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"Can't you have some professionalism? You've completely lost your class."

"Oh, oh." Shi Bao immediately tried to maintain her composure, but her next words immediately broke Xu Qi's defenses.

"This is a QR code. You can use WeChat or Alipay. It's 50 yuan per transaction. I'm honest with you."

This is ridiculous!

Then the Master Fu began to calculate, but the more Xu Qi thought about it, the stranger it seemed—Fu… that surname is really too rare.

At least among the people Xu Qi recognized, only Fu Hua was around. And now Xu Qi finally understood why he felt so familiar with the person in front of him.

She looks...so much like Fu Hua.

But Xu Qi was certain it wasn't Fu Hua, since it was a different kind of mental energy fluctuation.

"Um……"

Unexpectedly, Shi Bao seemed to be in trouble. She glanced at Xu Qi, made a hand gesture, and muttered to herself, but her brows were furrowed, and she looked very serious.

Xu Qi was stunned—was this going to bring him bloodshed?

Then the next sentence was, "Give me 100,000 to ensure your safety."

Holy crap! You've only said a few words and you're already planning to scam money? That furrowed brow in the crowdfunding group (4561279400) – you're probably rehearsing your sales pitch!

Who would have thought that the next sentence would leave Xu Qi speechless.

"Hmm... I can't figure it out, I really can't~~"

"what?"

"Forgive my ignorance, sir, I am utterly ashamed that I cannot foresee your future at all... But I absolutely cannot return the fifty dollars, consider it a token of our goodwill."

……

Holy crap! So all you did was try to scam me out of 50 yuan?! Is that even worth it?!

"Alas! What a pity. I thought today would be a great start, but the first customer I've met is someone as extraordinary as you. Oh well, according to the rules, I can't do a reading for your wife today."

Xu Qi was choked up again, and even Rita couldn't help but blush slightly upon hearing it.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Rita is my colleague, not my...wife..."

"Ok?"

Shi Bao adjusted her sunglasses and looked at Rita and Xu Qi seriously. In her view, the two of them were already destined to be married. It shouldn't be like this.

Oh...that's possible. Young people these days aren't very frank.

"Alright, then I'll make an exception and tell this young lady's fortune."

"Huh?" Xu Qi and Rita were both taken aback.

Before the two could say anything, Shi Bao continued speaking on his own. "Miss must be asking about her marriage, right? Don't you know that what seems far away is actually right before your eyes?"

Don't wait until time flies by and the old friends are gone before looking back, only to regret it for the rest of your life...

221. Maids are one of Miss Rita's little-known hobbies.

Leaving behind these inexplicable words, Shi Bao suddenly stood up. With his extremely skillful movements, he folded the wooden table slightly and turned it into a briefcase.

Then he quickly packed up his things, picked up his suitcase and left, not forgetting to say goodbye to Xu Qi before leaving.

"I'll be here every weekend from now on. If you want someone to read your fortune with you, this is the place to go! The city management officers are coming, get out of here!"

So this guy knew his business was going to get shut down by the city management officers...

Xu Qi shook his head helplessly. He decided to just consider himself cheated out of 50 yuan today. In someone else's hands, it might be the price of a cup of milk tea.

It was Rita; the way she was looking at him now... was getting increasingly strange.

Xu Qi forced a smile and said, "Miss Rita, that person just now... is just a complete charlatan. Don't take her words too seriously."

Rita glanced at Xu Qi and gave a faint "Oh".

I have no idea what that "oh" actually meant.

But Rita simply glanced at Xu Qi again—would that day ever come? She herself was old and faded, and looking at Xu Qi, whose temples were also graying, she didn't even have the right to keep him company.

And when that time comes, what is there to regret?

The die is cast...

But there's a prerequisite: I must like Xu Qi, or rather, I must love Xu Qi.

Rita glanced at the young man beside her again—he was just an acquaintance she had known for a week, and she had only just begun to understand Xu Qi.

How could I possibly fall for someone so quickly? So this must be an absurd and wrong conclusion, yes, that's right.

Rita Losweather, your heart is entirely with Lady Durandal. I'm sorry, Xu Qi... you're a little late.

It seems that the man was indeed just a charlatan.

The earlier incident did not dampen their spirits for their date. After finishing lunch, they walked out of the mall, took a few photos in the central square filled with statues of Allahato, and then stopped to rest in a pavilion.

"Thank you for coming here with me today, Xu Qi."

"Ah, it's nothing. After all, everyone likes Alahatto."

Rita smiled.

They came together at this company because of their childhood admiration and dreams, and set about advancing, and even saving, the Alahatto project.

It sounds like something out of a novel, so fantastical...

However, as soon as he sat down, Xu Qi frowned.

Suddenly the sky darkened, and then...

The pattering raindrops, as if playing a prank, fell to the ground, creating joyful splashes that bounced freely in Xu Qi's field of vision.

"This……"

"It's raining."

Rita stretched out her hand, feeling the cool raindrops fall on her palm, and quickly pulled it back.

Xu Qi turned his head and saw this scene—a British woman with outstanding temperament and elegance, reaching out her hand into the rain, as if... she was communicating with the world.

"What's wrong? Xu Qi? You've been staring at me."

"Hmm...it's beautiful."

"Hmm?" Rita tilted her head in confusion.

"Just now, it felt like I suddenly felt your charm, Miss Rita. You are very beautiful and attractive."

……

A rosy hue involuntarily crept onto Rita's ears, but she calmly looked away, maintaining her composed demeanor.

"There were people coming and going just now, but now they're all gone."

"After all, the weather forecast didn't say it would rain today, so I guess they've all gone back home already."

"Are we just the two of us left, taking shelter from the rain in this pavilion?"

"Correct."

After Xu Qi nodded, he felt that the atmosphere was a little... strange.

He involuntarily looked towards Rita, only to be met with the sight of this beautiful woman's wine-red eyes. Her short, grey-gold hair obscured her left eye, and Xu Qi only noticed it now…

It turns out that the other person had a beauty mark near the corner of their right eye.

Beauty mark...

The other person sat there quietly, like an elegant lady. Xu Qi found it hard to imagine what a glamorous figure Rita would be when she changed into a formal dress.

"Has Miss Rita ever heard anyone praise her?"

"praised? In what aspect?"

"appearance."

Rita nodded quietly, a smile always playing on her lips, poised and graceful.

"I've heard a lot, but in Rita's opinion, most of it is exaggerated."

"For example, phrases like 'bright as a pearl'?"

Rita thought about it carefully for a moment and nodded.

"Pretty much, but it would make me feel like I'm being a bit hypocritical."

"Miss Narita has a flaw that I doubt many people would mention."

"Hmm?" Speaking of this, Rita couldn't help but care. As someone who always prided herself on being a "perfect" maid, she would naturally mind so-called flaws.

"You can't dismiss someone's ideas just because they've shared their insights."

Rita was taken aback, then chuckled again—how many times had this happened already? It was as if being with Xu Qi meant there would never be a shortage of joy.

This time, Rita was too lazy to even cover her mouth.

I always felt that if it were in front of Xu Qi, there would be no need for any pretense.

Xu Qi slowly walked over and sat down next to Rita.

Looking at the rain outside the pavilion and the empty, deserted scenery, I couldn't help but murmur—I wonder if this rain will stop in time.

He suddenly turned to look at Rita, probably thinking of chatting for a while to pass the time.

Rita seemed to share the same thought, and their gazes met once again, quite by chance.

They were all taken aback, and then subconsciously looked away.

But then it occurred to me that there seemed to be nothing to hide from, and so, as if by fate, their eyes met.

……

Xu Qi shook his head with a wry smile.

"Why don't you... speak first?"

"You go first, Mr. Xu Qi..."

"Me..." Xu Qi couldn't help but move closer, and could already smell... smell the faint rosemary scent on Rita.

Rita, on the other hand, didn't seem to mind the other party's close proximity.

"I was thinking that I've been so focused on talking about myself that I haven't heard much from Rita. I'm very curious and want to know more about Rita."

"A man tells a woman that he wants to know more about her?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing Xu Qi's predicament, Rita felt even more pleased.

She extended her index finger and touched Xu Qi's lips.

"Just kidding, what does Xu Qi want to hear? After all, as you can see, Rita Losweather is just an ordinary British girl."

"I think you mentioned it to me before, Rita. Besides Alahato, you have another shameful hobby. I'm quite curious about it."

"Is Mr. Xu Qi really curious about this?"

Xu Qi quickly nodded.

Rita beckoned Xu Qi to come closer.

Now, the two sat close together on the pavilion benches, just like a couple.

Xu Qi could even feel the warmth and softness emanating from Rita's body.

Without a doubt, she is an elegant and beautiful woman.