We moved to Golden Courtyard

Perhaps the only one who can truly understand Xu Qi is Fu Xian'er, this ancient monster who has lived for countless years.

Since Qianjie was not present, breakfast was prepared by Eden's secretary Anna and Rita together.

Xu Qi was munching on a baguette when Kevin came back from outside carrying a laptop bag.

There were still some snowflakes on her clothes.

It looks like it snowed a little more this morning.

"Um... Good morning, Boss Kevin."

"morning……"

Sitting across from Xu Qi, even Kevin, a man as icy as he is, couldn't help but show a look of relief. Xu Qi understood—it was the relaxing feeling of returning home.

He quickly grabbed a breakfast from the kitchen and handed it to Kevin.

Thanks.

"It's nothing... Did you stay up all night last night?"

"No, I was busy until about one or two in the morning, and then I slept at the company."

Xu Qi had a subtle expression on his face.

"Boss Kevin, thank you for your hard work..."

Kevin shook his head.

At this moment, Su entered the house with dark circles under his eyes and his usual squinty-eyed expression.

"morning."

Su took off her coat and hung it on the hanger, then sat down next to Kevin. Xu Qi quickly grabbed another breakfast and handed it to the doctor.

"Thanks, Xu Qi."

"Did Su also stay up very late last night?"

"I was on night duty last night and encountered a patient who needed emergency treatment. I didn't close my eyes until almost four o'clock. I slept for a little while and then came back."

Xu Qi's expression suddenly became subtle again.

You two... your experiences are really quite similar.

Xu Qi also has experience working at night. Back then, he was working at the subway company, doing day inspections and night shifts. When he got home the next day, his mental state was similar to that of these two now.

But things will be much better now, since I have plenty of energy.

And last night he actually... could be considered to have worked overtime?

It's more like they added an extra hour...

Xu Qi rubbed his lower back.

Just as we finished talking, Kosmo returned.

Just like Su, she had dark circles under her eyes.

Kevin and Sue were both puzzled. They wanted to ask, "Are you working overtime too? Are you employing child labor?"

But Xu Qi knew, and his expression changed drastically! Watching Kosmo sway as he sat down next to Su, he swallowed hard and asked, "Kosmo...you didn't do anything bad last night, did you?"

"..."

From Xu Qi's perspective, he doesn't seem to have the right to ask such a question.

Kosmo hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Last night... we booked a room."

Now, not only Xu Qi, but Su and Kevin also stared wide-eyed at Kosmo with shocked expressions.

The three men looked at each other, and suddenly they were all wide awake.

Su coughed and asked a question.

"Is it... the girl you told me about last time? Desdovia?"

"Ah."

Xu Qi offered an explanation.

"Yesterday was Christmas Eve. The girl invited Kosmo out on a date, but it got too late, so they stayed out overnight."

Kevin took a deep breath.

"Kosmo, you and that girl..."

"no!"

Xu Qi and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

"We booked a double room, but she and I... slept in different beds."

Xu Qi patted his chest.

"That's fine, that's fine..."

"But... I couldn't sleep all night, my heart was pounding, that's why I'm like this."

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow, sensing the bittersweetness and beauty of youth in it.

Sue and Kevin both smiled with blessing.

Adolescent romance... especially with someone as awkward as Kosmo, it can be so sweet that Kevin can't help but break into a hearty smile.

"Did you take that girl home properly this morning?"

Kosmo looked completely bewildered.

"But... Xu Qi, didn't you say that you could only take girls home very late at night?"

……

Hey!

Xu Qi almost suffered internal injuries from the beating—could you be any more blunt? Kosmo!?

Su patted Xu Qi on the back and laughed, "Isn't it great? This is a romantic comedy about high school students."

indeed.

Kevin didn't understand anything at all; he simply said, "Anyway, let's focus on our studies."

Kosmo immediately nodded seriously.

These two are hopeless...

"But speaking of which, where is Qianjie? Why haven't we seen him?"

"Oh, he's accompanying his coworker back to his hometown for a wedding, and I heard he's going to be the best man... Honestly, I really want to see what Qianjie looks like as a best man."

That scene... must have been absolutely spectacular!

Kevin nodded, but then suddenly narrowed his eyes sharply and said, "So... at last night's Christmas party, you were the only man in this Golden Courtyard?"

"what……"

Xu Qi's mouth was half open; he suddenly didn't know how to answer Kevin's question.

Su forced a smile and said, "Xu Qi...you shouldn't have done anything out of line, right?"

Xu Qi quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no! How could that be? There were guests last night... But... I proposed to Mei last night."

The remaining three men breathed a sigh of relief; it didn't matter then.

May you have a long and happy marriage.

"May we be of one heart forever."

May you have a son soon.

"Aren't your blessings getting more and more premature? And, are you just assuming my proposal will definitely be successful?"

"If you hadn't been able to propose, the four of us would be out drinking right now, watching you looking so downcast, your heart aching as you swallowed the bitter wine."

"..."

Seeing Xu Qi's speechless expression, Su finally burst out laughing.

“But that possibility is simply not there. We used to think that you and Airi were a match made in heaven, but since we met Mei, we have realized just how well you two get along.”

Kevin replied coolly.

"She's a good girl, cherish her."

Kosmo couldn't comment; he wasn't old enough to do so.

Xu Qi smiled slightly.

In the Golden Courtyard, there was his lover, his family, and his friends.

I've lost count of how many times I've felt that choosing to move here was definitely the most important decision of my life.

"May time stand still at this moment, and may we never be apart."

563. The end of the year isn't just about Christmas; there's so much to do.

Once Christmas is over, it basically symbolizes the start of a new year.

Meanwhile, ETStudio's annual meeting will also be held on December 30th.

The company had made thorough preparations long before, but Seed Studio had a heavy workload, and Xu Qi didn't take the matter seriously, so they just let it go.

According to Manager Xu, of course you can sign up for the annual meeting, as long as you complete the tasks.

In this respect, Xu Qi can be said to show absolutely no mercy.

However, on the night of the annual meeting, Xu Qi said something quite humane.

"I was allocated a total of thirty tickets. Anyone who wants to go can sign up, first come, first served. If you don't want to go, just go home and rest. Hang in there for one more day on the 31st, and it will be New Year's Day."

So quickly, the thirty tickets in Xu Qi's hand were all divided up.

Company leaders always give out red envelopes at the annual meeting, so don't miss out!

Delta leaned closer to Xu Qi, glanced at his empty hands, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Didn't you keep one for yourself?"

"I'm not going. It's more important for me to go home and spend time with my wife."

Delta curled his lip in disdain. "Accompanying his wife?"

Hmph... I wonder which wife he's with.

"I have a feeling you're thinking about something quite rude, Director Delta?"

"You're overthinking it. I thought you had some tickets and I was going to ask you for one."

"You go?"

Delta glanced at Xu Qi, covered her mouth with her water glass, and muttered, "I don't want to go now."

"what?"

"I'm not going! There's nothing worth going, it's boring..."

How could this woman turn on me so suddenly?

"Did you receive my Christmas present?"

When Xu Qi brought this up, Delta's expression changed. She quickly glanced to the side to avoid showing Xu Qi the panic in her eyes, and then casually remarked.

"Received it? What's up?"

Do you like it?

"No! ...It's just a model of two greatswords, isn't it? I don't care about it at all..."

That arrogance is practically written all over his face...

If Xu Qi hadn't known that Delta liked contrasting colors like pink and blue, he wouldn't have bothered designing "Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake."

"Hey? Speaking of which, why didn't you bring your two younger sisters to the company's annual party? Kids should all love a lively and bustling scene like that."

Especially Rosalia, that little pink-haired girl.

Delta was taken aback, as if she had just remembered that.