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

"..."

"Was this really bought specifically for me?"

"real!"

Chen Jingmo glanced down at the pink packaging, wanting to pull back his arm, which was being tightly gripped by the principal, and open a box to eat. But he wouldn't let go, so he could only loosen his grip on the railing. As a result, the principal sprinted away with him, and by the time he realized what was happening, he had already been pushed into the elevator. The principal was still frantically pressing the close button.

"..." Holy crap, that scared the hell out of me, my soul almost left my body.

The principal tore open a candy for him and personally fed it to him, asking, "Is it sweet?"

Seeing the principal's anxious expression, Chen Jingmo's teasing intentions suddenly turned into a sense of guilt, but he didn't stop teasing him, saying, "My life is just as bitter as yours."

The principal, who originally intended to say that being alive meant being able to eat more sweet things, thought: ...This brat is completely unpredictable.

"Life is really meaningless. I smoke, drink, and have bad grades, so I should just die."

The principal said, "I smoke and drink too, but that's just to relieve stress. There are plenty of people with poor grades. You're above average in our school. Besides, you don't smoke or drink often; I've never seen you do it!"

The comfort that the principal couldn't get from Chen Yunting was given to Chen Jingmo. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle, you're so kind."

The principal wiped the sweat from his forehead and said that the children from these families were under a lot of pressure. He also said that there were other ways to release pressure, so he took Chen Jingmo fishing. As a result, Chen Jingmo was particularly good at adjusting the float and his split-casting was better than anyone else's.

"...You didn't say you knew this skill."

The subsequent lavish praise straightened Chen Jingmo's back, and he showed off his skills to the principal without reservation. While Chen Jingmo was staring at the fish in the bucket in deep thought, the principal took another lollipop from the bag around his neck, popped it into his mouth, and left.

Chen Jingmo's footsteps were too light. The principal turned around and, not seeing him, ran frightened along the riverbank, looking for ripples and bubbles in the water, calling out, "Chen Jingmo! Chen Jingmo! Chen Jingmo!"

Hearing the heart-wrenching screams, Chen Jingmo returned. "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Principal: ...You brat, you always do things that make my heart rate spike to 800.

"It's okay, go play. I'll bring you candy tomorrow. What flavor do you like?"

"Anyway, nothing sour."

Chen Jingmo walked back to the classroom with his hands in his pockets. Chen Ziqiu stood on the podium and glanced at him sideways. "Stop. What's that on your neck?"

"The candy? My uncle bought it for me."

"...Where did this uncle come from?"

"None of your business."

"..."

Lunch in a private room in the cafeteria.

When Chen Jingmo entered, Jiang Xiu saw the string of pink necklaces around his neck and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, Brother Chen, what kind of look is this?"

He went closer to look, "It's candy! And you even bought this color! How girly!"

Chen Jingmo glanced at him, her lips twitching. "Do you know who gave this to you?"

"Who?"

"My uncle."

"Professor Chen?"

"He's nobody! It was bought for me by my newly adopted uncle—the principal!"

"Brother Chen, you're just bragging. The principal would buy you candy? You're still dreaming about it from last night?" Jiang Xiu looked at Chen Jingmo suspiciously.

"...If you can't speak, you can donate your mouth. This was bought for me by the principal. He bought it especially for me."

I don't believe it.

"Believe it or not, the principal is very kind and approachable. If you see him today, you can ask him to buy it for you."

Jiang Xiu shook his head vigorously, "You're definitely lying to me, and you'll make me look foolish again."

Chen Jingmo exploded, "Do you really think I'm that kind of person?"

"Um."

"...I'm really heartbroken." Chen Jingmo pulled the candy off his neck, tore off six pieces for Lu Sui, two for Shen Qinghuai, and one for Jiang Xiu, and then finished distributing them.

Lu Sui divided the food in half and gave it to Chen Jingmo, saying, "You eat some too."

Chen Jingmo grinned, revealing his tiger teeth. "Lu Sui is still the best to me, you stinky Jiang Xiu!"

Jiang Xiu pretended not to believe it, but after finishing his meal, he skipped his afternoon nap and ran outside. His eyes scanned the room like machine guns until he finally spotted the principal. He walked over quickly and whispered, "Uncle, I want some candy too."

The principal was on the phone talking about setting up two classrooms as counseling rooms when someone suddenly jumped in front of him. He almost dropped his phone. After hearing what was said, he didn't even have time to react before reaching into his pocket. After a while, he pulled out a one-yuan coin and gave it to Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu stared at the coins in thought for a moment, then quickly ran away.

After the principal hung up the phone, Jiang Xiu ran back, holding two ice creams in his hand. "Uncle, here you go."

"For me?"

"Okay." Jiang Xiu returned the one-yuan coin to him.

The principal thought Jiang Xiu looked familiar and glanced at him a few more times. He then realized that Jiang Xiu was the boy who often followed Chen Jingmo. He took the ice cream and, seeing that Jiang Xiu was about to leave, stopped him, saying, "Ahem, thank you."

"You're welcome. It's too hot, Uncle, you should go back now."

He diligently patrols the campus every day, only to find he has a single coin in his pocket.

Being a school principal is terrible.

The principal asked, "What do you think about opening a few counseling rooms in the school?"

Jiang Xiu thought about it carefully and said, "It's not a good idea. I don't think anyone will go. If someone he knows sees him, they might even tease him."

"So, do you think anyone would want to go?"

"I don't know, I'm perfectly mentally healthy."

Finally getting to the point, the principal continued, "What about the people around you? Are they mentally healthy?"

"Healthy."

Before the principal could say anything more, another call came in. He answered it and put it on speakerphone. The person on the other end asked how many phones to block, and the principal said to block them all.

Seeing Jiang Xiu's curiosity, he said, "This morning I saw someone trying to jump off a building, so I told them to seal off the railings at the end of the corridor."

"Jump off a building?" Jiang Xiu said that would hurt a lot, and asked who the principal was, saying he could buy that person ice cream. The principal opened his mouth and whispered, "Chen Jingmo."

"Who?!"

"Chen Jingmo".

"Holy crap!" Jiang Xiu stopped eating his ice cream and was about to launch himself into the air.

The principal grabbed him again, "Where are you going?"

"I'll go apologize to him; I shouldn't have had such bad thoughts."

The principal said that Chen Jingmo was under a lot of pressure, and it was definitely not just because of this one thing. Although he didn't know what those bad thoughts were in Jiang Xiu's mind, he told him to pay more attention to Chen Jingmo's emotions.

Jiang Xiu said, "Brother Chen was just bragging about the candy you gave him. He was so happy to see it. He's happy to see it every day."

"The more this happens, the more you, as their friend, need to be careful."

Jiang Xiu listened carefully to the principal's words, not daring to miss a single one. He promised to be even more attentive than when he was in class.

Chen Jingmo was still asleep when Jiang Xiu came to his bedside. As soon as she saw him, she couldn't help but cry.

When Chen Jingmo woke up, Jiang Xiu's eyes were bloodshot and she was staring at him intently from the bedside.

"Holy crap! You scared the hell out of me!"

Jiang Xiu chuckled, blowing a snot bubble, "Brother Chen, wanna eat some spicy strips?"