After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me
Chapter 400 - 279: Meeting, Losing Control_2

Chapter 400: Chapter 279: Meeting, Losing Control_2

Shen Duan has been recuperating here for half a month, and his skills have gradually recovered.

He took Tang Xi aboard the ship.

The two hid inside the storeroom.

After a while, a middle-aged man walked in, smoking a cigarette, and threw Shen Duan and Tang Xi a piece of bread and a bottle of mineral water, "Stay here, wait for another hour, we will set off after unloading the cargo from the ship."

Shen Duan handed the mineral water to Tang Xi, "Take a nap, after you sleep, we can go back."

Tang Xi had already decided, if she could go back this time.

Then, she would resign.

She had missed the jewelry competition of Shangguan Group, and Shangguan Nanxian had offered her a position in the design department of Shangguan Group, she wondered if that offer still stood?

She suddenly felt the future was blurry.

Her previously well-ordered life had become chaotic.

She glanced at Shen Duan, and Shen Duan was also looking at her.

Their gazes collided.

Tang Xi’s pupils were clear and carried a silent plea, her eyes saying, remember what you promised me.

Shen Duan nodded, fell silent for a few seconds, and then said, "I can cover this up for a while, but the truth will eventually come out one day."

Tang Xi leaned to the side, "Then I hope, the later the better."

Shen Duan furrowed his brow, "Have you ever thought, the woman Mr. Fu has forgotten due to his amnesia, is you. Not anyone else, not some Su Mengshu."

"Shen Duan, I have one merit, I never daydream," Tang Xi replied crisply, "I know the score, I know how much he dislikes me, you’re not me, you haven’t been through these things, you don’t know how unpleasant things were between me and Fu Tingzhou four years ago."

"But Mr. Fu will eventually regain his memory, the traditional doctor has said that his amnesia wasn’t caused by the accident," Shen Duan added, then fell silent, because he had inadvertently exposed Fu Tingzhou’s secret, he was merely an assistant, Fu Tingzhou had helped him, and he gave his all to contrive things around Fu Tingzhou.

At this moment, he truly felt a hint of compassion towards Tang Xi.

Tang Xi had already closed her eyes, the ship outside began to unload cargo, it was pitch dark, but she could feel the slight rocking of the ship. She opened her eyes, "You said, his amnesia is induced, not caused by the accident."

"This isn’t really a secret, whether you know it or not doesn’t matter, Mr. Fu is receiving targeted acupuncture treatment every day, which has had some effects."

Tang Xi was silent for a long time before saying, "Thank you for telling me all this."

The two did not talk further.

Tang Xi felt seasick, particularly uncomfortable in this closed and dim environment, but thinking about returning home soon, she mentally braced herself and rested with her eyes closed. The soundproofing here was ordinary, pressing against the door, she could hear the fishermen’s conversations outside.

"How much money did you give them? I’ll return it to you after I get home."

Because Tang Xi knew, this wasn’t Shen Duan’s money.

It must have been Liang Qing’s.

Shen Duan hummed in response.

He already had old injuries that hadn’t healed, and at the moment he was tired and leaned aside to rest with his eyes closed.

About half an hour passed.

The vehicle jolted slightly.

Then it began to move.

Tang Xi didn’t know if that fool would cry and be distressed when unable to find her. But Tang Xi had no choice, she had her own life, she had only stayed in Xiaoliang Village for less than a week.

She had known that fool for less than a week.

Yet his innocence made her reluctant to leave.

The journey went on like this, it was deep into the night when they got on the boat, and after a six-hour ride, it was around two to three in the morning when they got off. A middle-aged man was counting money, "Still short three hundred."

Shen Duan took out three hundred yuan and handed it to him.

The middle-aged man said, "From here, you take the kayak, it’ll take another hour to get back by yourselves, our ship won’t dock."

Tang Xi and Shen Duan got on the kayak.

As the kayak started, the sea breeze blew over her face, Tang Xi breathed deeply several times in freedom.

The salty taste of the sea breeze made her feel comfortable.

She disliked all kinds of restrictive reasons; to her, they were a form of imprisonment.

She spread her arms, embracing the wind of freedom.

The kayak was driven by Shen Duan, who sped swiftly, the wind roaring as he glanced sideways at Tang Xi, observing the woman’s wind-blown hair and her pale, delicate yet stubborn face.

Suddenly, Shen Duan understood why she was reluctant to get close to Fu Tingzhou.

Even if getting close to Fu Tingzhou and using the status of an ex-wife could bring countless benefits, she was unwilling.

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An hour later, the kayak reached the shore.

At this hour, there were no taxis available.

The stores around had also turned off their lights; it was the most silent time in the entire city.

Shen Duan said, "Wait for me here."

Then he went to a 24-hour convenience store, made a phone call, and bought some water and bread.

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Tang Xi had imagined the scene of meeting Fu Tingzhou again.

But she had not expected to be eating bread, watching the sea not far away, waiting for the person Shen Duan had called to pick her up.

From here to Xingfu Wutong District, even with smooth traffic, it would take an hour’s drive.

She squatted by the roadside, eating bread.

A car abruptly braked hard and stopped three or four meters away from her.

Tang Xi listened to the sound of the car tires scraping the ground; it was particularly piercing and obvious in the quiet night.

She raised her head.

She saw a figure she was extremely familiar with walking towards her.

The man carried the scent of night dew and smoke.

That familiar face.

When Tang Xi stood up, Fu Tingzhou had already approached her.

She was still biting the bread, her other hand clutching a bottle of mineral water.

At that moment, her fingers tightened fiercely, squeezing water out of the bottle.

She had not expected Fu Tingzhou to be the one coming; almost subconsciously, she glanced at Shen Duan not far away, who also approached and said, "Mr. Fu."

Fu Tingzhou’s gaze was fixed on Tang Xi.

He took a step forward, and Tang Xi gently stepped back.

Then, the next second, her wrist was seized.

The man’s palm was hot and dry, gripping her wrist caused her entire body to tremble, and the water and bread in her hand fell to the ground.

The next second, she was pulled into a warm embrace mixed with the scent of tobacco and men’s perfume.

Tang Xi was momentarily stunned.

He was holding her.

His chin buried in her shoulder and neck.

Tang Xi could even clearly feel Fu Tingzhou’s chest pressed against her own, and his beating heart.

What’s going on?

Tang Xi was completely stunned.

Her body stiffened.

Did Fu Tingzhou take the wrong medicine?