Chapter 2: "List of Bad Things" By late June, Xicheng was entering the hottest time of the year. The camphor trees along the roads drooped under the scorching sun, and even the shadows beneath them shimmered with heatwaves. For the past month, Zhou Mo had been consumed by final exams, her life like a stagnant pond covered in fallen twigs and withered leaves, without a single ripple. As soon as her last exam of the semester ended, Zhou Mo was called to the office by Jiang Ye, who taught oil…