Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 440 Leaving
On the way back to the Yan family home, Ji Yan leaned back quietly in the back seat, without saying a word.

Gao Yan drove in silence, letting a sense of powerlessness overwhelm him.

Perhaps, apart from Yan Shiyu himself, there is no one else in this world who truly understands him.

But besides himself, he's probably the only one left.

After all, he was there for Yan Shiyu through the longest, darkest, and most difficult years.

Even so, at this moment, he was still powerless.

Because of this understanding, he knew perfectly well that some things were beyond his control.

Over the years, he has never been able to muster any power that could change him.

There was once a person who possessed this power.

He had placed all his hopes on Tang Xu.

But now, everything has changed.

Yan Shiyu personally pushed Tang Xu away from his side.

Although Gao Yan still can't understand how he could make such a decision, the current situation is what it is.

So, there's no chance anymore.

There really is no chance left.

Feeling powerless and desperate, he sent Ji Yan back to the Yan family without saying a word and then turned and left.

Ji Yan watched him leave quietly, then turned and went back to her room.

She sat in her room all night, waiting until dawn before finally dialing Lu Xingyan's number.

"I'm going to the hospital for rehabilitation today, can you pick me up?"

Lu Xingyan did not refuse at all, and arrived very quickly.

The moment they met, his gaze swept over her face before he asked gently, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Is it that obvious?" Ji Yan asked back.

"You don't look too good," Lu Xingyan said. "Get a good night's sleep after you finish your rehabilitation."

"Do you know that your good friend and Yan Shiyu broke up?" Without any warning, Ji Yan asked this question directly.

Lu Xingyan paused for a moment, but his expression remained largely unchanged, as if he had anticipated this moment.

Then, meeting Ji Yan's gaze, he slowly nodded.

Ji Yan suddenly laughed, "Then why have you never mentioned it?"

“I thought you wouldn’t want to hear it,” Lu Xingyan said. “Besides, I haven’t found an opportunity to bring it up.”

Ji Yan clearly wasn't going to accept this answer, turning her face away without saying a word. After a moment of silence in the car, Lu Xingyan's voice rang out again: "Actually, the main reason is that I feel whether you say it or not won't have much impact on you. The most important thing is what you believe in your heart. If you're willing to believe, then I'll naturally tell you everything. If you're not willing to believe, what's the use of me saying anything more?"

Ji Yan quietly watched the scenery rushing past the car window. After a long while, she spoke again: "I remember when I asked them to break up before, she told me that unless Yan Shiyu and I had a deep sibling bond, she wouldn't break up with him. And now? Has she just accepted the breakup so calmly?"

After a moment of silence, Lu Xingyan replied, "She had no choice."

"What do you mean?"

"She has amnesia."

When Ji Yan finally understood what had happened to Tang Xu, she suddenly felt a deep sense of empathy—

"He did it?"

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that you forgot all those years related to him?

Lu Xingyan nodded slowly.

Ji Yan's entire body trembled slightly, almost uncontrollably.

I originally thought that Yan Shiyu's actions were simply to break up with me in order to achieve his own goals, but I never expected it to be such a dictatorial and controlling breakup—

Just like before.

Just like everything she had been through.

But what about the independence and integrity of their lives?

And have they ever received even the slightest bit of respect?

Seeing that Ji Yan's reaction was somewhat unusual, Lu Xingyan immediately pulled the car over to the side and reached out to hold her cold hand.

“I know what you’re thinking,” Lu Xingyan said. “That’s precisely why I didn’t tell you about this.”

"You really know how to consider his feelings," Ji Yan said.

“No. I’m not thinking about him. To be honest, I’m thinking about Tang Xu. Because I think it’s a good thing for her to forget everything about him.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan suddenly turned to look at him, questioning him with almost mockery, "Is she really your good friend?"

Lu Xingyan met her questioning gaze for a long time before letting out a soft sigh: "I just hope she can live a better life. I had no other choice in this matter."

Ji Yan turned her face away again, staring out the window in silence for a long time before finally saying, "Then... you never thought of letting her see me as I am now?"

Lu Xingyan paused for a moment before saying, "It's not the right time yet. Firstly, at this stage, I don't want things to get complicated, and I don't want her to suffer too much. Secondly, she has already left Huai City, so there's no opportunity for the time being."

Ji Yan turned her head again. "Left? Where did she go?"

"Rong City." Lu Xingyan concealed the fact that Tang Xu had just left that morning and replied, "I told you that I have a guesthouse in the mountains over there, and she wants to go and stay there for a while to have some peace and quiet."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan was speechless for a moment.

“Leaving Huai City is a good thing for her,” Lu Xingyan said. “The same goes for you. So, will you seriously consider my suggestion? Come with me to California. Anyway, there's nothing worth staying here for, is there?”