The Great Winter Soldier

Let's not mention what Weasel did. Here, Xia Tian finally said goodbye to the bar owner who was as foul-mouthed as Wade, and returned to the Swan Hotel on time on the seventh day agreed with Nicole.

After knocking on the door again, the people inside gave Xia Tian an indescribable feeling.

Because, Xia Tian is confident in his keen observation ability, but the quiet Nicole in front of him makes Xia Tian unable to see any emotion from those unruffled eyes.

Xia Tian had imagined many Nicole's mental states, but none of them were like this.

At this time, Nicole was wearing a light-colored women's suit. Her body exuded a capable temperament. She was mature and charming. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised with a slight arc. Her long wavy golden hair was draped over her shoulders. She turned sideways and whispered softly: " Welcome back."

The corners of her lips were raised, but there was no smile in her eyes. After seeing Nicole's second expression, Xia Tian nodded silently.

"You look very good. To be honest, this surprised me." Xia Tian walked into the house and took off his peaked cap, but was directly picked up by Nicole and hung on the clothes rack at the door.

Xia Tian frowned at such an action, but heard Nicole casually ask: "Have you had a meal?"

"Not yet, don't eat. There may be a party of four in the evening. You and I will attend." Xia Tian did not use a consulting tone as always, but directly used a commanding tone.

"Okay." Nicole nodded and followed Xia Tian into the living room. She could feel that Xia Tian was observing her invisibly. Then, Nicole walked to the TV cabinet and took out a bag. Coffee, "Sorry, summer, I haven't found a suitable house yet. Land here is very expensive. Although our funds are considerable, it is of course easy to find a place to live, but you need a good and quiet environment. I'm afraid It’s going to take some time.”

Xia Tian nodded, of course he knew what kind of virtue New York was. If you just want a place to live in the summer, that's certainly easy to do. But the conditions in summer are harsh, and I want a quiet place, even a sparsely populated place.

"Don't look for a house. Find an abandoned factory, abandoned warehouse, whatever. The environment doesn't have to be bad, and we can improve it. The main thing is a quiet and secluded place." Xia Tian prepares to move out of the mutant manufacturing factory , to eliminate all possible hidden dangers.

Suddenly separated from the category of housing, Nicole finally gained a little confidence, then nodded and said: "Okay, I will go look for it, you know."

"It's up to you to decide after you find it. If you think it meets the requirements, just buy it. Just sign your name on the formalities. You don't have to report to me anymore." Xia Tian stopped Nicole's words, which made Nicole look slightly surprised.

This is the first time Xia Tian has truly seen an expression on Nicole's face since entering the house. Although Nicole had bright colors and soft tone just now, there was no emotion in her eyes. Even though she kept wearing that elegant and charming smile, she still couldn't deceive Xia Tian.

"You seem to be really ready for the beginning of a new life." Xia Tian asked softly while observing Nicole.

Nicole's face became serious and she nodded firmly: "I know what I want."

"So, you are trying your best to show your strong side, and you are trying your best to hide your inner emotions, for fear that if you do something bad, I will be dissatisfied, and everything about you will be ruined.

All efforts are in vain. "Xia Tian said word by word, this is just a conversation technique. When Xia Tian said these words, he was not sure whether his thoughts were correct at all.

However, this kind of behavior successfully brought out the more "real" Nicole.

Nicole was stunned for a moment, as if she was surprised that Xia Tian's judgment was accurate, she lowered her head silently and remained silent.

Xia Tian could accept Nicole's appearance of being filled with rage and overwhelming hatred, or she could accept her being silent like a trapped animal, and she could even accept her being furious and showing everything to the outside. Summer could even accept Nicole's crying and begging look.

No matter what kind of feedback a woman gives Xia Tian, ​​these are all within Xia Tian's acceptable range.

"Alas" Nicole's gentle sigh made Xia Tian see the real Nicole who had taken off her disguise. There is no longer a smile, and his face is no longer relaxed. In Xia Tian's eyes, that clearly colorful figure looks like a black and white photo, with endless loneliness and sadness in his eyes.

"It's good to be alive." Nicole pursed her lips, remained silent for a long time, and finally spoke. The voice was a little low, a little cold.

The fragile woman, the woman who lost everything. After my heart was completely torn apart and my life was completely destroyed. After that night's meal in the restaurant, after Xia Tian's words, and after a week of fermentation, it finally evolved into this.

Xia Tian nodded. Although he was a little happy in his heart, his previous training did not reveal any flaws. He still sat calmly on the sofa and looked at Nicole expressionlessly: "Impress me."

"To impress you, I have to impress myself first." Nicole leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees, covering her forehead with her left hand, and rubbing her temples on both sides with her thumb and ring finger, as if she was distressed.

"As you said, memories are a beautiful thing, which makes me indulge in it." Nicole's face softened slightly, and her eyes were filled with the light of thought, "I accepted your suggestion and will no longer escape or retreat. I accepted the experiences that frightened me, I faced the face that broke my heart, and I recalled all the words that people comforted me, educated me, and deceived me. I felt everything the world had given me. It was not a world full of A prison of anxiety, sorrow, and darkness. It is a solemn and sacred church, and it is indeed worthy of worship. Everything there can teach you how to behave, how to face life, and tells you the meaning of living. ."

"What's the meaning?" Xia Tian asked.

"Atonement." Nicole put down the hand that was rubbing her temples and looked at the ground distractedly. After more than ten seconds, her empty eyes slowly became focused, and her expression and tone immediately became firm, "Yes, redemption "

Her mouth spoke of atonement and redemption. But in Xia Tian's eyes, it was a kind of hatred deep in the bones, that was a naked revenge mentality.

Xia Tian suddenly felt that this world was very interesting. Relatively speaking, the real world was cold and realistic. However, what is shown in comics, movies and other works needs eyeball effect and attracts box office, so the characters in them are more distinctive and prominent, and the contradictions reflected are more naked. Therefore, many things will be exaggerated to a certain extent using artistic means, and the performance will be even more extreme. Therefore, Xia Tian has always believed that this movie world is crazier, colder and more realistic.

Xia Tian suddenly had a sense of expectation, looking forward to what kind of wonderful story such an ordinary woman could bring to herself in this Marvel world.