"Hmm, have you had lunch yet?" Xu Le took off her shoes, put on a pair of black slippers, went to the kitchen to put the groceries she had bought into the refrigerator, and asked with concern.
"Yes, I ordered takeout and ate. I even wore your coat and pants to buy some clothes today." Liu Yan smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt, stood up, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Xu Le.
Xu Le took the water, took a sip, and looked at Liu Yanyan, whose eyes were filled with love, with a gentle smile on his face.
Xu Le thought to himself: No, it's not enough. My love isn't deep enough. It seems I need to add fuel to the fire.
Thinking of this, Xu Le put down his water glass, slowly walked over, and got closer and closer to Liu Yanyan amidst her panicked gaze. He then leaned against the sofa with one hand and pinned Liu Yanyan against the wall.
Liu Yanyan blushed to the roots of her ears, unsure where to look, so she simply closed her eyes.
But after waiting for a long time without feeling anything, Liu Yanyan slowly opened her eyes, and a patch of emerald green came into view.
Xu Le placed a pair of jade earrings in front of her, like a green leaf on the oldest tree in the forest, exuding vitality, noble and beautiful.
Looking at the jade bracelet, Liu Yanyan covered her mouth and asked uncertainly, "Is this for me?"
"Who else could I give it to but you?" Xu Le held her hand and placed the earring in Liu Yanyan's hand. This earring was one of the gold and silver jewelry that Yin Que had sent. Xu Le had accepted it because he thought the style was nice, and now it came in handy.
Liu Yanyan was stunned by this sudden surprise. Overwhelmed with emotion, her eyes reddened slightly, and tears of happiness glistened in the corners of her eyes.
At this moment, she really wanted to reveal her identity, but the words stuck in her throat. Feeling inferior, she didn't want Xu Le to know about her past.
"Try wearing it," Xu Le suggested, standing up.
"Um"
Having grown up surrounded by corpses, how could Liu Yanyan possibly have pierced ears? However, in order not to disappoint Xu Le, Liu Yanyan used her hair to cover her hand, secretly condensed her Qi into a thin needle, pierced an ear hole, and put on the earring.
Because she wasn't a professional, it hurt a lot to prick her ear with a thin needle, but Liu Yanyan didn't show it; her smile remained bright.
Liu Yanyan was already quite beautiful, but after wearing earrings, she gained an extra touch of elegance and became even more radiant and captivating.
"They're beautiful. These earrings have finally found their home," Xu Le exclaimed. Liu Yanyan lowered her head shyly upon hearing this.
"Thank you, I like it very much." Liu Yanyan looked at Xu Le and realized that she wasn't the only one in love with him, which made her feel relieved.
Liu Yanyan went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. The moment she turned around, the gentle expression on Xu Le's face disappeared, and his eyes revealed a cold indifference.
After dinner, Xu Le told Liu Yanyan that he had to go out for a while and then flew quickly over the city, disappearing into the shadows.
After flying for about ten minutes, Xu Le arrived at an abandoned factory. In the factory's open space, a group of people were smoking and drinking around a bonfire.
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Chapter 75: Will Good People Be Rewarded?
In this abandoned and remote factory, a campfire crackled and sparks flew, its faint light dispelling the darkness.
Six men sat around the campfire, excitedly discussing the day's results.
One of them took out a small bag from behind his head and poured out more than a dozen wallets of different colors and styles.
The short man with protruding ears casually picked up a wallet from the ground, opened it, and smiled when he saw the bulging red bills inside. He said to his companion, "Looks like I've had the biggest haul again today."
"Oh, your skills are getting better and better. I saw those guys get their wallets taken by you and they didn't even react." The burly man with a face full of scars chuckled twice and praised.
"Isn't that how it should be? When we were learning the trade, the fifth brother was the most diligent, so the master taught him everything. Third brother, look at your fierce appearance. Who would dare to let you get close? People get scared and nervous as soon as you approach. How could they let you steal anything?"
A lean man stroked his mustache; his face was as long and thin as a rat's, and his smile was quite lewd.
"Second brother, I can't help it. My parents made me look like this. I can't exactly get plastic surgery. I find it strange that we have the same parents, so why is there such a big difference in our appearances?"
The burly man scratched his head, looking quite troubled. With his appearance, he would be good as a kidnapper or robber, but as a thief, he would attract too much attention.
"Haha." The others laughed, took big gulps of their beer, and then casually tossed their cans on the ground.
A middle-aged man wearing a faded, cheap suit and black-rimmed glasses looked like an ordinary office worker.
He took a can of beer from a plastic bag with a supermarket logo and handed it to the third brother, whose face was full of scars, and comforted him, saying, "Don't worry so much. Anyway, the six of us brothers are local bullies in this area. We earn over 100,000 yuan a month. You won't starve."
The third brother took the beer, unzipped it, and gulped it down. He was still feeling bitter, but had no way to vent it. After all, he had indeed earned the least. If it weren't for the help from his other brothers, he might already be homeless.
At this moment, the two brothers, the fourth and sixth, dressed like college students and junior high school students respectively, had finished tallying up today's spoils and said to the eldest brother sitting on the rock:
"Today we got 35,251 yuan in cash, five mobile phones, more than 30 bank cards, a bunch of ID cards and other documents, and 17 valuable wallets. We can contact Black Snake tomorrow to dispose of these things."
Sitting on a rock, fiddling with the fire with a stick, the seemingly ordinary clerk nodded, his eyes narrowed into slits, and said, "Very good. After we finish this job, we'll go out and have some fun for a few days. Once things have calmed down in a week, we'll continue."
"Great, boss! Let's go to the Osmanthus Club for a few days. That slut Xiao Lan has been calling for us for ages. Why aren't we going yet?" The third brother stood up excitedly, his fat face twitching, and his eyes gleaming with lust.
Compared to the excitement of the others, Lao Wu took out a silk handkerchief and carefully wiped his hands, which he regarded as treasures. They were slender and long, and his fingers reacted twice as fast as the average person, so he could take the wallet from someone's bag at an extremely fast speed without being noticed.
Everyone has their own unique talents!
Lao Wu was born to steal; his talent was not only reflected in the speed of his fingers' reaction, but also in his passion for the profession.
The fifth man takes his rivals very seriously. He takes more care of his hands than the average woman, and the care he takes is very expensive. He needs a lot of money and medicine to support his thieving skills.
Lao Liu looks like an ordinary junior high school student. Even if he walks into a crowd, no one will pay much attention to him. So his appearance is his best weapon.
However, a sinister smile appeared on his face at this moment. He dragged over a snakeskin bag from a short distance away and said to the crowd with a grin:
"Now that we've covered our gains, it's time to deal with this guy. After all, he gave us a 'big gift'."
At this moment, the snakeskin bag began to struggle violently, as if there was something inside.
The sixth man pulled a switchblade from his pocket and cut open the opening of the snakeskin belt.