“What’s wrong with you?”
Sheng Yanyu stared at her. Tang Yan’s reaction just now inexplicably made him feel a sharp pain in his chest.
That pain was far worse than any displeasure Tang Yan had ever caused him before.
Sheng Yanyu couldn’t even bother to be angry at the moment—his eyes were filled with nothing but concern.
Meeting Sheng Yanyu’s worried gaze, all of Tang Yan’s anger instantly transformed into grievance.
“Sheng Yanyu, they’re bullying me.” Tang Yan pouted, her eyes reddening in an instant, tears barely held back as they welled up in her eyes.
Shen Ze: “??”
Song Wan: “??”
Everyone else: “??”
“Be good, don’t cry.” Sheng Yanyu soothed her in a gentle voice. “I’m here. No one dares to bully you. No one can bully you.”
The moment Sheng Yanyu finished speaking, Tang Yan’s tears could no longer be held back and streamed down her face.
Sheng Yanyu, but when you’re not here, they bullied me!
Looking at Tang Yan’s tear-streaked face, Sheng Yanyu was at a loss, frantically raising his hand to wipe her tears, his gentle voice tinged with panic: “Don’t cry. Didn’t you say your makeup would run? If it runs, you won’t look pretty anymore. Stop crying, okay?”
“I’ll get revenge for you, okay? Just stop crying.”
However, the more Sheng Yanyu tried to comfort her, the more wronged and upset Tang Yan felt.
In her heart, besides grievance, there was also self-loathing for what she had done in the past.
The people around them all looked over. Sheng Yanyu swept an displeased gaze across them, and they tactfully stopped staring openly, instead sneaking covert glances.
Sheng Yanyu finally couldn’t help but reach out and pull her into his embrace, gently patting her back to coax her.
The image of the two embracing was undoubtedly a beautiful sight in everyone’s eyes.
But to Shen Ze and Song Wan, this scene was utterly inconceivable.
A cold glint flashed through Song Wan’s eyes. What exactly was going on with Tang Yan?
Ever since that phone call with Tang Yan last time, she hadn’t been able to contact her at all—even Shen Ze couldn’t reach her!
She had initially assumed Tang Yan was just saying things in anger, but looking at the interaction between Tang Yan and Sheng Yanyu now, it was clearly not what she had imagined.
Song Wan watched the scene before her and somehow felt that something was slipping out of her control!
Could it be that the car accident last time had rattled Tang Yan’s brain?
The moment Shen Ze saw Tang Yan’s arms wrap around Sheng Yanyu’s waist, his eyes narrowed dangerously.
Under the watchful gazes of everyone around, Shen Ze led Song Wan over to stand before Sheng Yanyu and Tang Yan.
Shen Ze’s face maintained the gentlemanly grace and courtesy befitting a refined nobleman as he smiled warmly: “Yanyan, what’s wrong? A grown woman like you still crying?”
He teased with a smile, like an older brother from next door addressing his younger sister—gentle yet not lacking in affection.
The instant Shen Ze approached, Sheng Yanyu’s arms around Tang Yan tightened involuntarily. If he could, he wished this man would disappear completely!
But the girl in his arms loved this man deeply!
Jealousy consumed all of Sheng Yanyu’s emotions in an instant, frantically screaming to eliminate this man.
Tang Yan felt the coldness radiating from Sheng Yanyu’s entire being, as well as the force of his embrace that was making it hard for her to breathe. Realizing what was happening, she snapped back to her senses instantly.
Sheng Yanyu was about to have an episode!
At first, Tang Yan hadn’t known about Sheng Yanyu’s condition. In her previous life, on the night she left, she had gone to the study to find him and accidentally overheard his conversation with Song Zhoulin—that was when she learned of it.
Sheng Yanyu had a severe mental illness and had been taking medication to control it.
At the time, she had overheard Song Zhoulin saying that his condition was very bad, and had wanted to continue listening, but Sheng Yanyu discovered her outside.
Afterwards, she used that against him to force Sheng Yanyu to let her leave.
That night had been a violent scene—Sheng Yanyu had lost a lot of blood. If Song Zhoulin hadn’t been present, Sheng Yanyu might have died that night!
It was also that night that Sheng Yanyu finally let her leave the villa.
She didn’t know much about his illness. In recent days, because Sheng Yanyu had been behaving so normally, she had overlooked this fact.
If not for his abnormal reaction at this moment, she would have almost forgotten that he was ill.
“Sheng Yanyu…” Tang Yan looked up at him and called out softly, “My makeup is ruined. Will you accompany me to fix it?”
The girl’s gentle, soft voice pulled Sheng Yanyu’s crumbling sanity back together.
He snapped back to attention, met Tang Yan’s eyes, and instinctively nodded.
The Qin family had been keeping an eye on them the whole time. Although they didn’t understand what was going on, Sheng Yanyu was an honored guest they had invited.
Upon hearing that Tang Yan needed to fix her makeup, they quickly arranged for someone to escort them to the lounge.
Tang Yan stepped out of Sheng Yanyu’s embrace, then reached out and took his hand, following the attendant as they left.
She didn’t spare a single glance at Shen Ze or Song Wan, who stood nearby.
The surrounding crowd murmured among themselves—undoubtedly, Sheng Yanyu and Tang Yan’s departure, as well as Shen Ze and Song Wan, were all hot topics of discussion.
Shen Ze’s expression wasn’t good. Beside him, Song Wan, though uncomfortable because of Tang Yan’s reaction just now, had no choice but to soothe Shen Ze’s mood first.
“Brother Aze,” Song Wan spoke gently with concern, “do you think Yanyan might have hurt her head in the car accident, which is why she’s acting so irrationally? Let’s find a chance to go see her later—I’m worried she might be deceived by Sheng Yanyu.”
Shen Ze didn’t respond, but at the mention of the car accident, even his cold expression softened somewhat.
But thinking about Tang Yan’s attitude just now, he still felt a strange sense of unease and disbelief. Was it really because of that accident that Tang Yan had become so close to Sheng Yanyu?
Or was she doing it deliberately, just to make him jealous?
Regardless of the reason, Shen Ze felt uncomfortable!
Because of Tang Yan’s actions just now, he had not only become the subject of gossip but had also lost face!
“Go find her later,” Shen Ze said with a gentle smile at Song Wan. “If I go, she might get upset.”
Song Wan shook her head and said considerately, “How could that be? Yanyan would probably be thrilled to see you. She was just throwing a little tantrum—don’t overthink it.”
“Hopefully,” Shen Ze said with a faint smile, then pulled her toward the other side, temporarily avoiding the gazes of those around them.
The lounge door closed, and Tang Yan immediately asked Sheng Yanyu, “Did you bring your medication?”
Sheng Yanyu’s expression stiffened slightly. Instinctively, he pulled his hand away from Tang Yan’s, took two steps back, and stared at her with an unreadable look.
“Sheng Yanyu?” Tang Yan looked at him in confusion. “What’s wrong?”
Sheng Yanyu furrowed his brow slightly, his gaze narrowing dangerously as he spoke coldly, “When did you find out?”
He had kept it well hidden, at least he thought so!
But how could she know?
“So, all these days, you’ve been doing it on purpose!” Sheng Yanyu sneered. “Tang Yan, for his sake, you’d go so far as to stay with a madman. You really are… desperately in love with Shen Ze!”
“Aren’t you afraid I might lose control and kill you?”
“Or is it that, for his sake, you’re not afraid to die?”