Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Two days later, at a top-tier private tennis club in the west of the city.

Lu Lin, dressed in a white tracksuit, bounced around on the baseline of the court, eager to try his hand at the game.

He and He Ran agreed to meet here, but after only a few rounds, He Ran was already panting heavily.

Lu Lin looked at the person opposite him defiantly, "Continue?"

He Ran, supporting herself on her knees, forced a smile: "Rest for two minutes, catch your breath."

Lu Lin shrugged, surprised that the other side was so weak. He strolled to the sidelines, took out his phone, and shared the information in the group chat:

[After several rounds, the score is 3-0.]

Cheng Ye replied to him instantly: 0 people asked about your stats.

Lu Lin smiled: It was just a casual thing, I just didn't like her.

Wen Yiheng: Did you get any information out of him?

Lu Lin: Halftime break, I'm about to unleash my power!

He Ran sat under the parasol, slowly applying her lipstick, but couldn't help rolling her eyes inwardly.

This isn't a date at all! There's no flirting or ambiguity, it's just high-intensity aerobics.

In particular, she has been staying up late these past few days, studying the detailed records of Shi Ran's strategy for the five dungeons.

She found it hard to imagine that Lu Lin, who seemed carefree and indifferent to everything, would become so depressed after his sudden death.

Do you really love him that much?

She doesn't believe it.

Shi Ran was simply taking advantage of the convenience of the dungeon setting and using some methods that catered to their preferences. If she followed suit, she would definitely be able to do it even better.

She closed the makeup mirror and remembered that in the dungeon, Lu Lin seemed to really like that little dog.

Okay, let's start here.

He Ran deliberately frowned, stared at her phone screen, and sighed.

Lu Lin turned his head and casually asked, "What's wrong?"

He Ran looked up and replied, "I'm thinking of getting a puppy recently, but I'm overwhelmed with choices and don't know which kennel is reliable."

Lu Lin said "Oh," and took out his phone: "Quite a few of my friends own dogs, let me recommend a few to you."

"actually……"

He Ran interrupted him with a slight hesitation, lowering her voice, "I think it's not necessary to buy a purebred dog. Adopting a stray dog ​​and giving it a home seems quite meaningful as well."

Lu Lin's finger paused slightly as he swiped the screen.

Stray dogs...

A yellow and white spotted dog flashed through his mind. Back then, he and Shi Ran had also raised a stray little mongrel, thin and small, but its tail wagged particularly vigorously.

That autumn, he and Shi Ran found it next to a trash can on the back street of the university. It was very friendly and followed them all the way.

Finally, at the front door, Shi Ran squatted down, not minding the dirt at all, picked it up, and looked at him with bright eyes: "Shall we keep it?"

Later, the dog got a name: Tangyuan (glutinous rice ball).

Lu Lin nodded. "A stray dog ​​is fine too, as long as you don't mind that it doesn't have a pedigree."

He Ran replied casually, "What does bloodline matter? As long as it's your own puppy, it's unique."

Lu Lin subconsciously looked up; these words...

Shi Ran said it exactly, word for word.

Once, while walking the dog with Shi Ran, he suddenly had a thought and asked Shi Ran half-jokingly, "What if one day they find out that our Tangyuan is actually a very expensive breed, the kind of show dog with a pedigree certificate? What would we do then?"

He was actually hinting at something, trying to test whether Shi Ran would accept his true identity.

Unexpectedly, Shi Ran just smiled lightly after listening, "What does pedigree matter? What matters is that it's our dog, and that it's unique."

Shi Ran's tone was so matter-of-fact and so certain.

It was because of that sentence that Lu Lin finally made up his mind to tell Shi Ran everything.

But now, a stranger has said those words exactly as they were spoken.

He suddenly looked up and stared at He Ran.

He Ran was smiling slightly at him, with a gentle and understanding expression.

But Lu Lin felt that beneath that smile lay an unfathomable depth.

This could not possibly be a coincidence.

A crazy thought surged into Lu Lin's mind: Could it be that the He family's experiment... was targeting him?

Or rather, it's Fu Yanshen, Gu Chen... or the five of them who are real people?

Lu Lin's impatience vanished instantly, replaced by alertness. He was preoccupied with how to extract more information from the woman, completely oblivious to the stadium entrance not far away.

The glass door at the entrance was pushed open, and Pei Yang rushed in first, waving a coupon in his hand.

"I told you it was a super deal! The original price was 1200 per class, but this trial package is down to 300! Plus, it comes with a free drink!"

Behind him, Shi Ran slowly followed in, muttering softly, "I'm exhausted after filming all day yesterday. Wouldn't it be better to stay home and play games...?"

He held his racket listlessly, intending to just swing it a couple of times with Pei Yang and then make an excuse to leave.

But as he unconsciously swept across the area, he suddenly stopped.

That arrogant guy's back view... why does it look so much like Lu Lin?

Shi Ran took two steps forward and squinted to look closely.

Holy crap, it really is?!

There's another girl opposite me. I can tell she's an Omega. She's dressed elegantly and is looking up at Lu Lin, smiling and saying something.

Pei Yang was still doing his calculations, and Shi Ran didn't hear a word he said.

He took out his phone and sent a message immediately.

"Lu Lin, Tangyuan's been hanging around the door a lot lately, is she missing you? I haven't seen you for days."

He sent it out, his eyes fixed on the other end.

Lu Lin looked down at his phone, and almost the next second, his previously hunched back straightened up, and his fingers flew across the screen, typing something rapidly.

Unbeknownst to Shi Ran, before Lu Lin could reply to him, Lu Lin had already skillfully taken a screenshot of Shi Ran's words and forwarded them to the group chat.

By the way,

[Kuroko, speak up.]

The group was silent.

However, if WeChat has a read receipt function, you will find five "read" marks following this message.

Lu Lin quickly switched back to his chat with Shi Ran and started typing.

"Miss me? I'll come over tonight, wait for me."

Shi Ran: "Is it not possible now? Or... are you busy right now?"

When Lu Lin saw this, his heart skipped a beat.

If he were to see someone proactively sending him such a message, whether it's from a friend or a boss, he would immediately run away.

But today is different; we're here to gather military intelligence.

He could only bite the bullet and reply, "I'm with my friends. I'll come over later. What do you want to eat? I'll bring you something delicious."

Shi Ran remained unmoved and simply continued to ask, "Really? Which friend? He Ting or Zhou Yang?"

Lu Lin's fingers paused. When had Shi Ran ever asked so many questions before? He suddenly had a bad feeling.

He Ran noticed his unusual behavior and took two steps closer. "What's wrong? Is someone looking for you?"

Lu Lin didn't even have time to pay attention to her. Oh right, his little darling was checking up on him.

As He Ran approached, Shi Ran finally saw her clearly and was instantly stunned.

This is not...

Was it the girl who was talking to Fu Yanshen downstairs at the barbecue restaurant that day?

What is she doing here?

Just as Shi Ran was thinking this, Lu Lin sent a message: "They're both here."

Lu Lin stared at the screen, pleading with Shi Ran to stop asking questions, but two seconds later, Shi Ran sent a message:

[Turn around.]

Lu Lin's back stiffened, and he forgot to breathe. He slowly turned around and met Shi Ran, who was carrying a racket and walking slowly towards him, until he stopped in front of the court's wire fence.

Shi Ran tilted her head, smiled, and waved at him:

"What a coincidence, Young Master Lu."

(It's already been reviewed three times, and I'm still struggling to revise it TT)