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"Don't worry, there are no time machines in this world, so I'm not some Mei from the future, a surreal being."

Xu Qi scratched his head—he had actually had that thought just now.

However, for some reason, Xu Qi felt that Mei might have been giving him a hint in those words.

"But I must say, you really are quite the womanizer. I heard from Shigure Kira that you seem to have quite a few girlfriends? Mei can accept that?"

"Ah..." Talking about this kind of topic in front of a woman who looks a lot like Mei always makes Xu Qi feel a deep sense of guilt.

"Okay, I was just kidding."

Her smile was like a gentle breeze, and when they were both restraining their emotions and chatting normally, Xu Qi was able to discover just how comfortable it was to chat with this Mei.

They felt as if they had known each other for years, and no matter what witty remarks they made, they would never annoy each other.

"Speaking of which, where is Miss Mei? I haven't seen her."

"Oh, she went to find Alicia."

Alicia…Mei’s eyes flickered slightly.

"But speaking of which, your intuition that day was quite sharp. To put it bluntly, in the quantum realm, even those you know well, such as Mebius and Vervière, would never reach my level in their entire lives."

That's certainly a rather unmodest statement...

But Xu Qi understands.

This is an absolute confidence, just as Professor Möbius has never hidden her contempt for all biologists in the world.

"But unfortunately, I don't have much talent for math. I've suffered a lot in math to reach where I am today."

At this point, Mei glanced at Xu Qi, her eyes filled with a tenderness and longing that Xu Qi couldn't understand.

Um... what do you mean? Did you fall in love with math during that time?

"If you want me to teach Gretchen, that's fine with me. However... I have one condition."

What does this mean? Raising prices on the spot? If it were anyone else, Xu Qi would definitely have given them a hard time, but facing Mei... he couldn't do that, and could only sigh helplessly.

"You say it."

"I don't know Gretsch very well either. If I upset her during the teaching process, it will be troublesome. After all, she is still a child, and it is easy for her to develop a resistance to a subject because of the teacher's influence."

"so……"

“So…” Mei’s eyes were fixed on Xu Qi. At this moment, she no longer concealed her attitude towards Xu Qi.

"I want you to stay by my side. For as long as I teach... you will stay with me."

459. Can Dr. Mei pose a threat to Mei?

"Let me go! That woman... seduced my husband right in front of me! I'm going to go out and tear her mouth apart!"

Inside Alicia's room, poor little Alicia clung tightly to Mei's slender waist, preventing her from leaving. It turned out the two of them had been secretly observing the living room from their room all along.

We can't let Mei go out right now... otherwise, although we won't actually tear her mouth off, it will definitely be a war of words.

Xu Qi will be caught in the middle and won't be liked by either side. Alicia will feel sorry for both Mei and Xu Qi, so she definitely won't let her go.

Besides, pretty girls are definitely better off sitting together calmly. Getting angry...that's not pretty anymore!

"Mei, don't you want to know why Dr. Mei looks so much like you?"

Mei paused, and Airi realized that she had hit the nail on the head.

She quickly pulled Mei to sit down and said, "Besides, look at Xu Qi, does he seem to be having an affair with that Dr. Mei?"

That's...indeed not.

"Besides, Mei, you're not usually this impulsive, are you? And you don't get jealous of so many other people, so why... why do you dislike her so much?"

"I hate her!" Mei glared.

"This vixen disguised herself as me to get close to Xu Qi... What is she trying to do? Does she want to become the first wife?!"

Okay, we've found the problem.

It turns out they sensed a real threat had appeared.

Alicia couldn't help but glance at Mei—she had almost burst out laughing just now.

"So, do you lack confidence in yourself, or in your son Xu Qi?"

"I!..." Mei's eyes darted around, and she stammered for a long time, completely at a loss for words when asked by Airi.

Ellie's smile was playful.

"So what I'm saying is... You know how much Xu Qi loves you, so why are you so flustered? It was the same last time we went to Taixu Mountain. Did Xu Qi even go to see her afterward?"

nor……

“What does this mean? Xu Qi didn’t even notice her, uh…” Ellie hesitated for a moment, but then immediately continued, “In short! He doesn’t care about Dr. Mei at all.”

Otherwise, given Xu Qi's personality, if he really liked Mei, wouldn't he contact her every day to build rapport and win her over as soon as possible?

That seems to make sense...

"So? Calm down, they're just here to tutor, why are you in such a hurry? There's no need. Of course, if you're really worried, we can just sneak a peek later, okay?"

Since Airi had already said all that, Mei naturally couldn't stay angry.

Right now, all I can think about is—that damn Xu Qi… why did he have to invite this woman of all people! And he even gave him a day off? I'll squeeze him dry tonight!

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"Gresh? Gresh?"

"Brother Xu Qi!"

She ran out of her studio, her cute face even smudged with paint, but Xu Qi didn't care and picked her up again.

At that moment, Aponia also came out of the studio and couldn't help but smile when she saw the two of them being so intimate.

But...

Seeing Xu Qi now, she still found it hard to adjust her mindset, after all, it had just happened last night... Thinking of this, the nun couldn't help but silently recite the Bible.

It's still daytime... We mustn't commit sins, Aponia.

At that moment, she also saw the beautiful woman with long flowing hair behind Xu Qi—Mei?

"Hello, Miss Aponia, I'm Mei. If you find it difficult to pronounce, you can just call me Dr. Mei. I'm the tutor that Xu Qi hired."

Held in Xu Qi's arms, Gretchen couldn't help but turn her head to look at the older sister who was now talking to Aponia's mother.

Her color... is so strange.

"Brother Xu Qi... will she be Gretchen's math teacher from now on?"

"Hmm, what's wrong? Are you not satisfied?"

Greta looked at Xu Qi, whose bright, lively eyes were sparkling.

"Just like Alicia is white, her color is pure black."

"Dark?" Xu Qi frowned. "Will it give you a bad feeling?"

Greta shook her head obediently.

"No, it just feels... very mysterious."

That means even Gretchen can't see through it...

Over there, Mei had finished her conversation with Aponia. She turned around and smiled at Xu Qi—or more accurately, at the little Greta in his arms.

After putting Gretchen down, the little girl looked at the older sister in front of her with a slightly reserved expression.

"Hello, Gretchen. My name is Mei, and I'll be your math teacher from now on, okay?"

Greta was very well-behaved. Although she was shy, she still held Xu Qi's trouser leg and nodded gently.

After that, Xu Qi was allowed to do whatever he wanted.

After watching the two enter the room, Aponia walked to Xu Qi's side. When the nun looked at the purple-haired woman in the room, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

"What's wrong, Sister Nia?"

"Xu Qi..."

"Ok?"

"I have absolutely no way of seeing her fate."

Xu Qi was taken aback.

"Um... everyone in the Golden Garden, isn't Nia unable to see clearly now? This shouldn't be... a big problem, right?"

Aponia gave Xu Qi a deep look.

"That's because everyone knows you... Xu Qi, when did you develop such a close relationship with this Ms. Mei from the underground network?"

……

"Her fate was strange; it was not only unclear, but it also had no beginning."

At this point in Aponia's speech, Xu Qi finally frowned.

"What do you mean?"

"The fate of ordinary people has a beginning and an end, reflected in the long river of time. Although I can no longer see what everyone's fate will be, I can at least see—"

Your destiny is like the branches and leaves of a giant tree, growing out of the trunk; it has a source.

But this Miss Mei was different… her fate had no beginning.

……

For some reason, when Xu Qi heard Aponia say this, he didn't immediately think about the suspicious aspect of her words. Instead, he asked her with concern.

What will happen then?

"It won't really matter, but... it also means that she'll be hard for people to accept. Water without a source means she has no home."

Xu Qi glanced at Mei, who was able to communicate with Gretchen in just a few minutes in the room.

The smile on her face was genuine—she liked Gretchen very much. Like a gentle older sister, she comforted Gretchen with all her questions.

"At least for now, she's just Gretsch's tutor, a friend I asked to help out."

Aponia glanced at Xu Qi, her smile enigmatic.

“I understand now, but there’s still one more thing I can help you answer, the question that's bothering you.” The nun stared into Xu Qi’s eyes and said, word by word.

"She and Mei are indeed two completely different people, because the taste of fate does not lie."

460. Aren't you and Mei too similar?

"Come on, Gretchen, if you don't know how to do this problem, just list your thought process here. We'll write down as much as we can think of, okay?"

"Write down as much as you can think of."

Greta's soft, sweet voice filled Mei with delight.

What a lovely girl...

"It's like Gretchen painting; she paints whatever comes to mind. Mathematics can be the same. When you first encounter a problem, you don't necessarily need to fully understand or be familiar with it."

We can write down whatever we know, but the important thing is that you let the teacher know what Gretchen thought when she saw the topic, okay?

"Okay, Teacher Mei!"

Halfway through the lesson, Xu Qi pushed open the door and entered, carrying a fruit platter. He smiled and said, "Looks like it went pretty well, Gretchen? Were you listening to the teacher?"

"Yes! Brother Xu Qi! Teacher Mei is very kind to me!"

"That's good."

Seeing Xu Qi approach, Mei, the peach-like older sister, didn't stand on ceremony. She took a grape from the fruit plate and popped it into her mouth, her eyes lingering on Xu Qi almost imperceptibly.

"So you actually came over... I thought you were planning to chat with Miss Aponia all day at the door."

"Didn't I already promise you that I would stay by your side while you teach Gretchen? Perfect, I can also supervise whether little Gretchen is paying attention in class."

Mei couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Gresh is very well-behaved, you can't say that about her."