"boom!"

The heavy and luxurious door of the Supreme Inquisitor's office was pushed open in an almost violent manner, hitting the wall with a loud bang, interrupting everyone's thoughts.

At the door, stood a girl with tearful eyes and panting.

She looked a little messy at the moment because she ran too fast, and her soft hair stuck to her slightly red cheeks.

Those beautiful eyes were filled with tears, as if they had suffered a great injustice, and they were staring at Zou Rui in the office - or rather, staring at Zou Rui's hand that was resting on the back of Funina's sofa.

The person who came was Xing Yan.

She was originally persuaded by Eve to go back, thinking that out of sight, out of mind, but the scene of Zou Rui gently (from her perspective) stroking Funina's head kept replaying in her mind. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, and the more aggrieved she felt.

Why?! Even the jailer has never touched my head so proactively!

That Fu Nina had clearly bullied (what she thought was) Lao Da before! Why did she deserve a pat on the head from Lao Da?!

The little flames of jealousy and grievance grew higher and higher, eventually burning out all rationality.

She shook off Eve and ran over crying, relying on her sense of Zou Rui's aura. The rules of Mo Mang Palace and the majesty of the Supreme Judge were not as important to her at this moment as the fact that "Lao Da touched other people's heads but not mine."

"Prison - big -!!"

Xing Yan's tearful, heart-wrenching cry instantly filled the entire office, its level of misery comparable to that of a child whose favorite toy was taken away.

The three people in the office were all stunned.

Zou Rui was stunned. He had never expected that Xing Yu would come to kill him in this state at this time.

Villette was stunned. Did he stir up some strange hornet's nest in his office today?

Why are there so many uninvited guests? Furninna was so startled that she almost dropped the empty cake box. She looked at the stranger at the door, tears streaming down his face, his eyes darting towards her like knives, and instinctively shrank back. Who is this person?! He looks so scary!

Xing Yan completely ignored Violet and Funina. Zou Rui was the only one left in her world.

She staggered into the office, heading straight for Zou Rui with a clear goal, then stopped in front of her, raised her tearful face, and pointed with trembling fingers at Zou Rui's hand that was still on the sofa, then at herself, crying,

"You touched her! You touched her head! You've never touched me like that! Wuu ...

Zou Rui: “…Huh?”

She didn't realize where the accusation came from.

Funina: "???"

She looked at Zou Rui's hand in horror, then looked at Xing Yu, shaking her head and waving her hands frantically.

"No, no! I didn't! You misunderstood! That was a threat! It was intimidation!"

But Villette seemed to be thinking about something else.

He recalled that he did see the "traveler" patting Funina's shoulder on the street before, and... touching her head?

At the time, I just thought it was a comfort (although it was acting), but now it seems that this caused the girl to be... jealous?

Xing Yan couldn't listen to Funina's explanation at all. Her tears fell like beads that had broken off the string.

"I saw it all! You touched her head so gently! You smiled at her! You even bought her a cake! You never even bought me the limited edition Debo Hotel! Uwaa ...

The more she spoke, the sadder she became, and the more outrageous her words became. In the end, she simply sat down on the ground, kicking her legs and crying without any image. Her performance was even more devoted and intense than that of Funina just now.

"I want a pat on the head! I want it too! You have to do it now! You have to touch it longer than hers! And be more gentle than hers! Otherwise... otherwise I will ignore you again! Wuuuuu..."

Zou Rui finally came back to his senses from his initial confusion.

Looking at Xing Yan, who was sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum and crying without any manner, she felt a headache at first, but deep down she inexplicably felt that... he was a little cute?

She held her forehead and sighed,

"My little ancestor...what are you singing about?"

She tried to pull Xingyan,

"Hurry up and get up. The ground is cold. Don't you see where you are?"

"I won't! I won't get up!"

Xing Yu shook her hand off and cried even harder.

"I won't get up unless you touch me! Unless you touch me now! And you have to promise to only touch my head from now on! Wuuwuwu..."

Navilette: "..."

He felt like he was speechless more today than in the past year.

He looked at the crying girl on the ground, then at Zou Rui who looked helpless, and finally couldn't help but speak, his voice was a little tired.

"Ms. Xingyan, this is the office of the Supreme Judge. Please be mindful of your behavior."

Xingyan paused for a second, glanced at Villette with tearful eyes, and then cried even louder.

"I don't care! Who's the highest or lowest judge? Lao Da is about to be snatched away by someone else! Why should I care about my behavior? Wuuuuuuu... Lao Da, you don't love me anymore!"

Finina held the empty box, trembling as she tried to reduce her presence.

She felt that Xing Yan was even scarier than Zou Rui, and his eyes looked like he wanted to eat her alive.

She whispered to Zou Rui,

"Hey... hurry up and comfort her... it has nothing to do with me..."

Zou Rui looked at Xing Yan who was crying so hard that she almost fainted, then looked at Navilette who had a look on her face that said "Hurry up and deal with it or I won't be able to keep this office anymore", and Funina who was so scared that she almost shrank into the crack of the sofa, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Pfft...hahahaha..."

She doubled over with laughter.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, it's my fault. Get up, you little jealous girl."

She no longer tried to pull Xingyan, but squatted down directly and looked at Xingyan who was sitting on the ground at eye level.

The cynical expression on his face faded, replaced by a rare gentleness that was filled with indulgence and doting.

She reached out her hand, but instead of touching her head immediately, she gently wiped away the tears from Xingyu's cheeks with her fingers.

"What's the big deal? Why are you crying like this?"

Zou Rui's voice also softened.

"When did I ever show favoritism towards her? I was just trying to scare her into cooperating with me. Look, I even forced her to bring me here to cause trouble for Villette, right?"

She winked at Fernina.

Furninna nodded frantically immediately.

"Yes, yes, yes! She coerced me! I am the victim!"

Xingyu's crying became quieter, she looked at Zou Rui with sobs, her eyes red, like a pitiful little rabbit.

"Really? Don't you think she's cuter than me?"

"How can she be as cute as you?"

Zou Rui readily accepted the advice and spoke with a positive tone.

"Our Xingyan is the cutest little ancestor in all of Teyvat. No one can compare to him. He cried like a little cat."

She scratched Xingyan's nose with her fingers again.

Xing Yan sniffed and confirmed aggrievedly

"Then...what about the cake?"

"The cake is compensation for the blackmail she incurred from me! I'll buy you a dozen later, all the styles from the Debo Hotel and Marian Cake Shop, and let her watch us eat them, okay?"

Zou Rui's words of comfort came out fluently and were so skilled that it was shocking.

Xing Yan finally burst into laughter, but immediately held it back and stretched out his finger.

"Then...pin it!"

"Hook, hook."

Zou Rui smiled, stretched out his little finger, and hooked it with Xing Yan.

"And a pat on the head!"

Xing Yu did not forget his ultimate goal. He took the initiative to move his head closer and closed his eyes. Tears were still hanging on his long eyelashes, and he looked like "Hurry up and touch it or I'm going to cry again."

Zou Rui smiled helplessly and dotingly, and finally raised his hand and placed it gently and tenderly on the top of Xing Yu's soft hair.

Her actions were indeed much gentler and more sincere than the threatening and playful touch she had used on Finina before. Her five fingers slowly inserted into her hair, gently rubbing it with a soothing look.

"Okay, okay, pat my head, be good, don't cry."

Zou Rui's voice was so gentle that water could drip out of it.

Xing Yan hummed twice in satisfaction, like a kitten that felt comfortable being stroked, and rubbed Zou Rui's palm actively. Finally, a bright and slightly shy smile appeared on her face, and all her dissatisfaction and jealousy disappeared in an instant.

"Hehe... the best is the big one..."

She muttered softly and hugged Zou Rui's arm tightly.

For a moment, the only sounds in the office were Xing Yan's satisfied hums.

Navilette: "..."

He turned his eyes away silently, feeling as if he was witnessing an overly childish and illogical emotional mediation.

The majesty of the Supreme Judge is gone today.

He felt like touching Melusin too.

Funina: "..."

She looked at Xing Yan, who was coaxed into clinging to Zou Rui in an instant, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

So… all that earth-shattering crying just now was just for a pat on the head?! Are these guys… really all right?! She held the empty cake box, and suddenly felt that the price of those two cakes wasn't so unacceptable… at least it wasn't such a hassle.

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