The Villain Slaps The Protagonist’s Halo - Chapter 108

Chapter 108: Love is a Green Light

After Ye Ying briefly reported the situation, Chen Hang hung up the phone. He silently stared at the closed bedroom door, recalling the almost self-torturing determination Nie Jia had shown when confessing to killing someone. It felt as if he had stabbed his heart with a knife, causing it to bleed profusely.

Chen Hang sat in the living room for a long time. It was dark outside, and rain continued to fall, occasionally accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder.

Estimating that Nie Jia's emotions had stabilized, Chen Hang stood up and pushed open the bedroom door. Nie Jia was still curled up under the blanket, seemingly unchanged from when they left. It was unclear whether he was asleep or not.

Chen Hang turned on the light without calling Nie Jia. After taking off his own suit jacket, he lifted a corner of the blanket and slipped inside. In the darkness, he found Nie Jia and pulled him into his arms, softly saying, "Did I make you uneasy, my wife?"

He soothingly stroked Nie Jia's head, feeling him tense up. Unable to resist, Chen Hang laughed and said, "Your husband is here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Nie Jia tried to struggle, but Chen Hang held him even tighter. Anxious, Nie Jia asked, "Chen Hang?"

"Yes, I'm here, my husband is here." Chen Hang patted him like comforting a child, unable to resist feeling heartache, thinking that his wife must have cried.

"You, when did you regain your memory?" Nie Jia's voice was muffled, a mix of surprise and unease.

Chen Hang replied, "Did you hear the thunder just now? It startled me, and that's when I recovered."

Listening to his nonchalant tone, Nie Jia couldn't help but find it amusing. "You're lying."

"Aren't you lying to me too? Why claim to have killed someone when you didn't?" Chen Hang wiped away his tears, intending to kiss him, but he missed and landed on Nie Jia's nose.

Both of them couldn't help but laugh. After the laughter, Nie Jia fell silent again, just holding onto Chen Hang even tighter, emitting a faint, distressed sigh.

"Don't cry, it hurts my heart." Chen Hang patted Nie Jia again, finally finding the right spot and kissing him for a long time.

Nie Jia could clearly feel the emotions Chen Hang conveyed. He was delighted but also apprehensive.

"I wanted to ask last time, by immersing your consciousness so completely into this virtual world, are you in danger in reality? Can you trust the people at the Information Security Department?" Nie Jia asked softly.

"Of course, there's danger." Chen Hang didn't lie, truthfully saying, "But without you in reality, you don't know how much I miss you."

Nie Jia bit his lip, looking at Chen Hang. Suddenly, he gasped and cried out, tears welling up again.

"Stop crying, it hurts." Chen Hang sat up, lifting Nie Jia up and said, "If you don't cry, I'll reward you."

Nie Jia struggled for a while before calming down. He choked, "Reward? What reward?"

Chen Hang released him, wiped away the tears, and gently said, "I'll reward you with a kiss."

Nie Jia still had tears on his eyelashes, making him laugh.

Chen Hang leaned over to kiss him, then turned to grab two tissues to wipe away Nie Jia's tears. He continued to hold him and whispered some blush-inducing sweet words.

"It's almost ten, and you haven't had dinner yet. I'll go cook for you." Chen Hang let go of Nie Jia and said as he got off the bed.

Turning around, he saw Nie Jia in a white shirt, kneeling on the bed. The hem covered his fair thighs, and his hair was still slightly wet, scattered messily around his blushing eyes. Looking at Chen Hang, he resembled a pitiful abandoned puppy.

Chen Hang smirked, smiling at Nie Jia as he extended his hand. "Come with me."

Nie Jia's eyebrows relaxed, reaching out as Chen Hang pulled him off the bed.⊥思⊥兔⊥網⊥

When Ye Ying returned, she saw Nie Jia leaning on the kitchen counter, one foot on a chair, the other on the floor, his long legs looking especially slender under the light. She watched as Chen Hang busily worked in the kitchen, chatting with him casually. The faint smile on his lips was gentler and more pleasing than every impression Ye Ying had of him.

Ye Ying stepped back without disturbing them and didn't return for the rest of the night.

The next morning, the cold air made Nie Jia cough twice. Chen Hang immediately jumped out of bed, picked him up, and settled him back on the bed. Then he went to find a thermometer, murmuring as he measured Nie Jia's temperature, "You slept without drying your hair after getting caught in the rain last night. What if you caught a cold? It's my fault."

"I'm fine," Nie Jia didn't understand why he was so worried.

"You must be in trouble. How could you be fine? Look, it's 40 degrees!" Chen Hang widened his eyes, tucked Nie Jia in properly.

Looking at the thermometer displaying 37 degrees, Nie Jia knew Chen Hang was exaggerating by three degrees. Chen Hang wrapped him up like a spring roll, making it difficult for him to move. Helplessly, Nie Jia asked, "What are you doing?"

"I'm taking care of you." Chen Hang poured a cup of hot water and fed Nie Jia a sip, kissing him softly. "Husband is going out to buy groceries for breakfast, and wife stays home obediently, understand?"

Nie Jia felt inexplicably embarrassed, but Chen Hang's words made his face flush. He nodded obediently.

After Chen Hang left, Nie Jia asked KK, "Is Chen Hang always like this?"

KK shook his head frantically in his mind, saying that Director Chen was not like this in front of others, only in front of Nie Jia.

【Um...】 KK desperately mosaicked himself, shifting the focus, saying, 【Considering that you've been with Director Chen longer than we have, you should understand him the best.】

Nie Jia blinked in confusion.

In the virtual world, he was not himself, and Chen Hang was not Chen Hang. It was a different reality, one that couldn't be compared to the real world.

【Mr. Nie, are you feeling more at ease now?】 KK asked.

Nie Jia replied blankly, 【I don't know.】

They didn't chat for long when they heard Chen Hang's anxious voice from outside, "Jia Jia! Wife, wife!"

Hearing his urgency, Nie Jia's heart tightened, and he immediately wanted to go out and see. However, Chen Hang had wrapped him tightly, and he had to roll on the bed a few times before he could loosen it. As a result, in his haste, Nie Jia rolled in the wrong direction, and with a thud, he fell into the gap between the bed and the French window, unable to move.

Nie J

ia: "..."

"Wife!" Chen Hang rushed into the bedroom, finding no one on the bed, and instantly panicked. "Where's my wife?"

"I'm stuck in the bed gap..." Nie Jia gasped for breath.

Chen Hang walked over and picked him up, saying, "Mischievous, why hide here?"

For the first time, Nie Jia wanted to punch him twice.

"What's wrong with you?" Nie Jia looked at the gradually appearing rash on his face and suddenly didn't feel like hitting him anymore. He quickly pulled his hands out to treat him.

Shi Chen said, "Someone downstairs was walking a dog, so I petted it."

Nie Jia couldn't help but laugh, "Don't you know you're allergic to dog hair? Why touch it?"

Shi Chen said confidently, "I'm not allergic to dog hair."

"You are allergic," Nie Jia saw the rash on him fade and finally relaxed, "You set this for yourself, don't you remember?"

"This has nothing to do with me. Why would I set something like this for myself when I'm idle?" Shi Chen, feeling better, hugged Nie Jia and gave him a kiss. "Reward for you."

Then Shi Chen wrapped Nie Jia up again and went to make breakfast for him.

Nie Jia sighed in the room.

In no time, Shi Chen came in with breakfast, insisting on feeding him. Nie Jia felt a bit embarrassed to let him do it, but Shi Chen scolded him, "The patient has to behave, or else I'll punish you. Open your mouth."

"I'm not sick," Nie Jia said.

"You are sick," Shi Chen said confidently.

Ignoring who had just cured him of his allergy symptoms, Shi Chen finally persuaded Nie Jia, and with a red face, he let Shi Chen slowly feed him breakfast. After that, Shi Chen stared at him as he drank half a glass of water, tucked him in, and said, "Patients need to rest. Now sleep well. If you don't sleep for at least two hours, I'll punish you."

"Punish me for what?" Nie Jia suddenly asked.

"Punish you by not letting you kiss me today," Shi Chen said.

Nie Jia couldn't help but laugh, realizing that this was indeed a punishment. Since he didn't sleep well last night and felt a bit tired, he obediently closed his eyes to go back to sleep.

Watching him obediently fall asleep, Shi Chen's mischievous smile gradually faded, leaving only a vast and profound tenderness in his eyes.

Sitting by the bed for a long time, Shi Chen confirmed that Nie Jia had fallen asleep before placing his hand on his forehead. With a tone as sharp as a sword, he said, "Send me the mental health chart of Jia Jia for this period."

"Yes, Director!" KK promptly responded.

Shi Chen glanced briefly, feeling slightly relieved. "It seems much better than before. Report the situation from last night."

"Yes!" KK had already summarized the report. Originally, the data integration after the end of the world would be sent to Shi Chen. Since the Director was here in person, KK briefly and concisely recounted the events.

Nie Jia's mental fluctuations began when he learned about Shi Chen's incident at the birthday banquet of the Old Master Shi. It had been intense but filled with hesitation and restraint. The real outbreak occurred in the office when he saw Shen Siyu. Initially, he wanted to teach Shen Siyu a lesson by concealing his identity, but when Ten Li brought him over, Nie Jia saw his face, remembered his feelings towards Shi Chen, and murderous intent erupted.

Last night, Nie Jia lost control again and stabbed Shen Siyu dozens of times.

After resolving the situation, Nie Jia had actually left, but after walking a few steps, reason prevailed, and he returned to treat Shen Siyu, healing him from the brink of death. The agony of near-death served as a lesson.

KK's mood was low as he said, "Mr. Nie is going through a lot of internal struggle. He turns back out of love for you. Compared to the Mr. Nie you mentioned before, he is now more assertive, more indifferent, more ruthless. He dislikes this side of himself, but he doesn't want you to dislike him."

"Even with me by his side, he still feels helpless," Shi Chen, using his fingertips, gently touched Nie Jia's cheek and said in a low voice, "It's good that you're struggling. Don't give up easily."

"Director, there's something strange that I find must be reported to you," KK said seriously.

Shi Chen sighed heavily, "Speak."

"I don't know if my detection is accurate, but last night, Shen Siyu was already dead. Mr. Nie is a doctor, and every stab hit fatal points accurately, repeated multiple times. Mr. Nie killed him during the attack. However, Mr. Nie, in the heat of the moment, didn't notice this detail and treated Shen Siyu, bringing him back to life. " KK explained.

"What do you mean?" Shi Chen caught on and furrowed his brows, "Are you saying that Jia Jia resurrected him?"

"Yes, Mr. Nie, in his mental confusion, didn't notice this detail," KK confirmed.

Shi Chen fell silent. Nie Jia was one of the few medical practitioners in the empire, but he had never heard of any healing ability capable of resurrecting the dead.

"I'll look into this when I go back. Don't mention it to Jia Jia for now," Shi Chen instructed.

KK acknowledged, then added, "Director, don't you find that Mr. Nie's eye color seems lighter?"

Shi Chen made a hoarse sound, "Yes." Nie Jia's eyes used to be a light brown, exceptionally translucent, with a hint of golden. Now they had completely turned into a light gold... Could this be related to the changes in his abilities?

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