Chapter 1103: Gentle Neighbor's Drama Queen Sweetheart 31

The top floor of the club.

Jin Chen had only just arrived when he summoned Zhou Yao.

According to the agreed amount, he handed over a check and the termination documents.

When Zhou Yao signed, he showed no hesitation, yet still expressed his gratitude to Jin Chen.

"What are your plans going forward?"

Jin Chen asked, and added a warning: "If Xu You finds out you deceived him, the consequences will be pretty dire."

"I'm not afraid."

Zhou Yao was full of passion and fervor, his expression resolute; compared to his previous visit, he now had a stronger sense of conviction, having finally found the belief in the goal he pursued.

"I like him, and I won't give up."

After saying that, Jin Chen faintly saw a protagonist's halo appear around Zhou Yao's body.

It seemed he had already replaced Xue Yuanjing as the protagonist.

Jin Chen stopped trying to persuade him, but seeing Zhou Yao hesitate to speak, he asked, "Anything else?"

Zhou Yao scratched his head, "Boss, I don't know how to pursue him; I've never chased anyone before."

The youth's bewildered expression was truly hard to bear.

He was also quite foolish.

Jin Chen thought for a moment, "Actually, I think… with your little tricks, Xu You might not fail to notice."

"Just follow your own way."

"Okay! I got it! Thanks, boss."

Zhou Yao took the termination documents and left with light steps.

Jin Chen glanced at the items left on the table and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"How is Xue Yuanjing doing?" he asked 0731.

"Last night the drug took effect, and Xu You's people locked him in the basement all night; today he's already ruined, and they even broke his leg."

0731's tone was full of schadenfreude: "Now he's hiding under a bridge, begging."

Jin Chen was still quite satisfied with Xu You's swift and decisive handling.

He silently cursed that it served him right, then pushed the matter to the back of his mind.

The computer screen displayed all the data of the Zhongyu family.

Judging by the previous situation, both members of the Zhongyu family are now addicted to gambling; desperate, they will surely not let go of Zhongyu Yu, this cash cow.

If not resolved, it will always be a time bomb.

After reviewing it slowly, he backed up the records of Zhongyu Yu sending money to Zhongdainan over the years, then contacted a private investigator to thoroughly check Zhongdainan's current criminal records.

Only by grasping the evidence can imprisoning him be considered safe.

Having done all that, Jin Chen leaned back and recalled the original plot once more.

The media company Zhongyu Yu is currently signed with.

In the later part of the original plot, as soon as Zhongyu Yu's scandal surfaced, the company swiftly abandoned him, not even giving him a chance to clarify.

This also dealt him a major blow, becoming a primary factor in his eventual suicide by jumping.

He sat up again and found the contact information for that boss.

While he was busy, notification sounds kept chiming.

They were all from Zhongyu Yu, both text messages and voice clips.

Jin Chen opened the voice clip and, as expected, heard Zhongyu Yu's characteristic chatter.

"I finished filming my video today; I used two layers of concealer to cover my swollen lips—it's really exaggerated."

"Just now I went downstairs to pick up a parcel; the little stray curly-haired dog in the community gave birth to puppies—super cute."

"It looks like it might rain today; the wind outside is especially strong, a bit chilly~"

"And so on."

After listening, Jin Chen placed a video call.

The other side answered quickly: "Hi hi hi, who's calling? Disturbing my cultivation!"

Zhongyu Yu's makeup was still on, wearing cute, fluffy fox ears, lying on the sofa to take the video call.

Jin Chen put his phone on speaker and propped it against the screen, cooperating fully.

"Who is it? We just parted a few hours ago and you don't recognize me—this cultivation seems to be taxing your brain."

Zhongyu Yu reacted after two seconds; realizing it was a roundabout way of calling him stupid, he immediately huffed: "Cultivation doesn't tax the brain—what are you up to?"

"Looking at the pictures you posted, the puppy is adorable; do you want to adopt it?"

Zhongyu Yu shook his head: "Someone already adopted it, but… I want to raise a cat!"

He'd had this idea for a long time; Zhongyu Yu previously thought he lacked the stable emotions needed to care for a pet, but as he spent more time with Jin Chen, his emotions became steadier.

He's already prepared to become a poop-scooper.

"Alright, then tomorrow I'll accompany you to the pet market to have a look."

Jin Chen glanced at the schedule displayed on the screen and added an item for tomorrow: accompany his wife to look at cats.

The two chatted on and on, Zhongyu Yu seeming to have endless things to say.

Finally, he buried half his face in the blanket, lowered his voice somewhat, and his beautiful eyes gazed at the lover on the screen.

"Don't overwork yourself."

"Okay."

"Besides… I miss you; when will you be home today, brother?"

Jin Chen's expression paused slightly, his eyes gaining a hint of tenderness.

What shift are you on? Go back and keep your wife company.

Who, after becoming boss, still works diligently on shift?

"Go home now."

Jin Chen tapped the screen, narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly, "See you later."

When the video call ended, Zhongyu Yu raised a hand to touch the fox ears she was wearing, lightly biting her red lips.

The great Fox Immortal Adult was still noble and coolly beautiful even when she had just filmed the supplemental video.

How does she now look a bit like she's bringing disaster to the country and harming the people?

Never mind, I'll get to see Jin Chen again later, I'm so happy.

Zhongyu Yu silently wrapped the blanket tighter, still feeling a bit cold.

Soon after, hearing the doorbell, Zhongyu Yu ran to open the door and was immediately embraced.

"I miss you so much." Zhongyu Yu acted spoiled, just wanting to cling to Jin Chen.

Her fox ears drooped softly, the water-blue long robe accentuated her waist; having deliberately learned fox habits, she couldn't help but rub against Jin Chen in his embrace again and again.

"Do I look good?"

"Looks great, the most beautiful Fox Immortal Adult in the world."

Jin Chen spoke softly, his breath warm as he approached, kicked the door shut, and slowly guided the person to the living room.

Zhongyu Yu's lips curled slightly, she grew happier after the praise, tilting her head to ask for a kiss.

But just as she rose from his embrace, she sneezed.

Both were a bit stunned, Zhongyu Yu blinked blankly.

Jin Chen frowned, "Did you catch a cold?"

Jin Chen extended the back of his hand to test her forehead temperature; though he hadn't felt it while holding her, now it seemed a bit hot.

"The temperature dropped today; did you go out without a coat?"

His tone held no reproach, merely hugging her into the sofa, covering her with a blanket, then turning on the air conditioner.

But Zhongyu Yu just remained silent.

Zhongyu Yu bit her lip, squeezing out a few words from her throat.

"Sorry." She even felt a bit panicked and uneasy.

Jin Chen doubted he had misheard.

"Why apologize?"

Jin Chen touched her forehead again, "Are you fever-addled?"

Zhongyu Yu's throat had felt uncomfortable earlier; now her symptoms were increasingly obvious, she couldn't pretend to be fine.

Zhongyu Yu sat in Jin Chen's embrace, her tone gloomy, "I'm sick, sorry."

Jin Chen: "...?" Well, truly fever-addled.

"What nonsense, why say sorry if you're sick?"

Jin Chen pinched her soft cheek, speaking gently: "Good thing you came back early; go remove your makeup and lie down to rest, I'll go make you medicine."