Chapter 2468: Another Me 37

Jin Ge walked steadily down the corridor lined with thick carpet.

The hotel general manager and several senior executives followed closely behind, holding their breath and reporting recent operational data.

Jin Ge occasionally nodded, or raised questions that hit the vital point.

The group was passing through the VIP private room area.

Jin Ge habitually glanced at the tightly closed private room doors on both sides, assessing the environment and service details.

Suddenly, his steps halted.

The door of the VIP private room ahead was ajar, not shut tightly.

Through the crack, Jin Ge saw a man in the hotel server uniform with his back to the door, standing by the candle‑flickering table.

And the figure seated at the table…

Jin Ge's brows furrowed instantly.

Lai Chi, what are you doing here?

The tall, thin server's posture was somewhat aggressive, clearly not providing normal service.

"What's going on?" Jin Ge turned to the general manager beside him.

The general manager's heart tightened, he followed Jin Ge's gaze, and his face changed as well.

He quickly stepped forward, shoved open the ajar door, and shouted sternly: "Number 19, what are you doing! Who let you barge into the VIP private room and disturb the guests?"

Inside the private room, the tall, thin server who had been speaking sarcastically to Lai Chi shuddered all over and turned around.

When he saw the general manager and senior executives surrounding Jin Ge at the doorway, he was even more shocked.

He had read the hotel training manual; this person… is the big boss!

"President Jin, I…" the tall, thin server stammered, flustered, trying to explain: "I didn't know he was a guest… I thought he…"

Jin Ge didn't listen to his excuses at all.

He looked at the standing Lai Chi, saw he was unharmed, and Jin Ge's tense expression eased a little.

If anything happened, that bastard Jin Chen could wreck the whole hotel.

He stepped into the private room, his tone noticeably softer than when he'd spoken to the executives, and said, "What's going on."

Lai Chi saw Jin Ge and was obviously somewhat surprised.

The coldness on his face quickly faded, showing politeness and obedience toward his older brother: "Older Brother Jin."

"It's nothing, he's my former high‑school classmate."

Jin Ge is no ordinary person; he long ago fully understood what Lai Chi had suffered in the Lai family.

Jin Ge's gaze instantly turned cold as he looked again at the tall, thin server: "What do you have against my Jin family?"

The tall, thin server was struck as if by lightning.

He had thought Lai Chi was at most involved with a boss who had a little money, never imagining he was actually someone protected by the Jin family!

He stammered his plea: "No… President Jin! I don't know! I really didn't know he was… it's all a misunderstanding!"

"A misunderstanding?"

Seeing Jin Ge's stern face, the general manager knew this fool had completely touched his reverse scale, and no longer daring to let him keep talking, he immediately shouted to cut him off.

"You barged into the VIP private room, harassed and slandered the guest, and still dare to claim it's a misunderstanding? You're fired! Clear out your stuff and get lost!"

He gave a glance toward the door; two security guards rushed in, one on each side, seized the terrified tall, thin server, and dragged him out without mercy.

After dealing with the eyesore, Jin Ge turned to Lai Chi and asked, "Jin Chen? Where did that kid run off to? Why isn't he with you?"

Lai Chi felt his ears warm at the question, recalling why Jin Chen had left, and answered a little embarrassedly in a low voice.

"My brother went… to create some romance."

Jin Ge raised an eyebrow, his face showing a puzzled "What the heck?" expression.

After waking from a six‑month coma, Jin Chen's behavior has become increasingly puzzling.

Speak of the devil.

Jin Chen's figure appeared at the private room door.

He held a red rose still dotted with dew, and led a violinist holding a violin.

【Villain Blackening Value detected –3, total now 2!】

Jin Chen saw his cheap older brother and a crowd standing in the private room, also froze for a moment, "Bro? Why are you here?"

Jin Ge snorted irritably: "I'm protecting your boyfriend!"

"What's the point of all this romantic fluff when you can't even see a person when it matters?"

Jin Chen: "?"

Just as he entered, he got a head‑to‑toe dressing‑down from his older brother, leaving him a bit dazed.

"What are you scolding me for!"

Lai Chi, seeing Jin Chen being scolded, immediately felt protective of her husband.

He quickly walked to Jin Chen's side, gently tugged his sleeve, then earnestly explained to Jin Ge: "Older Brother Jin, I asked my brother to prepare this. It's not his fault."

That protective stance—this couple, one dazed, one guarding—made Jin Ge's teeth ache.

Jin Ge couldn't be bothered to watch the lovebirds' clinginess any longer, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, alright, enjoy your meal. If you have time another day, come stay at home for a few days."

After saying that, he and the group of executives left the private room.

The private room door closed.

Jin Chen handed the bouquet of fervent roses in his arms to Lai Chi.

Lai Chi took it, lowered her head to inhale the rich fragrance, then rose on tiptoe and kissed Jin Chen's cheek.

"Don't be upset, brother—I really like it."

He meant the flowers, and also Jin Chen's feelings.

Jin Chen went with the flow, pulling the person into his embrace, his chin rubbing against Lai Chi's soft hair, and said in a low voice, "I'm not angry."

Just now, someone bullied you?

Lai Chi shook his head in his embrace, cheek against his chest, "No, just a few harsh words; I don't care anymore."

He lifted his head, clear eyes gazing at Jin Chen, reflecting the flickering candlelight and also Jin Chen's reflection.

He curled the corner of his lip into a sly arc, like a little hook that could steal hearts, "What I care about is our date right now, brother."

Jin Chen felt his heart heat up under his gaze and words.

He tightened his arm around Lai Chi's waist, pressing Lai Chi onto the table spread with a white tablecloth.

The rose bouquet in Lai Chi's arms slipped, scattering onto the nearby white porcelain plate, red colliding with pure white, like an ambiguous, intimate appetizer.

Lai Chi was half-pressed onto the table, yet lifted his leg, knee lightly brushing Jin Chen's leg, the corners of his eyes suffusing with a moist red in the dim candlelight.

"Brother..."

During military training, he was always tired, and Jin Chen never dared to kiss him hard, let alone get intimate.

Lai Chi cupped Jin Chen's face, kissed his lip corner, and kissed his ear.

Jin Chen reached out, gripping Lai Chi's neck with a controlling meaning, "Eat first, Guabao."

The private room door was lightly knocked.

After receiving permission, the violinist who had been waiting walked in, stood in the corner, and slightly bowed to the two guests.

Jin Chen pulled Lai Chi to sit down in the candlelight.

Exquisite dishes were served one after another.

Lai Chi looked at his lover across the table, who looked especially handsome in the candlelight, listening to the lingering violin melody, the scent of roses at the tip of his nose.

He felt happy in his heart, and after dinner ended, Jin Chen put down his napkin and rose, only then did Lai Chi slowly feel dizzy.

He instinctively followed Jin Chen's movements, feeling his eyelids heavy, his body light, just wanting to be close to the person who could make him feel at ease.

"Brother, we should go home to rest."

Jin Chen took a few steps back to the table, bent over, and scooped Lai Chi into his arms.

Lai Chi yielded, sinking in, rubbing.

Jin Chen lowered his gaze at the defenseless reliance of the person in his arms, his fingertips lightly brushing over Lai Chi's reddened eye corners.

But suddenly he recalled the night at the inn filled with drunkenness.

Lai Chi had gotten drunk, sitting in front of the mirror, obedient.

Jin Chen lowered his head, pressing against Lai Chi's hot ear, turning into a more ambiguous murmur, saying a few words.

"Mm..."

Even Lai Chi, whose thoughts were a bit slow, turned red at the ears, helplessly turning his head, letting out a short, moist breath.

But this shyness only lasted a moment.

Thinking that it's what Brother likes...

Lai Chi's eyelashes trembled, he wrapped his arms around Jin Chen's neck, obediently responding to Jin Chen's somewhat nasty words.

"At home... there isn't such a big mirror..."

"Hmm, what should we do then?" Jin Chen asked.

Lai Chi lightly touched Jin Chen's lip corner, "We... should we go to a hotel?"