Chapter 2026: My Wife Throws Herself Into My Arms Every Day 16

Qiao Yu dawdled and finally went downstairs; the red on his face hadn't fully faded, and as he stepped down the stairs he heard sobbing.

He poked his head out from behind Jin Chen's shoulder, curiously asking: "Who's crying?"

Jin Chen hesitated half a step, then entered together with Qiao Yu, saying, "I don't know."

On the living room sofa, Ning Tong sat in the middle with his head down, tears falling, his breathing uneven, the atmosphere very oppressive.

Tan Du, on the other hand, didn't know where he had gone.

Chu Yi was exasperated, shoving a tissue at Ning Tong: "What's wrong with you? If there's a problem, speak up and solve it."

"Th-thanks, Brother Chu." Ning Tong's voice was thick with tears, tears streaming down uncontrollably; hearing the sound, he lifted his head toward the stairwell.

Upon seeing Qiao Yu, Ning Tong cried even harder.

Qiao Yu: "..."

Qiao Yu tugged at Jin Chen's sleeve, whispering: "I didn't provoke him."

"I know." Jin Chen replied softly, his fingertip brushing Qiao Yu's palm before taking his hand and leading him inside.

Hu Shi made a helpless spreading-hands gesture toward them.

The tears hadn't stopped; asking what was wrong got no answer, making things difficult.

Ning Tong clutched the tear-soaked tissue, red-eyed as he looked at Qiao Yu, a bitter smile on his lips: "Senior Qiao, you... your luck is really good."

Qiao Yu fell silent for a moment, feeling moved inside.

The protagonist shou was humbled.

Jin Chen said in a low voice: "Don't drag Xiao Qiao into your business with Tan Du."

Ning Tong shrank back slightly, lowering his head silently as tears fell.

【Zero Egg, check what Tan Du is doing.】

The protagonist shou's crying really seemed a bit fake.

【Let me see, Tan Du met a black-clad youth at the guesthouse side door and took a few packages from him.】

【Huh, looks like some shady deal going on.】 Ling Gun Gun's sharp commentary.

Ning Tong cried for half an hour; even the barrage went from initially filling the screen with comfort to finding it boring, only Qiao Yu listened with interest while snacking, not forgetting to feed Jin Chen.

Eh, the protagonist's tears are just pouring out.

Your sorrow, my joy, buddy.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total now 60!】

Brother Gou arrived just in time with the task card, interrupting this seemingly endless crying.

"Good afternoon, everyone. Some guests have already gone to the backyard glass greenhouse; this afternoon's task is to set up your own tea lounge and assign a private password."

"The Heartfelt Tea Lounge will open each evening, allowing random invitations for any guest to enter for a mandatory 30‑minute talk, but note: the guest who invites someone into the tea lounge will by default waive that day's arena‑defense right; if challenged, the CP will swap."

"Guests who find the Demon King card may refuse to enter the tea lounge talk."

"Tomorrow is the first date day, and the first CP swap arena challenge will also take place."

The camera followed each guest into the flower room partitions; amidst the busyness, the barrage never ceased.

: I want to see the reactions to the shura‑field CP swap!!

: No way! The lovey‑dovey pair must never be split—Qiao Yu, pull yourself together and find the Demon King card!!!

: The rival pair can be separated; the awkward couple needs jealousy to realize their feelings (nod).

: LMAO, everyone else is just going through the motions, doing their own thing after finishing, only Qiao Yu is seriously setting up the decorations hahaha.

: Bold guess: Qiao Yu surely isn't treating this place as a secret base for dating Jin Chen, right?!

: Only a curtain separates the glass greenhouse booths; if you're dating, you need to be very restrained so others don't hear a thing~

: Holy crap, holy crap, go check Tan Du's camera angle! Is he coming to find Qiao Yu?

Thud.

Qiao Yu was fixing the sofa cover when a sudden knock startled him; he looked out, puzzled.

"Brother Chengzi?"

"... Little Yu, it's me."

Qiao Yu put down the cover, frowned, and said: "I'm not here."

Why does the protagonist gong keep haunting him like a lingering ghost?

【Host, do you still remember your setting in the plot?】 The system suddenly spoke.

【Villain?】

【Driving the plot forward is inevitable; the host can choose to be the orthodox ruthless villain against the protagonist.】

Qiao Yu, lost in thought, opened the partition door and gave Tan Du a cold, ruthless glance.

"What's up?"

Tan Du held a plate bearing a remarkably bouncy, good‑looking cake, gazing deeply at the person before him.

"This is your favorite cake; I just made it—want a taste?"

Qiao Yu lifted his eyelids: "Did you put poison in it?"

"How could I poison you, Xiao Yu? I still like you."

Before he finished speaking, Qiao Yu took the plate.

: What kind of development is this???

: Could these two really still have lingering feelings? Qiao Yu eating from the pot while eyeing the bowl—is Jin Yingdi not good enough?

: Don't rush; I feel Qiao Yu could pull off something that would make ghosts and gods weep.

Qiao Yu glanced sideways down the corridor, shifted his steps a bit, and said in an even softer tone: "For my cake, you can do whatever you want with it, right?"

Tan Du's complexion revived: "Sure, as long as you can accept my feelings..."

Good.

Pa—

Qiao Yu precisely smashed the cake onto Tan Du's face, and added a sentence.

「Cake isn't something just anyone can make, idiot. 」

After saying that, he turned and ran, heading straight for Jin Chen standing at the corridor, and dove into his open arms like a swallow returning to the forest.

Tan Du stood frozen in place, the colors on his face mixed with cream, very rich.

The bullet comments were also stunned by this move.

Jin Chen wrapped his arms around Qiao Yu's waist, unable to help but praise: 'Qiao Teacher's basketball skills must also be excellent.'

Qiao Yu exhaled a mouthful of vicious villain's aura, rubbing against the solid arms of the big weapon.

Hope Chengzi ge's defensive skills are also good, I can't beat him.

It's yours now, a life-preserving charm with abundant life points!

Jin Chen lifted his eyes lightly, looking at Tan Du, who was angry to the point of barely keeping his expression, with interest: 'Want to see me fight him?'

Qiao Yu thought for a moment, shook his head: 'Forget it, why bother fighting?'

Tan Du has the protagonist's halo; what if Jin Chen gets hurt?

His heart trembled for no reason; Qiao Yu hurriedly pushed Jin Chen, ripples in his eyes: 'Don't fight, let's go.'

Qiao Yu!

Tan Du strode over with big steps, full of sorrow and indignation: 'You just trample my feelings like this?'

Before Qiao Yu could retort, Jin Chen coldly snorted: 'What did you put in the cake? You aren't unclear about it, are you?'

Tan Du's pupils constricted: 'Nonsense! This is just an ordinary cake!'

Jin Chen paused, then calmly curled his lips: 'You just swallowed a lot; if there's no additive, go ahead and keep wasting time.'

Qiao Yu composed his expression, turned and coldly observed Tan Du's expression; Tan Du was feeling guilty.

And Tan Du could no longer say anything; he had no time to find excuses, hurriedly running away.

Alright.

Jin Chen supported Qiao Yu's shoulder, letting him shift his gaze back, soothingly pinching his earlobe: 'I'll handle this, don't be afraid.'

The tingling sensation from his earlobe transmitted to his heart; Qiao Yu pursed his lips and nodded, then leaned over to rub Jin Chen's hand.

This was a sense of security he had never felt before.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 40!】

Jin Chen changed the topic, speaking lightly: 'Can we visit Little Qiao Teacher's tea lounge?'

Yes!

Qiao Yu felt very proud of his arrangement, his eyes brightening a bit as he pulled Jin Chen inside to look.

At that moment, the stunned bullet comments finally reacted.