Mondstadt.
"Thump thump thump..."
Diluc quickly traversed the Knights of Favonius's corridors, heading rapidly towards Jean's acting Grand Master's office.
Along the way, everyone paid their respects to this senior.
Diluc nodded slightly to them, then quickened his pace.
After Diluc's figure disappeared...
"Diluc went to see Jean again!"
A female Favonius Knight spoke to her companion with a gossipy expression.
"Isn't this normal? After all, they're both married. It's not strange for Diluc to come looking for his wife..."
"Cough cough..."
Kaiya walked out of her office and smiled as she spoke to the group of people who were gossiping.
"Hey guys, if you're feeling a bit free, would you like to help me clear out the Hilichurls in the wild?"
"No, no, no, I'd rather not..."
Upon hearing this, the Knights of Favonius quickly waved their hands and fled as fast as they could...
"Seriously, am I that scary...?"
Kaeya pursed his lips, looking at Diluc's figure with a somewhat solemn expression.
This sworn brother of mine isn't usually like this...
Especially after marrying Commander Qin, he rarely showed even slightly negative expressions...
"Could it be... that something has happened...?"
Kaiya shook her head.
These things aren't his concern right now. Anyway, the truth will come out eventually, right...?
Just like the feelings of my proud and aloof sworn brother...
………………
"Knock knock knock..."
Standing outside the office door, Diluc thought for a moment, then decided to knock first.
"Please come in."
Diluc opened the door and went inside.
"Hey, Diluc. What brings you here?"
Jean, who was processing documents, looked up at Diluc as he walked in and said with some delight.
"I've come here today because I have something urgent to tell you."
Diluc spoke.
"What's making you so anxious? Can't you go home and talk about it?"
Jean poured Diluc a glass of water and said with a smile.
"It's really rare to see our Lord Diluc make such an expression."
"Qin, stop joking."
Diluc waved his hand and said seriously.
Seeing this, Jean was also somewhat surprised. In her memory, after getting married, Diluc had always seemed indifferent to everything and focused on taking care of his family. The last time she remembered him showing such an expression was during the time when Diluc was the "Night Hero" of Mondstadt...
"What is it?"
Qin then adopted a serious expression and said.
"A message from Liyue."
Diluc said softly.
"Ying has returned; she just arrived in Liyue a few days ago."
"The Knight of Honor is back!"
Upon hearing this, Qin stood up in surprise, her voice filled with joy.
"Could it be that... they succeeded!?"
"I think so..."
Diluc nodded slightly, his expression faltering for a moment, before he spoke.
"There's one more thing in the message."
"What's up?"
Despite her joy, Jean noticed something was off about Diluc's face and quickly asked him what was wrong.
"The message is..."
Diluc sighed deeply, and finally spoke slowly.
"Jiang Mu... died in battle..."
What!
Qin's first reaction upon hearing this news was...
Are you kidding me?!
But after calming down, seeing the sorrow on Diluc's face, Jean also plopped down on the sofa behind her, holding her head in her hands and muttering to herself.
"How could this be... how could this happen..."
Seeing Jean's state, Diluc gave a wry smile, stood up, sat down next to her, and pulled her into his arms...
"Qin, don't suppress yourself. If there's anything that's making you sad, just say it..."
"I...I just...have a hard time imagining it..."
Jean waved her hand, but did not break free from Diluc's embrace. After a long while, she murmured.
"I never imagined that someone as powerful as Jiang Mu would face such a day..."
"Don't forget who his opponent is..."
Diluc murmured.
"yes……"
Qin gave a bitter smile. Facing such an opponent, if they were given their strength, they would probably be dead in just one exchange...
"Barbara absolutely must not know about this for now!"
After gathering her thoughts again, Qin sat up straight and said with a serious expression.
“But you know, this can’t be kept from her forever,” Diluc said seriously, holding Jean’s shoulder.
"It won't be long before we get news from Liyue, and then..."
"But……"
Qin's face was already quite pale.
"I'm afraid of Barbara..."
Have you forgotten?
Diluc looked at Jean and smiled slightly.
"The Barbara of today is no longer the girl who would just follow you around and call you 'sister'..."
"yes……"
Upon hearing this, Qin also expressed some emotion.
"Barbara has now truly become a fully-fledged prayer priest..."
"Then let's bring her along when we go to Liyue this time."
Diluc said.
"Go to Liyue?"
Qin asked, somewhat puzzled.
"yes……"
Diluc gazed into the distance and muttered to himself.
"Let's go see our benefactor... one last time..."
"He truly is our benefactor..."
Qin chuckled.
"If it weren't for that performance he put on back then, you'd probably still be keeping your feelings to yourself, all proud and aloof..."
"Cough cough..."
Diluc coughed a few times, looking a little embarrassed...
Back then, it was Ying who rushed to the Dawn Winery and told Diluc Jiangmu that he was about to get engaged to Qin.
Diluc was stunned on the spot upon hearing this.
Subsequently, at the urging of Luminous and Paimon, Diluc made the boldest decision of his life so far.
The righteous people of Mondstadt are going to storm the execution ground... no, they're going to steal the bride!
But in reality, Diluc had fallen into everyone's trap...
The moment Diluc shouted "I disagree" in front of almost the entire city of Mondstadt, Jiang Mu knew it.
This is settled!
Just as Diluc and Jean were holding hands, pouring out their hearts to each other, Jiang Mu suddenly ripped off his clothes...
Then, the emcee's outfit underneath was revealed...
Then, while Diluc was bewildered and Jean was shy, an engagement ceremony was held for the two of them...
………………
Recalling their rather comical engagement ceremony, the two could only smile knowingly.
But, for some reason, this smile... seems a little bitter...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com