Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 18 Peruvier's Birthday 2

Claire and her group had already returned to Hearth House ahead of schedule, and by the time they arrived back, it was already afternoon.

"Lily, Cindy, over here!" Lily and Cindy heard the voice. They looked to the side and saw Claire waving at them. At the same time, Tian Yaochen and Qie Hui also heard the voice and looked in Claire's direction.

"Lily, how was your day with Cindy?" Clementine asked with a smile. She knew Lily and Cindy must have had a fruitful day and was looking forward to hearing good news from them.

Lily smiled and replied, "We did pretty well today, the commission was a full 3000 Mora!" Cynthia nodded in agreement.

Clementine smiled with satisfaction after hearing this. However, when she turned to look at Che Hui and Tian Yaochen, she was startled.

Chehui held up a large bag of Mora. "Wow, how much Mora did you guys earn?" Claire stared wide-eyed at Chehui and Tian Yaochen in disbelief. Just by looking at the bag of Mora, you could tell there was a considerable amount inside.

Tian Yaochen laughed triumphantly: "Haha, impressive, right! Qiehui and I wiped out all the treasure-hunting groups in the lower right corner of the Central Laboratory ruins and got tons of Mora from them!" His tone was full of pride and confidence.

Upon hearing this, Claire and Lily exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. They had thought their income was already quite good, but they hadn't expected Chehui and Tianyaochen to be so capable.

Claire couldn't help but ask, "Chee, how did you do that?" She was becoming increasingly curious about Chee and Tian Yaochen's abilities and wanted to know more details.

Claire knew about the treasure-hunting gang; they were a group of ruthless killers. It was truly unbelievable that Chehui and Tianyaochen could defeat so many of them.

Tian Yaochen smiled mysteriously, then began to recount their adventure. It turned out they had encountered some powerful members of a treasure-hunting group at the Central Laboratory ruins.

However, thanks to their excellent combat skills and tacit teamwork, they successfully defeated them and seized a large amount of Mora from them.

After hearing Tian Yaochen's story, Clementine and Lily couldn't help but sigh. Cindy remarked that it was probably mostly dealt with by Sister Chehui.

After all, the members of Tianyaochen's group all knew about Kirie's background. Inazuma? Children from ninja families start practicing ninjutsu from birth. Even without the God's Eye, they are more than capable of taking on several treasure-hunting groups.

"This battle wasn't easy either. Without our captain with us, it would have been difficult to win. Those treasure-hunting groups are also quite troublesome."

Tian Yaochen was deeply moved upon hearing this, as it was the first time Qiehui had spoken up for him. He immediately hugged Qiehui tightly, "Aww~, Qiehui, you're so good to me, thank you, I'm so touched, waah~"

Qiehui watched with disgust as Tian Yaochen cried and snot streamed down his face, constantly pushing him away. Everyone else laughed at the sight and began preparing lunch.

After all, they hadn't eaten since the operation began in the morning until noon. Shortly after, just as Clementine and her group had prepared lunch, they saw Akikawa and Kelly supporting each other as they returned to the Hearth House.

They discovered that Qiuhe and Kaile's clothes were torn, and Qiuhe had scrapes and bruises on his arms, face, and legs. However, thanks to the medicine Navia had applied earlier, his injuries had healed somewhat.

Although Kelly wasn't seriously injured, she looked very unwell. Clementine panicked upon seeing this and, along with Cindy, rushed to help her up.

"Lei, what happened to you two? How did you get so injured?" Qiuhe explained that they had encountered an unexpected situation with the Rockhelm today, which was why they were both injured.

That being said, it wasn't as simple as just a minor injury. If Kelley hadn't been wearing armor, that kick would probably have killed him.

Everyone was startled upon hearing this. The Hilichurl King was a high-level monster to them, extremely powerful; no wonder the two had suffered such severe injuries.

At that moment, Qiuhe slowly took out the large cake in his hand.

"This is the cake I bought for Peruvieri today. It's her birthday, so... Happy birthday, Peruvieri."

Looking at the boy's forced smile and the cake in his hand, Peruvieri was also incredulous, her pupils dilated, and her eyes were filled with excitement.

She had lost her usual cold expression; at this moment, she even resembled an ordinary little girl.

Peruvieri was also feeling very conflicted. She couldn't understand why the boy, who was so badly injured, would still buy her a birthday cake.

Why didn't he immediately return to the Hearth House to heal his wounds? He also didn't understand why he was feeling this way.

Just like that intimate encounter with Qiuhe in the bathroom that day, she felt her heart racing, and a warmth stirred within her. She slowly walked up to Qiuhe.

At this moment, Tian Yaochen, completely oblivious to the romantic gestures, said, "Huh? But we've already prepared for the future ourselves..."

Before he could finish speaking, Che Hui stuffed a piece of cake into Tian Yaochen's mouth and glared at him with a murderous look, which made Tian Yaochen tremble with fear.

Chehui gave Lily a look, signaling her to move the cake on the table aside. Lily understood and quickly hid the cake under the table.

"Leyi, why did you go and buy this cake? You're already so badly injured, why didn't you come back right away?"

Since Peruvée had reverted to her previous expressionless face, Akikawa couldn't tell whether he was concerned or blaming her.

"After all, it's Peruvier's birthday today, so of course we have to prepare the best cake for you," Akikawa said, still forcing a smile.

Peruvieri's feelings were also very complicated. She took the cake and said, "Thank you. You should come and eat too. After you finish eating, take care of your injuries."

Hearing this, Qiuhe felt a warmth in her heart. She knew that Peruvieri was actually worried about her, but he couldn't express that emotion right now.

Qiuhe and Kailu slowly walked to the dining table and sat down. During the meal, Peruvier kept watching Qiuhe without saying a word.

He kept thinking about what exactly this feeling in his heart was. After lunch, everyone returned to their rooms. Qiuhe looked at Tianyaochen, who was about to enter the room next door, and gave him a word of advice.

"Kail was wearing armor at the time and didn't suffer too many external injuries. He's suffering from internal injuries now, so he needs to rest and take more medication."

Tian Yaochen nodded in agreement. Looking at the weak Kaile beside him, Tian Yaochen felt a pang of sadness. After Qiuhe returned to her room and closed the door, she turned around and saw that familiar mushroom-shaped eye.

Akikawa sighed softly, saying nothing more, as if he had grown accustomed to it. Just as Akikawa sat down on the bed, Peruvier sat beside him and began undressing him.

Akikawa was initially puzzled by what she saw, then shocked and reflexively sat up, hugging herself tightly and backing away. "Peruveli, what are you doing?"

Peruvelli didn't say much, but grabbed Qiuhe's hand and pulled him back, continuing to drag her clothes. Qiuhe, seeing this, struggled desperately.

Peruvieri immediately pressed Qiuhe down on the bed. "Don't move. You're covered in injuries, far more serious than they appear. You're just hiding your wounds."

Akikawa knew he couldn't hide it from Peruvier forever, so he remained silent. Peruvier slowly undressed Akikawa.

Just as she had guessed, Qiuhe was covered in bruises and abrasions, with large areas of skin covered in cuts and scrapes, some of which were even bleeding.

The underwear that Peruvieri had just removed was already stained red, but it hadn't been noticed because of the coat she was wearing. Peruvieri looked at Akikawa's face, but Akikawa dared not meet her gaze.

Like a child who had done something wrong, Peruvier began applying medicine to Qiuhe. Qiuhe was usually very strong, but the stinging sensation of the medicine on his wound...

A few times, he shed a few tears, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. Seeing Qiuhe like this, Peruvier felt a pang of sorrow and heartache.

But she herself didn't know what this feeling was. He didn't know what it was; he could only feel as if tears were about to well up in his eyes.

But before it even came out, it had already dried up in my eyes.

Peruvieri's mind raced with wild thoughts; could this be what they usually referred to as...

The feeling of heartache