Chapter 25: Saving the Gentle Senior 01

After Jin Chen settled everything, on the night before the art exhibition, he told Ji Yan the current status of Song Qian and Ji Yu.

After listening to every word, Ji Yan sat on the bed, stunned for a long time; in the end, thousands of words turned into a kiss imprinted on Jin Chen's lips.

He did not think Jin Chen's actions were that cruel; all of this was the self-inflicted fault of Ji Yu and Song Qian.

If Jin Chen had not appeared, he would also have found a way to kill the two people who had tormented him for years, then, carrying his longing for Mother, he would perish together with Ji Weixue.

Tonight, Ji Yan was especially proactive.

The moonlight hung high, and the sticky, cloying atmosphere inside the room lingered.

0731 watched the Blackening Value finally drop to zero, behaved sensibly without disturbing, and, satisfied, slipped into the little black house to sleep.

——

Ji Yan's art exhibition went smoothly; many people were drawn by the reputation of the competition's first place, and after viewing, they highly praised Ji Yan's skill and aesthetic.

And the most eye-catching among them was a painting titled "Thousand Paper Cranes".

On the table, beside a pink paper crane, two blue paper cranes leaned against each other; behind them was an ink-black abyss so intense it could not be dispelled, while before them shone starlight representing hope.

Beside the table, two hands clasped fingers; even without any explanation, visitors could feel that these hands must belong to a particularly loving couple.

Because the emotion in the painting is simply too intense.

When Jin Chen first saw this painting, he was moved by the affection poured into it, which came from Ji Yan.

He chose to propose to Ji Yan on the day the art exhibition ended.

That day the sun was big, but not sweltering.

Jin Chen wore a pure white suit, knelt on one knee, and the diamond ring on his hand sparkled.

Sunlight shone on him, dazzling yet warm.

All the darkness in Ji Yan's heart was dispelled, leaving only love slowly surging.

He had always imagined an angel who could save him, but in fact, that angel had long been by his side.

"I am willing."

Ji Yan heard himself say.

——

Ji Yan finally understood why Jin Chen cared so much about their trip together.

On the afternoon of the sixth day he failed to get out of bed, the good-natured Ji Yan finally kicked Jin Chen off the bed.

Who hears of a good person traveling and spending six days cooped up in a hotel!

The sights were right outside the hotel, yet he couldn't get up—really annoying!

Jin Chen climbed onto the bed again, "sweetheart... wife, I was wrong."

He embraced both person and blanket, whispering, "I promise, tonight I'll take you to soak in hot springs!"

Ji Yan grunted, "You said the same thing last night!"

Jin Chen chuckled twice, pulled the person out of the blanket, held him close, and said, "Tonight it's real—I've already booked a private hot spring."

Ji Yan hummed twice, nestled in his embrace, closed his eyes to rest, and placed Jin Chen's hand on his waist.

"Uncomfortable."

Midnight.

They indeed left the room.

Ji Yan indeed soaked in the hot springs.

It was just that the soaking was somewhat intense.

——

【Congratulations, Host, mission completed, earned 500 points, total now 900!】

Jin Chen accompanied Ji Yan to the end of his life, then left the small world and returned to System Space to rest.

He returned to his original appearance.

It resembled the small world by eighty percent, yet appeared more handsome and noble; his pupils were deep blue, like the deep sea, fascinating yet frightening.

He sat on the sofa, silent for a long time.

0731 flew to his side, hesitated repeatedly, then asked, "Host, according to regulations, you must undergo memory erasure, otherwise it will affect the progress of the next world."

Jin Chen rubbed his brow, his voice extremely cold.

"The Rescue Department's regulations?"

0731 nodded; in the space it could manifest a physical form—a white, winged doughball with short limbs, especially soft and cute.

"What does the Rescue Department's regulations have to do with the Counterattack Department's personnel?"

0731: "……"

It still wanted to say something, but then felt the main system's urgent summons.

"Host, wait a moment! The Spirit Terminal main system is urgently summoning me—I have to go right away!"

Jin Chen waved his hand.

After a dozen or so minutes, 0731 returned to the space.

The first thing it said upon seeing Jin Chen.

"Host! Do you want your wife or not!"

Jin Chen:?

He opened his eyes, his deep blue pupils staring straight at 0731, "What does that mean?"

0731's tone was extremely cheerful.

"The Spirit Terminal says, your mission is special; the souls of the small-world villains you need to save are essentially one person!"

"Oh?"

Jin Chen's eyes turned cold, "Who is it?"

"I don't know about this. Lingduan said this involves classified information, and my clearance isn't enough yet."

0731 hesitated, and Jin Chen's expression practically screamed that it was worthless.

Feeling wronged, it squatted on the ground drawing circles, "Host, don't rush; after a few more worlds, I can level up!"

"Is it that I only become that person after entering the world?"

"Yes! So you don't need a memory wipe!"

Jin Chen finally showed his first smile after entering the space.

"Let's go to the next world."

"Ah…… Oh oh! Okay!"

0731 quickly flew up and pressed the button on the control panel.

——

Jin Chen's consciousness returned, and all he heard was noise.

He opened his eyes and took in the scene before him.

Song Yu waved a hand in front of Jin Chen's eyes, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Jin Chen replied instinctively.

【Host, he is your class monitor, checking the dormitory; just agree directly.】

"Then how about assigning you to Room 307, Building C, Zone 2, sharing a dorm with me?"

Jin Chen: "Sure, thanks, class monitor."

Song Yu waved his hand, "Don't mention it; you just transferred—if you need anything, come find me."

He handed the key to Jin Chen, "First get familiar with the surroundings, and while you're at it, get your own key from the dormitory aunt."

When Jin Chen entered the dormitory, no one else was there, which also made it convenient for him to download the world's plot.

【Transferring the original host's memories and plot…】

This is a university campus love story.

The antagonist, Shen Qingci, a dance department student, had his family fall on hard times when he entered university; his parents died in a plane crash, so he rarely interacted with others, possessing a gentle yet tenacious nature.

The protagonist, the seme Qi Ze, upon entering college, immediately took a liking to the second-year Shen Qingci, deliberately scheming to get close to him; after Shen Qingci grew accustomed to this friendship, Qi Ze wanted to take their relationship further.

But Shen Qingci made it clear he didn't like him, whereupon Qi Ze, embarrassed and angry, also got together with Shen Qingci's roommate Lin Le, who had long harbored a secret crush on him.

After that, private photos of Shen Qingci changing his dance costume were suddenly posted on the campus forum, becoming the talk of the school; shortly after, videos emerged, his family background was exposed, and vile insults and rumors spread—he was even harassed by thugs.

Shen Qingci naturally knew who was behind it, so he also released photos of Lin Le drinking with others, giving them a taste of their own medicine; at the campus dance competition, he moreover made public everything Lin Le and Qi Ze had done.

What he got was not clearing the rumors, but being ordered by the school to withdraw; later he learned that Qi Ze's father was a shareholder of that school.

Furthermore, Lin Le, leveraging the Qi family's influence, completely blocked Shen Qingci's path in the art world; in the end, Shen Qingci suffered severe depression and committed suicide.