The warm feeling gradually spread, continuously dispelling the cold.
It allowed his frozen hands to slowly regain sensation.
"Are they frostbitten?"
"Mmm-hmm~"
He drew out a long, languid tone.
Facing his wife's slightly nervous tenderness, Kai gave her an annoyed glance, withdrew one hand, and mercilessly flicked her smooth forehead.
"Alright, let's eat first."
"Today is your birthday, I specifically prepared quite a few ingredients."
"Hmm... today is my birthday?"
She eagerly took out the cutlery.
Hearing Kai's question, Jean was momentarily stunned, her tone filled with extreme surprise.
Such a tone immediately made Kai frown, his expression becoming somewhat unnatural.
"You don't even remember your own birthday?"
"My work recently..."
"I get it, too busy, right!"
Kai sighed.
He seemingly casually stood up and strolled, leisurely walking towards her desk.
"So, what work is still unfinished today?"
"Someone reported a large-scale Hilichurl sighting around Starfell Lake, so I still need to personally lead a team there this afternoon."
"Anyway, I'll resolve this matter as quickly as possible and then come home."
"Hilichurl, huh..."
Kai's gaze swept towards the desk.
Sure enough, he saw the topmost document, which mentioned intelligence about large-scale Hilichurl sightings near Starfell Lake.
It was also marked with the word "Urgent" in red pen.
"I see."
"So, once this mission is resolved, there's no other work?"
"Hmm, just this one left."
Unaware of Kai's small actions, Jean, anticipating the delicious food in front of her, immediately began to eagerly taste it.
"Really..."
His eyes flickered slightly.
Kai sighed, and casually poured a glass of water, placing it beside her.
"Alright then."
"Then I'll wait for you at home, be careful."
"Also..."
Glancing at her wolfing down the food, Kai chuckled and sat beside her.
Looking at the ceiling, he leisurely said, "This meal is two thousand Mora, I've noted it on the expense bill."
"Two thousand Mora?"
Jean, who was devouring her food, heard this, her movements immediately paused, and she looked at Kai incredulously.
"That expensive?"
"Of course."
Kai narrowed his eyes, answering without the slightest hesitation.
"After all, the ingredients themselves are quite difficult to obtain, plus I cooked it myself, two thousand Mora isn't excessive, is it?"
"Then... then will the salary I submit still be enough for household expenses?"
Jean began to calculate with some worry.
"Of course, not enough, your salary ran out a few days ago."
"I've been using my private money to subsidize the household during this period."
He propped his chin with his hand.
Seeing his wife's nervous expression, completely lacking any Knights of Favonius Acting Grand Master demeanor, his heart felt extremely pleased.
"And if we count from the first meal we had when we just met..."
"To falling in love, getting married... and then to now."
"By the way, can you even calculate how much you owe in meal money?"
"It feels like a lot, I don't think I can ever pay it back in this lifetime."
Jean lowered her head, a little red-faced.
"Good that you know."
Kai's face was stern.
"But it's okay if you can't pay it back in this lifetime."
"Huh?"
Jean looked up, a little confused, not understanding what he meant.
"You can just keep paying it back in your next life."
Kai raised his face and said with a smile.
Kai and Jean's acquaintance can probably be traced back two years ago.
Kai was once a Traveler drifting through endless planes.
His earliest world was plunged into destruction due to a spiritual energy resurgence, with the birth of mythical demon gods.
As one of the survivors of that world, at the brink of death, Kai unexpectedly gained control over plane-traveling abilities.
From then on, he embarked on a aimless journey of plane-hopping, wandering freely through countless worlds without a destination.
Such a life... actually, at first, Kai didn't dislike it.
You're being reasonable!
A teenager who was only a little over ten years old before the spiritual energy burst, suddenly gained the ability to traverse planes when the world was about to be destroyed, able to freely shuttle through countless worlds.
Many of the worlds he passed through were even comics and movies he had seen before.
Just thinking about something like that was incredibly exhilarating, wasn't it?
Anyway, he could activate his ability at any time, and if he encountered danger, he just had to run.
He wasn't afraid of any accidents.
Under these circumstances, Kai had experienced countless adventures and even felt that his future would continue like this, constantly shuttling through the endless universe, eventually turning into a speck of dust, completely annihilated within the vast cosmos.
The saying "A handsome man is always on a journey" probably refers to this principle.
It wasn't until his most recent time... after personally witnessing a plane fall into complete destruction, that Kai finally began to tire of this aimless life.
After a long traversal, he happened to arrive in this world, and then met Jean in Mondstadt.
"The Genshin Impact world, a world filled with many mysteries."
Kai murmured to himself.
However, all of that no longer had anything to do with him.
Having adventured through countless worlds and witnessed countless destructions, Kai had lost all interest in being a hero and saving the world.
The current Kai was just an ordinary citizen living in Mondstadt, enjoying his own peaceful daily life.
As for the task of saving the world... with the main character group in charge, that should be enough, right?
Compared to saving the world or anything else, Kai felt it would be better to go home and research the best pillow placement, and perhaps consider how many children would be ideal.
Cough cough... As Kai was pondering, Jean had already finished lunch and was helping to clear the dishes.
Seemingly sensing the gaze constantly fixed on her, she couldn't help but turn her head and ask, a little confused, "What's wrong... always staring at me."