Chapter 2198: You Are My Only Color 33

Jin Chen arrived at the top floor of the headquarters without hindrance.

Just as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Yu Lan waiting in the hallway to greet him.

As their eyes met, Yu Lan stepped back five steps in succession, raised her hand, and said, "Please."

Jin Chen: "……"

"Do I have the plague on me?"

Yu Lan maintained good manners, the curve of her lips very courteous.

"You know, sir doesn't want to see you too close to anyone else."

Keeping that distance, Yu Lan escorted Jin Chen all the way into the office.

From the moment the elevator doors opened until he saw Wen Jin, Jin Chen saw no one else, including the few Secretary Office members with whom he had previously formed a slacking-off friendship.

"Xiao Chen."

After the office door closed, Wen Jin's tone was thick with urgency; beneath the urgency lay a vague, somewhat fragile unease.

Jin Chen responded, stepped forward, pulled Wen Jin into an embrace, cupped his face, and joked, "Look, I haven't been swapped out, nor taken by anyone, right?"

Wen Jin caught the teasing, rubbed his cheek against Jin Chen's neck, slipped his fingers between Jin Chen's, and clasped them tightly.

"Help me take off my glasses," Wen Jin whispered.

Jin Chen thought his eyes were uncomfortable, took off the wire-rimmed glasses, and placed his warm fingertips over the eyelids, asking, "Does it hurt?"

"No." Wen Jin looked at him, his hoarse voice muffled against Jin Chen's ear, pulled open the collar, and brushed his lips against the slightly raised tattoo there.

"I was just thinking, if I go blind again, would you not leave me?"

Jin Chen: "……"

"That thought of yours is dangerous."

He lifted Wen Jin's face to stop him from continuing to kiss, frowned sternly, and said, "Wen Jin, no."

Wen Jin curled the corner of his mouth, "I know."

He didn't want to go blind at all; in a world without light, he couldn't see his Xiao Chen.

Seeing that Wen Jin truly didn't have that thought, Jin Chen felt relieved, kissed his brow, and repeated softly and gently once more.

"Wen Jin, I haven't left today either; I love you."

Wen Jin buried his face in the crook of the neck, deeply inhaling his scent, and the heavy gloom in his heart eased a little.

Jin Chen really had many opportunities to leave him.

Even without those bonds, Jin Chen would still return, would return to his side.

"He loves me," Wen Jin thought in his heart.

Wen Jin leaned against Jin Chen's chest, his long fingers threading through Jin Chen's hair, eyes entranced, and said, "I love you."

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total 55!】

All day, Jin Chen stayed in the office accompanying Wen Jin.

To be precise, it was Wen Jin accompanying Jin Chen's rest, even playing a game machine for a while.

Wen Jin had only just taken control of the Wen family; most of his work was decision‑making, and he had a full management team beneath him, but having just found his footing he couldn't avoid holding down the fort.

Therefore, he had plenty of time to accompany Jin Chen; merely having him nearby was enough to set his mind at ease.

——

That night.

Moonlight streamed past the window lattice; in the bedroom at the early hours, Jin Chen's breath lightly brushed Wen Jin's nape.

The antique clock on the bedside pointed to three a. m.; the ticking of the second hand was suddenly cut off by ragged breathing.

Wen Jin curled up under the covers, cold sweat beading his forehead, his fingers clenched the pillowcase, veins throbbing on the back of his pale hand.

In his sleep, Jin Chen frowned, his arm unconsciously tightening, pulling the person into his embrace.

His warm palm pressed against Wen Jin's cold back, fingertips lightly stroking along the spine, murmuring sleep-talk mixed with gentle pats, vaguely comforting.

Wen Jin's eyelashes trembled violently; at the instant he broke free from the nightmare, his pupils constricted sharply in the darkness.

His consciousness slowly returned, he panted rapidly, his chest heaving violently.

"Had a bad dream?" Jin Chen's thick‑nasaled question drifted between the pillows.

"……It's fine."

Moonlight traced Jin Chen's outline; Wen Jin's fingertips followed his brow ridge, swept over the nose bridge, and paused at his slightly parted lips.

He gently brushed aside the bangs on Jin Chen's forehead, pressed his lips to the brow, and placed an extremely light kiss.

Jin Chen let out a soft hum in his sleep, his arm tightening further, encircling him completely in his embrace.

Wen Jin buried his face in the crook of Jin Chen's shoulder, inhaled his scent, and his heartbeat gradually steadied.

The panic brought by the nightmare was dispelled by the body heat of the person in his arms, replaced by an intense, inseparable longing.

He undid the button of Jin Chen's sleepwear collar, lightly rubbed the side of Jin Chen's neck, and was already wide awake.

What exactly the nightmare was, Wen Jin didn't want to recall; it was nothing more than those old, stale matters.

Most likely it was because of the people around him.

Young people in the throes of love are adept at wearing their affection on their sleeves,

Wen Jin had always felt he possessed nothing, not daring to fully believe the affection he felt for Jin Chen, fearing that without the bolster of money and wealth it would vanish completely.

At first, he was grateful he had something, so he wanted to pour all his assets into Jin Chen.

But his young lover proved time and again through actions that his love was trustworthy.

Wen Jin placed his hand on Jin Chen's chest, felt the heartbeat, and gently closed his eyes.

The bedside hour hand turned.

In the early morning, as soon as Jin Chen regained consciousness, he heard the alert tone.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total 50!】

Jin Chen turned over, lifted his eyelids to look, and the wardrobe door was half shut.

He rose, still weighed down by lingering drowsiness, walked over, and his tall build wrapped around Wen Jin from behind, pulling him into his arms.

Wen Jin was somewhat surprised, turned his head to look at him, and said, "How did you wake up already?"

Jin Chen buried his face in the back of his neck to shake off the drowsiness, recalled his plan, lifted his head, and kissed his ear.

"I'm not going to the company today; stay with me."

Wen Jin set down his tie, turned to wrap his arms around Jin Chen's waist, hardly thinking, and said, "Okay."

"Then I'll send a message to Yu Lan."

Jin Chen hummed, then kissed Wen Jin's nose tip, and said, "You're not going to ask why?"

Actually, I haven't figured out an excuse yet.

"I'd love that." Wen Jin mussed Jin Chen's already messy hair, and said, "You just need not to think about running around everywhere."

Jin Chen didn't respond, held Wen Jin while he finished sending the message, then pulled him back to bed to continue sleeping.