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Chapter 10: I Truly Deserved to Die

“Uh… Mom, Dad, please don’t get so worked up.”

Shen Qingxuan’s face showed a bit of helplessness, trying to calm his excited parents.

“First, we should at least find her, shouldn’t we?”

His eyes revealed a hint of sincerity.

“And even if we found her, we still need to see what the girl herself wants, right?”

“That’s true.”

Lin Yun nodded in agreement, her expression softening a little.

Seeing that Shen Qingxuan genuinely intended to take responsibility, Shen Haiyang’s tense look also eased somewhat. He quietly put away that Seven Wolves belt which always terrified Shen Qingxuan.

“Did you ask where she’s from?”

Lin Yun’s gaze was filled with concern.

“What does her family do? How many people are there?”

…

…

Next came a barrage of rapid-fire questions from Lin Yun, unrelenting like a machine gun.

An hour later.

Downstairs at the apartment building.

“If you find her, remember to tell us.”

Lin Yun spoke as she got into the passenger seat, unhurriedly fastening her seatbelt.

Although she didn’t spend much time with that girl, who wouldn’t want a daughter-in-law that pretty!

As for Chu Yunshu…

Sigh!

Lin Yun couldn’t help but let out a long sigh at that thought.

After all, the affairs of young people were not something parents should interfere with too much.

And now something like this happened.

After thinking for a moment, she still felt she needed to give a reminder.

“As for Yunshu, you should give up those thoughts completely.”

Lin Yun’s expression turned serious, her gaze fixed on Shen Qingxuan.

“If you dare pull that nonsense of seeing two girls at once, just see if your dad won’t break your legs.”

“Mom, I got it.”

He honestly didn’t know how to bring up the subject with them, but by mistake, the issue somehow got resolved.

Shen Haiyang, standing to the side, also chipped in with a stern and resolute tone, “A real man takes responsibility for what he does.”

“Yeah.”

Shen Qingxuan nodded hurriedly, promising with all sincerity, afraid if he answered too slowly, he’d be dragged back for another hour-long lesson.

He watched the car disappear in a cloud of dust before finally breathing a great sigh of relief.

Back in the rental apartment.

Shen Qingxuan suddenly felt his bladder protesting fiercely, so he rushed straight to the bathroom.

After all these strange happenings, and getting lectured at length by both parents just now, he had been holding it in for ages.

Inside the bathroom.

After peeing, Shen Qingxuan was just about to wash his hands, when he accidentally glanced up.

He saw that pink bra hanging on the towel rack.

His eyes widened instantly and a hint of panic flashed across his face.

But deep down, he felt a bit relieved.

If his mother had seen this, he probably would have been scolded for a good while.

Unbidden, Jiang Yubing’s breathtakingly beautiful face appeared in his mind.

Sigh!

He let out a heavy sigh, muttering silently in his heart: You just patted your butt and left, but I’m the one suffering here.

But staring at this pink bra in front of him, Shen Qingxuan was momentarily at a loss for what to do.

If he took it away, and Jiang Yubing came back later, wouldn’t he look like a pervert?

But…

If he left it there, and his mother made a surprise return, then he’d be done for.

Suddenly, An idea flashed in his mind.

Shen Qingxuan hurried into the kitchen, grabbed a pair of chopsticks, then pulled out his phone to switch on the video recorder.

A look of struggle appeared on his face, and he mumbled under his breath, “What a crime, what a crime.”

He used his left hand to carefully pick up the bra with the chopsticks, while his right hand steadily recorded the process with his phone.

Very soon, He put the bra into a plastic bag and stuffed it into the bottom drawer of his bedside table.

Luckily it was summer and the weather was hot, so the bra was already dry.

Otherwise, he would have needed to think of a way to hang it up a while.

After finishing all of this, He collapsed onto his bed like a deflated ball, completely exhausted.

Thinking back over these strange events of the past few days, He felt in a daze, as if the whole thing was just an absurd dream.

He truly hoped she wouldn’t come back again.

That was what Shen Qingxuan thought in his heart.

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In a flash, more than ten days passed.

The time for school registration was drawing nearer.

“Ding dong.”

The phone that Shen Qingxuan left on the sofa rang crisply.

He was making lunch in the kitchen when he heard the sound.

He paused for a moment, then quickly took off his apron, Wiped the water from his hands as he walked briskly out, Picked up the phone for a look.

Instantly he felt a little disappointed.

It was a text from his best buddy, Zhao Ran, Basically asking where he was.

Shen Qingxuan had thought it might be a message from Jiang Yubing or her best friend!

She called him with her own phone—she should have his number!

That hot potato was still sitting in his bedside drawer!

But still, he immediately called back.

The call went through.

“I’m at home, what’s up?”

Shen Qingxuan walked back into the kitchen, his hands busy.

He tilted his head slightly, Wedged the phone between his ear and shoulder and asked.

“Isn’t your school starting soon? As your senior, don’t I have to give you a proper welcome?”

Zhao Ran’s hearty laugh came through the phone, tinged with a bit of teasing.

“Get out, aren’t you traveling?”

Shen Qingxuan’s lips curved in a faint smile, Though he joked, technically, Zhao Ran really was his senior.

The real reason, of course, was that Shen Qingxuan had repeated a year.

“That’s why I came back early.”

Zhao Ran replied on the phone, “How about getting together for dinner tonight?”

“Sure.”

Shen Qingxuan agreed without hesitation.

Since he repeated a year, the two hadn’t seen each other for ages.

It really was time for a get-together.

Evening.

At a barbecue stall somewhere in Jiangbei.

Smoke curled in the air, mingled with the aroma of cumin and grilled meat.

Zhao Ran had just sat down at the wooden table, When he looked up and saw Shen Qingxuan approaching from afar.

“Long time no see. You haven’t changed a bit.”

He smiled, showing his teeth

As he greeted Shen Qingxuan coming closer.

Shen Qingxuan nodded slightly in response.

Then he sat right down on the chair.

Zhao Ran looked around with some confusion:

“Where’s Yunshu?”

Normally, the two were inseparable, But today there was no sign of Chu Yunshu, So Zhao Ran grew curious and asked Shen Qingxuan directly.

When Shen Qingxuan heard this, a hint of puzzlement flashed in his eyes as he asked in return, “You invited her?”

The three of them had grown up together since childhood, In a way, Zhao Ran and Chu Yunshu were also childhood friends.

But ever since Shen Qingxuan started pursuing Chu Yunshu, Zhao Ran stopped contacting her.

And this best buddy of his never seemed interested in girls.

Zhao Ran was handsome, and just in high school at Jiangbei No. 1, he was crowned school heartthrob, There were always plenty of girls around, but there was never anyone he got close to.

“Huh?”

Zhao Ran’s eyes widened, his face full of surprise.

Clearly, he didn’t expect Shen Qingxuan to ask that.

In his mind, Shen Qingxuan and Chu Yunshu had always shown up together.

“No…no, I didn’t.”

Zhao Ran stammered his answer.

Shen Qingxuan curled his lip, sounding a bit annoyed, “Then why are you asking me?”

“Don’t you like…”

Zhao Ran was about to speak.

Shen Qingxuan suddenly shot out his hand and waved forcefully, cutting him off, “Enough!”

Seeing Shen Qingxuan’s reaction, Zhao Ran felt a jolt in his heart.

Could it be…

Had his good buddy finally woken up?

Honestly, back in school, he tried persuading Shen Qingxuan, But at that time, all Shen Qingxuan’s thoughts had been on Chu Yunshu, He couldn’t listen to anyone, So in the end, nothing came of it.

Just as Zhao Ran was lost in speculation, a voice sounded behind him.

“Zhao Ran?”

Of course he recognized that voice.

He truly deserved to die!

Why did he think his best friend would suddenly come to his senses?

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