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“Beep—”

The sound of car horns could be heard on the road.

night.

It had just rained a little and the temperature had dropped a lot. The asphalt road was filled with water. A car passed by Ye Shi and picked up the dirty splashes of water.

This is a street in the city.

Ye Shi changed into an orange vest and held a glowing baton in his hand, signaling passing vehicles to get out of the way.

The job is simple.

Just stand there and wave the glow stick in your hand. Anyone can do it.

"Hahaha.."

From the other side of the street, pleasant laughter came.

After nightfall, there are more pedestrians on the street, most of them are couples holding hands, talking and laughing as they walk on the bright and beautiful road.

"..."

Ye Shi lowered his head, buried his eyes under his helmet, avoiding the dazzling neon lights, and continued his mechanical work.

"Damn it, all lovers should die..."

Just then, a staggering figure walked out of the alley, holding a bottle of wine in his hand and reeking of alcohol.

"What's so good about being in a relationship? Being single is the happiest thing. Look at me now, I'm so free. I've been single for 30 years. 30, 30 years..."

As he was talking, the man suddenly started crying. After taking a few sips of wine, bubbles appeared in the dark ring on his head.

That's a fallen angel.

It looked like he had drunk a lot of alcohol and had accumulated a lot of pressure in his heart.

"you!"

She staggered to the street, climbed over the railing with an ugly posture, and suddenly pointed her finger at Ye Shi who was working:

"You, that is, you...what are you doing?"

"...Work." Ye Shi replied.

"Work? What's the good of a job? You're still young, so hurry up and enjoy your youth. Otherwise, when you get older, you'll end up like me..."

As he spoke, the fallen angel started crying again, and the smell of alcohol emanating from his body made Ye Shi feel a little uncomfortable.

what to do..

If we continue to let this drunkard wander around, something dangerous might happen, but he will also have his salary deducted for leaving his post without permission.

Just when Ye Shi was thinking about what to do...

"Senior Mohua, so you came here."

The engine died down.

A luxury car slowly stopped beside Ye Si, and after the door opened, a woman got out.

She walked straight over to the drunken Fallen Angel, reached out and took her wrist, helping her steady herself.

"Don't leave my surveillance range. What should I do if I encounter bad guys?"

As if claiming her own property, she half-wrapped the fallen angel with her jet-black wings, and looked at Ye Shi with her gray eyes, with a hint of hostility.

This is a demon.

The black-feathered demon.

"Maria...why are you here..."

The fallen angel opened his eyes drowsily, and after seeing the woman beside him clearly, he asked in a puzzled tone.

"That's not the point."

The demon named Maria didn't seem to want to explain anything. She simply opened the car door and pushed the fallen angel in.

"You're drunk. Next... go to my house and rest."

"Your home...? No, no... Your bed is so weird. Every time I wake up, my butt hurts..."

"It's okay, you'll get used to it and it won't hurt anymore."

"etc.."

"Boom!"

The car door is closed.

Before Ye Shi could react, the demon had already driven away, taking the fallen angel who had reached out for help with him.

"..."

After the surroundings returned to calm, Ye Si realized that he seemed to have witnessed a crime.

But, because I had to work, I pretended not to see it.

Silence.

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Three hours later——

Time entered the early morning.

After get off work, most of the workers were relaxing and chatting under the street lights, while Ye Shi was sitting alone under the overpass, eating bread bought from a convenience store.

The bread was dry and not very tasty, but at least it filled my stomach.

"Da Da"

Just then, a pair of heavy footsteps approached this side.

"Na."

A cigarette was handed to Ye Si.

"Do you want to try it?"

A furry feline beastman appeared in front of Ye Si, with a round beer belly, and handed him a cigarette.

This is Yoshito's boss.

His real name is not very clear, but people here call him "Old Mochi". He usually takes good care of Ye Shi and introduces many jobs to him.

Facing the cigarette handed to him by his boss, Ye Shi shook his head:

"no need."

Old Mochi was a little confused:

"Why, don't you like the taste?"

"...no."

Ye Shi didn't hate the smell of cigarettes, but she herself didn't know why she didn't want to touch it.

Seems to be...

Just like I promised someone before.

"If you don't want to smoke, then don't smoke. My daughter doesn't like the smell either."

Lao Moshu put the cigarette back into his pocket, then lifted his beer belly and sat down next to Ye Si. He glanced at the bread in her hand and asked:

"Didn't you have dinner?"

"Ah."

"No way! Why don't you eat dinner properly? No wonder you look so bad!"

"I work part-time and don't have time."

"Working... Hey, Ye Shi, I have a question that I've been wanting to ask you for a long time..."

Old Mochi looked around and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping. Then he approached Ye Shi and asked:

"Are you...involved in some crime?"

"...Um?"

Faced with this sudden question, Ye Shi was completely stunned.

"What else could it be?! You have this deathly look on your face all day long, and you're working four or five jobs at once, never taking a break. This is too weird! Do you owe anyone money? Or is your family facing some kind of hardship? Just tell me and I'll help you sort it out!"

The old mochi straightened his chest and patted it righteously, indicating that he could be entrusted with anything.

"..."

Ye Shi felt the other party's kindness, slowly lowered his head, stared at the bite marks on the bread, and said:

"I am fine."

The dry red eyes hidden by her bangs, and her lonely expression.

"Young people nowadays, really..."

Old Mochi realized that Ye Shi didn't want to say it, and didn't intend to force her, so he just shook his head helplessly:

"Don't tell me, just be okay."

At this moment, the voices of other staff members came from the other side of the street:

"Ma, your daughter is here to bring you some midnight snack!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go over there now!"

After hearing that his daughter was coming, the old man immediately cheered up, patted Ye Si's shoulder, and said:

"Ye Shi, don't always have that expression on your face. Raise your head more often and observe the world. Only by doing so can you feel the beauty of this world."

After saying that, it licked the hair on its palms, used its saliva as hair wax to tidy up its hair, and went to greet its lovely daughter.

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world...

good...

?

Ye Shi put down the half-eaten bread, slowly raised his head and looked to the other side of the street.

It was a glamorous world.

There is no barrier between races. Humans and demons walk together on the streets. Couples hold hands with happy smiles on their faces, which are extremely dazzling under the lights.

Is this...beautiful?

According to common sense, it should be.

but..

Ye Shi put his hand on his chest. He didn't know why, but every time he saw such a scene, he would feel a dull pain in his heart.

Is this...jealousy?

Every time I see humans and demons getting along harmoniously, a certain sadness fills my chest and I can't get rid of it.

So empty.

She could feel that there was a piece of the puzzle missing from her chest, an irreplaceable piece.

All joy and happiness will flow away from this gap.

"rustle"

Ye Shi took out his cell phone from his pocket, unlocked the screen, and stared at the numbers on the screen.

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