Immediately after, a strong sense of unease instantly filled his heart.
'No way, again?!'
Taking advantage of the gap when the four were holding each other, Van acted as if nothing happened and walked toward the balcony.
"You guys keep chatting, I'll go collect some clothes..."
The moment the balcony door closed, he immediately answered the call, "Hello?"
"Eh~ it actually connected... Ah! Hello~ Van, it's me! I am..."
Hearing the lively female voice on the other end of the phone, Van's heart, which had just calmed down, still died.
Because he knew, the voice coming through the phone was exactly Female Van's voice.
Sometimes Van really felt the world was quite unfair. Why can't the savior enjoy an ordinary life properly? Must the savior be pointed at with a gun?
Thinking this, Van suppressed his voice and deliberately spoke in a hoarse tone, "Who are you, wrong number, right?"
"Eh? Wrong number? But your voice is clearly Van's voice, ah?"
'No! Van, ah! I even suppressed my voice while speaking, and you could still tell it was me? Is there no justice, is there no law?'
Here, Van originally wanted to explain a few sentences, but in his peripheral vision he noticed new movements from the people at the entrance.
At this, he could only hurriedly explain, "You've got the wrong person, bad signal... hanging up."
After Van finished speaking, he hung up the call and also blacklisted the number in passing.
'Damn Ai-chan, don't think you can make me surrender using this kind of method! Isn't it just a harem battle!'
'I'll f***ing show you what is truly suffocating extreme operation!'
After turning off the phone and putting it in his pocket, Van returned to the living room holding the completely untouched drying rack, acting like nothing happened.
On the other side, the four girls were still at the door engaging in a strange tug-of-war over "who enters first, who follows behind."
Seeing the sky getting darker and darker, worried about everyone's commuting issues, Van walked to the entrance and tentatively asked, "Um... should I send you off?"
As soon as the words fell, four sharp gazes instantly shot toward him.
Van immediately changed his tone, "I mean... you all carry on!"
———
[At the Same Time, Inside an Apartment]
Listening to the busy tone after the call was hung up, Female Van tilted her head, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes.
"Strange... clearly it was Van's voice on the phone, but why did he say I dialed the wrong number?"
Looking at the screen displaying 'Call Failed,' Female Van puffed her cheeks in frustration and fell onto the soft bed, mumbling nonstop.
But very soon, a crafty smile appeared on her face again.
Casually throwing the phone to the side, Female Van stretched, and her pajamas slid down with the motion, revealing fair shoulders.
"Forget it, rather than staying here sulking alone, better to go ask him clearly in person."
Thinking this, Female Van jumped off the bed with a carp leap.
"Anyway, I already located his position just now, tomorrow I'll take the earliest flight to Changkong City..."
Immediately after, she bounced over to the wardrobe and began choosing clothes.
"Hope my arrival brings Van a huge surprise."
———
Early next morning, in St. Freya Academy girls' dormitory, Kiana, while yawning, walked out of the room and headed toward the direction of the bathroom.
However, upon seeing the purple figure busy in the kitchen, Kiana instantly became fully awake.
"Mei! Why did you suddenly decide to make a bento today?"
Saying this, Kiana quickly came to Raiden Mei's side, "Wow~ it smells so good! Mei, why did you suddenly decide to cook Chinese food today?"
Kiana's words made the spatula in Raiden Mei's hand tremble slightly, but she quickly recovered.
Looking at Kiana's cute appearance, Raiden Mei gently said, "Just... suddenly wanted to give you all a change in taste."
The fragrance in the kitchen quickly spread through the dormitory, even causing Bronya in her room to come out.
Looking at Raiden Mei's smiling face, Bronya felt emotionally in her heart, "After going home once, Mei's spirit seems so much better. As expected, home is the first beauty in people's hearts~"
After the busy work, Raiden Mei handed the two delicate bento boxes respectively to Kiana and Bronya.
"Here, these are yours."
"Wow! Mei is the best~" Kiana hugged the bento box and loudly thanked her.
At the same time, Bronya, who had received the bento, also prepared to express her gratitude to Raiden Mei.
Just as she was about to speak, her gaze was drawn to a black bento box in the kitchen corner.
What made Bronya pay attention was that, judging by the packaging, this bento box was even more delicate than theirs.
Bronya subconsciously looked at Raiden Mei, feeling that something was not quite right.
'I already felt a bit off earlier... Mei's smile today wasn't like when she usually makes bentos for us, instead more like... a girl in love preparing lunch for her sweetheart?!'
Thinking of this, Bronya turned her head to look at Kiana, who was spinning around hugging the bento box, and lightly sighed.
"Ah~ Kiana really is a fool, still laughing stupidly at this point."
As if noticing Bronya's gaze, Raiden Mei turned around and gently asked, "Bronya, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Bronya smiled and shook her head, "Thank you, Mei."
———
[Chang Kong City International Hotel, Inside the Top-Floor Suite.]
Mobius lazily leaned on the sofa, her long legs crossed, talking to someone on the phone.
"Klein, I'm a bit busy recently, the laboratory is fully handed over to you to manage."
As if feeling that handing the large laboratory to Klein was a bit inhumane, Mobius continued, "By the way, if there's any tedious work you don't want to do, just throw it to that newcomer called Mei..."
(At the same time, far away in the lab, Mei suddenly sneezed, "Feels like someone is scheming against me?")
On the other end of the phone came Klein's slightly hesitant voice, "But Doctor, Mei just pulled an all-nighter sorting data yesterday, if we make her work overtime again, I'm afraid..."
"Oh?" Mobius narrowed her eyes, her tone slightly nuanced, "Klein, are you... teaching me how to do things?"
"Uh... no, Doctor... okay, I understand."
After arranging everything properly, Mobius stretched. The silk robe slid off her shoulders with the stretching motion, revealing a delicate collarbone.
Then, she walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window in the suite, overlooking St. Freya Academy not far away.
Watching the students walking through the school gates one after another, no one knew what she was thinking.
(T/N: Female van's name will be changed to Ivana to prevent confusion)
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