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This is the librarian's office.
Qin knocked on the door and asked through the door, "Lisa, are you there?"
A somewhat languid voice came from inside the room: "I'm here, come in, Qin."
Qin pushed open the door and saw Lisa lying on the table rubbing her eyes, as if she had just woken up from a drowsy state.
Were you sleeping just now?
"I stayed up quite late last night and was a bit tired, so I rested for a bit..."
Lisa looked at the two people behind Qin and asked.
"Who are you two?"
"Good morning, Miss Lisa. I am Xia Zhi."
"I am Xia Ci."
"So it's you two principals! Please, have a seat!"
Lisa forced herself to stay alert, braced herself on the desk, stood up, walked to the side, and picked up the teapot.
Would you two like black tea or coffee?
"Black tea is fine."
"Me too."
"Okay, please wait."
Lisa brewed two cups of black tea and two cups of coffee.
The black tea was served to Xia Zhi and Xia Ci.
One cup of coffee was for Qin, and the other was for myself.
The two had known each other for years and were practically best friends. Lisa naturally knew Qin's drinking preferences. Ever since Qin became the acting team leader, she liked to drink a cup of coffee in the morning to boost her energy for dealing with the massive amount of official business...
Qin took the steaming cup of coffee, sipped it, and her brows furrowed slightly.
The coffee in her cup still tasted familiar, but just like the fisherman's toast Noel made last night, she didn't experience any deliciousness from the rich aroma of the coffee, nor did she feel any boost in her energy.
At that moment, she had only one thought in her mind: this coffee was really not as good as [Silver Dew] in terms of taste and efficacy.
Qin put down her teacup and looked up at Lisa.
The other person sat back down at their desk, picked up their cup, took a sip, and after a moment, their expression improved. They then spoke:
"I wonder how many books are currently in Mr. Xia's school library?"
"Probably..."
Lisa asked some basic questions, and Xia Zhi answered them one by one.
"I also brought a list of books with me this time. Miss Lisa, you can take a look first."
"That's great."
Having reviewed the list, Lisa understood and said, "Mr. Xia, feel free to choose during this time. Except for the books in that section over there, all other books are welcome."
"Okay, thank you, Miss Lisa."
"You're welcome:"
After finishing their tea, Xia Ci pulled Xia Zhen along, saying they should go pick out some books together.
Only Lisa and Qin remained in the office.
Lisa took a sip of coffee to shake off the drowsiness in her mind, and looked at Qin, asking, "Why are you still sitting here? Aren't you busy with official business?"
"I don't have any official business to handle today, so I've taken the day off."
"No government affairs?"
"It's not that there aren't any, just not many. They'll pile up in a couple of days."
"Yawn~"
Lisa covered her mouth with her hand and yawned.
Qin looked at her with some suspicion: "You really only stayed up late last night, but you look like you've been up all night?"
"you caught me."
"You really stayed up all night? Didn't I tell you not to stay up so late last night when I left?"
"It's okay if it happens once or twice."
"You..."
Qin was somewhat helpless.
Lisa shook her neck again, her brows furrowing slightly.
"It's so sore and painful, my neck is so uncomfortable."
"Who told you to stay in that position for so long?"
"When I was studying at Sumeru Academy, I often stayed up late. I was so tired that I would go to a massage parlor with my friends."
"Massage?"
Upon hearing this familiar word, Qin immediately became interested.
"Yes, massage. There are many massage parlors on the streets of Xumi. When they massage their customers, they use various flower petal essential oils. Every time I finish a massage, I feel that my body smells better."
"Essential oils..."
Essential oils are meant to be applied to the skin, so wouldn't that require taking off your clothes?
Qin couldn't help but think of the scene when she received a massage from Mr. Xia yesterday.
If Mr. Xia had massaged her with essential oils back then, she would have had to lie naked on that old desk, which would have been incredibly embarrassing even though Mr. Xia couldn't see her.
Qin blushed slightly.
Lisa asked curiously, "Why are you blushing? Isn't an oil massage normal?"
"Should I take off my clothes...?"
"Of course, otherwise, what if I spilled essential oil on my clothes?"
"Don't you find it strange? Exposing your body to..."
"The masseuses are all women. Besides, they're not completely naked. The important parts are all clean, and the masseuses won't touch them indiscriminately."
"Are they all women?"
"Who would go there! Although there are a few massage parlors in Sumeru that use male masseurs, I never go to those kinds of places. There are some people who like to go to those kinds of massage parlors, and you know why, right?"
A look of disgust flashed across Lisa's face.
I'd rather die outside than have a man massage me...
"……I understand."
Qin fell silent for a moment.
When she first came in, she saw Lisa looking extremely tired and sleepy. She was thinking of asking Mr. Xia to give Lisa a massage to relieve the fatigue caused by staying up all night.
But now it seems that, given Lisa's views on massage, she would definitely not be willing to have a man like Mr. Xia give her a massage.
In that case, Lisa will be unhappy, Mr. Xia will be embarrassed, and he will be pleasing neither side.
Sigh, never mind, let's not talk about it anymore. I don't want to do something bad with good intentions.
"Lisa, you should get some sleep. I'm going out now."
"Row."
After leaving Lisa's office, Qin wandered around the library alone.
I moved to my favorite novel shelf.
Qin looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to her before swiftly taking a romance novel from the bookshelf and slipping it inside a serious book.
After receiving the novel, Qin left the library and returned to her office next door, where she began to read with great interest.
--
Mondstadt, on a certain street.
Amber was on patrol when she suddenly saw a familiar girl's figure not far ahead.
She had long, light green hair tied into a braid that hung down her back, with a blue highlight in her right bangs. Her amber eyes were hidden behind brown half-rimmed glasses. She wore an alchemist's hat and held several test tubes in her hand.
Her ears weren't normal human ears; they were more like furry animal ears, drooping slightly and matching her hair color, but gradually turning dark green at the ends.
She wore a blue-black belted short dress with gold shoulder ornaments. The white sleeves were separate from the dress and connected by a black velvet collar. A wind-elemental God's Eye was worn at the neckline. A white cape with a fork in the middle was connected to the velvet collar. She wore semi-transparent black stockings and white ankle boots with blue-black linings.
Amber looked at the girl, her eyes lit up, and she shouted loudly at her, "Sugar!"
The girl named Sugar heard the voice, turned around, smiled and nodded, replying, "It's Amber."
Amber ran over and said, "I've gone to your lab twice to look for you, but I didn't see you. I didn't expect to run into you on the street."
Sugar pushed up her glasses, looking a little puzzled: "Huh? You wanted to see me? Is there something you need, Amber?"
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