Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

At first, Serena didn't react, but when Ashe moved a little more, she suddenly woke up, and quickly let go of Ashe.

At this time, Serena no longer had the solemn and stern expression of the past, her beautiful face was full of trance like waking up from a big dream, her eyes were even a little red and moist, she stared blankly at Ashe's face, raised her hand Come, as if wanting to touch the young man's cheek, but stopped when he was about to touch it, as if worried about bursting a beautiful but illusory bubble.

She didn't say a word, but whether it was her trembling palms or her pursed lips, they all showed her extremely boiling emotions.

Ashe smiled helplessly, pressed her hand with her hand, pressed it against her face, and rubbed it lightly.

"It's not a dream, nor a hallucination, it's really me." Ashe smiled and said: "Okay, don't stand here in a daze, don't you invite me to go in and do it?"

Saria woke up again, staring closely at Ashe's eyes, her lips trembling, but she still didn't speak, but she still obeyed Ashe's words, took his hand, and walked into the room.

With the sound of the door being locked, Ashe looked around the room. This is a business suite with a living room. He walked to the sofa in front of the coffee table and sat down. He poured a cup of tea for himself and Sereya, Take a sip.

Saria followed closely behind, hesitated for a moment, and sat in front of him, her eyes still fixed on Ashe's face, never leaving for a moment.

"How...how did you know I was here?"

Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer, and asked the first question, as if she was still worried that she was dreaming, and wanted to figure out the logic of the whole thing.

"I'm working in Rhode Island." Ashe spread her hands, "The doctor told me that you are coming to work, and she also knows about our relationship. As soon as you arrived, she emailed me .”

"What?" The news was far beyond Serena's expectations, she was stunned, but quickly realized: "Then Hemo—"

"I just saw her and Ifrit two days ago." Ashe smiled: "Don't worry, I know that the relationship between you is not very good, I didn't mention you to Hemo thing."

"Oh..." Serena looked relieved. She was holding the tea but didn't drink it. She stared at the mouth of the cup and became slightly dazed again.

Ash thought she would ask how Hemo and Ifrit were doing, but what she said next made him slightly startled.

"Can I...can you sit by your side?" Serena lowered her eyes and said softly without looking directly into Ashe's eyes.

"Of course." Ashe was in a delicate mood. He thought about it, and without waiting for Saria to come over, he stood up by himself, walked to Saria's place, and sat next to her.

As expected, the next moment, he was embraced by Serena again.

This time, Serena didn't use too much force, she just gently wrapped her arms around Ashe, lowered her head, rubbed his side face with the side face, and the hot breath hit the back of Ashe's neck , a little itchy.

Ashe sighed, and leaned forward actively, and her body and Serena's body were intimately fitted together, whispering in her ear: "I've said it all, don't worry, I won't disappear suddenly of."

"I'm just..." Seliya's murmur was vague and ethereal, like a dream, and the slight trembling of every sentence seemed to be accompanied by a choked sob, but the choked meaning disappeared quickly: "I just didn't expect ...didn't expect to see you again...I know it's not a dream because I dreamed that you came back many times, but every time...I can't see your face clearly...because I don't know if you are When I grow up, is it different from before, I can't see clearly..."

This scene is very similar to the reunion with Hemer, the two of them also sat on the sofa and hugged each other. At that time, Hemer's emotional outburst was more intense than Seliya's. She was almost crying until she fell asleep from crying tired, while Serena didn't cry.

But for some reason, Serena's confession without tears made Ashe's heart even heavier.

From the tight hug outside the door, to the long silence, to the trance eyes, to the trembling voice, Seliya's emotions were suppressed, like a raging undercurrent in the bottom of the sea, being held to death by her rationality Suppressed under the surface of the sea, but Ashe could clearly feel that her feelings were far heavier than Hemer's.

It was precisely because it was too heavy that Sereya suppressed herself firmly, not daring to let the dam of reason be washed away by a single crack, causing floods to flood and the earth to collapse.

There are many reasons for this heaviness. For example, compared to Hemer and Ifrit who depended on each other, Saria has been alone for so long and has no way to vent. For example, the relationship between him and her was closer in childhood. Even such absurd stories happened...

It is meaningless to pursue the reasons of the past. Ashe doesn't really want to think about why Selia misses him so much, and how much she misses him. He only knows that this nostalgia can't be allowed to continue brewing.

After all, he and she have already crossed the taboo warning line once, and the power of time makes the two of them back to the line, and he must not cross it a second time.

So, after Serena's emotions were properly relieved, Ashe let go of her hand gently, and broke free from her embrace without a trace.

Serena, who was immersed in emotions, naturally and easily discovered Ashe's resistance with her mastery of the body. She quickly reacted, her hands trembled, and her wet and shining eyes were suddenly dimmed. The temperament of the whole person changed visibly with the naked eye, as if his backbone had been taken away, and he became a little lost.

But with a forced smile, she still let Ashe leave her embrace.

The two sat on both sides of the small sofa, separated by a punch.

Serena stared at the distance of the punch, her eyes were in a trance, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Chapter No.17 Playing with Fire

After Serena's emotions calmed down, the two could finally start a formal conversation.

"Where did you go? How have you been these years? Why did you go to Rhodes Island?"

As expected of a husband and wife, Serena and Hemer reacted exactly the same, and what they cared most about was Ashe's whereabouts over the years.

Ashe had to repeat what he said to Hemer to Saria. Of course, as long as Saria didn't take the initiative to ask, he wouldn't foolishly mention a certain "Sissy" lady.

Probably because he is not as emotionally sensitive as Hemo, or because he cares a lot and doesn't care about the details. Saria didn't express any doubts about the existence of Laplande, but only knew that Ashe hadn't suffered anything in these years. Dangerous, she felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief.

"That's good, that's good..." She muttered to herself.

"What about you? After I left Rhine Life, how did you and Hemo get along?"

Ashe tactfully did not mention the Balrog incident and Ifrit. After all, Hemer refused to talk about it, and Saria probably had the same attitude. He cleverly turned a corner and started from the past.

Sure enough, when it came to Hemer, Serena's expression was a little hesitant, but after hesitating for a moment, she nodded lightly: "At least... for a few years, it was pretty good. After you left, we I tried my best to find your trace, and I didn't care about the quarrel. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find it. Hemo was very sad. I went to comfort her little by little, and I slowly untied the knot in my heart... "

At the end, her voice was a little slurred.

After all, both of them knew what the so-called "heart knot" was. Even after seven years, it was still difficult for Seliya to bring up that ridiculous past.

Ashe quickly skipped this paragraph: "I saw your group photo in Ifrit's room."

"Group photo?" Serena was taken aback for a moment, and her expression became a little subtle in an instant: "Oh, that one, did Ifrit still keep it—"

At this moment, Serena's mood was extremely complicated. Of course, she knew what kind of picture was on the group photo, and she could also understand that Ashe mentioned this group photo, which should be a supplement to the reconciliation between her and Hemo Explanation is also a way to change the subject, but she still can't help but think about it—is it a response to the hug just now when Ashe mentioned this group photo?To alert her to face up to the relationship between the two?Or the relationship between the three?

Ashe naturally didn't know about Saria's complicated mood, and he didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to use this group photo to draw out how Saria and Hemo got acquainted with Ifrit.

"What year was that filmed?" Ashe asked.

"Three years ago." Serena's eyes became a little gentle, and she fell into reminiscence: "Three years ago, Ifrit's health had just improved and he was able to run freely. Research institute, but there is a new large grassland in the research institute, and Hemer and I often take her for outings... This photo was taken by the white-faced owl when the sun was at its best... Oh , White-faced Owl is a junior of ours in the research institute, and he was working on a project with Hemer at that time, and he was also Li Boli."

Ashe finished listening in silence, even though the timing was still immature, but he hesitated for a moment, he still asked the question: "The body has just recovered... That is to say, before that, Ifrit even connected the sterile room Can’t even go out, can’t even run?”

No matter how dull Saria was, she understood the intention of Ashe's series of questions at this time, and her smile froze visibly to the naked eye, and she fell into silence.

Ashe didn't speak, and looked at her quietly.

"Sorry, I can't say it yet, at least for the time being." Finally, Seliya took a deep breath, and her expression became serious, which was the most common gesture when she faced outsiders and dealt with business, "I know You care a lot about Ifrit's condition, and...what happened to the so-called 'Balrog' incident, but believe me, I care more than you, and because I care, I can't say it, at least in the Not until I have everything ready."

Sure enough?

Ashe sighed in his heart. To be honest, he didn't expect to be able to open Saria's defenses when they met for the first time. It would be good to have a little gain - at least he now knows that Saria is bringing some A kind of "plan".

He wisely stopped talking about this topic, and instead started to face the same strategy as Hemer's—gradually smoothing out the gap between the two of them.

He chose the first stepping stone.

"When are you planning to go to Rhodes Island to join the job, or when are you planning to meet Hemer?"

Ashe bluntly used a heavy hammer to blast Saria's strong psychological defense.

Sure enough, Serena's face became stiff again, she shook her head subconsciously, showing obvious resistance to this topic: "No...wait, it's not the time yet, I'm not ready yet."

"Do you need my help?" Ashe tilted her head, and chased after the victory: "Maybe I can mediate a little bit to solve the misunderstanding between the two of you."

"This is even worse!" Serena reacted even more: "You will only make things worse!"

"Why?" Ashe blinked, seemingly innocent: "I don't quite understand."

"Don't you understand? If you're not here, at least Hemer would be willing to see me again. If you were here, Hemer would never allow me to contact you. She would do whatever it takes to separate us, and she might even take me with you." You and Ifrit left Rhodes Island—"

Serena spoke loudly subconsciously, but her voice stopped abruptly, because the topic returned to the matter that made her difficult to talk about, as if the time was pulled back seven years ago.

To be honest, this method is not very good, it is almost tearing the fig leaf between Ashe and Seriya, but Ashe has no choice, he only has less than half a month, it is impossible to slowly get along with Serena. Ya regained her feelings, so she could only use such a drastic method to break her defenses and bring the relationship between the two back to seven years ago.

This is playing with fire.

But Ashe had no choice but to make a living out of the fire.

He turned sideways and slowly approached Serena, his eyes fixed on hers.

It was obviously an adult and a child with such an obvious height difference, but as an adult, Saria was subconsciously shrunk back from being stared at.

Her lips were a little dry, her saliva was difficult to secrete, and she could almost hear her own heartbeat.

Apart from the heartbeat, what is more distinct is the young man's calm voice:

"Seriya, seven years have passed, it's time for you to come out."

Chapter 18 The Man in the Mirror

When was the last time I stared at this child for such a long time?

Saria stared into Ashe's eyes, her mind blank.

That should have been seven years ago. During that time, Hemer was busy with another project and never had time to spend the night with Ashe. The nightly duty could only be handed over to her, in the small bed in the sterile room On the bed, she put her arms around Ashe, and looked at him without blinking under the bright moonlight.

She has a taciturn personality, and rarely tells Ashe some stories before going to bed or funny things at work like Hemer did. Even if she occasionally said a few words, she would soon fall into silence.

But that silence was not embarrassing, on the contrary, it gave birth to a touch of warmth. The moonlight was bright and white, and the stars were shining. close until they become one.

She liked looking at each other like this, even more than being alone with Hemer.

But it was in this kind of stare at each other that in the end, that irreversible thing happened...

coming.

Again.

Serena's heart trembled heavily, and the scenes of that night flashed in her mind like fleeting images, the glances and smiles of the young man with a magical charm, her hot and burning heart like madness, more intense than moonlight The white young body, the warm breath between lips and tongue...

It’s like getting an electric shock, like being given a stimulant. Every time I think of these images, Seliya’s heart will beat uncontrollably, her breathing speeds up, her sweat secretes, and she seems to be in that kind of situation again. In the frantic situation, to reminisce, to savor the beauty.

Even, in the middle of the night, in remembrance, curled up under the blanket, I couldn't help but poke my palm down...

What's wrong with me?

After venting and calming down, accompanied by a huge sense of guilt, she always asked herself this way over and over again, is it really like the sentence that Hemer scolded in anger, am I really a pedophile? ?Could it be that under my seemingly solemn and quiet surface, there is really a backlog of countless dark and wriggling desires?

No, just like the research report of Rhine Life and the child's own admission, it was just an accident, it was the innate blood power in the child's body, it was a kind of charm, like poisoning, yes, at that time She was just poisoned by the snake venom called desire, she was the victim, that's all.

Serena convinced herself like this over and over again.

But new doubts gushed out from his chest again. According to the research report of Rhine Life, even such a powerful charm is a one-time consumable after all, and it cannot be effective for a long time. After that, she should have broken free long ago.

But why, even after such a long time, she still couldn't help recalling it and immersing herself in it over and over again?

Or, the so-called charm is just an introduction, a fuse, it just ignites the dark desires in her heart that have been accumulated for a long time, just like the ground fire under the wasteland. Years will never go out?

In her bones, is she really... such a despicable person?

Such questions, like mental rumination, were repeated over and over again in Saria's years, until they gradually faded away with the passage of seven years.

She thought that under the power of time, she had been "healed".

But when she looked at Ashe again for a long time, she suddenly realized that nothing had changed.

——Yes, when she stared for a long time at this face that was so beautiful that it was not human-like, when she stared at this pair of eyes that were so pure that they were not ordinary, the restless, burning, dark desire was accompanied by Long-time memories flooded my mind again.

Saria trembled violently, closed her eyes, and didn't dare to look at Ashe again, for fear that he would see the slightest bit of greed in her eyes.

Yes, just like what he asked, I haven't come out from seven years ago at all, I still stayed in that night, on the small bed in the sterile room for a long time.

"Sorry..." Serena's voice was as soft as a mosquito, "Give me a little more time... I just didn't expect to see you again suddenly, I almost forgot about it..."

"I'm sorry." Ashe didn't know the thousands of thoughts flashing through Serena's mind in this short period of time, but he knew that he couldn't push too hard, so he took the initiative to take a step back and said sorry: "I just want to Remind you."

The distance was widened, the space enlarged, and the suffocating atmosphere finally became a little better. The two sat on the sofa, silent for a while.

"I... go to the bedroom to change clothes first." After a long silence, Serena broke the silence. She looked down at the coat she was wearing and the pajamas underneath, and forced a smile: "Just remember to ask questions, Forget about it."

Ash didn't speak, but nodded.

Serena got up and left the living room of the official suite, and came to the bedroom. She locked the door, but she didn't go to the closet immediately. Instead, she leaned her back against the door, relaxed her body weakly, and let out a long sigh.

At this moment, her brain was full of thoughts, but it seemed to be blank, and the contradictions reached the extreme.

After a while, her attention was inexplicably attracted by a floor-to-ceiling mirror directly opposite the door.

It was a mirror for changing clothes, covering from the top of the wall to the floor, enough for two people to stand side by side. Seliya looked at her own figure reflected in the mirror with a dazed gaze.

She walked forward step by step, pressed the mirror with her hands, pressed her cheeks against it, and stared closely at the person in the mirror.

Looking in the mirror, this is a tall and solemn beauty, regardless of the confusion in her eyes and the pajamas on her body, from a height of 1.7 meters [-], to a majestic and angular face, to the subconscious maintenance of tallness His posture revealed a solemn aura.

Changing clothes, she can perfectly play the solemn profession of soldier, policeman, doctor, teacher, etc., without arousing anyone's doubts, as if she was born with such an upright and meticulous soul.

And in her daily life, in Rhine Life, she has indeed always played such an image.

But only Serena herself can discover what kind of dirty desires are hidden under this noble appearance.

The more she looked at the person in the mirror, the more clearly she could see what kind of hot flame was beating in those seemingly stable eyes.

She was a little parched.