Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Xu Wanyue walked up to him, put the umbrella in his hand with a bit of force, and rubbed his head with her hand. "You will catch a cold if you get caught in the rain, and you may have a fever if you catch a cold."

"Why do you always treat me like a child..."

"Well, maybe because your eyes are more...cute?"

Lin Cheng had never been described as cute by a girl before. He looked at her helplessly and said, "You are also very cute."

Unexpectedly, this time Xu Wanyue did not refute, but accepted it happily. She snorted and said, "Remember to return the umbrella to me next time we meet."

"Come to my house and get it next time."

"Hey...you're so lazy."

"It's not far away anyway."

"Okay, okay, there's nothing I can do about you." Xu Wanyue nodded. Lin Cheng took the umbrella from her hand, held it open and walked out of the community. Xu Wanyue was still standing there looking at his back, her fingers gently pinching the edge of her skirt, with a distressed expression on her face.

He can't really be... Sima Ming, right? How can I write a report without definitive evidence?

It was not until Lin Cheng disappeared from her sight that Xu Wanyue turned around and took the elevator upstairs.

46 Hell

In fact, Lin Cheng didn’t know where to go.

The rain was not heavy and there were few pedestrians on the roadside. After returning home, it seemed like I would be facing an empty room alone again. I had wanted to take a good walk last night, but unfortunately I was interrupted.

As he walked, Lin Cheng came to a shopping mall. He remembered that there was a huge video game arcade on the third floor of this mall. After putting his umbrella into the locker, Lin Cheng went up to the third floor, exchanged one hundred yuan for one hundred and twenty game coins, and went to the claw machine.

There will be a King of Fighters Challenge in the arcade at ten o'clock, which he is good at.

Before that, he spent ninety game coins to catch dolls, three at a time. Unfortunately, after trying more than thirty times, only a rogue rabbit doll took the bait. He really wanted a bear glove in the cupboard, but he only had thirty game coins left, and ten chances left.

I hate it. What happened to the saying that catching dolls is a must-have skill for the male protagonist of the novel? Would it be easy for Xu Wanyue to come? It seems not necessarily. The claw machine itself relies on the background to adjust the strength of the grappling hook. When enough game coins are invested, the grappling hook will become stronger once, and it will be easy to catch the doll. It doesn't seem to be a game of luck.

Lin Cheng tried five times to get the last thirty game coins, but he was almost able to catch the bear glove every time. He looked at the claw machine dimly, determined to fight it to the end today and not leave until he caught it. Until he turned his head inadvertently, he saw a woman in front of the claw machine, holding an extra-large plastic bag in her hand, with at least a dozen dolls in that bag.

Lin Cheng watched her operation carefully, wondering if there was really a secret to catching dolls. Until he inadvertently moved his eyes to the woman's profile, he suddenly realized that the woman's profile looked very familiar.

She was tall and wore a loose white sweatshirt with a pink pleated skirt underneath. Her legs were long and straight under the skirt. She wore a pair of white sneakers and her calves were wrapped in transparent white socks. But her profile looked really familiar.

As if she noticed the gaze, Lu Xiaoxiao turned her head and her eyes happened to meet Lin Cheng's.

It was as if he had seen a ghost again.

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Lu Xiaoxiao stood there without moving. She just glanced at Lin Cheng, then looked away after a few seconds. There was a hint of deliberate coldness in her dark pupils.

She still remembers Lin Cheng’s pride that day. Compared to Lin Cheng, she might be a prouder person.

But this time Lin Cheng walked in front of her, "Hey, what a coincidence."

Lu Xiaoxiao didn't say anything, concentrating on operating the claw machine in front of her. Another doll was hooked. She bent down to pick it up and stuffed it into the large plastic bag beside her. Lin Cheng winked at her, "Do you have any secrets?"

"You want to learn?"

"You'll teach me?"

“No way.” Lu Xiaoxiao snorted coldly and stopped playing the claw machine. Lin Cheng followed her for a few steps and said, “Just help me.”

"What?" Lu Xiaoxiao turned around.

"I want that little bear glove." Lin Cheng pointed to the claw machine on the side. Lu Xiaoxiao looked at him playfully, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, "Beg me."

"I beg you."

Obviously Lu Xiaoxiao's little pride was easily satisfied. She walked to the claw machine and put a coin in. She failed the first time, failed the second time, and succeeded the third time.

Lin Cheng still didn't understand what the secret was. He just saw her shaking the joystick, and the little bear glove was brought out. Lu Xiaoxiao handed the glove to him and he put it on happily, but unfortunately there was only one.

"What exactly is the secret?"

"The hook of this claw machine is not locked. You shake it to predict the trajectory before pressing the button, and then use inertia to swing it out after it is hooked up." Lu Xiaoxiao replied indifferently. Lin Cheng, who had obtained the secret book, began to try with satisfaction. He tried to grab another bear glove to make a pair, but unfortunately he had spent all his game coins and failed.

He looked at Lu Xiaoxiao eagerly. Lu Xiaoxiao looked at him helplessly, went to the claw machine and quickly grabbed another one for him. Lin Cheng put on two gloves and threw a series of punches into the air.

So childish.

"Why are you here?" Lin Cheng asked casually, feeling satisfied at the moment.

"I was just out for a walk because I was bored. Why are you here?"

"What a coincidence, me too."

"Oh." Lu Xiaoxiao nodded and looked at the arcade arena where many people had gathered. There was a King of Fighters challenge today. Registration cost only five yuan, and the winner would get a luxury brand bracelet. There were about thirty or forty people who registered, and they were crowded together. Lu Xiaoxiao walked over there and registered quickly, and Lin Cheng also registered. There was a referee in the competition, and it was a 1v1 promotion system from six arcade machines. Lin Cheng participated happily and quickly passed all the levels. There were even few people who could defeat his first character.

Half an hour later, it was the final. Lin Cheng looked at Lu Xiaoxiao sitting next to him and was stunned for a moment, "Are you a master?"

Lu Xiaoxiao sneered, "Just to torture you."

"Then you better be careful, I'm also a master." Lin Cheng smiled proudly, sitting side by side with her, showing a very serious attitude. It was obviously not without reason that Lu Xiaoxiao could beat so many people and come to the finals. She was the only one who could beat Lin Cheng's two characters, but unfortunately that was all.

"Got it." Lin Cheng looked at Lu Xiaoxiao proudly. Lu Xiaoxiao bit her lip and glanced at him, "Come again."

Lin Cheng had already won according to the competition system, so he didn't mind playing with Lu Xiaoxiao for a while. The two of them sat in front of the game console for nearly half an hour. Lu Xiaoxiao kept fighting after being defeated again and again, but she was so determined that she kept fighting with Lin Cheng for another half an hour. In the beginning, she could still beat Lin Cheng's two characters, but later on, she was defeated three by one several times and became confused. After fighting for a full hour, she finally gave up.

"You win." She said very reluctantly, but Lin Cheng handed the small box that the organizer had just given him to Lu Xiaoxiao, "Here you go."

"No."

"There's no use for me to keep it. Why would a grown man like me wear this bracelet?"

Lu Xiaoxiao was obviously still angry. She was probably angry at Lin Cheng or at her own incompetence. "Save it and use it to coax the little girl."

"Isn't this just to appease you?" Lin Cheng opened the box. The small bracelet inside was not an expensive luxury item, probably worth nearly a thousand yuan. Lu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out her wrist. Lin Cheng put the bracelet on her and said softly, "Just consider it as a reward for helping me catch the bear."

As he spoke, Lin Cheng put on the two bear gloves again and rubbed Lu Xiaoxiao's face with them. "Do you think these gloves are cute?"

"childish."

"..." Lin Cheng was speechless. The King of Fighters competition was over. Lu Xiaoxiao turned around and walked to the dance machine in the video game arcade. Lin Cheng looked at her expectantly, but Lu Xiaoxiao just stood there watching.

"Huh? I thought you were going to dance."

"I had planned to do it, but suddenly I don't want to jump anymore."

"why?"

“Because you’re here.”

The corner of Lin Cheng's mouth twitched. "Even though I abused you twice, you shouldn't be so resentful, right?"

"I'll fight you next time." Lu Xiaoxiao bit her lip lightly.

"Okay, okay, I understand what you mean, but... can you really dance?"

"Can't I?"

"No, I haven't seen many girls who can dance in real life. I'm just a little curious." Lin Cheng said, suddenly walked onto the dance machine, then turned around and looked at Lu Xiaoxiao.

"Come, let me torture you again."

Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

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Before they started, Lin Cheng looked at her and said, "How about betting on a hot pot?"

"Come."

Dance machine Lin Cheng actually only knows a little bit, but he has very good body coordination ability. As long as he masters the tricks about energy nodes, the control of the body will become particularly handy. This is especially critical in the battle between physical ability users. Most physical ability users do not understand that energy can actually be used to burst out, or instantly locked in a certain position, so Lin Cheng can even say that in physical battles, he has no opponent at the same level.

But compared to him who could only step on the arrows, Lu Xiaoxiao's dance was particularly lively and cheerful. Lin Cheng's eyes were always attracted by her skirt. Although he knew that there were safety pants under the skirt, he still couldn't help but take a sneak peek at her, watching her snow-white thighs swaying, and then he accidentally made a mistake. Until the end of the song, his score was slightly lower than Lu Xiaoxiao's, and he lost a hotpot meal.

Lin Cheng made a bitter face, "Let's go, how about we go eat the rotating buffet hot pot?"

The rotating self-service hot pot is 28 per person, which is definitely a good deal.

"No, I want to eat Cou Cou."

"It's so expensive, just kill me."

"I admit defeat." Lu Xiaoxiao snorted and looked at him smugly. Lin Cheng sighed helplessly and had to nod. Lu Xiaoxiao gave the doll he caught to the little girl whose parents were in the video game arcade. Lin Cheng went upstairs with his two teddy bear gloves. There was a hot pot restaurant upstairs. Lu Xiaoxiao ordered food. Fortunately, this guy had a conscience and the food he ordered was not expensive. In the end, he ordered two cups of milk tea, which cost only four hundred yuan.

Compared to the light dipping sauce prepared by Lu Xiaoxiao, Lin Cheng's dipping sauce was almost entirely pepper. Lu Xiaoxiao glanced at him and asked, "Why do you eat so much spicy food?"

"Spicy food is painful, but the body will secrete pain-relieving hormones because of the pain, so spicy food is addictive."

"Isn't it just a masochistic tendency? Masochism?" Lu Xiaoxiao picked up a piece of beef and put it in the pot. Just as she threw the piece of beef to her mouth, she heard Lin Cheng speaking in a hoarse voice, "If the owner is you, it's not impossible for you to be your puppy."

Lu Xiaoxiao almost choked. She took a big gulp of the milk tea on the table and glared at Lin Cheng fiercely.

Lin Cheng was eating his duck blood and tofu greedily, sweat breaking out on his forehead from the spiciness. Lu Xiaoxiao soon finished her meal, leaned back in her chair with a cup of milk tea in her arms, and looked at him. His cheeks were red from the spiciness, but she still didn't understand.

Soon Lin Cheng was full too. He drank the winter melon lemon tea in the milk tea cup in one gulp and looked up at Lu Xiaoxiao. "Where are we going this afternoon?"

Lu Xiaoxiao subconsciously began to think about this question, but after a few seconds she suddenly reacted.

Wait, why do you want to go play with him?

47 Rebellious Child

"Why should I be with you?" Lu Xiaoxiao reacted belatedly and took a sip of the milk tea on the table.

She leaned back in her chair, her legs crossed under the table, her eyes fixed on Lin Cheng in front of her.

Lin Cheng always felt that her eyes were full of disdain.

"Because... it's boring." Lin Cheng answered as a matter of course.

This self-righteous tone made Lu Xiaoxiao stunned. She tilted her head and looked at Lin Cheng in front of her with amusement, "Boring?"

"Yeah, you came out to play because you were bored alone anyway, maybe it would be more fun with two people than alone?"

"Where do you want to go?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked calmly.

"Parks, amusement parks, libraries, zoos, botanical gardens, science parks, children's palaces, shopping malls, escape rooms, script-killing games, walking on the street, handicrafts, DIY perfume, boxing gyms, live-action CS, off-road racing, self-service barbecue, badminton, fishing, massage and ear cleaning, hot springs, private cinemas, which one are you more interested in?"

A series of choices came out of Lin Cheng's mouth. Lu Xiaoxiao was stunned for five seconds. "Where do you get so many options?"

"Well, of course you have to hone your business skills to accompany a rich woman. Even a 40-year-old aunt has a girl's heart and wants to experience things that young people have."

"I'm not interested in any of them."

Lu Xiaoxiao stared at Lin Cheng in front of her with interest. Lin Cheng raised his head and thought hard for a while, "How about I take a group photo for you?"

“Can you take photos?”

“Super expert.”

Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly had a strange guess in her mind, "You didn't learn photography specifically to satisfy some desire, did you?"

"Hehe, those women who want to get away with it by using their bodies are all idiots. Their postures and expressions are all wrong, and they all have princess-like temperaments. Working with such women who exude a foul smell all over their bodies will only tarnish my skills."

After a second, Lin Cheng added, "I am pure in love."

His eyes looked particularly innocent at the moment, which made Lu Xiaoxiao inexplicably angry. Are you pure love? If you are pure love... She took a deep breath, "Let me see your photography skills."

Lin Cheng took out his cell phone and found several sets of portraits he had taken before and gave them to Lu Xiaoxiao. Lu Xiaoxiao took the phone and her eyes gradually changed. These photos were indeed very good, and the art of light and shadow was used to the extreme.

"Where are we going to take the photos?" Lu Xiaoxiao tilted her head.

"Anything is fine. It'd be best if it's open and has a nice view. Your clothes aren't suitable for taking photos. The photos won't look artistic."

"You mean art that requires taking it off?"

"Not really... a little hazy, a little frivolous. Art is not about being erotic. It's very particular." Lin Cheng said confidently. Lu Xiaoxiao stood up, walked past him, and said calmly, "Come home with me."

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"So you are also a wealthy woman." Lin Cheng sat in the passenger seat of Lu Xiaoxiao's car, watching Lu Xiaoxiao drive the car into a big villa. The car stopped, and Lu Xiaoxiao and he got out.

Lu Xiaoxiao got out of the car with him and led him into the big villa. Then they came to the dedicated cloakroom. Lu Xiaoxiao leaned against the door and said, "I'll leave everything to you. Choose one for me."

Lin Cheng picked and chose from a pile of clothes, and finally chose a one-shoulder moon-white gauze dress and gave it to Lu Xiaoxiao. Lu Xiaoxiao took the clothes and went to change. When she came out after changing, Lin Cheng looked her up and down. This dress was originally hers, and it naturally suited her figure. The gauze skirt reached the ground, and her calves were faintly visible under the hem. After putting on this dress that looked a bit like a dress, Lu Xiaoxiao seemed to become a little distant.

Lu Xiaoxiao thought there would be a hint of admiration or greed in his eyes, but unfortunately Lin Cheng's eyes were just looking at him with interest. He also picked up a pair of high-heeled sandals with straps, "Well, put this on."

Lu Xiaoxiao sat on the chair, crossed her legs slightly, and swayed on her toes, "Will you put it on for me?"