We moved to Golden Courtyard

Now that I'm back, we have time to spend together again. I'll make you understand my feelings, and I'll make you change your mind, Liu Qi.

After saying that, Xu Qi got up and walked out. Just before leaving, he heard Liu Qi say something else.

"I'm not alone... I have many suitors. If you don't seize the opportunity, I might run off with another man."

Xu Qi smiled knowingly, turned his head to look at the other person, and said.

"Then I will definitely not let you off the hook, Miss Liu Qi."

······

It was my first day back at the company, and I was still adjusting to everything.

After all, Xu Qi's position has changed somewhat, but even on the first day, Xu Qi vaguely sensed the heavy workload.

"How's it going? Are you getting used to the work?"

Delta walked straight into Xu Qi's office, still unwilling to knock as always. Fortunately, there was nothing shady going on in the office at the moment.

"truth?"

"Otherwise what?"

Xu Qi let out a long sigh.

"It's quite unusual... First of all, I have to deal with many invitations from my peers, and I might have to deal with them in the future."

We're all middle-level managers in the company, so naturally we have a separate circle and different rules.

Delta nodded.

"It doesn't matter, you won't pay any attention to them anyway."

Xu Qi smiled knowingly.

"But it would be best to get Rita to work as soon as possible. It would be good to have someone help me organize things properly."

Delta curled her lip in disdain.

"I think you just want to play around with women at work."

Xu Qi didn't offer any explanation, but his gaze towards Delta was somewhat strange.

"Why...why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Qi thought for a moment, but decided not to remind Delta that if that were really his intention, he could have just taken advantage of her. Instead, he naturally walked to the door and closed it.

"Nothing much, what brings you here?"

Delta turned her face away, saying insincerely, "Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Xu Qi found it adorable, so he went over and picked up the other person's petite and cute body, which resembled a porcelain doll, and sat down on the sofa, laughing, "Okay~~ let me hold her for a while."

"Hey!? You bastard!..."

Xu Qi simply kissed Delta's handsome face, and the little girl's face immediately turned red and she fell silent.

However, he didn't do anything extra and quietly waited for Delta to speak.

"Ahem! Um... You just went to see Liu Qi, didn't you?"

"Yes, I talked to her. As you know, before I went to Europe, she had always had feelings for me and had hinted at them several times..."

I won't feel at ease if I don't give them an explanation.

"Oh..." Delta pouted, looking somewhat unhappy. "So you went to find a new love interest as soon as you got back to the company, right?"

"How could that be? She just dumped me. She's not interested in me at all now."

Delta's eyes lit up!

"Really?"

Xu Qi nodded, but didn't say the second half of his sentence, which was that he planned to win Liu Qi back.

"Hmph! That woman is so arrogant—she's blind!"

However, after saying that, she frowned again, turned her head to look at Xu Qi behind her, and said seriously, "Although she is a bit arrogant, she is not a bad person... How about you go after her this time? Just like you did after you went after me?"

Xu Qi's expression turned strange again.

"It's okay! I know Mei won't be happy if she finds out. Just don't bring her back to the courtyard. Just think of it as keeping a mistress outside. I'll take care of her for you!"

Delta, do you even know what you're saying?!

1218. Is this a new type of unspoken rule?

I would never dare to let Xu Qi find another woman behind Mei's back.

So that very night, he told Mei about Liu Qi.

"Liu Qi? I remember you. You were the animation director you met when you were working on Seed? It seems you had a conflict with someone else back then, and it was irreconcilable."

"In the end, you were the one who stepped in and resolved it, wasn't it her?"

Xu Qi was surprised that Mei could remember it so clearly.

"Yes, it's her."

Perhaps noticing the surprise in Xu Qi's eyes, Mei said proudly, "Who do you think I am? I remember everything about you perfectly."

Xu Qi was first surprised, then her expression softened.

This is his little Mei, who always brings him happiness in every way.

"She pursued you so much before, you should give her some response, whether it's rejection or acceptance, you can't just keep her hanging on."

"I see."

Mei glanced at Xu Qi thoughtfully and smiled.

Are you afraid I'll be unhappy?

"I myself feel that it's not a good thing to be flirting around outside like this."

Mei reached out and tapped Xu Qi on the head.

"It's good that you realize this. Although it doesn't mean that you have to reciprocate every girl's feelings just because she's putting in the effort to pursue you, but..."

"If you think Liu Qi is special, that's fine, but you have to let me see her at least once, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

"That's natural."

"And have you explained your situation to them?"

"She might know, but she certainly wouldn't know everything."

Mei nodded, as if giving a hands-on lesson, and said, "You have to explain your situation to them first. I think that alone will be enough to filter out the vast majority of girls."

Xu Qi chuckled and said, "The vast majority? I'd say all of them."

"That's what you deserve! Go to sleep!"

······

The next day, Xu Qi once again took the initiative to come to Liu Qi's office.

I'd like to invite you to lunch together.

Liu Qi rested her chin on one hand, a faint smile on her lips, looking at the big boy who had been spouting nonsense in front of her yesterday, making grand pronouncements about changing her mind.

"On what grounds?"

"I'd like to discuss the concept of Alahatto's new work with you."

"I'm just a lowly animation supervisor..."

As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, her gaze sharpened.

Xu Qi also had a smile on his face.

"Danzhu told me that she wanted to change her mood recently and start from the most basic original painting to find a way to break through the bottleneck. I agreed."

So... the Alahatto IP department is currently lacking a character designer and a chief animation supervisor.

Liu Qi let out a long breath.

Is this considered an unspoken rule?

"You can choose not to accept it, and I will discuss it with Teacher Xiao Yun."

Liu Qi's lips curled into a confident smile, and her gaze toward Xu Qi was provocative and aggressive.

"You've really given me a reason that I can't refuse no matter what."

……

At noon, Li Sushang, who had also returned to work, found her old friend Su Shana. The two, whom Xu Qi jokingly called "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix," had both learned from different sources that Xu Qi and Liu Qi had made plans to have lunch together.

"Hey, do you think Teacher Liu can succeed?"

Susana shook her finger, her face showing disdain.

"Don't you understand? The situation has reversed now. The roles have been reversed. It's gone from Teacher Liu chasing Supervisor Xu to Minister Xu chasing Director Liu!"

Li Sushang's eyes lit up.

"Explain in detail!"

Susana coughed and lowered her voice.

"I've heard about it. Minister Xu spent money to invite me to lunch. I heard that Director Danzhu is currently in a bottleneck period and wants to seek a breakthrough, so he took the initiative to apply to be the original artist!"

But our department is obviously planning a new project recently. Without Danzhu as the character designer and director, we can't possibly hire someone from outside, can we?

We'll definitely be choosing from our existing production supervisors. The most popular choices are Liu Qi and Xiao Yun, but it seems...

It's all settled now~~

Li Sushang showed an expression of sudden realization.

This is what they call... the unspoken rules, right?

However, after thinking about it, she felt something was off and asked doubtfully, "Sushana, you've met Teacher Liu. Let alone being on time for work, how could she show up at the company every day like this?"

Susana was taken aback and exchanged a glance with Li Sushang.

Perhaps the moment Liu Qi made the extremely rare choice to step into the company office today, Xu Qi's pursuit had already reached an end.

It's basically a case of Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai—one is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit...

"What are you talking about? Why are you so happy?"

"Oh, we were talking about Minister Xu and Director Liu..."

Susana answered instinctively, then suddenly realized something was wrong. She looked closely and saw the woman sitting next to her, who was like a rose, quietly blooming.

Both elegant and mysterious.

"Lilili!...Rita, the general affairs manager!"

No matter when or where, Rita always maintains her composure.

With an impeccable smile on her face, Rita reached out and gently pressed down, a small gesture that calmed Susana's agitated emotions.

"I'm no longer in general affairs. The president informed me that I'm to serve as Minister Xu's secretary today, assisting him in his work."

"Besides, given our relationship, you can just call me Rita. We're all long-time employees of Seed Studio, there's no need to be so formal."

"Yes Yes!"

After Rita finished speaking, her eyes, which had been smiling, slowly opened a crack, and within them, a cold glint seemed to flash, carrying the sharpness and edge that should belong to a rose.

"But speaking of which, were you talking about Xu Qi and Liu Qi earlier? I just arrived today and don't know much about the company's current situation yet..."

The true intentions have been revealed!

Susana and Li Sushang exchanged a glance, feeling that this was probably what the end of the world looked like.

······

Meanwhile, in a small private room at the izakaya downstairs, Xu Qi asked with a smile, "This place should be pretty good, right?"

"I used to eat here often, so this is like returning to a familiar place."

Xu Qi was taken aback, then suddenly realized, "Oh right, you were one of the earliest employees of ET, so naturally you moved to the ET Building with us back then. Oh dear, I miscalculated..."

Seeing Xu Qi's frustrated look, Liu Qi couldn't help but comfort her first, saying, "I also really like this restaurant. It's been a few years since I've been here, so it's nice to come back again."