Bad Boys Boot Camp: V2-C55

Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

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_{Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.}
Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.

Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.

_{So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.}“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

_{With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.}The two sat beside the restaurant’s large French windows, a design originally meant to frаme the scenery beyond them for the diner’s enjoyment, but being located in the most prosperous commercial district in D-City, on the most trafficked street, all there was to see was the ebb and flow of the ever-moving masses, with nothing scenic in sight.

With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.

_N/A“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

N/A

_{“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”}While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

_{Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?}
The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.}Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

_{“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”}“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”

_{“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.}While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

_{Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?}Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.}
Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.

He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.

_{The two sat beside the restaurant’s large French windows, a design originally meant to frаme the scenery beyond them for the diner’s enjoyment, but being located in the most prosperous commercial district in D-City, on the most trafficked street, all there was to see was the ebb and flow of the ever-moving masses, with nothing scenic in sight.}“That school you were dragged to back then was just one of his many questionable subsidiaries. It’s likely he barely even remembered it existed. He’s the type to throw money when his subordinates suggest there’s a business that could fetch him a profit, and when something goes awry, he slips out with full pockets.

The two sat beside the restaurant’s large French windows, a design originally meant to frаme the scenery beyond them for the diner’s enjoyment, but being located in the most prosperous commercial district in D-City, on the most trafficked street, all there was to see was the ebb and flow of the ever-moving masses, with nothing scenic in sight.

_{When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”}Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.

When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”}They will instead say everything was in the past.

He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”

_{Yet, the moment they were all freed, able to now rejoin society, each and every one seemed to have had those sharp edges of theirs worn down. Gradually, they would become like any other average person, aiming to grasp the happiness before them while doing their best to cast away the pain suffered in the past.}
Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early. As a direct consequence of this routine, Qin Mo developed the habit of eating a single meal a day, which could be considered his supper or a midnight snack. Instant noodles tended to be the option chosen for this daily requirement. After doing this for so long, Qin Mo doesn’t think anything much about this habit, giving rise to Qin Zhen’s worry.

Yet, the moment they were all freed, able to now rejoin society, each and every one seemed to have had those sharp edges of theirs worn down. Gradually, they would become like any other average person, aiming to grasp the happiness before them while doing their best to cast away the pain suffered in the past.

_{“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.}“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

_{iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬}Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

_{Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.}
“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.

_{Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?}So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.}With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.

As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

_{What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!}Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.

What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!

_{Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go}
Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

_{The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.}“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”

The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.}When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

_{When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.}“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.

When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

_{“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”}
Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}He said nothing more to Qin Zhen, only pursing his lips.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”}I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.

Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

But there was something still left. Those memories, still painful and buried oh-so-deep, still lingered in their consciousness, affecting their lives in ways they don’t know.

_{“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”}Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

_{Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.}
Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive. Qin Zhen, growing even more famous in those years, along with their grandfather being renowned even outside those circles, played into his growing fame. As a person lacking any vices, considering his status, many were eyeing him like a juicy piece of meat.

Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

_{Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.}Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.

Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}
Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{Elderly parents had to be looked after. Young children needed to be taught.}They will instead say everything was in the past.

Elderly parents had to be looked after. Young children needed to be taught. A partner’s emotional needs must be met. The relationship with colleagues had to be handled. A boss's opinion had to be regarded. Then, there were the myriad of trivial matters that filled in any gaps of mental energy left. With all this, there was little left to dedicate to other things when they could spend that effort thinking of ways to improve their lives.

_{Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.}I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.

Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.

_{“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.}
“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.

Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive. Qin Zhen, growing even more famous in those years, along with their grandfather being renowned even outside those circles, played into his growing fame. As a person lacking any vices, considering his status, many were eyeing him like a juicy piece of meat.

_{What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.}With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core. The fact that Qin Mo was looking into him from the shadows did alleviate most of her current worries, but that would not be the case in the future. When he brings the case to court, he will certainly be in danger.

What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

_{Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.}
“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.

Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.

_{Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early.}Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early. As a direct consequence of this routine, Qin Mo developed the habit of eating a single meal a day, which could be considered his supper or a midnight snack. Instant noodles tended to be the option chosen for this daily requirement. After doing this for so long, Qin Mo doesn’t think anything much about this habit, giving rise to Qin Zhen’s worry.

Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early. As a direct consequence of this routine, Qin Mo developed the habit of eating a single meal a day, which could be considered his supper or a midnight snack. Instant noodles tended to be the option chosen for this daily requirement. After doing this for so long, Qin Mo doesn’t think anything much about this habit, giving rise to Qin Zhen’s worry.

_{What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.}
He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.

What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

_{Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”}The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

_{Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.}
Goodness… Who would fall for him with a temperаment like this?

Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.}Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.

What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

_{Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”}Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

_{{Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.}}While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

_{The two sat beside the restaurant’s large French windows, a design originally meant to frаme the scenery beyond them for the diner’s enjoyment, but being located in the most prosperous commercial district in D-City, on the most trafficked street, all there was to see was the ebb and flow of the ever-moving masses, with nothing scenic in sight.}
With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.

_{Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”}After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”

_{He was unwilling to give up.}Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

He was unwilling to give up.

_{He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.}Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive. Qin Zhen, growing even more famous in those years, along with their grandfather being renowned even outside those circles, played into his growing fame. As a person lacking any vices, considering his status, many were eyeing him like a juicy piece of meat.

He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.

_{iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬}Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.

iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

_{So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.}
After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

_{So, after taking such things into careful consideration, Qin Mo ultimately felt that starting with the school was more convenient, and he had made the most headway there so far.}
But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

So, after taking such things into careful consideration, Qin Mo ultimately felt that starting with the school was more convenient, and he had made the most headway there so far.

_{What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!}“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.}
Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?

“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

_{“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”}After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

_{With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core.}Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive. Qin Zhen, growing even more famous in those years, along with their grandfather being renowned even outside those circles, played into his growing fame. As a person lacking any vices, considering his status, many were eyeing him like a juicy piece of meat.

With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core. The fact that Qin Mo was looking into him from the shadows did alleviate most of her current worries, but that would not be the case in the future. When he brings the case to court, he will certainly be in danger.

_{He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”}
Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”

He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.}The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

_{“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”}As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

_{Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”}
“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”

_{{Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.}}Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”}
Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.

“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.}“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.

_{Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”}“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

_{“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”}As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”

_{But there was something still left. Those memories, still painful and buried oh-so-deep, still lingered in their consciousness, affecting their lives in ways they don’t know.}
“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.

But there was something still left. Those memories, still painful and buried oh-so-deep, still lingered in their consciousness, affecting their lives in ways they don’t know.

_{As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.}What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

_{Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?}Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?

Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{{Goodness… Who would fall for him with a temperаment like this?}}Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.

Goodness… Who would fall for him with a temperаment like this?

_{When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”}Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.}
The two sat beside the restaurant’s large French windows, a design originally meant to frаme the scenery beyond them for the diner’s enjoyment, but being located in the most prosperous commercial district in D-City, on the most trafficked street, all there was to see was the ebb and flow of the ever-moving masses, with nothing scenic in sight.

_{Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.}
Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!}With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.

What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!

_{“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.}
Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.

“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

_{That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer.}Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.

That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer. “Hate them? There hasn’t been a day I haven’t hated them. I despise those bastards so much that I dreamt of gnashing them between my teeth and swallowing them alive. But I have a wife and a kid now. Instead of wasting time hating those pricks, I’d rather spend it thinking about how to earn and save more money to put a down payment on a house. I can no longer stand to let my family live under the whims of someone else by paying rent.”

_{With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core.}
While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.}Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.

_{He was unwilling to give up.}
Yet, the moment they were all freed, able to now rejoin society, each and every one seemed to have had those sharp edges of theirs worn down. Gradually, they would become like any other average person, aiming to grasp the happiness before them while doing their best to cast away the pain suffered in the past.

He was unwilling to give up.

_{“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”}Yet, the moment they were all freed, able to now rejoin society, each and every one seemed to have had those sharp edges of theirs worn down. Gradually, they would become like any other average person, aiming to grasp the happiness before them while doing their best to cast away the pain suffered in the past.

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.}“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

_{Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go}“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”

Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

_{Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”}
What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

_{He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{He was unwilling to give up.}“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.

He was unwilling to give up.

_{As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.}
With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.

As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

_{Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”}That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer. “Hate them? There hasn’t been a day I haven’t hated them. I despise those bastards so much that I dreamt of gnashing them between my teeth and swallowing them alive. But I have a wife and a kid now. Instead of wasting time hating those pricks, I’d rather spend it thinking about how to earn and save more money to put a down payment on a house. I can no longer stand to let my family live under the whims of someone else by paying rent.”

Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

_N/ABut after a while, even that troubling time passed.

N/A

_{That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer.}When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.}He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.

_{Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”}
But there was something still left. Those memories, still painful and buried oh-so-deep, still lingered in their consciousness, affecting their lives in ways they don’t know.

Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

_{Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”}Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.

Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”

_N/A
Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.

N/A

_{{Why would I let it go?}}Elderly parents had to be looked after. Young children needed to be taught. A partner’s emotional needs must be met. The relationship with colleagues had to be handled. A boss's opinion had to be regarded. Then, there were the myriad of trivial matters that filled in any gaps of mental energy left. With all this, there was little left to dedicate to other things when they could spend that effort thinking of ways to improve their lives.

Why would I let it go?

Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”

_{Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”}He was the typical case of someone who valued quality over quantity, so since he had no one he liked, there was no need to get entangled in unwanted partnerships. Rather than have someone forced into life for the sake of being there, he’d rather spend his days alone.

Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”

_{Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.}
“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”

Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.

_{“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.}“That school you were dragged to back then was just one of his many questionable subsidiaries. It’s likely he barely even remembered it existed. He’s the type to throw money when his subordinates suggest there’s a business that could fetch him a profit, and when something goes awry, he slips out with full pockets.

“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer.}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{Elderly parents had to be looked after. Young children needed to be taught.}
“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

_{Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.}N/A

Many had suffered because of that school. There were probably scores of them who still woke up in a cold sweat on account of the terrible memories from that place invading their dreams, yet despite these effects, none chose retaliation.

_{Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.}iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.

_{Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”}He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.

Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

_{Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.}
That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer. “Hate them? There hasn’t been a day I haven’t hated them. I despise those bastards so much that I dreamt of gnashing them between my teeth and swallowing them alive. But I have a wife and a kid now. Instead of wasting time hating those pricks, I’d rather spend it thinking about how to earn and save more money to put a down payment on a house. I can no longer stand to let my family live under the whims of someone else by paying rent.”

Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.

_{{Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.}}Why would I let it go?

Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

_{“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”}Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”}
Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.

“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

_{Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it.}They will instead say everything was in the past.

Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it. So who do you think you’re pouting at, huh?” Her voice turned serious. “But since you’re so determined, I’ll be honest with you too. That guy, Zhang Jingzi, he’s not just some small-fry. You know the kind of family we come from; we’re just wealthy businessmen at best. But that guy surnamed Zhang is an entirely different story. He has ties to the underworld.

_{Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.}“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

_{As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.}“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

_{“That school you were dragged to back then was just one of his many questionable subsidiaries. It’s likely he barely even remembered it existed. He’s the type to throw money when his subordinates suggest there’s a business that could fetch him a profit, and when something goes awry, he slips out with full pockets.}
Elderly parents had to be looked after. Young children needed to be taught. A partner’s emotional needs must be met. The relationship with colleagues had to be handled. A boss's opinion had to be regarded. Then, there were the myriad of trivial matters that filled in any gaps of mental energy left. With all this, there was little left to dedicate to other things when they could spend that effort thinking of ways to improve their lives.

“That school you were dragged to back then was just one of his many questionable subsidiaries. It’s likely he barely even remembered it existed. He’s the type to throw money when his subordinates suggest there’s a business that could fetch him a profit, and when something goes awry, he slips out with full pockets.

_{Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”}After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”

_{{I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.}}Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.

I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.

_{Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.}He said nothing more to Qin Zhen, only pursing his lips.

_{They will instead say everything was in the past.}
So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

They will instead say everything was in the past.

_{He was unwilling to give up.}N/A

He was unwilling to give up.

_{“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”}
Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”}When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

_{Why would I let it go?}
They will instead say everything was in the past.

Why would I let it go?

With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.

_{Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.}
“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

_{Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.}With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core. The fact that Qin Mo was looking into him from the shadows did alleviate most of her current worries, but that would not be the case in the future. When he brings the case to court, he will certainly be in danger.

Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.

Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer.}“I never expected you not to have given up even now,” Qin Zhen muttered with a sigh.

_{When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.}“If that’s the case, how about… getting yourself a girlfriend?” Qin Zhen prodded hesitantly, finding the suggestion egregiously absurd the second it left her own lips.

When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

_{“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”}They will instead say everything was in the past.

“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

_{After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.}
He was unwilling to give up.

After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

_{Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.}He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”

_{When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”}“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{But after a while, even that troubling time passed.}The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

_{Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.}The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.

Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.}
“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.

_{What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.}So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

What else was there, really? Where and to whom would we gripe? The school was long closed, wasn’t it? Everything was now in the past.

_{Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.}Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive. Qin Zhen, growing even more famous in those years, along with their grandfather being renowned even outside those circles, played into his growing fame. As a person lacking any vices, considering his status, many were eyeing him like a juicy piece of meat.

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}He was unwilling to give up.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{That man laughed. He laughed a laugh overflowing with heartiness before downing his last bit of beer.}
Hearing him, that man sighed. “I guess you haven’t grown up yet.”

_{Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive.}“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”

_{Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?}Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?

_{I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.}
He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”

_{Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it.}As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

_{Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.}Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.}With such words, they comforted themselves as they let go.

_{Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.}While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.

_{Yet, the moment they were all freed, able to now rejoin society, each and every one seemed to have had those sharp edges of theirs worn down. Gradually, they would become like any other average person, aiming to grasp the happiness before them while doing their best to cast away the pain suffered in the past.}“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”

_{“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”}
He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.

“So why bother at this point?” The man patted his head, adding, “Isn’t making a better life for myself the better option?”

_{{I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.}}He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.

_{Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?}
Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{Qin Mo wanted to eat Cantonese-style dim sum, and Qin Zhen found herself interested in the dish as well. So, asking some of her food-loving friends for recommendations, she found a Cantonese restaurant in the business district. They said the place was not that authentic, but it did specialise its dishes to suit the tastes of D-City residents and was almost full of patrons.}Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

_{Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go}Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

_{Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.}Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

_{What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!}
Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!

_{Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.}Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

_{Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.}Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.}Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

Back then, Qin Mo truly couldn’t understand where he was coming from.

_{He said nothing more to Qin Zhen, only pursing his lips.}
He said nothing more to Qin Zhen, only pursing his lips.

He said nothing more to Qin Zhen, only pursing his lips.

_{But after a while, even that troubling time passed.}Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

_{Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.}Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.

Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

_{Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go}When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

Volume 2 | Chapter 02 - Hatred and Letting Go

_{Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.}
Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it. So who do you think you’re pouting at, huh?” Her voice turned serious. “But since you’re so determined, I’ll be honest with you too. That guy, Zhang Jingzi, he’s not just some small-fry. You know the kind of family we come from; we’re just wealthy businessmen at best. But that guy surnamed Zhang is an entirely different story. He has ties to the underworld.

_{Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early.}Thinking about it, Qin Zhen recalled how withdrawn Qin Mo already was as a child, which only got worse as he got older. The idea of being around outsiders was truly something he disliked.

_{Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.}“I still plan on investigating this. This was the reason I came back.” Qin Mo went overseas to study the moment the lawsuit was concluded; it was now less than a year since his return. Yet, since the day of his return, he had never stopped gathering as much evidence as he could.

_{{After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.}}Qin Zhen knew her cousin wasn't one to hold onto emotions that left him unsettled forever; his decisive nature would allow him to let go. But she also remembered the beastly look within that boy from back then, so was there any guarantee things would really end so cleanly?

After that guy left, Qin Mo lost the will to do much of anything for a while. During those listless times, all he could manage was checking on how that guy was doing.

_{Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.}
“That school you were dragged to back then was just one of his many questionable subsidiaries. It’s likely he barely even remembered it existed. He’s the type to throw money when his subordinates suggest there’s a business that could fetch him a profit, and when something goes awry, he slips out with full pockets.

Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.

_{Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.}When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.

_{Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”}
“I’ve heard from others that the heinous crimes he’s committed are near-endless, yet no matter how serious they are, there hasn’t been a single person who made him pay for it. So, trying to drag him down for the relatively insignificant trouble he got into from that school will be even more of an uphill task.”

Seeing Qin Mo polish off the entire tray of pork dumplings and move to contentedly sip on some orange juice, Qin Zhen asked out of the blue, “Are you still investigating that place?”

_{But after a while, even that troubling time passed.}Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.

But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

_{Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.}Such was the reality for most trapped in the hustle and bustle of life. Intense emotions like love or hatred were far too lofty for the average person to pursue. They had many other pressing matters that warranted their concern, making the matter of devoting mental energy something to be done with care.

Those deeply rooted scars from back then seemed to only exist in Qin Mo’s present.

_{The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.}
Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.

_{“Qin Mo.” Qin Zhen frowned as she watched her cousin stuff the shrimp dumplings into his mouth. “Would you like me to find you a housekeeper? They’ll be able to prepare three square meals a day for you, at the very least. Please consider it, because if you keep acting like this, it’s only a matter of time before you fall ill.”}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

_{{Why would I let it go?}}He was unwilling to give up.

Why would I let it go?

_{Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early.}But there was something still left. Those memories, still painful and buried oh-so-deep, still lingered in their consciousness, affecting their lives in ways they don’t know.

_{Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it.}Unfortunately for the would-be vultures, Qin Mo rarely appeared in public, and there was no gossip about him to be gleaned. Most of the time, he was at home. He barely went out, and when he did, it was to visit his grandfather. Such movements had even led some to question whether this younger brother of Qin Zhen’s existence itself was nothing but a rumour.

_{Noticing his glass of juice now empty, Qin Mo motioned to the waiter to bring him another glass and clear off the empty dishes from the table. During this, he ordered a serving of rice noodle rolls and some sticky rice buns, stuffing each of the morsels, once they arrived, into his mouth one by one.}
When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.}They will instead say everything was in the past.

So what of the intense hatred buried under the dust of time? It was further engulfed by this mix of responsibilities and relationships.

_{iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬}“What’s done is done; it’s all in the past. Plus, I honestly don’t want to think about everything from back then anymore.” The man was decisive in his response. “Now that I think about it, there must've been something fishy going on back then, given how many people didn’t even try to sue that school. So who am I to get involved with something like that?”

iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

_{While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.}
Zhang Jingyi’s underworld connections were also something he knew. Finding evidence of those activities to bring him down was also his dеsire, but he knew nothing about those things, nor where he should even start.

While at that school, finding anyone not cursing to raze that place to the ground and cut down the ones who tortured them a thousand times over would have been the hаrder task.

_{Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it.}With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.

_{When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”}Qin Zhen was shocked. It was obvious that those files were destroyed purposefully, and she herself thought that finding any trace of them was impossible, yet they were actually found.

When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.}
Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

“But don’t you hate them?” Qin Mo heard him; still, he couldn’t help but ask.

_{Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.}He said he wanted vengeance. He said he wanted to suffer the same torment as they did. He believed those who do evil should get their just desserts. Yet everyone thinks that because a long time has passed, he should let it all go.

_{“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”}Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

“I can’t. I won’t let it go.”

_{iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬}
So, after taking such things into careful consideration, Qin Mo ultimately felt that starting with the school was more convenient, and he had made the most headway there so far.

iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

_{Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.}With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core. The fact that Qin Mo was looking into him from the shadows did alleviate most of her current worries, but that would not be the case in the future. When he brings the case to court, he will certainly be in danger.

Even more so, there have been many who attempted to use this route to cut down Zhang Jingzi from the roots, but they were the only ones being felled in the end.

_{Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it.}
With that, Qin Zhen said nothing more regarding the matter, though her concerns still remained. She had never dealt with Zhang Jingzi personally, but the account of the man she had gotten from others made it clear that the man was ruthless to his core. The fact that Qin Mo was looking into him from the shadows did alleviate most of her current worries, but that would not be the case in the future. When he brings the case to court, he will certainly be in danger.

_{With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.}
Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.

With such a question on her mind, Qin Zhen suddenly recalled the young heir of the Shen Group from six years ago—the boy who clapped Qin Mo’s hand tіghtly after they made their great escape.

_{iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬}Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.

iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

_{“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.}
I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.

“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.

_{The next morning, Qin Zhen arrived at Qin Mo’s bright and early to drag that man out to eat. The poor night owl was still hovering between wake and sleep when she pulled him from the bed and dragged him by the collar before stuffing him in her car. So when the young man again opened his sleepy eyes, he was staring down at a table filled with Cantonese dishes.}I got the videos now, but I still need a concrete way to prove Zhang Jingzi owned that school. As an illegal operation, there are no official records naming him as the principal. I need some other way to show he held the smoking gun.

_{But after a while, even that troubling time passed.}Chicken-stuffed sticky rice wrapped in a lotus leaf; flaky lotus-seed-stuffed buns; and steamed pork dumplings topped with crab roe were just some of the delicacies set on the table, awakening Qin Mo’s appetite. Picking up his chopsticks, he stuffed piece after piece into his mouth before the earlier ones were digested, causing the woman sitting across from him to look at him with disgust.

But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

_{When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.}
Plus, even with the surveillance footage, that might not be enough to prove what kind of school that place really was. I need witness testimonies. I need more evidence.

When Qin Mo asked him to testify against Zhang Jingzi, the man refused in an instant.

_{Done with eating and drinking his fill, the cause of Qin Zhen’s concern slowly let out a satiated sigh. This three-day fast, followed by a third day of glut, was how he ate, thanks to Qin Zhen dragging him out to eat every few days. With his hunger abated, he now focused on his thoughts, his gaze returning to the scene beyond the window.}Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.

So, after taking such things into careful consideration, Qin Mo ultimately felt that starting with the school was more convenient, and he had made the most headway there so far.

_{Qin Mo ran into one such person before; the boy-turned-man was once a student of Class 7. They were not close with one another, but the man did remember Qin Mo’s name. The man approached him, patted his shoulder, and even invited him for a drink at a roadside barbecue stall. By all appearances, the man was at peace and all smiles.}Is that what life was? Would everything that once shone brilliantly eventually fade away? Would the things and thoughts once deemed important be destined to become less so as time goes on?

_{Goodness… Who would fall for him with a temperаment like this?}
As Qin Mo quietly went over his plans, a familiar face stood out in the crowd. Seeing that person made him so startled that he almost chased after them by instinct.

Goodness… Who would fall for him with a temperаment like this?

_{Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”}Seeing his reaction, Qin Zhen shook her head. “I never said you shouldn’t do it. So who do you think you’re pouting at, huh?” Her voice turned serious. “But since you’re so determined, I’ll be honest with you too. That guy, Zhang Jingzi, he’s not just some small-fry. You know the kind of family we come from; we’re just wealthy businessmen at best. But that guy surnamed Zhang is an entirely different story. He has ties to the underworld.

Turning to blankly stare at this less-than-scenic scenery, Qin Mo continued sipping his juice. “I can’t give up.”

_{But after a while, even that troubling time passed.}
What he saw was indeed right—it was Yang Fanghong!

But after a while, even that troubling time passed.

_{Yet, despite this social aversion, Qin Mo was quite famous in the upper-class social circles in D-City. Since he wasn’t finicky about money, he had entrusted the management of his share of the inheritance to Qin Zhen, and over the years, it had grown to be quite impressive.}Qin Mo still refused her proposal, his mouth filled with pieces of a bun. “I appreciate the offer, but I won’t feel comfortable with another person in the house.”

_{Revenge? They have neither the energy nor the time to waste, nor do they possess the resolve to push aside the joys of life on such a gamble for the sake of making their former oppressors receive due punishment.}When he felt like his gut was about to burst open, he finally decided to speak. “I understand what you’re trying to say—I really do. But I still have to at least give it a try.”

_{“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.}Since Qin Mo returned from overseas, his daily routine has been inverted. It wasn’t until the sun was set to rise that he slept, and it wasn’t until the sky grew dark that he awoke; getting up in the afternoon, for him, was considered rising early. As a direct consequence of this routine, Qin Mo developed the habit of eating a single meal a day, which could be considered his supper or a midnight snack. Instant noodles tended to be the option chosen for this daily requirement. After doing this for so long, Qin Mo doesn’t think anything much about this habit, giving rise to Qin Zhen’s worry.

“No.” As expected, Qin Mo’s response was resolute.

_{He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”}“I just found the videos.” Qin Mo nodded as he replied. He had no intention of hiding it from her.

He wore the very same expression Qin Zhen now had before him. “It’s just been so long. I thought you would’ve let it go.”

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iana: Not who I thought it was either. That guy will be here soon enough, though. 😬

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