"Were you not discovered?" Stelle asked Soraya, who was in front of her, while putting on her clothes, showing concern.
"No, no, it's too early now; there was no one when I went out," Soraya shook her head, her cheeks impossibly red.
She had already changed her clothes; yesterday, Stelle had been a bit impulsive and hadn't considered her clothing issue.
As a result, the outfit she wore yesterday looked like it had been soaked in water; there was no way she could wear it today, so she had to sneak back to her own room to change.
Fortunately, Soraya didn't have to go out today, and it was impossible for her to only have one set of clothes for her travels.
The problem was that her room was quite far from Stelle's room, and she couldn't possibly walk all the way in those wet clothes.
So just now, she had to wrap herself in Stelle's coat and leave quickly.
Fortunately, it wasn't even fully light yet, and there weren't many guests at Wangshu Inn recently, so the journey was smooth.
"That's good," Stelle took her outer coat from Soraya's hand and put it on casually.
Looking at the still shy Soraya, Stelle slowly sighed.
"I'm really sorry, Soraya, I didn't mean to..." Stelle said to Soraya with an embarrassed and conflicted expression.
She wasn't referring to taking Soraya under her wing, but rather subconsciously treating Soraya like Hu Tao and the others, people she was already familiar with, knew well, and understood their depths.
She had completely overlooked that Soraya was just a novice in this area, and things had been a bit too much in all aspects.
Fortunately, she hadn't eaten Xiangling's nutritious meals or anything like that yesterday; otherwise, it was uncertain if Soraya would even be able to get out of bed today.
If something like that had truly happened, it would have been truly awkward.
After all, there was an important operation today, and although Soraya would not personally participate, as an important witness, she would definitely be needed to help later.
If Stelle hadn't been able to stop in time last night, many things would surely have been delayed today...
"You don't need to blame yourself; it was all my choice," Soraya said softly, lowering her head.
She also found it incredible that last night she had acted as if she were possessed, doing things completely out of character.
Although Stelle was in control later, it was undeniable that she was the one who initiated it...
"This is good too; Liyue people often say that a life-saving grace cannot be repaid, except by giving oneself," Soraya showed a slight smile. "This can be considered as repaying your kindness, Miss Stelle."
"I told you not to worry about such things," Stelle walked over to Soraya and reached out to wrap her arm around her waist.
"Giving yourself is a bit too much; I don't want you to define what happened between us as a simple act of repayment."
"Since it has happened, I will definitely take full responsibility," Stelle said to Soraya very seriously.
She had always maintained this attitude regarding this matter; although many things happened due to accidents, Stelle never had the idea of just walking away.
"Your words make me very happy," Soraya looked up at Stelle's face and said softly.
Then, she slowly tiptoed and brought her lips to Stelle's.
Stelle also cooperatively lowered her head.
Their lips met, and a moment later, Stelle was no longer satisfied with just the friction of two lips.
Slowly deepening, after such a long exchange last night, Soraya had no resistance to this and welcomed Stelle in very obediently.
However, before the two could entangle for long, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Miss Stelle, are you awake?" It was Philgoated's voice.
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"It's the proprietress; you're up so early," Stelle opened the door and said to Philgoated with a smile.
Although her smile was slightly stiff.
After all, no one would feel comfortable being interrupted in such a situation.
"It's not that early now; after all, we still have a mission... Oh, Miss Soraya, you're here too," Philgoated feigned surprise as she looked at Soraya.
At this moment, Soraya's face was flushed, and her lips shimmered with an inexplicable luster.
Philgoated then turned to look at Stelle and instantly understood something.
A knowing smile appeared on her face.
"Could it be that Miss Soraya stayed here last night?" Philgoated probed.
"Yes... oh, no, no, I was in my own room. I, I came over this morning because I was afraid Miss Stelle might oversleep," Soraya explained somewhat flustered.
"Oh~ I see," Philgoated nodded, but she didn't believe a word Soraya said.
After all, she had personally seen Soraya leave Stelle's room early in the morning and then return a moment later in different clothes.
Philgoated was also a married woman who had been through it all; how could she not understand what was going on?
Of course, she wouldn't expose them proactively; she just found it amusing to watch them awkwardly cover up.
"I came to tell you both that breakfast is ready... I'm sorry, I might have come at the wrong time, I didn't disturb you, did I?"
"Not at all, no disturbance, no disturbance..." Stelle replied with a forced smile; she felt that Philgoated had definitely seen through something, but this matter couldn't be explicitly stated.
If it came to disturbance, Philgoated was definitely a bit of a bother.
"That's good; your energy must have been greatly depleted yesterday, so you should go down and eat quickly."
"Okay... uh, greatly depleted energy?" Soraya looked at Philgoated somewhat bewildered.
"Yes, after all, you both were running around all day yesterday; I think even after resting all night, you should still feel tired," Philgoated's explanation was strained.
"Especially Miss Stelle, you should eat more," Philgoated looked at Stelle again, teasingly.
"Cough, cough, you, you're right, I should eat more," Stelle nodded, then took Soraya's hand and immediately walked out of the room.
"Then we'll go ahead."
Watching their somewhat flustered backs, Philgoated's smile deepened.
Ah, youth is truly wonderful.
It was a pity she had been married for many years; otherwise, facing a beauty like Stelle, she probably would find it hard not to be tempted.
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