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

Thinking this, Shen Qinghuai also asked.

After a long pause, Lu Sui said, "You are not allowed to return to Wutong Town in the future."

Shen Qinghuai said, "But I still have to go back to see my mother."

"Have her come to the school to find you." Meeting her is fine; the result will be the same.

Shen Qinghuai felt that Lu Sui was being a bit unreasonable. "...I'm sorry for making you unhappy today. I didn't know Wen Chengyu was back. I won't let her eat my cooking anymore. From now on, we'll use our own food."

"I'm going to sleep," Lu Sui said, closing the door. Shen Qinghuai grabbed the door and tried to push it open, saying softly, "I've already made barbecue and teppanyaki. It smells really good. Can you smell it? Why don't you come out and eat something? You didn't eat much at noon today. Let's have some soy milk first to warm our stomachs."

Lu Sui closed the door again.

Last night, Shen Qinghuai made Lu Sui feel very good. It wasn't just his tone of voice, but also his soft eyes and the hugs he received while sleeping. Before leaving the supermarket, he really wanted to eat barbecue, but Shen Qinghuai had become the same as two or three days ago. He didn't want to eat or see Shen Qinghuai at all. He hadn't hugged him at all today, even though they had promised to hug each other more often.

Lu Sui would never have imagined it was because of his question, "Does it matter?", because it didn't matter at all. Shen Qinghuai picked him up, and he chose Shen Qinghuai. It was that simple.

Click.

The door is locked from the inside.

Shen Qinghuai stood outside the door while Lu Sui ate lychee-flavored candy inside. He felt that no matter how much he tried to taste something bad, it would still taste bad.

Shen Qinghuai went to get his phone. A few minutes after they left, Liu Qiushui sent him a message saying that she hadn't brought any snacks and that Wen Chengyu was leaving at 10 a.m. the next day, asking her to bring some to Shen Qinghuai.

Shen Qinghuai replied, "Okay."

Then he reminded Liu Qiushui to take supplements, saying they were good for her health, and that he would take her for a check-up next month.

Those snacks were all picked out by Lu Sui; they were the ones Lu Sui wanted to eat, so we had to bring them over.

Shen Qinghuai sent a message to Wen Chengyu, telling her to just bring it to school and that she could pick it up herself, and then sent a thank you message.

Shen Qinghuai was about to load the snacks into the car, but Lu Sui said no. When he asked why, Lu Sui replied, "I'm just a guest."

Because he was a guest, everything was done perfunctorily, including giving him money to buy snacks and making whatever Lu Sui liked to eat.

Liu Qiushui gave Wen Chengyu several bags of snacks she bought, and cooked food for Wen Chengyu and her family.

Liu Qiushui was just being polite, because she felt guilty that her car had been scratched.

Shen Qinghuai was just being polite. Since Lu Sui was going back with him and he was driving Lu Sui's car, just like Xu Suya said, it would take a long time to get home if they bought a train ticket. Shen Qinghuai had gotten a favor from him, so his talk of often carrying him was just polite perfunctory and nothing more.

Shen Qinghuai didn't understand what he meant by "guest," but to Liu Qiushui, he was indeed a guest.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, Lu Sui finished washing up and was about to open the door when he let go. He sat on the carpet looking at the roses, his stomach cramping with hunger, but his expression didn't change. He tore off the petals of the two roses.

There had been noise outside for half an hour, and it was still going on. Two minutes later, there was no more noise, but footsteps came from the doorway. Lu paused for a moment and threw the plucked petals into the vase.

"Lu Sui, are you awake?"

Lu Sui stopped throwing the petals back into the vase and started throwing them on the ground.

He knew that Shen Qinghuai had been just giving him the runaround.

Yesterday, all they did was shout about Lu Sui, and they're doing it again today.

The door opened, and Lu Sui frowned as he looked over.

Damn, I forgot to lock it.

"You're not allowed in."

"Okay, I'll stand at the door." Shen Qinghuai opened the door wide, saw that only the stamens of the two roses remained, his Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice was low, "Are you that angry..."

The flowers have all gone bare.

"I was wrong yesterday, I shouldn't have—" Shen Qinghuai stopped mid-sentence, seeing Lu Sui's eager expression, and slowly stepped into Lu Sui's territory, continuing, "I shouldn't have changed my attitude towards you, restrained myself, I was somewhat influenced by that sentence—"

"What are you saying?"

"Tell me, does it matter?" It really doesn't matter. After all, I've already chosen him. The process and the outcome are what matter most. "I shouldn't have made you sad—"

"I don't."

Lu Sui wasn't sad, but he started to dislike Shen Qinghuai a little. He asked, "Why are you only different when you're here?"

Why is it that only when she's in the apartment does Lu Sui feel comfortable and want to get closer to her?

Should he treat Shen Qinghuai the way Lu Huai-ren imprisoned Fang Yu?

Shen Qinghuai said, "Yesterday I was influenced by that sentence. I will correct myself in the future and be more aware of your emotions and communicate with you in a timely manner."

Shen Qinghuai half-squatted beside Lu Sui, picked up the rose petals from the ground, and threw them into the trash can. "Lu Sui...—"

"You've been giving me the runaround."

"?"

"You call me Lu Sui."

Shen Qinghuai understood what Lu Sui meant. Seeing that Lu Sui wasn't looking at him, she leaned closer to him, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm not used to calling you that, but I'll get used to it gradually."

Lu Sui cared about him, so she was very sensitive to those emotional changes. She didn't talk, was unhappy, and didn't even eat properly.

Shen Qinghuai reached out and took Lu Sui's hand, kissing it affectionately. "Did you remove the silicone patch when you showered last night?"

"Um."

"Okay baby, then—wait a minute, let me see." The silicone patch was hard to remove and needed to be softened with warm water. Lu Sui couldn't easily do it himself. He had been thinking about making Lu Sui a barbecue again yesterday to cheer him up and had forgotten about this.

When Shen Qinghuai lifted Lu Sui's clothes, he saw a large red patch there. He pursed his lips with heartache and said, "I'm sorry."

"You didn't hurt me." Lu Sui put down his clothes and sat down to the side.

"But if I remember, I won't get hurt."

Shen Qinghuai felt that he was always bullying Lu Sui. He treated Lu Sui again and did not put the silicone patch back on. After he finished treating Lu Sui, he carried Lu Sui off the bed and put him on the balcony outside.

Lu Sui then noticed the small tent that had been added to the room, along with a snack shelf. At the bottom of the snack shelf were several boxes of puzzles and Lego. When the tent was opened, there was a small blanket inside, where one could sleep. The side that blocked out the light could be lifted up. The puzzle that Lu Sui had completed last time, which Shen Qinghuai had framed, was also placed inside.

"If I make you angry again and you don't want to talk to me, just hide inside and eat snacks. I'll figure out how to coax you and then carry you out, okay?"

kitchen.

Shen Qinghuai moved a stool for Lu Sui and handed him the grilled skewers. The squid was sizzling on the hot plate, and the kitchen was filled with the aroma. Luckily, the door was closed, otherwise the sofa outside would have been covered in the smell.

Seeing Lu Sui nodding his head as he ate, indicating that the food was delicious and had won his heart, Shen Qinghuai smiled and his lips curled up.

"Is it tasty?"

Lu Sui nodded and fed it to Shen Qinghuai.

Shen Qinghuai thanked him and handed him a tissue to wipe the oil from his mouth and hands. "Drink some multigrain soy milk, and we'll eat squid later."

Lu Sui obediently drank the water, and even stood up to feed Shen Qinghuai.

A wave of emotion washed over Shen Qinghuai. He bent down slightly and gently bumped Lu Sui's forehead. "Thank you, sweetie."

Lu Sui stared at him for two seconds, then frowned after being kissed on the lips. "It's all oil."

Shen Qinghuai smiled and nudged his cheek, "Okay, sweetie, I won't do it again next time."

That morning, Lu Sui ate happily. After finishing his meal, he went to the tent and zipped it up tightly. After Shen Qinghuai finished packing his things, he went to find him, unzipped the tent a little, and then suddenly stopped, asking, "Can I unzip it?"

"Can't."

"Okay, then I wanted to ask, can we go to the arcade today?"