Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 59 Using Oneself as an Exchange
Tang Xu slept a very, very deep sleep.

As dawn broke, she slowly opened her eyes; she was all alone in the room.

Tang Xu felt as if she had a dream in which she met Yan Shiyu.

It must really have been a dream.

After all, he's far away in Europe; how could he possibly come back suddenly?

She slowly sat up, and in a daze, she seemed to sense a familiar presence.

Tang Xu lowered her head and smelled her pajamas.

It seemed to have truly absorbed the scent of cedar, the scent that belonged to that man.

For a moment, she couldn't distinguish between dream and reality. She had just gotten out of bed when she suddenly heard the doorbell ring.

Tang Xu hesitated for a moment before walking to the door, peeking through the peephole, and then opening the door.

Gao Yan stood at the door and gave her a big smile, "Miss Tang."

"Shouldn't you be in Europe..." Tang Xu looked at him with some confusion, then turned to look at her room. "So, you guys really came back?"

Gao Yan's expression was somewhat complicated. He nodded and said, "Yes, I came back for a bit..."

"What do you mean by 'came back for a bit'?" Tang Xu asked.

Gao Yan paused for a moment and said, "Mr. Yan's trip to Europe this time was very busy, so he has already flown away again."

Tang Xu was somewhat stunned. "Then what's he coming back for?"

Gao Yan gave her a deep look before saying, "I'll be staying in Huai City from now on. If you need anything, just let me know. Also, I've arranged a driver for you, so you can have him take you wherever you want."

"What do I need a driver for?" Tang Xu's mind was a bit confused, and she couldn't figure out what was going on. It took her a while to realize that she should invite Gao Yan into the house and sit down.

Gao Yan seemed to want to say something, but he held back.

Tang Xu stopped paying attention to Yan Shiyu's departure and instead discussed the next developments with him.

Gao Yan's expression turned slightly serious. He said, "It is indeed a bit troublesome that someone is setting a trap for us. But everything comes with conditions. If they have the conditions to motivate him to do this, we can also offer corresponding conditions."

"I'm afraid that the trap Jiang Muchen set up won't be so easy to break," Tang Xu said.

Gao Yan frowned. "The fact that he was able to set up this scheme means that he had been preparing to take action against the Song family for a long time... But why did he wait until now? He even gave the Song family a chance to breathe in the meantime... I still can't figure out why."

"It's just to torment me." Tang Xu said casually, "He's unhappy, so of course he'll find some pleasure in me."

Gao Yan didn't really understand Jiang Muchen either. Hearing Tang Xu say that, he couldn't help but frown, unsure of how to comment.

Just then, Tang Xu's phone rang. She quickly walked into the room and saw Duan Siwei's name.

As soon as the call connected, Duan Siwei launched into another tirade: "Tang Xu, are you all messing with me? Did Yan Shiyu deliberately send you to torment me? I'm here racking my brains trying to figure out a solution, and your dad's over there playing the 'surrender' card with me?"

Tang Xu's heart sank suddenly. "What did you say?"

"Do you know how much effort I went through to get your dad over there? We finally managed to keep the investigation team out, and guess what? He brought him in himself—"

Tang Xu didn't have time to listen to what he had to say. She put down her phone, quickly changed her clothes, and rushed to the hospital.

When she arrived at the hospital, Song Yuting's ward door was closed, two members of the investigation team were guarding outside, and even Qin Yun was just sitting at the door, looking dazed.

Through the glass, Tang Xu saw the doctor and the rest of the investigation team standing by Song Yuting's bed. She stepped forward to enter, but was stopped by the people at the door. Tang Xu bit her lip tightly, took two steps back, and then looked at Qin Yun, "Auntie, why?"

After a long pause, Qin Yun slowly spoke: "Your father said he doesn't want you to make any more sacrifices to benefit the Song family... Duan Siwei is not a good person... You shouldn't have anything to do with him..."

Tang Xu slowly shook her head, momentarily at a loss for words. After a long pause, she only whispered, "It wasn't him..."

“Even if it wasn’t him, it would have been someone else…” Qin Yun said, “Yaoyao, you can’t do this, using yourself as a bargaining chip again and again… If you keep doing this, your father and I won’t have a good time…”

Qin Yun spoke to her, but never looked at her. When she turned her face away, she gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.

This development took everyone by surprise.

Even knowing she was innocent and that everything was a setup by someone else, Song Yuting chose to give up the struggle.

Because his condition is not yet stable, the investigation team has not taken any coercive measures against him for the time being, but people are still guarding the door of his ward every day.

Tang Xu hardly went to the hospital again after that.

Despite having the help of Gao Yan and Duan Siwei, she still spared no effort in running around trying to find a way out.

Even if the outcome is already somewhat clear in front of us.

“I have consulted with all parties, and the best outcome at present may be… a suspended sentence.” After several days of stalemate between the two sides, Gao Yan gave Tang Xu his analysis, “On the premise that Mr. Song cooperates and does not become passive.”

Tang Xu was slumped in the sofa, not really hearing what he said. She was lost in thought, and even thought of Yan Shiyu during her moments of distraction.

"Has Mr. Yan not returned yet?" she suddenly asked.

Yan Shiyu's business trip was originally scheduled for a week. Even if he came back in the middle, it would only have delayed him by a little over a day. Now, three days have passed since the original date, and Tang Xu still hasn't seen him.

Gao Yan hadn't expected her to suddenly ask about Yan Shiyu. She choked for a moment before saying, "Even if Mr. Yan comes back, there's no turning back. This trap was set a long time ago. If we had started preparing then, we definitely would have a way now. But right now, the Song family is completely on the defensive. Saving Mr. Song is already the best outcome—"

“That’s not what I meant,” Tang Xu said. “I just suddenly remembered that he should be back by now.”

Gao Yan's expression became somewhat complicated for some reason. After a pause, he said, "Something has delayed things, so he hasn't returned yet."

Tang Xu turned around and picked up her phone, wanting to call Yan Shiyu to say hello.

However, when I dialed the number, there was no notification and the call was immediately disconnected.

Tang Xu was a little confused, so she dialed again.

Seeing her actions, Gao Yan couldn't help but say, "Stop calling, you won't get through."

"Why?" Tang Xu asked, puzzled. "Isn't he in Europe?"

Gao Yan paused for a moment before adding, "He might have gone somewhere else; there might not be a signal overseas."

"Possibly?" Tang Xu looked at him. "Even you can't be sure?"

Gao Yan choked for a moment before saying, "He has his own plans for many things. I'm just his assistant; I can't control anything."

Tang Xu could tell that Yan Shiyu must be busy with other things.

Things that Gao Yan couldn't participate in, things that even required his phone to be disconnected.

What is so important?

(End of this chapter)