At night, Yuehai Pavilion, after a day of busyness, finally fell silent.
In Ganyu's office, the lights were still on.
"Thank you for delivering this to Lady Ningguang," Ganyu handed a newly processed document to Huixin.
"Yes, yes, Senior Ganyu," Huixin seemed somewhat distracted, only appearing to wake from a dream when the document was handed to her.
"Um, Huixin..." Ganyu hesitated, but still called out to Huixin, who was about to leave.
"Wh-what is it, Senior Ganyu?" Huixin immediately stopped, then turned to Ganyu with an unnatural expression.
"Huixin, have you encountered any difficulties with your work recently?" Ganyu hesitated before asking.
She had noticed Huixin's unusual behavior for a while; she had been frequently distracted recently. Although her work hadn't suffered because of it, Ganyu was still very worried about her condition.
"No, not at all," Huixin averted her gaze, not daring to meet Ganyu's eyes.
How should she put it? Everything that had happened recently felt like a dream. Although her symptoms had somewhat lessened, every time she recalled them, she still felt an itch.
"Then, no problems in your personal life either?" Ganyu asked again.
"Of course not! In fact, it's better than good..." As Huixin said this, a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.
"Is that so..." Seeing this, Ganyu didn't ask any more questions. In any case, it seemed she wouldn't get any valuable information from her current state.
"You go ahead, and then just rest. You don't need to come back here."
"Yes, Senior Ganyu."
Huixin left with the documents, and Ganyu also stopped working.
The work was abundant, but having sat in the office at high intensity for an entire day, even Ganyu, with her Half-Immortal body, would feel tired.
So, it was better to rest for a few hours now, and then continue.
After zoning out by the window for a while, Ganyu slowly got up.
Ganyu quickly tidied up the documents in her office, arranging them neatly, then placing them in a drawer and locking it.
Turning off the lights and leaving the office, Ganyu walked towards her residence.
"Hey! Senior Ganyu, please wait a moment!"
She hadn't walked far when Huixin's voice suddenly rang out behind her.
"Huixin?" Ganyu looked at her in confusion. "Didn't I tell you to go rest?"
"No, Ganyu Senior, when I went to deliver documents just now, I saw someone outside looking for you. He said he was here to take you home…" Huixin said hurriedly.
It seemed her cheeks were red because she had run in such a hurry.
"Take me home?" Ganyu tilted her head in confusion.
She lived in Yuehai Pavilion, so what home was he talking about?
"That, Senior, that person seems to be an Adeptus. You should know him," Huixin whispered.
It wasn't that she was so amazing she could see through an Adeptus's disguise at a glance; it was just the aura emanating from him that made her realize he was one of Miss Stelle's… *cough*… In short, she knew most of Miss Stelle's confidantes.
The only one she hadn't met seemed to be the Adeptus Miss Stelle had taken down a long time ago, whom she had only heard about.
Now that this person was looking for Ganyu, it was natural for her to associate him with that.
"Ah? Could it be Cloud Retainer… I see, I'll go over there now." Ganyu nodded and immediately walked towards the entrance of Yuehai Pavilion.
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"Cloud Retainer, it really is you."
Just as Cloud Retainer was getting a little impatient, she finally heard the voice of her beloved disciple.
"Hmm, this Adeptus has something to discuss with you." Cloud Retainer nodded, then carefully scrutinized Ganyu.
"Something to discuss? Please instruct me, True Monarch." Ganyu's expression immediately became serious.
Thinking about it, Cloud Retainer was also coming to Liyue Harbor for the first time, living in human society for the first time. Perhaps there were many things she didn't understand, or perhaps she had encountered some trouble.
"Don't be nervous, it's nothing major, it's just about you." Cloud Retainer smiled slightly, seeing her like this.
"About me?" Ganyu looked at her with some surprise.
"Hmm, have you finished today's work?" Cloud Retainer nodded, then asked.
"Most of it is already done…" Ganyu thought for a moment, then nodded and said.
It was also because she had accumulated too much work during this period, so she could only say "most."
From the current situation, if she wanted to completely finish all the work and return to how it was before, she would have to pull an all-nighter.
"This Adeptus sees that your condition is not good… Alas, you child are truly worrying. If it weren't for the health regimen this Adeptus taught you, plus you are already a half-Adeptus, you probably wouldn't have been able to hold on."
"True Monarch… This is also due to my willfulness. The work at Yuehai Pavilion is very important and cannot be delayed," Ganyu said, shaking her head.
"I knew you would say that, but no matter what, you have to come back with this Adeptus today," Cloud Retainer sighed, then said.
"This Adeptus has researched a new method of nourishing the spirit. Come with this Adeptus to try it."
"Eh? But, but…" Ganyu hesitated. After all, she had originally only planned to rest for a few hours and then get back to work.
If she went back with Cloud Retainer, she didn't know when she would be able to return.
Wouldn't that delay her work?
"Don't worry, with this new method this Adeptus has researched, you won't have any problems working all night after using it."
"Eh? Really?" Ganyu was a little surprised to hear Cloud Retainer say that.
After all, the methods Cloud Retainer had taught her before could only temporarily relieve physical fatigue and allow the body to get sufficient rest in a short period.
Not feeling tired after working all night—this was truly a magical effect she had never heard of.
"Of course it's real. When has this Adeptus ever lied to you?" Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses, and a smile curved at the corner of her lips when Ganyu wasn't looking.
"Your junior sister used this method of this Adeptus, and her cultivation greatly increased. She doesn't even need to use the red rope to suppress the Solitary Eon's Calamity Qi anymore."
"I see. No wonder Shenhe Junior Sister has felt so different to me recently." Ganyu recalled, and it indeed seemed to be the case.
"Alright then, True Monarch, I'll go with you."
"Hmm, that's a good girl…"
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