We moved to Golden Courtyard

Then Rita clung to him and asked for it again.

So you just wanted to do it!

But if his own maid wanted it, what reason did Xu Qi have to refuse?

After making love with Miss Rita for a long time, when Xu Qi sat back on the bed rubbing his back, he realized that the room was truly a mess.

Rita noticed it too, but she was too exhausted to move. She leaned against Xu Qi, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "I'll clean it up during the day."

Xu Qi sighed helplessly, patted Miss Rita, and said, "You little maid, do you want to count for yourself how many times you've done this tonight? Is this how you exploit your master?"

"It'll only be six times."

What do you mean by "just that"?

Do you think I'm some kind of superhero?

Rita, seemingly oblivious, lay down beside Xu Qi, covered her slightly open mouth with her hand, and yawned. This languid posture only made her more alluring.

Reaching out, I ran my hand over Xu Qi's incredibly strong body, pressing down with my fingers little by little. All I could feel were muscles as hard as iron, containing an unknown amount of explosive power.

Oh, no, it's not that I don't know, it's that I've already experienced it firsthand.

"Master really has no relation to Lady Durandal?"

"Just a casual online friend, really. I know she's your best friend, how could I actually do that... It's just casual banter online."

"is it?"

"Rita, you're a bit out of touch. These days, when people chat on QQ, they're always talking about male and female ketones, or trying to create a couple dynamic, but everyone's just joking around and nobody takes it seriously."

Rita seemed lost in thought.

But that's not right... Logically speaking, Lady Durandal should be even more traditional than her, right?

Rita's expression became somewhat complicated.

"what happened?"

"nothing……"

Rita's eyes flickered slightly. She decided to wait until later to test Lady Bianca.

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Nothing was said that night. The next evening, when Xu Qi, looking exhausted, welcomed Miss Mei in, she couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xu Qi."

"Ok?"

"You went on a triathlon during the day?"

Ha...that's much more extreme than a triathlon.

Mei dragged him out of bed during the day and asked with a cold laugh, "So after you put me to sleep, you went to find other women?"

This is awkward...

Fortunately, Mei didn't have much of a problem with Rita. The maid was a talent like Miss Bronya, capable of assisting Xu Qi in his career. As the first wife, she also had to learn to consider her husband's feelings.

But you still have to be jealous.

Xu Qi hadn't really experienced it before, but when he went shopping with Mei and Alicia today, he realized... it was really tiring work.

I didn't walk much and wasn't carrying much, but I still felt inexplicably tired.

It's like entering a store that specializes in fashionable thermal underwear. Girls are often dazzled by the choices, wanting to try this and that, but Xu Qi thinks they're all good.

In his mind, the process of buying clothes is nothing more than three steps: choosing, trying on, and spending money.

But this was clearly not the case for Mei and the others. After trying them, everyone said this one was good and that one was good, but when it came to actually choosing, they would have a hard time.

At this point, Xu Qi said, "Why don't we buy them all? It's not a big deal."

Mei will look down on me again—"Money grows on trees? Do you think you're Eden?"

walk slowly……

She's quite thrifty and good at managing the household.

But Xu Qi always felt that the reason why they would try on clothes and think they were nice, but then keep looking for something else, was probably not because of money.

In short, I accompanied two girls shopping for clothes in the morning. We spent a long time looking around, but we only bought two or three items in total.

One of them was even bought for Xu Qi.

Tears welled up in my eyes, family members.

In the afternoon, following their preferences, we visited many ancient towns and parks.

Of course, I wasn't there to play; I was there to scout out the location.

"Aili recently had a traditional Chinese style dress custom-made, and I happen to have one too, so I'm planning to find a nice landscape to take pictures of it."

Everyone loves beauty, and Xu Qi readily agreed, only to find... it was even more tiring.

Choosing a scenery is more difficult than choosing clothes. Fortunately, Xu Qi started taking photos in college and knows a little about the intricacies of this field.

In short, I spent the whole day shopping with the two girls.

"Tonight, I still have to drag my tired body to accompany you to teach Gretchen. Miss Mei, tell me, isn't my sincerity quite sufficient?"

Xu Qi was talking from the side, while Greta and Mei, who were listening, exchanged a glance and giggled.

"I mean... even if you two don't sympathize with me, it's not right for you to laugh at me in front of me, is it?"

Mei rolled her eyes. "In the end, isn't it all because you're a womanizer?"

Greta nodded in agreement.

"What are you doing, kid? Go and do your test."

After seeing Greta off, Xu Qi looked at the composed Miss Mei. Today, she had changed her clothes again, wearing a white shirt and a pencil skirt, dressed like a professional woman.

"That's true, Miss Mei must find my behavior utterly distasteful..."

468. This is called a woman's heart; you have to understand it.

"Why do you say that?"

Xu Qi sighed, "I know myself that my behavior is truly despicable. If other women knew about my situation, they would definitely keep their distance from me."

Mei glanced at Greta beside her and gestured for Xu Qi to find another place to talk.

So the two went to the window. Mei drew back the curtains and looked at the night view outside. Her long, dark purple hair flowed down smoothly, giving her a unique charm.

"But as far as I know, Miss Rita and Miss Bronya are both women who chose to stay with you even after knowing your situation, right?"

"Um...this..."

Mei glanced at Xu Qi with her eyes as clear as autumn water, then lowered her gaze, as if evaluating the matter or a person.

"Sometimes love is very irrational. There will always be a small group of people who have their own understanding of worldly norms and common sense."

For example, your Professor Möbius, I think no matter how much of a philanderer you are outside, she probably won't care, as long as you don't leave her, it's fine with her.

Xu Qi looked puzzled – How do you know so much about Snake?

“I have a friend who used to be very stubborn. She believed that if she fell in love with someone, that person could only belong to her. If that person cheated on her, she would never forgive them, no matter how much they loved each other.”

Isn't that a normal thought, Mr. Xu Qi?

Xu Qi nodded quickly.

This is, of course, a perfectly normal thought. Rather, it's astonishing that this situation has been maintained until now, even though the girls all know about it...

That's really quite unbelievable.

"But some things, you only understand how heart-wrenching it is when you lose them."

Xu Qi stared blankly at Mei.

Her gaze was directed out the window, but it seemed to have no focus. The occasional fleeting recollections she made revealed only sadness and loneliness.

Miss Mei was standing right in front of him, but Xu Qi felt a profound loneliness, as if he were completely out of place in the world...

Just like Mei in the rain that day in Hiroshima.

This feeling made Xu Qi feel inexplicably heartbroken. He wanted to rush forward and pull the woman in front of him into his arms to give her warmth.

Tell her—you are not alone in this world.

But Xu Qi quickly came to his senses; she was Miss Mei, not my Raiden Mei.

However, that concern was deeply imprinted in Xu Qi's heart, which made his gaze towards Mei soften a bit.

“After that, my friend’s thinking changed. She started to fantasize about another ending, another fate.”

Mei looked at Xu Qi again, but this time, the older sister's eyes were filled with a complexity that he could not describe.

"Treat Mei well, she deserves your love with all your might."

"Of course I know."

“Yes,” Mei smiled, “and that’s exactly what you did.”

……

Xu Qi took a deep breath and said in a teasing tone, "Won't you tell me more about your friend's story? I'm quite interested."

Xu Qi knew he saw through it but didn't say anything.

But for Mei, starting with "I have a friend" is just a way of feigning modesty.

With a hint of a smile in her eyes, she rolled her eyes at Xu Qi, her smile truly captivating.

"I don't want to talk about it today. Maybe later, if I'm in a better mood, I can tell you about my friend. And also..."

Mr. Xu Qi, don't be so quick to pity others and flirt with everyone. Were you just thinking of coming up to hug and comfort me? Be careful your girlfriend Mei gets jealous.

Xu Qi scratched his head awkwardly—was it really that obvious?

"No, Mei... she's not that petty."

"That's hard to say. Women can be quite possessive, it just depends on who they're after. Take your Miss Rita, for example, wasn't she always so obedient to you before?"

But what about last night? When you found out you and that Miss Durandal might have a close relationship, didn't you immediately get jealous? And that Supervisor Bronya too.

"Isn't she someone who can accept anyone, but gets annoyed just seeing you being intimate with Miss Rita?"

That's true...

Mei swept her hair behind her ear, a simple gesture that exuded charm.

"You... you have a lot of girlfriends, and you can say all sorts of sweet nothings, but actually, you still don't understand women's hearts. Most of the time, it was other women who pursued you, right?"

"Let's not talk about this and we can still be friends."

Seeing Xu Qi's helpless expression, Mei covered her mouth and chuckled.

“You’re lucky, Xu Qi. In this day and age, where are there girls who take the initiative? You’re lucky to meet even one.”

There is no rebuttal.

"So you need to learn to cherish it even more. I understand that you feel tired and a little resentful because Mei and the others bothered you today."

But after my tutoring session ends, see if Mei comes to you on her own initiative to comfort you and soothe your tired soul.

This time, Xu Qi was truly shaken by Mei's words.

"You see, you've realized it yourself—she will. Not just Mei, your Alicia will too... Now, do you still feel that you should complain about what happened today?"

Understanding women's hearts isn't such a bad thing, is it, Xu Qi?

Xu Qi let out a long sigh.

Previously, I might have thought that we were just strangers who met by chance, and apart from Gretsch's role as her tutor, I probably wouldn't have any deeper interaction with Dr. Mei.

But now... he even had the urge to call the other person 'teacher'.

After hearing what she said today, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she could be considered Xu Qi's mentor in life.

"I am deeply grateful for your guidance, Miss Mei."

"Will you still call me Miss Mei?"

Xu Qi suddenly realized, but it felt a little strange to call her "Mei" directly. After all, isn't Mei the same as the Japanese pronunciation of "Mei"?