There was silence inside the door.

The sound of water droplets ticking on the floor became the loudest sound in the house.

Is the soundproofing here so good?

Connie looked at the door and the wall, and her mind was deliberately cranky, but it was her instinct, so she kept letting herself go through such cranky.

And the truth is, embarrassment.

Lengthy deep embarrassment.

…… Damn, who wouldn't be embarrassed to be invited into the bedroom by a young man in his early twenties in a yukata with his chest exposed!?

"Come in." Sherlock, who opened the door, said only these words, and turned and entered the door.

I'm still too naïve...... Connie complained about herself while stiffening her neck and not daring to look around.

The room was still underfloor heat, and there was a blanket behind it that was softer than in the living room.

□□'s feet appeared in front of her: "What's the matter?" ”

"......, "Hehe, suddenly I don't want to say anything, I just want to run away, what should I do!"

"Forehead ......"

"Say anything." He turned around, and the drops of water from his wet hair had soaked his entire shoulder, absorbed by the soft white yukata, but the room was so heated that Connie even felt two lumps of plateau red on her little face.

Connie looked up, saw the determination and seriousness in his eyes, and paused to speak.

"Sherlock, you...... Are you in a bad mood today? "Abnormality is a demon.

It's strange enough for him to stay at home every day during this time, and today he still puts on the air conditioner from time to time, and he even ate her cake just now...... Obviously he is cleaner than anyone else.

She was more worried about the dangers behind this anomaly than about whether she was nosy, you know, the weaker the animal, the stronger the instinct and premonition of danger, and she had been watching from the sidelines for many days...... As a result, today's development made her suddenly realize that the great god let go of the air conditioner...... Seems to have something to do with her?

As for whether it started before, or did she do something angry today...... She couldn't imagine how she should bear the fact that she had provoked the great god so early on, but she had still been rudely ignoring herself for so many days-#绝对是人生不能承受之重#

Besides, her nerves shouldn't be thick enough to do this, right?

"Oh, you noticed." He didn't refute, smiled, showed a sweet smile without smiling, and then became paralyzed in seconds.

Her whole body stiffened, and the faint shyness in her heart suddenly turned into horror.

“…… Why? "The teacher taught us that if we don't understand, we should not be ashamed to ask.

"You don't know?" He stared at Connie suddenly, the towel in his palm, letting the droplets erode.

The panic in my heart suddenly felt like I had pressed the clear button.

"Well, I don't know." She asked very sincerely, and looked at him without evasion.

It's like waking up from a dream. Or have you just fallen asleep?

He was silent for a long time, the towel fell to the floor, and he was speechless for a while.

"Dessert is good, give me another if you can." He spoke suddenly.

Ay?

Connie was stunned...... So the great god has taken a fancy to her craftsmanship?

Don't you like sweet things?

"How?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, I'll get it right away." She ran downstairs, took a box out of the fridge, and sent it into her room.

At that time, he was already sitting quietly in front of the computer, holding a book and reading.

"Dim Sum ......"

"Just put it here." He nodded, not glancing at Connie, as usual.

Connie hummed, placed the box next to the computer desk, and exited the room with Sherlock's unfazed face.

Is it a matter of asking about it?

She stood outside the closed door for a long time, her distraction revealing a bit of a dazed look, all at once annoyed and depressed, and the changeable expression on her face suddenly poured into the monitor in the corner.

After a moment, as if she remembered something, she thumped her head and turned to go downstairs.

Sherlock in the room kept looking at the box of cakes, and the waves in his eyes almost caused a tsunami, but the monitor installed in his room did not catch this scene, but waited quietly in the trash can.

After a moment, a qiē returned to calm.

Outside the door, upstairs and downstairs, they all fell into a long period of calm, only the laughter of a few people in the outer room.

The second day, Christmas.

Connie greeted Alex with a smile.

"Thank you! You woke up so early! Alex, who woke up in bed, was pleasantly surprised to take the cocoa from Connie and drank contentedly.

"It's good that I rested early yesterday...... Connie opened her eyes and said nonsense—she had barely slept all night yesterday, but she woke up after squinting for half an hour at five or six o'clock.

Fortunately, she has a good foundation, no dark circles under her eyes, but she is a little tired mentally, otherwise she wouldn't dare to go out of the room today.

After another sip of hot cocoa, she sighed softly and brought the breakfast she had prepared to the table.

They all had a good night, but when Sherlock came downstairs, Connie was a little embarrassed... Although he didn't know what he was embarrassed about?

The box in Sherlock's hand is placed on the table, and Connie thinks he's eaten it, but opens the lid. Only one spoonful was scooped inside.

He only took one bite?

Connie looked at him in surprise.

"It's so sweet." He saw her thoughts at a glance and explained.

Then why did you let her send it last night?

"I just can't understand your obsession with this food, which I think is nothing more than saccharin and carbohydrates...... of the conjugators. He said impersonally.

Connie was stunned and stared at him for the longest time.

“what？” He straightened his collar, took off his scarf and began to eat bacon.

"It's nothing ......" I couldn't tell if I was relieved or blocked by another vent, and after a long time, Connie withdrew her gaze.

Yiqiē seems to be back to normal.

…… No, when has there ever been an unusual?

"Hmm. Coffee. She smiled, and turned back into the bright and cheerful child, and the sensitive little feelings were all put into the treasure box in her heart, she took out her daily state, brought the freshly brewed coffee to Sherlock, and turned back to the kitchen.

"......Huh" she frowned, always feeling that something was different, to take out the usual relaxed and optimistic worldview to treat a qiē people and things, but the heaviness in her heart was like a stone in a shoe, always holding her.

Bang bang bang.

She patted her face and opened the window to pour a big puff of cold air.

The cold breeze is calm and calm, there is no big Beijing fog to suck, or you can take a few breaths on the London winter breeze......

When the cold wind blew Connie's face stiffened, she felt a little clearer in her heart, and she closed the door with a shivering coldness.

Everyone was already having breakfast.

"Oh good work, although I don't really like English breakfast......" Richard spoke unceremoniously early in the morning, and at this moment he said that he didn't like English breakfast while stuffing meat into his mouth, and without surprise, Beckett's back was twisted a few times.

"Wow~"**The voice came out of this man in his early forties, and several people had goosebumps when they heard it.

“dad！” Alex reluctantly called out to his father, feeling a headache for his unruly appearance, but didn't say sorry to Connie like he did last night.

Connie looked at the happy family of three, then at Henry and Hudson who were feeding each other, and finally turned her head to look at Sherlock, who was quietly eating, occasionally answering Richard's questions, and a warmth slowly appeared in her heart.

"I'm so happy, let's go open the gift after breakfast!" Connie exclaimed excitedly, and cheerful joy welled up in her eyes.

"Yes!" Alex's eyes lit up instantly.

(⊙o⊙) Oh! Gift!!! ”

Connie said: The reaction is exaggerated......

Ten minutes later, everyone gathered around the Christmas tree.

Connie and Alex sat on the floor heat, smiling at each other, and both took the gift they had given each other first.

"Wow, what a cute hat!" Connie swears that when Alex unpacks the box, Richard's eyes are like walking light bulbs.

Connie put the hat on Alex's place, and carefully tidied up her head, and the pink little princess immediately appeared.

Connie: (ˉˉ) Salivation

Richard: (ˉˉ) Salivation

Beckett:......

One big and one small two idiot faces, it's really enough.

"Thank you, I love it!" Alex is obviously very fond of this hat, and takes a picture of it with his phone.

Connie did the same and took her own top and put it on her head.

"Wow, sister?" Alex raised her phone, and Connie nodded knowingly as she held her phone.

So, the two of them gave each other a Christmas tree...... Start taking wild selfies......

Richard bit his hand with a sad look: I also want a selfie with Alex...... (ˉˉ) saliva

Beckett patted him helplessly, this bear child.

As a result, someone threw himself into his arms and pretended to be sad, but in fact, he secretly rubbed his chest and was solved by a fist from the detective.

While the famous novelist covered his cheeks and wailed, the other adults had already exchanged gifts.

Unlike Connie, who prepares everyone for each one, they only prepare a present, put it under the Christmas tree, and then draw it at random.

However, in this way, everyone has two gifts.

Richard laughed like a flower when he got the couple's scarf, although Beckett hated his expression, he still liked Connie's scarf, and Connie made a lot of small moves in the details, although it was put together with Richard's, it was immediately obvious that it was a couple's scarf, but as long as the two of them didn't wear it together......

Later, it was the scarf of the past two days, and the single dogs who often abused the NYPD, of course, this is a later story......

In short, this couple's gift is quite satisfactory to them, especially after knowing that it was woven by her own hands, several people's appreciation of Connie has increased to a new level......

Of course, what made Connie happiest was Alex's adoring gaze.

(ˉˉ) saliva.