"Ugh, so tired…" Stelle opened his eyes, feeling sore all over.
He was lying on Acting Grand Master Jean's bed, and vaguely, he could still smell Acting Grand Master Jean's scent.
Stelle now had no strength at all and didn't want to move.
He didn't know what time it was. There seemed to be no clock in Acting Grand Master Jean's bedroom. Stelle could only tell that it was probably already noon by the sun outside the window.
Stelle glanced at the clothes that Acting Grand Master Jean had neatly folded and placed aside.
All of his clothes were there, including his little white underwear.
"Sigh…" Stelle couldn't help but sigh. He wanted to get up and put on clothes, but his body only sent signals for him to stay in bed.
Even a core spirit couldn't endure such torment.
The only comfort was that his body's recovery ability was good, and the marks left by Acting Grand Master Jean on his body should quickly fade.
In that case, nothing should be discovered.
Knowing that he was in the wrong, he didn't blame Acting Grand Master Jean for her actions. Since he had said those words in the morning, he had naturally already prepared himself mentally.
He just didn't expect Acting Grand Master Jean… to play too hard.
"Where on earth did she learn this? Acting Grand Master Jean wouldn't normally watch anything unsuitable for children, would she?" Stelle painstakingly curled his toes.
This area, which Acting Grand Master Jean had particularly focused on, was still a bit sore at the moment.
"This is truly perverted." Stelle sighed, struggled to get up, and then leaned against the headboard, letting the quilt slide off his body.
It wasn't cold anyway. Not only was Acting Grand Master Jean's house warm, but it was also sunny outside.
Today, he had told Acting Grand Master Jean everything he needed to say. He hadn't quite expected Acting Grand Master Jean's subsequent reaction.
However, no matter what, the outcome was good… right?
Acting Grand Master Jean didn't seem to blame him later; instead, she still thought it was her own fault.
Although he didn't know if she believed what he said, at least this first hurdle had passed.
Afterward, as long as he was careful not to incur new romantic debts and then explained things clearly to Ann and Barbara, everything should be fine, right?
He just didn't know how those two would view this matter.
But in any case, there was already a good start.
There was still some hope for the days ahead.
Stelle reached out and touched his outer jacket, taking his phone out of his pocket.
With nothing to do and no strength, he might as well look at his phone to pass the time.
"Hmm?"
Upon seeing it, he suddenly discovered something strange.
His phone was on the Photos app.
Inside, there were many photos and videos he had no recollection of.
Stelle tremblingly stretched out his finger and tapped open one of the photos.
It was a first-person view of Acting Grand Master Jean, completely naked and with cream.
He flipped to the next picture, still a first-person view, still a naked Acting Grand Master Jean, but this time in other poses.
Finally, there was a joint photo of him and Acting Grand Master Jean. However, in the shot, he was leaning over Acting Grand Master Jean's face, making a V-sign towards the camera with his hand, while Acting Grand Master Jean was almost unconscious, her small mouth slightly open, cheeks flushed, revealing most of her alluring charm.
"My goodness, when on earth were these taken?!" Stelle's eyes widened, and the more he looked, the more incredible it seemed.
Clearly, he was the one who took the photos, but he had no memory of it.
Could it be that he got carried away in the heat of the moment and couldn't help but take them to spice things up?
No, he had to delete them quickly…
Stelle's finger moved to the delete button, but he hesitated.
Although these photos weren't exactly presentable, but… cough, from an artistic perspective, they were pretty well taken, weren't they?
How about keeping them a bit longer, as a memento?
While Stelle was hesitating, the sound of a door opening suddenly came from his ear.
He was startled and quickly returned his phone to the home screen and put it aside.
Fortunately, only the outer door was opened, and the person had not yet entered the bedroom.
It should be Acting Grand Master Jean returning, right? After all, it was already this late, and he himself was not able to move easily. It was normal for Acting Grand Master Jean to come back to check on him and bring him something to eat.
Thinking this, Stelle relaxed slightly.
No one else should have Acting Grand Master Jean's house keys, so he didn't need to rush to put on clothes or anything.
He just didn't know if Acting Grand Master Jean would come again later.
It shouldn't be, right? Had she not been satisfied after such a long time?
Stelle thought it should be fine and then lay back down.
Soon, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Come in…" Stelle turned his head to look at the door, then said.
He was a bit puzzled as to why Acting Grand Master Jean would still knock.
As the door slowly opened, Stelle quickly understood why.
"Ann, Ann!?!" Stelle's eyes widened, feeling his heart leap into his throat.
"We're finally back," Lumine exclaimed, looking at the Mondstadt city gates close at hand.
"Yeah, I'm exhausted," Paimon said, flying behind Lumine, also looking dispirited.
If Lumine hadn't let him ride on her neck afterward, he probably wouldn't have been able to make it back.
"It's all because of that hateful Kaeya, who tricked us into thinking there was treasure…" Paimon said, stomping his feet in the air, clearly very angry.
Yesterday morning, they saw Kaeya looking troubled and couldn't help but ask him what was wrong.
But it turned out that it was all an act by that guy; everything was premeditated. In reality, Kaeya just wanted to use them both to fish.
They ran around for this so-called treasure, but in the end, Kaeya said something like "no treasure."
The Treasure Hoarders even brought out a Ruins Guard, which caused them a tough fight.
Although the outcome was good in the end, Kaeya did give them a sword… it should be a precious sword, right?
Its name was quite impressive: "The Sword of Dawn that Slices Through the Morning and Points to Victory."
Or, Dawnbreaker.
"I advise you not to think too highly of Kaeya. Who knows, Dawnbreaker might just be an ordinary sword that can be obtained easily," Lumine had already prepared for the worst.
"Uh, indeed…" Paimon nodded, sighing helplessly.
Who knew how much of what Kaeya said was true?
"But at least we've done a great service for the Knights of Favonius, right? Let's go back and have a good meal. The Knights of Favonius will cover the cost!" Paimon said indignantly.
He planned to turn his grief and indignation into appetite and was determined to have a good meal, ordering all the most expensive dishes at Hunter's Deer.
"Hmm, let's also call Stelle. I haven't seen him for almost a day…" Lumine's mind was filled with Stelle's image.
He wondered how Stelle was doing now. He didn't seem to have rested well yesterday. He should be fine today, right?
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