TCBHIWAF Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Who is She?

Clutching the business card, Lin Yu stood by the lake for a long time before finally pocketing it and turning to leave.

Back home, Lin Yu lay on his bed, Ye Xingchen’s face constantly surfacing in his mind, along with Xia Meng’s words.

The next day, Lin Yu went to his company as usual, but remained absent-minded.

The plans submitted by his employees contained obvious loopholes, which only made Lin Yu more agitated.

As closing time approached, Lin Yu pulled out the business card. After hesitating repeatedly, he finally decided to call Xia Meng.

The call connected, and Xia Meng’s gentle voice came through: “I knew you’d call.”

Lin Yu took a deep breath and said, “I want to talk to you.”

They arranged to meet at a quiet cafe.

After hanging up, Lin Yu slowly walked out of his company.

Meanwhile, Ye Xingchen’s car was parked not far from Xingyao Entertainment. He wanted to see him.

Seeing him come out, Ye Xingchen silently observed Lin Yu.

When Lin Yu drove away, Ye Xingchen instructed his driver, “Follow him.”

Lin Yu arrived at the cafe where he was meeting Xia Meng.

After they met, Lin Yu began somewhat awkwardly, “I have a friend, and he and his best childhood friend, a childhood sweetheart, have developed special feelings for each other. He doesn’t know what to do.”

Xia Meng smiled, her gaze gentle and perceptive.

“The person you’re talking about wouldn’t happen to be you, would it?”

Lin Yu’s heart fluttered, but he stubbornly insisted, “It’s a friend of mine.”

Xia Meng took a sip of her coffee and chuckled softly.

“Alright, alright, it’s a friend of yours. Then let’s pretend it’s your friend for now. This feeling must be both sweet and troubling for him.”

“Isn’t he, on the one hand, immersed in the wonderful feelings brought by this special emotion, and on the other hand, feeling pain and confusion due to external pressures and his own moral values?”

Lin Yu nodded slightly, his expression grave.

“Indeed, that’s how it is. He doesn’t know how to face this feeling, nor does he know which way to go in the future.”

Xia Meng put down her coffee cup, crossed her hands on the table, and said seriously, “First of all, he needs to face his own heart and figure out the truth and depth of this feeling.”

“If it’s genuine love, then it shouldn’t be constrained by external prejudices and traditional ideas. But at the same time, he also needs to consider the various difficulties in reality and the challenges he might face.”

Lin Yu frowned deeply, lost in thought.

“Then how can he judge whether this feeling is worth persevering with?”

Xia Meng sighed softly.

“That requires him to feel from the depths of his heart, to see if he’s willing to bear everything for this love, and whether he can remain steadfast in the face of difficulties.”

“Moreover, he needs to communicate with the other person honestly to understand their thoughts and feelings.”

After listening to Xia Meng’s words, Lin Yu lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

Meanwhile, in the car, Ye Xingchen watched the two people chatting and smiling in the cafe. He was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, “Good for you, Lin Yu, you’re actually laughing and talking with another woman behind my back!”

Ye Xingchen’s chest heaved violently, and his anger almost made him lose his mind.

He couldn’t wait to rush in and pull Lin Yu away from that woman.

But he restrained his impulse and continued to stare intently at the scene inside the cafe, his eyes burning with raging fire.

Inside the cafe, after a long silence.

Lin Yu slowly raised his head, “What if he’s unwilling to communicate honestly with the other person, and unwilling to face all of this?”

Xia Meng frowned slightly, her tone gentle but firm: “If that’s the case, then perhaps he doesn’t have enough courage deep down.”

She looked directly at Lin Yu, “But escape is never the way to solve problems. It will only allow the problems to accumulate and make oneself more miserable.”

Xia Meng paused, looking directly into Lin Yu’s eyes: “Then let me ask you, do you want to give up?”

Lin Yu was flustered by Xia Meng’s question, and his face flushed.

“It’s my friend.”

She almost forgot that he was stubbornly refusing to admit it. Xia Meng smiled.

“Alright, alright, I’m asking about your friend. Does your friend want to give up?”

Lin Yu lowered his head, his voice low: “He wants to give up.”

Xia Meng sighed softly.

“If your friend has already decided to give up, then perhaps he should try to shift his attention and put more energy into work or other hobbies, letting time slowly dilute this feeling.”

“But you should know that giving up may become a permanent regret in his heart. Moreover, sometimes what you think is giving up may just be a temporary escape, and the feelings in your heart may not really disappear.”

Lin Yu frowned tightly, sinking into deeper thought.

Before long, he seemed to have figured it out.

Ye Xingchen now has a fiancée, so why shouldn’t he fulfill their relationship?

After thinking about this, Lin Yu looked at Xia Meng and smiled in relief.

“If giving up is good for both of them, I think giving up might be a good choice.”

He smiled and looked elsewhere: “If separating is good for both of them, I will advise him to let go.”

With that, he stood up and extended his hand. Xia Meng saw this and put her hand on his.

Lin Yu smiled and said, “I’m very glad you were able to answer these questions for me today.”

“I’m very happy to have helped your friend!”

The two of them sat down again and chatted happily for a while. Xia Meng then said, “You can ask me to hang out sometime in the future. I think you suit my taste.”

Lin Yu was drinking coffee when he heard this and choked instantly, almost spitting it out.

Seeing that he was startled by her words, Xia Meng looked apologetic and quickly stepped forward to pat Lin Yu on the back, trying to soothe him.

“I was joking.”

“That joke wasn’t funny at all. Don’t scare me.”

Just then, Ye Xingchen couldn’t bear it any longer and walked straight in.

“Yu, you’re here too. What a coincidence!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yu froze.

Seeing this, Xia Meng looked at the two of them, thinking: Could this be the childhood sweetheart best friend that Lin Yu was talking about?

Wow, he’s really handsome.

The two of them have completely different temperaments, but they are both top-tier handsome guys. Lin Yu gives people the feeling of being gentle and polite, making people unable to resist wanting to get close, while the man in front of her seems like an iceberg, giving people a sense of aloofness and abstinence, making people afraid to approach.

At this moment, Ye Xingchen walked straight towards them. Seeing him getting closer and closer, Lin Yu felt increasingly apprehensive.

Walking up to them, Ye Xingchen asked, “Do you mind if I sit with you?”

With that, he stood directly next to Lin Yu’s seat, not giving them a chance to refuse.

Seeing this, Lin Yu had no choice but to move inward, and Ye Xingchen sat down in his seat.

At this moment, the seat he was sitting on still retained the warmth left by Lin Yu.

And Xia Meng had no choice but to sit down in her seat across from them.

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

Ye Xingchen deliberately asked Lin Yu, “Yu, why don’t you introduce us? Who is she? We’ve been friends since childhood, and I’ve never met her before.”