"..I don't want to cause trouble for others..."
"..."
or…
"...I still..."
"After you're well, I'll go find Rafi...right?"
Su Xin sat on the bench, pinching the tip of her index finger with her thumb and middle finger with a little force, but she didn't dare to move too much, for fear that others would see her and feel psychologically burdened.
Just when the little commander didn't know what to say, she felt Tiancheng's hand gently patting her on the back, and a gentle and smiling voice sounded.
"It's Lafite... Didn't we agree today that I would take Susu to get used to it? You should... it should be tomorrow, right?"
Rafi glanced at the commander who relaxed his waist a little, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she would not forget to fight for it: "...Yes, but Rafi wants to stay with the commander."
"Is that so... you can't wait even a day?"
Rafi had a wooden face and never took his eyes off Su Xin's face, "Yeah."
Tiancheng looked at Lafite's profile, then glanced at the little commander's waist which was tense and straightened again. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He sighed silently in his heart and then said:
"Okay, okay, you can follow me if you want." Tiancheng ignored the little commander's shrinking action, "But... I hope you don't interfere with my teaching content today."
"Ah."
"That's good. Um... Susu, we've been resting for a while, so let's finish walking the rest of the way first?"
Commander Su had no choice but to nod and let Tiancheng pull him up, then quietly waited for Tiancheng's guidance.
"Then keep going. Just go straight to the left. Remember to use the bamboo stick in your hand and don't twist your ankle."
Just as Su Xin was about to agree, a warm hand suddenly entered her palm. After touching her palm, it naturally adjusted its direction, and then squeezed its soft fingers between her fingers and gently clasped them.
"...Commander, you won't fall."
Commander Su was nervous, but he didn't dare to move. He could only subconsciously squeeze the handle of the bamboo stick in his other hand, listening to the shallow breathing of the girl next to him, and responded vaguely: "...Hmm."
The feeling of walking holding someone's hand is very different from the feeling of tentatively walking forward alone.
When she and Tiancheng were getting familiar with the port area, Tiancheng was behind her, directing and encouraging her, while Su Xin was groping in the front. Only when she was about to fall or there were many stairs would Tiancheng lead her along.
Su Xin felt very comfortable this way. She could immerse herself wholeheartedly in what she was doing, and she liked the learning process.
But when she was holding the silent little kid, all the ease and relaxation disappeared in an instant, and the only thing left in her mind was tension.
When she heard the slight sound of high-heeled shoes hitting the ground beside her, she would unconsciously recall the style of Rafi's boots and the scene of helping the lazy rabbit put on his shoes in the past.
At that time, because the boots fit her feet perfectly, Commander Su half-knelt on the carpet, but he couldn't get Lafite's small feet into the shoes. As a result, the shoes were not put on properly, and the stockings at the ankles were torn.
Su Xin felt the warmth of the little paw in her palm again. Her mind turned and her thoughts went back to the past when this little hand tried to warm her cold cheeks.
Even though she had lost her eyesight, Commander Su relied on her extraordinary memory to recreate several past events in her mind, so much so that she almost walked into the greenery on the roadside several times.
When Su Xin was once again pulled by little Lafei amid Yu Tiancheng's gentle laughter, she finally couldn't help but speak:
"Um... Rafi, can I do it by myself? I... I think I can do it all by myself..."
Lafite raised his head slightly to look at Commander Su who had his eyes closed, then gently let go of the other's hand. Before Su Xin had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he held the commander's wrist again.
"...Commander." Lafite took a white handkerchief and carefully wiped Su Xin's palms and knuckles, "You're sweating..."
Su Xin felt very embarrassed when she heard that and subconsciously clenched her fingers, but Lafite pulled them apart one by one, flattened them, and wiped them clean.
After Su Xin's hands were dry again, Lafite turned around, wiped his own hands, and then took her hands again, clasping them tightly together palm to palm.
".Together."
Even in the past, Su Xin had never been so nervous that her palms sweated. She even began to feel that she was a little strange now, which made her nervous again.
Tiancheng, who was standing behind, smiled helplessly and had to take two steps forward, wanting to gently rub Su Xin's tense waist to make her relax a little.
She probably knew Su Xiaozhi's current situation, so she would not ask for too much intimacy. Instead, she wanted to take advantage of the time when Su Xin was blind to convey her feelings to her completely and truly.
Lafite doesn't know how to judge the situation properly, which sometimes makes the sensitive Su Xiaozhihui nervous and panic. At this time, she, as an experienced person, is needed to mediate.
Tiancheng thought so and did so, but she didn't expect that as soon as her hand covered the little commander's waist and moved, the man jumped far away with a start, and even fell to the ground with Lafite next to him.
Tian Cheng was startled, worried that the two would fall somewhere, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
The little commander on the ground had no expression on his face but his voice was trembling. He touched his lower back and rubbed it for a long time, then stood there in a daze.
"Eh? Strange, I...I...my body seems to have something wrong...?"
Chapter 378 The Days of Blindness 5
Things are getting serious.
This was the thought that came to the mind of all the ship girls who understood the cause of the problem.
Ever since the little conductor acted like a rabbit and hopped a long distance with Lafite, she seemed to become allergic to physical contact.
In fact, Su Xin didn't quite know how it happened. She just remembered that she was very nervous at the time, and suddenly her lower back felt numb, and then she was like a punctured balloon, and she was blown away.
The tingling sensation came violently, but also receded very quickly. By the time Su Xin fell to the ground, the strange feeling had completely disappeared, and she was left sitting there trying to recreate the scene.
However, it is actually very difficult to reproduce this operation again. At least Tiancheng touched his waist several times afterwards, and the young commander did not feel a similar strange situation again.
Just when she breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go home, Lafite's hand, which he silently put in her hand, made her feel uneasy again. The slightest friction of his fingers would make her shiver unconsciously.
Now, the reason for the strange physical feeling became clear.
Because the cause was still unclear, the ship girls who arrived later considered it over and over again and decided that it would be better for Commander Su Xiao to rest, at least to restore his eyesight first.
During this period, little Lafite, who is likely to make the little commander overly nervous and trigger some strange switch, naturally needs to keep a distance from Su Xin.
When he heard the news, the young commander secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was not distancing herself from Lafite, she just didn't want to trouble this destroyer who was younger than her too much, nor did she want to face someone she hadn't seen for a long time in this state.
And to be honest, the feeling was indeed too unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that Commander Su Xiao was unwilling to muster up the courage to experience it a second time.
So Rafi, who was supposed to sleep together every night, temporarily moved back to her own room, taking her grape-flavored toothpaste and toothbrush with her.
After solving the problem of Commander Su Xiao becoming inexplicably sensitive, the gathered ship girls faced a new problem.
Who will stay and take care of her at night?
After all, it is well known that Su Xin is afraid of the dark. She cannot perceive the light without her eyesight, and Lafite, the only person who can give her a sense of security, is forced to leave due to her physical condition.
Therefore, the ship girls knew without a doubt how difficult it would be for Commander Su Xiao after they left.
Miss Hu De didn't think this was a problem. When a group of people went out to discuss, she was the first to speak up: "It's okay, I can stay and take care of Su Su. After all, as an elder, I can still do this."
Changdao, who was not worried at all, was chewing potato chips on the side. "Then why did you mistake black tea for brown sugar water? I heard from the commander that you scalded her before..."
"Naga~shima~ exposing people's shortcomings is not what a lady should do~"
In order to save his ears, Changdao wisely chose to shut up, said goodbye and said he would not participate, and took away the bag of potato chips in his hand that he had not paid for.
Ming Miao was originally thinking about signing up to give it a try, but when he saw someone running away without even paying on credit, he stopped talking and ran after him, taking along Shiranui, who looked like she was going to watch the show.
As a secretary ship, Helena naturally had to consider the young commander. After hearing what Changdao said, of course she would no longer consider asking Miss Hood for help.
Guanghui could be trusted, but to be honest, with her poor sense of balance from falling on the ground every day and her overly huge human heart, Helena gave up the idea after considering it for a moment.
It's not impossible for her to go on her own, but recently the relationship between her and Cleveland has been a little unnatural. This problem has been bothering her for some time. It's really not easy for her to do two things at the same time and divide her attention to take care of the little conductor.
"Well...then let me do it?" Tiancheng, who understood human nature very well, stepped forward at the right time when Helena was distressed. "I have similar energy and can take care of her easily."
"Ah... Sister Tiancheng..." Helena's eyes lit up when she heard that, but she seemed to have thought of something and frowned slightly, "Well... this... I may have to ask Susu."
Tiancheng smiled in understanding, "Are you worried that I will take advantage of the opportunity to do something?"
"Ah... no... I didn't mean that..." Helena was embarrassed and waved her hands, "I just... I just want to respect Susu's opinion..."
Tiancheng was not in a hurry, he nodded and said, "Then let's go ask her later."
Helena pursed her lips anxiously, wondering if there were any other candidates for her to choose from. Yixian waved her hand lightly, "Well... Yixian might be able to take care of Susu."
"But... you are also responsible for the three meals a day for everyone in the port area, right?" Tiancheng stepped on thick-soled shoes and added with a high-profile smile, "I am more worried about whether you can handle it, Yixian..."
Yixian responded calmly, "Miss Tiancheng, you are joking. Making meals is just a hobby of mine. It's fine to let Ninghai and Pinghai of Donghuang do it. As a ship girl, you naturally focus on the commander, right?"
"I see... I was just being too superficial."
"No, no, Miss Tiancheng is only thinking about Susu, we can understand that."
Indy, who witnessed the entire negotiation between the two sides, once again pushed away Portland, who was sticking to him. He was a little worried that the two would fight in front of the commander's door. On the contrary, Phoenix looked puzzled as to "why haven't you decided yet?"
Facial expression.
And now, only these two were in a state of confrontation. It seemed as if something was missing, but Indy couldn't remember it until she heard a "click" and then Amagi, who was in a confrontation, smiled and called out:
"Akagi?"
A red-haired fox that had already taken out the insecticide and moved behind Yixian at some point was so frightened that its tail stood on end. "...Sister...Sister."
"I told you that we should live in peace, right?"
"...I...I understand..."
Akagi put his hands behind his back, looking well-behaved, but his true colors were revealed when Amagi looked away. He stared at Shokaku, who was taking a photo and grinning, with his big, kaslan eyes, and the tension between them grew stronger.
Indy pushed away the sticky Portland once again, thinking silently in his heart: "...This...is normal..."
There was still no conclusion outside for a while, and Helena didn't think she could interfere. She was just about to go in and ask the patient's opinion when she heard a cough from inside, followed by the voice of the little commander through the door.
The board floated out:
"Um... Thank you, Sister Sheffield... Ahem..."
Those who are still in a stalemate: ???
Cleveland, who was closest to the door, pushed open the door despite the gazes of the protagonists of the debate. He saw Sheffield, who was wearing a black and white maid dress, saying to the commander expressionlessly:
"This is what I should do, Master. It would be better if you could think more about me and cause me less trouble."
"Ahem...well...I'll just assume that you're concerned about me."
"The master's skill in misinterpreting the original intention is as superb as ever..." Sheffield said, and then he noticed everyone outside the door, so he greeted them, "Excuse me, is the discussion over? I think this useless master is in urgent need of
Rest. 99
The ship girls stood outside the door in silence for a while, and finally the red-eyed fox crushed the door frame, bringing an end to the discussion meeting with no winner or loser.
Chapter 379 Are you angry? No.
"Well...it's getting late. Let's go first. I'll trouble you to take care of Su Su, Sheffield."
Sheffield bowed slightly to Helena, who was relieved and waved goodbye to the other ship girls, and said, "Okay, please take care."
The door gradually closed, and finally locked with a small "click", isolating the inside and outside of the room.
After closing the door, Sheffield stopped making any sound. He just stood quietly by the door, looking silently at Commander Su who was half leaning against the head of the bed.
The silent environment made Su Xin feel somewhat uneasy. After all, she was now in darkness all the time. Once she was alone, she would start to feel anxious and scared.
Fortunately, the little conductor's sense of smell was sensitive enough to smell a faint scent on Sheffield, which seemed to be a certain brand of laundry detergent, very ordinary, but very reassuring and natural.
"Sister Sheffield?"
"..."
"Yeah...I know you're here."
"..."
"...Sister Sheffield? I seem a little thirsty... Can you help me get a glass of water?"
Sheffield paused, still without moving, but at least he was willing to pay attention to Su Xin, "I believe that with the master's great ability, pouring a glass of water should be very simple."
"Uh... ok, ok..." The little commander hesitantly lifted the quilt and stretched out his legs in pajamas. His slender limbs were shockingly white and even seemed transparent.
She tapped the ground with her little feet, then stood up on the carpet with confidence. Then she stomped to the table in the direction she remembered and reached out to feel around on the tablecloth.
Sheffield saw that the little conductor's paw was about to touch the glass container of hot water, and he was still worried, so he took two steps forward and pulled her away.
"Let me handle this kind of small matter."
The little commander stumbled a few steps, but he was not annoyed. He just muttered softly: "...Then you should have come to help me earlier..."
Sheffield was furious when he heard this, but looking at the girl in front of him with a wooden face, he didn't know what to say. In the end, he just slammed the cup of water on the table and ignored her.
