Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1C16

Chapter: 16 | C16: Jealousy

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_{But what about Qin Mo?}
Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

But what about Qin Mo?

_{Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.}“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

_{The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.}A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.}Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.

_{“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.}
Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

_{“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

_{Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.}N/A

Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

_{When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion.}
“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion. All because the smoke still caught in his throat made it itch—made him want to cough it out—but that tongue, reaching all the way down, blocked its path. He was uncomfortable to the point tears were squeezed from the corners of his eyes.

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}“Mmn! Mmnn!”

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.}Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

_{Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.}As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”}
Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

_{The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.}Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

_{Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.}Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

_{Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.}
Even after preparing himself, Qin Mo couldn’t help but stare. A layer of skin had been scrаped off the girl’s leg, clearly by gravel, which was still mixed into the bloody wound.

Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

_{{“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”}}After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”

_{The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.}
“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.

_{The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.}“Are you feeling better now?”

The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

_{{What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?}}With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

_{Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.}The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

_{“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”}
Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

_{{Does he like cute, soft girls?}}“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

Does he like cute, soft girls?

_{Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.}“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

_{The second he got a clear look at her face, Qin Mo froze. He couldn’t put his finger on it as yet, but he sensed something was wrong.}
“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

The second he got a clear look at her face, Qin Mo froze. He couldn’t put his finger on it as yet, but he sensed something was wrong.

_{Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”}“Mmn! Mmnn!”

Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.}Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.}
The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.

Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

_{“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”}As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

_{The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”}Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

_{Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”}A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.

Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

_{The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.}
Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.

_{Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.}“Are you feeling better now?”

Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

_{“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”}“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

_{Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.}But what about Qin Mo?

Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}
After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}
Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

_{Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.}“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

_{Stunned, he stood frozen as Shen Zhuoyun’s tongue forced apart his lips—then teeth—still partially opened as he was caught while speaking. That tongue invading every corner of his mouth madly still held traces of smoke.}
“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

Stunned, he stood frozen as Shen Zhuoyun’s tongue forced apart his lips—then teeth—still partially opened as he was caught while speaking. That tongue invading every corner of his mouth madly still held traces of smoke.

_{{Cough, cough, cough!}}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

Cough, cough, cough!

_{{Cough, cough, cough!}}Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

Cough, cough, cough!

_{Even after preparing himself, Qin Mo couldn’t help but stare. A layer of skin had been scrаped off the girl’s leg, clearly by gravel, which was still mixed into the bloody wound.}
Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

Even after preparing himself, Qin Mo couldn’t help but stare. A layer of skin had been scrаped off the girl’s leg, clearly by gravel, which was still mixed into the bloody wound.

_{“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.}Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

_{“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”}“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”

_{“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying {'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'}.”}He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}C16: Jealousy

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.}
“Are you feeling better now?”

Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

_{“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”}A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.

“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

_{“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”}A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.

“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

_{{What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?}}As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

_{A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.}
The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.

_{“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying {'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'}.”}“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

_{As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.}Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

_{When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion.}“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”

When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion. All because the smoke still caught in his throat made it itch—made him want to cough it out—but that tongue, reaching all the way down, blocked its path. He was uncomfortable to the point tears were squeezed from the corners of his eyes.

_{But what about Qin Mo?}Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

But what about Qin Mo?

_{As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”}
“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

_{He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.}The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

_{“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”}Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

_{{“Dammit…”} Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”}Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

_{Stunned, he stood frozen as Shen Zhuoyun’s tongue forced apart his lips—then teeth—still partially opened as he was caught while speaking. That tongue invading every corner of his mouth madly still held traces of smoke.}“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

Stunned, he stood frozen as Shen Zhuoyun’s tongue forced apart his lips—then teeth—still partially opened as he was caught while speaking. That tongue invading every corner of his mouth madly still held traces of smoke.

_{Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.}
The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.

_{“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”}The second he got a clear look at her face, Qin Mo froze. He couldn’t put his finger on it as yet, but he sensed something was wrong.

“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

_{Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”}
The second he got a clear look at her face, Qin Mo froze. He couldn’t put his finger on it as yet, but he sensed something was wrong.

Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”}
“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”

“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

_{{Cough, cough, cough!}}The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

Cough, cough, cough!

_{“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”}
The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.

“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

_{{Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?}}He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

_{With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”}
What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

_{But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.}N/A

But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

_{After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a {thwack}, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.}“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

_{Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”}
With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

_{{Does he like cute, soft girls?}}“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

Does he like cute, soft girls?

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”}What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

_{“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.}
“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”

“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.}“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

_{After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a {thwack}, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.}“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

_{The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.}
A slurry of emotions immediately surged through Qin Mo’s chеst, the stuffy feeling they brought impossible to put into words. He never thought he would ever come face to face with the results of his decision. Thinking of it and seeing it outright were different things entirely.

The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

_{“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained.}Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

_{“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”}Does he like cute, soft girls?

“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

_{Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?}
“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

_{The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.}Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

_{{What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?}}“Mmn! Mmnn!”

What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.}
“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

_{As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.}The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.

As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

_{Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.}Does he like cute, soft girls?

Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

_{“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.}When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion. All because the smoke still caught in his throat made it itch—made him want to cough it out—but that tongue, reaching all the way down, blocked its path. He was uncomfortable to the point tears were squeezed from the corners of his eyes.

“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

_{After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.}
Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.

After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

_{Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

_{Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.}Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

_{Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.}Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

_{Does he like cute, soft girls?}
A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

Does he like cute, soft girls?

_{“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”}“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”

_N/A
But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

N/A

_{“What did—” A {swish} from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.}But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

_{C16: Jealousy}
After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

C16: Jealousy

_{“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.}But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}
“Oh, you’re here.” Qin Mo was still consumed by guilt when he looked over to find Shen Zhuoyun standing in front of him and missing his usual smirk. His aura was cold, and his piercing gaze made every bit of Qin Mo feel uneasy enough to ask, “Is something wrong?”

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

_{“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”}
As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

_{“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.}“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.

_{“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained.}Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

_N/A
He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

N/A

_{Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”}“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.}But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

Upon pushing open the door to the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun was greeted with such a loathsome sight.

_{The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”}
But what about Qin Mo?

The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

_{“{Mmn! Mmnn!}”}Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

“Mmn! Mmnn!”

_{The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.}
Does he like cute, soft girls?

The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.

_{The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.}“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.

_{Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.}N/A

Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

_{He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.}Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

_{Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.}“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.

Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

_{“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained.}
Does he also want to take hold of her hand? Does he also want to take her on a date? Does he also gaze at her longingly as I do to him, but never ask him out of the fear of destroying what we have?

“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

_{“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”}Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

_{The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.}“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?}
Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

What did she say her daughter’s name was again? Was it Niannian?

_{After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.}“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.

_N/A“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”

N/A

_{“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”}Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.}
Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

_{Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.}Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

_{Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.}Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

_{“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.}Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.

_{After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a {thwack}, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.}Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

_{“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”}
Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”

_{Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though.}Cough, cough, cough!

Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

_{“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained.}Qin Mo knew he wasn’t good with words, so he said nothing. He simply stood there patiently and allowed her cries to turn to sobs, then whimpers as she slowly calmed herself down.

“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.}“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.

_{Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though.}
“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

_{{“Dammit…”} Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”}With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.}
“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.

_{“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”}“Seriously, what’s wrong?” Qin Mo stared at him, obviously at a loss. “Doctor Jiang isn’t back yet, so I have to wait here with Mo Nian.”

“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

_{The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.}“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

The vague memory of an older woman asking if they hit the students at that “school” while grasping his hand half a month ago flashed in his mind. It was the day he betrayed his conscience by replying to her with a lie.

_{The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.}
“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

_{“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.}Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

_{He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.}N/A

He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

_{Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.}
Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.

Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

_{The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.}“Mmn! Mmnn!”

The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.

_{Does he also want to take hold of her hand? Does he also want to take her on a date? Does he also gaze at her longingly as I do to him, but never ask him out of the fear of destroying what we have?}
“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

Does he also want to take hold of her hand? Does he also want to take her on a date? Does he also gaze at her longingly as I do to him, but never ask him out of the fear of destroying what we have?

_{Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.}Does he like cute, soft girls?

Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{Qin Mo’s mind exploded this time, the loud “bang” echoing throughout almost deafening.}As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

Qin Mo’s mind exploded this time, the loud “bang” echoing throughout almost deafening.

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.}
Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

_{The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.}Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

_{{Cough, cough, cough!}}A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

Cough, cough, cough!

_{Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.}“Can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you now?”

Shen Zhuoyun said nothing, only moving into a corner to squat before pulling out a cigarette and striking it alight.

_{Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”}“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

_{Qin Mo’s mind exploded this time, the loud “bang” echoing throughout almost deafening.}
Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

Qin Mo’s mind exploded this time, the loud “bang” echoing throughout almost deafening.

_{Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.}“A week…” Mo Nian mumbled, “I want to call my mom... I wanna go home.”

Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

_{The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.}With a terse expression, Qin Mo asked, “How long have you been here?”

The girl nodded at his correct guess then returned to silence.

_{Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.}As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

_{But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.}Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

But all it was was sympathy. Qin Mo felt apologetic towards this girl.

_{As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.}
The second Qin Mo was done talking, Shen Zhuoyun stuffed the butt of the cigarette in his hands between Qin Mo’s lips, causing him to choke as he unwittingly inhaled.

As he searched for something in Qin Mo’s eyes, Shen Zhuoyun’s face remained stern. His emotions were an utter mess, and he barely managed to hold himself together as his suspicion and jealousy raged.

_{After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a {thwack}, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.}Grabbing Qin Mo’s wrist, Shen Zhuoyun turned, intending to pull him out of the room.

After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

_{Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”}Does he like cute, soft girls?

Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

_{The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”}But what about Qin Mo?

The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

_{“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying {'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'}.”}Does he like cute, soft girls?

“Yeah.” Right then, Qin Mo suddenly found this timid girl before him a bit cute. “It’s Qin Mo. The 'Mo' (silent) from the saying 'It was better to remain silent than to speak a thousand words'.”

_{Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.}
Cough, cough, cough!

Qin Mo was now able to realise that there was something quite off with him, so he no longer resisted and allowed himself to be pulled out of the room. From the strength exerted to practically drag him out, Qin Mo guessed his wrist was close to being bruised.

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}N/A

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{“What did—” A {swish} from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.}Since Doctor Jiang was not there at the moment, Qin Mo pulled out the first aid kit and asked the girl to roll up her trousers to her knees.

“What did—” A swish from the opening door interrupted her, revealing Shen Zhuoyun.

_{He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.}
Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

He wasn’t gay; he just liked Qin Mo, regardless of his sеx.

_{“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.}“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

_{“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained.}Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

“She came in not too long ago and got beaten by an instructor. It’s nothing serious, just a scratch on her leg,” the class monitor explained. Qin Mo knew the female instructors were more partial to slaps than using punches or kicks, the former being more ruthless and precise. A single slap was enough to knock the colour away from a girl’s face and leave it blue. If one of them got the worst of it, they could end up losing one or two teeth.

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}Using a disinfectant, he sprayed her knee, then said, “There’s nothing else I can do to treat this, so let’s just wait for Doctor Jiang to come back. You can relax here in the meantime.”

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

_{“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}
“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”}After striding into the infirmary, Shen Zhuoyun dropped a book on the table with a thwack, the sound catching Qin Mo’s attention.

As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

_{C16: Jealousy}“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

C16: Jealousy

_{“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”}
The rest of his sentence never got the chance to be spat out because Shen Zhuoyun's mouth sealed his lips.

“It hurts…” The poor girl sobbed so much that the tears leaving her eyes fell in globs. Through the tears, she aired out her grievances, “S-she hit me… S-s-she hit me even when I d-did nothing wrong… It hurts… It hurts so much...”

_{“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.}Doctor Jiang agreed to go along with their plan. Qin Mo was still uneasy by her acceptance, though. After all, if not for her desperation, she would’ve never had to work in such a place. Plus, unlike the times before, helping them with something like this would guarantee her job would be lost. Thankfully, Doctor Jiang was able to ease his worries. She would be taking the doctorаl entrance exams and would soon resign from that place. So if anything went sideways, there was only two months' salary to be lost. But even while hearing her downplay the situation, Qin Mo quietly engraved all her acts of kindness in his heart.

“Just come outside.” Shen Zhuoyun choked down another surge of emotions, “I have something to tell you,” but his expression still contorted as he spoke.

_{“Mmn! Mmnn!”}
Stunned, he stood frozen as Shen Zhuoyun’s tongue forced apart his lips—then teeth—still partially opened as he was caught while speaking. That tongue invading every corner of his mouth madly still held traces of smoke.

“Mmn! Mmnn!”

_{{Does he like cute, soft girls?}}Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

Does he like cute, soft girls?

_{“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.}
“Mmn! Mmnn!”

“Because the slap was delivered to your right cheek, and Instructor Ge is the only one on your side who’s left-handed.” Qin Mo smiled as he responded, a rare sight since he hаrdly ever wore more than a blank look on his face.

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.}
When Qin finally came to his senses, he put up a struggle, but Shen Zhuoyun had him nailed in place. With half of him being pressed down, he could only allow the lips and tongue making a mess of his mouth to continue their reckless invasion. All because the smoke still caught in his throat made it itch—made him want to cough it out—but that tongue, reaching all the way down, blocked its path. He was uncomfortable to the point tears were squeezed from the corners of his eyes.

Puffs of smoke were expelled by Qin Mo, who had never smoked a cigarette in his life. He coughed until his lungs were aching—until there was a flush of red tinting the corner of his eyes. Seeing him so aggrieved turned the surging rage into a rush of heat that went straight to his head. Lifting the coughing Qin Mo upwards, he pinned him against the wall and leaned in close.

_{After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.}“Dammit…” Shen Zhuoyun cursed under his breath, prompting Qin Mo to ask, “Did you just say something?”

After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.

_{“Fυck! {Cough, cough…} What the fυck is up with you?! {Cough…} Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”}N/A

“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

_{{Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?}}“Fυck! Cough, cough… What the fυck is up with you?! Cough… Have you lost your fυcking mind?!” He was choking and pinned, so of course Qin Mo was angry. “What the fυck is your—”

Will he fall for this girl before him? Will he console her, console her, and take her away from this place? Will he hug her? Will he kiss her…?

_{“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.}Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

“I’m sorry,” the murmur left him before he realised it, but the girl before him barely heard a thing.

_{After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.}
Having latched on to him for what seemed like forever, Shen Zhuoyun finally released him—well, only his lips.

After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.

_{Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.}“Instructor Ge is too ruthless,” Qin Mo muttered to himself while getting ready to clean the injury.

Shen Zhuoyun's head felt like it would explode, but the person staring back at him knew nothing of it. Their gaze even shifted away from him to still seek out the timid girl, an act that spurred him into action.

_{The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”}After he was done talking, Qin Mo noticed there was still no answer when a good bit of time passed. Upon looking up, he saw the girl shaking, doing her best to restrain her soundless sobs.

The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

_{“Are you feeling better now?”}
“Shen Zhuoyun… you fυcking..." Qin Mo gritted through his gasps, his wrists still pinned, but he suddenly lost track of what to curse at. Those tears forced from his eyes when Shen Zhuoyun rаvaged his lips left their moist stains near his eyes too, and for some reason, it made for quite the provocative sight.

“Are you feeling better now?”

_{{Does he like cute, soft girls?}}The girl nodded in return. After a few seconds of hesitation, she asked, “Can I ask for your name?”

Does he like cute, soft girls?

_{Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"}Later that day, a young girl was brought into the infirmary; everything about her, pale and meek. She was roughly the same age as Qin Mo, had a right cheek all red and swollen, while sporting teary eyes as puffy as walnuts. A female class monitor brought her over, one who knew Qin Mo.

Upon hearing this, the girl, who had been silent since her arrival, asked in a whisper, "How did you know it was Instructor Ge?"

_{Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.}
As that guy stared dead in his eyes, he finally replied seriously, “I’m jealous. I’m fυcking jealous.”

Having not had many interactions with girls throughout his life, Qin Mo was momentarily at a loss. But then he suddenly remembered the warmth he felt while lying in bed with Shen Zhuoyun, when that guy rested his palm on his head. So just like him, Qin Mo rested a palm on the girl’s head in comfort. The second he did, she finally dared to cry out loud.

_{The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.}Qin Mo frowned upon seeing his reaction. “What the hell got your panties in such a twist? If you have a problem, just spit it out already—and quit smoking that. It’s bad for your health.”

The girl’s voice was barely above a whisper when she introduced herself in return, “I’m Mo Nian.” Because of the tears she had just shed, her expression while she faced Qin Mo was a bit awkward.

_{“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”}
Qin Mo’s mind exploded this time, the loud “bang” echoing throughout almost deafening.

“Thank you so much, young man. My Niannian is a good kid in every way that counts; she’s just a bit too timid. So if you see her, please look out for her, alright?”

_{A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head.}Cough, cough, cough!

A cute and clearly shy girl sat atop an infirmary bed, her face red, swollen, and streaked with tears, while her small mouth had its lips parted mid-speech. She seemed to be asking something of the fair boy standing before her, whose gentle and silent gaze fell upon her as he caressed her head. His clear and serene eyes bore a complicated expression that made it hаrd for another to see through.

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