No matter what, since he was already here, he might as well settle in.
Even if he was unwilling on the inside, one sheep being herded or two sheep being herded—work was still work, wasn't it?
Anyway, he would still clock in exactly at nine and clock out exactly at five.
Not one minute more.
Maybe one day Keqing would finally lose patience and kick him out herself.
With that thought, Bai Ge made up his mind.
And just like that, his heart calmed down.
Heh—full-on slacking mode engaged.
Who didn't know how to slack?
"So… should I start working on this now?" Bai Ge asked.
"Of course not!"
Keqing said, glancing around.
"For now, move your desk in here first. From now on, you'll be staying in the same office as me."
"Also, aren't you officially transferred to Yuehai Pavilion already?"
"This afternoon, Ganyu will come to do the handover with you. You'll be taking over part of her work."
"And this plan will need to be implemented together with her—how much to raise salaries, how many people to add, things like that."
"Mm, your desk can go right over there."
As she spoke, Keqing pointed to a corner beside her.
"…Alright."
Bai Ge sighed.
Normally, the boss stayed in the inner office while the secretary worked outside.
But even as one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, holding immense authority, Keqing was unusually down-to-earth.
The Yuheng Star's office was a three-story building with a roofed, square layout.
Everyone else worked in the lobby on the first floor, while Keqing sat on the second floor where everyone could see her just by looking up. There wasn't even a separate inner room.
Moving in really did just mean… moving in.
With another sigh, Bai Ge pushed open the door and walked out.
Below, the curious gazes that had been watching immediately withdrew the moment they saw him.
Then Bai Ge went downstairs.
Under everyone's astonished stares, he slowly carried his desk and chair upstairs.
When he was almost done, someone finally couldn't help asking.
"Bai Ge, what are you doing?" Wang Fatty asked.
"Just what you see," Bai Ge said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Starting today, I'm working right in front of Lady Keqing."
"Lady Keqing supervising you personally?" Wang Fatty asked, eyes wide.
"What else could it be?" Bai Ge sighed and nodded.
"Hiss—"
Wang Fatty sucked in a sharp breath.
He'd thought Keqing was just going to give Bai Ge a light reprimand.
He never expected this.
Working right in front of Lady Keqing…
Could you imagine your high school homeroom teacher staring at you nonstop while you did homework?
More than twenty people in the Yuheng office could barely withstand Keqing's pressure.
And now it was just Bai Ge alone, facing what used to be pressure for twenty people!
Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.
Imagining Bai Ge's fate, Wang Fatty shuddered.
In that instant, Bai Ge's image in his eyes went from "legendary senior" to "one tragically unfortunate man."
With a sigh full of sympathy, Wang Fatty patted Bai Ge on the arm.
Bai Ge: "???"
He had no idea why Wang Fatty called him over, asked a question, then suddenly started shaking his head and sighing at him with pity.
Completely baffled, Bai Ge left and officially settled into Keqing's office.
—
What the others didn't know was that Bai Ge's life as a secretary was nothing like what they imagined.
In an office so quiet that only soft breathing and the scratch of a pen could be heard, Bai Ge sat slightly behind and to the side of Keqing—
And suddenly realized he had nothing to do.
None of the tasks a secretary was supposedly responsible for were assigned to him.
And then he understood.
Keqing, a workaholic accustomed to handling everything herself, simply had no habit of delegating.
Even Ganyu, as a secretary, mainly handled big-picture coordination.
Keqing genuinely had no idea how to use a secretary.
"…Wow, this is actually really comfortable."
Realizing this, Bai Ge's mood lifted immediately.
Relaxed, he began to notice beauty he hadn't paid attention to before.
He took a deep breath—
And realized that what filled his lungs wasn't fresh air, but a faint, pleasant fragrance.
"Hm?"
Bai Ge instinctively took another breath or two, confirming it wasn't his imagination.
"Does Keqing burn incense?"
He looked around the room in confusion.
An office piled high with paper documents didn't look like a place where anyone would dare light incense.
In that case, the source of the fragrance…
Thoughtfully, Bai Ge looked toward Keqing on his right front.
He'd smelled this yesterday, too.
So this was the legendary… natural body fragrance?
Pretty nice, actually.
Bai Ge nodded in approval.
Then he discovered the greatest sight in the entire office.
"Huh… I didn't really notice yesterday, but Master Keqing's black silk legs…"
Slurp.
"They're really something."
From his angle beside her, Bai Ge could see—
Keqing's flawless profile, her fair and slender neck, the delicate curves of her body,
And beneath the desk, that pair of long, exquisite legs—
All of it was laid bare before his eyes.
"Very nice. Very nice indeed."
Leaning back comfortably in his chair, enjoying the view, Bai Ge's lips curled upward.
No wonder the ancients said beauty could be a feast.
A beautiful woman and a beautiful view really did lift the spirits—just like enjoying a hearty meal.
Absolutely delicious.