We moved to Golden Courtyard

Nono's voice and that sweet name... ah... it's his little darling—Gresh.

As I opened the door, I saw the little princess from the Golden Courtyard standing outside, holding a huge Houmu doll. Her eyes blinked, as beautiful as stars.

"What's wrong, Gretchen? It's so late, is there something you need?"

"What could little Greta possibly want from you?"

Xu Qi: ? ? ?

The scene before them was incredibly bizarre. Gretchen was indeed speaking, but the voice didn't belong to the other person at all, and... wasn't that voice...?

"Of course I'm the one who came to find you! ~~"

She suddenly jumped out from behind Greta! Alicia was originally confident that she could surprise Xu Qi, but all she got was a pair of dead fish eyes staring at her.

"Um...wait, I clearly learned this magic trick from Velvet for ages!" Ellie tapped her chin with one hand, looking puzzled. "Gresch, wasn't it because you weren't cooperating with me?"

"No? Sister Alicia, I was very cooperative just now."

"Ah..." Xu Qi covered his cheek with one hand and let out a desperate "Ah" sound, like someone who was about to die of thirst upon seeing bayberries and was so excited that he died of thirst.

Why... why am I living in this place, and encountering such strange people?!

Someone tugged at the hem of her clothes.

Xu Qi lowered his hand and looked at Greta with a puzzled expression.

"Actually, I came to see Brother Xu Qi, but I was afraid of bothering you, so I asked Sister Alicia to come along... Brother Xu Qi, please don't blame Sister Alicia, okay?"

……

My soul felt as if it had been purified. Sure enough, elementary school students... cough! cough cough!

With a long sigh, Xu Qi walked out of the room, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and patted the person next to him, signaling Greta to come over as well.

Xu Qi only rolled his eyes when Alicia walked over lightly.

Xu Qi lay on the sofa, turning to his side so that Greta could snuggle in his arms.

Alicia lay down next to Gretchen, and looking at the tenderness in Xu Qi's eyes, she couldn't help but smile.

Like a family...

"What's wrong, Gretchen? What do you need me for?"

"I want to hear Xu Qi tell a story... It's been so long since I heard it after he was hospitalized last time..."

"Telling stories?" Ellie was taken aback, pouted, and looked at Xu Qi as if complaining, "How come I didn't know you had this talent? I've never heard you tell a story before."

"climb."

"You're being mean to me..."

"Forehead……"

To be honest, even though he knew that Alicia's current grievances were feigned, Xu Qi's heart still tightened subconsciously, and he couldn't help but want to say something to comfort her.

Does this woman even realize how attractive she is?

He sighed.

She reached out and gently ruffled Alicia's vibrant pink hair, saying softly, "Alright, it was my fault. Perfect, then I'll tell you a story today, okay, little Gretchen?"

Looking left at Xu Qi and right at Alicia, Gretchen suddenly covered her eyes.

"Gresh, what are you doing?"

“Mom Aponia said that children shouldn’t watch when adults are making love.”

……

Silence sometimes comes so suddenly.

Xu Qi took several deep breaths, unsure of what to say.

Alicia's cheeks flushed slightly for a moment. She secretly glanced at Xu Qi, then couldn't help but pat Gretchen's head lightly and laughed.

"Seriously, how can you tell that we're...we're making love, little Greta? You need to learn this better~~"

"Oh... I see, Alicia-neechan."

"Ahem!" To cover up her embarrassment, Xu Qi felt it was best to quickly change the subject.

He gently patted little Greta's back and began to speak.

On the battlefield, Kira once again encountered his close friend Athrun, but this time, they might never be able to rekindle their former friendship...

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On the city highway, a silvery-white light was speeding along at an astonishing speed of 130 miles per hour!

Please... this is a city highway!

Because it's nighttime, you can often only see a streak of light flashing past you, and you can be sure that it's an incredibly cool motorcycle.

But the rest remains unknown.

On the motorcycle, the woman leaned forward, her long, silvery-white hair flowing behind her like the trail left by the motorcycle in the air.

Even though her exquisite and charming face was hidden inside the helmet, her stunning figure still managed to invigorate anyone.

Seeing such a beautiful view late at night would make it impossible to fall asleep...

"At the current speed, we are 5 minutes away from our destination."

"Hmm... Time to speed up! Heavy Bunny!"

"I understand. I understand."

······

"Kira killed Nicol, and he also killed Athrun's friend. This sword strike completely severed his past with Athrun, and along with it, their deep friendship also crumbled..."

"Ugh!...Sigh! Ugh..."

Curled up in Xu Qi's arms, Gretchen sobbed softly, "Why...why did this happen...Mr. Kira and Mr. Athrun were such good friends."

"Yes...why? But that's war."

"Then...why is there a war?" Gretchen's voice was still choked with sobs, but Xu Qi's lips already held a smile.

"Yes... why do humans have to fight each other so much?"

A cool touch came from the back of his hand. Xu Qi looked over and saw that it was Alicia, whose eyes were also red, holding the back of his hand.

"I had no idea... you were such a good storyteller."

Perhaps it was the overly warm atmosphere that made Xu Qi take Alicia's small hand in return and say with a smile, "There's a lot you don't know."

"Xu Qi..."

"Ok?"

"I……"

"Ding-dong!~~Ding-dong!~~"

The sudden doorbell rang, waking Alicia and Gretchen from their story and pulling Xu Qi out of his reverie.

He noticed that he was holding Alicia's hand.

After much hesitation, I finally decided to let go.

She stood up, patted Gretsch on the head, and said, "Alright, Gretsch, it's already ten o'clock. Go back to sleep, okay?"

"Mmm!" Gretchen nodded emphatically. "Goodnight, Brother Xu Qi."

"Good night."

Watching Gretchen go upstairs, Xu Qi nodded at Alicia.

"I'll go open the door and see who's here."

"Hmm...you go ahead."

For some reason, Alicia's expression... seemed somewhat forlorn.

Xu Qi took a deep breath, and a strong sense of guilt suddenly overwhelmed him, making it even difficult for him to breathe.

But he didn't dare to think about it too much, after all, how could a girl like Alicia... possibly like him?

Shaking his head, Xu Qi walked to the door.

Who could it be? Why would they come so late...?

16. Bronya: Come on! Follow me inside!

The moment the door opened, Xu Qi could hardly believe his eyes—Bronya…Bronya Zaychek!

Moreover, Xu Qi's intuition told her that something seemed off about her.

"Miss Bronya? What happened to you..."

Outside the door, Bronya took several deep breaths, seemingly trying to calm herself down...

But it failed.

Bronya grabbed Xu Qi's arm! She leaned forward as if she were about to cling to him.

Xu Qi has seen all sorts of big scenes, but sorry, he's never experienced anything like this before... Mainly because this Bronya, dressed like a sophisticated businesswoman, was leaning in like this, and Xu Qi only needed to slightly lower his head...

The magnificent sight on the other person's chest came into view without any attempt to conceal it—what a joke... You're using this to test your cadres? Which cadre could withstand such a test?

"You...you have to take responsibility for me!"

Alicia, who was about to come up and find out what was going on, had just taken a step when she heard... such a bold statement.

This! ...This! ...This! ...

No way! ...

Alicia blushed and pointed at Xu Qi, saying, "...Shameless! You already have Mei and me!"

What do you mean Mei and you are together?! Explain yourself, Alicia!

Xu Qi feels his brain is trembling!

The crucial point is that Bronya in front of him is still acting like a lovesick fool, clinging to his arm and refusing to let go! Wait, what's going on, sis? Explain yourself!

Where is your room?

Xu Qi stared blankly and subconsciously pointed.

"Come on! Follow me inside!"

Xu Qi: ! ! ? ?

Alicia: ? ? ! !

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait a minute!" Alicia, her face flushed, blocked their way, waving her hands wildly as she said, "This won't do... This is absolutely not acceptable!"

With her remaining sanity, Bronya glanced at Alicia, then at Xu Qi, whom she was dragging along, and seemed to understand something.

He reached out and grabbed Alicia's arm again!

"Come on! Let's go inside!"

Xu Qi: Huh?

Alicia: Ugh! ?

"boom!"

The door slammed shut, and Bronya dragged one person by the arm into the room.

In the pitch-black living room, Kevin, who had been groping his way up to get a drink of water, inadvertently witnessed the entire incident...

Only after the door slammed shut did he take a sip of water to calm himself, and then gave his assessment—"COOL."

Shaking his head, Kevin had to sigh.

"Young people these days are really creative."

After a brief moment of thought, Kevin turned on his phone.

The Golden House of Eden