"The burn site has been treated. How are you feeling now?" Feng Yi asked, looking at Sucrose's fair and delicate palms, which seemed to have been soaked in milk for a long time.
He didn't expect this Water of Life to have a skin-whitening effect. If only the cost weren't so high, selling it as a cosmetic would surely bring in a fortune.
"Thank you, Feng Yi. In return, if you ever encounter any alchemy problems you can't solve, feel free to ask me!" Sucrose was overjoyed. Years of alchemy experiments had left many corrosive scars on the back of her hands, and now they had all disappeared. Feng Yi was truly amazing! She decided she would always wear gloves from now on to protect these beautiful hands.
"It's a deal! It's getting late, I should be going back. Please remember to notify me when Albedo returns!" Feng Yi learned from Sucrose that Albedo was currently conducting alchemy experiments in Dragonspine and wouldn't be back anytime soon. The night was already late, and Feng Yi should also head back to rest. After a brief farewell to Sucrose, he turned and left.
Once Feng Yi's figure disappeared into the dark night, Sucrose withdrew her gaze, looked at the large pot in front of her, and placed her Vision into it to heat it again. Based on the information Feng Yi had given her, Sucrose knew that Visions could mobilize elemental energy. She added some Seelie stones, which contained elemental energy, to the pot, trying to discover something.
"Five more tries, no, ten more experiments, and then I'll rest!" Sucrose decided, but once she started experimenting, she couldn't stop. It wasn't until dawn broke, and the warm, soft morning light dispelled the darkness, that Sucrose realized she had been experimenting all night.
"Ah... It's already morning? So soon. But my experiments aren't finished yet. Then... just one last try, and I'll rest. This is really the last time!" Sucrose looked up at the dazzling light piercing the sky and made a solemn resolution. This would definitely be her last experiment! If she collapsed from exhaustion again and was forced to rest by Mr. Albedo, it wouldn't be worth it. For Sucrose, days where she couldn't experiment, even if she was perfectly fine, were not rest, but torture!
Three hours later, Feng Yi woke up and went to the Good Hunter restaurant for breakfast. As he passed by the alchemy workshop, he saw Sucrose, with dark circles under her eyes, excitedly conducting experiments. She couldn't possibly have stayed up until now, could she? Feng Yi thought that given Sucrose's personality, it was quite possible.
"Sucrose, good morning. Would you like to go to the Good Hunter for breakfast together?" Feng Yi suggested as he saw Sucrose frowning and deep in thought after recording her experimental data.
"Ah... It's Feng Yi?! Good morning, Feng Yi. Breakfast together? Hmm, that's a great idea..." Sucrose happily stood up and returned the greeting when she saw Feng Yi waving to her from the intersection. Although her experiment wasn't finished, a breakfast wouldn't take too much time! Besides, it was an invitation from Mr. Feng Yi! After all, who could refuse such a gentle and handsome Mr. Feng Yi?
"Boss, Minty Meat Rolls, Stone Harbor Salt-Baked Lamb Chops, Fullmoon Ease, Spicy Crispy Shrimp, Mushroom Pizza, Golden Shrimp Crab Rolls... I just ordered these, please bring two servings of each, thank you!" Feng Yi flipped through the Good Hunter's menu, scanned it briefly, and ordered almost everything.
"Please wait a moment, honored guest!" Sarah, the owner of the Good Hunter, nodded with a smile. After all, a generous customer like Feng Yi was truly rare. If he came a few more times, wouldn't it be equivalent to a month's revenue? Opening another branch would be within reach!
A tea house owner in Liyue: I thought the same thing back then, and then this big spender ran off! Missing my big spender on the third day...
"Feng Yi, ordering so many dishes, we two can't possibly finish them. It would be too wasteful..." Sucrose, sitting next to Feng Yi, leaned forward after Madam Sarah left and whispered in Feng Yi's ear.
"Don't worry, if we finish and it's not enough, we can just order more!" Feng Yi indicated that even doubling the order wouldn't be too much for him.
"..."
Sucrose: "Wow! Are you even listening?"
Sucrose, not having experienced his appetite, naturally worried. Feng Yi didn't mind. At this moment, Feng Yi's attention was entirely focused on her ears. Feng Yi knew Sucrose wasn't human. But where were the legs of her glasses hooked? Feng Yi didn't find any place to hook them on the beast ears on both sides of Sucrose's head. Could it be that Sucrose had another pair of hidden ears beneath her beast ears? Feng Yi couldn't help but be very curious.
"Feng... Yi, please... please stop staring at me..." Sucrose became a little embarrassed under Feng Yi's unwavering gaze, and lowered her head shyly. Her small face was flushed, her cute beast ears were shyly pushed back, and her heart beat faster than usual.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It was rude of me. I was just curious about how you wear your glasses?" Feng Yi suddenly realized that his actions must have been misunderstood by her, so he quickly apologized.
"Feng Yi, are you... very interested in my glasses?" Hearing Feng Yi say that, Sucrose took off her glasses and handed them to him. They were actually just a decorative item. It was said that scholars who studied knowledge liked to wear glasses, so she carved a pair for herself. Feng Yi took the glasses and finally understood that these glasses, without lenses, used a nose pad design and had no temples on the sides, so they didn't need to be hooked on the ears.
"Sucrose, you look so beautiful without your glasses! Uh... I don't mean you don't look good with glasses, I mean..." Feng Yi discovered that glasses were indeed a form of appearance seal. After taking off her glasses, Sucrose instantly became dazzlingly beautiful. While Sucrose looked refined with glasses, there was a strange feeling about her. And when Sucrose took off her glasses, Feng Yi finally understood why! Pure, naive, cute! This was Sucrose's true appearance, no need to force herself to pretend with glasses.
"Feng Yi, it's okay, I understand..." Sucrose smiled slightly, with the innocence of a young girl. Her pure smile, with her eyes curved into crescents, made the beautiful flowers beside her lose their luster. Sucrose took back the glasses Feng Yi returned and put them directly in her pocket. Since Feng Yi liked her this way, she would take off her glasses when she was alone with him in the future!
Feng Yi: Who could refuse a pure beast-eared girl with fluffy ears who occasionally smiled at him?
"Ahem, the dishes are all here. Let's eat while they're hot..." Feng Yi tried to conceal his nervousness by eating heartily.