Chapter 1326: Sharp-Tongued Tsundere Celebrity & Super-Wealthy Insecure Wife 03

Shen Shi happened to scroll to this, couldn't help laughing, poked Jin Chen's shoulder, feeling pleased.

"Are you talking about me?"

Jin Chen hummed, "Otherwise, or...?"

"You won't admit it?"

Jin Chen tilted his head to look at him, expression dangerous.

"Not at all," Shen Shi shook his head, his untimely seriousness oddly cute, "We're a married couple, I'll always be your support."

"Yo, you're not being a silent gourd anymore."

Jin Chen pinched his cheek, "Not bad, keep it up."

Having said that, he continued to rebut the haters in the comment section, thoroughly enjoying it.

He also didn't forget to tug the blanket over Shen Shi.

Shen Shi, leaning on Jin Chen, wasn't too cold anymore, so he pulled the blanket off.

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow, "Not covering up will make you suffer."

"When you're old, you'll get rheumatism, and it'll hurt when it rains."

【……Stop!】0731 came out in time to stop it.

【Don't be so fierce, Host, or you'll end up without a wife～】

【You don't have a wife either.】Jin Chen's indiscriminate attack.

【……】Host, this world is a hateful ghost!

0731, dissatisfied, dug at its paws, feeling that its paws have been itchy lately.

Shen Shi, having been told so, dared not refuse, obediently curled up in the blanket.

Jin Chen nodded satisfied, then reached out to ruffle his hair; as a result, Shen Shi, not knowing what went wrong, tilted his head up and asked.

"Jin Chen… do you dislike me for being old?"

Jin Chen is only twenty-five, in the prime of his vigor.

The eight-year age gap is an unsolvable problem looming between them.

Hmm, the spouse is sensitive about age issues, and Jin Chen has always known that.

He even secretly wondered whether, back in the God Realm, the spouse had cared about this.

After all, he's a young agarwood log!

Jin Chen: "If I disliked your age, why would I marry you? I won't do something I don't like."

Having said that, he aggressively rubbed Shen Shi's well-maintained cheek, "Are you insisting on picking a fight today?"

Shen Shi blinked, wanting to remind that their marriage was also half-forced, and Jin Chen had been unwilling too.

But his intuition said speaking would start another argument; Jin Chen had finally managed to stay by his side, and he didn't want to waste time arguing.

"Sorry…"

Shen Shi grabbed Jin Chen's hem, his voice softening considerably.

The poisonous beauty's softness is also utterly disarming, her rippling eyes seeming about to spill tears any second.

But Jin Chen is thick-skinned, fully accepting the apology.

"It's fine."

——

After dinner, Jin Chen still had a livestream that evening, so he went to the third-floor audiovisual room.

Shen Shi read for a while in the living room, then at the appointed time went to the study to start a remote meeting.

Facing the subordinates on the screen, Shen Shi seemed like a different person; cold and unapproachable is how everyone in the company describes him.

His handsome eyes were also hidden behind clear lenses, leaving only a cold glint, occasionally nodding in response to reports.

After the nearly seventy-minute meeting ended, only the secretary remained with the meeting manager to report on follow-up arrangements.

Shen Shi tapped the table to interrupt, "Starting tomorrow, all this month's schedules are to be canceled; those that can't be canceled are to be moved online."

The secretary hesitated a moment, then nodded, "All right."

Shen Shi frowned, "Do you have something to say?"

The secretary had been with him for years; Shen Shi originally didn't want to overly concern himself with employees' private feelings, but now he instinctively looked around the study for others' gazes, and the instinct made him feel something was off.

"Sir, forgive my frankness, but you really don't need to accompany Jin Chen on this variety show."

"Jin Chen married you and still gossips with others, truly not putting you in his eyes. He just takes advantage of your favor to act recklessly, repeatedly drawing criticism—why would you…"

"Enough."

Shen Shi interrupted the secretary's accusation with a hint of panic.

He saw Jin Chen leaning by the study door at some point, having overheard everything just said, smiling with deep meaning.

Shen Shi returned his cold gaze to the screen, "You submit your resignation yourself tomorrow."

The secretary's face instantly flushed with panic; before he could apologize, he was already kicked out of the meeting room.

Shen Shi turned off the screen, nervously watching as Jin Chen walked in.

"What's with that look? I haven't bullied you."

Jin Chen walked to the computer desk, looming above, lightly scratching Shen Shi's cheek with a fingertip, his expression inscrutable.

"The people around you have been dissatisfied with me for more than just a day or two."

"What…"

Shen Shi frowned in surprise, his expression turning grim.

"I don't know."

"So Jin Chen actually thinks that way?"

Gazing at Jin Chen's eyes, sharp as if they could prick at any moment, Shen Shi's heart sank suddenly.

Shen Shi recalled that on past anniversaries or birthdays, if he was too busy, he would have the secretary send gifts to Jin Chen.

Would the secretary, when he didn't know, also have said such things to Jin Chen?

Shen Shi asked in a trembling voice, voicing his inner doubts to Jin Chen.

Jin Chen gave a cold laugh, "What do you think?"

He leaned forward slightly, his gaze growing sharper, his voice turning a few degrees colder.

"'There are even more outrageous things than this.'"

"'I thought this was all your nagging.'"

All the words Shen Shi wanted to say were stuck in his throat, his chest aching for no reason.

But Jin Chen's accusatory words continued, his fingertip pressing against his lips, his voice low.

"'After all, in everyone's eyes, I'm just a little lover who clings to a powerful thigh, needing your occasional favors to maintain dignity.'"

"'Jewelry, resources, money—you're really generous.'"

Shen Shi shook his head, "No……"

He was flustered, not expecting Jin Chen to think that way.

Only then did Shen Shi realize that the impact of lacking a good family atmosphere was far more than before.

He thought he had already been good enough to himself and Jin Chen, and the Chief Executive Officer friends around him seemed to do the same.

Shen Shi's eyes quickly reddened, a sense of helplessness spreading in his heart.

Jin Chen clicked his tongue, rubbing Shen Shi's earlobe.

"'Why are you crying? It's not you who got scolded.'"

Shen Shi clenched Jin Chen's collar, as if afraid he would run away.

"'I really didn't know they were saying one thing and doing another; I just…… didn't want you to be worse than others.'"

Jin Chen was pulled off balance by him, so he simply sat down.

"'You really don't know? How could the secretary have the gall to do that?'"

Shen Shi turned pale with anger, 'You don't believe me?'

Jin Chen showed no weakness, 'Don't you also always not believe me?'

Shen Shi: '……'

The two almost started arguing again.

But in front of Jin Chen, Shen Shi seemed to have developed a crybaby trait; feeling aggrieved, tears fell pattering.

Jin Chen cupped his face, stern: 'No crying,'

Then Shen Shi cried even harder.

He felt miserable, and thinking that Jin Chen would surely dislike this state, his tears flowed even more fiercely.

Without hesitation, Jin Chen shoved him into his embrace, holding him tightly: 'Don't expect an apology; anyway, no crying allowed.'

Only then did Shen Shi miraculously stop his tears; the warm embrace made him overly reluctant to let go.

He gradually sorted his thoughts, whispering, 'I just feel… everyone else has it, so you should have something better.'

"'But I'm too busy; many times I want to make time but can't, so I have the secretary send gifts.'"

Jin Chen gently rubbed Shen Shi's stomach, giving a noncommittal hum; tattling could also be done in a coquettish way.

"'He keeps scolding me! He even says I ruin your reputation and hold you back.'"

Shen Shi touched Jin Chen's cheek, still feeling heartache, the sob in his voice not gone.

"'I will handle this matter well.'"

Many misunderstandings still lay between them, but tonight was clearly a very good start.

Jin Chen pinched Shen Shi's face and kissed him, muttering, 'I'm going back to the master bedroom to sleep, no refusing.'

Who sleeps in separate rooms after getting married!

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 47!】

Good fellow.

Jin Chen suddenly pinched the face again, 'Really hard to figure out.'

Shen Shi didn't know what he was saying, just curled lazily in the embrace not wanting to move, feeling relieved that the misunderstanding was cleared, but more so feeling heartache for Jin Chen.

Some people…… really ought to be dealt with properly.