"Enough—enough!" Keqing said with an awkward laugh.
Thinking back to her earlier behavior, she immediately flushed bright red.
"I'm sorry… I misunderstood you. I thought that you…"
Keqing spoke apologetically.
"Thought what?" Bai Ge pressed on mercilessly.
"You thought everyone looks at things through a tinted lens like you do?"
As he spoke, he even deliberately mimicked her earlier tone.
"I was clearly the one who came first~~"
"Ahhhhhh—stop talking already!"
Keqing's embarrassment finally burst free.
She raised her voice loudly, desperately trying to drown out the social-death moment she had just experienced.
Recalling it now, Keqing felt an overwhelming urge to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes from sheer awkwardness.
At this moment, she wanted nothing more than to go back a few minutes in time and cut down that version of herself with a single slash.
Unfortunately, her Lightning Stiletto hadn't yet reached the level of time travel.
So there was no escaping this public execution.
"Enough, enough. The fully organized version's already been sent to me, right? I'll go back and read it!"
Overwhelmed by embarrassment, Keqing chose the classic strategy: flee the scene.
A bolt of lightning shot out.
In the next instant, Keqing turned into a streak of purple light and vanished before Bai Ge's eyes.
The previously noisy Yuehai Pavilion finally quieted down.
"..."
Off to the side, Huixin—who had witnessed everything from start to finish—finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Lord Bai Ge, you're amazing. You actually managed to send Lady Keqing off just like that!"
Huixin praised him cheerfully.
"It's nothing."
Casually stroking Ganyu's incredibly pleasant-feeling little horns, Bai Ge chuckled.
"It's just Keqing, after all…"
Someone of Keqing's level?
He could con his way into bed with her eight times in a single night!
"…Mm." Huixin chose not to comment on that.
"As long as Lady Ganyu's rest wasn't disturbed."
She continued, "Then I'll take my leave. I'll leave Lady Ganyu in your care, Lord Bai Ge!"
"Don't worry—Ganyu's got me," Bai Ge said, patting his chest confidently.
"Alright…" Huixin nodded happily and left.
As she departed, however, she couldn't help but cast a slightly worried glance at the sleeping Ganyu in Bai Ge's arms.
Lady Ganyu…
I originally thought Lord Bai Ge was a perfect match, but now that I look at him, he seems a bit too good at attracting trouble…
If you really like him, you might want to hurry up…
With a trace of a "family member's" concern, Huixin thought to herself as she left.
Of course, Ganyu—fast asleep—had no way of knowing Huixin's thoughts.
After all, she carried the bloodline of the qilin, not that of the divine listener.
Following Keqing's dramatic intrusion, Yuehai Pavilion finally settled down.
But outside Yuehai Pavilion—
The plan drafted by Bai Ge and Ganyu caused an enormous uproar.
Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang.
After Huixin delivered the documents, all seven of the Liyue Qixing laid eyes upon the proposal jointly created by Ganyu and Bai Ge.
The Jade Chamber.
With white hair, crimson eyes, and a high-slit cheongsam that radiated elegance and authority, the stunning lady Ningguang picked up the document before her with a hint of amazement.
"Ganyu… you really did something big for Liyue this time. Interesting."
The red tassel on her forehead swayed gently as her gloved fingers rested beneath her chin.
Ningguang stared at the document with an unreadable expression.
She began to think.
Then—
"Baizhi, cancel all meetings for this afternoon," Ningguang ordered.
She intended to devote herself fully to studying the document.
"Yes, Lady Ningguang!"
Baizhi acknowledged and withdrew.
The Jade Chamber—sealed.
Similar scenes unfolded among the other members of the Qixing as well.
But none of that had anything to do with Bai Ge.
Ganyu was summoned by Rex Lapis the moment she awoke, leaving without even a chance to say a word.
A long-lost sense of ease returned to Bai Ge as he clocked out, casually signing in.
Daily sign-in: Elemental Energy +3. Not bad.
An uneventful day passed.
The next day—
After a full month, Bai Ge finally returned to the Yuheng Office.
"Huh???"
"Is that… Bai Ge?"
People stared at him in surprise—after all, it had been an entire month since they'd last seen him.
"Bai Ge, you finally decided to come back to work?"
"How was it over at Lady Ganyu's place? Fun?"
"I saw Lady Keqing storm out yesterday—was she going to find you?"
"Did Lady Keqing scold you, and that's why you came back?"
Surrounded like a rare panda, Bai Ge was bombarded with chatter from all sides.
The noise gave him a headache.
After spending a month with Ganyu's soft, spring-stream-like voice—
Returning so abruptly to the clamor of the mortal world left him feeling strangely uncomfortable.
"Go, go—don't you all have work to do?" Bai Ge waved them off irritably.
After a month of nonstop work, he just wanted to rest in peace.
But what surprised him was—
With just a casual wave of his hand, everyone actually listened and dispersed.
Only then did Bai Ge notice something strange.
The looks they cast toward him now—
Held a sense of awe.
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