Natalisa had actually noticed that the boy had a special affection for Natalia.
It wasn’t that kind of pure friendship between children. It wasn’t exactly admiration, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. All she knew was that Natalia must be extremely special to the boy.
She took advantage of that.
Natalisa bit on her finger in silence. She was not far from the time checkpoint Professor Romanka had set for her. She had to complete this mission quickly. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to account to Professor Romanka.
Yun Shishi walked from the kitchen to the living room. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Natalisa lurking at the corner of the stairs, but pretended not to see her. She went to the boy and brought him the freshly squeezed apple juice.
“Your favorite apple juice.”
Youyou loved apples. Add to that the fact that Alice had given Yun Shishi a nutritional plan, the boy was required to nibble on three apples a day to replenish his nutrients. The boy’s current priority was to build up his health. However, just the thought of chewing on three large apples made her cheeks ache.
Initially, the boy found it impossible to follow through on this. Having to gnaw on one apple was bad enough. Three was beyond him. Hence Yun Shishi came up with the idea of juicing the three apples. The juice was sweet with a hint of tartness, and the boy loved it. It was the best of both worlds.
She lowered her voice when she handed him the apple juice. “She’s at the stairs, peeking at you.”
The boy took the apple juice without saying anything. At the same time, he sneaked a glance in the direction of the stairs.
Natalisa didn’t even notice the boy surreptitiously studying her.
The boy suddenly crooked a finger at her. “She’s Natalisa.”
“Uh… How do you know that?”
“Alice said so.”
Youyou spoke again. “Alice won’t allow me to be alone with Natalisa. She’s worried that Natalisa knows hypnosis.”
“Hypnosis…” Yun Shishi shuddered at that word.
It reminded her of that time, when Youyou had been hypnotized and his personality sealed, she had thought for a time that his personality would never return. For this reason, she was nervous and naturally, very cautious.
“Take it easy.” The boy assured her, “I’ll protect myself. Just pretend you didn’t hear anything. Nothing happened.”
“Okay.”
Youyou and Yun Shishi acted as if nothing had happened. He continued playing the game, she looked down at her phone, while the actor focused his attention on the boy’s game. Everyone seemed to be ignoring Natalisa.
The girl was especially upset! Could it be that she had been discovered?
Impossible.
She had tried so hard to imitate Natalia in every way. How could she be discovered? Except that the change in the boy’s attitude towards her was obvious. Natalisa went back into the room and waited. Before she knew it, she fell asleep.
Alice was on the third floor, texting the Hua Jin. He replied that he’d checked on Natalisa in her room and found the girl asleep. Alice then said, “Take her home while she’s sleeping!”
“Why? What if she wakes up?”
“She’s not going to wake up. Kids that age don’t wake up easily once they’re asleep.”
Suspicious, the actor went upstairs, pushed open the door, and picked up Natasha. True to Alice’s words, the girl didn’t stir when he touched her.
