Bai Chen steadied his emotions, thought for a moment, then looked up at him, unsure what to say.
After a brief hesitation, he asked, "How did you know?"
He thought he had a rough idea of how Lin Jingchen had learned about his situation, but he still wanted to hear it from him.
Lin Jingchen looked back at him. With Bai Chen watching him so intently, it seemed he would not give up until he got an answer.
After a moment's thought, he slowly said, "I'm sorry. I had people following you in secret before, but I absolutely wasn't trying to..."
"I understand." Bai Chen smiled at how nervous he looked.
"You understand?"
"Of course. I understand why you had people follow me. Thank you. And I'm fine, really. I ran to the police station just now, and they didn't catch me." Bai Chen smiled brightly.
He was no fool. He could tell who treated him well, and his intuition had never failed him.
Anyone in this world might hurt him, except the original owner's family and Lin Jingchen.
His heart could tell who was sincere and who was not.
If this were the real world, he would never let go of Lin Jingchen's hand. He would openly admit his feelings.
Unfortunately, here, he could not.
Lin Jingchen said, "I failed to take care of everything properly, and that gave Gu Cheng an opening. It's all my fault."
Bai Chen shook his head firmly and said with a smile, "Mr. Lin, it isn't. I don't blame you. That's just the kind of person Gu Cheng is. Even without you, I would have reached my limit with him someday. It simply happened sooner, so this isn't your fault."
Looking at his smiling face, as though he took none of this too