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

Shen Qinghuai took his pajamas to the bathroom, and after washing up, he took out the toothbrush cup from the small basket, carried the rest back to the room, dried the items inside and put them back in his bag, leaving only the face cream. He removed Lu Sui's hair tie and combed his hair. He didn't lay out an electric blanket, so he used a hairdryer to warm up the bed.

You lied to me.

"Where did I lie to you?"

"You said you'd warm the bed."

"If you don't get warm at night, it's because I'm warming the bed. Come on in."

Shen Qinghuai turned off the light, hugged Lu Sui, and moved his hair back. Seeing that his eyes were bright, he lowered his eyes and kissed him. "I hope you don't catch a cold tomorrow. Go to sleep."

Give me your phone.

Shen Qinghuai went to get the phone from the bedside table and gave it to Lu Sui, who then called Chen Jingmo.

Shen Qinghuai: "..."

"Feed Lu Sui."

"Shen Qinghuai and I were in Wutong Town when his mother fainted."

"So you're not going home tonight?"

"Yes, are you looking for me? I'll be back tomorrow afternoon and arrive home tonight."

Hearing Lu Sui's voice, Chen Jingmo suddenly felt a little wronged. His eyelashes trembled and his eyes reddened. "I still have a fever, I can't go."

"What happened? Are you seriously ill?"

"No, it'll be ready soon, don't worry."

"Chen Jingmo, your tone is off, you're crying," Lu Sui asked. "Who bullied you?"

Chen Jingmo placed her phone next to her pillow, as if she had suddenly found someone to confide in, and opened her mouth to vent her grievances endlessly.

But he couldn't tell Lu Sui; it was his business, and Lu Sui didn't understand or offer him any advice. "Besides Zhan Mingzhu and Chen Nanxing, who else could it be? That mother and son are always whispering in Chen Yunting's ear, and sooner or later they'll divide up all my assets. I'll go back and make them suffer as soon as I've rested, and I'll infuriate them!"

"I'll go play the claw machine tomorrow and bring it to you."

Chen Jingmo laughed, lying on the pillow. "Have you suddenly unlocked some new potential? How come you're so good at sweet-talking people? You must have learned it from Shen Qinghuai. Keep learning, you'll become more and more humane in the future. I'm hanging up now."

"Okay, bye-bye."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Sui turned off the screen by tilting his phone to the side.

"You won't let me see?"

"I won't let you see it."

Why do I feel a little uncomfortable?

In the room, Chen Jingmo was watching the surveillance footage, zooming in on the scene of Shi Qianqiu kissing him, taking a screenshot, and then fixing the image quality. His fingers were lightly touching the screen, and his eyes were dry, unable to shed a tear.

Chen Jingmo didn't send a second message after Qianqiu hadn't responded to his threat, because he was still in pain and would be at a disadvantage if they started arguing or fighting.

Let's wait three more days.

I'll give Shi Qianqiu three days to process what happened last night. I'll send it again after three days. If he still doesn't reply, Chen Jingmo will go find him. We can always do it again next time.

"Hey, Uncle Chen." Shi Qianqiu's voice was hoarse, and he was surrounded by the smell of smoke and alcohol, looking utterly dejected.

"Are you coming back for dinner tomorrow? Nanxing got an award in his last monthly exam, let's celebrate with him." Chen Yunting's tone was very proud on the phone, but his voice changed when he mentioned Chen Jingmo, "That Chen Jingmo, he's driving me crazy! He won't answer my voice calls, he won't answer my phone calls either! If he's so capable, he shouldn't spend my money!"

Upon hearing Chen Jingmo's name, Shi Qianqiu gripped his phone tightly and said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, Uncle Chen, I don't have time."

"Alright then," Chen Yunting said. "I don't get along with him, but you've been close to him since childhood. Go see him when you have time. I'm really worried about him. It would be best if you brought him back to have a meal with us. There's no need for family members to hold grudges. Wouldn't that just make us a laughingstock?"

"……Um."

"Alright, I won't say any more. It's so late, you should go to sleep."

Snapped.

The phone hangs up.

Shi Qianqiu threw his phone on the sofa. The cigarette in his hand had burned down to just the butt. He recovered from the burn, his eyes filled with complex emotions, and even his sigh had a trembling tone at the end.

beep.

Another phone call.

"Mr. Wei, come tomorrow—"

"I'm not going."

"..."

"If you do a good job these next few days, your salary will double this month."

"Okay, Mr. President, I love working. You should rest well."

Lu Sui woke up at 6:30 in the morning, disturbed by birdsong. The room wasn't soundproof. He stared at the peeling paint on the walls, felt the warm breath on his neck, and nudged his large head.

It made his neck really itchy.

Shen Qinghuai was woken up by the push and subconsciously reached out to touch Lu Sui's knees to feel their temperature.

"You're being insolent." Lu Sui saw him touching her so early in the morning, grabbed his chest, and then looked down at herself.

"no the same."

Shen Qinghuai was amused by him, and a low, husky voice came out as he pulled Lu Sui's wrist down, praising his strong grip and saying that he should hit people harder in the future, otherwise he would be teasing him.

Lu Sui kicked his shin, "You talk like a thug."

"..."

"Let go, I want to get up."

Shen Qinghuai touched Lu Sui's face, and when Lu Sui dodged, his newly grown stubble lightly brushed against him. Lu Sui was pricked and in pain, so he slapped Shen Qinghuai's face and said, "Get away."

"..."

Shen Qinghuai got up to find clothes for Lu Sui, but before he could even put his shoes on, he was kicked in the stomach. "I need to go to the bathroom."

"There's no restroom, only a toilet in the northwest corner," Shen Qinghuai quickly helped Lu Sui put on his shoes. He had just grabbed his coat when Lu Sui ran out. Shen Qinghuai followed and saw that Lu Sui had a sour face after using the toilet, so he knew that Lu Sui disliked the smell. He went over to help Lu Sui put on his clothes and said, "We'll go back this afternoon."

Liu Qiushui came in from outside and saw Shen Qinghuai outside wearing pajamas. She told him to quickly put on some warm clothes.

Shen Qinghuai took the steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, sesame balls, and sweet potato dumplings that Liu Qiushui had bought, saying, "Didn't I say I would go buy them?"

"It's not far. Besides, you should get a good night's sleep when you get home. I made you a cup of that... what was it again? You feel great today! Go change your clothes quickly, don't catch a fever or cold again, the flu is really bad lately."

After Liu Qiushui finished speaking, she looked at Lu Sui. Seeing such a lovely person so early in the morning made her feel better. "Little Lu, Qinghuai said you want to eat barbecue. I'll go out again later to the supermarket to buy barbecue ingredients and vegetables. The supermarket was closed just now."

Lu Sui squeezed toothpaste, and seeing that Liu Qiushui wasn't wearing the coat he bought yesterday, he didn't say anything, just said "thank you" and lowered his head to brush his teeth.

Shen Qinghuai drew the curtains and turned off the air conditioner. He washed his face with Lu Sui and went back to the room to find face cream and sunscreen for Lu Sui. Suddenly, his face felt a little cool. Lu Sui was applying it to his face.

"Wipe it yourself."

Shen Qinghuai obediently wiped his hands himself, and when he saw Lu Suitu's pretty and delicate hands, he wanted to hold them.

After he finished applying the soy milk, the two went outside. Liu Qiushui then set aside some for Lu Sui separately. Lu Sui looked at the floppy cup containing the soy milk and said, "There are pictures on it."

Liu Qiushui was looking at Lu Suixiao when she suddenly stopped laughing, pointed at the back of the car, stood up abruptly, and walked over. "Damn it, which bastard scratched the car?!"

-

Lu Sui's earlier outburst caused Shen Qinghuai to silently stop.

Later, when Lu Sui said "outrageous," Shen Qinghuai smiled as gently as ever, but secretly wished he could slap Lu Sui. "What's the use of just saying 'outrageous'? Baby, do you want to slap me?"