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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"So, why are you here?" Li Yiming wiped his mouth and asked after reaching the end of the awkward meal.

　　"I used to attend university here. After graduating, I've been living in the area." Shao Xian said without looking back at Li Yiming.

　　"You live around here?"

　　"Yeah, I'm renting a place not too far away from that intersection." Shao Xian pointed at a residential area nearby.

　　"You live alone?" Li Yiming asked. After filling his stomach, he found himself able to think more clearly.

　　"Yeah. I've always been living alone." Shao Xian said rather bitterly.

　　"Hey, can I live with you for a while?" Li Yiming asked without thinking. His mind was fully engrossed with thoughts about Mr. Kong, Aunt Wu, and the need to find a place to hide from Eyegla.s.ses and the other groups of guardians hunting him down. With his mind so preoccupied with such concerns, he carelessly asked the question, not taking Shao Xian's reaction into consideration.

　　"What?"

　　"I don't have a place to live right now," Li Yiming said. In addition to the fact that only a couple of people knew about their connection, Shao Xian was also a local resident, so living with her would greatly reduce the chance of being exposed.

　　"How… how about we go to a hotel?" Shao Xian's heart raced when she stared at Li Yiming, unable to find the courage to refuse.

　　"We can't. Can I just stay at your place for a bit? It won't be very long." Li Yiming dismissed the idea instantly, knowing that the police would surely track him down at whatever hotel he decides to stay at.

　　"But…" Shao Xian's face reddened as her thoughts wandered.

　　"If it's too much of an inconvenience…" Li Yiming finally caught onto Shao Xian's hesitance.

　　"Oh no, it's not. I'm just wondering if it'll be too small for you." Shao Xian almost panicked at Li Yiming's change of mind.

　　"Are you sure?" Li Yiming asked.

　　"Yes." Shao Xian closed her eyes, too shy to look back at him.

　　Li Yiming and Shao Xian left the street food vendor's shop in a hurry. Both of them failed to see the taxi parked on the bridge above. On the pa.s.senger's seat sat Sai Gao, who tapped the shoulder rest as he stared at the sky.

　　"Li Yiming… So you are involved in all of this…" Sai Gao licked his middle finger, and the cab driver's mind was instantly filled with l.u.s.tful desires.