With that said, Si Lei grabbed Hesta's hand and stuffed her into the passenger seat. Then Si Lei got in the car from the other side and looked out the window at the two of them.
"It's raining so hard, you should go back early. Thank you for your hard work."
"Okay... this is our phone number. If you need help during the process, or if any unexpected changes occur, please contact us."
Si Lei took the business card, stepped on the accelerator, and quickly drove away.
As the car passed two intersections, Si Lei glanced to the side and saw Youleka curled up wetly, like a drunkard who had lost consciousness.
"Eureka, fasten your seat belt."
After a few seconds, Hesta began to raise his hand to pull the seat belt.
"I recognized the car from the Mercury Needle Work Station on the way here. I immediately thought that if they were still on duty in this weather and at this time, something big must have happened, so I followed them - what a coincidence. skillful?"
Hesta didn't answer.
"Where are you living right now?"
There was silence in the car.
Taking advantage of a red light, Si Lei observed Hesta's reaction in the rearview mirror - the girl who was fine the day before now looked lifeless. Her eyes were like Tan Yi's sky at this moment, gray and without any light. .
"How are you these two days?" Si Lei asked.
Hesta remained silent.
"I heard Victoria talk a little bit about the situation at the Shepherd's side this morning. He was just like you, very bad. I guess he was blaming himself for what happened to Villefort, thinking it was because he didn't have any protection. The good Duke caused Alvira's death.
"...You too, Eureka?"
Si Lei looked at the road ahead.
"Victoria said that Shepherd has now been admitted to the hospital and is under strict control - because he is currently mentally unstable. Although I understand that this is for public safety considerations, but seriously , your internal rules at Mercury Needle are a bit unhuman sometimes..."
Si Lei glanced aside again - Hesta had closed her eyes.
……are you asleep.
The light turned green and the car started. Si Lei sighed and drove towards his apartment.
…
Half an hour later.
"This way..." Si Lei held Hesta's waist and led her toward the elevator unsteadily, "Oh my God, what have you done in the past two days..."
The elevator rose steadily, and Si Lei was temporarily relieved. She suddenly realized that it might have been a mistake to take Youleka home alone to rest. As the security guards at the two mercury needle workstations said, Youleka was in very bad condition—— She probably needs a doctor now more than a place to sleep.
Si Lei took out his cell phone and pulled out Victoria's number.
Her fingertips were almost pressing the dial, but Si Lei still hesitated - she knew that there was a set of almost strict rules inside the mercury needle. Although she didn't know the details, from Victoria's tone and reaction in the morning Look, the shepherds might be facing some trouble down the road.
The power outage dinged, and her floor arrived.
Si Lei put the phone back into his pocket again and concentrated on carrying Hesta home. Just as she opened the door and lowered her head to change her shoes, Youleka, who had been unsteady on her feet, suddenly straightened up and walked towards the sofa in the living room.
"Y-Yolai——"
Si Lei grabbed the shoe cover on the side and tried to stop Youleka's action, but it was already too late - Youleka stepped on the beige carpet in the living room with wet shoes, and every step left a clear mark on the ground. Shoe prints.
"wait!"
Almost at the same moment, Youleka sat on the off-white sofa in the center of the living room. Rain dripped down from her hair, clothes, and trousers, while Si Lei's hand was still hanging in the air.
Not far away, Hesta looked up at Si Lei blankly.
"Forget it...it's okay."
Si Lei changed into a pair of slippers - she suddenly remembered that this was not her own apartment, and it was not her turn to do the cleaning.
"Take off your wet clothes first...have you eaten?"
"...Is there any water?"
"Yes, yes."
Si Lei nodded, went to the kitchen, and poured a cup of hot water from the thermos.
Hesta took the cup, her palms pressed tightly against the warm sides.
The hot water fell into her stomach, and she felt sleepier than ever before - this place was warm and quiet, like a nest where she could rest temporarily.
Si Lei went to the kitchen for a while, and when he came out he was holding two plates of instant lasagna that had just come out of the microwave.
"Come over and get something to eat."
The two of them sat down on both sides of the square table in silence. Si Lei took two bites and found that Hesta across from him didn't move his fork, so she also put down the tableware in her hands and whispered: "This kind of thing will happen. Yes, I know it will be very uncomfortable if it happens to you..."
Si Lei talked about his past, trying to comfort the girl in front of him with his own similar experiences, but Youleka's eyes were always looking at the front of the dinner plate. It wasn't until Si Lei stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her that Youleka's expression changed. A brief change.
So Si Lei stopped talking - she realized once again that she really had no talent when it came to comforting people.
Hesta slowly pushed the plate in front of her, "Can you... come here for a moment."
Si Lei stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Hesta stretched out his left hand towards Si Lei, and then held the other person's palm tightly.
"...I'm so tired." Hesta whispered, she leaned down and put her forehead on the back of Si Lei's hand, "Can you keep holding my hand..."
Si Lei frowned and touched Youleka's forehead - perhaps because of the rain, she had not noticed Hesta's abnormal body temperature before.
"Are you having a fever?"
Hesta just shook her head, "I want to... sleep."
"Okay, let's not sleep here, okay, and don't sleep in wet clothes. Get up and at least go to the bedroom -"
Si Lei coaxed and pulled Youleka up from the chair. After entering the bedroom, she struggled for a long time and finally took off the sleeve of Youleka's right hand.
Si Lei was so tired that she was covered in sweat. She stopped and sat on the bedside for a while. In just a moment, Youleka had closed her eyes, as if she had fallen into sleep - but even so, she still held her hand tightly. Whenever Si Lei tried to temporarily pull away his hand, Youleka would always It will hold tighter.
"You fell asleep too quickly..." Si Lei raised Hesta's other arm with difficulty, "It's okay if you don't take a shower. Wearing dirty clothes to sleep... absolutely not okay, Youleka, please lift it up a little bit." Lower neck——"
As she moved, something like seaweed rolled off the bed and landed at Si Lei's feet.
Si Lei was startled and leaned over to pick it up - it was a wig.
Her eyes slowly moved from the ground to the head of the bed.
Eureka's expression in her sleep is still painful, and her signature hair color is also dazzling.
——The flaming red hair unique to the Hesta people.
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