Chapter 71 Serving the Favor

Yan Yu was completely unaware of everything that Shen Jin had encountered in this city. At this moment, he was in H City, living a carefree and happy life, surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women.

As the city lights come on, the night becomes incredibly lively.

Yan Yu was socializing with people, surrounded by many beautifully dressed women and some handsome men with shapely buttocks, sitting on either side of him, their bodies occasionally rubbing against him.

A CEO with a beer belly raised a glass to Yan Yu and exclaimed with a smile, "CEO Yan is indeed young, promising, and handsome!"

"Not at all, Mr. Lin, you're too kind." Yan Yu replied with a smile, lightly clinking glasses with the other party, taking a sip of wine, and glancing casually at the beautiful women sitting next to Mr. Lin. He could see the old man's hands constantly touching their bodies.

Yan Yu naturally understood that these women were all invited to accompany men for drinks. Let alone touching them, as long as there was money, they would immediately go to a man's crotch to please him.

The women who had been called over by President Lin to accompany Yan Yu caught his gaze and immediately sidled up to him with smiles, saying in a coquettish voice, "Oh, President Yan, why are you looking at them? We're right here with you~"

The sound sent chills down Yan Yu's spine. Then he felt the other person's hand slowly touching his body. He frowned in annoyance and said, "Let go."

Perhaps it was the coldness in his deep voice that made the other person tremble slightly, obediently withdrawing her hand, and then giggling, "Oh, I won't touch you anymore, are you embarrassed?"

Yan Yu didn't spare her a single glance. He took a sip of wine absentmindedly, his thoughts drifting far away. The image of Shen Jin vaguely appeared in his mind, and he felt a pang of longing for him, yet he couldn't quite see him.

It's been a while since he went on his business trip, and I haven't seen him for a while now. I wonder how he is doing. The less I see him, the more I miss him.

The older man sitting opposite Yan Yu slowly observed his reaction, then narrowed his eyes at the woman beside him, making sure she stayed away from Yan Yu so as not to cause trouble, before smiling and saying, "Speaking of which, Mr. Yan, at your age, it's about time you got married and had children. I wonder if there's anyone you like?"

They had naturally heard rumors about Yan Yu's liking for men, but they hadn't bothered to verify whether it was true or not. After all, it's normal to be curious and play around when you're young.

However, with such a family background, no one would want to marry a man who couldn't have children, which would be considered strange and unacceptable to many people.

Therefore, President Lin wanted to test the waters. He happened to have a daughter who was now in her twenties and of marriageable age. He wanted to marry her off to Yan Yu to form a marriage alliance with them, since they were well-matched in terms of social standing.

"The person you like?" Yan Yu smiled but did not answer. He simply lowered his head and took a sip of wine. The image of Shen Jin flashed through his mind, making him slightly dazed and feeling a tickle in his heart.

Yan Yu had loved Xie Li for many years, so he never doubted his feelings for Xie Li. He was only occasionally confused because the addition of Chen Jin made it difficult for him to see many things clearly...

Seeing that he did not answer, President Lin did not press the matter further, and said with a smile, "My daughter greatly admires President Yan for his achievements at such a young age."

"Not at all, you're too kind." Yan Yu smiled, not wanting to discuss the matter further, as his mind was currently filled with images of Shen Jin, making him somewhat confused.

Seeing that Yan Yu was not interested, President Lin narrowed his eyes slightly, and then glanced at a slender and handsome young man next to Yan Yu. The young man seemed to have received some instructions and moved even closer to Yan Yu.

Yan Yu glanced lightly at the young man who was approaching him. He was quite to his liking, and he probably wouldn't have refused him in the past, but now he couldn't muster any interest.

As the social gathering ended and Yan Yu was about to return to his hotel to rest, he noticed the young man from the private room had followed him. The young man looked at him with a knowing smile and called out softly, "Mr. Yan..."

Yan Yu had drunk some wine, and his head felt heavy. He just wanted to go back and rest and didn't want to talk to anyone. He said in an unfriendly tone, "Is there something you need?"

The young man's face stiffened slightly, then he smiled and leaned closer to him, reaching out to stroke his chest, his breath sweet as orchids, "Why are you so cold? You've had quite a bit to drink and should go back to your room to rest. I'll keep you company."

"No need." Yan Yu pried his hand away, gave him a cold glance, took out his room card, opened the door, and walked straight inside.

Unexpectedly, the young man, emboldened by who-knows-where, darted into his room the moment he was about to close the door, and looked at him with a smile: "You really don't want me to keep you company?"

The young man was confident in himself and did not believe that Yan Yu would remain unmoved. After all, he had already drunk quite a bit and was currently away on a business trip for a while, which was a lonely time for him.

The young man leaned forward, put his arm around his waist, kissed him on the collarbone, and said in a soft voice, "Mr. Yan, let me keep you company~"

His soft lips landed on Yan Yu's collarbone, pushing him down onto the sofa. Then Yan Yu rolled over and pinned him down, narrowing his eyes, before suddenly reaching out to grab his collar and yanking it hard.

The young man smiled and was about to reach out to touch Yan Yu's body when Yan Yu's hand, which was trying to tear his clothes, stopped. He gritted his teeth and said, "Get out."

The young man's smile froze slightly, as if he had misheard, and he asked with a laugh, "What?"

Yan Yu raised his voice and said fiercely, "Get out!"

The young man wanted to struggle a little more, but for some reason, he was startled by Yan Yu's expression and knew that he could not provoke him. Therefore, no matter how unwilling he was, he quickly rolled out of Yan Yu's room.

Yan Yu closed the door, lay down on the soft bed, stared at the pale ceiling, glanced at the empty bed beside him, and murmured, "Sinking Ashes..."

He couldn't understand why he missed Chen Jin so much, even though it had only been a short time since they last met. He had never missed Chen Jin like this before...

I can't wait to see him, hear him speak, see him smile, and then hug him tightly in my arms...

"Let's make a call..." Yan Yu took out his phone from his pocket, quickly found his home number, moved his thumb across it a few times, but didn't tap it, hesitating.

He suddenly realized his behavior was somewhat ridiculous, unable to understand why or find a reason, so he put his phone aside again and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Forget it, what's all this about? It's only been a short time since we last met..."

Anyway, he'll be going back tomorrow, so there's no rush. Once he gets back, he'll be able to see Chen Jin.

He thought Xie Li liked him quite a bit and should be able to take good care of him.

The night passed, and the sun gradually rose from the east the next day.

Yan Yu was indulging in his pipe dream in H City, while the others in A City were far from at peace.

Xie Li refused to give up until he found Shen Jin, and called in many more people, wishing he could search the entire mountain to find Shen Jin. He searched for a whole day until night fell.

Xie Li managed to fall asleep amidst his curses and curses against Shen Jin, while Shen Jin huddled in a cold, damp cave, shivering and unable to sleep. The strong winds at night made it impossible for him to find peace of mind to fall asleep.

When Shen Jin woke up the next day, he had a fever and felt dizzy, which was a double blow to their already bad situation.

"Why do you have so many problems? You've already caught a cold!" Luo Zheng couldn't help but scold.

"I don't want to either..." Shen Jin rubbed his face, feeling dizzy and uncomfortable, and a little aggrieved, but he didn't show it. Instead, he glanced at the cave entrance and said, "It's dawn now, there shouldn't be anyone left. Can we go out now?"

The cave was dimly lit. If it were too dark, Shen Jin would be a little scared, even if there was someone else with him.

"Let's go. But living on this mountain is pretty bad, there's nothing here." Luo Zheng sighed softly, then reached out and touched his forehead. "Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Jin felt he had caused him a lot of trouble and was too embarrassed to bother him any further, so he shook his head: "A little... but it's okay..."

When Luo Zheng touched his forehead, it was burning hot. She knew he wouldn't feel it much, but after hearing him say that, she couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. She thought that this person looked silly and had the naivety of a child, which was also quite pitiful.

"I'll go out and take a look." Luo Zheng let him rest against a rock, went out to look around, found a place with water, tore off her clothes, soaked them, and went back to put them on his head.

A few hours later, Shen Jin's fever subsided a bit. The first thing he did after the fever broke was to sneak out of the cave, look at the sun outside, breathe in the fresh air, and feel like he had come back to life.

There was nothing on the mountain, and the two of them quickly became like wild men, wandering around and picking a lot of fresh fruit, which they ate together to barely fill their stomachs.

"Your fever hasn't completely gone down yet, can you please stop jumping around like that?" Luo Zheng stood under a tree with a headache, watching the person climbing up to pick fruit. "Can you come down already?"

Shen Jin shook his head and said with a smile, "It's nothing. You took care of me, so now I want to repay you!"

He felt that Luo Zheng had helped him yesterday, even taking him to hide in a cave, and then taking care of him when he had a cold the next day. He didn't know how to repay her, so he picked fruit instead.

"I'm really good at climbing trees, I'll get you some more!" Shen Jin smiled smugly, picked a piece of fruit, took a bite, then looked down at him as if remembering something, "By the way, what you said yesterday about me following you and teaching me a lot of things, does that still count?"

Luo Zheng recalled the words she had said impulsively yesterday. After calming down, she didn't know why she had said them. However, seeing Shen Jin staring at her, she felt that he had also had a hard time, so she softened and smiled, "You'll keep your word."

"Oh! Okay!" Shen Jin smiled happily, then frowned, looking somewhat troubled, and glanced at him guiltily, "But I don't know how to repay you."

Shen Jin felt that if others were kind to him, he should be kind to them in return. Moreover, he was in danger by himself here, so it would be safer for him to go with him. However, he also felt that he didn't know how to repay them and felt guilty.

"Can I pick lots and lots of fruit for you?" Shen Jin asked cautiously, but then felt something was off. He had helped him so much, and he was only picking some fruit for him; it seemed like he wasn't being generous enough.

"What do you think?" Luo Zheng asked in return.

“Oh…” Shen Jin seemed to understand, “You mean what you’re saying won’t work…”

"..." Luo Zheng sat under the tree, holding the fruit that Chen Jin had given him. She took a bite and was a little puzzled. She wondered what he was thinking of repaying when he was in such a daze.

Then Luo Zheng had a sudden inspiration. Seeing his silly, obedient, and docile appearance, she couldn't help but want to tease him. She smiled, raised her eyebrows, and teased, "Little Shen Jin, do you have someone you like? If not, then why don't you offer yourself to him?"