Chapter 1608: The Fake Young Master Is to Be Pampered by the Real Young Master 38

Zhu Suisheng was delighted, never expecting Dad and Mom to agree so quickly; he turned his head, looking at Jin Chen's expression with excitement.

Jin Chen embraced him, then said to Zhu Chengde, "I want to be with Shengsheng; the rumors about the fake and real young masters need to be clarified."

"What do you mean?"

Zhu Chengde seemed to guess something, and it was rare to see Jin Chen show a hint of a smile: "My status in the family isn't that important to me; Shengsheng can still be the young master."

Jin Chen's meaning was to handle it vaguely; as long as others know the Zhu family has only one true young master, and that he and Zhu Suisheng share no blood relation, then he and Zhu Suisheng are in a courtship.

And Zhu Suisheng remains the Zhu family's beloved young master, pampered by him; no one can mock him using the fake young master's identity.

For now, this seems like a fairly good solution.

Zhu Chengde felt somewhat moved, patting Jin Chen's shoulder: "You really have thought of every step."

"All right, you're tired from flying back; go wash your hands and come eat." Shi Qian said with a smile, feeling relieved inside.

At least she no longer worries about Xiao Chen and Shengsheng having a rift, nor will they face separation in the future; naturally, she is extremely happy.

"Thank you, Dad and Mom!"

Zhu Suisheng pulled Jin Chen upstairs to put things away, his happiness nearly overflowing.

Just as they went upstairs, Zhu Suisheng flung his arms around Jin Chen, resting his head on his shoulder: "I thought we'd still be talking for a while; I didn't expect Mom to agree so quickly."

"It seems the gift therapy still works."

Jin Chen stepped back, leaning against the pull rod, wrapped his arms around Zhu Suisheng's waist, lowered his head and kissed his face: "It's your sweet talk therapy that works."

"Am I not amazing then?" Zhu Suisheng tilted his head to look at him, his eyes full of praise.

"Very amazing, the most amazing in the world."

Jin Chen went along with the praise, then chuckled and pinched his waist: "Go rest now."

"I want to sleep with you." Zhu Suisheng softened into his embrace, contentedly wrapping his arms around his neck and cooing: "Let's always sleep together, okay?"

Looking into his eyes, Jin Chen couldn't utter any refusal; Zhu Suisheng returned to his room to put things away.

Zhu Suisheng loved the feeling of being indulged, happily hugging him and kissing him many times.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -15, total 5!】

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +9, total 100!】

【How is the villain side quest?】

Ling Gun Gun: 【95! Still need 5 points.】

Jin Chen wasn't in a hurry; he still had plenty of time to accompany Zhu Suisheng in gradually breaking free of the plot constraints.

But Jin Chen hadn't expected this opportunity to come so quickly.

——

After the New Year, as school was about to start, a media outlet suddenly exposed the incident of the Zhu family's true and false young masters in A City, conducting various background analyses on Jin Chen and Zhu Suisheng, and an "insider" leaked that Zhu Suisheng fundamentally did not welcome Jin Chen, the true young master, returning to the Zhu family, so he had been constantly setting up schemes beforehand.

Although the article seemed to blame Zhu Suisheng, casting Jin Chen as the victim, the overall slant made it hard not to suspect that the "insider" behind the leak was Jin Chen himself, who suddenly exposed the matter in order to drive Zhu Suisheng out and monopolize all of the Zhu family's wealth.

Therefore, this exposed news was not good for either Zhu Suisheng or Jin Chen, and Zhu Chengde was very angry.

Zhu Chengde cut off all inquiries from acquaintances and strangers, ordering his subordinates to find out who was leaking during work hours, and also to give that reckless media outlet a good dressing-down.

What? Jin Chen and Zhu Suisheng, fighting over the family fortune to the point of mutual destruction, yet they have no idea how intimate they are at home all day!

He would rather someone pay attention to the company's affairs, but since both of them are constantly wandering in the sea of art, he has to start looking for a professional manager early on.

Meanwhile, Zhu Chengde unaware, Zhu Suisheng and Jin Chen had already found the instigator a step ahead.

Thinking they were being covert, they didn't realize that everything was under the surveillance of the entire hospital, Zhou An.

"Don't go in, just wait here for me, okay?" Zhu Suisheng stopped at the hospital room door, kissed Jin Chen's lips affectionately, then covered his ears.

"Be careful, Zhou An is mentally unstable now."

Jin Chen indulged him in doing some harmless mischief, but insisted his own safety was most important: "If he gets agitated, remember to call me, got it?"

"I understand." Zhu Suisheng nodded obediently and pushed the door open.

Click.

The hospital room door was locked.

Jin Chen: "……"

Never mind, Zhu Suisheng still has his own sense of propriety.

Jin Chen went to the balcony to wait for his wife to vent and come back.

In the hospital room, Zhou An nervously clung to his phone, scrolling webpages, seeing only netizens' various speculations about the Zhu family's true and false young masters, mixed with all sorts of muddled fishing.

One moment he cursed Zhu Suisheng for stealing a life that wasn't his like a cuckoo taking over a nest; the next moment he cursed Jin Chen for having deep scheming and vicious methods, swearing filthily, utterly schizophrenic.

As a result, he didn't notice the person standing behind him, nor Zhu Suisheng's gaze growing increasingly sinister on the screen, and his lips curling upward.

"What's the point of you doing this?" Zhu Suisheng suddenly spoke.

"Ah!"

Zhou An jumped at the sudden sound, seeing Zhu Suisheng and nearly falling off his chair, annoyed and angry yet full of guilt.

"How are you here!"

The last time Zhu Suisheng saw him was at that music festival, dressed up enough to be presentable; now, stripped of pretense, Zhou An, filled with resentment and unwillingness, shows no human likeness, his cheeks deeply sunken, his whole body looking like it's about to turn into gray skin and bones.

"You should know that, right?" Zhu Suisheng tilted his head, genuinely finding it amusing, his eyes curved with a smile full of interest, "Or do you think I'm stupid enough not to guess that you're the one leaking?"

Zhou An gripped his phone tightly, his pupils darting and trembling wildly in his eye sockets; seeing him expose everything, he simply dropped the pretense and burst into nervous hysterical laughter.

"So what if I know! I've already been driven mad by you! You've destroyed everything I had!"

"You still dare to come find me… how dare you still come to watch my joke!"

Zhou An has been dreaming lately, in his dreams there is no Jin Chen at all; he successfully imagines himself as the wealthy young master of the Zhu family, and has driven Zhu Suisheng away!

He always feels that this is the life he ought to have.

"I'm the protagonist, how could I have such an ending? It's you… you've stolen what rightfully belonged to me!"

Zhu Suisheng grew more and more certain—he was truly gravely ill.

'Everything that belongs to you?' Zhu Suisheng gave a light scoff, strolling slowly up to Zhou An. 'What belongs to you? Jin Chen's identity, or his music?'

He suddenly seized Zhou An's throat, easily pressed him against the wall, his smile growing more glimmering, 'By what right do you take Jin Chen's belongings, and still feel they naturally belong to you?'

'Uh…'

Zhou An had no strength to resist; his thin fingers kept pushing against Zhu Suisheng's arm, his eyeballs staring so hard they seemed about to pop out.

'You…' Zhou An squeezed out a few words from his throat, 'I…dreamed…you…would die…'

'You…you will definitely…be hit by a car…'

Zhu Suisheng responded with another scornful laugh, 'Are you hysterical? You look like you're about to die.'

But he had promised Jin Chen he wouldn't kill anyone.

Zhu Suisheng then eased his grip on the throat, continuing to attack his heart.

'Let me tell you a secret: the hospital you're staying in belongs to my family.'

He spoke with a smile, word by word: 'Everyone here—the orderlies, the doctors—will watch you, every second.'

'No…'

Zhou An's eyes showed a few strands of despair as he slid down the wall and slumped to the ground, his mind filled with pain about to explode.

'I'm the protagonist—why did I end up like this?'

'This ending clearly belongs to Zhu Suisheng.'

'Goodbye, I hope you have a pleasant dream.'

Zhu Suisheng waved cheerfully, picked up the phone that had fallen on the floor, and left the ward.

Jin Chen stood waiting at the extended balcony, his back to the sunlight, then turned in unison to look over, his eyes like a deep, calm sea.

'How did it go?' Jin Chen asked, steadying himself as he caught Zhu Suisheng lunging into his arms.

Zhu Suisheng first snorted, 'He actually said I'd be hit by a car—he's cursing me!'

Jin Chen held the person wriggling in his arms, furrowed his brow without changing expression, then soothed softly, 'Don't take it to heart; the words of a madman aren't to be taken seriously.'

Zhu Suisheng nodded, then gave an obedient smile, 'But you really must protect me well—what if something dangerous happens?'

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jin Chen pinched his cheek in annoyance, 'Nonsense.'

'Do you want to go home or go out to play?'

Zhu Suisheng lifted his chin and kissed Jin Chen's cheek, his voice soft and sweet, 'I want to go out on a date with you.'

'Good.' Jin Chen returned the kiss, took his hand, and they left.

Before leaving, Jin Chen glanced one last time at the ward door—just a fragment recalled from a dream, perhaps still capable of becoming something Zhou An tortures himself with.

And Zhu Suisheng will live up to his name—his life will be smooth, safe, happy, and joyful.

【Villain Blackening Value detected -5, total 0!】

【Alas! The side‑quest progress is also 100%!】