Marriage Seduction Addiction

That night, neither Tang Xu nor Ji Yan slept.

When they were young, Ji Yan was kept in check by Grandpa Yan, so even though the two of them were very close, they never had the opportunity to share a bed and have a long talk all night long.

Only now have they finally had this opportunity.

In particular, so many things happened in between, and such tortuous emotional waves naturally gave rise to endless topics of conversation.

On the same night, Lu Xingyan left Huai City.

The meal that Ji Yan said she would treat him to, and the meal that Tang Xu forced him to agree to, ultimately became just verbal promises.

When Tang Xu was awakened by the sudden doorbell ringing, the sun was already high in the sky outside. Having stayed up all night and then suddenly woken up, her mind was a little muddled, and she couldn't even remember when she had fallen asleep.

When she turned her head again, Ji Yan, who had been lying next to her, had disappeared.

Tang Xu hurriedly got up, opened the door and went outside, just in time to see Ji Yan opening the front door—

Standing outside the door was the staff member whom Lu Xingyan had previously arranged to walk the dog. "Hello, are you Ms. Ji?"

“Yes, that’s me,” Ji Yan replied.

“Mr. Lu arranged for me to come here,” the man said. “I just took Kimi for a walk. Mr. Lu said that Kimi will be in your care from now on, Miss Ji, but for convenience, he will keep the house next door. Kimi can stay there, and Miss Ji can go there anytime she wants. Also, if Miss Ji is ever inconvenienced by anything, she can always ask me to help take care of Kimi. This is my business card.”

Ji Yan listened quietly before reaching out to take the man's business card. "Thank you, I understand."

"Then I won't bother you any longer, goodbye."

The man turned and left, but Ji Yan remained standing there, staring blankly at the business card in her hand.

Until Tang Xu's voice came from behind—

"He managed to arrange for Kimi even though he left in such a hurry. Sometimes Lu Xingyan's execution ability is truly top-notch."

Ji Yan then turned around and saw Tang Xu coming out. She just smiled slightly and asked, "Did I wake you up?"

"Have you slept? What time did you get up? Aren't you tired after staying up all night?"

Ji Yan shrugged and said, "I just got up to use the restroom, and he just happened to ring the doorbell."

"Oh," Tang Xu responded, "I opened my eyes and didn't see you, which startled me. I thought I was having another daydream."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yan couldn't help but laugh again, saying, "Just you wait, I'm completely clinging to you and my brother now. You can try to get rid of me or not."

Tang Xu said, "You'd better keep your word!"

Tang Xu was still sleepy. After going to the bathroom, she saw Ji Yan sitting motionless in the living room and couldn't help but say, "Why don't you continue sleeping for a while? You won't have any energy in the afternoon if you do."

"Go to sleep, I'll finish my homework for today first." Ji Yan waved her phone at her.

She recently downloaded a language learning app and has been diligently practicing and memorizing it every day without fail. She's really putting in a lot of effort.

Tang Xu couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up in admiration. "Then I'm going back to my room. If you wake up first and want to go out for something to eat, just call me."

Ji Yan nodded, watching her return to her bedroom, then looked down and opened the app on her phone.

Five minutes passed, and the learning remained on the first page.

Ten minutes passed, and the learning was still stuck on the first page.

Realizing that her studies were making no progress at all, Ji Yan finally put down her phone, got up, opened the door, and went out.

She arrived at Lu Xingyan's door, skillfully entered the password, opened the door, and went inside.

Kimi had already heard the commotion and was wagging its tail enthusiastically at the entrance to greet her.

Ji Yan looked down at it for a moment, then finally squatted down, stroked its head, and gently hugged it into her arms.

……

When Yan Shiyu arrived home in the evening, Tang Xu was setting the table with the food that had just been delivered. Seeing him return at this hour, she was surprised and asked, "Didn't you say you'd be very busy today?"

"It's cancelled," Yan Shiyu said. "What about Yan Yan?"

"She's still sleeping." Tang Xu pointed towards the bedroom. "She didn't seem to sleep when I was sleeping during the day; she only went to lie down in the afternoon. You rushed back because you were worried about her?"

Yan Shiyu did not deny it.

Since Ji Yan suddenly revealed his complete memories yesterday, the two haven't had a chance to talk alone. That's why Tang Xu sat down next to him and asked, "You...really didn't notice anything at all before?"

Yan Shiyu looked up at her and asked, "Did you notice it?"

“No. It’s because she’s willing to take me back. I’m so overjoyed that I don’t care about those flaws at all.” Tang Xu leaned on his shoulder and looked at him. “But I always feel that you must have noticed something, but for you… it’s actually better that she doesn’t remember those things, so you’re pretending that you don’t notice anything, right?”

Yan Shiyu reached out and took her hand, gently squeezing it as he said, "Even though I have some doubts, I can't be sure of anything. After all, it's normal for someone who has lost their memory to have any kind of reaction, so, except for situations like last night, she can actually keep pretending."

Tang Xu sighed softly after hearing this, then looked up at him again, "Then can you help me analyze why she is so cold to Lu Xingyan?"

Yan Shiyu looked down at her, "Why do you want me to analyze this?"

"Because I can't look at this matter neutrally. I want to consider her feelings, but I also feel sorry for Lu Xingyan's persistence over the years... They are both very important people to me, so I can't seem to see through it... Does she really have no feelings for Lu Xingyan at all?"

Yan Shiyu reached out and gently stroked her back, whispering, "Perhaps she herself isn't entirely clear about this. Perhaps one day, when you can finally talk about this openly, she will give you a clear answer."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu's eyes dimmed slightly. "That will probably be a very, very long time from now."

"Why?" Yan Shiyu asked.

Tang Xu pursed her lips and said, "Your younger sister has always been very mysterious, so I can only vaguely guess what's on her mind, and I'm the one who's completely controlled by her. Of course, that was because she was controlled by the Yan family back then... But the way two people get along can't be easily changed. Even if we can really talk about anything now, I still feel like I'm the one who's controlled by her."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu suddenly chuckled, then gently stroked Tang Xu's hair and whispered, "Isn't that a good thing?"

Tang Xu straightened up slightly and asked, "Where is it good?"

“Being willing to be manipulated means you trust that person completely, and you’re willing to become like a child and depend on them unconditionally,” Yan Shiyu said. “Life doesn’t always require you to be tense and independent. Isn’t it quite comfortable to be willful and ignorant occasionally and be manipulated a little? So, when Yan Yan came back and saw how you two get along, I was really happy.”

Tang Xu listened thoughtfully, then looked up and stared at him for a long time.

Until Yan Shiyu couldn't help but lower his head and kiss him.

Tang Xu hooked her arms around his neck, wanting to share all her emotional ups and downs with him, but she couldn't help but hesitate, glancing at the second bedroom out of the corner of her eye.

As fate would have it, her eyes met those of Ji Yan, who had just come out of there—

Ji Yan probably didn't expect to see the two of them being intimate, and her whole body suddenly stopped;
The tension in Tang Xu's heart snapped instantly. The arm that had been wrapped around Yan Shiyu's neck suddenly transformed into a hand, slapping him hard across the cheek with a loud "smack."

Tang Xu's original intention was just to separate the two of them as soon as possible, but in fact, that slap really felt like a slap.

In an instant, all three people froze.

However, once she regained her senses, Tang Xu completely disregarded Yan Shiyu. She abruptly got up from his embrace, hurriedly fixing her hair as she spoke, "You're awake! It's time to eat. I even had them prepare your favorite sesame paste. When would you like to eat? You can eat after the meal... Oh, no, no, you can eat while you eat..."

Seeing Tang Xu frantically reaching for the sesame paste, Ji Yan reached out and stopped her, laughing, "What's the rush? Have you forgotten what I told you?"

Tang Xu was in a daze for a moment, then suddenly remembered that she had gone outside to give the two of them some time and space. She felt even more embarrassed and slapped her hand away, saying, "What am I flustered about? I was asking you what you wanted to eat. What are you talking about?"

After saying that, Tang Xu walked back to the dining table.

Seeing this, Yan Shiyu touched the side of his face where he had been slapped for no reason, got up and walked towards the bathroom.

As they brushed past Ji Yan, the brother and sister exchanged a glance. Ji Yan shrugged helplessly and then walked to the dining table to help Tang Xu set out the food.

“Actually, it’s quite amazing when you think about it sometimes…” Ji Yan suddenly said. Tang Xu, now on high alert, glared at her slightly and said, “What are you trying to say?”

Ji Yan chuckled and said, "What I want to say is that the three of us... when my brother wasn't around, you were there for me. Later, when my brother was going through his most difficult time, you were there for him... that's how it is with the three of us. When one of us is missing, the other two keep each other company. Isn't that amazing? Isn't that a wonderful fate?"

The way she put it, there did seem to be some strange elements involved, but Tang Xu was still embarrassed and wary, not daring to easily respond to her.

"So, after going through so much, we've finally reached the moment when we can all be together. You—"

Before Ji Yan could finish speaking, Tang Xu stuffed a chicken leg into her mouth. "Can't all this food shut you up? Why don't you just pretend you don't see it? Why are you making such a big deal out of this with me? Are you doing this on purpose?"

Ji Yan bit into a chicken leg, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

When Yan Shiyu came out of the bathroom, the atmosphere finally seemed to return to normal.

The three sat together at the dining table, chatting casually about topics that would come up at any meal. Tang Xu casually mentioned the neighbors in Yujing Bay. After the conversation ended, Ji Yan suddenly looked at Yan Shiyu and asked, "Brother, have you all stopped living in the house in Qiushuitai? Can I have it?"

Yan Shiyu and Tang Xu both looked up at her at the same time.

Before Yan Shiyu could answer, Tang Xu spoke first: "What do you mean by this? Are you going to move out just because I didn't respond to you earlier? This shouldn't be a big deal, right? I don't care at all that you saw me! I really don't care—"

After saying that, she turned to look at Yan Shiyu, as if to prove something, and leaned down to kiss Yan Shiyu on the lips. Then she turned to look at Ji Yan and asked, "Is this okay?"

Ji Yan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh while holding the bowl.

"You just said this morning that you'd keep sponging off us, so what's with this sudden demand for the house? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Unexpectedly, Ji Yan smiled and asked her in return, "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you reluctant to part with it?"

Tang Xu choked, then glared at her slightly, "It's not my house, why would I be reluctant to part with it? What does your sibling relationship have to do with me!"

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Yan Shiyu, waiting for his response.

"If you want it, you can have it," Yan Shiyu said.

"Thank you, brother!" Ji Yan said.

Tang Xu puffed out her cheeks instantly, put down her chopsticks, and said, "You really want to move out? Are you so eager to get rid of us?"

"I don't want to move out." Ji Yan put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "I just remembered that there's a very nice guzheng over there, and it's so spacious. Practicing the guzheng there shouldn't disturb the neighbors, right?"

"Are you planning to start practicing the guzheng again?" Yan Shiyu asked.

"Mm," Ji Yan responded, "We've already wasted so much time, it's time to pick it up again."

After speaking, Ji Yan looked at Tang Xu again.

Tang Xu looked at her for a moment, then said, "So, you're just going there to practice the guzheng, not to move in, right? You'll still live here, right?"

“I would like to move there, but I’m afraid my sister-in-law will think I’m trying to take over my brother’s property…” Ji Yan said. “So, I’ll just have to wait and see.”

Tang Xu stood up angrily and reached out to pinch her, but Ji Yan grabbed her hand and then resumed her serious expression, asking her, "And you?"

"What about me?" Tang Xu retorted irritably.

"Are you really not going to dance anymore?" Ji Yan asked.

Upon hearing this question, Yan Shiyu paused abruptly with his chopsticks. Tang Xu withdrew his hand, sat down again, glanced at Yan Shiyu's somewhat stiff hand, reached out and took his hand before speaking, "Dancing and I have long since parted ways. Why bring it up again all of a sudden?"

Ji Yan glanced at Tang Xu's actions before looking at Yan Shiyu again, "Brother, is that what you think too?"

“This is my business, why are you asking him?” Tang Xu said. “He can’t make decisions for me.”

Yan Shiyu put down her chopsticks.

Tang Xu's heart sank slightly, fearing that he would be troubled by this matter again, and he couldn't help but give Ji Yan a look.

Suddenly, Yan Shiyu said to Ji Yan, "Do you know something?"

Ji Yan shrugged again and said, "I didn't mean to peek. I just saw it by chance when I went to your study to find a book."

"What do you see?" Tang Xu felt as if she had been kept in the dark, completely confused, and couldn't understand what the two were saying at all.

Seeing that Yan Shiyu didn't seem ready to speak, Ji Yan stood up, went into Yan Shiyu's study, and soon brought out two thick stacks of documents and placed them on the dining table.

Tang Xu paused for a moment, then reached out and began to read.

One of them was real estate information, which collected a lot of properties suitable for dance rehearsal halls in various locations, sizes, and styles.

The other document contained personnel information, including both men and women, ranging in age from 13 to 30. The only thing they had in common was that they were all classical dancers, some well-known, some who had won various awards, and some who were completely unknown...

The time period of these materials spans from two years ago to the present, which is why there are so many.

Tang Xu flipped through the pages one by one, her emotions complex and difficult to describe.

Yan Shiyu remained seated quietly, seemingly just calmly watching Ji Yan. However, Ji Yan could clearly see how taut the lines of his shoulders and arms were.

He spent so much time collecting so much information, yet Tang Xu knew nothing about it. He also seemed unprepared to let Tang Xu know, which showed how difficult it was for him to bring this up.

He could have stopped her from bringing this up, but he didn't.

Perhaps he was also trying to find a clear answer through this.

Ji Yan saw Yan Shiyu's reaction, exchanged a glance with him, and then gently pursed her lips.

She had done so many outrageous things in the past, yet Yan Shiyu had tolerated and endured them all.

This time, let her go too far one more time, let her have one more time without any boundaries.

It was only because these two people were the most important people in her world that she dared to act so recklessly, knowing they would accept everything about her.

Finally, Tang Xu closed the documents in her hand and turned to look at Yan Shiyu: "Did you collect all of this?"

After a long while, Yan Shiyu finally responded with a soft "Mm".

"Why are you collecting all this?" Tang Xu's voice was already slightly hoarse. "You know I can't dance anymore."

Yan Shiyu remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "It's because of me that you were forced to give up dancing. Perhaps from now on, you really won't be able to perform on stage anymore, but your talent and ability... shouldn't be buried. Perhaps one day, you'll want to return to this industry and do what you truly like and love... I've just made some preparations in advance."

"You collected so much information just for this vague possibility?"

Yan Shiyu finally turned to look at her, only to see that Tang Xu's eyes were already uncontrollably red. He suddenly reached out and touched the corner of her eye, "I know you might not want it, it's because I did too much... I didn't originally intend for you to know."

Tang Xu's face was pressed against his palm, and the moment she lowered her eyes, tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

“In the past, I wouldn’t have wanted you to know either.” Ji Yan pursed her lips again, her expression still showing a hint of nervousness as she looked at Tang Xu. “But since I can’t keep up the act anymore, I can’t watch you continue like this. I remember how you broke down and cried during dance practice, and I also remember how happy and excited you were because of a dance. I know that the ankle injury was a big blow to you, but I also know that things related to dreams don’t break so easily…”

“Neither you nor my brother can let this matter go. You both think about it, but neither of you dares to bring it up easily for fear of hurting the other,” Ji Yan said. “Since that’s the case, then I might as well just break the ice. Anyway, even if it backfires, at worst you two will scold me, and I won’t lose anything.”

"However, if you really go back into the dance industry, you'll definitely have to sacrifice a lot of time and put in many times more effort than before. At that time, the time you and my brother spend together will definitely decrease... My brother will inevitably feel resentful, but he certainly won't want to resent you, so let him resent me. It's all my fault, okay?"

Tang Xu buried her face in Yan Shiyu's arms, and after a long while, she finally spoke again: "Give Qiushuitai to her, just kick her out... Don't live with her anymore, she'll expose our secret sooner or later..."

Yan Shiyu reached out and hugged her tightly, tilted his head slightly and kissed her temple, closed his eyes and took a deep breath before turning to look at Ji Yan.

Ji Yan rested her chin on her hand, looking at the two of them, and simply smiled brightly.

...(End of this chapter)