"Qin, come lie down here quickly, your daily dark circle massage is about to begin!"
Feng Yi sat beside the sofa and beckoned to Qin.
Qin, though a little shy, quickly agreed.
After a few massages, Qin was no longer as tense or shy as she was at first. She lay down on the sofa generously, resting her head on Feng Yi's lap, then closed her eyes to relax and enjoy Feng Yi's massage.
"Feng Yi, when the Grand Master invited you on an expedition earlier, you said you had something to do. What was it? Do you need my help?"
Qin asked curiously.
"I'm doing it right now! I promised you I would massage your dark circles until they disappear. If I agreed to go on an expedition with Grand Master Faruzan, wouldn't I be breaking my promise?"
Feng Yi smiled gently. The reason was complex; he needed to travel across the continent of Teyvat to find suitable allies. However, he couldn't tell Qin about this, so he chose a secondary reason.
"Ah, this... is this because of me?"
Qin opened her eyes in disbelief and looked at Feng Yi who was massaging her.
Feng Yi actually considered his promise to her so important?!
She hadn't expected she was so important in Feng Yi's heart!
More important than going on an expedition, gaining merit and glory!
"Feng Yi, this is your honor, you can't give it up because of me, it's not worth it!"
Although Feng Yi's actions made Qin feel a sweetness she had never felt before, the cost of this sweetness was too great, and Qin felt guilty.
"No need to say more. In my heart, you are much more important than that illusory glory. Alright, don't move around, I'm massaging you!"
Feng Yi ended the topic.
He wasn't lying about this. To other Western Knights, the glory of the expedition seemed like the highest honor.
But in Feng Yi's eyes, it was like a tasteless, yet valuable, dish, or even less than that.
At least a tasteless dish, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried, still had some meat to chew on. But this honor, which was neither here nor there, was truly useless to Feng Yi.
After all, he didn't plan to develop further in Mondstadt.
The existing 'Honorary Knight' halo was enough for him to move unimpeded in most places in Mondstadt.
Moreover, instead of working oneself to death, gaining merit through expeditions and then climbing the ranks in Mondstadt, it was more worthwhile to simply take Qin with him.
"Mmm~"
Seeing that Feng Yi had made up his mind, Qin stopped talking and lay quietly on Feng Yi's lap, enjoying his professional massage.
Since Feng Yi had made such a great sacrifice for her, Qin felt she had to offer something in return.
After the massage, just as Feng Yi was bidding farewell, Qin suddenly called out to him.
Qin gracefully walked up to Feng Yi, thoughtfully tidied his slightly messy collar, then stood on tiptoe and lightly kissed Feng Yi's cheek with her soft cherry lips.
But the next moment, blushing, she pushed Feng Yi out of the office and locked the door.
Qin leaned against the door, recalling her bold action, and her face flushed again, her heart racing.
'Am I too uninhibited?'
Qin touched her burning cheeks, thinking to herself.
Feng Yi, outside the door, touched the spot Qin had just kissed, a smile of unconcealed delight appearing on his face.
'Is Qin sending me an invitation to attack?'
Feng Yi couldn't help but think, after all, the girl had taken the initiative to kiss him!
If he didn't take the initiative, wouldn't he be letting down her efforts?
Feng Yi decided that when he came over tomorrow, he would take the initiative and initiate an invitation for further development.
After a silly laugh, he took a deep breath to adjust his state, then walked towards the library.
He needed to get the alchemy notebook that Albedo had gifted him back from Lisa.
"Oh, it's cute Feng Yi! I'm so sorry, you didn't rest well last night..."
Lisa, who was flipping through books, sensed someone entering the library. She looked up and saw Feng Yi, and said with a teasing smile.
"..."
Feng Yi: So you knew I didn't rest well last night, and it was because of you!
From your expression, you're clearly not a good person!
"I left in a hurry this morning, and my alchemy notebook should be with you. Have you seen it, Lisa?"
Feng Yi got straight to the point, stating his purpose.
"You mean this one? Take it!"
Lisa handed Feng Yi the book she was currently reading.
As she had been flipping through it, she noticed a few rather obscure parts. If Feng Yi couldn't understand them, she could consider giving him some extra tutoring.
"Thank you!"
Feng Yi didn't expect to get his alchemy notebook back so easily. From his understanding of Lisa, he thought it would take some effort.
Lisa: For a top hunter, patience is essential. Once the trap is set, there's no need to rush; the prey will come to you.
Feng Yi found a vacant desk and sat down. He first reviewed the knowledge from the previous day, then began to study today's content.
Hours passed. By the time Lisa was ready to close up, Feng Yi was still engrossed in his studies.
He found that there were many difficult parts in today's content, which exhausted several batches of brain cells, yet he still made little progress.
"Cute Feng Yi, I'm heading home from work now, you should go back and rest early too~"
Lisa put away the scattered books back onto the shelves. As she passed by Feng Yi, she said with a smile.
"Usually, when you're troubled, changing your perspective can lead to enlightenment. You might want to try that. If you really can't figure it out, I can still tutor you, and this time it's free!"
After saying that, Lisa turned and left. She had a hunch that Feng Yi would come looking for her.
As expected, half an hour after she got home, Feng Yi knocked on her door.
"Cute Feng Yi, come in quickly. I'll take a quick bath first, please wait for me."
Lisa invited Feng Yi into her house, made him a pot of tea, and then went into the bathroom.
'I'm here to study! I will absolutely not stay overnight here!'
Feng Yi thought to himself while drinking tea.
Lisa's electric methods last night had given Feng Yi a psychological shadow.
Splash, splash~
Suddenly, the sound of Lisa bathing came from the bathroom.
Feng Yi didn't know why, but he suddenly felt thirsty. Even after drinking several cups of hot tea, it didn't alleviate much.
His keen hearing, through the sound of water droplets colliding with Lisa's skin, processed by his River God-level CPU, could already roughly recreate the scene in the bathroom.
Lisa's exaggerated curves were clearly audible to Feng Yi.
Not long after, Lisa finished bathing. Wearing a towel and drying her wet hair, she walked towards Feng Yi.