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

"Is it good?" Zhou Zhao asked.

Lu Sui nodded, ate the papaya, and looked down at Zhou Zhao with that face, leaving him speechless. "Give me credits."

After saying that, he added another word, "Is that so?"

"...Here you go." Losing credits is a serious matter.

"What are you drinking?" It smells rather nice.

"I forgot."

"..."

Back in the classroom, Lu Sui gave the Squidward chocolate to Jiang Xiu, who was moved to tears. Jiang Xiu immediately took out the chocolate he'd forgotten to give Lu Sui that morning, saying, "It's only fair!"

[I found five yuan, but it turned out to be my mom's: Hahaha, this is hilarious! No wonder Professor Zhou was mistaken; that little radish-head's mud drawing just looked like poop!]

[A drunken father tossed his poor daughter around like a ball: Damn, I really need to get my ears checked! Do you know what I misheard Jiang Xiu's last sentence? I heard it as "His underwear is always broken!" I was even thinking, "Is his butt covered in needles? Hahahaha!"]

[My best friend, I'm so jealous of how good life is for you: How funny is that little madman? The professor told him to go out, and he went out, but then he was eating outside with a bowl in his hand, and the professor's face turned green with anger!]

[I successfully staged a collision with a Maybach: Am I the only one who thinks this little madman is cute? He answers every question in one sentence, speaking in a rigid, formulaic way, like a human machine.]

[I tried to seduce a retired old man into buying me a gold bracelet by dancing in the square: Did you really succeed? If you did, I'd try to scam him too. I just can't stand retired old men anymore; they all have that old-fashioned tone. Luckily, I know how to charm people, so I let him touch my hands a couple of times.]

[I successfully staged a collision with a Maybach: Don't even mention it, sister. I did succeed, but he wouldn't let me leave, nor would he give me any money. He insisted that I marry him. I had to beg and plead before he agreed to date me first. Sigh, being beautiful is such a hassle; I always get instantly smitten.]

[My bestie, I'm so jealous of how good life is for you! Shut up, I'm so jealous, so incredibly jealous! I'm going to climb up the internet cable and chop you up, hehehehehe!]

Lu Sui ate a chocolate, then saw Jiang Xiu kissing Squidward and couldn't bear to watch. Jiang Xiu hung Squidward on the zipper of his small bag, slung it over his shoulder, and stood up, wiggling around. "Is it pretty?"

"Squidward is handsome."

"I also think Squidward is handsome." Jiang Xiu sat back down. "I heard that the medical students are having a basketball game this afternoon, at our school's basketball court. Senior Shen signed up before, and Brother Chen should be participating too. We don't have classes this afternoon, so why don't we go cheer them on?"

At noon, Jiang Xiu and Lu Sui waited for them in the private room, carrying the three boxes of chocolates.

Shen Qinghuai arrived a little late. He had just put the snacks in the car. Jiang Xiu gave him a box. Chen Jingmo arrived even later. Jiang Xiu couldn't wait and ran over to give him the remaining two boxes of chocolates. They walked together towards the private room. Seeing how small his steps were, Jiang Xiu's radar went off instantly. "Brother Chen, what's wrong with you...?"

Chen Jingmo's heart skipped a beat when she saw his gaze. She quickly narrowed her eyes and stared at him with an ambiguous expression, a smile playing on her lips. "Jiang Xiu, you're not innocent."

Jiang Xiu stood ramrod straight. "I...I...I didn't mean to ask anything!"

"...Hmph!" Chen Jingmo, carrying two boxes of chocolates and with his other arm around Jiang Xiu's shoulder, walked faster and took bigger steps than before. Jiang Xiu couldn't keep up and staggered along in an S-shape.

"I strained my muscles from exercising last night!"

When they arrived at the private room, Chen Jingmo saw a box of chocolates in front of Shen Qinghuai and asked Lu Sui if he had any. Lu Sui nodded. Chen Jingmo threw two boxes of chocolates on the table, put his arm around Jiang Xiu's neck, and ruffled his hair like a pair of pliers. "Didn't you say there were four boxes in total? So you didn't keep a single one for yourself. You're really something, being so good to us."

Jiang Xiu grinned, "I told you on the phone that I was going to save two boxes for you."

He forgot about Shen Qinghuai and only thought about giving it to Chen Jingmo and Lu Sui, or he would have said he would give Chen Jingmo a box.

"My brother bought me this chocolate last month, and he'll buy me another one next month."

"That won't do, one box each for the four of us."

Lu Sui handed the plush toy she had won to Chen Jingmo, who hugged it, kissed it, and looked at it repeatedly. "I love it so much, thank you, Lu Sui!"

She was about to hug him when Shen Qinghuai's gaze forced her to stick her butt back to the chair. "Tch."

He hung the doll on himself, returned his coat to Jiang Xiu, and started playing games with his two best friends. When he looked up, he saw Lu Sui and Shen Qinghuai eating. "...Where did this come from?"

Shen Qinghuai said, "We hired a nutritionist. These are nutritious meals prepared for Lu Sui. I'm just here to freeload."

He had already told the cafeteria staff that they would only make enough for two people this week, for Chen Jingmo and Jiang Xiu.

Lu Sui didn't sleep well last night. After eating, Shen Qinghuai tidied up and took him to bed. Chen Jingmo didn't sleep well either, and Jiang Xiu didn't sleep well at all. He wrote another fanfiction last night. The three of them went to bed around the same time. Chen Jingmo didn't pull the sofa cover off him. He took him back to the room to sleep together, each sleeping at one end of the bed. Anyway, they were all friends.

Jiang Xiu is a good sleeper; he curls up in the corner, while Chen Jingmo has no sleeping posture and has his legs draped over Jiang Xiu.

Doodle.

Shi Qianqiu: I'll pick you up this afternoon.

"Brother Chen, your phone is ringing unusually," Jiang Xiu called out to him groggily.

Chen Jingmo opened his phone and glanced at it; he was trying to sleep but couldn't fall asleep anymore.

Chen Jingmo: Okay.

Chen Jingmo: I'm sending you a message soon after school.

Shi Qianqiu: Hmm.

Chen Jingmo tapped the side of his phone case, about to continue typing. He wanted to tell him that he had received Patrick Star dolls, as well as Krabs and Zhenzhen, characters from his favorite cartoon. He also wanted to tell him that he was going to watch his friend play basketball this afternoon and that he wanted to eat hot pot tonight.

Finally, I turned off my phone and tried to fall asleep.

He didn't actually have that much to say.

Shen Qinghuai was massaging Lu Sui's legs. "Are they still sore?"

Lu Sui remained silent, burying his soft, pale face in Shen Qinghuai's shoulder, almost his entire upper body pressed against him. His heart pounded wildly, then returned to its normal rhythm. Shen Qinghuai felt his closeness, his heart warming. "There's a basketball game this afternoon, are you coming to see me?"

Lu Sui shook his head. "Too many people."

Shen Qinghuai pursed her lips and ruffled his hair. "Then I won't come."

"You're not happy."

"I'm not happy."

"You want me to go."

"Yes."

"Um."

Shen Qinghuai smiled and touched Lu Sui's ear, then grabbed it and kissed him as Lu Sui swung his hand at him. "I'll be sweating a lot then, so don't be too disgusted with me."

"I would find it unacceptable."

"..." Shen Qinghuai said, "But you were sweating last night, and I—"

Snapped!

I got beaten up.

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Baby, Shen Qinghuai remembers all the slaps you gave me. I'll return the favor later. As for when and where...