Chapter 598

Leaving Yujing Terrace.

Hearing Luo Li headed toward the Yun-Han Opera House.

Just as Yun Jin had invited him yesterday, thinking that he probably wouldn't have time for a while, he decided to take this opportunity to have tea with little Jin and listen to a private concert.

Only two or three people in all of Liyue could have such an honor.

Thus, these days, before The Chasm opened and before Lumine and Paimon had headed there, Hearing Luo Li wandered back and forth between the Yun-Han Opera House, Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Yujing Terrace.

Ganyu and Shenhe followed him constantly, except at night.

Because once night fell, Hearing Luo Li had a new destination.

That was Keqing's private residence on Yujing Terrace.

For the past two days, the servants in the residence had been quite strange; as soon as evening arrived, Keqing would tell them to go home and not worry about serving her at night.

However, the servants wouldn't say anything; after all, as one of the Liyue Qixing, their master might need to handle secret matters that ordinary people shouldn't see.

The only thing that made them curious was that a man had recently been entering and leaving the residence.

One must know that since the residence was completed on the 21st, no member of the opposite sex had ever set foot here.

Such behavior was enough to explain certain things.

For instance, the servants mostly talked about how Keqing must have found a partner.

This news leaked out through some strange path, and before long, many people at the Ministry of Civil Affairs knew about it and curiously went to verify it with Keqing herself.

In their view, this was likely just another rumor.

Who knew that when asked, Keqing actually blushed and didn't refute it, but instead told them to hurry up and get back to work and not to gossip so much all day.

With this, the news that Keqing had a partner was completely confirmed, breaking many people's hearts.

No matter what, Keqing was the dream lover of countless people in Liyue, an unreachable goddess on a high ridge.

Thinking that such a goddess finally had a man, and would act spoiled, kiss, and even do more intimate things in someone else's arms.

It made many people at the Ministry of Civil Affairs feel very dejected.

Fortunately, everyone knew their own place and realized the gap between them and Lady Yuheng was too great; after the initial discomfort, they became curious about who that person was.

While opinions varied, the mysterious person they couldn't find was currently soaking leisurely in Lady Keqing's residence.

In the three-story residence, Hearing Luo Li was at the edge of the open-air pool on the top floor, leaning against the jade backrest, looking at Liyue Harbor under the night sky.

Although the Lantern Rite had passed, the lively atmosphere in the city couldn't dissipate for a while; the lanterns and candles on the streets hadn't been taken down yet and would likely last for another half a month.

Looking at all this for a long while, Hearing Luo Li turned his head to look at the other side of the pool.

Even though it was ten meters long and wide, the young girl was huddled in the corner, shivering, which made one unable to laugh or cry.

"Why are you staying so far away? Come closer," Hearing Luo Li commanded with a slightly forced tone.

In the corner, like a bullied little girl, Keqing was wrapped in a bath towel, revealing only her collarbone and the skin below her thighs.

The twin tails the young girl usually wore were already undone and hanging down naturally, with many water droplets clinging to them.

Reflected by the light on the water's surface, the ripples made Keqing's expression appear in vivid detail.

"You promise not to do anything! Only then will I come over!"

Keqing was a little shy and didn't dare to easily set foot in the territory near him.

Mixed bathing was already the limit of what she could accept; if she went any further, her heart might not be able to take it.

The night of the Lantern Rite had already exhausted all her courage; if she were to muster up the courage again, it would take some time to settle.

After all, Hearing Luo Li already knew her feelings and hadn't rejected them.

Her originally unsettled heart gradually calmed down, and Keqing now had a little more leeway.

Hearing Luo Li curled his lips: "If I wanted to do anything, I would have done it long ago; why wait until now? Come closer, I can't even see you clearly from so far away."

After repeated requests, Keqing finally hesitated and slowly stood up, protecting herself with the bath towel as she slowly shuffled to his side.

Of course, even though she was by his side, she kept a distance of half a meter.

"Am I that scary?" Hearing Luo Li found it quite funny.

Keqing's restrained appearance was nothing like the usually decisive Lady Yuheng; instead, she was the exact opposite, full of hesitation.

Keqing didn't reply, but her beautiful eyes peeked at him twice, and she forced herself to act as if nothing was wrong: "No, I'm very normal."

"Is that so?"

Although she said that, the trembling in her voice was hard to hide, which was truly amusing.

He didn't expect Keqing to have such an expression; Hearing Luo Li was greatly surprised and couldn't help but look at her more carefully.

"What... what are you doing?"

Keqing wasn't used to being scrutinized at such close range; mainly because the bath towel couldn't give her a sense of security right now.