Chapter 1486: Little Jin Dragon and the Guardian Phoenix 39

Jin Chen was still asleep when he suddenly felt a gaze fixed on him, eerily creepy.

Jin Chen opened his eyes warily, but saw only Chang Li staring at him, looking somewhat bewildered.

"What's wrong?"

He heard Chang Li ask.

"Nothing."

Jin Chen rubbed his brow, feeling doubtful.

Could it be that he mixed up dream and reality?

Chang Li turned on the bedside lamp, "Could it be that it's too dark?"

The warm, cozy light wasn't glaring; Jin Chen relaxed considerably, holding Chang Li as he lay back down.

"Maybe you're dreaming; go back to sleep."

Chang Li raised an eyebrow, yet wouldn't let him keep sleeping, his long fingertips lightly tracing Jin Chen's brows and eyes, "I can't sleep."

"You're not allowed to sleep either."

One could say it's quite overbearing.

Jin Chen, half-lidded and lazy, hugged Chang Li and gave him a kiss, "Phoenix, be good, I'm so sleepy."

He couldn't wake up, simply couldn't wake up.

Chang Li: "……"

Forget it, go to sleep.

Chang Li narrowed his eyes, continuing to nestle in the embrace, his dark-gold pupils shining even more brilliantly than usual, approaching a divine, radiant gold.

The next morning, Jin Chen woke to find no one beside him, and glanced at the time.

Eleven in the morning.

What is his wife doing up at this hour?

【……Is eleven really considered morning?】 Ling Gun Gun blushed.

Jin Chen nodded solemnly.

Of course it counts.

As long as you just got up, no matter the hour, it's morning.

As he pondered, he heard footsteps coming from the living room.

After washing up, Jin Chen slipped back under the covers, deciding to find Phoenix for a morning kiss.

Phoenix, in the morning……

Jin Chen gazed into those radiant gold eyes, suddenly stunned.

"Good morning."

Chenshu tilted his head, his phoenix eyes smiling.

——

Jin Chen's focus gradually settled on Chenshu.

Only when Chenshu approached did he react, pulling the person into his embrace, finally realizing,

"You were awake last night, weren't you?"

"Yeah… I guess so."

Chenshu didn't deny it, lazily leaning into Jin Chen's embrace; seeing Jin Chen's genuinely doubtful expression, he explained, "On the day of Nirvana, my soul woke once, but it was unstable then."

"Will waking in the small world harm your soul?" Jin Chen took his hand and kissed it, still a bit worried.

"No, but… the time will be shortened." Chenshu shook his head, "The small world can only sustain my awakened soul for three months."

It's not a long time, but for Jin Chen, each brief moment spent with the soul-awakened Chenshu is extremely precious.

Jin Chen said solemnly, "Then let's not go to the Phoenix Feather Studio gathering today."

I don't want to share my wife's time with them!

Having been together for over a thousand years, how could Chenshu not see what Jin Chen was thinking? He raised a hand, tweaked his ear, and said, "You're still quite overbearing."

Jin Chen didn't deny it, wrapping an arm around his waist and leaning in for a kiss.

All right, let's kiss later; I have something important to tell you.

Chenshu nuzzled affectionately against his face before saying, "After Bai Ze fully upgrades the Quick Transmigration Bureau system, the power you and the Pixiu previously failed to collect will resurface, mostly appearing in the small world."

"Seeking the lost power…… there may be memory tracing."

Jin Chen's eyes lit up, "I will remember the memories of meeting you."

"In theory, yes," Chenshu said uncertainly, "but so much time has passed that some power fragments weren't recorded by the Quick Transmigration Bureau, so the memories aren't complete."

"It doesn't matter."

Jin Chen is quite self-regulating, "As long as I can recall them, that's fine."

Even Zero Egg remembers past events, but the images in his mind are like squeezing toothpaste—occasionally a few scenes pop out, yet still as if behind a misty haze, nothing clear.

Forgetting the past with his lover, for Jin Chen, is naturally a regret.

After chatting a while about this, Jin Chen suddenly grew sullen, hugging him and flopping back into the blankets, "Are we done with the serious talk?"

Chenshu couldn't help laughing, gently stroking his cheek, "It's over."

Then let's keep kissing.

The next second, the alarm rang.

"Oh dear."

Chenshu's laugh had a hint of schadenfreude as he rubbed Jin Chen's head, "Looks like it's time for our dinner appointment with the staff."

Jin Chen: "……"

Letting the phone alarm keep ringing, Jin Chen forcefully hugged the person and kissed them for a long time before sullenly getting up; he was obviously not happy.

Had I known, I wouldn't have made dinner plans.

Wouldn't it be nice to stay home and have some alone time with my wife?

It's all Que Ling's fault for coming up with a bad idea.

Seeing Jin Chen truly wronged, Chenshu helplessly tilted his head and used his fingertips to pull open his somewhat wrinkled pajamas.

His brilliant golden gaze seemed able to entice, the corners of his mouth slightly lifting.

"Help me change clothes."

Jin Chen instantly perked up, "Okay, wife!"

——

Without any doubt, as the protagonists of the dinner gathering, Chenshu and Jin Chen arrived late in grand fashion.

Fortunately, Chenshu still had a sense of time in his mind, otherwise the two tables of staff would have starved in the restaurant private rooms.

"Boss! You're finally back!"

Designer Number One saw Chenshu and Jin Chen enter, immediately raised his wine glass and went to greet them.

Then he was frightened back by Jin Chen's gaze and sat down again.

How come it feels like my little sweetheart husband has become fiercer after two years apart!

What about our mutual affection of exchanging video game arcade gifts!

"Long time no see, everyone."

Chenshu remained just as the staff remembered; even the simplest white shirt always had a unique aura about him.

Que Ling smirkingly sidled up to Jin Chen and asked, "Jin Boss, did you and the boss get married on Demon Mountain?"

Jin Chen's hand holding the wine cup paused, "Huh?"

Really, there wasn't.

During the days on Demon Mountain, everyone was preparing for the heavenly tribulation; no one had thought of this.

"No." Jin Chen said truthfully, also feeling a slight regret.

Que Ling felt a bit disappointed: "No, I thought I could get some wedding candy." The wedding candy from Demon Mountain must surely be a top-notch treasure!

"By the way, Jin Boss, you don't know, but when I heard the news of He Yi's death, I was happier than getting my paycheck!"

No longer do I need to train myself to become an Oscar-winning actor! It's simply cause for celebration.

Jin Chen pondered his meaning, "You just want a raise, don't you?"

Que Ling bowed: "Boss, you really understand me."

Jin Chen: "……"

Thus Que Ling became the first demon in the studio to know that the boss would be changed in the future.

However, Jin Boss said to wait a while until the handover is complete before announcing it.

"I'm suffocating..." Que Ling took a big bite of beef.

Why do we have to keep secrets again!

"Little darling... no, Jin Chen, come quick and see if the boss is drunk."

The front desk miss from the neighboring table hurriedly pulled Jin Chen over.

"I remember the boss used to have a good tolerance for alcohol." The assistant wondered.

"Maybe he's become delicate after two years..." Designer Number Three glanced at Jin Chen with a sly look, smiling like an aunt.

"Wife?" As Jin Chen approached, Chenshu dazedly lifted his eyes, then flung himself into his embrace, wrapping his arms around his neck and burying his face.

"I feel a bit dizzy."

Chenshu still underestimated how long the soul's sealed rest would take; the awakened soul obviously hadn't caught up with his body.

He used to drink all the unbeatable champions of the God Realm.

Jin Chen lowered his gaze to look at him, "Want to go home?"

"Hmm..." Chenshu nodded, then suddenly thought of something, taking Jin Chen's hand to rub his stomach, "But I haven't eaten yet."

"I'll make you something to eat when we get home," Jin Chen, his heart melting, kissed the tips of his hair and added, "You're so dizzy now you probably can't eat anything, right?"

"Alright."

Chenshu buried himself in his embrace and stayed still, "Hold me as we go back."

Whether it was due to his drunken memory being muddled or not, Chenshu patted Jin Chen's head again and said, "Your cooking has improved a lot."

Jin Chen slightly raised his eyebrows, "Thanks for the praise?"

Could it be that he learned to cook from his wife personally teaching him?

Before leaving, Jin Chen didn't forget to tell the staff that the bill had been settled, and that everyone would still get a bonus when they returned today.

Designer Number Two blinked blankly: "So what's the point of them coming over?"

Designer Number Three, who had been sitting nearest just now, let out a satisfied burp: "Just to show off our love, I guess."

"I haven't had this in two years; I'm actually feeling a bit full."