"Hehe~ So Ying, you need to be good, come give me a hug." Hu Tao found a chair and sat down, then pulled Ying to sit in front of her, wrapping her arms around Ying's waist and resting her head on Ying's shoulder.
"Won't people think we're strange if they see two people using one chair?" Ying wasn't embarrassed by Hu Tao's actions. After all, she was used to this level of intimacy. When she was with Lumine in Mondstadt, Lumine often held her like this while they ate. However, she still felt a little unaccustomed to it in public.
"Isn't it normal for girls to be a little close?"
"Normal." (Lumine seemed to have said this to me too...)
Flashback...
"Ying~ Come and eat, I made your favorite Sweet Madame today!" Lumine called out after placing the prepared dishes on the dining table.
"Coming right away..." Ying rubbed her eyes, taking quite some effort to emerge from her room and head to the restroom to freshen up.
"You've been lying down all day, Ying. Ever since Paimon stopped waking you up because you spoiled her, you've become lazier and lazier."
"Mmmph mmmph mmmph..."
"Brush your teeth first, then talk."
"Mmm... *Hoo~* That's not true. It's only been half a day. Anyway, fewer adventurers have been taking commissions lately, so I don't need to get up early anymore."
"But you still shouldn't sleep until noon. You haven't even had breakfast these past few days."
"Hehe~ That saves me a meal and some Mora. By the way, where's Paimon?"
"She already ate and is taking a nap in her room. You two really have a perfect timing difference. I have to cook twice at noon."
"Oh... I'm sorry... I'll try to wake up earlier next time. If I can't... hmm... then drag me up~"
"Sigh... It seems I really need to sleep with you then." Lumine seriously pondered what she had just said, and the more she thought, the more necessary it seemed.
"Uh... are you really sleeping with me just to wake me up?"
"Yes, I'm sure I'm not just trying to wake you up (^～^)"
"You could at least try to conceal your intentions!"
"Hehe~ What's there to conceal?"
"Hmph... you're going after your own sister, that's against the law," Ying muttered, pouting.
"We're not related by blood anyway, so what's there to fear?"
"You look so alike, how can you not be related?"
"Hehe, we could just happen to look alike. But you're right, we do look very similar. If I didn't know for sure that I only have one brother, I might have mistaken you for my long-lost sister."
"Are you sure you haven't got it backward?"
"Hahaha~ And would you really be willing to send me to jail?"
"That... you win..." Ying conceded.
"Hehe~ Come on, come on, it'll get cold if we don't eat soon."
"Oh... by the way, where's my chair?" Ying asked, looking around curiously.
"It's beneath me."
"Eh?"
"Although I've asked many times, and it's always been me teasing you, I still get a little nervous sometimes, afraid I might have gone too far."
"I'm not that fragile... And you think I don't want to tease you? Believe me, if I could beat you, I'd be a hundred times harsher. At least to the point of making you unable to get out of bed for a day, thirty times a month (￣へ￣)"
"Hahaha~ That harsh, huh? Hmm, I look forward to the day Ying can fight back~ Though it's unlikely that day will ever come (^～^)"
"Sigh... Just you wait! Huh?!" As soon as Ying finished her threat, she felt a playful nip.
"Ouch... You just felt bad for me, and now you're going after me. Lumine, your mood changes so fast qaq"
"Hehe~ I learned that from you~"
"Uh... I guess I can't argue with that... Wait... did I forget something?"
"Yes, your lunch is probably stone cold by now."
"Oh... I'm sorry..." Ying lowered her head and said softly.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just reheat it for you later~"
"Mhm, thank you... Huh? Wait a minute... later?"