webnovelfull Chapter 468: The bloody legend is overwhelming!
Chapter 468: The bloody legend is overwhelming!
Water droplets condensed on the wall of the strawberry milkshake cup, spreading a cool and moist feeling on Xu Xinyue's fingertips.
She looked at Tang Yichen who was fighting with Xiaopang for the last French fry, and the boy's raised school uniform skirt brushed the back of her hand.
The lavender scent of laundry detergent on the fabric mixed with the sweet and sour smell of ketchup was very much like her surging emotions at the moment.
"The birthday boy is about to cut the last piece of cake!" Xiaopang shouted, holding a plastic knife, and the cream stained the ink on the cuff of his school uniform.
When Xu Xinyue took the knife handle, she found that the edges of the blade had been deliberately blunted, and there was a tiny "Safety Knife" logo engraved on the handle.
Tang Yichen was leaning against the self-service beverage machine, spinning a game coin between his fingers.
When Xu Xinyue looked over, the coin suddenly flew out of her hand and flew towards the ceiling, hitting the surveillance camera squarely.
"Today is really..." Xu Xinyue cut into the triangular cake with strawberries, the tip of the knife making a crisp sound on the plate, "Thank you everyone."
The tail end of her voice was lost in the hum of the air-conditioning vent, but was picked up by the clinking sound of Tang Yichen turning coins.
Xiao Pang suddenly took out a Polaroid camera and said, "Let's take a photo together! Shorty, you squat in the front, it makes your face look smaller!"
The moment the flash came on, Xu Xinyue felt her shoulders sink.
Tang Yichen pretended to be pushed and put his arms around the back of the chair behind her.
As the photo slowly developed, she discovered that the "customer" in the striped shirt in the background was the disciplinary teacher who checked the list of latecomers at the school gate last week.
"We should leave." Night Owl had changed back into his grey sweatshirt, carrying a garbage bag filled with ribbons. "The mall will be cleared at 10 o'clock."
Xiaopang stuffed the photo into Xu Xinyue's pencil case and said with a wink, "Someone just stole your strawberries. Remember to make him pay double!"
When I walked out of the hamburger restaurant, most of the neon signs on the pedestrian street had gone out.
Xu Xinyue looked back and saw through the glass window that the shop assistants were dismantling the decorations.
The store manager in an apron took off his wig, revealing a conspicuous scar on his crew cut, and was saying something on the walkie-talkie.
"Let's go." Tang Yichen shook the car keys, "Uncle Li is waiting at the intersection..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Xinyue grabbed the corner of his clothes.
"I want to walk back." She pointed to the warm yellow-lit convenience store three hundred meters away, "and buy some correction tape."
Night Owl coughed twice immediately and said, "The security situation has been good recently. I just wanted to go buy some candy for my sister."
As he spoke, he strode past them, and half of the black headset cable fell out of his hoodie.
The September evening breeze was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus, and Xu Xinyue deliberately walked on the bumps of the blind bricks.
Tang Yichen lagged behind by half a step, his shadow overlapping hers, like some kind of clumsy guardian.
Tang Yichen kicked the stone blocking the road away, and the stone rolled into the bushes beside the road, startling a few crickets.
When passing by a 24-hour convenience store, Ye Xiao was arguing with the cashier while holding a lollipop: "Why can't the Children's Day coupons be used now?" Xu Xinyue squinted her eyes and found that the "cashier" was the nurse who often measured blood pressure in the school infirmary.
When Xu Xinyue picked up the strawberry-flavored correction tape, a familiar mechanical sound suddenly came from the end of the shelf.
She turned her head and saw a girl in cartoon pajamas scanning a code to buy batteries.
That was the physics representative of their class, and he was wearing the badge of the Student Union Inspection Group on his chest.
"Here you go." Tang Yichen suddenly handed over a can of warm almond milk, with water droplets condensing on the can. "Last time you said that drinking milk at night would cause bloating."
When Xu Xinyue took it, her fingertips rubbed the calluses on his knuckles.
Those were marks left by holding a pen for a long time, but from a certain angle they looked like marks from firearms training.
She suddenly remembered that in last week's physical education class, Tang Yichen's shot put posture was too standard, as if he had received professional training.
When I turned the last intersection, the street light suddenly flashed twice.
Tang Yichen subconsciously protected Xu Xinyue on his right side. This action reminded them of the rainy night two months ago.
He used his back to block the mud and water splashed by the motorcycle gang when they were snatching the bag.
"This is for you." Xu Xinyue finally took out the string of elemental paper cranes. The "Fe" symbol was traced on the crane's tail feathers with a red pen. "Iron is the most stable element, just like... just like..."
"Like how you always get top marks in your class?" As Tang Yichen took it, the crane's wings brushed against his palm, tickling him like a butterfly's wings. He pretended not to notice the small note hidden inside the crane's belly. The words, barely legible under a microscope, read: "Thank you for your starlight."
The lights were on in the duty room at the entrance to the residential complex, and the gatekeeper was listening to the radio. As the melody of "Moonlight Sonata" drifted out, Xu Xinyue suddenly noticed a faint blue light flashing from the gatekeeper's hearing aid.
It is exactly the same frequency as that emitted by Tang Yichen's watch.
"See you tomorrow." She stood in front of the unit door and deliberately jingled her keys.
Tang Yichen walked backwards and almost bumped into a gardener who was pruning bushes. The uncle wearing a straw hat was carving the word "peace" in the holly bush with gardening shears.
When the elevator reached the fifth floor, Xu Xinyue saw through the window that Tang Yichen was standing under a street light playing with his cell phone.
The moth above the boy's head flapped its wings, casting a swaying shadow on the ends of his hair.
When the phone screen lit up, she saw clearly that the lock screen photo was a snapshot of the birthday party.
She was holding a milkshake cup and grinning foolishly, and the night owl's headgear in the background was tilted into an emoticon.
While lying in bed, Xu Xinyue heard her cell phone vibrate.
In the class group, Xiaopang posted a blurred photo with the caption: The flower protector is in place!
In the corner of the photo, a cleaner in a sanitation worker's uniform is wiping a lamppost. Three red surveillance dots from different angles are vaguely reflected on the reflective surface of the lamppost.
The moonlight leaked through the screen window, casting swaying shadows of trees on the wall, which vaguely looked like the path of someone walking lightly.
"Tang Yichen, thank you!"
Xu Xinyue silently expressed her gratitude again in her heart.
At this time, Tang Yichen had also returned home.
For him, this matter has passed, and some people are destined to be just passers-by in his life.
He still has his own life to go on.
For example, leading your father on the legendary journey of becoming the world's richest man.
At this time, another version of the legendary story is slowly unfolding.
Legend of Mir 2, the game's public beta is entering the countdown.
Posters are now posted everywhere in the streets and alleys across the country, and the signs of various computer rooms and Internet cafes have been replaced for free.
This is offline and online, as long as major websites accept advertisements.
Nowadays, there are advertisements for Legend of Mir 2 everywhere.