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But...she really did hear it...

Suddenly, she heard the sound of a chair being pushed away. Fu Hua looked up in surprise, her eyes already blurred with tears.

But you can still vaguely see it...

Seeing Mei suddenly stand up, turn around, and throw herself into the arms of a man behind her.

So this is... real?

"Waaah! Waaah!" Mei hugged Xu Qi, but didn't dare to use too much force. However, she could still bury her face in Xu Qi's chest. She cried loudly, just like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.

Oh...she was originally a young girl in her prime, eighteen or nineteen years old?

And who says she can't cry so freely?

Holding Mei tightly, Xu Qi struggled to hold her back, but she couldn't stop her tears from falling.

He had imagined many scenarios of returning home and reuniting with Mei and the others, but he never expected that Mei would burst into tears so easily.

Qiqi, who brought Xu Qi back, stood aside, clearly startled.

But then she fell silent…

The moment Qiqi saw the two of them embracing, she knew she had already lost... utterly defeated, completely and utterly crushed...

The bond between him and Mei is the kind that you can tell just by looking at them.

Oh, they're a couple. Oh, their relationship is so close, they're practically one person.

Mei's crying clearly alerted the others in the villa.

Bronya was the first to rush out, holding a strangely shaped gun. She had been looking wary, but when she saw Xu Qi, her weapon fell to the ground.

Eden followed closely behind, but the older sister was clearly much calmer, standing upstairs with a warm smile on her face.

Aponia's mental energy had long been locked onto Xu Qi; that familiar fluctuation gave her a great sense of security.

Delta rushed out alone, locking the Vodka sisters, Sirin, and Rin in her room, clearly thinking they had encountered some bad guys.

But when she saw it was Xu Qi, this usually cool little girl was clearly stunned on the spot.

"What's wrong! Crying so early in the morning...crying..."

Xu Qi turned around and couldn't help but laugh when he saw Alicia coming out in a cute maternity pajama outfit.

However, a smile mixed with tears is really not a pretty sight.

“Aili…”

"Xu...Qi...Xu Qi!" Just like Mei, tears welled up in Airi's eyes, but she burst into tears in a second, running towards Xu Qi while crying!

Xu Qi was so frightened that he held back his tears. He was being held tightly by Mei Yi and dared not move, only able to frantically cry out, "Don't move! Don't move! You're pregnant!...Oh my!~~My baby!~~"

In the end, Ellie pulled him into her arms.

Mei, who was in his arms, had finally calmed down. Seeing Airi's fairy-like behavior, he couldn't help but laugh and made room for her.

"Waaaaah! Xu Qi! Waaaaah!" With snot and tears streaming down her face, she cried even more unrestrainedly than Mei, to the point that Xu Qi didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"I miss you so much, Xu Qi! I miss you so much! Waaaaaah!"

Eden upstairs covered his mouth, laughing so hard he bent over. "Aili, oh Ai Li... she's just like a little girl."

The other girls also came to their senses, and most of their initial感动 (feeling of being moved) was dispelled by Ellie's antics.

One by one, filled with endless longing, they approached Xu Qi.

"Don't cry, don't cry... I'm back, I'm back..."

1175. Nothing is more important than home.

Qiqi always knew that Xu Qi had many women, and each of them was a stunning beauty, just by looking at Rita and the others.

Knowing is one thing, but seeing so many beautiful women surrounding Xu Qi still made this leader of the resistance army somewhat insecure.

She sat outside the courtyard, considerately leaving Xu Qi all the space so he could catch up with the women he hadn't seen in a long time.

There were only two children surrounding her, one named Rosalia and the other Lilia.

"Sister! Are you also my brother-in-law's woman?"

It's hard to imagine what a little girl must have gone through to warrant using the word 'also' in this question—it's truly heinous, Xu Qi.

Qiqi nodded, looking a little shy.

In this golden courtyard, she ultimately felt like a guest.

"Sister, why don't you sit inside?"

The person who asked this question was the little girl with blue hair; I remember her name was Lilia.

"He's catching up with his old flame, so I won't go."

The two girls exchanged a glance and understood; the new older sister must be jealous.

"Sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Qiqi."

"Wow...what a strange name, it sounds like my brother-in-law's nickname."

Qiqi was taken aback, and suddenly realized that it seemed to be true.

Xu Qi... Qi Qi...

I felt a mix of sweetness and shyness in my heart.

"Sister, why don't you play with us? How about we play hopscotch? Lilia can never beat me, it's so boring."

The blue-haired girl pursed her lips.

Lilia could never get a good answer as to why Rosalia had such excellent motor skills; perhaps she traded it for intelligence.

……

In the living room, Xu Qi had his arms around Mei Yi's now precious body with one arm and Xiao Aili's shoulder with the other, listening to her complain about the time he was away.

Mei seemed to have reverted to her quiet, gentle, dignified, and virtuous nature. She sat quietly beside Xu Qi, watching him tease Airi as he always had.

Perhaps only the tear stains at the corners of her eyes can prove that everything that happened before was real.

It seems that as long as she is by Xu Qi's side, Mei will shed some of her willful and spoiled side.

"Xu Qi, now that you're back... will you leave again?"

That's just how Ellie is; she never hides anything and asks whatever comes to mind.

Everyone is trying their best to avoid this question, but no one dares to ask it aloud.

After all... none of them wanted to hear that bad answer.

Eden wanted to stop Ellie from asking any more questions, but he saw his younger brother shake his head slightly.

"I think we don't need to leave."

A deep sense of surprise flashed in Ellie's eyes! She happily jumped into Xu Qi's arms, rubbing her little head against Xu Qi's chest like a cat.

This made Xu Qi tremble with fear.

Whose pregnant woman is so active?

Seeing this, Aponia put her hands together and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Xu Qi. Mei and Airi's physical condition is far beyond that of ordinary people. Besides, they are only five to six months old. Appropriate exercise is not only possible, but also necessary."

“Sister Nia is right, brother, don’t worry.”

Seeing that Fu Hua also chimed in, Xu Qi was able to put his mind at ease.

He turned to look at Mei, her bright eyes fixed on him without blinking, filled with tenderness and love.

Why are you staring at me? Can't you get enough of me?

"I can't get enough of looking at you, I can never get enough of looking at you..."

The women present all smiled knowingly.

Mei's love for Xu Qi will always be so straightforward and intense.

Xu Qi felt that he was being manipulated by Mei again, but he was willing to do so.

Bronya couldn't help but laugh and said, "In the months you've been away, I've heard her talking about you every single day."

"Bronya!~~"

Hearing Mei's coquettish complaint, the big duck became even more excited and teased her.

"Oh dear? Mei, it's been ten minutes since I heard you tell us your 'I only want to be your hero!' story. I feel like ants are crawling all over me."

"Ugh!!~~"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

I thought that being pregnant would make Mei more mature, but at this moment she seemed to have returned to her high school days, covering her face with her hands, her cheeks full of alluring blush, showing off her youthful charm.

If it weren't for her large belly, clearly indicating she was a pregnant woman, Xu Qi would have thought she had traveled back in time.

How come they seem to get younger as they get older?

"Alright, Bronya, stop teasing Mei."

"Oh! So you're already protecting your wife?"

Xu Qi opened his arms wide, "Why don't you sit over here, and I'll protect you?"

It was just a joke from Xu Qi, but Bronya didn't stand on ceremony with him at all. She got up and sat in Xu Qi's lap. A milky fragrance wafted over, and the softness in her arms made her heart flutter.

As luck would have it, the duck's bottom landed right on the most sensitive spot, giving Xu Qi the feeling of being enveloped in something soft and yielding.

This guy definitely did it on purpose...

She even twisted her body!

Mei, standing nearby, squinted and quickly discerned Bronya's thoughts. "Women who've entered the workforce and run their own companies are really different, huh?"

Xu Qi leaned close to Bronya's ear and whispered, "Don't do anything rash..."

Bronya turned her head slightly and gave him a charming and alluring smile.

"Leave me alone?"

Eden watched from the side and felt that her younger brother really spoiled them too much, pampering each of them to the extreme.

"But during the three months you were gone, Mei really thought about you every day. What she looked forward to most every day was when you would call."

"Sisters! Aren't you the same? It's not like I'm the only one who misses him."

After Mei finished speaking, everyone blushed.

Xu Qi also fell silent.

Delta, being the most perceptive, quickly said, "No... I don't mean to complain about you. Everyone knows that you did this for our future."

"But... we were all mentally prepared not to see you for months, even a year, but we never expected... we couldn't bear it after just one day."

"Senior Delta..."

Hearing Delta say that, Celine's lips drooped, and she said, "Little Xu, without you, I find drawing meaningless..."

Xu Qi was both amused and exasperated.

"Okay, but could you please stop calling me Little Xu?"

"Go ahead and call it that!"

Xu Qi smiled in response, while the other women looked at Xilin with somewhat puzzled expressions, seemingly with a hint of... sympathy?

Bronya found sitting there boring, so she turned around and sat on top of Xu Qi, directly opposite him.

"At least tonight, you won't leave, right?"

Looking at Bronya's expectant eyes, Xu Qi understood—what Otto, what destiny... none of them could compare to the family in the courtyard.

"I will bring everyone back, and from now on... we will never be apart again."

1176. I can't bear to see you leave for even a moment.

Regardless of whether Xu Qi's words are true or false, and regardless of whether he can actually keep them in the future, such a promise is enough to make everyone happy.