Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1207 Good morning?

"I say," Ling Ge looked at Bai Ye, who was pressing himself against the door like an octopus, and said helplessly, "I haven't done anything to displease you, is it necessary to be so vigilant?"

"have never done it?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but sneer when she heard that. Although this disdainful laugh combined with her current actions created a subtle sense of contrast, "You are really forgetful, Mr. Lingge. Have you forgotten everything after just one night? Or are you busy trying to coax girls to sleep with you, and a worthless guy like me is not worthy of being your hunting target, and naturally not worthy of taking me to heart?"

Sure enough, she heard it all.

There seemed to be some strange misunderstanding.

"Things are not what you think..."

Lingge was a little bit speechless at this point, mainly because this line easily reminded him of those stage plays that used love-hate entanglements and grudges as selling points. Whenever a misunderstanding occurred, the male protagonist would try to explain to the female protagonist with this line. Of course, we all know that based on the needs of the plot, this kind of explanation is usually ineffective. The attitude of the female protagonist is either to shout excitedly "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen" or to say indifferently "You are not worthy of explaining to me". In short, the emotions are so full that they are not very human.

Bai Ye seems to belong to the latter.

"I'm not interested in your explanation." She said with a look of disgust, as if Leticia was talking to the green peppers she hated the most: "No matter what you want to do to them, just stay away from me."

Just because of a moment of carelessness, will the label of "pervert" accompany me for the rest of my life?
Ling Ge tried to struggle: "At least change the way you say it to be polite?"

Bai Ye thought about it and accepted his suggestion: "Mr. Pervert?"

That's polite indeed.

"Oh, don't pretend to be innocent." Bai Ye sneered: "I am giving you face by calling you a pervert instead of directly exposing your crimes to everyone. Dear Mr. Ling, you don't think I don't know what you did to me after I fell asleep last night, do you? That little fool Gloria has confessed everything."

Confess... That was such a serious statement. After hearing what she said, even Ling Ge began to doubt whether he was really an unforgivable criminal.

However, speaking of Gloria, did she ask for help from me? She also said that if I didn't come to save her, Bai Ye would definitely cut her into pieces. Is it really that scary?

"Did Gloria really say that?" the young man asked tentatively. "Perhaps you could call her out and let me confront her. I mean explain it clearly?"

"That's not necessary." Bai Ye chuckled twice, revealing a twisted sense of pleasure in her laughter, making people worry whether she would turn crazy, dark, sickly, or delicate at any time, just like Alice said: "Because that traitorous little idiot has been executed by me."

Sorry, Gloria, I'm late.

Linger’s expression was heavy with grief, and his acting was almost comparable to Prince Hamlet’s “I am late.”

"hypocritically."

The girl rolled her eyes at him and withdrew her hand which was pressed against the door. After confirming that Lingge had no intention of persecuting her, she felt that this posture was too shameful. If she could defeat Lingge, she might have used physical means to erase this memory for him.

pity.

Bai Ye sighed with regret. When she thought that she would never be able to put on that cold attitude in front of Ling Ge again, she became a little bored. She ignored the young man's intention to say something, walked around him and walked downstairs listlessly. Halfway down, she suddenly stopped and said without looking back: "Also, I have already apologized to that guy. Humph, although she may not remember it when she wakes up, it is none of my business. So, don't bother me about this matter again in the future, understand?"

After saying that, without waiting for the young man to answer, she walked away on her own. However, every time she took a step forward, her footsteps made a very obvious thudding sound when they hit the floor, as if she was venting her resentment.

If you just look at the back, someone who doesn’t know would think that it was Gloria who was controlling the body.

It was normal for her to feel resentful after forcing her to apologize in that way, but when would that girl realize that she couldn't integrate into the team just by using a cold tone and indifferent attitude? Of course, she could say that she didn't want to integrate into the team in the first place, and that this was just a temporary choice for her. But if she said it, others would believe it, but would she believe it herself? What if one day everyone believed it and she suddenly regretted it? What should she do?

People's lives are by no means isolated, but are the sum of social and interpersonal relationships. In the past, Bai Ye didn't like interacting with others because they were all false and fragile and would soon disappear; but now, she has a chance to establish a stable relationship. She can't always trap herself in the cocoon and refuse to break out, right?
I hope she can wake up.

Lingge thought, watching Bai Ye go downstairs, but he didn't want to leave, because he had a vague premonition that someone else would appear next. And the fact proved that the young man's premonition was still so effective. Not long after Bai Ye left, Countess Nevill walked out of the room with Leticia, who looked reluctant. When she saw Lingge, she naturally stopped to chat with him for a while, mainly some daily conversations with no nutrition, such as today's weather is really good. During this time, the impatient little bat tried to sneak attack Lingge, but was pulled by the ear by the grandmother, and was dragged downstairs while being verbally scolded.

After the Countess and the little bat left, it was Xino who came out. But she didn't come out of the room. She had just returned from morning exercise outside and was about to go back to her room to take off the heavy Ice Heart Armor and change into her daily clothes. The knight of the Gostaph family was strict with herself and practiced martial arts every day without slacking off. She got up for morning exercise even earlier than Lingge who had stayed up all night. I don't know if she heard the sound of hitting the game controller when she passed by Alice's room. Of course, with the understanding of the knight lady, even if she heard it, she would not be unreasonable like Avella. She just asked about Alice's condition and was relieved to learn that she had begun to recover. By the way, she also showed concern for Lingge in a subtle way, hinting at the importance of going to bed and getting up early, which made the young man who had never been warned in this way speechless. It was a relatively novel experience.

The young knight went back to her room, took off her armor, changed into her casual clothes, and washed up again. When she came out, she saw Lingge still standing in the corridor. She was a little surprised, but she didn't ask too much. She just said goodbye to him and went downstairs to have breakfast. It was only then that Rorona came late. The way she yawned and walked out of the room almost made Lingge mistakenly think that there was another Princess Belmang. However, these two princesses do have many similarities. At least in terms of staying up late, Olvera claimed to be the first, and Rorona dared to claim to be the third (the second was Alice who liked to stay up late to play games).

Of course, the reason for Princess Umi to stay up late was reasonable. It was mainly because she was addicted to alchemy and forgot her schedule. In the past, she would directly make a bed on the floor in the alchemy workshop. After a simple rest, she would still joke with everyone in high spirits the next day, so no one noticed it. Unfortunately, later, Saint Xia Liya accidentally discovered this little secret (actually there was an informer, but the specific identity is not convenient to disclose). From then on, Princess Umi no longer enjoyed the right to live freely outside. She had to report back to the hotel every night and sleep well under the supervision of her sister (Galenie had fainted from crying), and be a good child who kept a regular schedule. From the actual situation, it seems that the effect is not ideal. It is also possible that Rolena pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed. She naturally played the role of a good child in front of her dear sister Xiaoxia, but her old ways sprouted when the door was closed. This is not Lingge's malicious speculation. It is mainly because Rolena teased him as soon as they met, and asked the young man whether Alice's bed was comfortable. Although Lingge repeatedly explained that he was just playing games in the room of the genius player, Princess Umi's smiling eyes revealed great distrust.

"I heard Alice snoring." Rorona said meaningfully, "If she was just playing games, why would a genius player fall asleep? Or... well, it's suspicious?"

What you said makes so much sense that I am speechless.

Also, you have such a sharp ear and are such a good reasoner, you should be the great detective Gloria.

"It's not as good as you say." Rorona smiled shyly (pretending), moved closer, lowered her voice, and asked mysteriously: "By the way, you look serious on the surface, but you are actually very capable. Lingge, let me count, Olvera, Yieta, and even Alice, these are three victims. Should I be the next one? Let's stay up late together when we are free? My room is quite big, and we can go to bed directly when we are tired. It's no problem."

"Don't talk nonsense." Although Lingge refuted like this, he felt numb and didn't even want to complain about why you were so interested in being the next "victim" because he knew that if he took this matter seriously, that would be exactly what Rolanda wanted to see. She must have prepared more weird words, waiting for you to fall into the trap.

Sure enough, seeing that the young man was not fooled, a trace of disappointment flashed in Princess Haiqi's eyes, but it did not last long. She soon thought of a countermeasure. If Lingge responded, she could take advantage of the situation to pursue him; but if Lingge did not respond, it did not mean that she could not make further progress.

"You must be worried about Sister Xiao Xia, right? Well, I know she has been keeping a close eye on you and us, but no matter how careful she is, her attention will always be distracted. We can sneak in when she isn't paying attention."

As she spoke, Rorona quickly glanced around, looking furtive, as if she was afraid that the sister Xiaoxia she mentioned would jump out from a corner and scare her. Fortunately, the usual plot in this horror thriller did not happen at this time, which made Princess Haiqi quietly relieved. She was still a little afraid in her heart, but this fear was different from the natural enemy restraint of Ovella's mouse encountering a cat. It was more like encountering an opponent of the same level on the field. In order to win, she had to be alert to her every move at any time in order to respond.

"We are still too passive in the hotel. This is Sister Xiao Xia's territory."

She muttered to herself at a volume that Lingge could just hear: "Yieta had the home advantage in her windmill tower room, and almost broke through Sister Xiaoxia's tight defense. If she hadn't been betrayed by Lingge in the end, she might have succeeded a long time ago. This is worth learning. Well, I should also have my own home advantage, such as 'a room where you can't leave without beeping', so, Lingge, come to my alchemy workshop next time, I will prepare a surprise for you, okay?"

She winked at the young man with an expression that said, "I think I'm thinking about you very much," and asked for credit and reward.

"I heard it all."

Linger's face was dark. Although he didn't know what the two words that Rolena deliberately muted were, he instinctively felt that they were not suitable for this kind of fantasy adventure story. Speaking them out would only affect the physical and mental health of teenagers. He put his hands on Princess Haixi's head, ignored her begging for mercy, and forcefully turned her over, then gently pushed her: "You'd better go have breakfast. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll call someone to deal with you."

As for who can deal with this lawless and unscrupulous Princess Kaisu, it is of course the woman whose name cannot be mentioned.

"You're just telling tales, Ling Ge? You're even more childish than Mehra!"

"Who is Mera?"

"The seahorse beast my sister raised."

"...go down."

"Goo!"

Lorena puffed up her cheeks and went downstairs unhappily.

But it was useless for her to be unhappy, Lingge was indifferent. Now, the young man finally understood Bai Ye's words. Some people on Yunjingkong Island were not trustworthy, and they should be treated coldly. Otherwise, in a few days, various versions of rumors might spread on the island. Moreover, the content and the facts were not far apart, but had no connection.

After Rolena left, Linger looked back at the corridor. Every room was quiet, without any movement. It seemed that no one else would appear, so could he leave too? Downstairs, there were still many people waiting for him to have breakfast together.

But Lingge didn't leave. He stopped where he was, staring at the quiet corridor, as if he was waiting for something.

One second, ten seconds, one minute, ten minutes, the corridor stood like a silent statue. Finally, a door moved tentatively, and the owner of the room listened to the door for a long time, but heard no sound. He heaved a sigh of relief, opened the door and walked out.

Then, his eyes met with the young man who had been guarding the corridor.

The sky was bright, and the warm sun came in from the window at the end, as if covering the two of them with a layer of golden silk. Linger smiled and greeted the last person naturally: "Good morning, Alice."

The blonde girl seemed to remember something, maybe the tears from last night, or maybe the mumbling in her dream. Her cheeks flushed with shame and relief. She took a deep breath and exhaled gently. When she raised her head, the blush on her face had disappeared, replaced by a smile that was bright enough to compete with the sunlight. She nodded her head vigorously: "Yes!"

"Good morning, Ling!"

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