Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 471 Deserved
Such a time, such a place, such a reunion—it all feels so unreal.

The illusion was so profound that Tang Xu even thought she might be hallucinating due to hypothermia.

The starry sky she saw was fake, meeting him was fake, and being carried on his back step by step towards the exit of the snow forest was fake.

Even though she had countless doubts in her heart, she still clung tightly to his shoulders and neck, unwilling to close her eyes for even a moment.

It was as if the person in front of me would disappear the moment I closed my eyes and opened them again.

"It's still a long walk to get out." As if sensing her exhaustion, Yan Shiyu said in a low voice, "Close your eyes and sleep for a while."

"Okay," Tang Xu replied, lying motionless on his back.

After an unknown amount of time, the sky gradually turned a pale white. When Yan Shiyu turned her head slightly to look at her, she unexpectedly met Tang Xu's still unclosed eyes.

She leaned on his shoulder, and even though she wasn't deliberately looking at his face, her gaze was still fixed on him—perhaps on his jawline, perhaps on his neck, or perhaps on every steady step he took.

Yan Shiyu realized something, but said nothing more and quickened his pace.

After walking for nearly two more hours, the two finally arrived at the nearest parking spot.

Tang Xu "woke up" from his shoulder at the right moment and looked up at the environment in front of her that now showed signs of human presence.

There was only one car parked at the parking spot, but it wasn't the one she had driven there yesterday, which shows how long she had been wandering around aimlessly after parking.

Just as she was about to say something, Yan Shiyu carried her straight to the car, opened the back door, placed Tang Xu on the back seat, and took a coat from the car to wrap around her.

He then walked around to the front, started the vehicle, and turned on the air conditioning.

Then Tang Xu watched as he went around to the back of the vehicle, opened the trunk, took out a portable kettle, and started boiling water right next to the car.

By the time he brought the hot water to Tang Xu's lips, the car's air conditioning had already turned up the temperature.

Yan Shiyu got into the car and immediately began examining Tang Xu's body.

He didn't know how long she had been in the snow, and even though her vital signs were normal, he still couldn't rest easy.

He carefully examined every inch of Tang Xu's skin, confirming that she had no injuries from the fall or frostbite, but he still couldn't rest easy. After carefully wrapping her clothes back around her, he looked up at her again and whispered, "Let's go to the hospital for another check-up."

"What are you checking?" Tang Xu asked. "Didn't you just check me? I'm not injured."

“Neither you nor I are professionals in this area,” Yan Shiyu replied.

Tang Xu's gaze remained fixed on his face for a long while before she said, "What are you worried about? I just went to see the snow scenery, and I sat down to rest for a while because I was tired. I didn't go there to commit suicide, so how could I have gotten hurt for no reason? Besides, if I were really injured now, I would definitely exaggerate it to the extreme, wanting to make you feel guilty and uneasy. I would never hide here quietly just to reassure you and pretend that I'm fine."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu finally met her eyes once again.

After a long silence, Tang Xu finally spoke again: "Tell me, am I right?"

“Yes,” Yan Shiyu replied.

He rarely complied with her so readily, and Tang Xu couldn't help but bite her lip lightly. Just as she was about to say something more, she heard him say, "But you still need to go to the hospital for a check-up."

After saying that, Yan Shiyu climbed into the driver's seat from the back and drove the car onto the highway.

Tang Xu remained quietly leaning back in the back seat, staring blankly at his back.

At this moment, she seemed to finally be certain that what was happening was not an illusion.

He was truly beside her, right in front of her.

The two remained quiet the entire way, just as they had been when he carried her out of the depths of the snow-covered forest.

Despite having so much to say, so much to say, most of the time, the two of them remained strangely silent.

Yan Shiyu drove the car all the way to the nearest hospital.

Seeking medical treatment abroad is always inconvenient, but somehow he managed to communicate with the other party and quickly all of Tang Xu's examination items were prepared.

However, just as he was about to enter the examination room, Tang Xu suddenly turned to look at him.

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere remained somewhat eerie.

Tang Xu said, "I want you to come inside with me."

Yan Shiyu remained silent for a moment before saying, "Okay."

"You have to be with me for every single checkup."

"it is good."

"You are not allowed to leave midway."

"it is good."

"Even after it's over, you're not allowed to leave."

"it is good."

……

This hospital wasn't small, but its efficiency was still incredibly low. By the time Tang Xu finished several routine tests, it was already noon.

At this time, Duan Siwei and Gao Yan, having received the news, had also arrived here.

When the two arrived, Yan Shiyu and Tang Xu were having dinner at a restaurant in town.

Several dishes full of local flavor were laid out in front of the two people, but the two sitting opposite each other ate in silence with their heads down.

Occasionally Yan Shiyu would look up at Tang Xu, and occasionally Tang Xu would look up at him. Sometimes their eyes would meet, but then they would fall silent.

Duan Siwei parked his car outside the restaurant and looked at the scene inside through the glass window, feeling only a sense of unease.

Gao Yan was equally puzzled. "What's going on? They finally met, but they still haven't talked things out?"

He was anxious and was about to push open the door to get out and check on the situation, but Duan Siwei reached out and stopped him. "Never mind," Duan Siwei said, "Let them be."

Gao Yan was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"The important thing is to confirm that Yan Shiyu is alright. Now that they're back together, what could possibly happen?"

“But…” Gao Yan was still a little worried, “What if Mr. Yan’s emotions become unstable again—”

"So what if things are unstable?" Duan Siwei said. "Look at him, does he look like he'd still dare to give Tang Xu the cold shoulder?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yan couldn't help but look at the two people inside the window once more.

The two people, who seemed to be in silence, were not actually without any interaction. At least, Yan Shiyu's gaze lingered on Tang Xu more and more often.

At this point, it seems that if he and Duan Siwei rushed in, it would not only not help the whole thing, but would also make the atmosphere even more bizarre.

Rather than doing that, it's better to just leave it at that and wait and see how things develop.

After reaching a consensus, Duan Siwei and Gao Yan did not show up. Instead, they found another restaurant nearby and ate while waiting for the other side to make their move.

After a tasteless lunch, Yan Shiyu took Tang Xu to check into a famous hot spring hotel nearby.

Tang Xu had indeed not had a proper rest for a long time, but she was still shocked when she saw herself in the bathroom—

She saw her bloodshot eyes, her slightly sunken eye sockets, and her face devoid of any color.

The look in Yan Shiyu's eyes when he looked at her just now suddenly flashed into her mind.

At that time, she felt that there was a lot hidden in his eyes. Could it be that her haggard appearance had frightened him?
While Tang Xu was still lost in thought, Yan Shiyu had already filled the bathtub with hot water. She pushed open the door and walked in, seeing Tang Xu still standing in front of the mirror in a daze. "Go take a hot bath first, it will make you feel better."

Tang Xu slowly turned her head to look at him.

"What's wrong?" Seeing her somewhat dazed look, Yan Shiyu frowned slightly. "Are you feeling unwell?"

"No," Tang Xu replied, then added, "Aren't you going to take a bath?"

“I don’t need it,” he said. “I’ll wait until you’re done soaking.”

Tang Xu responded and then turned to walk towards the bathtub.

She stiffly took off her clothes and threw them one by one into the laundry basket.

Just as she was about to step into the bathtub, something suddenly flashed through Tang Xu's mind, and her whole body froze. After a moment, she grabbed the bathrobe next to her, wrapped it around herself, turned around and walked out, where she saw Yan Shiyu sitting quietly on a chair in the outer room.

Upon seeing Tang Xu emerge, he seemed to suddenly snap out of his daze, and asked in his familiar voice, "What's wrong? Is the water temperature not right?"

Tang Xu stood there staring at his intact clothes and socks for a moment, then suddenly strode forward and began to strip him of his clothes.

Yan Shiyu instantly understood what she meant, grabbed her hand, and whispered, "Yaoyao!"

The word "Yaoyao" seemed to trigger something, and when Tang Xu looked up again, it was as if she had finally found the familiar way the two of them interacted and the atmosphere they shared.

Yes, her thoughts were previously confused, and she only assumed that the strange atmosphere between the two was due to various other reasons, but she overlooked the simplest and most direct point—

Why did Yan Shiyu examine her body so anxiously after they returned to a safe area? Why did he still take her to the hospital for a detailed check-up even after confirming she was alright? Why did he let her take a shower after they arrived at the hotel, while he himself remained fully clothed?

Because he was trying to hide something.

It is this hidden tension that is the root cause of the strange atmosphere between the two.

"What's wrong?" Tang Xu looked up at him. "Is this outfit welded to your body? The hotel room is so warm, why don't you take it off? You've been in the Giant Shirt Forest for three days now, haven't you? Don't you want to take a shower? Don't you plan to clean yourself up?"

"I—" Yan Shiyu only managed to utter one word before meeting Tang Xu's angry gaze, and the rest of his words suddenly vanished from his mouth.

Of course he could make excuses and reasons, but he knew they were all fake, and Tang Xu knew it too.

He had no doubt that if he actually told those lies, Tang Xu would immediately become angry and leave.

At this moment, he was no longer willing to endure such conflict, and even less willing for her to suffer any more torment because of it.

Therefore, after a long time, Yan Shiyu slowly released the hand that was holding Tang Xu's.

Tang Xu's eyes were still full of anger. She stared at him for a long time before finally taking off his clothes little by little.

The moment a large expanse of his skin was finally revealed, Tang Xu's breath caught in his throat.

She thought she knew his body very well, but at this moment, what was presented to her was a body that was almost completely unfamiliar—

His originally tanned skin was now a large, bloodless white, with some areas turning bluish-purple, and even frostbite blisters appearing in some places; the bruises on his knees seemed to have passed their most purplish stage and turned yellowish-green; his toes under his boots were also bluish, and his toenails had even turned dark purple...

The further Tang Xu looked, the more her hands trembled. Her fingertips hesitated for a long time, but she only dared to touch those white areas—

I'm afraid that I might accidentally hurt him.

Even though he had been away for so long, busy all morning, and had spent so much time in the warm hotel room, his body was still ice-cold, without any warmth at all.

At that moment, Tang Xu clearly felt fear.

She looked at Yan Shiyu, and without realizing it, her eyes were already filled with tears again.

Yan Shiyu reached out and gently touched the corner of her eye.

“I didn’t want you to see it because I was worried you’d be scared,” he said. “It just looks scary, but it’s not that serious, and it will get better soon.”

Tang Xu's tears fell instantly.

Yes, she had almost forgotten that he had an extraordinary control over his body; no matter what happened, no matter how serious the injury, he could always recover quickly.

But is this some kind of ability that is something to be proud of?
How many injuries must a person endure to train their body to this level?
How many times had he suffered injuries like this before he could tell her so casually that it would heal soon?
"Do you have to torture yourself like this?" Tang Xu choked out. "Do you really have to suffer like this? Don't you care about your own body at all?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu continued to gently wipe away the tears on her face with his somewhat rough fingertips. After a long silence, he finally answered softly, "It's what I deserve."