We moved to Golden Courtyard

Ji Zi struck a pose as if holding a sword and bracing her hand on her hip, then deliberately spoke in a gruff voice: "Those who invade the territory of Great Wu! We will surely strike them down and destroy them!"

"That's enough! If you keep this up, I'm going to give it a good review! Besides, we don't even have a deck of Three Kingdoms Kill cards!"

"I have it, it's in the car."

Xu Qi's expression changed immediately.

"Sister Himeko, what kind of weird things do you have in your car...?"

Theresa saw the two chatting so enthusiastically, and her nose twitched; she suddenly felt a little sour.

He decisively interrupted, "Alright! Stop arguing! Let's play Dou Dizhu (a card game), everyone knows how to play anyway."

"Okay~~" Xu Qi ruffled Theresa's hair and said, "I'll listen to the little princess."

"Why are you calling me a little princess? Are you some kind of knight?"

“It doesn’t necessarily have to be a knight,” Xu Qi said with a mischievous grin, “it could also be an assassin.”

Theresa, of course, wouldn't understand such crude jokes.

As a result, Xu Qi got a tap on the head from Ji Zi.

"You're flirting with Theresa right in front of me, aren't you?"

"Haha... Playing cards, playing cards."

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Playing games is always the fastest way to kill time.

Xu Qi also received a phone call in the middle of the night. It was from Mei, asking him when he would be back that night.

Looking at the light rain that had started falling outside the window, Xu Qi scratched his head in annoyance—wouldn't this make it even harder for his clothes to dry?

All I can say is—as soon as possible.

"Xu Qi! Have you made the call? It's your turn to play!"

"Oh, here it comes."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Qi returned to his small bed, glanced at the cards in his hand, and revealed a determined smile.

Before starting the game, everyone came up with a prize: the loser would have to play Truth or Dare.

Xu Qi was already describing what the girl who sat in front of him in junior high school looked like.

But this game is different, after all... his hand is just too powerful.

How should this pleasurable torment be conducted?

Starting with a bomb and a straight, Xu Qi looked at the remaining single 2 and four Kings in his hand—invincible…

At the pinnacle of gambling, I reign supreme; with me, Xu Qi, there is heaven again.

They opened champagne right at halftime.

"What should I do, Theresa? I really can't bear it..."

"what?"

"After all, I'm about to win~~"

As he spoke, he revealed the 2 from his hand.

Are you going to answer or not?

Theresa gave Xu Qi a disdainful look.

"Himeko hasn't played her card yet, you should ask her first."

"Okay~~" Xu Qi looked at Ji Zi, who was calculating, and showed her four cards in her hand, saying, "Auntie, hurry up, Auntie?"

Himeko squinted at Xu Qi.

"Stop counting cards, Aunt Himeko, just play your cards. Would you like me to pour you a cup of tea?"

The characters on her forehead seemed to form a grid. Himeko thought with a gritted teeth, "When you need something, you call me 'sister' all the time, but now that you've got the upper hand, you're calling me 'auntie' right?"

As a fellow farmer, Himeko wasn't going to tolerate it and threw out a bomb directly.

"Great! Beautifully fried!~~"

Xu Qi fanned himself and said with feigned elegance, "How many cards does Theresa have left? Sixteen? Ha... You think you can beat me with sixteen cards?"

Theresa played an Ace bomb with a blank expression, leaving twelve cards remaining.

Xu Qi didn't care, let her pay!

after all……

"You think you can beat me with sixteen cards? If you can beat me with sixteen cards, I'll eat this whole deck right now!"

"airplane."

……

"Pfft! Hahaha!" Himeko threw down the cards in her hand, unable to hold back any longer.

Xu Qi looked at Ji Zi with a blank expression.

"Himeko-neechan, we should be on the same team, right..."

"Oh dear~~ But for some reason, the thought of someone losing and getting scorned makes me incredibly happy~~"

Theresa gave a cold laugh.

"No other requests are needed."

He grabbed a handful of cards from the deck and handed them to Xu Qi.

"Why don't you take this hand of cards?"

……

Hmph! A true man dwells between heaven and earth! ...He can bend and stretch! That's what makes a man!

Xu Qi lunged forward and hugged Theresa's small waist, burying his face in her arms and crying, "Lady Theresa! Please forgive me! I know I was wrong!"

With a rosy complexion, Theresa first glanced at Himeko, then lightly slapped Xu Qi's head in annoyance, pouting and saying, "How can you... cheat like this?"

Ji Zi laughed even harder and slapped Xu Qi's upturned buttocks.

"Hiss! Himeko! You're taking advantage of me, aren't you?"

"Hmph~~ This handsome young man has quite a nice perky butt, huh? You can tell he exercises a lot."

After all the laughter and commotion, Xu Qi ended up barking like a dog twice.

This is really something—what are you barking about, you dog?

Himeko glanced at the sky; it was already getting dark.

"I'll go out and buy you some dinner. What would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine, a bowl of wontons will do."

"OK."

After watching Ji Zi leave, Xu Qi sprawled out on the bed and collapsed.

"What are you doing? They just left, and you're already showing your true colors?"

Xu Qi didn't answer, but just stared intently at Theresa.

Theresa was taken aback, then suddenly realized—it seemed that she and Xu Qi were the only two people in the room right now…

The atmosphere was somewhat ambiguous, and Theresa sat up straight, looking a little awkward.

"Why...why are you looking at me like that?"

"Did you have a good day?"

"happy!"

Without a second thought, Theresa gave her answer!

It wasn't really because there was anything particularly fun to do, it's just...

For Theresa, being able to spend the whole day by Xu Qi's side like this was an incredibly rare opportunity.

592. Theresa: Now it's my turn to answer your question!

"I'll spend more time with you from now on, Theresa."

"So you're saying you yourself know that you haven't spent enough time with me lately?"

Xu Qi sat up and embraced Theresa.

"I'm a philandering jerk, I know that myself. Although I always say it's because I don't want to distract you, that's why I don't bother you too much, but..."

In reality, he still devoted too much energy to other girls.

Thinking back carefully, after returning from Guangcheng, aside from Arahat as her main job, she was also pursuing Rita and Bronya, and even helped Fu Hua go up Mount Taixu.

During the National Day holiday, I was mainly thinking about Mei's affairs.

And then there's Sister Eden and Sister Nia.

With so many things to do and so many people to deal with, Xu Qi naturally neglected to spend time with Theresa.

Fortunately... during that time, Theresa also had to devote all her energy to work, and trying to stay in Shanghai was her top priority.

Otherwise, Xu Qi was genuinely afraid that neglecting him might cause harm.

"Don't say sorry."

Theresa pouted and said, "Otherwise, it would be as if you were really ignoring me."

Xu Qi immediately realized what was going on.

A gentle smile played on his lips. Perhaps only at times like this could he truly appreciate the maturity of the girl in his arms; she understood everything...

"Well, I won't say, but Theresa, you have to promise me one thing."

"what?"

"Just like Mei and the others, if you have any complaints about me, you must say them directly without any reservations, okay?"

Theresa's bright, big eyes blinked—just like Mei's...

She muttered softly, "Isn't that just like your girlfriend?"

Only after saying that did Theresa finally realize—wasn't it just like a girlfriend?

Realizing what was happening, Little Theresa punched Xu Qi in the chest and said, "Fine! You've been lying in wait all along! You want me to be your girlfriend, right?"

"Is not it?"

Theresa stopped talking, stammering as she looked at Xu Qi, stubbornly saying, "No!...No way! You haven't even told me anything..."

"I love you, Theresa."

"Well!"

Her face flushed red as if it were on fire. Theresa turned her head away softly, deliberately avoiding looking at Xu Qi. She was so weak that she seemed to have no strength left, and even her words were weak.

"How could you say that... Saying something like that at a time like this... That's just too unfair..."

"I just feel like I haven't clearly expressed my feelings to you—Theresa, I like you, I liked you back in Guangcheng."

"And when you were willing to come to Shanghai, move to Golden Courtyard and live with me, I knew I had to win over this short little girl."

The more Theresa listened, the lower her head became.

At the end, slightly dissatisfied, he nudged Xu Qi's chest with his head.

"What do you mean I'm short? Don't you dare say I'm short!"

"Okay~~ Theresa is a grown-up now."

"You said you like me and want to pursue me, are you... serious?"

Xu Qi blinked, realizing that his words weren't enough and that he needed to express himself through actions.

So he bent down and, under Theresa's dazed gaze, covered her small, cherry-red lips with his own.