Marriage Seduction Addiction

Chapter 61 She Bet Right
Seeing Tang Xu's earnest eyes, Yan Shiyu did not refuse.

The spacious Jacuzzi could easily accommodate two people, let alone two quiet people who seemed genuinely there just to take a bath.

The two occupied one end of the bathtub, and Tang Xu looked at Yan Shiyu, who was lying on his back with his eyes closed, through the rolling water.

He has indeed lost some weight. His once-defined abs are still there, but the lines don't seem as sharp anymore...

Tang Xu felt that she couldn't see clearly through the water, so she couldn't help but sit up and reach out to touch it—

However, just as her hand was about to touch him, Yan Shiyu suddenly seemed to sense it, and as he reached out and grasped her hand, he slowly opened his eyes.

Tang Xu looked at him with an innocent expression, as if she hadn't done anything.

The two stared at each other for a moment, then Tang Xu slowly said, "You've been slacking off abroad, haven't you? Your figure isn't as good as it used to be..."

Yan Shiyu looked at her quietly, then suddenly asked, "Is having a good figure really that important?"

“Of course! A man with a good physique is pleasing to the eye!” Tang Xu said, suddenly leaning closer to him. “A man who doesn’t maintain his physique should be tied to a treadmill—”

She was too close. Yan Shiyu lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on her lips.

Just as Tang Xu was about to kiss her, Yan Shiyu tilted his head slightly and kissed her forehead.

Tang Xu slowly closed her eyes, feeling Yan Shiyu kiss her eyebrows, her eyes, and finally linger on her lips like a dragonfly skimming the water before moving away.

She opened her eyes again and met his gaze.

Some physical signs can be clearly seen even through the water.

It's not that he doesn't want to.

He was just restraining himself.

Tang Xu smiled gently, reached out and hugged his neck, accepting his kindness.

……

Tang Xu slept soundly again, having many bizarre and wonderful dreams.

She finally woke up because she heard her phone ringing.

She struggled to open her eyes. She was alone in bed, and her ringing phone was on the bedside table; it was Yan Shiyu's.

Tang Xu moved over with difficulty, picked up his phone, and intended to silence it, but immediately saw the caller's name—

Qi Mingyi.

Tang Xu quickly retrieved the name from her memory.

Qi Mingyi, the young lady from the Qi family who once went on a blind date with Yan Shiyu.

She is a very beautiful and classically elegant woman.

So they were still in contact?

In a few stunned seconds, many thoughts flashed through Tang Xu's mind. Finally, she put her phone back, turned over, rolled back to the spot where she had been lying, and closed her eyes again.

A short while later, the bathroom door opened, and Yan Shiyu came out.

He lingered by the bedside for a moment, probably noticing the missed call on his phone, before quickly taking his phone and leaving the room.

The room was well soundproofed, or perhaps he had already gone into the study, so Tang Xu couldn't hear what he was saying to that Miss Qi.

She lay quietly for a long time before finally sitting up and going into the bathroom.

After a quick wash, Tang Xu changed into her own clothes and carefully cleaned up the traces she had left in the bedroom and bathroom.

She even picked up long hairs from the bed and the drain, wrapped them in tissues, and waited to throw them away after she left.

She had come empty-handed and was ready to leave after packing up.

Unexpectedly, just as I passed the study, Yan Shiyu opened the door and came out.

Seeing her like this, Yan Shiyu seemed a little surprised, "You got up so early?"

"Hmm." Tang Xu patted her head. "I've been sleeping a lot these past few days, any more and my head will hurt. I'm going back now, bye!"

After saying that, she smiled at him, turned around and left without lingering.

……

For many days after that, Tang Xu spent time with Lu Xingyan.

Since handing over the company, both of them have become unemployed, with nothing to do and nothing to worry about.

When we had some free time, we even went on vacation to the south of the city together.

Tang Xu never expected that on her first day in Nancheng, she would encounter someone related to Yan Shiyu.

It's probably just a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

She was going downstairs to meet Lu Xingyan for dinner when the elevator stopped at a middle floor, and then a classically beautiful woman entered.

Tang Xu was immediately taken aback.

She had only recently seen her name on Yan Shiyu's phone—Qi Mingyi. Yes, Yan Shiyu's blind date, or perhaps, his future wife.

When Qi Mingyi entered the elevator, she also saw Tang Xu. After all, they had met once before. She seemed to find Tang Xu somewhat familiar and couldn't help but take another look at her, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before. Therefore, she just nodded slightly to Tang Xu and didn't pay much attention to her.

Compared to her, Tang Xu felt like a weed in a dark ditch, stuck in a muddy swamp, only able to gaze at the sunflowers standing against the wind on the riverbank.

After exiting the elevator, Qi Mingyi quickly met his friend, and they walked out of the hotel lobby arm in arm, smiling.

Tang Xu watched her figure disappear from sight.

The sunflower will never know what kind of gaze this weed is watching her from behind.

At that moment, Tang Xu suddenly thought that perhaps this was not a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

This was a reminder given to her by some wondrous twist of fate—

After quite some time, Tang Xu finally met Lu Xingyan at the water bar next to the lobby.

When she saw him, a hot-looking girl was sitting next to him, talking to him on her phone, probably wanting to add him on WeChat.

Lu Xingyan was dressed casually for vacation, but her expression was unusually cold, and she refused without even thinking.

The girl had probably never experienced such a setback with a man before. After a moment of stunned silence, she glared at him fiercely before getting up and leaving.

Tang Xu walked straight over and sat down next to him. "You're a pretty girl, why are you ignoring others?"

Lu Xingyan glared at her, too lazy to say anything.

"Don't be so tense! The point of coming to the beach is to have fun and maybe even have a romantic encounter!"

Lu Xingyan said lazily, "It's okay, I'm happy to watch you have your romantic encounters."

“I’m different. I’m already taken,” Tang Xu said.

"Why are you following me, you who already have a master?"

Tang Xu delivered an elbow strike to Lu Xingyan's chest, causing Lu Xingyan to gasp in pain.

After a long while, Tang Xu's voice was heard again—

"Even though he doesn't seem interested in me anymore, I'll still be very good."

Lu Xingyan turned to look at her, "It can't be that fast, can it?"

"Life is unpredictable, who can say for sure?" Tang Xu was quite carefree. "It doesn't matter, no matter what he thinks, I'm fine with it."

After a moment of silence, Lu Xingyan did not offer any comment, but simply sighed.

Tang Xu then turned to look at him again, "So you really don't want to add that girl on WeChat? You might never meet her again if you miss this chance!"

After a long silence, Lu Xingyan replied calmly:
"I am also taken."

……

Tang Xu stayed in Nancheng for almost a week.

Apart from the first day, the rest of the time was almost the most relaxed she had been in the past six months.

She hadn't felt like this in a long time, not having to think about anything, sleeping when she was tired, waking up when she was well-rested, day after day...

Away from the people and things of Huai City, I realized that life can be this easy.

Tang Xu was so happy that he almost forgot about home.

However, a week later, she still had to return to Huai City to face life.

After being away for a week, the first thing Tang Xu did upon returning home was to do a thorough cleaning.

It was still a very thorough cleaning, she worked from dawn till dusk, and only stopped at the door when she was about to go downstairs to throw out the trash.

She saw the men's slippers in the shoe cabinet.

Tang Xu thought for two seconds, then decisively stuffed the slippers into the trash bag, preparing to take them with her to throw them away.

As soon as I opened the door, I ran into the person who was ringing the doorbell.

Looking up and meeting the man's deep eyes, Tang Xu's first reaction was to hide the transparent trash bag in her hand behind her back.

Yan Shiyu seemed to have seen her, yet also seemed not to have. He looked at her quietly for a moment, then simply replied, "You're back?"

"Mmm," Tang Xu responded, without asking how he knew she had left or returned.

"Are you feeling better?" Yan Shiyu asked again.

"Much better." Tang Xu smiled and answered, still choosing her words carefully.

"You started a thorough cleaning as soon as you got back?"

"The house has been covered in dust for over a week."

"Hmm." Yan Shiyu responded softly, then tilted her head slightly to look at the trash bag behind her. "Where are the slippers? Are they dusty too?"

(End of this chapter)