We moved to Golden Courtyard

So I knocked on the door again.

The response was quick this time; with a click, the office door opened.

"Honestly, why are you so slow? What are you doing in there, Bro..."

His words caught in his throat, as if he had run out of breath.

Ellie stared blankly at Xu Qi standing in the doorway, his mouth slightly agape, noticing his open shirt with hardly any buttons left.

There were still lipstick marks on her cheeks that she hadn't had time to wipe off.

Judging from the color... it should be Rita's.

There were still some teeth marks on his chest, and they looked quite fresh...

Having had many experiences, Alicia didn't need Xu Qi to describe it again; she knew exactly what he had been doing in the office.

"You're here too? Ellie?"

"Uh... I... hahaha..." Ellie laughed awkwardly and scratched her head.

"I actually came to see... Bronya, but it seems she's not here? I'll go ahead then..."

Clearly, Alicia was far more experienced; before she even finished speaking, she had already started moving! Her legs were already outstretched, ready to escape at top speed!

But unfortunately...

In the end, it was too late—Xu Qi grabbed her hand.

"Xu...Xu Qi? What are you doing? I still have work to do~~"

"Work?" Xu Qi asked, puzzled. "Did I assign you any work today?"

It seems not...

But it's possible!

Ellie quickly raised her hand and said, "I haven't finished organizing the notes from the morning meeting yet. Don't worry! I'll do it right away, very quickly!"

He tried to run away, but after struggling a few times, he couldn't break free.

Xu Qi said with a smile, "What's the rush? We're already here..."

These four words seem to have some kind of magic—since we're already here?

"No rush, you can write it in Bronya's office, it's the same."

"How can this be the same!? Do you think I don't know what will happen if you drag me in!?" In her desperation, Alicia blurted out her innermost thoughts.

At that moment, Xu Qi's expression darkened.

"Oh? It seems... you know very well..."

"Ah... um..."

"What a pity...it seems you won't be able to leave."

I was never going to make it from the beginning!

"Bang!" The door to Bronya's office slammed shut once again—it was like a gaping maw that had already swallowed countless... ignorant girls.

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"Supervisor Bronya is probably very busy this afternoon, so the supervisor meeting has been rescheduled to tomorrow morning."

Liu Qi looked at the text message Ai Li had sent her, and for a moment...

I feel like I have a lot of little question marks on my head.

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"Sir, it's done."

Rita sat on the sofa, her body covered in disheveled marks, but she didn't seem to care at all. Instead, she enthusiastically started sending messages to Liu Qi using Ellie's phone.

Meanwhile, on the desk, the pink fairy who had just entered was lying there with a dazed look in her eyes, bearing things she shouldn't have to bear.

"Waaaaah... Xu Qi, you bad guy... Gently! Gently! ~~"

"I really should thank Teacher Liu Qi for sending all of you here to me."

Xu Qi bent down and buried his head in Xiao Aili's sweet and broad bosom.

Delta was lying on the chair behind the desk, looking at him with disdain, and said weakly, "Scum... Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

Even without Teacher Liu Qi, you would definitely have found some other excuse to call us all over.

It has to be said that Delta really understands him.

"Never mind, I should have thought of that..."

Bronya slumped to the ground, leaning weakly against the desk, and said indifferently.

"This kid finally recovered and can eat meat again, so he definitely needs to vent his frustrations first. But I didn't expect... that he would do it right here at the company."

"My duck is still the most considerate."

"Don't give me that... Just wait until Mei holds you accountable tonight."

Xu Qi's expression changed drastically!

Even their movements slowed down a bit.

Alicia, who had just been enjoying herself, opened her eyes in confusion. Seeing Xu Qi's expression of utter dismay, she asked blankly, "Wh...what's wrong? Xu Qi, hurry up!"

Oh well... let's drink and be merry while we can.

"Sure, but you'll have to explain things to Mei for me when we get back tonight."

"You!... Huh?~~ How can you do this? You've already toyed with me, and now you want me to explain for you!... You stinky Xu Qi... You bad Xu Qi."

Bronya was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.

"Stop bullying Ellie, hurry up, I haven't had enough fun yet."

690. Don't forget Mei's birthday present!

"So that's why you didn't do much work on your first day at work, but ended up starting an impromptu session in Bronya's office, right?"

At night, in Mei's room, Xu Qi knelt on the washboard, his face drooping, looking pitiful.

"No, honey, let me explain..."

"Explanation? Explain what?"

Today, Mei wore her hair in a high ponytail and her white teacher's uniform. Right now, Xu Qi only needed to look up slightly to see Bronya's black pencil skirt, and…

His favorite hipster.

He pulled up a stool and sat down in front of Xu Qi, crossing his legs. When he lifted his legs, Xu Qi could vaguely see the blue and white stripes inside...

Where should your eyes look?

"Ah, no... I wasn't looking anywhere..."

It has to be said that Mei is not only increasingly resembling the lady of the house, but more importantly, she is also developing a mature and sophisticated aura.

However, unlike Mei, she is more domineering, making her more like a thunder queen.

Mei lightly lifted her foot, her black high heels hooking Xu Qi's chin, forcing him to raise his head and look at her.

"Didn't you see anything? Hmph... Let's not talk about that. Didn't you want an explanation? Go ahead and explain."

"Forehead……"

At this moment, Mei's little feet, wearing high heels, were touching her chin.

The secluded scenery beneath the skirt seemed so close that it could be seen with just a slight shift of the gaze.

The allure of that absolute territory made Xu Qi, quite uncontrollably, swallow hard.

Also, Mei's feet smell so good, I want to lick them.

“Let me remind you, if you confess and tell the truth, you might get a lighter sentence later, otherwise…” Mei picked up a ruler from the side.

"Xu Qi, tell me, what should I do with a disobedient student like you?"

"Teacher Mei, please spare me. It's...it's my fault for not being able to resist the temptation."

"Can't you have a little bit of backbone?"

Xu Qi shook his head directly.

"Not even a little bit."

Mei rolled her eyes, removed her foot from Xu Qi's chin, and said coldly.

"Alright, get up. I'll let you off this time since this is your first offense."

Xu Qi immediately got up, shamelessly, and went behind Mei to massage her shoulders. Mei was genuinely starting to lose her composure. She had only been putting on an act; how could she bear to actually punish Xu Qi?

"Alright~~ Why are you still acting so enthusiastically?"

Xu Qi knew that Mei was worried about him.

"This isn't acting! My dear wife has taken such good care of me, so of course I want to serve you well!"

Mei expressed her doubts about this.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

"Well..." Mei playfully raised her head and looked at Xu Qi, "Have you prepared my birthday present?"

"what……"

Mei gave a knowing look – “Just look at you lately, you’ve been so busy with this and that, how could you have time to prepare a birthday present for me?”

"Actually, I've been thinking about it for a while."

Xu Qi didn't want to deceive Mei, so he had no choice but to tell the truth.

"But it is indeed as you said... Sometimes we don't have time to prepare, and one accident after another comes, and then we get busy."

"I can only say... I'm not ready yet? You can't say I'm not prepared at all, that would be too unfair to me."

Mei's lips curved slightly upwards after hearing this.

"I see... Since we're not ready, let's not prepare for now."

"Oh? That won't do. It's your birthday, and I prepare a gift for you every year at this time."

"It's okay, it's not like I need you to give me any special gift. Besides... do you remember? My birthday two years ago."

Two years ago?

Xu Qi has always had a good memory, and since it's related to Mei, there's absolutely no possibility that she'll forget.

"I remember you said something like that back then..."

"If we get together and become boyfriend and girlfriend in two years, I will definitely give you the most romantic gift in the world."

Xu Qi was speechless.

"So you've been remembering all along..."

"Of course."

Mei sat quietly in the chair, enjoying her husband's massage. Her lowered eyelids concealed the sweetness in her eyes.

"You clearly liked me back then, didn't you? But it was so late..."

Back then, Xu Qi was both pretentious and innocent, and her eyes could only hold one person: Mei.

God knows what happened afterward to make it this way.

"Actually, before I met Sister Mei, I always had a fantasy: would there be a world where it's just you and me, where we meet, get to know each other... and eventually fall in love?"

Then we'll walk down the aisle together, have a baby, and live out our lives peacefully.

As Mei recounted her story, Xu Qi couldn't help but stop what he was doing.

His expression was complex, but if there was one main emotion he was feeling, it was probably guilt.