Thinking of this, Helena inserted the key into the lock, but when she turned it, she found that the door in front of her was not locked. She thought that it might be a new insider reporter who picked the lock and stole the materials, so she opened the door quickly.
The person inside was startled by the sudden noise, but fortunately she held the things in her hands tightly. After realizing that it was Helena who opened the door, she quickly put down the things in her hands and greeted her.
"Ah...Helena, good morning~"
Helena looked at Cleveland, who was smiling cheerfully, with a cold face, and then looked at the thermos cup on the table. "...What are you doing here so early? Who gave you the key?"
"Don't be angry...Susu gave me the key. Yixian said the temperature would drop today, so she asked me to bring you some ginger tea. Um...she made it. It's delicious!"
Helena pursed her lips, thanked him and began to organize the documents. Cleveland stood aside for a while, then reached out to help the secretary pour a cup of ginger tea and placed it on the corner of the table, then left quietly.
Although Helena, who has resumed her position as secretary, does not have much work to do, she is always busy until very late every day because of her tendency to find things to do on her own.
One day when she was cleaning the room and tidying out the shoe cabinet at night, she saw the neatly arranged lace-up high heels inside. The dark blue main tone looked somewhat familiar to Helena.
She stood up thoughtfully, walked to the closet and searched carefully before finding the exquisite dress of the same color in the corner of the closet.
This was the dress she wore when she accompanied Su Xin to attend a banquet at the port area owned by Fang Yan's father. Su Xin took her to several stores before she picked out this dress.
Helena liked this dress very much, but there were very few occasions where she needed to wear formal attire, and she didn't want to wear such expensive clothes on weekdays. It would be a big waste if it got torn.
After thinking it over, she sighed softly, put the dress in place, hung it in the middle of the closet, then turned and went into the bathroom to clean up.
Cleveland, who came back from a night run, happened to see Helena's door wide open while she was cleaning. He took a quick glance as he passed by and saw the closet at the back that was open right opposite the door.
In addition to some daily clothes, the most eye-catching thing is the blue dress.
Cleveland had never seen this dress, and of course had never seen Helena wearing it. After thinking for a while, she made a silent decision and turned away.
The next morning, when Helena opened the door, she found a palm-sized box next to her. There was no packaging and the box was simple in style. There was no note or signature.
She bent down to pick up the box, looked around the box but found no clues, so she opened the lid, but was instantly attracted by the things inside.
It was a brooch the size of a baby's fist, light blue in color, with a round milky white pearl as the main body, and star-like diamonds on it. It was exquisite and beautiful, but also represented its high price.
Her sister would not give her such a thing, and Su Xin had no reason to give it secretly. Helena immediately guessed the owner of the gift.
So she put the brooch back into the box, squatted down to put it back to its place, then pursed her lips and left without looking around.
But when she came back in the evening, she found the box was still there and it had not been moved the next morning.
Helena had no choice but to put it away first, preparing to find a suitable opportunity to ask the other party, and return it immediately after confirming the identity of the original owner of the gift.
It’s a pity that someone kept denying it, so Helena was unable to return the item despite asking several times.
The brooch just lay in Helena's ship space, like a seed buried in the soil, waiting to sprout.
The first snow of this year came a little early, and it began to fall quietly before anyone noticed.
In the afternoon, Helena was sorting documents in the command room. She wanted to help Su Xin sort out the categories and order of the documents so that she could find the information she wanted faster next time.
In order to take care of the little commander who is afraid of cold, the air conditioning and heating in the bedroom, dining room and command room are generally turned on very high. Although the temperature rises a lot, the air is also correspondingly much more stuffy.
Thinking that the work was over and the little commander probably wouldn't come again, Helena walked to the window after sorting out her things. She wanted to pull open the heavy curtains and open the window to help Su Xin ventilate.
Unexpectedly, through the glass, the person outside, with his hair flying in the cold wind, was bending his fingers, as if he was about to knock on the glass.
"Ah, Helena."
Helena opened the window with a cold face and said to Cleveland, who was a head shorter than her because of the terrain outside: "What are you doing here?"
"No, it's snowing. I just wanted to come over and tell you."
Only then did Helena notice the fine snow falling from the sky outside like down feathers, white, pure, light, and flawless, just like the person in front of her who was smiling brightly at her.
For some reason, Helena, who had made up her mind to choose the role, suddenly had tears in her eyes at this moment.
"You..." She took two steps back with a slightly crying voice, "What on earth are you doing..."
When Cleveland saw Helena was about to cry, he panicked and didn't know how to explain. He stammered and didn't say anything meaningful: "Eh? I just..."
"You sent me ginger tea and gifts. When there was a power outage, you came over to light candles. When there was no water, you brought me mineral water. You...you..." Helena wiped her tears, feeling angry and amused. "Mobile phone flashlights and ship-mounted spaceships are like this.
Don’t you have anything?”
Cleveland felt a little embarrassed when talking about this. He laughed foolishly and explained, "Ahahaha... I just... want to be nice to you..."
"why?"
"Because... because..." Cleveland's face turned red in the cold weather, and no other nutritious words came out of his mouth except the mist exhaled when he spoke.
Helena came back to her senses because of Cleveland's hesitation. She wiped her eyes quickly and pretended to close the window again. Cleveland was startled and reached out to block it in a hurry, but his finger was pinched.
The soft cry of pain made Helena panic, but she quickly calmed down and said, "Don't pretend, it only hurts for a while. I know the constitution of the ship girl."
Cleveland smiled awkwardly, thinking that the strategies on the Internet were totally unreliable.
Helena didn't want to say much. She just wanted to do what a ship girl should do and didn't want to think about anything else.
Because Helena thinks a lot about everything, and the more she thinks, the more hesitant she becomes. She can't make up her mind, and making choices is a very difficult thing for her.
Since the period of hesitation will have a great impact on yourself and others, and the hesitation itself is too illusory, it is better to just listen to Zeppelin and just do what a ship girl should do. This will be good for everyone.
But Cleveland, who had been reminded, would certainly not give up. She just wanted to have a casual chat with Helena today, but she didn't expect Helena to be willing to talk about the things between them.
For this kind of thing, Cleveland, who had already understood his own feelings, obviously wanted to get the result, so he held the window open to prevent Helena from closing it.
The two argued for a long time, and finally Helena compromised.
"Come in first." Helena sighed with red eyes, waved her hand and took two steps back, "If Qingye takes a picture of it, he will write nonsense again."
"Eh? Ah...Okay."
Upon hearing this, Cleveland swiftly jumped out of the window, then quickly closed the window and pulled the curtains.
Helena took the opportunity to distance herself from him, hugged her chest and sniffed, then said coldly, "I think I've made it clear enough. Don't always do those meaningless things."
Cleveland listened to the voice that was still filled with tears, and felt heartbroken, but he didn't know what to say.
Helena waited for a while, shook her head and prepared to leave. "Forget it, I'm going back first. Don't do those unnecessary things next time. It will affect my adjustment of my mentality."
"Adjust your mindset..." Cleveland was very miraculously enlightened, "So you still have feelings, right?"
"Feelings? What's the use of that?"
“Of course it worked!”
Helena gradually felt a little tired, and asked in a slightly exhausted tone: "What do you want to say..."
"I want to say I like you!"
The secretary was stunned for a long while after hearing this, and then began to laugh silently in front of Cleveland, whose face turned pale.
"You... uh... it's too late... I've... I've been trying... but... why do you... you say this only after... uh... I've made up my mind... it's too late..."
"What... is it too late? Don't cry... I... I don't know how to comfort a child..."
Helena sniffed and asked in a muffled voice: "...I am a child?"
"Of course not!" Cleveland waved his hands and touched the back of his head, "I just... I don't know why you don't want to accept me..."
After shedding tears, Helena's emotions gradually calmed down, and she was finally willing to talk about the matter positively.
"...We are together and it will affect a lot of people."
"What if we quarrel in the future? It will cause trouble to others, right?"
"What if we break up... can we still get along normally? What about Susu? Isn't she the most innocent person? For no apparent reason, the ship girls in my family would never have any contact with each other..."
"Since I can't be an ordinary person, I have to shoulder the responsibility of being a ship girl, which is to assist the person I want to follow, ensure her safety, and work hard to eliminate the enemies who threaten her."
"This is what I should really do. Spending time on hesitation will only cause trouble for others, so you'd better not—"
"Why are you thinking about breaking up when we're not even together yet?" Cleveland didn't understand. "I don't think I'll break up with you in the future, because I actually like you more than I thought."
"As for the choice, since you can't decide, just leave it to me. I choose that we should be together."
Helena was obviously shocked by Cleveland's remarks. She asked subconsciously, "Then...where is my sister?"
"I will build a good relationship with her and try my best to make her accept me."
Helena asked again: "What about Susu?"
Cleveland was stunned. “Why do you think Su Su disagrees with this?”
"I...I just felt..."
"Then we can just ask her directly."
"Huh?" Helena didn't have time to react. Cleveland grabbed her hand and pulled her away while she was stunned.
Two figures, one yellow and one blue, braved the cold wind and fine snowflakes, walked from the command room to Commander Su Xiao's room and knocked on the door.
The little commander, who was curled up in a blanket, froze on the bed when the maid opened the door.
"Commander." Cleveland stepped forward with a red face but a determined expression, "We have something very important to ask you!"
Commander Su was silent for a long time before he asked under the nervous gaze of the two people:
"...You guys are getting married?"
?
Helena blushed and retorted: "What are you talking about, Susu!"
Cleveland scratched his cheek and smiled sheepishly.
"hey-hey…"
"Why are you laughing?"
ps: 1+(1+1)=3 more! Maybe the emotions are not well expressed, please forgive me (；'A^)>
Chapter 415 A Plant
Su Xin's surprising question that day actually revealed a lot of things. The most obvious one was her affirmation of the relationship between Helena and Cleveland.
The people present were not language wimps who failed in reading comprehension, and they immediately understood the conductor's underlying meaning. So Helena and Cleveland naturally got together.
However, although their relationship has taken a step further, judging from their behavior in daily life, they are not as close as everyone imagines.
There were no sweet words, no particularly exaggerated or eye-catching actions, and even holding hands was rarely seen.
But only they themselves knew that their relationship had indeed entered a new chapter, at least from the way Cleveland would always stand silently at the door of the command room, quietly waiting for Helena to get off work.
Both parties are incredibly innocent. Even without more physical contact, the overflowing happiness from their exchanges and laughter is enough to satisfy the onlookers.
As for Phoenix, when she heard the news, her reaction was not as big as everyone imagined. She seemed to be relieved. Although it seemed that she still had a bad relationship with Cleveland, she was indeed not as bad as the big brother.
It means to break up the couple.
In comparison, the one who was most affected was the "daughter" Su Xiaozhi.
It's not a reason like "I've eaten too much dog food". After all, Su Xin really doesn't care about this kind of thing. She is just happy to see others get married, and she doesn't have any emotions like jealousy.
The main point affected was that Commander Su was considering whether he should give Helena a long vacation.
In fact, this is a very important question. Helena has been a secretary for so long, helping Su Xin process documents, teaching her how to approve and how to refuse. Before Sheffield and Yixian came, she even had to play the role of mother.
Pro role.
Now that she finally has a significant other, she should enjoy this new life. It is a waste to spend time on work that Su Xin can complete by herself.
Su Xin thought that with this half day of free time, Helena and Cleveland could make full use of it to go where they wanted to go and do what they wanted to do.
As winter work approaches, there will be less and less work, and she can handle it all by herself. There is no need to take up Helena's personal time to help her do these extremely simple things.
The more Su Xin thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. Finally, after finishing her work one day, she simply talked to Helena, who was about to get off work, and Cleveland, who was waiting outside.
Unexpectedly, the two agreed so readily.
"In fact, even if you don't say it, I will take the initiative to talk to you about this matter in a few days." Helena and Cleveland sat next to each other, with a fist distance between them. "I plan to resign from the position of secretary ship."
Su Xin was obviously a little surprised, "Why so sudden... Ah, I didn't mean to urge you to resign! I just wanted to give you some time to take a vacation..."
"I know." Helena smiled gently, and the depression that had been lingering between her brows for the past few days had obviously disappeared. "But I also have my own considerations..."
Su Xin was stunned when she heard this. After making some guesses, she turned her head to look at Cleveland, but she didn't expect that the other party also had a confused look on his face.
“It’s not because of Cleveland…”
Helena shook her head, thought about it and gave a brief explanation: "Susu, you have to know that whether it is for the ship girl, the commander, or in the eyes of outsiders, the secretary ship is a very special identity."
"It represents trust, it represents intimacy, and so many other complex meanings, and although we have a close relationship, it is clear that I am no longer suitable to continue in this position.
"This is not only giving yourself a chance, but also giving everyone a chance to compete fairly. Even from this perspective alone, I can't stay in this position any longer."
