Chapter 2464: Another Me 33

On the other side, Jin Ge was in the temporary office in Jing Shi.

Jin Ge pushed the envelope to Jin Chen's front, saying, "Here, your admission letter."

"Finance Department — this is my bottom line; don't expect you to still be able to laze around as a good-for-nothing salted fish in the future."

Jin Chen took the envelope, casually set it aside, and nodded solemnly, "Yeah, I know."

What you study doesn't matter; anyway, the company has a cheap older brother looking after it.

Seeing his perfunctory attitude, Jin Ge flared up, waving her hand, "Enough, enough, hurry up and leave. Just looking at you gives me a headache!"

Jin Chen didn't leave; instead, he leaned in closer, saying, "So miraculous that just one look gives you a headache — then why don't you look at me twice?"

Jin Ge: "……"

The veins on his forehead twitched twice with delight, and he could no longer hold back, letting out a low roar.

"Get lost!"

Having achieved his goal, Jin Chen satisfiedly picked up the admission letter and turned to leave.

Jin Chen returned to the apartment, changed his shoes and walked in, immediately seeing a bulge on the sofa.

Li Chi was completely wrapped in a thick blanket, only a few strands of soft black hair showing, like a hibernating small animal.

Jin Chen walked over softly and sat down beside the sofa.

The blanket rose and fell slightly with the breath.

He couldn't resist extending a finger, gently pinching the soft cheek flesh of Li Chi beneath the blanket.

"Mm."

The person under the blanket stirred; then Li Chi poked out his head with sleepy eyes, his vision still misty, vaguely seeing Jin Chen's face, and instinctively reached out his arms, lunging into Jin Chen's embrace.

"Brother..."

"Mm." Jin Chen caught him, stroked his soft hair, and gently rubbed it, asking, "How did you fall asleep here? The blanket's wrapped so tight, aren't you afraid of suffocating?"

Li Chi buried his face in Jin Chen's neck crook, mumbling a reply; his drowsiness hadn't fully faded, but his body had already followed its desire.

He slightly lifted his head, leaned close to Jin Chen's lips, and initiated a kiss, their words blurring in the tangled lips and teeth, the kiss somewhat forceful.

Jin Chen leaned back slightly, his fingers still on Li Chi's earlobe, rubbing it twice.

Li Chi closed his eyes, his heart swelling with scorching emotion.

There would never be anyone who treated him as well as Jin Chen did.

So good that he often lost his mind, wildly wishing they could return to the former state of shared souls, merging together, never to part.

Nobody could be separated from the other.

This lingering kiss lasted a long time, only ending reluctantly when Li Chi's breathing grew slightly hurried.

His eyes were wet, carrying the languid satisfaction of having had enough, he slid from Jin Chen's embrace, resting his chin on Jin Chen's knee and rubbing his soft cheek against it.

"Brother, you came back too late…" He lifted his wet eyes to look at Jin Chen, adding, "I'm hungry."

Jin Chen looked down at his pure-yet-seductive, deliberately provocative appearance, curled the back of his finger, and brushed Li Chi's cheek flushed with an alluring tint, his voice tinged with amusement.

"Really hungry?"

Li Chi lifted his face, meeting his gaze, "Hungry."

He said, reaching out to lift the blanket covering his legs.

——

September, the heat in Jing Shi had not yet fully dissipated, and Qingda's campus was brimming with vigorous energy.

Tall sycamore trees cast thick shade, unable to block the welcoming flags fluttering at various spots.

Jin Chen accompanied Li Chi, passing through the tree-lined path shaded by greenery, first going to the registration office of the College of Arts.

Under the red awning stood a not-so-long line.

Jin Chen stood beside Li Chi, blocking the slanting sunlight for him.

He wore a simple white shirt today, sleeves casually rolled to the elbows, revealing smooth forearms, utterly like a campus heartthrob stepped out of a manga.

Even in the bustling, youth-filled campus, he stood out remarkably.

Outside the awning, many passing freshmen and helpful upperclassmen were drawn in, whispering discussions.

It was Li Chi's turn to handle the paperwork.

The registrar was a senior upperclassman; he lifted his gaze to the aloof Li Chi before him, then to the strikingly present Jin Chen beside him.

Standing together, their auras were oddly similar.

The senior instinctively asked, "Are you two brothers coming to register together?"

Jin Chen: "?"

He raised an eyebrow, slung an arm around Li Chi's shoulder, pulling him closer, and said, "We're a couple."

The senior: "……"

His pen almost slipped from his hand; he hurriedly cleared his throat to hide the embarrassment, "Ah? Oh oh! Sorry, sorry! You two look too alike… Haha, misunderstanding, misunderstanding! Underclassman, come this way to get the form and sign!"

He fumbled, handing over the form.

Jin Chen chuckled lowly, not minding the little hiccup.

He took the form and had the stinky-faced Li Chi classmate fill in the necessary information and sign his name.

After finishing the procedures, the two left the bustling registration office and headed toward the freshman dormitory building.

The sunlight grew stronger, heating the ground to a scorching temperature.

"Hot?" Jin Chen tilted his head, using his fingertip to gently wipe the sweat from Li Chi's nose tip, then kissed his warm cheek.

Li Chi nodded, his gaze catching the small convenience store beside the dormitory, wilted from the heat, "Brother, I'm going to buy water."

"Sure," Jin Chen said, "I'll go up first to get your bed ready."

Li Chi's dorm is on the seventh floor.

It was a standard four-person room, bunk beds with desks underneath, and only one person had arrived so far.

The youth at the door‑side Bed No. 1 was sitting in a chair fiddling with his phone; hearing the door open, he lifted his head, and upon seeing Jin Chen walk in, his eyes went wide and his phone almost slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor.

"Fuck..." Xie Duoduo silently screamed in his mind.

"These looks! This physique! This demeanor! He's practically the top‑tier eye candy in his circle, a walking hormone!"

"You... hello!" Xie Duoduo jumped up, a bit flustered, took the initiative to greet, "My name is Xie Duoduo! Duoduo as in 'the more the better'!"

Jin Chen glanced over him, politely nodded, "Hello."

He walked toward Li Chi's Bed 3; although he already had a place off‑campus, according to school regulations, even with a special application, he had to stay on campus during military training.

Jin Chen was tall, his arms strong; even the motion of shaking out the duvet cover carried a clean, neat beauty.

As he bent over to tidy the corner of the bed, the fabric of his shirt subtly outlined the firm, smooth lines of his back muscles.

Xie Duoduo stood beside his own bed, his eyes glazed over.

Back muscles! Waistline!

With such a roommate, he'll definitely return to the dorm on time every day from now on!

Xie Duoduo could barely breathe; he hurried outside to get some fresh air.

Just then Li Chi came by from beside the elevator.

Xie Duoduo greeted him, "Hey, fellow student! You're also in this dorm, right? Did you come alone?"

Li Chi: "Hello, um... I came with my boyfriend."