Chapter 73 What right do you have to question me?

Yan Yu had been away on a business trip for a while, and was finally coming back by plane. Some people were happy, while others were sad.

Xie Li was the one who was sad. He paced back and forth at home, unable to calm down. His mind was a complete mess. He only knew that Yan Yu was coming back, but Shen Jin was missing. He himself had not been able to find Shen Jin and control him.

How should he answer when Yan Yu asks?

And... what if that idiot Chen Jin suddenly comes back?

Xie Li thought that if he just disappeared and never appeared in front of them again, then he could reluctantly let him go and not hold a grudge about the past.

As soon as Yan Yu got off the plane, a driver picked him up. He got into the car with a big smile on his face, the window open, and a smile on his lips, showing that he was in a very good mood.

"Did something happy happen to Mr. Yan?" the driver asked, his heart filled with unease, fearing that he would ask about Chen Jin.

However, the more you worry, the more likely it is to happen.

Yan Yu skipped over his question and said with a smile, "How's Shen Jin doing lately? Is he having a good time at the villa? He doesn't have many friends, so he probably doesn't go out much. I wonder if he gets bored staying at the villa for so long."

Cold sweat broke out on the driver's forehead, his lips twitched slightly, and he gripped the rotary table tighter. He said nervously, "He really likes Young Master Xie. They get along very well, and Young Master Xie likes him too..."

As for anything else, the driver didn't dare to say a word more. He felt that driving President Yan around every time was like taking his life. Fortunately, Yan Yu didn't ask anything for the time being.

Yan Yu didn't want to find out how he was doing through other people's words. Instead, he thought he would go and see for himself later. It would only be a short while, and he would be home soon.

But Yan Yu was wrong. When he returned from outside in high spirits, full of joy and anticipation, he ignored the smiling greetings from the other people in the villa and did not even notice that Xie Li was not in the hall. He just looked around and did not see Chen Jin.

“You all know to come out and greet him, unlike some people who are nowhere to be seen.” Yan Yu smiled, somewhat dissatisfied that Shen Jin didn’t share his thoughts. They hadn’t seen each other for a while, didn’t he miss him?

And then, just like him... I couldn't wait to see him?

He would be very happy if Shen Jin had the same idea.

So engrossed in thinking about Chen Jin, Yan Yu didn't notice that the smiles of the servants in the hall froze slightly and they fell silent instantly.

Yan Yu couldn't wait to go upstairs, his smile growing even wider. He had forgotten how long it had been since he had felt such anticipation and eagerness to see someone, and a phrase vaguely floated into his mind—absence makes the heart grow fonder.

This idea made Yan Yu somewhat embarrassed—where did this new marriage come from?

I've never experienced it.

However, this did not diminish his overjoyed mood. His heart seemed to be beating faster, and he was already imagining how Shen Jin would react when he saw him.

Yan Yu arrived at Shen Jin's door with anticipation, took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door. His smile was exceptionally broad as he said with a grin, "Shen Jin, I'm back. Did you miss me...?"

He paused slightly as soon as he finished speaking, noticing that the room was visibly empty, without a single person in sight.

Yan Yu's anticipation, tinged with stomach upset and eager excitement, was suddenly chilled to the bone, as if doused with a bucket of cold water. After a moment of stunned silence, he asked, "Chen Jin?"

No one responded.

"Chen Jin, are you there?" He called out several times, but there was no response. He looked around outside, somewhat annoyed. "Could he have gone out to play?"

"Where's Ali?" Yan Yu noticed that Xie Li didn't seem to be home either, and he relaxed a little, thinking that the two of them might have gone out to play together, but the timing made him a little unhappy.

Yan Yu went downstairs and saw that the servants in the hall were all bowing their heads slightly, seemingly afraid to meet his gaze. He was a little puzzled, and then asked, "Where's Chen Jin? Did he go out to play with Ali?"

No one answered; the hall was silent.

Yan Yu was already furious at not being able to see Shen Jin right away, and now that he saw these servants daring not to answer him, his patience instantly ran out, and he raised his voice and shouted, "Speak!"

Everyone trembled slightly with fear, stammering, "Mr. Yan..."

Yan Yu roared, "I'm asking you, where are Shen Jin and A Li? Answer me in three seconds!"

The servants, terrified by the shout, turned pale and hurriedly replied, "Young Master Xie went out... went out to find... to find Chen Jin..."

Yan Yu had a feeling of unease when he returned, but he thought it was just his imagination. However, the feeling was much stronger now. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and said in a deep voice, "Looking for Chen Jin? Explain yourself clearly!"

A maid stammered, "Young Master Shen... no, he's gone missing... we haven't found him..."

Yan Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, his mind went blank, and an indescribable fear was born in his heart.

Yan Yu forgot how he calmed down. By the time he came to his senses, he had already thrown his luggage aside, taken out his phone, and dialed Xie Li countless times in just a few minutes.

But every time, no one answered the phone.

Yan Yu tried to calm himself down, but his hand holding the phone trembled slightly, as if the phone was about to fall to the ground. Finally, he smashed the phone on the ground with a "smack," causing everyone in the hall to shudder.

Veins bulged on Yan Yu's forehead as he roared, "What exactly happened! Explain yourself! Why am I completely unaware of this? When did they disappear? Why didn't anyone notify me? Who gave you the audacity? Have you forgotten who your master is?!"

His clenched fist made a cracking sound, startling everyone in the hall so much that they dared not breathe. Some of them felt their legs go weak and almost knelt down.

A young maid was almost in tears, her voice trembling with sobs: "I...I...we didn't know either. We weren't there then. Thank you, young master...for giving us the day off. When...when we came back, Shen Jin...he was...he was gone..."

Although she stammered, Yan Yu listened to her words. Many possibilities flashed through his mind in an instant, followed by a blank.

Just then, someone outside the door called out, "Young Master Xie is back!"

Yan Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a servant helping Xie Li walk over, looking pale and haggard, as if he hadn't had a proper rest in a while.

Xie Li, listless and dejected, was being supported by someone, looking as if he might collapse at any moment. When he saw Yan Yu, he instantly became somewhat aggrieved, as if he could no longer bear it, and hoarsely called out, "Ah Yu..."

Immediately afterwards, Xie Li threw herself into Yan Yu's arms, hugged him tightly, buried her head in his chest, choked back sobs for a while, and let out a low cry.

The moment Yan Yu heard him cry, a chill ran through him, and he asked urgently, "What's wrong? Where's Chen Jin?"

Xie Li's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, soaking his clothes. His voice was hoarse and choked with sobs: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I didn't watch him properly..."

The others in the hall immediately left, giving them space, and in an instant, only the two of them remained.

Yan Yu only knew that Shen Jin was missing, and Xie Li's constant crying was making him extremely irritable. He wanted to push him away, but Xie Li held him tightly, crying, "I don't know what happened to him. He ran away in the middle of the night, and I can't find him anywhere... I've searched everywhere I can, but he just disappears..."

Xie Li bit her lower lip: "What should I do, what should I do... A-Yu, Shen Jin is gone, sob... he's gone..."

From his words and those of the other servants, Yan Yu vaguely learned the gist of it: Shen Jin had left on his own in the middle of the night and had never appeared again; Xie Li could not find him either.

Yan Yu didn't know what he was feeling. He pushed Xie Li, who was crying in his arms, away. His face was pale, and he staggered to the side to pick up the phone at home. He immediately called for help to find Shen Jin.

Then he dialed Bai Yujin's number and roared, "Where's Shen Jin! Where did Shen Jin go?! Did you take him away again? Bai Yujin, what right do you have! He's mine now!"

In Yan Yu's view, Bai Yujin was an acquaintance of Shen Jin. If he disappeared, he would most likely go to Bai Yujin... or Shen Jin's disappearance might be because he was taken away by Bai Yujin.

Bai Yujin has been extremely busy with work lately, so when he received the call, he was slightly taken aback: "You said Shen Jin is missing?"

Yan Yu roared, "Get lost! Bai Yujin, don't play dumb with me! Shen Jin is so afraid of the dark, there's no way he could sneak out alone in the middle of the night! Besides, Xie Li sent so many people and they still couldn't find him, so he can't hide by himself. Explain yourself!"

Bai Yujin's face instantly darkened: "Get lost! You took him away without permission, saying you wanted to take care of him! To treat him! And you can't even keep an eye on him! Now you don't even know where he is, and you come to me for help? You son of a bitch! Where's your face?! What right do you have to question me?!"

Yan Yu was stunned by Bai Yujin's shout, the veins on his forehead bulging. Then, with a "smack," he smashed the phone, kicked it hard, and cursed, "Damn it!"

Since Shen Jin's disappearance has nothing to do with Bai Yujin, then why did he leave in the first place? Why did he suddenly disappear? Where did he go? Did he deliberately leave when Bai Yujin wasn't there? Did he not want to see him again?

These questions raced through Yan Yu's mind. His face turned deathly pale, his fingers trembled slightly, and his blood seemed to boil. He staggered a few steps, his emotions surging so much that he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, looking utterly disheveled.

He couldn't find the reason why Shen Jin wanted to leave... Was he not happy living here? Or... had he not been good enough to him? Why did he have to leave him...?

Xie Li, who was pretending to be heartbroken and crying incessantly beside him, was carefully observing his reaction. A chill ran through her heart. Then she wiped away her tears and said, "A-Yu, calm down. Shen Jin will be alright. He will definitely be alright..."

Yan Yu knew he was trying to comfort him, but he couldn't hear a word. The thought of that person being gone filled him with an unprecedented fear, and he rushed out the door.

Luxury cars sped along the highway as if they were madmen.

"East end, east end, Chen Jin's home, he will be there..." Yan Yu kept telling himself this in his heart. Only in this way could he barely keep calm and not let himself go crazy.

Upon reaching the eastern end, Yan Yu immediately got out of the car and rushed towards his room, shouting hoarsely, "Chen Jin! Chen Jin! Are you there? I know you're here!"

He ran over in a disheveled state, sweat beading on his forehead, and kicked the door open. What greeted his eyes was a complete mess inside, with all the furniture reduced to scrap and scattered haphazardly.

There was no sign of human habitation, nor was there any trace of Chen Jin.

“Shen Jin…” Yan Yu pursed his dry lips, feeling a tightness in his throat, like his heart, which was out of his control and aching all over, making it difficult to breathe.

Yan Yu stood blankly in front of the door for a while, then lowered his eyes slightly and said almost inaudibly, "Stop fooling around, this isn't fun, come out here right now..."

The room was deathly silent; no one responded to him.

Yan Yuxin sank deeper and deeper, as if falling into an abyss, never to see the light of day again. All the strength in his body was drained away. He leaned against the wall in a disheveled state, muttering in a voice only he could hear, "It's definitely fake..."

He was only gone for a short time, how could he suddenly disappear?

Suddenly, Yan Yu was at a loss for what to do. His mind went blank, and he felt a fear he had never felt before. So, he stupidly spoke in a hoarse voice to the empty room, "Are you still angry with me? Is that why you're avoiding me..."

The faint voice carried an indescribable sorrow, as if no one but himself could hear it, and no one would respond to it. He stood alone in the desolate room, looking at the dilapidated house.

All the furniture inside was now useless, as if the owner of this house would never return...