Xiao Peng's heart sank when he witnessed the scene before him.

He saw the tall male student had already used the chainsaw to turn Lin Shengli's chest and abdomen into a bloody mess.

Lin Shengli was undoubtedly beyond saving.

The tall male student had committed murder...

After venting his rage, the tall male student's anger receded like the tide.

Once the fury subsided, he stared blankly at his blood-soaked hands, the chainsaw dripping with flesh and blood, and his own splattered body.

He stood frozen in place, silent.

Lin Shengli lay on the ground, seemingly already gone, his bloodshot eyes wide open.

...

"The police and ambulances are here, what happened?"

Jiang Ran, who had gone out to buy some daily necessities, returned to Alice Apartment to find several police cars and two ambulances outside the building.

Medical staff were carrying stretchers.

Two stretchers held indistinct figures that were quickly loaded into the ambulances and driven away.

Next came the police, escorting a tall male student wearing silver handcuffs into a police car.

Several other male and female students were also loaded into another police car, which soon departed.

"Xiao Zhang, what's going on?"

Jiang Ran approached the apartment manager Xiao Zhang, who was also watching the scene outside the building.

Manager Xiao Zhang shrugged: "Not sure. Seems one of those college girls went missing. That's all I know."

Jiang Ran turned his gaze to the remaining college students.

Among those who hadn't been taken by police, an argument seemed to have erupted.

Xiao Peng's girlfriend Xiao Hua, tears in her eyes, pointed accusingly at Xiao Nuo:

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't invited us to your place, none of this would have happened!"

Xiao Nuo stuttered in response to the accusation, appearing ashamed but still defending herself:

"How could I have known this would happen?"

Others came to Xiao Nuo's defense: "It's really not Xiao Nuo's fault. Nobody could have predicted this! And if you're going to blame Xiao Nuo, you might as well keep going back further in the chain of blame!"

"Hmph, you're all just taking her side!"

Xiao Hua was both angry and heartbroken.

Wang Ju had been her roommate and close friend.

Last night, when Wang Ju deliberately provoked Wang Tao downstairs, it had actually been prearranged between Wang Ju and Xiao Hua.

Their goal was to sour Xiao Nuo's relationship with her neighbors.

This petty harassment was the extent of what they could do to bother Xiao Nuo.

Meanwhile, in the live stream room:

Middle-aged Uncle: [Spectacular, truly spectacular. That tall young man clearly had feelings for Wang Ju - deep feelings, otherwise he wouldn't have used a chainsaw to kill for her. Ah, love... young love is the purest.]

Domineering Female CEO: [Young love is so innocent. This reminds me of my own youthful romance - so beautiful. Love these days... though I'm surrounded by cute young men, it's just not the same. Everything's so fast-paced now.]

Fairy Sister: [A man's rage for his beloved. Honestly, I thought I was watching a drama. What a pity - that young man will probably spend years in prison...]

Little Dragon Girl: [I wonder if it was worth it. They weren't even officially dating, yet he went that far. "What is love? It compels lovers to join in life and death."]

I am the Hero: [I think it wasn't worth it. Too impulsive.]

Little Aunt: [Right now he probably doesn't regret it, but who knows about later. Though I did enjoy that bloody chainsaw scene - Lin Shengli is definitely dead. I wonder if that girl Wang Ju will survive. If she does, I'd love to see how things develop between them.]

Domineering Female CEO: [If I were Wang Ju, I'd marry him immediately. Where else would you find a man willing to kill for you when you're not even his girlfriend?]

Many in the live stream echoed [Agreed].

After this topic passed, someone immediately said:

[By the way, Xiao Nuo still hasn't suffered any consequences?]

Following a brief silence in the live stream, someone else exclaimed:

[Quick, look at the main feed! Murong Fu is back!!!]

[So what if he's back? Jiang Ran came back from shopping earlier too!]

[No, look at Murong Fu's expression and overall state! He looks utterly devastated and heartbroken. He's carrying a bag that seems full of beer bottles. Did his girlfriend dump him?]

Hearing this, the middle-aged uncle and others in the live stream grew tense.

Because Murong Fu had the most bets and money riding on him in the live stream.

This bastard better be the last one to die!

...

Murong Fu returned to Alice Apartment carrying a supermarket bag full of beer bottles.

He walked with his head down, his expression completely lost.

His eyes were red, as if he'd been crying, with dried tear tracks on his face.

Entering the apartment building, he took the elevator directly to the rooftop terrace.

During the elevator ride, his mind kept replaying the scene from a few hours earlier:

He had happily gone to the station to pick up his girlfriend after not seeing her for a month.

Only to be met with this outcome.

"Murong, let's break up."

"Break up? Why? You must be joking - I know how much you like joking around."

"No, I'm serious this time. I really mean it."

"But... why..."

"I'll be honest. During this month back home, my parents set me up on a blind date. The guy is the son of a canned food factory owner in our town. His family owns four or five properties and several cars. Though he's seven or eight years older than me and has a one-year-old son... I agreed."

"What?! You agreed?! You're going to be someone's stepmother? Even if you won't marry me, you shouldn't settle for being someone's stepmother?!"

"Being a stepmother isn't so bad. At least his family is well-off."

"No, call and reject this right now! Just give me one more month - I can save up enough for a down payment on a house! Or we could first gather the betrothal gift money for your parents. Just one more month!"

"Forget it, Murong. It's hopeless. Even if I gave you a year, could you produce multiple properties, several cars, and a 388,000 yuan betrothal gift?"

"I could! One year would be enough!"

"Enough, Murong. Stop kidding yourself. I admit I'm somewhat materialistic. I'm sorry. I hope you find someone better suited to you."

"No, no! I don't want anyone else - just you! I've only ever loved you! We've been together four years since college! We promised we'd stay together forever, get married! Have children?!"

"Let go, really, Murong. Don't make me say something even crueler to make you give up. I'll tell you - during this month, I've already gotten engaged to him. And... I'm pregnant with his child..."