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"Thank you for coming to this banquet." On the way back, Lin Anqiao said to Yang Xi.Because Lin Anlan was still flying up and down during the banquet and did not come out, the two left the hotel and took a taxi together to go home.

Yang Xi glanced at Lin Anqiao, but didn't speak, nor showed any expression.

Lin Anqiao panicked when she saw Yang Xi like this, half bent down and carefully stared at Yang Xi's face: "Are you angry?" But as soon as the words came out, Lin Anqiao regretted it, because it was not nonsense.

"No." Seeing Lin Anqiao's worried expression, Yang Xi quickly let out a smile, "Really not."

Lin Anqiao breathed a sigh of relief, leaned heavily on the back of the seat, and turned to look out the window.It was almost evening now, and the receding day glowed charmingly, sadly, vividly, like the blush on the dying cheeks of a sick beauty.She couldn't remember the last time she watched the dusk so intently, but she vaguely remembered how beautiful it was.

The sun sank little by little, and a crimson cloud in the sky reflected on the water of Luoxi in the distance, dyeing the river a rose color.Yang Xi also looked out the window, silently admiring the silent and wonderful scenery.Despite the heavy traffic in the evening rush hour, Luoxi always seems extremely quiet.

"I'll wash the dress at home and bring it to you when I go to school the day after tomorrow." Yang Xi suddenly remembered.

Lin Anqiao was stunned for a moment when she heard this sentence, looked at Yang Xi's serious expression, and said with a smile: "Please, I can't wear it even if you give it to me."

Yang Xi was also stunned, frowning and thinking about countermeasures.She began to blame herself, why was she so short?No, even if this dress is big enough, of course Lin Anqiao cannot wear it as a boy.

"I'll send you off, how easy it is." Lin Anqiao looked at Yang Xi's frowning expression with great interest, and laughed loudly, raising her heroic eyebrows.

"This..." Yang Xi felt that he should refuse, but he didn't know how to speak.Who knows how much this dress is worth?

Lin Anqiao turned to Yang Xi, and smiled and took Yang Xi's hand and shook it lightly: "You saw just now, who is our family. The value of this dress is equivalent to a very small gift." As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Lin Anqiao, like the thoughtful Jia Baoyu, felt that the words were inappropriate for fear of offending "Sister Lin".He hurriedly stopped talking, staring nervously at Yang Xi's small face.

"I think I don't have occasions to wear it anymore." Yang Xi smiled wryly, and did not fight back aggressively.

Lin Anqiao rolled her eyes and said mischievously: "Who knows, maybe I will bring you to the banquet next time. After all, you have to pretend to be the end or you will be exposed."

Yang Xi smiled and said nothing.Her hand stayed quietly in Lin Anqiao's big warm one, letting her lead and shake it.For some reason, at this moment, she felt extremely happy.

The next week is the final exam of the first semester of the second year of high school.In the last chemistry subject, Yang Xi finished it early.The chemistry paper was very simple, Yang Xi didn't check it again.She just worked part-time for a whole day yesterday, and her shoulders are still aching.Well, just take a break.A bit of cool wind came through the open window, blowing away Yang Xi's bangs.

Before she put down the pen in her hand, bits and pieces of this semester unconsciously appeared in her mind.She never expected that such a semester would bring so many waves to her life.

And all this is just because of that sultry summer night and the black car that almost took his life by passing by.

Sometimes, the trajectory of life can be changed in just one thought.No one knows what tomorrow will be like, or even what the next second will be like.But now this moment is happy and ordinary, that's enough.

She looked at the back of Lin Anqiao who was sitting in front who was full of confidence and bored, and the corner of her mouth unconsciously curled into a smile.

Lin Anqiao strode along the road with her schoolbag on one shoulder.She frowned and stared at the front. Even though she opened up the heavy down jacket in the cold weather, there were still beads of sweat on her forehead.

Her father, Lin Wenlong, asked her to return to the home of Dahe Gongyuan (near the Mico grocery store) after school.She seldom went back to the home there, because her father lived there, which made her feel depressed—this is why the Lin Anqiao's house that Yang Xi went to had only one bedroom available, because Lin Anqiao usually lived alone in another house.

Lin Anqiao walked her long legs with difficulty, step by step towards the world she didn't want to face.What will her tomorrow be filled with?The smoke full of drugs, the crime of fake cigarettes and alcohol, or the sacrifice of blood?She didn't dare to think about it, and she didn't want to think about it.

She came to the door of the house unknowingly in the fugue.At the door of the house, the flesh-faced bodyguard, who was wearing a padded jacket and couldn't hide his bulging muscles, stared at Lin Anqiao vigilantly for a while, then bowed: "Master Lin."

Lin Anqiao nodded, gathered his energy, focused his eyes on the thick and oppressive anti-theft door, and rang the doorbell.

"Sit down, I have a few words for you." As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Lin Wenlong's fat body spread out on the sofa, and shouted at Lin Anqiao in a rough voice.He held a cigar between his thick fingers, and the smoke in the room made Lin Anqiao cough.

After hearing Lin Anqiao's cough, Lin Wenlong frowned in disgust: "Worthless."

Lin Anqiao immediately blushed, gritted her teeth and lowered her head.Although she has long been used to her father despising her every day, she still feels that her self-esteem has been severely hurt when she hears such hurtful words.She gently put her schoolbag on a corner of the sofa and sat on the sofa, opposite to Lin Wenlong.

Lin Wenlong switched sides and leaned on the sofa, his eyes casually watching the smoke slowly exhaled: "How many people will take the final exam?"

"First in grade." Lin Anqiao answered truthfully, slightly raising her head.

Lin Wenlong showed no admiration or pride at all, but sneered, "Oh."

Lin Anqiao stared at his father uncomfortably, although his expression was still as calm as usual, his palms were sweating more and more.

"Is that little girl at the last banquet really your girlfriend?" Lin Wenlong finally got to the point, squinting at Lin Anqiao who was sitting upright.

Lin Anqiao pretended to be calm: "No, she was pretending at my request."

After Lin Wenlong heard this sentence, his expression was suddenly mixed with a trace of interest, and he raised his thick crouching eyebrows: "Oh? Just to reject Tana?"

"Yes." Lin Anqiao really didn't want to answer against his will.

"Good job," Lin Wenlong took another puff of his cigar, "Tana actually has no background, she's just Gerna's distant cousin. If you want to marry, marry someone as powerful as Gerna."

Lin Anqiao narrowed her eyes, a little in disbelief: "Didn't you say that I am gender-incompatible?"

Lin Wenlong froze for a moment when he heard this sentence, thinking about when he said it.After thinking for a while, Lin Wenlong laughed loudly: "The morals of the world have changed, and it will be useful for you to marry a girl who is deep in water."

"Useful?" Lin Anqiao felt inexplicably angry.But the person on the other side is his own biological father after all, so it's not easy to get angry immediately in person.

"Otherwise? Be a waste?" Lin Wenlong snorted, dismissive.

Lin Anqiao took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down.She didn't answer, she was afraid that she would contradict her father unconsciously.

"By the way, what I want to ask you is, why did that girl Yangxi help you? She is your friend?" Seeing that Lin Anqiao didn't answer, Lin Wenlong continued talking.

"Yes." Lin Anqiao answered truthfully.

"It's the first time you have friends, kid." Lin Wenlong narrowed his eyes cunningly, like an old fox, "She knows your gender?"

"know."

"She knows?" Lin Wenlong stood up slightly, his eyes were so sharp that he could penetrate Lin Anqiao.

"She said she would keep it a secret." Lin Anqiao's heart tightened suddenly, and he quickly explained.She felt a flash of lightning before her eyes and instantly regretted what she said.

"Hmph, people's hearts are unpredictable, why do you say she will keep it secret? Is she your aunt or aunt?" Lin Wenlong gradually became aggressive.

Lin Anqiao felt a little dark in front of her eyes, and she faintly felt that something was wrong: "She is very nice, she has no background, and she has no plans."

"This is the problem! You can pretend, and if you have no background, you can use you to play the background!" Lin Wenlong threw more than half of his precious cigars on the ground, looking straight into Lin Anqiao's increasingly frightened eyes.But what Lin Wenlong didn't know was that Lin Anqiao was not afraid of the crisis of gender secrets, but because of Yang Xi.

"You can't pretend to be nice!" Lin Anqiao blurted out, almost losing his mind.She felt the blackness in front of her eyes, as if a thousand mosquitoes were swaying and swaying until she felt dizzy.

"Selfish brat," Lin Wenlong was also angry, and slapped the table heavily, "Tomorrow she will never appear in this world again!"

Lin Anqiao's fingertips were so cold that he didn't know what to do, and his lips were trembling.She knew what this sentence meant - her father wanted to send a killer to kill Yang Xi.Moreover, it must be the top killer who will never miss.

"No! She is really good to me, I only have her as a friend!" Lin Anqiao got anxious and stood up suddenly.

"Think about it, Lin Yuan will fucking talk to you again!" Lin Wenlong roared.

"That can't take away her right to live!" Lin Anqiao was almost crying, mixed with a begging tone.

Lin Wenlong sneered: "It's useless to say anything, I'll arrange the killer right away. If you have the guts, stop it." After finishing speaking, he took out his mobile phone with a sinister smile.

Lin Anqiao understood the situation in front of her, and felt like she was going to regret it.Panting heavily in the room full of choking smoke, she picked up her schoolbag and rushed out of the home that she hated.

After going out, Lin Anqiao's eyes were already wet.She couldn't help but slapped herself twice, and the loud slapping sound made the bodyguard brother at the door jump.Telling himself to talk too much, telling himself to speak out of his head, Lin Anqiao's face was swollen and swollen, and it was so red that it was burning hot.

But now is not the time to blame himself, Lin Anqiao suddenly recovered and wiped away tears.

Timing is everything.There is no more time to waste.

She wants to find Yang Xi before the killer and protect her.