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Xu Qi smiled wryly as he hugged Ai Li in his arms, while exchanging a glance with Ying.

Their eyes met, and they could both read the meaning in each other's eyes.

"Ah!! Boss! I thought I'd never see you again!"

Seeing that Ellie rushed up and hugged Xu Qi, several girls who were not much older couldn't sit still. Maomao reacted the most intensely, jumping up and pouncing on Xu Qi right in front of his wide eyes!

You really are a cat!

"Kitty!"

"ah!"

They successfully tackled Xu Qi and Ai Li to the ground.

Vivi, always eager for excitement, pounced on the cat.

Greta was delighted. The little girl didn't understand anything, so she pounced on her.

Seeing this, Fu Hua looked left and right, thought for a moment, then quietly walked over and gently pressed down on them, essentially hugging them.

Seeing this, Sakura couldn't help but laugh out loud—Xu Qi is really popular, isn't he...

Mebius slumped helplessly on the sofa. Actually, she really wanted to go up and hug Xu Qi, but as a mature woman, she was a little embarrassed to just hug him directly.

Eden and Aponia exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of doting in each other's eyes. Indeed... it's best when everyone is together like this.

Seeing that Xu Qi was unharmed, Qian Jie turned and went back to his room.

Kosmo hasn't returned yet; he's probably still working on the 00 armor test report.

Kevin had a faint smile on his lips, very faint, but Su still noticed it.

On the surface, he seems indifferent to everyone, but in reality... he's probably the one in the Golden Garden who cares most about his companions. It's just that Kevin is ultimately not good at expressing himself.

In his words, it's cool.

"I said..."

Xu Qi's voice came out muffledly from the bottom.

"How many people are you actually holding up there?"

"Hey! Xu Qi, don't... don't speak..."

"Ok?"

Ellie's tone was a little strange.

"Huff...the breath I exhaled..."

Only then did Xu Qi realize which part of Alicia was pressing on his head—no wonder it was so soft, making him want to take a bite.

Mei and Sakura simultaneously reached up to touch their foreheads. Others might not have realized what was happening, but these two were far too experienced. With just a little listening, they knew what Airi had been through.

"Huh? What's this? It's hard. Boss, are you hiding some treasure on you that you haven't taken out yet?" Pado suddenly reached down and grabbed.

"Hiss! Ugh! Kitty! Let go! Let go!"

Mei couldn't hold back any longer and quickly stepped forward to pull everyone apart, saying, "Alright, alright, stop playing around and let Xu Qi get some rest."

That's true. Xu Qi did go through a battle tonight, and... well, he even had sex afterward.

It's definitely time to get some rest.

Moreover, Pado immediately realized what she had been holding, and embarrassed, she quickly got out and ran back to her room.

Waaaaah! I'm doomed! My innocence has been tarnished by the boss!

When Xu Qi was able to get up from below, he noticed that, apart from Gretchen, every girl had blushed to some extent.

Aponia, who had been wearing a kind smile, tilted her head and, as the person with the most outstanding mental strength present, easily noticed some clues.

She couldn't help but type three question marks.

???

Aili was a little too shy to look at Mei. After greeting Xu Qi, she fled back to her room as if she were running away.

Vervi coughed, composed herself, and forced a smile despite Mebius's expressionless face, saying, "I'll go check on V2V."

Fu Hua secretly glanced at Sakura, and that glance sent a shockwave through Sakura's heart!

This! ...No way...

Seemingly realizing that Ying had come to her senses, Fu Hua blushed, glared at Xu Qi, and then went back to her room.

Now... what was originally a rather warm and cozy atmosphere is gradually developing in an ambiguous direction.

Kevin, being a clueless straight man, naturally couldn't understand anything, but Sue already had a smirk on her face—interesting, this development was truly interesting.

He's a qualified entertainer.

Perhaps the only thing she couldn't understand was Gretchen. The little girl could only sense that her older brothers and sisters seemed to be in strange mental states.

She couldn't help but grab Xu Qi's sleeve and shake it a few times as she spoke.

"Brother Xu Qi, weren't we playing happily just now? Why did they all run away...?"

Xu Qi was almost captivated by Gretchen's innocence—he squatted down, ruffled Gretchen's little head, and said, "How about I tell Gretchen a story tonight?"

Greta's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously, saying, "Okay!"

Aponia stood up at this moment. She glanced at Mei and used her mental power to say in Mei's mind, "Miss Mei, remember to take a bath."

……

Mei instantly broke down, glaring at Xu Qi with embarrassment and anger, and also rushed back to her room.

Sakura was a little confused, so she followed along.

He then walked over to Xu Qi and sighed.

"You shouldn't spoil Gretchen too much."

"How can you call this pampering? After all, our Greta is such a well-behaved girl, right?"

As she spoke, she picked up Greta and kissed her on the cheek, making the little girl giggle. At the same time, she pointed at Xu Qi's cheek with a look of disgust.

"Beard, scraggly."

"Hahahaha!"

Looking at Gretchen sitting in his arms, Xu Qi thought of another girl with the same figure.

He looked at Eden and asked.

"Sister Eden, where is Theresa?"

"I put her to sleep in my room; she looked really tired."

……

Indeed, the pressure Theresa had to bear at the moment of absorbing spiritual energy was unimaginable to ordinary people. Let her rest well.

Kevin stood up and said.

"Su and I are going to pick up Kosmo. It's getting late, so let's get some rest."

Mebius also stretched, indicating that she was a little sleepy too.

However, just as she was about to pass Xu Qi, she glanced at him almost imperceptibly, and then whispered something in Xu Qi's ear in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Come to my room tonight..."

Hiss!!

Mei, I was very obedient tonight and didn't go to see Sakura... So, it should be okay if I go and talk to the professor about human anatomy... right?

136. And Aponia, Dame!

That evening, Kevin and Sue picked up Kosmo, who had returned from the Earth Network, and the three of them went back to their rooms to sleep.

In the living room, Xu Qi was also holding Greta and telling the little girl a bedtime story.

Aponia was sitting next to him, massaging Xu Qi's temples.

I have to say... Aponia is really good at this. Every time I ask Aponia to press this button for me, all my fatigue disappears.

“Audrey said to Lieutenant Lydie, ‘I am not alone,’ and then jumped off the airship.”

Greta held her breath as she listened. As Xu Qi continued narrating, she began to worry about the fate of the characters in the story. "She jumped...how could she survive?"

“Yes, how can we live?” Audrey clasped her hands together in front of her chest and whispered, “Catch me, Banagher!”

Gretchen gasped. Could it be...?

Inside the unicorn, Banagher reacted instantly, as if by telepathy. He exclaimed, "Audrey!" and piloted the unicorn around the banshee and plunged down!

"And then what!?"

Greta seemed very anxious.

"'You can do it, Unicorn!' Banagher activated the unicorn's once-in-a-lifetime destruction mode and charged to Audrey's side. A giant steel hand reached out and caught his princess steadily..."

"Mmm!!" Gretsch covered her mouth, her eyes shining as she stared at Xu Qi, and said softly, "Wow...it's so romantic...Gretsch wants to be caught like that in the future."

Xu Qi affectionately pressed his forehead against Gretchen's, nudged her, and laughed, "Yes, Gretchen has grown up. She will definitely meet her own Banagher and the unicorn that will catch her."

"Like Xu Qi and your V2V?"

Xu Qi was taken aback.

He recalled the scene from before, when Kiana used her mental power to forcefully control him and catch him in the sky in V2V...

"Yes, that's right."

Hehe! ~~

Gretchen snuggled happily into Xu Qi's arms, while Aponia looked at Xu Qi warmly and said softly, "Alright, Gretchen, it's getting late, time to sleep."

“Okay, Mom Aponia.”

As Xu Qi handed Gretchen to Aponia, he couldn't help but say, "Aponia... you already know everything, don't you? Everything that happened tonight."

……

Indeed, he is a very talented child.

Aponia slowly shook her head.

"No, Xu Qi, I can no longer see such a far-reaching future in you, in us. The only thing I know is the fate of that girl named Su Muqin."

……

Gretchen stood between the two, somewhat bewildered, not quite understanding what they were talking about.

"Won't you hate me? Xu Qi, if... I could tell you everything..."

“Fate has its unspeakable mysteries, Sister Nia, you once told me that, didn’t you?”

Aponia's hand trembled.

"It must be very painful..."

Xu Qi's eyes held a hint of pity as he took Aponia's hand and said in a low voice, "How could I blame you? On the contrary, I should have thought of it sooner..."

Sister Nia, you have eyes that can see into the future, but it must be very painful for you... unspeakable, unchangeable... that's why you pray day and night..."

“Xu Qi…” Aponia reached out and cupped Xu Qi’s cheek. As a nun, she naturally didn’t know what love was, but at least she knew what it meant to be moved…

Moved to tears, she wanted to give Xu Qi the best of everything in the world.

"It's alright. At least now, I've escaped that cage called fate, and for all of this... I have to thank you."

Xu Qi recalled that in the past, Aponia's eyes never showed any luster, no matter what.

Why? Because there is no expectation for the future in it.

And now... when their eyes met, Xu Qi saw a glimmer of light in them.

For Aponia, every day she lives in the Golden Garden is now an unknown. The "commandment" that fate imposed upon her has shattered.

“Sister Nia…”

I feel like I'm about to succumb to the sacred warmth of Aponia...