Chapter 869: I Exist for You 05

I today, Yishen, saw a man who looks very much like him.

Xuyuchuan still found it unbelievable when he brought it up, then turned his head to carefully examine Yixi's face, being quite certain: "That person even resembles Yishen more than little Xi does."

What?!

Yimu was the first to be surprised: "Are you sure you didn't mistake? How could this be possible?"

They only have two children!

Yizhen would have to be much more wary: "There have always been many strange things about Yishen; our whole family are normal people, only he has problems."

Maybe this person has some significant connection with him.

"Should we go test him out?" Yixi suggested; he really found it frightening: "This person is truly uncanny, never behaving properly from childhood."

"Now he's even stirred up a plagiarism scandal, and yet people thought he was some great talent."

Yixi snorted: "It's all because of him; our family has never known peace."

Really inauspicious.

He cursed his own biological brother, but his parents nearby had no intention to stop him, and even fully agreed.

Xuyuchuan also gradually calmed down, receiving a reply from the Time Exchange members on his phone.

Alright, then let's find a time to test him out.

【Oh dear, they seem to want to come over to find us.】

0731 exclaimed.

【Just afraid they won't come.】

A handsome face hidden in the blanket showed a playful smile: "【They will definitely be satisfied.】"

Scare them to death!

Crack—

The room door was reopened; Yishen turned up the air conditioner temperature, walking in with hot water and food.

"Dear Chenchen, you've been away for fifteen minutes."

Jin Chen poked his face out, shook the blanket and sat up, suddenly realizing: "Oh, I was just going to prepare dinner."

"I don't have much to eat here; it's mostly vegetarian."

Yishen didn't notice before when he ate alone, but now that there's an extra person to feed, it really seems the nutrition is lacking a bit.

He had already silently calculated that the manuscript fees he'd hardly used over the years should be enough to support Jin Chen.

——

Late at night, Jin Chen, wearing clothes dried by the air conditioner, continued to accompany Yishen in the study.

During the day the continuous rain grew even more tumultuous at night, but in the quiet study, listening to the rain is also a kind of relaxation.

Yishen sat casually relaxed on the carpet, with scattered manuscripts and books at his feet, a Russian-style teapot holding hot tea placed on the coffee table, beside it a half-finished glass of red wine.

He habitually writes messy, incoherent text on slightly drunk evenings.

These texts are sometimes useful, exchanged for royalties with various publishers or studios; sometimes not. Yishen dislikes showing others his unwritten work, so about half of the manuscripts are destroyed the day after they're created, either thrown in the trash or fed to a paper shredder.

The difference is, tonight Jin Chen's companionship is added.

When he withdrew from his creative awareness and realized this, Yishen lifted his gaze to the also casually seated Jin Chen beside him—one leg straight, the other bent knee made of the various manuscripts he had just written.

He collected them all, carefully examined them, and occasionally added a comment at the end.

Jin Chen seems to enjoy this 'work' endlessly; after writing, he still wants to admire it, his pen spinning rapidly in his hand.

Yishen observed, and the characters under the pen began to move of their own accord.

"Just winter night leaves falling, the one who finishes the story, the one whose story is finished, silence enduring long and wordless, to withstand the night's cold."

"A sentence out of nowhere, completely unrelated to what he had just written."

Yishen lowered his gaze for a few seconds, but did not tear it up as he usually did.

Jin Chen lay against his leg looking at that sentence, his pen reaching over to silently add a 'comment'.

"Opening a new story."

After writing, he felt quite satisfied, carefully tore off that line: "Mine."

Yishen looked at him helplessly: "What use is there in keeping that?"

"It is useful; this is still a line where I and Chenchen appear together."

Jin Chen slipped the paper strip into the inner pocket of his close-fitting jacket.

"After a very long time, perhaps opening it somewhere else will be a new story."

He raised his wine cup and took another sip, shoulder to shoulder with Yishen: "By then I will show Chenchen again."

"An apparently offhand remark, yet it plunged Yishen into silence."

Yishen lowered his eyes, gazing at the warm light reflected in the wine cup as the water rippled: "I have always been in this city, never gone elsewhere, and perhaps will not go in the future."

But he hadn't forgotten that the personality he gave Jin Chen is one that constantly seeks freedom and longs to explore new adventures.

Yishen swirled his wine cup, looking at the person beside him with hopeful eyes: "Being here, do you feel lonely and bored?"

Jin Chen hummed doubtfully at the words, tilted his head closer, his tone deep with meaning.

"Dear Chenchen, are you asking me, or are you asking yourself?"

Yishen flinched slightly, avoiding Jin Chen's overly fervent gaze, even forgetting to mind his wording.

"Of course I'm asking you; you are now an independent entity, perhaps… we should separate."

"No way."

Jin Chen shook his head while resting on Yishen's thigh, legs stretching: "People's interests always change; at least for now, my interest is to accompany my beloved creator."

"As for separation…"

He lifted his eyes to meet Yishen's gaze, his fingertip touching Yishen's chin: "A brave adventurer who came to this world for you—how could he easily part?"

Yishen felt his fingers warm, the corner of his mouth slightly curved; his palm slowly and tentatively poked Jin Chen's face.

Okay, I understand.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 20!】

【Host, good news, good news!】

0731's voice was excited, like a market clearance loudspeaker.

【Online public opinion has been preliminarily suppressed, but we still need to quickly release all the evidence for netizens to buy into it.】

Jin Chen casually picked up a book, spread it open and covered his face with it, his muffled voice coming from inside: 'Shenshen, will you go find the diary tomorrow?'

Yes, I'll look for it, but first I need to go buy you clothes.

Yishen answered, his voice unconsciously becoming much gentler.

Alright, I hope tomorrow's schedule goes smoothly.

Jin Chen nodded, lying quietly.

Hope.

Yishen silently agreed in his heart, but dared not say it out loud.

If he said it out loud, tomorrow would surely be unsettled.

Let's go to sleep.

He patted Jin Chen's shoulder.

The latter gave a hum, turned over and wrapped his arms around Yishen's waist, asking, 'Where should I sleep?'

Yishen fell into Silence again; he had wanted to say sleep on the sofa, but this is ultimately his own creation's child, being so harsh wouldn't be good.

Sleep on the bed.

Oh! That's a great idea.

Jin Chen expressed great satisfaction, doing a carp leap to stand up and reaching out a hand to the still-seated Yishen.

Let's go, dear, time to sleep!

Yishen: '......'