Speaking of which, this area should belong to the commoner district. Walking into this small alley, from the surrounding environment, it even seemed a bit out of place with Liyue Harbor.
It should be considered an urban village?
Stelle thought this, and arrived at Xinyan's doorstep with her.
It was late, and the alley was pitch black. Xinyan fumbled for a long time before finally finding the key from her clothes pocket.
"Phew… Thank goodness, I thought I forgot it." Xinyan slightly exhaled in relief. It would be very awkward if she fumbled for a long time and couldn't find the key.
Of course, even so, she wouldn't be unable to enter the house. She was the kind of person who would put her house key in the flower bed at the entrance.
As long as she looked a little, she would still be able to find it.
"Speaking of which, are your parents home?" Stelle suddenly remembered the incident where she almost got caught by Chef Mao when she went to see Xiangling, and quickly asked.
"No, no, don't worry. They are in my hometown. I came to Liyue Harbor to make a living by myself." Xinyan smiled and waved her hand.
"That's good. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good for me to come empty-handed." Stelle rubbed her head, relieved.
"Haha, what's wrong with coming empty-handed? My parents don't care about those small things." Xinyan pushed open the door and walked in first.
Don't look at her talking so freely with Stelle now; in reality, her nervousness hadn't eased in the slightest.
Inviting Stelle to her house was a completely subconscious action; her mind seemed to have not gone through any thought process at all.
Perhaps subconsciously, she wanted Stelle to stay with her for a bit longer?
Xinyan didn't know either, but no matter what, the words were already out, and Stelle had already agreed, so she couldn't go back on it.
Such a decision was too hasty and sudden. Xinyan naturally couldn't have had any preparations. Her room… was not that 'rock'.
Xinyan was a little worried if Stelle would be disappointed after seeing it.
"Just come in and sit, no need to change shoes." Xinyan walked into the room, unstrapped her guitar, and placed it aside.
Stelle followed Xinyan into the room and was slightly stunned.
The room was spotless, the windows clean and bright, and all the furnishings in the house were handmade and neatly arranged.
On the sofa, there was a half-braided colorful cloth strip, which looked very much like the decoration on the sleeves of Xinyan's performance outfit.
"Eh? Xinyan, did you braid this yourself?" Stelle's attention was quickly drawn to the cloth strip.
It looked like the craftsmanship was very good. Stelle had never seen such craftsmanship before, and the colors were bright and very beautiful.
"En, I braided it myself. It's not finished yet…" Xinyan nodded. Seeing that Stelle didn't seem to pay special attention to her home furnishings, Xinyan's heart also slightly relaxed.
"I never thought you had such a skill, that's amazing."
"No, it's nothing, um, I'll go pour you some tea." Xinyan rubbed her head, then quickly said, running to another room.
The house Xinyan rented wasn't big, but it was fully equipped, with everything, including a stove.
It looked like there were obvious signs of use on it, so Xinyan seemed to cook for herself regularly.
That's right, after all, with the prices in Liyue Harbor, if you don't cook something yourself, not many people can afford to eat out every day.
However, after looking around, Stelle felt that there was still some sense of contrast.
After all, Xinyan, whether from her appearance or her performance on stage, made Stelle feel that she might be an unconventional person in life.
Unexpectedly, from Xinyan's home, Stelle could instead feel a virtuous and homely aura.
"Now, I like her even more…" Stelle licked her lips, looked at Xinyan not far away, and a pink heart seemed to flash in her eyes.
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"Alright, I should probably head back now." Stelle slowly stood up, looked at the sky outside, and said to Xinyan.
Of course, she didn't actually want to leave, but it was a tactic of playing hard to get.
As expected, Xinyan, just as she had anticipated, suddenly woke up.
"Eh?! Is it already this late??" Xinyan looked at the clock on her wall and said in surprise.
She had been chatting very happily with Stelle, and under Stelle's guidance, she had completely lost the nervousness they had when they first met.
They talked very openly, and Xinyan even felt like she had met her soulmate.
So much so that she completely forgot the time.
"But, it's already very late. Won't it be a bit dangerous to go back now?" Xinyan hesitated, but still spoke her mind.
In reality, she herself might have already realized that what she said was completely wrong.
Not to mention that the public safety in Liyue Harbor was quite good, Stelle had even participated in the battle against the God, possessing considerable strength. What danger could she encounter in Liyue Harbor?
"I heard that the Fatui Harbinger hasn't left Liyue yet or something…" Xinyan added as an excuse.
"Eh? It's fine, don't worry, I probably won't run into him." Stelle saw Xinyan's reaction, smiled contentedly, but still said so.
"That's still not very safe. There's not a single person on the street right now. How about you just stay here for the night?" Xinyan asked nervously.
"This… won't it be too much trouble for you?" Stelle pretended to hesitate for a moment, then asked.
"How could it be! It's no trouble at all, just stay here with peace of mind!" Xinyan became happy immediately upon seeing Stelle not object, and said repeatedly.
"Then, alright." Stelle nodded, and in a place where Xinyan couldn't see, she slightly curved her lips.
"I'll go tidy up the room and make a bed on the floor right now." Xinyan quickly stood up.
Her house was small after all, with only one bedroom and one bed.
Naturally, Xinyan wanted Stelle to sleep on the bed and she would sleep on the floor.
"Eh, wait, there's no need to make a bed on the floor, is there?" Stelle grabbed Xinyan's hand and quickly said.
Her plan was about to succeed, how could it go wrong at this point?
"I just saw your bed, it should be fine for the two of us to sleep on it. Anyway, we're both girls, let's just squeeze in together." Stelle said, pretending to be nonchalant.
"Squeeze, I, we together…" Xinyan was a bit flustered by what Stelle said, and even thinking about sleeping in the same bed as Stelle made his face blush.
Fortunately, his skin was a bit darker than average, so the redness wasn't particularly obvious.
"This isn't too good, is it?" Xinyan couldn't help but swallow.
"What's so bad about it? It's so uncomfortable to sleep on the floor," Stelle blinked, looking innocent.
"Or is Xinyan disliking me, not wanting to sleep with me?"
"No, no, no, how could I dislike you!" Xinyan immediately shook his head, afraid that Stelle would misunderstand.
"Then, then let's sleep together…"
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