The next day... Kai lay on the office sofa, holding a biographical novel, reading leisurely.
Not far away, Jean sat at her desk.
She was seriously dealing with the documents that had just been delivered that morning.
Although the Stormterror's calamity was temporarily under control, the rest was simply to thoroughly purify Stormterror after activating the Holy lyre der Himmel with the tear crystal, following Barbatos' plan.
But as the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius,
Jean's work was clearly far more than just that.
Watching the decisions made yesterday being perfectly executed in an orderly manner, with the combined efforts of the city guard and the Knights of Favonius, the disaster in Mondstadt was basically under control.
Jean couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, her gaze occasionally sweeping over Kai not far away.
She couldn't help but rest her chin on one hand and slowly observe him.
"Speaking of which, it's been almost two years since I met Kai, hasn't it?"
Two years ago, Jean, then only fifteen years old, had just inherited the title of Dandelion Knight.
She first went to Dadaupa Gorge as the Acting Grand Master to carry out a mission.
On her way back, she unexpectedly encountered Kai in the wilderness.
She casually "rescued him" from some Hilichurl.
Although she later learned that with Kai's strength, mere Hilichurl could not pose any threat to him.
But there was no doubt that that encounter...
was probably the beginning of everything.
"Like the fusion of profound ice and raging fire?"
Her mind involuntarily recalled Kai's judgment of this relationship.
Looking at Kai lying on the sofa without any decorum, seriously reading a biographical novel, it was hard to associate him with the title of Mondstadt's top combatant.
To be able to marry him and witness this scene that outsiders would almost never see...
"Perhaps it really is some kind of miracle?"
Jean murmured to herself, a smile gracing her lips.
"Hmm?"
Kai seemed to notice the gaze from the desk.
He tilted his head, his eyes meeting Jean's through the gap beneath his book.
Seeing his wife inexplicably smiling, he showed a slightly puzzled expression.
"What are you smilling about?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking about what happened when I first met Kai."
Jean's face flushed; she hadn't expected to be caught peeking.
She quickly withdrew her gaze.
"Ah~ You mean things from that time. It has been quite a while, hasn't it?"
Guessing that Diluc probably wouldn't be coming over at this time,
Kai thought for a moment, then put down his book.
He dragged a chair over and sat down opposite Jean.
"Ugh..."
Jean was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Kai to sit directly opposite her, and her face flushed even more.
"But even though it's been a while, our marriage is a fact."
Kai said with a smile, stating generously.
"So, if you want to look at me, just look."
"It's worth mentioning... this is a free service included with marriage, no charge, you know."
"Hmph, Kai also has times when he doesn't charge..."
Hearing the words "charge money," and remembering the exorbitant bill he had presented her not long ago,
Jean let out a soft hmph, tilting her head slightly.
"Then wouldn't you be at a loss?"
"Hmm... no loss at all."
Kai replied as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
He even seemed a little surprised that Jean would say such a thing.
"Just letting you look at me a couple more times, it's clearly my gain, isn't it?"
"After all, after we're married, you're all mine."
"How could I be at a loss?"
"Ugh..."
The soft words quietly spread.
Jean, who was already prone to shyness, immediately felt her cheeks burn like a red-hot furnace.
Her thoughts even involuntarily came to a halt.
Seeing his wife's evasive gaze, completely unwilling to meet his eyes,
Kai couldn't help but scratch his head and laugh, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"That's why I love it when you're shy."
"It's incredibly cute."
"I'm not shy at all, stop looking."
Jean argued softly.
Under Kai's clear gaze, she quickly used a document to cover her face.
She was a little flustered all over...
Seemingly realizing that if he continued, his wife would truly be unable to continue working,
Kai chuckled twice and slowly got up from the chair.
"Then continue working, I'll just be over here."
"If you want to look, just look."
"Hmm..."
Jean secretly glanced at Kai.
She replied softly.
Because Kai had personally assisted her yesterday afternoon, all the work that might have taken several days to complete was finished, so today's tasks were mostly trivial matters.
They weren't difficult to resolve.
Just as Jean was deeply engrossed in her work, a knock suddenly sounded at the office door.
Then came Lisa's incredibly lazy voice.
"Jean, I'm coming in."
After speaking, the office door was pushed open directly.
Then Lisa's figure appeared before them, as expected.
The Traveler followed behind her, both greeting them.
"Jean."
"Oh? Is that the Traveler?"
Jean looked up, realizing it was the Traveler who had arrived.
She quickly put down her work.
A hint of seriousness flashed in her aquamarine eyes.
Although work was very important,
Mondstadt's biggest problem at the moment was clearly still Stormterror.
In this situation... seeing the Traveler arrive, even if her work wasn't finished,
Jean could only forcibly interrupt it.
"Hehe, Master Kai is here too."
Spotting Kai lying on the sofa in a completely relaxed state,
Paimon scratched her head and also greeted him.
"Hmm..."
Kai glanced at the door out of the corner of his eye.
He continued reading, showing no intention of moving at all.
It was Jean, however, who looked at the two Travelers who had appeared before her.
She couldn't help but look puzzled.
"Speaking of which... I don't seem to see that Bard or Master Diluc?"
"Venti said his mission was to pray to the Anemo God for us in the city and sing our praises, so there was no need for him to come to the Knights of Favonius."
"To put it bluntly, that guy just wants to be lazy!"
Paimon replied discontentedly.
She clearly had no good feelings for Barbatos, who only moved his lips.
"As for Master Diluc, he has already departed."
"Ah?"
Jean sounded a little confused by Paimon's words, not quite reacting.
"Sigh~ Simply put, Diluc has successfully obtained three possible locations for the tear crystals, so he set off first."
"As for Paimon and Lumine, they just came to deliver information."
Lisa stood beside them, speaking in her usual tone.
"All in all,"
"Little cutie, bring out the map Diluc gave us first."