Special Chapters

1 The Boy with No Palm Prints (Part 1)

Nie Zun's POV

“Nie Zun, why do you like wearing gloves so much? Come, have a drink!”

Feng Yan walked over with a few of his friends in tow, tossing me a can of beer. I caught it with a swift swipe. Lowering my gaze to the black gloves I’d started wearing in recent years, I laughed and pulled open the tab, gulping it down with a single draught.

Feng Yan quirked an eyebrow at my lack of response, but did not probe any further. After three continuous cans of beer, he got up to dispose of them one by one and asked, “Where are you going after this? Why don’t we head off together?”

I flashed a smile that did not reach my eyes. “It’s okay thanks, I’ll pass. I have something on, so I’m going to have to head off first.”

After saying that I hopped up, walked over to the rubbish bin and threw away the can of half-finished beer along with my empty can from earlier.

I could hear the hushed whispers of his friends from behind me, “Why do you even care about him, Feng Yan? Look at how he wears those gloves all year round. I’ve heard he keeps his distance from others, has no friends and even visits a private psych clinic all the time!”

Feng Yan replied in an equally quiet voice, “Stop spouting nonsense. I think he’s pretty alright.”

Oh? … Am I pretty alright?

I lifted my gaze towards the sky above me and glanced down again to check the time on my phone. There’s...