Chapter 157 After the dream ended, they went their separate ways, like strangers.
If this had happened a long time ago, Shen Jin might have been moved, but now he could look at him expressionlessly, so much so that Yan Yu didn't dare to look at him anymore and had to quietly look away.
Although Shen Jin glared at him, he still fed him, which made Yan Yu feel somewhat happy, thinking that Shen Jin was still a good person. So he became a little bolder and asked him with a smile, "How much...do you hate me?"
"..." No matter how Shen Jin looked at Yan Yu now, he thought he was very stupid, so stupid that he didn't know how to face him. After all, Yan Yu's silly appearance made him a little annoyed, but thinking about it, he shouldn't argue with a fool.
However, it was absolutely impossible for him to completely pretend that nothing had happened and then chat and laugh with him without any distractions.
After all, no matter how he changes, he can't change the fact that he is Yan Yu, so how could Shen Jin's feelings not be complicated?
"Can you stop talking nonsense? Hurry up and eat." Shen Jin lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. Perhaps it was his indifferent and unwavering gaze that made Yan Yu shrink back.
"Oh..." Yan Yu responded, carefully observing his expression, trying to know when he would get angry and when he would laugh. "If you don't want me to talk about it, then I won't..."
Shen Jin remained silent and continued feeding him, not saying anything more, because it seemed that whatever he said or did was like bullying Yan Yu, this fool.
After feeding him a bowl of rice quickly, Shen Jin cleaned up the dishes and said to him, "Now that you've woken up, you'll be able to get out of bed and exercise on your own soon. For now, just lie down and rest, and don't think too much."
He left after he finished speaking, leaving Yan Yu alone on the bed, staring at the door all alone. He felt a little strange. He had only been awake for a short time, but he had seen Shen Jin's back many times.
It made him feel down and a little sad.
The village is especially lively at night.
Lights were on in every household, filling the rolling mountains and looking like fireflies from afar—a truly beautiful sight.
Bored, Chen Jin climbed onto the roof, propped his chin on his hand, and gazed aimlessly at the stars and the moon, admiring the beautiful night view—a scene with a unique style.
"People like to say that the stars are brightest in the countryside..." Shen Jin said to himself, resting his chin on his hand. "It seems that's really true, and it's really beautiful..."
Just as he was muttering to himself, someone suddenly climbed up the tree, jumped onto the roof, and laughed, saying, "What are you doing on the roof all night?"
The moment he heard the voice, Shen Jin looked over. The person who came up was Xiao Qing. She had several clean fruits in her hand, with some water droplets still on them. She sat down next to him.
Shen Jin suppressed his chaotic emotions, gave her a faint smile, and replied, "Didn't you come up to the roof yourself? You still have the nerve to ask me."
"I only came up after I saw you coming up from down below. Besides, it's different here," Xiaoqing laughed. "People here like to climb mountaintops and rooftops all the time. It's normal for us, but it's different where you are, isn't it?"
Shen Jin glanced at her and pressed, "What's different?"
“You city people, living in big cities, probably don’t have the idea of climbing onto the roof to look at the stars and the moonlight, right?” Xiaoqing said matter-of-factly. “But it’s different here. In the summer, people here like to climb onto the roof to sleep.”
“What nonsense,” Shen Jin chuckled, looked up at the starry sky, and squinted his eyes. “I just really enjoy looking at it. When I have nothing to do, I just stare at it by myself, or when I’m in a bad mood and thinking about too many things.”
Xiaoqing took a bite of a washed piece of fruit, quickly grasped the key point from his words, smiled gently, and asked bluntly, "So you're in a bad mood and thinking too much?"
“Ah,” Shen Jin was momentarily speechless at her question, but he didn’t intend to admit it. “No, I only watch it because I like it. When my sister and I lived together, the night sky over there was also incredibly beautiful…”
Originally, Shen Jin had only mentioned it unintentionally, but it unexpectedly touched his heart, and many things about the past suddenly surfaced in his mind. Many memories were left in that small, dilapidated house in City A.
There are also stories about him, his sister, and others...
Thinking about it, he realized that he hadn't seen Shen Lian for a long time, which suddenly made him feel melancholy, and his expression became somewhat lonely and bitter.
Since it was evening, Xiaoqing didn't pay much attention to his facial expression. After hearing what he said, she was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "You actually have a younger sister?!"
Shen Jin smiled and nodded, then exhaled, "Yes, we've lived together for over ten years, and our relationship has always been very good. She's also very sensible. It's just that we had to temporarily separate because of some things..."
Shen Jin glanced at Xiao Qing beside him. She was also a girl who was not yet twenty years old, about the same age as Shen Lian. Many times, Xiao Qing would make him think of Shen Lian, and then he would sigh.
He suddenly had a strong urge to go back to City A, which he had left some time ago, and see how it was doing there, whether it would still be the same as he remembered.
“She’s probably around your age,” Shen Jin smiled. “She can be a bit short-tempered sometimes, like a man, but she’s also quite adorable most of the time.”
After hearing this, Xiaoqing couldn't help but laugh and chatted with him about it for a while, until Xiaoqing suddenly asked, "Have you ever been in a relationship?"
Shen Jin was suddenly stunned. He had been smiling, but when Xiao Qing asked the question, the smile disappeared, and he fell silent, blinking.
At first, he was a little confused. Had he ever been in a relationship?
Shen Jin took a breath and began to recall all sorts of messy things from the past. Finally, the corners of his mouth turned up, and he smiled somewhat incomprehensibly as he answered her, "We never dated."
When Xiaoqing asked about the so-called relationship, Shen Jin immediately thought of Yan Yu. But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he and Yan Yu could not be considered to be in a romantic relationship.
Their relationship wasn't exactly romantic; it was more of a twisted one, quite different from what she described as a romantic relationship.
"Huh? Really?" Xiaoqing blinked her big eyes a few times in disbelief. "You're so pretty, and you've never been in a relationship?!"
Before Shen Jin could even smile and politely return the compliment, she asked, "Since you've never been in a relationship, what's your relationship with Yan Yu? I heard you two fell off a cliff together, and he even held you. It seems like you two... had a pretty good relationship?"
Shen Jin's smile, which hadn't even had time to fully bloom, suddenly froze. He tugged at the corners of his mouth, feeling somewhat bitter, and suddenly couldn't say a word, just staring at the distant mountains and forests.
Just as Xiaoqing was starting to feel something was wrong and silently wondering if she had asked the wrong question, Shen Jin smiled and replied, "No, actually it has never been good."
When he first met Yan Yu, their relationship was purely based on mutual benefit. Later, Yan Yu's relationship with him became more like a physical one, and then...
Shen Jin shook his head, trying not to think about it too much, and skipped the topic: "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. It's so late already, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I'll sleep later, no rush." Xiaoqing smiled, knowing that he was intentionally avoiding the topic, so she tactfully didn't ask any more questions.
The two of them stayed on the rooftop for a while, eating fruit and watching the stars and the moon, before going down.
Shen Jin still slept in the same room as Yan Yu. Even though Shen Jin was reluctant, the old lady and the others had already helped them so much and given them food and drink for so long, he was really embarrassed to trouble them again.
Shen Jin really didn't want to face Yan Yu, nor did he want to spend time with him, so he deliberately stayed outside for a longer time. By the time he came back inside, it was already very late.
He originally thought that Yan Yu was in poor health and extremely exhausted, and should have fallen asleep long ago. However, he did not expect that as soon as he entered the door, he was stared at by Yan Yu's pair of peach blossom eyes.
Shen Jin: "..."
A flicker of joy flashed in Yan Yu's eyes, but fearing Shen Jin would be angry, he quickly suppressed his emotions, then blinked and softly asked, "You're back..."
“…Hmm.” Shen Jin responded simply, walked back to the bed next to him and lay down. He didn’t look at Yan Yu’s face, but glanced out the window. “Going to sleep.”
"Oh..." Yan Yu was a little disappointed, knowing that Shen Jin didn't want to talk to him. "Okay..."
With the lights off, the room was pitch black, with only the moonlight streaming in through the open window.
The two people inside remained silent.
There was a time when they lay in the same bed, spending the night together, their ears filled with each other's voices, chatting about everyday things, yet never feeling bored.
Looking back now, it feels like a dream. After waking up, we went our separate ways and became like strangers.
Now we're lying in the same room again, but everything has changed.
In the darkness, Yan Yu suddenly called out, "Shen Jin..."
With his eyes closed, Shen Jin replied without any emotion, "Go to sleep, stop talking nonsense."
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