"Oh, right—I almost forgot to tell you all."
After thinking for a moment, Keqing turned back, a faintly smug smile on her face as she spoke:
"I've promoted Bai Ge to be my secretary. From now on, he'll be assisting me directly. You'll all be taking instructions from him."
Then she added casually,
"He's currently discussing something important with Ganyu. Once they're done over there, there will be changes to your workload. Things won't be as exhausting as they are now."
Keqing said this lightly—but compared to the latter part, what everyone focused on was obviously the first sentence.
What?!
"Bai Ge got promoted to Lady Keqing's secretary?!"
The crowd erupted in shock once again.
They simply couldn't believe it. Just the day before yesterday, Bai Ge had still been a shameless clock-in thief. And today, he had completely transformed.
Not only had Keqing taken notice of him, but Ganyu had personally waited for him at the door—almost like a real-life Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage!
And judging from Keqing's attitude, the lofty Yuheng Star clearly liked Bai Ge very much.
One had to know—young, talented, and already one of the Seven Stars, Keqing was the dream of countless young people in Liyue!
Even if that dream was far out of reach, there was still that saying:
As long as the goddess isn't married, I still have a chance. I still have a dream!
But today, that dream seemed to be on the verge of shattering.
"How is he worthy of this?!"
Jealousy quietly took root among the crowd.
However, unlike the others, Wang Fatty—who had interacted with Bai Ge the longest—felt none of that envy.
Thinking back on how he had once looked down on Bai Ge, all that remained now was admiration.
At the same time, as a light-novel enthusiast with dreams of submitting to Yae Publishing House, Wang Fatty's inspiration exploded.
"About How I Conquered My Boss Just to Get Off Work on Time"
What an amazing premise!
This ship—I, Wang Fatty, am all in! No matter what happens later, I'll support it all the way!
He decided that when he had time, he would definitely write this novel and submit it to Yae Publishing House.
Of course, neither Keqing nor Bai Ge—both involved parties—had the slightest idea about Wang Fatty's plans.
After explaining the situation to everyone, Keqing returned to her office and buried herself back in paperwork.
At this moment, she had no idea that for quite a long time to come, she wouldn't be seeing Bai Ge at all.
...
Meanwhile, Bai Ge was being dragged along by Ganyu. Under her urgent pace, they quickly returned to Yuehai Pavilion.
Looking at the familiar building—and at Ganyu glancing over with that you're already here, don't even think about running during work hours look—Bai Ge let out a sigh.
Fine. For the sake of the people of Liyue, he'd reluctantly put in some effort.
Finish things quickly, then get back to slacking—that was the plan.
But once he followed Ganyu inside and saw the desk piled high with papers—fresh handwriting clearly visible—Bai Ge was stunned.
"All of this… you finished in one night?"
He looked at Ganyu in disbelief.
"Mm-hm!"
Hearing his words, Ganyu nodded with a hint of pride, her small head bobbing slightly.
"No, wait…" Bai Ge glanced at the sheer volume of work and did a rough estimate.
"You didn't sleep at all?"
He stared at Ganyu, scalp tingling.
"It was just about twenty hours without sleep. Not a big deal."
Ganyu replied calmly. "I'll naturally fall asleep when I'm tired."
Her words left Bai Ge speechless.
Ganyu… truly living up to the name. Absolutely brutal.
"So you've already organized most of what I said yesterday, right?"
Flipping through the documents on the table, Bai Ge asked.
"Yes!"
With a trace of smugness, Ganyu nodded adorably.
"Alright then. Since you've already gone this far, I guess I'll have to risk my life to accompany you."
Bai Ge sighed deeply.
"But we're setting ground rules—five o'clock sharp, I'm off work. That's my principle."
"No problem!"
Ganyu's smile was flawless.
But much like the classic 'I'll just rub against it' line, once the person was already here, was she really afraid he'd leave?
At this point, Ganyu had unknowingly grasped certain truths.
"Fine."
Looking at Ganyu's smug expression, Bai Ge hadn't even warmed his seat before he was dragged straight into the discussion.
The good news was that Ganyu, after pulling an all-nighter, had already produced a preliminary draft of the plan. Bai Ge only needed to help refine it and adapt it to local conditions.
The bad news—
Ganyu was not someone easily satisfied.
The long years of her life had ingrained in her the habit of spending as much time as necessary to make something perfect.
Dragged along by this grinding demon of a qilin, Bai Ge was forced to grind as well.
At first, he still had to run back and forth to Keqing's side. Later on, he simply reported to Yuehai Pavilion every day.
No overtime—but the workload was brutally intense.
Still, amid this high-intensity work, the plan for social security and benefits rapidly took shape.
What had originally been just a proposal to improve the pay and welfare of Keqing's subordinates quickly ballooned—
Into a massive, far-reaching system.