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Because there is a plan made by Pei Zixu early in the morning, and Yuan Jianyi on the other side guarantees to pull the strings, and soon reached an agreement with the military people.

It turned out that when the people in the military heard that someone could eradicate Nameless, they all scoffed, and they didn't want to think about how many years they had investigated Nameless but still had no way to take Nameless. Now a kid who jumped out of nowhere ran out and said that he had a way to deal with Nameless, isn't that a slap in the face.

Everyone thought that Yuan Jianyi was afraid of death, so he was dizzy for a while and listened to slander, and he was extremely contemptuous of Yuan Jianyi in his heart. thought that Yuan Jianyi was in that magic kiln, and finally couldn't hold his mind and became abnormal.

But Yuan Jianyi was resolute and applied for a physical examination, as long as it was found that the bomb buried in his heart was successfully destroyed, wouldn't this prove his words.

The captain of the secret team witnessed how Yuan Jianyi came step by step, and naturally knew that when Yuan Jianyi knew that he couldn't defuse the bomb, the last thing he wanted to mention was the word "bomb". Not to mention let him cooperate, those useless scientists, to study the bomb that will explode at any time.

Now Yuan Jianyi took the initiative to make such a request, which also made his attitude a little wavering.

Isn't it just a physical examination, it's not a big deal, and you can also check if Yuan Jianyi really has a mental problem by the way.

He hoped from the bottom of his heart that what Yuan Jianyi said was true, although if this thing was true, he would slap the military in the face, but he was still quite sympathetic to this team member who has survived until now. Because of a moment of anger, he fell into a pit that he couldn't climb out of his life, and it was rare that Yuan Jianyi knew the truth and could still support it.

The most important thing they talk about when they are soldiers is brotherhood, and in the past few years, he has also regarded Yuan Jianyi as his younger brother, and of course he hopes that he can have a good result.

In addition, in order to eliminate the scourge of namelessness, the military has already invested too much manpower and material resources, and he has been working in this secret group since he joined the army. Each of his teammates and subordinates got a good end, and he was the one who lasted the longest. Although he is accustomed to seeing joys and sorrows, he is also tired, and hopes to see the nameless demise in his lifetime.

With the support of the captain, it is difficult for the other members of the assistance group to say anything, and it is not them who are going to be born and die. They are engaged in research and analysis, and they have not achieved obvious results for so many years, so naturally they are short of breath and cannot argue with the secret operation team participating in the actual battle. What's more, Yuan Jianyi just proposed a physical examination.

While Yuan Jianyi was lying on the laser scanner, the researchers were waiting for the action team to be slapped in the face. There was nothing they could do with that bomb in their research group, could anyone else defuse it?

Most of them don't believe in the magnetic abilities and space-time manipulation abilities that Yuan Jianyi said.

Putting aside how scarce these two ability types are, it's impossible to imagine how high a level of ability it would take to be able to accurately manipulate the ability to destroy bombs without damaging the heart.

There are quite a few members of the secret operations team who have gone crazy because they can't accept Nameless's murderous approach and the pressure of losing their right to live freely. Now there is one more Yuan Jianyi, and it is not a special thing.

The members of the research team waited for the report to come out, thinking about how they would laugh at the whims of the action group. When they saw the report, it was no surprise that everyone was stunned.

To say that there was something wrong with the laser scanner, they didn't believe it. This is their biggest research result in these years, which can not only see through the bones and blood of the human body, but also through the internal structure of the bomb buried in the heart.

Because they had studied the bomb thoroughly, they were so sure that no one could defuse it.

Now from this perspective analysis, the bomb was really damaged, and it was impossible to pose any threat to Yuan Jianyi's life. The important thing is that the heart is still intact.

What else can the people in the research group say about such results?

Yuan Jianyi successfully proved that he didn't talk nonsense, so what he said next would be easier to be trusted.

There are people outside the people, and there are heavens outside the sky.

Isn't that the first thing Nameless taught them to do, and now that there are people more powerful than Nameless, why can't they try to believe it?

After talking about Pei Zixu's plan, Yuan Jianyi also put forward Pei Zixu's conditions.

After successfully eliminating Nameless, no one in the military could approach the Pei family and the Ling family in any form.

Pei Zixu put forward such a condition because he thought that the husband was innocent and guilty. With such abilities and unmatched hacking skills, it's hard not to be blushing.

The starting point of the military's work is to protect the security of the country and its people, although he and Ling Si are both part of this country. But when collective and individual interests collide, he knows that the military will definitely choose the former. So he naturally can't give the military a chance to kill chickens and take eggs.

When Yuan Jianyi recounted Pei Zixu's conditions word for word, everyone present was smart, who didn't know what Pei Zixu's calculations were, and everyone secretly said "cunning".

At this time when Pei Zixu and Lingsi were real, all the members of the group were a little cautious. The action group took a fancy to Pei Zixu and Lingsi's scarce and lethal abilities, and the research group also took a fancy to Pei Zixu's hacking technology that seemed to be in a no-man's land.

Now that Pei Zixu's conditions have been proposed, everyone's careful thinking has to be swallowed back.

There is no way to let them still have a request now, and the president of the secret plan agreed with a toothache.

Looking at these people's deflated appearance, Yuan Jianyi was very comfortable. When the military recruited people to participate in the secret plan, they deliberately concealed the danger, otherwise he would not have really stupidly entered it.

Now that he has been tricked into changing to the military's side, he has a feeling of being out of a bad breath.

Because he was afraid that the destruction plan should be sooner rather than later, after finalizing all the details, the military sent people to the Ling family as agreed.

Pei Zixu is reluctant to go to the military base by himself, isn't that a sheep in the mouth of a tiger! What's more, now they are still being stared at by no name, and the danger of rashly moving is too high. Therefore, let the military people disguise themselves as workers of the Ling family and transfer them to the Ling family one by one.

The members of the secret planning team sent by the military, after seeing this magnificent castle, secretly cursed the "nouveau riche". When he saw Pei Zixu and Ling Si, his psychology was even more unbalanced.

There is a category of people in the world who are born to be jealous, and they are Pei Zixu and Lingsi. When he knew that the maker of this plan was Yuan Jianyi's classmate, he was already surprised by Pei Zixu and Lingsi's age for a while, and now he saw that the real person's psychology was even more unbalanced.

Because the two of them are not only young but also handsome, although Ling Si does not have Pei Zixu's enviable hacking skills, he is rich!

When everyone is unbalanced, they have to listen to Pei Zixu's dispatch, which is even more unpleasant.

Pei Zixu didn't pay attention to it, why these military faces were so stinky, and they devoted themselves to the preparation of the plan. Because Lingji is also going to participate in the battle, he can't help but be careful.

This period of time should be the most diligent in Pei Zixu's life, so busy every day that Pei's father and mother can only see their son during meal time.

When he noticed that batches of people came in the Ling family, Pei's father and Pei's mother guessed something. Since Pei Zixu doesn't need their help, they should be a pair of parents who don't have to worry about their sons.

Because of the urgency of the matter, Ling Si also put down Ling's work and wanted to help Pei Zixu, but the technical issues involved in the preliminary preparations were not something he could interfere with. Seeing Pei Zixu, who is always lazy and lazy, now looks like a desperate Saburo, when people also know what it is for, his heart is warm and distressed.

In order to give Pei Zixu more time, Ling Si bowed his head to Shan Hang and asked for advice on how to cook. When he had nothing to do, he flipped through the video released by Pei Zixu's previous show, and asked Uncle Xiang to find a cookbook to read.

Although when he first learned, like all rookies, he was in a hurry, but Ling Si was originally a very smart person, and he could quickly make some simple dishes with Shan Hang's knowledge.

The military men sent over this time were even more unbalanced, when they were sucking the nutrient solution. Lingsi made a good dish, and the two of them returned you and me, you served me vegetables, and I fed you soup. This makes a group of single dogs not alive.

They used to be proud of being selected to the military research group because they were young, but after entering the research group, there were too many people who dared not take it lightly, so naturally they had no intention of doing anything else.

Now that I see Pei Zixu and Ling Si, I know why single people are called dogs. Compared with them staying in the laboratory for more than 12 hours a day, eating and sleeping are a waste of time, it turns out that life can be so enjoyable.

If the president knew that the young researchers he had sent had been discouraged, he would have regretted it.

When I sent the young researcher over, it was because I took into account the age of Pei Zixu and Lingji, thinking that it would be easy to communicate if the age was close. Young people are quick to accept new things, maybe they can steal a teacher by Pei Zixu's side to improve the military's computer operation skills.

In the tears of the researchers, all the preliminary preparations for the plan were finally completed, and the plan was officially implemented.

When Pei Zixu sent Lingji to the flying car, his eyes were also a little red. I still complained a little before, but I forgot everything about the delicious food during this time in Lingsi.

Now that they are going to be separated, those things that have been selectively forgotten are coming up again, and looking at Ling Si, he is also a little gritted his teeth.

Facing Pei Zixu's expression of wanting to eat people, Ling Si pinched Pei Zixu's cheek without fear of death. Then he hugged Pei Zixu into his arms and said in Pei Zixu's ear: "When I come back, let's get married." ”

Obviously it should be a question sentence, but Ling Si just said it as an affirmative sentence, as if he was sure that Pei Zixu would agree.

There was a reassuring breath of Commander Ling's people surging under his nose, Pei Zixu did not disappoint Ling Si, and readily agreed.

The onlookers were abused by the two on weekdays, and they also developed immunity, but they still had a toothache. This time it was not soured by Pei Zixu and Ling Si, but by Yuan Jianyi and Shan Hang on the other side.

Because the research team has been following Pei Zixu to do things, they didn't know that Yuan Jianyi also had a boyfriend. Now the two of them are hugging each other, like honey and oil, which is also eye-catching.

Because Pei Zixu is not from their military, of course it can't be compared, but Yuan Jianyi is different. If you really compare it, Yuan Jianyi's conditions are more difficult than theirs, his life is not guaranteed all the time, and he has to fight wits and courage with nameless people. But why does he still have time to get off the list?

This question made everyone very distressed, feeling that they had lived in vain before, and they looked at each other at the people nearby, and they were all thinking about whether to find a companion.

The president saw the good relationship between Pei Zixu and Ling Si, but he was more determined, and with Ling Si to follow, he was not afraid that Pei Zixu, who stayed behind, would not be dissatisfied.

Sure enough, as expected by the president, without Lingsi by his side to watch, Pei Zixu was even more desperate. Watch the progress on the other side by monitoring all the time.

With the blessing of Pei Zixu, the whole operation went smoother than expected.

Pei Zixu hacked into Nameless's system, in addition to removing Nameless's threat to the Stranger, he also controlled Nameless's entire security system. Those electronic control doors are useless, and when connected to Nameless's security system, they can transfer the monitoring of electronic eyes, so that Nameless's entire base is under their control.

Under the command of the military personnel who stayed behind in the mausoleum, they broke through the nameless defense line one by one very smoothly.

At first, the nameless Adepts were incredulous when they heard the attackers say that they had manipulated the nameless system to cut off the bomb planted in their hearts.

But when 001 and 064 sided with the attackers, they hesitated. They may not know Yuan Jianyi, but it is impossible for them not to know 001, who is the number one organization.

There is 001's proof, some of the abilities who have long been unwilling to be controlled immediately joined 001's side, and when they saw that those who were against the water could still stand there, the conservative ones immediately made a choice.

Without the handle of threatening the supernatural, the apparent nameless trend is gone.

In the chaos, Lingsi found Welson, Pei Zixu saw through the monitoring that Lingsi killed Welson without hesitation, and he was not surprised and scared to kill Lingsi decisively. Ling Si has never concealed his true character, and when he saw Ling Si's work, he knew that Ling Si should be such a person.

Looking at the namelessness of the mess, he suddenly understood another layer of deep meaning that Ling Si did not let him go. Excluding that perverted merfolk, he really didn't have human blood on his hands, and if he was involved in the current fight, would he really be able to kill the enemy? The most feared thing in battle is soft-heartedness.

Pei Zixu looked at Ling Si who was fighting with people without blinking, and every time Ling Si killed someone, Pei Zixu felt that it was the human life he should bear.

Fortunately, in a one-sided situation, Nameless was quickly controlled by their side, and the next thing was to encircle and suppress.

The military was divided into two groups, one was to clean up the nameless personnel who were unwilling to surrender, and the other was to want to carry the results of the nameless research for many years, which was not in the plan, but Pei Zixu expected.

The research of the nameless supernatural who is ahead of the world can not make the hearts of the military people moved.

Therefore, Pei Zixu, who had already anticipated the intentions of the military, had already prepared, and if this kind of research accidentally fell into the hands of ill-intentioned people, there would be a steady stream of trouble. So as early as the first time he invaded Nameless, he had already implanted a virus in Nameless's system, even if the military people got this data, the moment they connected to their computer, the data would evaporate instantly.

Pei Zixu did this very secretly, even if the military suspected him, he couldn't come up with evidence.

In addition to keeping an eye on the movements of Lingsi, Pei Zixu also pays attention to 001 from time to time, of course, it's not that he's interested in 001, what he cares about is the mother who looks the same as himself, according to 001, it's called Hill.

From the way 001 looked at him, Pei Zixu knew that 001 was looking at another person through him, and there was no doubt that it was the original who wanted to kill him.

Pei Zixu doesn't have much hatred for this original, as long as Hill doesn't move the idea of killing him, they can get along safely.

After learning about the nameless, Pei Zixu guessed why Hill had such hatred for himself, if he was Hill who saw a replica that was better off than his own, his psychology would naturally be unbalanced.

Sure enough, as Pei Zixu expected, although 001 had to deal with the enemy on the one hand, he did not forget to find Hill on the other. When 001 finds Ciel, Ciel is torturing the nameless boss behind the scenes.

The researchers, who had never participated in a battle, vomited when they saw the tortured inhuman-shaped behind-the-scenes boss.

Looking at Hill, who was still smiling brightly on the screen, everyone couldn't help but shudder.

Hill smiled even brighter at 001 when he saw it. From 001's role in this group of invaders, Hill didn't have to think about it to know that he was able to regain his freedom, and there was a credit to 001. So there was a little more sincerity in the smile on 001.

Seeing more and more military personnel coming, Hill fled unexpectedly from 001's eyes, and 001 immediately chased after him.

The military personnel who arrived one step later saw only the nameless behind-the-scenes boss who was breathing a sigh of relief, looking at his appearance similar to meat sauce, who would have thought that he was the nameless boss who controlled him. In the end, it was the command of the Ling family that caused the operation personnel to recover this pile of meat sauce, after all, there is still Qi who may be able to ask something useful.

Although 001 disappeared with Ciel and never reappeared, the situation was almost stable at this time. So everyone didn't get too angry about 001's departure, and the commander who had been in charge of the commander-in-chief saw it and praised 001 for being smart.

As for the nameless surrendered Adepts, they all have their lives on their hands, so what the military will do with them is still undecided. The best thing is, of course, not to blame in the past, but the missions that these nameless people have participated in also involve some people in Huaguo who can't move, so it's very suspenseful whether they can let go of this group of people who are coerced and commit crimes.

001 Leaving at this time is the most correct choice.

It took less than a day to annihilate Nameless, and during the second purge, Ryoji withdrew from the operation. Because of the powerful ability blessing, Ling Si soon returned to Pei Zixu's side intact.

Yuan Jianyi, as a person from the military, was not so lucky. From the beginning of the operation to the end of the purge, he had to watch the completion of the entire task for a total of three days.

As an ordinary citizen, Shan Hang could not enter the military logistics left behind in the Ling family, so he never knew the true situation of Yuan Jianyi. When Lingji returned, he was overjoyed, he thought the matter was over. However, after Yuan Jianyi asked Ling Si to bring it back, Shan Hang's heart was a little calmer.

On the third day, when everything finally came to an end, Yuan Jianyi also came back, and as soon as he saw Shan Hang, he was so tired that he collapsed in Shan Hang's arms, which made Shan Hang nervous to death. After sleeping and eating, Yuan Jianyi didn't have time to say a few more words to Shan Hang, so he had to rush back to resume his life, he didn't retreat back to the base with the military personnel It was already very capricious, so this resumption of life could not be postponed.

With Yuan Jianyi's departure, Shan Hang and Pei's father and mother also returned to their respective homes after being confirmed safely.

When Pei Mu left, she looked at Pei Zixu's eyes that were resentful when she was going to stay!

What does it mean to marry a daughter-in-law and forget your mother? Her son is! Soon after Lingji returned, Pei's father and Pei's mother were told that the two of them planned to get married.

At the beginning, Pei's father and Pei's mother saw that the two of them were serious people, and naturally thought that they would develop to this point, but they didn't expect it to be so fast. Although the state advocates marriage and childbirth, and changes the legal age of marriage for both men and women to 16 years old, it does not really advocate early marriage!

Look at who in this era is like you who got married early? If you got married at this age 100 years ago, it seems that you are in a hurry! What's more, now that human beings have such a long lifespan, what do you say are in a hurry!

In fact, Pei Zixu and Ling Si were not in a hurry, but when Ling Si got on the flying car, he said that he wanted to get married, and Pei Zixu also agreed.

After coming back and mentioning this matter again, Pei Zixu felt that there was nothing wrong with it. They have experienced more together than their parents-in-law who have been married for decades, and when you think about it seriously, apart from each other, they both feel that they can't stand being another person standing next to them.

Marriage is just a natural thing, sooner or later is not the same thing, when this conclusion comes out, with Pei Zixu's lazy personality, things will continue to delay time. But as the only old man here, Uncle Xiang, after knowing that the two had the idea of getting married, he vigorously advocated that the two of them should get things done in one go.

As the elder of the Ling Division, he wanted to see what was wrong with this child who grew up starting a family. Seeing that Pei Zixu and Ling Si did not nod happily, Uncle Xiang immediately said that he was already old, and he was afraid that he would not see the day when the two of them got married, so he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the corners of his eyes.

Seeing that Uncle Xiang had talked about this, Pei Zixu didn't dare to delay, so the marriage was decided.

Uncle Xiang was afraid that the two would regret it, and he was afraid that the two would fall out because of trivial matters when they got married, and this kind of thing was not unseen at his age. Therefore, the wedding of the two was arranged single-handedly, because there were also servants in the Ling family, so naturally Uncle Xiang did not need to do it himself.

Pei Zixu and the others were so happy to see Uncle Xiang so happy, so they didn't interfere, just waited for the wedding day.

From the preparation to the wedding day, it is only half a month, but being rich is capricious. Although it was only half a month, Uncle Xiang still held this wedding quite low-key and connotative.

Because both of them felt that the marriage was a matter of the two families, they did not publicize it to the outside world or deliberately cover it up, and the wedding was set on the top floor of a hotel owned by the Ling family.

Pei Zixu's interpersonal relationship is very simple, so only Pei's father, Pei's mother and the single family arrived.

And because Ling Si has no other relatives except Uncle Xiang, he invited some high-level members of the Ling family, and these uncles can be regarded as growing up watching Ling Si.

When they received the invitation from Uncle Xiang's hand, they thought that this always cold-faced Ling Si had finally learned to joke, but look at the date is not April Fool's Day. Everyone was stunned, and then there was all kinds of speculation about why Ling Si was in a hurry to get married.

Didn't you just get a boyfriend some time ago, why did you get married? It won't be that after having the first one, he suddenly opened his mind, dumped his boyfriend and found a girlfriend, and he was in such a hurry to get married because he got married. Yes, it must be like this!

If Pei Zixu knew that Lingsi's uncles had such a big brain, he would definitely cry, and in their brains, he not only became dumped, but also became a woman.

So when Pei Zixu and Lingsi entered the scene hand in hand, those uncles were stunned, wasn't this the one who had an affair with his nephew? So they all guessed wrong before, they didn't have a girlfriend, they didn't get married with their sons, they just got married with simple true love. Although the uncles are younger than Uncle Xiang, they are not young, and a considerable number of them are not married.

This part of the look at this nephew who is just in his early twenties, who is about to get married and start a family, and is still with his true love, I want to yell at you why are you in such a hurry?!

People can't be compared with each other, that's the idea of 001.

Seeing Hill suddenly flee from front of him that day, 001 reflexively chased after him, because 001's force value was already higher than Hill's, so he quickly caught up with Hill.

Hill knew that he couldn't beat 001, so he followed, 001 didn't expect that there was such a secret passage in Nameless, Hill also came to settle accounts with that bastard, and only knew when he saw that bastard was going to escape from this secret passage. The two of them followed the secret passage to a dark room, which contained a submarine for land and sea purposes.

opened the door in the dark, got on a submarine and walked out of the deep sea, and this is how the two escaped through everyone's eyes.

After escaping, 001 followed Hill and began to wander aimlessly, and it was all up to Hill to go there.

At first, 001 thought that there was some meaning to the places where Hill went, but slowly found that Hill was just looking around, which 001 couldn't imagine. In addition, Hill's smile has finally been gone all the time since he broke away from the nameless, no matter how sad or happy it is, it hangs on his face, although it seems that such a Hill is not easy for people to approach, but 001 thinks that this Hill is better.

I don't know where Hill found out that Pei Zixu and Lingsi got married, and secretly came here on the day of their wedding, 001 thought that Hill couldn't let go and wanted to trouble Pei Zixu. So he told Hill about the agreement with Pei Zixu.

Pei Zixu let all the nameless abilities, including Hill, go free, and he had to ensure Pei Zixu's safety, of course, this guarantee was for Hill. 001 also seems to have found a reason to stay by Hill's side all the time, spying on Hill to prevent Hill from hurting Pei Zixu, so this is reasonable.

Hill's expression was pale after hearing this, and after watching the two exchange rings, he left as if he was going to do something.

It's just that 001 glanced at it, thinking that he likes people so much, if he changes it, he will definitely snatch people over, whether he likes himself or not. Giving something you like to someone else is the stupidest thing to do.

If 001 knew that because of his own words, Hill would misunderstand that he liked Pei Zixu, he would definitely want to tear his mouth apart.

Although Hill thought so, he didn't alert 001, and he himself didn't know why.

After the wedding, Pei Zixu and Lingsi's lives have not changed much, one is ready to graduate and continue to manage the Ling family, and the other wants to enjoy a few years of college life, anyway, he has a rich husband and he earns a lot, so what is there to worry about.

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The live show, which had been suspended for more than a month, finally started again, and many fans had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Pei Zixu, who had disappeared for more than a month, come back, his heart was broken. The dishes taught by Pei Zixu in the past, they have learned and are tired of eating, and they have long wanted to change their tastes, but the master no longer learns what they do!

When Pei Zixu appeared in the live broadcast room, some people immediately noticed the ring on Pei Zixu's hand, can the ring on the ring finger be worn casually? Don't tell me you're going to get married when you disappear for a month, and I'll cry to you.

Some fans couldn't help but ask on the barrage, Pei Zixu took off the ring with a faint expression, you can't wear any jewelry on your hands when cooking for hygiene, this is what Pei Zixu himself said in the first show.

Pei Zixu put the ring away and said, "I forgot to take it off." ”

The fans on the other side, shouting at who you are liaring, you have scored full marks in Jinghua's admission, you will forget about this kind of trivial matter, and if you want to show affection, just say directly, this dish can't be done.

Of course, whether Pei Zixu deliberately showed affection or not, only he knows.

Then some unrelenting fans cautiously asked, this can't be a wedding ring, hehe!

Pei Zixu continued to pretend to be very forced, nodding with a stiff face: "Yes, I am married to him." ”

Then he disguised his already happy mood and began to cook officially.

Who asked those fans to leave a message under the neck of Lingsi, and asked him to hand over Lingsi and not kidnap Lingsi. He is going to tell everyone now that he not only abducted the husband in their hearts, but also bound him for the rest of his life

Pei Zixu said who he is, fans don't have to think about it to know. They are not the brain-opening uncles of Ling Si, and Ling Si is the only one who has confirmed the relationship with Pei Zixu.

The fans in front of the screen are going to cry, and they are not all fans of Lingji, they also have your true fans! , You have disappeared like this for more than a month, and it is not easy to hope that the stars and the moon will bring you back, and you will come back with such exciting news.

It seems that you don't have us true love fans in your eyes, goodbye!

Although Pei Zixu really lost some fans because of this incident, what remained was also Pei Zixu's true love fans, or real foodies.

If you are still a little unconscious, you can die by looking at the scarf of the Tomb Division that night if you don't want to admit it.

After watching Pei Zixu's live broadcast, Ling Si put the recorded video on the scarf, and also posted the same wedding ring and the wedding photos of the two.

Seeing the happy eyes of the two in the photo, I was so infected that I couldn't help but smile. True love fans wiped their tears, forget it, forgive me for seeing them release such handsome photos!

There are no more hard-working fans than them, at this age, others are on the rise in their careers, but their idols are in a hurry to get married. 嘤嘤嘤~ 166 Reading Network