We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Are you two performing a comedy routine here? So mean, be careful Su gets up in the middle of the night and sews your mouths shut."

But actually, Su Xiao was the happiest just now.

He waved his hand and said, "It's really a habit. Don't follow my example in the future."

At this moment, Aponia looked at the plate of dumplings, each with a different shape and a rather peculiar design, with a puzzled expression, and said, "This is..."

Kevin's smile vanished.

Su laughed even harder.

Kevin took the plate of dumplings from Aponia, then handed her his own, saying coldly, "I'll just eat this."

"Ah... Boss Kevin, these aren't dumplings you made, are they?"

Su laughed and said, "Kitty, it would be impolite to continue."

Aponia also had a smile on her face.

But when she glanced at the dumplings that had been moved to her front, she tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Why does this filling look a bit green..."

"Ahhh!" Theresa quickly switched Aponia's plate. "This one is mine, Sister, you should eat this one."

Xu Qi looked puzzled.

"What? Theresa, did you poison your plate of dumplings?"

Theresa's face flushed red. Durandal seemed to remember something and smiled as she explained for Theresa, "There was no poison, just some bitter melon."

Aponia and Kevin both took a deep breath—thankfully they hadn't rushed to pick up their chopsticks earlier.

"What!...What's wrong! Bitter melon is quite delicious, isn't it..."

Mei was struggling to suppress her laughter; all I can say is that Theresa has truly unique tastes.

Looking at them this way, these aren't dumplings at all! They're clearly just dough and filling balls that everyone made themselves...

During the meal, Xu Qi, with a bitter expression, finally finished the entire plate of pink heart-shaped dumplings in front of him.

"Is it tasty?"

Before he knew it, Mebius had sat down next to him.

"delicious!"

In reality, it's just average.

Even if Xu Qi had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare say it wasn't delicious.

With a smile playing on her lips, under the table, Mebius's delicate, boneless hand slowly rested on Xu Qi's thigh.

Hiss!

"professor……"

"What's the rush? It's not like we're going to eat you right now."

Xu Qi looked miserable – “But I ate all the dumplings on the plate!”

"What? Do I need a reason to eat you?"

"No need, no need."

Mebius smiled like a victorious general.

However, she didn't do anything excessive. After all, to Xu Qi's right, Mei seemed to be chatting with Alicia, but she was actually watching her closely.

Moreover, Eden's gaze was also subtly drifting in their direction.

Not to mention, there are many, many other people as well.

It seems that Xu Qi's piece of meat won't be easy to get...

Then it occurred to me that if the previous plan had succeeded, I could have spent New Year's Eve with Xu Qi at his home by myself.

At that time, won't you be able to do whatever you want to Xu Qi at night?

In the end, it's unclear who was manipulating whom...

It's a pity, but it doesn't seem like such a pity.

Mebius turned his head to look at the other person.

Right now, he is in the Golden Courtyard, with his lover sitting beside him and his best friends playing around with him. Here, he can be completely unrestrained.

This is Xu Qi's new home, and it's his own...

Suddenly, Mebius stood up.

The crowd was somewhat surprised, after all, the professor was not the type to seek the limelight, and she didn't like the feeling of being the center of attention.

"Everyone, let's raise a toast together."

Ugh?

“I’m not a very good talker, and this just came to mind suddenly. But since I thought of it, I might as well do it—I’d like to welcome Xu Qi again, to welcome him… to truly become a part of Golden Courtyard.”

Xu Qi was taken aback, but before he could react, everyone seemed to have suddenly reached a tacit understanding.

They all stood up and looked at Xu Qi.

Xu Qi stood up instinctively.

"Everyone, what's going on here...?"

Eden raised his glass, a smile on his face.

"Actually, what the professor just said should have been what I said, but it's all the same, because everyone here is sincerely happy that you can be here today and spend New Year's Eve with us."

Xu Qi, you came to Golden Courtyard last Chinese New Year, but at that time you were just forced to find a place to stay. Golden Courtyard is not your real home.

But now that you're still here, everything has changed. From now on, this is your new home, your haven, Xu Qi. Xu Qi, welcome to Golden Courtyard, and congratulations on... having a family of your own.

580. Do you understand the value of the King's Game? The King's Game!

Staying up late on New Year's Eve is a fairly traditional custom.

However, children don't need it.

So Gretchen and Kosmo went to their room to sleep early.

As for the rest of the group, Kevin and Sue agreed to go for a walk together. On New Year's Eve, Shanghai, having shed its usual hustle and bustle, was filled with a tranquility that had a unique charm.

Qianjie sat alone on the balcony, wearing a mask and looking up at the stars, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, the people still in the living room, bored, naturally had to find something to do.

We can't exactly watch the Spring Festival Gala, can we?

Even an elder like Fu Xian'er, whose age is unknown, wouldn't consider such a thing.

"Let's play games then."

"Huh? This is good! I want to play games, I want to play games!"

Seeing Alicia's excited expression, Xu Qi affectionately patted her head and said, "Okay~~ let's play games, what games?"

Airi exchanged a subtle glance with Mei.

"Then let's play the King's Game!"

"what?"

“Okay!” Mei immediately stood up and said, “Then let’s play the King’s Game. After I finish speaking, who agrees? Who disagrees?”

Xu Qi quickly said, "I object!"

Then Mei pinned him to the sofa and beat him with a pillow.

And signed the humiliating Courtyard Pact—I agree to play the King's Game with everyone on New Year's Eve.

Since there were a large number of people, and not everyone was really interested in playing games, we selected 11 people to play first, and those who want to join later can wait.

Mei and Airi were definitely the obvious choices, and with Xu Qi, who was also dragged into it, that made three people.

Rin and Neko are both the playful type, so they both joined. There were six other people: Mebius and Velvet. Then Theresa persuaded Rita, and finally Aponia and Bronya joined as well.

That makes a total of 11 people.

Surprisingly, Shibao seemed uninterested in the game.

"Hua, aren't you going to play?"

Perhaps because her master was by her side, Fu Hua appeared rather aloof, calmly shaking her head and sitting down next to Xu Qi.

"I'll just watch you guys have fun, bro."

"Cough cough!"

Ellie cleared her throat, stood up, and looked around at everyone.

"First of all! I know that some of you here have incredibly powerful mental abilities, enough to make marks directly on playing cards. This is absolutely unacceptable! It's cheating!"

Therefore, we need a good referee. Hmm... Aponia, you'll be in charge of supervising everyone.

Xu Qi got anxious and quickly raised his hand, saying, "I object! How can someone be both a player and a referee?"

Aponia wore a slightly dejected expression.

"Don't you believe me, Xu Qi?"

"Ah...no, no! Absolutely not! Sister Nia, you can be the referee."

"OK, all right."

Seeing Nia return to normal in an instant, Xu Qi suddenly felt... that he might have been tricked.

"Very good! So, is there anyone who doesn't understand the rules of the King's Game?"

Rita raised her hand.

"Huh? Rita didn't know? Then why are you still playing?"

"I was a little curious, so I participated."

"Ahem! Alright? Then let the beautiful young lady Alicia give everyone a brief explanation. Since there are eleven people in the room, we will need to use twelve cards."

The cards are numbered from A to J, plus one Joker. The number you draw is your player number, and the player who draws the Joker becomes the King, who can command any player on the field to do anything!

At the same time, the card left at the bottom of the deck of twelve is the King's number. In other words, the King will not know his own number.

Of course, if you really don't want to carry out the king's orders, that's fine too, then you'll have to drink three cups of wine as punishment! If it happens three times, you'll be struck out, lose the game, and someone else will take your place. Do you all understand?

Strike out…

Xu Qi covered his lips and shook his shoulders wildly.

Ellie squinted and glanced sideways at Xu Qi.

What are you laughing at?

"I remembered some happy things."

"Mei! Hit him!"

Then Xu Qi was pinned down on the sofa by Mei and beaten with a pillow, during which Fu Hua also joined in.

There's a rebellious kind of beauty to it.

At this moment, Theresa hesitated for a moment before raising her hand and asking, "Um... is it really possible to do anything?"

Little Ellie raised an eyebrow, revealing her classic, fairy-like smile, and said, "Of course~~ I can do anything~~"

This kind of game can't be played if the players aren't close!

Theresa internally screamed in frustration.

On another note, the fact that Xu Qi has extremely close relationships with ten women... no! Even more! That's the most outrageous part!

"Okay! Then Sakura, you can help out as the dealer."

Sexy Sister Sakura deals the cards on the spot.

The rules of the King's Game are quite simple. Ultimately, it's about enjoying the thrill of being the king and having supreme power!