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Perhaps Delta had left such a deep impression on Ellie on the first day that she instinctively trembled when she was called.

"No way... I haven't received any script writing assignments yet!"

Rita's shoulders trembled uncontrollably—this Alicia was just too interesting!

"Alright, you can go now. Director Delta probably has something else to discuss with you."

"Oh……"

With drooping ears and a look of grim determination, Ellie walked into Delta's office.

The only thing that might bring her some comfort is that the office layout is similar to Xu Qi's, giving her a familiar feeling.

At 1.63 meters tall, Alicia felt a strange sense of awe compared to Delta, who was 1.49 meters tall. So powerful… is this the pressure of an aura?!

"Um...did you need something from Director Delta?"

Sitting in his office chair, Delta looked at the beautiful, elfin woman in front of him and said calmly, "Don't be nervous. I know you've heard some rumors about me, but I'm still very easy to talk to."

"Okay...Ok..."

Ellie scratched her head and gave a forced smile.

This isn't something you can simply tell me not to be nervous about, or I'll stop being nervous just because you tell me to...

611. Energetic little Airi! But she's almost exhausted.

Delta ignored what Ellie was thinking and said to herself, "Come with me to find an animator later. The cut for episode 13 is stuck in her hands and she can't get it out."

"We'll call Susana along then; she's in charge of production for episode 13... Honestly, can't she even handle something this simple?"

"Ugh?"

Alicia looked around, then widened her eyes and pointed at herself in confusion, asking, "Me?"

"if not?"

"Um... but why?"

Delta paused in her flipping through the documents, as if she had realized something. After a moment's thought, she asked, "Miss Alicia, didn't Xu Qi tell you his real purpose in putting you here?"

That's true... Ellie seemed a little silent.

"It's okay. Anyway, I'm in charge of all the progress of the animation. Rita and I are on the same level, but you are my subordinate. Since you are a member of Seed Studio, you should contribute to this animation."

Delta turned his head, his tone calm yet powerful.

"You might be spoiled and pampered by Xu Qi, but I'm different. Now I need you to come with me to handle some things. Do you have any questions?"

She's a very, very serious and earnest girl...

In front of such a person, you would feel that even the slightest slackness is sinful.

Ellie felt... that she and the other person were probably not very compatible.

But that's okay, right? After all, she'd never dislike someone as earnest as Delta. Most importantly... she's a really cute girl, isn't she?

"I understand. Is it now?"

Seeing Alicia immediately get into character, Delta couldn't help but smile—Xu Qi's girlfriends are indeed all monsters.

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It was nearly noon when Xu Qi finally arrived at his office with his briefcase and sat down.

Seeing Rita bring over a cup of tea, she asked curiously, "I didn't see Ellie earlier. Where did she go? Did she go visiting other groups again?"

“This time it wasn’t; it was Director Delta who asked her to do something.”

Xu Qi's eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his face.

"I see... That's good, you have to have some experience eventually."

Rita couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Did you make Delta do this?"

"No, I just feel that, given Delta's personality, this kind of thing was bound to happen sooner or later. She won't allow anyone in the department to be idle."

Rita understood.

"So, you foresaw this scene as soon as you wanted Ellie to come to work? Or rather—you just wanted Ellie to experience it?"

"And she will benefit greatly from it."

Rita roughly understood what Xu Qi was planning, and couldn't help but sigh.

"You're really strict with her."

"Although you might think that day was mostly a joke, I could tell that Ellie really wanted to write that book."

So she genuinely hoped I could teach her, and since that's the case, I'll just consider myself a disciple.

Although this disciple... is also my girlfriend.

In short, since he is my apprentice, Xu Qi, I must take full responsibility for him.

It's probably not because it's Ai Li that Xu Qi is so attentive and strict; rather, he would treat anyone who becomes his apprentice the same way.

It is my responsibility as a teacher.

"I really don't know where you got this kind of thinking from?"

Where did it come from?

Of course, it was inherited from his master.

Char...

Xu Qi shook his head and changed the subject, saying, "However, I originally thought it would take a few days before Delta would make any move, but this time they seem to be in a bit of a hurry."

Rita recalled it and felt the same way.

She felt that Delta would only start pushing Xu Qi forward once Xiao Aili began to assist with some scriptwriting.

Didn't expect it to start already?

Xu Qi suddenly remembered a conversation he had with Delta a few days ago.

……

"Your girlfriend is really something. She started visiting everyone in the company at lunchtime. At this rate, she'll probably know everyone in the company in a few days."

“Ellie is indeed very good at dealing with people. For her, maintaining relationships is probably as simple as eating and drinking.”

"That's a truly terrifying ability... If she were here, she could probably manage the progress of everything well even without me, right?"

……

Xu Qi quickly shook his head and said, "I must have misunderstood."

"What did you misunderstand?"

Xu Qi did not answer, but Rita keenly noticed that the expression on Xu Qi's face seemed slightly solemn.

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"Ding-dong!~~"

"She's here!" In the simple apartment, when Seele opened the door and saw Miss Delta outside, almost instinctively, she wanted to close the door.

Unfortunately...

Delta had already blocked the door before she could.

"Aren't we welcome? But even so, today is still working hours. Since you've chosen to work from home, this room is your workplace."

You agree, right, Miss Seele…

Looking at Director Delta outside the door, Seele seemed on the verge of tears.

However, when she looked out again, besides Susana, whom she already knew, who was beside Delta, there was another unexpected visitor.

"Miss Alicia!?"

Delta was taken aback.

"Do you know?"

After all, Seele had been working from home during the few days that Ellie had been there, so they shouldn't have known each other, right?

Ellie scratched her head and chuckled awkwardly, "Well... Miss Seele and I already knew each other before."

Delta's eyes flickered—this girl's connections... were perhaps far more extensive than he could have imagined after seeing them.

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Xu Qi finally saw his little Aili just before it was almost time to leave work.

Looking completely drained, she walked wearily into her office. It was so natural that Xu Qi almost mistook it for Ai Li's office.

She staggered over to Xu Qi and buried her face in his chest.

"Waaah... Xu Qi, I'm so tired. Delta is just too fast! I followed four different animators with her today! Even the production assistants changed twice, and I'm the only one who's been with her the whole time..."

Is all work this tiring?

Xu Qi suppressed a laugh, but also felt a pang of heartache—after all, it was the first time he had ever seen the ever-energetic Ai Li become so exhausted.

So he put his arm around her and walked over to the sofa to sit down, letting Aili lie in his arms.

"What happened? What went wrong? You've exhausted our little Ellie like this. Come on, tell me all about it."

612. I'm so tired... Can you hug me?

"How dare you say that! So working is really this tiring?" After saying that, Ai Li suddenly glanced at Xu Qi, her eyes filled with ripples.

"Xu Qi, have you always been working at this intensity?"

"Can you sense how hard I've been working?"

Ellie nodded obediently.

But Xu Qi patted the other's head and said, "You'll get used to it. It's not really that tiring. You have to do live streams every day, aren't you tired too?"

Ellie lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.

I stream every day... but it's really just chatting, playing games, and at most, offering some advice to my viewers.

It wasn't even as tiring as when I traveled around the world before.

But today... Ellie realized that going to work is sometimes so tiring that you don't want to move, but you can't just walk away like that.

You have to continue.

No one will comfort you at this time; you have to bear everything on your own.

The physical fatigue wasn't so much; it was more of a mental fatigue.

"But I spent the whole day with Delta, and she even had to handle work afterwards, and she was mainly in charge of communicating with those concept artists."

But… she doesn’t seem tired at all, and she doesn’t look like she’s forcing herself. Why? Xu Qi? Can habits really make such a big difference?

Xu Qi finally smiled.

"I think the difference is not just a matter of habits."

"What else?"

Xu Qi didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "What were your feelings about today's trip with Delta, besides being tired? Was it interesting?"

When this is mentioned, Ellie gets really excited.

Rather than complaining, this girl prefers to share her happiness with others.

"It's quite interesting! And do you know what? The first artist we approached was Seele! Miss Seele Vollerai!"

Xu Qi was slightly surprised, not expecting such a coincidence.

"Right? You think it's a coincidence too, don't you? I heard that Miss Seele has recently become obsessed with a game, which has slowed down her progress, ugh... Delta is so fierce!"