Chapter 859: Love Starting from a Breakup 48

In the following days, no one could find them.

Qiao Xu was forced to stay here, never leaving the main gate or stepping beyond the second gate.

He thought his emotions would collapse, but they didn't at all.

Jin Chen took good care of him, so he didn't have to do anything; when he felt emotional and cried, Jin Chen comforted him promptly, making all kinds of desserts and snacks.

The first thing to give out was his waist.

Qiao Xu even wondered whether Jin Chen had some special fetish for the sound of bells.

Sometimes, even during the day, he would turn into a beast.

He wanted to refuse, but Jin Chen made lamb and venison every day, and by night he'd be so restless he couldn't sleep.

It was again the aftermath of some day.

Qiao Xu was so exhausted he couldn't move his fingers, lying in Jin Chen's embrace pinching his cheeks; his tone sounded fierce to himself, but it was actually soft and gentle.

"I want to take a bath."

"Okay, wife."

During this time, Jin Chen's skin grew thicker; he wasn't scared by any harsh words, and would even go along with Qiao Xu in playing the game of an overbearing young master falling for me.

He quickly got up and lifted Qiao Xu, and the bell on his ankle immediately rang with a clear sound.

A pink-white fur ring encircled his slender, fair ankle; a silver chain with dangling beads swayed at his Achilles tendon, and the pearl-like bell swayed slightly.

Qiao Xu noticed Jin Chen's gaze, his toes curled, his soles flushed red, and he kicked Jin Chen's back, saying, "Don't look!"

His voice still hoarse from just crying, but now he lacked the earlier soft, spoiled tone of someone who had just been kissing and begging for mercy.

He was being very spoiled.

But tonight, there was more than just something on his ankle.

Jin Chen didn't know where he got all these strange ornaments, but although Qiao Xu wore nothing, he wasn't missing anything that should be there.

The heart-shaped thigh band slightly cut into his flesh, perhaps because of the intense earlier exercise, making his pale skin redden.

Chains were fastened around his chest, winding from his slender neck down over his shoulder and neck, which were covered in kiss marks, and the silver beads gleamed.

Half of it had been broken by Jin Chen, the other half dangled loosely around his waist.

Jin Chen held him and placed him in a tub filled with warm water; the bathroom lights were bright, shining on the rippling water.

Qiao Xu leaned back, his eyes misty with water vapor, the corners reddened, his swollen lips from kissing resembling rose petals dotted with water droplets.

His torso was submerged, yet it didn't block his view; the clear water gently caressed his skin.

Jin Chen sat beside the tub admiring him, his eyes deep, his throat moving as water droplets rolled, his firm abs exuding a sexy, damp allure.

"Wife, let me help you bathe."

His tone was a little hoarse and coaxing.

"... Otherwise?"

Qiao Xu gave him an annoyed look, a pout he wasn't even aware of, and said, "Do you see I still have any strength?"

He raised his arm and splashed water, wetting Jin Chen's face, as if to vent his frustration.

Jin Chen washed him gently, his gaze falling on the enticing body chains tracing and wrapping around him, his throat tightening, his eyes deep, and his movements gradually shifting from gentle to ambiguous.

He stepped into the tub, holding the person in his arms for a "cleaning," his hand movements becoming increasingly improper.

Noticing Qiao Xu pressing against his lower back: ""

He gritted his teeth: "Jin Chen! You're nothing but a beast!"

Jin Chen lowered his head, gently biting Qiao Xu's earlobe, his voice hazy and tender: "You're my wife; how could that make me a beast?"

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -5, total 40!】

After finally finishing up, another two hours passed.

Jin Chen carried the already deeply asleep young master to the bedroom, wiped his body clean, and tucked him into the blankets.

"Brother..."

The drowsy Qiao Xu instinctively nestled into the embrace he knew best and relied on.

"I'm here, go to sleep."

Jin Chen gently patted his back to soothe him and turned off the bedside lamp.

——

"Imprisonment" On the seventh day of Qiao Xu's confinement, Jin Chen was finally urged by Huo Chen to go out and meet them alone.

"You not having a breakup day is carefree; the Jin and Shen families, plus the Qiao family's young master, have been fighting so fiercely in the circle that it's the talk of the town—even dogs passing by Didu know about it."

Huo Chen raised his cup with one hand, his tone teasing: "But I heard that your Uncle Jin was sanctioned by that Third Uncle of yours who rushed back to the country."

The Third Uncle actually returned to the country as well.

Jin Chen was indeed somewhat surprised, but his return was also a good thing; that Third Uncle's temperament perfectly sanctioned Jin Tingxiao.

"By the way, I have something I need your advice on."

Huo Chen leaned in mysteriously, his expression troubled: "Regarding Shen Qing."

Jin Chen raised his brow, already guessing what he would ask, and spoke bluntly: "Yes, you two once had a relationship."

Huo Chen, who was about to ask whether Shen Qing had some scheme: ""

"Ah?"

His shocked expression and bewildered face clearly showed he hadn't intended to ask about this.

Jin Chen touched his nose tip: "Did I guess wrong? Then what do you want to ask?"

Huo Chen said in a deep tone: "What I wanted to ask is no longer important."

"What matters is what you just said!"

"I had a relationship with Shen Qing? How do you know? How come I don't?"

Does what happened to him need to be told by someone else? Is that even reasonable?

Jin Chen leaned back, took a sip of wine, and said, "Do you still remember? You had an incident five years ago."

Huo Chen frowned tightly and let out an "ah".

"Yeah, I remember. I was trapped in the fire, and later my dad went abroad to develop his underground business, so I went with him at that time."

Jin Chen: "That fire had a huge impact; you lost consciousness and then suffered amnesia."

He lifted his gaze to the bewildered Huo Chen and said, "The doctor said it's a protective stress trauma; you only forgot Shen Qing."

"Because you thought Shen Qing died in that fire."

After hearing that, Huo Chen's expression was no longer just bewilderment; it also held sudden realization and more complex emotions.

No wonder...

No wonder he's so familiar with Shen Qing's home, as if he had once lived there.

At the instant he heard this news, Huo Chen's whole person Ru Meng just awakened, his mind flashing many memory fragments that had never happened before.

It was deliberately forgotten by him, a past deeply buried in his heart.

Huo Chen subconsciously touched his collarbone, murmuring, "So this tattoo represents Shen Qing."

So, whenever they were together, Shen Qing loved to kiss this spot.

Jin Chen saw that he had mostly accepted it and continued, "After you woke up, Uncle Huo knew Shen Qing had gone abroad for heart treatment; the surgery had a high mortality rate. To prevent you from losing her again, he didn't let the doctors intervene with your lost memories."

Huo Chen suddenly stood up, suddenly wanting to see Shen Qing.

"I'm fine now; let me treat you to a meal another day!"

Having said that, he grabbed his suit jacket and ran.

Jin Chen: "……"

So all this could have been discussed over the phone; why drag him out here?

He resignedly shrugged, just about to head home, when he received a call from Qiao Yushu.