Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

Keqing: "...."

Li Qingping: "..."

"Don't be the first to complain. Last night I was kind enough to carry you up here, but you slept so terribly that you held on to me and wouldn't let go. In order not to wake you up, I resorted to this desperate measure!"

Li Qingping spoke up immediately, blocking all of Keqing's excuses for trouble.

Keqing was speechless because this was something she could do.

"I'm not going to blame you..." Keqing lowered her head and blinked.

Her long eyelashes fluttered back and forth on Li Qingping's neck, and he was almost in awe.

"Hiss...Miss, stop rubbing." Li Qingping said in a stiff tone.

If it were the usual Keqing, she would have a mental struggle as soon as she woke up, and then she would reluctantly let go of her hands and feet while pretending to be stubborn, and then struggle to get off Li Qingping.

But yesterday, half of the window paper was opened, and Keqing moved her head, showing no intention of backing down.

"How...how was your consultation? Do you want me to find you a professional lawyer?"

Feeling the grip on his left hand becoming noticeably stronger, Li Qingping looked unhappily at the girl who had half of her body pressed against him.

"Miss, have you known this for a long time?"

"No, I'm not. Don't talk nonsense!" Keqing quickly let go of her hand, pulled up the quilt beside her and crawled in. "Just tell me what the result was. I don't want to hear anything else!"

"Lawyer Yan Fei said that I'm hopeless. Just get married peacefully with Shen He, or she'll send me to jail herself and enforce justice for me."

"Impossible! She's talking nonsense. Clearly..."

When Keqing lifted the quilt to explain, she saw Li Qingping's playful smile.

cheated!

"Mingming what?" Li Qingping asked with a smile.

"I'm going to fight you!!" Keqing was so angry that she rushed forward with her teeth bared.

They tossed and turned on the bed, their clothes in disarray, and it ended with Keqing's limbs being pinned down.

Dusk flowed like a river between the two of them.

Keqing suddenly realized their eyelashes were tangling like butterfly wings, the scent of roses wafting from her clothes entwined with the tide of her breath. A certain throbbing emotion dormant in the moonlight broke free, and she raised her face, transforming her unspoken poem into a touch as gentle as a dragonfly skimming the water.

Between their folded sleeves, the restraints transformed into drifting silk ribbons. Li Qingping felt only the stars falling on his shoulders, those tiny shimmers of silver light spreading along his spine like a galaxy. They seemed to stand on thin ice in early spring, letting the melting snow turn into honey between their lips and teeth, yet at a certain moment, they both took a half step back.

The wind chimes on the eaves swayed, shattering the frozen memory into glazed glass. They each turned to adjust their dew-soaked lapels, only the scent of jasmine lingering in their hair betraying the silent lunar eclipse.

“Senpai… Ugh!!”

Before Li Qingping could speak, his mouth was blocked again.

"Don't call me senior sister at a time like this, got it, junior brother?"

After their lips parted, Keqing straddled Li Qingping's waist, a blush spreading from her cheeks to her ears. She was obviously extremely shy but she managed to force a ferocious look.

If she continued to shout like this, she really wouldn't be able to bear it anymore.

"Okay, senior."

"You!" Keqing glared at Li Qingping, and without saying anything, she rushed into the bathroom and turned on the shower.

Ten minutes later, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped.

After the door opened, a pink and white arm stretched out from the mist.

Li Qingping understood and handed over the prepared clothes.

Not long after, Keqing, who had changed her clothes and had her long hair tied up with a bath towel, came out.

"It's all your fault. I'm going to be late for work today!" Keqing pouted, her tone resentful. "I don't care, you have to blow-dry my hair!"

"Senior, are you crazy at work? Today is the weekend." Li Qingping took out the hair dryer from the shelf. "But I can still meet this small request."

Keqing was startled at first, her disappointment fleeting before she quickly returned to normal, as if she didn't care about Li Qingping's service. But then, seeing Li Qingping waving the hair dryer in his hand, she was overjoyed again and rushed to Li Qingping, sitting with her back to him.

"I'm testing you!" Keqing said stubbornly.

"So how many points do I get for this reaction?"

"Well... out of a hundred, it's only ten points, but I can give you an extra ninety points, so it's barely a full score!"

Li Qingping tapped Keqing's little head, untied the bath towel and let down her long hair, then pressed the button of the hair dryer.

The long purple hair shone with water and fluttered in the warm breeze, just like the girl's heart, flying high and not yet calming down.

Keqing hummed a little tune, smiling widely, enjoying the service that could only be found in dreams.

Keqing: "Uncle Chen, we need to hurry up with the wedding dress!"

Butler Chen, who was delivering breakfast to Old Yuhengxing, placed the last plate of food on the table and smiled knowingly at the sudden urging of the eldest lady on the phone.

Butler Chen: "Good things are coming. Congratulations, Miss. I'll send it to you later."

Keqing: "Okay! Thank you, Uncle Chen!"

There were several exclamation marks in a row. I guess the young lady must be very happy today.

"What is she up to again?" Old Yuhengxing didn't even raise his head. Who else could trouble Butler Chen so early in the morning except his granddaughter?

"The lady should have been won." Butler Chen put away his phone.

"Oh? So soon? That's much better than her father. He pursued her for a whole year back then." Old Yuhengxing also laughed, "Old Chen, prepare a few more dishes tonight. My granddaughter is probably going to bring someone back to show off."

"I see."

Keqing's mansion is filled with a happy atmosphere, and so is Li Qingping's home.

"Does this count as confirming our relationship?" Keqing looked at Li Qingping in the mirror, full of anticipation, without blinking, and the words "answer me soon" were almost written on her face.

"Of course, forget it. How could I possibly let down my senior?"

"Hehe, then I'm the second one! Kamisato Ayaka is not as fast as me!" Keqing was beaming with joy, like a triumphant general on the stage with flags flying all over.

You can't tell the excited young lady now that someone has already taken the second place before you?

It's time for Panyan Jielu to unsheathe his sword and kill someone today.

The eldest lady will immediately rush to Mond, block Barbara's door and shout, "It was obviously me who got there first."

If the season is wrong, the impact will be even worse.

"Kamisato Ayaka and I are classmates, don't get me wrong."

"I'm a woman, how can I not understand her?"

There was no point in arguing about this topic any further. Li Qingping pursed his lips to indicate that as long as the young lady was happy, that was all that mattered.

"What are your plans for the morning? Let's go have dinner and then go shopping with you?"

Keqing, who was muttering to Kamisato Ayaka, suddenly became clear in her eyes.

"Go shopping! We also need to go to the amusement park!"

Volume 1: 126. The Miss is Launching a Fierce Attack

Keqing became proactive and urged Li Qingping to go to the bathroom to wash up. She then picked out her outfit for the day in front of the mirror.

"This one is okay...that one is also good...I like this one too."

When Li Qingping came out of the bathroom, he saw Keqing looking at the clothes covering the bed with a sad face.

She was stuck at the first step of the date, choosing clothes.

In fact, in Li Qingping's opinion, every outfit on the bed is good, each with its own merits. If worn by Keqing when she goes out, she will definitely attract a lot of attention. But she can always find some flaws and is dissatisfied from the bottom of her heart.

When it comes to the people and things we care about, everyone will be hesitant and cautious.

The new office director and workaholic who was so decisive and efficient in the Huishan Hall office, easily approving documents worth billions without blinking an eye, is now having trouble with the small matter of choosing clothes.

In the end, it was Li Qingping who helped her choose an outfit.

A purple and white tie-dyed sweatshirt paired with light gray high-waisted sweatpants and finally a pair of fluorescent purple dad shoes, the energetic sporty girl Keqing makes a grand appearance.

"You've grown up like this, so anything you wear won't look good on you." Li Qingping tied Keqing's hair into a high ponytail and put a white baseball cap on her head. "It's done. Is it okay?"

"hey-hey."

Keqing didn't say anything. She held down the brim of her hat with her right hand, turned around and smiled foolishly at herself in the mirror.

She actually rejected this dress at the beginning, but now that Li Qingping picked it out again and put it on her, she was satisfied with every detail of it.

Especially this hair, he combed it himself!

Keqing's eyes rolled around, she took a few photos in front of the mirror, and posted a circle of friends that only Kamisato Ayaka could see.

——Having long hair is troublesome, but fortunately there is someone to help take care of it.

The tea had a slight aroma, but Keqing felt extremely refreshed, just a little bit worse than hugging Li Qingping and kissing him early in the morning.

The two walked hand in hand to Wanmin Hall. On the way, Li Qingping made up a few jokes to make Keqing smile.

"It's past dinner time, and there's some batter left in the kitchen. Can I make two rolls for you?" Master Mao could tell at a glance that the relationship between Li Qingping and Keqing had taken a step forward. As for why, Xiangling's mother was also so attached to him back then.

"Excuse me, Master Mao. Isn't Xiangling in the store today?"

Li Qingping looked around but didn't see any trace of Xiangling. Under normal circumstances, Xiangling would have rushed out long ago.

"Xiangling's master went out and gave them a few days of vacation, so Xiangling went to play with her senior sister." Just as Master Mao was about to turn around and go to the kitchen to get the batter, a little panda standing on two legs had already brought the things out for him.

"Thank you, Guoba." Chef Mao took the bowl of batter from Guoba with a smile, turned to the two people waiting at the door and said, "Wait a moment, I'll make some side dishes, they will be ready soon."

"This is!" Keqing stared at Guoba, extremely surprised. "Red panda?"

"I don't know where the rice crust comes from, but it can spit fire to light the stove. He can also help in the kitchen when Xiangling is not around. Now my work is a lot easier." Master Mao kept talking and his hands moved even faster.

Li Qingping heard Xiangling mention rice crust on the bus. She said that she picked it up in the mountains and there was nothing special about it.

But you call this nothing special?

Li Qingping repeatedly looked at Guoba who was standing next to Master Mao. He always felt that the aura on Guoba was unusual and extremely similar to that of several demons he had seen.

"Marcosius, the Demon God of the Hearth. I haven't seen him for years. How did he become like this?" Lei Dianzhen appeared and explained the origin of the rice crust. Seeing Li Qingping's bewildered face, he slapped his head and realized that he still didn't understand. "Put another way and you should understand. Marcosius is the Earth God of Liyue."

"The legendary God of Land?" Li Qingping was shocked.

The name of the God of Land is well-known. According to historical records, this is the god closest to humans in Liyue, even surpassing the Emperor.

"But now he has almost no power, and even most of his intelligence is gone... He has dispersed all his power!" Lei Dian suddenly realized.

"What does it mean to disperse?" Li Qingping asked.

"The power of the Demon God originated from the continent of Teyvat, forcibly stripped from it. The Demon God War in Liyue was extremely brutal, and the land was shattered. Marcosius must have done this to repair it." Lei Dianzhen sighed. She didn't know Marcosius well, having only met him once. She had never expected things to change, and now only her spirit remained attached to Li Qingping. And the Hearth Demon God wasn't much better off.

"Then seeing the people of Liyue living and working in peace and contentment, even if they don't have much intelligence left, the Earth God would be very pleased."

Li Qingping looked at Guoba with a solemn expression.

Guoba seemed to have noticed Li Qingping's gaze, and waved at him with narrowed eyes.

"Alright, you two. Freshly baked burritos, eat them while they're hot!"

Chef Mao handed the burritos to the two of them.

"Wow... delicious!" Keqing exclaimed in praise after just a small bite. "Master Mao, you're a master chef like no one else in Liyue!"

"Thank you so much. You haven't tasted the food cooked by my daughter. It's even better!" Master Mao seemed to have triggered some kind of switch and started praising his daughter in front of the two of them.

"I must try it if I get a chance!" Keqing swallowed the burrito in just a few bites, and wiped out the light-colored lipstick she had applied in the morning, leaving her mouth full of oil.

She squinted her eyes, savoring the aftertaste of the delicious food, not noticing that there was a piece of shredded potato hanging from the corner of her mouth, trying to escape.

"Eat slowly. You might think I didn't feed you." Li Qingping shook his head helplessly and took a napkin from the side and handed it over.

But Keqing leaned forward and put her mouth closer.

How could Li Qingping not know what the young lady was thinking? He rolled his eyes and began to wipe her mouth.

"Why didn't I realize you were so lazy before?"

"Boyfriends are for times like these!"

Keqing held her head high, beaming with pride, but she had no idea that Li Qingping had eaten the shredded potatoes she'd been sipping right in front of her. A translucent blush rose on her fair cheeks, like a revolving lantern in the snow, casting a timid shadow that was truly beautiful.

"Well, a girlfriend is always useful at times like this." Li Qingping was thick-skinned and ate the burrito in his hand slowly, as if nothing had happened. "Are you full? Do you want another bite?"