Chapter 2032: My Wife Keeps Throwing Herself Into My Arms Every Day 22

In the room.

Qiao Yu's chill lingered all over his body; even after sitting down, he did not release Jin Chen's hand, lifting his head to look at him, "Can you stay with me?"

It seemed that only by staying beside Jin Chen could he feel real, unaffected by the protagonist and the plot.

Jin Chen sat beside Qiao Yu, pulling him into his embrace, his tone gentle, "What are you afraid of? Tell me, okay?"

He had a premonition earlier that Qiao Yu was reborn, but he never quite understood why Qiao Yu felt a special repulsion toward Tan Du, along with an inexplicable fear.

Qiao Yu shifted slightly, tilting his head to rest quietly on Jin Chen's shoulder, lowering his eyes and rubbing a few times; his brows and eyes grew a little dim.

"I'm afraid… of an irresistible force."

That unknown irresistible force that blinds everyone.

Jin Chen gently supported Qiao Yu's back, frowning in thought as he realized something, then suddenly asked, "You didn't completely suppress Tan Du because you're afraid he'll drive the irresistible force, right?"

Thinking deeper, isn't that just Tan Du's protagonist halo?

Qiao Yu stared for a moment, then softly replied, "That's right."

"Do you want that?" Jin Chen stroked his hair, gently guiding, "Do you want Tan Du to never be able to get up again, to completely sever the unique irresistible force he shares with Ning Ning?"

For a moment, Qiao Yu even felt that Jin Chen knew everything.

But being looked at like that, the sudden unease and agitation that had just welled up gradually faded; Qiao Yu's expression relaxed a bit, and he nodded.

"I don't want any further contact with him, nor do I want to see him again."

"He's too terrifying."

A smile flickered in Jin Chen's eyes as he rubbed Qiao Yu's cheek, "Little Qiao Teacher, would you be willing to spend ten minutes listening to my revenge plan?"

Qiao Yu finally couldn't help but laugh, feeling warm inside.

"Why are you so good to me?"

——

Half an hour later.

After being soothed, Qiao Yu and Jin Chen returned to the courtyard, where Tan Du and Ning Ning also arrived almost simultaneously, though their expressions differed.

Tan Du remained visibly angry, still silent, occasionally glancing at Qiao Yu with a somewhat gloomy look.

Jin Chen suddenly stepped forward half a pace, turning sideways to block his line of sight at Qiao Yu, dangerous and full of hostility.

Qiao Yu didn't notice this; he waved at Xu Jia, who was apologizing toward him, "It's fine, I just thought of something else."

Thinking about what he had to do tomorrow, Qiao Yu felt a little excited, completely dispelling tonight's gloom.

The game could no longer continue; obviously, the Program Team under Director Li's management also didn't want to waste time on procedures, and immediately announced the start of today's challenge selection.

All guests chose their challenges in the order of the draw.

Immediately afterward, something unexpected happened that surprised all the viewers.

"Wait, I remember Gou Ge saying earlier that whoever finds the Demon King Card can forcibly request a date, right?"

Tan Du suddenly spoke up, pulling a card from his pocket with a smile of inevitable victory.

"I request a half-day afternoon date with Qiao Yu tomorrow."

Qiao Yu's mouth twitched; even though he had expected it, hearing it now still felt disgustingly weird.

"It's time to show off our acting." Jin Chen lowered his eyes and whispered softly in Qiao Yu's ear.

Qiao Yu's ear tip felt a little itchy; he tilted his head and rubbed it, then when facing the camera again he showed undisguised disgust and helplessness.

Jin Chen also immediately darkened his face, tightly gripping Qiao Yu's waist.

But no one raised an objection.

: No, what is Tan Du up to? He came on this variety show just to disgust people……

: I wanted to see a shura field, but this isn't it—this is just pointless entanglement!!

: Tan Du's fans come forward a couple steps; can you explain Tan Du's behavior?

Who would have thought that immediately afterward, Ning Ning would also pull out a Demon King Card, personally handing it to Chu Yi, his cheeks slightly flushed.

"My request is a half-day morning date with Chu Ge tomorrow."

Chu Yi：？

Netizens：！！

Hu Shi：……

His sixth sense was indeed not unfounded.

Chu Yi flustered, couldn't help but look at Hu Shi, then waved at Ning Ning, "No, you youngsters go out and play, why pick me?"

Ning Ning bit his lip, "Chu Ge, will you follow the show's rules? Just consider this giving me one chance."

The Program Team, still not satisfied with the chaos, announced the third group's selection.

"Xu Jia ranked second in the daytime game, just behind Jin Chen, possessing the right to choose the challenge; his chosen date for tomorrow is……"

Chen Cheng straightened up with some anticipation.

"Hu Shi!"

"What?" Hu Shi was genuinely startled, turning his head to look at Xu Jia, his face full of astonishment.

Xu Jia returned a smile, extending his hand to Hu Shi, "Little Hu Bro, have fun tomorrow."

Hu Shi：「……

Chen Cheng：「……

: Ah? Ah?

: Ning Ning choosing Chu Yi doesn't shock me as much; earlier he kept chatting with Chu Yi about the crew, eager to climb up Chu Yi's connections……

: But why did Xu Jia choose Hu Shi? Why?! They aren't even that close, right?!

: Mom, I dare not look at Chen Cheng's face hahahaha

Chen Cheng's whole body tensed in an instant; he glanced sideways at Jin Chen, unable to fathom Xu Jia's choice, and felt that he and Jin Chen were truly like brothers in adversity.

Jin Chen: "…Put away your face."

"So, I want to go out with you tomorrow… a date?" Chen Cheng's face filled with horror; he had never felt this word so hard to utter.

Ding ling ling—

The sudden bell signal rang out in the small courtyard.

Behind the table, the curtain revealed a video projection: the mysterious guest's choice.

Next came the processed voice; the flying guest who would be staying in the cottage for three days starting tomorrow had the right to choose a date, and after a brief self‑introduction, he selected Jin Chen as his half‑day date for the afternoon session.

Jin Chen: "…"

Chen Cheng clicked his tongue, "You'd be better off going with me."

Jin Chen calmly looked toward the director team off‑camera, his tone leaving no room for doubt: "I refuse."

A staff member handed over a phone containing the new guest's clues and video.

Jin Chen frowned, lowered his gaze, and recognized the flying guest's identity.

【Oh, how terrible.】 Ling Gun Gun shook his head, 【All messed up.】

At the end of the video, the flying guest demanded anonymity, and Jin Chen must not tell anyone.

After returning the phone to the staff member, Jin Chen turned and embraced Qiao Yu, who held curiosity and a faint unease, speaking softly into the microphone: "A former partner of mine—I'm going over tomorrow for dinner, and I'll be back soon."

Qiao Yu pressed his lips and hummed, looking up and asked: "Then will you accompany me this afternoon?"

"Of course." Jin Chen rubbed his cheek, "I won't let you face Tan Du alone."

In the early hours, a premeditated online attack targeting Qiao Yu once again topped the hot‑search list.

Tan Du had thought that Cloud Music Group would take advantage of tonight's reveal of Qiao Yu's identity and had made two preparations.

But the black hot search lingered for days, Cloud Music Group made no preparations to bring it down, and even the alleged navy that he had suspected Jin Chen of hiring never appeared.

It went smoothly to an unbelievable degree.

Qiao Yu once again became the cheating man and vampire‑café figure in netizens' mouths, and was even cursed more severely than before.

But those in the know within the circle gradually realized this was more like the calm before a storm aimed at Tan Du.

The next day at noon.

Qiao Yu and Tan Du together headed to the date spot arranged for today.