In the morning, the sun is warm and bright.

When the street trees on both sides of the street are blown by the wind, large cherry-colored petals fall down.

Small and dense mottled light spots appeared on the faces of the two people.

Ma Li and the girl walked through the street.

[Send me your location. ] Ma Li took her mobile phone and said to Xu Qiansu on Line.

Xu Qiansu: [Want to come for coffee? According to Shiori, she bought this store not long ago, and she doesn’t know how to use the instruments inside. She can only make instant coffee, so the taste cannot be guaranteed. 】

After saying this, Xu Qiansu sent his real-time location to Ma Li.

Ma Li clicked it open and determined the location... It was some distance away from her current location. Let's take the tram there.

While thinking about it, Ma Li typed a reply, [Coffee and other things are another matter... Were you and Lillie alone on the plane yesterday? 】

Xu Qiansu: [? Why did you suddenly mention Lillie? 】

Ma Li: [Yes or no? 】(Morubeko puffed up his face and glared at the center of the screen)

Xu Qiansu: [Yes. 】

Ma Li: [What did you say to her? 】

Xu Qiansu: [Well... If it's no different from usual... the only thing worth mentioning is that Lillie specially tied her hair short... So what happened? 】

Ma Li: [You will know later... In short, you should reflect on it. You are just Lillie now. If you don't pay attention in the future, you will be "bad ship" sooner or later. 】

Xu Qiansu: ['Good ship'...how does Miss Ma Li know about this kind of thing? 】

Ma Li: [Not only do I know this, I also know the ‘Soldier in the Sunset’. 】

The warrior under the sunset...that is Ultraman.

Miss Marli not only knows about the Kamen Rider series shot by Dewen Company, but also the Ultraman series?

Xu Qiansu turned her head and looked at Shiori and asked, "What is the current Ultraman series?"

"Ultraman?" Shiori was standing behind the front desk, playing with the coffee machine excitedly. After hearing this, she was stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of disdain, "A special shot taken by Dewen Company for children to see. How do I know which part of the drama it is? Are you still watching this?"

"Because I want to show it to children, I have to take pictures more seriously than anyone else." Xu Qiansu replied casually.

"Whatever you say..." Shizhi put down the coffee machine and urged, "Have you had enough chatting? Come and get to work, try to have everything ready before eleven o'clock, and open the business directly."

Xu Qiansu sighed lightly and replied to Ma Li, "Come over and chat later." 】

Then he put down his mobile phone, rolled up the cuffs of his white shirt, and said, "The cafe not only sells coffee, but also basically sells desserts... What desserts do you make?"

"Can't you go to the dessert shop and buy some?" Shiori's tone was as if she was going out to buy vegetables for dinner.

"Are you kidding me?"

"What's the problem?" Shizhi frowned and asked dissatisfied.

"You come to open a coffee shop without knowing anything?"

"Don't answer questions with questions!"

The girl walked beside Ma Li, keeping her expression as normal, and secretly glanced at the mobile phone in Ma Li's hand, wondering what was that?

"How long do you plan to stay this time?" Ma Li put down her phone and suddenly asked.

"Huh? About...three or four days." The girl's heart beat slightly. She wanted to stay away from these people who knew her, so she spoke briefly.

"You traveled thousands of miles to come here just to stay with him for three or four days?" Ma Li tilted her head.

"Well... no matter how reluctant you are to leave, there is still time to say goodbye... I won't be so impulsive next time." The girl chewed the text and tried her best to answer in a sentence that would not make Ma Li suspicious.

Ma Li raised her eyebrows slightly, is Lillie someone who can talk like this?

Maybe, Ma Li also lacks understanding of Lillie... After all, Lillie is not Xu Qiansu, and Ma Li usually doesn't pay too much attention to her.

Ma Li withdrew her gaze and stopped talking. If there is anything else, we can wait until she sees Xu Qiansu to discuss it.

Arriving at the tram station, Ma Li scanned the code and entered the station...

The girl stood at the entrance of the station, blinked her eyes, and thought, could this small square box be something like a customs clearance document?

Ma Li didn't wait for the girl to come over, so she looked back and saw her naked appearance, so she asked, "Did you lose your cell phone?"

cell phone? Or the name of that little square box?

She nodded quickly and said, "There was an accident when we came here. Although I was not injured, many things were lost."

Ma Li had no doubt that he was there. After all, although Lillie was still wearing a white dress, she could still see a bit of the embarrassment of living in the wild.

Plane crash? then what?

Mary was not interested in Lillie's experience, so she didn't bother to ask more questions.

She paid for Lillie, the tram pulled into the station, and the two of them got on the tram.

It wasn't rush hour right now, so there weren't many people on the tram.

The two sat together. Ma Li took out a book from her bag and looked at it as if no one else was watching.

The girl's body was tense, her hands were holding the hem of her skirt, and her knees were tightly together, fearing that she would be exposed...but there was no one opposite her.

After a while, the tram roared forward quickly.

The sudden push on her back made the girl's face pale, but she quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from shouting, but her body still lost its center of gravity and leaned directly on Ma Li's side.

Ma Li quickly raised her little hand to support the seat next to her to avoid being dragged down by the girl. She frowned and turned her head to look, "You...are injured?"

Mary thought it was because Lillie was so weak that she couldn't sit still on the tram.

The girl quickly moved away from Ma Li, lowered her eyes and said, "I'm not hurt at all... I'm just a little tired, I didn't pay attention for a moment... I'm sorry."

Mary looked at Lillie up and down, then slowly shook her head, said briefly "pay attention", and then picked up the book and read it.

The girl held the hem of her skirt with one hand and grasped the railing tightly with the other hand. Her body became even tighter... She secretly glanced sideways at the book in Ma Li's hand... Although it was a bit obscure, she could understand it. It seemed that the text was not Variety.

very good.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that she had finally found a sense of familiarity in a strange era.

She relaxed a little and looked up out the window.

The bright sunshine slanted in from the window, reflecting the dust inside the tram, and then flew over the pretty faces of the girl and Ma Li.

The girl said nothing, silently observing, analyzing, and obtaining information.

After the tram stopped for two stops, she suddenly remembered the 'Xu Qiansu' that Ma Li mentioned just now.

Since I want to meet her (the girl thought Xu Qiansu was a girl), I should get to know her better, in case she asks me some hard-to-answer questions.

After pondering the words in her mind for a while, she looked at Ma Li and asked in a calm and curious tone, "What is Xu Qiansu doing?"

"Xu Qiansu?" Ma Li frowned again and looked at the girl... Lillie usually called Xu Qiansu, "Mr. Qiansu" or "Mr. Xu".

When had she ever called Xu Qiansu by his first name?

The girl's heart was beating fast, and she realized that she had said something wrong. Her tone remained unchanged and she explained, "The last time we met... we weren't very happy. I was unhappy..."

Mary looked at Lillie again before putting away her scrutinizing gaze.

Guessed it!

What he just said could only be a problem with the title. The girl's answer did not completely refer to the title, but it could also perfectly answer the question of title.

Ma Li said calmly, "He works in Shizhi's cafe... I think Shizhi must have made some request to him."

he! ?

male! ?

Fortunately, I didn’t use ‘she’ just now.

The girl breathed another sigh of relief in her heart, and then nodded slightly. She noticed that Ma Li was a little dissatisfied with this matter, and responded, "Shiori is indeed a little harsh on him."

Ma Li calmly turned a page of the book, and then said with a bit of dissatisfaction, "It doesn't matter if he refuses, but there is no way. He is that kind of person. Shizhi helped him a lot. In order to repay the favor, as long as Shizhi’s request is not to separate him from me, then Xu Qiansu will consider agreeing."

It's a bit narcissistic... The girl felt a little funny, but there was no change on her face. She continued to agree, "It's good to value friendship and responsibility."

"That's why." Ma Li said lightly, but did not explain the reason.

Like Xu Qiansu, Ma Li was unwilling to talk about her affair with Xu Qiansu with anyone.

why not? The girl didn't dare to ask, for fear of being discovered.

She began to wonder who this 'Xu Qiansu' was? Why is the dark-haired girl next to me so dissatisfied despite the importance of friendship and responsibility?

The girl was very curious about the past between Xu Qiansu and Ma Li.

Wait, now is not the time to be curious... The girl quickly adjusted her mentality. She must stay with these people for about three days without being discovered, and then leave directly... She must not stay for a long time, otherwise her identity will be exposed. , the consequences are endless.

Always be cautious.

Thinking of this, the girl subconsciously straightened her sitting posture.

"Because the last time we were separated was not very pleasant... Will he be angry?" The girl continued to inquire about Xu Qiansu's news.

"He rarely gets angry." Ma Li said calmly without taking her eyes away from the book, "In my impression, the most angry time he got was when he had a fight with me, but..."

Ma Li paused and then asked calmly, "How could he have such an unpleasant experience with you? He should be very gentle to you."

Ma Li's probing gaze was like a sharp blade, stabbing straight at the girl.

The girl's heart beat faster. This was the result of talking too much... Talking too much would be wrong, but she didn't understand them at all, so this kind of thing would happen sooner or later.

Her smart little mind started to work quickly, and just when she thought of an excuse, she saw Ma Li calmly looking back, "Forget it, this is a matter between the two of you, I'm not interested."

The girl looked away silently, feeling that she was talking too much... If she continued talking, something might be revealed.

Not long after, the tram arrived.

The girl followed Ma Li and left the tram station and walked forward along the street.

Large swaths of cherry blossoms are spread on the bluestone floor tiles, and sometimes they make a small crunching sound when stepped on.

The morning sunlight passed through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and fell slanting through the gaps between the tall buildings on both sides of the road.

As long as the person she's talking to isn't Xu Qiansu, Ma Li usually won't say much.

The girl was afraid that Ma Li would find out something, so she stopped talking.

She silently recalled the information she had found out, and constructed in her mind the conversation that might happen later.

Xu Qiansu is a responsible person and a gentle person.

He will be concerned about why he is in such a mess...how should he answer? Should Cresselia's existence be exposed?

Cresselia should be able to tell him. After all, in a world where humans and Pokémon will coexist peacefully two thousand years later, it should be nothing if I bring a Cresselia.

What excuse should I use?

Did you meet a robber on the way here?

Was there an earthquake or a typhoon?

Why don't you just save the trouble and say that you have lost your memory?

That’s right, if you say you have amnesia, it’s fine if you don’t remember anything.

On the way here, I encountered an accident and my head was slightly injured, so I lost my memory... But it's not that I don't remember anything, I just can't recall some places. This can also explain why I was able to have a good conversation with the black-haired girl next to me just now. Come back again.

The girl nodded secretly in her heart. It would be best if she herself was not aware of her amnesia, but had Xu Qiansu 'aware of her amnesia'... This way there would be less sense of inconsistency.

You have to grasp the degree of this carefully.

While thinking about it, they saw that the two of them had already arrived in front of a small store... This store is located at the corner of the street. On the right is a Carlos-style restaurant, and on the left is a small open space. There are several cherry blossoms planted.

The sign on the store door is very brand new, with no dust at all. It seems that it has just been ordered recently... The two English letters "iS" are outlined in red artistic words.

There are also two pots of flowers planted in front of the door...one pot of magnolia and one pot of violet.

A young man wearing a white shirt, with black hair tied into braids hanging behind his back, was squatting in front of a flower pot to water the flowers. The bright sunshine was shining on his back, and his slender shadow was drawn out diagonally, then submerged. In the shadow of the coffee shop.

The girl looked at him subconsciously, but saw that Ma Li beside her had stopped.

"Kaluka~" The little marsupial jumped down from Ma Li's arms lightly, then ran to the boy's side with its short legs, and raised its little face to look at him.

The boy looked back at the little marsupial and was startled for a moment. Then he slightly raised the corner of his mouth with a faint smile. Then he put down the kettle in his hand, stretched out his hand and hooked the little marsupial's chin, and asked: "Playing outside." Have to be happy?"

The voice is so beautiful, like a beautiful layer of wall paint... the girl subconsciously thought.

"Karu~" The little marsupial rubbed against the boy's hand, and then took out something from the small pocket. He wrapped his hands together and stretched them in front of the boy's face. Then he opened them suddenly... Inside was a small tomato. .

The young man showed a surprised look, then took the tomato and stuffed it into his mouth.

The little marsupial laughed.

Xu Qiansu laughed with her.

The girl looked at Xu Qiansu and the little marsupial silently.

After a while, Xu Qiansu looked up and saw the sun shining on his handsome face. The breeze blew and a few cherry blossoms drifted past his face.

He saw Ma Li at a glance and smiled softly. Then when he saw the girl, the smile on his face froze slightly, and then he frowned slightly, understanding why Ma Li said that before.

Xu Qiansu stood up, took a few steps forward, looked at the girl, and asked, "Why are you here?"

The girl looked into Xu Qiansu's eyes. Those dark and lively eyes were so beautiful, and they were looking at her steadily...

However, girls are not good at good looks, so even though Xu Qiansu looks like someone who will be liked by all the women in the world, the girl still kept calm and used the answer she had just decided on when chatting with Ma Li.

"I can't bear to leave you..." She used a tone as if she was talking to herself, a little scared and a little embarrassed to speak.

After hearing this, Xu Qiansu's expression did not change. He looked at the girl silently. After a while, he asked, "Why didn't you contact me?"

"On the way here, I encountered something unexpected... My phone is missing..." The girl did not look at Xu Qiansu, but looked down at her toes, as if she already knew she was wrong.

Ma Li crossed her arms and looked at the magnolia flowers in front of the door, as if it was none of her business.

"Accident..." Xu Qiansu frowned tightly and looked the girl up and down again.

The girl was prepared to be asked questions by Xu Qiansu.

But unexpectedly, Xu Qiansu did not pursue the question further. He said, "It seems that you have suffered a lot... Take a shower first. I just took a look. Although the attic in the store is simple, it has bathrooms, kitchens, and beds." …It seems that the previous owner lived in the store.”

The girl was slightly startled, raised her little face, and looked at Xu Qiansu.

But Xu Qiansu had already looked up to the second floor and said loudly, "Shizhi, is there hot water upstairs?"

After a while, a pleasant female voice came loudly from above, "Yes, I just cleaned up the bathroom...what do you want to do?"

"Lilia is here, let her take a bath first." Xu Qiansu replied.

"Lilia?" Shiori's voice was full of astonishment. The window creaked open. She poked her little head out and glanced at the girl from top to bottom. But she was too lazy to ask more questions and just said loudly to Xu Qiansu, " The water bill will be deducted from your salary!”

"Do I still have a salary?"

"I said I would give you shares, how could I not get a salary?" Shiori rolled her eyes, then waved to the girl, "Liliae, long time no see."

Shiori and Lillie met during winter camping.

The girl waved to Shizhi and said loudly, "Shizhi, long time no see."

Shiori waved her hand again, "Come up."

The girl looked at Xu Qiansu.

Xu Qiansu pushed open the store door and heard the soft ringing of a bell, "Follow me."

The girl silently stepped into the coffee shop, and a pleasant sweet smell filled her nose.

Xu Qiansu walked around the bar and tables, only to see a wooden staircase at the corner at the end of the store.

As the girl stepped on it, the stairs creaked softly.

After passing another corner on the stairs, a loft appeared in front of me.

This place once seemed to be a place where debris was stored, so there are some marks on the walls, but traces of careful decoration can also be seen, such as a single sofa, a wooden table, an LCD TV on the table, a brand-new bed leaning against the corner, and a wooden table on the counter. Small refrigerator, simple kitchenware and corner bathroom.

Shiori wore a mask, took off her shoes, and stood on the tatami in black stockings, wiping the table with a rag.

Seeing the two of them, she just pointed to the bathroom in the corner, then looked away and wiped the table seriously.

"Have you brought a change of clothes?" Xu Qiansu looked back and asked.

The girl shook her head.

"You are about the same size as Miss Ma Li. I will borrow one from her later." Xu Qiansu withdrew her gaze, pushed open the bathroom door, and then pointed to the white bathrobe hanging in the corner, "Shizhi has mysophobia, so These things are all new, you can just use them."

"Hey, the money for these things will be deducted from your salary." Although Shiori was cleaning the table carefully, she still secretly listened to the conversation between the two. After hearing this, she said directly.

"You can deduct whatever you want...but are you short of this money?"

"It's not lacking, but if I don't deduct money from you, how can I let you know that you are using my things?" Shiori asked without looking back.

Xu Qiansu said no more, and pointed to the water mixing valve under the nozzle, "Turn left for hot water, twist to the right for cold water..."

As he said this, Xu Qiansu demonstrated it again with his own hands.

The girl silently wrote it down, but tilted her head to look at him, "I'm not an ancient person. Even if you don't explain, I will understand."

"You come from a good family, and the shower equipment you use may be different from mine, so I explained a few more words." Xu Qiansu smiled and pointed to the bathtub, "You should be familiar with this."

"When you finish washing, you will get off in your bathrobe first. I will put the clothes at the bathroom door later..." Xu Qiansu smiled again, "I will stay downstairs until you go downstairs."

The girl thought for a moment and then realized that Xu Qiansu wanted her not to be afraid of being looked at.

She also smiled and said from the bottom of her heart, "Thank you."

Although Xu Qiansu's tenderness was directed at the girl named 'Lilia', not herself...but no matter what, I can't help but be grateful for the kindness.

Xu Qiansu shook her head slightly, then turned and left, closing the bathroom door.

The girl looked away and pulled the bathroom door again to ensure that it would not be opened suddenly. Then she untied her dress and took off her safety pants, revealing Lillie's skin as white as suet.

It's just... the girl looked down in front of her and tilted her head... How should I untie this corset?

"Oh? Why don't you stay with your Lillie for a little longer?" Shizhi saw Xu Qiansu coming out of the bathroom so quickly. She raised her eyebrows slightly and joked, "Or are you just that quick?"

Xu Qiansu was too lazy to pay attention to the girl who was talking nonsense. He looked up and down at the attic and then asked, "Do you want to live here?"

"It's boring..." Shiori hummed, and then replied, "What am I doing living here? It's small and narrow. Living here will depress me to death."

"Then you still clean so seriously?"

"This is my coffee shop, no matter where it is, we must treat it seriously." Shiori said seriously.

Only when this coffee shop is involved will Shiori calm down his usual erratic attitude and become serious.

Xu Qiansu realized this and then asked, "Before I rescued Scarlet, I worked eight hours a day in the coffee shop. In exchange, how about giving me this loft?"

"Huh?" Shiori frowned slightly, glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and then asked, "Do you want to let Lillie stay? Wouldn't it be better to go out and rent a hotel for her?"

"Of course it's not as comfortable as a hotel or a coffee shop. At least I come here every day." Xu Qiansu replied.

Shiori was stunned for a moment, and then her beautiful eyes instantly turned into fox eyes. She joked, "I'm not your gun room here."

Xu Qiansu rolled her eyes, "So is it okay?"

"Of course. We just happen to be short of manpower. Let a princess of Alola like Lillie work for me for free. Not to mention it will be a great sense of accomplishment." Shiori reached out and took off her mask, revealing her delicate little face. She asked curiously, " But do you really want to keep her as your underground lover? Why don't you let her live with you? Are you afraid that Cattleya will castrate you?"

"Because there are reasons that cannot be said."

"Tch, are they lovers?" Shiori asked dissatisfiedly.

Xu Qiansu stopped arguing endlessly with Shizhi.

He walked down the stairs and saw Ma Li already sitting at the bar, making coffee, with a calm face.

The pickpocket cat was lying on the table by the window, lazily basking in the sun.

The aroma of coffee reached Xu Qiansu's nose... Ma Li seemed to be making coffee by hand instead of simply using a coffee machine.

"Miss Ma Li can even make coffee?" Xu Qiansu sat opposite her, like a guest, and asked with her head tilted.

"I know everything." Ma Li concentrated on the operation, without looking at Xu Qiansu, and casually pointed, "Put the clothes over there, go get them yourself."

Xu Qiansu was slightly startled and looked in the direction of Ma Li's fingers, only to see a set of clean clothes neatly folded on the chair.

It seemed that Ma Li had guessed that Xu Qiansu was going to ask her to borrow some clothes.

Xu Qiansu smiled and said, "Miss, please bring me a cup of hand-brewed coffee."

Ma Li poured a glass of moo milk for Xu Qiansu, placed it on the bar, and pushed it forward.

"Miss Mary...I want coffee."

"I know, but you don't like drinking coffee, so why are you pretending to be cool now?"

"This is not about pretending to be cool, it's about emotion, Miss Mary."

"Huh?" Ma Li pointed her finger at her chin, turned her head and glanced at Xu Qiansu, thinking seriously on her face, and then actually made a cup of black coffee for Xu Qiansu.

She placed it on the table and pushed it forward, "Your coffee, guest."

Xu Qiansu laughed. He picked up the coffee, blew on the hot air, and took a sip, "It's a little... it's really bitter."

Ma Li laughed happily.

"Fifty yuan sincerely, thank you." She then continued.

Xu Qiansu touched his pocket...he didn't bring any money.

He picked up the little marsupial, put it on the bar, and said, "I didn't bring any money... The lady will masturbate this little guy for free for a whole day, and our bill will be waived, okay?"

The little marsupial tilted its head and looked at the two.

"I'm just a clerk, not the boss." Ma Li wiped the bar table with a rag and said casually without looking at Xu Qiansu, "Please talk to the boss about this kind of thing."

After finishing speaking, the two of them laughed together again.

Shiori cleaned up and walked downstairs, beating her shoulders.

Xu Qiansu drank the moo milk in one gulp, then pushed the coffee forward, "It seems that I don't have the blessing to share this kind of thing."

After that, he took Ma Li's clothes and walked to the attic.

Shizhi crossed Xu Qiansu and sat where he was just now. Seeing the full cup of coffee in front of him, he reached out and took it.

"Wait." Ma Li took the coffee from Shizhi's hand, and then took out another cup of coffee that had just been brewed, "Drink this cup."

"Huh?" Shiori tilted her face, but she didn't care. After working for so long, she was already exhausted.

Xu Qiansu stepped onto the attic, came to the bathroom door, squatted down, put down the clothes, and said, "I put the clothes here."

"Okay, thank you."

Xu Qiansu stood up holding his knees and looked at the bathroom door in front of him. After a moment of silence, he took a few steps forward, lowered his voice and asked, "Where is Lillie...?"

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