Hong Kong variety show: Beauty and Bones

After waving goodbye to his classmates, Chen Yin turned around and slowly turned into the street that was so familiar to him.

This street is not long, but it seems particularly long to Chen Yin at this moment.

As long as you pass through it, you will reach that warm home. However, today's situation is the same as before...

The setting sun is like blood, dyeing the entire sky orange and red, like a gorgeous painting.

At this moment, a figure was leaning against the street, a cigarette between his fingers. Smoke curled up, blurring the man's features. The man seemed to sense something and raised his head, his gaze instantly locked on Chen Yin, who was not far ahead.

The moment he saw the person he'd been thinking about, a brilliant smile broke out on the man's face. At the same time, the cigarette in his hand, as if enchanted, deftly flipped over and extinguished with perfect precision, conveniently tossing it into the trash can nearby. Then, the man strode towards Chen Yin.

Seeing this, Chen Yin couldn't help but stop and take a deep breath. An indescribable feeling of helplessness welled up in her heart. She frowned slightly, staring directly at the man who was giving her such a headache, and asked in a slightly annoyed voice, "What on earth do you want to do?"

In fact, this is not the first time this has happened.

At first, this person always waited at the school gate for Chen Yin to finish class. But every time, Chen Yin chose to ignore him and walked home with his head down, completely ignoring his presence.

This man was sensible. He noticed Chen Yin's impatience and stopped pestering him.

But who would have thought that from then on, he would start waiting on the street where Chen Yin walked alone after school every day, no matter it was windy or rainy, without stopping.

"I just want to see you!" Xiaosha smiled bitterly in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged. He had never thought that he would fall to this point.

He wanted to force her but couldn't bear to do so, so he could only persevere little by little, believing that with sincerity, one day the girl would not resist him like this anymore.

"Now that we've met, you can leave!" Chen Yin said impatiently, quickening his pace, wanting to get rid of this man as soon as possible and return home.

"There's a new dessert shop opened up ahead, the food tastes good, would you like to try it?" Xiaoshao said with a smile, pretending not to hear Chen Yin's words to drive him away.

The dessert shop was indeed just opened today, and the owner is so cool.

Xiaosha specially asked someone to collect information about Chen Yin's preferences, hoping to cater to his tastes.

"Hmph, I'm not going!" Chen Yin turned her head away, her lips pouting, her words firm and uncompromising, leaving no room for negotiation. However, when she passed by the sweet shop, her eyes involuntarily drifted in that direction.

From a distance, the dessert shop looked quite spacious. Through the bright glass windows, one could see that the interior was quite spacious and tastefully decorated.

The walls were painted a warm beige and hung with several exquisite paintings; the wooden tables and chairs were neatly arranged, and on each table was a bouquet of flowers, exuding a faint fragrance.

At this time, there were already quite a few customers sitting in the store. Some of them were leisurely savoring the sweet soup, while others were chatting quietly with their companions, with satisfied smiles on their faces.

"Let's go, I'll treat you, okay?" At this moment, Xiaosha suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Yin's arm.

He looked at Chen Yin sincerely, with a hint of expectation in his eyes: "Give me a chance, so you can get to know me again. In fact, I am really not as bad as you think!"

Chen Yin was slightly stunned and wanted to break free from the big hand that was holding him tightly, but for some reason, he finally gave up resisting.

Perhaps it was Xiaosa's sincere eyes and earnest tone that touched her, or perhaps it was her deep desire for sweet soup that overcame her rationality. Thus, she half-heartedly let Xiaosa coax and pull her into the sweet soup shop.

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As she savored the sweet food, Chen Yin's mood gradually relaxed like a flower blooming under the warm spring sun. Her bright, curious eyes gazed inquiringly at Xiaosa, who was softly recounting his experiences.

Chen Yin held a small, delicate spoon in her hand, unconsciously stirring the amber-clear syrup in the bowl, as if the vortex could draw her thoughts into it. As she spoke gracefully, the expression on her face was like a dynamic scroll, constantly undergoing subtle changes.

"...Since I was a teenager, I lost the protection of my parents. From then on, I had to crawl around the streets, struggling to survive..." Xiaosa's words were low and slow, tinged with a hint of unconcealed sadness and helplessness. However, the plot of this story was half true and half false—he portrayed himself as a pitiful person with a tragic life.

"During those days, I was often bullied and insulted by others. Life was unbearable and I felt like I couldn't survive. Just when I was at my wit's end, I was lucky enough to meet an older brother who lent me a helping hand."

"But who could have expected that this kind-hearted elder brother would actually be a gangster. In order to repay him for saving my life, I had no choice but to follow him into that world full of darkness and danger... Afterwards, one wrong step led to another, and I fell deeper and deeper on this wrong path, committing more and more mistakes..." At this point, Xiaosha couldn't help but sigh, his tone full of emotion and regret.

"Alas, in fact, don't I also want to be a clean and upright person and do things uprightly? It's a pity that the dangers and injustices of this world have forced me into this situation. I have no choice but to pretend to be a ferocious monster to protect myself!" Xiaosha shook his head and sighed, stroking his forehead with his hand, as if trying to erase the traces left by the past that he could not bear to look back on.

After Xiaosha finished saying these words, he slowly raised his eyes and looked straight at Chen Yin who was sitting opposite him.

At this time, Chen Yin was gently putting the spoon in his hand aside, frowning slightly, as if he was lost in a brief contemplation.

After a while, she finally spoke to break the silence: "Even if you were forced to get involved in the underworld in the first place, why did you become the kind of person you initially hated when you later gained enough power?"

Hearing this, Xiaosa's eyes became more determined. He stared at Chen Yin and said in a deep voice, "In such a complex and dangerous environment, many things are beyond my control!" After a pause, he took a deep breath and continued, "So now, are you willing to lend a hand and help me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaosha suddenly stood up, took a step closer to Chen Yin, and said again earnestly: "Please give me a hand!"

Chen Yin was startled by this sudden action. He looked in astonishment at the man in front of him, who had once been so majestic but now looked somewhat helpless and downtrodden. He stammered, "You...what do you mean by this?"

Seeing Chen Yin's reaction, Xiaosa quickly explained, "I've come to realize the mistakes I made in the past, but now I really don't know how I can turn over a new leaf and become a good person again. So, I sincerely hope you can help me!"