Swish, swish, swish!

Rapid movements of both hands weaved through the air, strands of crimson thread materializing out of thin air. A closer look revealed those threads were actually fine Silver Needles dancing in the air with the flow of vital energy, trailing long tails behind them.

A solemn expression surfaced on Jiang Chen's face as he glanced at Ye Jingyi lying on the bed and whispered resolutely, "Jing Yi, I will definitely wake you up!"

Swish, swish, swish!

The Silver Needles fell swiftly through the air. Jiang Chen's hands flickered, rapidly adjusting the needles' positions. By the time the needles pierced into Ye Jingyi's head, there were the straight ones, the slanted ones, the spinning ones, the vibrating ones, and the ones undulating back and forth in all sorts of movements.

Jiang Chen's hands didn't stop, twirling, flicking, adjusting, and spinning the needles...

Maintaining a blur of hand speed like an illusion, a full half hour passed. Jiang Chen's face turned somewhat pale, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his clothes were soaked through with perspiration.

"Ha!" Suddenly, Jiang Chen let out a loud shout, and his hands came to a fierce halt. At this moment, he had pulled out all the Silver Needles.

With the needles put away, Jiang Chen looked at Ye Jingyi nervously and called out softly, "Jing Yi? Jing Yi?"

"Mmm!" A sound like a murmur from a dream echoed, and Jiang Chen's expression lit up with joy. He reached out and gently stroked Ye Jingyi's head, tenderly coaxing her, "Jing Yi, wake up, please wake up."

Ye Jingyi's eyebrows gently furrowed, her eyes slowly opened, then abruptly closed again. After a while, they opened again slowly.

"Haha, she's awake! She's awake! I've succeeded, the Asking Heaven Needle Technique was successful!"

Overjoyed, Jiang Chen reached out, picked up Ye Jingyi, and held her tightly in his embrace; "You're awake! Finally, you're awake! You've finally woken up!"

Ye Jingyi took a moment to collect herself, then wrapped one arm around Jiang Chen's neck and pushed against his chest gently with the other hand.

Jiang Chen suddenly snapped back to reality and hurriedly got up, looking at Ye Jingyi with an apologetic face, "Jing Yi, I'm sorry, you just woke up, I shouldn't have... Wuu..."

Before Jiang Chen could finish, Ye Jingyi's eyes instantly moistened, and she lowered her head to kiss him on the lips, silencing the rest of his words.

His body shuddered violently, Jiang Chen's eyes widened, and he was left dumbstruck.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, as the two of them remained locked in their embrace and kiss, motionless.

After what felt like forever, Ye Jingyi gently lifted her head, and seeing Jiang Chen's dazed appearance, she smiled softly and caressed his face, saying, "You've worked hard."

"No!" Jiang Chen snapped out of it, shaking his head urgently, his eyes brimming with deep affection as he gazed at Ye Jingyi, "It's not hard, not hard at all. As long as you can wake up, I would gladly endure a hundred times more hardship!"

"I wouldn't bear to see that!" Ye Jingyi said reproachfully, giving Jiang Chen a stern look.

Jiang Chen wanted to say more, but Ye Jingyi had already leaned softly into his embrace.

Jiang Chen quickly wrapped his arms tightly around Ye Jingyi, his face breaking into a blissful smile.

At that moment, nothing else mattered.

What mattered was that Ye Jingyi was awake.

And it seemed she had fully accepted Jiang Chen, no longer bearing the same attitude as before.

This, this was what mattered the most.

At this moment, Jiang Chen had forgotten that there was another troublesome issue he hadn't yet resolved, contentedly savoring the warmth of the moment.

"Are Gong Lin and Yu Wan around?" After a while, Ye Jingyi lifted her head and spoke softly, her words making Jiang Chen's heartbeat quicken.

Jiang Chen hesitated, then with a sheepish nod, he blurted out urgently, "Jing Yi, listen to me, a lot has happened during this time, I..."

"Call them over," Ye Jingyi interrupted softly.

Jiang Chen replied with a bitter expression, "That... Jing Yi, just listen to me..."

"Call them over," said Ye Jingyi calmly, looking at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened his mouth, but noticing the determination in Ye Jingyi's eyes, he closed it again with resignation.

Turning back three times with each step I took to the door, Jiang Chen couldn't help but whisper softly, "Jing Yi, it has nothing to do with them; it's all my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me!"

"Call them over." Ye Jingyi repeated the same words, still calm.

Jiang Chen's heart trembled fiercely; he glanced at Ye Jingyi anxiously, took a deep breath, opened the door, and walked out.

Pfft!

When the door closed, Ye Jingyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, murmuring to herself, "Look at you, deadbeat—I know all about what's been happening recently! They... they really are good girls, but if I don't scare you a bit, with your charm, who knows how many girls you'd reel in!"

"How is it? Did Jing Yi wake up?" Gong Lin asked eagerly as she saw Jiang Chen come out.

Jiang Chen nodded with a complicated expression, hesitated for a moment, glanced at Gong Lin and another person, and said softly, "Jing Yi wants to see you both!"

"See us?" The expressions of the two women named Gong Lin changed.

"Just go in; what's there to be afraid of?" Fu Ling'er interjected, "I'm going in too; I can't let her bully Sister Gong Lin and Sister Yu Wan!"

Jiang Chen glanced at Fu Ling'er and said in a low voice, "Don't make trouble."

"Ling'er, don't go in!" Gong Lin took a deep breath, turned to Jiang Chen, and smiled tenderly, "Let's go in. No matter what, I will plead with Jing Yi to accept us."

"It's not your fault, it's mine. Let's go in!" Jiang Chen reached out to stroke Gong Lin's hair, turned around, opened the door, and walked in.

Gong Lin and Ye Yuwan followed behind, with Fu Ling'er wanting to enter as well but being stopped by Ye Yuwan at the door.

"Jiang Chen, you go out." As the two women entered, Ye Jingyi smiled at them and then turned to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen paused slightly, just as he was about to speak, Ye Jingyi said again, "Go out."

"You go out first," Gong Lin tugged at Jiang Chen, and with a moment's hesitation, he turned and left the room.

"Brother Jiang Chen, why did you come out? Aren't you afraid they'll start fighting?" Fu Ling'er was surprised to see Jiang Chen come out.

Jiang Chen chuckled, "No, they won't start fighting."

"That's not necessarily true; women's possessiveness can be very strong, especially when it comes to men," Fu Ling'er said with all seriousness.

Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat, turned to glance at the door, pondered for a moment, then leaned against the door to listen.

"Who installed this soundproof door? I can't hear anything!" Jiang Chen cursed under his breath, leaned against the railing, and looked at the door with a complex expression.

Click!

After a while, just as Jiang Chen was about to rush in, the door finally opened, and Gong Lin came out.

"Ha ha! This guy's become so domineering now!"

Giggles...

The clear laughter of Ye Jingyi and Ye Yuwan echoed from the room.

"How is it?" Jiang Chen glanced inside the room, looking at Gong Lin with a nervous expression.

Gong Lin smiled slightly, "You're lucky, you scoundrel!"

Without saying anything more, Gong Lin turned and walked downstairs.

Jiang Chen was stunned.

Then suddenly, his expression shifted abruptly, his eyes slowly widened as he silently clenched his fists and swung them in the air.

After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh of relief. Stepping forward, he walked into the room.

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