After walking around in the bustling Youbu District for nearly an hour, Yu Zhesen and Wu Xiaoming finally bought nothing except two cups of milk tea.
Passing by the windows of designer fashion clothes and sachets several times, he saw Wu Xiaoming silently swallowing at the labels with four-digit SP point prices. Yu Zhesen seemed to see in her the shadow of his own lack of money when he first arrived in Qidao City. There were times when he passed by an audio and video collectible store and looked at the Soul Burning Band commemorative album through the glass with nostalgia.
Today is different from what it used to be. His life has gotten rid of the poverty of the past and he has a fixed residence and job. However, the audio and video collection store that once opened in the old city has closed down.
Yu Zhesen still remembers the day when he got his first part-time job payment from Wu Dazhi. He took advantage of the excitement, but in the end he stood lonely in front of the dusty rolling shutter door and stared blankly at the note that said "I have further development, and the store is being transferred at a low price."
A full ten minutes.
Otherwise, life is unpredictable, and surprises and regrets always come unexpectedly.
Even if he has a strong ability to predict the law of cause and effect, he can only ensure that he avoids disasters and blessings, but he cannot avoid unexpected events.
He didn't know whether his life now was better or worse than before. The watershed in all of this seemed to be the morning when he saw Shi Xin in the bathroom mirror.
"I won't watch anymore, my legs are sore."
Wu Xiaoming bent down and patted his calf wrapped in black stockings, then straightened up and faced Yu Zhesen: "Thank you for your patience in going shopping with me in such bad weather. I am satisfied."
"Don't worry, I'm not bored." Yu Zhesen replied in the same serious tone.
"How do you go home? Oh, you don't live in the villa in Longpanfjord now, do you?"
Wu Xiaoming narrowed his eyes: "Huh? You want to know where I, a single and weak woman, live?"
"Earn my trust by helping me solve my problems, send me home with gentlemanly reasons, and then use the storm as an excuse to morally kidnap me and take you in..."
She held her reddish cheeks and pretended to be shy: "The innocent girl was so unprepared and led into the trap by this man with ulterior motives..."
"Don't suddenly narrate in the third person. The sense of immersion is completely gone!" Yu Zhesen complained.
"Gan Liliang, it's not shameful to speak in the first person, I can't stand it anymore!" Wu Xiaoming covered her mouth and laughed to herself.
It's back, that feeling is back.
Yu Zhesen noticed that Wu Xiaoming had begun to change back to the familiar little devil before, and he actually felt relieved.
It was obvious that she was particularly difficult to deal with in this form, but unknowingly, I had become accustomed to her appearance.
Confident, strong, decisive and opinionated. Witty, cunning, and a little bit evil.
When he thought about getting on the ship tomorrow, Yu Zhesen hoped to fight side by side with Wu Xiaoming like this.
"I live in Xiasu District now, not far from the place where you used to rent together."
Wu Xiaoming invited Yu Zhesen: "Want to come with me and have a look?"
"Still not..."
"I have a gift over there for you." Wu Xiaoming looked at him expectantly, "You will definitely like it."
"What is it?" Yu Zhesen asked curiously.
"Come on, you'll know when you get there." Wu Xiaoming held his hand and pulled him towards the deserted path.
The cross-shaped space crack flashed past, and the transparent white umbrella fell alone on the ground.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Zhesen was led by her to the downstairs of a unit in an old-fashioned community.
Their sudden appearance alarmed a tabby cat lying at the bottom of the corridor, its reflective eyes watching warily in the dark corner.
"The placement seems a little off..." Wu Xiaoming patted his head, "I rarely live here, so the positioning may not be accurate."
When she stepped onto the stairs, she stamped her feet hard, turning on the sensor lights in the corridor.
Yu Zhesen, who was following behind, looked around and said, "It seems to be similar to the place that Shen Yunqiu and I rented together before."
"They are all the residential areas built in the first twenty years of the Iron Dome Era, so of course they look similar."
She took out the key from her pocket and opened the door on the left side of the third floor.
Yu Zhesen stood at the door, staring blankly at the bright hall after turning on the lights, and did not step in for a long time.
Wu Xiaoming thought he was concerned about whether to take off his shoes, but soon noticed that his eyes were staring at the certificates that were almost covered on the wall of the living room.
The title on the certificate spanned her entire school days from "Kid Wu Yuxi" to "Classmate Wu Yuxi".
"It's amazing..." Yu Zhesen praised from the bottom of his heart, "An He and I have probably only that many certificates combined."
"These honors have no meaning after leaving school." Wu Xiaoming shrugged, "I just keep them as a souvenir."
"You used to live here alone when you were in school?"
"Yeah, at that time, the boss hadn't gone to Qidao City to set up Jinding Shengshi Real Estate Company, so I lived here alone." She put her backpack on the shelf at the door.
Yu Zhesen was surprised: "Is there no one to take care of you at all?"
"Before middle school, I had an aunt who was a housekeeper, and after that I was alone."
Wu Xiaoming walked into the bedroom and returned to him a moment later with a box of hardcover records: "A commemorative edition released on the tenth anniversary of the band Soul Burning. Once, when I went to the black market for my boss to find out information about illegal Chaomeng, I got it from a rock player.
I found it by chance in someone’s shop.”
Yu Zhesen's eyes widened. He carefully took the exquisite black lacquer box from her hand and touched the gilded words "Soul Burning Band 10th Limited Commemoration" on it, his heart beating wildly.
"Only 1,000 sets of this were released at that time. It should be very expensive, right?" His voice sounded a little hoarse due to the excitement in his heart.
"As long as you like it." Wu Xiaoming smiled lightly.
"But accepting such an expensive gift for no reason makes me feel very uneasy."
"I'm not making a deal with you. I don't need you to promise me anything. What do you have to be uneasy about?"
"That's why people feel uneasy." Yu Zhesen smiled bitterly, "I have already received a lot of benefits from you, such as the right to use exoskeleton armor..."
Wu Xiaoming frowned, stepped forward and pushed him against the wall and said fiercely: "Don't confuse the things I gave you with the things the boss gave you. I gave you the gift because I wanted to do it. Buy it."
When I put it, what I thought was that you would like this thing and be happy. If I had known that you were so careless, it would be better to throw it away."
"Don't, don't, it's such a waste of money. This is the last burning of Phoenix Aji and his teammates. It's a priceless treasure." Yu Zhesen held the exquisite black box tightly in his arms.
Wu Xiaoming took a step back and smiled again: "That's right, then don't use value to measure it. Just accept it with peace of mind, take it back and offer it properly, take it out and listen to it once after bathing and changing clothes during festivals and festivals. While you miss your idol, don't forget me.
."
"Don't forget you?" Yu Zhesen smiled, "Why do you feel like you are raising a flag like crazy? Do you think you will be in trouble when you get on the ship this time?"
"Who knows?" Wu Xiaoming narrowed his eyes and smiled, "In a battle between top superpowers, someone might lose their life in an instant."
"Then you should hide far away. Didn't Jin Jianshen say that? I will only take you to leave a way to retreat."
"Of course I will be careful, just in case. It would be a pity if it happens." Wu Xiaoming raised his head and pointed to his lips slyly: "By the way, in order to eliminate some regrets, I want to
Let you kiss me."
Yu Zhesen was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
He said in a low tone: "This kind of thing... is only interesting if you do it with someone you like."
"So I think it's interesting to do this kind of thing with you." Wu Xiaoming went up to her nakedly.
"..." The expression on Yu Zhesen's face looked a little embarrassed.
He looked like the kind of innocent boy who was rumored to have a scandal by people around him at school. He was lifted to a height that he couldn't get down amidst the booing. He was innocent and helpless.
Faced with external pressure, he did not explain or resist, and only responded with silence.
"Forget it, it's like I'm hurting you... You are really ruthless, or am I not trying hard enough?" Wu Xiaoming held his forehead and sighed.
Then she acted as if she was about to see off a guest and rushed Yu Zhesen to the door: "You're kidding me, it's getting late. Recharge your batteries and wait for tomorrow."
Yu Zhesen stood at the door, thinking that after all he had received an expensive gift, he should thank her properly, but just as he was about to speak, he saw blood stains under her nose.
"Wu..."
Yu Zhesen's eyes widened in horror, but Wu Xiaoming was still chasing him away. She looked very impatient: "Stop whining, I don't want to listen to you, and I get a headache when you talk sense."
As she pushed Yu Zhesen and lowered her head, bright red nosebleeds dripped onto the ground.
Wu Xiaoming herself was stunned for a moment after seeing it. She reached out and touched the philtrum above her lips in disbelief, and murmured: "How could it be..."
"How many times have you used your powers today?" Yu Zhesen put the collection of records aside and freed his hand to support her.
"There's only one time today...just the time we came back together." Wu Xiaoming himself didn't understand why it happened suddenly.
"I'll get you a tissue."
Yu Zhesen helped her sit down on the sofa and turned to the bedroom to get her tissues. However, when he returned to the living room a few seconds later, he saw Wu Xiaoming covering his mouth with his hand, and horrifying blood oozed between his fingers.<
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Seeing this situation, Yu Zhesen quickly took out his mobile phone and prepared to call an ambulance. He was almost certain that Wu Xiaoming's condition was not caused by excessive use of supernatural powers.
A low and threatening female voice suddenly sounded: "Before dialing, you have to think carefully, she may not be able to wait for the medical staff to arrive."
"Who is it?" Yu Zhesen turned around and looked around.
There were only two people in the room, he and Wu Xiaoming. The latter was bending over in pain, covering his stomach with one hand and covering his mouth and nose that was bleeding out.
"In about ten minutes, she will die from severe internal bleeding, but before that, as long as you do what I say, you still have a chance to save her."
The deep female voice sounded again. Yu Zhesen looked towards the balcony outside the living room and caught the civet cat walking on the edge of the balcony guardrail.
The reflective cat pupils were like two bright topaz, staring directly at him.
