Neither Guan Baiyu, Liang Qinxuan, nor the basketball team members who came with them had ever seen this kind of movie before.

Guan Baiyu felt particularly uncomfortable and disgusted. Their reactions were quite different; they all blushed, embarrassed, yet unable to resist watching.

At this moment, an old man laughed and said, "This is from Hong Kong, hehe, you've never seen it before, have you?"

"This is the latest version, it wasn't easy to get it, it'll broaden your horizons!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

...

The group burst into laughter, seemingly finding Guan Baiyu and his companions' embarrassed expressions amusing.

These private video rental shops show regular movies, but to attract customers, they also show some movies that push the boundaries of erotic content.

These films are rated Category III, which isn't the most explicit kind. They might not mean much to adults, but they have a huge impact on a group of high school students.

Guan Baiyu felt he couldn't stay there any longer, so he turned to Liang Qinxuan and said, "Let's go."

This was the first time Liang Qinxuan had ever seen anything like this, and he was reluctant to leave, so he hesitated and lingered.

This made Guan Baiyu even more uncomfortable, and his face turned cold: "Are you leaving or not?!"

Although Liang Qinxuan disliked the dirty and chaotic environment, he really wanted to stay and observe, but Guan Baiyu's expression was rather frightening...

Liang Qinxuan compromised, saying, "I'll leave, I'll leave."

Guan Baiyu then looked at the others and said, "Let's go!"

Those basketball team members didn't want to leave either, their faces flushed as they looked at Guan Baiyu...

Guan Baiyu found their appearance utterly offensive and snapped, "Are you guys leaving or not?!"

Guan Baiyu usually has a good temper, but his sudden outburst startled the basketball team.

They came together, and now that someone is leaving, it doesn't seem right for them to stay.

And they didn't know they would see this; they came over in their school uniforms... Now they're being teased, which makes them very embarrassed.

Seeing Guan Baiyu and Liang Qinxuan leave together, the basketball team members looked at each other in bewilderment and followed suit.

They actually wanted to see... maybe next time! Next time they could come dressed as adults instead of wearing school uniforms!

Once outside, the fresh air eased some of Guan Baiyu's discomfort, and without thinking, he quickly walked forward.

Liang Qinxuan chased after him, calling out, "Guan Baiyu! Guan Baiyu, slow down!"

Guan Baiyu turned to look at Liang Qinxuan, his expression not very good. His furrowed brows even made Liang Qinxuan feel like he was facing a teacher.

Well, Guan Baiyu watches him study every day, so he's practically a teacher now.

Liang Qinxuan immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was like this..." Sigh, Guan Baiyu is still young, he's probably frightened...

Wait a minute, Guan Baiyu is only a year younger than him...

All I can say is that the students in the experimental class who only know how to study are too naive!

Liang Qinxuan apologized repeatedly.

The basketball team members who caught up later said, "There's really nothing wrong with watching this, right? We're all grown up now..."

Judging from their expressions, Guan Baiyu knew that they didn't see anything wrong with watching such videos, and perhaps even thought that his refusal to let them watch was meddling.

This is not surprising. The boys in their dorm always like to talk about women. Today they suspect that some girl likes them, and tomorrow they say that they like some girl.

Of course, they all had the desire to steal but lacked the courage, so they only dared to secretly harbor their wild thoughts.

He had no interest in any of this, and now he just felt annoyed, feeling that he had nothing to say to this group of people whose minds were full of lewd nonsense.

Guan Baiyu simply made up a reason to scare them: "Don't you think this is a trap?"

"What trap?" Liang Qinxuan asked.

Guan Baiyu glared at him: "Last time Chen Shaojin challenged you to a fight, it was a trap. This time it's probably another trap! Otherwise, why didn't those people who encouraged you to come explain the situation here to you?"

Guan Baiyu initially said it was a trap to keep these people in line, but after saying a few more words... he suddenly felt that it was actually possible.

As for Liang Qinxuan, who was already terrified by the repeated framing, he immediately believed Guan Baiyu.

"Damn it! It must be that bastard Chen Shaojin who messed with me again! Does he want us to get arrested?" Liang Qinxuan jumped up, his face flushed red with anger, except for the white pimples on his face.

It's one thing for them to peek secretly, but getting caught is another. And if they run into the police... what will people think of him afterward? That would be so embarrassing!

Those basketball team members have become very close to Liang Qinxuan since the last fight incident, and they even became good friends with him because of his financial incentives.

After Liang Qinxuan told them about his grudge with Chen Shaojin, they were quite wary of Chen Shaojin. Now that they knew it might be a trap, they dared not think about the video arcade anymore and only asked, "So what do we do now?"

“Go back to school,” Guan Baiyu said to Liang Qinxuan, “I’ll tutor you in English!”

Guan Baiyu couldn't tutor Liang Qinxuan in other subjects, but English was no problem for him.

Before the high school entrance exam, Shi Zhen bought all the English textbooks and tapes for all three years of high school so that his son could learn English well.

He studied very hard before the high school entrance exam, and he studied even more when he tutored Shi Ting during the summer vacation... Now his English is much better than Liang Qinxuan's.

"Okay... alright..." Liang Qinxuan could only agree.

The basketball team members looked at Liang Qinxuan with pity.

They are all students with athletic talents, but their academic performance is not very good. Their future plans are to use their strengths to get into a suitable school, such as studying to become a physical education teacher or studying to become a police officer.

So... they stopped studying.

The group returned to school. The basketball team went to play basketball, while Guan Baiyu took Liang Qinxuan to the shade of a tree at the school gate to memorize English.

Liang Qinxuan is concerned about his image, so he will be particularly serious when studying in public.

The Liang family.

Recently, Mr. Liang has been spending most of his time at home.

His youngest daughter was in bad shape; her cries were faint and intermittent, and if she cried more, her face would turn blue or purple, causing him constant worry.

In addition, Yuan Xiangyang is old and was very weak after giving birth via cesarean section. She looked much older and cried a lot because the baby was not doing well, which required him to spend more time and effort on her.

Today, he stayed at home, taking care of his youngest daughter.

Grandma Liang circled around her son, unable to hold back her heartache for her granddaughter: "This child is so pitiful! It's all because her mother was careless!"

"My little one, this is terrible!"

Will Xiao Bao recover after the surgery?

...

Liang's father couldn't help but say, "Mom, you should say less, especially not in front of Xiang Yang."

“What can I say to her? She won’t leave her room, so I won’t go in either! It’s bad luck!” Grandma Liang felt sorry for her granddaughter, but she had no good feelings towards her daughter-in-law.

Mr. Liang felt a headache coming on and changed the subject, asking, "Isn't today a Sunday? Why hasn't Xuanxuan come back yet?"

When Liang Qinxuan was mentioned, Grandma Liang's attention was indeed diverted, and she also brought up Yuan Xiangyang: "That woman is at home, and Xuanxuan doesn't want to come back... He used to say that living at school was bad, that there was no good food at school and the dorms were crowded... Now he has been pushed out by that woman and can only live in the dorms."

Grandma Liang became more and more distressed as she spoke, and even started wiping away tears.

Liang's father's headache worsened.

Just then, Chen Shaojin came in from outside.

After Liang's father made money, he bought a piece of land in the urban area of ​​Changxi City and built a three-story house to live in, so their house was very spacious.

When the house was first built, Liang's father had already planned that he, Liang's mother, and Liang's grandmother would live on the second floor, and the third floor would be entirely for Liang Qinxuan—the third floor was very spacious, and Liang Qinxuan would get married there and have children there in the future.

So the third floor became Liang Qinxuan's territory. After Chen Shaojin came to the Liang family with his mother, Liang's father was afraid that his son would get angry, so he didn't dare to touch the third floor. Instead, he prepared a small room facing north on the second floor for Chen Shaojin to live in.

To be honest, before the start of this semester, Liang's father was somewhat disappointed in his son, but he thought Chen Shaojin was very considerate and a good person.

His son was spoiled by his ex-wife and mother. He not only spent money extravagantly, but also caused trouble all the time, making him run around to deal with it.

He had experienced hardship himself, and on the one hand, he couldn't bear to see his son suffer, but on the other hand, he couldn't stand his son's wasteful behavior.

However, after the start of this semester, his son improved. He not only asked for extra lessons, but his grades also improved.

The thing is... his son isn't close to him anymore.

In the past, even though his son would always retort to him, his son would still smile and come to his side. But now... his son doesn't even give him a friendly look.

"You're back?" Upon seeing Chen Shaojin, Liang's father greeted him indifferently, but also seemed a little unhappy—his son... really wasn't planning to come back today?

"Uncle Liang..." Chen Shaojin called out, looking troubled.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Liang's father asked.

Chen Shaojin said, "Some students went to the arcade during the week and watched videos at those shady video arcades. The school teachers got wind of this and planned to arrest them today... It seems Liang Qinxuan made an appointment to watch the videos."

Chen Shaojin's words were not certain, but Liang's father had already frowned.

Since Chen Shaojin said that, it must not be unfounded. His son most likely really did go to watch the video!

Since a group of people got rich first, society has become somewhat chaotic.

Unorthodox hair salons and video rental stores have sprung up like mushrooms in recent years.

Given his son's personality and age, it's not surprising that he went to watch the video.

If they get caught, it will be too embarrassing, and his son is very concerned about his reputation...

He's also concerned about his image!

Mr. Liang planned to get his son out before the teacher publicly criticized him!

Mr. Liang recently hired another nanny to help him take care of his child. He handed the child over to the woman and drove off to school in a hurry.

After Liang's father left, Chen Shaojin gave the child being held by the nanny a cold look before returning to his room.

Today, the teachers from No. 1 Middle School did indeed raid the city's arcades, as well as... several video arcades.

They caught many students playing games and watching videos outside.

Actually, those who play games are okay, but those who watch the recordings are really... The teachers get angry just looking at those students!

How dare they go to a place like that!

When Liang's father arrived at the school, he saw the teachers returning with their entourage, and one teacher was scolding the students: "Do you still want to go to university? Huh? Do you still want to go to university!"

The more the teacher yelled, the louder the voice became.

When Liang's father heard the sound from afar, his heart trembled.

His son is most likely one of those arrested.

Mr. Liang rushed over and saw that among the group of teachers was Liang Qinxuan's homeroom teacher.

“Teacher Zhou…” Liang’s father hurried over to greet him.

“Liang Qinxuan’s father.” Teacher Zhou smiled immediately upon seeing Liang’s father.

When Liang's father saw that smile, he felt that the visitor was up to no good, but then he glanced at the students... wait, his son wasn't among them?

His son wasn't arrested?

Mr. Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

Teacher Zhou then said, "Liang Qinxuan's father, I was just about to call you!"

Liang's father's heart was in his throat again.

Teacher Zhou was in a good mood: "Liang Qinxuan's ranking has improved a lot in this monthly exam. He used to be in the forties in the class, but this time he got thirty-third! He has been studying really hard lately. Look, he has been memorizing English all afternoon!"

Teacher Zhou pointed to Liang Qinxuan, who was reading English attentively under the shade of a tree not far away.

Boys like Liang Qinxuan at that age especially like to show off in front of girls. Guan Baiyu said that he looked particularly handsome when he was reciting English at the school gate. Girls would take a second look when they passed by, so he became more and more serious about reciting and even straightened his back.

Mr. Liang was a little stunned to see his son looking so energetic.

Guan Baiyu had already seen the teachers returning with a group of students, and he also saw Liang's father, but he didn't remind Liang Qinxuan, who was facing away from the school gate and diligently reciting.

Only then did he whisper, "Liang Qinxuan, the teacher brought some people back from outside the school, and your father is here too... This is Chen Shaojin trying to harm you, but he failed, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Qinxuan abruptly turned his head away.

The teacher had to deal with the students who had been brought back, so he left quickly.

Seeing this, Liang Qinxuan asked his father, "Why are you here?"

"I've come to see you. Do you have enough money?" Mr. Liang asked.

Liang Qinxuan looked at his father without saying a word, not believing that his father had only come to see him.

Mr. Liang added, "Your teacher went to the arcade and video arcade to arrest people. Don't go to those places..."

Liang Qinxuan instantly exploded: "Did Chen Shaojin say something to you that made you come?"

Mr. Liang said, "Don't be like that, he didn't say anything."

Liang Qinxuan swore: "Damn it! He's trying to mess with me again!"

"Don't use foul language!" Liang's father admonished his son.

Liang Qinxuan glanced at his father, sneered, and ran away.

His father came to the school to arrest him after listening to Chen Shaojin's words, which he considered a betrayal.

He doesn't want to talk to his dad right now.

Throughout Changxi City, there are several privately owned video arcades, and this time the teachers checked them one by one, and actually caught two people watching videos.

As for the people playing games outside, there are even more of them.

These people were criticized by the teacher for a long time and had to write self-criticisms and have their parents called in.

Although there are many students who think these people are cool and handsome, no one wants to become like them.

Both Liang Qinxuan and the basketball team members made a point of thanking Guan Baiyu that day.

As expected of the students in the experimental class, they spotted the problem at a glance and saved them from dire straits!

If it weren't for Guan Baiyu, they would have been in big trouble if their parents had been called in!

No, they don't even need to wait for their parents to be called... Just imagining them watching a video and the teacher rushing in is unbearable for them.

Guan Baiyu accepted their thanks, but he didn't feel happy.

These boys only saw one or two scenes and got incredibly excited, but he... he didn't feel anything.

He had a vague feeling that something was wrong with him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

This made him a little anxious, and he had no mood to study at all during this evening self-study session.

Even after arriving at his dormitory, he still felt something was off... After thinking it over and over... Guan Baiyu finally took out a photo to look at.

That's a photo of him and his brother, taken in the town park.

He went to retrieve the photo later, and his brother entrusted it to him for safekeeping. He kept his own photo at home, but he brought the group photo to school.

Sometimes when he can't concentrate on studying, a few glances at the screen will motivate him to continue.

But today... Guan Baiyu still couldn't calm down as he touched the laminated photo.

"Guan Baiyu, whose picture are you looking at? Is it your girlfriend's?" The person sleeping next to Guan Baiyu noticed Guan Baiyu's actions and came over.

Guan Baiyu immediately closed the photo, refusing to let him see it: "No!"

"That must be a picture of a girl you like! Otherwise, you wouldn't be staring at it so intently! Let me see it."

Guan Baiyu realized that his actions just now were a bit too extreme, so he took out the photo and showed it to him: "It's a photo of me and my brother. I was thinking about something just now."

The man was initially curious about Guan Baiyu's photo, but upon seeing that it depicted two men standing side by side, he immediately lost interest.

That night, after the lights were turned off in their dorm, the conversation wasn't about any particular girl, but about the video arcade.

A group of energetic young men expressed great curiosity about the video arcade and began to talk about all sorts of things they had heard about it, which became more and more outrageous and mysterious.

Guan Baiyu felt a bit annoyed and didn't join their conversation, so he pretended to be asleep.

Seeing that someone was asleep, the others also fell silent, and the dormitory quickly became quiet.

Guan Baiyu drifted off to sleep, but was startled awake in the middle of the night.

Lying in the darkness, Guan Baiyu stared wide-eyed at the ceiling, his entire body stiff.

Sweat poured from his body, soaking his back... He took a deep breath and felt a little cold.

Guan Baiyu pulled the blanket up to cover his face, feeling a little panicked.

He... seems to be sick.