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  Today is New Year's Day, and it can be said that a new year has begun. The Mayans, who have already turned to fossils, once predicted that this year would be the end of the world.

  One hundred people have one hundred kinds of doomsday, ordinary people think that the sky is falling and the sea is raging or a plague is rampant is the end of the world, romantic men and women who like to pursue romance think that only meteor showers hitting the earth can be considered as the end of the world.

  For a miserable otaku, even losing five yuan to buy instant noodles by playing mahjong with the old lady in the neighborhood is doomsday, having a pair of underwear with a hole in the butt stolen is doomsday, and finding out that the computer can't play Assassin's Creed because it's not paid for is doomsday.

  The end of the world? Wu Ming sneered at this, it was truly a frightening rumor, extremely boring. Just as he was reading, he happened to come across a joke about the end of the world.

  The girl looked at the boy with deep feeling: If there was only one minute left before the end of the world, what would you like to do?

  The boy smiled shyly: I want to!

  The girl was stunned for a long time before shyly responding: Okay! What about the remaining 45 seconds?

  It's really laughable, Wu Ming burst out laughing alone, picked up his water cup and drained it in one gulp, then got up and walked out of the room.

  It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Ruoxi was busy preparing dinner, while Shen Yiyi was not at home, she had participated in the school's winter camp activity and would go to the Northeast high mountain snow forest for a week, so it was unknown whether she went skiing or digging ginseng.

  A lonely man and a widow living together in one room, Wu Ming's sinister thoughts were rekindled. Shen Ruo Xue was not a maiden, she was a mature woman who had just entered her prime years. Having been alone for so many years, didn't she want a man?

  The man is unmarried, the woman is not married, everyone refines their bed skills without breaking the law, there's no adultery or disloyalty. Heaven has given us seven days; if we can't seize this opportunity to create a romantic affair, it would be against the will of heaven and the people would be outraged. Wu Ming's brain started to heat up.

  However, he soon cooled down. Wu Ming had a treacherous heart, but not the guts to match. Shen Ruo Xue was an ambitious woman, and if she didn't comply, all it would take was a few roars from him, and before long, the state-run labor camp coal mine would gain another wretched man who cried every day.

  A sumptuous dinner, two people eating quietly, no one speaking, not knowing what to say, the atmosphere is a bit awkward, and there's an inexplicable ambiguity.

  They are like two unrelated melodies on a staff, needing an additional note in between to form a harmonious tune; without this small note, they cannot resonate together.

  Shen Yiyang is not around, missing a thread of conversation, both want to talk but don't know where to start. Shen Ruoxi has no appetite, only ate half a bowl and put down her chopsticks, with a worried face: "I wonder how Yiyang is doing now?"

  Wu Ming mumbled with his mouth full of rice: "Mmm... don't worry, nothing will happen to her, she's already 15 years old, not a kid anymore, she can take care of herself."

  "She's not even his child, of course he wouldn't worry."

  When it comes to Shen Yiyi, they finally found a common language, and the conversation gradually increased. The atmosphere began to warm up, and the two people started chatting casually. In the end, the two even had a heated discussion on children's education issues.

  After finishing dinner and washing the dishes, Shen Ruoxi put on her coat. She sat down beside Wu Ming on the sofa in the living room and smiled: "I want to take a walk in the Purple Bamboo Temple."

  "Are you going?" There was this underlying inquiry in her words. Wu Ming immediately stood up and smiled: "I think a guardian is needed."

  The moon is above the willow branch, and she made an appointment with me after dusk. What's in the park? Besides the dark lights and small woods, what does it mean? Wu Ming started to get excited again, just reversing the car and knocking over a trash can, from which we can see that he has entered a state of mental confusion.

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  As soon as Wu Ming left the Taiyang community, he noticed a white van following him. After turning three corners, he could still see the van in his rearview mirror. Was someone tailing them? He glanced at Shen Ruoxi - who were they after, anyway?

  Thinking back, he hadn't offended anyone since coming to the capital city, except for not buying toilet paper at a public restroom two days ago and getting glared at by an old lady for half a day. Could it be that the old lady sent someone to cause trouble over a pack of toilet paper? That's too ridiculous! Wu Ming shook his head, he came because of Shen Ruo Xi.

  Shen Ruoxi seemed calm on the surface, but there was a hidden undercurrent. What secret was she hiding? Was someone out to harm her? The last time the company was smashed wasn't an accident.

  Arriving at the Purple Bamboo Garden, Wu Ming was amazed. Today, a New Year's garden party is being held here. Large red lanterns are hung high, and the trees are adorned with silver flowers. The crowd of visitors is like a tapestry, making it truly lively and extraordinary. Everywhere, lanterns and streamers are hung, shining brightly like daylight. It's even difficult to find a small grove of dark trees.

  Tonight's no go, even if he managed to successfully lure her into the small woods, just thinking about doing anything made him nervous and fearful of attracting onlookers. Wu Ming felt a bit down.

  Beautiful fireworks accompanied the Kongming lanterns rising slowly into the air, everywhere was filled with happy families, children's joyful smiles, Shen Ruoxi showed a hint of melancholy and said: "When Yiyi was young, we lived nearby, every New Year's Day I would bring her here to play, she always smiled very happily."

  Wu Ming could sense her emotions, and with a smile, he said: "Since we're here, let's have some real fun!" As he spoke, he grabbed Shen Ruo Xi's hand and continued: "Come on! Let's go guess the lantern riddles."

  Shen Ruoxi's face flushed with a hint of red, and she didn't pull her hand back, slightly shyly lowering her head to let Wu Ming lead her away.

  Guessing lantern riddles isn't free, five yuan a guess, and they're all pretty simple riddles. Wu Ming is ignorant of astronomy and geography, Shen Ruo Xi hasn't read many books, can be said to be truly brainless. Two people with low IQ spent dozens of yuan but didn't get one answer right.

  Finally, Wu Ming was in charge of covering up, Shen Ruo Xi secretly checked the answer on her mobile phone, and only then did she guess a riddle correctly, getting a string of wind chimes as a prize.

  Leaving the lantern riddle place, Shen Ruoxi picked up the wind chime and blew it with her cheek puffed out, listening to the tinkling sound, she revealed a happy smile, looking more like a child than her daughter. Wu Ming smiled and teased: "With your IQ, it's really a miracle that the company hasn't gone bankrupt yet!"

  "What qualifications do you have to say I?" Shen Ruo Xi hummed and said: "Yi Yi is smarter than you."

  They walked back to the parking lot, and as soon as Wu Ming pressed the electronic alarm lock, three nearby vans opened their sliding doors with a hiss, and over a dozen thugs wielding steel pipes rushed out, shouting menacingly: "Don't move! We're robbing you!"

  "Ah......" A woman who was taking a car next to her let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, crying out in shock and confusion: "You can have whatever you want, just please don't kill me."

  The woman lying on the ground with her legs wide apart, shouted by the leader of the thugs: "Thieves have their own way, we just rob! We are not rapists, please ask your mother to lie more civilized."

  Just as they were talking, Wu Ming suddenly picked up Shen Ruo Xi and took off running...

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  "Whoa! Hold it!"

  "Don't run!"

  Behind them, a dozen or so young thugs chased after them relentlessly. Wu Ming tightly wrapped his arms around Shen Ruo Xi's plump buttocks and sprinted forward. The two people's posture was extremely ambiguous, just like a mother monkey holding her child, and they were stuck together without any gap in between.

  Shen Ruoxi hugged Wu Ming's neck, her face red and ears burning as she said: "Put me down quickly."

  "Wearing high heels......" Wu Ming hastily said: "Put them down, can you run?"

  "But... " Shen Ruo Xi's face turned red as she said in a mosquito-like voice: "But this pose is so ugly."

  "Are you kidding me? We're almost dead, and you're still worried about posture?" Wu Ming slapped her buttocks and said hastily: "If we get caught by them, they'll make us pose in an even more embarrassing position."

  Shen Ruoxi wanted to speak but stopped, in order not to hinder Wu Ming's running, she took the initiative to hook her legs around Wu Ming's waist, this was a move that made people blush and heartbeat, indeed bold and fiery enough, Mu Xiao followed behind with a group of little rascals.

  Shen Ruoxi, with her head buried in her chest and a shy face, made Wu Ming's mouth curve up. This little woman was indeed cooperative, and if they were to cultivate together, it would definitely be very interesting.

  From east to west, from south to north, Wu Ming and Shen Ruo Xi ran away screaming, the dozen or so little rascals chasing after them had long lost their previous swagger, all of them were panting and sticking out their tongues.

  Hugging a woman and still running so fast, more than a dozen young thugs stopped in dismay, watching Wu Ming disappear into the night, but after a while, Wu Ming came back with Shen Ruo Xi in his arms, awkwardly saying: "There's a wall ahead, no way out."

  Wu Ming ran past a group of young hooligans with a swagger, and when no one chased after him, he couldn't help but turn his head back and curiously ask: "Why aren't you guys chasing me?"

  The leader of the little rascals waved the steel pipe in his hand and roared: "Damn it! Chase him for me! Catch that kid and trample him to death!"

  The game of chasing me has started again, Shen Ruoxi's breathing is normal, Wu Ming's face is calm and composed, but he says with a blush: "You bad egg! Are you doing it on purpose...?" As she speaks, her voice becomes shrill, "Be careful behind!"

  Wu Ming dodged the steel pipe flying from behind him with a lightning-fast jump to the side, and chuckled: "It's freezing cold today, let's run around to warm up!"

  "Stop messing around and run quickly!"

  "I think it's necessary to call the police..." Wu Ming chuckled and said, "Please fasten your seatbelts, I'm going to speed up, let those bastards eat dust!"

  Shen Ruoxi couldn't help but burst out laughing, took out her phone to call the police, and heard her laugh and say that she had been robbed. The female police officer on the other end of the line was taken aback, "You're laughing so happily after being robbed? Are you sick?"

  Wu Ming easily shook off a dozen or so young thugs and returned to the parking lot, where he put down Shen Ruoxi, flexed his arms, and teased: "Shen Ruoxi! You're really heavy!"

  Shen Ruoxi rubbed her numb thigh and muttered: "I'm only 50 kilograms, where's the weight?"

  "The meat has all grown in the right places."

  "What nonsense is this?"

  Wu Ming sneered with a smile: "Although the butt is a bit big, it's very bouncy!" After finishing speaking, he directly slipped away.

  Shen Ruoxi was taken aback, then let out a sharp cry and chased after him with the wind chime, angrily scolding: "Damn rascal, don't run!"

  The empty parking lot echoed with the crisp sound of wind chimes, and Shen Ruoxi's delicate face wore a smile that was both annoyed and pleased. For some reason, she didn't dislike the despicable man in front of her, even though he had taken advantage of her.

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