Slay the God: Late Night Bookstore

After Lin Qiye hung up the phone, he stood motionless in the snow like a sculpture, his eyes fixed on the woman and the young man in the building, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Do you regret it?"

Zhao Kongcheng slowly walked behind him, put his hand on his shoulder, and after a long time, he slowly spoke.

"No regrets, this is my choice!"

Lin Qiye shook his head upon hearing this and replied with a firm look.

"This is our duty as night watchmen, to protect the lights of thousands of homes... Although you can't have the New Year's Eve dinner in this home, the door of another home is always open to you! Let's go back and have the New Year's Eve dinner."

Zhao Kongcheng patted Lin Qiye on the shoulder and spoke.

"I'm afraid Hongying and the others are still waiting for us in the office."

Lin Qiye withdrew his gaze somewhat reluctantly, and then looked at Zhao Kongcheng next to him, and Chen Muye and Leng Xuan in the distance. After a long time, the corners of Lin Qiye's mouth slightly raised.

Yes! There is another family’s New Year’s Eve dinner waiting for me!

The four of them walked back, leaving their own footprints on the snow...

......

Li Mingxuan was walking on his way home. Although it was still daytime, the streets were unusually deserted, with only scattered pedestrians and empty roads....

Because it's the New Year, are you all staying at home?

"I am back!"

After Li Mingxuan returned to the study, he exhaled a puff of mist.

After simply saying hello to Haoran, she went into the kitchen and started preparing tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.

His ingredients are more abundant, after all, his recipe was prepared several days ago.

Li Mingxuan took out some other ingredients from the refrigerator and placed them on the chopping board. The kitchen knife in his hand flashed with a cold light. As he cut quickly, the ingredients were divided into even sizes and placed in a bowl for later use.

He also pre-processed the king crab, trimmed its joints with scissors, then placed it on a large plate and drizzled it with minced garlic.

The large prawns were also had their heads and hollows removed, their backs opened and the shrimp threads removed, then put aside, ready to be cooked.

He also put the ribs into the rice cooker and stewed them.

There are also some ingredients for home-cooked stir-fries quietly placed aside.

As time passed, it became darker outside the bookstore, and the street became increasingly deserted, with only scattered lights still shining.

The rich aroma of food filled the entire study, and even Haoran, who was reading a book at the counter, looked towards the kitchen.

Li Mingxuan was holding an induction cooker with some large prawns steaming in it. As Li Mingxuan increased the heat, a sizzling sound began to appear in the pot.

The collision of seafood and juice brings out the original flavor of the ingredients....

Li Mingxuan cooked the sauce over high heat until it became thick, then turned off the heat, took the dish out of the pot and served it on a plate. The whole process went smoothly.

After serving the dish on the table, Li Mingxuan took out a towel, opened the steamer, took out the steamed king crab, evenly poured soy sauce on it, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and placed the dish in the center of the table.

After returning to the kitchen, Li Mingxuan simply cooked the pressed ribs and served them on a plate.

......

Braised spare ribs, steamed king crab with garlic sauce, braised prawns, pickled fish...

The entire table was already filled with eight delicious dishes, and the aroma was overwhelming.

"It's time to eat, Haoran."

Li Mingxuan came out with two sets of bowls and chopsticks and greeted Haoran who was still reading a book at the counter.

"coming."

Haoran nodded, put the book down, washed his hands and went to the dining table.

Li Mingxuan took out a large bottle of Coke from the refrigerator and took out two cups from the kitchen.

"Haoran!"

Li Mingxuan filled both of their cups with Coke, then looked at Haoran and said.

"Ok?"

Haoran picked up the chopsticks and ate a shrimp. There were still oil stains at the corners of his mouth. Hearing Li Mingxuan's words, he raised his eyebrows and responded softly.

"cheers!"

Li Mingxuan raised the cup in his hand and said seriously.

"cheers!"

Haoran smiled when he heard that and clinked his cup against Li Mingxuan's cup, making a tinkling sound.

"Happy New Year!"

Li Mingxuan drank the Coke in the cup and said with a smile.

"Happy New Year."

Haoran also drank half a cup of Coke, so he responded.

There were sounds of firecrackers outside the bookstore, and fireworks rose from everywhere, dyeing the dark sky with colorful fireworks, but they soon disappeared without a trace...

......

Peace Agency....

A long table, eight seats, and more than a dozen rich dishes...

Sitting next to Lin Qiye were Hongying and Zhao Kongcheng, and everyone else's face was filled with peace.

"Smelly Shonan, what's wrong with me eating a piece of meat! This is not called stealing! It's called tasting!"

"I won't bother you to taste it! Do you need to taste the food the captain prepared?"

Hongying and Wu Xiangnan were far apart, yet they were still bickering with each other. Wen Qimo was stuck between them with a look of helplessness on his face.

Leng Xuan and Si Xiaonan sat aside, feeling a headache looking at these two funny guys.

But as Chen Muye took the seat, everyone began to shut up tacitly, waiting for Chen Muye to speak.

"A lot of things happened this year. New people joined and countless challenges were overcome by us. We successfully protected Cangnan for another whole year! On behalf of the Night Watch, thank you all!"

Chen Muye slowly stood up, picked up the beer in his hand, and slowly glanced at everyone. His eyes were full of seriousness.

“I hope that next year, the eight of us will still be able to sit here and have New Year’s Eve dinner together!

Everyone!

happy New Year!

cheers! "

As soon as Chen Muye finished speaking, the other eight people stood up tacitly, raised their glasses high, and clinked their glasses with others.

"Happy New Year!"

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Late Night Bookstore...

"Hey, Mingxuan, this is the New Year's gift I prepared for you."

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Haoran took out a gift box and handed it to Li Mingxuan.

"My New Year's present?"

Li Mingxuan was delighted when he heard this, and quickly took it and opened it to take a look.

An emerald jade pendant was lying quietly in the gift box, with the word "Hao" engraved on it. Under the light, the jade pendant seemed to be shining with an inexplicable luster.

Li Mingxuan took it in his hand, looked at it, and then put it on.

He liked this gift very much.

"Thank you Haoran for the gift."

Li Mingxuan smiled.

Haoran also smiled slightly, and there was a cross necklace hanging around his neck.

The buzzing sound of cannons continued to echo throughout the city. Many children appeared on the streets holding fireworks and playing. The streets were filled with laughter and innocent smiles on their faces.

No worries, only happiness!

Li Mingxuan looked at the laughter outside the house, and his heart gradually calmed down. He just looked outside quietly...