𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤 [ 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐚. ]

Chapter 13: Liar

|| Pls, how to write elegantly ||

You stared at Childe as he seemed to be puzzled as to why you're being accompanied by two anemo vision bearers and a child. Nonetheless, he ignores it and just smiled at you and greets you with a soft smile. 

"How are you doing today, (Y/N)? Are you okay?" Childe asks with an excited grin. Qiqi looked up at the tall ginger and tug Xiao in which Xiao quickly, and immediately notices. 

You sigh as you stand up, not bothering to wake Venti up since he seemed to be tired since you remembered that you and Childe prank him while he was out drinking at Angel's shares. You nodded at the ginger, "Actually yes, but no at the same time." You replied. 

"That doesn't make sense at all." Childe said as he chuckled looking at you, he didn't wait for any replies from you as he spoke once again, "Are going to go out to have another fun adventure today?" He asked with a huge excited grin that's plastered on his lips. 

"Childe no, uhm..." You paused as your attention was drawn over to Xiao kneeling on the same height as Qiqi as Qiqi whispered something to the boy, which made him look back at Childe but with a glare. That certainly caught you off guard, but then you remembered that you're still talking to Childe. And so, you took back your attention towards him and continued with your words, "Can we talk somewhere private?" You said as you look back to the two earlier, and this time, Qiqi has this creepy, empty stare at Childe. You gulped. 

"Uh-oh...Did I do something to displease you?" He said as he displays a nervous smile on you as he sheepishly rubs the back of his neck as he looked over behind you to see Venti that's also staring at him, The Bard has a smile, but his emerald eyes say the opposite. If he did do something wrong, then he's definitely cornered, because he also felt the gaze of the Adeptus behind him.

"Well, not yet, to be honest." You said as you look down on the ground and took a deep breath to look back at him.

His sweatdrop as the nervousness builds up inside his heart. He doesn't like the idea of you losing your trust towards him, he had come so far to go back to where he started right now. It's so hard to get your trust and your friendship, and things falling down would result in heartbreak.

"Since you don't want to talk about it in private, then let's just talk here instead." You said as you looked at him dead in the eyes in which made Childe frown as his mood saddened. He didn't speak, he's not letting words get out of his mouth, thinking that it might go worse if he said some things.

"Childe, Did you sent an agent to stalk me and my family?" You said without any hesitation, but you felt your heart sink as you said those words.

Venti stand bear behind you yet beside you. He was smiling at Childe but his intent was the whole opposite. If this man even did something unpleasant towards you, then Venti wouldn't hesitate to send him up in the air. The Adeptus on the other hand had the same instinct as Venti. He just met you, but the connection he has with Venti made it feel like it's his job to protect you also.

Qiqi also whispered to him earlier that this man that had approached you might do something bad towards you. And Qiqi doesn't want you to be in danger because your face reminded her of someone from her past.

Childe, was of course, not oblivious to the situation rather than you are. He can feel the thick tension in the air, and with one wrong move, his head could be rolling down on the ground without even knowing it. So, doing something chaotic was out of his plan for today.

That's where he remembered.

When he first met you on that day, the first day you took a step foot in Liyue, he sent someone to know your full information. The stalkerish behavior he has on that day left his memories right to this day, and right now. Childe was not conflicted on what to say and what to reply to your words. He can't come up with words, should he lie to you just to keep his friendship towards you? He couldn't help to think that this might be the last day he will be seeing you if ever say the truth about the whole agent things.