After breakfast, Feng Yi bid farewell to Shara and, with Yuan Bao and Qi Qi in tow, headed towards the Knights of Favonius.
"You two go play with Klee!"
Feng Yi settled Yuan Bao and Qi Qi before making his way to Acting Grand Master Jean's office.
"Feng Yi, what brings you here so early?"
Jean, who was handling official duties, was a little surprised (pleasantly) to see Feng Yi enter.
"I brought Yuan Bao and the others to play with Klee, and also to see you..."
Feng Yi had actually come specifically to strengthen his bond with Jean and bring Yuan Bao to play with Kli.
"Klee... Ms. Alice entrusted Klee to my care, but I'm so busy with work that it's hard to find time to spend with her. It's a pity that Yuan Bao can't play with her..."
Speaking of Klee, Jean felt a pang of guilt.
Since Alice entrusted Klee to her care, she had rarely made time to play with Klee.
Basically, Klee would cause trouble elsewhere, and she would rush over to deal with it.
Lacking companionship, Klee was always alone, researching bombs, enjoying fishing, and accidentally setting mountains ablaze.
Then Jean would confine Klee, and during her confinement, Klee would continue to research bombs...
It was a vicious cycle!
"You've worked hard too. I suspect you didn't get much rest last night!"
Seeing the dark circles under Jean's eyes, Feng Yi could roughly guess what was going on.
"Mmm... How did you know?"
Jean didn't know how Feng Yi had guessed, but it was true. After the banquet last night, she had also been responsible for the post-banquet cleanup. After a busy half-day, she returned to her office and dealt with the backlog of work, only managing to catch a few brief moments of sleep.
Although Jean was very tired, she saw the thick stack of official documents on her desk and forced herself to persevere a little longer, to finish them before she could rest assured.
"Dark circles don't lie. If you stay up any later, they'll become permanent!"
Feng Yi deliberately tried to scare Jean a little, hoping to get her to stop staying up so late.
"Really? If the dark circles become permanent, it would indeed affect my appearance, but... since I've taken on the role of Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, I'm destined to sacrifice some things, like my rest time..."
As a woman of a suitable age, who didn't care about her appearance? Jean was no exception. However, the education and training Jean had received since childhood had deeply ingrained the spirit of knighthood into her soul. She was willing to sacrifice some of her beauty to protect Mondstadt... After all, the Guunhildr family motto was "Ever protect Mondstadt!"
"As the Acting Grand Master of the Knights, you represent the entire Knights externally. If you have huge dark circles under your eyes, it would really damage the image of the Knights. Outsiders would think someone is oppressing and exploiting you!"
As expected, Feng Yi was not surprised by Jean's words. Since he couldn't persuade Jean, he decided to show his concern in a different way.
"By chance, I've learned a few massage techniques. Since your dark circles are caused by prolonged lack of sleep, they are related to blockages in the meridians around your eyes. Through certain massage techniques, you can effectively alleviate the dark circles, allowing the meridians around your eyes to become unobstructed, ultimately achieving the goal of treating dark circles. However, treating dark circles through massage is a long process, so you must be mentally prepared!"
Feng Yi sat on the long sofa and beckoned Jean over, gesturing for her to lie down. After much consideration, Jean was moved by Feng Yi's words. She felt that what Feng Yi said made a lot of sense. When she met envoys from other nations, if she had dark circles under her eyes and damaged the image of the Knights, she would have no face to meet the Grand Master's trust. Jean hadn't expected Feng Yi to know massage, which surprised her. The thought of being in close proximity to Feng Yi made Jean's heart race. Blushing with shyness, Jean lay down on the long sofa, her head resting on Feng Yi's lap. Jean opened her eyes and looked up, only to see Feng Yi smiling at her. Overcome with embarrassment, she quickly closed her eyes.
"I'm starting now!"
"Mmm!"
Feng Yi reminded her softly, then channeled energy into his fingertips and began to massage the acupoints around Jean's eyes. Jean felt the accumulated fatigue being gradually removed by Feng Yi's warm touch, and she couldn't help but relax. Immediately, a strong sense of sleepiness washed over her...
"I'm now massaging the acupoints around your eyes, such as Sibai, Jingming, Sizhukong, and Taiyang... Jean, if you ever feel eye strain or fatigue, you can massage them yourself to relax... Jean? Jean?! Are you listening to me?"
Feng Yi massaged and explained as he spoke. When he realized Jean wasn't responding, Feng Yi called out a few times, but still got no answer. Feng Yi then realized that Jean's accumulated fatigue was so great that she would fall asleep as soon as she relaxed. Seeing this, Feng Yi stopped disturbing Jean's rest and reduced the pressure of his massage. Feng Yi's hands continued to move, but his gaze kept drifting towards a deep valley. When Jean lay down, she hadn't fastened the unbuttoned top of her clothing, leaving the valley formed by her two majestic peaks exposed to Feng Yi's view, which was quite a treat for him. Because she was lying flat, her breasts were slightly compressed by gravity. Despite the bra, the prominent bud at the peak of the valley was still so striking! The high altitude meant the peaks were covered in a layer of snow-white, which was truly dazzling! A beam of sunlight shone through the window, illuminating the snow-capped peaks, making them appear somewhat blinding. Feng Yi squinted his eyes, unwilling to back down, daring to face the blinding white light! After a long while, a drop of blood dripped down from his nose, falling into the deep valley. Feng Yi wanted to wipe it away, but he was worried about waking Jean, so he had to refrain for the time being.
Feng Yi: It must be the chilies in breakfast. I ate too much and got some heatiness! I'll talk to Boss Shara next time and tell her to use less chili!
Boss Shara: ...The dozen or so dishes combined wouldn't use even one chili...
Feng Yi: Really? Then why am I feeling hot? This is really strange!
Feng Yi tried to divert his gaze from the snow-capped mountains, but he couldn't last more than three seconds each time.
Plop~
Another drop of nosebleed fell into the valley's crevice. Feng Yi quickly stopped massaging and tore off two strips of cloth from his sleeve to plug his nostrils. Jean was so tired; he couldn't disturb her rest. It's... it's not like I want to look at the snow-capped mountains and valley for a little longer!
Phase One: Massaging the acupoints around the eyes is complete.
Phase Two: Massaging the Hegu acupoint is also successfully completed.
However, the last acupoint to be massaged is the Sanyinjiao acupoint (located three cun above the medial malleolus, at the posterior border of the tibia on the inner side of the lower leg). Looking at the sleeping Jean, Feng Yi couldn't help but hesitate.