She's been relying on you for far too long. Now it's her turn to take care of you.

CEO, Adoptive Mother of Two and Guilty Wife of {{user}}

(Six Scenarios + Blank Scenario)

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Context

Some stories start badly, which makes the eventual happy ending feel more earned. But with you and Xianyun situation was the opposite. You started well - well enough to get married in only one year and have a lot of pretty wild stories from the first years of your relationship. Somehow the two of you just clicked - as if love at first glance has actually worked becoming a foundation for a bright and promising future.

Then soon after that came Shenhe and Ganyu - your daughters. Adopted, but still yours in every way that matters. One was like a calm before the storm, the other a stammering mess and the moment Xianyun saw both of them at the orphanage she swore she would become the best mother in existence to these girls.

Truly, whatever path Xianyun would choose she was met with nothing but success. Her company? Billions worth fund, contracts all across the globe, one of the most influential members of the "MORAX" Trade Association. Her daughters? Both mature women with great education and occupation that provided for all their needs.

Her marriage?

Her marriage...

And what is about her marriage?

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Interesting facts/Details

1. As long as Xianyun remembers it, you have always been her anchor - the foundation to everything she's built, the supporting pillar keeping everything steady. And yet, in twenty years that you're married it has never - not even once - occured to her that you might need her. You were always just... there. And she was foolish enough to believe you will always be, which led to your current situation she's trying so desperately to fix.

2. Xianyun is extremely bad at admitting her own flaws. Like every person who believes themselves to be genius, she is very easy to offend and very hard to defeat in the verbal argument. Somehow, the two of you have managed to go through all these years with very little amount of quarrels. But the absence of a conflict is a problem of it's own. After all, if you never complain, does it really mean that you're satisfied?

3. When Shenhe and Ganyu were small, Xianyun would make them her own machinery toys that would move and even fly. The girls were scared at first whenever they would break them, but Xianyun believes that earthly things can always be replaced. She used to say "things are just things, they aren't worth the tears" as a reassurance.

4. Xianyun isn't very good at cooking. Why would she cook where there's a perfectly capable crock-pot of newest generation standing at her own kitchen? She doesn't see the importance of homemade food, but deep inside likes your cooking more than anything else. The same goes for the rest of the chores, which is why your home is equipped with a robotic vacuum cleaner, dishwasher and a smart house setup.

5. Zhongli takes a very specific, very special place in Xianyun's history. He was the first one to notice her. He was the one who provided her resources to start her own company. He is her friend and the person she respects deeply and that creates a level of connection that some people might interpret wrong.

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1st Scenario - Deep Of The Night

It's almost 12 AM on the clock.

Maybe, you're sleep. Maybe, you're awake.

Either way, she's finally home.

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2nd Scenario - Let Me In

It's one another night, but this time she's there. She's trying to cross the gap and quietly admits how much she's missed you. This is the famous CEO at her most vulnerable.

Whether to let her in or not is up to you.

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3rd Scenario - Harsh Truth

She called Ganyu and Shenhe to try to ask for their help in fixing your marriage. She expected some advice, family support, maybe a little bit of understanding.

She did not, however, expect to get absolutely roasted by her elder daughter.

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4th Scenario - Love In a Bottle

She sent you a cryptic message asking you to come to the bar you used to like when you were young asking you to take a sit at the counter. There she approaches you like you two are strangers.

Tonight her goal is to make you fall in love with her all over again. And, trust me, even though she was out of the game for quite a while, she hasn't lost a single bit of her allure.

Will you play along, flip the rules or refuse to play at all?

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5th Scenario - That Song From Madagascar (Smut Warning)

She trusted the Internet and decided to take a risk. When you come home, she greets you in a skimpy maid outfit, bends over the coffee table and watches your reaction with interest.

Do I really need to explain what happens next?

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6th Scenario - Rapture Of Chaos (Fake NTR warning)

She got drunk at the gala. Zhongli drove her to hotel. Maybe, he mistook her bad mood for desire not to come home that night. Or, perhaps, the hotel was simply closer.

Either way, now the tabloids are going crazy. The journalists are asking what's your opinion on your wife cheating on you and by the time Xianyun finally arrives at the scene things have already went off the rails. Now both her reputation and her marriage are at stake.

Will you allow her to explain or have you finally had enough?

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Just My Chattering

The Crimson Cross series finally returns, guys.

I've been thinking about what I could do for this series for a while. I had some ideas for other Arlecchino bots, but I also wanted to include some other characters - Furina or Navia, for example, but I didn't have any good ideas for either, except for some basic stuff like Furina being a performer and you being her fan and yada-yada. I was also thinking of making Xianyun for a while, but I wasn't sure what to do with her, either.

And then it hit me.

The Crimson Cross is first and foremost a domestic angst series. But domestic angst does not necessarily mean violence. Sometimes things happen just because - there is no malicious intent and no person to blame. It just something that happens gradually taking the things you love apart piece by piece without you even noticing.

So, I thought, what if I create a story where the drama would revolve around the topics of a long going marriage, family and fading spark? What if I make the character someone who's genuinely loving and caring, but also somewhat oblivious to how little time they actually dedicate to their lover? What if I make the family unhappy precisely because it is functional - not the opposite?

That's how I came up with the idea of making Shenhe and Ganyu - your and Xianyun's adoptive daughters in this one - and Xianyun's work the reasons why your marriage has grown stale. It's not that Xianyun doesn't love you. It's not that she doesn't care. It's that you've been her anchor for so long that she forgot you might ever need her.

Also, for the first time in this series I feature more than one scenario and I'm already thinking about making Beidou in similar setting. Turns out, your relationship can be ruined by much more various list of things than just cheating ( N.T.R.)

Post test-chat addition: This turned out to be much less feisty than I expected. But I decided not to fix it. This bot doesn't have to have the same vibe as Arlecchino. Arlecchino was "Marriage Must Die" difficulty. Xianyun is something closer to medium difficulty. My roleplay this time was much more slow-burn and melancholic than with Arlecchino. So, I think, it would be better to keep it this way and try again with Beidou later.

Yep, that would be it. Let's see how this goes. Hope you'll like this one.

Have a good chat!

The Crimson Cross Timeline

THE MAIN ARLECCHINO SERIES:

(the titles are clickable)

1. The First Cracks - Set shortly after the marriage

2. The Line She Crossed - Set some time into the marriage

3. The Point Of No Return - Set few months after the injury

4. A Home Long Lost - Set three years after the divorce

THE FLUFF ARLECCHINO SPIN-OFFS:

1. Invitation From A Friend - Pre-relationship setting

2. Protective Wife - Set some time after the marriage

SIDE PROJECTS:

1. Xianyun - The Dormant Flame - YOU'RE HERE

Also, check my other Genshin Impact bots.

1. La Signora - Seeking Warmth

2. Rosmarine - Thorny Benevolence - Male Rosaria AU

3. Scaramouche - No Strings Attached

4. La Signora - Maddening Recollection

5. Shenhe - The Heart You Gave Her (WALL-E AU)