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

Once all the bandages on Lu Sui's hands were removed, Lu Sui finally spoke, "My easel was knocked over, and nobody's admitting it."

"Do you know who it is? Have you checked the surveillance footage?" Shen Qinghuai asked.

"But I kicked them all down." This means there's no need to bother checking the surveillance footage.

"But then no one will know you're a victim."

Shen Qinghuai gently held Lu Sui's hands, and his words made Lu Sui's steady breathing slightly erratic, "Oh, I don't care."

Do you really not care?

Shen Qinghuai said, "Chen Jingmo will care."

"I do care. You're my boyfriend, and after getting to know you, I've found that you're not the kind of person they describe. You shouldn't have to endure these rumors."

In response to Lu Sui's question, he said, "You can express your grievances to me, and I... will try to comfort you."

When Shen Qinghuai said the last sentence, his ears felt a little hot for some reason. He straightened his expression and said, "Is this kind of coaxing okay today? If it is, I will follow this standard from now on."

Lu Sui didn't speak, and Shen Qinghuai didn't ask any more questions. He carried Lu Sui to the living room, re-treated his wounds, glanced at the time, and said, "I'll go cook. What would you like to eat?"

"It will be all right."

Shen Qinghuai nodded, got up and went to the kitchen. He sent a message to Chen Jingmo asking what Lu Sui liked to eat. Chen Jingmo sent him several recipes. Shen Qinghuai looked at them and found that he had the ingredients for three of the dishes when he went out to buy cakes.

Lu Sui stared at his hands for a while, then went back to the bedroom and sat on the carpet eating egg tarts while holding the roses. He watched for as long as Shen Qinghuai cooked. When Shen Qinghuai came in, he threw the roses on the ground.

"Don't you like it?"

"It smells awful."

Shen Qinghuai picked up the flowers. "Put your shoes on, let's go eat."

Lu Sui didn't move. Shen Qinghuai asked, "What's wrong?"

"You have to tell me, otherwise I won't know."

He pointed to his leg.

"Your legs are numb?"

"Um."

Shen Qinghuai put shoes on Lu Sui, bent down to pick him up, and patted him twice on the bottom. Lu Sui snorted softly, shrank his shoulders, and frowned, "You hit me."

"It's not about hitting; patting your buttocks when your legs go numb helps with blood circulation," Shen Qinghuai explained.

He carried Lu Sui to the bathroom, took a washcloth, wet it, and wiped his hands, avoiding the wounds. Lu Sui stared at Shen Qinghuai in the mirror, "It's different."

"What's different?"

"you."

"What's different?"

"They're all different."

Their question-and-answer session was like a crosstalk session; Shen Qinghuai didn't understand, and he also felt he couldn't get the point across, so he changed the subject, "Are your legs still numb?"

"No."

Shen Qinghuai led Lu Sui out, picked up a rose from the table, put it in a vase, and placed it on the dining table. He went to the kitchen to serve Lu Sui pork rib soup and soy milk, and brought out all the dishes. Seeing that Lu Sui was eating more than yesterday, he went to get some digestive tablets to feed him. He took the plate to the kitchen, and when he came back to clean the table, he glanced at the trash can and pulled over the vase to check the number of petals.

Not a single one is missing.

Doodle.

My phone rang with a special notification ringtone.

Lu Sui sent him the surveillance video of Zhao Wenxiu.

Zhao Wenxiu was well taken care of and was in high spirits. Shen Qinghuai cut out some background details and sent them to Liu Qiushui.

Next came the transfer—20,000 yuan.

Boyfriend: This month's grocery money

Transfer of 50,000 yuan

Boyfriend: This month's allowance

Boyfriend: From now on, you'll live here with me and aren't allowed to go back to the dorm.

When Lu Sui expressed his firm stance, he always used the word "not allowed".

Shen Qinghuai slowly tapped the table with his fingers.

This relationship was inherently unequal and unbalanced. It started with Lu Sui's threats. He had no money, he was poor, and Lu Sui was spoiled. He had no reason to lower his standard of living for him, but he couldn't afford Lu Sui's expenses, and he had no reason to maintain his self-respect in these areas. Besides, Lu Sui had never trampled on his self-respect...

He threw Zhao Wenxiu out of the window, but then had her taken good care of. He said he smashed the noodle shop, but he clearly didn't do anything. Today, he even stood up for her and vented his anger.

Lu Sui is just a cat that's using someone else's power to bully others.

Shen Qinghuai: Thank you.

Boyfriend: I can't give you too much, or you'll cheat on me.

Shen Qinghuai chuckled. This isn't much? The cost of groceries shouldn't be 20,000, and he certainly wouldn't spend 50,000.

Boyfriend: You won't accept it.

Boyfriend: You look down on my money.

Shen Qinghuai accepted both transfers, otherwise Lu Sui would get angry again.

Shen Qinghuai: There is no exception.

Shen Qinghuai: Thank you.

Boyfriend: Let's continue tonight.

Shen Qinghuai's throat suddenly felt dry. He turned off his phone and continued wiping the table. After wiping for a couple of seconds, he remembered that he hadn't replied, so he turned his phone back on.

Shen Qinghuai: Okay.

Ding dong.

Shen Qinghuai went to open the door, and the deliveryman, holding a package, peered inside. "Is this Mr. Lu? Please sign here."

Shen Qinghuai asked Lu Sui if he had ordered a package, and only signed it after receiving a definite answer. He signed Lu Sui's name, took the package inside, and saw that it was for an easel. After getting permission, he opened it and put it aside, then handed the cardboard box to the deliveryman, saying, "Thank you for your help."

"It's nothing! No need to be so polite! Is there any more trash? I'll take it with me!"

"no."

"Then I'll be leaving first."

Shen Qinghuai swept the floor, turned on the robot vacuum cleaner, and returned to the guest room. He opened the row of cabinets against the wall one by one. There were innerwear, outerwear, and pants, some without fleece and some with thin fleece, all for the current season. Under the cabinets were silk quilts and three-piece bedding sets, the packaging still unopened. In the small drawer were underwear and socks.

The underwear size is correct.

Lu Sui knew him very well.

Lu Sui knew he liked lychee-flavored candy, knew where Liu Qiushui and Zhao Wenxiu lived, knew his size, not just his shirts and pants, but also... his birthday. The last time she set a password for his phone and asked him his birthday, Lu Sui had already started counting the numbers before he even finished speaking.

A bizarre thought suddenly popped into Shen Qinghuai's mind—Lu Sui had been monitoring him all along.

Then he thought again, how could that be? He had only met Lu Sui twice and they had very little interaction. Lu Sui had no reason to treat him like this, nor did he need to.

Shen Qinghuai stopped thinking too much. Although the relationship started with threats, he had benefited from Lu Sui. Zhao Wenxiu was properly taken care of. As for what would happen in the future, he would deal with it later. He didn't feel so bad now. Lu Sui was easy to talk to and treated him very well.

Half an hour later, Shen Qinghuai went to the bedroom. Lu Sui was still in the bathroom, and there was no sound of water. Shen Qinghuai knocked on the frosted glass door. "Are you alright?"

"Sorry, I forgot your hand is injured and you can't get it wet. Are you in -- right now? Can I come in and help you?"

Lu Sui doesn't understand these things, will he hurt himself?