After Teasing the Crazy Mermaid, He Actually Deceived Me into Marriage - Chapter 35

After the gathering, He Moheng sent Si Tang back to the Si residence.

Parked outside the Si family estate was an inconspicuous black commercial vehicle.

8856, having just experienced the thrill of a human vehicle, was curiously touching the steering wheel.

The trident muttered inwardly: Driving without a license, a menace to society.

Meanwhile, Fan Yi was staring intently at the estate’s entrance, not letting his gaze stray for even a moment.

Using the scale’s aura he had left behind years ago, he quickly pinpointed the location.

He also confirmed Si Tang’s identity: the eldest daughter of the Si family in the capital.

“I just went down to ask, and the guards said the young lady hasn’t returned yet. If we wait here for a while, Lord Fan Yi, you’ll be able to see her,” 8856 said.

To avoid startling people with teleportation, they couldn’t use divine powers on a large scale in human society an extremely inconvenient restriction. Capturing someone had become such a hassle.

Fan Yi clicked his tongue impatiently.

His gaze swept to the side, where 8856 was still fiddling with the steering wheel, and he snorted, “What a shabby ride.”

The Swiss army knife he was toying with spun even more vigorously.

8856 rubbed the tip of his nose, tapped twice in the air, and a faint golden light flickered. After checking Si Tang’s fate line, he looked up at the sky and muttered, “Oh no.”

Back then, the Chief Deity had erased that human girl’s memories to tidy up the aftermath.

Now, three years later, Si Tang’s fate line had already begun, and she was about to become engaged to her love-at-first-sight fiancé.

Fan Yi turned his head and glared coldly at him. “What are you feeling guilty about?”

8856 shivered. “…”

“Speak. What did you just see?” Fan Yi’s dark lashes lowered, and the army knife twirling between his slender fingers began to tremble, as if it were about to press against the other’s throat at any moment.

8856 stammered timidly, “Three years ago, after surviving a shipwreck, Miss Si lost all memories of the three months she spent stranded on a deserted island.”

“Though she returned unscathed, she couldn’t escape the rumors. People speculated that something terrible had happened to her on the island, with all sorts of stories circulating.”

At this point, 8856 didn’t dare to continue, for he saw that Lord Fan Yi was on the verge of losing his temper. Those eyes, which had been perfectly disguised, suddenly turned a deep, eerie blue.

Fan Yi didn’t catch the rest all he heard was “lost her memories.” The anger made his head spin for a moment.

How could she? How dare she forget him!

“So?” Fan Yi gritted his teeth. “What about the fate line?”

It must have been the work of Chief Deity Fan You. It seemed the fate scroll he had given Tangtang back then had been utterly useless.

Now, aside from the “lost memories,” everything else was likely unfolding according to the predetermined fate line.

8856 was so frightened he started hiccupping and could only manage to reply, “It’s just begun.”

“Just begun? How far has it progressed?” Fan Yi pressed coldly.

8856 shrank back, glanced at his palm, and didn’t dare to say more.

Before Fan Yi could press him further, a flash of headlights suddenly appeared in the distance. A black Cayenne drove up and stopped at the entrance of the Si estate.

“Tangtang, we’re home,” said the elegant man in the driver’s seat as he personally unbuckled the seatbelt for the woman beside him.

“Thank you for driving me home,” Si Tang replied with a polite, gentle smile.

“You’re about to get engaged, yet you’re still so polite.” The man smiled faintly and reached out to stroke her hair. “It’s no trouble, I just wanted to spend a little more time with you.”

Si Tang pursed her lips into a smile just as a bodyguard outside opened the car door for her.

Unnoticed by anyone, a business car parked not far away in the darkness shuddered several times.

Inside the car,

Fan Yi’s eyes grew even darker in the shadows, fixed intently on Si Tang, who was laughing and chatting with another man outside the window.

“I’m going to lock her up! She belongs to me!”

His gaze then shifted to the man in the Cayenne, filled with hatred. Though he could only make out a silhouette, he wished he could crush him to pieces. It wasn’t hard to guess, this must be the scumbag fiancé she fell in love with at first sight in the fate line?

“Did you hear what he just called her?” Fan Yi suddenly spoke to 8856 in a sinister tone, like a child throwing a tantrum over a stolen toy.

“How dare he call her ‘Tang Tang’?”

The trident in his hand morphed rapidly now a knife, now a sword, then an axe, then a hammer, as if he were contemplating which would be most effective for torturing and killing that man.

“Lord Fan Yi, calm down! Please calm down!” Sensing the murderous intent, 8856 panicked and tugged at Fan Yi, whose eyes had turned a deep, dark blue. He pleaded earnestly, “Lord Fan Yi, you mustn’t act impulsively! He’s a key figure in the fate line. If we compare these tangled threads of fate to a script, he’s like the male lead the embodiment of destiny’s favor. If he dies, it’ll cause massive ripples in fate, and the Goddess of Fate will notice immediately!”

“Besides, she’s forgotten you now. If you go over and kill that man, she’ll only be more terrified of you than ever! Don’t you want to leave a good impression on her, Lord Fan Yi?”

Perhaps persuaded by one of his arguments, the icy blue in Fan Yi’s eyes gradually faded back to black. The trident, now transformed into a military knife, flipped restlessly in his hand as he seemed to ponder something.

Suddenly, he spoke coldly, “Let’s go.”

8856 was caught off guard. “Huh?”

“Leave this place,” Fan Yi snapped impatiently. His eyes darted to the window, where he saw Si Tang speaking with the bodyguard. She suddenly glanced in their direction and seemed about to step over to investigate.

Fan Yi shot a look at the stunned 8856, then activated his divine power, forcibly pushing the car to drive away.

“Vroom” A loud roar echoed as they sped off.

Si Tang stared at the cloud of dust and the rapidly disappearing car, frozen in place.

Hmm. speeding? And did she just see the car’s wheels lift off the ground? Was she seeing things?

“Miss, they said they were your friends,” the bodyguard pointed in the direction where the business car had vanished.

Si Tang looked thoughtful. “Who were they? Did they leave a name?”

“No names. There were two men one inside the car, couldn’t see his face clearly. The one who came to ask was a young man I’ve never seen before, but he was exceptionally handsome.”

Si Tang felt a bit puzzled, recalling the sudden chill that had run down her spine moments earlier. Shaking her head, she dismissed the incident and headed straight into the manor.

In a remote seaside villa on the outskirts of Kyoto.

The villa faced the sea, with a forest encircling the other side. Anyone passing by would marvel at its mysterious and luxurious appearance.

In the living room, 8856 fiddled with the identity documents and information spread across the coffee table their covers in the human world.

“Lord Fan Yi, I have arranged everything as you instructed. No one will suspect our identities now.”

“This residence is located in a remote area, so we won’t be disturbed.”

“Lord Fan Yi, didn’t you really want to see Miss Si Tang? Why did you leave so suddenly then?”

8856 looked curiously at Fan Yi, who was Si Tang silently on the sofa watching a tablet.

At that moment, Fan Yi was watching an interview video of Si Tang on the tablet.

“Regarding officially taking over Xing Nian, what are your thoughts, Vice President Si?” the interviewer asked.

Under the bright lights, the 21-year-old Siting had shed the innocence of three years ago, responding with a calm smile.

“Xing Nian is the jewelry group my mother founded during her lifetime. Even if it’s just to fulfill my mother’s wish, I will work hard to develop it further.”

“We’ve heard that the Yun family is hosting a birthday banquet for Miss Si, inviting many talented young elites from both the capital and Haicheng. There are rumors that this banquet is to select a fiancé. What are your thoughts on this?”

Si Tang’s smile remained unchanged. “I’m not at liberty to discuss personal matters regarding relationships at this time.”

“The industry is saying that you will announce your choice of fiancé at the event. Could you share any details about that?”

Si Tang only smiled in response to this question, neither confirming nor denying.

The reporter, unwilling to give up, changed the question. “Then let’s switch topics. What type of man does Miss Si prefer?”

8856 noticed Lord Fan Yi’s ears suddenly twitch.