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Ningguang knew.
He was no longer the boy she could easily fool.
She gave up on her pointless fantasies, but this was something she had already anticipated.
Ningguang sighed.
All the extraneous expressions on her face disappeared, and she looked at him with a hint of helplessness.
"No matter how."
"I truly feel sorry for you, and I really loved and liked you."
"If you are willing to reconcile with me, I am willing to swear in the name of the Emperor that I will never do anything wrong again."
“We can continue as lovers. You rule Mondstadt, and I will rule Liyue. When the time is right, we will get married.”
"If you're not comfortable with that, we can get engaged tomorrow and sign a 'contract.'"
Ningguang genuinely felt she was speaking with great sincerity and confidence.
She wasn't lying.
She truly looked down on Lin Jiu'an in her past life.
But she admires Lin Jiu'an in this life, coupled with their past 'friendship' and his status as the ruler of Mondstadt.
She was genuinely willing to marry this man with whom she had a basic level of affection and who could bring her greater benefits.
It can also prevent trouble caused by the other party.
It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
The establishment of this "contract" also demonstrates that she would never betray him.
From which aspect should we look at it?
Ningguang didn't think that the man who had been so infatuated with her in her past life would reject her. Even if he didn't like her as a person, he definitely liked her face and her body.
Not only did he win the heart of a beautiful woman, but this woman was also the richest man in Teyvat and the de facto ruler of Liyue.
This is a proposal that resembles Qin Shi Huang looking in the mirror—a win-win situation.
From a purely rational perspective, Lin Jiu'an neither could nor needed to refuse.
"Or..."
A bitter and sad smile appeared on Ningguang's lips.
Do you just want me dead?
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In fact, Lin Jiu'an has always hated getting up early.
However, in his previous life, in order to get closer to Gan Yu, he would take it upon himself to go to the breakfast shop every day to buy breakfast and then deliver it to her at Yujingtai. Over time, although he did not win over Gan Yu, he did develop the habit of sitting by the sea to eat breakfast and relax while looking at the sea.
Even after she got on Ningguang's pirate ship, she stopped buying breakfast for Ganyu.
Because I have a lot of worries, I've been coming here more often in the morning to have breakfast overlooking the sea.
Watching the waves constantly crashing against the seawall and listening to the distant sounds of ships entering and leaving the harbor, I always feel a special sense of peace.
all in all.
The next day.
early morning.
Lin Jiu'an got up just as dawn was breaking.
I went to a nearby breakfast shop and bought two fried dough sticks and a bowl of soy milk.
Upon arriving at the beach, one sees a girl with two strange black and red ram horns on her head standing on the shore.
Her pale blue dress fluttered in the wind as the girl stood quietly by the sea, taking over the VIP seat that Lin Jiu'an had occupied in his previous life.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Lin Jiu'an walked to her side and naturally handed her a fried dough stick.
"Just bought it, want some?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Gan Yu turned her head and saw that it was indeed the other person, who slightly pursed her cherry lips.
I hesitated for a while between "I don't eat fried dough sticks" and "I hate you."
Gan Yu ultimately said nothing.
She had been working all night and finally had some free time, so she planned to come to the beach to enjoy the sea breeze, have breakfast, and then find a place to get a good night's sleep.
Ok.
Actually, she had heard the news that Lin Jiu'an was coming to Liyue, so she wanted to come to this place that Lin Jiu'an used to take her to in the morning.
all in all.
Gan Yu took the fried dough stick that she didn't want to eat and took a small bite.
His mouth moved slightly as he chewed on the finger-sized piece of fried dough stick.
"Did you come to wait for me on purpose?"
Seeing his grinning face, Gan Yu turned her head to look at the sea. Her mouth was slightly bulging, whether from eating the small piece of fried dough stick or from being angry.
"I do not want to talk to you."
I don't know if it was because this 'ordinary' guy misunderstood me, or because his thoughts were exposed.
Gan Yu's tone carried a hint of unhappiness.
'I hate you.'
Actually, Gan Yu really wanted to say that.
She hates this guy.
He chased me for so long in my past life.
She accompanied me to work, bought me breakfast, and insisted on dragging me to see the sea and attend the Lantern Festival...
She went alone into the deep mountains and fell and got bruised and swollen while picking fresh herbs for herself. She was even arrested by Qianyan Army as a "dangerous element" and ended up having to go and rescue him.
The reason was simply that she casually muttered that she missed the taste of Qingxin.
Gan Yu still remembers that when she found him in front of the prison cell, he was still grinning foolishly as he took out the Qingxin from his arms, the thing that Qianyan Jun said he absolutely refused to give up, proudly saying that he had waited half the night until Xiyang came out before picking the 'Qingxin with morning dew'.
However, the dew had dried, and Qingxin was wilted when it was taken out.
At that moment, the other person lowered their head in frustration, looking like they were about to cry, while I couldn't help but laugh.
She remembers everything.
While she was waiting for him to confess his feelings to her, she thought that maybe she could try living a different kind of life.
But the other person abandoned her and threw himself into Ningguang's arms.
Gan Yu didn't know what her emotions were at that time. She continued to work as usual, just like the past three thousand years, only without the few 'interludes' that accompanied her for a short time.
I still think of him occasionally when I have some free time, but mostly I feel angry.
She hates this guy.
"Are you trying to say 'I hate you'?" Lin Jiu'an asked.
It wasn't that he realized anything, but he saw that emotion on the other person's face.
Gan Yu hesitated for a moment, then softly replied, "Mm."
'I hate you.'
Gan Yu added another sentence softly in her heart.
If it were Lin Jiu'an from his past life, he would probably be confused and anxious right now, wondering why she hates him.
And now.
Lin Jiu'an was also a little confused as to why she said she hated him, since she didn't seem to hate him. But whether she hated him or not didn't matter, it should be fine.
"But you don't seem to dislike me."
"They all came all this way to wait for me, did they know I was coming?"
I hate you even more now.
Gan Yu added in her mind that she was thinking of leaving.
The next moment, Lin Jiu'an naturally snatched the fried dough stick that she had taken a bite out of from her hand, and under Gan Yu's astonished gaze, he naturally ate the fried dough stick that she had bitten.
"Want to have breakfast together?"
Gan Yu really didn't know why this person had suddenly become so annoying. His skin was so thick that she wondered if he had ten layers of armor on his face.
"Ah."
Chapter Six: Overt Strategies
Liuli Pavilion.
In the private room on the top floor that overlooks the sea.
Lin Jiu'an propped his chin on his hand, looked down at the wine in his glass, and then looked up at Rosalyn, who was sitting opposite him, leisurely tapping her beautiful legs and drinking the "Cat's Tail Tavern" Diona's special cocktail that had been transported from Mondstadt.
Although the wine was very delicious.
But drinking in broad daylight, isn't that a bit odd?
Lin Jiu'an wanted to go to Yu Tea House to drink tea and listen to the tea master tell stories, and then come to Liuli Pavilion to drink with her in the evening, but this woman refused to go again after she went there last time.
For the first time, Lin Jiu'an shared the same feelings as Diona.
Seeing Lin Jiu'an's depressed look, Rosalyn's mood finally improved.
"What, are you so happy with your Gan Yu that you don't want to see me anymore?"
"It was just a chance encounter, and we happened to be going the same way so we could grab a bite to eat."
"Ah, what a coincidence..."
"Are you drunk and your neck itchy? Why are you so gossipy?"
Lin Jiu'an said irritably, "How's the thing I asked you to do going?"
Rosalyn instinctively shrank her neck, then realized what was happening and immediately became furious.
Am I sick?
And you, you worthless bastard, have I been too nice to you, making you more and more arrogant?
Rosalind answered honestly, "I did as you said."
Lin Jiu'an's instructions to Rosalin were quite simple.
During her 'disguise', Keqing inadvertently learns about a treasure-hunting group, and by destroying that group, she discovers the Fools' 'evil plan' in Qingce Village. To confirm this, Keqing will naturally go to Qingce Village to take a look.
If Ke Qingzhen really went to Qingce Manor, she wouldn't be able to get back in less than ten days to half a month.
"She just discovered a clue about the heist group..."
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Qunyu Pavilion.
Ningguang sat at her desk, rubbing her forehead in pain.
She was rejected by Lin Jiu'an last night.
She spent the whole night thinking about it, but she still couldn't figure out why Lin Jiu'an had rejected her. He didn't seem to hold a grudge against her, but she couldn't figure out the specific reason. Right now, she was feeling dizzy and confused.
"I hope you won't go against me."
Ningguang was quickly disappointed.
Looking at the messages that had just been delivered to the table—"Gan Yu, the secretary of 'Moon Sea Pavilion,' and Lin Jiu'an met and had breakfast together this morning," and "Northern Bank announced that it would plant cherry blossom trees on all its land to celebrate 'Young Master's' birthday"—Ningguang rubbed her forehead and pressed her temples in exasperation.
Did he still end up like this?
The second piece of news, which she had heard from Lin Jiu'an in her previous life, was something she had anticipated.