Chapter 66: Old Friends Meet, Eyes Are Full of Envy

["Tsumugi, do you know her?" Rosaria and Baoer are curious about your relationship with Jean.]

["I was once adopted by Jean's mother for a period of time, and Jean always bullied me at that time." You briefly explained how you and Jean met. After listening to you, Rosaria and Baoer also understood the grudges between you.]

["Tsumugi… I apologize to you for my irrational behavior in the past." Thinking of what she had done in the past, Jean lowered her head in shame.]

["Hehe." But you didn't have the slightest intention of forgiving Jean, and you continued to stare at her with eyes full of hatred.]

["Tsumugi, come back to Mondstadt with me. Mother and Barbara have been very worried about you since you disappeared. And... please give me a chance to make up for my past mistakes." Jean raised her head again and said.]

[After hearing what Jean said, you thought of Frederica and Barbara, and your heart was moved.]

[During the years you lived in Qingquan Town, you had thought about going to Mondstadt to look for them, even if it was just to see them from afar, but in the end you didn't do it.]

[The reason is simple. You feel guilty towards Frederica and Barbara. It was because of you that their family fell apart. Now so many years have passed. They should have gotten used to their new lives. Your existence is like an old scar that they don't want to recall. And... you are also afraid. If you go to Mondstadt and meet Frederica and Barbara, will you still be willing to go to the wild and live with Rosaria and Baoer?]

[And now, you have one more reason not to return to Mondstadt...]

[Your eyes unconsciously turn to the corpses of the Knights of Favonius lying on the ground. Your hands are already stained with the blood of the Knights of Favonius. It is impossible for you to return to Mondstadt.]

If I go to Frederica and Barbara now, it will only cause trouble for them, and...

[You look at your hand. At this moment, your petite hand is being tightly held by another larger and warmer hand, as if it is afraid that you will leave. You look up along your palm and finally fall on Rosaria's nervous expression.]

["Don't worry, I won't leave." You kissed Rosaria lightly on the face, whispered in her ear, and then held her hand with your backhand.]

["Yeah." Rosaria's face flushed slightly, and she felt relieved. Her tense brows relaxed.]

["You guy, you actually want to kidnap my Tsumugi? Do you believe I will kill you?!" Baoer interrogated Jean with an angry face.]

["Okay, Bao'er, I won't leave." You kissed Bao'er's cheek gently again, and only then did Bao'er calm down.]

["Jean, I will not go back to Mondstadt with you. I am living a good life with Baoer and Rosaria now." You said to Jean.]

["If you were really living well, why would you need to rob a caravan?" Jean's voice became a little low, as if she was a little angry. "Do you know that the caravan you robbed was hired by the Fatui executive 'Doctor'? The Blackfire case that happened not long ago has caused tension between Mondstadt and Snezhnaya. If this matter is not handled properly, there is even a risk of Mondstadt and Snezhnaya going to war!"]

[Jean's words made you take a step back timidly, but you reacted immediately and stepped forward again.]

["So you want to trick me back to Mondstadt and hand me over to that Harbringer?"]

["Am I such a person in your eyes?"]

["That's who you are in my eyes!"]

[You and Jean stared at each other, neither of you willing to admit defeat. Finally, after the two of you stared at each other for several minutes, Jean, feeling guilty, was the first to admit defeat and lowered her head.]

["I know that I have a bad image in your mind, but please believe me. I didn't tell you any lies just now. Mother and Barbara really miss you, and we didn't want to hand you over to the Fatui. We just wanted to capture you and force you to tell us where you hid the looted goods. I can swear on the honor of the Dandelion Knight that I didn't tell a single lie just now."]

["We have already sold all the looted goods on the black market, why are you arresting us?"]

["Only part of the goods are on the black market. The Doctor said the most important thing in the goods is missing." Jean replied.]

["What is that?"]

["The Doctor refused to say, and we don't know either. We just want to find out what the Doctor is looking for, so we want to capture you and interrogate you…"]

[The goods that have not been sold yet... You, Baoer, and Rosaria exchanged glances and thought of a certain item at the same time.]

[After you robbed the cargo, each of you took a piece of jewelry from the cargo. Now it seems that these jewels are not ordinary?]

[You all take out the "jewels" together, and after discussing, decide to give all these things to Jean. After all, life is the most important thing. If you can use three pieces of jewels to escape, it will be a good deal.]

[So you and Jean agreed that you could give the "jewelry" to Jean, but Jean had to remove the current police equipment in Mondstadt as soon as she returned to Mondstadt, and she was not allowed to send anyone to hunt you three down. Jean agreed without hesitation.]

[Just like that, Jean left after getting the "jewelry". You looked at Jean's departing back and thought of Frederica and Barbara's sad expressions after learning of your disappearance. Suddenly, you felt a sense of loss.]

[And in order to relieve this boring feeling, you chose the fastest way among various methods.]

[You turn around and kiss Rosaria. Suddenly, the forest is filled with springtime....]

[But what you don't know is that after Jean walked for a while, her pace gradually slowed down. After more than ten minutes, she stopped right where she was. Jean looked back at the road she had walked, and your figure flashed through her mind. She hesitated for a moment, but finally wanted to talk to you alone, so she turned back to the place where she had parted with you...]