We moved to Golden Courtyard

Fortunately, Theresa was saved by Xu Qi. But despite his good intentions, it seems Guangcheng is planning to dig deeper into the matter.

Even now, that Eden of the Golden Courtyard is still negotiating in the conference room with a large team.

Himeko actually left halfway through because she simply couldn't stand the bureaucratic style of the higher-ups.

For some reason, as she was leaving, the woman named Eden seemed to glance at her, almost imperceptibly…

It doesn't matter.

The only thing that Ji Zi regrets is that Xu Qi is already taken.

Remembering that rainy night, the young man said to the girl, "I only want to be your hero!"

Just kidding, that's incredibly romantic, okay? I wish that kind of encounter could happen to me...

"It seems that Lieutenant Himeko is not in a very good mood."

"Fura!"

With a decisiveness and speed that was hard for anyone to imagine, Himeko had already pressed her pistol against the forehead of the uninvited guest in the room. Himeko's gaze was icy, and she seemed slightly surprised when she saw him.

After all... this uninvited guest is very beautiful.

Her short, grey-gold hair covered her left eye, and below her wine-red eye was a beauty mark. Even with a gun pointed at her, she maintained her manners and poise, appearing completely at ease.

"Name, purpose."

As expected of the most outstanding senior superintendent in Shanghai, his shrewdness is so impressive that even she has to admire him.

The newcomer took out a letter from her skirt, placed it on the table beside her, stepped back, and said, "If you want to capture Cocolia, you might as well open it and take a look."

Cocolia?

"Were you one of the two people that day?"

The other party gave a noncommittal laugh.

"We are by no means enemies; on the contrary, we might even be friends in many respects. I hope Lieutenant Himeko can believe me on this point. Well then... farewell."

Himeko narrowed her eyes, her finger hovering over the trigger, but she hesitated to press it.

He suddenly asked as the other person retreated to the doorway.

"How can I trust you if you won't even tell me your name?"

"Rita Losweiser".

148. Paddy: Please have pity on me, boss...

The next morning, when Kevin got up, he found that the bed next to him was still untouched. Even if he was slow to realize what was going on, he understood at that moment.

I wonder which of his girlfriends Xu Qi spent the night with.

The answer to this question was quickly found, because during breakfast, Kevin overheard Ellie say, "Has Mei not come back all night?"

Then everyone fell silent; clearly, the answer to the question was self-evident.

So much so that when Mei woke up in the morning, she felt that everyone was looking at her strangely—was there something wrong with the clothes I was wearing?

On their way back to the villa from the hot spring hotel, Kevin, Su, and Xu Qi took a detour, saying they were going to buy supplies.

When Ellie and the others returned to the villa, they met Eden, whom they hadn't seen all day.

When asked about the progress of his dealings with the Guangcheng police, Eden shook his head and declined to answer.

It seems things aren't going smoothly...

Then everyone noticed another problem—where did Qianjie and Kosmo go?

It wasn't until the afternoon that the five men from Golden Courtyard returned from outside together. Ellie couldn't help but be puzzled, so she grabbed Xu Qi and asked him directly.

"Where did you go? Why are you being so secretive?"

Xu Qi glanced around and suddenly dragged Ai Li into the room.

Everyone: ? ? ?

Five minutes later, Ellie came out.

Everyone: !! ???

Fu Hua, being quite outspoken, muttered directly, "So fast? That shouldn't be the case..."

"Hua! What are you saying?!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Fu Hua apologized to Mei.

Ellie made a face and said, feigning anger, "Then why don't you apologize to me!"

No one knows what Xu Qi meant by dragging Ai Li into the room and then letting her out five minutes later.

In short, everyone spent this ordinary day uneventfully.

When evening came, Pado took a bath early, then snuggled into her own—no, Xu Qi's—little sleeping bag and comfortably half-closed her eyes.

"Sleep?"

"Hmm, getting ready to sleep... Ugh!!??"

The cat was so scared that it immediately crawled out of its sleeping bag!

She looked at Xu Qi on the bed, her face filled with disbelief!

"Boss... Boss? What are you doing sleeping here!?"

Xu Qi: ? ? ?

Xu Qi suddenly felt as if a certain aspect of his character had been subjected to a very strong attack and accusation. He tilted his head and said, "Isn't this my room?"

"Yes?"

"Then why are you so surprised that I sleep in my own room?"

"Because you're usually having sex with one of your girlfriends at this time."

"What the hell!..."

"Ah! Boss, don't hit me! I was wrong!"

Seeing the cat curled up in a ball before even being hit, Xu Qi was both amused and exasperated.

Am I really that exaggerated?

"Boss, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about yourself?"

"Tsk!"

"Like Sakura-nee, Mei-nee, and the professor... oh, it doesn't seem like that many when you count them all."

Xu Qi squinted.

"Tonight, we can have one more Padofilis."

"!"

The cat shuddered, and then! ...

She shyly shrank into her sleeping bag, winked at Xu Qi, and said, "Be gentle with me... Boss..."

"I have a feeling that this kind of conversation has happened before."

"Then... Word is too small, I'm afraid it won't be able to handle it."

"How did it change into a pure prison style?"

Xu Qi rolled her eyes, patted the cat's belly through the sleeping bag, and said irritably, "Go to sleep! I'm tired today."

"Oh……"

I didn't ask why Xu Qi didn't go see his girlfriend tonight... Anyway, to me, it's all the same.

However, with the boss around, the crowdfunding group number is 456127940... which might make me feel safer. Fu Hua and Sister Ai Li have slept here before, but... neither of them made me feel as at ease as Xu Qi.

As for why? Because the boss is the boss...

It can solve all the troubles of weak cats, otherwise how could it be the boss?

Hehe, looks like I can get a good night's sleep tonight...

Xu Qi turned off the light, glanced at Pado in the sleeping bag before lying down, and found that Pado's breathing had become quite even, so he couldn't help but laugh.

It really is a cat; it goes to sleep whenever it wants.

Xu Qi turned on the bedside lamp, but instead of going to sleep, she glanced at the time.

It is now... July 10th, 10:34 PM.

Well, let's just hang in there. Time really flies.

······

"what!!"

As if suddenly awakened, Xu Qi, who was reading a book, suddenly heard a shout from beside him! Xu Qi quickly looked over and found that Pado's eyes were wide open.

"Kitty?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang in her ears. Pado glanced at Xu Qi, then instantly jumped out of her sleeping bag and threw herself into Xu Qi's arms!

"Huh!...Huh??"

"Waaaaah! Boss! Everyone...everyone's dead...all dead! Waaaaah! Boss, why don't you recognize me, Boss! Waaaaah!"

Oh no...

Looks like I had a nightmare.

Xu Qi gently stroked Pado's little head and slowly pulled her into his arms.

Hearing the kitten sobbing filled Xu Qi with overwhelming pity.

Finally, feeling the cat in her arms gradually calm down, Xu Qi couldn't help but ask, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Pado sobbed for a while longer before nestled against Xu Qi's chest and nodded.

“I dreamt that everyone… left me one by one. In the end, I saw you, Boss, but you didn’t seem to recognize me at all. You even said something like, ‘Since you’re witnessing the collapse, why don’t you worship?’…”

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow, looked at the cat in his arms, pressed his forehead against it, and made a face in a fierce manner, saying, "Hmm? Why do you become like a villain when it's my turn?"

Seeing Xu Qi making funny faces, Pado couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The cat pouted and said, "But... that's how it is in the dream..."

Xu Qi smiled.

Do you think I would forget you?

Pado thought about it for a moment, then decided against it and shook her head firmly.

"That's good, isn't it? You're my little kitten, how could I forget you?"

After saying that, he hugged Pado a little tighter.

Pado comfortably enjoyed Xu Qi's embrace, then suddenly blushed—she didn't know why, but she felt... she seemed to understand why Mei and the others liked to kiss and hug their boss so much...

It does feel quite comfortable.

Gently stroking the cat's back, Xu Qi felt a little embarrassed because... this silly cat's pajamas were so revealing that they were so smooth to the touch. Tsk... he felt like he was committing a crime.

"Alright, Padma, it was all just a dream. You have to believe me, believe in yourself, and believe in everyone in the Golden Garden, okay?"

"Um... thank you, boss."

Xu Qi gently patted Pado's back, let go of her hand, stood up from the bed, and said under the cat's puzzled gaze, "Hmm... the timing is just right. Come on, Pado, come with me somewhere."

"Ok?"

You'll know when you get here.

“Oh…” Obediently taking Xu Qi’s big hand, Pado blushed and followed her boss to the villa’s balcony.

"Boss, let's do it here..."

"Snapped!"

"ah!"