We moved to Golden Courtyard

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Xu Qi was lost in thought in the corridor when he was suddenly interrupted. He turned around abruptly and saw Anna, who had appeared beside him at some point. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anna, you scared me!"

"The taste of power is quite nice, isn't it?"

Xu Qi remained silent for a moment.

"It's really good."

"If you were working at your sister's company, you would only experience even more."

……

"Right now, you can only influence this one company, this one industry. But if it's the Gold Group... Young Master, you're not just second to one person, you're the one in charge."

The whole world revolves around you—doesn't that feel like, young master?

Looking at Xu Qi, who was still deep in thought, Anna smiled. She was about to press her advantage and say something more when Xu Qi suddenly turned around, hugged her, and kissed her passionately.

"Ugh! Waaah..."

Anna felt ashamed of this sudden action and the place where the kiss took place.

She desperately tried to struggle, but found it was pointless.

Left with no other choice, he could only continue to let the other party take liberties with him. Oh well... what can he do when he's the young master?

So the secretary began to respond to him with her inexperienced kissing skills.

As their lips parted, Anna couldn't help but glare at me and say, "I'm talking to you about rights, so you kiss me, right?"

Xu Qi did not answer. He smiled and stroked Anna's cheek, as if to confirm something.

"You are still more likely to make my heart flutter."

"what?"

"Don't say these things again next time. Even your older sister couldn't do it, so don't worry about it as a mere secretary."

Anna was both amused and exasperated.

How can a man refuse to eat meat that's practically offered to him?

The woman who was practically handed to him was quite the ladies' man.

"Okay, I won't worry about that. How about something else? When are you going to eat the boss?"

Xu Qi bent his finger and tapped Anna on the top of her head.

"These things depend on fate and the atmosphere. When the time is right, things will naturally fall into place and things will get done." As he said this, Xu Qi couldn't help but glance at Anna.

Her entire demeanor suddenly became much gentler.

"Help me with what's in front of me first. After that... you can tell me what you want to do or where you want to go, and I'll make it happen for you."

After saying that, one person turned and left.

Anna also understood the meaning of Xu Qi's last sentence—all of Xu Qi's girls could be considered natural outcomes, only Anna... could be considered a matter of going with the flow.

Is this an attempt to make amends to me?

The secretary sighed—it seemed she had encountered a particularly troublesome young master who only talked about feelings and not business. Was he even a man?

He reminisced about his bravery the first time they met, and the absurdity of serving each other in the bathhouse.

Anna couldn't help but blush—he's...quite manly...

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On the other side, Bronya had just finished a short meeting in her office and went to a small conference room, where the two little girls had been waiting for a long time.

"Sister Bronya," Seele called out naturally, bringing a genuine smile to Bronya's face.

“Bronya… Sister Bronya…”

Bronya raised an eyebrow—no wonder Xu Qi liked teasing this Xilin, it was indeed interesting.

She sat down in the main seat, elegantly crossed her legs, and twirled her fingers along her thighs, which were covered in black stockings, before slumping back in her chair and speaking languidly.

"What's up?"

Celine was a little nervous. She glanced at Seele, who also sighed and spoke.

"Sister Bronya, we...have some questions we'd like to ask you."

"Oh?" Bronya raised an eyebrow. These two, as concept artists, must have had a lot of dealings with her, the supervisor, especially Seele and Sirin.

One is a key talent the company is grooming, and the other is someone the company is keen to poach.

However, their previous interactions were limited to work-related matters. Seele was better; not only did they spend a lot of time together, but more importantly... she was very much to Bronya's liking.

Seeing her felt like seeing a long-lost relative.

"Sister Bronya, we'd like to ask... does Mr. Xu Qi have any preferences?"

Bronya's smile began to slowly fade.

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"Have you made a decision? If so... sign this agreement."

Inside a small conference room at the headquarters of TX Group in Shanghai, a man and a woman sat, the man exuding an air of effortless elegance.

He tapped the table leisurely, and in appearance, he seemed to bear a slight resemblance to Xu Qi.

Many people may have forgotten that his name is Xu Houde, and he is Xu Qi's uncle.

He serves as the manager of the Human Resources Department at TX Group, and is also... the head of [The Hound].

Opposite him was a middle-aged woman, but judging from her expression, it seemed that the matter she was about to sign was causing her a lot of trouble.

Is it... appropriate to do this?

"How could it not be suitable? Our TX Group is a large and powerful company. Working here is much better than working for some low-class animation company."

"but……"

"Alright, what are you still hesitating about? Have you forgotten what I showed you? Every day your daughter stays in ET... the more dangerous it becomes."

Besides...one million is already a very good price, don't you think? Sirin's mother, the chairwoman of MH?

831. Do you understand the value of the graduation mark?

"Sister Bronya, could you tell us more? We are very curious about Mr. Xu Qi."

Seele's sweet voice surrounded my ears.

"Mmm! It sounds great! I love it! I want to listen to it more!"

Bronya would probably enjoy it more if there were fewer noises.

At this moment, Bronya was sitting comfortably in her office chair, with Seele sitting beside her, while Sirin ran over to massage her shoulders.

"Want to hear more? But why do you need to know so much? It won't do me any good."

"No benefits at all?!" Sirin was seething with hatred!

I've been massaging you since just now! You damn old woman!

Seemingly sensing Sirin's resentment, Bronya glanced back and deliberately said in a haughty tone, "It seems you're not really interested in knowing more about Xu Qi..."

That's all for today, okay? Thank you for your hospitality.

"Huh? Bronya, please wait a minute!"

Seele blushed and quickly got up to stand in front of Bronya.

However, it seemed they were only saying it, and didn't actually intend to leave. Of course, Bronya could see right through those two girls' intentions.

Wanting to get close to Xu Qi but having no way to do so, he sought out Bronya.

They pinned their hopes on her...

Ha! With such a huge advantage at the start, if I still can't handle you two little girls, I, Bronya, will resign from my position as president of ET today!

Seele hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed.

With her head down and her face flushed, she said softly, "If Sister Bronya doesn't mind, from now on, Sirin and I... will leave everything to you."

Bronya raised her eyelids and looked at Sirin again.

"What about you?"

The little girl blushed and could only nod helplessly in the end.

“I…I’m the same as Seele…”

This is what it means to pay homage to someone from a powerful faction.

Bronya instantly felt an unprecedented sense of joy!

The courtyard faction, led by Eden, relied on its large numbers to control Xu Qi and repeatedly suppressed the company faction led by Bronya. But now... the roles have reversed!

"What are you saying, my two sisters? Come, sit down. From now on, we'll call each other sisters. Don't even mention wanting to know anything about Xu Qi, or even if you want to do anything else..."

Bronya paused meaningfully at this point.

"But it's a pity about you guys..."

She glanced at Seele, her gaze lingering on her chest for a moment before nodding in satisfaction. Then she looked at Sirin and shook her head regretfully.

"Seele is pretty good, but Sirin is a bit disappointing."

Sirin: ? ? ?

When Seele finally realized what had happened, she almost buried her head in her chest in embarrassment.

Yes, that's exactly the effect I wanted.

Celine's face flushed red, half from embarrassment and half from annoyance. She retorted defiantly, "I...I'm like this! Aren't I cute!?"

Bronya curled her lip in disdain.

"You!...Even Xu Qi said I'm cute!"

"Oh right, but do you know what he likes to do most in bed?"

That's why they say she's a married woman with a man; when they start chatting, she always goes straight to the "bed" without changing her expression at all.

The two girls had never experienced anything like this before, and they were too embarrassed to speak.

Seele complained even more – why does this Bronya sister always say such embarrassing things…

Bronya didn't press them to continue, but instead summarized, "But it's okay. Xu Qi, he says he doesn't like little girls, but actually..."

That bastard is a complete lolicon! You guys have no idea how hard he worked when he was riding Delta.

Poor Director Delta... her small body has borne far too much that she shouldn't have to bear.

"If I could draw a measuring line on Delta's belly, I could probably measure Xu Qi's length."

What kind of lewd talk is this?!

Don't take Seele and Sirin for being clueless little girls. They're in the animation industry, after all, and they've read a lot of doujinshi and such.

They naturally understood what Bronya was saying.

Is it really that exaggerated?

"And you? Don't worry, it's not the right time yet. Just do your jobs well, but as long as I'm here, you don't need to worry."

"Huh? Why should I believe you?"

Having been holding back her anger, Sirin finally ignored Seele's attempts to stop her and spoke her mind. Her tone was impulsive, but also quite endearing.

Bronya didn't mind Sirin's personality. How so?

It's a bit like watching a younger version of Xu Qi, full of rebellious vibes.

"I'm his bedmate. My whispers in his ear are more effective than any of you racking your brains to seduce him. That's all I have to say. You... think it over carefully."

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