Chapter 48
The dark phoenix pupils dissipated, and Xie Ruheng felt dizzy. The beautiful love between him and Tang Bai suffered a huge impact. Xie Ruheng took a deep breath and said stubbornly: "Impossible."
Impossible, Tang Bai must have made a wrong call!
If I didn't love him, would those carefully prepared lunch boxes, ambiguous etiquette lessons, words and deeds to protect him, and the sweet memories of this time all be fake? !
No romance, just career: "Tang Bai said in the live broadcast before that he and Xie Ruheng are good friends with similar interests. Sending lunch boxes as imitation makeup is also a normal interaction between close friends. Tang Bai also said in person that he and Gu Tunan have never been engaged. They are just jokingly called quasi-fiancés by the elders."
Xie Ruheng: “…”
Xie Ruheng originally thought that the worst outcome would be that he would be cuckolded, but he never expected that he was not even qualified to wear the hat!
No romance, just career: "As for what you said about Tang Bai sending a lunch box to Gu Tunan today, an omega sending a lunch box to an alpha does not necessarily mean love. It could be that Gu Tunan did something, so Tang Bai sent a lunch box to express his gratitude?"
No romance, just career: "[cat winks.jpg]"
Xie Ruheng: “”
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"Long night ahhhhh!!!"
"It's 'rat'!"
"As expected, he is the trump card of the underground arena..."
The spectators in the stands wearing ball masks screamed frantically at a mecha on the arena. The screams that came one after another almost gathered into a huge wave that overturned the entire underground arena.
The scantily clad American O commentator was so excited by the crushing performance of the "rat" on the field that he trembled. He screamed, "Who else?! Who will dare to challenge the 'rat' next?!"
No one dared to challenge.
Less than five minutes into the show, the first rookie king to rush onto the stage was defeated. The humanoid mecha, which had just been warmed up, was knocked to the ground.
The mecha's head corresponds to the position of the cockpit, and at this time, energy liquid is oozing out of the twisted mecha's head.
The other three mecha masters who originally wanted to challenge "Rat" were pale. They had been waiting for the opportunity to challenge "Rat" once a month, ready to defeat "Rat" in a wheel battle, but now they were staring at the black mecha on the training ground with their bodies stiff.
That was the long night of "Rat".
In just five minutes, "Rat" performed a perfect massacre in the arena. They saw Chang Ye spread his wings, and the bat-wing-mimicking aircraft gave it ghostly speed. The light and agile silhouette of the mecha was like attending a dance, and the posture of harvesting lives interpreted the cruel aesthetics of violence.
In the face of absolute power suppression, any resistance is ridiculous.
"Hahahaha, these mecha masters are scared again!" "Damn it!" "You bunch of weaklings, hurry back home to your moms!"
Amid the laughter of the audience, these deserting mecha masters left in disgrace. They were afraid of Rat's top-notch fighting skills and even more afraid of Rat's ruthless fighting style. If they challenged Rat without knowing their own limitations, the price they would pay would be their lives.
Amid the cheers of the audience, the pitch-black mecha stood silently on the elevator and left the venue.
Although he didn't say a word, the American O commentator still had a face full of infatuation, "So handsome, so handsome, so handsome, 'Rat' is really strong and impeccable. As long as he successfully defends the ring next time, he can become the real 'King'."
Inside the mecha parking room, Xie Ruheng jumped down from the Long Night. He successfully guarded the arena for this month and had a month's rest without having to come to the underground arena again. He changed into his regular clothes and took out the lucky stone from his mecha combat suit.
This lucky stone is only half the size of a fingernail, with bumps on its surface, but it shines brightly under the light, and its beauty is evident even without being carved.
Xie Ruheng lowered his eyes and looked at the lucky stone for a while.
This was a relic left to him by his mother. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but sometimes he would think of his deceased mother when looking at this stone. When he went to the underground arena for his first competition, he took the stone with him with the expectation that he might die.
Because he heard that if a person is too attached to the world after death, those attachments will be transformed into wishes and stored in the relics, silently guarding their loved ones.
Later he won and developed a habit of carrying the stone with him every time he went to the underground arena to compete.
In his heart, he regarded this stone, made of unknown mineral, as a lucky stone, representing his mother's protection for him.
Xie Ruheng placed the small stone into the lucky charm and then put it into the pocket of his uniform.
After doing all this and confirming that there was nothing wrong with the human/leather mask on his face, Xie Ruheng walked out of the mecha parking room and turned to leave the underground arena.
He did not want to reveal his true face in the underground arena. Although his true appearance was no secret among some powerful aristocratic spectators and the heads of the underground arena, most people did not know that "Rat" was Xie Ruheng.
The reason for doing this was initially because they were afraid of getting into bad relationships.
Xie Ruheng entered the underground arena for the first time at the age of 14. Because of this face, he encountered many troubles, such as some persistent spectators chasing him backstage and wanting to date him, throwing flowers at him when he was on stage, and some even offered to support him......
He was too young then, his facial features had not fully developed, and he did not have the aura that scare people away like he does now. Even though he always gave his suitors the cold shoulder, his childish and pretty face was like a rose with thorns, making people want to pick it.
Later, he changed his code name and wore an ordinary human/skin mask in every competition, and he no longer had such troubles.
The black-haired, black-eyed alpha was walking in the streets of the slums in dark clothes. He didn't look outstanding, but passers-by couldn't help but take a second look at him.
This kind of attraction can perhaps only be explained by temperament, cold and aloof, aloof and indifferent. When the rich and colorful beauty is obscured, Xie Ruheng's unique temperament is highlighted.
Xie Ruheng walked from the prosperous Ziyang District to the dilapidated Garbage Street and saw that the Garbage Street was extremely bustling. A school building in its initial shape replaced the original smelly garbage mountain.
In order to complete the school design carefully drawn up by the wife of the professor of architecture, the wives hired 500 construction workers in the slums. It took a week to build the prototypes of the teaching building, cafeteria, gymnasium, library and playground. It was expected to take another week or more to complete the construction.
In order to welcome the new school, people spontaneously cleaned up the garbage on the ground nearby. Although the workers looked tired, they could not hide their joy when they saw everything.
Every time Xie Ruheng passed by here, he witnessed the progress of this building that took everyone's hard work. But even so, he still felt a little dazed when he stopped here today.
The garbage mountain surrounded by flies and cockroaches in the past still leaves little memory in my mind. Tall buildings are neatly arranged on the mud ground, each of which is much more beautiful than the surrounding low bungalows and wooden houses. Everything in front of me exudes vigorous vitality, as if flowers have bloomed in the mud.
"Look! They are coming!" The voices of the workers interrupted Xie Ruheng's thoughts. Xie Ruheng looked up and saw a huge transport ship following a suspended vehicle.
There were many omegas sitting on the suspension car. Their clothes were not ostentatious, but the materials looked very soft and comfortable. Their delicate skin glowed with health. Each of them was elegant and graceful, completely different from the people in the slums.
When the floating vehicle stopped, a person in charge of supervising the construction progress came respectfully to the group of omegas and reported the progress to a blond-haired, green-eyed omega.
Many workers were hurriedly tidying up their clothes. The weather was too hot, so some of them were shirtless, and some pulled their clothes up to expose their bellies. Normally, this was nothing, but it was rude in front of this group of noble omegas.
These beautiful and elegant omegas helped build schools for their children free of charge, offered them generous salaries and provided them with meals. They were grateful and even though they could not give anything in return, they would not let themselves disgrace the eyes of these noble omegas.
Tang Bai got out of the car holding an umbrella. Today he had an appointment with a group of omega ladies in the reader group to deliver supplies and check on the progress of the school construction.
What he didn't expect was that he saw Lu Xiaoshan's child also on the construction site. The child seemed to be looking for something, with his whole body exposed to the sunlight, and his dark skin was slightly red.
"Xiaoshan!" Tang Bai waved to Lu Xiaoshan.
Hearing the voice, Lu Xiaoshan turned around and saw Tang Bai standing among a group of noble omegas. He quickly ran towards Tang Bai.
"Why are you here? You're sweating." Tang Bai squatted down, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat off Lu Xiaoshan's face.
"I'm looking for my dad. He didn't come home yesterday. Mom said he might have come here to work." Lu Xiaoshan felt a little uncomfortable as Tang Bai wiped his sweat.
"I'll help you look for it." Tang Bai comforted him, "Don't worry."
"Don't bother Brother Tangtang. My dad was probably busy last night and that's why he didn't come home. He should be back today." Lu Xiaoshan bowed deeply to Tang Bai and the other omegas who came over. He was not used to getting along with strangers, especially standing next to these noble ladies.
After thanking Tang Bai for his kindness, Lu Xiaoshan turned around and ran. Although he was small, he ran very fast and disappeared in a flash.
“Is this the child who appeared in your live broadcast room last time?” A military officer’s wife laughed and said, “He runs really fast.”
"Too thin." Another lady frowned distressedly and said, "The arms are so thin that there is not even a bit of flesh."
"But his eyes are very bright." An older lady sighed.
"Just now when Xiao Tang squatted down to wipe the sweat off the child, the child's face suddenly turned even redder. He is very shy."
"Oh my, it's not that the child is shy, it's that Xiao Tang is too pretty. Let me tell you, children are more obsessed with looks than adults. My kid watched Xiao Tang's live broadcast once, and he kept talking about meeting a pretty brother. He also said he wanted to marry Xiao Tang when he grows up!"
"Hey, Xiao Tang, you're still single, right?" "Yes, Xiao Tang, you're still single, right? That's great. I must find a matchmaker for you..."
Tang Bai: “…”
Tang Bai was sandwiched between a group of ladies who wanted to introduce him to potential partners, and he felt overwhelmed.
"You all make Xiao Tang embarrassed. Our Xiao Tang already has someone he likes." said a lady who has a close personal relationship with Tang's mother.
The ladies who had seen Tang Bai's glandular scar imitation makeup also made meaningful expressions.
Tang Bai: “?”
What are you guys exchanging eyes about? It's not what I think it is, right? Xie Ruheng and I are really just sisters!
Tang Bai felt tired when he thought about how his relationship with Xie Ruheng had been misunderstood again. Yesterday, X also misunderstood the relationship between him and Xie Ruheng.
He specifically explained it to X, but the more he explained, the more he talked. X was so annoyed that he shut himself off from others and didn't talk to him today.
The previous "X" was a little angel who would say good morning, good afternoon and good night to him!
I don’t know why, but Tang Bai felt a little empty inside.
He shook his head and walked towards the construction site with the ladies beside him. At this moment, a crying voice of "Brother Tang Bai" made Tang Bai stop.
He turned around and saw a thin child running towards him with red eyes. The child was wearing tattered long-sleeved trousers and his shoe had a hole in it. His face was covered with dirt, and he looked pale and thin, with sunken cheeks. He looked so pitiful that one glance at him would make one feel distressed.
Tang Bai was stunned for a moment, and he quickly comforted the unfamiliar child: "What's wrong? What happened? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."
The child stood in front of Tang Bai, panting and trembling, and said, "Brother Tang Bai, Mr. Ling has something urgent to discuss with you."
Mr. Ling, do you have something urgent to discuss with me?
"I, I accidentally fell while running over here just now. I must have delayed Mr. Ling's business..." The child seemed to be overwhelmed by guilt halfway through his words, and he couldn't help crying.
"Don't cry, don't cry. I'll go with you now." Tang Bai comforted the child and turned to the ladies, "I'm sorry, something seems to have happened to one of my friends. I won't be joining you for the moment."
"What happened? Do you want us to go over and help?" "Wouldn't it be unsafe for you and a child to go alone?"
"I, I know the way! I will protect Brother Tang Bai!" The sobbing child promised as if eager to atone for his sins: "If any bad guys come, I will hold their thighs and let Brother run first!"
The words of a child so thin that he could be blown down by a gust of wind melted the hearts of these ladies.
"Brother, Mr. Ling said that only one brother can go. If two brothers go together, then I have not completed the task assigned by Mr. Ling." The eyes soaked with tears looked at Tang Bai timidly, which made Tang Bai's heart soften: "It's okay, don't cry, brother will go with you to find Mr. Ling."
Tang Bai carried a bunch of life-saving weapons with him, and he was not worried about his own safety. After thanking the ladies for their kindness, Tang Bai followed the child out.
This child is thinner than the average child, so thin that he seems top-heavy. Tang Bai always worries that he will fall when he walks fast.
He was still wearing long sleeves and long pants in the middle of summer. It must be because his family was too poor and had no money to buy summer clothes. Tang Bai looked at the child's back with heartache. When his eyes fell on the child's neck that was not covered by cloth, Tang Bai saw traces of damage.
Tang Bai's breathing paused.
He seemed to have seen similar skin...
By the way, it was the first time he and Xie Ruheng went to the black market in the slums. He saw several drug addicts in the dim corridor. Their exposed skin was just as festering and rotten as what he saw before his eyes.
"Brother, why don't you leave?" The child turned his head and stared at Tang Bai.
Tang Bai calmly reached into his pocket, held the diamond-studded energy gun, and said softly, "There's dirt on your face. Wipe it off."
The child smiled shyly. He looked cute and innocent as a child of his age, like a weed growing vigorously from the soil. His little hand reached into his schoolbag, as if he wanted to take out a tissue.
For a moment, Tang Bai thought he was overthinking it. He looked like just an ordinary slum kid. His skin might have been injured like this due to an allergy or some other accident.
But then, Tang Bai suddenly realized a problem.
He had come into contact with many children from slums. These children never carried tissues or handkerchiefs with them. When they sweated or got dirty somewhere, they would just wipe it with their sleeves or hands. So if this child wanted to take out something other than tissues, what should he take out from his schoolbag?
"Get down!!!" A loud shout came from behind him. The words were shouted so quickly that Tang Bai couldn't hear clearly what the owner of the voice was saying. He just felt inexplicably familiar.
When the child in front of him took out an energy gun from his schoolbag, Tang Bai, who was pointed at by the gun, vaguely realized that the voice might be asking him to get down.
The sound of bullets pouring down rang out. The huge contrast between the innocent child and the cold gun made Tang Bai's mind go blank. It was as if a certain belief of his was pierced by invisible bullets, and was riddled with holes in an instant.
"Bang——"
The stunned Tang Bai was knocked down by a strong and powerful body in an instant. The world was spinning for an instant, and he was caught by the opponent and rolled on the ground twice.
The man pressed his face into his arms, his broad palms firmly protecting the back of his head, his fingertips running through his hair, his rough fingertips rubbing against his scalp, bringing a tingling sensation, as if electric currents were running through his brain.
"Stay here and don't move." A deliberately low and hoarse voice sounded in my ears.
Tang Bai raised his head and met a pair of dark eyes. Those eyes were indifferent and distant, yet mixed with a burning desire that caught Tang Bai's heartstrings off guard.
Raise your hands and give me all the nutrient solution! (pulling his gun
Seeing everyone is so angry, here's a spoiler: this child is not a real child. He suffers from Highlander Syndrome. People with this disease grow and age very slowly. A smart little angel in the comment section has already guessed it.