Endless Silver Machine

Early the next morning, Aika kept her promise last night and got up early to prepare everyone's breakfast with Luoluo.

A few hours ago, the brother and sister recalled many past events that only they knew. I don’t remember who started it, but when I noticed it, it became this kind of atmosphere. Finally, Luoluo made this request jokingly as punishment for worrying himself.

Near the end, Ling and Wei Xi appeared together in the stairwell. Usually the two of them rarely leave the room at the same time, so this is a rare sight.

"Morning..."

Today, Ling's eyes were not filled with sleepiness.

Like Aika, she woke up early. When walking to the stairwell, Ling vaguely heard the sound of Aika and Luoluo talking from the hall. She stopped, and after hesitating for a while, she turned and returned to the room. It was not until Wei Xi got up that she Come to the hall with her.

She didn't look at the two busy people, but she still said hello.

"Good morning……"

Wei Xi, who was still in a dazed state, was pulled closer to the bathroom by Ling.

"Sister Ling seems to be in a good mood."

"is that so?"

Aika and Luoluo placed the steaming breakfast on the dining table. This was something they often did in their hometown, so their movements didn't feel awkward at all. Of course, Aika can only be assigned to the job of underling, and the heavy responsibility of chef still falls on Luoluo.

"Brother, you must not have discovered anything, right..."

"Huh? What did you find?"

Aika doesn’t know what Luoluo wants to express?

"Sister Ling's matter."

Luoluo didn't want to mention this kind of thing. If Aika hadn't been able to discover it, she would have felt inexplicably lucky. But at the same time, another irrepressible mood will quickly expand. So Luoluo often says things like this without sincerity.

"Ling..." Aika placed the plate in the center of the table in the hall and thought about it for a moment, "If there is anything different, it's probably that she is angrier than usual this time, right?"

Aika was completely used to Ling's angry look, so he could only think of it to this extent.

"Then do you know why Sister Ling is so angry?"

"Probably because..."

When they could contact each other, both Aika and Wei Xi kept silent about the events that happened and tried to hide the past. Although I think Ling should be able to understand the intention of the two of them in choosing this approach, it is indeed a selfish behavior. He solved the problem silently, indulging in this sense of satisfaction, without even thinking about the feelings of those who were worried about him.

"No, it's not like that." After hearing Aika's thoughts, Luoluo shook his head and sighed. "Although this is part of the reason, but..."

"Luoluo, the last bit of facial cleanser has just been used up. I'll go out and buy a new bottle later." Ling returned to the hall, "Is there anything else I need to bring back along the way?"

Wei Xi sat down on the chair next to Ling, and Aika's seat was opposite her.

"Well... since everyone is back, it's better to buy more ingredients and a bottle of shampoo." Luo Luo said and looked at Wei Xi, "Xiao Xi wants to talk to Wei Xi later. Let’s go to the ‘Moonlight Bath’ together. We started preparations for opening the store a few days ago, and we’re going to help too.”

"But I didn't receive it..."

"This is a verbal notice," Luoluo answered Wei Xi's question with a non-committal attitude, "So Xiao Xi must work hard with me there all day long."

Then she looked at Ling, who had been silently eating breakfast silently since the beginning, with a meaningful look. Ling also noticed Luoluo's gaze from the corner of her eye, but she did not respond.

In three days, the four of them will officially enter the second grade.

"Ling, do you need my help?"

Aika was worried about how to talk to Ling, and she didn't know whether Luoluo created this opportunity intentionally or unintentionally.

"No."

All he got was a calm reply.

"No, but, aren't there a lot of things to buy?"

Aika still doesn't want to give up. If it were normal times, since Ling said this, he would definitely not continue to persist. But now that she was rejected like this, Aika felt a sense of resistance in her heart.

"Are you looking down on me too much? I agreed beforehand that my physical ability is much stronger than yours."

There is a thorn in every word of Ling. After what she said, Aika couldn't find an excuse to go with her.

"Sister Ling... I also have something I want to buy..."

Wei Xi shrunk her body and squeezed into the tense atmosphere between the two.

"You guys..."

Ling had long discovered their intentions. The reason why the first sentence in reply to Aika expressed a clear rejection was to completely cut off his own escape route. Otherwise, Aika would definitely not give up, and you could guess what he would say next from his nervous expression. If Aika keeps insisting like this, there will be no way for him to maintain this attitude forever.

At this time, Ling couldn't even figure out whether he should say "I'm sorry" in his heart.

"Buy the necessary things first today. Those that you won't need for the time being, let's go buy them together next time."

Ling's plate was already empty, and she ate twice as fast as usual today. Because before that, she had been keeping her head down and repeating the action of putting the spoon in her mouth. She didn't think about anything at that time, and even the voices of the three of them seemed a little distant. Ling just wanted to spend this time as quickly as possible, leaving the table and hiding away from where he could see her.

Starting from the moment when she saw Luo Luo crying yesterday, Ling suddenly felt deeply confused in her heart. An irritable feeling spread in my heart. There was something I wanted to figure out, but I couldn't remember it. I feel anxious for no reason, but I can't grasp its source. This feeling became more obvious when she saw Aika, so she just wanted to end the conversation with him as much as possible, even if she was overly self-aware and didn't want him to notice her.

At this time, Lingcai experienced firsthand the feeling of Wei Xi who had been carefully keeping a distance from the people around her.

Is it so painful...

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Luoluo and Wei Xi did have "moonlight bathing" work to do, and Ling also left home early. Aika, who was alone in the room doing nothing, was thinking about how to pass this boring time. As if it had been prepared for him, the doorbell of the caretaker's cabin rang. Aika stood up from the upturned chair and answered the door. There were three unexpected people outside the door.

"Excuse me for disturbing you..."

This is not the first time Qiu Ke has come here, but this time her attitude is much more reserved. Abby and Xixi behind her were also coy, and they slightly lowered their heads instead of saying hello.

"Can... let us in?"

Qiu Ke asked timidly. It was indeed so different from her usual self that Aika felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

"You don't need to ask specifically about this kind of thing, right?" Aika stepped away from the entrance. "Is this the first time for Abby and Xixi to come here?"

"Um……"

"Sister Ling invited us, but we were delayed by other things at that time..."

"Sit wherever you like." Leaving them in the entrance hall, Aika walked into the house. He recalled Luoluo's way of entertaining guests and filled three people with half a cup of warm water in a guest cup.

The three girls were sitting on the sofa with only room for two people. It seemed surprisingly not crowded.

"Thanks……"

Qiu Ke took the lead and took the water glass from Aika. Because she had already been here once and Aika's attitude was very casual, her nervousness subsided a little.

Aika sat on another sofa, waiting for the three of them to explain the reasons for their visit. Each of them had expressions on their faces that they wanted to say something, but they seemed to be hesitating because they didn't know who should start.

"I'm here to apologize today..."

Finally, it was Qiu Ke who broke the silence. Originally, he was the one who made that suggestion, and he was also the student council president, so he had to take the lead in expressing his attitude no matter what. She was so determined that she bit the bullet and explained her purpose.

"Did you do something? Why are you suddenly apologizing?"

"I did it! Before you came back, Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming said it on the news. Isn't that the airship you and Wei Xi were on?"

"There was only one flight that night. Sister Ling knew it immediately when she saw the news."

After hearing Abby and Xixi's explanations, Aika understood what was going on. When Tebiri Royal Academy was occupied by armed forces, Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming had returned to the Bisi Empire and accepted an interview for this state visit. During the interview, she explained the high-altitude accident to all citizens without hesitation. The arrested prisoners were announced as unaffiliated terrorists. Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming expressed that she and Charlotte were safe and sound, and expressed her gratitude to the passengers who helped her. The names of Aika and Wei Xi were not specifically mentioned in the news, but when related to the time of the incident, everyone immediately thought of the two people who set off at the same moment, and naturally connected this incident with them. But by the time the news was broadcast, it was impossible to contact them.

After Qiu Ke came back, he learned the news from the two of them, and then he realized that Aika and Wei Xi had experienced such a thing before joining everyone.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

For a moment, Qiu Ke seemed to have forgotten that his purpose was to apologize. There was a reproach in her tone.

"I think saying this kind of thing will only trouble you..." Qiu Ke's unexpected accusation made Aika speechless for a moment, "And hasn't it been solved already?"

"Even so..."

"Wait, did this news come out late at night?"

Aika suddenly noticed something inconsistent.

"No, I remember..." It had been a long time since that day, and Abby recalled it for a while, "The live broadcast started around nine o'clock in the evening."

At nine o'clock, the armed occupation of the Science and Technology Party had not yet begun, but there was no way to be contacted, indicating that the signal was not blocked late at night. If someone had checked the PDA at that time, they might have been able to detect this anomaly and be more vigilant. But now I can only think about unrealistic possibilities. Thinking and doing are always two different things.

"Sister Ling asked Qiu Ke for the contact information of Principal Felice, but the reply she got was that you are all safe now and don't have to worry. However, the next day I saw the news about Tebiri Wang Lixue News about the garden..."

This situation will indeed make people feel complicated... Aika really can't imagine what Ling and Luoluo looked like at that time. This can explain why the two of them were so calm when listening to the explanations of themselves and Wei Xi. It turned out that they already knew everything before this, and now they were just waiting for the two of them to say it in person.

"I saw Luoluo and Wei Xi just after passing the 'Moonlight Bath'. Where did Sister Ling go..."

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