I'm raising pups in a love game

By Brian Norris

After the ninety-ninth attack failed, Lu pear angry and throw all the river look card into the decomposition station. And then she... She was punished. After crossing the land pear and the young Jiang Wang eyes wide eyes. She was deep in thought, how to guide the male god of the young body? So she started raising her cubs

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brian Norris
• Release date: Mar 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9798869260154

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Chapter 1: Jiangwang 01

[Jiang Wang stood in front of the helicopter's hatch, looking lazy, the black eyes behind the goggles were calm and wave-free, the slightly upturned tails of his eyes did not appear indifferent under the fierce high altitude wind. He looked down at the layers of clouds, and his hair fell down in front of his forehead. After a long period of silence he suddenly looks at you--]

Want to skydive with me?

The crisp male voice was low and trailed off with a smile that seemed to disappear into the wind.

At the moment almost all of the young girls in the square stopped and tilted their heads to look at the man on the giant screen.

His eyes seem to be able to read people's hearts, and his knuckle-dragging palms across your eyes make you can't help but start fantasizing about what kind of surprises you'll get if you say yes to his requests.

Aaaaaaahhh Riverwatch is really available! But it's just hard to raid oooooo.

It's so hard that no matter how many times I go back in the file, his initial favorability to me is always negative.

KAM! I'm negative too!

Huh, all of you?

This man is fucking hard to get a hold of, but I'm still willing!

The summer heat stretches as far as the eye can see.

The young girls stood so openly in the sunlight that the shade not far away was instead empty, with only a few people standing in bits and pieces.

The blazing sun seemed to sense their disinterest and poked down more and more arrogantly.

And there was one person in the stagnant crowd who was completely oblivious to their excitement, walking with her head buried in the hot sun. Her thin figure almost blended into the shadows, tiny specks of light jumping against the white uppers of her shoes.

The clamor around her didn't seem to affect her at all until she was halfway tugged by an arm, Is this a new episode? Ahhhhh I'm going to go back and screw him!

The girl turned her head, excitement still on her face, but froze for three seconds when she saw the person she was pulling.

She ...... looks like a doll.

When she reacted with hindsight that she had pulled the wrong person, the girl blushed slightly and said, Sorry, I thought my friend was standing here. Hahaha your hands are so cold ......

Feeling really embarrassed by his search for a remedy, he was busy letting go of her.

Lu Li's blank thoughts gradually returned with the girl's words.

The road from the prison is very remote, with a wide view and few people, and the birds have been standing on the sparse branches all morning without seeing anyone. Here, however, there was a great deal of activity, and when you looked up, you saw the unspoken smiles between the girls.

Lu Li's cold hands also gradually warmed up with the voice in her ears, she should stand in the sunlight, not in the shadows.

She pursed her lips and shook her head, It's okay.

The girl's character was obviously a bit self-centered as she came over and asked curiously, ''You're also watching Jiangwang? Who's your first attacker? Lin Qingyu or Cengtou? Hehe, it could also be Jiang Yao."

To be honest, Lu Li had never heard of any of these four names.

She looked along with the crowd to the face on the giant screen that had taken thousands of girls by storm, and not being able to refute the girls' enthusiasm, she responded, I'm here to see Jiang Wang.

The girl beside me could not help but sigh, I think the first attack is Jiangwang's people are warriors. Eh, sister let's add a wechat, I don't think you're too old, you're still in school right?

Lu Li tangled for a while and took out her cell phone, I just finished the college entrance exam, almost... Already eighteen.

The two were talking when the girl's friend came back.

Lu Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and said goodbye to her.

After a long time the girl turned her head and gazed at Lu Li's fading back.

In this kind of weather passers-by are mostly carrying umbrellas, and those without umbrellas are heading for the shade, but the more she walks, the more she strays, and the more her whole body walks under the blazing sun.

It's a little weird.

But the girls turned their heads and put the matter behind them, continuing to watch the ads that had been placed.

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Yo, Pearly's back, visiting mom again?

Auntie Zhang next door, as soon as she heard the footsteps, lifted the curtain and looked out, her eyes turned, and subconsciously glanced toward Lu Li's hand. In the morning, she went out with the bag as is brought back.

The narrow stairs are hot and humid, and the same building in the old neighborhood is full of neighbors who have lived there for years and don't close the door in the summer, so they sit in the doorway through the light curtain, and when they hear the commotion, they poke their heads out and glance out.

Lu Li this moment has slowed down, slightly raised his head and slanting above the Zhang aunt glanced at her eyes are unable to hide the curiosity but can not open the mouth to ask, can only beat around the bush to test.

There's no malice in these neighbors, it's just that with this little building, there's not much of a secret.

Lu Li nodded, Uh-huh.

She didn't say a word about the rest.

Stepping onto the last step, Lu Li looked down and took out the key.

The sound of metal clashing in the silent hallway brought out echoes and Auntie Zhang's voice together into Lu Li's ears: Li Li ah, you graduated those review materials, notes ah should not be used, right? If it's convenient, can you give it to your sister Ruoxi, who will be going to No. 1 Middle School after the summer vacation, the same high school as you. This kid...

Mom, who are you talking to?

The little girl's voice was light and lively and seemed to wash away the summer heat.

The voices were getting closer.

Lu Li turned the lock and quickly responded, Okay, I'll go sort it out.

Pear Pear, come over for watermelon later!

Good.

Closing the door, Lu Li pressed herself against the door panel for a long time.

Auntie Zhang's curious eyes mercilessly cleaved through a situation she had nowhere to hide from.

When Lu Li opened the door holding a stack of information, Auntie Zhang was no longer at the door, and the worn bushel was placed on a chair. She had no intention of going in, wanting to put down the information and say goodbye.

The door was left open and the old building was poorly soundproofed.

The voice, which was not deliberately lowered, reached Lu Li's ears clearly-

Mom, do you think Pearly Sister is scared to live alone?

Why do you have so many questions throughout the day? Eat your watermelon.

Hiss, what are you hitting me for? I didn't say anything, it was meant to be, how scary it is to live in a house where someone has died, and it was her father who died. Eh, mom, you said that Auntie Ji Yue is usually such a gentle person, how could she kill her husband? Mom, ah - you hit me again!

Go back to the house! It's so annoying! You know how to piss me off when you're on vacation.

Lu Li narrowed her eyes, rested her mind to greet, crouched down and put the information on the doorway, and walked away silently.

Returning home, Lu Li eyes calmly swept a glance at the less than eighty square feet residence, familiar and unfamiliar.

The yellowed curtains, the torn sofa cover, the missing dishes, the operating refrigerator made noise. The noise fell on the silent room and turned on the clockwork inside Lu Li's head.

In this place, only the knives were brand new. She gazed at the kitchen's polished floor, cracks faintly visible in the tiles.

For a long time, Lu Li withdrew her sight, changed her shoes and went into the bedroom to look for information.

She doesn't like to procrastinate on things, it's a habit from her childhood, and when she's slow, she gets beaten.

Killing your husband is a big deal.

But it's okay, sometimes it's just smooth.

That's how Lu Li's mother, Song Mingyue, answered the police a year ago.

The police asked her why she killed her husband, premeditation or impulse. She replied calmly: she didn't think about it, she saw him at that moment and did it.

The story quickly hit the social news headlines.

Never before had so many people crowded in front of the dilapidated building. According to interviews with neighbors describing it, relatives describing it, and so on, it quickly festered in the city.

The principal of the first school is a good man.

Not a single reporter was let into the school during that time, and all students were instructed not to comment on the matter. Lu Li lived in the school then until the heat dissipated.

In all the interviews Song Myung Moon is a good woman.

Neighbors say she is usually kind and gentle, and relatives say she is quiet and introverted.

But such a good woman turned into an executioner.

Lu Li thought sluggishly, she would rather Song Mingyue be a good man than a good woman.

Even if the summer stretches long, it will eventually end.

Lu Li knows.

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After an evening shower, Lu Li lay across the tiny single bed.

His head was pointed at a whirring electric fan, the ends of his hair caked with moisture.

I don't know whether it's upstairs or downstairs conversations slipping in with the night breeze, the bright incandescent light is a little shaky. Lu Li used to the dormitory broken half of the fluorescent tubes, moved back to live for more than half a month or did not adapt.

Lu Li lived in the school for the entire senior year. After the trial, she never saw Song Mingyue again, and Song Mingyue refused her visits.

Until today.

Thinking of today Lu Li could not help but think of the girl he met halfway, took out his cell phone and tapped WeChat.

The class group's messages swiped another 493, and further down was the girl's avatar, followed by a couple of messages from relatives a week ago that Lu Li didn't reply to.

Lu Li clicked on her friend circle. The clear sky on a certain day, the docile kitten on the roadside, the cool summer cold drink, these bits and pieces filled the girl's life, very different from hers.

And the first one at the top of the circle of friends is positioned exactly where they met in the afternoon.

The person in the photo is Jiang Wang.

Is it someone from the anime?

Lu Li thought absently and continued to brush down.

Forwarding -

[The love game Raiders of my Heart has taken the world by storm in just half a year after its public beta, and this afternoon DreamWorks Culture Ltd. revealed part of the plot of Gangwang's newest card unlock ...]

Almost all the retweets in her circle of friends are about this love game.

Lu Li opened Weibo and typed in the search bar, Raiders of my heart.

Real-time tweets carry new words.

# Raiders of my heart Riverwatch #

The content located in the first post has been retweeted over 5,000.

[# Raiders of my heart Jiangwang # Jiangwang kill me ah ah ah, goodwill also kill me!!!! Initial favorability is negative even if, brush half a lifetime has not broken 10 ah ah ah ah, I died violently.]

Turns out this game is so hot.

Lu Li swiped down a few more entries and realized one of the reasons why this game was hot.

There are five card characters in Raid My Heart, and the first player who reaches 100% progress in the Raid will receive a reward for the card characters, each of the five card characters corresponds to a different reward.

One of the hottest card characters is Jiang Wang.

Aside from the card setup, his corresponding reward is the most attractive: granting your wish.

There had been a comment under the official blog asking about the scope of this wish.

There are those who want five million dollars, those who want a house, and those who want to enter the entertainment industry and make a movie.

The official blog's answer was short and strong: yes.

Just ask your wish and DreamWorks fulfills it.

Lu Li was surprised to look down, the game is even very thoughtful to set up a competitive mode and life mode, whether it is to build your future with the card characters or to explore the past of the card characters by your choice.

Riverwatch.

Lu Li silently recited these two words, replaying them over and over again in her mind: grant your wish.

She could feel her heart beating vaguely faster as a thought, hidden in the deepest recesses of her mind, began to probe outward.

Ghostly, Lu Li opened the store and downloaded Raiders of My Heart.

No internet at home, only two bars of signal, and the loading bar took a long time to spin up before it downloaded successfully.

The moisture in the ends of her hair had long since been dried by the fan and the summer heat.

Lu Li adjusted her position to sleep back on the pillow, and the harsh light seemed to dim a bit.

Click on the game, after a short gentle piano music rang a gentle female voice: Welcome to the Raiders of my heart, to play the game requires you to bind the ID card, one person, one card shall not be changed.

Lu Li saw a sentence pop up on the interface.

[Please make sure you are over eighteen.]

Coincidentally, today is Lu Li's eighteenth birthday.

She typed in her ID number and when it went through the female voice sounded again.

[Raid My Heart is divided into Competitive Mode and Life Mode, and may not be changed once selected].

Lu Li probably learned about the two modes on Weibo. Competitive mode, suitable for kryptonite players, and life mode, suitable for casual players.

She didn't hesitate to choose the life model.

[Please select your initial Raider character, multiple choices are allowed].

Lu Li was stunned for a moment.

The words ...... were vaguely strange, but she couldn t say.

The summer nights are sweltering, the fans are spinning rapidly, and the neighbors are still making noise.

The lavender curtains were wrapped in little curls by the night breeze, and the clear night sky scattered stars.

Lu Li lying on the single bed and the card on the Jiang Wang stare at each other, his dark eyes, and the square of the man's focused gaze overlap, she had a momentary trance.

The crisp male voice seemed to ring in her ears again, asking lowly, Want to rip off my heart?

The white fingertips flicked, a stone's throw away from the confirmation button.

[The initial Raider character you have selected is Jiang Wang, do you confirm?]

[Acknowledged.]

Chapter 2: Jiangwang 02

The next day.

Raiders of my heart super talk has exploded, all the people are @ official blog asked this called LiLi" five level trumpet is who, is not the system BUG, if not very likely to be open hanging.

The only intersection between competitive mode and life mode is in the arena.

The arena setting is one of the highlights of the game's setup, with the winner taking a random card from the loser (up to a limit of ten per day).

This is called LiLi level 5 trumpet with only two cards in just one hour swept the S war zone to SS war zone, some players roughly estimated that if there is no limit on the number of times to draw, she / he can get the whole 60.

After ten, no more cards are drawn, and the battle continues to stack.

The reason why LiLi didn't continue to rush the SS zone was because the hosting time was up.

And set off this bloody storm party Lu Li know nothing about this, she finished the newbie task on the confused sleep over, until the next day evening did not care about the game.

In the evening, the sun sets in the west.

A corner of the building was illuminated.

Lu Li, who was ready to leave after eating at her uncle's house, was shouted at the door by her grandmother - she had been hiding for half a month and still hadn't managed to escape, and her uncle had moved out of her grandmother.

Originally strong and sturdy old man, at this time has been slightly stooped, intimacy said a whole year late chanting: Li Li ah, your father is gone, your mother is in jail. What's wrong with moving to your uncle's house and letting him take care of you, Grandma often comes to see you.

Lu Li had heard such words several times and knew exactly what to do at this moment.

She pursed her lips and reached out to hold her grandmother's hand, explaining as if she didn't know what to do, Grandma, but my little aunt and uncle want me to go over and live there, I ...... don't know what to do.

Upon hearing this, Grandma's face did change.

She clutched Lu Li's hand, nervous: Your aunt's side can not go, your mom but your father ...... your brother-in-law aunt when to contact you? And what did you say?

Lu Li told the truth.

Grandmother's face was uncertain, patted the back of her hand, Okay, go back first, this matter will be discussed in two days. In the future, come over for dinner when uncle asks you to, don't be afraid, it's all family.

Watching her grandmother's figure disappear up the steps, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief.

No one cared about her when the accident happened last year, but this year it was hilarious to learn that she got an insurance settlement from Lu Changqing.

She knew the character of her aunt and uncle, and the matter would not come to an end without a week's quarrel.

In a week's time, she will leave Jiangcheng.

All their calculations will fall through.

It was nearly seven o'clock when I got home.

Lu Li went into the bathroom to take a shower and returned to her room half an hour later holding her long dripping hair.

Her room had no air conditioning. Lu Li suspected it was hot and didn't want to use a hair dryer, so she lay on her small desk and blew on the electric fan, her translucent almond eyes unfocused as she gazed out the window, the gauze window casting a foggy filter on the night sky.

The cell phone vibrated extra loud on the old wooden table.

Lu Li took her cell phone and looked at it, it was the girl she met in the square yesterday.

[R: LiLi! I noticed that your wechat name is exactly the same as the player who was favored by the God of Luck today, it can't be you, can it????]

[LiLi: Lucky Player?]

[R:! I can't believe you don't know about something this big, wait, I'll forward it to you].

She retweeted Lu Li a statement that came out this afternoon from the official Twitter account of Raiders of Your Heart.

To the players:

After system checking, level 5 account LiLi is a newly registered player, and did not use any plug-in tools during the game, meanwhile, we ruled out the cause of system bugs. After checking, player LiLi obtained SSS+ class Jiangwang Card in the mission.

The comments at the bottom were all over the place.

[SSS+, it's actually real? It's the first one in the public beta, right????]

[I'm humanly stupid, this card is so awesome?]

[Ahhhhhh another new grain! Sister you go over the plot!!!]

[Jiang Wang is the one who crashed the diao, does anyone else have a problem with that?]

Lu Li froze, and as an afterthought, she opened the game and looked at it.

The golden SSS+ grade card was lying in her backpack, in addition to the ten gray cards, as she was unable to use these ten cards without opening the Character Raid.

Lu Li replied to R: It wasn't me, it just happened.

After replying to the message, Lu Li was a bit puzzled, her luck seemed to be extraordinarily good.

She asked tentatively, Are all of your initial favorites negative?

[R: There isn't a single positive one! There's even someone who hasn't broken fifty after raiding most of the episodes, this man is really hard to handle].

Looking at the cell phone, Lu Li was silent.

She ultimately didn't dare to say that not only had she dropped her SSS+ Jiang Wang card, Jiang Wang's initial favorability towards her was still 0, not negative.

Last night Lu Li finished downloading the game already to her bedtime, confused after the newbie mission she went to sleep, did not pay attention to this extra card.

Lu Li clicked on her home, a small estate.

This was the house she had been randomly assigned last night, in the suburbs, far from the quest location. The best houses were in the city center, and the worst were in the countryside, and there had been players who complained that this life model was too life-like, and that they had to wait for the urban and rural buses to go into the city to do their quests.

The newbie quests have all been gone through.

There were only two cards that Lu Li could use now.

Class A Riverwatch card: fireworks.

SSS+ ranked Riverwatch card: winter snow.

Lu Li hesitated for a split second and chose the Class A card.

Enter the plot.

......

Wojo, red light district.

The narrow, cramped alleyway divides the neon-flashing East Side from the silent West Side, where the clinking of bottles mixes with the sound of men cursing.

The potholes are puddled with yesterday's rainwater.

Suddenly, a thin figure darted past, sandals stepping into a puddle, water with sludge instantly splashing onto the man who had fallen to the side of the road.

Jiang Wang! Come back here! The man cursed as he raised his hand in an attempt to stand up, but fell back to the ground due to his drunkenness, Little brat, running so fast...

No one in the West End doesn't know Jiang Wang.

Not only because he was born good and cute, but because he had a pick-up mom.

A mixed bag of fish and dragons and all sorts of people.

The little teenager was scrawny but ran fast.

The small white face was stained with a bit of gray, the dark pupils were bright, and the lips were tightly pursed.

The undershirt he was wearing was soaked with sweat.

The figure nimbly burrowed into the alley, turning seven corners in a flash to the most remote corner of the Western District. The old streetlights were on and off, Jiang Wang's speed didn't decrease, and he crossed into the building with big strides.

The garbage piled up in the doorway stinks in the heat, and Jiang Wang takes this for granted, not stopping until the fourth floor to unlock the door and enter.

The water boiled just before leaving the house boiled and beeped.

Jiang Wang tiptoe carefully poured a cup of hot water, cupped and blew for a long time, was wet with sweat hair softly sticking to the forehead, dense hot air around the excessively long eyelashes slowly floating upward.

It's like the unbroken heat of the night.

The temperature drops and coughing sounds are heard in the bedroom.

Jiang Wang was busy going for the aluminum-plastic tablet plate in his pocket. The pharmacies were all closed at this hour, and he ran around for a long, long time before asking a grandmother for a slab of fever-reducing medicine without asking for his money.

Mom. Jiang Wang pushed open the door to his room.

The woman lying on the bed struggled to open her eyes and asked, How much?

Jiang Wang broke out the pills and wasted a lot of effort feeding them to her before answering, No money.

Jiang Lian wrinkled her brow and swallowed the medicine, then stared at the small curve on her son's lips and said, Jiang Wang, how many times have I told you that you can't smile at others.

The curve at the corners of the young teenager's lips tensed, and he reluctantly responded in a small voice, You're no one else.

Jiang Lian snorted lightly and muttered, Brat, not long for memory.

Drinking the entire glass of water on Jiang Wang's hand before suppressing the astringent feeling between her tongue, she sank a sigh of relief to survey her son, lifting her hand to wipe away the smudge of ash from his cheeks, Fell down?

No.

Did you eat?

Eat.

After a few questions sleepiness flooded in.

Jiang Lian was already groggy and fell asleep with a tilt of her head.

The messy, cramped room was piled high with disorganized clothes.

Jiang Wang sat on the edge of the bed and watched Jiang Lian, his small hand touching her hot side, thinking how nice it would be if his mom could come home earlier every day. He wanted to grow up quickly so he could take care of her.

After a long time, Jiang Wang got up and cleaned up his room.

The thin figure moved silently around the room like a little mouse hiding in the shadows, folding clothes and then cleaning the room as the dull moonlight shone in through the narrow windows.

It was well past midnight.

Jiang Wang looked sideways at the unclosed window and thoughtfully ran to it again in an attempt to close it.

Suddenly, bang a loud sound from not far away, Jiang Wang just to explore the body, frozen, fireworks like a meteor to the dark night lit up, obscuring the light of the stars.

Jiang Wang's heart seemed to explode as well.

He stared blankly at the sky, his first reaction was to wake Jiang Lian up, but he swallowed his words as they reached his mouth.

In the end, Jiang Wang just tiptoed to close the window and left the room.

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[LiLi, do you choose to light the fireworks for Jiang Wang?]

[Yes.]

......

Summer is long in reality, and a snap of the fingers in the game.

This week Lu Li was busy with moving things during the day, and at night, after taking a shower, she lay in bed to go through the drama. She and Jiang Wang had watched fireworks together, caught fireflies, chased away drunks and bad kids who bullied him for him, and so on.

The heat subsides, the fruitfulness fills the branches, and the earth is silent.

The day Lu Li pushed his suitcase to the high speed train station, it snowed in the game.

She sat by the window seat staring blankly out the window, more than ten years of memories as if frozen, the brain is blank, what emotions are not, the only clear, is that day she saw Song Mingyue.

It was the hottest time in July.

The visiting room was hot and dry, and the sun shone through the high windows. A day like that only half illuminated the room, and they stared at each other in the shadows.

The woman's face was stoic, her eyes calm.

Between her eyebrows was a relief that Lu Li rarely saw on her face.

Thick glass was erected between them, and Song Mingyue let her go.

Lu Li asks her what to do.

The woman only smiled at her.

Lu Li stared at her in a daze, and suddenly shed a tear, which was as light as a feather, and was instantly drowned by the summer air.

This is the first time she has cried in a whole year. Not when Lu Changqing died, not when Song Mingyue was arrested, but now, Lu Li looked at the woman in front of her eyes to break the past seventeen years of mother image tears.

Separated by a wall, spanning the most insurmountable distance, the hearts of mother and daughter have never been so close.

Song Mingyue finally turned into her most desired appearance as she wished.

No longer Lu Li's mother, Lu Changqing's wife, just herself.

Between the dryness and the murmur of voices, Lu Li heard her own extremely clear voice as she said, Good.

Hello travelers, welcome to this train. This train is traveling from River City to North City ......

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief, slowing down with the blaring radio, and hesitantly opened the game. This week she felt like she was trying to raise a child, and not to mention raiding or not raiding, she had gotten stuck at the same level ninety-eight times.

Lu Li has a slight case of OCD and has been unlocking episodes by card rank these days. I thought that after unlocking the A-ranked cards, I would be able to go ahead and unlock the SSS+ cards, but then cards of varying grades dropped, and it was late for the SSS+ turn.

Once you pass this level, Lu Li can go ahead and unlock SSS+ cards.

She looked at the snow falling on the screen and rejoined the mission.

[Jiang Wang once again refused the duvet you gave him, so you ()]

Lu Li never thought that there were fill-in-the-blank questions in this game.

She even went and searched for the pass strategy, and it turns out that no one has fully unlocked this card plot, and they're all stuck at 98%.

What would be the trigger keyword?

Lu Li tried to enter again: secretly left the duvet on Jiang Wang's doorstep.

System alert: [This card strategy failed.]

Lu Li: ......

How can this little guy be so difficult.

She poked Jiang Wang's small face on the screen and sighed, turning to open the SSS+ deck. This card showed Jiang Wang with his back to her, sitting barefoot in the snow, a thin layer of snow already on his hair.

CARD ALERT: Jiang Wang's mother dies.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment as she looked at the line.

The train starts.

After a few seconds, Lu Li exited the card interface and threw all the Jiangwang Cards into the decomposition station.

She didn't want to rip off Riverwatch.

Lu Li did not have the heart to continue to play the game, put away the phone to look out the window.

Dwarf mountains abutted each other, the emerald colors were half thick and half light, and the clouds came in like ocean waves. On the sparse and open sky there suddenly gathered a large and thick

clouds and the sky turned steeply from light to dark.

The thunder came faster than the rain, and the lightning suddenly exploded, striking straight in Lu Li's direction.

Lu Li subconsciously closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the image in front of her made her half-reflect-

Light, soft clouds drifted slowly, and cows mooed across the farmland.

A small wooden sign stands not far from the track: home of LiLi.

Lu Li:?

Chapter 3: Jiangwang 03

Little girl, here's the station!

The enthusiastic driver uncle didn't forget to remind Lu Li.

Lu Li hurriedly got up with her small schoolbag on her back and responded crisply, Thank you, Uncle!

After answering the question, she ran towards the door of the car, just now she was so lost in thought that she almost forgot about getting out of the car.

Driver from the rearview mirror looked at this bouncing little girl, the heart wondered, how such a five or six year old child in the middle of winter slipped out alone, the family know?

She was gone before he could think of an answer.

The bulky bus started slowly.

......

Lu Li sighed as she got out of the car and looked at her small arms and legs. Even if she was inexplicably thrown into the game world, it also turned her into a cub.

She couldn't even remember what she looked like as a child.

People come and go on strange streets.

The sound of the old bicycle jingling seemed particularly crisp in the clamor of the market. Even though it was winter, the old city was bustling with activity, and no one cared about a child like Lu Li.

Lu Li looked to the left and right and quietly opened the game interface to look at the map.

West End ...... West End, turn left!

When the sun rises the East End and the West End are completely reversed.

The West Side is waking up with staggering footsteps; the East Side is sleeping with neon lights out.

Lu Li relied on her small size, flexible in the slightly crowded vegetable market drilling around, this road is the closest to the western district. All she could think of was to find Jiang Wang, find Jiang Wang she could go back.

Yesterday, no matter how much she communicated with the little assistant, the little assistant just replied with one sentence: [The plot mission of this card has not been completed.] To Lu Li this matter was quite understandable.

Completing the plot quest means raiding Jiang Wang, and she will be rewarded for the quest after a successful raid.

To this day she remembers Jiang Wang's reward: grant your wish.

Intuition told Lu Li she could go back with this.

Thinking of this Lu Li ran faster, the cold wind raised her hair, her watery eyes skimmed over the fast-moving Jing, and the fur ball ball on her hat trembled like a small tail.

Kids crouching on the side of the road playing in the snow are everywhere you look as you enter the West End.

Snow fell for a few days, until today the sun showed its head like a handout.

Block 32, block 32.

Lu Li murmured in her mind.

Arrived!

Lu Li braked sharply and almost overran the car.

The security door of the 32nd building has been broken for a long time, and no one has come to fix it. Lu Li slipped into the hallway to run up, dim old stairwell than her home looks a little bit older, the wall is plastered with messy small ads.

One of them is an advertisement for a room on the fourth floor for rent after the first of the year.

Odd thoughts flashed through Lu Li's mind.

She gasped and stopped on the fourth floor, looking left and right, wondering which side was Jiang Wang's home. The background of the game wasn't detailed to this point, so she could only take her chances.

After a brief hesitation, Lu Li knocked on the left door.

She had little strength and had to shoot very hard to get noticed.

No movement.

Lu Li secretly put her ear to the door to listen, but the door on the right opened, she was busy standing straight and turned to look.

The one who poked her head out was a middle-aged woman, her slightly shrewd eyes glanced around Lu Li and asked, Who are you looking for?

Lu Li said, Auntie, I'm looking for Jiang Wang.

The woman nudged in the direction Lu Li was standing, Jiang Wang lives here, and hasn't gone out for a few days. His mom just died last week, are you his relative? Then you have to ......

Be careful, the woman's face suddenly changed before the three words were out of her mouth.

Looking at the door that suddenly opened to her left, she whispered, What bad luck!

Then he closed the door with a bang.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment at the woman's words.

Jiang Wang's mom died? But wasn't that Jiang Wang's childhood drama?

Such doubt lasted for a few seconds.

Are you from over there?

The small teenager's thin figure was no different from the plot. Only his eyes changed, a cold and defensive gaze that made Lu Li a little overwhelmed, and there was little emotion on his face.

Lu Li stared, ......

Her Raider character was still a cub at this point, still a cub who had just lost his mother.

The preparations I made when I came here are all useless at this moment, how should I tackle the male god of the juvenile body?

Lu Li wrinkled her face and explained in a small voice, No, I ......

Jiang Wang didn't want to listen to her and was about to close the door when his eyes were drawn to the familiar down jacket on the girl.

Lu Li only saw the little teenager in front of her with a look in her eyes, but she actually reopened the door and said instead, Come in.

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief and carefully passed by Jiang Wang.

She stood in the doorway, unmoving, and surveyed the place where Jiang Wang lived, smaller than her home, with worn walls and furniture, but neat and clean, and everything was put in order.

She turned to look at Riverwatch.

On a cold day like this, he wore only a black knit sweater with the cuffs off the line.

While Lu Li was looking at Jiang Wang, Jiang Wang was also observing her.

He hadn't seen her in the West End, and a girl like that is never forgotten when you see her.

Like snow, first snow.

Drinking water?

Jiang Wang looked at her calmly, his dark pupils dull, and his cold tone had no intention at all of wanting to ask her for a drink.

Lu Li gave a small shake of her head, No need.

Jiang Wang: Sit down.

After a short exchange, silence fell in the small living room.

There was only a single sofa in the living room, and Lu Li was still a little embarrassed when she sat down, after all, she was the one who suddenly came to the door to look for him. She thought for a moment and tentatively asked, Is someone looking for you?

Jiang Wang let out a hmm, My father's side is looking for me.

His eyes were fixed on Lu Li as he spoke, as if he was guessing whether she was related to the Jiang family or not.

Jiang Beixin?

Lu Li was a bit surprised, when she did the plot mission she roughly solved the background of Jiang Wang, knowing that in the future he would be the person in charge of Jiang. Just which Jiang is this Jiang, Jiang Wang's mother is also surnamed Jiang.

Over the years, Jiang Wang had been living with Jiang Lian.

It's just that there's no detailed background of Jiang Lian in the game, she only appears occasionally in Jiang Wang's mouth, and from the fragmented plot, Lu Li can also understand that they're not doing well.

Jiang Wang stared into the girl's dark brown eyes and asked, What's your name?

This year Jiang Wang had a secret that even Jiang Lian didn't know. He had an invisible friend, LiLi always appeared when he was being bullied, or at night, it protected and accompanied him.

Lu Li blinked, Lu Li, my name is Lu Li. The pear of the pear flower.

Although the male god in front of her was a cub, Lu Li obviously relaxed a lot, she was more willing to stay with children than with adults.

Lu Li.

Jiang Wang silently pronounced the name.

For a long time, Jiang Wang's eyelashes moved, not bringing up LiLi's matter, and turned to ask her, You know me?

Lu Li gazed at the little teenager's pitch-black eyes, for a moment she couldn't say anything, she didn't want to lie to him about this.

That's what she expected as a child.

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Lu Li pursed her lips, I know you, Jiang Wang.

Surprisingly, Jiang Wang didn't ask why and only said, Looking for me?

I ......

Dang...

Lu Li's words suddenly overlapped with the knock on the door, and a calm male voice came from the door immediately afterward, Jiang Wang, it's me. Jiang Nanwei, we met at the funeral a week ago and I spoke to you.

At this time in the inside Lu Li only feel this door plate really can not block the sound at all, the word is clear.

Jiang Wang must have heard the woman's words just now to open the door.

It was clear that Jiang Wang had no intention of opening the door now, and Lu Li kept quiet.

The two men were silent, waiting in silence for the man at the door to leave.

The man outside the door waited for a few moments as if he expected such a scene, and added: Master, the child has not moved at home for several days, I am really worried so I ask you to come and open a lock.

Lu Li: ......

She subconsciously looked at Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang's expressionless face finally changed a little at this moment.

He frowned and abruptly came toward her, tugging at her wrist and lowering his voice, Come into the room with me and hide for a while.

There's limited space here, so it won't take more than a minute to walk through.

But Jiang Wang was certain that someone like Jiang Nanwei wouldn't just go in and rummage through other people's things.

Before Lu Li could react she was picked up by Jiang Wang and stuffed into the closet, he stepped in right behind her, reached out to close the closet door and said in an airy tone, Don't make a sound.

The light was shut out of the cabinet doors.

Jiang Wang and Lu Li huddled together in the small darkness.

Seemingly afraid of squeezing her, Jiang Wang's entire body was pressed toward the right side, but even so, the two people were still closely together. Lu Li leaned in awkwardly, half of her body squeezing Jiang Wang, and the sound of fabric rubbing together rang out in the darkness.

Jiang Wang wrinkled his eyebrows, the girl's light flavor festering in the dark, warm fingertips running across the back of his hand, he subconsciously clenched his fist and hid his hand in his sweater.

The commotion of unlocking the door grew louder.

Lu Li couldn't help but come to Jiang Wang's ear and ask in a low voice, Jiang Wang, are the things at home okay?

Feather-light breath fluttered inside Jiang Wang's ear, and the frozen ear slowly warmed up. Jiang Wang accurately covered Lu Li's mouth in the darkness, Shhh.

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, his hand is so cool, like holding a ball of snow in the hand, want to squeeze hard and afraid of it falling apart. She subconsciously held her breath, suddenly remembered to give him the down jacket is still in the warehouse.

Jiang Wang's strength is quite strong, Lu Li thought in an untimely manner.

Jiang Wang didn't pay any attention to Lu Li, he was fully concentrated on listening to the movement outside, his ears pressed against the wooden boards.

They came in, footsteps near and far, one heavy and one light.

The vocals are intermittent--

Dad, said he'd be out, had to come.

Jiang Yao, Jiang Wang is your brother.

Dad, did Erbo really escape? Grandpa even went to arrest him himself. Why is Second Uncle so happy to be infertile, Dad, does infertile mean no?

...... Jiang Yao, is that what your mom usually says to you?

Nor, for that matter, anything else.

......

Jiang Wang clenched his fists.

Three months ago, the Jiang's cancellation of the marriage was in the newspaper, such a big business, even their neighborhood was talking about it for a few days. It turned out that Jiang Beixin could not give birth, so they were so impatient to take him back.

Lu Li quietly used her afterglow to look in Jiang Wang's direction and thought to herself, really anything goes, so Jiang Wang is Jiang Beixin's only son.

In the living room, Jiang Nanwei surveyed the small house, which could be considered as a house with four walls, and did not go into the room to rummage around, after pondering, she wrote a note to Jiang Wang. After writing, she even patted Jiang Yao's head, Jiang Yao, label your brother with a pinyin.

Jiang Yao muttered in a small voice, You wouldn't do it yourself?

Jiangnan Wei did not take care of him, wait for him to finish marking the note placed in a conspicuous position and carried this kid away, not forgetting to leave words: After the New Year and then bring you to see your brother.

After a long time, the footsteps faded away again.

The door slammed.

Jiang Wang let go of Lu Li and slowed down his movements to push open the closet door, landing on the ground with very light footsteps, as if testing the people outside to see if they had gone or not.

The seat beside her was empty, and Lu Li couldn't help but sigh: the little one was having a harder time than she thought.

She didn't think about him coming back to hug her either and crawled out on her hands and knees.

By the time Lu Li went out, Jiang Wang had already collected the note.

Nowadays, Jiang Wang even more precocious is only a child, Lu Li can see his struggle, he is not all expectations of Jiang Beixin. Jiang Wang does not speak only lowered his head is really heartbreaking.

Especially since he was born with such a white, well-behaved face.

Lu Li pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice, Jiang Wang, don't you want to go home?

It was then that she regretted why she hadn't properly gone through Jiang Wang's plot line, resulting in her two eyes now, and even on the game interface, Jiang Wang's goodwill and raid progress had turned gray and white, so she could only try to move forward.

Jiang Wang raised his eyes, This is my business, what were you going to say before?

Back to this topic Lu Li started to get a headache again.

She held her tongue long enough to stifle, I want to rent a house.

Jiang Wang looked at Lu Li with a blank stare, did this girl think he was easy to fool?

You don't want to go home right now, but you need to live, and I'll pay the rent. Lu Li quickly began to round herself up, And it's almost New Year's Eve, I don't want to be alone.

Jiang Wang's calm face finally showed some changes, frowning, Where are your parents?

Lu Li was momentarily stunned by these words, Mom and Dad?

Dad's dead. Mom killed Dad.

She remembered again the day she parted, Song Mingyue's calm face, her appearance was extremely unfamiliar. The memories of the previous seventeen years were all severed from her.

The old Song Mingyue is dead.

Lu Li heard her own voice, They're all dead and I have nowhere to go.

She gazed at Jiang Wang, realizing that he couldn't deny himself at this moment.

In this moment, they are all homeless.

Jiang Wang curled his fingers and made a fist.

He opened his lips, but in the end he couldn't say no, ...... Good.

Lu Li blinked and suddenly pursed her lips and smiled.

Jiang Wang averted his face, not looking at the small pear swirls on Lu Li's cheeks.

She smiles like a fool.

Chapter 4: Jiangwang 04

103 bus stop, toward the suburbs, a two-hour round trip.

Jiang Wang had acquired the information he wanted when he saw Lu Li getting off the bus carrying a small school bag.

He gazed at Lu Li.

This little girl's legs are really short, and the man standing behind her couldn't wait to push her. Jiang Wang quickly walked over before he moved, reached out and carried Lu Li down, his dark eyes swept over the man, his eyes touching.

Her body suddenly suspended in the air, Lu Li had a momentary trance.

All she felt was the small teenager's hand steadily supporting her, the slightly cool forehead brushing against her chin.

In just one morning, Jiang Wang hugged her twice, Lu Changqing had never hugged her when she was a child. Lu Li realized with hindsight that she seemed to like such hugs more than just Song Mingyue's.

Watch the road.

Jiang Wang took Lu Li's school bag and calmly reminded the distracted little girl beside him.

Her school bag looked bulging, but it was actually very light, and she didn't know what she had put in it. He weighed it in his hand and asked, Is that all?

Lu Li returned to her senses and explained, The rest of the stuff please the neighbor's uncle, he said he would find someone to deliver it.

Jiang Wang let out a hmm, Have you memorized the address?

Lu Li nodded her head and looked sideways at Jiang Wang beside her.

The soft sunlight shone on the little teenager's white face, his thick eyelashes like golden strings.

She quietly stood on her tiptoes and compared her and Jiang Wang's heights. They were about the same height, Jiang Wang was a bit thinner, and she couldn't help but say, Jiang Wang, I can hold it myself.

Jiang Wang was unmoved, Stay close to me. Also, there are three requirements for living here. You can't go out alone; you can't talk to strangers, including neighbors; and you have to talk to me beforehand about anything. Can you remember that?

At that Lu Li took a look at the attentive little guy and thought to herself, quite bossy.

She winked, snapped her fingers, and asked with a grin, It's about going out with you and having to listen to you, isn't it?

Jiang Wang glanced sideways at her arched eyebrows and responded, Yes.

Lu Li obediently responded, Got it.

Unlike the route Lu Li took earlier, Jiang Wang turned into the silent, remote alley.

The alleyway was narrow, the sunlight was blocked by low walls, and the steps were covered with pale snow. The road was uneven, and Jiang Wang slowed his walk.

Lu Li stepped on her legs, her eyes darting all over the place.

It's the shortcut, less traveled. The junkyard along the alley was covered with snow, like an abandoned corner dusted off. Rounding a few more alleys, they edged into the bustling West End.

It's just about lunchtime at this point.

The dense heat on the street side dissipated in the blink of an eye, but the food scent was left behind.

The children who had romped along the roadside in the morning were caught back by the adults, and there were forgotten toys scattered in the doorway. A few chairs were placed at the fork in the road, and the older people had already finished their meals and were sitting around in twos and threes, the pungent smoke gradually dispersing.

The life of Riverwatch came crashing down on us.

She could almost imagine the scrawny little teenager walking alone through the bustling crowd, his silhouette silent and out of place in this small circle of life.

Lu Li twitched her nose and swept over the old stores around her. Suddenly, she remembered that in the morning, the neighbor said that Jiang Wang hadn't gone out for a few days. She couldn't help but ask, Jiang Wang, have you been eating these days?

Lu Li. Jiang Wang's voice was cool, his eyes calmly looking ahead, People will starve to death if they don't eat, I'm a human being.

Lu Li choked, pondering the light tone the young teenager had just used, always feeling that she was being mocked. She muttered in a small voice, It's not like I'm stupid.

Jiang Wang didn't respond, just silently accelerated his pace.

Lu Li followed two steps and realized that he couldn't catch up, so he could only trot up.

Behind the clouds, daylight poked out tiny tentacles, wiggled downward, and burrowed back up.

Two tiny figures, one in front of the other, weaved their way through the alley.

The snow drifted down slowly and leisurely again.

.

The snow fell for a week and didn't begin to melt until New Year's Eve.

The usually slightly cooler West End is gradually coming alive.

Early in the morning, Lu Li was awakened by the sound of children's laughter downstairs.

She opened her eyes, staring wide-eyed at the moldy ceiling for a long moment, and sighed quietly - she was still in the game, in Jiang Wang's house.

Lu Li did not rush to get up, tapping on the game interface, the air suddenly displayed a translucent screen display.

She habitually clicked on the exit game button, and as expected, she was unable to exit. These days she also figured out that the young version of Jiang Wang obviously can not be cheated, simply honestly raise him.

At this point Lu Li was incredibly glad that she had chosen the life mode.

The small manor sent by the system is self-sufficient, the fields and pastures operate naturally, and the harvested goods can be exchanged for gold coins. Most importantly, gold coins can be converted into RMB.

Lu Li skillfully collected the vegetables and fruits, hauled the milk to the milk delivery station, the delivery address was Jiang Wang's house, and the gold coins decreased with a clatter after paying the delivery fee.

Lu Li looked at the number of gold coins in the upper left corner and sighed once again, it was so hard to raise pups.

Lu Li, get up and eat.

Jiang Wang's hoarse voice came through the door panel with a heavy nasal tone.

Lu Li sat up with a start.

Jiang Wang has a cold?

Lu Li haphazardly put on a piece of pajamas and ran outside, buttons askew.

Jiang Wang waited for a moment and was about to call out again when the door to the room suddenly opened.

The little girl slept well, her little face fluttering, her soft hair a little disheveled, her pair of almond eyes wide and chirping, she asked him: ''Jiang Wang, did you catch a cold? Is the blanket not thick enough? Did you close the window when you slept?"

Jiang Wang glanced at her, Lu Li, button up and go wash your face and brush your teeth.

Lu Li didn't answer, stared at him for a while, turned around and ran to the next room.

There were only two bedrooms in this small house, Lu Li lived in the room that was originally Jiang Wang's, and he lived in Jiang Lian's. The door was always closed, and this was the first time she opened it.

Neat cramped room, but clean and open.

The closet and bed were covered with dust covers, the dresser was carefully wrapped, and there was no sign of human life in the place, except for the quilt spread on the floor.

Jiang Wang sleeps on the floor.

The winter was cold, the cold was pervasive, and he actually slept on the cold ground for seven days.

Lu Li stared blankly at the neatly folded quilt on the floor, and for a moment she didn't dare to think about what kind of mood Jiang Wang had gone to sleep in the dark night.

Jiang Wang didn't stop Lu Li and stood still, watching her open the door to her room.

She was distant, only glancing at the door.

The atmosphere grew silent, and after a long time, she turned her head, and opened her mouth to ask, Why did you sleep on the floor?

Jiang Wang lowered his eyes and whispered, There has to be a place for her.

There were fewer and fewer traces of Jiang Lian in the house, and one day, her traces would disappear completely, and people would gradually forget her. He wanted to remember her, for a long time.

Lu Li reacted, not only she lost her mom, Jiang Wang in front of her also lost, the two of them, along with the home.

Jiang Wang, on the other hand, was only six years old at this time.

She pushed down the sourness that welled up and pursed her lips, Jiang Wang, you move back, I'll find another place to live.

There were many ways to approach him. But she was too anxious and subconsciously chose the most convenient way.

Jiang Wang watched Lu Li who said this, the sadness on her face did not seem to be fake.

Doubts roiled in the back of his mind, Lu Li came here to get close to him, but then because he was willing to move out, what was her purpose?

Jiang Wang hid his thoughts and moved away from the topic, Go wash your face and eat first.

In front of the slightly crowded small table, Jiang Wang and Lu Li sat opposite each other.

Steaming porridge wafted hot, small dishes were placed right in the center, and a bottle of milk sat in the corner of the table.

Jiang Wang raised his head to look at her, the little girl was bored with her meal, quiet, unlike the previous days when she asked questions from the east and the west.

He snapped the table, pointed to the milk, and asked her, Not drinking again?

Lu Li raised her eyes, her clear eyes looked sincere: I've already said that I don't like milk.

Jiang Wang looked into her eyes, Don't like it and still order it?

Lu Li blinked and said with a straight face, In the past, my mom ordered it for me. When my neighbor uncle helped me move, he told me that the contract hadn't expired. Jiang Wang, do you know what a contract is? Anyway, uncle said it means you can still drink milk.

Jiang Wang's line of sight shifted down and landed between her eyebrows as he took the milk, Don't order it in the future.

Every time this little girl lied, she would show this look - almond eyes wide open, eyelashes fluttering, a look of innocence.

Lu Li obediently responded, Good.

After saying that she was worried that Jiang Wang didn't like milk and coaxed him, Jiang Wang, drink milk to grow taller.

Jiang Wang unscrewed the cap of the bottle and looked at her, his tone slightly cool, You know that too.

Lu Li: ......

Forget it. Jiang Wang is still a kid.

After drinking the milk, Jiang Wang brought up the earlier incident, Lu Li, there will be someone else even if you don't live there. Winter will soon be over, I'm not cold.

Lu Li understood that Jiang Wang was right, but the time he had set was after the first of the year, and she was the one who had