[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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The first mate, who was beaten up by Edmund just now, backed away in desperation. It was foreseeable that his future life on the Macaulay would not be easy.

In fact, becoming the captain of the Macaulay is Angelica's long-standing wish.She was most worried that she was a woman and her identity would not be recognized by the sailors, so she came up with this plan out of desperation.But now, Edmund completely dispelled her doubts.

But after all, this young captain is not only courageous and resourceful, but also extremely handsome, and she is a little unwilling to be rejected in her heart.Therefore, after she gave the captain a grateful hug, she gave Mei Tess a deep look.

Maybe the men around couldn't see through Plum Tess's disguise, but she couldn't escape the eyes of a woman, especially a shrewd woman like Angelica.

That look made Plum Tess a little uncomfortable.

When they returned to the Maiden Amelie, all the sailors on the ship went to have fun near the port, so she and Edmund were the only ones left on the big ship.

The fresh water on the boat was just about to be replaced, so Edmund took off his clothes, dipped a towel in the remaining bucket of water, and wiped off the salty sea water on his body.

He specially reserved half a barrel for Plum Tess.But when he got dressed again and came to her cabin, he found that she had just disembarked.

Strangely, she didn't take off the black hood.This made Edmund very curious, so he followed her quietly, and was not relieved until he found her in an inn.

Although the sailors said that Mel was aristocratic, Edmund didn't hate nobles.Father Faria can be called a nobleman.Although the priest was not a real nobleman, he had been in the upper class for a long time, and his temperament was assimilated by the nobles. It was a kind of gentle and elegant demeanor, which was what Edmund once lacked.

Therefore, he subconsciously felt that although Mel could endure hardships, the superior life in the past still prevented him from letting go like himself, taking a bath naked in the cabin.

After standing outside the hotel for a few minutes, Edmund walked slowly along the seaside path, facing the gentle sea breeze.

At this moment, Plum Tess was sitting alone in the room, waiting for the maid to prepare her bath water.

Because there are not many Arabs in this area, when she first entered the door, the shopkeeper saw her wearing a black hood and almost thought she was a robber.

It wasn't until she took out a silver coin and put it on the table that the owner's expression softened a little.No one would have trouble with money, and even though he was still a little afraid of Mei Tess, the shopkeeper politely ordered the maid to send her into the room.

Mei Tess looked at the trembling look of the maid pouring the bath water for her, and didn't know whether to laugh or sympathize, so she waved her hand and let the maid leave the room.

Only then did Plum Tess take off her hood, then she took off her wet clothes, and untied the cloth strips wrapped around her chest.She had to wash off the sea water from her body, otherwise she would have to shed a layer of skin.

She still remembers that when she was a child, her father once took her to the beach to play, but he didn't allow her to go into the sea.But when her father went to buy her ice cream, she sneaked her feet into the waves.

The cold sea water caressed her feet gently, a feeling she will never forget.Before her father came back, she withdrew her feet in time and didn't tell him about it.Next, her feet became more and more red and swollen, and by the time my father finally realized what was wrong, it was too late.

At last she began to cry, while her father sat on his knees in the sand, washing her feet with water and scolding her gently.

Plum Tess sighed slightly, the sweet memory now bringing only sadness to her.She found that the water in the barrel was a little cold, so she dried off the water on her body and changed into the clean clothes she brought from the boat.It wasn't until she re-attached the beard in front of the mirror that she called the maid in and asked her to drag the barrel away.

The moment she saw this handsome young man in front of her, the maid was both surprised and annoyed.Plum Tess, however, did not notice her expression.

After the maid left, she sat in front of the mirror again and continued to play with the fake beard until it looked almost the same as before falling into the sea before stopping.

This took her almost an hour, so she couldn't help complaining about the culprit, her captain.

It was he who dragged her desperately aboard the Macaulay as she struggled in the sea.She couldn't forget the sad look in the captain's eyes. He must have thought he had recruited a fake sailor...but it wasn't her fault.

At this time, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

"Who?" Plum Tess asked suspiciously.

"it's me."

It was the captain's voice.

Plum Tess hastily put away the tools and opened the door while guessing the captain's purpose. "Let's go back," she said tentatively.

"Go back?" Edmund frowned tightly.Isn't Mel spending money to stay in a hotel just to enjoy a comfortable soft bed?Now she just left, which made him a little annoyed at her casual waste.

So he went to the bed and lay down on his own. "I hope you don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind." Mei Tess said as she prepared to leave. "If you like, you can sleep here tonight. I paid for the whole night."

"No, don't go," said Edmund. "We can sleep together, I mean... the bed is big enough."

Plum Tess opened her mouth, but never said a word of rejection. His elegant voice like a cello seemed to have magic power, making her walk to the bed and lie down beside him.

"I'm an actor," she told herself, "and now I just have to play a man, the captain's brother, and it's not hard."

Just as she was thinking wildly, there was already the sound of heavy breathing from the other side of the bed.

Edmund's breathing was like the deep waves of the sea, which gradually gave Mei Tess a sense of security.

She turned around to find his face facing hers.This is not the first time she has been so close to him, but now, she finds that he has a delicate face like an ancient Greek sculpture, full of impatient beauty.

At this moment, Edmund suddenly opened his eyes.

After a brief exchange of eyes, Mei Tess looked up at the ceiling in embarrassment.

"Can't you sleep?" Edmund asked with concern, "If you're not used to me being here, I'll go back now."

"No, it's not..."

It wasn't until she blurted out that Mei Tess realized that she unconsciously wanted to keep him.

"That's good." Edmund pondered for a moment, "Mel... you were actually very good today. I'm not talking about when you were swimming, but... when you were killing people."

Mei Tess frowned, and couldn't help but feel a headache for the captain's praise. Should she say thank you?

So she asked jokingly, "Then you woke up because you were afraid of being killed by me in your sleep?"

"No, I know you won't," said Edmund, smiling, "because then you'd fall into the water and no one would pick you up."