Strangers Ten Years Later

Ye Ziyuan has always been a man of action. He said that he would do everything he wanted to do immediately. He brought Ji Cheng home that weekend and reported the specific process to Lin Jin, saying that he had decided to get married this year.

Lin Jin saw the eye-catching words on the message, turned off his phone calmly, and went out.

He and Ke Zhun made an appointment to meet at seven o'clock in the evening. They didn't plan to go, but it was boring to be alone, so they planned to chat.

Ke Zhun estimated that it was a long time early, and he drank half of the coffee when he arrived.

Seeing Lin Jin approaching, he dragged Lin Jin to sit down, and said mysteriously, "Look, look, that's the guy. I saw the same Ji Cheng pulling and pulling. Last night I I also saw the two of them eating alone..."

Lin Jin looked in the direction Ke Zhun was pointing at, and it was indeed Lin Yi.

That Lin Yi whom I haven't seen for many years.

Lin Jin just took a look, Lin Yi seemed to have sensed it suddenly, turned his head and met Lin Jin's eyes.

"Damn it, I found us! Mr. Lin, don't look, turn your head quickly, don't let him find out..." Ke Zhun fell silent.

Lin Yi has already walked over here.

He stopped by the table, buttoned the standard three buttons in a well-fitting suit, raised his hand slightly, the cuff buttons moved slightly with his movements, raised his deep voice slightly, and said: "Lin Jin, it's been a long time not see."

Ke Zhun's eyeballs stared and almost fell out.

Lin Jin took a sip of tea calmly, stood up and shook hands with him: "Yes, long time no see."

In a blink of an eye, it has been seven years.

Seven years was enough for Lin Yi to become a mature and stable man, without the slightest frivolity and abruptness of the past. If he hadn't known Lin Yi when he was younger, Lin Jin would have almost felt that Lin Yi was such a peaceful-looking and cheerful man. A confident man.

"Do you mind sitting together?" Lin Yi smiled at Ke Zhun.

Ke Zhun nodded immediately: "You sit, you sit, we are all friends, let's sit together."

"When did you return to China?" Lin Jin asked proactively.

Lin Yi looked at him, smiled faintly, and said, "It's a year earlier than Ji Cheng—you should have met him, right? I heard that he and Ye Ziyuan have finally achieved a positive result?"

Lin Jin let out a "hmm".

"What about you?"

"What about me?" Lin Jin smiled instead, raised his head, and looked at Lin Yi quietly with his eyes, "I'm still the same, I've been waiting for the interested person, but it's a pity that the other party came a little late I don't know if there is a traffic jam."

Lin Yi looked at him, half-closed his eyes, as if meaningful, but didn't say much.

Lin Jin didn't hold back, but seemed to be telling the truth, and even asked a question: "What about you?"

"I," Lin Yi looked at him deeply, "I am also the same."

"The old way, it's good." Lin Jin said, "If you don't change, you won't have the ups and downs when you change."

"But I still want to go one step further, don't you?" Lin Yi stood up, "Okay, I still have something to do over there, and when I'm free later, let's make an appointment alone to chat and catch up on the old days."

When Lin Yi was far away, Ke Zhun came closer and asked curiously, "What does this Lin Yi have to do with Ji Cheng?"

"Predecessor." Lin Jin said lightly, "Are you very interested in him?"

"A little bit." Ke Zhun touched his chin and thought deeply, "Why do I think he seems to be interested in you too."

"That's why you felt wrong." Lin Jin smiled and said, "What about you, have you been in touch with Ye Ziyuan recently?"

"I've called several times," Ke Zhun said, his complexion turned bad, he collapsed, and said angrily, "It's all answered by that man named Ji Cheng... I can't talk to Zi Yuan at all. In close contact, I really don't believe that I have no chance, as long as the two of them are not married, there is a possibility of breaking up, and besides, even if they are married, there is also the possibility of cheating."

"Pfft." Lin Jin couldn't help laughing, and looked at Ke Zhun meaningfully, "You really are..."

Ke Zhun shrugged.

"But speaking of this, the two of them are indeed planning to get married," Lin Jin dropped the bombshell calmly, "Ye Ziyuan told me not long ago that he met his parents and made a decision. It's just this year, and it's very urgent ——I don’t know who is in a hurry.”

Ke Zhun's face changed instantly, he stared fixedly at Lin Jin: "Really?"

"Why am I lying to you?" Lin Jin said, "So you should take your thoughts back. No matter how much you like it, it's not good to be a mistress."

Ke Zhun stopped talking.

He stirred the coffee in the coffee cup with the spoon in his hand, made a mess of the latte art, and drank it in one gulp, until it was completely drunk.

Lin Jin also took a sip of coffee and stood up: "The main purpose of your appointment today is to see Lin Yi, right? If I see it, then I will leave."

"Mr. Ye, tell me, if I..." Ke Zhun suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Jin, with something flickering in his eyes.

"what?"

"..." Ke Zhun let go of the hand that was holding the hem of his clothes, let out a foul breath, and said, "It's nothing."

Only then did Lin Jin bid farewell to him.

It was the end of March, and the weather wasn't that cold. Almost all the bloated cotton clothes on the street had been taken off, and they had changed into lighter coats. Lin Jin was wearing a suit, planning to walk back.

People who come and go are more or less accompanied, even if they are not, they are still walking in a hurry. He is the only one, walking very slowly, and alone, which seems extraordinarily lonely.

Lin Jin took out his mobile phone and hesitated for a long time before dialing a number.

The number displayed was a Shanghai number. Lin Jin raised it to his ear, but only heard a cold female voice reminding him.

Sorry, the number you dialed is an empty number.

Then it was repeated over and over again, English mixed with Chinese, which made people feel cold.

From being unable to connect, to stopping due to arrears, and then to empty number, the three seemingly simple processes completely pulled Lin Jin's heart into the abyss.

This number separated him from his only relative in this world by several miles, and he couldn't touch it no matter how he reached out.

In mid-April, Lin Yi really contacted Lin Jin.

And I really asked him out for dinner, a Chinese restaurant was overcrowded, according to Lin Yi, he managed to get a reservation, half a month in advance.

Lin Jindao: "If you can't get an order, you can eat elsewhere. What's the difference?"

"Don't you like to eat Sichuan cuisine?" Lin Yi said, "After I returned to China, I heard that this Sichuan cuisine is extremely delicious, and I thought I would bring you to try it if I had the opportunity, so... there is no way, no matter how difficult it is to order Gotta book it."

Lin Jin smiled politely: "Thank you, it doesn't matter what you eat."

"You don't think it matters, but I think it does." Lin Yi didn't use this incident as a topic. After saying this, he changed the subject and changed the topic to a lighter topic, "Look, let me order these Food, okay? Do you have anything else you like to eat?"

After the two finished ordering, they chatted about the daily life of the past few years. Only then did Lin Jin know that Lin Yi had been in touch with Ji Cheng when they were abroad.

Even after returning home.

Lin Jin smiled and said, "Then don't you feel sore seeing Ji Cheng and Ye Ziyuan's cultivation now?"

"What's so sour about me? I'm too late to be happy." Lin Yi looked at him deeply, his pair of dark pupils seemed to see through Lin Jin, "I think it's you who should be sour and sad."

Lin Jin avoided his gaze: "Why should I be sour?"

"Lin Jin, do you really think that we are all blind?" Lin Yi laughed twice, and said, "I have known you two since high school, and I know that you two have always had a good relationship. I really didn't see it before—but then It's so obvious, can't you see it?"

Lin Jin responded blankly: "I don't understand what you're talking about."

"Okay, then I won't mention this," Lin Yi sighed, took apart the chopsticks, and put them on the bowl chopsticks. At this time, several dishes were served one after another, and he picked up a piece of mapo tofu In Lin Jin's bowl, "Try this, the signature dish."

Lin Jin put his mouth between his fingers, lowered his eyes, and nodded calmly: "That's right."

Lin Yi looked at his expression carefully, as if he was pondering something carefully, but he didn't speak for a long time.

Lin Jin didn't take the initiative to speak anymore. He ate carefully and seemed to put all his thoughts on it. After the two of them were silent for a while, Lin Yi suddenly said: "Do you still remember Liu Yan?"

"Ding" sound——

The spoon that Lin Jin used to scoop up the tofu fell into the porcelain bowl with a crisp sound, and his face turned pale immediately, but he took a deep breath, still trying his best to maintain his calm, and continued to pick up the spoon. Chopsticks, and even explained: "Hands are slippery."

But anyone with eyes can tell that his current mood is not right, let alone Lin Yi.

Lin Jin continued to scoop mapo tofu, Lin Yi stretched out his hand to hold his wrist, and said word by word: "I know you still remember, right?"

Lin Jin let go, raised his head, looked at Lin Yi fixedly, and said word by word, "Of course I remember."

Those eyes were frighteningly black, like whirlpools in a deep pool, and Lin Yi's breathing froze for a moment. Then, he cleared his throat, looked away uncomfortably, and said, "I...a while ago I heard that , he seems to be returning home soon."

At that moment, goosebumps all over Lin Jin's body popped up, accompanied by cold sweat all over his body, the cold air shot straight from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, instantly making it difficult for him to even breathe.

It took Lin Jin a while to say a word, in a cool voice: "Didn't he settle in a foreign country?"

"It's because something happened at home..." Lin Yi took a breath, and went to hold Lin Jin's hand, "It's okay, don't worry, what can he do now, besides, no And me, even if he really plans to do something, I will protect you just..."

Lin Jin shook off Lin Yi's hand abruptly, stopping his words abruptly.

"Lin Jin..."

"Don't you think it's ridiculous? Saying things like this," Lin Jin smiled miserably, his pale face was vulnerable to a single blow. He stood up a little staggeringly, and said word by word, "Back then, you Are you not there?"

"I……"

Lin Yi didn't have time to finish his explanation. Lin Jin pushed open the door and rushed out. He didn't even have time to keep up with him.

Lin Jin just ran forward blindly, and knocked down many people along the way, but he couldn't care anymore, the nightmare that haunted him for more than ten years was like a nightmare, and finally calmed down under regular psychological counseling , suddenly this moment swept over again.

The obscenity, sarcasm, accusations, and contempt of those days, the sticky flesh standing on his face, and the liquid on his hair made him unable to breathe.

Lin Jin squatted on the ground and scratched his throat fiercely with his hands. He wanted to vomit, and after vomiting out everything he had just eaten, there was only stomach acid left, making his life worse than death.

But he still couldn't stop.

too disgusting.

He is such a disgusting person.

And those disgusting people.