Why it never ends

Chapter 256
The girls chased after the actor, and everything became quiet again.

Su Lei let out a sigh of relief—she liked the exuberant vitality of these young people, but she really didn't know how to get along with them. Listening to their chats along the way, Su Lei probably couldn't understand half of the topics. .

Su Lei withdrew his gaze, and said to Roger, "Is that person who sang the 'surprise' you prepared?"

"Yes," Roger nodded, "That's a kabuki I discovered in the south of the third district half a year ago. It has a beautiful voice, and it can be said that it is astonishing."

As he spoke, he stepped forward to stand side by side with Hesta, "I don't know how Miss Eureka thinks—"

In the middle of the conversation, Roger's voice suddenly stopped - Hesta's eyes were staring blankly at the front, and two lines of tears were rolling down her face.

"...Eureka?"

Hesta slowly looked sideways, and Roger held his breath. At this moment, the bad mood brought about by the girls all the way was swept away, and he suddenly realized why he was so impatient, even if it was early tomorrow morning If you want to leave here by boat, you have to rack your brains to get close to this mercury needle that has only seen a few sides.

Because when Hesta looked at him, the power contained in those eyes always made him feel like he was in the moment before the landslide and tsunami.Her gaze was focused and deep, as if the entire outer world had disappeared at this moment... She could only see him.

Hesta said softly, "I like this song very much."

"We are really confidants," Roger muttered, he raised his hand, trying to wipe the tears on Hesta's face, "I heard this song for the first time, and I had the same reaction..."

Hesta leaned back slightly, leaving Roger in the air.

Su Lei looked at the two people in front of him in bewilderment—she admitted that the song just now was really nice, but...were you crying?As for?

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 with the other hand, she sent a message to Palan quietly: call Su Lei and talk for at least 3 minutes.

Ten seconds later, Su Lei's phone rang.

"Excuse me, answer the phone..." Si Lei turned his back and walked about ten steps outside, "Hello?"

Roger watched Si Lei's back from the corner of his eye, and approached Hesta again.With the meaningful look in his eyes just now, Roger became more confident. He stood beside Hesta, the tip of his nose almost touching Hesta's temples.

"What are you looking at, Eureka?"

Hesta smiled, and tapped the ground in front of him with his toes, "Look, it's already winter, and there are still ants outside."

Roger looked down, and sure enough, he saw many ants moving around the roots of the tree.

"Shouldn't there be ants in winter?" Roger asked. "Don't they hibernate too?"

"They don't hibernate," Hesta replied, "but they generally store food for the winter in advance, and then hibernate until the beginning of spring. Because of the cold winter, they are almost inactive and only hide in their nests—you see, even ants Everyone understands the truth, but there are many people in the world who don’t understand.”

Roger smiled, pretending to be very interested in this topic: "Oh, do you like ants very much?"

"Fortunately, I can't say I like it. It's just that when I was very young, my family was very poor and I didn't have anything to play with. I just watched ants to pass the time."

Hesta turned her head and looked Roger straight in the eye.

"Did you know? One afternoon, I found a group of red fire ants coming to my place. They competed with the black ants in the yard for territory and fought fiercely. I just kept staring at it. It was very... interesting."

"Really? Who won in the end?"

"……I won."

Roger looked puzzled, and was about to ask a question, but unexpectedly found that Hesta was slowly raising his hand towards him.

During the silence, he felt a cold touch - Hesta's four fingers locked firmly on the side of his neck, and his thumb and tiger's mouth gently stroked his Adam's apple.

"I took a pot of boiling water and poured it on them... all the ants died, but I had a good time."

Hester stared intently at Roger's neck, and she could feel his throbbing carotid artery.

"Every time I think about it, I marvel 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 took Hesta's hand with both hands, and gently rubbed the back of Hesta's hand with his cheek.

This time, Hesta didn't take her hand back, she smiled: "You are really charming, Mr. Gray, can I see you again tonight?"

"...Anytime, if you want, I am willing to appear in front of you," Roger lowered his head and kissed the knuckles of Hesta's index finger, "When do you plan to come to me tonight—"

"Not here, there are too many people in the viscount's manor, and some things are inconvenient to do."

"Then you want to...?"

"Let's meet at Roon Palace."

"Roon Palace?" Roger was a little surprised, "But the Duke has never been outsiders—"

"You come." Hesta interrupted, "As long as you come, I will have a way to take you in."

In the distance, Si Lei put down his hand holding the phone, and Hesta immediately withdrew his hand. She took two steps back, turned around and walked towards Su Lei.

Roger stood where he was, his eyes following Hesta's back, his heart beating violently.

……

In the afternoon, Hesta was lying alone on a deck chair on the second-floor terrace basking in the sun. Half asleep, she felt a shadow on her head. When she opened her eyes, she saw Palan.

"You are so leisurely, sleeping so soundly." Palan wore a pair of orange sunglasses, "I didn't sleep all night last night, I was busy all night."

"...Thank you." Hesta sat up, his face still a little sleepy, "Your reaction in the morning was too quick."

"Then call it fast?"

Palan walked to Hesta's side and threw a bunch of keys into Hesta's hand.

Hesta fumbled for the key blankly, "...what is this?"

"I have already placed the things you want in your room. One of them needs to be charged for 12 hours before use, and the other has already been adjusted. Please pay attention to the label I put on the box."

Hesta was stunned for a moment, and suddenly lost all sleepiness, "You have already—"

Palan lay down on the empty chair next to Hesta, "Look, this is called fast, a phone call is nothing."

Hesta put the key into the inside pocket of his coat, "How can I thank you?"

"Today is November 11," Palan said softly. "It's been almost two months since Hoffman received the photo on October 29."

She turned to look at Hesta, "You don't really plan to delay the last hands-on time until January 1th?"

"No, but I have my own rhythm."

"Okay," Palan stretched, "do what you should do as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)