Back in Mondstadt, as Audrey expected, she fell ill.

Her illness came so suddenly that everyone was shocked.

The girl's cheeks were abnormally hot, and she was panting rapidly. Her glazed purple pupils were tightly closed, looking pitiful and fragile, and one couldn't help but feel pity for her.

"Miss Audrey, I'm here to check you out." In the Mondstadt Cathedral, Barbara came in carrying medicine.

"Mr. Kaia, please give way." Barbara looked dissatisfied at the blue-haired man blocking the way.

Kaia had been immersed in her own thoughts just now, and she really didn't notice that she was blocking Barbara's way, so she immediately stepped out, her voice was low, and her eyes were still worried about the girl on the hospital bed.

"I'm so sorry, Barbara."

After Barbara performed her routine checkup today, Qin, who had been waiting aside for a long time after pushing her work aside, asked.

"How is Miss Audrey doing?"

Barbara shook her head, with a worried look on her face: "Acting Captain, I'm really sorry. Miss Audlin's condition today is the same as yesterday, with a constant high fever. I've checked many times with water elemental power, but still can't find the cause. "

"I have tried many methods, but I still haven't been able to lower Miss Audrey's body temperature. But I can feel that this is not an ordinary fever." At this point, Barbara was still very confident.

"Is this really the case?" Qin muttered in a low voice without showing any surprise: "I have to go back to work, Barbara. If there is any change in Miss Audlin's situation, please tell me immediately."

Kaia followed Qin silently and left the ward.

Qin and Kaia walked quietly in the corridor, only the leather shoes made a crisp sound when they touched the ground.

"What do you think about the so-called ruins that Bennett mentioned, Kaia?" The silence did not last long, and Qin was the first to break the peace.

"I have investigated it and combined it with Fischer's dictation. The strange thing is that I did not find this relic, except for a few words left in the collection of books by Mr. Bennett. I asked Miss Lisa to look through the collection of books in the library. , and no more news about this ruins has been obtained." Kaiya calmly explained his previous investigation.

"This is not the weirdest thing. The weirdest thing is that I actually forgot about this ruins." When talking about this matter, Kaiya's voice finally fluctuated: "To tell you the truth, I have always had I have the habit of recording a wide variety of things, including but not limited to the people I met today, the food I ate, and the things I did..."

"But before I opened the record book again, I completely forgot about the ruins."

"This is not a normal phenomenon. As you know, my memory is one of the best among the Knights. I can still remember that the fisherman's toast I ate yesterday was accidentally mixed with some by the careless Miss Sarah. Shredded carrots, that tastes really weird.”

Qin stopped and looked back at Kaia with a calm expression.

"Okay, I understand. I'm also aware of what you said. But let's stop it now."

"Acting Captain?" Kaiya looked quite shocked: "What do you mean?" If we don't find out the matter clearly, more people from Mondstadt will accidentally stumble into that strange place in the future. What to do with the ruins?

"I said, that's it. Let's not continue to explore what happens next." Qin said lightly: "I know what I'm talking about."

Kaiya wanted to say something else, but suddenly thought of another possibility, and cautiously asked, "Is this what your Excellency meant?"

Qin nodded without saying anything, confirming the suspicion in Kaia's mind.

"Well, then there's nothing we can do about it... Since he said it himself..." Kaia shrugged: "Then I can go to 'Angel's Gift' and have a drink tonight."

"Drink less."

Kaia smiled playfully. Just when she was about to thank her acting team leader for his concern, she heard the other party say with disgust: "Don't come to see Audrin after drinking."

Kaia's smile froze for a moment.

Actually, he didn't have to drink this wine.

"Okay, okay, I won't drink anymore." Kaia said dejectedly: "After I finish handling my work, I can come and see Miss Audlin."

"You shouldn't ask me." Qin looked behind Kaiya and raised her chin: "You should ask him."

Kaia turned around and saw the cold eyebrows of her adopted brother, holding a bouquet of white Cecilia flowers in his hand.

"Hey, long time no see, Master Diluc." Kaia greeted lazily.

"Which room is Audrin in?" Diluc didn't bother to say anything nonsense to Kaia: "I'm going to see her."

"She's not awake yet. She's sleeping soundly in the deepest room." Kaia didn't care at all about Diluc's indifference to her: "I heard that you two had a bad fight before, and you left with a bad face. Your own villa?”

He gossiped and continued to ask: "Did you quarrel?"

"It has nothing to do with you." These four simple words put Kaia's gossip aside, and Diluc strode over after hearing the news he wanted.

"Hey, don't be so cold." Watching Diluc's leaving figure, Kaia finally couldn't help but bend down with a silent smile.

The fact that Diluc was mercilessly rejected by Audrey always made him laugh when he thought about it. It's a pity that I didn't witness such an exciting scene with my own eyes that day. It would be best to bring a video camera to record it.

But if you do this, you will be judged.

However, Kaia was unafraid of this.

This is a rare scene where Diluc is embarrassed.

It's a shame it wasn't recorded.

...

Diluc gently pushed open the wooden door and saw the girl sleeping on the hospital bed.

Her long black hair was neatly spread behind her head, her bangs on her forehead were wet with sweat, her face was red, and her breath was still a little hot.

I haven’t woken up and my fever hasn’t gone down yet.

Diluc put the fresh flowers he brought into the vase next to the hospital bed, then bent down and put the slightly cold back of his hand against the girl's hot cheek.

So hot.

The cold object brought a rare sense of comfort to the girl who was tortured by the high temperature at the moment. She turned her face sideways and unconsciously rubbed the back of his hand with her cheek, looking extremely well-behaved.

Not as ruthlessly as when she rejected him that night.

Diluc sighed softly in his heart, and he still hadn't figured out why the girl rejected him. After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't think of anything about himself that she disliked so much that she had to reject him.

If it was because of his identity, he made it clear that day...

Looking back afterward, Diluc noticed the unnatural look on Audrin's face when she rejected him. He had seen this look on other people's faces when he was young.

It was clear that he was forced by something to say something he didn't mean.

Diluc didn't know exactly what coerced Audrey, but what he could know now was...

He won't give up on the girl, but he won't force an identity either.

Looking at the girl's brow furrowed due to heat, Diluc gently smoothed it with his fingers, and a murmur disappeared in the wind.

"I'm really...defeated by you."

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