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"It suddenly occurred to me... Rin and Sakura...aren't they biological sisters?"

"Ugh?"

Xu Qi was stunned. Something seemed to flash through his mind, which made him quickly get out of bed. Ignoring his disheveled clothes, he put on his pants and sat down at the only desk in the tree hole to start writing.

Aponia didn't mind. She got up from the bed, revealing her smooth skin, which made the holy nun look exceptionally alluring at this moment.

She walked behind Xu Qi, letting him lean back so he could rest his head on her softest spot.

"No rush... Xu Qi, no rush..."

708. It's okay, Sister Ying, I've always been here.

"call!……"

As the saying goes, it was done in one go. Looking at the newly written part of the script, Xu Qi always felt that it was still missing something.

"Sister Nia, what do you think?"

By this time, Aponia had changed her clothes. The nun's habit, which clung to her body, accentuated her already voluptuous figure, making her even more alluring.

After receiving the manuscript from Xu Qi, I could almost picture the scene in my mind after just a quick read.

"For me, this is already very good."

"But it's still not enough."

Amid Aponia's bewildered expression, Xu Qi crumpled the manuscript in his hand into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

Why give it up?

"This is not yet at the level of a finished product."

"Keeping it might be a valuable reference for future creations, right?"

Xu Qi shook his head.

"No, it will affect me instead... I will look at it again and again, and think about this version that I am satisfied with at this stage."

And all subsequent changes will basically be based on this version. So no matter how many changes are made, there's a limit to how high it can go.

Is this what "destruction precedes construction" means?

Xu Qi stood up and nodded.

"There will be a better version... at least that's what I believe."

"Got to go?"

Xu Qi put his arm around Aponia's waist and laughed, "Not going together? Anyway, you've already wasted so much time with me today, so let's skip the confession."

"We must not slack off, Xu Qi."

Ok……

In the sacred confessional of the church, Xu Qi lowered his head and kissed the nun's full lips.

Their lips and tongues intertwined, and before leaving, they scavenged and sucked the saliva from the nun's mouth one last time.

Aponia's cheeks were slightly flushed. After their lips parted, she looked at Xu Qi with affection and said, "Think carefully about Rin's matter. Remember, no matter how busy you are, you can't ignore the feelings of the people around you."

"clear."

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Xu Qi was undoubtedly in a very good mood today.

Not only did he have an intimate encounter with Aponia, but he also learned why Aponia had always refused to sleep with him—it was because he wasn't trying hard enough and was too incompetent.

Next, we still need to do more of that kind of thing with Sister Nia, what's it called? Exchanging goods.

After all, who could resist a beautiful and graceful nun?

However, when Xu Qi returned to the courtyard, his initially cheerful expression gradually faded, because Rita greeted him as he opened the door, and then…

It brought some bad news.

"You mean Rin ran away from home?"

Inside the room, Xu Qi looked completely bewildered.

Rita, on the other hand, also looked anxious.

“In the afternoon, Sakura and I were making some snacks when Rin suddenly came back and said she had something to talk to Sakura about. I noticed that her expression was strange and thought it was something between the two sisters, so I didn’t stay to listen.”

A short while later, Rin was seen running out of the kitchen, and then... she never came back.

This……

"Did you call the police?"

"She hasn't been missing for 24 hours, and how old is Rin? Besides... with all these capable people in the courtyard, do I need to call the police?"

"Oh right, right, where is she now? Have they found her?"

"Kevin and Velvet are trying to locate her phone, and we should have it back soon, but that's not the most worrying thing."

"I see."

Rin ran away from home, so what about Sakura? Xu Qi knows how much Sakura dotes on her younger sister, so why would she stay in the Golden Garden as if nothing happened?

"How is Sakura now?"

"She went back to her room and hasn't come out yet. Everyone in the courtyard is worried about Sakura's condition, but I think that since Sakura chose to go back to her room alone, she probably wants a quiet environment."

I told Mei to ask everyone not to bother Sakura.

Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Rita with gratitude.

Having a maid at home is really reassuring.

"I'll go check on Sakura first. You did a great job, Rita."

"It is my duty to help the master solve his problems."

He chuckled and gently flicked Rita's nose. This little maid was good in every way, except that she spoke too modestly.

Xu Qi arrived at Sakura's door and happened to see Mei.

"How about it?"

Mei stepped forward and hugged her husband, saying with concern, "She has locked herself in her room and hasn't come out since, and she hasn't said a word."

……

Sakura must be very sad to be acting like this.

Xu Qi walked over and knocked on the door.

"Sakura, it's me, Xu Qi."

Mei gave Xu Qi a thumbs-up and then left. She knew that Sakura would definitely come out when she heard Xu Qi's voice, so she didn't need to be a third wheel.

Mei is clearly Xu Qi's true love, all I can say is...

Great! No need for further explanation!

Upon getting closer, Xu Qi could already sense the low and dejected mental energy fluctuations inside the door... After hearing Xu Qi's voice, she hesitated for a while before choosing to open the door.

The moment the door opened, Xu Qi's heart skipped a beat.

The person in front of me was completely unlike the calm and confident Sakura I always was. She looked lost and distraught, with tears welling up in her eyes, clearly having just been crying.

Her entire demeanor was delicate and fragile, just like... a cherry blossom falling from a branch...

Xu Qi stepped forward and hugged Ying!

"Sister Ying!"

"Xu Qi..."

"I'm back. I'm here."

With just two simple sentences, even someone as strong as Ying couldn't suppress her inner vulnerability and burst into tears in Xu Qi's arms.

She is the older sister, the senior, and now the head of the Yae family, the one everyone relies on, so she must be strong.

But how can a person be strong forever...?

Xu Qi always says that Ying Jie's embrace is his harbor, but isn't his embrace also Ying Jie's harbor?

Xu Qi closed the door to shut out Ying's crying, and while comforting Ying, he led her to sit down at the desk.

"It's okay, Sister Ying, I'm here, I've always been here..."

What is repeated over and over is the phrase 'I am here'.

As long as I'm here, nothing will happen. As long as I'm here, everything will be alright. This is what Xu Qi wanted to convey to Ying.

He held Xu Qi and cried for a long time before his sobs gradually turned into choked sobs and finally disappeared.

Sakura raised her head, her face streaked with tears, making one feel a pang of pity.

"Xu Qi..."

Xu Qi crouched down so that Ying could look him in the eye. Only then did Xu Qi say, "Okay, stop crying... You look like a little kitten, not as pretty as usual."

Are you trying to coax me like a child?

"Isn't Sister Ying just a child now?"

"loquacious……"

Xu Qi smiled and reached out to stroke Ying's cheek.

"It's okay, Sakura-nee, you don't have to shoulder everything alone, I'm here for you. But you have to tell me what happened first, okay?"

709. Question your sister, understand your sister, become your sister.

In the year or so since he came to Golden Courtyard, Xu Qi has clearly matured.

It was only at this moment that Sakura realized that the other person usually acted like a little brother, whether it was during intimate moments or everyday life, he would have the kind of emotions and actions that a little brother would act like a spoiled older sister.

But actually... Xu Qi is already very mature.

He was squatting in front of me now, yet he still appeared so tall and imposing, his steadiness reassuring.

"Xu Qi... thank you."

"Saying thank you is meaningless. Just tell me what happened. I've never seen my sister Sakura cry like this before."

Perhaps because Xu Qi had seen her at her most disheveled, Ying spoke with a slightly coquettish tone, her voice tinged with a hint of displeasure.

"So you're disgusted with me?"

"How could that be? You're my Ying-jie..."

The sweetness diluted the slight sadness in her heart, and Sakura finally managed to calm herself down a bit.

"Rin and I... had a fight."

I guessed that.

"Xu Qi, tell me... am I a failure as the older sister?"

Why would you say that?

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"Sister, I like brother-in-law."

Perhaps the words were too abrupt, so Sakura's brain was a little unable to understand what her younger sister was saying.

She slowly put down the cookie she had intended to offer to Rin, and took a deep breath.

"What did you say?"

“I like Xu Qi.” Perhaps because she felt that the title 'brother-in-law' was too harsh, Rin chose to call him by his name directly, but to Sakura, it sounded even harsher.