls, arranged the things she had brought on plates, and placed them on the dining table.

When Yan Shiyu reappeared, she had changed her clothes and looked relaxed and at home, no longer as unapproachable as she had been when she was out.

"What did you bring?" Yan Shiyu asked her.

"Just some congee and side dishes," Tang Xu said. "It wasn't bought from outside; I asked the housekeeper to make it for me. She's a great cook, you should try it."

Yan Shiyu pulled out a chair and sat down.

Tang Xu sat opposite him, watching him quietly drink his porridge with a spoon, a gesture far more elegant than her own.

Yan Shiyu, having been stared at for a while, looked up at her and asked, "Want a drink?"

Tang Xu shook her head. "Eating at this time will make you fat."

Yan Shiyu's gaze swept over her slender collarbone, but he made no comment.

"And this was prepared to thank you," Tang Xu said. "If you eat more, I'll feel more at ease."

Yan Shiyu slowly put down the spoon in his hand and looked at her across the table.

Tang Xu's expression changed slightly. "Why aren't you eating? Is it not good?"

"Hmm," Yan Shiyu responded, "It has a different flavor."

Tang Xu lowered her eyes slowly and said, "Mr. Yan gave me such a large sum of money, and I should repay him with the best I can. But Mr. Yan knows my situation, and all I can offer is probably this bowl of plain porridge. If you don't even like this, then I'll be very worried..."

"Why are you panicking?"

"Of course I'd panic if I had nothing to repay you with," Tang Xu said.

The two sat facing each other in silence for a moment before Yan Shiyu finally spoke: "Do you think it was excessive of me to give you this money after last night?"

Tang Xu bit her lip and remained silent.

Yan Shiyu waited for her patiently.

"Of course I know, I have no right to be pretentious." After a long silence, Tang Xu finally spoke again, "But I also want to know clearly, is this money meant to be used to cut ties?"

(End of this chapter)