Yes, Lady Funina!

Liyue also needs to have its own biography, right?

If you do this, I will sue you for plagiarism from Against the Time!

Fu Nina took a deep breath and asked, "Speaking of which, the experience of the protagonist in the drama "Liuli Lily" is somewhat similar to yours, Ningguang."

"Did you see that? The growth process of the protagonist in the play is indeed based on my personal experience to a certain extent."

Is it really only to a certain extent? Why does it feel like a one-to-one replica?

"Likewise, I am also one of the producers, um... I should be the largest producer. Originally I just wanted to play around, but now it seems to be a good deal." Ningguang smiled faintly. At first she really wanted to upset the gentleman who left without saying goodbye, so she thought of using this method to convey her feelings.

So there must be enough funds. I didn't expect a return when I invested in this opera, but I never expected that the final product would receive such a great response. In the end, not only did I not lose money, I even made a small profit. This can be considered an unexpected blessing.

Although I don't know whether my feelings have been conveyed to my husband, it seems to have had an unexpected effect so far.

Funina was silent. To be honest, she had quite liked the opera "Glass Lily", but after hearing what Ningguang said... she didn't know whether she should change her attitude.

If I change it, it feels too deliberate, but if I don’t change it, it feels disgusting.

Damn it, could it be that Richard’s original custom drama was learned from Ning Guang?

The more Funina thought about it, the angrier she became. However, she finally convinced herself. After all, compared to Ningguang spending money to customize the opera herself, it was obviously more valuable that Richard spent money to customize the musical specifically for her.

The key point here is "specially for myself", which means that the musical we are watching now was specially customized by Richard for Funina.

Just for this reason, Funina felt that she had already won.

Although it’s not a big win, it’s still a win!

But no matter what, this card cannot be used. Change it to the next one. You still have plenty of cards in your hand anyway!

The advantage is mine!

While Funina took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, she was also thinking about how to introduce the topic so that it would appear smooth, natural and not abrupt.

However, this time, before Furniture could speak, Ningguang took the initiative to bring up the topic, which was the accessories that Furniture wanted to talk about the most.

"In fact, I wanted to ask since we first met, but I just couldn't find the right opportunity, and I didn't know if it was suitable..."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The ring on your hand looks really extraordinary, and I remember that the position of the Fontaine ring is also very particular..."

Of course, the main reason is that Funina would touch the ring on her left ring finger whenever she had nothing to do, just like an old man in Liyue playing with walnuts. It was hard for Ningguang not to notice it.

Funina suddenly perked up and said, "Okay, that's what I've been waiting for you to ask."

Our Lord Water God just coughed lightly, with just the right amount of difficulty showing on his face.

The reason why it is just right is that the embarrassment shown by Funina is exactly in between saying and not saying, that is, the feeling of "I didn't want to say it originally, but since you asked me, I will say it reluctantly."

Very twisted.

"Is it inconvenient to talk about it?" Ningguang asked very understandingly.

"It's not inconvenient at all, I just don't know where to start..." Finina smiled, that smile was three parts shyness, three parts nostalgia and four parts uncontrollable joy.

She touched the smooth and round ring surface again, feeling the slight coolness coming from her fingers, and finally spoke:

"This ring was given to me by Richard."

Volume 119: Chapter You have a ring, I have a jade pendant

"This ring was given to me by Richard."

Although Ningguang had guessed it a long time ago, she couldn't help but feel a little sad when Funina admitted in person that the ring was given to her by Richard.

The gentleman is good in every way except that he is too popular with girls, which really gives Ningguang a headache.

The most important thing was that she didn't know what to say. Ningguang knew very well that her current identity was just a friend and student, and because they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, a gap inevitably arose.

This kind of estrangement is not irreversible, but it will take time to eliminate it. The current intimacy between Funina and Richard is definitely far greater than that between Ningguang.

What Funina said was indeed correct. The advantage was indeed on her side, and it was huge.

So big that Ningguang was prepared for a long struggle.

I am very good at finding opportunities from trivial matters. - Ningguang

However, facing Fininna's almost ostentatious behavior, Ningguang knew that she should show envy and retreat now, so as to reduce Fininna's vigilance towards herself to the greatest extent.

But... I couldn't help it after all.

"So it was given to you by your husband, and you wear it on the ring finger of your left hand. Could it be that he has proposed to you?" Ningguang asked this deliberately. If they were engaged, Richard should also have a matching ring on his left hand.

But in fact, Ningguang did not find any ornaments on Richard's left hand. Obviously, Funina and Richard had not reached that level yet.

According to Ningguang's judgment, the relationship between Funina and Richard should not have reached the level of "lovers". At most, it has exceeded the boundaries of ordinary friendship. In layman's terms, they are good friends who can talk about anything.

Don't underestimate the adjective "talk about everything". For adults, this is something extremely difficult to do.

In a person's life, it is inevitable that there will be many secrets that cannot be shared with outsiders. Being able to talk about everything, even if the 'nothing' here does not refer to all secrets, but even if only some secrets can be shared with each other, is already very difficult.

This just proves that the relationship between Funina and Richard has completely transcended the concept of "friends" and is gradually moving towards a closer direction.

"It's not a proposal, it's just a gift between friends." Furninna didn't intend to scare away the intruder with such a lie that could be easily exposed.

Because she knew that even if she insisted that this was a token of love given to her by Richard, Ningguang would not likely back down. On the contrary, if this matter was exposed, Ningguang would think that Fu Nina was being fierce on the outside but restrained on the inside, and would then think that the other party was afraid, and she could take advantage of the situation to attack Fu Nina.

When Funina thought of that scene, her head started to swell. She touched the ring again and continued, "There was a big mess because of this."

"I've heard about this, too. I remember it was reported in many newspapers, and finally the Steam Bird News also reported on it." Ningguang nodded to indicate that she had an impression of this matter.

Fu Nina smiled sheepishly. "Yes, I took off the ring and put it on another finger to avoid suspicion. But Li Ze felt that doing so would only make things more obvious, so he personally helped me put the ring back on my left ring finger."

When the key words "personally", "put it back", and "ring finger of the left hand" came out, even Ningguang, a political and business tycoon who never showed his emotions, couldn't help but twitch his eyes.

I originally thought that Funina would stop while she was ahead, but unexpectedly she was suppressing first and then promoting.

Before she knew it, she had even fallen into the other party's trap. Ningguang knew that Funina had specially invited her to watch the musical alone, and there must be some hidden meaning behind it.

This is a Hongmen Banquet.

"It seems that the gentleman really cares about Ms. Funina." Ningguang took off her shawl, revealing her slender and smooth neck, and a dark brown necklace on her neck was particularly eye-catching.

When taking off her shawl, Ningguang seemed to accidentally hook the necklace, and a golden jade pendant popped out from the fullness.

Ningguang carefully folded the shawl and put it aside, then slowly prepared to stuff the jade pendant back into her collar.

When Funina saw it, her mind told her that it would be best not to ask about the origin of the jade pendant, but her intuition told her that the jade pendant must be extraordinary.

Finally, just when Ningguang was about to take the jade pendant back completely, Fu Nina couldn't help but ask, "Ningguang, your jade pendant..."

There was no way. Funina felt that if she didn't ask clearly, she might have to think about the jade pendant all night.

"My master gave it to me some time ago before the Demon God caused trouble in the sea. He said it could protect me, but I didn't use it in the end and my master didn't take it back. I have been wearing it ever since." Ningguang stopped taking the jade pendant back and took it off her neck when she saw Funina looking at it eagerly.

"Want to take a look?"

"Forget it." Funina resisted the urge to reach out and take a look, and she couldn't help feeling sour in her heart.

It turns out that I’m not the only one who has the ring. Ningguang also has a jade pendant given by Richard.

Jade pendants are traditional ornaments of Liyue with a long history. They are usually regarded as symbols of good luck, warding off evil, and ensuring safety. However, precisely because of the beautiful meanings they contain, they are also regarded as tokens of love by many couples.

Fu Nina knew that the jade pendant Richard gave to Ningguang probably had no such meaning, but similarly, the ring he gave her did not imply engagement.

In a sense, Richard was indeed fair. The jade pendant he gave to Ningguang was for self-protection, and the ring he gave to Funina was also for protection.

After hearing Funina's answer, Ningguang didn't force it anymore, nor did she deliberately slow down her movements. She just took the jade pendant back.

The box seemed to be a little dull because of the ring and the jade pendant, but fortunately the musical on the stage finally began at this time.

The lively sounds from the stage were transmitted into the box, making it lively again. Although neither Funina nor Ningguang spoke a word, abiding by the basic etiquette of watching a musical, the atmosphere was indeed much more relaxed, at least not as smoky as before.

During the intermission of the musical, as the host, Funina chatted with Ningguang for a few more words out of politeness, but this time she did not mention anyone.

Furninna had already realized that a simple demonstration would not scare off the woman in front of her, unless Richard told her in front of Ningguang that he was her girlfriend and completely cut off her thoughts. Otherwise, these external objects and words alone would not be able to shake her desire to make tea.

Even Funina felt that she could become Richard's girlfriend first, but as long as it didn't come to the last step, or Richard showed a little hesitation, she would never give up on this woman who exuded elegance and nobility all the time.

In fact, after knowing that Ningguang was a tea ceremony enthusiast, Funina went back and reorganized a lot of information about Ningguang. With a deeper understanding of her life and deeds, Funina felt that she might not be able to beat her.

This is not cowardice to boost others' morale and destroy one's own prestige, but the most rational judgment based on the facts and a reasonable understanding of oneself.

He was able to rise from obscurity, and in just twenty years, grow from a street vendor to a giant in Liyue who was in charge of the entire Liyue business community. His talent and ability are rare in the world, and his control over people's hearts has reached an indescribable level.

How should I put it? Fu Nina felt that Ningguang and Richard were the same kind of people, both of them were smart people.

The thoughts and ideas of ordinary people are really defenseless in front of them, just like the books in their own study room. They can read whatever book they want and read it however they want.

The only thing that comforted Funina was that time was on her side. No matter how powerful Ningguang was, she could only stay in Fontaine for two weeks at most. And because of the original fetal sea space, it was obviously impossible for Richard to go back to Liyue with Ningguang.

Therefore, we just need to ensure that Ningguang does not get any chance to take advantage of us within these two weeks, and this battle to defend Richard will be a complete success.

She is not good at attacking, but how could she not be good at defending?

Finnina has made up her mind that she will stay by Richard's side every step of the way for the next few days. Even if she has to go to the trial, she will leave trusted allies (Linnet and Clorinde) with him to prevent unethical sneak attacks from outside forces!

It is better to let the meat rot in the pot than to let the meat be taken away by the tigress or fox outside!

——————

"Eat." Shen He picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in Richard's bowl. Under the piece of meat was a small mountain of various delicacies.

"Don't just focus on me, Shen He, you should eat something too." Richard said helplessly.

"Okay." Shen He was very obedient. He picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He swallowed it in a few gulps and then continued to prepare food for Richard.

Richard had a headache. He looked to Master Liuyunjiefeng for help, but the other party obviously didn't want to pay attention to Richard at the moment.

"I have raised Shen He to this age, but she has never taken the initiative to pick up food for me." Xianyun ignored Richard's gaze and kept poking the pork ribs in the bowl with chopsticks, as if the ribs belonged to Richard.

Although no vinegar was added, Richard still felt that the smell of vinegar was particularly pungent.

Richard looked at Shen He who was looking at him eagerly, and finally he gritted his teeth and ate all the food Shen He gave him.

After the dinner, almost all the dishes on the table ended up in Richard's stomach.

Fortunately, Richard is not an ordinary person, otherwise he would have died of overeating.

Li Jue realized that when he went out to eat with Shen He in the future, he would have to choose a restaurant in Fontaine and not a restaurant in Liyue.

"That is to say, in order to suppress Shen He's fate, the secret method of binding the soul with a red rope has a huge side effect. People trapped by this secret method will gradually lose their human emotions."

"That's right, Shen He is not an immortal after all. If this continues, he will probably completely lose all emotions and become an emotionless puppet." Xianyun thought of the autonomous robot he saw on the streets of Fontaine. He didn't expect that the level of machinery in this foreign country had developed to such an extent. He was just a mortal, but he could make such a sophisticated mechanism.

However, in front of his beloved disciple, whether it was a machine or not was obviously not the primary issue. Xianyun did not even study the anti-gravity technology given by Funina at the first time, and directly accompanied Shen He to find Richard.

"As much as I hate to admit it, you are indeed 'special' to this child. Even a teacher like me can rarely stir her emotions, but you can make her so happy just by performing a meal in front of her."

"Happy?" Richard observed Shen He again and again and found that the other's face was still cold, and he even tilted his head when Richard looked at him.

As if he felt that Richard was not full, he waved to the waiter to fry two more copies. Richard hurriedly pressed Shen He's hand and said, "Enough, enough, you can't eat any more. The waiter will think that I might be related to the glutton in their family."

"Didn't you notice? When she looks at you, the corners of her mouth will rise 0.1 degrees, and the frequency of her eye blinking will increase by 0.05 seconds. The most important thing is that she has never taken the initiative to pick up food for me!"

Although Li Jue felt that Xianyun was talking nonsense in the first half, the second half was the main basis for his judgment.

"So you mean we need the True Lord?"

"There is no doubt that you are the best way to heal Shen He. Just by staying with you for a meal, the emotional fluctuations she has experienced are equivalent to her monthly intake."

"You make it sound like I'm a human aphrodisiac," Richard complained.

Xianyun asked back, "Isn't it? You know the two girls over there, right?"

Xianyun raised his chin towards the right behind Richard. Richard looked back and found that a girl was reading a newspaper in the direction Xianyun was pointing. The newspaper covered her face but did not cover her ears.

Those furry cat ears were so recognizable that Richard recognized the other person's identity at a glance.

Richard was also very familiar with the person sitting opposite the cat-eared girl with her back to him. As for the round half of the girl's body exposed from the side, there were few people in the whole Fontaine that could compare with it.

Lynette and Clorinde, what are they doing here?

"What else can we do? It's impossible that we are two authentic Fontaine people who suddenly want to try Liyue cuisine, so we meet at a Liyue theme restaurant and order two cups of coffee?" Xianyun's words were sharp, and there was no sign of introversion at all.

As if she noticed Richard's gaze and realized that she could no longer hide it, Linnet put down the newspaper. After hesitating for a while, the girl changed her usually cold face and forced out a surprised expression.

It's like saying: 'Oh, what a coincidence, I bump into you just when I'm having a meal. (Reading)'

No, your reaction time is too long, isn't it?

The performance was stiff and the facial expressions were too forced.

0 points!

Richard turned around with a frown on his face, staring at Xianyun's playful gaze, and said with a stiff upper lip: "Doesn't this show that our cultural exchange event between the two places was well organized?"