[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone.

Chapter 13 New Arrangements

Chloe was stunned.

If she remembered correctly, it was evening before she fainted, and now it's already 2 a.m.? Could it be that Vilette has been waiting here for her to wake up all this time?

She cautiously stole glances at the guy next to her.

The man remained seated on the chair by the bed, seemingly because this was, after all, her boudoir. Except when speaking to her, he kept his head down cautiously, limiting his gaze to a small area around his feet to avoid accidentally seeing anything inappropriate.

She's so well-behaved and polite it's unbelievable—

Chloe felt a ticklish sensation and couldn't resist the urge to pat his head.

Navelette seemed to sense her unfriendly gaze and couldn't help but turn her face away.

Chloe's long, flowing silver hair blocked her view, preventing her from secretly observing Violet's stunningly beautiful face.

She sighed regretfully.

Navelette looked at her, puzzled, but only received a sneer in return from Chloe.

He thought for a moment and guessed, "Do you want to rest?"

It was already 2 a.m., and according to normal human sleep schedules, people should have been asleep long ago.

Chloe was too embarrassed to tell him that she had actually slept all day, and even more embarrassed to tell him what she had been thinking, so she remained silent.

Navelette assumed she had tacitly agreed, so she stood up to say goodbye: "In that case, Ms. Chloe, I'll be going now. You should get some rest."

"But it's already so late, are you still going back to Momang Palace? Why don't you just stay and rest tonight?" Chloe subconsciously refused.

It was just a simple polite remark, but the person on the other end gave her an answer she never expected.

Navelette nodded: "Then could you please prepare a blanket and a set of toiletries for me? I'm sorry to bother you tonight."

Eh? !

Chloe was dumbfounded.

Seeing that Violet had already left, she hurriedly followed. As soon as she went out, she saw the woman sitting on her sofa, looking puzzled as she saw her: "What's wrong, Ms. Chloe?"

Chloe asked hesitantly, "Are you planning to sleep here tonight?"

"Yes."

Although she didn't understand why he would agree to stay, Chloe instinctively objected: "Why not sleep with guests—"

She had barely uttered half a sentence when she realized that she was the one who had said in the Mo Mang Palace that her family didn't have guest rooms.

Chloe couldn't imagine how Navelette would react if she knew why she had lied, nor did she want to know.

So she immediately shut up and, under Villette's strange gaze, slunk back to her room to prepare a blanket for him.

Thanks to Aurelie's occasional overnight stays, her family had a lot of disposable toiletries, which was just right for Navelette.

However, since there was a man left at home, and he was the high and mighty Supreme Judge, Chloe tossed and turned in bed that night, unable to sleep. She belatedly realized that it might have been wrong of her to agree so readily to let Violet sleep on the sofa.

But it's only for one night; he'll be returning to Mo Mang Palace tomorrow.

She comforted herself, finally feeling relieved.

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Because she had slept for a long time the night before, Chloe woke up very early the next day. Her intention was to prepare breakfast for Navilette, who was rushing back to Moman Palace, but she did not expect that the hardworking Supreme Judge would wake up even earlier than her.

As soon as she stepped out of the room, she bumped into Navelette adjusting her collar in front of the mirror, with a steaming plate of toast on the table.

"Good morning, Ms. Chloe." He turned around, his expression gentle. "I apologize for using the ingredients in your refrigerator without permission."

"N-nothing," Chloe stammered. "You're up so early!"

Is this really the Judge that you can never see during rush hour? But this is way too early, a full two hours earlier than her usual start time for work!

At this moment, Navelette had already tidied her clothes and was preparing to leave. Hearing this, she nodded: "Yes. The affairs of the Mo Mang Palace are busy, and there are still many things to be done."

Having failed to make a decision, Chloe could only obediently sit at the table and eat her own slice of toast.

Before leaving, Navelette seemed to remember something and brought up yesterday's events: "I've already checked the box, and there's still a provocative letter from Pure White Lily of the Valley inside."

Although she didn't know why she chose to attack Chloe in this way, Navelette now remembered her name completely and understood that for Pure White Lily of the Valley, the security agency was not a guarantee of safety.

He decided to try a different approach to ensure Chloe's safety.

"According to you, the box was handed over by the security agency, and perhaps Pure White Lily of the Valley tampered with it. Although I checked its procedures this morning and found nothing wrong, just to be on the safe side, I will take it back to Mo Mang Palace for a professional to conduct a full inspection again."

Chloe paused, then asked, "So what should I do next?"

After what happened yesterday, she dared not take any more chances.

Navelette already had a plan: "Ms. Chloe, the tabloid frenzy is over. Perhaps you can return to work at Moman Palace. In crowded places, Pure White Lily of the Valley will definitely be a bit of a nuisance."

If he hadn't mentioned it, Chloe would have almost forgotten that she had stayed at home because of this.

The leave was approved by Villette, and it seemed that it was only approved for a week at the time. However, the Pure White Lily of the Valley incident occurred, which led to the indefinite extension of the leave.

She was already tired of staying home all day, but she was still hesitant: "What if Pure White Lily of the Valley plans to make a move on me on my way to and from get off work?"

"Don't worry, I'll go to work with you, Ms. Chloe," Navelette thoughtfully offered a solution.

"But what about on the way home from get off work?"

Chloe thought to herself, "I can't possibly trouble Lady Villette to personally escort me home, can I?"

To everyone's surprise, Villette nodded quite calmly: "Of course, I'll accompany you. Ms. Chloe, I'm afraid I'll be bothering you for quite some time to come."

Chloe didn't quite understand, or rather, she couldn't quite believe she understood.

She cautiously pressed on, "Lady Villette, do you mean you'll be staying at my house from now on?"

"Yes. As you said before, Ms. Chloe, I've considered it, and perhaps it's safest for me to protect you."

Chloe's pupils dilated in shock: Huh?!

I was just joking when I said it, how could you take it seriously!

(End of this chapter)

The author says: Today's weather in Fontaine is sunny.

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Chloe's inner weather: A bolt from the blue.