Genshin: Ningguang or Little Pitiful, Invested by Me

Qiqi, no longer worried about being blown away by the wind, let go of Fang Xun and Ganyu's hands and ran ahead alone.

At this moment, little Qiqi's attention was already captured by the crystal butterflies near the large tree.

These crystal butterflies emitted a gentle glow even at night.

Little Qiqi thought the glowing butterflies were beautiful and took her short legs to try and catch them.

Although Qiqi was focused on catching the crystal butterflies, her short legs couldn't jump very high, so she missed repeatedly.

Not far behind Qiqi, Fang Xun and Ganyu walked side by side, unhurriedly.

Both had faint smiles on their faces, finding the little girl endearingly naive and cute.

From a distance, they looked like a family of three out for a stroll, truly giving off a sense of happiness and fulfillment.

But if you looked for too long, something felt a little strange.

The atmosphere was too silent.

No one spoke the entire time; only the faint chirping of cicadas could be heard in the forest.

Qiqi was concentrating on catching the crystal butterflies and naturally had no time to speak.

And Ganyu was even more so.

She had never been good at conversation, like a shy young girl.

After a brief silence, Fang Xun finally broke the quiet.

He looked up at Ganyu beside him and asked curiously, "Miss Ganyu, why did you decide to come to Guili Plains to help tonight?"

In Fang Xun's opinion, Ganyu, as the secretary for all of Liyue, had extremely tedious work to handle every day.

The construction of the village in Guili Plains was a minor matter, and sending the Millelith to help would have been more than enough.

Why did Ganyu personally come all this way?

Fang Xun couldn't understand and voiced his confusion.

"Mister Fang Xun, actually... my coming to Guili Plains was something Master Cloud Retainer repeatedly instructed me to do. She told me to come and help more during this period."

Ganyu was inherently an honest and simple girl who couldn't lie.

When Fang Xun asked, she answered truthfully, explaining everything.

Soon, Ganyu told Fang Xun everything Cloud Retainer had instructed that night.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xun couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I didn't expect Master Cloud Retainer to know so clearly about what happened that night."

"As expected of an Immortal; they can detect any stir in Liyue the moment it happens."

That night, Fang Xun was only concerned with Little Ningguang.

He really didn't know when Cloud Retainer had come or when she left.

Is this the power of Liyue's Immortals?

Coming and going without a sound.

As Fang Xun marveled, he felt something else was strange.

"Even if Master Cloud Retainer wanted the village to be built faster, there was no need to specifically assign Miss Ganyu, right? Others could have handled this job just as well."

"Did Master Cloud Retainer have some other arrangement for doing this?"

Faced with Fang Xun's question, a blush spread across Ganyu's delicate, pretty face.

She said nervously and shyly, "Because, because Master Cloud Retainer... she wants me and Mister Fang Xun to be together."

Ganyu's voice grew softer and softer until it was inaudible.

Her pretty face became even more flushed, and even her fair neck was tinged with red.

After all, Ganyu and Fang Xun had only recently met.

They weren't familiar with each other, only new friends.

Yet, Master Cloud Retainer wanted to set them up, so Ganyu naturally felt a bit embarrassed.

Fang Xun was stunned when he heard this.

Cloud Retainer wanted him and Ganyu to be together??

What kind of operation was this?

He didn't even know Cloud Retainer at all.

Yet, under these circumstances, Cloud Retainer was giving them a boost??

Although he didn't know why Cloud Retainer would do this, Fang Xun wanted to say, this Cloud Retainer is someone you can count on.

She's really helping to set us up.

Fang Xun suddenly felt that happiness had come too suddenly.

He hadn't known how to increase Ganyu's affection points before.

After all, Ganyu was introverted and the slow-burn type of girl.

But now, with Cloud Retainer acting as his wingman, things would become much simpler.

Of course, Fang Xun wouldn't directly bring up Cloud Retainer to Ganyu.

That would only make her uncomfortable.

He and Ganyu had only known each other for a short time, and they were at most just friends.

Even if they truly wanted to be together, they needed to build a foundation of feelings first, right?

Seeing Ganyu looking a bit embarrassed and flustered, Fang Xun chuckled and said, "Miss Ganyu, you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. Just follow your heart."

"Whether we end up together or not isn't really important."

"What's important is that you're happy, right?"

"We can spend time together slowly, starting as friends. After some time, I think you'll have your answer."

Fang Xun was using a strategy of retreating to advance.

He wouldn't force Ganyu to make a choice now.

There was plenty of time for them to get to know each other slowly.

For Ganyu, who was slow to warm up, this was the best solution.

Ganyu's beautiful eyes flickered as she carefully considered Fang Xun's words.

After a moment, Ganyu said gratefully, "Thank you, Mister Fang Xun. This problem had been bothering me, and I couldn't find a solution."

"But after hearing you say that, I feel like I've found the answer."

"I don't need to force a decision. I'll just leave everything to time."

Ganyu hadn't known how to face Fang Xun before.

But Fang Xun's easygoing nature and gentleness touched her heart.

"Ding! Detected Ganyu's affection level increased from Level 1 to Level 2!"

"Received one Intertwined Fate, and an additional two bottles of 'Warm Coconut Milk'."

It was at this moment that the system's prompt sounded in Fang Xun's mind.

Clearly, Fang Xun's words had eased Ganyu's anxiety and earned her approval.

This resulted in an increase in her affection level.

Soon, Fang Xun opened his inventory and focused on the coconut milk.

Hadn't Qiqi always wanted to drink coconut milk?

Now he could finally fulfill Qiqi's wish.

Even though it wasn't fresh coconut milk, it was better than nothing.

He'd let the child make do for now and drink fresh coconut milk later.

While Ganyu and Qiqi weren't paying attention, Fang Xun took a bottle of coconut milk from his spatial inventory.

Fang Xun handed the still-warm coconut milk to Qiqi.

Qiqi had been catching crystal butterflies, but the moment she saw the coconut milk in Fang Xun's hand, the little girl froze.

Her pair of pink eyes stared intently at the coconut milk, her gaze filled with joy.

"This is... coconut milk..."

Fang Xun crouched down and handed the coconut milk to Qiqi.

"Qiqi, I promised you coconut milk, and now I'm giving it to you."

Qiqi hugged the coconut milk to her chest as if she had received a most precious treasure.

She looked up at Fang Xun and said earnestly, "Qiqi likes... coconut milk..."

"And Qiqi likes... Fang Xun..."

At that moment, the system's voice sounded in Fang Xun's mind again.

"Ding! Detected Qiqi's affection level increased from Level 1 to Level 2, received one Intertwined Fate, and an additional one Return Saint Talisman!"

In a short period, Fang Xun had increased the affection of two female characters.

He had received a total of two Intertwined Fates.

Not only that, but he had also obtained one Return Saint Talisman.