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The nun didn't care about anything else; she only cared about one thing—Xu Qi liked her more.

Only Xu Qi's affection for her could lessen the guilt in her heart. Indeed... she still needed to do more of those kinds of things to speed up the process.

If Mei knew what Aponia was thinking right now, Xu Qi would definitely be in for a rough time tonight.

"Speaking of which, Xu Qi, have you talked to Fu Hua recently?"

"Huh? What happened to Hua? Of course there is something wrong. I exercise with her every morning."

"Oh...it's nothing, I just wanted to get closer to Fu Hua."

"Oh, my sister seems aloof, but she's actually quite warm-hearted. It's just that she's usually too calm, which makes her seem unapproachable."

Mei sighed deeply—she was just afraid that Mei would be too calm…

······

Monday is always a time of both emotion and pain.

For any working person, no one should look forward to Monday morning...

At least when Xu Qi got out of Mebius's bed in the morning, he was quite embarrassed to find that he seemed to be late.

"Professor, can you develop a teleportation device right now so I can get to your office in a second?"

Sitting up, the professor, still in her petite form, stretched and yawned, her soft snake body unfurling, the scales on her side gleaming in the sunlight.

"Ok?"

Mebius suddenly grinned mischievously, stretched out his foot, and poked Xu Qi.

"What? Didn't you have enough fun last night?"

You really got to play with me enough last night...

This professor, Xu Qi had specifically chosen to sleep alone so he could get up early on Monday, but he was dragged away by Möbius as soon as he lay down.

Shouting "It's a success! It's a success!" he dragged Xu Qi into the bed...

When they were reminiscing afterwards, Xu Qi asked what made it successful. Möbius simply said, "You'll understand in a while."

Moreover, Mebius became even more excited after Xu Qi mentioned it.

Clearly, one attempt is insufficient for both the professor and Xu Qi.

So the professor played the trick of shrinking halfway through making it, and frantically squeezed juice out of Xu Qi!

For Xu Qi, who had recently experienced Aponia, small size was clearly more appealing, especially the Professor's pair after he shrunk...

The feel of holding it comfortably in your hand is something that everyone has their own preferences.

Even a petite professor can still feel a bit guilty, and while doing it, he can only keep repeating six words in his mind—"I'm not a lolicon, I'm not a lolicon..."

As these memories flooded into Xu Qi's mind, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Stop fooling around."

"Oh, I remember now, you have to go to work today, looks like you're going to be late."

"Whose fault do you think this is?"

Xu Qi was about to put on his pants when he suddenly felt a cold body press against him.

"Since we're going to be late anyway, how about... we do it again?"

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When Rita walked into the office in the morning, she followed him in with a mixture of concern and doubt.

She started by teasing, "Manager Xu, you're late today..."

"Oh yes, um... some personal matters kept me from getting here, sorry."

Rita covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"No need to apologize to me." She placed the brewed tea on Xu Qi's table, just like an elegant maid, displaying her impeccable manners.

"How to allocate time should be decided by Supervisor Xu himself."

Rita had said this to Mei as well.

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow, turned his chair around, and asked Rita a question.

"Miss Rita looks even more beautiful than I have in the last two days."

Rita reached up and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, averting her gaze and deliberately avoiding looking at Xu Qi.

"Is there?"

I think so.

Xu Qi stood up, his eyes filled with a predatory glint. He'd had his credibility challenged by Möbius that morning, so he'd given himself oral sex and then slipped away.

What are you saying? Go to work! I have to go to work too. I don't want to be laughed at by that damn woman, Wilvi.

This is far from enough for Xu Qi...

His hot breath brushed against Rita's cheek, turning her once swan-like white neck a deep blush. Rita knew, of course, how close Xu Qi was to her, but she had no intention of backing down.

She chose to confront it head-on.

"You promised you wouldn't force me."

Rita looked Xu Qi straight in the eye and argued her case logically.

"indeed."

Rita breathed a sigh of relief.

"But my beautiful maid, aren't you going to give me a good morning kiss? Maybe it will give me a good mood for work all day."

Rita was both amused and exasperated.

Are you threatening me?

"How could that be? Even if I can't kiss Miss Rita, I'll adjust myself."

Rita glared at Xu Qi.

"You little pervert, don't think that just because of what happened last week... you can do whatever you want."

Xu Qi pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Just this once... this is the last time."

Okay, okay~~ This won't happen again.

He pulled the lovely maid into his arms and skillfully found her lips.

The office, which should have been serious and formal, was now tinged with a pinkish atmosphere. Rita found herself increasingly unable to resist Xu Qi's advances towards a kiss...

"Manager Xu, someone needs to see you..."

……

"boom!"

Outside the office door, Delta quickly closed it and lowered her head, wondering if she should knock first next time she needed to see anyone.

"Um...Director Delta? What's wrong?"

Following Delta, Xu Qi's production team raised a profound question.

Why did you open the door and then close it again?

"nothing……"

Delta took a deep breath, thinking that the two guys inside who had somehow gotten together should have finished tidying up, before reopening the door.

"Manager Xu, someone under my command is looking for you."

250. Her name is... Miss Seele Voller.

Xu Qi picked up his teacup and took a small sip. Behind him, Ms. Rita stood calmly, without the slightest hint of unease on her face.

If Delta hadn't been able to see the slight blush on Rita's cheeks, she would have almost thought she had misread it.

Of course that's not the point.

Delta moved aside, revealing a handsome, shy young man behind her.

Perhaps because the office housed Director Delta, General Affairs Officer Rita, and Supervisor Xu Qi, the young man seemed a little nervous.

"What's wrong, little boy? Is something the matter?"

The young man, named Tong Guan, was a production engineer. He was quite flattered to hear that Xu Qi knew him.

Of course, upon closer reflection, there's really nothing wrong with this; it's just the basic work that Xu Qi, as a supervisor, should do.

Xu Qi also knew that the other party was in charge of producing the first episode, and if they came to him now...

"Was there a problem with the production of the first episode?"

"Yes...yes, Supervisor Xu."

Xu Qi glanced at Delta, seemingly wondering why he was being contacted instead of Delta when a problem arose.

Delta sighed and spoke on behalf of Tong Guan.

"Well, this is a bit tricky. One of the animators who was in charge of the first episode was responsible for some of the artwork for the final episode of The Idolmaster before joining the Seed project team."

This is normal in the industry, but... although her part of the cut has been completed, because the final episode hasn't even had a director's preview yet, she still belongs to the Idolmaster project team.

Xu Qi nodded knowingly; this was considered normal in the industry.

"Can we let her start drawing? What did her animation supervisor say? Does it need to be redone?"

"No need. That illustrator is extremely skilled and is well-known throughout ETStudio."

"Since there's no need for rework, that means she should be fine now, right? She can stay in other project teams, but can we start drawing the original artwork first?"

Or... haven't we had a drawing meeting and talked to Bronya yet?

"Uh! No! It's open! It's already open!" Tong Guan hurriedly said, holding a schedule in his hand. "The painting meeting ended last Monday."

"What went wrong? Is the other party unwilling to draw it?"

Delta let out a long sigh.

"No, it's just that we can only contact her by phone now, but we can't see her in person."

"Ok?"

"According to the original artist, she hasn't actually started production yet because her supervisor keeps giving her more work, so she can't start making Seed."

Xu Qi frowned; he keenly sensed something amiss.

"She's already finished her part, how can we add more for her..."

Xu Qi paused for a moment, then immediately realized—it was an unconventional addition, probably someone else's cut being forced onto the other person.

So that means they've been detained.

"Who is the supervisor in charge of The Idolmaster?"

"His name is Liu Yizhi."

Delta answered quickly.

Xu Qi glanced at Rita beside him, and Miss Rita certainly did not disappoint Xu Qi's expectations.

"He was appointed as the head of the animation project team at the beginning of last year, and was in charge of The Idolmaster. He is stubborn and self-willed, but quite capable, and his reputation in the company is mixed."

He was originally scheduled to be in charge of the production of Alahatto this year.

Xu Qi, you haven't been with the company for long, so you may not understand what it means to be the head of the Alahato project team at ETStudio.

This means she will now report directly to Ms. Bronya, the company's president, making her a high-ranking leader even among middle-level managers—essentially a promotion.

Xu Qi understood perfectly – it turned out to be an obstacle to his career advancement.

"So you're saying they came for me."

Rita nodded.

Where is the office of the Idolmaster project team?