The girls ran after the actor, and everything became quiet again.
Si Lei breathed a sigh of relief - she liked the vigorous vitality of these young people, but she really didn't know how to get along with them. Listening to their conversation along the way, Si Lei couldn't understand about half of the topics. .
Si Lei looked back and said to Roger beside him: "Is that singer the 'surprise' you prepared?"
"Yes," Roger nodded, "That's the singer I discovered half a year ago in the southern part of District 3. She has a beautiful voice, which can be said to be astonishing."
As he said that, he walked forward and stood side by side with Hesta, "I wonder what Miss Eureka thinks--"
Halfway through his words, Roger's voice suddenly stopped - Hesta's eyes were looking forward blankly, and two lines of tears were sliding down her face.
"…Eureka?"
Hesta slowly looked sideways, and Roger held his breath. At this moment, the bad mood caused by the girls' noise all the way was wiped away. He suddenly realized why he was so impatient, even if it was early tomorrow morning. If you want to leave here by boat, you also have to rack your brains to get close to this mercury needle, which you have only seen a few faces.
Because when Hesta looked at him, the power contained in those eyes always made him feel like he was at the moment before a landslide and tsunami. Her eyes were focused and deep, as if the entire external world had disappeared at this moment...she could only see him.
Hesta spoke softly: "I like this song very much."
"We are really close friends," Roger murmured. He raised his hand to wipe the tears on Hesta's face. "The first time I heard this song, I had the same reaction..."
Hesta leaned back slightly, allowing Roger to miss.
Si Lei looked at the two people in front of her in confusion - she admitted that the song just now was indeed quite nice, but... did she cry when she heard it? As for that?
Hesta turned around and walked to the pomegranate tree alone. She supported the nearby tree trunk with one hand, pretending to adjust her breathing alone, and quietly sent a message to Palan with the other hand: call Si Lei and chat for at least three minutes.
Ten seconds later, Si Lei's phone rang.
"Sorry, answer the phone..." Si Lei turned his back and walked about ten steps outside, "Hello?"
Roger paid attention to Si Lei's back with his peripheral vision and approached Hesta again. With that meaningful look just now, Roger felt more confident. He stood next to Hestad, with the tip of his nose almost touching Hestad's temples.
"What are you looking at, Eureka?"
Hesta smiled and tapped the ground in front of her with her toes, "Look, it's already winter, and there are still ants outside."
Roger lowered his eyes and saw many ants moving around the roots of the tree.
"Shouldn't there be ants in winter?" Roger asked, "Are they also hibernating?"
"They don't hibernate." Hesta replied, "But they usually store food for the winter in advance, and then hibernate until spring. Because of the cold winter, they hardly move and only hide in their nests - you see, even the ants Everyone understands it, but many people in the world don’t understand it.”
Roger smiled and pretended to be interested in the topic: "Oh, do you like ants very much?"
"It's okay, I can't say I like it. It's just that when I was very young, my family was very poor and we didn't have much to play with, so I just passed the time by watching ants."
Hesta turned her head and looked directly into Roger's eyes.
"Did you know? One afternoon, I found a group of fire ants coming to the place where I live. They were competing for territory with the black ants in the yard, and they fought fiercely. I just kept staring. It was very... interesting."
"Really? Who won in the end?"
"……I won."
Roger looked confused and was about to ask a question, but unexpectedly found Hesta slowly raising her hand towards him.
In the silence, he felt a cold touch - Hesta's four fingers locked the side of his neck firmly, while his thumb and the tiger's mouth gently stroked his Adam's apple.
"I brought a basin of boiling water and poured it on them... All the ants died, but I had a great time."
Hesta stared intently at Roger's neck. She could feel his throbbing carotid artery.
"Every time I think about this incident, I am amazed at how cruel I was as a child... But it seems that the heart of a child is naturally immune to cruelty. Isn't it amazing?"
Roger didn't answer. He held Hestad's hand in his hands and gently rubbed the back of Hestad's hand with his cheek.
This time, Hestad did not take her hand back, she smiled: "You are really charming, Mr. Gray, can I see you again tonight?"
"...Any time, if you want, I am willing to appear in front of you," Roger lowered his head and kissed the knuckle of Hesta's index finger, "When are you going to come to my place tonight -"
"It doesn't work here. There are too many people in the Viscount's manor, and it's inconvenient to do some things."
"So you want to...?"
"Let's meet at the Luang Palace."
"Rohan Palace?" Roger was a little surprised, "But the Duke has always kept away from outsiders——"
"You come." Hesta interrupted, "As long as you come, I will have a way to take you in."
In the distance, Si Lei lowered his hand holding the phone, and Hesta quickly withdrew her hand. She took two steps back, turned and walked in Si Lei's direction.
Roger stood there, his eyes following Hesta's back, his heart beating violently.
…
In the afternoon, Hesta was lying alone on the deck chair on the second floor terrace to bask in the sun. Half asleep and half awake, she felt a shadow on her head. When she opened her eyes, she saw Paran.
"You are so laid-back and you sleep so soundly." Paran wore a pair of orange sunglasses, "I didn't sleep all night last night and was busy all night."
"...Thank you." Hesta sat up, her face still a little sleepy, "Your reaction was too fast this morning."
"Then it's time to call soon?"
Paran walked to Hestad and threw a bunch of keys in Hestad's hand.
Hesta fumbled for the key blankly, "...What is this?"
"I have put the things you want in your room. One of them needs to be charged for 12 hours before use, and the other has been adjusted. Please pay attention to the label I put on the box."
Hesta was stunned for a moment, and suddenly lost all sleep, "You have already——"
Paran lay down on the empty chair next to Hesta, "Look, this is fast, making a phone call is nothing."
Hesta put the keys into the inner pocket of her coat, "How can I thank you?"
"Today is November 29th," Paran said softly, "counting from October 7th when Hoffman received the photo...almost two months have passed."
She turned to look at Hesta, "You're not really planning to delay the last action until January 7th, are you?"
"No, but I have my own rhythm."
"Okay," Paran stretched, "finish what you should do as soon as possible."
