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    ten percent

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    Sufficient sleep allowed Liang Qian to stretch out, and his consciousness began to return. After seeing that the weather was good today, a mysterious plan suddenly came to mind.

    Taking advantage of the absence of others, Liang Qian took action and came to the hill behind the village. There were several willow trees that two people could hug. The thick branches lay there lazily. She hung her hair on the ground and let the spring breeze dress her up. The layers above blocked the sunlight. Standing side by side, she could see the grand scene of the village. If she came here at night, it would definitely be a beautiful landscape painting.

    He enjoyed the wind blowing over, which was warm and moist. There was a small stream under the hill with very clear water, winding around the village.

    He was just lazy for a while, but he didn’t forget what he came here to do. He picked up the dead leaves on the hammock between the two trees with his hands, and brushed them again with a brush. A person worked from morning to noon to get 7788, and he would be able to return to 70% of his previous state tomorrow, and the remaining 30% would never be restored again.

    He took the time to go back for lunch at noon. In the evening, he finally collapsed on the hammock from exhaustion. He lay there for a while, took out the wax he stole from his pocket, and smeared it on the zippers on both sides of the hammock. It instantly became smoother. After doing all this, he dragged his tired body back home. The table was filled with their favorite dishes. The hand he just stretched out was hit back by chopsticks. He endured hunger and washed his hands clean before eating the delicious meal.

    After disappearing for a whole day, Shen Luo asked him what he was doing. He just lowered his head to eat. The next day, Liang Qian took him to the secret base. Shen Luo looked at the same place as before, and most of the fatigue in his eyes was gone.

    “Were you here all day yesterday?”

    He walked over and got into the hammock and pushed it gently with his feet. The sound of wind came to his ears. Liang Qian leaned against the willow tree and said, “Of course.”

    “I haven’t been here for a long time. I almost forgot.”

    Shen Luo lay down in it, and the shaking made him relax a little. It was filled with the fragrance of soap locust, and slowly made him lose consciousness.

    The weak moonlight brought out the tranquility of the countryside. Unlike the bustling city streets, time here slowed down. Shen Luomeng went to a far away place, went around in a circle and came back here. Liang Qian leaned under the tree and the sound of fighting in the game continued. His phone was filled with spam messages, which was dizzying. When he was about to log off, a vx popped up. He subconsciously clicked in. He thought it was a group chat, but upon closer inspection it was from An Yu.

    He only asked, “Are you there?” Shen Luo didn’t know what to say, so he just replied “Hmm.”

    After finishing his hair, he stretched and called Liang Qian back home. The path was very narrow and dark. They could only see the path under their feet with the help of the weak light of their mobile phones. Suddenly Shen Luo yelled, grabbed Liang Qian’s arm, pointed to a place not far ahead with his mobile phone and said, “Where, there, there is something.”

    “What?”

    Liang Qian immediately became alert and looked around.

    “Just… right in front, it looks like a snake, I don’t know.”

    Shen Luo was so frightened that he couldn’t speak clearly and hid behind Liang Qian with a ferocious face. Liang Qian’s muscles tensed up when he heard what he said and he boldly walked forward. Shen Luo felt that he was moving slowly and held his hand tighter.

    “I’m not going, I’m not going.”

    Liang Qian wanted to shake off his arm, but he was a little too strong and failed several times. He could only comfort him in a low voice: “Okay, if you don’t want to go, then you stay here and let me go. Otherwise, we can’t stand here until dawn, right?”

    Only then did Shen Luo relax. He huddled together tightly, not daring to move. His eyes followed Liang Qian closely. Liang Qian bravely stepped forward and slowly crouched down. The closer the distance, the more clearly he could see. It wasn’t until he squatted down that he could see his face clearly. It was just a thicker wire. He picked it up and brought it to Shen Luo. When Shen Luo saw that he had picked it up, he immediately took a few steps back and swallowed.

    “What…are you doing?”

    After taking a few steps back while speaking, Liang Qian suddenly threw him in front of him. Shen Luo slapped his arm aside, and the things in Liang Qian’s hands flew away, leaving only a burning sensation on his arms.

    “You’re not serious, it’s fatal.” Liang Qian rubbed his arms and looked at him in surprise.

    “Who told you to scare me? I’ll give you a memory,” Shen Luo walked around him and said, “Let’s go.”

    The weather was not as hot as the dog days of summer, and the vacation was coming to an end. An Yu arrived in the classroom early, and put a layer of gauze on the desks and chairs that she had not seen for two months. An Yu had to waste all her efforts to clean them. By the time Shen Luo came, their desks were completely brand new.

    “Don’t sit down yet,” Xia Shuyao slowly walked over and handed them a pack of tissues, “wipe it, otherwise it will be dirty.”

    After delivering the tissues, she went back to concentrate on taking care of her little room. Liang Qian took it and quickly distributed the pack of tissues. He gently wiped five finger prints from the chair and left them generously. Shen Luo looked at the relatively clean tables and chairs and wiped them in a decent manner, and found that they were as clean as wipes.

    An Yu said, “Just sit back and relax, I’ll clean up everything.”

    Liang Qian, who heard this, said dissatisfied: “Why should you wipe it for him and not for me? You have too many double standards.”

    An Yu didn’t say anything to him. Shen Luo said proudly, “Just because he is my deskmate, why do you think so?”

    “Why are you so proud?” Liang Qian rolled his eyes at him, pulled the monitor next to him, and said, “Who doesn’t have the same deskmate?”

    “Monitor, my hand hurts so much. Can you wipe the chair for me? I will thank you very much.”

    After saying that, he even winked at Lu Ze, who was startled and quickly responded, fearing that he would do something even more outrageous.

    The classroom has returned to its usual messy appearance. There is a trash can full of discarded test papers, and it requires two people to work together to move it out.

    When they entered their senior year of high school, they seemed to have grown up in an instant. They knew that they should not be as mediocre and fish in troubled waters as before.Shen Luo was finally willing to open the math book in his hand, stare at it, and wait for himself to walk into the bowl.

    Jiang Wangshu was one of the people holding cups coming and going in front of the door. Her eyes would always sneak in. Although there was only a high stack of books, she would always leave with a smile on her face.

    In her own opinion, Jiang Wangshu is a coward, too small to let others know about her, but she is not afraid of others knowing either.

    The love in the eyes of a coward is just looking at you from afar in the crowd. You don’t know, but I only have eyes for you.

    The confession she had fantasized about countless times only existed in her notebook. She had said this sentence to her notebook countless times, but she did not have the courage to say these four words in front of Shen Luo.

    And every time she studies hard, she just wants to participate in various competitions with Shen Luo and stand shoulder to shoulder, as if she is satisfied just like this.

    Even if you can’t remember who she is after graduation, it’s enough to say “We participated in various competitions together” and you will be reminded of her. At least they have common memories.

    The senior year of high school is boring. There are only test papers floating in the sky and the countdown slowly returning to zero on the blackboard. Everyone seems to have entered a bottleneck period. This kind of life even makes people cry.

    The school gave them a night off for self-study. They went home to have a good meal, take a hot bath, talk about some happy things to their parents, and then welcome their senior year in a new state.

    Naturally, Shen Luo couldn’t go back and quarrel with Shen Meng, so he had no choice but to go back with Liang Qian. Liang Zheng drove specially to pick them up, cooked them a sumptuous dinner, and brought the two of them together. An agreement suddenly appeared in front of them, which stunned the two of them.

    “The college entrance examination is a big gamble. Since there is a bet, the bet is the 10% of the company’s shares placed in front of you. If you do very well in the exam, the 10% of the shares will be his.”

    Liang Qian’s eyes widened as he looked at the agreement on the table, and said in surprise: “Dad, you really spent a lot of money.”

    Only at this moment did Shen Luo realize that they really regarded him as their own, rather than caring with purpose like Shen Meng. At the same time, he envied Liang Qian.

    Liang Qian took Shen Luo’s arm and said excitedly, “Look at 10%, it’s done, it’s done.”

    Shen Luo looked at the agreement without any emotion and said flatly: “I don’t need it…”

    Liang Qian stopped laughing and glanced at Liang Zheng’s face, which also froze, and then pretended to be angry and put his arms around his neck.

    “What are you talking about? Growing up, you have what I have, and you have what I don’t have. Isn’t this enough to highlight your importance in our family? I guess if I will be kicked out of the house in a few years, you will be their biological son.”

    Liang Zheng took a breath and continued: “Yes, in our hearts you are our biological son. I don’t care what others think, as long as our family thinks so, it is enough.”

    Shen Luo’s eyes lit up with a faint light, and moved tears burst into his eyes. He choked and said, “Is it worth it? But after all, I am not your biological child.”

    Guo Rui looked at him and felt like he didn’t deserve anything. He walked over and took him into his arms and said, “This is also what I regret most.”

    “Well…”

    “How can anyone not like such a good boy like you? Even if the whole world doesn’t like you, at least we all love you. Just think of us as your parents, okay?”

    The last sentence was more like a sad begging. Guo Rui kept gently stroking the top of his head, rubbing the hair on Shen Luo’s head like a child who had found a home.

    Shen Luo cried silently in her arms, and his tears soaked Guo Rui’s clothes.

    “Mom.”

    This was the first time that Shen Luo shouted out these two words completely in his mind. Although the parents who gave birth to him were not in front of him, he recognized it from the bottom of his heart.

    “You are lucky to meet a significant other who loves you deeply, but you are even more lucky to have “relatives” who love you very much.”

    Shen Luo slept extremely peacefully that night, with no nightmares, insomnia, or stress.

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