Chapter 7: Double Act
No matter how cold you appear to be outside, you won't remain like an iceberg when you are alone.
I was originally holding a cute doll - pretending to buy it for the little girl, but finally using the excuse that other gifts were more suitable, so I had no choice but to keep the doll for myself - and was lying on the bed reading a book, when I suddenly heard voices outside the window shouting "Shi Liu Tai" and "Shi Liu Tai". The loud voice came from Xiao Zhai, and the other voice was both familiar and unfamiliar.
CV-16 lazily got up from the bed, with messy hair sticking to her forehead, face, and collarbone. She stepped barefoot on the floor and half of her body stuck out of the window. She saw three little guys, Xiao Zhai, Xiao Hua, and Xiao Luo, standing downstairs, and a man who was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Why say familiar yet strange man?
That was her admiral, who had received the Ring of the Oath, so he could be said to be her husband, right? From then on, Sixteenth Lady was really Sixteenth Lady. Faced with such a nickname, she could no longer refute it. After all, she had already gotten used to that name for so long.
I had heard from Teacher Bell a long time ago that he made a rare appearance at the naval base today and was behaving quite strangely. He did not go on expeditions or exercises as he had done in the past and had not been seen since. He remained silent in the face of everyone's greetings and concerns, acting as if he had lost his memory, and finally refused to let anyone know as he wandered around the naval base alone.
Why is he with those three little guys?
But it’s not surprising, the man’s favorites are the three young ships.
How did he appear here?
Especially the inexplicable shouting of "Sixteenth Lady". Hasn't he always called her CV-16?
Standing downstairs, looking up at the flaxen-haired woman leaning out of the window, with a cold face, it was no surprise that she was CV-16, Su Xia felt a little embarrassed. He could call her "Sixteenth Lady" in front of the little girl, but he didn't have the nerve to do that in front of the real owner.
Xiao Zhai didn't feel any psychological pressure. She noticed CV-16 appeared and waved her hands: "Sixteenth Lady, Sixteenth Lady, Sister Sixteenth Lady."
Even though the admiral was present, CV-16 didn't feel shy because he always had a cold personality. In fact, she was still a little shy, and she was more worried about what the admiral would think of such a title. However, thinking about what he just shouted... Anyway, she had a blank expression on her face: "What do you want from me?"
"Super important thing." Xiao Zhai shouted.
"Don't stand outside, come in first. I'll go downstairs now and we can talk about it later." CV-1 6 said and withdrew from the window.
There were no outsiders in the garrison, only the sisters and the admiral, only family members and no bad people, so there was really no need to lock the door. Everyone's door was basically ajar and could be opened with a push. Anyway, Xiao Zhai took the lead and everyone followed behind him into the villa, passing through the entrance and coming to the living room.
Su Xia habitually looked around the entire living room, from the gray fabric sofa to the coffee table, where books were scattered all over the place, snacks and fruits were placed in bamboo baskets, from the TV to the TV wall, where boats in bottles, tumblers and red wine were placed on the partitions as decorations, and a bird stand was placed in the corner by the window.
CV-16 found her slippers beside the bed and prepared to go downstairs. When she passed by the floor-length mirror at the door of the room, she glanced up at the mirror and subconsciously paused, almost as if possessed by a ghost.
My hair was a little messy from rolling around in bed, so I moved my bangs and tidied it up briefly.
The weather was hot, so she only wore a loose tank top and sports shorts. Her thighs were straight, slender, and well-proportioned without any fat. She subconsciously lifted the hem of her clothes and saw that her belly was also flat and firm without any fat. She breathed a sigh of relief and the corners of her mouth curved into an arc.
Isn’t this kind of dress too cool and inconsistent with my usual personality?
And do you want to change your slippers?
Everyone should go inside and wait, CV-16 bit her lip and decided to just do it, then pushed the door open and walked out.
Su Xia sat on the soft sofa and refused the snacks handed over by Xiao Zhai. She really didn't know how to be polite. He thought he should be more polite. When he found CV-16 coming down the stairs, he had already recovered and was ready to greet her with a smile.
"CV-16..." Su Xia paused, wondering what to greet him. "Long time no see."
"It's Sixteen, it's Sixteen." Xiao Zhai never forgets to remind Su Xia.
"I understand." Su Xia said and gave CV-16 a helpless smile.
"Sixteenth Tai." Xiao Zhai emphasized again.
"yes."
It turned out that when CV-16 appeared at the window, Su Xia didn't pay much attention to her. It was not until CV-16 appeared in front of her that Su Xia noticed that she was wearing some cool clothes.
He did know that CV-16 had a new outfit - beyond the peak, dressed quite cool, so he didn't feel any surprise. He just felt a little sad. It was clearly agreed that the Essex class would never sell sex and go for a cold style, but he didn't expect the official to backstab him.
CV-16 was keenly aware of Su Xia's eyes. She was somewhat concerned about her outfit and asked, "Is there something wrong with me?" Her tone was still cold.
"No problem." Su Xia said, and then he remembered what Xiao Zhai said about treating the symptoms and the root cause. Finding the murderer who posted the proposal was only treating the symptoms. The root cause was to become a qualified admiral and restore the image in everyone's mind. He smiled and said, "It's just that in my impression, CV-16 always wears..."
"Shi Liu Tai, it's Shi Liu Tai." Su Xia was halfway through her sentence when Xiao Zhai corrected her.
Su Xia took a deep breath, feeling somewhat helpless. She clenched her fist and punched the sofa, saying, "Okay, Mrs. Sixteen, Mrs. Sixteen."
CV-16 stood beside the coffee table, looking at Su Xia inhaling, feeling a little amused, but held back.
"Is it okay if my name is Shiliuta?" Su Xia looked at CV-16 and asked.
"Whatever you want."
"Shiliu Tai." Su Xia hesitated for a moment, but still called out that name, "What were you talking about just now... There's nothing wrong, it's just that I remember Shiliu Tai usually dressed quite tightly, I didn't expect that he would dress like that on a daily basis. But it's true, it's so hot, it's better to wear something cooler."
"Um."
Su Xia is not a talkative person when facing strangers. He doesn't know why. It's the first time they meet, and they were just paper people before, but he feels that the other party is very friendly. Is this the so-called mysterious connection between the admiral and the ship girl?
Regardless of whether CV-16 is acting a little cold, isn't this a bit unlike the behavior of a 200-favorite marriage ship? Su Xia continued, "Ha. I remember always seeing CV-16 wearing more clothes before. This is the first time I see CV-16 wearing such cool clothes."
He didn't buy the cool outfit of CV-16, so isn't it good to have the detective outfit of Live2D? He smiled and said, "As expected, beautiful women look good in any clothes, and a figure like a clothes rack looks good in any clothes no matter how she dresses up."
No matter how many holes there are, flattery never fails. Su Xia didn't believe that she was being praised so much. She definitely didn't act like a mean "pig-headed guy". CV-16 would still hate her.
"Yeah." CV-16 just agreed, not disliking it, but not liking it either. She asked directly, "What do you want from me?"
Su Xia handed over the proposal, and he said, "Take a look at this."
CV-16 took the proposal and opened it with some doubts. After reading it for a while, his brows suddenly frowned.
Su Xia said casually, "Adapt to the situation."
"This is what Xiao Zhai found on the notice board."
"Am I really such a bad admiral and a failure?"
"We must find the person who posted the petition. The first person I thought of was... Rokuta. Rokuta is the best detective in the tutelary fort, right? He will definitely be able to find the 'murderer' based on this and that, little clues."
"Speaking of which, Xiao Zhai and the others didn't believe this proposal, saying how could anyone want to harm the admiral, it must be a joke."
"I think so. I admit that I did a lot of things wrong and was not qualified to be an admiral. Speaking of which, I did harass Rokuta in the past. I'm really sorry, and I won't do it again. Anyway, we've come this far, haven't we?"
“But it still came.”
"Why?"
"Be prepared for the worst."
"Xiao Zhai and the others actually said that I just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to come and see Sixteenth Lady. It was all an excuse. I just wanted to see Sixteenth Lady and talk to her. It was like building a plank road in the open but secretly marching to Chencang. The drunkard's real intention was not to drink. What? How could it be possible? There is absolutely no possibility at all, not even a little bit."
Xiao Zhai sat next to Su Xia, listening to him talking. She was eating nuts, and when she heard him talking, she chewed slowly and mechanically for two times, and then the crumbs fell out of her slightly opened mouth. She quickly wiped the corner of her mouth with her hand, lowered her head to look for it, picked up the crumbs and threw them into the trash can.
Xiao Zhai looked at Su Xia, then slowly looked away. He was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he became excited: "It was originally, it must be a joke, how could anyone think of hurting the admiral. It seems that everyone always says that they must teach the admiral a lesson, but when has it ever happened? They are just good at talking."
"You, you obviously just want to take this opportunity to see Sister Sixteen. What? You're just prepared for the worst. You have to come here. Do you like Sister Sixteen so much?"
" No , don't talk nonsense."
"Wow, such a textbook tsundere." Xiao Zhai shouted.
Xiaohua stood still as a mountain. She already knew what the two people were playing. She was somewhat impressed by how they worked so well together even though they had no discussion or preparation beforehand.
"I don't want to talk to you so much. I can't argue with you." Su Xia glanced at Xiao Zhai, or to be more precise, the two of them looked at each other, "Sixteenth Lady, take a look at this proposal, can you tell what it means?"
"Hmm? Oh, yes, okay." CV-16 lowered her head and looked at the proposal. Her long hair hung down, her bangs also hung down to cover her eyes, and her waist became more and more hunched.
