Qin Nuo had no idea what fate awaited the middle-aged stairs, but he knew ohing for sure—Mo Fang was not a woman to be trifled with.

  Especially when it came to her son, her orue weakness.

  Even Qin Nuo couldn't help but worry about what might happen if one day he failed in his role and she discovered he wasn't actually her son.

  "Son, go do your homework," his mother said to Qin Nuo, then took a kit knife back to the kit to wash off the bloodstains.

  Qin Nuo picked up his homework book auro his room.

  Elementary school homework posed no challenge for Qin Nuo. He pleted it at lightning speed, checked the time, and acc to his mother's strict schedule, he had fifteen minutes left before he had to take a shower.

  This fifteen-minute break was certainly not to be wasted.

  From the bottom drawer, Qin Nuo took out Li Xiaoming's colle of love letters and sifted through them to find all the letters from Li Qianqian.

  He opehem one by oo read.

  While appearances be deceiving, handwriting reveal a lot about a person.

  From the words, Qin Nuo could basically tell what kind of girl Li Qianqian was.

  Her love for Li Xiaoming was intense, yet her heart ure.

  She didn't use fluage or py the games of a maniputive girl; her expressions were very straightforward. She even stated in a few sentehat if Li Xiaoming didn't like her, it was okay. She would quietly watch over him from afar without causing him any trouble.

  "A bit twisted, yet not quite like a sickly adorable type," Qin Nuo murmured.

  He tinued searg and found that Li Xiaoming had never replied to any of her letters. Many girls' letters had received responses, but Li Qianqian's were left in the er of the drawer, covered in dust, and hadn't even been opened.

  Clearly, Li Xiaoming had no i in what Li Qianqian wrote, treating them like trash tossed aside.

  "If he feels nothing, why did he stand up for this girl?"

  Qin Nuo uzzled, stuffing the letters bato the drawer, and tio search elsewhere, hoping to find something.

  Sure enough, among the ly arraudy books, he found a small notebook that seemed out of pce.

  The notebook tained some of Li Xiaoming's thoughts, like a diary but not quite, with not much written in it.

  The first few pages described Li Xiaoming's excitement, thrill, and satisfa from abusing small animals, with some parts detailed as if showing off.

  "People with twisted minds find everyday thiremely dull, as if living in a gray world where everything around them is gray."

  "In su enviro, these people bee increasingly lonely and depressed, only finding i in abnormal behaviors like abuse, fetishes, self-harm, etc., leading to psychological distortions and being beled as perverts by ordinary people."

  "Li Xiaoming is such a person."

  Qin Nuo murmured, w why he khese things.

  He didn't know, perhaps he had read books iigating such people before.

  Qin Nuo dared not think deeply about himself, as the thought was terrifying.

  In the following pages, Qin Nuo found some notes about Li Qianqian from Li Xiaoming.

  After reading, Qin Nuo was dumbfounded but finally uood what was going on.

  Li Xiaoming, the so-called Aquaman, indeed had no feelings for Li Qianqian, the sloppy girl from a poor family.

  The situation arose because one of Li Xiaoming's little girlfriends was bullied by some boys from another css. His hot temper fred up, and he immediately grabbed a chair to fight them.

  tally, Li Qianqian, who was being ostracized, was being bullied by those boys at the time. Before they could react, Li Xiaoming and his gang had beaten them bd blue.

  Grabbing one of the boys by the colr, Li Xiaoming said, "You dare bully my girl?"

  After saying that, Li Xiaoming g Li Qianqian and the with his gang.

  The simple-minded Li Qianqian naturally thought those words were meant for her, especially since Li Xiaoming had given her a meaningful look before leaving.

  Iy, Li Xiaoming had only just noticed anirl nearby. Seeing her sloppy appearand pockmarked face, his ihought was, "Where did this ugly freak e from? Scared me to death."

  After that, Li Qianqian g to Li Xiaoming like a shadow, not closely but watg from afar. Even someone as psychologically twisted as Li Xiaoming found it horrifying.

  He sent some of his gang to chase Li Qianqian away, but surprisingly, all his men were knocked down.

  During that time, Li Xiaoming had made quite a few enemies. In css, he pyed the role of a model student, but after css, he led his gang into fights.

  Yet, those weeks were unusually calm. After iigating, Li Xiaoming realized that Li Qianqian had dealt with all his enemies.

  Li Qianqian was a self-scious girl who wouldn't fight back when bullied, but once she found someone who cared for her being bullied, she became different.

  After disc this, Li Xiaoming stopped driving her away, using the misuanding to have Li Qianqian clear out those who got in his way.

  Qin Nuo couldn't help but adjust his gsses. "This... is truly a perfect misuanding."

  The only boy she thought cared about her was merely using her as a pawn.

  Though Li Qianqian itiful child, Qin Nuo had no iion of exposing this absurd misuanding.

  Not to mention that failing in his role would be disastrous, he could also use Li Qianqian to solve many problems, like Dr. Park in the infirmary.

  "Son, it's time for your shower."

  Outside, his mother's voice called.

  Qin Nuo responded, grabbed his clothes, and headed to the bathroom.

  After his shower, he endured an eerie dinner. During this time, Li Xiaoming had a leisure period, which was watg half an hour of TV.

  Of course, in the Horror World, normal TV shows were rare.

  On the sofa, Qin Nuo held a fruit ptter, staring bnkly at the snowy s.

  Li Xiaodong and Li Xiaodie sat in the er, watg with great i, while Li Xiaodie occasionally poi the TV, ughing loudly.

  Her ughter was grating, and Qin Nuo felt irritated as he watched the clo the wall.

  Wheime hit nine, just as his mother was about to speak, Qin Nuo quickly stood up and said, "I know, Mom. Go bay room, check my homework, drink a gss of milk, brush my teeth, wash my face, and go to bed, right?"

  With that, Qin Nuo dashed to his room.

  His mother smiled with satisfa, but as soon as Qin Nuo returo his room, her smile vanished, and she turned off the TV expressionlessly. Seeing her cold face, Li Xiaodong and Li Xiaodie said nothing auro their rooms.

  Half an hour ter, his mother silently appeared at the bedroom door.

  This time, the door wasn't locked.

  She pushed it open, stood at the entrahout turning on the light, and just watched Qin Nuo, who was already in a deep sleep on the bed.

  After a moment, a smile curled on her lips, and she closed the door.

  Ohe shadow in the doorway disappeared, Qin Nuo, who had beeending to sleep soundly, opened his eyes.

  In the darkness, his eyes shone brightly. firming his mother had left, he turned over and got out of bed...

  JOSOLUNA