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

Lu Suimo's ears burned, and he began to act like a turtle.

Shen Qinghuai understood and asked with a smile, "So the baby is looking at my photo—"

"Of course not!"

"If it wasn't a photo, then Xiaobao must have watched me shower through the security camera."

"without."

"No..." Shen Qinghuai brushed Lu Sui's ear with his finger bone, "Why do you sound so guilty? Your ears are all red."

Lu Sui's eyes were visibly moist; he was still upset. Shen Qinghuai's directness made him both ashamed and sad. He glanced at Shen Qinghuai, whose heart softened completely. Shen Qinghuai lowered his head and nuzzled Lu Sui's nose, saying, "Little Bao, there's nothing to be ashamed of. It's my honor that you're willing to look at me."

"...I didn't see it."

At that time, Shen Qinghuai was present, and Lu Sui only listened to the voice, but at the same time, he also caught Shen Qinghuai's crimes. His own... had been ruined by him several times.

"Okay, I didn't see it." Shen Qinghuai kissed him twice on the lips. "Last time, why did you say it was disgusting?"

"No shower."

Shen Qinghuai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's my fault for being so short-tempered; I didn't even ask you properly."

He then changed the subject, saying, "But I don't mind the baby. Even when the baby sweats, the baby smells nice."

"..." is a lie.

Shen Qinghuai took the hot water bottle to the bathroom to change the water and continued to rub Lu Sui's stomach. Lu Sui asked why his stomach hurt. Shen Qinghuai said it had been a long time and Lu Sui was too thin. He was really afraid of hurting Lu Sui.

"You're so fierce, I don't even dare to say it hurts."

Anyway, no matter what the faults are, they are all Shen Qinghuai's fault, so he admits it.

"Are you feeling any better? If it still hurts a lot, we'll have to go to the hospital."

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

"real?"

"Um."

Shen Qinghuai said, "Xiaobao needs to tell the truth. He can't just endure it because he doesn't want to go to the hospital."

Lu Sui frowned subconsciously, wanting to say "You don't believe me," but changed it to "Tell the truth."

"I'll apply it to you for a little longer."

The atmosphere became quiet for a moment. Shen Qinghuai looked down at Lu Sui, who nudged his hand resting on the hot water bottle. "I'm talking to you nicely, are you happy?"

"I'm happy, I'm so happy." Shen Qinghuai pulled his wrist out from under the covers, looked at his fingers wrapped in gauze, and said softly, "Next time you're angry with me, hit me, don't hurt yourself."

"I won't fight."

"Tell me, why did you pinch the wound?"

"...Concerned about me."

Shen Qinghuai treated his wounds out of concern for him, just like before, and Lu Sui pinched himself.

That should be the case.

He didn't know what he was thinking.

"You can't hurt yourself anymore." With that resolute look in his eyes, Shen Qinghuai felt that if Lu Sui had had a razor blade in his hand at that time, he would have cut his wrists without hesitation.

Lu Sui said, "Then don't be different again."

"it is good."

Shen Qinghuai put the hot water bottle back, carried Lu Sui to the balcony to sunbathe, and returned Lu Sui's phone to him. Not long after, Chen Jingmo called and video-called, the ringing lasting half a minute.

Why aren't you answering?

"He got angry and hit me."

"His anger is only part of it; it's mostly out of concern for you." Seeing Lu Sui hesitate, Shen Qinghuai helped him connect the call. Before Lu Sui could react, he saw Chen Jingmo's feigned indifference.

"Oh, so I've been released from the cold palace?"

"Sarcastic and unpleasant."

"You're driving me crazy! What's wrong with me being sarcastic? I really want to drag you out of the screen and beat you up."

Lu Sui's eyebrows practically shot up. "You want to beat me up?"

"Of course I want to, I'm going to beat you to death!" Chen Jingmo made Jiang Xiu hold the phone, then took two steps back and made a choking and slapping motion, followed by a kick and an elbow strike, saying he would squeeze Lu Sui into a ball and kick him away.

Lu Sui's breathing became heavy, his hair stood on end, and his hands trembled. He looked back at Shen Qinghuai as if seeking support. Shen Qinghuai chuckled and patted his chest. "Chen Jingmo, don't be angry with Xiaobao."

"He's a treasure to you, but to me he's just an infuriating brat. I'm going to kick him away like a ball!"

Seeing people staring at them, Jiang Xiu covered his face and said, "Brother Chen, take a break. This is too embarrassing."

Chen Jingmo raised his foot and, in the process, kicked Jiang Xiu in the butt. "Aren't you supposed to be shameless?"

"Even the thickest fabric can't withstand this kind of abuse; we've both become public figures now."

"You're wrong. I'm the public figure. You're just an extra."

"..."

Chen Jingmo ruffled Jiang Xiu's hair into a sea urchin shape again, then grabbed his phone and spoke to Lu Sui, "Didn't someone keep taking pictures of you two before? That person's name is Yue Siwen, she's in the same classroom as Shen Qinghuai. She's really despicable, spreading rumors about the girls in the class and even getting three boys to beat her up. The girl who was rumored about is also really fierce, she beat those three boys up and sent them to the police station. She can say 'I' more fluently than I can. If she were a guy, we'd be sworn brothers!"

Lu Sui frowned. "You have new friends."

Chen Jingmo said, "You're ignoring me now, so why can't I make new friends—"

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Sui hung up the video call.

The next second, Chen Jingmo called again. Shen Qinghuai answered, and Chen Jingmo asked with a grin, "Were you sad when you heard I made a new friend?"

"I was just kidding. Without you two, all that's left at school is me and Jiang Xiu. Jiang Xiu tells me he misses you every day, but he doesn't dare text you because he's afraid you'll find him annoying. Last time you gave him snacks and you scolded him, he was so upset and cried in bed that night. If it weren't for—"

"Brother Chen! When did I start crying in bed?!"

Shh, get out of the way.

"No!" Jiang Xiu snatched Chen Jingmo's phone. "Boss, I didn't cry at all. It was Brother Chen who cried. He was sitting on the sofa in the cafeteria's private room, smoking, his eyes all red. I was sleeping in my room when he pulled me up and said I was ignoring him. He even said I was heartless like you. I was totally confused—"

"When did I say that?!" Chen Jingmo snatched the phone back with two "Eh?" sounds. "You're just slandering me."

"...Does anyone speak?"

"..."

"..."

"Chen Jingmo, I have a heart and a soul. You were the one who yelled at me first."

"That's because you ignored me first!" Chen Jingmo had no choice but to compromise. "Fine, it's my fault. That's all. You and Shen Qinghuai can stay together."

Jiang Xiu leaned closer and asked, "Boss, when are you and Senior Shen coming to school?"

Lu Sui said, "I don't want to go."

After he finished speaking and was about to hang up, Chen Jingmo, with his sharp eyes, noticed the white gauze. "What happened to your hand?"

Lu Sui's eyelashes trembled, and she tilted her phone up to reveal Shen Qinghuai's face on the screen. "And what's with his eyebrows?"

"Did you two get into a fight?"

"Holy crap? I didn't even hit Lu Sui after he made me this angry, and you actually fought with him? I'll go beat you to death right now!"

Lu Sui shook his head. "There was no fight."

Although I felt guilty, I still answered obediently, "He made me angry, so I hit him with an ashtray."

Chen Jingmo was stunned and muttered, "Luckily you guys came out of the sports equipment room first last time, otherwise I would have gotten hit too."

"I won't smash it for you."

Shen Qinghuai: ? Differential treatment?