After Teasing the Crazy Mermaid, He Actually Deceived Me into Marriage - Chapter 45

Holding the marriage certificate, Si Tang leisurely returned to the Si Family Manor after the banquet ended.

The moment she stepped inside, she sensed the icy atmosphere in the vast living room. Si Chenfeng sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression, while Chen Yue, holding Si Xiaoye in her arms, sat beside him, her face equally unpleasant.

Seeing the familiar figure at the entrance, Si Chenfeng lashed out furiously.

“How dare you show your face here!”

With no outsiders around, all notions of propriety, familial affection, and dignity vanished from his mind. All he knew was that he had raised a thankless daughter who had turned around and bitten the hand that fed her!

Si Tang no longer cared about his opinions. Flaunting the marriage certificate between her fingers, she waved it dismissively, her tone devoid of emotion.

“Of course I can come back. Even if I move in with my husband, it doesn’t change the fact that half of this manor is under my name.” She tucked the marriage certificate away, satisfied to see the expressions of the two across from her darken further. With a gesture, she signaled the bodyguards behind her to go upstairs and pack her belongings.

A team of bodyguards headed upstairs, moving back and forth as they carried out her luggage.

Having seemingly savored their reactions long enough, Si Tang added, “Tomorrow, I expect you, Father, to cooperate with my lawyer in transferring the 23% of shares to my name.”

At this, Si Chenfeng’s eyes reddened with rage. He breathed heavily, glaring at Si Tang as if she were not his daughter but his sworn enemy.

“Oh, and one more thing.” Si Tang paused mid-step, turning to glance at Chen Yue but addressing Si Chenfeng. “This manor was built with my mother’s heart and soul. From now on, I don’t want to see this woman and her children polluting the air here!”

“Otherwise. whether you can maintain your position as chairman of the group, Father, remains to be seen.”

With 23% of the 51% shares taken away, Si Chenfeng, as chairman, now held only 28%, leaving his position precarious. The slightest misstep could topple everything.

Hearing this, Si Chenfeng’s anger surged, and he broke into a violent coughing fit, his face flushing crimson as if he might stop breathing at any moment.

Chen Yue panicked, trying to soothe him, while Si Tang watched coldly, detached as an outsider. Still, she spoke up, “Auntie Chen, are you hoping he dies? Don’t you know to call for an ambulance?”

A flicker of malice passed through Chen Yue’s eyes. Startled, the servants, catching her signal, hurriedly pulled out their phones to dial for emergency services.

Si Tang observed from the sidelines, having caught the murderous intent in Chen Yue’s gaze. Did she want Si Chenfeng dead?

Of course. Did she think Si Tang didn’t know? After Si Xiaoye’s birth, Si Chenfeng had secretly drafted a will, intending to leave all his shares to his son. Chen Yue had thought she held all the cards.

But now, with Si Tang taking 23%, she must be growing desperate.

Si Tang watched her father indifferently. Even amid his violent coughing, his eyes burned with hatred, as if they were enemies, not father and daughter.

Standing silently at the doorway for a long moment, Si Tang didn’t move until the ambulance siren blared and paramedics swarmed in. Only then did she turn and leave without a word.

Watching Si Tang’s retreating figure, Chen Yue could no longer suppress the venomous thoughts in her heart.

She had originally intended to let Si Tang struggle on for another ten years. But now, it seemed Si Tang deserved to join her wretched mother sooner rather than later!

Dusk descended.

The Sea Garden Mansion, nestled beside mountains and waters, resembled a paradise untouched by the world.

In the living room, Fan Yi, who truly didn’t seem like a bad person in Si Tang’s eyes, ordered 8856 to activate the Celestial Eye. A white light flickered at his fingertips, and the scenes appearing on the screen in front of them were accompanied by countless screams.

Some had fallen into the sea and lost half a leg to shark bites, others were mangled by nail-studded iron plates swept in by fierce winds, and some had been stung blind by hornets that suddenly flew in while they were peacefully sleeping.

Watching these bloody scenes, a faint smirk finally curled at the corner of Fan Yi’s strikingly handsome face. The smile was so pure and innocent, like that of a mischievous underworld demon. 8856 couldn’t help but shiver.

Once the deity shed his disguise, there was a careless disregard for others’ suffering.

No wonder it was widely known in the divine realm that the Sea God Fan Yi was a devil devoid of virtue.

8856 couldn’t resist timidly pleading with Fan Yi.

“Lord Fan Yi, please be magnanimous and don’t bother with these ignorant ants.”

Fan Yi sneered, leisurely propping his chin with one hand. With a casual wave, the screen in the air vanished. He stretched his shoulders, looking lazy, as if he hadn’t stopped out of mercy but simply grown bored.

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

“It’s Miss Si Tang,” 8856 said.

Hearing this, Fan Yi immediately straightened up, suppressing his murderous aura, and pointed to a room upstairs. “Go, release that little creature.”

Outside the door, Si Tang looked up at the luxurious villa. Surrounded by forest on one side and facing the sea on the other, the area was completely devoid of people.

Though it was a location with excellent feng shui, for some reason, it gave Si Tang an eerie feeling, which peaked when the door opened.

As the door swung open, Si Tang was greeted by Xiao Liu’s youthful, handsome face, beaming with a bright, friendly smile.

“Sister Si Tang is here!”

“Sorry to disturb.”

Si Tang’s gaze shifted, taking in the interior behind Xiao Liu.

The decor was opulent, filled with a European classical style, and everything was impeccably clean. Strangely, there were no servants or butlers in the entire villa.

To put it simply. it felt as if no one had ever lived there. There wasn’t a trace of human presence.

A strange feeling flickered in her heart. However, Fan Yi had mentioned that he had just returned from abroad a few days ago, so it made sense that the place lacked a lived-in feel.

Dismissing the eerie thought, Si Tang instructed her assistants to bring in the luggage.

At that moment, a camera flash went off behind her. Si Tang noticed it but calmly entered the villa and closed the door.

When she turned around, Xiao Liu was already leading the way with her luggage to show her to her room.

After settling her luggage, Si Tang went downstairs and saw Fan Yi leisurely rising from the sofa. The little creature in his arms immediately caught her attention.

Perhaps because he was at home, he wore a pure white knitted sweater, looking relaxed. He gave her a gentle smile, appearing as pure as an angel. In his arms, he held a cream-colored kitten, his elegant fingers gently stroking its fur.

The Trident truly believed Lord Fan Yi had a screw loose. He was forcing himself to act like he loved the kitten, didn’t he see the poor thing was so scared it was about to bristle?

Just because Si Tang’s profile mentioned she loved animals, especially cats, Lord Fan Yi had picked out this little creature.

“Is this your cat?” Si Tang naturally approached, wanting to get a closer look at the soft, fluffy ball in Fan Yi’s arms.

“Yes,” Fan Yi nodded.

“I’ve thought about keeping one too, but I’ve been too busy to actually do it. What’s its name?”

Name?

Lord Fan Yi blinked imperceptibly before calmly replying, “It’s called Tangtang.”

Si Tang paused slightly, “Which ‘tang’?”

“The ‘tang’ for candy.”

“Oh.”

Si Tang glanced over the furry ball was curled up in Fan Yi’s arms, revealing only pointed pink ears and a few wisps of clever-looking fur. Its cream-and-white coat resembled a cup of milk tea.

But, was this cat trembling? Si Tang wondered if it was just her imagination.

A strange suspicion welled up in Si Tang’s heart: Was this really his cat?