Chapter 243 Holding His Hand

“Luo Zheng…it’s been a long time since anyone has mentioned that name.” Shen Jin muttered to himself after a moment of confusion.

“Yes, you don’t even know how long you’ve been missing,” Bai Yujin said helplessly.

Shen Jin was immediately extremely embarrassed.

Indeed, he has been missing for so long, so naturally he doesn't know many things, and it's common for people not to hear his name mentioned for a long time.

I should have gotten used to it by now, but since no one mentioned it before, hearing it suddenly from someone only makes me more confused and bewildered.

"So, how is Luo Zheng now? Is he alright?" Shen Jin hesitated for a long time before asking.

He barely remembered Luo Zheng; his memories of her were very faint.

Although Yan Yu was a little jealous, he didn't say anything unpleasant.

“Luo Zheng… he’s doing quite well now, he just doesn’t believe you’re dead,” Bai Yujin answered Shen Jin’s question.

"You still don't believe me after all this time?" Shen Jin asked, somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, so much time has passed, even the Rong family already thought he was dead, yet Luo Zheng still doesn't believe it.

This surprised Shen Jin somewhat.

“Yes, he still refuses to believe you’re dead. That’s just how stubborn he is. At least when I first heard about it, Luo Zheng still thought you were alive, but now I’m not so sure,” Bai Yujin continued.

Shen Jin smiled helplessly.

As they talked about old friends and past events, Shen Jin and Yan Yu were filled with emotion and a sense of melancholy, reminiscing about the past.

"It really feels like it's been a very, very long time." Finally, Shen Jin sighed and said.

Yan Yu nodded as well.

"As I listen to what you're saying now, one word keeps coming to mind: it feels like a lifetime ago," Shen Jin said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yujin couldn't help but laugh.

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Bai Yujin asked.

“Yes, you guys think the time is still normal, but we’ve been on the island and in the forest for so long that I feel like I really don’t know how the city works anymore,” Shen Jin continued to joke about himself.

He felt that if he were to go to the city alone now, he definitely wouldn't know what to do.

Therefore, it feels like a lifetime ago.

Afterwards, Bai Yujin continued to talk with the two about the past. They talked for a long time, and the two became even more somber.

Shen Jin only prepared to leave when they had exhausted all the topics and had nothing left to discuss.

“Well, there’s nothing more to say now. I just came to see you and chat for a bit, and now that’s about it, we’ll be going,” Shen Jin said to Bai Yujin.

After saying that, Shen Jin turned around and prepared to continue walking. Yan Yu quickly got up and followed.

They had previously arranged with the tomb raiders to meet there soon.

"Wait a minute," Bai Yujin quickly called out to them.

When they heard Bai Yujin call them, the two of them were stunned for a moment and turned around.

"How about I treat you to a meal before you leave?" Bai Yujin quickly said. "You've gone to so much trouble to come see me, why leave so soon? We can have a meal and chat some more."

"Perhaps we should just forget about it," Yan Yu replied to Bai Yujin.

The main issue is that there are more than two of them. It wouldn't be right for just him and Shen Jin to stay and eat while the tomb raiders eat there.

“Yes, let’s forget about it,” Shen Jin replied.

"What's the point of settling it over? Just don't leave yet," Bai Yujin continued.

“It’s not that we don’t want to stay, it’s because we have a group of people with us, quite a few of them. We agreed that they would wait for us at the same place,” Chen Jin sighed and answered helplessly.

Upon hearing Shen Jin's explanation, Bai Yujin immediately recalled seeing Shen Jin and his group with another group of people in the city before.

"Are they your friends?" Bai Yujin asked after thinking for a moment.

He had been very curious about who those people were, and now he finally knew.

“Yes.” Shen Jin nodded in response.

“I saw them when I was on the shore before. They were with you. At that time, I didn’t know who they were. Now I finally know.”

Upon hearing Bai Yujin's words, Shen Jin smiled slightly.

"They're nice people," Yan Yu replied calmly.

"Then let's invite everyone. Call all your friends over," Shen Jin said after thinking for a moment.

Chen Jin thought it would be nice for everyone to come and eat together.

After all, they had spent so many days on the island, having a great time and plenty of food and drink, but they had never tasted any delicacies.

"Then...where are your friends now?" Bai Yujin asked again.

Hearing Bai Yujin's words, Shen Jin scratched his head and thought for a while: "They went to play, and I don't know where they are. Should I go and find them?"

"Okay, do you want me to go with you?" Bai Yujin smiled slightly.

Shen Jin opened his mouth, about to answer, when Yan Yu grabbed Shen Jin's hand and looked at Bai Yujin.

"No need, I'll go with him," Yan Yu said to Bai Yujin.

Hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin was speechless for a moment, and Bai Yujin was also somewhat amused and exasperated.

“Bai Yujin knows this place well, why are you getting involved?” Shen Jin said to Yan Yu.

"It's just finding someone, it's not like we can't do without someone we don't know well," Yan Yu replied sullenly.

The thought that Shen Jin was speaking up for Bai Yujin made Yan Yu feel a little sour.

"You two go ahead, I'll go and get ready," Bai Yujin said with a smile.

Hearing Bai Yujin say that, Shen Jin didn't say anything more, just responded and left with Yan Yu.

Yan Yu felt a huge sense of relief.

After going outside, Chen Jin looked around and asked, "Which road did we take to get here?"

"I know," Yan Yu replied quickly.

As she spoke, she took Chen Jin's hand and walked over together.

Having probably gotten used to Yan Yu holding his hand like this, Shen Jin no longer felt anything and just let Yan Yu hold his hand.

The two retraced their steps to find the tomb raiders.

Not long after they left, Shen Jin and Yan Yu saw the person who had led them to Bai Yujin earlier.

The man also saw them and waved to them, asking, "Finished talking with President Bai?"

"Yes, thank you for taking us there before." Shen Jin nodded and smiled as he thanked him.

"You're welcome." The man immediately smiled.

Then, Shen Jin continued to ask the man, "Do you know where the people who came with us went to have fun?"

Upon hearing Shen Jin's words, the man paused for a moment and thought about it.

After a while, the person finally answered Shen Jin's question: "I'm not too sure either. Anyway, someone took them out to play, and they went in this direction."

As he spoke, the man pointed in a direction towards Yan Yu and Shen Jin, and the two looked in that direction.

"This way?" Yan Yu pointed to the road and confirmed with the person.

"Yes, this is the road. It won't be long, and we should still be able to find them if we go now. Besides, the people here probably won't take them too far away to play." The man nodded and replied.

Yan Yu withdrew his hand, thanked the man, and thought to himself that although their people wouldn't take the tomb raiders far away, the tomb raiders might very well take them far away.

They can find fun in all sorts of environments.

"Go quickly," the man said with a smile to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu responded and then led Shen Jin over there.

They had only taken one step when the person behind them called out, "Wait a minute."

The two stopped at the same time, turned around and looked at the person with a puzzled expression.

The man stepped forward and handed Yan Yu a flashlight: "Take this to light the way, watch out for snakes."

Upon hearing that there would be snakes, Shen Jin was immediately stunned, and his expression changed slightly, as he was still very afraid of snakes.

Yan Yu noticed the change in Shen Jin's emotions and quickly tightened his grip on Shen Jin's hand.

"Okay, thank you." Yan Yu said his thanks.

"You're welcome," the man chuckled憨厚ly.

Yan Yu smiled and turned to leave, turning on his flashlight to light the way and casually rubbing Chen Jin's arm.

"Don't worry, there won't be any snakes. If there are, I'll chase them away for you," Yan Yu said to Shen Jin.

Upon hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin immediately felt somewhat awkward.

Although he was afraid of snakes, he still felt embarrassed when Yan Yu said it so directly.

"Go on, who told you I'm afraid of snakes?" Shen Jin's voice was muffled.

Yan Yu chuckled softly and teased, "I didn't say you were afraid of snakes."

Shen Jin was stunned for a moment, then felt embarrassed. He looked up and glared at Yan Yu, then tried to shake off Yan Yu's hand and walk away.

"No, no, no, I was wrong. I'm the one who's afraid of snakes," Yan Yu quickly said.

Hearing Yan Yu say that, Shen Jin was not appeased at all; instead, he was even more speechless.

"No, no, what I meant was... you're not afraid of snakes," Yan Yu explained incoherently.

For a moment, I didn't know how to express what I wanted to say.

Finally, Shen Jin didn't say anything more to Yan Yu and continued walking forward to find the tomb raiders.

Seeing that Shen Jin no longer cared about the matter, Yan Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and followed.

After walking for a long time, Shen Jin and Yan Yu still couldn't find the tomb raiders.

I thought I wouldn't be able to find it anytime soon, but then I suddenly heard a burst of laughter.

The two were stunned for a moment and looked toward the source of the sound. There was a faint light there, and the low voice of the tomb raiders could be heard.

A few of the voices sounded unfamiliar; they must have been people from the construction site who brought them here.

"Stop laughing, or you'll scare everyone away."

"Okay, okay, quick, that's it..."

Shen Jin listened to their conversation and frowned slightly.

"What are they playing now?" Chen Jin asked subconsciously.

Yan Yu smiled and shook his head: "I don't know, it felt like I was grabbing something."

Hearing Yan Yu's words, Shen Jin thought of the time they caught pheasants together last time.

"Let's go take a look," Yan Yu said with a smile to Shen Jin.

"Okay, sure," Shen Jin replied calmly.

Taking advantage of Shen Jin's inattention, Yan Yu quietly took his hand.