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

Before Lu Sui could reply, he sent a message.

Little Ginger: Because he always forgets to take the change and cards out of his pocket, and sometimes there are a few candies in there. If I touch them, they're mine, hahaha!

Jiang Xiu squatted in the bathroom, laughing wildly. Jiang Wang, whose leg had healed, stood silently behind him, looking at the message Jiang Xiu had sent with a speechless expression.

Who carries cash when they go out these days? Who carries candy? And it's all Jiang Xiu's favorite flavors, but he deliberately stuffed them into his pockets so that Jiang Xiu would wash and dry his clothes for him.

"Hahaha... Ah!" Jiang Xiu turned his head and saw Jiang Wang. He was so scared that his hair stood on end, literally.

Jiang Wang: ...

He took two steps forward and smoothed Jiang Xiu's hair down. "Did you pour in the laundry detergent?"

"W-what?"

"Hey, did you put laundry detergent in the washing machine when you threw the clothes in?"

Only after Jiang Wang mentioned this did Jiang Xiu remember. He opened the small box and poured the contents in, filling it completely. Jiang Wang's eyelids twitched.

He said his clothes smelled strongly of laundry detergent, and his skin smelled of it after wearing them, which meant they weren't clean.

"Jiang Xiu! You fucking use so much laundry detergent when you wash your own clothes?"

"No, isn't it because the more you pour, the better it smells after washing?"

"...Pour me a lot more, believe it or not, I'm sweating so much I can blow bubbles by holding onto my clothes!"

Jiang Xiu was grabbed by the collar and pointed at the forehead by Jiang Wang, who called him an idiot. Jiang Wang said that when Jiang Xiu was born, his head must have been pulled out first, and his brain matter from his cerebrum and cerebellum was mixed together. Who would use so much laundry detergent to wash clothes? They're slippery and you can't tell they're clean just by touching them. He's not going to perform an idol drama of running around without an umbrella in the rain!

After leaving Jiang Xiu bewildered, he smoothed Jiang Xiu's hair back up, making him stand on the balcony to be struck by lightning, hoping it would make him a little smarter.

Jiang Xiu got angry, and the two of them were pulling each other's hair in the bathroom. He couldn't win, so as soon as he heard the doorbell ring, he shouted to stop, "Lu Sui is coming to bring me some delicious food, so let go of me right now, or you won't get a single bite!"

"..." He said it as if he really wanted to eat it.

Jiang Xiu ran to open the door, and when Lu Sui saw him like this, he said, "Call the police."

Shen Qinghuai: "?"

Jiang Xiu: "?"

Lu Sui: "We've been robbed."

Jiang, the thief who followed: ...

Jiang Xiu explained, "I was just having a manly duel with my brother, and I won. Why did you give me popcorn? What's this? Holy crap, it's my favorite spicy strips!"

"A duel between men." Lu Sui handed over the item, repeating the question without understanding.

Shen Qinghuai said, "They are fighting."

After explaining how to eat and preserve the cured meat, Shen Qinghuai led Lu Sui down the elevator for a walk. Not far away, an elderly couple was walking their golden retriever. The golden retriever was very big, and when it saw Shen Qinghuai and Lu Sui, it wagged its tail frantically, begging to be petted, and even ran closer to them.

Shen Qinghuai picked up Lu Sui, afraid he would be bitten by the dog. The old man said the golden retriever was very well-behaved, but it liked to have its head patted too much. He put Lu Sui down again and led him to the other side. Before they had taken a step, Lu Sui said, "I want to be patted."

Shen Qinghuai released his grip. "Be careful, just touch its forehead, don't touch its nose or chin."

"Oh." Lu Sui tapped its forehead with his finger, feeling the fluffy texture, and then withdrew his hand, letting Shen Qinghuai wipe it for him. The golden retriever immediately collapsed to the ground, and Lu Sui hid behind Shen Qinghuai. "It's faking an accident."

The old man laughed and said that the golden retriever was being affectionate and wanted Lu Sui to touch its belly.

Lu Sui refused and pulled Shen Qinghuai away. The two went to turn around on the other side. Before they had gone a few steps, they heard a terrible meow. Lu Sui suddenly stopped. The image of the kitten in the gift box, its fur soaked in blood, appeared in his mind's eye. There seemed to be a fishy smell around his nose, and he couldn't help but feel like gagging.

When the cat cried out in pain, Shen Qinghuai carried Lu Sui back. When he saw the security guard, he explained the directions to him and went over with a flashlight.

The person in his arms was trembling. Shen Qinghuai held Lu Sui tightly. "It's okay, don't be afraid, let's go home."

After arriving home, Lu Sui was held on Shen Qinghuai's lap.

"I'm shivering."

"You're frightened," Shen Qinghuai said.

"I wasn't scared." Lu Sui felt perfectly fine. He hadn't been emotionally affected when he first saw the kitten covered in blood, but now he was probably just dressed too lightly. "I'm cold."

When Shen Qinghuai heard him say he was cold, he bent down to touch his forehead to check his temperature. It was normal; he didn't have a fever. "The air conditioning is on, and you haven't even taken off your coat. How can you be cold? Were you scared out of your wits?"

Lu Sui frowned. "It's just that I bled a lot. I'm not scared."

bleed?

Shen Qinghuai pulled open Lu Sui's coat. "Where are you bleeding?"

It's a cat.

"A cat? What cat?" Although he had heard a cat meowing, he couldn't see it at all. Shen Qinghuai was a little scared by Lu Sui's reaction. He touched Lu Sui's face and asked, "Are you hallucinating?"

"without."

"Which cat were you talking about?"

Lu Sui didn't want to talk about it, but Shen Qinghuai kept asking. He said irritably, "When I was little, Lu Huai Ren strangled a kitten to death and gave it to me as a birthday present. It bled a lot."

The cat's eyes popped out. The moment the gift box was opened, there was a strong smell of blood, and it seemed as if the body and even every pore were covered in the smell.

This was the first time Shen Qinghuai had heard Lu Sui talk about his childhood, but he never expected it to be like this. He was so shocked that his mind went blank for a moment.

He had met Lu Huai Ren before. He was humble and polite, living up to everyone's description of a gentle and refined person, but he always felt there was a hint of hypocrisy in him. Only today did he realize that if Lu Huai Ren were really as others described, Lu Sui would not have developed the personality he has now.

The once overlooked phrase, "Even a little madman dares to draw his knife against his father," has now become the answer to Lu's lower back scar.

But the scars will never disappear.

This is perfectly embodied in Lu Sui.

Shen Qinghuai pushed his knees up, bent his legs, and completely trapped Lu Sui in his arms. He took off Lu Sui's coat, wrapped him in a blanket, and covered his head, leaving only a small space so he could see his face. He explained, "You're scared, baby, that's why you're trembling."

They don't know how wronged they feel, nor how afraid they are.

Your eyes are red.

"I feel so sorry for you." Shen Qinghuai kissed Lu Sui's lips, paused for a few seconds, then pressed his forehead against Lu Sui's. "Our Lu Sui baby is so brave, he didn't even cry."

"Crying will get you a beating," Lu Sui said. "But you won't hit me."

If you cry in front of Lu Huai Ren, he will whip you.

If you cry in front of Shen Qinghuai, you'll get a hug and a kiss, and occasionally a small cake and roses.

Shen Qinghuai's chest was completely overwhelmed by an emotion called tenderness. That emotion seeped into his eyes, ran into his head, and finally punched his heart twice, making him breathe softly. He hugged Lu Sui affectionately, "Shall we play a game?"