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

"If we answer from a neural mechanism perspective, then pleasant things stimulate the release of dopamine, forming a cycle of 'craving' – 'brief satisfaction' – 'enhanced memory,' making us unconsciously want to delay pleasure. To put it simply, we are all happy at that moment, and when the atmosphere is right, we want to make a wish, regardless of whether it will come true."

"Shen Qinghuai".

"I'm here."

Why did you kiss me when the Ferris wheel was at the very top?

Lu Sui saw that Shen Qinghuai had checked the time several times, and he deliberately kissed him at that exact moment.

Shen Qinghuai made no secret of anything, saying, "It's rumored online that if you kiss when the Ferris wheel reaches its highest point, you'll never be apart again. But forever is too far away for us. I only ask for now."

"You like me."

"I like you." Shen Qinghuai opened the car door and put Lu Sui in. "Don't lean on me yet, let me check your lower back."

He lifted Lu Sui's clothes; the scar had shrunk considerably, but was still somewhat red. "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt much."

Shen Qinghuai patted Lu Sui's hair. "So brave."

"I'm good." Lu Sui praised himself.

Shen Qinghuai nodded and said, "Being well-behaved is fine, but not necessarily... If you don't understand, then just ignore what I said for now. Let's just get along as usual. There's a stall selling roasted marshmallows up ahead. Do you want some?"

"Um."

"Have you forgotten what I taught you again?"

"...I want to eat it."

Shen Qinghuai drove to the place that sells roasted marshmallows. This place not only sells roasted marshmallows, but also roasted bananas, roasted milk, cheese, rice cakes, and steamed bread slices. The prices listed on the sign are very cheap. It was still during class time, and the students were still in their classrooms, so the line wasn't very long. Shen Qinghuai led Lu Sui over and bought a little of almost everything.

The shop assistant said they were the 52nd customer to pay today and received a small gift.

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out three small boxes. Shen Qinghuai let Lu Sui choose one. Lu Sui pointed to the one in front of Shen Qinghuai, who handed it to him and said, "Open it."

"it is good."

Shen Qinghuai opened it, and inside was a cute little hamburger. He removed the outer plastic packaging and let Lu Sui squeeze it to play with. He thanked the shop assistant and took the food back to the car.

Lu Sui was very curious and squeezed it in various ways to deform it, but Shen Qinghuai stopped him, "Don't squeeze it until it bursts, it'll be hard to clean up."

"I don't want it to explode."

"Then you can't use too much force to squeeze it."

Seeing that Lu Sui was engrossed in squeezing the cotton candy, Shen Qinghuai wiped his hands clean and fed him a warm cotton candy. There was a strip of cheese mixed in with the cotton candy, and it stretched when you bit into it. Shen Qinghuai said, "Eat this one too."

Lu Sui let out a big gulp.

"Try this rice cake, we have to eat it quickly, or it will get cold."

"Throw it away when it gets cold."

"I won't throw it away. I'll heat up the leftovers at home and eat them."

Lu Sui stopped playing around with pinching and rubbing, wiped her hands clean, and ate by herself. Shen Qinghuai then drove away, freeing his hands. Lu Sui ate while feeding Shen Qinghuai, finishing everything. At the entrance of the two-dollar store, Shen Qinghuai parked the car and took Lu Sui inside.

Next to the cashier was a cage of hamsters with a sign that said 10 yuan each. There were many hair clips hanging on the wall. Further inside were small boxes containing plaster dolls, puzzles, molding liquid, glass slime, many small toys, exquisite little pendants, stationery, toiletries, and kitchenware.

It was Lu Sui's first time in a place like this, and he was dazzled by everything. He wanted to touch everything and stayed for almost an hour before leaving. He bought a bag of useless things and went back to the car. Lu Sui hung up a pendant with the words "Safe Travels" written on it, and Shen Qinghuai praised him for his good taste.

"Let's go," Shi Qianqiu said, zipping up Chen Jingmo's jacket.

Chen Jingmo was completely bewildered. "?"

"Dating."

"??"

Shi Qianqiu kissed his lips twice. "You said our relationship is different from others, so let's start by learning through dating."

"How could I possibly say that?!" You're kidding me.

"When I'm sober, I really can't talk. I'm like a mute. If you ask me a few more questions, I'll explode like a firecracker."

"..." That's so impolite.

Chen Jingmo took two steps back, awkwardly wiping his mouth, and said, "Oh."

Let's go! Who's afraid of who!

Shi Qianqiu took Chen Jingmo to eat hot pot. They ordered a half-and-half pot, and Chen Jingmo ate the spicy side.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Chen Jingmo, who was quietly eating, looked up at Shi Qianqiu and asked, "What...what did you say?"

"When you used to eat with me, didn't you always have a lot to say?"

"..." Does this mean he should speak or not? It all sounds so derogatory. When did he always have so much to say? He's just making conversation to get Shi Qianqiu to talk to him.

Chen Jingmo is getting a little emo.

Because at that time, Shi Qianqiu always acted as if she didn't want to talk to him.

After chewing the tripe in his mouth for a long time, Chen Jingmo swallowed hard, poking at the crab legs in the bowl with his chopsticks. Before he could even laugh at himself, Shi Qianqiu wiped the corner of his mouth for him. He was stunned, and then blushed.

Damn it, he's such a loser!

"Um, I have something to do tonight. I'll take a taxi home after dinner—"

"What is it?"

Of course, I'd go home and make a scene.

But can Chen Jingmo say it?

I can't say.

Last time Shi Qianqiu sided with him, but she probably won't this time. Besides, this matter is going to cause a big fuss, so it's not appropriate for Shi Qianqiu to get involved.

"...A friend is looking for me."

"Which friend?"

Why is this like a check-up? Chen Jingmo was a little overwhelmed and blurted out "boyfriend".

Then both of them froze. Shi Qianqiu chuckled softly, a faint sound escaping his lips. He didn't mean anything by it; he just found Chen Jingmo's flustered state adorable. He wouldn't suspect Chen Jingmo of cheating or anything else. He had already checked Chen Jingmo's background last night. "Boyfriend?"

Just as Chen Jingmo was frantically trying to find a way to salvage the situation, Shi Qianqiu asked, "Isn't one of you enough?"

Chen Jingmo was taken aback. "W-what are you talking about?"

Today has been so strange all day.

Whether it's talking, doing, or kissing or touching him, it all makes his heart flutter. Along with the fluttering heart comes a sense of helplessness. He's happy, but also unhappy. He's unhappy because he doesn't know why Shi Qianqiu's attitude towards him has changed so much. He always feels that she's distant and aloof, as if she'll go back to how she was before in the next second. This is also why Chen Jingmo hasn't responded to him until now.

After his initial surprise, he took a sip of juice and whispered, "I misspoke."

"Isn't having one boyfriend like me enough?" Shi Qianqiu didn't care whether he was right or wrong, and asked the question again.

Chen Jingmo's face burned again. He grabbed the glass and pressed it against his face, trying to cool it down. "Eat, eat! Why are you talking so much—"

"I only need you," Shi Qianqiu said to Chen Jingmo earnestly.

Chen Jingmo thought the sentence was corny, but his fingertips trembled uncontrollably.

Is Shi Qianqiu out of his mind? Why is he saying this?

"Chen Jingmo—"

"Shut up!"

With so many people around, Chen Jingmo really didn't want to be treated like a monkey. He felt like a monkey right now, except that he looked like a monkey's butt. His face was completely red. Shi Qianqiu was definitely torturing him and deliberately embarrassing him.

Chen Jingmo stuffed food haphazardly into his mouth, and when he choked, he drank juice. Shi Qianqiu patted his back. After that, Chen Jingmo became even more silent and didn't pick up any food. Shi Qianqiu cooked everything and put it in his bowl.

Back in the car, Shi Qianqiu said, "Don't you quite remember what happened last night?"

Finally, when this topic came up, Chen Jingmo gripped the seatbelt tightly and pretended to be nonchalant, saying, "...I was drunk, and I asked you to help me...um, I'm sorry."

"Why do you need to apologize?" Shi Qianqiu had just fastened her seatbelt, then loosened it again, turning to look at Chen Jingmo. "We're a couple. I'll help you recall what happened last night."

Shi Qianqiu explained why she left, saying that she didn't dislike Chen Jingmo and that she liked him very much. Finally, she said, "I've liked you for just as long as you've liked me. All the self-doubt, disgust, and questioning you've experienced is my fault. I didn't mean anything by it; I just wanted to say that it's not wrong for you to like me, and it's not wrong for me to like you. Please don't complain about your own sexuality."

He made Chen Jingmo's eyes red, so he asked Chen Jingmo, "Want to go play the claw machine?"

Continue dating.

He wants to raise Chen Jingmo all over again.

Nothing is more suffocating than hearing someone you like cry and say, "Don't be wrong, wear a skirt next time."

"Catch Patrick Star."

Chen Jingmo's voice was a little hoarse, and his grip on the seatbelt was so tight it was almost breaking. "I have Patrick Star."

"Catch one more, I'll get one for you."

"don't want."

"Where's Strawberry Bear? A big strawberry bear that smells like strawberries all over, you can hug it to sleep at night."

"……don't want."

"It's okay, when we get there, I'll get you whichever doll you like."

After hearing Shi Qianqiu's words, Chen Jingmo stopped thinking. He wanted to go home, go back to his own bed, cover himself with the blanket and sleep. Then, then, then what to do next? He couldn't think of anything.

Shi Qianqiu took the small razor blade out of Chen Jingmo's pocket and said, "You can't carry this anymore."

Chen Jingmo fluttered his eyelashes, looked out the window, and Shi Qianqiu asked him, "I want to kiss you, is that okay?"

Shen Qinghuai likes Lu Sui and wants to squeeze into Lu Sui's world, hoping to eliminate the barriers between them and become closer.

That's what he told Lu Sui, but Lu Sui didn't understand.

So when Lu Sui was about to take a bath after the meal, he went in.

"Can't."

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Actually, I know that the wives don't want to see the Chen Jingmo couple, but this book is about Lu Sui and Chen Jingmo, two little rascals. Lu Sui's couple will definitely have more screen time, so sometimes when I write about the secondary couple, I try to include all their scenes in the chapters of that day. Chapter 63 is because Shen Qinghuai was given to Lu Sui, and Shi Qianqiu was given to Chen Jingmo, in case the review process took too long.

I'll continue writing about Shen Qinghuai to Lu Sui tomorrow, so please don't remove this from your bookshelf.