Chapter 27

When Jiang Ning woke up the next day, he was rather quiet.

As he lifted his blanket, he felt something sticky.

"Oh no..." This was from the dream last night, and why wasn't it just Senior Sister Shenhe in the dream, but others too...

Jiang Ning's face turned slightly red, but he wasn't overly panicked.

After all, he had reached that age, hadn't he?

He quietly changed the bedsheet and took a good shower early in the morning.

As he was walking towards the living room while drying his snow-white shoulder-length hair, he met Ganyu.

Ganyu looked somewhat tired, and behind her, Shenhe kept a certain distance.

Had they gotten into an argument? Well, the two senior sisters did seem to have some unpleasantness last night.

As the center of this discord, Jiang Ning wanted to help his senior sisters reconcile.

"Junior Brother, you took a shower so early in the morning?" Ganyu was surprised.

Jiang Ning awkwardly said, "Haha, I was a bit hot last night, so I sweated a lot..."

He couldn't possibly say he had certain seasonal dreams, could he?

It felt quite embarrassing.

Hearing this, Ganyu looked at her junior brother with sympathy.

Poor junior brother, he must have been frightened by last night's events.

And Shenhe, she really should be more careful... Little Junior Brother is still a child.

Ganyu said, "I see, then you definitely needed a good shower... By the way, did you and Shenhe register at the Adventurers' Guild?"

"Yes, Senior Sister. Is something wrong?" Jiang Ning asked.

"It's like this - the Adventurers' Guild has some commissions from us, the Liyue official side. After some thought, I think it's best to have you and Shenhe handle them."

Ganyu explained.

"However, you two will need to separate for a few days. Shenhe is stronger than you, and I trust her abilities, so I'll have her clear out some monsters in the wild... As for you, Little Junior Brother, your personality is more suited for interacting with people, so you'll temporarily stay by my side as my assistant, handling some paperwork."

Ganyu's plan was good, allowing them both to cool down for a while.

"Eh? Paperwork? Me? But is that okay? I'm not officially part of the Liyue administration, so if there's something I shouldn't see..."

Ganyu said, "Don't worry, I'll vouch for you. Besides, Little Junior Brother, you're family, it's fine."

Jiang Ning didn't say anything more, since it was all just work and passing time.

Shenhe frowned: "I don't want to separate from Little Junior Brother..."

Ganyu brought out her prepared reasoning: "This isn't separation, it's just temporary different work assignments. Besides, didn't Master also say that you need to learn to live like a normal person? So you need to be independent sometimes, right?"

The argument was reasonable and even referenced Cloud Retainer, making it convincing.

Jiang Ning, being straightforward with his own people, nodded and said, "That's right, Senior Sister Shenhe. You need to be a bit more independent. If you rely on me for everything, I won't be able to give Master a proper account when we return."

After Jiang Ning said this, Shenhe could only agree.

However, her respect for Senior Sister Ganyu had completely dissipated.

"I treated you as my senior sister, but you're trying to ruin my plans..."

Shenhe expressed great dissatisfaction.

But, she would endure it for a while. After all, there were many people at Yuehai Pavilion... Senior Sister surely wouldn't do anything there.

Shenhe thought silently.

Besides, Ying'er had said that sometimes, good opportunities are fleeting, and forcing them might make things less beautiful.

Seeing Shenhe agree, Ganyu showed a satisfied smile. She had finally succeeded in protecting her little junior brother's chastity.

The rest went without saying - Jiang Ning and Ganyu went to work at Yuehai Pavilion.

Shenhe went to clear monsters in the wild.

Ganyu first showed Jiang Ning around her workplace. Though the office wasn't luxurious, it was spacious and very quiet.

The layout was simple - a couch for resting, a small table, two bookcases, and some shelves for storing documents.

On the desk, besides documents and work supplies, there was a small flowerpot growing some unknown plant.

Overall, it was a serious workplace that maintained a cozy and simple atmosphere.

At least Jiang Ning quite liked it.

After Ganyu had a staff member bring in a desk and work chair for Jiang Ning, she closed the office door.

The moment the door closed, the outside office suddenly became noisy.

Exclamations and excited voices were endless. If the office hadn't been well soundproofed, Ganyu would have heard it all.

Outside, the staff members, especially the young girls, were all acting like they were lovesick.

"Who's that cute boy Madam Ganyu brought in today?"

"Is he Madam Ganyu's brother?"

"No way, their hair color is different... and isn't Madam Ganyu from the Qilin clan? Wouldn't her brother be a little qilin too? He doesn't have horns..."

"Could he be her junior disciple? Like in those novels, fellow disciples and such."

"Maybe! And did you see Madam Ganyu's expression? It was genuinely gentle and loving."

"Ahhh! How can there be such a cute junior brother? White hair, red eyes! Liyue people's delight!"

"If only we could pat Madam Ganyu's little junior brother~"

"Are you in heat again, young lady?"

"Just admit you want to too!"

"Of course I want to! He's so obedient, letting Madam Ganyu lead him by the hand. He's so well-behaved, I really want to make him cry!"

"I thought I was perverted for wanting to pat him, but you're even worse..."

The male employees were somewhat better, but there were still some rather strange ones.

For example:

"Damn, being held by Madam Ganyu's hand is really enviable."

"Am I the only one envying Madam Ganyu? A little boy... that wouldn't be so bad..."

"Are you some medieval priest from Mondstadt?! Death penalty! Must be death penalty!"

And so, this colleague who expressed envy towards Ganyu found himself in a vacuum zone, fleeing in embarrassment from the female employees' disgusted looks.

The supervisor came over with a serious face and said:

"You, yes you, how did you pass the interview and political review... Come with me."

"No!!!"

In any case, Jiang Ning's office life beside Ganyu had begun.

Though it did cause quite a stir...

Including but not limited to, purifying some elements within Yuehai Pavilion...

Quite a few perverts were caught.