Chapter 221 Shen Jin Hides from Yan Yu

Upon hearing Shen Jin's reply, the tomb raider nodded thoughtfully: "He hasn't gotten up yet."

Shen Jin was already absent-minded, so he nodded as he listened to the tomb raider's words.

He's now trying to avoid Yan Yu and not meet with him for the time being, hoping to avoid any awkward situations.

But they are all in cahoots and cannot be separated, so he probably can't hide even if he wants to.

“Ah Jin is awake, why isn’t Yan Yu up yet? Why don’t we go and wake him up?” At this moment, the tomb raider continued to speak.

Upon hearing his words, Shen Jin was startled and abruptly looked up.

"No! Don't call him!" Shen Jin said hurriedly.

The tomb raiders were startled by Shen Jin's sudden voice. They were all slightly stunned and stared blankly at Shen Jin.

A moment later, one of the tomb raiders chuckled and teased, "You don't want us to wake him up? Are you feeling sorry for Yan Yu and want him to sleep a little longer?"

Seeing that his meaning had been misunderstood again, Shen Jin felt helpless and had no choice but to stop explaining himself.

Before Shen Jin could speak, the tomb raider continued, "Alright, alright, then let's not call him, let him sleep."

Shen Jin felt even more helpless.

"What are your plans for today?" Shen Jin took a deep breath and asked the tomb raider.

If you know in advance what you're going to do, you might be able to prepare and it will be easier to avoid Yan Yu.

"Arrangements?" The tomb raider frowned in confusion.

"So, where are you going today?" Shen Jin quickly explained.

"Ah... well, we were planning to stay put today. After all, we've been here for so many days and everyone's tired. This place is nice, so we'll rest for a day before we leave," the tomb raider replied.

Upon hearing his answer, Shen Jin was momentarily stunned.

Immediately afterward, a surge of joy welled up in his heart. If he stayed where he was, he could avoid Yan Yu.

"Then I'll go for a bit and come back later," Shen Jin immediately said to the tomb raider.

After saying that, Shen Jin immediately prepared to leave, not daring to linger for even a moment longer, for fear that Yan Yu would wake up soon.

"Hey, wait a minute, where are you going?" the tomb raider asked hurriedly.

Shen Jin stopped, unsure of what to say. He couldn't very well say that he was trying to avoid Yan Yu.

“I think I saw something over there yesterday, and I want to go take a look now,” Shen Jin replied after thinking for a while.

"What did you see?" The tomb raider frowned in confusion.

Seeing that the tomb raiders kept asking questions, Shen Jin didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Jin stammered, "Well... I saw a rather nice fruit tree yesterday, but it was too late, so I didn't have time to take a closer look. I remembered it today, and then..."

Hearing Shen Jin's words, the tomb raider who had asked the question nodded.

After a moment, the tomb raider continued, "Why don't I go with you? I also want to see a tree."

In his haste, Shen Jin was about to refuse when the tomb raider next to him spoke first.

"Why are you going to join in the fun? Ah Jin just wants to go see for himself, why are you bothered by him?" the tomb raider scolded.

Upon hearing his words, the tomb raider reluctantly grunted.

"Alright then." The tomb raider had no choice but to speak, looking at Shen Jin: "Then go ahead, be careful, don't go too far, and don't come back too late."

“Okay.” Shen Jin nodded quickly in response.

The tomb raider nodded and turned to leave.

"You're so long-winded, Ah Jin is getting so annoyed with you. He's not a child anymore, why should we listen to your endless rambling?" the tomb raider next to him complained.

The two of them then started arguing back and forth.

Shen Jin watched them for a while, then turned and left. He walked quickly, confident that he just wanted to get away from Yan Yu as soon as possible.

He absolutely must not let Yan Yu see him, otherwise it will definitely be very awkward.

Moreover, he hadn't even figured out how to face Yan Yu when the time came. Although they were going to face him sooner or later, Shen Jin felt that he could delay it as long as possible.

At the very least, if we drag this out for a while, things might not be so awkward anymore.

In short, things will work themselves out when they reach the bridge.

At this moment, Yan Yu was still sleeping.

The tomb raiders originally wanted to wake Yan Yu, but remembering what Shen Jin had told them not to wake him, they didn't.

Not long after, Yan Yu woke up groggily.

Yan Yu's mind cleared up a bit, his eyes were still closed, he turned over slightly and subconsciously reached out to hug Shen Jin, who had been lying in his arms the night before.

However, Yan Yu ended up embracing nothing.

The empty feeling startled Yan Yu, causing him to open his eyes in fright.

"Shen Jin!" Yan Yu called out Shen Jin's name excitedly.

When Yan Yu opened his eyes, he saw nothing. There was no sign of Shen Jin. He was completely stunned.

Then, Yan Yu thought of what happened last night, and his mood immediately worsened.

Because of what happened last night, Yan Yu was already very sensitive. Now, when he woke up this morning and saw that Shen Jin was not by his side, Yan Yu suddenly felt extremely panicked.

Was Shen Jin so angry that she didn't want to see him anymore and just left?

Yan Yu stood there in a daze for only a short while before quickly getting up and going to find the tomb raiders.

The tomb raiders were busy with their own business, but when they saw Yan Yu coming over, they all greeted him.

"Hey, finally up?" a tomb raider asked with a smile.

However, at this moment, Yan Yu was in no mood to greet them.

"Where is Chen Jin? Where did Chen Jin go?" Yan Yu asked hurriedly.

Seeing Yan Yu's anxious expression, the tomb raiders couldn't help but laugh.

"Looking for the ashes first thing in the morning, huh?" one of the tomb raiders joked.

"Where did Chen Jin go?" Yan Yu became even more anxious.

He's really getting anxious.

When Yan Yu woke up this morning and didn't see Shen Jin, coupled with what happened last night, he felt completely uncertain.

"Look how anxious you are, can't you be a little more composed?" One of the tomb raiders couldn't help but scold Yan Yu a couple of times, then paused and added, "Ah Jin is fine, he just went to play by himself, he'll be back in a bit."

Hearing his words, Yan Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the weight that had been on his mind was lifted.

Thankfully... it will come back.

Immediately following this was a profound sense of loss.

He knew that Shen Jin was trying to avoid him. Sure enough, Shen Jin still cared about what happened last night. Otherwise, why would he have disappeared so early in the morning? He definitely didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Thinking of this, Yan Yu felt somewhat down.

Even though he was heartbroken, Yan Yu was still worried about Shen Jin and wanted to go find him.

"Um, do you know which direction Shen Jin went?" Yan Yu asked the tomb raiders after hesitating for a moment.

"Are you going to find him?" one of the tomb raiders asked casually.

Yan Yu nodded and responded.

So, the tomb raider thought for a moment, then pointed in a direction to Yan Yu: "It's probably in this direction, go and take a look."

"Okay, thank you." Yan Yu nodded and thanked him quickly.

The tomb raider smiled and continued, "I noticed Ah Jin seemed distracted this morning. You should talk to him, okay?"

Hearing the tomb raider say that, Yan Yu was stunned again.

Was Chen Jin distracted this morning?

Although he didn't know why, Yan Yu nodded subconsciously and replied blankly, "Okay."

The tomb raider nodded, looked at Yan Yu with satisfaction, and patted Yan Yu on the shoulder.

"Go ahead," the tomb raider said to Yan Yu in a particularly earnest tone.

Yan Yu suddenly had the feeling that he was going to the battlefield.

"I..." Yan Yu opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

Before Yan Yu could speak, the tomb raider interrupted him, saying, "Keep it up, I believe in you."

Yan Yu was even more puzzled.

Seeing Yan Yu's expression, the tomb raider could only sigh and shake his head.

"You had the courage to do that kind of thing with Ah Jin last night, but you don't have the courage to confess to Ah Jin today?" The tomb raider looked at Yan Yu and raised an eyebrow.

Yan Yu was taken aback, then immediately felt his face burning and felt a little embarrassed.

"I...I didn't, I didn't..." Yan Yu hurriedly tried to explain.

If these tomb raiders find out, Shen Jin will be even angrier.

"Alright, alright, no need to explain, go on, go on." The tomb raider didn't give Yan Yu a chance to explain and interrupted him directly.

After saying that, the tomb raider pushed Yan Yu around to the other side, gave him a push, and tried to make him go find Shen Jin.

Yan Yu glanced back at them; they were all gesturing for him to hurry up. Yan Yu took a deep breath and had no choice but to turn and leave.

The tomb raiders were all smiling as they watched Yan Yu's departing figure.

"These two are really something else. When are they going to make up?" one of the tomb raiders said, watching Yan Yu's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

Upon hearing his words, one of the tomb raiders next to him immediately laughed.

"Who knows? Judging from how stupid Yan Yu is, I doubt he'll make it," the tomb raider replied with a laugh.

The tomb raider from before chuckled and said, "That's true."

Following the directions given to him by the tomb raiders, Yan Yu walked along the path, searching for Chen Jin's figure.

Throughout the journey, Yan Yu felt somewhat uneasy, unsure of what to do once he saw Chen Jin.

After walking for a while, Yan Yu saw Shen Jin not far away. Yan Yu stopped walking immediately, and his breathing became rapid.

Shen Jin was standing under a big tree, head down, leaning against the tree in a daze.