After the breakup, I was taken in by a group of trendy young women.

A row of plastic tables and chairs stood in the night breeze at the barbecue stall.

As she flipped the pork belly on the iron plate with her tattooed arms, oil splattered onto her arms, which she casually wiped away.

The spicy dipping sauce for the ham was so hot it made your tongue tingle, while the green-haired and pink-haired guys spilled beer all over the table.

Lin Ye sat in the middle, with a freshly filled plastic cup of beer in front of him, the foam still pattering down.

Bai Xiaojing sat next to him, legs touching legs, arms touching arms.

From the moment she kissed Lin Ye on the street until now, her hand has never left Lin Ye's arm.

She clutched the cuff of his T-shirt, as if afraid he would run away.

"Yellow Hair, that's enough," the tattooed man said, flipping the pork belly without even looking up.

"You've almost ripped my clothes out of shape."

"I do."

Bai Xiaojing leaned her face against Lin Ye's shoulder and deliberately rubbed against him a couple of times.

"What do you want to do? The meat's almost burnt, can you even pick up your chopsticks?"

The tattooed arm picked up a sizzling piece of pork belly and shoved it near Bai Xiaojing's mouth.

Bai Xiaojing opened her mouth to take it, and while chewing, she mumbled, "The meat you grill is so delicious, even with your tattooed arm."

"Virtue".

Despite his cursing, the tattooed man put another piece on her plate.

Lin Ye picked up the plastic cup and took a sip of beer.

It's a bit bitter, the bubbles burst on the tongue and slide down the throat, and the coolness spreads from the stomach to the limbs.

【Ding! 】

[The host's intimate behavior with the target individual "Yellow Hair" has exceeded the threshold, and the relationship level has been upgraded.]

[Blonde Hair's Affection for Host: 91 → 95 (Completely Devoted)]

[Unlock a new relationship label: Commitment.]

The reward has been issued.

The next prompt popped up, causing him to choke on his beer.

[Congratulations, host, you have received a special physical reward: Steel Kidney.]

He coughed twice, and the beer foam went into his trachea, making his eyes squint from the spiciness.

Bai Xiaojing quickly reached out and patted his back, her hand landing on his shoulder blade with a crisp snap.

Steel kidney.

Does this system think that he's been sleeping with six girls lately and will have to use this thing sooner or later?

The more he thought about it, the funnier it became, until his shoulders were shaking from laughing.

Bai Xiaojing was still patting his back when she saw him smile. She inexplicably leaned closer to look at his face: "Brother? Did you choke? Beer can make you stupid?"

"fine,"

He wiped the beer foam from the corner of his mouth, took a deep breath,

"I just feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief now."

A surge of power came from behind my waist.

Then the last line of the system notification refreshed.

[Steel Kidney: Significantly increases stamina and increases fatigue recovery speed by 300%. Compatible with the "Beauty Surrounds" aura, doubling the effect.]

He glanced around instinctively.

Bai Xiaojing sat next to his left shoulder, with tattooed arms on his left and tattooed legs on his right. Green-haired and pink-haired people sat opposite him, while someone with bangs squatted on the corner of the table holding a cat.

Six, all present.

The halo is being activated.

The effect is doubled.

He picked up his beer glass and downed the remaining half in one gulp.

A muffled rumble of thunder suddenly rolled across the horizon, booming loudly.

The lights of the night market swayed in the wind, and the wires of the string lights swirled overhead.

Is it going to rain?

Green Hair looked up at the sky, stretching his neck out very long.

"Let it rain, it's not like we've never seen rain before."

Huatui shrugged nonchalantly and continued mixing her dipping sauce.

"It just makes it cooler."

Pink-haired girl clinked her cup against Green-haired girl's. "It's been so stuffy these past few days, like a sauna."

Bai Xiaojing unusually did not participate in their conversation.

She was still leaning on Lin Ye's shoulder, twirling a chopstick in her hand, lost in thought.

The chopsticks spun three times between her fingers, then slipped from her grasp on the fourth turn and fell to the ground with a thud.

She picked up the chopsticks and put them on the table, then buried her face in the gap between Lin Ye's arm and body, and chuckled softly.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ye looked down at her.

"It's nothing."

She didn't look up; her voice came from inside the fabric, muffled.

"I'm just happy."

Lin Ye reached out and placed his palm on the back of her head.

She rubbed against his palm, like a stray cat that had finally found its home.

"Blonde hair?"

A voice drifted in from outside the barbecue stall.

The voice carried a hint of probing, yet also a touch of urgency, like someone who had walked for a long time in a dark alley and finally spotted someone they knew.

Bai Xiaojing lifted her head from Lin Ye's arm, looked in the direction of the sound, and then her expression froze for a moment.

"Shen Qing?"

Lin Ye also looked over.

A girl was standing outside the plastic curtain of the barbecue stall.

She was wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt that had faded a bit from washing, with a line of English letters printed on the chest, the letters cracked in several thin lines.

She was wearing a pair of tight-fitting jeans with a hole in the knee; it had actually ripped open after being washed so many times that the fabric had come taut.

He was wearing a pair of canvas shoes, one of the shoelaces was missing, and the other shoelace was tied in several tight knots.

She had a backpack slung over her shoulder. The bag wasn't big, but it was stuffed full. The zipper wasn't fully closed, revealing a corner of her wrinkled clothes inside.

Even though she was wearing a faded old T-shirt and ripped jeans, her face still made the green-haired and pink-haired men put down their chopsticks at the same time.

Bai Xiaojing has a wild charm, her tattooed arms have a cool and heroic air, her tattooed legs have a slender yet gentle look, and her green hair, pink hair, and bangs each have their own unique cuteness.

But this girl's face is the kind of face that could be used to take pictures of cosmetics.

Her features were so exquisite that they looked as if they had been drawn stroke by stroke with the finest brush. Her skin was so white that even under the dim lights of the barbecue stall, you could see the porcelain-like texture. Her lips were naturally red without any makeup, and the bridge of her nose started from between her eyebrows and went up, casting a tiny shadow under the light.

But what's even more eye-catching is her exaggeratedly hot figure.

It's not simply a matter of weight; it's a matter of proportion.

The black T-shirt stretched out of shape on her, creating an effect that far exceeded the designer's expectations. The neckline, which was originally a round neck, appeared as a deep V-neck.

The jeans are a conservative style, but her curves alone make them anything but conservative.

Her waist was so thin it looked like someone had pinched her at the waist, creating an almost cartoonish contrast with her fuller figure at the top and bottom.

At the same age of eighteen or nineteen, standing amidst the fumes of a night market stall, she seemed to have been blessed with three extra layers of filters from God.

"Why are you here?"

Bai Xiaojing stood up, her surprise still evident on her face.

The girl walked over carrying a backpack, her steps carrying the sluggishness characteristic of someone who had traveled a long way.

When she stepped into the area illuminated by the barbecue stall, Lin Ye could see the expression on her face clearly. Her eyes were slightly red, and there were still traces of undried tears on her eyelashes, as if she had just been crying.

She stopped in front of Bai Xiaojing, the strap of her backpack slipped off her shoulder, and she picked it up again herself.

"Yellow Hair,"

Her lips moved, her voice soft, but when she spoke, there was a sense of foreboding in her tone, as if she knew before she even opened her mouth that what she was about to say wasn't anything good.

"I need your help with something."

She tightened the other strap of her backpack, took a deep breath as if to encourage herself, and then looked up at Bai Xiaojing with red eyes.

"I've been kicked out by my landlord. Could I stay with you for a few days? I'll leave as soon as I find a place to live."

Boom!

The rumbling thunder finally rolled overhead, making the plastic curtains of the barbecue stall rustle twice.

Immediately afterwards, the plastic canopy of the barbecue stall was pounded by the rain, so loud that Lin Ye couldn't hear what the tattooed man said.

The girl stood at the edge of the roof, with only a thin plastic curtain separating her from the rain. The wind blew raindrops in, which fell on her shoulders and the stray hairs on her forehead.

She didn't dodge; she just stood there, her eyes red-rimmed, clutching the strap of her backpack, waiting for Bai Xiaojing's reply.

Bai Xiaojing looked at her and remained silent for several seconds.

Then she turned around and glanced at Lin Ye.

That look in her eyes meant she considered him someone she could negotiate with.

"elder brother,"

She said, "This is Shen Qing, our friend. We used to live together for a while."