Xia Li and I wandered aimlessly around the playground, and I didn't meet a few acquaintances, so I had only spent four months here. And Xia Li's angry posture and bright hair attracted the curious eyes of many men and women.

I suddenly felt a little out of place with them, and I definitely didn't have the same youthful expression on my face now.

"I'm still ...... First time in this kind of place. Xia Li on the side said in a strange tone.

"How old are you?" I asked suddenly.

"24, what's wrong?"

"You're only 24?!" I exclaimed in surprise.

Xia Li's face twitched visibly, as if she was unhappy with my surprise, it seemed that no matter what kind of woman she was, she was quite sensitive to her age. "What do you think?"

Of course I can't say it, I thought you were twenty-seven or eighteen, I think it's because she has been on the battlefield all the year round, and there is a lot more maturity and vicissitudes in the breath. So I coughed to relieve the embarrassment, "I didn't expect you to be a year younger than Kexin, and if you usually start late, you will only graduate here at the age of 24 this year, do you want to come and experience student life for a few days?" ”

"Forget it, it's uncomfortable to think about."

At this time, a pair of figures holding hands came over from the playground, and they couldn't tell the difference in the dark night, but after approaching, the two people happened to look at each other, and we were both stunned.

Bai Xin and Wang Zixun, they are actually together! It seems that a lot of things have happened not only to me but also to other people this year.

"Chen, Chen Mo? You're back? "I don't know who opened my mouth, so they talked to me.

I smiled faintly at them, "It's been a long time. ”

I heard Lan Kexin say that my record in school was to temporarily retain my student status for two years on the grounds of going abroad for further study. But those things don't matter to me anymore.

Wang Zixun came over and patted me on the shoulder, "You kid didn't even leave a contact information when he went abroad, it was like evaporation, and since he came back, he didn't ask his brothers to drink two glasses together." ”

"I just came back, I'm busy, I'll invite you when I'm free in a few days."

Bai Xin looked at me with an embarrassed expression, as if he didn't know what to say.

I smiled kindly at her, said a few more pleasantries, and left. I sighed, only to find myself further and further away from their world.

"Let's go have a drink." I said to Xia Li.

Xia Li had an evil smile on her face, "What about after drinking?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, then shook my head with a wry smile, "I still remember that buddy on that plane, how dare you provoke you." ”

Xia Li laughed twice, "That's so cowardly." ”

When I went to the location of the former 'Mood' bar, I was surprised to find that the name of the restaurant had been changed to 'JO Bar' and the interior had been renovated. I knew that Xia Li had a lot of wine, so I sat down at the bar and asked for a whole bottle of Hennessy after entering, and chatted with the bartender brother while drinking. It turned out that this bar was opened half a year ago, and then the new owner renovated it.

"By the way, I remember that this bar used to be the property of Miss Locke, and now what is happening to Locke?"

The bartender smiled disdainfully, "Where is the Luo family now, Wanhua City will change its surname to Wan in the future." ”

Later, after my repeated inquiries, I learned that the Locke family was originally a precarious small family, and they were affected a lot after the collapse of the Huanyu Group. The Wanding Group seems to be intent on annexing the assets of the surrounding Luo family, and after almost a year of ups and downs, Luo has completely declined. And Wanding Group ushered in an unprecedented heyday.

I still remember giving instructions to Xu Ting before, asking him to suppress and annex the Luo family intentionally or unintentionally, but I didn't expect it...... And what surprised me was that the Loulan family is now in a crisis situation of burning buttocks, and it is said that they are being targeted very badly by the Bupo family and the Huangcheng family. However, why has the Wanding Group, which is backed by the Loulan family, not affected, but a good future?

No one could answer me to these questions, and I'm worried about Kirika's situation right now, but there's no way to reach her. And the smart Wuxiang must also know my intention to kill Hikoichi, not only to protect her, but also to force her to come to me. But why didn't she come to me for a long time?

The next evening, Peony and Youyou finally returned, and I saw that Peony had been wearing a black film glove on her left arm, and it was a success to get a prosthetic limb.

"Uncle Li hasn't seen him for a long time." I greeted Li Guoqiang, who came with me. He seemed to have a lot of opinions about me because of Peony's injury, and he even beat me down.

Because Xia Li had to hire a lot of mercenaries and hunters in the future, I simply rented a few houses in the surrounding area, and now this residential street has become our base, but I don't have to worry about having no place to live.

In the evening, when I entered Peony's room, there was the sound of water running in the bathroom. Just as I was thinking about whether to come back at another time, the sound of the water inside suddenly stopped, and then the door was opened, and Peony walked out wrapped in a bath towel.

"Looking for me?" Peony asked lightly.

I saw that there were still droplets of water on her shoulders and arms, probably sensing that I was coming and came out in a hurry, without having time to dry them. Then I looked at her left arm, which was a jet-black metal arm. The workmanship is very fine, and there are almost no gaps at the interface.

Peony wiped her hair and said with a wry smile, "Isn't it ugly?" ”

"Easy?"

"Well, it works. Moreover, there are some secret weapons. As she spoke, she stretched her left arm forward, and a Hidden Blade suddenly sprang out from under her wrist. Then he flipped over, and three hand-armor hooks of more than ten centimeters appeared on the back of his hand. Then, she put away the weapons and threw her left arm to the side, and suddenly a door-like object opened in her arm, and a dagger popped out, which was caught by her other hand.

I was dumbfounded, and Peony smiled and said, "This arm costs more than a million, and it has to be maintained and cleaned every once in a while." You'll have to pay for this money in the future. In fact, there are also rubber and synthetic plastic prosthetic limbs, which look the same as the original hand and feel the same, but it doesn't help the battle, so I chose this one. ”

I sighed, took two steps forward to her, and Peony subconsciously took a step back, "What are you doing?" ”

Ignoring her slightly flustered look, I hugged her into my arms, "Don't do this in the future, this time it's the arm that is broken, what should I do next time I cut off my head?" You can still pick it up. I'm just you, how can I go this way if you die? ”

Peony's originally stiff body became soft at this time, and her hands wrapped around my back and hummed softly.

After a while, I let go of her, and was thinking about whether to take advantage of the ambiguous atmosphere to do something, but I accidentally rubbed off the bath towel she was wrapping in......

Peony was stunned for a moment, then looked at me with a frown, "You did it on purpose, right?" ”

I "......"