TCBHIWAF Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Can We Still Be Friends?

Time seemed to freeze. Ye Xingchen sat blankly by the bed, the only sound in the room Lin Yu’s suppressed sobs.

After a long while, Ye Xingchen finally mustered the courage to speak again, “Yu, don’t cry, hit me, scold me, do anything, just don’t ignore me.”

Lin Yu in the blanket still didn’t move. Ye Xingchen sighed helplessly, got up, walked to the balcony, looked at the sunlight outside, his heart filled with complex emotions.

After a long while, Ye Xingchen walked to the bedside, squatted down, and shook the blanket.

“I promise I won’t be so impulsive again. I will respect your thoughts. You can make any requests… I promise I’ll agree to them all.”

At this moment, Lin Yu came out from under the blanket, his eyes red, and said, “Xingchen, promise me, after tomorrow, you’ll go back to the country.”

Ye Xingchen looked at him, a pang of pain in his heart, but he quickly suppressed his emotions, a look of helplessness and sadness on his face.

“Do you really want me to go back to the country?”

Lin Yu didn’t dare to meet his gaze, lowered his head, his voice with a hint of tremor, “Yes, this is the best choice for both of us.”

Ye Xingchen was silent for a long time, as if trying to restrain the pain in his heart, finally slowly opening his mouth, “I promise you.”

Then, a trace of slyness flashed in his eyes that was hard to detect, and he pretended to say with deep affection and helplessness, “You go back too, I won’t force you anymore.”

Lin Yu was slightly stunned, he didn’t expect Ye Xingchen to agree so readily, and he felt a slight relief in his heart.

However, what he didn’t know was that at this moment, Ye Xingchen was plotting in his heart: I’ll trick you back to the country first, and I don’t believe you can escape from my grasp. No matter what, I won’t let go.

Lin Yu sized up Ye Xingchen for a long time, as if trying to confirm whether his words were true or false.

After a long while, he opened his mouth: “After I handle the company here, I will go back.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already let go, and I already have a fiancée.”

Hearing these words, Lin Yu felt so much pain in his heart for some reason, as if an invisible hand was clutching his heart fiercely.

But he still endured the pain and said, “Congratulations.”

He had heard about Ye Xingchen having a fiancée a long time ago, but he had never heard it from Ye Xingchen himself.

Ye Xingchen looked at Lin Yu’s pretending to be strong appearance, sneering in his heart, thinking that when I trick you back to the country, let’s see how long you can keep your mouth shut.

Lin Yu turned around, not wanting Ye Xingchen to see the tears that were about to overflow from his eyes.

He took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound calm: “Take good care of yourself.”

Ye Xingchen “hmm”-ed, and said no more.

Lin Yu slowly walked out of the room, towards the living room, each step feeling like it weighed a thousand pounds.

Ye Xingchen looked at his back, a faint smile curving the corner of his mouth.

Living room.

Not long after Lin Yu went out, Ye Xingchen followed out, quickly stopping him.

“Come and keep me company, after all, we can be considered to have had a relationship.”

Lin Yu stopped, looking at him with complicated eyes.

Ye Xingchen’s mouth rose, and he continued seriously, “What’s wrong? Today and tomorrow, I still belong to you.”

Lin Yu said lightly: “Ye Xingchen, don’t say such things anymore.”

Ye Xingchen stepped closer, approaching Lin Yu, whispering in his ear: “This is our last time together, are you sure you don’t want to cherish it?”

Lin Yu’s body trembled slightly, wanting to leave but hesitating.

Seeing this, Ye Xingchen grabbed Lin Yu into his arms and hugged him tightly.

“Yu, don’t resist me. In this remaining time, let us be like we used to be.”

Lin Yu closed his eyes, letting tears flow, his heart full of pain and helplessness.

After a while, Lin Yu seemed to have figured something out, took a deep breath, and wiped away his tears.

“Okay.”

Seeing that Lin Yu’s attitude had softened, Ye Xingchen said with a smile, “I’m hungry, cook for me. I cooked for you just now, now it’s your turn.”

Lin Yu glared at him and said, “I don’t cook well.”

“I don’t mind, go quickly.”

Lin Yu turned around in silence and walked towards the kitchen, preparing to cook.

He looked at the time and saw that it was almost lunchtime, so he simply cooked the rice and prepared to make some simple dishes.

The sound of chopping vegetables rang out in the kitchen. Lin Yu skillfully whisked the eggs and cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

Soon, the oil in the pot was hot. He poured the egg mixture into the pot, and instantly a “sizzle” sound rang out. The eggs quickly turned golden and fluffy.

Lin Yu scooped out the eggs with a spatula, poured in some more oil, and stir-fried the tomato pieces.

On the other side, Lin Yu smashed the cucumber and added seasonings to make a cold dish.

Ye Xingchen walked into the kitchen, hugged Lin Yu from behind, and whispered in his ear, “It smells so good, I can’t wait.”

Lin Yu gently pushed him away: “Don’t make trouble, go wait outside.”

Ye Xingchen smiled, let go, and walked out of the kitchen.

Soon, the dishes were ready. Lin Yu brought the dishes to the table and called Ye Xingchen over to eat.

Ye Xingchen sat down, looking at the simple but warm dishes in front of him, picked up his chopsticks, and tasted the scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

“Not bad, there’s improvement.”

Lin Yu said angrily, “Stop being so glib.”

The two ate quietly, but the atmosphere was a little delicate.

Ye Xingchen looked at Lin Yu from time to time, hesitant to speak.

Finally, Ye Xingchen broke the silence: “Yu, take care of yourself in the future when I’m not by your side.”

Lin Yu’s chopsticks paused, and he said in a low voice, “You too.”

After eating, Lin Yu began to clean up the dishes, and Ye Xingchen wanted to help, but he was rejected.

Ye Xingchen stood aside, watching Lin Yu’s busy figure, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

After washing the dishes, the two sat in the living room, speechless for a moment.

Ye Xingchen took the lead in breaking the silence, “Why don’t we go for a walk.”

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, but agreed.

They came to a nearby park, the sun shining on the grass, and a gentle breeze blowing.

Ye Xingchen and Lin Yu walked side by side, but kept a little distance.

Ye Xingchen glanced at Lin Yu secretly, and asked, “Do you still remember, you used to like to take me for walks too?”

Lin Yu looked up slightly, as if recalling, and said softly, “I remember.”

As they walked, they came to a bench by the lake. Ye Xingchen sat down and patted the seat next to him, signaling Lin Yu to sit too.

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment, but sat down.

Ye Xingchen looked at the lake and said slowly, “After tomorrow, can we still be friends?”

Hearing this, Lin Yu only looked elsewhere and didn’t say anything.

Time passed in silence, and the setting sun cast their shadows very long.

(Entering the small dark room, will be modified, don’t worry about the interruption!)