Incurable Pain

IP Chapter 56

Incurable Pain | Chapter 56

However, the expression of ‘jealousy’ on Yu Luoyin’s face was sincere.

After finishing breakfast, he wiped his mouth with a tissue and then solemnly announced to Gu Yan, “I’ll find you a daughter-in-law like her in the future, okay?”

Gu Yan came to her senses, hesitated for a moment, then smiled, “Okay.”

In fact, over the years, the relationship between her and Yu Luoyin had changed a lot—since Yu Luoyin insisted on giving up repeating medical school at Lan University, she and Yun Yuan realized that they had been too busy with work over the years, neglecting their only son.

They didn’t know what Yu Luoyin liked, what his dreams were, or what decisions he had made later.

It was precisely because of this that they couldn’t interfere with Yu Luoyin’s growth and all his decisions.

Now that Yu Luoyin was willing to come home once a week and live with them ‘peacefully,’ it was something Gu Yan desperately wanted.

As a professor, she was omnipotent in her career, ruling the roost.

But every household has its own difficulties. As a mother, her demands on her son could only go so far.

Because Yu Luoyin had clearly told her and Yu Yuan that he had been groomed like a specimen for the first half of his life by them, and he was extremely tired of it. He would pay for his own dreams in the second half of his life.

In order to prevent their parent-child relationship from completely breaking down, Gu Yan and Yu Yuan had to yield.

And they tried to understand Yu Luoyin’s inner thoughts, tried to understand the allure of medicine… and even tried to understand their son’s love life.

Gu Yan knew that Yu Luoyin had a girl in his heart.

It was because of that girl that he became so despondent after graduating from high school.

And she was the instigator because she had once contacted Bai Xunyin.

This secret, Gu Yan was afraid that Yu Luoyin would never know.

But she didn’t expect that after all these years, Yu Luoyin was still thinking about Bai Xunyin.

For a moment, Gu Yan couldn’t help but sigh with mixed feelings. She put down her delicate fingers and the morning tea felt like it couldn’t be drunk anymore.

Gu Yan couldn’t help but think of her unanswered business card and smiled wryly.

She didn’t expect to become such an ‘indecisive’ mother.

Six years ago, she was only afraid that Yu Luoyin would be distracted from his studies, his future, and be indulged in childish and shameful puppy love, without considering what harm her son would suffer after forcibly severing that green and ambiguous relationship.

And now, she was even afraid of Yu Luoyin’s indifferent gaze.

Perhaps… it was because she was getting old.

Although the wrinkles around her eyes hadn’t grown so much yet, there were already some in her heart.

Gu Yan couldn’t help but massage her temples in frustration, thinking once again of Bai Xunyin, that girl.

Beautiful, delicate— that was her first impression of Bai Xunyin, wearing a blood-stained school uniform in the hospital.

And six years ago, Bai Xunyin agreed to break up with Yu Luoyin. Just a few months later, now that she didn’t want to affect his college entrance examination, Gu Yan’s impression of her had changed to being smart, sensible, and confident.

But now…

Gu Yan pondered, her delicate fingers dialing a phone number—

“Vice Sun, help me check the team list from the research institute last time. Um, I need detailed information on each person…”

Since Bai Xunyin didn’t take the initiative to contact her, then it’s better for her to take the initiative.

No one in the entire research institute expected the sudden visit of the president of the Academy of Sciences.

When Gu Yan appeared, a large group of people were surrounding a modeling research. It was the reception staff at the door who first noticed and enthusiastically came over to inform her.

Gu Yan only said she came to take a casual look around and acted low-key. After making a round with the director in the laboratory, she didn’t see any trace of Bai Xunyin.

The woman frowned slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled, but it wasn’t convenient to ask directly. So, under the enthusiastic invitation of the director, she reluctantly went to the institute’s cafeteria.

Upon entering the cafeteria, she unexpectedly saw Bai Xunyin.

The girl was quietly sitting at the table eating, with a simple meal of two vegetables and one meat in her plate, eating with single-minded focus, paying no attention to the people coming and going around her.

Gu Yan paused for a moment, whispered a few words to the director beside her, and then sent the rest of the people to have their meal first. She walked alone towards Bai Xunyin’s table.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of the woman’s high heels, getting closer and closer, Bai Xunyin finally raised her eyes slightly, catching a glimpse of surprise in Gu Yan’s tea-colored pupils.

What she didn’t expect was that Gu Yan sat down across from her.

Bai Xunyin politely nodded in greeting, “President Gu.”

“Xunyin!” Gu Yan smiled and didn’t call Bai Xunyin “Xiao Bai” like others — she knew their relationship wasn’t that close.

People in the research institute of the Academy of Sciences called each other by their last names followed by “工” (gōng), so she called her that way.

“I gave you my business card last time, saying we should have tea together when you have time. Do you have time after work today?”

Bai Xunyin blinked in surprise, not expecting that since she didn’t contact Gu Yan last time, she would take the initiative to approach her again.

After giving it some thought, she realized that all her interactions with Gu Yan were actually revolving around one person.

So, she took the initiative to speak, saying straightforwardly, “President Gu, I don’t have much to do with Yu Luoyin now.”

If Gu Yan was still trying to ‘push’ her regarding Yu Luoyin, Bai Xunyin felt she didn’t have time. It was enough to clarify things in the cafeteria.

Gu Yan was stunned. All the words she had prepared were choked in her throat by the girl’s cold statement.

After a while, she managed to force a smile and said, “I know, I am…”

“Xiao Bai!” Just at that moment, a colleague called her from the entrance.

“Come over for a moment.”

“President Gu, please take your time.”

Bai Xunyin took the opportunity to stand up, nodding to her.

“I’ll go back to work first.”

Gu Yan could only watch her slender figure leave. As she walked to the door, she happened to meet two middle-aged women who had just come to the cafeteria.

Gu Yan heard one of the women ask Bai Xunyin, “Xiao Bai, finished eating so soon?”

Bai Xunyin replied, “Yeah, Sister Yan, I’m going back now.”

After Bai Xunyin left, Sister Yan couldn’t help but sigh to the person dining with her, “Xiao Bai is really the most capable girl in our department. She works harder than the boys, doesn’t even take a break after working overtime for two consecutive weeks.”

“Nowadays, there are fewer girls who are interested in scientific research. Your department has really hit the jackpot.”

“That’s right, the director values Xiao Bai a lot.”

“I think this girl is really beautiful. Does she have a boyfriend?”

“Not yet. I’ve been thinking about someone for her recently. I thought tomorrow, being Saturday, would be a good time to arrange a meeting…”

Listening to this idle chatter, Gu Yan’s delicate eyebrows couldn’t help but furrow.

Did Sister Yan mean to set up a blind date for Bai Xunyin?

Thinking of this possibility, Gu Yan couldn’t help but glance back at the woman behind her who was chatting and smiling, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Being in the academic circle where women were few and far between, Gu Yan knew very well how much of an impact a girl like Bai Xunyin could have. Both openly and secretly, there were probably countless men who had their eyes on her.

Didn’t Yu Luoyin know?

Why hadn’t he made any move?

With this in mind, Gu Yan lost her appetite for lunch. She took out her phone and sent a message to Yu Luoyin, “I’ll be back home tonight.”

Then she got up and left.

But in reality, this was entirely Sister Yan’s impulsive act.

Bai Xunyin herself, upon learning that she had been introduced to a blind date and was going to meet him on the weekend, felt as if a bolt from the blue had struck her mind.

“It’s not… Sister Yan,” Bai Xunyin looked at the excited Sister Yan and struggled to say, “When did I say I wanted to go on a blind date?”

“Last time in the cafeteria.”

Sister Yan smiled, confidently saying, “Sister said she wanted to introduce you to an elite, and you didn’t refuse, did you?”

She remembered, last time she was called away for a photo before she could refuse, but she didn’t agree either!

Bai Xunyin felt extremely frustrated.

“Hey, Xiao Bai, just meet him. He’s my cousin’s son, a Cambridge graduate who returned from overseas. He’s just a year older than you, successful in his career at such a young age, and handsome too. Can I possibly deceive you?”

Sister Yan seemed to have the intention of keeping things within the family, persuading her earnestly, “At worst, if you’re not satisfied after meeting him, you can just stop contacting him, right? Just consider it making a friend? It’s not good to confine yourself to one circle.”

Bai Xunyin pursed her lips, finding it somewhat difficult to refuse for a moment.

She was naturally not good at rejecting someone who was earnest and kind-hearted, especially someone like Sister Yan who genuinely cared for her, even though she really didn’t want to do this.

Bai Xunyin could only reluctantly agree, “Alright then.”

At worst, it would just be having a meal with a stranger. She would treat him, anyway, so she wouldn’t be taking advantage of anyone.

With this in mind, Bai Xunyin watched Sister Yan’s ecstatic expression with mixed feelings. She casually said, “I’m going back to work” and turned to return to the laboratory.

Throughout, she hadn’t really been concerned about this “blind date” at all.

In fact, she had forgotten about it completely by the time she returned home that evening — if not for Yu Luoyin’s message.

Her phone vibrated on the bed, and Bai Xunyin took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes. It turned out to be a man she hadn’t contacted for a few days, and the content of the message was concise and direct.

“Are you free this weekend?”

Bai Xunyin subconsciously replied, “Is there something?”

Yu Luoyin, who was probably not busy at the moment, immediately replied, “Lu Ye wants to treat his old classmates to a meal. He’s getting engaged.”

Lu Ye?

Bai Xunyin was momentarily stunned.

Was it the mischievous and playful boy Lu Ye from high school? She remembered seeing Lu Ye at a class reunion last time, but she hadn’t heard that he had a girlfriend.

How come he was suddenly getting engaged?

Bai Xunyin hesitated on the screen for a moment. She was about to send an “okay” when she suddenly remembered the conversation with Sister Yan in the afternoon.

She had to delete it and rewrite, “Sorry, I have plans this weekend.”

Yu Luoyin’s messages came one after another —

“Can’t you make it?”

“This is his last bachelor party.”

“Give me some face.”

Bai Xunyin felt a little helpless, not because she was heartless, but because… she and Lu Ye weren’t familiar enough to the point where she had to go.

“Tell Lu Ye I’m sorry.”

The young girl firmly refused again, “I’ve already made plans to have dinner with someone else this weekend, and I can’t break that.”

On the other end of the phone, the man stared at the words “can’t break that” with dark eyes, a hint of bitterness flashing in the depths of his narrow eyes.

His slender fingers holding the phone unconsciously tightened.

“Hey, what’s the situation?”

Beside Yu Luoyin, Lu Ye, who was inexplicably “engaged,” couldn’t help but push him, his gossip heart bursting with excitement as he urged, “Did Bai Xunyin agree to come out with you this weekend?”

This question was undoubtedly a heart-wrenching one. Yu Luoyin pursed his lips, feeling a bit frustrated, “No.”

“Damn.”

Lu Ye was straightforward, blurting out, “Looks like her intention to go on a blind date is firm.”

…

“Not at all.”

Yu Luoyin refused to admit it, turning his head to look at Lu Ye, his face expressionless as he said, “It’s just that your face isn’t enough for our girl to come.”

Lu Ye felt like he had been unlucky for eight lifetimes to have such a “brother.”

He had sacrificed his “purity” for nothing, only to be used as an excuse to be insulted… Was Yu Luoyin still a human?

Yu Luoyin immediately showed through his actions that he did indeed “not act like a human.”

He threw his phone on the table and stretched lazily, giving him a hint, “You can leave now. I’m going to sleep.”

“What the hell.”

Lu Ye couldn’t help but curse, “It’s only nine o’clock, and you’re going to bed already?”

Since when did Yu Luoyin become so “health-conscious”?

“I have to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow.”

Yu Luoyin smiled slightly, “I’m going to stake out and track someone.”

In any case, how could he let Bai Xunyin’s “blind date” happen?

There are some things in some people’s bones that will never change, just like Yu Luoyin.

He was ultimately someone with a strong possessive nature. He wouldn’t allow anyone else to covet what he had decided was his.

With a dark gaze, the man’s slender fingertips ground out a cigarette in the darkness.

The next morning, despite having a rare day off, Yu Luoyin didn’t slack off. He got up early and went to the entrance of Bai Xunyin’s residential area to stake out — not only did he know where she lived and worked, but everything else…

When chasing someone, how could one go without preparation?

Yu Luoyin had already planned out all the procedures in his mind. He would follow Bai Xunyin to the “date” location, then sit boldly and see what kind of person this elite was. Surely, he wouldn’t be better than him, right?

Then he would declare his identity as a pursuer and let the other person know it was futile…

Otherwise, those blind date nerds would definitely have designs on Bai Xunyin.

The young girl was so good that it was hard for men not to be attracted to her.

After staking out for almost an hour, Yu Luoyin finally saw the slender figure.

Boys generally learn to follow and track from an early age, for the sake of pranks and avoiding teachers and parents. Although Yu Luoyin was considered the model student in everyone’s eyes, he was capable of everything others could do.

Following Bai Xunyin all the way to a garden restaurant on Chulu Road, Yu Luoyin watched her enter before standing not far from the door for a while before swaggering over —

Unexpectedly, with a casual glance, the man’s planned “scheme” crumbled unexpectedly.

Seeing the unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar face opposite Bai Xunyin, Yu Luoyin’s five fingers hanging by his side involuntarily tightened.

His excellent memory naturally wouldn’t forget this face.

Mu Anping.

Bai Xunyin’s childhood friend.

Yu Luoyin’s meticulous nature naturally wouldn’t miss observing any potential rivals around Bai Xunyin.

He knew that Mu Anping had gone to study in the UK after the college entrance examination, but he couldn’t be bothered to investigate when he had returned.