We moved to Golden Courtyard

Programmer: Everyone's still awake, right?

Programmer: 111?

V2V is more than just aesthetically pleasing: 1

Professor: 1

Rin is still so cute: 1

The Grandmaster: 1

The End of the World! :1

Canned food: 1

May there be no disease in the world: 1

Cosmic Diva: 1

Programmer: Huh? Eden isn't asleep either?

I am Arahato: 1

Cosmic Diva: I just woke up, stop nagging, what's up?

Programmer: A woman just came to Golden Courtyard. She's very pretty and should be someone Xu Qi knows.

Professor: And then? Is that so strange?

Programmer: And then came the main event. Just now, this woman dragged Xu Qi into the room, and also dragged Alicia in with her.

The user "I am Alahato" has been removed from the group chat.

Programmer: ???

Cosmic Diva: There are kids in the group, so speak more seriously.

Kosmo stared at his phone for a long while in a daze—then he slammed it down!

Professor: Now can we talk about some adult topics?

Programmer: Actually, they're gone. I just saw the three of them go into the room.

V2V is not just about looking good: Why don't you eavesdrop?

Canned food: 6

The End of the World!: Bored

Rin is still too cute: the review is that it's not as good as Genshin Impact... brilliant!

Professor: I'm awesome! O!

Programmer: I'm awesome! O!

Canned food: I'm awesome! O!

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Inside the room, Xu Qi and Alicia, who had already sensed something was wrong, exchanged a glance. They found it hard to believe that this seemingly...

Bronya, who seemed like a lovesick woman, what was she planning to do now that she had entered the room?

“Um… Bronya…”

“Tonight,” Bronya said, lifting her flushed face, making Xu Qi swallow hard. “You’re not allowed to sleep.”

Alicia: !!!

She pointed at Xu Qi, then at Bronya, seemingly finding it hard to believe that the two had such a relationship!

But wait...

So why did you have to drag me into this?! Crowdfunding group: 456127940

At this moment, perhaps because she had come into a closed space, Bronya's mental state improved somewhat.

Seeing Alicia's tearful expression, she quickly waved her hand and explained, "Ah! No, no, you're Xu Qi's girlfriend, right? I didn't mean that!"

What do you mean?! And also! I'm not his girlfriend!

Alicia blushed, but couldn't utter a single word in explanation.

Bronya took a deep breath, and this time... she seemed to have finally controlled her emotions. She turned her head and looked steadily at Xu Qi.

"Your idea about Alahato is quite correct!"

"Huh?" Xu Qi was taken aback, but with his equally amazing thought process, he immediately followed Bronya's line of thought.

"You are……"

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Bronya Zaychek, and I am currently the Executive Director of ETStudio, in charge of the Alahatto animation project."

Xu Qi's eyes widened. Ah...ah?

“Mr. Xu Qi, although this matter is sudden, but…” Bronya stepped forward, her tone earnest. “Could you please lend me a hand? If Mr. Xu Qi is willing, I can promise you a project manager position…”

"sorry."

Xu Qi reached out his hand and refused decisively.

"I'm sorry, I can't comply."

……

Alicia blinked. She had heard about Xu Qi's experiences at the company—why? Given how the company treated him, why didn't he choose to switch jobs?

And that's E.T. Company... Isn't that your dream all along?

Bronya frowned, but she didn't press the matter further and instead sighed.

"I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous."

Xu Qi's brows relaxed. Although the woman in front of him acted somewhat...exaggeratedly, she was by no means an unreasonable and domineering person.

As the executive director of such a publicly listed company, her success could easily make her feel that she was giving a position to a talented person.

But no...

She felt only regret and then chose to give up.

This shows that she is not pretentious, and it also shows that she genuinely considers herself as an equal to him.

“Although I am just a junior technician at the Shanghai Metro right now, I still have unfinished business to complete. I will seriously consider your invitation, Miss Bronya.”

17. Humans only need to respond to their own expectations.

Bronya smiled upon hearing Xu Qi's promise.

This fleeting moment of charm made Ellie's eyes light up—what a beautiful girl.

"Is that so... Just call me Bronya. I don't know why, but I have a feeling that you'll join our ET company sooner or later, Xu Qi."

Xu Qi declined to comment, after all... who could have predicted what would happen next?

"But I still hope you can do me a favor."

"You said, Bronya."

Bronya took a deep breath.

"Alahato's new project! A way to discard the old and let Alahato rise from the ashes! I need your help to complete such a project! Xu Qi!"

……

Bronya held her breath; she truly valued Xu Qi!

Although they only had a few short conversations, she could sense that this was a very thoughtful young man!

Having lived in China for so many years, most of the people I've met have been pedantic and boastful. They have no real skills whatsoever, but they're quite adept at flattering superiors and bullying subordinates.

But Xu Qi... is different.

Bronya had made up her mind as she rode her motorcycle over—she needed Xu Qi's help! And she believed that Xu Qi could definitely give her a satisfactory answer!

Suddenly, Bronya became a little nervous.

She was afraid... afraid that Xu Qi would give her a rejection—something she couldn't accept!

So she held her breath and could even hear her own heartbeat!

And Xu Qi...

“Miss Bronya, it’s already very late.”

Bronya's face suddenly turned deathly pale, and coincidentally, Xu Qi's gaze wasn't directed at her at that moment.

So it really was a rejection? Indeed... after all, he wasn't willing to come to our company, and we couldn't offer him the appropriate compensation...

What makes him think he can agree to help us make it...?

"If it's a project, it would require mechanical design, character design, and plot setting. There are too many things needed. Anyway, I don't need to go to the company now; I'm just staying at home."

Let's talk again tomorrow about how to complete this project. To be honest, this is my first time doing something like this, so it's only because you value me... I hope I won't let you down.

After finishing his long speech, Xu Qi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

After all, he is an executive director of a listed company, while I am just a greenhorn who has only been working for two years since graduation.

Being valued so highly—it's almost certain that one would feel flattered and overwhelmed.

And... that's Alahato! Xu Qi would be more than willing to participate in the production of Alahato!

When he looked at Bronya again, he saw her covering her lips, her expression a mixture of extreme grief and elation.

what?

Xu Qi turned to look at Alicia.

"What happened?"

As an observer, Alicia naturally understood. With a mocking expression, she put her hands on her hips and laughed, "It's nothing, she just misunderstood for a moment."

Congratulations, Xu Qi! To have someone who values ​​you so much at such a young age, and to have the opportunity to fulfill your dreams—that's more precious than anything else.

Although Alicia is usually quite unreliable, it has to be said that... what she just said is something Xu Qi should agree with.

It's like that saying—If I could be young again, I would give you an ounce of gold and an ounce of wind.

"Teacher Xu Qi, I..." Perhaps she was too excited, so Bronya subconsciously added 'teacher' as a form of address.

"Just like you told me to call you Bronya, you can just call me Xu Qi, like before."

Xu Qi waved his hand.

"And I should thank you for valuing me so much and for giving me this opportunity to participate in the creation. Let me introduce myself again. My name is Xu Qi. In the future... please guide me."

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Having received a satisfactory promise, Bronya, escorted by Xu Qi, mounted the motorcycle she had used to arrive on and sped away like the wind.

Xu Qi stretched. To be honest, everything that happened tonight was... a bit too surreal for him.

"Isn't that wonderful?"

Xu Qi smiled when he saw Alicia beside him.

"Indeed, it's magical, but it's also very enjoyable."

"Why didn't you just agree? Compared to the subway company, ET Company is definitely better... and she even offered you a project manager position."

"Alicia".

"Ok?"

Xu Qi sat down on the sofa, patted the side next to him, and gestured for Alicia to sit down.

During the six months that Xu Qi had lived with them, the two often had heart-to-heart talks like this at night, so Alicia naturally sat down next to Xu Qi.

With just a few breaths, one is filled with the fragrance of the girl beside them.

When the two were pressed close together like this, Xu Qi could feel the fullness of Alicia's figure, which was not apparent to the naked eye.

It was very comfortable, I enjoyed it, and I also felt a little ashamed...

I don't know if doing this is unfair to Mei...