Chapter 358

As Mo Zhinan made this motion, Jin Chen's breathing grew a little more hurried, his lowered eyes watching him sit up, drawing nearer and nearer, his deep pupils full of tender affection.

Mo Zhinan's lips brushed his slowly, briefly, then parted.

But this action seemed like tacit consent.

The next second, Jin Chen regained the initiative, reaching out to turn off the bedside switch; the room plunged into darkness instantly, and soft moonlight poured over it.

Warm breath fell on the youth's already flushed cheeks, his strong arm binding his already limp waist, all their unspoken words conveyed in this deep kiss full of affection.

Their breaths mingled, hurried, adding much romantic atmosphere to this late summer–early autumn night, as if everything around had quieted, leaving only the sound of breathing and heartbeat around their ears.

Mo Zhinan's slender fingertips clenched Jin Chen's shirt at his waist, the room dim, all senses focused on the meeting of their lips and teeth.

Dazed, he felt Jin Chen was truly fierce; at this moment he seemed like an unsophisticated country bumpkin ignorant of etiquette, only charging forward recklessly—clearly a kiss, yet his aura was sharp and exposed, his whole body enveloped by the suddenly intense sandalwood scent Jin Chen gave off, unable to escape.

Not knowing how long had passed, Mo Zhinan finally, unable to breathe, his face flushed red, pushed at Jin Chen's shoulder.

The latter immediately understood, parting their lips and smoothing his back to help him breathe.

Mo Zhinan's eyes had already adjusted to the dim room; by moonlight he could see the smile and satisfaction at Jin Chen's lips, and still a gaze full of aggression.

Recalling his own initiative just now, he belatedly felt a bit shy, a restless feeling arose, and he felt his clothes were hot.

But even so, he didn't feel right saying he wanted to take off his clothes now, otherwise it would be too on-the-nose.

As they locked eyes, Jin Chen suddenly chuckled lightly, brushing away the strands of hair stuck to the person in his arms' cheeks, revealing a clean, full forehead and bright, sparkling gaze.

"Is it hot?"

Mo Zhinan, being teased and stared at like that, felt his shyness become more obvious, let out a soft hum and turned away, not answering the earlier question.

Jin Chen then lay down as well, scooping the youth with his back to him into his arms and holding him tight, kissing his cheek, and whispered: "I'm very happy, Zhinan; I originally thought it would take much longer before you understood my feelings."

"You've been so obvious, I'm not an idiot."

Mo Zhinan obediently leaned against his chest, his cheek pressed to his breast, feeling infinite security and happiness, his tone growing softer.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +20, total 70!】

After that commotion, Mo Zhinan's clothes were already in disarray; no matter how shy he was, he could only change into his usual sleepwear—a tank top and shorts—under Jin Chen's teasing gaze.

In the process, they inevitably ended up getting a bit fresh, and they didn't manage to fall asleep until nearly twelve, sleeping in each other's arms.

——

The procedures turned out to be far more complicated than Jin Chen had imagined.

Even with 0731 secretly helping, Jin Chen had submitted the application to the secretary the day he watched the movie, but after layers of approval, it was only on the fourth day after they returned from the town that the secretary gave the final approval.

Fortunately, the wait was long, and in the end the procedures were completed smoothly.

These days Zhang Zhishuai hadn't made any further moves; according to the original plot timeline, the Zhang family was about this time arranging to have someone bring him back from the city, which also counts as an important plot point in the rapid development of his relationship with Xu Lin.

The day before they prepared to leave the village.

Many villagers knew they were going to the city to make a living, and indeed many came to the Jin Family to see them off.

They claimed they were reluctant to let them go, but no one believed it; really they just saw that the village had finally produced someone promising and wanted to get on good terms, hoping maybe later they could send their own children to work for them.

The village's few troublemakers, Jin Chen thinks highly of them; his own child is well-behaved and sensible—surely he's better than them?

This is the true thought in the hearts of most of the people who came to see them off today.

Gui Fang had prepared many local specialties early in the morning, all homegrown vegetables from the village, until later Jin Chen said there still needed to be room for luggage in the car tomorrow, so she finally gave up trying to fit all those vegetables.

Many tried to pull Jin Chen into conversation, but his unusually cold stare drove them off; they could only slink over to flatter Gui Fang, praising her nonstop.

As for Mo Zhinan and the three lackeys who came to help with luggage, they were all considered to be benefiting from the association, and they were basically ignored.

Worse still, some even planned to introduce Jin Chen directly to their own daughters today.

Aunt Huang had exactly that plan.

She brought a long‑skirted girl to the Jin Family, saw the car parked in the courtyard, and her eyes lit up.

"Gui Fang! Gui Fang, are you home?"

Aunt Huang, just entered the courtyard, was impatient; seeing the house full of people but not seeing Jin Chen, she directly asked.

"Gui Fang, where's your son Chen? I heard he's going to the city tomorrow; my daughter also works in the city, I wanted to let the two young people get to know each other, so they can look out for each other in Xiangshi in the future, right?"

Huang Yun was pushed forward by her, gave Gui Fang a polite smile, "Aunt Gui Fang, long time no see."

"Ah… Xiao Yun, why have you come back recently?"

Gui Fang could not miss their intentions; everyone in the village knew Aunt Huang, relying on her daughter's work in the city, had been acting high and mighty, looking down on everyone, often disparaging their family, yet today she came over fawning.

She responded while dealing with it, glanced at Jin Chen's room, her smile somewhat helpless, wondering what those two kids were doing inside and still not out.

"The factory is on holiday lately, so I thought I'd come back to look around." Huang Yun replied with a smile, not showing much enthusiasm.

"Mm-hmm." Gui Fang nodded again, continuing to respond.

In reality, she was rolling her eyes to the sky inside.

Probably because Gui Fang's attitude was somewhat obvious, Huang Yun's smile faded a bit, but her composure remained calm.

She sat in the chair, a bit dazed, letting Aunt Huang chat with the other guests without interrupting.

The three little brothers exchanged a glance, feeling something was off.

How is this scene like a blind date?

But Brother Jin isn't with Mo Zhinan…

The other few aunts and uncles sitting chatting in the main hall also understood Aunt Huang's meaning, so they pretended not to see, not giving her a chance to steer the topic toward mutual acquaintance.

At that moment, inside the bedroom.

【Host! Someone outside wants to set you up on a blind date!】

Jin Chen had still been packing luggage with his wife; hearing this, he slightly furrowed his brows.

【Who am I supposed to meet? Does Mother know?】

【Mother is out there dealing with it; looking at the situation, she doesn't seem to like her either—hurry up and go out to scare her away!】