We moved to Golden Courtyard

Sister... things can't go back... From the moment you kissed me in Guangcheng that day, everything was irreversible. From that moment on, I stopped considering you my sister...

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"Tsk! Why hasn't Xu Qi arrived yet? Give him a call!"

"You're looking for me?"

"well!?"

The voice came from behind, startling Delta.

Everyone turned around and saw that Xu Qi was right behind them, and beside him was the legendary Miss Eden, but...

Miss Eden's complexion looks a little off? Why does it look so rosy?

Delta didn't understand what this meant, but seeing Xu Qi arrive, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on... Hurry up and find a seat, the premiere is about to start."

"Okay... what about Mei and the others?"

“They’ve been sitting there for a while now, right over there?”

"Okay, I'll head over now."

Having said that, he took Eden's little hand and walked in the direction Delta had pointed.

Delta scratched his head in confusion—why did it seem like…the legendary chairman of the Gold Group wasn't as authoritative as he'd imagined…

Xu Qi led Eden to sit behind Mei and the others. Mei looked up and smiled, "What's going on? I heard from Bronya that they've been looking for you for quite a while."

"Oh, it's nothing, I just took a phone call back in my office."

Ellie waved to Eden.

"Eden? Would you like to sit next to me?"

"No need, I'll just sit here."

Beside Ellie, Sakura glanced at Eden suspiciously, feeling... as if she smelled something strange.

Xu Qi leaned forward and patted Mei's head, saying, "Then I'll sit behind you. Do you want to move over?"

"No, I don't want you to get handsy with me after the lights are out. I'm also really interested in seeing what the first episode of Seed is like."

Xu Qi smiled and nodded.

Everyone else in the courtyard had already found their spots. Xu Qi and Eden arrived late and sat at the back of the group, so no one bothered them.

And because the seats blocked most of their view, they didn't see... Eden and Xu Qi's hands were still firmly clasped together.

Then the lights went out, and some noise came from all around—it really felt like a movie theater.

Seeing this, Eden brought his lips close to Xu Qi's ear.

Why are you being so aggressive today?

Xu Qi jolted awake and remained silent, but Eden probably guessed what was going on.

"You've gotten a little carried away with your excitement about Delta, haven't you?"

646. I want to be Eden's younger brother for life.

Xu Qi found it difficult to answer, recalling the situation in the warehouse earlier.

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"Well!"

With a shudder, everything around me began to feel dull and lifeless.

Xu Qi removed his hand, and Eden slowly raised his head.

When Xu Qi saw the smear of something that Eden hadn't yet swallowed spilling from the corner of her mouth, he panicked—he finally realized what he had done.

"Sister, I..."

Eden shook his head.

"No need to explain, I did it voluntarily."

Xu Qi reached out, wanting to hug the person in front of him, but he was afraid that Eden might be a little angry at this moment.

"Get dressed and leave here before people come looking for you."

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"Sis, are you... angry?"

"I'm angry."

Xu Qi's eyes dimmed.

Seeing this, Eden could not help but dote on Xu Qi and reached out to ruffle his hair. "Alright, I was just kidding."

Didn't I already say? Just now... I did it voluntarily. Otherwise, do you think that just because you pressed my head down, I was forced... to do it?

When this was brought up, Xu Qi scratched his head awkwardly.

Eden continued.

"I just didn't expect you to be so aggressive today. You've resolved the Delta issue perfectly, and with Alahato Seed finally going live..."

Do you think you're already very capable?

"without……"

Xu Qi had just expressed his denial when Eden glared at him fiercely.

"I'm not saying this is bad. Besides, you're already very capable, so don't underestimate yourself."

"Ah... I'm sorry..."

"puff!"

Why do I have to apologize for even this?

but……

The look in her eyes as she looked at Xu Qi softened slightly—even though he had become more mature and domineering, he was still like a child in front of her.

That just now... could perhaps be explained by being playful.

Perhaps in her sister's eyes, no matter what Xu Qi does, she always finds a reasonable excuse for him.

This is already excessive pampering.

"That's good too. I always felt that you were... no, I mean, you were always a bit... obedient in front of any woman in the courtyard who was a little older than you?"

That's pretty good. It makes you seem like a little brother who needs us to take care of you, but actually... you're already very good, aren't you?

To Mei, to Fu Hua, to them, you are probably already the pillar of this family.

Actually, it's not just them. Take Pado, for example. She's always treated you like a leader. I've heard about what happened on Twilight Street before—Pado was able to find the canned food because she had someone like you guiding her.

Isn't that great? This shows that our Xiaoqi is making progress little by little, completely different from when she first came to Golden Courtyard.

So, it's a good thing.

However, it's possible... that he might occasionally feel like a stranger to himself. This will happen when Xu Qi is truly capable of standing on his own, truly matures, and settles down with a family.

Will he still be the younger brother who needs to take care of many things?

"But I want to be Eden's brother for life."

"Ugh?"

The lights suddenly dimmed, indicating that it was almost seven o'clock, and the premiere of the first episode of Alahatto Seed was just around the corner.

"Even for a lifetime..."

In the pitch-black environment, Eden couldn't see Xu Qi's expression, nor could she see herself clearly. But strangely, even in this somewhat noisy environment, she could clearly hear her own heartbeat.

"I was serious."

Eden's mouth gaped open; she hadn't expected the child to say such a thing.

Xu Qi didn't dare look at Eden. He lowered his head and said as if he were confiding, "I know what kind of person I am. Maybe I look... pretty strong."

But no!

Just like Delta this time, I was only slightly criticized, and my heart started to waver. Actually... I'm not that strong.

However, many times I have to be strong because I have no choice—the most important thing is not to make those who love me and those I love worry.

I'm also very impulsive; I easily act on impulse and do things without thinking! Like just now! Only after I did it did I suddenly feel a little scared...

What should I do if my sister gets upset...? She said those things just now because she loves me and wanted to make amends, but I can't do that myself...

Without my older sister, without someone who could spur me on like she does, always guiding me in the right direction, I would have found it very easy...

They got lost.

Xu Qi...

The screen suddenly lit up with the ETStudio logo, and a gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd before quickly silencing the noise.

It begins—the first episode of Alahatse Seed!

Sitting in the front row, Mei turned around and glanced at the siblings in the back row—Xu Qi… He wasn’t always so strong, was he…?

"Xiao Qi..." Eden gently hugged Xu Qi. "Sister will never leave you, never, ever... understand?"

"Ah."

"And there's something you're wrong about. What I said earlier wasn't to make amends for you."

"Ugh?"

Xu Qi looked up, glancing at Eden with a puzzled expression.

Eden looked away, a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, she could only whisper, "Actually, just now, I really... thought it was pretty good."

When you pressed my head down, your attitude was forceful and rude, but because it was you, surprisingly I didn't feel any aversion; in fact, I kind of...liked it.

"?"

Xu Qi blinked, seemingly still not quite processing Eden's words.

Mei, sitting in the front row, rolled her eyes and leaned forward, no longer wanting to eavesdrop.

These siblings... definitely have a big problem!

That's so unfair, Xu Qi... You must have been sneaking a bite behind our backs, right? But you probably haven't actually done *that* yet...

But that's still going too far!

You'll see tonight!

"You...say something..."

"I..." Xu Qi suddenly felt a little dry mouth.

At this moment, with the sound of electronic synthesized music, the first opening theme of Alahat Seed, "INVOKE," composed by Eden and sung by Xu Qi, began to play.

Unlike the first episode, which was only in the white box stage, this time the staff list and opening sequence are shown.

And... there's also Xu Qi's singing voice.

Eden turned to look at the screen and said, changing the subject, "It's the opening theme... We put in a lot of effort to help you sing this song well."

"Ah..." Xu Qi looked embarrassed, clearly recalling that experience.

The atmosphere seemed to ease, and Xu Qi suddenly felt incredibly fortunate that he and Eden had co-wrote the song.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Qi grasped Eden's hands.

"Sister, I..."

647. You two come to my room tonight.