Hunt her

I was surprised, but also happy, nostalgic, and excited.

It had been more than a month since we last met. He had lost a lot of weight and his skin had become much whiter. He must have been staying at home the whole time and hadn't gone out.

Yan Xu wanted to run over and hug him tightly, bury her face in his chest, and cry out about some things that had happened to her recently.

But she can't.

Reason and emotion are being pulled to the limit.

Her mind kept replaying what Uncle Shen Yi had said: She was not suitable for Shen Yi.

She cannot be a burden to him, nor should she be.

In the end, reason prevailed over impulse.

Yan Xu's face darkened, and he calmly walked over and sat down in the seat furthest away from him.

Shen Yi tilted his head and stared at her, as if questioning whether her reaction was too calm. Didn't she get excited after not seeing each other for so long?

Shen Yi measured the distance between them with his eyes.

More than one meter wide...

He sat in his office, eagerly anticipating Yan Xu's arrival and her burying her face in his chest, only to be met with a distance of more than a meter between them.

He couldn't understand, and felt only bitterness in his heart: "Why are you so far away from me? You don't seem that happy to see me."

He even wanted to ask bluntly, "Haven't you missed me at all after all this time?"

But Shen Yi held back; he couldn't bear to say a harsh word to Yan Xu.

Yan Xu remained expressionless, pinching his fingertips from an angle where the other could not see, using the physical pain to suppress his emotions.

Yan Xu cleared his throat: "Let's keep our distance. Don't come to the company to see me in the future, so that others won't misunderstand our relationship."

"Misunderstanding?" Why would a married couple be afraid of being misunderstood? Shen Yi suppressed his anger. "I climbed over the wall to find you not to hear this. Did something happen to you? You couldn't have suddenly acted like this."

Yan Xu has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; she's more compassionate than anyone else, and she would never say such things to someone she cares about.

Shen Yi wanted to confirm his suspicions: "Did someone from my family contact you? My dad, or my mom?"

He couldn't think of anyone else besides his parents who could make Yan Xu decide to leave him.

It seems Shen Yi is unaware that her uncle had contacted her.

It's better not to know. Not knowing that she could be such a bad person and make him hate her is better than arguing with his family.

Yan Xu slumped his shoulders weakly and shook his head: "No one is looking for me. It's because I don't want to be with you anymore."

Her words were calm and composed, as if she had thought them through for a long time before speaking.

It pierced his ear like a dagger straight into his heart, causing him unbearable pain.

Shen Yi stared blankly at Yan Xu, the more he looked, the more blurry she became, and the further away she seemed.

After a long while, Shen Yi felt even breathing became difficult, and his chest felt as heavy as if it were blocked by cement.

Shen Yi wanted an answer, and asked hesitantly, "Why? What's the reason?"

Yan Xu's fingernails were almost digging into his flesh, but only in this way could he hold back his tears.

"I don't love you anymore." Her three casual words brought their marriage to an end.

The relationship between the two suddenly cooled.

The office also became oppressive.

"Hmph." Shen Yi sneered, "Do you even believe it yourself?"

Yan Xu didn't want to talk to him anymore, afraid that if they continued, she would be exposed: "You can leave now, and don't come looking for me again."

Shen Yi ground his back teeth together and said, "Fine, I'm leaving."

At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to Yunzhao County.

Yan Xu kept avoiding him, and he kept chasing after her. Finally, he caught up with her, but then she wanted to leave again...

Shen Yi left Yan Xu's office without looking back.

What was originally a sweet reunion between the two turned into a tearful breakup.

Yan Xu looked down at the nail marks on his palm that were almost bleeding from her grip, and smiled: "It's good that it hurts. How can I be worthy of his feelings if it doesn't hurt?"

......

Shen Yi ran away from home without her phone and had no choice but to seek refuge with Xiao Yuanyang.

Xiao Yuanyang was woken up by the banging on the door before he was even fully awake.

He opened the door, flopped onto the sofa, and went to sleep: "You can stay here as you like, I'm going to sleep a little longer."

Shen Yi pulled him up and asked, "Has something happened to Yan Xu recently? Tell me everything you know."

Mentioning Yan Xu, Xiao Yuanyang recalled the rumors circulating online, and his sleepiness instantly lessened considerably.

"There really are," Xiao Yuanyang reminded him, "but you need to be mentally prepared and not impulsively seek revenge on others."

Already in a bad mood, Shen Yi became even more annoyed seeing Xiao Yuanyang keeping him in suspense: "Just tell me!"

Xiao Yuanyang opened social media and searched for the latest entertainment news about Yan Xu.

"See for yourself." Xiao Yuanyang handed the phone to Shen Yi.

"Stop dawdling." Shen Yi picked up the phone, glanced down, and his eyes instantly turned serious. "Impossible! She wouldn't."

The news article claimed that Yan Xu, a rising star in the tech industry, was suspected of being in a relationship with the founder of a large investment company, and the article was written in a very detailed and convincing manner.

More importantly, there is an accompanying picture below, showing Xu Jing holding Yan Xu's wrist on a main road, one walking in front and the other behind.

Their intimate behavior, coupled with the accompanying text, makes it hard not to suspect their relationship.

However, Shen Yi understood Yan Xu; she would never be ambiguous with other men, not even her ex-boyfriend.

It must have been Xu Jing who suddenly grabbed her wrist, and that moment just happened to be captured on camera.

Shen Yi handed the phone back to Xiao Yuanyang: "It's fake. She would never want to break up with me because of another man."

"Brother, you can't always tell when it comes to relationships," Xiao Yuanyang tried to advise him with his own dating experience. "At worst, we can just find someone else."

Shen Yi growled, "I told you, she couldn't possibly do such a thing!"

If Yan Xu were a girl who was casual about relationships, he wouldn't have spent half a year pursuing her.

On this point, Shen Yi had complete faith in Yan Xu.

Seeing that he was not getting it, Xiao Yuanyang said, "Forget it, it's normal that you don't believe it since it's your first time dating."

Shen Yi couldn't reason with him: "Give me a cell phone and some cash."

Xiao Yuanyang felt a headache coming on: "My God, I helped your Uncle Shen and Aunt Gong and now they're going to scold me. And then my dad will block my credit card."

"Hurry up!" Shen Yi said, "Aren't we brothers?"

Xiao Yuanyang took a deep breath, took out a spare phone from the drawer, and then handed him a wad of red banknotes: "I'll be the head of the table at your wedding in the future."

Shen Yi took the things and left.

Watching his hurried figure, Xiao Yuanyang sighed, "What a tragedy! The once glamorous Young Master Shen is now in such a sorry state. He's doomed; he's fallen head over heels in love."

Shen Yi took a taxi to his and Yan Xu's home.

Fortunately, it's a smart lock and doesn't require a key, so the password hasn't changed. Facial recognition and fingerprint recognition are still working.

"Liar, if you really didn't love me anymore, why didn't you change the password?"

Returning to familiar surroundings, Shen Yi's unease lessened considerably.

The house is decorated the same as it was a month ago, except the refrigerator is much emptier.

He went out again and bought some food and drinks to take back.

As for what Yan Xu said, he assumed she was angry because she had been gone for too long and hadn't received a single message.

Correct.

She must be angry.

Why doesn't Yan Xu love Shen Yi?

Shen Yi managed to calm herself down and waited patiently for Yan Xu to come home.

night.

Yan Xu had dinner with several investors, including the largest investor, Xu Jing.

She didn't like this kind of social interaction, but she had no choice; social relationships needed to be maintained.

At the dinner table, Yan Xu only drank a few sips because he was allergic to alcohol, and mostly ate tea instead of wine.

Despite this, she was still somewhat drunk.

One of the investors said, "Mr. Yan is drunk, how about Mr. Xu takes him home?"

Xu Jing put down his wine cup, seemingly waiting for these words: "Then we'll be going now, you guys enjoy your meal."

After saying that, Xu Jing put his arm around her and walked out, saying, "Hang in there, I'll drive you home later."

Yan Xu, slightly tipsy, mumbled, "I don't need you to see me off..."

Xu Jing selectively ignored Yan Xu, led her to the back seat of his car, got in from the other side, and instructed the driver, "Drive to her house."

the other side.

Shen Yi watched helplessly as the dishes on the table in front of him grew cold, and the time on his phone ticked away.

He frowned: "Why aren't you off work yet?"

He couldn't sit still at home; he was anxious.

After thinking for a moment, I grabbed my coat and went downstairs to wait for her.