We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Ok?"

"Xu Qi, what do you do when you're under a lot of pressure?"

Xu Qi looked up and pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"To sleep with you."

……

"Boom!"

The sudden loud noise startled Seele, who quickly looked up to see what was happening.

It was later discovered that Rita, the general affairs manager, had thrown someone to the ground in what appeared to be an over-the-shoulder throw.

"Li!...Miss Rita!"

"Ah, Seele, it's okay, you can keep drawing. I'll go clean up the trash."

776. The important thing is that I like you enough.

Although I don't know what Ms. Rita meant by cleaning up the trash, if Seele wasn't mistaken... that was Mr. Xu Qi, right?

Rita, as if she had really thrown away some trash, clapped her hands, returned to Seele's side, and wore her usual gentle and kind smile.

"Miss Seele seems a little troubled?"

"Ah, it's okay, I'm here..."

"Can you handle it?"

Seele nodded reluctantly.

Rita continued with a smile, "That's good, after all, there are some things I don't want to happen to Seele."

"Huh? What...what is it?"

"Doesn't Seele know?"

The little girl's hand involuntarily tightened around the paintbrush. With a hint of trepidation and a tone filled with unease, she asked, "Know? What should I know?"

Rita looked somewhat troubled and said with a hint of difficulty.

"If Miss Seele still can't finish this cut in a few days, Supervisor Xu should probably ask the production team to find another animator to complete it."

The paintbrush fell from his trembling hand onto the table.

Seele's face turned deathly pale. She turned around in a panic, wanting to continue drawing, but when she saw the drawing again... she simply couldn't lift her pen no matter what.

She could barely hold a pen anymore.

"Mr. Xu Qi...did you really say that?"

"Well, there's something else, I don't know if Seele has heard, but Manager Xu and Bronya should already be working on Miss Sirin's buyout."

The company has likely decided to poach Celine entirely from MH, rather than simply leasing her out.

……

Looking at Seele's seemingly lifeless face, Rita bowed slightly and left without a sound.

I... was abandoned?

Seele sat motionless in her chair, her mind filled with this one thought.

This... how could this be...?

"Seele! Seele!"

A voice was urgently calling out to Seele, revealing deep worry and concern.

However, Seele herself didn't seem to care much. She swayed up from her chair and wandered aimlessly out of the office—it was already late, and hardly anyone would be working overtime at this time.

"Seele! Seele!"

The anxious voice still echoed in her mind, and Seele felt a headache coming on. She slapped her forehead and said, "Quiet down!"

It worked; the sound stopped.

Seele shook her head, looking around in confusion, unsure of where to go.

She was breathing heavily, as if trying to escape the oppressive feeling that was almost suffocating her in the office.

It's normal that she can't compare to Sirin... From the beginning, Seele knew that Miss Sirin's talent far surpassed hers, but... how could she... disappoint Mr. Xu Qi...

He values ​​Seele so much, how could I... how could I!

"Seele?"

The sudden sound brought Seele back to her senses.

The girl's azure eyes turned towards you, still tinged with a hint of crimson.

"Mr. Xu... Xu Qi!"

Are you surprised to see me?

Xu Qi still had some dust on him, and recalling the commotion earlier and Rita's over-the-shoulder throw...

Seele burst out laughing.

"Did you remember anything happy?"

"No...no, Mr. Xu Qi, I'm very happy to see you so late."

With a slight blush on her face, Seele's expression seemed to calm down after seeing the other person.

"Really?" Xu Qi scratched his head, looking worried. "But I'm not very happy..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Seele's face turned completely pale, and the words Rita had said to her earlier flooded her mind like a tidal wave!

Yes... how could Mr. Xu Qi possibly be happy to see me?

I have deeply disappointed him...

She was so sad, so very sad, that Seele felt a lump in her throat and an urge to cry.

"After all, the fact that I can still see my subordinates this late shows that I'm not a very good leader... I failed to get you to leave work on time."

The little pearl that was about to fall out was stopped by Seele.

She stared blankly at Xu Qi with her large, sea-like eyes.

Xu Qi seemed to have thought of something, snapped his fingers and said, "Come on, to my office. Oh, you're working so late, it's too hard for you. I have to make it up to you."

After saying that, he turned and left without giving Seele a chance to react.

"Wait...wait a minute, Mr. Xu Qi!"

Seele quickly caught up with him and then realized that this was the way to his office.

When Xi'er entered Xu Qi's office, she looked completely bewildered. After all... wasn't it said that Mr. Xu Qi was... very disappointed in her? But why...?

Before Xi'er could continue her wild thoughts, Xu Qi took a cake out of the refrigerator.

"Try it, this is a snack my wife made especially for me so I can replenish my sugar levels when I'm working overtime."

Sitting on the sofa, looking at the cake that had been pushed in front of her, Seele carefully took the spoon and subconsciously said, "Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for? You're working overtime for our sake. I can't draw, so I can only provide logistical support, right?"

Seele couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

Under Xu Qi's gentle gaze, he scooped up some food with his spoon and took a bite.

……

"How is it? Delicious, right? Putting everything else aside, my wife is really good at cooking..."

Xu Qi stopped mid-sentence.

Just as Seele was eating, large tears streamed down her cheeks and dripped all over the cake...

She cried as she ate, swallowing all her tears.

Xu Qi stopped talking and waited until Xi'er finished eating. Then, very gentlemanly, he took out a handkerchief from his breast pocket and handed it to her.

"Thank you... thank you, Mr. Xu Qi."

"If you don't mind, you can call me brother from now on, I'm fine with that."

Seele stopped crying and started laughing. After wiping her face properly, she took a deep breath.

At this moment, she felt as if she had shed many burdens, but she still looked at Xu Qi with some trepidation and asked, "Miss Rita said that if I can't finish this cut, she will replace me. Is that true?"

Xu Qi nodded.

"She's right."

A fleeting look of disappointment crossed her face. If that's the case, then it must be true that Xu Qi was disappointed...

"But I don't think it's a big deal. Just consider it your first mistake since you joined the company. Everyone makes mistakes, right?"

Seele thought for a moment and then replied, "The important thing is what we can learn from our mistakes?"

Xu Qi shook his head – “The important thing is that your leader likes you enough and can tolerate your mistakes.”

Seele lowered her head with a hint of shyness.

"Alright, Miss Seele, keep it up. Of course, the best thing is not to make mistakes, but I also hope you understand that even if you do make a mistake, as your direct supervisor, I am more than tolerant."

777. Once my little maid, always my little maid.

A short while after Seele left, Rita came in from outside.

With a mocking smile on his face, he sat down on Xu Qi's desk, turned around, and looked down at Xu Qi, who was sitting in the chair, and said, "All done?"

"Yeah... You can't build something new without destroying it. Why do you all like to come up with these kinds of stupid ideas?"

Rita said with dissatisfaction, "How did it break? The effect was pretty good. I just went to check on Seele, and she clearly doesn't have such a heavy burden anymore."

Often, stress needs to be released.

For young people like Seele, there are few ways to release stress, so Rita simply continues to put more pressure on Seele.

When the pressure becomes too great, people will naturally want an outlet to release it.

And so came the "chance encounter" with Xu Qi.

With one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, they easily helped Seele relieve her stress.

However, Xu Qi still shook his head.

"I can't bear it... I've never seen Seele like that before. She was so close to breaking down under the pressure. It's making me nervous too."

What is Xu Qi nervous about?

Of course, the tension is so great that before you can even process it, Seele will be overwhelmed by the pressure.

Fortunately... although the girl appeared weak, she was actually quite strong.

Rita raised an eyebrow.

"What? Scared? So nervous about a little girl." Rita reached out and lifted Xu Qi's chin. "The master wouldn't have taken a fancy to her, would he...?"

Xu Qi leaned back in his chair without making a sound.

"How could that be? She's just a young girl, with no figure to speak of. As for looks? You know I'm past the age of judging people by their looks."

Rita nodded thoughtfully, then nimbly flipped over and sat on Xu Qi.

Good grief, so they're finally giving up on pretending, huh?

The maid's soft, fragrant body sat down on him, and Xu Qi took a deep breath, trying to suppress his impulses.

"Actually, I took a closer look just now and found that Miss Seele just looks young, but in reality..."

As Rita spoke, she leaned forward, her plump, soft cotton candy rubbing against Xu Qi as it slowly rose up.

Even through that dark cheongsam, one could still feel Rita's graceful figure.