We moved to Golden Courtyard

On the surface, Alicia, like Delta, appeared extremely ashamed and indignant! But inside, she was practically drooling...

Spending the entire night with Xu Qi, I'm afraid I've already ascended to heaven from bliss...

Of course, she doesn't have the physical ability anymore; she'd probably faint halfway through, sob sob sob. Miss Rita is so healthy! How did she manage to do that?

This is simply the difference between something that has been fully developed and something that has just been developed.

Ellie thought for a moment and asked Delta to stand guard at the door, even though there weren't many people at the company in the morning.

Then she quietly opened the door to Xu Qi's office and peeked inside, but she didn't see the chaotic scene she had imagined.

For example, something like Miss Rita covered in white fluid, lying naked on the ground...

The scene, on the contrary, is... unusually heartwarming?

On the sofa, nestled in Xu Qi's arms, Miss Rita slept peacefully, her face radiating happiness and tranquility.

so good……

Ellie quietly closed the door again.

Delta couldn't help but ask, "What happened inside?"

"They're sleeping, so don't disturb them."

“Oh…” Delta nodded thoughtfully.

Just as she was thinking this, Delta suddenly noticed someone behind her, which startled her! Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Seele.

"Um, Seele? What's wrong?"

"Director Delta, um... is Mr. Xu Qi here?"

Seeing the faint dark circles under Xi'er's eyes, she must not have slept well last night, and now she's rushing to find Xu Qi...

"He's still sleeping; he slept at the company last night."

To everyone's surprise, after Delta finished speaking, Seele blushed, lowered her head, and said softly, "I...I know, I slept at the company last night too."

"oh oh……"

Delta looked puzzled. After all, you sleep at the company, so why are you blushing?

Delta was unaware, but Alicia knew a bit about it; she was a pilot from the Earth Network, and a Newtype at that, with exceptional mental strength.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Xi'er with a strange expression—this little girl...could she have used her mental power to sense what Xu Qi was doing...?

Feeling pressured by Ellie's stare, Seele took a deep breath and quickly said, "I...I came here to say...thank you, Mr. Xu Qi, for what happened last night!"

After saying this, the little girl bowed deeply to Xu Qi's office, a gesture that undoubtedly took a great deal of courage from her.

So much so that as soon as she straightened up, she ran away with her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

This scene left Delta and Alicia speechless for a long time.

"last night?"

"Thank you, Xu Qi?"

The two pink-haired girls exchanged a glance, and a very unpleasant scene involuntarily flashed through their minds—Ouch!

Xu Qi is such a heartless bastard, no way!

779. What has become of my reputation on ET?

When he opened his eyes in the morning, he saw Delta and Ellie staring at him with wide eyes. He initially thought they had come to scold him because of what happened with Rita the night before, but...

"Tell me! What did you do to Seele!?"

Xu Qi: ?

When I type this question mark, it means it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

Even Rita became interested.

She sat up from the sofa, leaned against Xu Qi's back, and laughed, "Oh? Yeah... I'm also quite curious, what did you do to Xi'er last night?"

"Your little maid has been naughty again, hasn't she?"

Rita smiled without saying a word.

Xu Qi sighed and asked, "So what caused this misunderstanding?"

“How could it be a misunderstanding?” Alicia crossed her arms over her chest. Well… she certainly had the right to do that, unlike Delta next to her.

"Just now, Xi'er said—she's very grateful to Mr. Xu Qi for what happened last night. Last night! Xu Qi! Aren't those two words enough to explain everything?"

Xu Qi: ...

Behind him, Rita rested one hand on Xu Qi's shoulder, laughing heartily.

Delta, in particular, didn't seem to find anything wrong with Ellie's words, so it seems she thought the same thing...

No? Ellie, Delta, just how bad is my image in your minds?

Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Xu Qi had no intention of paying any attention to these two clowns.

However... Xu Qi hadn't expected that Xi'er would come all the way to thank him.

After freshening up at the company, Xu Qi went to the original artist's office, but unexpectedly did not see Xi'er.

"Hey! Where's Xier? I just saw her, she went to your place and then disappeared?" Xu Qi squinted at his side, and sure enough... Xilin.

Wearing a white shirt and a pencil skirt, she was dressed like a demure young lady in the workplace, but now, with her hands on her hips, she looked like a child, which made Xu Qi chuckle inwardly.

"Do you always talk to people like this?"

"Hmm?" A hint of doubt was reflected in Sirin's golden pupils. "What's wrong? I've always been like this, haven't I? There's nothing wrong with it, is there?"

That's true. She's an all-around genius in the industry, a key animator, animation director, character designer, and she can also draw backgrounds and in-between frames. In fact, she's not completely incapable of even grading lighting in photography.

She's just a bit behind a real cinematographer; in other words, give her a storyboard and she can make a complete animation for you.

Such geniuses, after all, have their own arrogance.

However... Xu Qi had a feeling that Xilin probably didn't speak like that because of her talent.

“You must have very few friends, Miss Sirin.”

"Uh!..." Xilin's face instantly turned red! Don't misunderstand... she was angry. She glared at Xu Qi fiercely, then returned to her workstation without saying a word.

However, Xu Qi seemed determined to follow him.

Xiao Xilin glanced at Xu Qi and decided to ignore this annoying guy.

What do you mean I have very few friends?

Me! ...I just don't want to make friends!

Hmph! They're all just ordinary mortals, how could they be worthy of being my friends?

Ah, of course, Seele is an exception, Seele is amazing!

What a jerk... Who comes up here and says someone has few friends? Humph! What kind of supervisor is he? I heard he was even thinking of recruiting me. To hell with him!

As she pondered this, Celine began to paint.

"A so-called genius concept artist is one who can complete the artwork at hand quickly and accurately. Concept art also requires accumulation; only by drawing enough can one become skilled."

The faster someone draws, the more they draw; conversely, the slower someone draws, the less they draw, and their skill level falls further behind others, thus...

Being phased out by this industry.

Xilin gripped the pen tighter, glared at Xu Qi, and said, "Why are you still going on and on? Aren't you annoying?!"

"Whether I'm annoyed or not is irrelevant, but it seems that Seele is having some kind of problem... Surely Miss Sirin, a genius, can't have missed that?"

"Well!……"

The little girl paused, after all, even Xu Qi could see this, so how could Xilin, who cared so much about Xier, not see it?

Xu Qi stood beside Xiao Xilin, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"How about this? Can't you talk to me properly now?"

Sirin: ...

What kind of people are these...?

Little Xilin took a deep breath, her long, light purple hair falling smoothly and quietly over the other person's back, as if this was the little girl's true nature.

"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Xu Qi glanced around.

People have already started drawing at their workstations this morning.

"How about we go to my office? Or... I have another nice place to chat, wanna go?"

Celine blinked—An adventure?

A glint seemed to sparkle in the girl's eyes as she said urgently, "I'd rather die than go to your office! Everyone in ET knows that if you go to your office, you're your woman!"

Xu Qi: ?

No way? What kind of terrible reputation do I have on ET?!

"Quick, quick! Do you know any good places to go? Let's go there and chat!"

She really is like a little girl...

Xu Qi shook his head and chuckled—suddenly realizing… that Xilin was actually quite interesting.

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Meanwhile, in Liu Qi's office, Xi'er mustered up her courage and pushed open the door to enter!

Perhaps the sound of the door opening was too loud, startling the person inside. Liu Qi sat at her workstation, staring blankly up at the door, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw it was Xi'er.

But I still have some doubts—this is…

Is it because I kept returning your artwork that you're getting angry and want to argue with me?

"Um... Seele, you are..."

"Please teach me!"

"what?"

Liu Qi stared blankly as Xi'er walked up to her, bowed deeply, and said, "Please! ...Please teach me, how exactly do I draw a character's expression well! Please!"

……

What should you do when you're overwhelmed by stress and can't find a solution?

Still need to ask?

Of course, you should ask someone for help...

Mr. Xu Qi has already helped her relieve the pressure, and what comes next... is Seele's own battle!

After all, I can't rely on Mr. Xu Qi for everything...

Liu Qi stopped what she was doing, rested her chin on her hand, and her eyes reflected a wealth of interesting thoughts.

In all the years she's been an animation supervisor, this is the first time an animator has come to her for advice because their artwork keeps getting rejected.

Hmm... there were quite a few arguments.

How interesting... How come I never noticed before that Seele is such an interesting child!

"Okay! ...However, time is of the essence, so I can only give you some pointers at most. Whether you can complete your part of the cut within the allotted time depends on yourself."

780. Sirin: You jerk! You jerk! You jerk!

The high-rise conference room in the ET Building, a cloud-like conference room entirely made of high-strength tempered glass, gives you the feeling of being in the air when you hold a meeting inside.

This place also records many of Xu Qi's brilliant achievements after joining the company, such as those of Supervisor Liu and Director Yang.

When Xu Qi opened the conference room door, Xilin rushed in with stars in her eyes.