"Goodbye, Granny."
Waving her little hand, Klee said goodbye to Granny Ping and then grabbed Keqing's hand, smiling as she spoke. "Sister Keqing, I've brought you something delicious."
"Thank you, Klee."
Patting Klee's head, Keqing gave Granny Ping a slight bow before leading Klee towards Yuehai Pavilion.
Creak.
Keqing pushed the door open, and Klee peeked inside. On the cluttered desk, Lumine was quickly scribbling on various documents, while Paimon was flying around, moving stacks of papers.
"Oh~"
Klee opened her mouth in awe, shivering slightly as she stepped over the threshold into the room. The environment was quite similar to Acting Grandmaster Jean's office, making Klee feel a little intimidated.
"Klee?!"
"Food!!!"
Hearing the sound of footsteps, both Lumine and Paimon looked up, seeing Klee slowly making her way into the room.
Paimon quickly flew over to Klee, circling around the food box in Klee's arms. Excitedly, she asked, "Klee, what did you bring that's tasty?!"
"Paimon is starving. Since early this morning, Keqing and Lumine dragged Paimon to the office to handle yesterday's backlog of documents. Paimon didn't even have breakfast!"
Bonk!
Retracting the finger she used to flick Paimon on the forehead, Lumine said helplessly, "That's because you insisted on sleeping in this morning."
Holding the food box, Klee glanced curiously at the room next door, her eyes lighting up with a hint of joy.
Squatting down, Klee took out four layers of the food box and handed them to Lumine. Then she turned to Keqing and asked, "Sister Keqing, can I go to the room next door? I sensed Sister Ganyu's presence there."
"Of course, go ahead."
Nodding, Keqing watched as Klee quickly ran out of the room, a smile on her face.
"Klee really doesn't like this kind of environment, huh."
Picking up a piece of Lotus Flower Crisp, Lumine looked at Klee running away and shook her head, before popping the treat into her mouth.
"Mmm~ It's so good!"
Thud, thud, thud.
"Sister Ganyu, Klee is here to see you!"
"Who are you? Are you here to see Sister Ganyu?"
Holding the food box, Klee looked at the little girl with two large bells tied to her hair and said happily, "I'm Klee, and I've brought something tasty for Sister Ganyu. What's your name?"
Slowly opening the door, Yaoyao looked at the little girl in front of her and said, "I'm Yaoyao."
"Can I come in, Yaoyao? I want to see Sister Ganyu."
"Mm, come in, Klee."
Yaoyao stepped aside, revealing a room even more cluttered with stacks of documents.
Klee's small body instantly stiffened. She looked at the towering stacks of documents in the room and quickly shook her head, shouting towards the highest pile, "Sister Ganyu, Klee is here!"
"Eh?! Klee?!"
Ganyu's surprised voice came from one side of the document piles. She peeked her head out and saw the little girl at the door waving at her. A smile appeared on Ganyu's face.
"Klee, come in."
"Hmm~"
Klee quickly shook her head, raising the food box in her hands. "I'll just stay here. I brought some delicious food for Sister Ganyu."
Ganyu looked at the food box in Klee's hands and instinctively patted her stomach.
Lately, due to sneaking some late-night snacks during overtime, her belly had gained a little weight.
But seeing Klee's happy smile, Ganyu smiled silently and said, "Thank you, Klee."
Getting up and walking to Klee, Ganyu took the food box from her hands. The fragrant aroma began wafting into her nose.
Swallowing slightly, Ganyu patted Yaoyao's head, just about to say something.
"Yaoyao, there's one more box here. Let's eat together."
Taking Yaoyao's hand, Klee happily bounced and said, "I saw a big building on my way here. Let's go explore it later!"
Looking up at Ganyu, Yaoyao nodded and said, "Alright, let's go together."
Holding hands, the two little ones happily ran off together.
Outside Yuehai Pavilion, Klee and Yaoyao stopped running and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hahaha."
"Hahaha."
Seeing the relaxed expressions on each other's faces, Klee and Yaoyao couldn't help but laugh again.
"Klee, where are you from?"
Holding Klee's hand, Yaoyao asked curiously.
"I'm from Mondstadt!"
Leading Yaoyao towards the big house she had seen earlier that morning, Klee glanced back at Yuehai Pavilion with some apprehension and said, "I'm never going back there again."
"Sister Keqing and Sister Ganyu's rooms are just like Acting Grandmaster Jean's room, so scary."
"Yaoyao doesn't want to go either, but Sister Ganyu insisted on bringing me today."
"Today was supposed to be a day for sailing. Yaoyao wanted to go out to sea and have fun!"
Bouncing along, Klee and Yaoyao made their way down the steps. Looking up at the big house Klee had pointed out, Yaoyao suddenly realized. "Klee, the big house you're talking about is Bubu Pharmacy!"
Frowning, Yaoyao said seriously to Klee, "There's a doctor named Baizhu there, and we need to be careful. The medicine he gives is really bitter!"
"Oh."
Klee blinked and curiously asked, "Why does that doctor give such bitter medicine?"
"Because people are sick."
Pulling Klee along, Yaoyao began heading towards Bubu Pharmacy while describing to Klee the time she had been sick and treated by Baizhu.
"We really need to be careful and make sure Baizhu doesn't catch us."
"Got it, Klee understands!"
Waving her small hand, Klee said confidently, "Klee is really good at playing hide and seek!"
"But, Yaoyao, if you're so scared of Doctor Baizhu, why are we going to Bubu Pharmacy?"
"Because Yaoyao wants to introduce Qiqi to Klee."
Smiling brightly, Yaoyao pointed at Bubu Pharmacy. "Qiqi lives here, and Yaoyao is good friends with Qiqi."
"Klee, can we share the tasty food with Qiqi too?"
"Of course!"
Nodding happily, Klee said, "Klee loves making friends."
At the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy, two small heads cautiously peeked inside.
After looking around, Yaoyao whispered, "All clear. Doctor Baizhu isn't here. Klee, let's go in quickly."
Thus, under the watchful eyes of the guests in the lobby, two sneaky little girls nervously crept inside.
Quietly running to the counter, Yaoyao dragged over a chair and climbed onto it.
Standing on her tiptoes to peer into the counter, Yaoyao called out softly, "Qiqi, Qiqi! It's me, Yaoyao. I've come to play with you."
"Eh?"
A voice with a hint of surprise came from behind the counter.
A small, white-haired girl with a talisman on her head looked up, setting aside the herbs she was sorting. Qiqi's rosy eyes stared at the excited Yaoyao, and after a moment, she seemed to remember.
"Ah, it's Yaoyao."
Stepping out from behind the counter, Qiqi looked at Yaoyao, who was climbing down from the chair, and asked, "Yaoyao, why are you looking for Qiqi?"
"I came to play with you, Qiqi."
Pulling Klee forward, Yaoyao smiled and introduced, "This is Klee, my new friend. Klee brought some tasty food, and I want you to try it too."
"Tasty food?"
Tilting her head, Qiqi tried to recall what tasty food was and then looked up at Klee with anticipation. "Tasty food... Is it coconut milk?"
"Coconut milk?"
Looking at Qiqi in confusion, Klee asked curiously, "Does Qiqi like coconut milk, like Sister Diona?"
"Mm."
Qiqi nodded slightly and said quietly, "Qiqi likes coconut milk, but... can't taste it."
"Qiqi is a zombie, so Qiqi can't taste food."
"What's a zombie?"
"Qiqi doesn't understand, but Qiqi is a zombie."
Blinking, Klee smiled and said, "Qiqi is strange, but Klee likes Qiqi."
Hugging Qiqi tightly, Klee rubbed her face against Qiqi's and said happily, "You're so cool, and you're nice and cold too!"
"Hahaha."
Laughing happily, Klee grabbed both Yaoyao and Qiqi's hands and ran towards the door.
"Let's go eat something tasty!"
Behind the counter, Gui watched the three little girls running off in a flash and opened his mouth, momentarily unsure of what to say.
On the lotus pond walkway below, Klee opened the food box and handed out Lotus Flower Crisps to Yaoyao and Qiqi.
Looking down at the crisp in her hand, Qiqi mimicked Klee's actions and put it into her mouth.
A ripple of emotion appeared in her eyes, and Qiqi tilted her head. "A strange feeling. Qiqi feels warm inside."
Swaying slightly, Qiqi smiled faintly and said, "My body feels soft."
Turning to Klee, Qiqi smiled and said, "Thank you, Klee. This is very tasty, and it has a magical effect too."
"Hehe."
Klee laughed happily and said proudly, "Brother Hiroshi made this for Klee. Brother Hiroshi is amazing."
"Oh, Qiqi, Brother Hiroshi has coconut milk. How about I take you to Brother Hiroshi later?"
"Mm, Qiqi likes coconut milk."
"I want some too!"