Chapter 53: Melancholy
Martha's home is unusually luxurious, which is completely inconsistent with her unostentatious character. If Xiao Xiao's home and Pan Mingyue's home may be like this, Fan Li can still accept it, but Martha's home can get to such a level, which is really elusive.
Usually running outside with Martha, inquiring about the news of the "Extinction Island", Fan Li found that although Martha is delicate, he will not be overly restrained about material things, but today when he came to Redu and said goodbye to her adopted son, he was "shocked".
Walking into the courtyard from an alley, Fan Li can see a snow-white villa, which may not be built on the faΓ§ade is the only restraint. In the small courtyard, the first thing that catches your eye is a swimming pool, which is not unusual to have a swimming pool in such a hot climate, but it is extraordinarily luxurious to build a swimming pool like a beach.
When you enter the room, the first thing you see is a large fish tank that is four meters long and three meters high, with a group of colorful sea anemones dancing inside, and you can also see looming clownfish inside. Walking into the living room, a large chandelier that resembles a spider attracts Fan's attention, forcing him to stand under the chandelier for a long time.
"It's all done by Pan Mingyue, she likes to arrange rooms for us, and she designed the homes of several of us."
"Isn't Xie Ling the designer of the Water Snake Gallery? Why don't you let her come. Fan said as he stared at the spider.
"Xie Ling? She is a famous fashion designer, and I can afford to let others think of it. Martha walked to the back room, and Qiao Yue came out, and she bent down and kissed the child's face.
"Hey, don't look at it, I'm not tired." Xiao Xiao patted Fan Li's shoulder, and Fan Li's reaction was that he just raised his head and stretched his neck, motionless like a praying mantis. Very funny. But this time he looked down, he saw a breeding tank next to it, look at the landscape here, a bit of a tropical rainforest, he looked closer inside, there was a blue spider flashing.
"Isn't that a sapphire ornate rainforest?" Fan Lifu walked quickly to the breeding tank, and sure enough, he had seen such an animal when he was running a reptile shop, which was a very scarce and precious reptile pet, and it was very expensive. It is a treasure for many reptile enthusiasts.
"That's right." At the sight of the spider, a dark cloud crossed Martha's face.
"I understand, it was given to you by Ziyang, it seems to be a very expensive pet, but for Ziyang, this thing may not have been bought from the market."
"She caught it from the wild, there were two of them, and she gave one to Pan Mingyue, which was originally hers. It was given to me later, and they were all grown up by then. Martha walked over to Fan Li, and watched the spider with him. Things are not people, alas. As long as you come to my house, you can see familiar things everywhere you go. β
"To you, these things are outside of your body, just like you. If the 'ant nest' is not destroyed, there will be few times a year to go home and have a luxurious house. It's not as warm as the bottom of my heart. β
"That's right, that's what I said to Pan Mingyue at the beginning, she always likes to read documents with a pen in her mouth, and then said inarticulately: Since it's something outside the body, what do you want to keep it for, do you expect to donate it to refugees? Spending is spending, and that's what you deserve. β
"She's right, Zixing's home is just as luxurious, but she never feels that such luxury is out of place with her surroundings." Kai Crossbow interjected as he sat on the couch and ate dried fruit.
"It seems that she doesn't mind you calling her Zixing, your relationship is going well, it seems...... Never mind. Martha turned around, took the documents sent by Xiao Xiao, and spread them on the table one by one, the housekeeper put a good cup of tea next to everyone, Fan Li smelled the tea, stared at the documents, and felt that he had become Shaq. Gray, if that kind of elegance appeared in the office of the "ant nest", would it create a strange sense of familiarity?
"What's wrong with you?" Martha looked up at Fan Li, who shook her head.
Ever since she watched Qin Ziyang and them being swept into the black hole, Martha had a lot of words. Martha's impression of Fan Li, is the feeling of talking less and doing more, she always stands by Qin Ziyang's side with a lonely sniper rifle on her back, Ye Yuning, Qin Ziyang, Pan Mingyue and Ni Ziqiong are all mouth cannons, and there is a slimy feeling in her conversation, so Martha doesn't need to speak. But now it's different, you can't wait for passers-by to express your opinion after Fan Li has finished speaking, so Martha has to get used to this, and the habit is beyond Fan Li's imagination, and in just a week, her conversation is very different from what she used to be.
"What are you doing in a daze? This is the information I got from the military, and it's all about the 'Extinction Island', which is top secret. "Martha fiddles with these things, not caring about the housekeeper and adopted son on the side.
"Nothing." Fan Li looked down at the picture in the document, it was a top view of "extinction", he used to always take a private plane to "extinction island", and the routes were all certified, but now the "ant nest" is gone, and the means of transportation to "extinction" can only be solved by ourselves.
"It's better to borrow a boat and slide across." Kai crossbow laughed.
"Extinction Island is surrounded by reefs, and if we don't have experience, we'll die." Fan replied. "If Qin Ziyang is here, this matter will be easy to solve, but now we can only find another way."
Fan Li wanted to ask Xiao Xiao's suggestion, but when she turned around, she found that she was smiling sideways and stroking Martha's husky cub, as if she didn't take the conversation just now to heart at all. Look at Martha again, staying up late in recent days has made her have some small acne on her forehead, although expensive cosmetics can cover most of it, but from this point of view, it is still very abrupt.
"You...... What to see? "Before she knew it, Martha noticed that he was looking at her." Could it be that Yu Ning has just been gone for less than a month, and you have empathized and said goodbye? β
"What? How could it be! Martha's words were really sharp, like a mallet hitting Fan Li's head, he was embarrassed to look nearby, but found Xiao Xiao and Kai crossbow looking at him together.
"Look, Martha is just joking."
"yes, the 'ant nest' is gone, it seems that the communication lines are broken, and all we can do is joke." Kai Crossbow and Xiao Xiao didn't answer, but Martha said another sentence, Fan Li always felt that there was a thorn in this sentence, and when she looked back at her, she was still buried in sorting out the documents.
"That's not what I meant......"
"I know you can't help it." Martha looked up at him. "I also know that there is nothing we can do about it."
"Actually, I want to be able to find some clues on the 'Extinction Island'. will inspire us. He took out the "Spirit Thief Ceremony" and sighed lightly at the quaint cover. "Sandlet's result was completely unexpected, and we couldn't get in touch with Rhona, so she must have known the cost of all this, so she deliberately didn't see us."
"If she had a plan, why did she disappear? And Brad is gone, Crum. After Yang and Justin turned in the information on the 'Ant Nest', they never showed up again. Martha continued Fan's words, and she suddenly slammed the document on the table, looking at Fan Li's legs crossed.
"Fan Li. Do you think we can find Qin Ziyang and them? Why do I always have a chill in my heart? β
"Mom, what's wrong with Ziyang's mother?" Qiao Yue ran to Martha's side and asked in a milky voice.
"Ziyang's mother is fine, you go to the house to play, your mother has something to do here." After Martha finished speaking, she glanced at the housekeeper, and he left with Qiao Yue.
"Yes, we've been asking for so long to no avail, and since the collapse of the 'Ant Nest', even the cafes that used to be the point of contact have either been transferred or closed. By the way, Fan Li, aren't you able to use the Regent to find someone's location? You can go find Lorna and see her whereabouts. Kai said.
"This ...... I'll give it a try, it doesn't work every time. Fan replied.
"Then hurry up. This may be the only way out for us. The crossbow slapped heavily on Fan's shoulder. You sweat profusely every time, so the consumption must be a lot, say, what do you want to eat. I'll prepare. β
"This ......"
"You can use the Regent, but do you want to scare my son?" Greeted by Martha's wolf-like gaze, Kai Crossbow couldn't help but scare a lot.
"I ...... No. I'm also in a hurry. β
"Let's take a look at the documents today, and we'll talk about the Spirits later." Xiao Xiao said.
They were busy until late in the evening, and they didn't finish their meal until after nine o'clock. The document does describe in detail a path to the "Extinction Island", and it seems that Lanpa has made two preparations for the "Extinction Island".
After eating, Fan Li stood in the backyard of the villa, looking at the dark sky, and exhaled a cold breath, I don't know how Ye Yuning is over there, they are so powerful, they should not lose their lives, they should also be trying their best to find a way back.
"You have scruples, don't you?" Martha walked up behind Fan Li. "When I was training at the 'Ant Nest', my dad taught me to read words and looks, and I can see that your inner confusion is because of the Spirits?"
"That's right." Fan replied. "Once Lan Pa used the spirit to rescue Qin Ziyang and pulled her back from the Ghost Gate, and now I have saved you again, I think, the result of the two is the same. I think you already knew about this, otherwise you wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to beg your old comrade-in-arms to risk his life to bring this top-secret information. β
Martha nodded, standing side by side with him. "You saved my life, and after this incident, I am willing to serve you."
"That's not necessary, you are also my family, just like Ye Yuning has always advocated, we should keep each other warm."
"Actually, we've been sorry for you. I watched you running around before, and almost lost my life a few times, I could have taken that step, but I never had the guts, so you don't have to be restrained, you can treat me as a ...... A kind of confidant-like relationship, although a confidant is hard to find for a while, but you can at least treat me as a closer friend, and you don't have to stick to some forms. β
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
Martha smiled, a rare smile, appeared on her beautiful face like a queen, maybe this is the mind of a soldier, she will not beat around the bush like Ye Yuning, nor will she be as overly melancholy as Qin Ziyang, she lost her father and sisters, it stands to reason that she is the most painful person, but after crying a few times, she showed relief. Fan Lixi understands that Shaq. The departure of Gray and Qin Ziyang will never be so simple and relieved in Martha's heart, what led to all this is her military heart, she is very strong, but no matter how strong a woman is, she is a woman after all.
"I understand, we are all used to each other, me and you, Kai Crossbow and you, Xiao Xiao and you, look at Kai Crossbow, Xie Ling's wild horse can be tamed, and he will definitely be able to deal with the current obstacles." After Fan Li finished speaking, Martha looked up at the sky, she always went out without makeup, but she was really beautiful. (To be continued......)