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

After leaving the supermarket, Shen Qinghuai put everything in the trunk. Seeing Lu Sui standing next to him, he looked for chocolate for him but found a box of lychee-flavored candy. He paused for a moment, then opened the chocolate and fed it to Lu Sui.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Lu Sui took a bite and pushed the rest to Shen Qinghuai. Shen Qinghuai said, "You eat it, there's more inside."

Lu Sui ate it all, saying, "You think I bought too much?"

Shen Qinghuai thought for a moment and said, "I don't mind, but I don't feel good about always spending your money."

"You didn't always spend money; the cakes, tarts, and roses were bought by you," Lu Sui said. "I don't understand. I have money, you don't, so shouldn't you be spending my money?"

He added, "I won't make you pay it back."

"It's not about whether or not to pay it back."

"What is that?"

Shen Qinghuai didn't know how to argue with Lu Sui, so he opened a wet wipe to clean Lu Sui's hands, opened a bag of potato chips and put it in his hand, opened the car door and let him get in, "I'll return the shopping cart."

"hurry up."

"Okay." Shen Qinghuai added with relief, "Don't wander around, don't eat anything given by strangers, don't talk to strangers, and definitely don't add them as friends."

Lu Sui said, "I'm lazy."

So I'm too lazy to run around, too lazy to open the window to accept food from strangers, too lazy to talk to strangers, and too lazy to open my phone to add friends.

Shen Qinghuai chuckled and went to return the shopping cart with peace of mind.

Jiang Xiu stomped his feet not far away. Jiang Wang looked at him blankly, then touched his face and sent a message to his mother, asking her to invite a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirits from Jiang Xiu. He had seen Jiang Xiu holding his phone and smiling evilly several times, and it happened again today. He had to be cured.

As soon as Shen Qinghuai got back into the car, Lu Sui reached out his fingers to wipe them. He then drove Lu Sui back to the apartment complex. After parking the car in the garage, he unloaded everything. Lu Sui looked at Shen Qinghuai, whose hands were covered in plastic bags, and said, "I think I should help you carry some of the load."

"No need, I can carry it all." There's no need for Lu Sui to carry it too, especially since his hand is injured. "How's your lower back?"

Defensive midfielder?!

Jiang Xiu, who had just gotten out of the car and was sneaking close, immediately turned into a groundhog and screamed silently.

Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!

Have things progressed to this point between them?!

He knew it! All the couples he ships are real!

Ahhh, I'm going to faint!

Jiang Wang looked at the trunk full of stuff, circled around but couldn't find anyone, so he video-called Jiang Xiu. The call was cut off the moment the phone rang. He peeked out, his lips twitched, and he kicked him again, yelling, "What the hell are you having an epileptic fit for?"

"..." You think you're so tough?! I'm warning you, a mouth isn't just for yelling at people, watch out or I might go crazy tonight!

Shen Qinghuai glanced at Jiang Xiu, then looked down at Lu Sui and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "It seems he knows about our relationship."

"fine."

If nothing's wrong, then why say we shouldn't be too intimate at school?

Is it okay for others to know about our relationship, or not?

Shen Qinghuai couldn't understand it.

Lu Sui tugged at Shen Qinghuai's sleeve, "Let's go home."

The two entered the elevator, and Jiang Xiu ran over carrying a small bag, calling out, "Senior Shen, wait for me!"

Wait for you?

what about me?

Jiang Wang looked up, and without exaggeration, it was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Xiu run so fast, like a dog seeing a bone.

Jiang Xiu didn't even glance at him until the elevator doors closed. He stared at the four large bags in the trunk, gritting his teeth, "Jiang... Xiu!"

The two doors in the elevator were like mirrors. Afraid that his shipping thoughts would be discovered, Jiang Xiu lowered his head and desperately suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth. "Senior Shen, Boss—"

"Why do you call me boss?" Lu Sui had wanted to ask this while they were at the supermarket.

"Last time we had dinner together, I said I wanted to find Big Brother, but calling you Big Brother felt too weird, it's better to call you Boss."

"...They all sound awful."

"Hehe." Jiang Xiu chuckled sheepishly, then looked at Shen Qinghuai, "Senior Shen, you've moved in here too?"

Lu Sui glared coldly at Jiang Xiu, "None of your business."

He has called out "Senior Shen" several times since just now; anyone who didn't know better would think he was very familiar with Shen Qinghuai.

Shen Qinghuai wanted to free his hand to cover Lu Sui's mouth as soon as Lu Sui said "guan," but he had already finished speaking and his hand was still not free. "Lu Sui didn't mean that."

"Ah, I, I know—" Jiang Xiu was interrupted by Lu Sui before he could finish speaking, "That's what it means."

Having already understood what was going on, Jiang Xiu waved his hand, "Actually, I'm not that close to Senior Shen. We used to live in the same dormitory, so as his roommate and former roommate, I was just being polite and showing concern. I didn't have any other intentions."

After Jiang Xiu said that, Shen Qinghuai realized that Lu Sui was jealous. He looked down at Lu Sui, who had her arms crossed and her eyes slightly raised, looking angry.

The elevator doors opened, Jiang Xiu turned his head to look, and the two of them looked at the buttons again before getting out. "Bye-bye, Boss. Bye-bye, Senior Shen."

It turns out they lived upstairs.

It turned out that Jiang Xiu had rented the downstairs apartment, and Lu Sui sent a message to Chen Jingmo to tell him.

Shen Qinghuai opened the door. Lu Sui changed his shoes in the entryway, took off his coat and threw it on the sofa before going to the balcony to relax. Shen Qinghuai left the snacks in the living room, took the rest to the kitchen, and put the ones he wouldn't need in the refrigerator. After tidying up, he went to the balcony to find Lu Sui, squatted down next to him, and felt the temperature of his ankles. "Is your lower back still hurting badly?"

Lu Sui shook his head.

"Isn't it much better than before?"

Lu Sui nodded.

"Should we have braised pork ribs or stewed pork ribs for lunch?"

Lu Sui didn't answer and didn't put his phone down the whole time. Shen Qinghuai leaned closer, and the other person was Chen Jingmo. Before he could straighten up, Chen Jingmo made a video call to Lu Sui.

"Where is Grandpa Lu?"

"At home."

"Didn't you go to school?"

"She has a fever."

"We're truly good brothers. I also have a fever, and it's making me dizzy and weak all over."

Lu Sui poked at the side of the phone case. "Are you done?"

"alright."

"Where are you?"

"Uh... at a friend's house."

Shi Qianqiu scoffed as she walked to the door with a thermometer to take Chen Jingmo's temperature. Chen Jingmo froze, then quickly relaxed.

Anyway, Shi Qianqiu didn't want anything to do with him, so what's wrong with being friends? What's with the snickering!

"Chen Jingmo, Jiang Xiu lives downstairs."

"I know, didn't you already send me a message?"

"I'll say it again." Lu Sui seemed to completely ignore Shen Qinghuai, "Pink roses are pretty."

"Did he buy it for you?"

"Hmm, the grape-flavored gummies are delicious, and so are the honey butter potato chips. They're all good."

"If you like it, tell him so he remembers your favorite flavors. Ask him to buy it for you next time. If you don't tell him, he won't know," Chen Jingmo said, not forgetting to guide Lu Sui.

He said he felt bad about spending my money.

"You said it yourself, it's your money, I'd feel uncomfortable spending it too. You could say we're both too proud to admit it, and that's true. Is he with you now?"

"Um."

"Then go play with him, get to know him better, bye."

"oh."

Seeing that Lu Sui wouldn't put down his phone, Shen Qinghuai said, "Why aren't you answering my question?"

I have a lot to talk about with Chen Jingmo, and I'm very eager to share. I get anxious and irritable if I don't receive a message from Chen Jingmo in the morning.

Why am I so quiet when I'm with him?