Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 50 Should we just let this go?

Just then, Tang Xu's phone, which was on the bedside table, suddenly rang—

Who would call her at 3 a.m.?
Tang Xu was startled and hurriedly got off him. She picked up her phone and saw an unfamiliar local number.

She answered the phone with some surprise and uncertainty.

"Are you Tang Xu?" the other person asked. "This is the Minjiang Road Police Station. Do you know Lu Xingyan?"

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xu turned on the bedside lamp with a "click".

Yan Shiyu remained seated by her bedside, a fleeting darkness passing through his eyes before returning to calm as he watched her get up and dress.

"My friend had an accident, I have to go pick him up." Tang Xu had already quickly put on a sweater and long skirt, and then asked him, "Are you... going to rest here?"

Yan Shiyu slowly turned her eyes away. "No."

"Then please close the door for me when you leave."

She was a little anxious. After saying that, she quickly tied her hair up, grabbed a coat, and hurriedly left.

Hearing her leave, Yan Shiyu slowly closed her eyes, sat quietly for a long time, and then opened them again.

His eyes were like cold stars, silent and serene.

……

When Tang Xu rushed to the destination, Lu Xingyan had already finished giving her statement and was sitting on a rest chair with obvious bruises around her eyes and lips.

She glanced at him, too lazy to say anything more, and went straight to find someone to handle the formalities.

Only after picking Lu Xingyan up from the police station did Tang Xu finally turn to look at him, "Are you crazy? Getting into a fight at a bar at three in the morning and ending up in the police station—"

Lu Xingyan, with his hands in his pockets, glanced at her lazily and said, "If you saw him, you would hit him too."

"I'm not as crazy as you!" Tang Xu said. "The company has finally stabilized a bit, and you still need to keep an eye on things for me. Nothing can go wrong!"

Lu Xingyan did not refute further.

Tang Xu arrived by taxi, and the two of them were walking along the riverbank one after the other. After walking for some time, Lu Xingyan suddenly came up and bumped into Tang Xu.

Tang Xu turned her head and glared at him with some annoyance, only to see Lu Xingyan gesturing for her to look in a certain direction.

Tang Xu looked over and saw a man standing by the river, swaying unsteadily, clearly urinating into the river!

Tang Xu frowned in disgust, but Lu Xingyan gestured for her to look closely.

This time, Tang Xu finally saw the face clearly. It looked somewhat familiar, and the face had injuries that were almost as fresh as Lu Xingyan's, only more severe.

"You're with him?" Tang Xu asked.

Lu Xingyan nodded.

Then Tang Xu quickly stepped forward, ran behind the man, and before he could react, kicked him hard in the back!
"Puff-"

The man plunged headfirst into the icy river in winter, instantly sobering up. He quickly surfaced, cursing, "Who? Which bastard attacked me from behind? Don't you want to live anymore?!"

On the other side, Tang Xuzao pulled Lu Xingyan along and ran all the way into a quiet path nearby.

Lu Xingyan laughed until she was breathless and sat down on the side of the street. "I told you, if you saw him, you would beat him up too—"

"He deserves it!" Tang Xu was also exhausted. After sitting down, she regretted it a little. "I didn't wear high heels today. Otherwise, I should have smashed his head first and then kicked him down."

Lu Xingyan laughed again, but then fell silent.

Tang Xu remained silent for a long time.

Suddenly, Lu Xingyan asked, "Did you come from Yan Shiyu's place?"

Tang paused for a moment and said, "I came from Yujing Bay."

"So he's already become a member of the inner circle?" Lu Xingyan turned and glanced at her. "You have a strong masculine scent about you."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu wanted to kick him, but her leg hurt whenever she moved, so she gave up.

"Have you told Jiang Muchen about this?" Lu Xingyan asked again.

"No."

"why?"

Tang Xu braced herself with her hands on the ground, leaned back, and said, "I can't bring myself to ask. He just gave me such a large sum of money, and now I'm asking him to help me deal with Jiang Muchen... I don't have that kind of nerve." Lu Xingyan paused and said, "If you break ties with Jiang Muchen now, he might go crazy at any moment..."

Tang Xu sighed softly: "Let's wait and see."

Neither of them spoke for a moment, they just sat there quietly.

In the dead of night, a black Phantom drove by silently, without disturbing anyone.

……

When Tang Xu returned to Yujing Bay, Yan Shiyu was indeed no longer there.

She still took a long nap and didn't return to the company until the afternoon.

Unexpectedly, there was another cooperation document on Lu Xingyan's desk today.

Just as Tang Xu was about to smash it without thinking, Lu Xingyan, who had just come in from outside, stopped her in time.

"Don't mess around."

Tang Xu paused, "Not someone sent by Jiang Muchen?"

"I don't know," Lu Xingyan said. "So I've decided to meet tonight and see what happens."

Tang Xu frowned, then said, "Then I'll go with you."

That evening, Tang Xu and Lu Xingyan met with the head of the company called Xinyuan at a business club.

The two sides had a pleasant conversation, but they couldn't discern Xinyuan's true nature at all. It appeared to be just a medium-sized company with no background, and its desire to cooperate with the Song family was merely a ploy to find greater opportunities amidst the crisis.

Given the current situation, Tang Xu dared not easily accept such a collaboration.

After all, the Song family had finally gotten a chance to catch their breath, and Jiang Muchen was still watching them from behind. If they were not careful, they might fall into another trap and be doomed.

Although no substantial cooperation was reached during the meal, the atmosphere was at least pleasant.

As they were leaving the club, they encountered Duan Siwei in the lobby, who was chatting with a new employee.

While Tang Xu was still hesitating whether to greet him, Manager Zhang from Xinyuan spoke first: "Mr. Duan."

Duan Siwei turned his head, his gaze lazily sweeping over the group, lingering on Tang Xu for a moment before he smiled and replied, "Manager Zhang, what are you doing with Mrs. Jiang? Are you discussing a collaboration?"

"Yes," Manager Zhang replied with a smile. "I had a very pleasant chat with Mrs. Jiang today, my first time meeting her."

"Really?" Duan Siwei smiled, his eyes narrowed. "That's quite a coincidence."

Tang Xu listened to the tone of their conversation, which sounded just like a boss and subordinate. But there were no companies related to Duan Siwei or the Duan family among Xinyuan's shareholders. What was going on?

As if to answer her question, Duan Siwei said, "I never expected that holding such a tiny, insignificant share in Xinyuan would actually lead to a collaboration with Mrs. Jiang. What a coincidence!"

After a moment of surprise, Tang Xu chuckled softly, "So Mr. Duan and Xinyuan have this connection. It really is fate. Perhaps Mr. Duan could come out and chat sometime?"

Duan Siwei raised an eyebrow. "Talking to me involves drinking. Isn't Mrs. Jiang afraid?"

“If Mr. Duan isn’t afraid, then I’m not afraid either,” Tang Xu replied with a smile.

Duan Siwei gave a soft hum, and Tang Xu's mood, which had been fluctuating all night, instantly brightened up.

On the way out of the club, Tang Xucai said to Lu Xingyan, "The cooperation with Xinyuan can be moved forward."

"Why?" Lu Xingyan frowned. "Just because of that Duan Siwei? How do you know him? Given his style, he shouldn't be interested in you."

Tang Xu was silent for a moment before saying, "Yan Shiyu knows him."

"What?" Lu Xingyan was shocked. "Yan Shiyu knows Duan Siwei?"

“Yes,” Tang Xu said. “The first time I met him, they were together. But after that, I never saw them interact in public again, so I’m not really sure what their relationship is.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyan sneered, "What else could it be? A shady relationship, of course."

Tang Xu did not refute.

However, perhaps it is precisely because the two of them have never been exposed to the world that Duan Siwei can do things that Yan Shiyu cannot do.

She didn't say anything to him.

However, he had already made arrangements for her.

(End of this chapter)