Chapter 3136

"So she came in the morning and hasn't left yet?"

Xia De opened his mouth slightly, he didn't think of this possibility at all.

"Yeah, isn't Dorothy the author of the 'Hamilton Detective Story Collection'? Ms. Gao De might be interested in her, so we let Dorothy accompany her upstairs to chat. Lunch was arranged by Miss Jia Lin Na to be eaten at home, but to prevent scaring that lady, only Dorothy accompanied her."

Luvia said, Xia De held the cat rubbing against him and looked up at the ceiling of the first floor, and only after a few seconds did he ask the girls around him:

"Quick, help me see if my clothes are appropriate now."

"Really... Tifa, help our Detective Hamilton tidy up his clothes."

The red-haired witch said with a smile, but just as Tifa took a step towards this side, Xia De heard voices coming from the stairwell. One of the voices obviously belonged to the blonde female writer, and the other was an exceptionally gentle and steady female voice...

"Go quickly."

Luvia pushed Xia De lightly, and then everyone on the first floor hid in the bedroom and kitchen for the time being. Xia De looked down at Little Mia and walked quickly with it towards the foyer.

When he arrived at the foyer, the two ladies who were going downstairs had just finished the stairs. So the first time Xia De saw the strange lady was her side face instead of her front, but soon as the two sides met in the foyer, the lady, who had been known to Xia De because she had met Dorothy during the "Yodel Palace Time Loop", really came into his eyes.

Her skin was as delicate as white jade, as if it had absorbed the essence of sunlight, and every inch of skin texture was filled with the warmth of radiance. She looked at Xia De from a high place with curiosity, her face elegant and dignified, her features exquisite and three-dimensional, and every detail exuded an innate noble temperament.

Probably guessing that the young man holding her cat was Xia De Hamilton, she smiled reservedly and nodded lightly at Xia De. The smile was not bright, but it was like the rising sun, having the unstoppable power to disperse any haze.

"Good afternoon, Detective Hamilton."

Xia De still couldn't believe this scene, but immediately replied:

"Good afternoon, Ms. Gao De."

She was wearing a golden long dress, with a white fluffy shawl on her upper body to keep warm, and a brown scarf with a cat running pattern tied around her neck. She wore a yellow silk belt around her waist, inlaid with a series of golden metal sun symbols, and her long hair was tied with a silver ribbon with fine diamonds like a galaxy, which was also the only silver decoration on her body.

Obviously, Dorothy and the pointed-eared elf were also blonde, but their hair colors were completely different from the lady in front of them.

Xia De didn't know if this was his illusion, but Ms. Mia Gao De's golden hair made him think of wheat fields kissed by the sun, exuding a gentle luster as it flowed when blown by the wind. The golden fine silk at the ends of her hair intertwined with the sunlight shining into the room from the first-floor window at this moment, as if the sun had sprinkled every ray of light on the earth.

Her eyes were deep amber—the color was very, very similar to Little Mia, her eyes were gentle and firm, but also carried an unshakable wonderful sense of majesty.

The outsider had already met many ladies with temperament in this world, but no matter whose temperament it was, it could not be compared with the one in front of him.

"For the sake of insurance, I want to ask, are you still there, right?"

【Yes.】

"Her" smile was still light:

【You wouldn't be suspecting that I am actually Mia Gao De, and the letters you receive every month are written by me manipulating you to sleepwalk while you are sleeping, right?】

Because "She" was connected to his heart, Xia De didn't bother to lie and deny it. He just didn't respond—when facing a scene where he didn't want to lie and didn't want to answer, he generally did this.

At this time, he had already taken the initiative to reach out his hand and shook hands lightly with Ms. Gao De, who was standing on the last step.

"How is it?"

【Normal person.】

The two hands separated naturally. The golden lady glanced at the very quiet cat in Xia De's arms and said:

"Detective Hamilton, we finally met. I am very happy to really see you before the Year-End Festival. Please allow me to thank you again for taking care of my Mia."

The outsider, who was embarrassed for a moment because he had the thought of "possessing someone else's cat", kept his expression unchanged:

"Your commission helped me through many difficulties, and Little Mia has always been very obedient. Sorry for going out in the morning, I could only let my friend Ms. Louisa receive you... speaking of which, this time you came, are you going to take..."

"There are still too many things in the town that need me to handle personally. The problem under the family ancestral house is becoming more and more serious, and it still has to stay here."

She shook her head lightly and reached out to touch the cat Xia De was holding:

"Happy Year-End Festival, Detective Hamilton, I left a gift for you upstairs. I'm sorry, I really have to go now, the return train will depart in half an hour. Please continue to take care of Little Mia for me for the time being, this child seems to like you very much too."

"Train... oh oh, yes, then welcome to your next visit, I welcome you here at any time."

He turned and opened the door, and very coincidentally, a taxi happened to stop at the door of his house at this time.

Xia De took the initiative to help Ms. Gao De open the car door, then ordered the coachman about the destination, and even paid the fare for Ms. Gao De in advance—Xia De knew very well how much it cost from his home to the station.

The lady who sat steadily in the carriage opened the car window, and her gentle but indeed majestic amber eyes met Xia De's for a moment, and then she nodded lightly to say goodbye:

"See you next time, Detective Hamilton, Ms. Louisa. Also, please say goodbye to that trainee detective assistant for me."

"See you next time. And happy Year-End Festival."

Xia De stood on the steps in front of his house watching the carriage drive away from St. Deran Square, and only sighed lightly after the carriage completely disappeared into the lively streets around the square before the festival.

"Why are you sighing? Didn't you always look forward to this day?"

Dorothy asked curiously behind him. Xia De took a deep breath and exhaled again. He didn't know why he felt he couldn't breathe when facing Ms. Gao De just now, but he was no longer the outsider who would blush when seeing a beautiful girl:

"It's not because of Ms. Gao De, I'm just sighing at the impermanence of fate."

He returned home with Dorothy and closed the door:

"Since receiving the letter from Ms. Gao De this morning saying she was coming to visit, I have been suspecting that I would be forced to leave home because of strange things, and thus not be able to see her, so I avoided contacting abnormal events all morning today.

As a result, several times someone knocked on the door, it wasn't Ms. Gao De, nor was it something that led me out of the house. Instead, it was a problem with the house itself that made me leave home.

In that white fog, I initially thought I would definitely miss the meeting because I wanted to know the reason for the problem and lose two hours, but I didn't expect that I won the bet. I thought I didn't miss it, but then I lost the bet.

After coming back, I finally gave up on this meeting, but I didn't expect her to still be here... Fate is really wonderful."

Xia De hugged the writer lady, hearing the footsteps of Luvia and the others approaching:

"I always thought I had grasped the context of fate, but in the end, fate showed me the truth of 'impermanence of fate' through this matter. It seems I thought too much... but Ms. Gao De looks so..."

"Beautiful?"

Luvia added this word, but Xia De shook his head:

"No, it's ordinary."

Emilia, who had returned to the appearance of a little elf, was very surprised:

"Can a lady with such temperament be considered ordinary? I think even if Yiluna, Ajielina, and I all grow up and grow tall, we won't have such an outstanding temperament."

"But when I shook hands, I actually felt that she was just an ordinary person."

Dorothy patted Xia De on the shoulder:

"Why think so much? Either she is really an ordinary person, and all the previous things were you fighting with your own thoughts. Or her power is far beyond the sum of you, me as a quarter Chosen, the great witch Miss Jia Lin Na, the time Chosen Emilia, and Luvia present here.

So worrying about these is meaningless. If she really hides secrets, it's not something you can know now."

The writer lady's idea was very clear. She seemed to have a good impression of Mia Gao De:

"Xia De, do you think this cat brooch is beautiful? This is a gift she gave me. Look, doesn't this look like Little Mia? This gift is really exquisite. She said it was produced from the ruins of her town. This is really a very generous lady."

"Let's go, Xia De. Instead of thinking about Ms. Gao De, what you should do now is go upstairs and tell us in detail what 'Fate Casino' is all about. How come there is such a thing before the Year-End Festival."

Luvia waved to everyone, so everyone walked towards the upstairs along the stairs. Xia De fell to the end because of closing the door just now. Before stepping on the stairs, he turned and looked at the door again:

"Mia Gao De..."

After a moment of hesitation, a smile appeared on his face. Although he didn't find out what secret Ms. Gao De had, at least this time, after coming to this world for a year and a half, he finally saw the true owner of Little Mia and finally fulfilled his wish to meet her.

There will be a second time if there is a first time, and although Xia De still doesn't understand what she is hiding, at least her appearance and temperament completely match all of Xia De's imagination about this mysterious and wealthy lady.

There were more things to figure out, but he felt a sense of fulfillment in life, because there were things waiting for him ahead, and things he was looking forward to would happen in the future.

He regarded cracking the secret of Ms. Mia Gao De as a life goal, and this goal took a big step forward today.

"I feel that this Year-End Festival of 1854 is much more complete. This is what it means to celebrate the festival. The more festive things, the better."

"She" reminded with a smile:

【Isn't the night of the Year-End Festival the day after tomorrow the time you are looking forward to the most?】

Xia De thought for a while, and then strode to catch up with the girls walking in front with a brighter smile.

So although fate is impermanent, Xia De is still looking forward to the future. Fate is not an arrangement by an invisible hand; fate is the story he is looking forward to writing with everyone.

?? PS: The picture in this chapter is "Mia Gao De".

? PS2: Extra chapter 1/2. Seeking monthly tickets!!!

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