Thanks to Servini's special permission, Xu Yi did not have to leave Falling Star Manor first thing the next morning to start work.
Still, his usual body clock woke him at around six. Before Stille got up, he shooed the astonished Vivian, Liss, and Linda aside, made breakfast himself, then personally carried it to Stille's bedside when she finally woke at almost eight.
"Xu Yi, people usually only go out of their way to be this attentive when they have a guilty conscience. Have you done something you shouldn't have?" Looking at his eager smile, Stille could not help smiling herself as she glanced at Liss and Linda behind him. "Did you change your mind last night after all, and while I was asleep, you and Liss and Linda..."
"Eat your breakfast and stop talking nonsense." Xu Yi pushed the spoon straight into Stille's mouth, cutting her off.
Stille smiled faintly and, with Xu Yi attending to her, slowly enjoyed this rare breakfast that he had both made and fed her himself.
As he carefully tended to Stille, Xu Yi discussed with her what he had thought over later the previous night.
After Stille's behavior last night, Xu Yi felt certain that she had come up with so many strange ideas, utterly unlike her usual self, because she had been bored sitting around Falling Star Manor lately.
To solve that problem, after careful consideration, Xu Yi decided to agree to the request Stille had made long ago to continue working.
Although Stille's insistence had previously kept Xu Yi from taking her off work entirely, he had strictly limited her workload. In practice, this still left her with almost nothing to do each day.
Now that he realized this left Stille's imagination running wild, and was not necessarily good for her