Early the next morning, Yu Sheng carried a chair over, sat at the entrance of No. 66 Wutong Road with Eileen in his arms, while Huli and Luna stood on either side of him like a pair of door guardians. The four of them—though perhaps there weren't actually four people—waited by the roadside, eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Alice doll who called herself Miss Marlene.
Eileen kept fiddling with her phone watch. Yu Sheng had removed the watchband and tied a colorful cord to it so she could hang it around her neck. The little doll kept opening and closing several apps, and anyone could tell she was a little nervous.
But whenever Yu Sheng asked her about it, she immediately denied it, stubbornly insisting that she was merely bored.
This time, no one exposed the little thing's terrible excuse.
Yu Sheng lowered his head to check the time, then looked up at the intersection again. His mind was still on the call he'd had with Baili Qing yesterday, as well as what he'd told her at the end.
...Hopefully Baili Qing explained Eileen's situation accurately to that "Alice's Cabin envoy" and conveyed his thoughts as well.
By the time Huli had finished her twelfth shaobing, the people waiting at the entrance heard the sound of an engine—a high-end black car appeared at the intersection.
Yu Sheng glanced up at the fox girl beside him. She narrowed her eyes smugly. "She came by car! Benefactor, you have to help me comb my tails tonight!"
Yu Sheng smacked his lips and frowned. "...Why isn't she riding an electric scooter? That doesn't fit the usual style of people who come here."
Huli said solemnly, "Riding an electric scooter one-handed isn't safe..."
Eileen finally couldn't stand it anymore when she heard the