After Teasing the Crazy Mermaid, He Actually Deceived Me into Marriage - Chapter 70

Haiyuan, Si Tang’s Bedroom.

Her tense nerves had gradually relaxed, and she had fallen into a deep slumber.

A faint, icy-blue light seemed to envelop her.

“It seems the restrictions placed by the main god are gradually weakening,” Xiao Liu said from a short distance away by the bed.

Fan Yi’s fingers gently traced from the side of the girl’s face to her neck, finally resting on the fish-scale necklace.

As if sensing the presence of its true owner, the fish scale emitted a soft blue-white glow.

Fan Yi withdrew his hand and said calmly, “The gift from back then has now become a hidden danger.”

He gazed at the sleeping Siting for a long time.

These restrictions varied from person to person. Si Tang would recall memories under the influence of his divine power, but what about the restrictions on him? After three thousand years, would he ever find the answer?

Now, she had already begun to doubt the reality of the “mermaid’s” existence. If things continued this way, Siting would inevitably uncover the truth one day. Unable to hold back, he posed a soul-searching question to Xiao Liu.

“When will she finally fall in love with me?”

His Tangtang only had eyes for Xing Nian and her career. If he didn’t keep a close watch, she would end up with other men like He Chenzhou or Ling Xubai.

He was deeply dissatisfied.

Naturally, 8856 had no answer to this question. Fan Yi hadn’t expected one anyway.

“Perhaps it’s better if she remembers,” Fan Yi muttered coldly, as if recalling something. “My patience is also nearing its limit.”

Beneath his disheveled black hair, FanYi’s deep blue eyes were dark and turbulent.

Even if she were terrified of him, even if she tried to run away, he would have no choice but to force a bond and lock her away.

The Sea God was in a frenzy, and 8856 didn’t dare to respond. He instinctively prepared to slip away.

“Lord Fan Yi, I won’t disturb Miss Si Tang’s rest any longer.”

8856 left the room, casting one last glance back. He saw Lord Fan yi’s gaze fixed intently on Si Tang’s face outwardly calm, but his eyes roiled with a dark, obsessive intensity.

There was no indication that he had any intention of leaving. 8856 had no choice but to discreetly close the door behind them.

Much later, in the living room, 8856 saw Lord Fan Yi emerge calmly from Si Tang’s room, his lips crimson red. He even licked the corner of his mouth.

8856 couldn’t bear to look He had done something wicked again.

When Si Tang woke up, her mind was still somewhat dazed.

She found herself lying in her familiar bedroom, with the faint light of dawn already filtering through the window. It was already the next day.

She remembered chatting pleasantly with Ling Xubai yesterday, but then sudden, blurry illusions flashed through her mind, and she fell into a state of confusion.

She also remembered hearing Fan Yi’s voice, and assumed he had brought her back.

Lost in thought, she heard three soft knocks on her door, followed by Fan Yi’s gentle, concerned voice.

“Tangtang, are you awake? Come downstairs for breakfast. You must be hungry. You slept through half of yesterday and missed dinner.”

Si Tang replied, “Alright, I’ll be down in a moment.”

She got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. When she looked in the mirror, she noticed her lips were swollen again. Frowning, she also saw the fish-scale necklace around her neck, emitting a faint, shimmering glow.

A sudden thought crossed her mind: What if those dreams weren’t illusions?

At the dining table, everything was as usual.

Surprisingly, Fan Yi didn’t ask much about her fainting spell the day before. It was as if he already knew everything she had done and everything that had happened to her.

This line of thought was terrifying. Si Tang instinctively reined in her absurd train of thought.

Her gaze fell on Fan Yi’s right hand, noticing it was still wrapped in bandages. Without thinking, she asked, “How is your hand?”

At the mention of this, 8856 recalled that yesterday, as soon as Fan Yi saw Si Tang and Ling Xubai having a meal together on the surveillance screen, he had rushed over in a frenzy, forgetting all about his bandaged hand. Who knew if Si Tang and Ling Xubai had noticed?

“It’s fine,” Fan Yi replied with a smile, subtly retracting his already healed hand.

Si Tang nodded and prepared to head to the company after finishing her meal.

“I’m off to the company now, Fan Yi, Xiao Liu.”

As usual, Si Tang’s figure disappeared through the doorway.

The moment she left, Fan Yi dropped his chopsticks and practically flashed into the basement, tossing a command to 8856 on his way.

“Wash the dishes.”

“…”

8856 swallowed the wonton in his mouth, feeling more and more that Lord Fan Yi was becoming increasingly neurotic. Si Tang hadn’t even gotten into the car yet, and he was already rushing to the basement to spy on her.

Ah, love makes people sick.

No, it makes an already insane deity even more pathological.

As soon as Si Tang arrived at the company, her assistant urgently knocked on her office door.

Just by looking at the assistant’s anxious expression, Si Tang knew something serious was up. “What is it?”

The assistant handed over a folder and an invitation.

“Vice President Si, please take a look at this it’s an invitation to Ximo Jewelry’s product launch.”

“What’s important is that their products are actually the ones we previously discarded due to theft! They’re the very first batch we developed in collaboration with the He Corporation.”

Si Tang took the invitation and documents, glanced through them, and her inner suspicions were confirmed. Her expression remained unfazed.

“Alright, I understand. For now, don’t mention anything about re-collaborating with the He Corporation to anyone.”

The assistant nodded. “Understood, Vice President Si. You can rest assured.”

Si Tang nodded in return. After the assistant left, she picked up the invitation, her expression turning icy. She immediately gathered the surveillance footage of the stolen design drafts along with the documents.

“Si Xi, oh Si Xi, since you’re so eager to frame me for plagiarism, then just wait for the show to begin.”

Everything the media recorded at Si Xi’s Ximo Jewelry product launch would become her solid evidence.

When the time was right, she would make sure Si Xi was utterly disgraced. She wouldn’t let He Moheng off either. Only after she gained control of the Si family would the real battle with them begin.

Three days later, at the Ximo Jewelry launch, the products were wildly sought after, instantly propelling the brand to the top.

The media swarmed in, filming the products while enthusiastically interviewing Si Xi.

“Miss Si Xi, were these design drafts created by you personally? What is the concept behind the products?”

“Miss Si Xi, rumors say you’re dating the second young master of the He family. Is that true?”

“We’ve heard that Ximo is poised to surpass Xingnian like a dark horse. What are your thoughts on this?”

Standing amidst the crowd, Si Xi basked in the spotlight.

Through the throng of people, she spotted Si Tang standing calmly in the distance.

As poised and elegant as ever, Si Tang watched her with serene, noble eyes, as if observing a mere clown.

Yet it was clear that years ago, Si Tang had still been her pitiful defeated rival. When did it start this girl who had lost her mother and her father’s love had, over time, grown more composed, carrying a kind of settled strength within her.

Was it because she had the shares her mother left behind? Or because she still had the backing of the Yun family?

And what did Si Xi have? Nothing!

Since she had nothing, then she would take it all.

Fan Yi stood beside Si Tang, accompanying her through this tedious scene, while the surrounding crowd buzzed with gossip.

“Isn’t that the manager of Xing Nian, whose collaboration with the He Corporation fell through?”

“Xing Nian hasn’t produced any major works in a long time. Who knows if they’ve run out of talent or what.”

“Exactly, and they even messed up that big project with the He Corporation. What a shame.”

On the other side, after dealing with the media, Si Xi soon strode over with an arrogant swagger.