The next morning, Keqing groggily opened her eyes.
She instinctively reached out, but Stelle was not beside her.
After a moment of realization, she finally remembered that Stelle had gone to resolve Huixin's matter last night and had not stayed in her room.
However, for some unknown reason, even though Stelle was not beside her, she felt as if she was enveloped by Stelle.
Was it because her bed had already been imbued with Stelle's scent?
Keqing thought with a hint of confusion, slightly twitching her nose.
Then, her face flushed, she narrowed her eyes.
Even without Stelle by her side, this was already enough to make her feel incredibly content.
Speaking of which, yesterday she had planned to spend the whole day studying, but in the end, the entire day was spent with Stelle…
However, during this process, Keqing did manage to read for a while.
It was quite magical when she thought about it; even though her mind wasn't on the books yesterday, reading ten or twenty lines at a glance, now that she recalled it, the knowledge seemed to be imprinted in her mind.
This experience was truly amazing, especially since Stelle's actions yesterday were so intense, her mind wasn't even on the books...
Speaking of which, even Keqing, who prided herself on her good stamina, couldn't help but admire Stelle's physical fitness. Even though Stelle was in charge, he had hosted a big party the night before last, spent the entire day playing with her yesterday, and was still able to go 'treat' Huixin in the evening.
Didn't Stelle's wrist feel sore?
Thinking about strange questions, Keqing slowly got out of bed.
She never had the habit of lying in bed, and besides, today's studies had to continue.
Get up early, wash up, have breakfast, and quickly return to study.
I wonder how things are going with Stelle...
Just as Keqing was thinking, the door to her room suddenly opened.
It was Stelle. Seeing Keqing getting dressed, he immediately entered the room and closed the door.
"Phew... you scared me to death." Stelle let out a sigh of relief, patting his chest.
"Stelle, what's wrong with you? You look so flustered." Keqing was slightly taken aback, then asked while continuing her actions.
It was a good thing no one else would come here, otherwise Stelle's reckless opening of the door just now would have been a 'benefit' for others.
However, since most people here were girls, besides Stelle, probably not many people would be interested in her body.
"Uh, how should I put it?" Stelle scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward for a moment.
Last night's treatment went smoothly, but leaving this morning wasn't so smooth.
"Because of my carelessness, her clothes got wet in one spot." Stelle sighed, then walked over to Keqing and took the pantyhose from her hand.
"I didn't even see where Huixin put her clothes, plus she's also the type with relatively abundant element, so this morning I could only drape my outer coat over her." Stelle lifted Keqing's small foot and put on the sock.
He was quite a bit taller than her, and his outer coat was also a loose type, so it could barely cover her.
However, on the way back to her dorm, they still encountered many people who were on their way to work.
They could only carefully avoid them.
They were almost discovered, but luckily the final outcome was good, and nothing awkward happened.
"Oh, I see." Keqing's toes couldn't help but wiggle, but this movement just happened to hook Stelle's slender fingers.
Stelle, in turn, simply began to playfully hold her foot.
"Anyway, Huixin's matter is resolved. After observing her for a while, I think she shouldn't be like before." Stelle slowly said, then looked up at the blushing Keqing.
"Let's study hard. The knowledge in books is endless." Stelle licked his lips and smiled at Keqing.
"Mmm..." Keqing nodded, with new expectations for today.
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"Whoa ah ah ah!" Paimon quickly rushed in front of Lumine, looking at the Liyue Harbor before her, and couldn't help but shout loudly.
"My ears are going to go deaf, Paimon!" Lumine couldn't help but complain.
"But it's Liyue Harbor! It's Liyue Harbor!" Paimon pointed ahead, repeating herself.
Because of a small commission, they ended up being stranded in the wilderness for many, many days, returning to their previous life of roughing it.
Therefore, seeing the Liyue Harbor before her, Paimon felt as if her tears were about to fall.
"I know, I see it... Sigh, we're finally back." Lumine also felt quite emotional.
The Nine Pillars of Peace, why did she get involved in such a strange matter?
She shouldn't have taken that Reminiscence Stone out of momentary curiosity. Fortunately, this adventure was very rewarding.
Otherwise, sacrificing so much time with Stelle would have been a huge loss.
"I wonder how Stelle is doing." Lumine couldn't help but say.
"Stelle will definitely take good care of himself, why do you always worry about him?" Paimon spread his hands, a little confused.
Paimon certainly cared about Stelle too, but Stelle was an adult after all, and quite powerful, maintaining good relationships with so many people, even some Lords, in Liyue Harbor.
Given that, there shouldn't be anything to worry about, right?
"I'm not worried, it's just... Oh, never mind, let's go back first." Lumine rubbed her head, not knowing what to say.
What she meant was that she didn't know how many more confidantes Stelle had gained during this time, but there was no way to explain such a thing clearly to Paimon.
The two rushed towards Liyue Harbor.
Coincidentally, soon after entering the main urban area of Liyue Harbor, they saw Hu Tao tirelessly promoting Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's newly launched activities to people.
"Hu Tao!"
"Hmm? Oh! Isn't this Lumine and little Paimon? You're finally back!" Hu Tao's face, which had been a little regretful after being rejected, immediately broke into a smile when she saw them.
"Mmm hmm, long time no see, Hu Tao!" Paimon flew over.
However, before they could even exchange greetings, Hu Tao quickly pulled Lumine over, then turned to Paimon:
"Sorry, Paimon, I have a small matter to discuss with Lumine."
"Hu, Hu Tao?" Lumine was also confused by Hu Tao's actions.
"Hehe, Lumine, guess how big of a stir Stelle caused while you were away?"
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