We moved to Golden Courtyard

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The Golden House of Eden

Professor: [Photo]

V2V isn't just for looks: What is this? It's so weird... Let me take another look!

Programmer: Cool

Rin is still so cute: Did you go on a trip today? That's great, the one holding hands with Xu Qi must be Mei-san.

Aponia: Ellie is still as lively as ever.

The End of the World!: Not bad.

Grandmaster: It really is Mei. She went on a field trip to East China University of Political Science and Law today.

I am Arahato: ...

Canned food: Ugh! ???

Canned food: Huh! ???

Canned Food: Why didn't you take me with you? I woke up early this morning and only Brother Jie was home. You want me to stay with Brother Jie? Don't you feel bad about treating me like this?

May there be no disease in the world: Padma, according to general theory, when you uttered these words, Qianjie should still be at home.

can:?

The End of the World!: You're finished.

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Mebius looked at his phone and chuckled softly—though he didn't want to admit it, moving to Golden Courtyard was perhaps the only thing he would never regret in his life.

Chapter 5, Please save Mei, please save her!

"When you...are...ready...,...you won't...be yours, Xu Qi..."

"!"

His eyes snapped open! His mouth gaped open as if he had just escaped from the water, gasping for air. His chest heaved, and Xu Qi looked around in a daze.

Still in the Golden Courtyard, in my rented little room.

Xu Qi slowly sat up. A breeze brushed his back, and the coolness penetrated his skin, stimulating his internal organs—he broke out in a cold sweat.

What was that just now?

who is it?

"dong dong"

There was a knock on the door. Xu Qi was startled, got dressed, got out of bed, and went to open the door.

Xu Qi was somewhat surprised to see the person standing outside the door. The most striking feature of the person's unremarkable face was their small, squinting eyes.

Su... a surgeon.

"Doctor? Is something the matter?"

"I just heard some noise, so I came to check it out."

movement?

"Maybe I was having a nightmare."

“Is that so…” Su’s face showed obvious concern. “She’s probably been too tired these past few days and has been sleeping too late. Sometimes you shouldn’t spoil Ellie too much and keep her up so late.”

Xu Qi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. To be honest... looking back, he realized that he really didn't seem to know how to refuse Alicia's requests.

"I have to go to work tomorrow, so I should get some rest."

"Yes, you are too, doctor."

Watching Su leave, Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief—was it a nightmare?

Absolutely not...

I have no recollection of dreaming; those vague words simply appeared out of nowhere in my mind.

Could it be... that I'm hallucinating because I've been sleeping too late and too tired lately?

Xu Qi shook his head – it should be fine, I should get some rest…

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Shanghai Metro Line 9, Jiuting Station.

When Xu Qi stepped into the technical office, he found that all his colleagues were staring at him. Xu Qi scratched his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Mr. Xu, Supervisor Xia is looking for you."

Supervisor Xia naturally refers to Xia Ya, the technical supervisor of the Sixth Maintenance Department of the Shanghai Metro. As for Xu Qi? He's just a junior technician, and as for his abilities... let's leave that aside for now.

Xu Qi knocked on Xia Ya's door and entered.

The first thing you see is a handsome middle-aged man, probably in his forties, sitting behind his desk, sitting upright and proper. You can hardly see any of the dejection or self-abandonment that one would expect from a middle-aged person.

She maintains a remarkably good figure, has a square face, and doesn't wear glasses. If she wore a suit, she'd probably be the type to charm a whole bunch of young girls.

"Master, you wanted to see me."

Master...

That's right, Xia Ya, the technical director, is Xu Qi's mentor at this Shanghai subway company.

"Xu Qi, some college students should be coming over this afternoon for industry-academia collaboration—basically, for a visit. You'll be in charge of receiving them."

"Huh? But I'm supposed to be running the test track with car 914 this afternoon..."

"I've already reassigned that task."

Xu Qi suddenly looked up, staring intently at Xia Ya in front of him. Xia Ya, however, seemed unmoved, still engrossed in his computer, seemingly looking at something.

Can I have a reason?

Xu Qi had overseen the entire process of the cable rectification and acceptance for vehicle 914 from beginning to end, and now, in the final test drive phase, he was suddenly barred from supervising...

For a moment, Xu Qi even wondered if he had somehow offended Xia Ya, or his master.

Once a person enters society, many seemingly solid relationships can become fragile because of something you don't know or care about.

Xu Qi was already used to it, but... looking at the man in front of him, he was reluctant to believe that they had ended up like that.

"I put Li Fucong in charge of this project. Do you think that's a sufficient reason?"

Xu Qi was taken aback at first, but then he realized what was going on.

Li Fu Cong... isn't that... ha! That's quite a good reason... Xu Qi looked at Xia Ya with a mocking smile.

"Does Supervisor Xia really want to advance further in her career?"

“Maybe it’s not just one step…” Xia Ya lit a cigarette for himself. “After all, you’ve realized it, haven’t you?”

Everyone knows who Xiao Li's father is, but you're the only one foolish enough to offend him—ugh! I'm over 40, and I don't want to stay in this position until retirement.

"That's great. I'd like to congratulate Manager Xia on her promotion in advance."

Xu Qi left the office with a cold face. He certainly didn't choose to have a big argument with the other party, or slam the door and leave, because that would look like the impotent rage of a defeated dog.

He finally understood why the people in the office had looked at him so strangely when he arrived early in the morning.

I probably look like a stray dog ​​now, being laughed at by everyone...

The anger buried deep in Xu Qi's chest made him want to rush back to his office and drag that guy named Li Fucong out to beat him up!

He was just a 24-year-old boy, full of youthful vigor and daring to do anything.

But... no...

Taking a deep breath, Xu Qi's steps toward the office gradually softened from heavy to light. After one last glance at the closed door, Xu Qi decided to leave.

"Huh? XCMG?" The door to the technical office suddenly opened, and a young woman from the project team came out. Her name was Xin'an.

"XCMG, Brother Li asked me to tell you about the data for the 914 train..."

"It's on my computer, let him find it himself."

"Then what's your computer password...?"

"I don't know! You guys should try it yourselves!"

In the end, I decided to be a little impulsive...

Xu Qi walked out of the office building, looked up at the cloudless sky, and suddenly felt that even the sky seemed incredibly ironic—it was completely cloudless…

I feel wronged... so wronged...

Wanting to confide in someone about this grievance—and the first person Xu Qi thought of was actually everyone at Golden Courtyard…

That's probably why I didn't get to beat that guy up—if I lost my job, how could I possibly continue living there?

I've already moved out of my family home... In the past six months, Xu Qi hasn't even called home once.

Truly destitute and helpless.

In the technical director's office, Xia Ya stood by the window and saw Xu Qi standing alone outside in the wind.

Just then, the door opened, and Xin'an walked lightly into the office, a faint smile on her face, and said, "Manager Xia, I just went to see Engineer Xu, but he didn't seem too willing..."

"I understand." Xin'an was somewhat surprised by the blunt interruption.

"I'll have Li Fu come and get the documents from me later. You can go out now."

"...Okay, Manager Xia."

What... what's there to put on airs about? He's just a technical supervisor.

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"Buzz!~~"

The phone screen lit up; it was a notification.

Raiden: Have you had breakfast? No matter how busy you are at work, you should still eat breakfast... I know from Ellie that you have a habit of skipping breakfast, which is not good for your health.

Raiden: If you need it... I can do it for you!

……

Xu Qi's originally gloomy expression softened into a slight smile as he sent a reply.

Shining Qiqi: I need it, I really need it...

Raiden: Yeah.

Raiden: I have no classes in the afternoon in my crowdfunding group 456127940.

Suddenly, a seemingly random schedule report came out, but Xu Qi fell silent.

She really is a... thoughtful girl...

Was my reply any different from usual? She actually sensed my low spirits...

Shining Qiqi: Okay, I'll come find you later.

Xu Qi put away her phone and suddenly felt much better.

"Let's go, let's have breakfast first. Health really is the most important thing."

Chapter Six, GD-78-2 Exoskeleton Armor

In the afternoon, Xu Qi, who had just been demoted to a teaching and training position, naturally didn't pay much attention to receiving and arranging university-industry-education cooperation.

To put it nicely, it's called a collaboration between TM and academia, but in reality, it's nothing more than a visit.

Although he had only graduated from university less than two years ago, Xu Qi had no interest in talking to these kids who were still living in the ivory tower.

But many people are still willing to do such things.

After gaining some social experience, they couldn't wait to brag to their younger schoolmates and show off their not-so-impressive technical skills.

To satisfy the need and admiration one feels as a senior.