I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

"Um... Good morning, boss... Hmm? Boss, you're up so early today?"

"........."

Li did not answer him.

"Wow... such a strong smell of smoke... Boss, weren't you trying to quit smoking? Why are you still smoking so much... Big Sister? You're here too, why aren't you saying anything to the boss?"

"........."

"...What...what happened? What's wrong?"

"Don't make a sound."

With bloodshot eyes, Li glared at the person who was still rambling on about random things, then took the half-smoked cigarette from his mouth, put it in the ashtray full of cigarette butts, and twisted his fingers to extinguish it.

"........."

Yin did not stop him at all, nor did he even reprimand him. Li, on the other hand, habitually blew out a smoke ring, then casually waved it away before taking out his terminal and making a call.

"...Hello? Uncle, it's me, Li... Um, I wanted to ask about the record... no, did Xiwang go to class?"

"Oh... um... okay... thank you, I understand, I'll go, thank you."

"...Boss?"

Upon noticing that Li's expression seemed grim after hanging up the call, the person, who had just woken up, cautiously called out.

"...It's okay, you guys go to class. If you're late, I'll beat you up."

"oh oh……"

Everyone hurriedly went outside, not daring to provoke Li's bad luck... However, they were certain of one thing: the record player... or rather, Xi Wang must have encountered something, and Li was very unhappy, even somewhat... angry.

"...Do you need any help, Li?"

"Okay, help me contact [the old man], I need to communicate with him later."

"...Are you angry?"

"Kind of."

"Then...where is the record player now?"

"Hospital."

"...I understand. Go ahead, I'll help you make the contact."

"Thank you."

Chapter Thirteen: Focusing on Beauty and Love (6011)

Where is this place...?

In a daze, Xi Wang opened her eyes.

"it hurts!"

He tried to move his body, but felt intense pain all over his body, especially in his hands, which felt like they were about to be destroyed.

It's so dark... and... so cold...

"Where am I being held?"

Perhaps because she had just woken up, or perhaps simply because the pain in her body was affecting her thinking, Xi Wang still seemed a little dazed.

Enduring the pain, he slowly moved his hand, groping around in the darkness. Then, he barely managed to prop himself up against the wall and move to a corner.

Midway through, he touched something smooth, somewhat like glass... no, it should be a mirror.

"Oh... I think so... I should be in the locker room..."

Xi Wang slowly adjusted her hands, trying to reduce the pain, and then gently placed her wrists on her head, rubbing them to ease the pain that kept flooding her mind.

"call……"

Adjust your breathing accordingly, gradually adapt to the pain that constantly stimulates your nerves, your thinking becomes clearer, and past memories gradually surface.

It seems that... he met Elgar and the others after finishing his piano practice... and then... he was invited to go shopping together?

However... it seems they argued later... no... that's not right, it should just be considered a debate.

That's just how Elga is. Although she's very short-tempered, she's rarely angry. At that time, I was just a little annoyed... After all, I'd been mocked a lot, so it was no big deal to complain a little. She wouldn't care.

But... her "friends"... probably won't be like that.

They're masters at fanning the flames... they really love making a scene.

"Tsk..."

As her memories became clearer, Xi Wang gradually became aware of some details of what had happened before.

I got caught up in it... Elja... I was influenced by her eccentric personality...

Xi Wang moved his arm and gently touched his chest... It was in this spot that Erjia had pushed him, sending him into this place... This place is located in a large shopping mall, in the dressing room of some store, I don't know.

If I remember correctly, this place should belong to [Hidakoro]... It's Elgar's family property... It should have been a happy thing, but in the end... it turned out like this, so terrible.

I adjusted my posture slightly and curled up, but soon felt uncomfortable again. My clothes were sticking to my body, and I could only endure the pain in my hands and roll up the wet and cold clothes a little.

All of this was done by Elja… She’s always like this, with a lot of sarcasm and scolding, but compared to others… her “targeting” is actually quite cute; she just locks herself up and pours water on herself.

And she won't go too far. In fact, her friends will eventually pull her over to apologize and bring her some clothes to change into from the teacher... Although she is a bit awkward most of the time, Xiwang thinks she is still a good girl.

Perhaps this is what they call "no comparison, no harm"... Compared to the "targeting" of others, everything she did became acceptable, and... maybe she did this to herself in order to fit in better?

"Ha ha……"

Xi Wang found her subconscious thought amusing... Although it was indeed possible, in the end, wouldn't she be the one who got hurt?

And then there's... her personality is still too awful, she explodes at the slightest provocation, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for her in the future... I'm a little worried about what she will do in the future, it would be terrible if someone caught her doing something wrong.

"........."

In the pitch-black darkness, Xi Wang slowly leaned against the side and slowly closed her eyes... since she couldn't see anything anyway.

She was used. Erjia... she was used, taken advantage of because of her volatile and easily angered personality—Xi Wang thought to herself.

Because Elgar herself didn't hit him; she just locked herself in here and gave herself a good beating... It's an old trick, she's used to it.

Once everyone's gone, she'll let me out, and then, led by her friend, she'll reluctantly hand me the clothes she's supposed to change into... Apologizing is out of the question for her; her personality dictates that she can't do that.

However, her actions have already proven everything, so Xi Wang isn't too angry.

However, this time... it wasn't her, nor her friend, who came.

It was... other people who arrived.

It carried a malice far exceeding that of others, and an intense jealousy that anyone could hear.

I could vaguely hear Eden's name... Ugh... I knew it would end up like this. After things are discovered, they'll blame it all on Elgar... It's disgusting.

However, they didn't go too far.

Xi Wang silently touched his wounds, the stinging sensation invigorating his spirits.

They only touched his body...they didn't touch his hands...at least they still have some conscience.

Or are they simply afraid of losing their hands and being caught by the school? Haha... They're afraid of that?

I'm dying of laughter...

Xi Wang's lips twitched slightly, wanting to laugh at his ridiculous idea, but the pain on his face made it difficult for him to do so.

But that last person... do I know him?

In his memory, the person who last opened the locker room door... Xi Wang didn't seem to know him. He seemed to be just... a staff member here? An employee of [Hida Keluo]?

This should be our first meeting... so why... is it like this?

"........."

Xi Wang silently moved his fingertips, the sharp pain stimulating his nerves, causing him to quickly abandon the next movement.

I remember he brought clothes with him... but he didn't give them to me in the end.

He just opened the door, glanced at me, and then started muttering some nonsense... complaining to himself about all the grievances he'd suffered, venting his pent-up resentment... and then...

He then stepped on his own hands.

Ah...is that so? It's just that everyone else is bullying you and taking their anger out on you, so...you take it for granted that they're hurting you..."Everyone else does it, so I can do it too," that's probably the mentality.

Adding to the clothes he was holding earlier... everything seems easy to guess now.

He was probably sent by Elgar to let me out. He even brought my clothes with him. But later, he noticed that the other students were also targeting him. Coupled with Elgar's previous actions, he probably subconsciously thought that he had offended Elgar, so Elgar wanted to teach him a "lesson".

Then he went about his business and locked himself in there.

"Haha... what's this..."

Xi Wang found his own reasoning amusing.

"Ha ha……"

Xi Wang chuckled softly twice, seemingly mocking himself; even the scars on his face couldn't stop his self-mockery.

Tears... silently slid down his face, warm teardrops tracing his cheeks, gently caressing the wounds on his face, bringing a little comfort, and gradually revealing his sorrowful emotions.

He had considered rebelling... but... he held back.

Whenever others use "excessive" methods against him, he would unconsciously think of ways to "physically resolve" the problem, the kind of "once and for all" solution.

It's really simple, just kill them.

Xi Wang had this thought more than once, and even imagined how to quickly get rid of them, how to kill them with one blow so that they wouldn't even have time to be rescued.

But in the end, Xi Wang did not choose to do it... because when such thoughts appeared in his mind, he would feel some panic and rejection for no reason, and he could clearly feel that he was resisting doing such a thing.

...That makes sense, after all, it was a vibrant life, how could it be taken away like that?

Moreover... Xi Wang promised Father Enrique that he would move towards a broader and brighter future... If he did that kind of thing, he definitely wouldn't be able to do it.

But... sure enough.

"I still feel...very uncomfortable..."

Tears streamed down his face. This time, he was all alone in this dark, secret room, and he could finally... vent his emotions and grievances to his heart's content.