Genshin Impact: I'm just a mortal

Days passed, and before long, summer arrived in full force.

The recent period had been peaceful, but Nabu had been visiting Yu Xie more often, and it was clear that her gaze towards him was different from before. This made Myrna unusually wary.

Myrna had promised to keep an eye on Yu Xie for Buer, but given the recent situation, she was beginning to feel a bit of a headache.

She never imagined that Miss Nabu would behave this way...

This was becoming quite difficult to handle.

That day, the sun in the sky blazed with light and heat, and the temperature was high. It was rare that the agency had no commissions that day.

Myrna was tending to the vegetable garden in the backyard, thinking about how to report the current situation to Lord Rukkhadevata.

As she was lost in thought, Yu Xie's voice suddenly called out.

"Myrna, I'm going out for a bit, I have some things to take care of."

"Why go out in this heat?" Myrna casually asked.

"Just some personal matters, a meeting," Yu Xie said, and then turned to leave.

Myrna's gaze suddenly sharpened.

Personal matters? A meeting?

Myrna's mind became alert.

Thinking back, Yu Xie had been coming back later and later recently. Sometimes, he didn't return until the early hours of the morning.

There were even a few times when he came back with a faint, almost imperceptible scent on him, like some kind of fragrance.

Could it be that Yu Xie already has someone special?

This can't be good! What about Lord Rukkhadevata?

The situation with Miss Nabu was already causing her enough trouble, and now this—there was another issue to deal with!

Myrna immediately put down what she was doing and quickly left the house, seeing that Yu Xie was walking further away.

After a brief moment of consideration, she decided to follow him.

Myrna knew Yu Xie's strength well by now. She understood she couldn't follow him too closely, as it would be easy to get noticed.

So, she kept a safe distance, neither too far nor too close.

This made it easier to stay hidden, but the downside was that she couldn't overhear what Yu Xie was saying to others.

Yu Xie spoke to a few people along the way, and Myrna tried to eavesdrop, but she couldn't catch any of the conversation.

Eventually, Yu Xie arrived at a house.

It was a very ordinary house, one that looked even simpler than most people's homes.

Myrna did her best to hide her presence and slowly moved closer.

Fortunately, the house was in a relatively remote location, with no one passing by. Otherwise, Myrna would certainly be seen as suspicious.

After all, no one would be so idle as to stand by someone's wall like this.

Although her movements weren't particularly graceful, she could finally hear the conversation inside and smell the faint fragrance in the air.

It was the same scent that had lingered on Yu Xie when he returned late at night!

Myrna's heart began to feel conflicted.

What should she do? It seemed like she had discovered some kind of secret.

How was she going to explain this to Lord Rukkhadevata? After all, she had promised to keep an eye on Yu Xie...

"No, no, that's not right. I don't have concrete evidence. Maybe it's not what I think it is?"

"What are you doing?"

Yu Xie's voice suddenly came from behind, and Myrna jumped in surprise.

At that moment, it was just like the past.

"Y-You came out? I just saw you go inside."

"Because some strange person was tailing me the whole way. I thought someone was watching me." Yu Xie looked at Myrna, narrowing his eyes. "What are you really doing?"

"I..." Myrna was at a loss for words, her mind racing quickly. "I came to see if you were taking on any side jobs."

"You think I would take on side jobs?"

"..." Myrna didn't know what to say. She didn't actually think Yu Xie would do such a thing. What she said earlier was just a spur-of-the-moment reaction.

Yu Xie sighed helplessly.

"Come inside."

Myrna was a bit puzzled, but she followed Yu Xie into the house.

The house was also quite simple, with only a few necessities and not much furniture or decor.

A little girl was sitting in a wooden wheelchair. When she saw Yu Xie enter, her face lit up with a bright smile.

"Brother Yu Xie, you're back! What were you doing outside?"

"There was a strange sister eavesdropping outside, so I brought her in." Yu Xie said with a smile.

"A strange sister?" The little girl shifted her gaze to Myrna. "Why would the pretty sister be eavesdropping? Mommy says that if you eavesdrop, the moon will cut off your ears."

The little girl's innocent words made Yu Xie glance at Myrna, holding back a laugh.

"What's going on here?" Myrna was a bit confused now.

"Her name is Noth. She can no longer walk on her own." Yu Xie said in a voice that only he and Myrna could hear. "I met her and her mother by chance on the street last time. After learning about her situation, I thought maybe there was something I could do to help, perhaps help her stand again."

"So you... weren't meeting with another woman?"

Upon hearing this, a few big question marks appeared over Yu Xie's head.

He understood now. So Myrna had been following him because she thought that was what he was up to.

But… why does Myrna care about this?

"Why do you care if I meet with other women?"

"Don't misunderstand, I just..." Myrna's words were suddenly cut off, nearly letting slip something about Lord Rukkhadevata.

"Just what?"

"Nothing..."

At this moment, Noth's mother walked out from the back room. She was a beautiful woman.

"Mom!" Noth happily called out.

Noth's mother smiled as she walked over with a tray of pastries, offering them to Yu Xie and Myrna.

"This must be Miss Myrna, another member of the All-purpose Agency. I don't have much to offer, so please forgive me if it's not to your liking."

The pastries on the tray were the best that Noth's mother could offer to her guests.

Since Noth's father had passed away in an accident before Noth was born, the burden of the family had all fallen on Noth's mother, and the family was not wealthy.

"No need." Yu Xie smiled and politely declined, "We just ate before coming, so we're not hungry. Please let Noth have them instead. Oh, and I brought a small gift."

With that, a soft glow flickered in Yu Xie's hand, and a beautifully wrapped pastry appeared in his palm.

Holding the pastry, Yu Xie walked over to Noth, squatted down, and presented the pastry to her.

"Here, share it with your mom."

"I..." Noth looked at the pastry in Yu Xie's hand but hesitated to take it.

"What's wrong?"

"Yu Xie, you've already given me so many tasty and fun things. I can't always accept your gifts..."

Hearing this, Yu Xie smiled warmly and patted Noth's head.

"How about this? You can think of this as me lending it to you. When your legs are better, when you grow up and can make money, you can buy me some treats in return, okay?"

"...Okay!" Noth hesitated, then nodded. "Yu Xie, can you... be my daddy?"

This question almost made Yu Xie lose his breath.

End of chapter

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