Chapter 883: I Exist for You 19

Yishen saw through the peephole that it was Yixi.

His expression seemed rather flustered, and he kept glancing behind him, as if worried someone might be chasing him in, and the speed of his doorbell pressing grew faster and faster.

Yishen couldn't help but feel doubtful.

He didn't think Yixi would come to him for help if he were in danger; their brotherly relationship had always been nominal only.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't opened the door after a long delay, so Yixi simply sent a message instead.

——"There's a secret about that person who looks a lot like you; if you want to hear it, hurry up and open the door!"

Yishen's expression changed slightly.

Two minutes later, Yixi sat on the sofa, still shaken, took a sip of water, his breathing quick and heavy.

"What do you want to say?"

Yishen sat opposite him, posture upright, a full defensive stance.

"That man who appeared in your house—do you really know him? Did you only just meet him recently, or have you known him for a long time?"

Yixi blurted out that sentence out of the blue, staring intently at Yishen's eyes, as if trying to find an answer there.

"It has nothing to do with you." Yishen thought Yixi had discovered Jin Chen's identity; otherwise, why would he ask such a strange question?

When it came to matters concerning Jin Chen, he was always extra cautious.

"Of course it's related to me! You're a monster yourself, and you hang out with a monster who never ages, causing Chuan-ge to lose his promotion chance—not to mention, who knows if you'll ruin our family someday!"

Seeing him evade so casually, Yixi guessed Yishen definitely knew Jin Chen's secret and could no longer tolerate it.

"Jin Chen isn't a monster; watch your mouth."

Yishen's voice turned cold, his eyes gloomy.

"Yishen! Do you know I've seen that person before? Ten years ago, he looked exactly like this, and he even went to the attic to look for you—now he hasn't changed a bit, and you still say he isn't a monster!"

Yishen blinked, a little dazed by his words, "What did you say?"

Ten years ago……

In an instant, many images flashed through Yishen's mind.

The silhouette he saw in the attic ten years ago, the impression written in his diary, the simple sketch on the bookmark……

So that wasn't just a hallucination, was it?

——"I don't belong to this world; as your beloved creator's pen-born character, I can exist in any of your timelines."

The words from when I first met Jin Chen rang in my ears, deafening.

It was ten years ago; he had already seen Jin Chen then.

Jin Chen had appeared in that timeline ten years ago, so his original depiction was of Jin Chen himself—but that's not right.

At that time, strictly speaking, Jin Chen shouldn't have been in that state.

If Jin Chen can freely jump between timelines, then… could the altered messages and photos also have been obtained this way, from timelines he doesn't know about?

Are these things related to Jin Chen?

"What are you spacing out for! Did you hear what I told you!"

Yixi, having just spouted a bunch of words, saw Yishen not explain and instead think about his own affairs; he was already fuming, and now he exploded: "If you insist on hanging out with monsters and keep cursing the people around you, I'll go report you to the police! I don't believe the police would allow someone like that to exist."

Yishen's fingers trembled, suppressing the welling helplessness and shock from deep inside, yet he instinctively moved to protect Jin Chen, his eyes turning cold as he glared at the flustered Yixi.

"Go ahead and call the police—see who they end up catching, a raving madman, or the eternally ageless him you keep talking about."

"You!"

Yixi had no confidence, and really had no evidence—just empty talk; he didn't dare actually go report it.

"Xuyuchuan's promotion has nothing to do with me, whether you believe it or not."

Yishen rose, opened the door, and stood in the doorway, "But now, if you don't leave, I'll call the police and say you trespassed on a prestigious residence."

His attitude was overly harsh, his whole person icy to the extreme, his pale eyes void of any emotion.

"If you ever come here again, you'll definitely get hit by a car when you go out."

Yixi: "……"

He silently cursed, "Crazy."

But he was genuinely scared, so he slunk away.

Having been frightened by today's news, he no longer remembered Xuyuchuan's advice.

The surroundings grew quiet again.

Yishen felt utterly drained, slumped down, his thoughts in disarray, unable to sort them out or forget them.

Boom——

A thunderclap startled Yishen awake; he looked out the window as a sudden downpour poured down.

It had drizzled for several days straight; he thought today would finally clear up, but who knew it was actually the prelude to a storm.

Yishen was quite sure Jin Chen hadn't taken an umbrella when he just went out.

He didn't have time to think, threw on a coat, grabbed an umbrella, and went to look for him—but as luck would have it, the moment he stepped outside, he saw someone emerge from the elevator.

The two faced each other, the corridor air silent, carrying the unique dampness and gentle moisture of winter rain, accompanied by their slow, heavy breathing and heartbeats.

"Are you coming to find me?" Jin Chen broke the silence, walking slowly toward Yishen's side.

"Hmm……"

Yishen lowered his head, tidied his clothes, and the umbrella in his hand became a hot potato.

He turned his back and walked back on his own.

【Villain Blackening Value +2, total 50! Oh la~】

【It was supposed to be a fake cold war, but now it seems to have become real, host】

July 31st daily schadenfreude.

Jin Chen racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.

Just going out the door, how did my wife end up like this?

But a perfect adventurer wouldn't let his wife stay sad for long!

【Oh! The protagonist just got a scolding, no wonder.】 0731 explains for Jin Chen.

Jin Chen followed behind Yishen home; at the moment the main gate closed, he clearly saw Yishen's dejected expression.

"I have something to ask you." Yishen finally overcame his inner hesitation, urgently wanting to get to the truth.

All of this, in fact, can only prove one thing.

Amidst that chaotic, tangled past and behind the strange events that occurred, Jin Chen perhaps knew the answer, but simply didn't tell him.

Yishen walked to the window, seeing the rain outside blur into ink, the air thick, the rain's sound boiling and filling the heavens.

Just like his current bewildered heart enduring a storm.

"Ten years ago, the back I saw was not an illusion; it was really you."

Yishen closed his eyes, then turned to face Jin Chen again, his tone gentle but not calm: "You went to my sixteen-year-old timeline."

It's hardly even a problem anymore; just wait for Jin Chen's affirmation, and it will become fact.

So that's why.

Jin Chen nodded, stepped closer to Yishen, his black high-neck sweater dampened by some rain, yet it did not let the warmth fade.

"Yes, I went to your sixteen-year-old self."

Jin Chen slowly reached out, took hold of Yishen's arm, his low voice containing gentleness: "Shall we sit down and talk slowly?"