Chapter 201 She let go of hatred, but she would never love Yan Yu again.

Upon hearing the waiter's words, Shen Jin and Yan Yu were both stunned, and their hands stopped moving.

In an instant, a multitude of thoughts popped into Yan Yu's mind.

Mr. Bai? Which Mr. Bai?

This is a question worth considering.

It couldn't possibly be the Mr. Bai he knows, could it?

That's too much of a coincidence. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? They had just arrived in the city and already ran into an acquaintance, that bastard Bai Yujin.

More than a year has passed, and Yan Yu has almost forgotten that this person even exists.

Thinking of this, Yan Yu immediately told himself that it was impossible, absolutely impossible.

Upon hearing the waiter address him as "President Bai," not only Yan Yu but also Shen Jin were stunned.

Subconsciously, Shen Jin also thought of Bai Yujin.

However, Shen Jin quickly told himself not to overthink it. How could it be Bai Yujin? There are too many coincidences.

The two thought about it for a while, and then they looked up at each other at the same time. Their eyes met unintentionally.

Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, and Yan Yu was also stunned.

The two stared at each other for a while, the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Soon, Shen Jin came to his senses and spoke first: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?"

Upon hearing Shen Jin's words, Yan Yu immediately snapped out of his daze and realized how embarrassing it was that he had been so easily startled by Bai Yujin.

Bai Yujin, that bastard, is not qualified to think so much.

Seeing the look of disgust on Yan Yu's face, which was almost written all over his face, he quickly composed himself, not wanting to leave a bad impression on Shen Jin.

But Shen Jin knew that Yan Yu must have thought of the same thing as him, and that he had also thought of Bai Yujin.

"Could it be Bai Yujin?" Shen Jin hesitated for a moment before asking.

Upon hearing this, Yan Yu was inexplicably furious, as if the mere mention of the name was an act of defiance against him. He immediately denied it, saying, "How could that be? There are so many people with the surname Bai, how could it be Bai Yujin? When I saw him... no, it's definitely not him."

Seeing that Yan Yu denied it so quickly and even revealed that he had a problem with Bai Yujin, Shen Jin felt a little helpless. More than a year had passed, and it was rare that he could still remember those disagreements from back then.

"It's definitely not his, so don't even think about it." Yan Yu immediately denied it. "Let's eat."

"So you were thinking of Bai Yujin after all?" Shen Jin replied, somewhat speechless.

Upon hearing Shen Jin's words, Yan Yu immediately became displeased and was about to retort.

However, before he could speak, Shen Jin spoke first: "It's been a long time since I've seen him, and I miss him a bit too. I wonder how everyone has been doing this past year."

Yan Yu's expression immediately changed, and a sour feeling spread through his heart. He wished he could tear Bai Yujin apart. Why was Bai Yujin protected by Shen Jin like this?

"You..." Yan Yu was about to speak.

Before Yan Yu could finish speaking, the footsteps approached and walked towards them.

Upon hearing the approaching footsteps, Shen Jin froze.

"Stop talking," Shen Jin immediately said to Yan Yu.

He also wanted to hear whether that person was actually Bai Yujin.

"No, I have to say it, you are..." Yan Yu couldn't let go of the anger he was holding in, and he still wanted to speak.

Seeing that Yan Yu wouldn't listen to him, Shen Jin suddenly reached out and used his chopsticks to pick up some food and stuff it into Yan Yu's mouth. Yan Yu was stunned, and all the remaining words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

"Isn't all this food enough to shut you up? Stop talking now." Shen Jin frowned.

Hearing Shen Jin's words, Yan Yu didn't say anything more and silently ate all the food in his mouth.

Just then, the footsteps from that direction drew closer.

"Mr. Bai, it's been a long time since you've been here. You didn't even tell us you were coming today so we could have prepared to entertain you," the waiter said with a fawning smile.

Immediately afterwards, a gentle male voice rang out with a smile: "No need for such trouble."

The voice stunned both Shen Jin and Yan Yu; it was all too familiar.

Both of them froze, staring at each other for several seconds.

Yan Yu's face was particularly ugly. He wondered if he was really that unlucky to run into Bai Yujin.

A moment later, the two stiffly turned their heads to look in that direction, and sure enough, they saw a familiar face—

Bai Yujin was dressed in a white suit, his hair was neatly styled, and he stood upright by the window, his clean figure made even more apparent by the light.

He stood there under the lights, a polite smile on his lips, exuding an extraordinary air.

Yan Yu and Shen Jin were both shocked when they saw Bai Yujin. They hadn't prepared to appear in front of their acquaintances again, and now they had run into Bai Yujin, so they were both stunned.

It's been over a year already, it feels like it happened in the blink of an eye.

Their breathing faltered slightly, and their faces paled.

Yan Yuxian reacted first, clicked his tongue, gritted his teeth, subconsciously raised his hand to cover his face, and lowered his voice: "How could it really be him?"

Shen Jin stiffly withdrew his gaze, still somewhat dazed, sitting there blankly, suddenly forgetting how to react.

More than a year later, they finally met an acquaintance, which brought back the sense of reality they had experienced living in the city. However, the unexpected appearance of this person brought them more shock than anything else.

Shen Jin pursed his lips, pinched the flesh of his thigh hard, took a deep breath, and asked in a low voice, "What should we do?"

If the two of them leave now, it will be too obvious; Bai Yujin could see it with just a glance.

"Don't move yet, let's see what he does next." Yan Yu frowned and said in a low voice, "He may not necessarily be coming to our side."

Bai Yujin was talking to a waiter when he suddenly felt someone watching him. It wasn't his imagination, and Bai Yujin turned his head to look in that direction with some confusion.

Seeing Bai Yujin looking over, Yan Yu cursed under his breath before quickly averting his gaze, lowering his head to avoid Bai Yujin's eyes and prevent him from seeing him. Shen Jin also stiffly lowered his head.

Bai Yujin turned his head and looked around, but saw nothing. He was a little puzzled, but a faint smile was on his face, which was as pleasant as a spring breeze.

It's strange, he clearly felt someone was watching him just now, could it have been his imagination?

"Tsk." Yan Yu knew that Bai Yujin was looking in his direction, so he lowered his head even further, trying to make himself less noticeable.

He didn't want to see Bai Yujin at all, nor did he want to think about the scene of the two of them starting a fight over a mere disagreement. Looking back now, it seemed a bit silly.

The waiter noticed that Bai Yujin was staring in that direction and became puzzled. He glanced over as well, but saw nothing.

"What's wrong, Mr. Bai?" The waiter looked away from Bai Yujin, gave an awkward laugh, and seemed afraid that they had done something wrong.

Hearing the waiter's words, Bai Yujin snapped out of his reverie, looked away, and chuckled twice at the waiter.

"It's nothing, I just thought the wallpaper in this store was quite nice," Bai Yujin said to the waiter with a smile. "Business seems to be good tonight."

Yan Yu, who was not far away, also heard Bai Yujin's words and immediately started to complain about him in his heart.

They really are full of lies. They say such ugly wallpaper looks good. It really shows that people have different tastes. Tsk.

"Oh, I see..." The waiter paused for a moment, then smiled awkwardly.

Bai Yujin simply smiled and said nothing.

“Then, I’ll take Mr. Bai over there.” After the waiter chuckled twice, he said to Bai Yujin, “This way, Mr. Bai.”

Bai Yujin nodded and replied, "Okay."

The waiter turned and led Bai Yujin toward Yan Yu. Yan Yu quickly turned slightly to the side, propped his head up with one hand to shield himself from Bai Yujin's view, and faced the window, pretending to eat, while praying that Bai Yujin would walk over quickly.

Seeing Bai Yujin approach, Shen Jin felt a subtle panic, unsure of what to do.

"It's okay, just keep your head down and don't look at him." Yan Yu had no other choice but to try anything. "He might not be looking this way."

Shen Jin: "..."

Is this acceptable?

Shen Jin had no choice but to lower his head and avoid looking at Bai Yujin.

Bai Yujin and the waiter walked this way, chatting and laughing.

"I didn't expect Mr. Bai to have such a hobby as wallpaper," the waiter joked to Bai Yujin.

Bai Yujin smiled slightly, not feeling embarrassed at all, and said softly, "Yes, how unique."

"Then I'll go ask the boss later if they still have any of this wallpaper for Mr. Bai," the waiter continued.

Bai Yujin nodded and responded.

Then, the two passed by the table where Yan Yu and Shen Jin were sitting. Yan Yu breathed a sigh of relief the moment Bai Yujin passed by.

However, the next second, Bai Yujin suddenly stopped and turned to look at Shen Jin and Yan Yu.

Just as he was praying that Bai Yujin would get over quickly, he suddenly stopped, leaving Yan Yu stunned.

Bai Yujin kept staring at the two people in front of him, feeling a strange sense of familiarity between them, especially when he passed by their house earlier, the feeling was so intense.

Yan Yu thought he would just walk past, but he didn't expect him to suddenly stop. He was stunned, gritted his teeth in anger, and could only silently tell him to hurry up and leave.

When the waiter saw Bai Yujin stop, he was stunned and stared at him blankly for a while.

"What's wrong, Mr. Bai?" the waiter asked, puzzled.

The waiter followed his gaze and looked at Yan Yu and Shen Jin for a while, but still couldn't figure it out.

Upon hearing the waiter's words, Bai Yujin remained silent for a while, staring intently at the two people, expecting them to look up. However, the two of them showed no intention of making any other move, leaving Bai Yujin speechless. Why didn't the two of them react at all?

The waiter was puzzled when Bai Yujin didn't respond.

"Mr. Bai?" the waiter tentatively called out to Bai Yujin.

Bai Yujin then turned his gaze away and looked at the waiter.

The waiter asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," Bai Yujin smiled at the waiter and replied.

However, his gaze remained fixed on the two of them, making Yan Yu feel uncomfortable, but he could only suppress it.

He really wanted to punch Bai Yujin right now. What the hell was he looking at? Who did he think he was?

Bai Yujin's gaze swept back and forth between the two of them, and the more he looked, the more familiar they seemed.

After hesitating for a while, Bai Yujin decided to try to strike up a conversation with them.

"Are you two admiring the scenery?" Bai Yujin hesitated for a moment, then asked with a smile, his tone gentle and slightly amused.

"Hmm," Yan Yu responded, without saying anything more.

His voice was deliberately lowered and was different from his own, so Bai Yujin didn't notice anything amiss.

Shen Jin lowered his head and didn't say a word.

Bai Yujin was stunned when he saw that Yan Yu had answered him without making any move.

Bai Yujin laughed and teased, "How good-looking is it?"

"It looks pretty good," Yan Yu replied impatiently.

"Is that so?" Bai Yujin smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced over the two people's heads before looking them over from head to toe.

He thought the two people would at least turn around and look at him, but he was wrong; they didn't.

Shen Jin remained silent, keeping his head bowed low as if he were eating, without raising his head or making a sound.

He could feel Bai Yujin's gaze fixed on him, and Shen Jin immediately felt like he was being pricked by thorns. This feeling was particularly unpleasant, and his hair stood on end.

Since he could never see what their faces looked like, Bai Yujin became even more curious and wanted to see their faces.

The main problem was that strange sense of familiarity; it was odd, but he couldn't just stare at those two people's faces directly—that would be too abrupt.

Bai Yujin could only continue talking to them, saying with a half-smile, "You two are quite pleasing to my eye. Would you do me the honor of having a meal with me?"

Yan Yu: "..."

Was he doing it on purpose? I really want to hit him.

Upon hearing Bai Yujin's words, the waiters nearby were stunned. They really couldn't understand what kind of good fortune these two had to be able to dine with Bai Yujin.

“No need,” Yan Yu said, grinding his teeth as he lowered his voice. “You’re too kind. We’re eating quite well by ourselves and are almost full. We don’t want to be disturbed.”

Shen Jin lowered his voice appropriately and said, "Thank you, but you don't need to trouble yourself."

The waiter next to them was surprised to see that the two of them didn't even look up and make eye contact with each other while talking. He was even more taken aback when they refused Bai Yujin's invitation.

Bai Yujin, however, remained calm and unperturbed, simply smiling slightly: "Is that so? That's a real pity. I was hoping to sit down and chat with you two."

This time, Shen Jin spoke up before Yan Yu could: "We're just shy and don't get along with others, sorry."

He was already panicking terribly, afraid that Bai Yujin would notice something. The more Bai Yujin didn't leave quickly, the faster Shen Jin felt his heart beat.

Bai Yujin, however, seemed oblivious to their embarrassment, maintaining his smile and saying, "Is that so? I thought you two..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Yu became impatient. They were acting like cowards, and he said irritably, "President Bai, you're too busy! A very busy person! Please leave now, you're taking up too much of your time!"

"Hmm?" Despite the other person's rude attitude, Bai Yujin seemed intrigued. "How did you know my surname is Bai?"

Yan Yu: "..."

Shen Jin rubbed his temples, as if he was feeling a little uncomfortable. He coughed a few times and said in a low voice, "I just heard someone calling."

Just then, someone called out from the other side, "Hey, Mr. Bai!"

Bai Yujin followed the gaze and saw a familiar CEO, instantly flashing a polite smile.

Yan Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Bai Yujin's attention had been drawn to the others. Luckily, someone came over, otherwise Bai Yujin would have been at it for who knows how long.

The boss came up to Bai Yujin and greeted him: "Good evening, Mr. Bai. It's been a while."

"Hello," Bai Yujin greeted the CEO with a smile.

The boss chuckled twice, walked up to Bai Yujin, and the two gently clasped hands.

"Why aren't you going yet? Let's go together," the boss said to Bai Yujin. "Is there something else?"

"No, it's nothing." Bai Yujin smiled, glancing at the two people with their heads down. He could only sigh inwardly, thinking to himself that they were really strange people.

"Haha," the boss chuckled dryly, "Let's go then."

After walking a few steps, Bai Yujin looked back again.

The boss followed his gaze and turned around, asking with a smile, "What's wrong? What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing his words, Bai Yujin instantly snapped out of his daze, turned to look at the CEO, and chuckled twice: "It's nothing, let's go."

Yan Yu and Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief as Bai Yujin and the CEO left, raising their heads and twisting them a few times, as if they were a little stiff.

"They've finally left." Yan Yu frowned, slightly annoyed.

Shen Jin also let out a breath, and glanced again in the direction Bai Yujin had left. He was worried that Bai Yujin would suddenly reappear, and his heart felt like it was about to jump into his throat again.

This feeling is just too agonizing.

“I don’t have much of an appetite anymore, and I’m pretty full,” Shen Jin said, coming back to his senses. He looked at Yan Yu and asked, “What about you? Do you want to eat? If not, let’s leave.”

"Okay, sure." Yan Yu frowned, knowing what Shen Jin was worried about. After all, no one knew if Bai Yujin would reappear, and this feeling of avoidance was really unpleasant.

He could have spent more time with Shen Jin while having dinner together, and they could have talked, but now that opportunity has been completely ruined by Bai Yujin.

The food on the table seemed to have lost its flavor. The two of them took a few bites, but their minds had already drifted far away.

After what had just happened, neither of them had much of an appetite. They ate a few bites, then called the waiter to pay the bill. After paying, they took their things and left.

The two left the restaurant quickly.

Standing on the street, Shen Jin looked at the people coming and going, then glanced at the shop he had just left: "Later, we might get recognized."

Shen Jin couldn't help but wonder what would happen if they were recognized. Bai Yujin probably wouldn't believe it, and like many others, would likely think that the two of them were no longer in this world.

Therefore, meeting without any prior preparation will only create trouble.

"It's alright, we don't need to worry about him," Yan Yu said to Shen Jin.

Shen Jin continued, "Why is Bai Yujin here?"

This city is quite far from the one they used to live in, which is why he was so surprised when he saw Bai Yujin.

"I'm not sure. Judging from his appearance, he's probably here to discuss business." Yan Yu shook his head, then answered Shen Jin's question, "It's normal to be traveling around for work."

Shen Jin pursed his lips, his feelings a mix of emotions.

He hadn't seen those familiar faces for over a year, and now that they were suddenly meeting again, he had a strange feeling.

Not only Shen Jin, but Yan Yu's feelings were also somewhat complicated.

Under these circumstances, the two of them definitely couldn't continue shopping, and Shen Jin could only sigh.

“Going shopping is out of the question, let’s go back,” Shen Jin said, turning to Yan Yu.

"Okay." Yan Yu nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, the two carried the clothes back to their lodgings. It was already dark when they went out, and now it was even later.

Yan Yu then took Shen Jin back to where they were temporarily staying.

The two talked about what had just happened the whole way.

Looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, which seemed less bright than those seen deep in the mountains, Shen Jin suddenly smiled and asked Yan Yu, "What if I think Bai Yujin might have already recognized us?"

"It's alright, don't overthink it. He definitely didn't recognize him. At most, he just felt it was familiar and was just curious," Yan Yu said, glancing at Shen Jin. "He is someone we know, someone we already know."

Yan Yu put all the clothes straps in his hand into one hand, freeing up the other. He wanted to hold Shen Jin's hand, but when he touched it, Shen Jin gently pulled away.

“I can walk,” Shen Jin said, looking ahead.

"Hmm..." Yan Yu's heart sank again. He knew that Shen Jin was rejecting him, and he felt a little sad, but he still couldn't help but say, "I just want to hold your hand."

Shen Jin didn't speak. He wasn't stupid; he naturally knew. However, he no longer had many thoughts about romance. He could let go of his past hatred for Yan Yu and not make his life so tiring.

But that doesn't mean he can pretend that everything happened and get back together with Yan Yu. The hurt and pain that Yan Yu caused him still exist clearly.

Once bitten by a snake, twice shy.

But why can't Yan Yu understand this? He can let go of his hatred, but he won't allow himself to love him again...