Chapter 27 Portrait
The next morning, Keqing, who had changed her shoes, was in the General Affairs Department thinking about how to retaliate against Liu Bai, such as using a legitimate reason to seal up the Northland Bank, or affecting the business of the Northland Bank.
Since Northland Bank is a major concern, it cannot be seized without a legitimate reason.
"But apart from what happened yesterday, he hasn't done anything wrong in Liyue so far. We can only have people keep an eye on him and those Fatui... Don't let me get a chance!"
Keqing gritted her teeth and spoke bitterly. What happened yesterday left her with a bit of a trauma. She even dreamed about being captured and tortured at night.
Just as Keqing was thinking this, one of Ningguang's secretaries, named Baishi, suddenly came to her.
"What? A meeting with that executive officer? And for me to go too?!"
After learning the reason why Bai Shi came, Keqing subconsciously clenched her fists and stood up.
"Ah, yes, Lady Keqing."
Bai Shi didn't understand why Keqing reacted so strongly, but he still nodded in response.
"...Okay, I understand. I will be there for the meeting tomorrow."
Keqing gritted her teeth and agreed. Although she felt a little dangerous, she believed that Liu Bai would never dare to do anything to her in such a formal occasion.
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"Come here, girl. It's better lit here."
After finishing breakfast early in the morning, Liu Bai couldn't wait to pull Nashida to sit in a well-lit room.
"Well, do you want to paint?"
Nashida sat obediently on the small stool, looking curiously at Liu Bai who took out paper and pen.
"That's right, just sit still and don't move."
Liu Bai nodded in response. He had decided to do this yesterday to avoid forgetting what Nashida looked like next time.
Then Liu Bai walked to the right distance and skillfully held the pen to compare in the direction of Nashida.
Seeing his serious look, Nashida had no choice but to put her hands on her legs, sit on the stool with a gentle smile on her face and keep quiet.
After a long while, Liu Bai finally stopped writing.
"Alright girl, you can move now."
Liu Bai looked at the painting in his hand with satisfaction, and then said something to Nashida.
"Hmm, let me see how the painting is going~"
Nashida then smiled and nodded, then jumped down from the stool and walked towards Liu Bai curiously.
"Hehe, you can look at it as you like, girl."
Liu Bai proudly showed Nashida his exquisite paintings.
"..."
"Great, at least the colors are right~"
Nashida was stunned for a moment, then she raised her hands and clapped with amusement.
Although Liu Bai's paintings do not look like stick figures, the lines are a bit too distorted.
"Ding Di, what the host drew is more like a white-haired goblin than Nashida."
Compared with Nashida's gentle evaluation, Liu Bai's system gave a more objective evaluation.
Due to the distortion of the lines, and Liu Bai wanting to bring out the cuteness of Nashida's pointed ears, he accidentally... turned it into a goblin.
"You're just a talkative person, you can just do whatever you want. My girl likes you, that's all!"
Liu Bai cursed at the system in annoyance, ruining his good mood which had been caused by Nashida's praise.
"Anyway, I will keep this painting with me from now on. If I can't remember what you look like, I can look at this painting and remember it."
After cursing the system, Liu Bai held the painting and spoke proudly.
“…Please don’t!”
"And even if you saw this picture, you definitely wouldn't be able to remember what I look like!"
When Nashida heard Liu Bai's words, she immediately became anxious. She quickly grabbed Liu Bai's hands, pulled down his raised hands, and snatched the painting from his hands.
"Eh? Why? Without this picture, I wouldn't be able to remember what you look like..."
Liu Bai stared at the painting that Nashida had snatched away, and scratched his head in embarrassment when he got to the last part.
"It's okay. I'll draw you a new one and we'll just treat it as a gift exchange."
Nashida hid the painting behind her back and shook her head as she spoke.
"Exchange gifts...Okay, I'll listen to you!"
Liu Bai muttered to himself as he thought about it, then his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.
Nashida then breathed a sigh of relief and ran to the bedroom to get a mirror from the room.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Nashida raised her right hand and gathered the grass elemental power.
After the transformation of "dream embodiment", the grass elemental force slowly condensed together and turned into a solid entity.
Not long after, a painting as clear as a photograph appeared in Nashida's hands. The painting showed Nashida sitting on a small stool and smiling.
It’s just that her demeanor in the painting is more mature and intellectual. Although she looks young, she gives people the feeling of an adult.
"Here you go. If you ever forget what I look like, just look at this picture."
Nashida took out her painting tools and handed them to Liu Bai beside her.
Liu Bai took Nashida's painting and compared it carefully with Nashida herself, and found that they were almost identical...
"I will keep it well!"
"But... girl, you have such good skills, have you ever considered drawing a book in the future?"
Liu Bai put the painting away seriously, and then asked Nashida with some anticipation.
"Book? What does that mean?"
Although the word seemed normal on the surface, Nashida did not understand its meaning from Liu Bai's mouth.
"Ahem... Nothing, nothing. Oh, by the way, I don't have anything to do today. How about we go shopping? I see you wear the same clothes every day without changing them. I'll buy you some new clothes."
Seeing Nashida's curious look, Liu Bai coughed awkwardly and immediately changed the subject.
"Okay, thank you for your help~"
Nashida did not ask any further questions, but nodded happily and agreed.
When she went shopping with the Mora given by Liu Bai, she would basically only go to Wanwen Collection to buy some new books, or buy some snacks when she was craving for them, and she had never bought anything else.
"Let's go."
After Nashida agreed, Liu Bai couldn't wait to pull her out the door.
This operation to Liyue was Liu Bai's first mission after becoming an executive officer, so it was also the time when he received the most funding from Pantalone. He could spend money at will without worrying about running out of money.
Arriving at the bustling Feiyunpo, Liu Bai looked around to confirm the target, then pulled Nashida into a more upscale clothing store.
"Hello, do you want ready-made clothes or custom-made ones?"
The receptionist smiled sweetly and asked Liu Bai, Nashida and others who came in.
"Let's take a look at the ready-made clothes first, forget about custom-made ones..."
When he heard about custom-made, Liu Bai quickly shook his head, as if he was a little disgusted when he heard about an appointment. He was most afraid of this kind of thing that required waiting because it was easy to forget.
However, whether it is custom-made or reserved, you usually have to pay part of the Mora first...
"Okay sir, please come in~ I'll introduce you to the clothes in the store~"
The receptionist warmly welcomed Liu Bai and Nashida into the store.
Liu Bai took a few glances into the store and confirmed that the store only sold Liyue-style clothing.
"There are cheongsams and Hanfu, and they should look very cute on a girl..."
Liu Bai muttered something, then pulled Nashida to follow the receptionist.
"Girl, tell me which outfit you want and I'll buy it for you."
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