Chapter 114 - The outbreak

Muchen grinned as he playfully teased, "Shao, are you up to something?" His tone was light, but his gaze was sharp. "And wipe that ketchup off your face."

It wasn't often that his best friend joked like this, but sometimes, he had his moments. Muchen still remembered the time Shao had hidden in the dark, scaring him half to death, murmuring that he was a vampire. It was all because Shao had a younger brother still in school—he still pulled these tricks occasionally to cheer him up.

But this time, Shao didn't laugh. Instead, he slowly slid down against the wall, hugging his bent knees. His face was pale, his body trembling.