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

"You've been really busy these past two days. You haven't even had time to check your phone." Lin Cheng said softly. Xu Wanyue asked in a low voice, "What are you busy with?"

"I'm giving Xiaoxiao special training. I promised her last time that I would help her reach S-level."

"No wonder I'm not at home..." Xu Wanyue muttered softly.

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, "You came to my house to look for me?"

"I want to see the cats, but you're not home."

"Then why didn't you message me?"

"I'm afraid you're busy. If you're not busy... you'll contact me when you see the photo." Xu Wanyue answered in a low voice.

"You won't be busy in a few days. I'll come find you then. Shall we go shopping in the mall?"

“Why go shopping?”

"I can buy you beautiful dresses and bags."

"Do you have money?"

"...I can think of a way."

"Forget it, let's go to the snack street. It's my treat."

"Okay, okay."

Lin Cheng chatted quietly with Xu Wanyue. He didn't even have any idea what they were talking about. It seemed like they were just chatting aimlessly. When he inadvertently glanced at the call time, two hours had passed.

Only then did he realize that Xu Wanyue's voice was already a little sleepy, so he said softly, "Okay, okay, it's late, let's go to bed."

"OK, good night."

"Good night."

Lin Cheng hung up the phone and was about to curl up in the quilt to sleep, but when he turned around, he suddenly found that Lu Xiaoxiao was staring at him unblinking in the darkness.

"When did you wake up?" Lin Cheng was startled.

He remembered that Lu Xiaoxiao fell asleep again after he woke her up and unlocked her phone.

"When you started talking on the phone with Xu Wanyue."

"So you just eavesdropped for two hours?"

"It's because you're talking too loudly that I can't sleep." Lu Xiaoxiao said lightly.

"Oh, then go back to sleep." Lin Cheng shrank back into the cup, but Lu Xiaoxiao was still sitting there, not knowing what she was thinking about. Lin Cheng looked up at her, "Why don't you sleep?"

"Don't want to sleep."

"So... do something?"

"I don't want to do it."

"Then go to bed quickly. You will fall asleep soon if you close your eyes." Lin Cheng's voice couldn't help but sound guilty. Lu Xiaoxiao slowly lowered her head. Lin Cheng could only vaguely see her eyes in the darkness. He always felt that they seemed to be shining slightly at this moment.

She looked at Lin Cheng, "I want to train."

"what?"

"I will kill you within ten times."

"..." Lin Cheng was speechless. The black and red blood threads entangled the two of them again. This time the scene changed to the rainy lakeside. Lu Xiaoxiao chose the white-silk cat girl with a pair of cat ears on her head and a pair of silver cat tails behind her. She gritted her teeth slightly and punched Lin Cheng in the cheek.

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The 872nd resurrection.

"You're distracted." Lu Xiaoxiao stepped on Lin Cheng's body and looked at him.

After a while, the resurrected Lin Cheng emerged from the void. He had to admit, "It is a little bit... but to be able to do this, ordinary S-level with 500 energy points is no match for you at all."

"continue."

"Oh no, the next step is not a simple physical fight. I will teach you something new tomorrow."

"I want to learn now."

"It's time to go to bed."

"I can not sleep."

"Why can't you sleep?"

"I can't sleep because I think of... you guys... calling me."

"I was just talking to her on the phone, but I was sleeping with you."

"The tone you use when you talk to me is different from the tone you use when you talk to her."

Lu Xiaoxiao could keenly sense the gentleness and laziness in Lin Cheng and Xu Wanyue's voices when they were talking. Such emotions only appeared occasionally when they were with her.

"Everyone has different affirmations towards each of their friends. Please, she and I are innocent."

"I don't want to hear it, continue training."

Lin Cheng snapped his fingers and led Lu Xiaoxiao out of the illusion. He gently hugged Lu Xiaoxiao's waist and said in a much gentler voice, "Okay, okay, go to sleep obediently."

He leaned in and kissed Lu Xiaoxiao gently on the forehead.

Lu Xiaoxiao slowly turned around and looked at him, "I want to take back what I said before, you are a bastard."

"That's right if you say so."

There was no point in Lin Cheng arguing with Lu Xiaoxiao who was feeling aggrieved.

Lu Xiaoxiao turned her back to him and no longer hugged him face to face. Lin Cheng felt helpless and reached out his hand to gently hug her waist. After a long while, he seemed to vaguely feel Lu Xiaoxiao's shoulders shaking slightly.

"Hey... I just called her, that's not necessary, right?"

"Just go to sleep, don't bother me."

Lin Cheng's head hurt a little.

"No training tomorrow, how about we go to the aquarium?"

"not good."

"Don't be angry..."

"I'm not angry." Lu Xiaoxiao's tone was very serious, "I just... feel a little uncomfortable. I don't blame you at all."

"Then can you stop crying?"

"I feel bad and want to cry. Don't worry about me. Just go to sleep."

"How can I sleep if you're crying like this?"

"I didn't make any sound."

"Stop crying, okay?"

The words "Don't cry" were like a switch, and Lu Xiaoxiao's tears suddenly fell again.

"Why do I like you?" She murmured to herself, her voice choking. Lin Cheng sighed helplessly, sat up from the bed, picked her up, and reached out his hand to touch her nose, "Don't cry."

Lu Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and said, "Just cry."

Lin Cheng realized that he was really powerless. He gently held Lu Xiaoxiao in his arms, reached out and patted her on the back, "Okay, okay, what's there to be wronged about? I'm an asshole, it's not worth being sad for an asshole."

Lu Xiaoxiao's crying was intermittent, gradually soaking Lin Cheng's shoulders. After a while, she finally stopped crying and broke free from Lin Cheng's arms, "Let's go to sleep."

"Do you feel better?"

"I've cried enough. I feel much better now. Thank you."

Lin Cheng didn't know what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Do you want me to hold you while you sleep?"

Lu Xiaoxiao had her back to him. After a long while, she reached out her hand and slowly lifted the hem of her skirt behind her. She whispered, turned her head, moved her lips slightly, and said two words.

Lin Cheng's eyes widened.

...Why can’t he keep up with Lu Xiaoxiao’s train of thought?

...He must have been reduced to stupidity by Xu Wanyue.

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"Go to sleep." Lu Xiaoxiao said in a daze.

"Come on, do you think I can sleep?"

"I don't care... I'm going to sleep..." Lu Xiaoxiao's voice became very soft. Lin Cheng waited for a long time, and just when he was about to go to sleep, Lu Xiaoxiao whispered again, "Sleep, don't move."

"…Then how can I sleep?"

"That's your business."

"You can't sleep at all, okay?"

"I...will definitely be able to fall asleep."

"No, you can't sleep now."

Lin Cheng slapped Lu Xiaoxiao on the butt in annoyance.

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The next day, early morning.

The light outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is just bright enough.

Lin Cheng walked to the window, opened the curtains and stretched.

He turned his head, and the light fell on Lu Xiaoxiao's shoulders. Her porcelain-white skin looked like it was sprinkled with a layer of gold powder. Lin Cheng yawned, as he did not sleep well last night.

Lu Xiaoxiao sat up slowly. She no longer cared whether her shoulder straps slipped off. She stretched lazily, then suddenly thought of something. She got up from the bed and went to the bathroom. She fell asleep in a daze last night and even forgot to take a shower. She would not be so sloppy on normal days.

It's slimy and feels weird.

Half an hour later, she came out of the shower, wrapped in a bath towel. Lin Cheng yawned, and Lu Xiaoxiao looked at him, "You, go take a shower."

"Good good."

Fortunately, Lin Cheng had an extra set of clothes in his ear clip. He hadn't been home for four days. He had been training Lu Xiaoxiao these days. In fact, his mind was a little confused. After all, he hadn't had such high-intensity training for a long time. He didn't think training was hard before, but as expected, once he became lazy, he wanted to play badly endlessly.

Lin Cheng went to the kitchen to cook noodles for breakfast. While eating noodles, Lu Xiaoxiao put on her alchemical contact lenses and took a look. Her energy had reached 500 at this moment, more than doubled from before. Once the energy reached , it would be considered the threshold for entering the S level. She looked at Lin Cheng, "What are we training for today?"

"I told you, let's go out and get some sun and rest today."

"No." Lu Xiaoxiao turned her face away.

"Frequent training will make you mentally exhausted. High-intensity mental tension can easily lead to accidents, so today you can only bask in the sun. If you don't want to go, just lie down at home and rest."

Lin Cheng slurped up the last piece of noodles in the bowl, put away the dishes and put them in the dishwasher. Lu Xiaoxiao returned to the room. When she came out again, she had changed into a grass green and white lolita dress.

"You are still wearing oversized children's clothes." Lin Cheng scratched his head and looked at the white patterned calf socks under her skirt and the pair of white leather shoes with thick heels. Oh my god, what a strange contrast.

Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes usually look cold, but this dress is unexpectedly sweet.

"I bought it a while ago, and I haven't worn it for a long time." Lu Xiaoxiao stood in front of the mirror, slightly sideways, and always felt that her chest was a little tight, although she didn't feel this way in the past two years. Lin Cheng walked behind her, suddenly stretched out his hand and gently hugged her waist, resting his head on her shoulder, and almost all the weight of his body was pressed on her. He leaned close to her cheek, "So where do you want to go today?"

Perhaps because Lin Cheng was too close to her, a hint of deliberate disdain appeared in Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes.

"Don't hug me."

"Why can't I even hug you?" Lin Cheng's voice sounded lazy and weak.

"I don't want to be hugged by you, let go."

Lin Cheng had no choice but to let go of his hand and sat down on the table beside him. "So where do you want to go for fun?"

"do not know."

"Okay, then I'll take you for a ride on the winding mountain road?"

Although there was still some disgust in Lu Xiaoxiao's eyes at this moment, Lin Cheng still looked indifferent. Lu Xiaoxiao said "oh" and Lin Cheng stretched out his hand towards her. Before she could react, Lin Cheng had already taken her hand and ran out.

"Let's go!"

"So childish."

Lu Xiaoxiao's skirt swayed slightly as she quickened her steps.