Chapter 21: Dusk
Xiaolan didn't stop, she walked away from the two men quickly, passed through the entrance, opened the door, walked into the passage, looked at the left and right sides, turned around, and closed the door.
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The sound of the door closing reached the ears of the two of them.
It's like the curtain of the stage has finally fallen, and there is no longer an audience, no more actors.
Mo Yuan and Yu Deshui's eyes fell on each other, intentionally or unintentionally avoiding contact.
Be quiet.
The guide grille of the central air conditioner swayed in a circular manner at all angles, disturbing the dull breathing of the two.
On the tip of the water outlet of the beverage machine, the residual liquid condensed into water droplets, trembling and slow, a little air flow, and finally slowly dripped down, and the falling water droplets reflected the reflection of the two people, "pop", and smashed in the sink.
"Let's go to the living room and sit down", as he said, Yu Deshui walked towards the adjacent living room, "The big sofa is comfortable, let's sit on one side and chat casually, and the atmosphere is a lot more relaxed." β
"We don't have much time", Mo Yuan walked behind the water, "unless, you want to delay time." β
"Haha", Yu Deshui sat down on the side of the four-person sofa, his left hand rested on the armrest of the sofa, and his right hand was placed between his waist and hips, as if he didn't feel comfortable enough, and raised his legs and rested his feet on the long table in front of him, and at his feet was the first-aid kit that saved his life before, which was neatly placed by Mo Yuan, "Do you trust your partner Red Ear?"
"Trust?" Mo Yuan walked to the screen facing the sofa, the movie Yu Deshui had watched before had already been screened, and the screen showed a brief introduction to the movie and related comments, Mo Yuan turned off the screen, "You should have asked her similar questions when you were alone with her for a short time, right?"
"It's really sensitive," Yu Deshui complimented, "I did ask, I asked her, 'What kind of feelings do you have for him?', and she replied, 'We are partners'." β
"Oh, ask women's emotions, ask men to trust", Mo Yuan stood, bowed his head slightly, looked at Yu Deshui sitting on the sofa, and walked towards him, "You are quite good at asking questions." β
Yu Deshui didn't like to be looked down upon from top to bottom, he raised his head and looked directly into Mo Yuan's eyes: "You, trust, her?"
"I", Mo Yuan slowly walked past the sofa where Yu Deshui was sitting, and walked to the window in the southwest direction of the living room, "Trust her, trust her to make the right choice." β
"A cheating answer", Yu Deshui looked at the first aid kit at his feet, "You cooperate tacitly, but unfortunately, the power of this world is not something you can bear, if you can't grow in time, in the end, I'm afraid it will fall apart." β
"Little people, where do you get so much emotion", Mo Yuan stood by the window, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked out - the red stained the sky of this strange city, buildings of different heights, like burned dead branches, stood on both sides of the winding river, at the end of the river, the horizon was swallowing up the broken sun, oozing blood, dyeing the sunset red, infiltrating the river, "Do you still have any questions?"
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Xiaolan stepped into the luxurious restaurant on the 137th floor.
"Good evening!" said the waiter at the door.
"Okay," Xiao Lan replied, glancing at the time on her left wrist.
"Are you in a hurry?" asked the waiter politely.
"Not really. β
"Well, do you have a reservation?"
"Yes. β
"Please wait," he said, as the waiter showed his device on his left handβwaiting for the fingerprint scan, "Please verify your identity." β
"Good. Xiaolan stretched out her right index finger.
"Miss Tang, hello, you have booked a four-person seat by the window, and the system shows that you are also a guest of the presidential suite of our hotel, do you need to charge the room fee?"
"No, just keep a separate account, and a generous gentleman will pay the bill. β
"Okay, Miss Tang, please come with me. β
Xiaolan nodded and followed behind the waiter.
"Do you think it's okay to sit here?"
The afterglow of the setting sun, through the window, quietly sprinkled on the white tablecloth, warm and cozy, the exquisite tableware is placed, and the golden light is shining.
"Thank you, good location. β
The waiter pulled out the chair by the window for Xiaolan, Xiaolan said "thank you", straightened her skirt, and sat down.
Looking around slightly, the tables and chairs in the dining room are dominated by elegant red and black tones - the traditional colors of country A, accompanied by European-style crystal chandeliers and wall lamps, which made Xiaolan can't help but think of Mo Yuan's arguments, and said in her heart: "Actually, this is quite elegant and chic." β
In the restaurant, there are not many people, "It seems that this 679-meter-tall circular restaurant in the air is not low", Xiaolan remembered the "shriveled waist bag" in Yu Deshui's mouth.
"No thanks, excuse me", the waiter interrupted Xiaolan's thoughts, "Do you want to taste Western food or country A cuisine this time?"
"It's rare to come to country A, and of course you want to taste the local cuisine. β
"Well, today's special recommendation is steamed soft-shelled turtle and garlic prawns. β
"Hehe, that sounds good. However, Xiaolan thought in her heart, "Is the soft-shelled turtle delicious?"
"Excuse me, do you need to order now?"
"Hmm...... Wait for my friend to arrive, order ......"
"Would you like to have an aperitif while you wait?"
"Nice idea, is there a local vermouth?"
"Yuzhang vermouth from our country, I suggest you taste it, do you have any requirements for sweetness?"
"Semi-dry......" turned to Mo Yuan, Xiaolan changed her words, "Semi-sweet, add ice cubes." β
"Okay, I'll prepare it for you later", the waiter remembered something, "I noticed your reservation, there are three people for dinner, do you need me to remove the extra set of dishes?"
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Yu Deshui put down his feet resting on the long table and got up, "You already know the history of my poisoning," he walked towards Mo Yuan by the window, "But you haven't told me how you knew the name 'An Linzhe'βthe name I used to use." β
"Your own inadvertent words revealed clues to me", Mo Yuan looked out the window, his gaze seemed to fall on a very distant place, "I just followed the clues to inquire - when I went to the toilet, it was a convenient thing." β
"Really...... It sounds like you don't want to tell me which of my 'casual words' it is. Yu Deshui also looked out the window, admiring the dusk of the city he was familiar with from a height of 719 meters, but it seemed so strange.
"You can deduce that the range is not huge. β
"Ha, the last question," Yu Deshui asked, "what did she say to you through her lips at that time?"
"Heh, do you care so much?" Mo Yuan chuckled.
Yu Deshui, who was reflected in the window glass, nodded.
"It's better than last time. Mo Yuan said.
"Yes...... Is it?" Yu Deshui was a little surprised.
"It's time for me to ask you a question," Mo Yuan said, "I only have one question." β
"Speak. Yu Deshui tidied up the placket of his shirt, and from the bottom up, rebuttoned the buttons that had been unbuttoned due to poisoning and first aid.
"Y-you're from Santa Maria, aren't you?" Mo Yuan's tone was steady and firm, "this-that's a reasonable explanation." β
Yu Deshui's dexterous fingers that were tied to the buttons suddenly froze in the air, and the frightening stiffness quickly spread from his fingers all over his body, and he tried to turn his gaze out the window to Mo Yuan, he wanted to see Mo Yuan's face clearly-the side face outlined by the dark gold under the sunset, calm and sad, in his black eyes, the shattered sunset, was dripping with blood, slowly sinking into the ground.
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"Okay, thanks. Xiaolan accepted the waiter's suggestion.
"Actually, there is no extra tableware", a clear and gentle female voice came from behind Xiaolan, there was no footsteps, a woman wearing a veil who looked like a nun appeared in front of Xiaolan, and without waiting for Xiaolan to agree, she sat opposite Xiaolan, "Do you mind one more guest?"
"Don't mind", Xiaolan observed the uninvited guest in front of her, "the aperitif will be ready in a while, it can be served, now, there is nothing else to do for the time being", she said to the waiter.
"Okay, I wish you a great evening. The waiter departed.
Xiao Lan looked at the woman in front of her, her gentle but resolute eyes, strange and familiar, reminded Xiao Lan of something.
The woman graciously removed the veil.
"Is it really you?" Xiaolan said in surprise, "Aren't you dead?"
"So you always remember. The woman smiled, her voice sweet and cold.