"Come in!"
Acting Grand Master Jean remained leaning against the back of her chair, resting with her eyes closed, without checking who had knocked.
"Hmm? Acting Grand Master Jean, you don't look too well. Have you not been getting enough rest lately?"
A teasing voice, both familiar and unfamiliar, sounded beside Jean, jolting her alert in an instant. She opened her eyes and saw Yucheng looking at her with a smile.
Once Jean saw who it was, she immediately stood up and said, "Yu... Mr. Regent, what brings you here?"
As though he hadn't heard Jean's question, Yucheng looked around her office on his own.
By now, Yucheng had seen something of the world and met plenty of dignitaries, but as the temporary supreme leader of a nation, Jean had an office that could be called extremely spartan compared with Ningguang's in Liyue or his own in Inazuma.
Apart from the basic desks, chairs, and sofas, Jean's office contained nothing superfluous. It was an office in the truest sense, serving no other purpose whatsoever.
However, when Yucheng saw the mountain of documents piled on Jean's desk, she unconsciously glanced around before frowning.
Yucheng patted the documents and said, "Nothing much. I just saw that the light in your office was still on this late and thought I'd come take a look.
"You really do work hard, Acting Grand Master Jean, handling government affairs even this late at night. When I was walking around Mondstadt City just now, I saw your Cavalry The Captain, Kaeya, drinking heartily with several knights at the Angel's Share. To think that you, the Acting Grand Master, are so busy, while your subordinate Kaeya and your knights can find time to relax."
Jean couldn't help questioning Yucheng's reply. "Isn't... that how it should be?"
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