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The young man called himself Adam, but did not tell Rao Xinghai his Chinese name.

Rao Xinghai felt that this person's demeanor had a certain foreign temperament, although he himself did not know exactly what the foreign temperament was, it was probably the same as the young man in front of him, with unreasonable enthusiasm and undisguised emotional changes.

The young man looked very happy, and he kept talking about his life here excitedly.

He is with his guardian.Because the guardian was going to work here, he also followed.

Knowing that he was the same age as him, Rao Xinghai couldn't help asking a question: "Aren't you going to school?"

Youth: "Yes, I don't go to school."

Rao Xinghai: "Why? Didn't pass the exam?"

Youth: "I never went to school."

He smiled frankly, shaking the coffee cup in his hand.Rao Xinghai wanted to remind him to take off his mask, otherwise it would be impossible to drink the brown slurry in front of him.

But the young man's words seemed to hide some kind of secret that he could not easily probe, Rao Xinghai just nodded without saying a word.

He needs to allocate part of his energy to suppress the restlessness in his body.This kind of restlessness is very different from the excitement of facing Shen Chunlan or participating in a competition. He can feel his heartbeat, but he is not nervous or flustered. It is the joy of reuniting with an old friend after a long absence.

Rao Xinghai could sense the black mamba that always appeared together with the golden python in the past. It urgently wanted to appear independently, in front of the young man.

"...Are you a sentinel?" Rao Xinghai asked.

Maybe, he thought, the spirit of the young man was a female black mamba—a male would do, too, and he was sure his little snake had no barriers of choice in that regard.

The young man thought for a while: "I have a spiritual body."

Rao Xinghai: "I am also a sentinel."

The young man's eyes widened slightly: "Sentry... so you are really a sentry..."

Rao Xinghai typed his name on the phone and showed it to him.The young man read a few words silently and nodded with a smile: "Very good name."

The two fell into an odd silence.But soon the young man picked up a new topic: "School is on holiday, don't you go home for the New Year?"

"I'm celebrating Chinese New Year at school." Rao Xinghai asked, "What about you? Your parents are so busy with work? Won't you go back to your hometown?"

The young man stretched his waist, put his hands on the back of his head, and leaned against the soft sofa.

"My guardian is my teacher," he said, "Mom and Dad... To be honest, I don't have any impression of them."

Rao Xinghai's heart skipped a beat.

"I'm an orphan too." He smiled, "I grew up in an orphanage."

The young man was stunned.

"Orphan?" He leaned closer to the table, "Where's your mother?"

Rao Xinghai's face was a little cold.

"After she left me at the gate of the orphanage, she had an accident and died." Rao Xinghai didn't like to bring up this topic, so he changed his mind and continued, "I'm already an adult. I have to leave the orphanage after I turn 18, so The school is now my home."

He realized that he had said too many personal things to the young man in front of him.But Adam carefully protected everything about himself, seemingly revealing the details, but in fact Rao Xinghai didn't understand anything.

The young man tapped the cup unconsciously with his fingers. "Dead..." He looked at Rao Xinghai, "I am luckier than you... There are many people taking care of me."

Rao Xinghai thought to himself, is he a child adopted by foreigners?

"I also have many people taking care of me." Rao Xinghai said, "We are all good."

The youth smiled.When he smiled, his eyes were crooked, childish, but kind and lovely.

"It's so good to see you..." He almost babbled, but soon pulled himself together, "I'm going back to my hometown in the afternoon, and I can take off this mask after I go back, and my skin won't be allergic anymore."

Rao Xinghai: "Are you still coming after the Chinese New Year? Come when our boss is here, and you can drink his special coffee."

"I'm not sure, it depends on whether my guardian will come." The young man asked, "Can we exchange contact information?"

Rao Xinghai nodded.He even licked his lips nervously.Was this a flirtation?

But the young man withdrew his hand back again.

"Forget it..." He laughed again, "I might change my number, let's talk about it next time we meet."

He got up and grabbed his coat and hat.

"Goodbye."

Rao Xinghai sent him out, only to realize that the two cups of coffee the young man ordered did not take a sip.He brought the half-cold coffee back to the bar, and thought that one of the cups was his own, so he picked it up and took a sip.

A strong bitterness flooded into his mouth instantly.Rao Xinghai frowned, and poured out both glasses.He is really not used to this kind of drink with too many ingredients, plain water is the best for him.

There was a convenience store near RemoteStar. Adam lingered at the door for a while, and the person he was waiting for came out of the store, dragging two suitcases in his hand.

"Teacher Nie." Adam greeted him, "Shall we go now?"

Nie Cai also wore a mask on his face. "Let's go. At this time of year, there are many people at the airport and the security line is long. Did you go to the cafe? Bo Wan didn't chase you away?"

"He's not here," Adam replied.

Nie Cai hummed and picked up the phone.When the two walked to a shelter from the wind, Nie Cai frowned.The phone call lasted about 1 minute, and Nie Cai only said one sentence at the end.

"No girls." His voice was decisive and cold, "Get rid of all the girls."

The young man put his hands in his coat pockets, and he didn't speak until Nie Cai hung up the phone.

"Ms. Nie, why can't women? Wouldn't it be a good thing to get a female sentinel in the end?"

He seemed to be asking a question, but Nie Cai could tell that he was objecting.

Nie Cai sneered: "Yes, the number of female sentinels is rare, and they have strong combat effectiveness and adaptability. They are at the top of the sentinel guide group, and they are more powerful than male sentinels. But I don't believe this statement."

"You have prejudices." Adam said immediately, "Including you think that the role of a guide is not as good as a sentinel..."

"Adam, if I had this prejudice, you would have ceased to exist in the world." Nie Cai's eyes were completely cold, "What's going on with you today? Rebellious period? Did your rebellious period come too late?"

Adam said nothing.

Nie Cai: "I really don't want to punish you."

The young man's hands hidden in his pockets trembled unconsciously, clenched into fists.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Nie." He replied immediately, "I was wrong, please forgive me."

Nie Cai didn't respond, and turned to leave the shelter. Adam dragged two suitcases behind him.They passed the RS Café and he glanced over his shoulder.The sky was gloomy, Rao Xinghai turned on the lights, it was obviously much warmer inside than outside.

On the second day, RS Cafe finally ushered in the holiday.Bo Wan was only open for half a day, and the rest of the day was cleaned up with the last three people who left the store.After four o'clock in the afternoon, everything was sorted out, and he began to distribute Chinese New Year red envelopes to the shop assistants.

The red envelope was contained in a small blue gift bag. Rao Xinghai pulled the drawstring and found 500 yuan in cash, several RS coupons, and a small bottle of light golden liquid inside.

"The perfume made by my friend." Bo Wan said, "This small bag is worth 500 yuan, everyone put it away."

Rao Xinghai slandered: You might as well send me 500 yuan directly.

Everyone said happy new year to each other and waved goodbye.Rao Xinghai walked into the cold evening wind and quickly put on a scarf.The scarf was given by Shen Chunlan, and the down jacket was also given by Shen Chunlan. He was very warm.

Thinking of Shen Chunlan and what Shen Chunlan gave him, he suddenly remembered that he had never given Shen Chunlan any presents.

Rao Xinghai lingered and hesitated for a while, then turned his head and went into a nearby shopping mall.

At this time, Shen Chunlan was being coiled by his niece in an octopus position, and he was struggling to break free.

"I want to listen to my uncle telling stories!" Shen Han shouted, "I want to listen to The Little Mermaid!"

Shen Chunhong was chopping vegetables in the kitchen with a rhythmic voice.Shen Chunlan's parents went out to buy Spring Festival couplets and posters, so Shen Chunlan had to turn to her sister-in-law for help.

Sun Rui's long hair was tied up behind his head, and he was peeling the ginkgo fruit. "Icy, don't bother uncle, watch cartoons by yourself."

"The cartoon is about female mermaids." Shen Han hugged Shen Chunlan tightly, "I want to hear my uncle talk about male mermaids!"

Shen Chunlan: "..."

Sun Rui: "...Shen Chunlan, what stories do you usually tell my daughter!"

Shen Han: "Last night it was about the prince and the seven dwarfs."

The sound of chopping vegetables in the kitchen stopped.

Shen Han: "The dwarf taught the prince how to farm. It's so interesting. Mom, I want to farm too."

Shen Chunhong poked his head out from the kitchen: "Shen Chunlan, come here, I have something to tell you."

Shen Chunlan threw Shen Han to Sun Rui and got into the kitchen.Shen Chunhong chopped the kitchen knife on the chopping board, and said in a low voice, "What nonsense did you tell Icy!"

"A new edition of fairy tales." Shen Chunlan was at a loss, "Isn't that the book you bought? It's very healthy and harmonious, don't worry."

"Throw it away!" Shen Chunhong ordered, "Tell a normal story!"

Shen Chunlan was about to go out, but Shen Chunhong stopped him again.

"I have an American classmate who also returned to China for the New Year this year. He said that his brother is a sentinel and is looking for a partner. Do you want to..."

Shen Chunlan: "No."

Shen Chunhong: "I can't help you, the third grader, the third grader, come and meet with me."

Shen Chunlan became angry: "You didn't ask for my opinion at all, did I say you were going on a blind date?"

Shen Chunhong: "Is this a blind date? Can't you just treat it as knowing more friends?"

Shen Chunlan walked out of the kitchen.He didn't understand why his brother was so keen on introducing himself to someone.Perhaps Shen Chunhong was worried that Shen Chunlan had no one to help and support him—he was from the Geoffrey Research Institute, and he knew that in the relationship between the sentinel and the guide, if there was a stable and long-lasting partner, it would be beneficial to the "sea area" between the sentinel and the guide. "Have a huge benign impact.

But Shen Chunlan doesn't intend to think about these things at all now.

After sitting down on the sofa, Shen Han immediately came over again.Shen Chunlan held her in his arms and rubbed her natural curls.Sun Rui's hair is also naturally curly, and Shen Han looks similar to her.After watching cartoons with his niece for a few minutes, Sun Rui came over after peeling the ginkgo fruit.

"Chunlan, don't annoy your brother." Sun Rui said, "He's been talking about your partner all this time, talking about your partner every day."

"I'm not really angry." Shen Chunlan said in a low voice, "He just loves to worry about me. But I'm already independent, so I really don't need him to worry about this matter. Sister-in-law, help me."

Sun Rui stared at him: "Well...but you are so handsome, why can't you find anyone?"

Shen Chunlan really didn't want to continue this topic, so she had to lie casually: "I'm looking for it. How can the current sentinel guide still have a blind date? We all looked for it on the software."

Sun Rui: "Software? Jiayuan or Lily?"

Shen Chunlan: "...Lube."

Sun Rui: "Lubricating oil? This name is fine."

Shen Chunlan blushed at his sister-in-law's unscrupulous calmness: "Ah, um."

Shen Han looked up at his mother, then at his uncle, struggling to pick up the part he could participate in from the conversation between the two: "Yes."

Sun Rui smiled: "How many appointments?"

Shen Chunlan: "...At present, not yet."

"...No, your conversion rate is completely 0." Sun Rui couldn't help laughing, "Is there no one you can hit it off with?"

She carried Shen Han over, and asked the child to take a basket of shelled ginkgo nuts, and they went to the kitchen to find Shen Chunhong.

Shen Chunlan watched aimlessly the red-haired little mermaid swimming in the water on TV, and took out her phone.

Recently, on Lube, he only chatted with one person.

The mysterious sentinel who used a guinea pig as his avatar, so far he has not been able to find out his identity information.

【what are you doing? ] He sent a message to the other party.

Soon, the sentinel replied: [Buy a gift. 】

Shen Chunlan: [Who are you buying it for? 】

Sentinel: [Do you want it? 】

Shen Chunlan hesitated for a moment.If they say "want", will they have a chance to meet?

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Today is also the day when guinea pigs, a member of the star troupe, performed.

Guinea pigs stopped dancing and wiggling their hips.It's on stage, wholeheartedly stacking towers of hazelnuts.

Director Liang: If you buy it, you can buy it. If you buy it, it costs 10 yuan. You can guess how high the guinea pigs can pile up.

Shen Chunlan: I suspect this is a disguised form of gambling.

Director: You can remove the word "doubt".

In the end, the guinea pigs built a total of 32 hazelnut towers.

The audience named "The Story Begins Here" guessed the number correctly!

With a pale face, Director Liang paid the lucky audience a bonus of 1 yuan, along with a giant hazelnut tower.

Here's where the story begins: Can I touch a guinea pig's butt?

Director: 1 yuan for one touch.