I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

"It's a waste of your talent to ask you to do those odd jobs. From now on, you will help me deal with the reform matters."

"It's my honor~!"

After that, the original world of Ye Ming and Keqing was added with a girl who was inseparable from them.

In addition to handling the tasks assigned by Keqing, Feiyan's favorite thing to do is to peek at the progress that Keqing and Ye Ming are concerned about.

She is like the incarnation of the barrage brother, an elite member of the head-pressing team, and her favorite thing to do every day is to urge marriage.

"So, Lady Keqing, are you really not considering taking A?"

"Fei Yan? It's you again..."

One morning, Keqing, who had just finished arguing with Ye Ming, was startled by Feiyan who suddenly appeared behind her.

"Don't you make any sound when you walk?"

"Lady Keqing was too obsessed with Ye Ming and didn't notice me."

"It's rare that you have such high understanding and insight. Why don't you improve yourself instead of wasting your time on us every day?"

"Don't say that. Lady Keqing's happiness is also important~~"

"So... this is why you always run to Ye Ming whenever you have something to do?"

"Oh, have you been discovered?"

Feiyan was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile:

"It is my responsibility as a wingman to gather intelligence on Ye Ming and find opportunities to assist Lady Keqing."

"If you really have the time, then you can contribute more to the reform. If I can spare more time, I won't always talk about work when I'm with Ye Ming."

"Yes!"

Feiyan suddenly realized:

"Quick! Lady Keqing! Give me some more information about the reform. I want to study it carefully and try to help more!"

"This is so true."

After that, Feiyan took on more and more work.

In addition to Ye Ming and Keqing, she also became a capable assistant in promoting reforms.

Everything is moving in a good direction, as if the dawn of victory is right in front of us and can be touched by just reaching out our hands.

This good atmosphere lasted for a long time, until...

Keqing discovered that the results of her work during this period were either lost or destroyed, and there were many errors and omissions in the handover work between subordinates.

The instigator of all this was the maid who was deeply admired by Keqing.

"Oh my, I was discovered."

Feiyan's smile suddenly turned very cold:

"I hid it very well, how did Lady Keqing suspect me?"

"What Ye Ming said is indeed correct."

During that time, Ye Ming was in another dimension and could not be with Keqing, but before leaving, Ye Ming reminded Keqing to pay more attention to Feiyan.

It was also because of this that Keqing was able to catch the opponent in the act.

"Ye Ming? He's really amazing... He's worthy of being the object of Lady Keqing's affection."

“Why do you want to do this!?”

Keqing asked angrily:

"Don't you understand my approach? Don't you know the importance of reform?"

"I learned those answers by eavesdropping on your conversation with Ye Ming. My purpose was to deceive your trust."

Snooping in secret and coming and going silently are Feiyan's specialties.

"I'm so sorry I put you..."

"Do you consider me as a companion?"

Feiyan looked at Keqing with a hint of pity:

"Unfortunately, it seems that Ye Ming is the only one in the world who is Lady Keqing's confidant."

276. My hard work also includes you

"I'm so sorry. I can see that you think highly of me."

Feiyan chuckled and said:

"There are only a few people who can understand you, including Lady Ningguang."

"It seems that Ye Ming is the only one who is willing to support you wholeheartedly."

"As for me, I was able to succeed only because I understood Lady Keqing's psychology."

After being caught, Feiyan neither resisted nor argued. On the contrary, she confessed her methods of committing the crime with a relaxed look on her face.

"I also learned that Lady Keqing and Ye Ming have a special relationship, and I want to take advantage of it."

"But I'm actually very hesitant. After all, Lord Yuhengxing, who is so capable, shouldn't be that easy to get close to, right?"

"But I didn't expect it to be so effective. It seems that when facing Ye Ming, Lady Keqing is just an ordinary girl."

[Shut up! You want to kill someone and destroy their heart, right?]

[Can you please shut up?]

[Why is she so talkative? ]

[Why is this guy not panicking at all? ]

"What grudge do I have against you? Or did you say that the reforms have harmed your interests?"

The careful planning and precise targeting made Keqing disappointed, angry and confused at the same time.

"No, no, it's not that complicated. I just take the money and do the job."

"Getting paid... to do things?"

Suddenly, Keqing felt a strong dizziness.

The career that I have devoted my heart and soul to, and the desire to make Liyue a better place...

To outsiders, it only takes such a superficial reason to completely deny something.

"By the way, Lady Keqing, the Qianyan Army will be here soon, so you must not exaggerate."

"After I was caught by you, I didn't have any conflict with you. I confessed to the crime. You should give me leniency for the crime, right?"

"As for the property damage...it doesn't seem to have caused you any substantial property damage."

Just as Feiyan said, if the case were decided by Liyue’s laws, he would be sentenced to at most a year.

This is also the reason why she surrendered on the spot without any resistance.

"No...losses...?"

Keqing clenched her fists, anger and grievance surging up at the same time.

She really wanted to refute Feiyan, even if it had nothing to do with her sentencing, Keqing wanted to simply refute the point of "no loss".

But after a long time, Keqing couldn't utter a word.

Because what the thief said was absolutely correct. If we let the judicial department conduct the appraisal, the final result would be the same.

Hard work? Ideals? Feelings? Efforts? How can we quantify these things?

Moreover, the reform he promoted was originally a long-term non-profit project. How should he quantify the progress loss caused by Feiyan?

"Ha...give up, Lady Keqing."

I don’t know if it’s because he still has a conscience or if he felt Keqing’s charm when they were together.

Seeing Keqing so sad, Feiyan also sighed.

"Although I, a thief, have no right to comfort you, it will not do you any good if you continue."

"The cost of harming Lady Keqing is too low. Even if I am arrested and sent to jail, there will always be someone else."

After hearing Feiyan's advice, Keqing asked in disbelief:

"Next person? Am I doing something immoral? Do I have to be hindered by people like this?"

"Of course not. Although I don't understand, I still understand Lady Keqing's thoughts for Liyue."

"If that's the case, then why..."

"Because everything you have done is meaningless to those who don't understand."

Feiyan hit the nail on the head:

"As long as there's less money in their pockets, they'll criticize Lady Keqing for messing around. As for right or wrong... who cares?"

"..."

Keqing knew that the reforms she wanted to implement had many opponents, and she also knew that they often spoke ill of her behind her back.

Keqing thought she had already gotten used to it, but at that moment, Ye Ming's figure appeared in her mind.

“Lady Keqing, you should stop doing these thankless tasks… ugh!”

Feiyan originally wanted to give Keqing some advice, but she found that her purple eyes were full of bloodshot, which looked frightening.

She had never seen Keqing like this before, and her clever mouth was so frightened that she couldn't make a sound for a moment.

After that, Feiyan was arrested and imprisoned, and Ye Ming returned to Keqing.

After learning about Feiyan's betrayal, he was not surprised, but just comforted Keqing:

"Don't worry, I had anticipated that there would be problems with this person. Many important files have been backed up, so the loss is minimal."

Ye Ming's meticulousness made the audience feel at ease. Logically, Keqing should have breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the good news.

But her complexion did not improve at all, and blood continued to ooze out of her tightly bitten lips.

"Keqing, listen to me..."

Ye Ming gently held Keqing in his arms and whispered soothingly:

“Everything you endure is what you must endure as a pioneer of an era.”

“Those who are short-sighted cannot understand, and those who are rebellious will do everything they can to hinder progress.”

"But you should understand that the more these people who are behind the times spread malice, the more correct your ideals are."

Recognize Keqing's actions, affirm her efforts, and encourage her to move forward.

Ye Ming’s comfort can be said to have covered all the vulnerable parts of Keqing’s heart.

However, what he didn't expect was that even though he knew Keqing so well, he actually missed the real reason why Keqing was sad.

"That kind of thing...of course I know."

Keqing's voice couldn't stop trembling, just like her delicate shoulders.

"This little grievance doesn't hurt me at all."

"What I cannot tolerate is... that even your efforts are denied by those short-sighted people."

Ye Ming didn't expect that the person Keqing really cared about was actually him. The situation was so sudden that Ye Ming didn't know how to respond for a while.

"The formulation of new policies and the implementation of reforms are no longer the result of my own hard work, but the result of our joint efforts."

"It doesn't matter what those guys do to me behind my back. As a leader, I've long been able to deal with it calmly."

"But when I think about the time we spent together being slandered by them as meaningless nonsense, I can't calm down."

Talking to Ye Ming about an ideal night, welcoming the sunrise together after working all night, and feeling the warmth of relying on each other when tired...

The more Keqing reminisced about those unforgettable scenes, the more she could not accept it when the malice infected Ye Ming.

Keqing doesn't want, is unwilling, and won't allow anyone to use shallow ideas to deny everything Ye Ming has done.

277. A little capitalist shock

"That's right..."