Teresa won't starve

And under the arrangement of the waitress, she sat on the side of the long table near the door.

Randomly clicked on a few dishes whose names I had never heard of, but at least the photos above were quite appetizing.You can start eating after breakfast is served.

It's just that there is nothing to do for a while, which makes Teresa a little bored.

So he took out a touch-screen mobile phone, and while playing games, chatted with Xier about meaningless daily routines.

......

Fortunately, breakfast is usually relatively simple.

Even if there were a little too many customers in the restaurant, it didn't take too long for all the ordered meals to be delivered to the table.Teresa didn't say anything polite to Xier, and directly used a fork to pierce a piece of charcoal-grilled sausage cut into small pieces.

Xi'er was afraid that she would choke if she ate too fast, so she hurriedly put a cup of reheated Ice Thin Kee (Note) in her hand.

But Teresa is not a child anymore, not to mention she is not really hungry, she just likes to eat.So even if the cheeks are bulging like a hamster, there is no need to worry about choking on food.

"Don't worry about me, you can eat too!"

"Ah."

Xier, who was still a little hungry, suddenly felt a little full when she saw Teresa like this.

But she nodded, and divided half of the salad, eating it with other foods.In this way, there is a sense of hierarchy, and the nutrition is more balanced and comprehensive.

Don't forget to push the leftover vegetable salad in front of Teresa: "Sister Teresa, don't just eat meat. A moderate amount of vegetables is also good for your health."

"Oh......"

Teresa looked at the salad mixed with various shredded vegetables, and was a little reluctant to touch it.This is not to say that Teresa does not eat vegetables at all, but she prefers vegetables such as artichokes and tomatoes relatively speaking.

I am very disgusted with seaweed, cabbage, kelp, and onions.

But in the end she used a spatula to spread the remaining half of the salad greens on toast.Add a few slices of smoked chicken and wrap it up like a sandwich.

This is at least acceptable in terms of taste.

"Xie'er really likes to control me."

"If even Xi'er is let go, who else will take care of Sister Teresa?"

Saying that, Xier showed a triumphant smile.

It's just that while saying this, a moment of loneliness flashed in his eyes: Yes!If, even Xier doesn't care, then who else will...

"I'd rather not! I like to be free and make my own decisions!"

Whether it's Shion or the head of the school.

None of them forced her to eat food she didn't like like Xi'er did; but because of Xi'er, she couldn't refuse, so she complained unhappily: "It's just like my mother!"

"Huh? Xier looks like her mother?"

Xier was stunned for a moment when she said this.

Although Xi'er was an orphan since childhood, due to the environment in which she grew up, she didn't have much attachment to her original family.After all, her memory started when she was picked up by Teresa.

She was just a little interested in the way Theresa described herself: "Then sister Theresa's mother is also as beautiful as Seele?"

"What does it mean to be as beautiful as you? When did you become so narcissistic?"

She said so, but Teresa couldn't deny that Xier was indeed more beautiful.

......

Just as the two girls were discussing the topic of 'parents', a mature and intellectual female voice appeared beside them: "I'm sorry to bother you. I wonder if I can sit here?"

1304 "Encounter with Cleo"

"!" x2

Teresa and Xier stopped talking, and at the same time looked at the woman standing beside them.

This is a woman with long wavy black hair, skin slightly darker than a healthy wheat color, and a pair of narrow light golden eyes... an Indian woman?

Although she was dressed in fashion, when Teresa saw this look, the first thing she thought of was India.

And I don't know if it's an illusion——

Although this woman is very beautiful, there is not much human emotion in her eyes.

"you are?"

When Teresa was asking, she inadvertently glanced at Seele.

But I found that not only did she not show a polite smile, but she even looked at the other party with a cold and defensive look.

"My name is 'Cleo.' You can call me Cleo, or Dr. Cleo."

The Indian woman gave Xier a strange look, as if she didn't understand why she was so hostile towards her.

However, she thought that she hadn't revealed any flaws, and she just thought that she had interfered in the two-person world of the two little girls, so she was treated as a light bulb-she couldn't help feeling a little funny about this:

"Then can I sit here? There's no room to sit anymore?"

Teresa looked back and found that the restaurant was already full, so she agreed after a little hesitation.

It's not something that I haven't experienced before.

But then again...

"Why do you call me a doctor? Are you a doctor?"

"This one?"

Cleo thought about many possibilities, and thought of this seemingly ordinary little girl with an obviously extraordinary face, she might ask her various questions—only this one was surprising:

"I graduated from an obscure university. The major was biological sciences. This is proof of my degree."

Cleo took out a business card-like card and handed it to Teresa casually.It was as if he didn't take it to heart at all, even if it was lost because of it, he didn't care at all.

After Teresa took it, the first thing she saw was the name on the first line: Cleo.Carlos.

The next part is age, 22.

This made Teresa couldn't help but look up at her. It's really impossible to determine her age just by her appearance; after all, not everyone in this world is like Teresa, and people can tell at a glance that she is only '12'.

Gender female, nothing to say.

Graduated from the University of Delhi, India...is this not famous?

Major in biological sciences, Ph.D.

In this way, it is understandable why she said that she can be called 'Doctor'. (Although in general, having a Ph.D. does not equal a Ph.D.)

"How is it? Can you understand it?"

Seeing her bowing her head to 'study', Cleo didn't know why she suddenly wanted to take a closer look.So I stretched my head out a little bit.

This made Xier's frown even more obvious.

It's just that Teresa finished watching it before she could stop it.And returned the degree certificate to Cleo: "What's the point? It's not something difficult to understand?"

Indeed, it's just a few lines of explanation, very simple things.Any fool can see it.

But Cleo's light golden eyes narrowed:

"I mean, can you read and understand Hindi?"

Not counting the more than 1000 known Indian native languages, there are 22 officially recognized languages ​​alone.People who can understand at a glance, except for those living in India, probably only have language geniuses left.

"Oh, maybe I have a better memory."

Apart from Shenzhou and Far East as her 'mother tongue', Teresa has hardly learned any other languages.But maybe it's an inborn talent, even if it's an unfamiliar language, you can understand it.

Of course, these are personal secrets, and she will not tell a stranger.

"That's really awesome!"

Cleo had to admit that people with good memories can learn languages ​​quickly.It's just a coincidence that I happened to have learned Hindi.

1305 "Stone of Horus"

But there are too many coincidences in this world, if you really want to worry about one by one, then you don't need to sleep!

Exactly—

While talking, Cleo's breakfast was served.

After being hungry all morning, she picked up the tableware, but she behaved elegantly as if she was born in a nobleman.It just looks a bit out of place with the shops on this street.

"After all, I have this advantage."

Teresa glanced back at Seele, but saw her shaking her head at herself.

It seemed that he wanted to tell her that it was not suitable to say these things now; but he didn't intend to leave, nor did he stop Teresa from communicating with the other party.

"Sister Cleo, why did you come here? It stands to reason that people who do research shouldn't stay in the research institute, and they may not come out once a year."

Like Dr. MEI, almost living in the institute...

"Sister..."

Hearing this address, Cleo suddenly let out a sigh of melancholy and relief.

Although the one she knows is a guy who likes to pretend to be tender, he will never call her sister... Sure enough, she just looks alike, is there even a little blood relationship?

"It's okay to tell you. Because of the environment, the growth and development of some species in this city are different from those in other countries. I am very interested in this, and I want to come here to study and write a paper or something. Maybe one day I will become famous, developed."

But even she knew it well - if she was really just an ordinary doctor of biology, she probably wouldn't be able to research anything in the end.

"Then wish you success."

"Thanks!"

While eating, we also chatted.But because there wasn't much in the first place, it was eaten up in a short while.

Cleo called the waitress and was about to check out and leave. After all, she didn't come to chat with the two little girls.Since they only look the same, there is no need for her to waste any more time.

It's just that when Cleo took out the banknotes from the wallet, he accidentally let a stone that looked like an eye fall out of the wallet.Just about to bend down to pick it up, Teresa picked it up first and handed it over.

then.

Cleo withdrew his hand and smiled 'kindly': "Give it to you."

"But, isn't this precious?"

Although Theresa didn't have much research on gems, she could see that this thing should still have some value.It always feels a little embarrassing to accept it like this.

"The patterns carved on it are the eyes of the god Horus in Indian mythology... But if you have time to go to India, you will find a stone like this is a very common street stall. "

When talking about 'Horus', an imperceptible strangeness flashed in Cleo's eyes.It was just covered up by her in an instant: "So accept it, as a testimony of friendship."

"Ugh... well then."

Cleo said so, obviously because he was afraid that she would not accept him.As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling face, Teresa couldn't refuse anymore.

"Then, see you again. Lovely little girl."

"..."

After a while.

It wasn't until Cleo disappeared from sight that Teresa turned her head to look at Seele: "Do you hate her? You haven't talked much since she sat here."

"No, Xier..."

Xi'er's face showed a bit of confusion, as if she didn't know how to explain it to her.It's just that it doesn't seem to be entangled with Teresa's words.

This made Teresa pay attention immediately: "Did you know 'her' in another world?"

Xi'er was a little surprised, she didn't expect Teresa to see through it.

"...It's not counted as acquaintance, just knowing her."

"Ah."

Theresa nodded while holding her chin, and asked thoughtfully, "So is she a bad person?"

"..."

Xier watched in silence for a while, then suddenly laughed and said:

"Sister Teresa is a bad person!"