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

Master Bar.

Chen Jingmo booked a private room to drink here. His Weibo was full of Liang Changyu, Ning Wenjin, and some of Chen Jingmo's old cronies, but since he became friends with Lu Sui, he hadn't had much contact with these people. After finding out what happened on the confession wall, he tossed his phone aside and continued drinking.

Lu Sui now has someone she cares about. Chen Jingmo knows that friends and people you like are not the same thing and are different, but he still feels a big sense of loss. However, when he thinks that Lu Sui bought milk tea for Shen Qinghuai without forgetting him, he feels that there is no sense of loss.

The alcohol made him feel nauseous, so he lit a cigarette. The smoke rose and made his eyes red.

Before the age of six, Chen Jingmo had a father, Chen Yunting, and a mother, Qin Youyi. It was a complete family of three, but it seemed incomplete. Qin Youyi didn't like Chen Jingmo and never hugged him. The couple often quarreled. At that time, I didn't understand. Now I know that the two were in an arranged marriage. Qin Youyi couldn't resist and was forced to marry. But what does it have to do with him? Why would people who don't love each other have a child?

Chen Jingmo didn't know if Qin Youyi was behind Chen Yunting's affair; all he knew was that Qin Youyi left with a smile, without even glancing at him.

Perhaps out of guilt, Chen Yunting asked Shi Qianqiu to keep Chen Jingmo company. Shi Qianqiu was very nice and obedient, and Chen Jingmo liked playing with him. However, later on, Shi Qianqiu became too outstanding and stole away the little attention Chen Yunting had for him.

Excellent children receive a lot of love, while naughty and foolish children only receive dislike.

No matter who it was, they only saw Chen Jingmo going crazy, screaming and venting hysterically, but they couldn't see his grievances. All he got in return for raising his thorns to protect himself was disgust.

Shi Qianqiu must also despise him.

I hate his childishness, always pestering me to sleep at night; I hate his fighting, always having to go to the parents' house when they're called in, which is embarrassing; I hate that he's stupid, no matter how I teach him, he just can't learn; I hate that he always lies about being sick and asking to be taken care of; I hate that he's immature and doesn't give his stepmother's son a friendly look; I hate that he likes me, and we were secretly photographed kissing... In short, I hate him.

Chen Jingmo also loathed himself, but there was nothing he could do; he didn't want to die right now.

Doodle.

It was a call from Chen Yunting. Chen Jingmo had blocked him, but his phone screen lit up again after receiving a text message: "Can't you behave yourself? How old are you to still be running away from home like this? Can't you learn from your brother Shi Qianqiu and give me a break..."

You don't need to guess what came next to belittle him. What do you mean by running away from home? Wasn't it Chen Yunting who told him to get lost?

Why do adults always portray themselves as so innocent, pushing all the blame onto children?

Shi Qianqiu, Shi Qianqiu, Chen Jingmo certainly knew that Shi Qianqiu was good.

Such a good person... he should enjoy it first.

What is there to be afraid of when he is all alone? Why should he stay away from Shi Qianqiu just because she dislikes him?

He insisted on getting involved, making the relationship impossible to get out of. He wanted to turn this family upside down. Why didn't he go back and let Zhan Mingzhu and Chen Nanxing live a peaceful life?

Chen Jingmo drank two glasses of wine, unblocked Shi Qianqiu from his blacklist, and sent her a message.

Chen Jingmo: I'm drunk and feel terrible. Can you come pick me up?

Chen Jingmo: Brother, I'll call you brother from now on. I'll never kiss you again. Can you please not go abroad? They're all bullying me.

Chen Jingmo: I feel really uncomfortable, I think I have a fever.

Chen Jingmo typed with a blank expression, pretending to be weak. Who knows which of these words are true and which are false? Chen Jingmo always speaks a mixture of truth and falsehood. If he pretends to be sick so many times, no one will believe that he is really sick.

So he withdrew his last sentence and changed it to—I'm sorry, I just miss you a little.

Will Shi Qianqiu come?

Chen Jingmo didn't know that when he was a child, he coerced and bribed Shi Qianqiu to listen to him, but now that he was grown up, he was controlled by Shi Qianqiu in every way. He thought that he must be too annoying, so now Shi Qianqiu didn't care about him anymore. He didn't know if Shi Qianqiu had a girlfriend abroad, and even if she did, he would break them up.

Shi Qianqiu can only be his.

Chen Jingmo wanted to smoke a cigarette, but he felt really uncomfortable. He repeatedly touched his forehead to check the temperature, but because he couldn't judge the temperature and felt that he was faking it, he put his hand down and continued drinking.

The saying "once, twice, but not a third time" applies to Lu Sui. He doesn't understand this principle, nor does he want to. He can't empathize with Shen Qinghuai, who is also suffering. Shen Qinghuai snatched the candy back from Lu Sui's mouth, crunched it up, swallowed it all, and asked Lu Sui in a deep voice, "Will you continue next time?"

This little crazy girl is both bad at games and loves to play. Should we continue next time?

Lu Sui covered his eyes with the back of his hand, swallowing his lime-flavored saliva to ease his hoarse voice, "Mmm."

"But that's just how I am. You'll still kick me out next time," Shen Qinghuai stated the facts.

He looked down at Lu Sui, waiting for his answer.

"...I need to go to the restroom."

I drank a bit too much water just now.

"Let's discuss this issue first." Shen Qinghuai wasn't without temper or feelings; he knew it would be unbearable, and if it continued like this, no one could stand it.

Lu Sui kicked his shin, somewhat angry that Shen Qinghuai was disobedient. "Get out!"

Seeing Lu Sui's furious expression, Shen Qinghuai rubbed Lu Sui's outer thigh down to the back of his knee, tucked Lu Sui into his arms, and helped him up, saying, "I'll carry you."

"Ah...get out, get out of here..." Lu Sui was trapped in a small space, like a small animal that had fallen into the water. He struggled in vain, and he grabbed Shen Qinghuai's shoulder and cursed him as a bastard and a bad dog.

Shen Qinghuai's eyes darkened as he lifted Lu Sui up and got off the bed to put on his shoes.

We must get this straight today; Lu Sui lying and trying to evade the issue won't work.

Going to the restroom, huh? Okay, then go.

Lu Sui frowned, and Shen Qinghuai turned him around, letting him step on his insteps, and mercifully moved some distance away. Lu Sui was so angry that he wanted to smash things, but Shen Qinghuai grabbed his hand back, "Shh, be good."

Lu Sui told him to get lost, but he asked gently, "We didn't finish our discussion earlier. Shall we talk about it here, or go back to bed?"

Shen Qinghuai's arm was gripped tightly by Lu Sui's fingers, and his voice trembled as he said, "Let go of me, get out."

Shen Qinghuai pursed his lips and lowered his voice, "Then talk to me properly later, don't be angry, we need to solve the problem—"

The showerhead seemed to have suddenly broken, and a stream of water rushed onto the floor, splashing water everywhere. A few minutes later, Shen Qinghuai was kicked out with a slap mark on his face. Who told him to break the showerhead? He hadn't responded to the warning beforehand.

Shen Qinghuai was secretly annoyed. He went to change into Lu Sui's three-piece bedding set, quickly tidied himself up in the guest room, and found the bedroom door closed when he came out. He tried to open it, but the door was still unlocked.

Lu Sui didn't have the habit of locking the door. Hearing the noise, he grabbed the jar of candy and threw it at the door. Shen Qinghuai squatted down, picked up the candies one by one, threw them into the trash can, and went to clean the bathroom. When he returned to the bedside, Lu Sui was about to grab something from the bedside table to throw at him again. When he touched the ashtray, he pulled his hand back under the covers. "Don't come any closer."

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P.S. Chen Jingmo and Shi Qianqiu are not related by adoption, are not on the same household registration, and are not related by blood.