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

[Little Yellow Flower of the Motherland: Holy crap! I'm totally shipping them! Feeding each other chocolate is such an ambiguous gesture between friends, so they're definitely not innocent!]

[Idiot, read my name: When did the school heartthrob meet that crazy guy? He's actually feeding him! How disgusting! He calls himself some kind of high-class beauty, but he's clearly just after money. Look at how fawning he is, he's probably being kept by that crazy guy!]

[Grass Growing on the Grass: So sweet! Lu Sui looks so cute eating chocolate, I'm becoming a fan of his!]

[The teacher said there can't be any trash in the trash can: The hashtag for this post is now open, please follow me on Weibo.]

The principal, who was passing by the window, stopped and saw Lu Sui in the classroom. He walked to the door and knocked. "Study hard, everyone. Stop fantasizing that you're a photographer. Your phone's 2800-pixel camera makes your photos look like an old lady's heels."

"..."

Shen Qinghuai told Lu Sui to message him if he needed anything and then got up to leave. Only then did the principal realize that it was him standing in front of Lu Sui, and he immediately put on a smile. The two chatted for a few minutes and went downstairs together.

On the large bed in the bedroom, Chen Jingmo opened his sleepy eyes. This was the first time in more than ten days that he had rested so well. Just as he was about to stretch, he found himself being held in someone's arms. He was instantly wide awake and startled.

Between being exhausted from a burglary and sleeping in his bed, and dreaming, he chose the latter. Just as he closed his eyes, fingers touched his forehead, and a deep, magnetic, husky male voice whispered in his ear, "The fever's gone down..."

It feels very familiar; it's Shi Qianqiu.

Chen Jingmo reached out to suppress his anger and stepped back. Shi Qianqiu chuckled, "Shy?"

Chen Jingmo feigned composure and completely withdrew from his embrace, saying, "Brother."

Damn name.

What brother?

They have absolutely no blood relation.

It's still easier to say Shi Qianqiu.

"Okay, get up, the sun's about to shine on your butt." Shi Qianqiu said, lifting the covers and getting out of bed. He had already taken off his pajamas and his hand was already touching the edge of his pants, but then he remembered that Chen Jingmo was also in the room, so he went to the dressing room to change.

Chen Jingmo's eyes darkened for a moment.

Why are you hiding? It's not like we haven't seen this before... Damn it!

He suppressed the urge to swear and obediently waited for Shi Qianqiu in bed. He had to play the good boy for now, waiting for Shi Qianqiu to have something to hold over him so she could trample him underfoot.

After Shi Qianqiu came out, he went to get Chen Jingmo's clothes that he had washed and dried the night before. Chen Jingmo lowered his eyelashes to hide his expression and looked a little nervous. "Brother... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you come yesterday. I'll be leaving soon."

Shi Qianqiu lifted the blanket to help Chen Jingmo put it on, but Chen Jingmo pulled the blanket back over himself. Shi Qianqiu's voice was unreadable as he asked, "Then who should do it? Your boyfriend?"

Chen Jingmo shook his head, "It's too dark. It's not safe for him to be alone. I'm worried about him."

"..." Shi Qianqiu held his breath. He turned his back and listened to the sound of fabric rubbing against the fabric behind him. He spoke to Chen Jingmo in a tone that contained an educational tone, "You are still young and cannot have a boyfriend... You can date a girl first."

Chen Jingmo had little expression, and spoke in a very soft voice, tinged with embarrassment, "I only like boys."

He got dressed and got out of bed from the other side, saying distantly, "I'm sorry for bothering you last night. I'll clean it up."

When Shi Qianqiu saw Chen Jingmo removing the pillowcase, he felt like he was suffocating. He grabbed Chen Jingmo's wrist and said, "I didn't mean to bother you, you don't need to clean up."

Chen Jingmo pushed his hand away, took a step back, and used her knees to reach for her phone on the bedside table. A section of her slender waist was exposed to Shi Qianqiu's eyes, but was quickly covered by her shirt.

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"If you think it's dirty, you can take it to the store... or you can just throw it away. I'm leaving now."

Chen Jingmo walked around Shi Qianqiu, but Shi Qianqiu grabbed his wrist again. "I don't mind the dirt."

"...Hmm." I don't believe it.

Seeing that his grip on her wrist was getting tighter, Chen Jingmo pulled back, "Brother, I have a boyfriend, let's keep our distance—"

"Keep your distance? Chen Jingmo, do you have to be so angry with me?" Shi Qianqiu rubbed her sore brow. "Go wash up, I'll cook."

"No need, bro, my boyfriend can't live without me, I have to go see him—"

Is he a giant baby?

"..."

Shi Qianqiu said, "No one is indispensable to anyone else."

Chen Jingmo was stunned for a moment, then broke free from Shi Qianqiu, "You're wrong, I can't live without him."

He changed back into his own shoes and went outside. The neighborhood was quite large, and Chen Jingmo couldn't find his way. He hadn't even washed his face. He stood by the flower bed downloading a cheating map app. A car stopped beside him, the window rolled down, and Shi Qianqiu said, "Get in, I'll take you home."

Chen Jingmo didn't want him to know where she lived, "No need."

"Chen Jingmo," Shi Qianqiu said in a deep voice.

Chen Jingmo hated it when he was called that. He smiled faintly at Shi Qianqiu and pretended to be clueless, "What's wrong, brother?"

"Come up."

"No need." Chen Jingmo walked forward according to the map, but Shi Qianqiu's car kept following behind, which made Chen Jingmo lose his thick skin. He opened the car door and got in. "Just take me to the bar from last night. My car is over there."

At the bar entrance, Chen Jingmo got out of Shi Qianqiu's luxury car and into his own inexpensive vehicle, completely unconcerned about the stares of others. He drove very fast. Back home, his ears were bright red as he pounded his pillow twice, yelling, "Damn it! I told you I like guys, I like guys, and he still grabbed my wrist! He's just taking advantage of me!"

Shi Qianqiu: Do you have a thermometer at home? Please take your temperature and let me know later.

Chen Jingmo: I no longer have a fever.

Shi Qianqiu: De-measurement

Chen Jingmo didn't take his temperature; he wasn't feeling unwell at the moment. He just told Shi Qianqiu his temperature randomly after he finished brushing his teeth.

Chen Jingmo: 36.9℃

Shi Qianqiu: Hmm, don't drink alcohol or smoke, eat something light, and wear thicker clothes.

Chen Jingmo didn't reply. He couldn't understand why Shi Qianqiu sometimes seemed to care about him a lot, and other times she seemed to not care about him at all.

The feeling of being so close yet so distant is truly maddening.

Chen Jingmo, a person with low self-esteem, needs passionate and steadfast love. Obviously, Shi Qianqiu wouldn't give him that, but it doesn't matter. Such things are hard to come by, and he didn't hold out any hope for it.

Chen Jingmo quickly tidied himself up and messaged Lu Sui to come find him. The timing was perfect. When he saw Lu Sui, there was a little tail following him. Chen Jingmo looked unhappy and said, "You've made friends again?"

"Who?"

Lu Sui followed Chen Jingmo's gaze and looked back, then turned back nonchalantly and said to Chen Jingmo, "I don't know him."

"..." Jiang Xiu took the initiative to introduce himself, "I am Shen Qinghuai's roommate. My name is Jiang Xiu, as in ginger and as in self-cultivation. I am also in the art department and I am currently taking classes in the same classroom as Lu Sui."

Are you going out to eat? Can I come with you? I don't have any friends.

Chen Jingmo: Oh no, this guy is so overly familiar, my position is in jeopardy.

"Jiang Xiu, right? You haven't heard of us? Get lost, or I'll strangle you!"