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

"No, no, we have to abide by the spirit of the contract. If you suddenly run away this time, the bar won't invite me next time."

Lu Xiaoxiao thought about it and it seemed to be true. At this moment, Lin Cheng on the opposite side complained to her, "It's not easy to make money."

"You just took one thousand from me yesterday, and I still have two thousand to give to you."

One thousand was the income from taking photos, and another two thousand was the income from playing her boyfriend.

"No." Lin Cheng looked up, "I won't take the two thousand."

"why?"

"I don't sell my body, this is my bottom line!" Lin Cheng's pride looked quite serious, "Before, a rich woman offered me 100,000 yuan to accompany her at night, and I have always adhered to my bottom line. But once you do this kind of thing, it will inevitably happen again. People's bottom line is broken step by step. I will just treat the role of your boyfriend as a friendly performance."

"Should I praise you for your professionalism?"

"I generally define my profession as a psychotherapist."

“……” Lu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him.

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At twelve o'clock, Lin Cheng finished his resident singing performance, picked up the umbrella he brought with him and went downstairs with Lu Xiaoxiao. But it was raining outside at the moment. Lu Xiaoxiao looked at him dimly, "It's all your fault... If it had been earlier, it wouldn't have rained."

"What's wrong with the rain?" Lin Cheng naturally held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand, "It's no big deal to get wet in the rain."

The rain was not heavy, and Lu Xiaoxiao was led out by him, but her demeanor was a little awkward, even though there were actually few pedestrians on the street at the moment, and it was empty. The raindrops formed threads under the street lights, and were occasionally broken by the wind.

"So... embarrassing."

"Didn't you like getting caught in the rain when you were a child?" Lin Cheng turned to look at her.

But when talking about her childhood, Lu Xiaoxiao was silent for a long time. Lin Cheng keenly noticed that her expression seemed a little wrong and frowned slightly, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head, "My childhood memories are not very good."

Lu Xiaoxiao's childhood memories before the age of six are of white walls, cold rooms, various sophisticated machines, and daily blood tests.

…She is a girl without a father.

"So it never rained?"

"No."

"Then consider it as making up for your childhood."

Lin Cheng did not hold an umbrella, but quietly spread her five fingers, held her hand and walked in the drizzle. The wind was very cool. It was late spring and the falling petals landed in the puddles.

Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that it would be nice to get caught in the rain.

The world seemed to have become so gentle. The path that Lin Cheng took her on was a little remote, so the lights gradually dimmed. Lu Xiaoxiao had always been afraid of the dark in the past, but for some reason, she didn't seem to be afraid at all now.

The rain fell on the leaves with a rustling sound, and Lin Cheng and she walked to the door of a flower shop.

The flower shop was still open, the lights were dim, and they stood under the eaves for the time being. Lu Xiaoxiao's hair was slightly wet. She suddenly looked up at Lin Cheng, "Why are you such a person?"

Lin Cheng seemed to understand the point of her question. He took out a tissue from his pocket and gently wiped her hair. "Because I'm lonely."

"Are you playing with other people's feelings because you're lonely?"

"Actually... I don't think so." Lin Cheng gently wiped her forehead with a tissue. "Actually, the day we first met, I was just afraid that you would get drunk and couldn't find your way home, so I wanted to take you home, but I didn't plan to do anything to you."

"I don't believe it."

"But that's the truth..."

"Did you do it?"

Lin Cheng looked at her innocently, "You were the one who jumped on me."

"Did you do it?"

"No, no man could refuse that scene..."

"Did you do it?"

Lu Xiaoxiao has become a parrot.

Lin Cheng lowered his head helplessly, "I did it, I really regret it. Who could have thought that we would meet so many times later..."

"I regret it more."

"No, I regret it more."

The two of them started repeating the conversation again, until Lin Cheng wiped the rain off her hair and cheeks. He looked into Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes tenderly, "But in fact, apart from what you think, I just chat with other girls at most, make jokes and stuff, and I rarely even add their contact information."

"I'm a responsible man if you call me late at night?"

"I added this as a joke with a friend I just met."

"Oh, I believe it."

"Your expression tells me you don't believe it."

"Do you think I should believe it?"

Lin Cheng looked into her eyes and smiled helplessly, "Okay, whatever you want."

He held Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and walked into the flower shop and bought her a bouquet of scented lilies. Lu Xiaoxiao walked out with him holding the bouquet. Lilies have a light fragrance, which some people like and some don't.

"How did you perform that rose-changing magic trick?"

"Alas, this is the only trick I can use. I definitely can't tell you."

"I would like to know."

"Magic is not for exploration, just like people. Keeping it mysterious is the secret to maintaining freshness." Lin Cheng suddenly came in front of Lu Xiaoxiao and stared into her eyes. "The most interesting thing in life is that you never know what will happen in the next second."

In the split second of lightning in the darkness, it seemed as if their breathing and heartbeat became extremely clear. The world became quiet and the inky night wrapped the two of them tightly.

Lu Xiaoxiao turned her face away at this moment, not giving Lin Cheng the chance to kiss her lips after looking at her for three seconds.

Lin Cheng lowered his head slightly frustrated.

failure.

Lu Xiaoxiao caught a glimpse of a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and she suddenly felt a little uneasy. Fortunately, when she turned her head, the disappointment in Lin Cheng's eyes had disappeared.

"I'm going home." said Lu Xiaoxiao.

"Okay, I'll take you to the car." Lin Cheng opened the umbrella and protected Lu Xiaoxiao, who was holding Lily, under the umbrella. The two walked towards the intersection in the distance together. It seemed like a long road, but it seemed like they arrived here in an instant.

"I always feel that your life seems colorful. Do you really feel lonely?" Lu Xiaoxiao stopped and looked up at him.

"I have lived alone since I was seven years old, so it has been thirteen years now."

"what about your friends?"

"I used to be very introverted and nervous when talking to girls, so I didn't have many friends. I made a lot of friends when I was 17 or 18, but they all drifted away from me later on."

They are all dead.

Died in a natural disaster.

Lin Cheng didn't want to tell Lu Xiaoxiao the story about Siming anymore. Perhaps for her, it was good to carry out her justice while holding on to her perfect fantasy of Siming. After all, Lin Cheng herself had no plans to reappear as Siming.

"Oh..." Lu Xiaoxiao nodded gently, she looked up at Lin Cheng, "Then am I your friend now?"

"Why doesn't it count?"

"I always feel that you are actually more proud than me." Lu Xiaoxiao's voice was very soft, "Are you hiding a lot of secrets from me?"

"That's it."

"One day I will uncover all your secrets." Lu Xiaoxiao snorted.

"Okay, okay, but the car is coming soon, can you hold me for a while?"

"I'm holding flowers."

Although she said this, Lu Xiaoxiao still jumped forward, holding the bouquet in one hand, and reached out to gently hug Lin Cheng. After about two or three seconds, she let go.

"Then, see you next time?"

"it is good."

This time we are not destined to meet again.

55 I am not good at lying

Lin Cheng stood there and watched Lu Xiaoxiao leave.

His nose seemed to still be smelt of Lu Xiaoxiao's light perfume, very faint, the scent of some white flowers, somewhat like orchid. He was still holding an umbrella in his hand, and the rain was pouring down.

Lin Cheng's memory still reappears the expression on Lu Xiaoxiao's face when he leaned close to her cheek and she turned her face away.

Being rejected.

Although he had always been thick-skinned, he still felt very ashamed at that time. Lin Cheng glanced at the umbrella in his hand and got on a taxi. Half an hour later, he arrived at his destination and knocked on the door.

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Xu Wanyue, who came to open the door, was wearing a white nightgown, and underneath it were a pair of over-the-knee white lace socks. Damn it, why did she have to wear socks at home?

The slender legs are tightly wrapped in white silk, which is almost transparent and seems to have a slightly shiny texture. I really want to touch it.

Her hair was scattered behind her shoulders, a little wet, and there were two crystal drops of water on her collarbone. It was obvious that she had just taken a shower. Lin Cheng looked at her and then handed her the umbrella in his hand, "I'll return the umbrella to you."

"Oh... why are you returning the umbrella so late at night?"

"Just free."

"But it's still raining outside. How are you going to get home after you return the umbrella to me?"

"Thank you for inviting me to your house." Lin Cheng squeezed into Xu Wanyue's small apartment and closed the door.

Xu Wanyue crossed her arms and stared at him intently, trying to stare at him until he showed the slightest bit of shame. Unfortunately, Lin Cheng was too shameless. In the end, she sighed helplessly, "Sit in the living room for a while. I'll go put on some underwear."

"You can't see it if you don't wear it."

"No way." Xu Wanyue hummed and walked back into the room, closing the door tightly.

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When Xu Wanyue walked out of the room, there were obvious traces of white underwear under her nightgown. After all, the white under the thin nightgown was not the same color. She sat on the chair opposite Lin Cheng, with her hands on her white thighs, looking at him, "So why are you here?"

"I couldn't sleep so I came to talk to you."

"…But I just took a shower and was about to go to bed after blowing my hair."

"Do you need help? I can blow-dry my hair, too!" Lin Cheng winked at her.

"Okay." Xu Wanyue came to the dressing mirror. Lin Cheng picked up the hair dryer and started to blow her hair very seriously.

Xu Wanyue's hair is very long, silky and black, and it seems that it has never been dyed, but it has been slightly permed, giving her the gentle temperament of a big sister next door.

Lin Cheng blew her hair for more than ten minutes. Xu Wanyue sat there obediently. When Lin Cheng put down the hair dryer, Xu Wanyue turned her head to look at him with some surprise, "You really can do it."

“…Because I always blew it for others.”

"I understand, I understand. She is the girl who lived in your previous room. But... why did you come to me so late at night?" Xu Wanyue looked at him with particular vigilance.

"It's raining and leaking at home so I can't go back home, and I suddenly thought of something to ask you."

"You said."

"With your bad temper, you don't seem to have any desire to increase your strength. What do you want the blood of evolution for?"

Xu Wanyue was startled, her eyes were panicked for a moment, but Lin Cheng quickly answered for her, "Because of your sister?"

"You, you, you...you guys are investigating me." Xu Wanyue's voice was stuttering.

"Of course, every organization must have a basic understanding of the newcomers they cooperate with. It was Lizhi who told me that you have a sister whose abilities went out of control and she fell into a coma. Have you used the half of the Evolution Blood on her?"

"not yet……"

"I'll go with you tomorrow. I should be able to see clearly what abilities she has and why she is unconscious." Lin Cheng said gently.

Xu Wanyue was stunned for a while, and then her heart relaxed. She whispered, "I, I thought..."

"Why?"

"I thought you were...drunk at night...and came to me...to do something bad." Xu Wanyue answered timidly.

"Do I look like I'm drunk?"