I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

After all, its name is Broadway Plaza Hotel.

Although it is only three stars, it has all the necessary facilities.

The view changes, and the bathroom in the hotel suite is filled with mist.

A large white porcelain bathtub occupies a quarter of the total area of ​​the bathroom.

Unlike ordinary household bathtubs where one can hardly sit in them even with legs stretched out, this large bathtub is two meters long, about one and a half meters wide, and has an astonishing depth of seventy centimeters.

With such a huge size, not to mention one person stretching out in it, even two people can roll around and play in it without any pressure at all.

Unfortunately, Serabelle was indeed taking a bath alone at the moment.

Yukiko booked two single rooms, and her room was located opposite to Serabelle's. It was already very convenient for communication at any time, so there was no need to make it more convenient.

"RUA——"

Exhaling lightly, Serabelle, who was lying in the bathtub with her back against the edge, slowly opened her eyes, with the faint scent of rose essential oil lingering at her nose.

Those were the essential oil rose petals given by the hotel. It was said that sprinkling them on the skin while taking a bath would have the effect of whitening and rejuvenating the skin. They were placed on the hollow shelf against the wall on the left hand side, a bag full of them.

Serabelle had no interest in any of this.

In the past, Akai Mari would sprinkle some on her skin when taking a bath at home on her days off, but Serabelle always felt that her body felt greasy and uncomfortable after taking a bath with this stuff.

If you're just soaking by yourself, it's better not to use it.

So he decisively pushed aside the bag filled with essential oil and rose petals, and took out the mobile phone which was covered with a waterproof bag.

I turned on the screen and looked at the time. It was now 11:20 in the evening, which is exactly 12:30 in Japan time. According to my normal schedule, it should be not long after lunch.

Anyway, just call and let them know you're safe.

……

On the other side of the world, Japan.

Haido-cho, Tokyo.

In the suite of Beihu Hotel, the slightly scorching sunlight of early summer shines in from outside through the curtains, providing sufficient lighting for the room.

The faint scent of ink on paper and the aroma of black tea are intertwined and permeate the air.

Mary Akai is a person who leads a very regular life. Normally, she would have lunch at 11:30 in the morning, chewing slowly until she finishes eating at about 12 o'clock, then she would clean up the table, wash the dishes and pots while digesting her food.

After finishing these chores, she would sit down, make a cup of black tea, and read a book that interested her. After an hour or two, if she felt tired, she would take a nap. When she woke up, her daughter would just come back from school.

If luckily, Serabelle should be back by now.

So in a way it’s okay to say that reading is one of Akai Mary’s few hobbies.

However, this hobby became less of a "hobby" after Serabelle went to the United States.

In the past, I could sit for an hour or two without feeling tired, and this was the case until yesterday.

But today, she has been sitting at the table with a cup of tea and a book for nearly half an hour, but she has not even turned three pages of the book in her hand.

It was not because the content of the book was so fascinating that Mary Akai read it so seriously, she wanted to read every word over and over again in detail.

Instead, she would be distracted if she wasn't paying attention, and would involuntarily think of Serabelle's trip to New York. Then her thoughts would gradually diverge, and she would start to wonder whether she had eaten on time in New York, whether she had been cheated by a bad woman, and so on.

Of course, these are secondary in the final analysis.

What Akai Mary is most concerned about is the safety of Serabel.

As long as she knew that the latter was safe, she didn't care about anything else.

But now she couldn't even get her smallest request met.

It’s not that Akai Mary didn’t think about calling or texting Serabelle directly, but it was precisely because she didn’t know the other party’s specific situation at the moment that she couldn’t do so.

She was scared.

She was afraid that Serabelle on the other end of the line might be conducting a stealth or tracking operation, and that she might have forgotten to mute her phone or turn off the vibration. If the noise from her call or text message made her exposed her location and put her in danger...Akai Mary really couldn't imagine how she would deal with such consequences.

As the saying goes, no news is good news. This is the only way Mary Akai can comfort herself.

buzz~

Suddenly, the sound of a cell phone vibrating on the desk brought the British girl back to reality.

Mary Akai fixed her eyes on the phone screen almost instantly like lightning. There were only two words on the caller ID, which were the notes she had added herself.

——Bell.

Just like a person kneeling in front of a statue and praying devoutly realizing that her wish has been answered by God, Mary Akai put down her book, picked up her cell phone from the table and answered the call at the fastest speed she had ever experienced in her life.

The moment the call was connected, the boy's voice, as usual, calm and even a little lazy, came through the phone.

"Good evening, Sister Mary. Oh no... Sister Mary, it should be noon now, right?"

It seems there is no problem.

Mary Akai took a deep breath as if she was shivering, and when she exhaled, the sound was very light.

"…Yeah, it's noon."

"Have you had lunch?"

"I've eaten. Where are you?"

“Just arrived at the hotel.”

I just arrived at the hotel...

Mary Akai imagined the general situation in her mind, and then felt more relieved.

After all, the tone of this guy when he said this was as if he was calling home to say hello when he arrived at the hotel while traveling.

However, Serabelle's next words made her heart instantly rise to her throat.

"We've already met the enemy, and we've checked everything we need to check. We've even found some unexpected surprises. It can be said that we almost failed."

"That……"

Upon hearing this, Mary Akai on the other end of the phone subconsciously stood up from the table.

Flip, this is an Internet term that Serabel learned a long time ago, and it is also the special secret language between him and Akai Mary.

Maybe it was due to past experiences, or maybe it was some other reason, but Akai Mari was very resistant to hearing him use words like "death" to refer to Serabelle herself.

So under normal circumstances, when Serabelle refers to herself, she will use "rollover" or other words instead.

But at the end of the day the meaning is the same, nothing has changed.

"What now?" Akai Mary forced herself to calm down.

"It should be fine now."

Serabelle changed her position while sitting in the bathtub, making some sounds of water.

"The guess I told you about before, Sister Mary, has been confirmed. The answer is - yes. As for the other things, it's hard to say too much over the phone, and many things are best discussed in person."

The first half of the sentence is naturally about the fact that Vermouth is Chrissie Wynyard.

"When do you plan to come back?" Akai Mary asked.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." replied Serabelle.

"come back earlier."

"it is good."

As if she understood something from those four short words, Serabel smiled.

"Then I'll tell you slowly after I get back, Sister Mary."

"Well, but don't forget that all this is based on your safe return."

The British girl did not forget to remind him repeatedly.

"Be sure to be careful and come back safely, understand?"

"Hey, I know."

"Hey, just say it once."

"Hey, hey, yes, Sister Mary."

Listening to the boy's voice on the other end of the phone that seemed always nonchalant, Akai Mary felt that her heart, which had been hanging in the air, seemed to return to where it should be.

However, just as she spat and was about to hang up, there seemed to be a faint knock on the door from the other end of the phone, followed by another strange female voice that she did not recognize.

"Um...Sera-kun, are you taking a shower?"

Akai Marie:? ? ?

Chapter 107 Sleep together! Sleep together!

Maybe it was the warm bath water that was too comfortable, or maybe it was because he was distracted by the phone call.

In short, Serabelle did not notice when Yukiko entered the room.

And now the latter was standing at the door of the bathroom in his room, less than two meters away from the entrance, outlining a hazy and graceful curve on the frosted glass of the bathroom door.

Because he had learned from this experience before, Serabel didn't really want to ask Yukiko how she got the spare room card for his room.

Anyway, she booked the room and paid for it, and even the registration relationship was between them and her cousin, so it was not difficult to ask the counter for an extra room card.

The only question is, what is she doing here at this hour?

"Yes, I'm taking a shower."

Serabelle glanced at her phone which still showed that it was in call status, and decided to deal with Yukiko first and then finish the call with Akai Mari.

But surprisingly, Yukiko was quite cooperative. After hearing him take a shower, she just said "oh" and then walked away from the bathroom door.

Judging from the blurry frosted glass, she was moving in the direction of the room.

After about two seconds, Serabelle saw that she didn't run back to talk about this or that, so she picked up the phone again.

"Hello, Miss Mary?"

"I'm here."

Short answer as always.

Maybe it's due to her natural personality, but whenever Akai Mary speaks, she gives people the feeling of a noble and cold female boss giving orders. She is very decisive and efficient, as if she doesn't want to waste even a second.

Even though she herself had no intention of doing so.

However, in just such a short moment, when Serabelle heard the former's voice on the phone again, it seemed as if the temperature had dropped several degrees in a short period of time.

"It seems that someone else is looking for you..."

Akai Mary said with a hint of something else in mind.

"That's it, if you have anything to say, come back and talk to me. Remember to come back early."

After saying that, she hung up the phone without giving Serabelle any chance to reply.

Emmmm~

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Serabelle pondered for a while and pressed her forehead with her hand.

It seems like he's angry?

No way……

After thinking it over again and again and feeling that the possibility of such a thing happening to Akai Mari was very small, Serabell put down her phone and stood up from the bathtub.

……

When Serabelle wiped her body with the towel provided by the hotel, put on a bathrobe, and walked out of the bathroom with a misty smell, Yukiko was sitting by the bed in the room.

She looked like she had just finished taking a shower, and was wearing the bathrobe provided by the hotel. The loose style, which was perfect for sleeping, made a big V-shape at the chest, revealing her delicate collarbone. The corset tied around her waist made her already slender waist look even more slender.

As for the snow-white calves at the bottom of the bathrobe and the toes of the feet, there was nothing covering them. They were exposed to the air. She supported herself on the bed with her hands, placed her feet under her knees, and swayed gently in the air.

"Why are you coming here so late? What's the matter?"