Soft moonlight spilled over Liyue Harbor.
At this moment.
Fang Qiu sat atop a Jumpy Dumpty, her body deeply sunken into it. Her graceful waist and hips were completely enveloped by the soft plushie, while the quill in her hand ceaselessly wrote out line after line of barely legible words on the manuscript paper.
Having used a quill for so many days, her handwriting with it had improved significantly.
It had reached a standard where it was readable.
"The love I give you has always been quiet, exchanged for the concern you occasionally show. It is clearly a movie of three people, yet I still cannot have a name."
She sang softly while writing furiously. As she sang, her bare, fair feet stepped gently on the soft, smooth carpet, moving as if playing a piano.
Of course, to put it elegantly, it was playing the piano; to put it colloquially, it was treading a sewing machine.
Naturally, Fang Qiu felt that even if she were to tread a sewing machine, she would be able to do so quite elegantly.
Furthermore, Fang Qiu unexpectedly discovered another merit of hers.
To put it simply, she sang very well; to put it in a cultured way, it was simply the sound of nature.
This made Fang Qiu couldn't help but feel curious.
She wrote well, sang beautifully, and was very pretty.
How did her predecessor manage to live a life where she didn't know where her next meal was coming from?
This was simply unscientific.
With her voice, if she had gone directly to report to the Yun-Han Opera Troupe, she might have already become a famous star second only to that boss, Yun Jin.
Hmm... but thinking about it carefully, although her predecessor had a nice voice, due to her frailty and illness, she lacked sufficient breath. Moreover, searching through her past memories, it seemed she couldn't quite hold a tune.
"Wu..."
After writing a page, she stopped her pen and stretched her waist vigorously. Her body extended fully, emitting a soothing, soft groan.
Today's mission is complete.
After busy work, going to that Mondstadt dessert shop to feel the cool sea breeze and drink a cup of delicious iced lemon juice.
What a beautiful thing that would be.
"Phew."
Exhaling gently, Fang Qiu set the quill aside and changed her clothes.
It had to be said, the quality of this Jumpy Dumpty plushie was truly good. She had sat on it for a full day, yet in the short time she took to stand up and change, the spot where she sat had already mostly recovered.
However, a shallow, alluring imprint of her hips was still faintly visible on it...
This made Fang Qiu's pretty face involuntarily blush.
It seems that in the future, right after finishing writing, she can't let anyone into her room.
After locking the door and confirming she had the key, Fang Qiu went out.
She went to look for Hu Tao and Xiangling.
The result was that Hu Tao had gone out to hold a funeral ceremony and likely wouldn't be back until very late.
Xiangling, meanwhile, was incredibly busy. The two of them were already swamped; if Xiangling left, Chef Mao definitely wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
So, Fang Qiu could only go by herself. She walked all the way to the Mondstadt dessert shop.
Perhaps because it was dinner time, there weren't many people in the dessert shop, which gave Fang Qiu plenty of time to choose.
Apple cake... to be honest, Xiangling made it far too deliciously; she could no longer be satisfied by apple cakes made by anyone else.
So, she wanted to change flavors.
Just as she was hesitating, a voice lacking much emotional fluctuation suddenly rang out beside her.
"Hello, I want a cup of coconut milk."
Coconut milk?
Hearing this familiar voice and familiar content, Fang Qiu couldn't help but be slightly stunned. She subconsciously followed the sound and saw a little girl standing beside her. The girl had a talisman attached to her hat and wore strange blue clothes. She was staring blankly at the dessert shop employee with her bright cherry-pink eyes as she ordered.
It was precisely Qiqi.
"Little friend, do you want ice added to your coconut milk?"
"Add ice? What is add ice?"
Qiqi tilted her head in confusion, a trace of puzzlement emerging in her eyes.
"It means putting ice cubes into the coconut juice."
"What is coconut juice?"
Qiqi remained very confused.
"Uh, this..."
The employee was also very confused.
"Give us two cups of coconut milk without ice, one cup with ice, and then two servings of coconut-flavored cake."
Fang Qiu spoke up.
Hearing Fang Qiu's voice, Qiqi subconsciously looked up at her.
"It is you."
Seeing Fang Qiu, a touch of joy emerged in Qiqi's puzzled eyes.
"Good evening."
Fang Qiu smiled and said.
"Good evening."
Qiqi nodded.
Seeing that Qiqi and Fang Qiu knew each other, the employee asked no further questions and turned toward the kitchen to notify the chef of the new order.
"I've already ordered the coconut milk for you. Let's go find a seat outside."
Fang Qiu smiled and said.
"Mhm."
Qiqi nodded and followed behind Fang Qiu. They sat in seats facing the sea.
"I didn't expect that after so long, you would still remember me, Qiqi."
Fang Qiu smiled faintly and said.
She had been far too busy these days. Aside from writing, it was just writing.
Her typing speed wasn't as fast as in her previous life, and her word count wasn't as high, but her exhaustion levels had skyrocketed.
Everything stemmed from the lack of a computer...
So, when she got busy, she had no time to bring coconut milk to Qiqi.
"Qiqi said... Qiqi would give herself an order to remember you. So, Qiqi remembers you."
Qiqi nodded and said.
"Is that so..."
Looking at Qiqi's expression, Fang Qiu actually felt a tiny bit of guilt for not visiting her these past few days.
Not long after, the dessert shop employee brought up the coconut-flavored cake and coconut milk.
It had to be said, Mondstadters indeed had extremely high attainments in beverages. Having not seen them for just a few days, they had actually evolved from simple juice with ice cubes to iced velvet juice.
That is, crushing the ice into a velvet-like texture and adding it to the juice.
"Here, these two are for you. One has ice added, and one has no ice. Try both and see which one you like."
Fang Qiu pushed one cup of coconut milk without ice, one with ice, and a serving of coconut-flavored cake in front of Qiqi, speaking gently.
She kept a cup of coconut milk without ice and a cake for herself.
Her stomach wasn't suitable for drinking ice water.
"Thank you."
Qiqi nodded. She first drank the one without ice.
"Coconut milk. Tasty."
Then she took a sip of the one with ice.
"Icy and cool. Very comfortable. Tastier than coconut milk. I like it."
After taking a sip, Qiqi's eyes lit up slightly as she spoke.
"It's good that you like it. Next time the clerk asks if you want ice, just say you want ice. Remember?"
Fang Qiu said.
"Qiqi brought... a notebook. Can write it down."
Qiqi spoke intermittently while drinking.
"By the way, Qiqi, how did you know they sold coconut milk here?"
Fang Qiu asked in confusion, "Did Baizhu tell you?"
"Wu... Qiqi thinks... It seems Yaoyao told me."
Qiqi thought for a moment, then said.
"Yaoyao?"
Fang Qiu paused slightly. She had heard this name many times but had never met her.
"Yes, Yaoyao. Yaoyao is very cute... like a small finch."
Qiqi nodded and said.
"I see."
Fang Qiu smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "Try the cake."
"Cake?"
Qiqi tilted her head, very confused.
"It's this."
Fang Qiu used a fork to cut a piece of coconut-flavored cake with cream, then picked it up and fed it to Qiqi.
Qiqi was stunned at first, then swallowed the iced velvet coconut milk in her mouth. She pursed her lips twice before swallowing the cake.
"Although I can't taste the flavor, it is soft and smooth. Like."
Qiqi said.
"I'm glad you like it."
Fang Qiu smiled.
"Right, Yaoyao told me... it seems drinking coconut milk requires giving Mora."
Qiqi put down the coconut milk in her hand, fished out twenty Mora from her pocket, handed it to Fang Qiu, and spoke.
"No need, no need. Just consider this compensation for me not coming to see you these past few days."
Fang Qiu gently patted Qiqi's head and said.
"Compensation?"
Qiqi tilted her head, expressing a lack of understanding.
"In short, you don't need to give me Mora."
Fang Qiu said with a smile.
Those twenty Mora were likely given by that little girl named Yaoyao mentioned by Qiqi; it was exactly enough for the price of a cup of coconut milk.
She felt the sea breeze, watching Qiqi eat with a face full of smiles.
Meanwhile.
Yujing Terrace, Yuehai Pavilion Secretariat.
"Finally finished... woo... I'm exhausted to death."
A girl wearing Yuehai Pavilion secretary attire with her hair tied in a ponytail lay sprawled on a desk full of documents, her face filled with fatigue.
"Be content. You still have me to wipe your backside; otherwise, you'd have to work overtime with Miss Ganyu until midnight."
The girl sitting opposite her stood up and pinched the ponytail girl's cheek, speaking with a face full of resentment, "How many times have I told you to check the documents... causing me to stay and work overtime with you."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, Senior Huixin, I know I was wrong. How about I treat you to Sunsettia juice at that Mondstadt dessert shop later?"
"That's more like it."
Huixin rolled her eyes at her, released the hand pinching the ponytail girl's cheek, and said, "Also, don't lie on the documents, or you'll mix them up!"
"Okay, okay, okay."
The ponytail girl sat up straight, then seemed to suddenly remember something and said:
"Speaking of which, I heard people from Liyue Publishing House say today that Fang Qiu has a new book coming out again."
"Fang Qiu's new book?"
Huixin paused, then recalled some bad memories and couldn't help covering her forehead.
"Speaking of which, the books written by that author named Fang Qiu are too heart-wrenching. After I read one back then, I cried for a whole night."
The ponytail girl pouted and said, "After finishing it, I originally thought I wouldn't read the second one. But after two days, I couldn't hold back and read the second one, and then I cried for another night..."
"Me too..."
Huixin rubbed her temples and said, "Thinking about the deaths of Kaori and Jack now, I still feel a sense of unresolved grief in my heart, and my mood has worsened quite a bit..."
"Ahem, well, Senior Huixin, we're pretty much done with our work. Let's go stroll around the dessert shop."
The ponytail girl stood up and said.
Before Huixin could reply, the door to Ganyu's office opened.
A girl dressed in blue and white raiment, with a pair of black and red horns on her head and a graceful figure, walked out.
However, the girl's face carried a heavy weariness.
"Senior Ganyu, good evening."
The two were stunned at first, then hurriedly stood up from their seats to greet Ganyu.
"Good evening."
Ganyu smiled faintly.
"Is Senior Ganyu going to rest?"
The girl with the ponytail asked.
"Mhm."
Ganyu nodded.
She hadn't rested much for many days. If she continued working, her efficiency would decrease.
It was better to rest properly and then continue working.
"Is that so? Then would Senior Ganyu like to come with us to eat some desserts? The Mondstadters opened a new dessert shop in our Liyue Harbor, and the taste is quite good."
The ponytail girl suddenly said.
"Eh?"
Both Ganyu and Huixin were stunned. Huixin couldn't help but cover her forehead.
Headache.
Senior Ganyu hadn't rested much for several days, yet this guy actually invited Senior Ganyu to go eat desserts...
Squeezing Senior Ganyu's rest time...
Just as she was about to speak up, Ganyu nodded and said, "Mhm, I haven't had a good stroll in Liyue Harbor for a long time. Let's go take a look together."
"Yay!"
The ponytail girl's eyes lit up.
Huixin couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but since Senior Ganyu had agreed, it wasn't her place to say anything more.
"Then let's go."
After the girl packed her things with a face full of surprise, she led Ganyu out of Yuehai Pavilion.
A gentle breeze brushed past, and the budding Glaze Lilies swayed with the wind, carrying a faint fragrance.
The bustling and noisy sounds of Liyue Harbor also drifted over with the wind.
"Wu... such fresh air. Staying amidst data and reports all day, I almost couldn't breathe."
The ponytail girl stretched her waist and said with a look of relief.
It had been a long time since off-work hours, and almost all the staff had left.
Yuehai Pavilion appeared very quiet; only a few Millelith guards on duty stood to the side, leaning on their spears and chatting idly.
Seeing Ganyu and the two secretaries walk out of Yuehai Pavilion, their expressions changed, and they immediately shut their mouths.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Ganyu smiled and said.
"It's not hard."
The few Millelith guards shook their heads hurriedly, their expressions somewhat awkward.
"Let's go."
Ganyu looked at Huixin and the ponytail girl and said.
"Mhm."
Huixin nodded, and together with her junior, she led Ganyu toward the shop that opened by the sea.
"By the way, what was that about Fang Qiu's new book you two were discussing?"
"A good friend of mine works at Liyue Publishing House. We talked about this while chatting two days ago. She said Fang Qiu submitted a new manuscript to the editorial department some days ago, and it's confirmed for publication. It will probably be on the next book release day. However, I asked her what genre the book was, and she said that after reading one of Fang Qiu's books, she didn't want to read a second one because it would affect her mood. So she didn't read the manuscript this time. Even if she did read it, she would need to keep it confidential according to the agreement. But, what she could reveal is that Fang Qiu's editor, Bai Qing, didn't cry her eyes out like the previous two times after reading it. Instead, she smiled quite sweetly."
The ponytail girl said.
"Eh? Really? Then I'll have to look forward to it properly."
Huixin's eyes lit up as she spoke.
"Smiled quite sweetly?"
After listening, Ganyu couldn't help but smile faintly, murmuring with some anticipation: "What kind of story is it?"
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