Chapter 2332: S-Rank Guide Forced Love 17

The stroking force from behind felt strange, as if it could follow the tense muscles and press straight into the bone crevices.

The faint electric shock lingering from the collar hadn't fully faded, mixed with this irresistible soothing, giving Youzan the illusion of being forcibly stroked.

... Jin Chen was... coaxing me.

The thought had just flashed, making Youzan feel even more uncomfortable all over than the previous current.

To hide this sudden embarrassment, Youzan abruptly turned over and grabbed Jin Chen's shirt collar.

Youzan glared fiercely at Jin Chen, as if trying to stare a hole into that overly handsome face, his voice somewhat hoarse.

"Who was that sentinel just now? Is he also one of your sentinels?!"

He asked it out.

Like pulling out a bloody thorn stuck in the throat, he yanked it out forcefully.

Jin Chen was pulled slightly forward by him, and the distance between them instantly became close enough to hear each other's breathing.

His free hand rose and lightly pinched the flesh of Youzan's tensed cheek.

Youzan dodged, refusing the cheek pinch, continuing to glare, still fierce.

"Tsk." Jin Chen made an ambiguous soft hum.

Immediately, he irresistibly pried open Youzan's tightly pressed lower lip.

"Mm..."

Youzan was caught off guard, his mouth forced open, saliva uncontrollably secreting.

The physiological stimulation made his eye sockets instantly feel hot, yet he still glared deathly at Jin Chen, eyes fierce, but he didn't bite down.

Jin Chen's fingertip pad lingered briefly in his wet, hot mouth, his gaze dark as he looked at the moisture-filled eyes.

"Xikes is my subordinate, nothing more."

"I will go to great lengths to soothe anyone."

He stared straight into Youzan's pupils, "My sentinel is only you."

At the moment those three words landed, Youzan startled, and the force gripping the collar unconsciously loosened a bit.

Jin Chen is an S-Rank Guide—how could he possibly have only one sentinel…

This realization hit with near-dizzying force, brutally occupying all of Youzan's chaotic thoughts.

Possessiveness received the most direct and powerful response, like a beast that's been petted, instantly lowering its guard, leaving only a dazed awareness of how to react.

He instinctively bit down.

The force was light, carrying residual fierceness, he asked indistinctly:

"... Really?"

Jin Chen looked at him, fingers between his teeth, eyes wet and slightly fierce in questioning, his voice lowered, indulgent.

"Yes, and still not happy?"

Youzan: "..."

All the thorns softened.

But that feeling of exclusivity… before a Guide, a Sentinel's instinct is to engrave conflict into bone and blood.

He merely tolerated the existence of this possessiveness, even… secretly feeling some joy.

He released his teeth, also fully loosened his grip on Jin Chen's collar, and turned his gaze away.

That awkward resistance completely dissipated.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +4, total 33!】

Jin Chen pulled Youzan into his embrace, lightly pressing their foreheads together.

Within the mental landscape, that cold, dark mental domain faintly revealed a few wisps of weak light.

Jin Chen's mental threads, upon that frozen ground, redrew a grand and sturdy outline—the vast territory belonging to the strongest Sentinel before Youzan's mental landscape was infected and consumed.

This reconstruction didn't take long; they grew increasingly in sync.

Jin Chen's mental threads slowly withdrew.

He closed his eyes; his lashes trembled from the lingering comfort, the usual ferocity and vigilance on his face vanished, leaving only a near-fragile relaxation.

His damp short hair had a few strands sticking up oddly, yet strangely made him appear especially… docile at this moment.

Jin Chen lowered his gaze to Youzan in his arms, and with the back of his hand, ever so gently brushed his cheek.

The sensation of being brushed made Youzan open his eyes; his eyes still held a misty haze from the mental relief, making him appear very obedient, even if his hair was a mess, he was still obedient.

Jin Chen lowered his head, leaning in to kiss.

Delving into the warm mouth, he explored and entwined finely and densely.

All of Youzan's senses were submerged by the surge coming from between lips and tongue.

Jin Chen's breath domineeringly occupied all the space; he subconsciously wanted to retreat, but his body could only tilt slightly, curl up, and press even closer to Jin Chen's chest like seeking shelter.

Being kissed, his ears heated, his arms unconsciously rose, resting on Jin Chen's broad shoulders, gripping tightly, neither light nor heavy.

Youzan accepted a lot, a lot of Guide essence from Jin Chen.

This was also rare in his prior rehabilitation soothing; it meant he wouldn't easily fall into frenzy for a long time ahead, but his reliance on the Guide would grow heavier, Youzan knew.

But being kissed till his body went limp, Youzan truly couldn't muster any thought to resist.

The deep mental soothing of an S-Rank Guide is something no Sentinel can refuse.

——

The next day, Jin Chen brought Youzan to test compatibility.

The light in the private quiet room was a soft milky white, blocking all external interference.

Youzan knew this; all high-ranking Sentinels undergo a collective test before becoming special forces members.

Back when he was with that idiot Ye Jun, it was because of that damned over-30% match rate that he was forcibly bound, becoming a nominal partner for a while,

You Zan felt nauseous just thinking about it, he frowned slightly, turned and looked at Jin Chen.

Jin Chen sat beside him, intently watching the jumping data stream on the light screen.

You Zan boredly leaned against the chair back, his gaze vacant, the testing process was long and dull, his mind was in a mess again—at times it was Ye Jun's hypocritical face, at times it was Lu Wen's frightened gaze; he was thinking only about how to take revenge, and more…… it was Jin Chen's eyes.

The test finally ended.

The equipment was withdrawn, You Zan felt a bit mentally fatigued; Jin Chen walked over, lightly pressed his fingertip on the back of You Zan's neck, a gentle mental power flowed in, instantly dispelling that discomfort.

"The results need time to be analyzed."

Jin Chen asked softly: "Today I'm giving you a day off—no rehab, no training."

You Zan froze for a moment.

That word was too unfamiliar to him.

In the lower levels, waiting to die, there were no days off; even earlier, during breaks between high-level missions, there was only snatched sleep, fighting for every second.

"Oh." You Zan replied dryly, stood up from the chair, actually feeling a bit at a loss.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window was the cold metal structure of the high tower, nothing else.

"What do you usually do to rest?" Jin Chen asked casually, looking at his slightly bewildered appearance.

You Zan didn't even think: "Sleep."

That was the only thing he could think of in the past, the most thorough way to rest.

After returning from a high-intensity mission, he would flop into a crude bunk, sleep until dark, using deep dormancy to counter the double drain on mind and body.

But now…… Jin Chen has raised him to be too "healthy".

He sleeps and wakes at fixed times each day, his sleep quality is astonishingly good; now in broad daylight he basically has no urge to sleep.

Ling Gun Gun quietly suggested, 【Let's go out and play!】

Jin Chen raised his brows helplessly, glanced outside the window, pinched You Zan's fingertip, and said, "Want to go into the city for a stroll?"

You Zan's eyes lit up for a moment, then he quickly covered it up, pursing his lips as if it didn't matter.

"……Whatever."

That deep-seated curiosity about the outside world, long dormant, flared up like a spark blown by the wind.