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

Shen Qinghuai's attempt to share his joy turned into a cold sweat on his back. He even repeatedly checked to see if he was seeing things, but it was still those two words. He looked at the water glass on the table and realized that Lu Sui had drugged him again. He was certain that he would go over and hug him, and certain that he would drink that water.

Egg tarts, mini cakes, roses.

These were all the things he bought to coax Lu Sui into buying them at the beginning.

There were also collarbone teeth marks, kisses on the cheek, and sleeping in separate rooms—these were all things that happened in the beginning.

Shen Qinghuai returned to the bedroom to look for the bouquet of roses. He noticed that a few petals were missing and reflected on how many mistakes he had made.

But the rose in the trash can was just a stamen.

All the petals were plucked off.

He sat on the carpet, pinched the rose out and held it in his palm. "You're so unhappy...?"

Shen Qinghuai still doesn't know why he's unhappy.

I told him back then to never leave.

Now it's a one-sided cold war, or even a breakup proposal.

It's really driving people crazy.

Shen Qinghuai called Lu Sui, but even though he hadn't been blocked, Lu Sui wouldn't answer. He tried calling and video calling, but nothing worked. He kept sending Lu Sui voice messages and texts, but there was no reply. He then messaged Chen Jingmo, asking if Lu Sui was at school. Chen Jingmo said no and asked what had happened.

Seeing that Shen Qinghuai didn't respond, he bombarded him with messages.

Chen Jingmo: What happened?

Chen Jingmo: What happened?

Chen Jingmo: What happened?

Shen Qinghuai: Lu Sui wants to break up with me. I can't find him now. He doesn't answer my calls or reply to my messages.

Chen Jingmo sprayed a mouthful of milk onto Jiang Xiu's head, frantically grabbing tissues to wipe it off. Seeing his incredulous and flustered expression, Jiang Xiu asked, "Brother Chen, what happened?"

Chen Jingmo: He told you he wanted to break up??

Chen Jingmo: How can I not believe it?

Chen Jingmo: Last time, Lu Sui posted the video online for you, he was so in love with you! Now you're saying he wants to break up with you? Not even a dog would believe that!

Shen Qinghuai: I have no reason to lie.

Chen Jingmo: Could it be because of Xiang Xun? Did you and Lu Sui quarrel again?

Shen Qinghuai: We didn't argue. In the garage, I asked him to delete his WeChat account. My tone wasn't harsh. After we got home, we went to the market. He said he wanted to eat cake and egg tarts and bought flowers. Everything seemed normal. But that night, he drugged me. I slept very soundly and didn't know when he left or where he went.

Chen Jingmo: You think the tone wasn't harsh, but Lu Sui doesn't think so. He's sensitive and fragile, and who knows what he might be thinking.

Chen Jingmo: Don't panic, let me call him and ask.

I quickly dialed Lu Sui's number, but the busy signal kept ringing for a long time without being answered. I called again, but it was still the same.

Chen Jingmo: He doesn't answer my calls.

Shen Qinghuai: Can you help me find someone to check his location?

Chen Jingmo: Immediately.

After a while, Chen Jingmo suddenly realized that Lu Sui himself was a hacker. Since he had disappeared, how could anyone find his location?

However, I still had someone investigate.

What if?

"Brother Chen, what's wrong?"

"Your boss wants to break up with Senior Shen," Chen Jingmo said silently.

"What?!" Jiang Xiu was even more anxious than Chen Jingmo. "Why?!"

"...If I knew why, they wouldn't have ended up like this. Stop yelling and making a fuss, you're messing with my head. I need to figure out where he could be right now." Chen Jingmo pressed his fingers to his forehead, his brows furrowed tightly.

A minute passed.

Jiang Xiu asked in a low voice, "Have you figured it out yet?"

Chen Jingmo slammed his fist on the table. "All I know is that one place he can stay!"

He had no idea how many places Lu Sui could live, nor had he ever been there. Lu Sui usually stayed at home and had very little social life. He was either at school or in his apartment, living a very simple life.

But now the school and apartments are empty!

Even if he upset Lu Sui before, Lu Sui never disappeared. Is he determined to break up with Shen Qinghuai?

Half an hour later, Chen Jingmo received a message. The person said that not only had he failed to locate Lu Sui, but his computer had also been infected with many viruses. One moment a gun would pop up and a bullet would fly towards him, and the next a ghost face would appear, scaring him so much that he screamed. The person asked Chen Jingmo to ask Lu Sui to let him go, as he usually made a living this way, and he had an elderly grandmother and a younger sister to feed at home, so he couldn't lose his computer.

Chen Jingmo told Lu Sui.

The message has been sent.

Then the person called again, "You were able to contact him, yet he still made me check his location! I almost destroyed my computer! I won't refund a single penny! I'm not your lackey, you two are just having some fun! My mom was so scared she almost couldn't find it!"

"...Didn't you say that only Grandma and my sister lived at home?"

"You actually believed me when I lied to you? Pshaw."

"..." This conversation was so frustrating.

Chen Jingmo sent another message to Shen Qinghuai, saying that Lu Sui could see the message and that he should sincerely admit his mistake.

At this moment, Shen Qinghuai was sitting on the carpet next to the recliner on the balcony.

Lu Sui is sensitive. Just because he felt the tone wasn't harsh doesn't mean Lu Sui felt the same way. He had analyzed it before: Lu Sui is possessive of his things. If you're nice to him, you can't be nice to others, and you have to keep being nice to him. Once he notices something different, he wants to throw things away without even looking back.

He yelled at Lu Sui, and Lu Sui felt that he was different now and wanted to get rid of him...

Lu Sui didn't communicate with him for a whole week.

So what? He's heartbroken and upset about what happened at home. You should try harder to comfort him.

It was Lu Sui who rejected everything he did.

So you have to be forceful in coaxing people.

Shen Qinghuai: I'm sorry, Xiaobao. I couldn't control my emotions and shouldn't have yelled at you.

Shen Qinghuai: We won't break up. Where are you now? I'll come find you.

When Shen Qinghuai came out of the apartment at 12:30, his shirt was not buttoned up properly. He only realized it when he went to the car to fasten his seat belt.

In the principal's office, the medical bigwigs that Chen Ziqiu had mentioned were all there. Shen Qinghuai and Wen Chengyu sat opposite them, communicating entirely in English.

After leaving the office, both of them received pre-admission offers for direct PhD programs at Peking University. They would receive more research funding, priority access to experimental equipment, and opportunities for international collaboration. Wen Chengyu was considering studying abroad after his summer research, but he couldn't make up his mind. Before he could talk to Shen Qinghuai much, he disappeared.

At the far end of the second floor, by the window, Shen Qinghuai stared at the message on his phone, his eyes bloodshot. Although he knew it wasn't Lu Sui's truth, he still felt as if his throat was being choked, unable to breathe.

Good boy/girl: Don't send me any more messages.

Sweetheart: I don't like you at all.

My dear child: I hate you the most.

Lu Sui was smoking; his phone had been thrown far away long ago after he sent the message.

This room, like his apartment, is in cool tones, with only black, white, and gray. However, the current apartment has plush toys, cartoon pendants, a rose rug, cute cups with straws, and a colorful blanket woven by Shen Qinghuai with pom-pom tassels hanging from it.

He really disliked his balls down there. Sometimes when he rolled over, he would accidentally press them down on him, and when he woke up, they would feel very uncomfortable. But he didn't really hate them because... Shen Qinghuai would massage them for him.

The smoke drifted upwards, making Lu Sui's eyes a little red, and his smoking voice became hoarse. He only glanced at the very bottom of the messages Shen Qinghuai sent.

So annoying.

Even though you've already broken up, why do you still have so much to say?

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Don't worry, ladies, Lu Sui will appear at school in tomorrow's chapter. As for Xiang Xun, who wants to be a mistress, let Chen Jingmo beat him up. It's so cold, everyone wear warm clothes so you don't catch a cold. (Thanks to my wife Jian Bacui Yuyu for the extra chapter! The number of requests for updates on the 25th exceeded 1,000. Looking forward to the number of requests by noon tomorrow.)