Chapter 2490: My Wife Is a Pirate 20

The two walked side by side back home, and soon, on the way home, only the two of them remained.

Just after entering the gate, Jin Chen reversed his hand to bolt the wooden door, shutting out the outside sea wind and the faint sound of waves.

Jin Chen turned around and asked Bu Chang Ji, "Why… do you always stay with those pirates? They're not good people; I'm worried you'll get hurt."

Bu Chang Ji's heart tightened; he had long prepared his excuse, and now he walked to the window, leaning slightly against the windowsill, turning his head to look at Jin Chen.

The dim light fell on his side profile, making him look somewhat fragile and helpless.

"Because… I have a cooperation with them." Bu Chang Ji said, as if making a great decision, "I want them to help me find the treasure vault that my father hid nearby."

Jin Chen: "…Ah?"

This answer truly exceeded his expectations.

Bu Chang Ji simply brought out Fang Yun Yao's set of excuses, his tone dropping: "My father no longer wants me; he forced me into a marriage alliance, I refused, so he sent people to hunt me down, seeking to sever our ties. I… I have nowhere to go, penniless, and can only resort to this… thinking that if I find the treasure vault, perhaps there's still a way out."

He spoke with genuine sincerity.

Jin Chen: "…"

Wait a moment.

Wait, this excuse doesn't match the original plot at all.

In the original plot, it wasn't the emperor who feared Prince Jing's power that forced Fang Yun Yao into a marriage alliance and secretly plotted to eliminate him, was it?

How did it become Prince Jing himself?

【Ahhhhh, what's going on!】 Ling Gun Gun scratched his head, 【The original plot has bugged!】

Jin Chen also felt something was odd, about to ask for more details, but Bu Chang Ji grew impatient.

He feared that if Jin Chen kept pressing, his lie full of holes would be exposed.

Having just confirmed their mutual feelings, he could not bear the risk of possibly losing them.

In desperation, Bu Chang Ji steeled himself and stopped caring about many things.

He stepped forward two paces, stood before Jin Chen, placed his fingertips on Jin Chen's shoulder, closed his eyes, and rather rashly leaned in to kiss him.

Jin Chen was caught off guard, his lips meeting the soft ones squarely.

Immediately, he went along with it, reaching out to wrap his arms around Bu Chang Ji's slim waist, pulling him closer.

Bu Chang Ji had never experienced such intimate contact before.

Among the pirates, it had always been fighting and killing, brotherly camaraderie—never such a romantic affair.

He only knew how to awkwardly press his lips to Jin Chen's, giving a dry, clumsy kiss for a moment, feeling his heart race as if it would burst from his throat, and instinctively wanted to pull away.

But Jin Chen wouldn't let him go easily, tightening his arms around the person trying to escape, lowering his head to follow the retreating lips and kissing him again.

Being kissed made Bu Chang Ji's scalp tingle with numbness; an unfamiliar, intense tingling surged up from his tailbone, sweeping through his whole body.

That feeling… was actually a hundred times stronger than the triumph and exhilaration he felt after successfully hunting a giant sea shark or utterly annihilating a stubborn merchant ship.

Most likely, the pirates' innate refusal to lose was stirred; after his initial stunned pause, Bu Chang Ji felt a competitive spirit rise, responding haphazardly, even biting Jin Chen's lower lip out of spite.

Jin Chen's eyes smiled deeper; he deliberately hissed in feigned pain.

Bu Chang Ji indeed grew nervous, daring not to press further, his eyes showing a hint of fluster, worried he might really have hurt him.

In that instant of relaxation, Jin Chen seized the opportunity and retook the lead.

He wrapped his arms around Bu Chang Ji's waist, gently pressing him against the cool windowsill, deepening the kiss, entwining and drawing in his breath, his palm soothingly stroking his back.

The kiss lasted a long time—so long that Bu Chang Ji felt the air in his lungs almost sucked dry, his head dizzy as if he'd drunk the strongest liquor, his body went limp, and he could only lean on Jin Chen's arm for support.

After much effort waiting for Jin Chen to pull back slightly, Bu Chang Ji's breath was unsteady, a lovely blush rose at the corners of his eyes, and he unconsciously opened his mouth a little, panting.

He looked at Jin Chen's smiling eyes, suddenly felt a bit annoyed, tilted his head up and gave Jin Chen's chin a not-light-not-heavy bite, as if complaining.

"How… do you kiss so fiercely…?"

Jin Chen gently rubbed his fingertip over his slightly swollen lips, his voice low and teasing, "Mm, my fault. So from now on… I'll be careful, lighter?"

Bu Chang Ji pressed his numb lips together, turned his face away, and spoke in a small voice, quite magnanimous.

"Well… then there's no need…"

【Villain Heartthrob Value +7, total 46!】

Seeing that Jin Chen no longer pursued the matter of pirates and the treasure vault, Bu Chang Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, privately glad that this tactic seemed to work, yet overlooked the scrutiny in Jin Chen's eyes.

Indeed, it's quite suspicious.

Jin Chen withdrew his gaze, planning to find a time to go to the East Tower where the pirates were hiding to take a look.

If the script went wrong, would his wife still be the little Heir Apparent who had been bullied by the pirates?

As he thought that, he saw Bu Chang Ji blankly staring at the little fish jerky drying outside, suddenly had an idea, and ran to the cabinet to pull out the colorful seashell bracelet he had hidden.

Bu Chang Ji grabbed Jin Chen's finger, full of anticipation, forgetting what he had just been worried about.

"You said you'd put this on me."

They've already kissed; nobody can back out now.

Jin Chen pressed his doubts deep down, smiling as he took Bu Chang Ji's hand, squeezing it a few times, then rubbing his knuckles.

"Wearing this, what should I call you?"

Bu Chang Ji's face flushed; refusing to yield, he lifted his chin and said, "You have to call me husband."

Jin Chen went along with it: "All right, husband."

Bu Chang Ji: "…"

Bu Chang Ji's palms sweated, his heart thumping wildly.

"Ah, so annoying—why is it Jin Chen who gets to call me husband? I feel like I'm the one getting the short end of the stick!"

He shoved his hand over awkwardly, mumbling, "Hurry up and put it on, quick."

Since it was hand‑woven by Jin Chen, it fit Bu Chang Ji's wrist perfectly when worn, and the many colors looked nice.

Bu Chang Ji liked it in his heart, lowering his hand to tuck it into his sleeve.

Suddenly, Jin Chen said.

「Tomorrow we happen to need to go to town; since you're on good terms with the pirates, why not pick two to come with us? 」

Bu Changji froze, 「Ah......? 」

Jin Chen added, 「In my opinion, that pirate leader is not bad. 」

Bu Changji: 「...... 」

It's over!