Chapter 2217: Love Caught in the Cycle of Fate 16

Xie Guan initially didn't react, being kissed left him a bit dazed and also a bit obedient.

But as the delicate touch came bit by bit, gradually from the side of his face to the more sensitive corner of his lips, Xie Guan couldn't help feeling numb all over; the warm, hot kiss made him somewhat restless.

When the kiss reached the corner of his lips, Jin Chen stopped.

Xie Guan's breath caught, and he felt an inexplicable emptiness.

His fingers, resting on Jin Chen's shoulder, tightened, feeling the breath so close.

During the three seconds of mutual pause, Jin Chen did nothing, just gazed at him, his peach-blossom eyes full of laughter, and… the emotion Xie Guan couldn't escape.

Perhaps realizing he was at a disadvantage, he felt utterly at the mercy of others.

Xie Guan couldn't see his own neck and ears turning red; he expressionlessly pulled Jin Chen down and planted a fierce kiss.

Rather than saying it was a kiss, it was more like revenge.

He fiercely bit Jin Chen's lower lip, heard a hiss, then paused, and instinctively licked it.

Jin Chen let out a laugh from his throat.

Realizing what he was doing, Xie Guan gritted his teeth and released Jin Chen, but Jin Chen, taking advantage, wrapped his arms around his shoulders and pressed him into the sofa.

Xie Guan lowered his head, and a head leaned against his chest.

Jin Chen buried his face in the crook of his neck and let out several muffled laughs.

"Idiot."

Xie Guan's face flushed; he tilted his head to push him away.

He couldn't budge him at all.

"You kissed me." Jin Chen, done laughing, lifted his head accusatorily to look at him, the mirth still in his eyes, his slender fingers poking Xie Guan's face.

"It was still the lips."

"I'm not pure anymore; you have to take responsibility for me."

Xie Guan: "……"

Xie Guan closed his eyes, then opened them, still unable to suppress himself; angry, he bit Jin Chen's shoulder hard.

"Ow."

Jin Chen finally let him go, laughing as he lay down on the other side, "You're really fierce, Xiao Guan."

"You had it coming."

Xie Guan was still restless; he casually picked up the water on the table and gulped it down, hearing the wooden door of the side bedroom groan under strain.

Zhou Jin was tightly bound with clear tape, so he wasn't worried about him escaping.

"So noisy." Jin Chen, limp as a noodle, lazily leaned against Xie Guan and said, "You say, if tomorrow is still Monday, how about we play something big?"

We can't just keep dragging this out.

Xie Guan glanced sideways, "For example."

"Tie up all the residents of this building and interrogate them one by one."

Xie Guan fell silent for a moment, turned his gaze back, "I won't go break people out of prison; you handle it."

"Oh, what a pity." Jin Chen then temporarily abandoned the idea.

【Gee, don't be so affected; it's not yet a desperate situation.】 Ling Gun Gun tried to advise, calm and composed.

Really finding it a test of patience to chat calmly with Jin Chen, Xie Guan got up, went around to the balcony, opened the window, and looked out at the misty gray gloom.

Night fell quickly.

This time, the four of them guarded the side bedroom where Zhou Jin was held; they checked that the cable outside the balcony window wouldn't lead to the third floor, and then made no further arrangements.

The four gathered in the living room.

They watched the surveillance footage from 202 and 204, and also looked at the photos on Chen Xiao Fei's camera memory card.

"Surveillance…… footage?"

The honest Xu Yi was shocked, watching Jin Chen open the laptop, "When did you install the surveillance?"

"During the day."

Jin Chen skimmed through the footage at fast speed; aside from Zhao Chun Mei going to 202 to ask Aunt Li for bleach, and Aunt Li saying she had none, nothing else happened.

The thugs in 204 were badly frightened by Jin Chen; if there had been a signal, they would have likely called the police, but they didn't dare to file a complaint.

Perhaps they were really afraid Zhou Jin would just be torn to pieces.

The surveillance timeline returned to night.

202

Uncle Wang came back from outside again, and coincidentally Aunt Li seemed to be coming out from the bedroom after finishing a landline call.

"Old Chen said again not to bother with those things."

"Eh, probably wouldn't come in handy, but that's fine."

Aunt Li took over, taking off his coat and casually hanging it up, then pulling out his pipe.

With the creaky rotation of the ceiling fan, Uncle Wang sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette.

He narrowed his eyes, "Today that guy called Jin Chen is really Xiao Xie's… boyfriend?"

For Uncle Wang, that word was still a bit hard to say.

And he had been forced to listen to Jin Chen ramble on about love stories all day.

Now recalling it, his face feels numb, let alone back then when he didn't even have the chance to observe carefully.

"Right, right…" Aunt Li flipped open the thick-bound calendar hanging on the wall, squinting to examine it closely, "Don't worry about this; Xiao Xie himself doesn't know those things."

"As long as Old Chen is watching, just don't let them go up to the eighth floor."

Aunt Li drew a circle on a page of the calendar with a ballpoint pen, "I'm going to sleep; I'm tired from a busy day."

"Hey, okay."

Uncle Wang stubbed out the cigarette, turned his head, and dialed Uncle Chen on the landline.

Outside the display.

Xie Guan received three doubtful looks.

Xie Guan: "I don't know."

What surprised Xie Guan was that Uncle Wang and Aunt Li seemed to understand him even better than appearances suggested, and even seemed to know some secret about him.

This made Xie Guan have to think of the landlord behind the scenes.

But Jin Chen said at this moment: "Not just them."

Jin Chen closed the window, had Ling Gun Gun continue watching the monitor, and said: "The long-time residents of this building all understand… or rather, they care about your life."

Shao Huai also felt the same, nodded along, then seeing Xie Guan somewhat bewildered, he couldn't help sighing, "It's only thanks to you; if anyone else with a keen sense of social relations were in your place, they'd probably have been dealt with by them already."

Xie Guan is indeed slow in social relations.

Xu Yi comforted him: "It's fine; now we're together looking for the truth, worst case we'll go check the 8th floor tomorrow."

Xie Guan hummed, pinching his brow.

"I've been to the 8th floor, found nothing."

Thinking about it now, it's possible that the residents here found out in advance and had already cleaned up.

"Tsk, this kid Chen Xiao Fei is still quite alert."

Jin Chen pulled out a memory card with no photos on it, saying: "No photos, tomorrow we'll go to his place and take a look."

"What are we doing tonight then?" Shao Huai asked.

"Sleep." Jin Chen said.

This was their first natural sleep.

Because the side room was occupied by Zhou Jin, Shao Huai hesitated between sleeping on the Sofa and sharing a night with Jin Chen.

In the end, Jin Chen threw him, blanket and all, onto the Sofa, giving up the hesitation.

Before sleeping, Shao Huai sat cross-legged on the Sofa, palms together in prayer.

"No matter what day tomorrow is, please don't let it be Monday!"

The night was hazy.

The next day.

Jin Chen walked out of the bedroom, first opening the side room's door.

Zhou Jin, tightly bound, slept loudly on the bed in an extremely Distorted posture.

【Oh! The time has been postponed! Good omen!】

Ling Gun Gun cheered.

Jin Chen woke Shao Huai, who was slumped on the Sofa.

Shao Huai opened half an eye, then closed it again, "Chenzi, tell me first if it's good news or bad news."

"Good news."

Jin Chen said, "Today is Tuesday, the postponed Tuesday."

Shao Huai jumped up from his sickbed, "Really!"

He also ran to the side room to look at Zhou Jin like someone watching a monkey, and let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Shao Huai thought of yesterday's events, his expression complicated as he turned his head.

"Chenzi, then I ask you."

Jin Chen looked up.

"What should we do about those several chaotic personae of yours from yesterday?"

Shao Huai hissed, "I think no one can possibly be… a gang leader, a cat protection association member, Xie Guan's boyfriend, and…"

Shao Huai glanced inside the room, "Kidnapper."

Jin Chen: "……"

Oh my.

"Possible." Jin Chen said firmly.

Not panicked.

Nothing is impossible for a big shot.

Carrying a somewhat heavy heart, Jin Chen rushed to 301.

Shao Huai, not wanting to be the third wheel anymore, held yogurt and bit into bread, running to the 7th floor to find Xu Yi.

Good news naturally ought to be shared.