We moved to Golden Courtyard

"What will you say next? Will you go back to Ptolemy, or stay with me...?"

“I’ll go back to the Golden Courtyard with you.”

Without even a moment's hesitation...

"It's also a good opportunity to check on how Gretchen's studies are going lately."

Xu Qi suddenly realized, but when Mei mentioned this, he remembered something else... That night, Su settled Kafka and Hata in his safe house.

It has been about two weeks since then. Given the extent of their injuries, a full recovery was impossible, but they must have had a good rest.

I'll have to ask about it when I have time later.

This is like two time bombs; who knows what action Anti-Entropy will take once it finds out they're here.

Then there's the pairing of Shi Bao and Li Sushang. We haven't seen each other since National Day. I wonder how they're doing in Shanghai now.

It's almost the end of October.

Christmas is just around the corner, and then there's the Spring Festival.

Xu Qi only hopes to get through the New Year peacefully and without any further mishaps.

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Take Mei back to the Golden Courtyard.

As soon as they entered, Gretchen excitedly threw herself into Mei's arms. Aponia sighed helplessly—it felt like a child had been kidnapped.

Xu Qi stepped forward and gave Nia a hug.

"What's wrong, Nia? Why are you sighing for no reason?"

Aponia glanced at Xu Qi in front of her—it was still unknown whether the child had been abducted, but the man had definitely been abducted.

"It's alright, it's just that I feel your sins have become much heavier."

Xu Qi scratched his head awkwardly, clearly understanding Nia's underlying jealousy.

"Gresh, Ms. May is a guest. Don't keep bothering her. You still have homework to do."

“Oh… okay, I understand, Mom Aponia.”

The child's tone was very downcast.

Speaking of Mei, everyone in Golden Garden is basically familiar with her, not only because they are familiar with her existence, but also because they are familiar with the situation of having two Mei.

Kevin would sometimes talk to Sue about it.

Do you know why Mei sometimes looks a little green?

"why?"

"Because it's not ripe yet."

……

He's hard! His fists are hard! Su is really fed up with Kevin's daily lame joke!

Clearly... Mei's arrival gave Kevin even more material for lame jokes.

In Alicia's room, Xu Qi found Mei, who had stood him up earlier that day, and she was currently playing games on Alicia's computer.

The next moment, amidst the gloating expression on Miss Pink Fairy's face, Xu Qi picked her up and then proceeded to roughly ravage her in various ways.

"Tell me! Why did you stand me up today?"

Holding Mei, Xu Qi slumped onto Alicia's bed, placing Mei on his lap and resting his hands on her slender waist.

Mei twisted and turned, but couldn't shake off Xu Qi's mischievous hands. She could only pitifully say, "I... I suddenly have a headache today, so I won't go."

"Oh...headache."

Then Xu Qi started tickling Mei's waist!

"Hey! Haha! Xu Qi! Hahahaha! Xu Qi, stop itching!~~"

It was one thing for Xu Qi to tickle her, but Ai Li was watching with great interest from the side. She even went further and took off Mei's shoes and socks, then grinned and started scratching the soles of Mei's feet.

"Hahaha! You!...You all stop right now! Hahahaha!"

"Speak quickly! Confess and you'll be treated leniently! Resist and you'll be punished severely!"

Mei placed her index finger on her lips and put it in her mouth. Her lips pursed slightly, and her big, watery eyes seemed to be filled with moisture.

Her alluring curves were deliberately thrust out, her legs were brought together, and her waist was bent, showing off her slender and graceful figure.

"Xu Qi...please let me go, okay?"

Where did you learn such a seductive look?

Xu Qi coughed, and amidst Mei's exclamation, he reached out and roughly squeezed that still warm and tender heart, though it was still immature, before finally letting go of her.

"I'll let you off the hook today, but if you ever stand me up again, you'll be in for a world-class punishment!"

As a result, Ellie jumped onto the bed and moved next to Xu Qi, blinking her big eyes curiously, "Xu Qi, Xu Qi?~~ What is family law? I don't know anything about it."

……

With both hands on Ai Li's shoulders, Xu Qi suddenly stood up and pressed her down!

"ah!"

"I'll show you what family rules are right now!"

514. Ellie, you did it on purpose, didn't you?

To be honest, many times Mei thinks Alicia is a bit slow-witted, but then she also wonders... is this girl just pretending to be stupid?

For example, right now, Mei naturally wants to be intimate with Xu Qi.

But it's not late at night yet, only eight or nine o'clock. Mei has just arrived in the courtyard as a guest. It doesn't seem right for her to just cling to Xu Qi and not let him leave...

So while Mei's actions just now had a sincere allure, they weren't excessive. But what about Airi?

Hmm... she didn't seem to do anything special.

It was just a particularly clever timing that allowed him to pull off an exceptionally cute and silly act.

then……

She was now lying happily under Xu Qi, enjoying the ultimate service her boyfriend was giving her. Look how tightly her legs were clamped together!

"Waaaaah! Xu Qi, slow down, slow down..."

"Slow down? You wish! This is disciplining you! It's to teach you what happens if you make a mistake in the Xu family. Do you remember?"

As he spoke, he delivered two heavy blows.

Miriam hugged her even tighter.

Mei squinted at the side—what do you mean, slow down?

You just can't wait for Xu Qi to get here...

But if you're going to eat alone right under my nose, that's going a bit too far.

So Mei reached out and wiped the sweat from Xu Qi's forehead, then hooked his chin.

"Um...Mei?"

"kiss Me."

After saying that, he directly covered Xu Qi's lips with his own.

Right in front of Alicia! The pink fairy lying under Xu Qi could see Xu Qi kissing Mei above her the moment she opened her eyes.

"!"

What?! ...There's such a thing?!

For Xu Qi, the situation is quite strange right now. He kisses Mei, and when he looks up, he sees Mei, but the person he ends up enjoying is Airi.

The thrill of this disorientation is truly indescribable.

……

Regardless of how absurd the scene inside Ellie's room was.

When Mei arrived at the Golden Garden, she first helped little Greta with her studies.

Of course, Xu Qi wasn't by his side this time—he was having a good time with his two wives... Instead, it was Sister Aponia.

It's like a home visit.

Teachers need to understand the child's psychological state through the parents.

Parents also need to learn about their child's learning progress from the teacher.

However, when the two sat down to talk, there was probably less talk about Gretchen.

After all, Mei's eyes widened at Aponia's first words.

"Although it's a bit late to say this, I still wanted to say it—nice to meet you, Ms. Mei."

"!"

Mei's mouth was half open, looking quite incredulous.

Why...why does Aponia know about my situation?! Could it be...?

"The main reason Eden chose to cooperate with the Earth Network was probably because of you. You may think that Ms. Mei was the first to investigate you, but no... it was Eden."

……

Mei fell into a long period of silence.

"Even now, you're still holding back some things from us, aren't you?"

Mei nodded. She should have known this long ago; the people in the Golden Courtyard were all highly skilled.

She herself didn't have much contact with them back then. It was Mei from this timeline who had the most contact with the people of the Golden Garden and the deepest bond with them.

“I’ll still call you Miss Mei.” Aponia clasped her hands together, looking pleased. “Actually, Miss Mei, there’s no need to panic.”

Now that we know your identity, we also know why you're here. You created a possibility for Xu Qi's survival; calling you our benefactor wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"benefactor?"

Aponia nodded.

"Xu Qi is an inseparable member of the Golden Courtyard family, well... but he's a bit of a playboy, though nobody seems to care."

Are you sure you're just a bit of a flirt?

"The reason for this conversation today is to let Miss Mei know the attitude of Golden Courtyard—we will always be friends."

As for where your relationship with Xu Qi will go? That's your private matter, and we won't interfere.

Mei remained silent for a long time before suddenly asking, "Did you make this decision because of Mei?"

"No, it's because of you, Mei. And I'm glad you asked this question, because it means that you're increasingly separating yourself from Mei into two different people."

……

After watching the other person leave, Eden slowly appeared behind the nun a short while later.

"It seems the talks went very smoothly?"

"As long as Xu Qi is there, she will always be my friend."

Eden understood, but this was also the condition she least needed to worry about—because she would not allow anyone in this world to harm Xu Qi.

"That's good."

He brushed his wine-red hair behind his ear and suddenly said, "I am a businessman, so I understood a principle a long time ago."

This world never allows anything to appear out of thin air—to gain something, you must lose something. Equivalent substitution…

Miss Mei has spawned a branch on the Tree of Imaginary Numbers that allows Xu Qi to survive, so... what's the price?

Joy turned to sorrow, and Aponia silently bowed her head in prayer.

"This is Mei's last word to us, but... let's wait until she wants to tell us."

That is exactly the point.