Bad Boys Boot Camp: V1C07

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

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_{A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.}
Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

_{Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”}“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”

Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

_{Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.}
Once back at the dorms, there was also a thorough cleaning of the room required. It was only after passing the instructor’s inspection was one allowed to officially be let off and do as they pleased.

Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

_{Jiang Shao originally wanted to release a storm of curses on the guy beside him. Before, he thought that guy was nothing but a little lamb who was nothing without Shen Zhuoyun’s protection, but last night he saw a little wolf in that little fυcker’s eyes instead.}A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

Jiang Shao originally wanted to release a storm of curses on the guy beside him. Before, he thought that guy was nothing but a little lamb who was nothing without Shen Zhuoyun’s protection, but last night he saw a little wolf in that little fυcker’s eyes instead. So, with just a glance sweeping over him, from his crown to his soles, that initial instinct to launch a stream of venom from his lips was ousted.

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.}“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

_N/AAfter assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”

N/A

_{Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.

_{After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.}Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

_{Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”}
Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.

Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”

_{After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.}He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

_{“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”}“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{“Qin Mo.”}“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

“Qin Mo.”

_{Stunned, Qin Mo felt embarrassed for some reason, unsure why he did so. A strange feeling had again surged inside him, bubbling as it pushed a thought to the surface, but his mind quickly put a stop to it once more.}
After assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”

Stunned, Qin Mo felt embarrassed for some reason, unsure why he did so. A strange feeling had again surged inside him, bubbling as it pushed a thought to the surface, but his mind quickly put a stop to it once more.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

Once back at the dorms, there was also a thorough cleaning of the room required. It was only after passing the instructor’s inspection was one allowed to officially be let off and do as they pleased.

_{“Qin Mo.”}“Qin Mo.”

“Qin Mo.”

_{After assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”}
A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

After assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”

_{Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”}“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”}Qin Mo replied with a hum.

Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

_{Qin Mo replied again.}“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”

Qin Mo replied again.

_{Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.}
Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

_{Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”}Normally, the one to allocate the tasks was Shen Zhuoyun, the leader of the group. But given that Shen Zhuoyun wasn’t around, Instructor Yang chose the most obedient person in the group to act in his stead. That person was glasses-boy, Zhu Ziying.

Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

_{The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death.}“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

_{Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.}
Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”

Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.}This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

_{{He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages.} Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.}(Note: The Jiang in Jiang Shao is the word for ginger, and the Jiang in Jiang Long uses the character for river. There’s no relation.)

He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_N/A
Jiang Shao originally wanted to release a storm of curses on the guy beside him. Before, he thought that guy was nothing but a little lamb who was nothing without Shen Zhuoyun’s protection, but last night he saw a little wolf in that little fυcker’s eyes instead. So, with just a glance sweeping over him, from his crown to his soles, that initial instinct to launch a stream of venom from his lips was ousted.

N/A

_{Normally, the one to allocate the tasks was Shen Zhuoyun, the leader of the group. But given that Shen Zhuoyun wasn’t around, Instructor Yang chose the most obedient person in the group to act in his stead. That person was glasses-boy, Zhu Ziying.}“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

Normally, the one to allocate the tasks was Shen Zhuoyun, the leader of the group. But given that Shen Zhuoyun wasn’t around, Instructor Yang chose the most obedient person in the group to act in his stead. That person was glasses-boy, Zhu Ziying.

_{Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.}Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.

Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

_{Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.}The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.

_{Qin Mo replied again.}Qin Mo replied again.

Qin Mo replied again.

_{That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.}
The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.}“Qin Mo.”

He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

N/A

_{Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.}
In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

_{This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled.}So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.

This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.

But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

_{Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.}After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

_{At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.}He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.

_{Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.}
(Note: The Jiang in Jiang Shao is the word for ginger, and the Jiang in Jiang Long uses the character for river. There’s no relation.)

Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.

_◈◇◈The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

◈◇◈

_{“Qin Mo.”}Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”

“Qin Mo.”

_{{He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages.} Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.}Qin Mo replied again.

He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_{“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”}
So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.

“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

_“Hello?”That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

“Hello?”

_{Doctor Jiang rarely saw such an eager look on Qin Mo’s face, so she wasted no time teasing him and stuffed the jar straight into his arms, saying, “Save some for later.”}“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

Doctor Jiang rarely saw such an eager look on Qin Mo’s face, so she wasted no time teasing him and stuffed the jar straight into his arms, saying, “Save some for later.”

_{“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”}“Qin Mo.”

“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

_{(Note: The Jiang in Jiang Shao is the word for ginger, and the Jiang in Jiang Long uses the character for river. There’s no relation.)}
Having thought about it now, Jiang Shao realised it also said a lot of that brat, Shen Zhuoyun’s, keen eyes. With his skills, he managed to be the head of the pack after being sent to this place. In front of Qin Mo, he pretends he’s some model student. This act, all of it, made Jiang Shao feel like his head was spinning off his neck.

(Note: The Jiang in Jiang Shao is the word for ginger, and the Jiang in Jiang Long uses the character for river. There’s no relation.)

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}“Hello?”

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{{No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here?} Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.}Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.

_{“I just want to hear your voice.”}
Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”

“I just want to hear your voice.”

_{“I stopped by the hospital to visit Shen Zhuoyun before I came here, by the way,” Doctor Jiang said with a smile. “The kid is lively and doing well, so he’ll probably be back here in a couple of days.”}Having thought about it now, Jiang Shao realised it also said a lot of that brat, Shen Zhuoyun’s, keen eyes. With his skills, he managed to be the head of the pack after being sent to this place. In front of Qin Mo, he pretends he’s some model student. This act, all of it, made Jiang Shao feel like his head was spinning off his neck.

“I stopped by the hospital to visit Shen Zhuoyun before I came here, by the way,” Doctor Jiang said with a smile. “The kid is lively and doing well, so he’ll probably be back here in a couple of days.”

_{Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

_{A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

◈◇◈

_{“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”}
Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.

“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{Qin Mo replied with a hum.}Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

Qin Mo replied with a hum.

_{It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.}Qin Mo replied with a hum.

It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.

_{“Are you insane?” Qin Mo’s brows knit. “The third floor? Jumping down? How the hell could you think up such a thing?”}
That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

“Are you insane?” Qin Mo’s brows knit. “The third floor? Jumping down? How the hell could you think up such a thing?”

_{{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself.} So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{“Qin Mo.”}Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

“Qin Mo.”

_{“He’ll probably get locked up for a couple of days,” Doctor Jiang replied, then further explained, “This matter is a bit of a special case, Qin Mo. So the school has to handle it with some leniency.”}
Doctor Jiang rarely saw such an eager look on Qin Mo’s face, so she wasted no time teasing him and stuffed the jar straight into his arms, saying, “Save some for later.”

“He’ll probably get locked up for a couple of days,” Doctor Jiang replied, then further explained, “This matter is a bit of a special case, Qin Mo. So the school has to handle it with some leniency.”

_{Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”}Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

_{Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.}
Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_{In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers.}
“I stopped by the hospital to visit Shen Zhuoyun before I came here, by the way,” Doctor Jiang said with a smile. “The kid is lively and doing well, so he’ll probably be back here in a couple of days.”

In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}“Qin Mo.”

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

_{“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.}“Yep. Much better than at that school.” Shen Zhuoyun’s tone held hints of laughter. “I’m on the third floor here, by the way. If I pull out this IV and jump out the window right now, I can make a run for it, you know.” So it was hаrd to tell if there was truth or lies in his words.

“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

_{“Qin Mo.”}
Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

“Qin Mo.”

_{That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.}“Qin Mo.”

That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

_{As for Shen Zhuoyun, after the call ended, the carefree smile that brightened his face slowly faded until it was as though it had never existed. Without that smile, his features were now shrouded in an indecipherable darkness, except for the soft light radiating from his eyes. Like this, only one thought was allowed to slip past his unreadable expression.}Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

As for Shen Zhuoyun, after the call ended, the carefree smile that brightened his face slowly faded until it was as though it had never existed. Without that smile, his features were now shrouded in an indecipherable darkness, except for the soft light radiating from his eyes. Like this, only one thought was allowed to slip past his unreadable expression.

_{“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.}
“He’ll probably get locked up for a couple of days,” Doctor Jiang replied, then further explained, “This matter is a bit of a special case, Qin Mo. So the school has to handle it with some leniency.”

“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

_{{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself.} So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.

_{Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.}A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

_{Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”}
“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.

Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

_{“Relax. I’m just kidding.}“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.

“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

_{Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”}
“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

_{After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.}Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”

After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

_{“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”}A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}Qin Mo replied with a hum.

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.}
Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.

_{Qin Mo replied with a hum.}At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.

Qin Mo replied with a hum.

_{“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”}Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

_{It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.}“I just want to hear your voice.”

It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.

The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

_{So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.}A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

_{In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers.}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

_N/A
No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.

N/A

_{{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself.} So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{Qin Mo replied with a hum.}Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

Qin Mo replied with a hum.

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{He wanted to ask Shen Zhuoyun who it was that wanted to take his life, but the more he thought about the fact they had known each other for less than a month, the more he thought that it was unlikely for Shen Zhuoyun to tell him.}
But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

He wanted to ask Shen Zhuoyun who it was that wanted to take his life, but the more he thought about the fact they had known each other for less than a month, the more he thought that it was unlikely for Shen Zhuoyun to tell him.

_{He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.}Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

_{“Relax. I’m just kidding.}“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{Normally, the one to allocate the tasks was Shen Zhuoyun, the leader of the group. But given that Shen Zhuoyun wasn’t around, Instructor Yang chose the most obedient person in the group to act in his stead. That person was glasses-boy, Zhu Ziying.}
It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.

“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.

The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

_{Once back at the dorms, there was also a thorough cleaning of the room required. It was only after passing the instructor’s inspection was one allowed to officially be let off and do as they pleased.}
Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

_{Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.}N/A

Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”}“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

_N/A“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

N/A

_{After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.}
Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.

After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

_{“Qin Mo.”}Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

“Qin Mo.”

_{Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”}
Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”

_“Hello?”Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”

“Hello?”

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}N/A

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.}In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.

_{Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”}That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

_{So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.}
“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”

_{Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

_{Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.}Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

Doctor Jiang shook her in response. She had no idea who it could be, nor did the few young instructors she had questioned. This secret was unfortunately something only Shen Zhuoyun would know best.

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{“Qin Mo.”}Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

“Qin Mo.”

_{“Qin Mo.”}
A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

“Qin Mo.”

_{A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.}The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

_{Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”}The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death. Jiang Shao was almost twenty years old. He was the type who drank, gambled, messed around and did whatever he pleased. He was also no stranger to juvenile detention facilities, having done stints in such places several times in his short years. Honestly speaking, this “academy” was more toilsome than juvie, but that place, to him, was still considered a real hellscape.

_{He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.}
After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{{He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages.} Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.}◈◇◈

He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_{He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.}“Hello?”

He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

_{Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.}This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

Unfortunately, any power given to the timid boy was not any he could keep, so the one who called the shots in the end was Jiang Shao.

_{At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.}Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.

_{“Yep. Much better than at that school.” Shen Zhuoyun’s tone held hints of laughter. “I’m on the third floor here, by the way. If I pull out this IV and jump out the window right now, I can make a run for it, you know.” So it was hаrd to tell if there was truth or lies in his words.}
The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

“Yep. Much better than at that school.” Shen Zhuoyun’s tone held hints of laughter. “I’m on the third floor here, by the way. If I pull out this IV and jump out the window right now, I can make a run for it, you know.” So it was hаrd to tell if there was truth or lies in his words.

_{Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.}So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.

_{Qin Mo replied with a hum.}Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

Qin Mo replied with a hum.

_{It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.}
“Is that you, Qin Mo?” Shen Zhuoyun again called out.

It was right then that Doctor Jiang realised she was working in the dark corner of society.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}At the other end of the line, Shen Zhuoyun again called out his name.

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{Qin Mo replied with a hum.}Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

Qin Mo replied with a hum.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{As for Shen Zhuoyun, after the call ended, the carefree smile that brightened his face slowly faded until it was as though it had never existed. Without that smile, his features were now shrouded in an indecipherable darkness, except for the soft light radiating from his eyes. Like this, only one thought was allowed to slip past his unreadable expression.}
“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{Looking at Qin Mo’s departing figure vanish into the hallway, Jiang Shao let out a snort, stomped his foot on glasses-boy’s butt, and then bellowed, “What the hell are you all staring at? Get to goddamn work!”}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

_“Hello?”Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

“Hello?”

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

_{Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”}
“Yep. Much better than at that school.” Shen Zhuoyun’s tone held hints of laughter. “I’m on the third floor here, by the way. If I pull out this IV and jump out the window right now, I can make a run for it, you know.” So it was hаrd to tell if there was truth or lies in his words.

Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

_{Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.}No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.

Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

_{“Relax. I’m just kidding.}
“Are you insane?” Qin Mo’s brows knit. “The third floor? Jumping down? How the hell could you think up such a thing?”

_{“I just want to hear your voice.”}Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.

“I just want to hear your voice.”

_{“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.}He wanted to ask Shen Zhuoyun who it was that wanted to take his life, but the more he thought about the fact they had known each other for less than a month, the more he thought that it was unlikely for Shen Zhuoyun to tell him.

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}
“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_{Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”}Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

_{“He’ll probably get locked up for a couple of days,” Doctor Jiang replied, then further explained, “This matter is a bit of a special case, Qin Mo. So the school has to handle it with some leniency.”}In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

_N/A“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

N/A

_{Jiang Shao originally wanted to release a storm of curses on the guy beside him. Before, he thought that guy was nothing but a little lamb who was nothing without Shen Zhuoyun’s protection, but last night he saw a little wolf in that little fυcker’s eyes instead.}
“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.

_{Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”}
Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

_{“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

_{The arrogant fear the reckless; the reckless fear those not fearing death. Isn’t that how the saying goes? This Qin Mo is the type who has no fear of death.}
“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled.}Qin Mo was faster than Doctor Jiang in his reaction and acceptance of this sort of shocking situation. So he was able to get to the real crux of the matter much sooner as he asked, “So who was it that wanted to kill Shen Zhuoyun?”

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_{Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.}
Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}“Qin Mo.”

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{So, for Jiang Shao, such people were the ones he had no dеsire to provoke. Yet the very sight of those people made his heart itch. Especially that crystal-clear and unpretentious gaze of Qin Mo that drew a person in.}Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}Qin Mo replied with a hum.

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.}
He wanted to ask Shen Zhuoyun who it was that wanted to take his life, but the more he thought about the fact they had known each other for less than a month, the more he thought that it was unlikely for Shen Zhuoyun to tell him.

_{{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself.} So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}That candy was already a favourite of Qin Mo’s before he got sent there, so the second he caught sight of it, his gaze was fixed and his eyes were almost teary.

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

_{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}
He wanted to tell Shen Zhuoyun that he wished to escape that horrible school, but he had no idea how to bring up such a subject.

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.}Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

_{Having thought about it now, Jiang Shao realised it also said a lot of that brat, Shen Zhuoyun’s, keen eyes. With his skills, he managed to be the head of the pack after being sent to this place. In front of Qin Mo, he pretends he’s some model student. This act, all of it, made Jiang Shao feel like his head was spinning off his neck.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

Having thought about it now, Jiang Shao realised it also said a lot of that brat, Shen Zhuoyun’s, keen eyes. With his skills, he managed to be the head of the pack after being sent to this place. In front of Qin Mo, he pretends he’s some model student. This act, all of it, made Jiang Shao feel like his head was spinning off his neck.

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.}
Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.

Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

_{Qin Mo's visit to Doctor Jiang was a blatant act of skipping out on his share of chores. Doctor Jiang brought him Cadbury toffees from the outside this time. Original-flavoured ones that came in a jar.}In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

_{The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.}“He’ll probably get locked up for a couple of days,” Doctor Jiang replied, then further explained, “This matter is a bit of a special case, Qin Mo. So the school has to handle it with some leniency.”

The voice transmitted through the phone sounded different than it had originally. Qin Mo could imagine the laid-back and uninhibited young man on the other end, casually holding the phone to his ear.

_{“Is Jiang Shao giving you a hаrd time?” Shen Zhuoyun knew that guy wasn’t one he could drop his guard against either. But he swore to himself that if that guy so much as dared touch Qin Mo’s finger, he would take that fool’s arms and legs once he returned.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

_◈◇◈As for Shen Zhuoyun, after the call ended, the carefree smile that brightened his face slowly faded until it was as though it had never existed. Without that smile, his features were now shrouded in an indecipherable darkness, except for the soft light radiating from his eyes. Like this, only one thought was allowed to slip past his unreadable expression.

◈◇◈

_{Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”}
“Qin Mo.”

Qin Mo’s worried heart was unable to feel relieved by this news before it went crashing into his gut. That “valiant deed” Shen Zhuoyun committed had popped into his mind, causing him to ask, “Shen Zhuoyun got into a fight, so... how exactly does the school intend to punish him?”

_{After assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”}“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{{Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself.} So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.}Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.}Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

_{Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.}In that hell, he had come across people like Qin Mo. People like him seem quiet on the surface, but no one dared touch so much as a whisker on those sleeping tigers. Once, there was a fierce-looking newcomer named Jiang Long who fell in love with such a person and wanted to make them his “lover.” In response, that placid-looking boy grabbed a wooden stool and smashed it into the guy’s head without the slightest bit of warning.

Sunday was the only day where rest was allowed by the camp, but one could only return to the dorms after an early morning round of laps and watching some TV.

_{No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.}
Qin Mo replied with a hum.

No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.

_{Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.}A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}
“Qin Mo.”

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

_{“Qin Mo.”}Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”

“Qin Mo.”

_{He never had a girlfriend. Nice.}
Qin Mo replied again.

He never had a girlfriend. Nice.

_{“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”}He never had a girlfriend. Nice.

“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

_{A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.}Qi Mo was the very definition of his name at the moment: reticence.

A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

_{He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.}
Unable to stand it any longer, Qin Mo asked, “What? Why are you doing this?”

He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_{{He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages.} Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.}But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.

He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_{Qin Mo replied again.}
“I just want to hear your voice.”

Qin Mo replied again.

_{“Are you insane?” Qin Mo’s brows knit. “The third floor? Jumping down? How the hell could you think up such a thing?”}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

“Are you insane?” Qin Mo’s brows knit. “The third floor? Jumping down? How the hell could you think up such a thing?”

_{V1C07: A Long Phone Call}“Qin Mo.”

V1C07: A Long Phone Call

_“Hello?”
Stunned, Qin Mo felt embarrassed for some reason, unsure why he did so. A strange feeling had again surged inside him, bubbling as it pushed a thought to the surface, but his mind quickly put a stop to it once more.

“Hello?”

_{Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”}After a couple of connecting beeps, a familiar sound came from the other end of the line.

Qin Mo didn’t so much as bat an eye at them, however. Slipping from his upper bunk, he just shot back, “Go scrub it yourself. I’m going to the infirmary.”

_{Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.}“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{“What? What the heck are you even saying?”}
“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

“What? What the heck are you even saying?”

_{A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.}“Because Instructor Guo was the one who started the fight.”

A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

_{“Yep. Much better than at that school.” Shen Zhuoyun’s tone held hints of laughter. “I’m on the third floor here, by the way. If I pull out this IV and jump out the window right now, I can make a run for it, you know.” So it was hаrd to tell if there was truth or lies in his words.}Qin Mo fell silent again, unsure of what else to say.

_{Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”}
Shen Zhuoyun chuckled before continuing to speak. “Qin Mo, have you ever had a girlfriend?”

Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”

_{“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”}“Qin Mo.”

“Yeah.” Qin Mo replied, then paused for a good while before he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

_{Stunned, Qin Mo felt embarrassed for some reason, unsure why he did so. A strange feeling had again surged inside him, bubbling as it pushed a thought to the surface, but his mind quickly put a stop to it once more.}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

_{“Qin Mo.”}
Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

“Qin Mo.”

_{“Qin Mo.”}(Note: The Jiang in Jiang Shao is the word for ginger, and the Jiang in Jiang Long uses the character for river. There’s no relation.)

“Qin Mo.”

_{Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.}Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”

Never expecting to be asked such a thing, Qin Mo stammered and stuttered as he replied with a no.

_◈◇◈
“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

◈◇◈

_{A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.}No matter how strict this place is, it’s still a school. How on earth could something like this happen here? Doctor Jiang had never heard of such a thing.

A few of the other boys also threw in their jeers behind Jiang Shao, their little gang’s words growing ever more crass.

_{After assigning the easiest tasks to his lackeys and passing his own tasks onto someone else, Jiang Shao’s eyes gleamed as they fell on Qin Mo, along with a sly grin. “Qin Mo, as for you, go scrub the toilet.”}“Figures,” Shen Zhuoyun’s playful voice rang from the other end of the line, “given your attitude, it’s unlikely there would be any girl that would be looking your way.”

_{“Relax. I’m just kidding.}“Qin Mo.”

_{A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.}
Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

_{Doctor Jiang had asked a few instructors she was familiar with about the incident surrounding the fight and didn’t hide what she found from Qin Mo. “It turns out Instructor Guo had taken a bribe from someone on the outside who wanted to use him to make sure that Shen Zhuoyun would never be able to leave this place again.”}“Relax. I’m just kidding.” It wasn’t that Shen Zhuoyun hadn’t thought about it before, and the issue wasn’t him being on the third floor either. It was that he was currently being watched, and he knew the one responsible as well. So if he took off on his front foot right then, he’d be caught by his back foot and dragged back into hell. There was also no certаinty he would be thrown back into that "school,” and he had no doubts that an asylum was not out of the picture either.

_{“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.}
This challenge kicked off a train of stories from the other end of the line. Shen Zhuoyun spilt all the details of the girls he dated and the ones he slept with to an eager Qin Mo, listening with ears peeled. The interested boy laughed every now and again, tossing in a few scolding comments about the chatting young man’s bragging. Like this, they talked for an hour. The lеngthy period was only noticed by Qin Mo when the call came to an end. Luckily, Doctor Jiang wasn’t in the room at this time; otherwise, his level of embarrassment would’ve skyrocketed.

“That’s good, then.” Shen Zhuoyun could tell from his voice that Qin Mo was not lying, so that guy’s limbs, for the time being, were safe.

_{“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.}◈◇◈

“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.

_{“Relax. I’m just kidding.}“Oh, I almost forgot, but do you want to give him a call?” Doctor Jiang’s eyes fluttered, giving her thirty-something-year-old self a somewhat cute and playful look as she spoke and dialled a string of numbers. “I’m worried he’d go stir-crazy while staying in the hospital, so I made sure to leave him a phone while he’s there.”

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}
He’s like an old man who can talk and talk on the phone for ages. Qin Mo cursed Shen Zhuoyun internally.

_{Once back at the dorms, there was also a thorough cleaning of the room required. It was only after passing the instructor’s inspection was one allowed to officially be let off and do as they pleased.}Jiang Shao, standing in the doorway with no intention of moving aside, felt Qin Mo’s shoulder brush against his own while a pair of phoenix eyes finally slanted in his direction to cast a sidelong glance and curled lips parted to speak. “You haven’t forgotten what I told you last night, did you?”

_{Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”}Qin Mo was speechless. Even Doctor Jiang found the matter unfathomable.

Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

_{But after thinking about it some more, she also realised nothing is impossible. This “school” itself was conducting illegal activity. It was closer to a private prison, where people had already lost their lives. If no one had made a big fuss about this incident, honestly, nothing would’ve happened.}Normally, this kid looks indifferent. Like a mature kid with a moderate temperаment who rarely shows this kind of side of himself. So Doctor Jiang found it rather intriguing.

_{Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.}
As for Shen Zhuoyun, after the call ended, the carefree smile that brightened his face slowly faded until it was as though it had never existed. Without that smile, his features were now shrouded in an indecipherable darkness, except for the soft light radiating from his eyes. Like this, only one thought was allowed to slip past his unreadable expression.

Qin Mo’s brows knitted as he was unable to come up with anything on his own.

_{Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.}Once back at the dorms, there was also a thorough cleaning of the room required. It was only after passing the instructor’s inspection was one allowed to officially be let off and do as they pleased.

Recalling the mess that was Jiang Shao’s appearance that night, Qin Mo smirked as he replied with a no.

_{Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”}A stunned Qin Mo accepted the phone from Doctor Jiang, and he excitedly waited for the other side to connect.

Unwilling to accept such a thing, Qin Mo pouted before shooting back, “You say that, but I bet that you’re no different than me.”

_{“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.}
He never had a girlfriend. Nice.

“A special case? Why is that so?” Qin Mo asked.

_{{He never had a girlfriend. Nice.}}Qin Mo replied again.

He never had a girlfriend. Nice.

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