Chapter 24: Saving the Reclusive Boy 24

Ji Yan's last 5 points of Blackening Value had not dropped for several days afterward, and Jin Chen knew it was because of Ji Yu and Song Qian.

And he finally understood Jin Tianhua's intention in taking Ji Yu away.

Sending him to seduce me is a honey trap and also a poisonous dagger.

He deliberately chose the company's time, using Ji Yan's identity to lure me to a hotel, then have Ji Yu come seduce me?

Jin Chen looked at the message on his phone and snorted.

Such a lowly trick, I'm surprised Jin Tianhua could think of it.

He pondered for a moment, then called Ji Yan.

After a few seconds of connection, a soft, sweet voice came through.

"... A-Chen?"

The teenager was obviously still lounging in bed, his voice thick with sleep.

"Yanbao, today Song Qian will probably show you some photos; don't believe any of it, it's all their scheme—I'll come back after I handle things, got it?"

Ji Yan rubbed against Jin Chen's pillow; hearing this, he became a bit more alert and asked, "What do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything; just rest at home and draw, wait for me to come back."

"... Alright, I'll wait for you to come back." Ji Yan paused, then narrowed his eyes, "Bring pudding!"

Jin Chen chuckled, "Alright, I'll bring you pudding."

After hanging up, Jin Chen wasn't in a hurry; he leisurely finished processing the documents that required his signature and approval today, then drove to the hotel mentioned in the message.

At the same time, he had 0731 send an anonymous message to Chen Jiang, telling him to rush to the hotel in half an hour.

Ji Yu wore a barely covering bathrobe; over the past few days he had deliberately had all his scars surgically removed, and they had largely recovered.

To ensure the plan's success, he not only put the drug in the tea he would later give Jin Chen to drink, but also added it to the room's incense; even if Jin Chen refused the tea, the incense would still arouse his desire.

He himself wouldn't be so fearful and nervous as to be unable to let go.

As the doorbell rang, Ji Yu clenched his fist, suppressed his inexplicable fear, got up, and opened the door.

"Chen-ge..."

Jin Chen feigned anger, "Where's Ji Yan? Why are you here?"

Hearing his cold, deep tone, Ji Yu bit his lip, put on a full show of fragility, even imitating Ji Yan's expression.

"It's about Ji Yan; I have something to tell you—please come in first, okay?"

Jin Chen seemed to think for a moment, then still entered the room.

The moment he stepped into the room, he saw the two hidden cameras at the head of the bed and beside the desk.

What a pathetic disguise, he thought.

Looking at Jin Chen's tall, slender back, Ji Yu suddenly felt endless envy toward Ji Yan, as well as regret for himself.

If he had chosen Jin Chen instead of Chen Jiang back then, that would have been great.

"Chen-ge, sit here."

Ji Yu curled a smile, and after Jin Chen sat down, he poured a cup of water and handed it to him.

Jin Chen looked at the clear, transparent water, felt no inner disturbance, didn't drink it, and instead looked at Ji Yu again.

"What exactly do you want to say?"

Seeing Ji Chen not drink, Ji Yu didn't insist, got up under the pretense of fetching something, lifted the lid of the incense to let the scent disperse faster, and when he returned to the table, he saw Jin Chen had already drunk the water.

He lifted his eyes with delight, "Chen-ge, Ji Yan isn't as good as you imagine; you don't know, the person who saved Chen Jiang back then wasn't me at all—it was Ji Yan."

"Oh?"

Jin Chen heard footsteps outside the room, curled his lip, "Does Chen Jiang know about this?"

"Back then, Ji Yan didn't want Chen Jiang to cling to him out of gratitude for saving his life, so after Chen Jiang woke up, he deliberately said it was me who saved him, so Chen Jiang doesn't know."

"Just because of so-called life-saving gratitude, Chen Jiang still won't let me go..."

Ji Yu, while making excuses, waited for the drug to take effect; to hide his nervousness, he also drank his own cup of pure water.

Seeing Ji Yu's face flush, Jin Chen looked away in disgust, his tone still icy.

"Fine, I understand."

【0731, block the cameras.】

【Understood.】

Ji Yu felt the surging lust within him, and looked dubiously at the incense.

How potent can the effect of just a few drops of the drug be?

But why is Jin Chen……?

As if realizing something, Ji Yu suddenly glanced at Jin Chen and his own cup, his eyes shifting.

"You……"

"From now on, let Chen Jiang settle things with you."

Jin Chen stood up, as he passed the entryway he picked up the incense liquid, then opened the door, glanced at the furious Chen Jiang, and gloated.

"You're really miserable."

Chen Jiang completely ignored Jin Chen, charging straight toward the room.

Jin Chen didn't leave the hotel directly; instead, he rented a room to wash off the scent clinging to him, then bought pudding and drove home.

【Host, you could have simply sent Chen Jiang to the hotel; why did you make the trip yourself?】

0731 was a bit puzzled.

【If we don't lure Jin Tianhua and Song Qian over, how can we catch them all in one net?】

Jin Chen laughed and made a call.

"Hello, I want to report that there is prostitution in rooms 23 and 24 on the 8th floor of Mengye Hotel."

0731 Suddenly realized.

Originally, the Host placed the aromatherapy from room 23 into the room 24 that had just been used for a bath, and swapped the door numbers of the two rooms, all so that Jin Tianhua and Song Qian would also be affected.

Jin Tianhua is still not divorced, and an additional charge of adultery within marriage is being added.

After returning home, Ji Yan immediately came out of the studio and asked Jin Chen for a kiss.

Looking at the youth's clear, bright eyes, Jin Chen leaned in again for a deep kiss before releasing the somewhat breathless Ji Yan.

"Did Song Qian send you photos?"

Ji Yan nodded and handed him the phone to look at.

Perhaps after processing, the photos indeed looked somewhat ambiguous; Jin Chen no longer wanted to look at that eye‑hurting picture, and instead asked Ji Yan.

"Are you sad?"

Ji Yan laughed and shook his head, tightening his hold on Jin Chen's neck, "Trust Achen."

"Yanbao is really well‑behaved."

Jin Chen handed him the pudding, "Come on, let's go paint."

——

When the police arrived, Ji Yu was almost beaten to death by the completely insane Chen Jiang, his body covered in welts from the belt, but under the drug's influence he showed no sign of being forced.

Meanwhile, Jin Tianhua and Song Qian in the next room were even more enjoying themselves.

Finally, the few people who had sobered up, seeing the aromatherapy liquid and medicine, could not refute it, after all this was indeed prepared by Jin Tianhua and Song Qian.

Chen Jiang, claiming he had been framed, took Ji Yu away from the police station.

Meanwhile, Jin Tianhua and Song Qian purchased illegal drugs and organized others for prostitution, and were detained at the police station.

Jin Chen took this opportunity to bring Madam Jin back to the country and start a divorce lawsuit.

Jin Tianhua committed adultery within marriage, had repeatedly tried to kill his own biological son, and Madam Jin even found evidence that Jin Tianhua had killed his lover and illegitimate child; in the end, after being punished for multiple crimes, he was successfully stripped of all assets and sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

After Song Qian's detention, the Ji family was completely acquired by the Jin clan conglomerate, leaving her with no backing whatsoever.

Accustomed to high spending, she sold all her expensive jewelry and handbags, spending her days in a daze.

Ji Yu, brought home by Chen Jiang, completely lost his freedom and also caused Chen Jiang to lose the last trace of affection; covered in wounds from the torture, he became the ending that the original story had for Ji Yan.

But he was not as brave as Ji Yan; he dared not die, merely clinging to a miserable existence, which was even more painful than death.