A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1263
Chapter 1263: Chapter 853: Ladies' Night Chapter 1263: Chapter 853: Ladies' Night When Duanmu Huai and Mary returned to the hotel, it was already midnight.
“Ugh…”
“I never expected you to be such a lightweight.”
Watching Mary swaying beside him, Duanmu Huai was speechless.
“It was just wine. If you can't handle it, you should've drunk less.”
“But… it's not often I get this chance… drinking alone… isn't much fun… burp.”
“Sigh…”
Seeing Mary like this, Duanmu Huai sighed helplessly.
“Anyway, let's go back and rest for now.”
“Okay…”
As they got on the elevator, Mary leaned on Duanmu Huai, her head nodding slightly like a sleepy child. It's rare to see this cute side of Mary; in Duanmu Huai's memory, Mary mostly acted like a typical rich girl, graceful, well-mannered, very responsible, and brave.
So seeing her childlike side was quite interesting.
“Ding–”
The elevator made a clear notification sound, and then the doors opened.
“Mary, we're here.”
“Hmm…”
In response to Duanmu Huai's words, Mary murmured ambiguously, while Duanmu Huai reached out, grabbed her collar, lifted the girl in front of him like picking up a kitten, and shook her a few times.
“Ugh…”
“Honestly, it's rare for someone to get this drunk on wine.”
Looking at still groggy Mary, Duanmu Huai helplessly shook his head. Then, he picked Mary up, walked out of the elevator, and placed the now unconscious girl back in her room. Lying on the bed, Mary looked like Sleeping Beauty from the fairy tales, appearing very beautiful and adorable.
“Sleep well, you've had a long day.”
Duanmu Huai reached out and gently touched Mary's head, then prepared to leave. But at this moment, he noticed Mary clutching the corner of his clothes.
“Hmm… don't leave me… mommy…”
Hearing Mary's murmur, Duanmu Huai helplessly rolled his eyes.
“At least say 'daddy.'”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai sat down beside Mary, and her previously tense expression seemed to relax much more, falling deeply back into sleep.
Speaking of which, I've never heard Mary mention her family…
Staring at the sleeping Mary, Duanmu Huai stroked his chin. Indeed, many people in the Tribunal have secrets, and Duanmu Huai didn't plan to probe further. But Mary's situation seemed more complicated; his understanding of Mary's family was limited to what he saw of her inner world during their time in the Antarctic. He remembered Mary's mother left her alone in Fog City and then went to work abroad.
At the time, although Mary appeared strong on the outside, she actually longed for her mother's company.
After that, Mary seemed to occasionally talk to her mother over the phone, but that was all.
Though she had two close friends, Shirley and Asherica, and also mentioned that the host family in Fog City took good care of her, it still wasn't the same as being with her biological mother.
Reflecting on it, in the Tribunal, Mary seemed to spend most of her time with him, and the rest of the time alone. It wasn't that others excluded her, but simply that everyone had their own tasks; of course, Ogis didn't seem to like her–well, strictly speaking, Ogis didn't seem to like anyone that monopolized her time. I recall after confessing that I spent sixty years with Lumiaire in a future world, Ogis seemed quite unhappy with Lumiaire.
Anhe Guleiya were inseparable, Bambi spent most of the time playing with Kula, Lumiaire and Axelle always hung out together, and Zhi Jingxiang was good friends with Maria… Although strictly speaking, Mary's relationship with Lani was quite good, but since theirs was a mentor-student relationship, it's not exactly a typical friendship.
Hmm?
Thinking about it, why does it seem like everyone in the Tribunal pairs off? Now even Ogis and Gavi seem to have partnered up. If anyone remains solitary, it's just a few like Lena and Zhenjiling, though Lena spends more time training each day than being with friends, and Zhenjiling is busy with her live streaming…
Is this normal?
Well, it doesn't really matter.
Duanmu Huai shook his head, resigned.
Should I also bring her two friends in as support staff? Although frankly, in Duanmu Huai's view, Shirley isn't much use to the Tribunal, but considering her good relationship with Mary, maybe… well, let's wait and see.
Just like that, the night passed.
“Hmm…”
When Mary opened her eyes, it was early morning. She blinked, turned her head around, and saw Duanmu Huai beside her, resting with his eyes closed.
“Eh? Mr. Duanmu?”
Seeing Duanmu Huai's face, Mary instantly woke up, almost jumping out of bed.
“Why are you here? Wait, this is my room, right…”
Chapter end
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