Chapter 640

Seeing Furina walk out of the courtyard, the three of them were quite surprised.

Neuvillette frowned slightly and whispered: "Why is this?"

He didn't quite understand.

Furina walked over and said: "I'm going to buy some groceries, you cook tonight."

"Very well." Neuvillette nodded and glanced at Lumine.

Lumine blinked, immediately receiving Neuvillette's signal. She still remembered what Neuvillette had told her earlier and said immediately: "I was just about to head back to the Court of Fontaine, let's go together!"

"Let's go then." Furina didn't refuse.

Taking Paimon along—who looked full of gossip but didn't know whether she should speak up—Lumine followed by Furina's side.

As they walked, Lumine felt that she had become quite familiar with Furina over this period, considering them friends.

She quickly organized her language in her mind and tentatively asked: "You and Mr. Gu Chen look quite like a couple."

"Huh?"

Furina was startled, then nodded: "Many people think so, but actually, we aren't."

Lumine and Paimon exchanged a glance, having caught the keyword.

*Not yet?! *

Although she denied the couple relationship, the words "not yet" meant she didn't reject such a relationship, and even proved she was inclined to become one.

Was the timing not right, or had the feelings not reached that point?

Lumine's heart burned with the fire of gossip, but she held back, instead asking with the look of a curious child: "You aren't? I heard you were very intimate, I thought you were a couple!"

Furina, who had things on her mind, didn't think too much and replied: "Usually, it's considered a sibling relationship... it's just a bit different from normal siblings, a bit too intimate..."

Hmm, indeed.

After all, what siblings still sleep together after growing up?

Lumine, who had already heard the news from Neuvillette, smiled slightly.

She felt that the relationship between the reincarnation of the Primordial True King and Furina, this Hydro Archon, was quite subtle.

From the subtle details, one could feel that these two were likely moving toward each other, but there must be something separating them.

"What are your thoughts on it?" Lumine asked softly.

Furina's footsteps paused. She stood still, turned her head to look at her, and said: "You're quite the gossip, aren't you?"

"I'm a witness!"

Lumine held her head high and chest out, explaining righteously without blushing or panting: "Witnessing is what I need to do; this is all my life experience. The richer it is, the deeper my foundation will be in the future!"

Furina rolled her eyes.

This explanation sounded quite reasonable, but didn't it just boil down to gossip?

However, Furina wasn't angry, but sighed instead: "Maybe it's because I've been in this habit for hundreds of years, and suddenly changing the relationship makes it hard to turn the corner?"

"Even if it's hard to turn, you have to turn," Lumine said earnestly. "That's what you're yearning for in your heart; you must consider it seriously."

"If it were me, I would definitely consider if this was the only chance in my life," Paimon agreed, nodding.

Lumine's expression suddenly became sentimental, as if she were an experienced person who had seen it all: "People always have to pursue what they believe is right, the right person... sometimes a turn, and missing it means missing it forever. There's no chance for regret. Thinking back in the distant future, one would surely feel lifelong regret for the missed opportunity, right?"

"?"

Furina's long eyelashes fluttered. She stared at Lumine, feeling that this girl seemed to be instilling something into her, whether overtly or covertly.

Thinking carefully, it seemed Lumine was trying to play matchmaker between her and Gu Chen?

Furina shook her head and laughed: "Neuvillette put you up to this, didn't he?"

Lumine smiled guiltily.

"Don't be like that, actually I understand all of this," Furina shook her head and continued: "From beginning to end, it's just because I'm used to this life. It's probably like how people don't want to jump out of their comfort zone, right?"

"However, since the path ahead is another, more comfortable circle, I should summon the courage to jump in!"

"Go for it!" Paimon clenched her small fists in encouragement.

Lumine nodded repeatedly: "Go for it, take him down tonight!"

Encouraged repeatedly by the two, Furina seemed to get carried away, nodding heavily: "Mm, go for it, I'll take him down tonight!"

【Nilou】: Go for it! Charge!! (Cheering)

【Collei】: Go for it! Charge!! (Cheering)

【Paimon】: May I ask @【Lumine】 how you feel right now? (Hu Tao: Evil grin)

【Venti】: Stirring up trouble, are we? (Funny)

【Kaeya】: Bold Paimon! You have chosen the path of starvation! (Funny)

【Lumine】: This concubine only asks that His Majesty remembers the contributions I've made to this vast harem. (Weakly) (Pitifully)

【Gu Chen】: Pulling this, are we? (Paimon: You kid)

【Azhdaha】: Lumine is so full of life! (Laughing to death in the street)

【Venti】: Dinner time is here, let me see how Furina's operation goes. (Venti: Hehe)

【Furina】:...

During the afternoon, Lumine and Furina discussed and even came up with a plan.

In the evening, they planned to celebrate with the excuse of "the crisis being resolved." Since it was a celebration, they had to drink a little, right?

Regardless of whether they could get Gu Chen drunk, at least the atmosphere would be right, right?

Then, the two planned that after dinner, Neuvillette would send Lumine and Paimon back to the Court of Fontaine under the excuse that it wasn't safe in the wild after dark. After that, only Gu Chen and Furina would be left at home.

The plan ended there; Lumine indicated that the atmosphere would be right, the feelings would be right, and a man and a woman alone at home would meet the conditions.

Various buffs had been maxed out, and what happened next would have nothing to do with Lumine.

Furina was still very shy, but after being cheered on repeatedly by Lumine and Paimon, her confidence was soaring.

Evening.

Gu Chen sat to the side like a master, waiting.

Furina looked very busy, but strangely, no one knew what she was actually busy with. In short, she looked very busy and didn't have any free time to talk to Gu Chen.

Lumine and Paimon went to help Neuvillette in the kitchen, during which they hinted at their plan to Neuvillette.

Neuvillette didn't know if their plan was feasible, but since it had been proposed, they might as well try it.

Soon.

At the dinner table.

Paimon was still a bit afraid of Gu Chen, but she had been very diligent in pouring wine for Gu Chen.

"Ahem!"

Furina coughed lightly, picked up her wine glass, and spoke with a serious expression on her fair face under the moonlight: "Celebrating Teyvat escaping a disaster, cheers~!"

Neuvillette, who didn't like drinking much, also raised his glass: "Cheers."

"Cheers!"

Gu Chen also raised his glass.

As soon as the glass was empty, the sycophantic Paimon diligently refilled it.

Gu Chen felt that this little thing was acting strange, but he couldn't put his finger on it, assuming she was just trying to please him.

They ate while drinking.

"Mr. Gu Chen, my admiration for the Ancient Ancestor is like a surging river... This glass is for you!" Lumine raised her glass.

"Good."

"Mr. Gu Chen, if it weren't for you, Teyvat would be in danger... This glass is for you!"

"Good."

"Mr. Gu Chen..."

"... Good."

Dinner gradually came to an end.

"It's getting late, we should head back, excuse us!" Lumine, with a flushed face, said apologetically.

"There are plenty of rooms here, stay the night," Gu Chen smiled.

"No..." Lumine sighed: "Paimon is picky about her bed."

Gu Chen looked at Paimon. Paimon shuddered, then nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Right! When I first came to Fontaine, it took me several days to get used to that bed!"

Before Gu Chen could say anything, Neuvillette stood up: "It's not safe in the wild, I'll send the two of you back."

"Good!"

"Shall we go?"