Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

After that day, Shen Mingchao did not see the regular NPCs in the community park when he took his cat for a walk.

The warm sun shone down, casting a gentle golden veil over everything around.

The stone table was still the same stone table. San San hopped from the stone bench onto it with cat-like steps. Her gaze fell upon the chessboard on it, where an unfinished game of chess was still set out.

The noise came from the side. She turned her head and saw several women dressed in red and green walking by, chatting and laughing, under the long corridor covered with wisteria flowers.

A breeze blows now, and the fragrance of the flowers is just as it was yesterday.

But I can't help feeling a little disappointed.

"What's wrong?"

Meeting Zhang Haixia's concerned gaze, she shook her head. Just as she was about to say "It's nothing," another urgent male voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Hey! Why didn't you call me before you went out? Are you planning to leave me behind again and go have some alone time?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, a tall, slender figure quickly ran out of the building entrance.

Shen Mingchao felt that no matter how many times he looked at it, this human skin mask was truly impeccable.

With superior bone structure and eyebrows like ink paintings, she has a strikingly beautiful appearance that makes the surrounding scenery pale in comparison.

Even if a man frowns at this moment, it still sounds like a beautiful woman's angry expression, which has a unique charm.

When the person walked up to him, Shen Mingchao looked him up and down and nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Can was wearing clothes that she bought.

She wore a white printed shirt on top and light purple straight-leg pants with excellent drape on the bottom.

When she first took the outfit out of the package, Wang Can showed obvious resistance.

They said the color was too flashy, not his style, and that he looked like a pretty vase when he wore it out.

She was leaning against the door, spreading her hands and saying, "You need to be mindful of your status now. You're not Captain Paws anymore. And what's wrong with being a pretty face? It's such a waste not to dress nicely with that face of yours."

So, under her strong insistence, Wang Can reluctantly took the clothes away.

Once his thoughts returned to normal, Shen Mingchao gestured for Wang Can to stay put. "Wait a minute, don't move, I'm taking a picture."

Photograph?

Upon hearing this, Wang Can merely raised an eyebrow slightly, then quickly suppressed all his emotions and returned to his usual calm.

He didn't have the habit of taking photos, and even had some aversion to it.

Perhaps it's an occupational hazard from their past as undercover agents; as undercover agents, once their identities are exposed, the consequences are either death or a fate worse than death. Therefore, they cannot leave any traces that might reveal their identities, such as taking photos.

But things are different now.

Shen Mingchao is someone who really enjoys taking photos.

According to her, capturing beautiful moments with a camera is a very happy thing.

He couldn't understand this statement at all.

But he is very good at being obedient.

"Hey! What are you thinking about?"

At this moment, Shen Mingchao had already held his phone steady, the camera screen pointed at Wang Can under the flowers, but he found that the other party was staring blankly for some reason.

It wasn't until she spoke that Wang Can seemed to come back to her senses and almost instinctively looked up at the camera.

In that split second, Shen Mingchao quickly pressed the shutter, capturing this most natural moment.

In the photo, the man has exquisitely beautiful features, with a naive and clear gaze. Behind him, a trellis of wisteria vines hangs down like clouds and mist, their pale purple blossoms gently embracing him. His beauty is natural and effortless, like a celestial being emerging from a wisteria blossom mist.

"Mmm~~~It looks great!"

Shen Mingchao narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with admiration for his own styling and photography skills.

Wang Can, who had quietly moved closer, also nodded.

Yes, it looks good.

In his vision, the girl was bathed in a soft halo of light, her eyebrows curved as she looked at the photo, her eyes seemed to be filled with starlight, and even the surrounding air became tender.

This scene was undoubtedly beautiful.

What's beautiful isn't just her appearance, but also the vibrant life force he never possessed.

"Shall we continue filming?" he asked.

"Of course! One picture isn't enough."

Seeing Shen Mingchao raise his phone again, he cooperated and stood back, posing for photos as Shen Mingchao instructed.

"Turn your head slightly to the right, and don't look directly at the camera; look diagonally downwards."

"Yes, yes, that's it, be natural."

While the two were busy taking pictures, the other person wisely sat on a stone bench a little further away and did not go up to disturb them.

Meow~

The calico cat on the table smelled the familiar scent, meowed softly, and jumped into Zhang Haixia's arms, tucking its big tail in and curling itself up like a three-colored glutinous rice ball.

While stroking the fur, Zhang Haixia studied the unfinished game left by Zhang Haike and his companions on the table.

Judging from the layout of the pieces, the black pawn made a rapid advance, heading straight for the red palace. The red side was only a few moves away from losing.

Based on his understanding of them, the black player with the fiercest attack should be Zhang Haike, and the red player should be Zhang Qianjun.

Once this game is over, the outcome is already decided.

However, he enjoys challenges, and although Black was at a disadvantage, it wasn't entirely without a chance of winning.

He reached out and picked up the black pieces, moving the black rook from the fifth rank to the second rank, a move known as "Rook to the second rank".

……

Time slips away quietly.

It was like playing chess with someone from afar. Zhang Haixia played with great enjoyment. He finally found a breakthrough for the red pieces and the game ended in a draw.

"Is it finished downloading?"

Upon hearing Shen Mingchao's voice, he answered truthfully, "It's a draw. Although we didn't manage to turn the tide, this is the best possible outcome."

"This round is going to be quite difficult."

Zhang Haixia used to be her cheat code, so she certainly knew how good Zhang Haixia's chess skills were.

He usually has a high chance of winning in the games he handles.

"Have you finished filming?" Zhang Haixia asked her.

"Pretty much." Shen Mingchao sat down on the other stool and showed his phone screen. "Look, I just took a picture of you too."

The image shows a man with a cat nestled in his arms, looking down at the chessboard, his fingertips lightly holding a chess piece, his expression calm and focused, his eyes exuding composure and tranquility.

Strictly speaking, this is not a case of taking photos secretly.

Zhang Haixia had sensed it long ago.

He was willing to be photographed by Shen Mingchao, the only pity being that the face wasn't his own.

Suddenly, the sound of a stool being dragged on the floor came from behind.

There was one less chair next to the table, but that was fine. Wang Can moved one over himself, then plopped down and complained with a face full of resentment, "You still haven't answered my questions. We agreed to go out together, so why did you leave me behind?"

Shen Mingchao pouted: "Because you were sleeping."

"Don't you know why I'm sleeping? Who am I playing games all night for? That's your account!" Wang Can got even more agitated when this was brought up.

Shen Mingchao touched his nose, feeling a little guilty.

"So, I figured you must be tired, so I didn't want to wake you up."

Seeing Shen Mingchao's expression, Wang Can sighed and waved his hand, "Never mind, none of that matters. What matters is, after all this time, when are you going to go public with me?"

Hearing the questioning tone, Shen Mingchao blinked.

Strange, why do I feel like I'm being forced into a position?