We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Forget it," Bronya said immediately, sounding annoyed. "Don't even mention now. If I dare to let you go to work, won't your girlfriends tear me apart?"

Everyone felt a little embarrassed, but what Bronya said was pretty much true.

Aponia helped Xu Qi cover himself with the blanket, then looked at Qian Jie.

"Qianjie, I'll make a list later. Use the ingredients on the list to cook a nutritious porridge."

"it is good."

Despite his volatile temper and his constant clashes with Aponia, Qianjie is always surprisingly easygoing when it comes to Xu Qi.

Mei quickly added, "Nia-neechan, me too..."

But Aponia shook her head.

"You can't, Mei. You have to stay here with me and take care of Xu Qi."

With just one sentence, Mei abandoned all other thoughts—yes, she still had to take care of Xu Qi!

"Everyone, please go out first and let Xu Qi get some rest. It's okay, don't be nervous."

Since Aponia had said so, no one would linger there any longer, and no one would question the nun's abilities.

Surprisingly, when everyone went outside, they found that Delta had been standing at the door with his hands behind his back the whole time, as if he had never gone inside.

As her friend, Bronya was the first to react. She was about to say something when Sakura walked up to Delta first.

"If Xu Qi has any problems, I will be the first person who will not forgive you."

Delta bit her lower lip tightly and lowered her head.

Ellie glanced at the two of them with some concern, then stepped forward and tugged at Sakura's wrist.

"cherry……"

Rin quickly came over to dissuade her, saying, "Sister... never mind..."

"What kind of?"

Perhaps it was only at this moment that everyone realized just how terrifying Sakura's aura was, and that this usually gentle girl could also get angry.

"It's definitely more than 400cc."

Delta's body trembled.

"You'd better understand what Xu Qi has done for you. I'm not as tolerant as Mei; I'm selfish, and Xu Qi is all I see."

I also have a younger sister, so I understand how you feel right now, but you'd better understand that Xu Qi is also my family! If anything happens to Xu Qi, I still won't forgive you.

After saying that, Sakura left without giving anyone a chance to speak.

Sakura... is very angry...

Ellie sighed softly and comforted her, "Delta, don't take it to heart. Sakura... she's just very direct. I know you must be feeling bad right now..."

“It’s okay…” Delta shook her head.

"I... I'll just wait here. What I have to bear, I won't run away from."

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"Xu Qi, how much blood did Mebius actually draw from you?"

Inside the room, the nun's face was filled with helplessness. While comforting Xu Qi, she instructed Mei on which acupoints on Xu Qi's body to massage.

"Well... not much. Su said that Lilia seemed to have some problems, so she took an extra 200cc as a backup."

"That's 600cc!?" Mei hurriedly approached Xu Qi.

"No...it's okay, Mei, don't be nervous. With the professor here, she'll be the first to object if it causes any harm to my body."

“With the professor here, we are naturally at ease, but…” Aponia’s gentle hand enveloped Xu Qi’s large hand and held it to her chest.

"We're heartbroken, you know?"

Xu Qi remained silent.

"Okay, Nia, look? You've almost made him cry."

Xu Qi squinted at Mei.

"It's not as serious as you make it out to be..."

Aponia couldn't help but chuckle, covering her mouth as she did so.

"I wish he were that easy to make me cry. Mei helped you this time, so I won't say much more. But please try not to do things that make us worry in the future, okay?"

I feel like Aponia is almost like my mom, but... that feeling isn't so bad.

"You should rest well for the next few days, and also—don't think about that kind of thing, understand?"

As he said this, his gaze seemed to drift towards Mei.

"I, I, I will watch over him!"

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow.

"Just don't steal from me."

"Hate!"

When a girl acts cute, it's already hard to resist, let alone Mei!

Xu Qi pursed his lips and remained silent, exchanging a smile with Aponia—as expected, Mei was still too adorable.

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20:04 PM.

Xu Qi insisted, and accompanied by Mei and Aponia, he walked out of the room. As he went out, he saw Delta with her head down, but Xu Qi didn't say anything. He simply reached out and pulled the girl into his arms.

The simple action required no further explanation from Xu Qi.

When they arrived at the lab entrance, they found everyone still there, even Sakura, who was quietly waiting. Rosalia, who had just returned from school, was standing beside her.

Why are the two of them standing together?

Rin explained, "When Rosalia came back earlier, she heard that Lilia's condition had worsened, and she started crying and making a fuss. Delta wasn't there, so it was Delta who kept Rosalia in check."

Xu Qi looked amused, while Delta looked at Sakura with surprise.

"Sister!" Rosalia cried and threw herself into Delta's arms.

Delta comforted her sister while looking at the woman with long pink hair, just like her, with a complicated expression.

"Thanks……"

Sakura leaned against the wall, her arms crossed over her chest.

“I was just doing what I was supposed to do. Miss Delta, I was angry earlier and my words were offensive, but... I was just stating the facts, and I hope you won’t take it to heart.”

"No...it's okay, I understand."

Just as Delta was about to say something more, the laboratory door suddenly opened, and this time... it wasn't just Mebius who walked out.

Su pushed an ambulance out and said, "The surgery was a success. In about an hour, after the anesthesia wears off, the little guy should wake up."

At this moment, all the repression and tension seemed to vanish into thin air.

Delta's knees buckled. Even the strongest person couldn't hold on any longer at this moment. Overwhelmed with joy, she burst into tears.

All the pressure, all the guilt, all the burden, flowed out with the tears in Delta's eyes.

Airi nudged Sakura with her shoulder.

"You can empathize?"

Sakura wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"No, I just got sand in my eyes."

"Pfft!" So Sakura... can be stubborn too...

668. Xu Qi, you really are like a child, aren't you?

The moment Lilia slowly opened her eyes, looking at the pure white ceiling above her, she said in a silly voice, "Wow... a white ceiling."

"You can still make jokes at a time like this, you have a pretty good mentality."

“Ah…” Lilia turned her head and saw Xu Qi lying on the bed just like her.

Um... don't get me wrong, it's not that we're lying on the same bed, but Eden specifically found a room and set up two beds as a ward.

Moreover, she even had Qianjie find an open space near the Golden Courtyard to start construction, saying that she wanted to build a real ward.

Mebius and Sue will also move all sorts of instruments there.

"There are probably idiots like Xu Qi everywhere in the courtyard, so it would be better to set up a small hospital there."

What could Xu Qi say? "Rich woman, hungry, food."

"Xu Qi...brother?"

"Hello, Lilia. Although Sue told me that the effects of the anesthesia would wear off that night, you slept quite soundly and slept until dawn."

What time is it now?

"Around seven o'clock, oh right." Xu Qi put down the book in her hand, smiled and looked at Lilia, "Congratulations, Lilia, you are cured."

"Ugh?"

"But you can't move around too much right now, since you still need to recover."

Speaking of which, Kafka and Silver Wolf are still recuperating in that safe house in Eden.

"……Thanks."

"If you're going to say thank you, your sister has already said it many times, um... and you should call me brother-in-law, right? Lilia?"

A cold, indifferent expression remained on Lilia's face.

The little girl shook her head.

"No, you haven't married your sister yet."

"All right……"

It's not just about whether she's married or not... Xu Qi sometimes can't help but smile bitterly as he thinks—your sister's damn personality is really difficult to deal with!

But... it's both correct and somewhat heartbreaking.

She puts pressure on others every day, but in reality, she's putting pressure on herself as well!

People dislike stress-mongers because these people only shirk responsibility, making things easier for themselves while putting pressure on others. But Delta distributes pressure equally to everyone, including herself.

"So thank you, Brother Xu Qi."

"Alright, alright, you really are like family."

"Ah..." Lilia then noticed the pink-haired girl who was fast asleep at the head of her bed.

"Rosalia kept asking to stay with you last night. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep, so I ended up telling her stories all night. She must be very sleepy now."

The icy-cold little girl finally revealed a smile.

"That's just how my sister is; she's always bothering others. She's a strange person, but not a bad one."

Xu Qi put his hands behind his head and watched the girl named Lilia with interest.

If you ask him... all three of you sisters are quite strange.

Why is Xu Qi lying here too?

"Oh... there were some problems during the surgery last night, and we urgently needed blood. So I donated 600cc of blood to you, and then I lay here."

Lilia's mouth was half open; she hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

Are you worried about me?

"Any normal person would worry, right..."

Xu Qi shrugged.

"You can tell from my current appearance that I basically just took a nap and I'm fine. It's only 600cc, while a normal person donates 800cc of blood."