Genshin Impact: Great, you guys still remember

Sometimes all people need is a word of recognition.

...

The heights are so cold,

This is what Ningguang realized when she officially became a Tianquan Star.

Hypocrisy is not a derogatory word in some places.

Every day, I have to face countless flattery, countless difficulties, and countless traps...

Ningguang, who was able to become the Tianquan Star, naturally became adept at handling these things quickly.

When those mountain-like problems appear, from sunrise to sunset, and from moonset to sunrise,

Some things are hard to take off once you put them on.

At midnight, she suddenly raised her head from her desk and looked around at the large, luxurious yet dark office of the Qun Yu Pavilion.

For some reason, she felt a little chilly.

It turned out that there was no one around her to talk to.

Those who are in high positions and have great power have no confidants.

So much so that Keqing, who dared to speak the truth, the honest girl who would confront her and not give her face,

For Ningguang, this is so rare.

The person who maintains the brilliant lights is actually the loneliest person here.

...

But now, she suddenly felt that those things seemed to be nothing. The coldness suddenly disappeared, and the empty feelings were replaced by fullness.

After all...he really had been looking at her.

...

"Yes, Not Bad!"

He Li picked up a piece of crystal clear tofu and put it in his mouth, then a little surprise flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Ningguang across from him:

"I didn't expect that the cooking of Tianquanxing is so delicious?"

The exquisite wooden chopsticks were placed on the plate without moving. Ningguang sat elegantly, observing his every move.

Seeing him praising her, she couldn't help but smile, and even her eyebrows curved.

She has maintained her expressionless attitude for more than ten years.

But for some reason, she showed more emotion today.

Maybe it was because the senior sitting in front of her had an open-minded look that touched her? Maybe the compliment from the senior was genuine and not due to any other considerations?

Or maybe she didn't want to wear that outer shell even in front of him...

Ningguang didn't want to think about it anymore. She raised her hand to brush away the hair on her forehead, her eyes sparkling with watery light.

Talking about his experience with a smile:

"Before that, Ningguang was just a poor woman. That was when she honed her cooking skills."

Only when people have overcome that hurdle and look back at the sufferings before, can they call it tempering.

Otherwise, suffering is just suffering.

He Li would not say something like "A good sword is forged through constant grinding" from the perspective of a bystander. After all, he could never understand what the other person had experienced during that time.

So, Ningguang was greeted with only a thumbs up.

“No wonder it tastes so good,”

There is also a seemingly casual concern:

"You must have suffered a lot during that time."

...

The afternoon wind seemed to be a little blinding again. Ningguang suddenly turned her head to look elsewhere. Her white hair fluttered in the wind, covering half of her beautiful face.

After a while, she looked at He Li again. Her red eyeshadow was beautiful.

"Maybe, maybe not...I can't remember clearly,"

She curled her lips, and a relaxed smile spread across her beautiful face.

She raised her jade arm, holding her snow-white cheek, her watery pupils reflecting him:

"But I remember you said something - the boat has already passed through thousands of mountains."

He Li suddenly felt that the stories about him in the world were really inexplicable.

Call it fake, but it contains many of its own quotations accurately.

Let's say it's true, but there are many stories claiming to be exclusive reports that Sister Zhong Li and he actually had a son named Ruo Tuo.

He Li simply couldn't bear to watch.

Unofficial history, unofficial history, so unofficial that only shit is left.

...

"Well, today's reception was not in vain,"

He Li put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and joked.

"If you want, you can always let me know..."

"Okay, just kidding,"

He Li shook his head and stood up to interrupt her next half sentence.

"Ningguang, you have more important things to do. How can I confine you to the kitchen just because of me?"

"..."

Ningguang opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"Well...it's getting late,"

He Li looked out the window.

Ningguang looked up at him:

"Are you leaving?"

"Of course, I also have..."

He Li nodded, and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Oh, I almost forgot,"

He turned to look at Ningguang, with a hint of embarrassment in his eyes:

"Ningguang, are there any dishes in the kitchen? If there are only ingredients, that's fine too."

Food? Senior, are you not full?

Ningguang nodded and asked curiously:

"Yes, there are some that haven't been served yet, and they are covered with a thermos lid... What's this?"

As she thought about it, Ningguang felt somewhat happy for some reason.

Could it be that the senior wants to take it home...

...

"Well, I still have to go to Yujing Terrace to deliver food to my Ganyu."

...

"Thank you very much,"

The fragrant food was put into the exclusive lunch box of Qun Yu Pavilion. He Li put away the lunch box and said with a smile.

Ningguang's reaction was a little slow.

"You're welcome,"

Did she hear Ganyu's name just now?

Senior, do you know Ganyu?

But it is true. After all, she has been a secretary in Liyue Harbor for a thousand years. Moreover, the story also said that she knew her predecessor. It would be strange if she didn't know her predecessor.

So why was she surprised?

Maybe it was because of the chat this morning that she got to know a different senior?

Subconsciously separating him from the earthly god in the story?

And the predecessors also said that those stories don't need to care about whether they are true or false...

It was probably because of these many conditions that she was a little slow to react.

but...

She suddenly glanced at He Li.

My Ganyu?

Between Ganyu and her seniors...

Sigh——Why would I think of this? What happened to Ganyu and Senior has nothing to do with me.

As long as he...

"Hey, Ningguang, I have another suggestion for you,"

He Li's sudden words pulled Ningguang out of her thoughts.

Ningguang sat upright. Senior, do you still have any questions to point out?

"You say,"

"That's right,"

He just frowned:

"I heard that Ganyu has been working since I left? Now she is even doing the work of dozens of people?

Do you think my little Qilin is a donkey? Look how thin she is now. "

...

"Okay, since you Ningguang promised, I will definitely feel relieved. As for Ganyu, it's okay, I will take care of it."

He Li walked out of the room with a smile.

Ningguang followed behind him a step behind.

"Then I should go too,"

He suddenly turned around and said.

"..."

Ningguang looked up at him, her hands on her stomach, her posture still proper. She nodded slightly, her reluctance fleeting.

"You walk slowly."

"Um,"

He Li took a few steps forward, stepped out of the eaves, and officially came into the sunlight.

Looking at the back figure in the sun, Ningguang suddenly had an inexplicable urge -

...

Suddenly, a pleasant voice came from the shadows behind me.

"Senior, you said you came here to make friends... So are we friends now?"

"certainly,"

He Li turned his head and smiled at the person under the eaves.

"Then can you come and talk to Ningguang more often?"

A breeze blew by, her long white hair fluttered, and her smile became bright.

"of course."

"Then can you tell Ningguang your name?"

"Ok?"

"Just your own name,"

It does not belong to stories, does not belong to history, does not belong to any earthly god, it truly and completely belongs only to your own name.

...

"certainly--"

He Li suddenly grinned:

"He Li, my name is He Li, remember?"

“Ningguang will definitely keep this in mind—”

One is under the eaves, one is under the blue sky, one is in the shadow, one is in the sun,

But at this moment, Ningguang felt that

Their respective winds, named time and space, officially overlapped.

Looking at the departing figure, Ningguang subconsciously put her right hand over her heart.

Very fulfilling,

From this moment on, he was no longer false in Ningguang's heart.

...

but...

Ok?

He Li?

Ningguang moved her ears. She felt that this sounded familiar... had she heard it somewhere before?

At this time, Bai Shi, who was sent away by Ning Guang, came back.

She handed over a letter respectfully:

"Lord Ningguang, this is the reply letter from Captain Jean of the Mondstadt Knights of Favonius."