"Wow! I was in such a hurry to leave today that I didn't have time for breakfast! Thank you and Grand Diviner Fu Xuan so much!"
When Qingque saw the breakfast prepared for her, a smile appeared on her face, and her tone of voice was very happy!
"Meow! (It's good that you like it. I'll be going now!)"
After Selene finished speaking, she prepared to leave.
"Hmm? Aren't you staying to play a few rounds of cards? That's not like you!"
Qingque asked, a little confused.
"Meow! (This Meow has things to do!)"
After Selene finished speaking, she left without looking back.
Hmph! She was busy going back to cuddle with Fu Xuan! She didn't have time to play cards with Qingque!
Seeing Selene leave, Qingque didn't try to stop her. She picked up the bag containing breakfast from the ground and then walked into the Archives.
(Special note: This is purely delivering breakfast to a friend, with no other meaning. No harem, no ambiguity. Please don't mess with me, reviewer big brother!!!)
...After Selene returned to Fu Xuan's office, she leaned close to Fu Xuan again, watching her work.
However, as Selene looked at the content of Fu Xuan's work, she couldn't help but feel a wave of sleepiness.
"Hmm? Grand Diviner Fu Xuan, why do you need to handle some matters concerning the Cloud Knights? Does the Divination Commission manage these things too?"
Selene asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Hmm? Logically speaking, the Cloud Knights are actually managed by General Jing Yuan."
"However, the General told me to get used to some of the work required for the General's position first, so that when I become the General in the future, I won't need to learn it from scratch."
Fu Xuan didn't even raise her head, and her tone of voice was matter-of-fact, even thinking that Jing Yuan's suggestion was quite good!
[Are you sure Jing Yuan isn't just making an excuse to push the work onto you and then slack off himself?!]
Fu Xuan: How could that be?! Is the General the kind of person who slacks off? He is clearly planning for my future inheritance of the General's position!
...Jing Yuan: "Hah-choo!"
"General! Are you really alright? I see you've sneezed three times already!"
Yanqing asked with concern.
"Hmm? I'm fine! Just a few sneezes. Yanqing, hurry up, it's your turn! Don't get distracted!"
Jing Yuan pointed at the chessboard and said to Yanqing.
Yanqing: ..."General, haven't I already lost this game?"
"Oh? Is that so? Then let's play another round!"
"Ah, this? General, isn't this inappropriate? Don't you still have some matters to attend to?"
"Hmm? Those? I've already handed them over to Fu Xuan / Minister Fu to resolve."
Yanqing: ...Around four in the afternoon.
Fu Xuan finished all of today's work. She stood up, stretched, and let out a soft hum.
This soft hum made the cat-eared girl, who was sleeping beside her, twitch her ears, as if she had heard some wonderful sound!
"Ugh... Wife... Fu Xuan Wife! Can I bite you, please?"
The cat-eared girl seemed to be dreaming, speaking strange sleep-talk.
And this sleep-talk naturally reached Fu Xuan's ears.
Fu Xuan's mouth twitched, and she secretly grumbled, "Who's your wife?! Hmph! No matter what! You should be This Meow's wife!"
"Hmm? No! Why would This Meow say such strange words?"
Fu Xuan shook her head, shaking off some odd thoughts.
If Selene were to wake up at this moment and check her system panel, she would be surprised to find that Fu Xuan's favorability towards her had changed!
However, the change was not significant; it was just an upward arrow next to 'fondness'.
The approximate meaning was that Fu Xuan's current favorability towards Selene was above fondness, but not yet at the level of a lover...
Fu Xuan walked over to Selene, extended her hand, and gently patted Selene's head, wanting to wake her up.
However, Selene not only didn't wake up but instead raised her hand and instinctively pushed Fu Xuan's hand away.
"Hmm... Don't disturb This Meow's sleep, or This Meow will scratch you, ow!"
Selene murmured unconsciously.
A faint smile appeared on Fu Xuan's lips, and she murmured softly, "How cute..."
As she spoke, Fu Xuan placed her hand on Selene's cat ears and began to gently rub them.
Feeling an itch in her ears, Selene gradually woke up, looking at Fu Xuan with a dazed expression.
"Is it mealtime? Is it time to eat?"
Selene asked.
Fu Xuan: ..."This Meow is off work! Is your little brain only filled with eating (and yellow waste?)"
Of course, the 'yellow waste' was something Fu Xuan thought in her heart and didn't actually say...
After Fu Xuan tidied up some documents, she took Selene and left the office.
The person and the cat walked through the Divination Commission, once again attracting many people's attention.
However, this time, everyone's gaze lingered on Fu Xuan! At the same time, they began to discuss in low voices.
"Why is Grand Diviner Fu Xuan getting off work so early today?"
"You only know she's leaving early, but Grand Diviner Fu Xuan came to the Divination Commission at seven in the morning! What's wrong with leaving early?!"
"Well said!"
To these Diviners, Fu Xuan was a workaholic in their hearts.
She arrived earlier than everyone else every day and left later than everyone else. Her sudden early departure today naturally surprised everyone!
...After leaving the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan took Selene on a star-skiff and arrived at Exalting Sanctum.
The main purpose of coming here was to buy Selene some suitable clothes to wear.
Because Selene seemed to only have the clothes she was wearing and no other change of clothes, it was natural to get some more.
After trying on several suitable outfits with Selene, Fu Xuan decisively bought all of them!
These clothes were not cheap; a few pieces added up to almost ten thousand stellar jade!
This made Selene sigh in her heart, [Is this what it feels like to be taken care of by a rich woman?!]
[Wuwuwu! This kind of life is too wonderful! Fu Xuan Wife! Hungry, hungry! Food, food!]
Selene's inner thoughts naturally reached Fu Xuan's ears, causing Fu Xuan to frown.
"Are you hungry? Do you need This Meow to take you to buy something to eat?"
Fu Xuan asked, but what she was thinking was, this fellow ate two big bowls of rice at noon! This Meow was afraid she would overeat! How could she be hungry again when it wasn't even five o'clock yet?!
"Huh? This Meow isn't hungry, but if Fu Xuan is willing to buy This Meow some snacks, This Meow can still eat them!"
Selene patted her "steel plate" chest and said with a smile.
It was precisely this action that reminded Fu Xuan of something!
"Hmm? Do you also not have any clean [undergarments]?"
Fu Xuan looked at Selene and asked seriously.
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