Marriage Seduction Addiction

After breaking through this barrier, Tang Xu finally faced the issue of her future development and planning.

Not long after she gave up dancing, she was chosen by Jiang Beiheng and married into the Jiang family to become a young mistress. She lived her life in a disciplined and orderly manner and had no desire to look back on her past dance and years.

Later, because of the Song family's affairs, she took over Fengzheng and became the strange woman in everyone's eyes who "shouldn't be in logistics" but insisted on doing logistics.
Then came the various relationships with Yan Shiyu, a complex mix of love and hate that nearly exhausted all her energy.

Now, everything has finally settled down, and we have finally ushered in a time of true peace and tranquility. Tang Xu had indeed considered the relevant issues.

Fengzheng Freight Company was something she protected for Song Yuting. Song Yuqiao and Song Luobai are still too young. In the future, Fengzheng will eventually be returned to them, in whatever form.

And with such a long future ahead, she can't possibly spend her whole life doing nothing.

But there was very little she could do.

At this moment, Tang Xu inevitably recalled the suggestion Sang Yue had made when they met in London—

Sang Yue said that even though there are some movements she can't do herself now, she can still choreograph, give instructions, and be a part of a dance troupe or dance drama.

At that time, Tang Xu was so exhausted that she had no time to think about it. Now she finally had time to ponder it. In fact, many nights, she kept thinking about the words that Sang Yue had said.

But... no matter how much I think about it, I lack the courage and motivation to put it into practice.

Even though she and Yan Shiyu had already talked everything out and let bygones be bygones, she really couldn't guarantee that if Yan Shiyu knew she wanted to pursue a career in dance, he wouldn't fall back into feelings of self-blame.

Now, thanks to Ji Yan's intervention, all hesitations and concerns have finally vanished.

Late at night, Tang Xu leaned against Yan Shiyu's chest, and together they looked through the documents he had compiled.

She flipped through a real estate document from over a year ago, then turned to him and asked, "It's been so long, these properties should all be gone by now, right? Shouldn't we do a new investigation and update the information?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shiyu said in a low voice, "We've been updating the listings all along, and all the ones that were rented or sold have already been taken. In the current economic climate, it's actually quite normal for so many good locations to be vacant. So, if you see one you like, you can just buy it."

Tang Xu suddenly turned to look at him, "You yourself said that given the current economic situation, you still want to buy a property that has been vacant for so long... Besides, we haven't prepared anything yet, aren't you afraid of losing everything?"

“How could it be a complete loss?” Yan Shiyu said, “A rehearsal room is worth its price if you are willing to walk in it.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu turned and stared at him for a long time before finally putting down the documents in her hand, reaching out to hug his neck, and lifting her face to kiss him.

After the kiss, Yan Shiyu raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "If this continues, you might not be able to choose the place you want tonight."

Tang Xu lowered her eyes slightly, kissed his chin again, and then looked up at him again, saying, "I'm not like you, able to consider and manage so many things at the same time. My brain capacity is quite small now; once I think of something, I can't think of anything else..."

Yan Shiyu gazed at her intently for a moment, then reached out and smoothed the pillow behind him. Amidst Tang Xu's soft laughter, he turned their bodies over and lowered his head to kiss her.

……

The next day, Tang Xu accompanied Ji Yan to Qiushuitai.

Speaking of which, Tang Xu hadn't come back since Ji Yan in version 1.0 proposed moving here. Now that she's back with Ji Yan in version 2.0, the feeling is quite strange.

In particular, when Ji Yan's gaze fell on the somewhat empty room, her expression inevitably revealed embarrassment.

Tang Xu hadn't been there for a while and found the house still spotless. Just as she was about to turn around and praise the cleaning staff arranged by the property management for their dedication, she caught a glimpse of Ji Yan's somewhat strange expression.

"What's wrong?" Tang Xu couldn't help but ask. "Is something the problem?"

Ji Yan paused for a moment, then finally asked, "Did you used to come here often?"

Tang Xu felt inexplicably guilty. "Occasionally, I guess."

"Don't you feel anything is different?" Ji Yan said. "Don't you feel like a lot is missing?"

Tang Xu belatedly exclaimed "Ah!"

It seems that something is indeed missing, some things that she personally added and arranged—but this house has always had this somewhat empty style, and she left not long after adding those things, so she didn't notice it at first.

Then she realized what had happened and looked at Ji Yan, "You threw it?"

Ji Yan felt embarrassed, but still answered truthfully, "Yes, I threw it once, and then my brother found it."

Tang Xu's eyes widened slightly in disbelief. "And then? You threw it away again?"

“No,” Ji Yan said, “When I left, I destroyed everything I could tear or smash—”

Tang Xu couldn't help but let out a slight breath. Thinking about it, Ji Yan back then could indeed have done such a thing. She couldn't help but glance at her, and after a moment, she couldn't help but bend over and laugh.

Ji Yan was clearly unwilling to recall the handwriting from that time, but she still had to admit what she had done.

She turned to Tang Xu and said, "You can rearrange it again."

"What a big mouth you have," Tang Xu said. "You smashed and tore up my things, and now you want me to redo everything for you? How can you be so naive?"

Ji Yan said, "Considering how much I've repeatedly proven how true my brother's feelings for you are, why don't you rearrange things?"

Tang Xu gave a slight snort and said, "I've known what his heart is for a long time, so I don't need you to prove it to me. Now that he's given you this house, you can decorate it however you want. Don't count on me. After all... this might be your dowry in the future, so of course you have to take care of it yourself!"

Ji Yan came up and tried to pinch her face, but Tang Xu laughed and dodged. The two teased each other for a while before finally pushing open the door and entering the room where the guzheng was placed.

This is the second time Ji Yan has played the guzheng since returning to Huai City.

Her burns on her hands hadn't fully healed yet, and her fingers were still a bit stiff, but the moment her fingers touched the strings, she subconsciously began to play a melody.

Although the melody was familiar, my fingers and technique were really rusty, and without plectrums, the zither sound was muffled and low, like a sigh stuck in my throat.

Tang Xu watched her stiff finger movements from the side, but still smiled and clapped.

Ji Yan seemed dazed for a moment, and only came to her senses when she heard Tang Xu clapping. She said, "You still clapped when you played like that. If my former teachers heard this, I don't know how they would ridicule me."

Tang Xu reached out and held her hand, saying, "When you first came back, I dreamed of you playing the zither. I thought then that one day I would see you playing the zither again... and now it's come true! Of course we should applaud."

As he spoke, Tang Xu gently stroked her fingers, then suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but laugh. He looked up at her and said, "He met countless girls who played the zither in his search for you... I was even jealous back then, but I never imagined that the sister he was looking for was you... Now that I think about it, the three of us really went through so many unexpected twists and turns..."

After saying that, she looked up at Ji Yan again, "You haven't played the piano for so many years, and I haven't danced for so many years. Let's not look down on each other, let's start over together."

Ji Yan chuckled softly and grasped Tang Xu's hand in return, "Okay."

In the days that followed, the two of them got busy with their own lives.

Tang Xu did not immediately devote herself to the establishment of the dance troupe. Instead, she started by recovering herself, practicing the most basic movements every day in order to regain her sense of music and body and overcome her fear of the stage.

Ji Yan also started practicing from the most basic finger techniques, sitting in front of the guzheng for several hours every day, almost mechanically honing her basic skills, and trying to restore the flexibility of her wrists and the strength of her fingers.

This rhythm remained stable for a long time afterward, and surprisingly, Yan Shiyu was the one who found it hardest to adapt.

Several times when he returned home in the evening, the house was completely empty, without a single person in sight.

After this happened several times, Mr. Yan finally had no choice but to accept reality.

Those days when someone was always at home waiting for him to return are probably gone for a long time to come.

But he knew they would come back eventually, even if it was a little later; he would eventually be able to wait for them.

So, it's fine.

……

After resuming her guzheng practice, Ji Yan's daily life became very regular.

After getting up early and having breakfast, I packed my things and took Kimi downstairs.

The reason Tang Xu chose Guiyu was because it was not far from Qiushuitai. Therefore, she didn't need a car and could walk with Kimi to Qiushuitai in about half an hour.

When she practiced, Kimi would lie quietly at her feet and keep her company. Sometimes, when she was engrossed in her practice, she would ask the housekeeper to take Kimi down for her afternoon walk. But most of the time, she would choose to keep Kimi company herself.

At first, everything was peaceful, but a few days later, one afternoon, when she returned to Qiushuitai after taking Kimi downstairs for a walk as usual, Kimi suddenly led her towards another building.

"Kimi, over here—"

Ji Yan tried repeatedly to lead Kimi back to the correct route, but in the end she couldn't bear to force it, and finally followed it to another building.

It wasn't until she arrived here that Ji Yan realized why.

This is the building where Lu Xingyan used to live, and it was also where Kimi lived when she first met him.

After spending a few days getting used to the neighborhood, it suddenly remembered its old home, which is why it brought her here.

Ji Yan remained silent for a moment before finally squatting down to hug Kimi and whispering to it, "Kimi, he's not here anymore... Let's go back."

However, Kimi couldn't understand her words and insisted on taking her into the building.

Security personnel were on duty at the base of each building in Qiushuitai. While Ji Yan was patiently comforting Kimi, the building manager was talking to the security personnel. Upon seeing this, the manager quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss Ji, it's been a long time since I've seen you. Are you taking Kimi for a walk again?"

Ji Yan was surprised that the building manager would still recognize her after so long. After a moment of surprise, she nodded slightly and said, "Sorry to bother you. I'll take it away now."

Upon hearing this, the other person paused for a moment, then asked, "Aren't you going upstairs?"

Ji Yan was stunned again.

In residential buildings like Qiushuitai, resident information is updated very promptly. The security guards and housekeepers know exactly who lives in which building and who is allowed to go upstairs but not upstairs. So when the other party asked that question, Ji Yan suddenly realized something.

"Does Mr. Lu... still keep this place of residence?"

"Yes, Mr. Lu is still a resident here."

So much time has passed, and Lu Xingyan still keeps this house?
Ji Yan hesitated for a moment before asking again, "Can I still go up?"

“Of course. You’ve always been on the guest list,” the housekeeper said. “If you’re going up, I’ll swipe your card for you.”

Before Ji Yan could react, Kimi had already eagerly led her towards the building.

This time, Ji Yan was unable to stop it.

After the housekeeper swiped the card, the elevator doors closed and quickly and smoothly ascended to the floor where Lu Xingyan lived.

The elevator doors opened, and the large, single-level luxury apartment in front of me was just as it always had been, bright and spacious. Even though no one had lived there for so long, it was still spotless, showing that it had been well maintained.

Ji Yan was still in a daze when Kimi suddenly nuzzled her with his head.

She looked down and saw Kimi waiting obediently in the entryway, waiting to wipe his feet before entering.

Following her memory, Ji Yan opened the drawer next to her and found wet wipes inside. She took one, tore it open, and knelt down to wipe Kimi's feet clean little by little.

Kimi was very well-behaved and cooperative. After Ji Yan finished wiping it, it happily went into the house and headed straight for one of the rooms inside.

Ji Yan paused, then hurriedly went inside to find it. She had already taken a step when she remembered to take off her shoes.

However, the moment she took off her shoes, she suddenly paused for a moment, and then, as if possessed, opened the shoe cabinet next to her.

She was stunned for a moment when she opened the shoe cabinet.

These two large shoe cabinets should have been filled with all sorts of shoes, but right now, they were completely empty.

There were only two pairs of slippers inside.

One pair was pale yellow, and the other was black.

Those pale yellow shoes were the ones she wore when she first came here.

Those black shoes, needless to say, belonged to Lu Xingyan.

Two pairs of slippers sat quietly side by side in the spacious shoe cabinet, as if they had been carefully arranged...

Ji Yan slammed the cabinet door shut, turned around and walked barefoot into the room, anxiously searching for Kimi.

Even though she knew no one else would come, and that Lu Xingyan, who was far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, wouldn't know she had been there, she still felt inexplicably flustered and wanted to leave as soon as possible.

When she finally found Kimi in the master bedroom's walk-in closet, she saw him standing blankly by the soft stool in the closet, as if wondering why he could no longer find the familiar person in the familiar place.

Ji Yan quickly stepped forward, gently hugged Kimi's head, and tried to comfort it in a way it could understand. However, her gaze inadvertently swept over the transparent cabinet door next to her, and for a moment, Ji Yan's gaze froze slightly again.

Lu Xingyan hadn't stayed here for very long, so she didn't leave much behind. In the huge walk-in closet, there were actually only a few sets of clothes hanging there. Behind one of the closet doors, there was a mustard yellow women's knitted cardigan.

Her coat.

Ji Yan was somewhat dazed, as if she couldn't remember when she had left the dress there.

She stepped forward somewhat unconsciously, opened the cabinet door, and gently touched the coat.

It's her clothes, no doubt about it.

She stared at the garment in a daze until she noticed another black men's jacket hanging next to it, and then she finally remembered—

When she came to see Kimi that time, he lent her his black coat because it was cool.

The second time she came, she wore her own coat and returned his black coat to him.

That was probably the time she left her coat here.

And now, these two coats she wore are hanging here side by side, just like the two pairs of slippers that were by the door earlier...

Ji Yan's thoughts froze for a moment.

At that time, she was still suffering from amnesia, and Lu Xingyan only pretended to be a stranger in front of her. Although she was willing to associate with Lu Xingyan for Kimi's sake, she was still wary of him, so she was always very careful about her boundaries in their interactions.

Therefore, although she visited his home several times, she probably didn't leave many traces.

Even though she was already being so considerate, she still let him keep the clothes and shoes she had worn...

If she left behind more things, would he keep them all as well?

When she came to her senses, Ji Yan was really anxious. She didn't want to stay there any longer, so she had to drag and hug Kimi away from there.

When she came downstairs, the housekeeper was still there and greeted her warmly. However, he noticed that her expression was very strange and wanted to go up and ask her, but Ji Yan had already left quickly with Kimi.

Finally back in Yan Shiyu's house, Ji Yan felt like she was back in a normal environment.

She tried to calm herself down, opened a bag of freeze-dried snacks for Kimi, then turned and went into the zither room, sat down, put on her prosthetic nails, and prepared to get back into practice.

But the wrist and finger strength that had been recovered with great difficulty seemed to have vanished completely at this moment, and his fingers were even trembling unconsciously when he put them on the strings!

Ji Yan suddenly gripped her wrist tightly, sitting there stiffly for a long time without moving.

Much later, she tried to put her hand on it again.

But they still couldn't find a point to exert force.

Ji Yan lowered her eyes, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly gave a bitter laugh.

Why did it come to this? She had known about his feelings for her for a long time.

Even before she knew who she was, she already knew very well.

Once you know who you are, everything becomes crystal clear...

He spent nine years and repeatedly approached her to express his true feelings.

His waiting, his companionship, and his care were all testaments to his sincerity.

His sincerity needs no physical evidence.

But she still panicked after seeing those things.

Ironically, even they themselves didn't know why.

What's even more terrifying is that after that day, the next day, the third day... she still couldn't resume playing the zither. Whenever her fingers touched the strings, she couldn't control them at all, and sometimes she couldn't even muster any strength.

Ji Yan didn't know what was wrong with her, but she didn't dare to tell Tang Xu or Yan Shiyu.

She could only wait quietly, waiting for this state to dissipate, to pass, and eventually to recover...

She continued to leave early and return late every day as usual, without showing any abnormality.

"You should rest when you need to. Don't just focus on practicing. Recovery is a long process, so there's no need to rush it. Don't you feel tired practicing for so long every day?"

When Yan Shiyu said this to her, Ji Yan simply smiled and nodded in agreement.

But no one knew that at this time, she had not played the zither for almost a week.

……

June is fast approaching, and the college entrance examination season is upon us.

Tang Xu started choosing schools for Song Luobai a long time ago, and two months ago, he successfully received a school offer. In fact, Song Luobai did not need to take the college entrance examination, but he still took it in the end.

He and Ji Shiqing were in the same examination room, so after the last exam, Yan Shiyu and Tang Xu went to the school to pick him up.

The weather was not good that day; it had been raining since the afternoon and showed no signs of stopping.

Traffic at the school gate was a complete mess, but luckily I still managed to pick up two teenagers who had just finished their exams. Since we had arranged to have dinner together that evening, I decided to take them shopping first and buy some things before heading to dinner.

Ji Shiqing was as sweet-talking as ever, while Song Luobai was as taciturn as ever, seemingly too lazy to even respond to a single word.

The car stopped at a red light. Tang Xu was looking down at her phone when she suddenly heard Ji Shiqing exclaim, "Huh? Isn't that Aunt Ji Yan?"

Yan Shiyu and Tang Xu looked up at the same time and saw Ji Yan standing under the eaves of a convenience store on the opposite side of the road through the fine rain.

She stood there quietly with Kimi, neither of them making a move, as if they had been there for a long time to avoid the rain.

"Shouldn't she be practicing the piano at this time? How come she's stuck there in the rain?" Tang Xu muttered to herself, then said to Yan Shiyu, "We can't turn around on this road. Pull over and drop me off. I'll go find her. You can go around and come back to pick us up."

Yan Shiyu pulled the car over as instructed, and Tang Xu took an umbrella and got out of the car. They stood at the intersection waiting for the red light to turn green before crossing the road with the crowd to find Ji Yan.

Just as she crossed the street, she suddenly saw a boy in a high school uniform walk out of the convenience store. He was standing there with his back to Ji Yan, looking down and organizing the things in his schoolbag.

Ji Yan's gaze inexplicably fell on him, lingering there for a long time, almost in a daze.

Seeing this scene from a distance of more than ten meters, Tang Xu suddenly stopped in his tracks, unable to control himself.

The boy finally finished tidying up his things, raised his hand to smooth his slightly damp hair, and was about to take out the umbrella he had just bought when he somehow sensed Ji Yan's gaze. He turned around and looked at Ji Yan, seemingly a little confused, but for some reason, he suddenly handed his umbrella to Ji Yan, "Sister, do you want to use the umbrella?"

The moment he turned around, Ji Yan seemed to see something clearly. After a moment of surprise, she gently shook her head and smiled, "What will you use if I give you the umbrella you just bought?"

"It's okay, I'm a boy, getting a little rained on is no big deal, I can run back."

With that, Ji Yan's expression changed again, but she finally smiled and said, "Thank you, but really, it's not necessary. I'll stand here for a while, and the rain will stop soon."

The boy didn't say anything more after hearing this. He scratched his head, said "goodbye" to Ji Yan, and then strode away with his umbrella.

Ji Yan remained standing there, watching his retreating figure, and suddenly lost herself in thought once again.

Until an umbrella was suddenly held over her head.

When she noticed the umbrella suddenly raised, Ji Yan's body stiffened for a moment. She turned around abruptly and saw the person standing behind her. She was clearly stunned and hesitated for several seconds before she came to her senses and smiled, "What are you doing here?"

Tang Xu said, "I haven't asked you yet. It's raining so hard. What are you doing here with Kimi?"

"To take shelter from the rain," Ji Yan replied.

Tang Xu said, "It's been raining for half a day. Don't tell me you two have been hiding here for hours."

"No, right?" Ji Yan asked, her tone uncertain. "It couldn't have taken that long."

Now it was Tang Xu's turn to be speechless.

She and Kimi were both dry, indicating they had come out before the rain started. But it had been raining for three or four hours straight. So how long had she been standing there? And why did she have no idea how long she had been standing there?

However, Tang Xu didn't ask any further questions. Following the direction of her gaze, she asked, "I saw a boy talking to you. He looked like he was wearing our high school uniform. Was he a junior?"

"Yes," Ji Yan replied, but didn't continue the topic, instead asking Tang Xu, "You still haven't told me how you ended up here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black car slowly pulled up to the side of the road. The window rolled down, revealing Yan Shiyu's face and the faces of two boys in the back seat.

Ji Yan then realized, "Ah, you went to pick them up. The exams are over, you're finally free."

“Yes,” Tang Xu said. “Weren’t we going to have dinner tonight? We just happened to run into you on the way. Let’s go together.”

Ji Yan looked at her, then down at Kimi, "What about Kimi?"

"Didn't we contact the staff at the pet shelter before? Give him a call and ask him to come and help take Kimi back. You can come with us now."

Ji Yan listened and nodded slightly, agreeing with her plan.

They quickly contacted the staff member they had met before, who drove over to pick up Kimi. Tang Xu then reached out and took Ji Yan's hand, shielding her under the umbrella, and they got into the car together.

However, just over ten minutes after the car started moving, Ji Yan's phone suddenly rang.

Ji Yan glanced at the incoming call and quickly answered it.

The panicked voice of the staff member who had picked up Kimi came through the phone: "Ms. Ji, for some reason, Kimi suddenly jumped out of the car when the door opened and chased after another car. I'm looking for him in this area right now—"

Before the person on the other end of the phone could finish speaking, Ji Yan called out to Yan Shiyu, who was driving, "Brother—"

Yan Shiyu sensed something and slowly pulled the car to the side of the road.

"What car did it chase after?"

"I didn't see clearly, the situation was too chaotic. It suddenly jumped off the car, and I tried to grab it but tripped and fell. Then I saw it run down the road..."

"On which road did it get lost?"

After the other party gave the address, Yan Shiyu immediately turned the car around and drove towards that street.

Before the car even reached that street, it stopped at a nearby red light intersection, and Ji Yan suddenly pushed open the car door and got out.

"Brother, I'll start looking from this side. You guys drive around this area and see if you can find it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Yan got out of the car and ran into the heavy rain.

Yan Shiyu frowned suddenly, and while unbuckling her seatbelt, she looked at Tang Xu and said, "You drive, I'll go down and help her look for it."

"Hey--"

Before Tang Xu could say anything, she saw Yan Shiyu grab an umbrella from the car and quickly chase after Ji Yan.

Ji Yan, however, seemed completely oblivious to the rain, walking briskly on the sidewalk and asking passersby if they had seen a golden retriever.

Yan Shiyu quickly caught up with her and held the umbrella over her head, but Ji Yan turned around and grabbed his hand. "Brother, you go look in that direction, and I'll look in this direction. It might be faster if we search separately, okay?"

Seeing that her hair was already soaked, her face was covered in raindrops, and her eyes were slightly red as soon as she got out of the car, Yan Shiyu frowned slightly, then handed her the umbrella in his hand, "I will arrange for people to come and help look for her. Don't worry, we will definitely find her."

Ji Yan, however, seemed to have no time to listen to him. She turned and headed in the direction she had chosen. The umbrella in her hand seemed to be just for show, as it tilted to one side with a gust of wind. She didn't even notice, and just kept walking forward, anxiously calling out and asking...

Seeing this situation, Tang Xu was worried. He stepped into the driver's seat, pulled the car over to the side of the road, gave the two boys in the back seat a few instructions, and then got out of the car with his umbrella.

Holding an umbrella, she hurried to Yan Shiyu's side. Watching Ji Yan's figure recede into the distance, she said anxiously, "How can we find her like this? I think she's gone mad with worry. I'll go with her. You ask Gao Yan to find someone to help us look for her—"

After saying that, Tang Xu was about to run towards Ji Yan, but Yan Shiyu grabbed her hand.

"Give Lu Xingyan a call."

Tang Xu was startled and realized that she had also lost her mind in her anxiety along with Ji Yan. She quickly took out her phone and dialed Lu Xingyan's number.

At this time, it was past 1 a.m. in Los Angeles. Normally, the person on the other end should already be resting, and it was uncertain whether the phone would even connect...

Fortunately, the phone was answered after only two rings.

On the other end of the phone, Lu Xingyan's voice was clear and indifferent: "Could you please check the time difference before calling? Is this the right time to disturb someone's sleep?"

Tang Xu was too lazy to waste words with him. "Does Kimi's collar have a tracking device?"

Lu Xingyan paused for two seconds before saying, "Kimi is lost?"

"Absolutely! She's frantic, and it's pouring rain. She's searching in the rain without caring about anything else—" Right now, Tang Xu just wants to find Kimi as soon as possible, so she doesn't say much, only saying, "If you find him, quickly send me the information!"

Lu Xingyan remained silent for a moment, then said only, "I'll send it to you right away."

After saying that, he hung up the phone immediately.

Shortly after, the username and password for the location app were sent to Tang Xu's phone.

While checking the location, Tang Xu said to Yan Shiyu, "I'm going to chase after her, you drive the car over here—"

"Go drive." Yan Shiyu shoved the umbrella into Tang Xu's hand and turned to chase after Ji Yan again.

Tang Xu didn't care about anything else at the moment. He turned around, got back into the car, started the engine, and drove towards the location where the two of them were.

Before long, Ji Yan, who was completely soaked, finally got back into the car.

Following the locator on Kimi, Tang Xu finally found Kimi crouching under a big tree to shelter from the rain at the entrance of a residential area.

Ji Yan immediately pushed open the car door and got out, hugging Kimi, who was also soaking wet, tightly. "How did you end up here? You scared me to death!"

Kimi obediently let her hold her, but she remained squatting there, looking at the black car in front of her.

Ji Yan sensed something and turned to look at the black car.

She froze at first glance.

It was a black G-Class.

The car Lu Xingyan drove when he was in the country.

Ji Yan was stunned for a moment, then let go of Kimi, stood up, walked to the back of the car, and looked at the license plate.

It was a completely unfamiliar license plate.

It wasn't Lu Xingyan's car.

Kimi probably thought the car belonged to Lu Xingyan because she saw it, which is why she acted so disobediently and chased after him here.

It's such a silly dog.

But at this moment, as Ji Yan stood there, looking at the car in front of her, and then at the silly dog ​​still squatting there, tears suddenly welled up uncontrollably in her eyes—

Tang Xu approached her with an umbrella. Seeing her like this, he reached out and gently wiped away the tears streaming down her face, saying softly, "We've found everything, why are you still crying?"

Ji Yan did not answer.

She couldn't answer either.

In the back seat, Ji Shiqing leaned against the window watching this scene, utterly dumbfounded—

“I don’t understand. It’s just a lost dog; it’ll definitely be found. Aunt Ji Yan is so worried, she’s acting like this... She was shaking when she got back into the car, and she’s crying like this now…” He turned to Song Luobai beside him, “Do you understand? Can you explain it to me?”

Their eyes met, and in addition to his usual indifference, Song Luobai's eyes also showed a hint of astonishment, just like his.

Clearly, he didn't understand the current situation either.

"Uncle?" Ji Shiqing could only look at Yan Shiyu in the driver's seat.

Yan Shiyu gripped the steering wheel, glancing at Ji Yan leaning against Tang Xu in the rearview mirror, but remained silent with a deep gaze.

……

After this unexpected incident, apart from the two teenagers in the back row, the other three people were all wet to varying degrees. Considering Ji Yan's condition, the group returned to Guiyu first.

When they returned, Ji Yan had calmed down. She went upstairs and took Kimi to the room that Lu Xingyan had left behind, saying that she wanted to clean Kimi first.

Neither Yan Shiyu nor Tang Xu stopped them.

Tang Xu was only slightly wet. After changing her clothes, she sat on the stool at the foot of the bed and started looking at her phone.

Yan Shiyu quickly took a shower, changed her clothes, and came out. Tang Xu had already used the location app on her phone to review Kimi's recent walking schedule.

At first, I took three walks a day as usual. But starting about two weeks ago, the duration of my walks suddenly became much longer each day. Sometimes it was two hours, sometimes three hours, and sometimes, like today, I was out for more than four hours. And all of my walks were near Qiushuitai.

"I was so careless," Tang Xu said.

Yan Shiyu took the phone from her hand, glanced at it, and quickly frowned.

“I thought she was like me, busy practicing the piano every day. I thought we were each working hard in places the other couldn’t see, and I never thought of going to see her…” Tang Xu looked up at Yan Shiyu, “I just secretly touched her hand. According to her schedule and the intensity of her training, her left fingertips should have developed calluses. But when I touched her just now, her hand was very soft and had almost no calluses.”

"In other words, she didn't practice the piano at all during this period; she just took Kimi out to wander around every day."

Tang Xu couldn't help but bite her lip, looking at Yan Shiyu, and said, "We finally found her and saw her every day, yet we didn't even realize she had lost her soul... Aren't we heartless?"

Yan Shiyu put down his phone and gently stroked her face. "Do you think she knows she's lost her soul?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xu lowered her eyes gently and sighed sadly.

“Go see her,” Yan Shiyu said. “Tell her to take a bath and change her wet clothes quickly. If she gets sick again, it might not just be that she’s lost her soul.” (End of Chapter)