The unattainable beauty was driven to depravity and madness by a wicked seed.

His father glared at Liang Changyu, who remained unrepentant, and whipped him several more times with his belt. The remote control on the bedside table was thrown off, and Liang Changyu accidentally pressed the power button. The TV then played a pixelated image, which terrified Liang Changyu so much that his heart almost stopped. His mother was about to comfort him when she saw this scene and fainted.

Before the nurse arrived, the police came first and handcuffed Liang Changyu because he was involved in gambling, prostitution, and drugs.

The same situation applies to Ning Wenjin on the other side. Many of the business owners who had cooperated with the Liang and Ning families ran away, and the two families have declined as a result.

Lu Sui was fine. It was his first time attending such a gathering. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be surveillance cameras in the private room, but that's exactly what the bar owner was afraid of. If something happened, he would be dragged into it and wouldn't be able to explain himself. Surveillance video would be a better way to clear his name. Who knew that Liang Changyu and his group would actually dare to use drugs!

After dealing with the two individuals, Lu Sui retrieved the school's surveillance footage and repeated the same procedure: anyone who took photos of them with their phone was summoned by the police for questioning, on the grounds of violating their portrait rights.

Principal: The sky has fallen! In just a few days, half the students have been arrested! They want to jump into the river.

Lu Sui clicked into the confession wall, and if anyone insulted him, he would take a screenshot and send a lawyer's letter.

Not caring doesn't mean you're easy to bully; it just means you don't see the point.

Things are different now. Whenever he walks with Shen Qinghuai, a lot of people take pictures of them, which has a huge impact on him and... on him.

With only the cigarette butt left in his mouth, Lu Sui tossed it into the ashtray, lit another one, and felt a bit tired in his wrist. He hired someone to do the work, so he carried the ashtray to the living room himself. He put on nitrile gloves, washed and wrung out his apron, and hung it to dry on the balcony. When he came back from brushing his teeth, he saw the jar of lychee-flavored candy, unscrewed the cap, ate one, and went to lie down on the bed. His heart was uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, and his eyes were even a little red.

What does this feel like?

Lu Sui didn't know.

It happened often when I was a child, why is it happening again now?

He punched his chest twice in pain, each punch making a dull thud, but he stopped hitting himself because his hands hurt.

Lu Sui thought to himself that Shen Qinghuai felt he had embarrassed himself.

So many people are watching him act unreasonably.

Lu Sui sucked on the candy a couple of times, seemingly finding some comfort, but the sound of the door opening outside made him bury himself under the covers as if trying to escape.

He did nothing wrong.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Verbal reprimands are too lenient. Liang Changyu and Ning Wenjin will not repent at all. They will only bleed a little and have a scraped forehead. It will not endanger their lives at all. Why is Shen Qinghuai always worried that they will die?

When he was dying, would Shen Qinghuai be worried?

The bedroom door opened, and Shen Qinghuai came in. He seemed to put something on the table, then walked to Lu Sui's bedside, squatted down, and patted Lu Sui.

"go out."

Hearing the hoarse voice and smelling the smoke, Shen Qinghuai asked Lu Sui gently, "Would you like some cake?"

"I won't eat it."

"Lemon mangosteen flavor, sweet and sour."

"I won't eat it."

"They've just released tamarind egg tarts," Shen Qinghuai said, gently pulling back the blanket. Lu Sui couldn't budge it, and angrily raised her head, wanting to spit the candy in her mouth onto him. "Let go!"

Shen Qinghuai smelled the scent of lychees and saw Lu Sui's reddened eyes. He lightly touched and stroked them with his fingertips, saying, "I'm sorry for making you feel wronged."

"...What does it mean to feel wronged?"

"You are now."

Oh.

In that case, his previous emotions were all about feeling wronged.

So annoying.

"Can I be wronged? Who can I be wronged to..." Lu Sui murmured, then paused for a moment before slapping Shen Qinghuai's hand away, her expression cold. "I won't eat cake, I won't eat egg tarts, I won't eat anything. Get out."

Shen Qinghuai gently held Lu Sui's hand, looked at the crooked band-aid he had put on, and at the way he was curled up in bed. He then scooped him up and carried him to the sofa.

"Don't touch me!" Lu Sui struggled, her breathing erratic, her eyes slightly moist and red, glaring fiercely at Shen Qinghuai, "I'm going to kill you!"

Shen Qinghuai cupped Lu Sui's face and kissed him, then put the candy in his own mouth, took a tissue and spat it out, continuing to kiss Lu Sui until the lychee flavor in his mouth was very faint before stopping. "If you don't like this candy, you don't have to eat it."

Lu Sui lowered her eyelashes and looked down. "It's none of your business."

"How about some cake? I've been waiting in line for half an hour."

"I won't eat it."

"They asked me who I bought it for, and I said my boyfriend."

"...I won't eat it."

"I also bought you roses."

Shen Qinghuai counted them; there were 27 petals in total. If Lu Sui got angry and tore off the petals, he could use the number to recall what he had done wrong.

"Let go of me." Lu Sui pushed Shen Qinghuai's wrist away. "Do you really care whether they live or die?"

Shen Qinghuai wouldn't let go. He pushed Lu Sui up with his knee, pulling him closer to his chest. One hand gripped Lu Sui's thigh from behind, while the other cupped half of Lu Sui's face, as if ready to kiss him at any moment. "I don't care, but if you kill them—"

"I told you I know what I'm doing—um."

Shen Qinghuai pressed his lips to Lu Sui's several times, then pulled away only slightly to keep Lu Sui from getting angry. "I know, I'm talking about what if they died. If they died, you'd be in trouble. Those people would avoid you and curse you behind your back."

"I don't care."

"Then why were the surveillance videos posted online?"

Lu Sui said, "Don't you care? Don't you think I'm a disgrace? Don't you want to be with me? Don't you hate me?"

"?" Shen Qinghuai was a little confused. "Who told you this? When did I ever think you were embarrassing?"

"You said you'd explain back in the car."

Shen Qinghuai frowned slightly, pondering the multiple layers of meaning in those words, "Because they're all filming us."

"So you still don't want to be with me," Lu Sui sneered.

"..." Shen Qinghuai said, "I don't not want to be with you, and I don't dislike you. Don't believe what others say, please believe me, okay?"

"No good," Lu Sui said, turning his head away.

Shen Qinghuai took the cake, unwrapped it, and fed it to Lu Sui, saying, "Have a bite."

Lu Sui frowned.

Shen Qinghuai pressed the spoon against Lu Sui's lips, smearing cream all over Lu Sui's mouth.

"..."

"I didn't understand you before. I won't do this again. Can you forgive me?" Shen Qinghuai looked at Lu Sui very seriously as he spoke.

He only waited a few seconds before Lu Sui sipped the cream and ate the cake from the spoon.

Shen Qinghuai continued feeding, a strange emotion stirring within him, though he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Lu Sui took several bites, then pushed him away against his wrist. Shen Qinghuai wiped the cream from his lips with the back of his hand and fingertips. "Isn't it good?"

Lu Sui shook his head. "You eat."

After he finished speaking, he felt a warmth on his face, and his fingertips curled slightly. "Why did you kiss me?"

I feel guilty and regretful; I shouldn't have trusted you.

Not only did Lu Sui stand up for him this afternoon, but he also didn't believe Lu Sui when Lu Sui smashed up the classroom this morning.

"……Um."

After finishing the cake, Shen Qinghuai removed the band-aid from Lu Sui's arm. "They said you smashed up the classroom. Why did you do that? Can you tell me?"