Yes, Lady Funina!

It seems that Clorinde showed her loyalty at the wrong time.

After Clorinde left, Richard and Funina were the only ones left in the office.

After being silent for a while, Furniture felt that she couldn't go on like this. She had to find out Richard's position, so she decided to take a risk.

"Are you here for my Heart of God?"

This was the first time that Finina took the initiative to mention the Heart of God to Richard, and it was also the first time that she took the initiative to talk to others about issues related to God.

"Not really. Didn't I tell you before? The Wind God's Heart is used to repay favors."

"Will you use my Heart of God to repay a favor, or for some other purpose?" Finina gritted her teeth. Now that things have come to this, she might as well just ask clearly.

"will not."

"you promise?"

"Of course, I promise. After all, you don't have the Heart of God."

Furninna: !!!

Richard looked at the look of fear and even horror on Furninna's face, which was like a kitten whose heart was poked, and the hair on its head stood up.

"I...I..." Funina's lips were a little dry and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Obviously, Finina looked a little panicked now. She was worried that the things she had tried hard to hide for hundreds of years would be discovered, so she was a little uneasy now, constantly moving her little hips, and her left hand unconsciously rubbing the ring Richard gave her on the little finger of her right hand. Her beautiful almond eyes looked around but she didn't dare to look at Richard.

"I don't know what you are talking about." As soon as Furninna said this, she stared blankly at Richard who was sitting opposite her.

Because the other person just said the same thing, the two people's voices overlapped, as if they were said by one person.

'How does he know what I want to say? Could he be a mind reader?' This thought popped up in Furninna's mind.

"Don't worry, Lady Fernina, I don't have the ability to read minds." Richard saw what Fernina was thinking, "It's just that you are too easy to understand."

"I... understand well?" Furninha regretted sending Clorinde away.

Things didn't seem to be developing in the direction she expected, but seemed to be getting worse and worse.

"This is not the Oprykle Opera House. There are only two of us here, Funina. Do you know that the more outstanding an actor is, the more likely he or she will fall into a vicious circle?"

"To try to be someone you are not."

"You have to understand that acting is never real. No matter how real you pretend, there will be a day when you are exposed."

Furninna was silent. She looked straight into Richard's eyes, which was unusual for her. There was something else in her eyes: "What do you mean?"

Richard ignored her and continued, "You know what? Trying too hard to play someone you are not will lead to losing your authenticity and personality. In the long run, it will also have an extremely negative impact on the actor's psychology, and this impact is likely to be irreversible."

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Furninna's face was expressionless, and there was no emotion in her tone.

"Funina, your problem is already very serious. You should know that you are not really..."

"Enough! We are here to discuss rumors, Secretary General Richard, please... don't talk about irrelevant things!" Funina interrupted Richard.

Richard looked at Furninna deeply, and finally said, "Yes, Lord Water God."

After these words were spoken, Funina's expression eased slightly, and her tone became lively again.

"I will explain the ring to the reporters at the Opikle Opera House. I will say that it is an Easter egg in a musical I am planning..." Furninna paused here. "At the same time, I will also announce my resignation because I do not have the energy to fulfill my duties as the Minister of Administration while ensuring my creative work."

"After I leave, I will bring a grand performance to all the people of Fontaine. At that time, I will also recommend you to Villette... Secretary General Richard, to serve as the new Minister of Administration."

In this way, the matter of the ring was reasonably explained, and the rest of the attention would be attracted by Fernina's new musical, so naturally no one would pay attention to Richard's situation anymore.

And with the departure of Furninna, Richard will be able to take over, and everyone will have a bright future.

There was one thing that Furninna didn't say clearly, which was that she had realized Richard's 'danger'. He was very likely to have noticed or already noticed something. Before things became irreversible - she felt that she had to stay away from him.

After listening to what Furninha said, Richard did not speak.

After waiting for a while, Funina couldn't help but ask, "What do you think?"

"Hurry up and agree to it, it will be good for everyone." Funina said in her heart.

This is the best and only solution she can think of at the moment. Richard gets promoted, and she continues to be the water god. Everything returns to the starting point, and no one will be harmed before the agreed day arrives.

Under Furninna's eager gaze, Richard slowly gave his answer.

"I don't think so, Lady Furninna."

Volume 70: Chapter Poor Richard, played around by Fernina

"Why?" Finina looked at Richard in confusion. The plan she proposed took into account the needs of everyone and should satisfy everyone.

She didn't understand why Richard refused. Didn't he want to be the Minister of Administration?

Richard met Furninna's gaze and looked directly into the girl's eyes.

"I think Lady Funina may have misunderstood something."

"Misunderstand?"

"Funina, do you think I came to Fontaine just to be in a high position?"

Furninna pursed her lips, but still said stubbornly: "Isn't it?"

"If I want to be an official, to become a superior person, I have many places to go, without being modest, and the prospects are much greater than Mo Mang Palace." Richard did not lie. Back then, he had already achieved the position of being second to none in Inazuma.

Even further, it is possible to be better than that person with a little effort.

After all, the position is on top, so it is still on top.

Funina inexplicably thought of Inazuma's Yaeko and Mond's piano. She knew that what Richard said was not an excuse and he didn't have to stay in Fontaine.

Both Mond and Inazuma were big enough to accommodate him and even welcomed him.

This is only what Furninna knows so far. There may be things she doesn't know, such as the Queen of Winter mentioned by the Fatui executive [Madam] before. Richard also seems to have a high status in Winter.

After all, if your position is low, no one will care if you change jobs...

"If you're not here for high office or wealth, then why did you come to Fontaine? Opera?" asked Funina.

"It is not a good habit to pry into other people's privacy casually, Lady Funina."

"Aren't you too?"

"Yeah, but I'm not going to change it."

He actually admitted it directly! Fu Nina didn't expect Richard to be so... shameless.

"Lady Funina, do you know why people are under so much pressure in life nowadays?"

“Too much work, too little pay?”

"That's just an appearance. Aren't there many civil servants who are overwhelmed by life? Do they have too much work? Do they have too little salary?"

"Uh..." Furninna couldn't say anything against her will.

After all, the salaries of civil servants in Fontaine are indeed not low, and the benefits are also very good. As for the workload, it is far below the average level.

Otherwise, why do people say that civil servants are so popular in Fontainebleau?

"The real reason for the high pressure is that they don't know how to relieve it. When they encounter problems, they won't seek help from friends. They would rather bear it alone and maintain superficial prosperity so that others will think they are good..."

"So, Lady Funina, do you feel stressed?"

"Not big, I'm fine, very good." Furninda said this with her signature fake smile on her face.

"You see, patients never feel like they are patients."

"Then are you a patient?" Funina found the logical loophole.

"I can be a patient or a doctor." Richard added, "It all depends on you."

"It all depends on... me?" Furninna looked at Richard, not knowing what this man was planning.

"If you treat me as a patient, the 'condition' you talk to me about doesn't have to be yours. It can be anyone else's, like a friend of mine?"

"But if you think of me as a doctor, you have to let me know about your condition. A doctor can only develop a treatment plan after fully understanding the patient, right?" Richard leaned forward slightly, showing a strong desire to communicate.

As for Funina, she leaned back with her arms across her chest, a typical defensive posture, which meant that she was now very alert and was unlikely to be honest with Richard.

"I am not a patient, you are not a patient, and we are certainly not doctors. Our most urgent task now is to deal with the current public opinion." As expected, Funina chose to escape.

Yes, if the mask is worn for too long, it will blend into the flesh and blood. If you forcibly remove it, it will only tear the flesh and blood, causing excruciating pain while revealing the white bones hidden underneath.

After the conversation just now, Richard has deeply realized that Funina's problem is much more serious than he thought, and it can even be said that it is terminal.

What's worse than this is that the 'patient' refused to cooperate with the treatment.

The famous doctor Richard could only make a diagnosis based on some superficial symptoms, with little success.

"Public opinion can be easily dealt with. There is no need to resign at all."

"I personally wanted to resign, it just happened to be the right time."

"When did you think of it?"

"Just now."

- Just when Furniture realized that Richard was curious about the secret hidden in her heart and tried to pry into it.

She wants to stay away from Richard!

“Such a big thing requires careful consideration.”

"I've thought about it before."

“Sometimes the answer you get after careful consideration cannot guarantee its correctness.”

Funina laughed angrily, you are the one who said all the good and bad things, right?

"Whether it is right or wrong is not up to you." Furniture looked at Richard and said.

"Of course, but when I think you are wrong, I will make the necessary corrections through my own actions. Isn't it the duty of the Permanent Secretary-General to prevent the Minister from making wrong decisions?" Richard said, spreading his hands.

"I will no longer be a minister after I resign," Funina reminded.

"Have you quit now?" Richard smiled.

"I... I can't argue with you, but anyway, I don't want to be a minister anymore!" Finina realized that there was no need for her to continue to argue with Richard.

"I'm sorry, Lady Finina, you are the only one who can be this minister." Richard shook his head.

Furninna sneered, "Does that mean you can still interfere with my decision?"

"No interference, just advice to make the best decision at the moment."

"But you can't even solve the current problem. Do I need to remind you? My rumored husband, Mr. Secretary General Richard."

"There are many solutions. In fact, removing the word 'scandal' is also a solution."

"Richard, I admit that you are excellent, but if you think that you are worthy of a god, aren't you a little too arrogant?" Finina sneered.

"In fact, if I hadn't run so fast, you would have to call me 'God Lord'." Richard shrugged. Believe it or not, it is the fact.

But if he became a god, Furninna probably wouldn't be able to see him...

"?" Finina slowly typed a question mark. From what Richard said, was there really a god who liked this guy?

Who is so short-sighted?

For no reason, Funina felt a little unhappy, as if someone was coveting her things.

"Of course it doesn't matter if you don't want to. I understand that feelings do need time to grow and blossom into love. We can also use other methods to solve the rumor problem."

"for example?"

"For example, we could expel the 76 envoys from the Dongxi Embassy, ​​or we could launch a small war against Xumi." Richard gave an example.

Furninna felt her scalp tingling after hearing this, and she felt that Richard was too extreme.

But what is certain is that if he really did that, the attention of the people of Fontaine would definitely be diverted.

After all, none of the seven countries of Teyvat would expel all envoys from other countries, and none of them would ever wage war against its neighbors.

Although the seven nations are constantly at odds with each other, they will all spontaneously stop at friction and not let the situation deteriorate further. Even the Fatui abide by this unspoken rule.

Once a precedent is set, no one knows what will happen.

"Don't you think this is a bit too much? Just to divert public opinion?" Funina felt that her worldview was about to be overturned by someone.

"Too much? No, compared to what the Fatui did, I think I was quite restrained. Don't worry, the God of Xumi is still imprisoned by their people and is easy to bully." Richard said and then made another joke.

"If we capture Xumi City and liberate the Little Grass God, she might even thank us."

"No, Richard, you are right. You are indeed a patient, and a very sick one."