Yes, Lady Funina!

"I'll forget about my work; it's almost done anyway. You go and help Lynette," Richard said with a smile.

Because he has to go on a business trip the day after tomorrow, he has already finished the work that needed to be done in the past few days. The rest are just some trivial matters.

It would be a waste of talent to involve Clarinde in such a small matter. Linette has a lot of things to do anyway, so this is a good opportunity for me to get familiar with Linette's work in advance.

This way, when he and Lynette go on business trips, Claurind will have some experience.

Clarinde was completely unaware of Richard's thoughts.

In her opinion, helping Lynette would definitely be much easier than helping Richard, since helping Richard would only require her to do the work alone, while helping Lynette would require two people to do the work.

It's always better for two people to work together than for one person to do it alone, right?

Lynette can't just leave everything to herself, can she?

With that in mind, Clarind readily agreed, thinking to herself that Richard was actually quite a nice person.

Indeed, just as Clorind thought, when Lynette was around, it was naturally inappropriate to leave all the work to Clorind, but... what if she wasn't there?

Lynette shook her head as she watched Klorind being sold out and still counting the money for her. Having known all along that she was going on a business trip with Richard, Lynette saw through Richard's plan almost immediately.

As a beneficiary of the situation, Lynette obviously couldn't reveal this matter. On the contrary, she gave Claurinde some very careful instructions.

This made Clorinde feel somewhat flattered.

What puzzled Clarinde was that Lynette's attitude towards her seemed less like that of an assistant and more like that of someone giving instructions to someone about to take over her shift.

Leaving Clarinde aside for now, let's turn our attention back to Richard.

Richard returned to Funina's house with the key he had obtained from Clarinde. Incidentally, he had previously used this same key to enter Funina's house.

After all, this is the palace of the water god, and the security is certainly quite good. Without the corresponding key, it would be extremely difficult to sneak into Funina's palace without anyone noticing.

Richard opened the door and saw Funina sprawled on the huge sofa, looking like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

Even when Richard opened the door, there was no response.

"Furina?" Richard called out tentatively.

Funina still didn't react. Richard walked closer and was speechless to find that she had simply fallen asleep on the sofa.

You're not even using a blanket? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?

Richard, familiar with the place, retrieved a down comforter from Funina's bedroom and covered her with it.

Fu Ningna seemed to feel the warmth of the down comforter and unconsciously snuggled closer to it. Then, feeling uncomfortable sleeping on her stomach, she rolled over and lay on her back.

This would inevitably put pressure on the 'wound', but Funina only frowned slightly and did not wake up.

It must have been Clarinde's method that worked.

Seeing Funina like this, Richard decided not to stay any longer and simply let her get a good night's sleep.

Just as Richard turned around, he suddenly heard Funina's voice behind him, as if she were talking in a dream: "...Don't...don't go."

Richard: ?

He turned to look at Funina and found that she was still asleep, but her little mouth was opening and closing unconsciously.

Is he talking in his sleep?

Talking in your sleep is not a good habit; it's almost equivalent to writing a diary.

Richard crouched down uncertainly, carefully observing whether Funina was truly talking in her sleep or pretending to be asleep.

I must say, only upon closer inspection do I realize that Funina is beautiful from every angle. Her skin is smooth and flawless, her eyelashes are long and tightly closed, her nose is delicate and exquisite, and her lips are rosy and smooth. Each feature is outstanding on its own, and when combined, they are truly remarkable, a miracle of creation.

Judging solely from appearance, Funinna is absolutely the one who best fits Richard's aesthetic, without exception.

Just as Richard was about to confirm Funina's current condition, she spoke again: "Honey..."

Richard: ? ?

Are you sure you're not pretending to be asleep? Richard tentatively waved his hand across Funina's face, then stared intently at Funina's eyelashes.

Generally speaking, eyelashes are the easiest way to tell if someone is pretending to be asleep.

However, Richard waved his hand, but Funina remained motionless, as if she were truly fast asleep.

Richard carefully sensed Funina's heart rate and breathing rate, which were basically consistent with the characteristics of being in a deep sleep.

He's probably overthinking it.

Richard decided not to watch any longer and prepared to slip away quietly.

And just then, Funina uttered her third rambling in her sleep.

This time, the content of the previous two sleep-talking sessions was combined with some new elements.

"Richard...don't, don't go...my dear..."

Well, they're even specifying a target now.

However, Richard decided to pretend he hadn't heard and got up to leave.

"Are you... are you even a man?"

Richard: ? ? ?

"I can't stand it if you say that," Richard thought, looking at Funina's delicate sleeping face and slightly parted red lips.

In the end, he granted Funina's request and kissed... her forehead.

After doing this, Richard ignored what Funina said and left the crime scene.

Shortly after Richard left, Funina slowly opened her eyes and touched her forehead.

After a long while, she finally uttered two words softly from her red lips.

"Bad guy..."

PS1: I will post 10,000 words a day for the next two days, but the update time is uncertain. I will post it as soon as I finish coding and checking.

PS2: Working with Houmi's team, I got the game "Genshin Impact: Don't Let Me Become a Five-Star Character!"

Introduction: I, Ye Luo, the Water God's Secretary

After working as a secretary for three years beside Furninna, she found a reason to send him to Xumi and threatened him not to come back.

As a result, not long after he arrived at Xumi, he suddenly awakened his golden finger.

Others traveled directly into the game, but he became a character controlled by the player.

What? You said that being loved by players will make you stronger?

Ok, tonight, the clerk joins the hunt... no, the competition for popularity!

After thinking about it, Ye Luo decided to show his presence everywhere and seek benefits for all players.

Lannaro? 15 minutes to play! Ocean Book? Doesn't exist

Player: "Damn, I don't have to grind for the Forest Book anymore. I'll get gems for completing achievements!"

"Then Villette, go cook two dishes for me!"

"The accounts are all kept at Hearth House. The Fools have money."

Players: "No more words, when Ye Luo comes, I have saved up all the original stones, he will be the one that everyone is looking forward to!"

...

"In the xxxth year of the Teyvat calendar, Fontaine City was rated as the most stable year. Secretary Ye Luo made an indelible contribution to this."

In the report, Charlotte emphasized this point

"Because of Secretary Ye Luo, he was finally caught in Melo Petersburg"

Volume 1: Chapter 133 The Victim Before the Shadow (10K)

After a long day of hard work, Clarind looked at the pile of processed documents on her desk and felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

This feeling is similar to a house that has become extremely dirty and messy due to a long period of neglect, and then one day, on a whim, you clean and tidy it up again. It's a kind of satisfaction that comes from the depths of your heart, as if something has filled your soul.

Clarinde decided to treat herself to dinner tonight. She looked at Lynette, who was meticulously putting away the tea set not far away, and asked, "Lynette, would you like to go to the Grand Hotel de Boer for something nice? It's on me."

After thinking for a moment, Lynette replied succinctly with a "okay," and then asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to treat me to dinner?"

"Because you taught me a lot today, I thought I'd treat you to a meal as a way of repaying you." Clarinde had indeed learned a lot from Lynette today. In the civil service, having a reliable senior is quite important.

The other party will tell you what you can and cannot do, which can effectively avoid many mistakes and detours.

"And we agreed that I would help you with your work today, but I actually spent most of the time just watching from the sidelines, and I feel a little guilty about it."

“Well… there’s no need to feel bad about it.” Lynette waved her hand. “The reason I had you watch today was to let you understand how the city hall actually works, so that you can take over more smoothly later.”

Claude was a little confused, feeling that Lynette's words sounded a bit strange. What did she mean by asking her to take over? Did Lynette not intend to do it anymore?

After asking the question, Lynette shook her head and said, "I'll be going to Inazuma the day after tomorrow."

Claude suddenly had a bad feeling, combined with what Lynette had said about succession...

Lynette met Clorind's gaze and nodded slightly, saying, "It's just as you think. I'll leave the work to you for the next few weeks."

Clorinde: ...

No, we're saying you can't just target her for all the profits, can you?

This guy has to be both the executive secretary-general and the executive minister. Is he really doing the work of an entire department all by himself?

Clarinde wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

Is this workplace bullying? It is bullying, isn't it?

"Just kidding." Seeing the incredulous look on Crolinder's face, Lynette's lips curled up slightly on her cool face.

"Don't worry, another secretary will take over. You just need to review and approve it."

After all, the city hall has more than just Clarinde and Lynette as civil servants. In fact, there are many other civil servants under them who are responsible for handling all sorts of matters, big and small.

There are actually very few situations where they are truly needed to take action; most of the time, they are just assigning tasks to their subordinate civil servants.

"Oh, I see..." Clorinde breathed a sigh of relief; she had thought she was going to be back to working around the clock.

She was on duty 24/7 when she was Funina's bodyguard, and she's still on duty 24/7 now that she's Funina's secretary. Wasn't that a waste of time to switch jobs?!

Claude thought about it and realized it wasn't all for nothing; at least she now knew what she wanted.

“Let’s go to the Grand Hotel Debord.” Lynette had already finished tidying up the tea set, then turned to Chlorind and said, “But I’ll pass on the treat this time, let me treat you.”

"Oh, okay." Clorind replied blankly, then suddenly remembered something and looked up at the ceiling.

"I wonder if Lady Funina is feeling any better?"

“Richard said Lady Funina has already gone to sleep, so she should be alright, right?” Lynette replied.

"How about we bring some back for Lady Funina after we finish eating? Ah, I'll pay for that," Clarinde said.

“It’s okay, I still have plenty of budget this month,” Lynette said, shaking her head.

"Budget?"

"Didn't you know? Civil servants all receive meal allowances."

Seeing the shocked look on Clond's face, Lynette knew that the other woman probably didn't know about this.

"You only need to bring the invoice to get reimbursed. The amount you can claim varies depending on your administrative level. Didn't you read your employment contract when you came here?"

“I know there’s a meal allowance… but does it apply to eating out?” Klorind asked. She only knew that meals at the restaurants inside the Moman Palace were reimbursable, but she always paid for her own meals outside.

“Of course, as long as you have a proper invoice,” Lynette said. “Speaking of which, if you’re bringing food for Lady Funina, you can use her meal allowance. Lady Funina’s meal allowance is unlimited.”

After all, she is the water god of Fontaine, so naturally all her food, clothing, and daily necessities are taken care of by the Mo Mang Palace.

"Achoo..." Funina opened her eyes groggily, touched her forehead, and found that her head was no longer very hot.

I was only pretending to be asleep, but I ended up actually falling asleep.

Funina sat up from the sofa and looked out the window at the sky, which was now completely dark.

"Gu..."

Funina couldn't help but reach out and touch her stomach; she had been woken up by hunger.

Come to think of it, I only had some porridge for lunch, and didn't have afternoon tea before going home with Clarinde to apply medicine. After seeing Richard off, I've been sleeping ever since.

Although she was woken up by hunger, Funina was in great spirits. She hadn't had such a good night's sleep in a long time, and for some reason, she slept exceptionally soundly today without even having a dream.

"Gu..."