Van brought Fu Hua once again to the hot spring area.
Different from Raiden Mei, Fu Hua kept her head lowered the entire time, quietly following behind Van.
She stared blankly at Van's back, continuously imagining the scenes that might happen later in her mind, and her cheeks unknowingly flushed red.
At the same time, the receptionist girl at the hot spring front desk, taking advantage of no one being around, used her finger to hook off the high heels on her feet and rubbed the heel wrapped in stockings.
Although standing all day was tiring, she didn't feel it was hard.
Because she really liked seeing sweet couples happily enjoying the hot springs together, which also reminded her of her long-lost youth.
The thing that impressed her most this evening was the couple who came at dusk.
The man was handsome and dashing, and the woman was gentle and beautiful, the two standing together looked like a picture-perfect match.
Thinking of how sweetly they interacted, the receptionist couldn't help but show a "auntie smile."
"Welcome~"
Hearing the arrival of new guests, she immediately perked up and put on a professional smile.
When she looked up and saw who it was, her eyes lit up.
The gray-haired girl in front had a transcendent temperament, skin as fair as snow. Although her figure was slightly thin, her clean and refined beauty made it impossible to look away.
Seeing this, the receptionist couldn't help but sigh in her heart, 'So heaven really is fair. It gave her such outstanding looks and temperament, but when it came to figure… Cough cough…'
After examining the girl, the receptionist curiously shifted her gaze to the man, wanting to see what kind of guy could be worthy of such a beauty.
That one look, and her expression froze instantly.
'This man… why does he look so familiar?'
After thinking carefully, the receptionist's expression immediately turned strange.
'Isn't this the handsome guy who came in the evening with that purple-haired beauty?!'
Her fingers slightly trembled, and her gaze became complicated as she looked back and forth between the two.
Clearly, in the evening he was still sweet-talking that purple-haired beauty, and now he's bringing a different girl to soak in a couple's hot spring…
Back when she saw that good-looking couple in the evening, the receptionist was actually in a great mood.
But now, upon realizing the handsome man before her was a two-timing scumbag, the receptionist felt thoroughly upset.
If she wasn't on duty, she might have honestly gone ahead and warned the girl.
In the end, though, she still handed over the hot spring voucher, only, her smile had become extremely forced.
"Wishing the two of you... an enjoyable soak."
Under the receptionist's sharp gaze, Van walked into the hot spring area with Fu Hua.
———
In the luxury suite of another hotel, Mobius was lazily leaning on the sofa.
Klein stood beside her, handing over a file bag.
"Doctor, the matter you instructed me to investigate has been fully looked into," Klein said respectfully.
"The people you mentioned before are confirmed to be attending the resort's ceremony tomorrow."
Mobius took the file bag, pulled out the documents inside, and browsed through them quickly.
The documents clearly had the names [Grand Magician Vil-V], [Resort Owner Pardofelis], [Singer Eden], and [Internet Streamer Elysia] written on them.
Her gaze paused briefly on the documents of Vil-V and Elysia. After marking them with a red pen, she handed the folder back to Klein.
"Next, I need you to focus on these two people," Mobius said in a playful voice. "If they make any moves, report to me immediately."
Klein nodded in agreement, then proceeded to report the whereabouts of the others.
"Bronya and Su brought Griseo to the water park, while Mei and her boyfriend spent the entire afternoon strolling around the shopping district…"
After hearing the report, Mobius stood up, preparing to leave. Klein watched her back, her eyes behind her glasses thoughtful.
'The Doctor's hotel isn't the same one as ours, yet she makes sure to come over every day just to get a report… There must be some deeper reason behind this…'
Thinking of this, a sudden light of understanding flashed in Klein's eyes.
'I get it now! Doctor Mobius is using a classic risk-diversification strategy!'
'Staying in different hotels, it avoids being taken down in one sweep, and also helps expand the intelligence-gathering range…'
Thinking this, Klein's lips curled slightly in admiration, and a deep respect for the Doctor naturally arose in her heart.
She sincerely exclaimed, "As expected of Doctor Mobius, even the lodging arrangements have hidden depths."
At this moment, Mobius, who had already walked to the elevator area, was completely unaware that her assistant had just completed a thrilling round of internal deduction.
She was currently troubled over what excuse she could use to keep crashing in Van's suite later, or rather, what reason to use to lure Van into her own room.
Just as she turned a corner in the hallway, what she saw made her freeze in place instantly.
Because she saw…
In the hallway near the hot spring area, a young couple had just exited a private room.
The girl was lowering her head, a sweet smile impossible to hide on her rosy face.
The boy was helpfully carrying her bag and occasionally leaning over to say something, causing the girl's ears to redden even more.
And that young couple was none other than Van and Fu Hua.
At the same time, Van, who was chatting with Fu Hua, suddenly felt a chilling coldness wash over him.
He instinctively turned and scanned his surroundings, only to see a dark green silhouette standing at the corner of the street.
And the other party was watching him with a deceptively kind smile, lips curled into a dangerous arc.
"Ara~ isn't this my little lab rat~" Mobius's voice was sugar-sweet, "What are you still doing out here so late… on a date?"
Seeing Mobius like this, Van immediately felt a massive headache.
And Fu Hua's next move, stepping protectively in front of Van, made Mobius's smile grow even wider.
'Oh? Oh? Oh? So you really want to play it like this?'
'Hua, you stepping in front of Van, are you serious?'
Thinking this, Mobius gave Fu Hua a meaningful glance, then locked her gaze on Van.
Facing Mobius's extremely aggressive eyes, Van cleared his throat and said, "Um… Hua, how about you head back to the hotel first? I've got something to discuss with Mobius… alone."
Fu Hua looked at Van in confusion, as if trying to confirm what he meant.
Under Van's repeated hints with his eyes, Fu Hua eventually left the scene.
After Fu Hua left, Mobius began to slowly approach Van, her high heels clacking crisply against the floor.
She reached out to tidy Van's collar, her fingers subtly brushing past his neck.
"So then…" Mobius's voice was frighteningly soft, "can you explain why my little lab rat is soaking in a couple's hot spring with someone else?"
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