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She said nonchalantly, "We'll just have to take it one step at a time. But if my brother-in-law really marries our Inazuma's Aying, then Inazuma will definitely need Liyue's help."

While it's called helping out, it's ultimately about mutual benefit.

National interests are never personal. Emotions can bind two people together, but it is difficult to maintain an organization, let alone two large countries.

What can sustain the long-term development of both countries is finding what each other needs.

Even when one party transfers resources to the other, it is often in the hope of obtaining some political demands in return.

However, it now seems that Liyue and Inazuma do have a lot of room for cooperation.

Hearing Yae no Miko's tone, Li Ye chuckled and teased, "Can't Miko help her brother-in-law?"

"If my brother-in-law remarries Aying, it will be good for both of our relationships."

"Hmph, I won't help!"

As she spoke, Yae no Miko stood up from her seat and asked with a smile as sweet as a peach blossom, "In a few days, I should be going back to Inazuma. Will my brother-in-law come to see his sister-in-law off?"

Li Ye shook his head without hesitation and refused, saying, "I definitely won't send it, but don't worry, Divine Child, I'll have Dvalin send it to you."

Dvalin is very fast; he can get from Liyue to Inazuma in less than an hour.

Upon hearing Li Ye's reply, Yae no Miko glared at him fiercely before storming out of the office in a fit of exasperation.

but...

After leaving the office, Yae no Miko stood at the door and suddenly froze for two seconds.

It takes less than an hour to get from Liyue to Inazuma.

Conversely, does it also take less than an hour to travel from Inazuma to Liyue?

Yes, with Dvalin around, and as long as the cell phone's communication range spans both Liyue and Inazuma, then even if you return to Inazuma, you only need to make a phone call whenever you want to go back to Liyue.

It just means that Tvalin will have to work a little harder.

Having thought it through, Yae no Miko turned to look at the office door, gave a satisfied hum, and silently thought to herself, "Brother-in-law, you're still not honest enough."

Not long after Yae no Miko left, Gan Yu came in from outside.

She looked at Li Ye with a half-smile and said, "Is it the Divine Child who has arrived?"

Li Ye shrugged, then gave a helpless look and said, "Although I got rid of her, I feel like it backfired a bit."

Gan Yu said without any surprise, "Actually, I guessed it a long time ago."

It's hard to say whether a woman's intuition is accurate when facing a scam, but when it comes to a mistress, a woman's intuition is often far superior to that of ordinary people.

Gan Yu had long since realized that Yae no Miko had some feelings for Li Ye, but she couldn't accept that she actually had feelings for him, so she always subconsciously told herself that it was just a prank.

However, a fox's tail can never be hidden forever.

Even if Yae no Miko can deceive me for a while, he can't deceive me forever.

Therefore, in Gan Yu's view, this development is completely normal, it's just a matter of whether it's a day earlier or a day later.

......

After Yae no Miko returned, Ningguang and the others could no longer sit still.

It was impossible to find Li Ye, no matter how restless I was. I could only pretend to ask casually in the group that was originally planned to "target" Li Ye.

"Liyue Rich Woman": "Mr. Zhongli, so what's the deal with Mr. Li's marriage proposal? It was all over the news, why is there no follow-up?"

Ningguang is now very glad that she still has a secondary account, which she can use to start a conversation.

Upon hearing "Boss Ji" ask this question, all the onlookers who had been lurking in the group chat suddenly came online.

Even those who previously paid no attention to the chat content, like Lei Yingdian, were now glued to their phones, secretly spying on the conversation.

Ying, who loves a good show, also joined in, fanning the flames.

"The Great Traveler": "Yeah, yeah, when is Li Ye going to propose? I was thinking of continuing my travels after watching the proposal."

"Now that Li Ye is delaying his proposal, all my plans have been disrupted."

Ying had been thinking of leaving after the Lantern Festival ended.

The problem is that with such a big event as Li Ye's marriage proposal, Ying and Paimon, as the second-best observers of the gossip, will definitely have to wait until after the proposal before considering continuing their trip.

Otherwise, I'll feel uncomfortable all over!

......

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P.S.: Chapter 2 is currently being written.

Volume 5: The New Geo Archon Will Be Coroned in Liyue Today: Chapter 9: The Target, Jueyun Karst

Ying's sudden outburst prompted many onlookers in the chat group to chime in.

"The Great Inventor": "Yeah, yeah, didn't Li Ye say he was going to propose to Gan Yu and the others? Why is there no follow-up?"

Could it be fake?

We can't let everyone's excitement go to waste!

These past two days, True Lord Liuyun and the others have been even more anxious than Ningguang and the others. In fact, all three immortals are in similar moods, wishing they could get married immediately!

Not getting married is simply against all reason.

"Kind-faced old woman": "It shouldn't be. I heard it from Li Ye. I did have that idea, but I don't know the specifics."

Grandma Ping was also a little confused.

She knew from her previous conversations with Li Ye that the marriage proposal was definitely not unfounded.

But why did so many rumors suddenly appear in Liyue Harbor, and why did they become more and more outrageous, to the point that even Granny Ping couldn't tell which were true and which were false?

Therefore, it's even more impossible to know what Li Ye was really thinking.

Barbara: "Sigh, what did Grandma Ping originally mean? Could it be that Li Ye really decided to propose to everyone before, but was forced to change his mind because of some special event?"

Barbara and Jean are in a similar situation, both waiting for the follow-up to the proposal; otherwise, they should have returned to Mondstadt by now.

After all, without Jean Grey to keep things in order, Mondstadt still faces the risk of a backlash from the old nobles.

"Kind-faced old woman": "Well, I don't know. Maybe you can ask Mr. Zhongli; he might have some definite information."

"Wang Shengtang's Chief Salesperson": "Guest Zhongli, Guest Zhongli, Guest Zhongli, come out quickly, Zhongli."

Let me briefly explain the specific circumstances under which this applies.

"I hope nothing bad has really happened. I'm so worried!"

At first, Hu Tao was carefree and thought everything was already settled.

But seeing Grandma Ping's heavy sigh, even the usually composed Hu Tao suddenly started to worry.

"Guest of the Hall of Rebirth": "From a general theoretical perspective, I think it may be related to the rumors from the past two days."

Perhaps at first, Mr. Li did intend to propose, but now the rumors in Liyue Harbor are increasingly deviating from reality.

I think Mr. Li might be worried that if he were to propose at this time, it would only confirm some of the rumors and make the residents of Liyue Harbor start to overthink things.

So...maybe he hopes to wait until this storm subsides before actually proposing to some girls he likes?

Zhong Li didn't dare to say it was a death sentence. If Li Ye was planning some kind of crazy move, he didn't want to take the blame.

After expressing his thoughts, Zhong Li paused for a few seconds before continuing in the group chat.

"Guest of the Hall of Rebirth": "Actually, you can directly ask Boss Li. I mean, even if you feel a little embarrassed, you can ask someone around you to help you ask what's going on. Even asking Gan Yu is better than thinking nonsense here."

"Yuheng Keqing": "Sorry? Who's sorry? I just think this is outrageous."

I have no idea what Li Ye is thinking!

He keeps bringing up things like proposing marriage, and now my parents are constantly nagging me about it. They also ask me every day why Li Ye hasn't come to our house to propose yet, it's so annoying!

How would I know if Li Ye will propose marriage?

Everyone: "..."

Ke Qing couldn't help but jump out and try to clarify things, but the result seemed to only make things worse.

Instead, Ningguang stepped forward at this moment.

"Tianquan Ningguang": "What Miss Keqing said is actually quite reasonable. Because of these rumors, the civil servants in Yuehaiting are not focusing on their work every day. Instead, they are gossiping in private all day long, which has affected their work efficiency."

While I understand that Li Ye certainly didn't expect things to develop this way, how could he make such a big decision without even mentioning it to us?

"Chief Salesperson of Wangshengtang": "Yes, yes, Miss Ningguang is right."

What is Li Ye thinking? He won't give us a straight answer.

I made a solemn promise to my friends, and even said that I would invite them to visit the Rebirth Hall.

Thankfully they all refused, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it.

Hearing Hu Tao's complaints, everyone couldn't help but start to complain in their hearts.

Unless it's truly unnecessary, few people would want to attend a banquet at a funeral parlor, fearing that if they eat at someone else's banquet today, someone else will eat at theirs tomorrow.

"The Great Traveler": "Ahem, anyway, this matter can't just be left unresolved, can it?"

"No matter what, we should at least get some definite news; we're all waiting for it."

"Guest of the Hall of Rebirth": "So doesn't this further hinder asking Boss Li? Asking me is a bit of an unreasonable request."

"Yae no Miko": "Hey, what are you guys talking about? Li Ye's marriage proposal? Speaking of which, I just came from Li Ye's place, and we happened to be talking about this."

As Yae no Kamiko emerged from Li Ye's office, she saw the messages in the chat group and couldn't help but chime in.

"The Great Traveler": "Divine Child, Divine Child, what exactly happened? Has Li Ye given us any clear information?"

"Yae no Miko": "Yes, Li Ye plans to reject Yun Jian and propose to Sister Gan Yu."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Do you even need to tell me this?

Isn't this common knowledge?

"Chief Salesperson of Wangshengtang": "No, that's not it. I'm talking about us, about Li Ye proposing to someone other than Gan Yu. Has anything been revealed?"