We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Coach Bronya, you and Xu Qi are different... Just like I said, you've been away from the front lines for too long, so there are many things you no longer understand."

"Call Xu Qi back! That kid... has a very special temperament and spirit, and that's exactly what Seed Studio is lacking right now!"

289. Life on Mount Taixu is quite pleasant.

Mount Taixu.

At this moment, Xu Qi and Fu Xian'er sat facing each other, with a chess set placed between them. Fu Xian'er held her pawn in her hand, seemingly contemplating her next move.

On Xu Qi's crossed legs, Alicia rested her head on his lap, holding a book. Occasionally, she would turn her head to check on the progress of their chess game, then continue reading.

Life is so pleasant...

"How have you been feeling these past few days living here?"

"Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, I feel my heart has slowed down a lot."

"is it?"

Fu Xian'er's gaze slowly fell on Xu Qi's right hand, which had slipped inside Alice's collar and lingered on her chest... After Alice resisted several times to no avail, she simply let him be.

What an absurd scene this is...

"Yes."

Fu Xian'er really wanted to overturn this chessboard! She had originally intended to try to reduce Xu Qi's unfounded desires and see if she could guide him onto the path of Taixu Temple.

But now it seems... this bastard's ideas are completely contrary to those of Taixu Mountain!

They neither conceal their desires nor restrain them.

What they're really into is doing things their own way!

"Hey! Xu, playing chess?" Carrying two jugs of wine, Shi Bao casually sat down next to Xu Qi. Of course, he saw what Xu Qi's hands were doing, but he didn't care at all.

"Come on, come on~~ have a couple of drinks with me first."

Another self-centered guy has arrived... Fu Xian'er thought with a headache.

She should have known sooner how well these two were compatible.

"Get the hell out of here! Last time we agreed that if I drank a bottle, you'd take off an outfit. Socks count as clothes?!"

"Who knew you could drink so much, you little rascal? I'm just doing this for your own good~~ Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, right~~"

"Shi Bao, I think I should remind you, you're a Taoist nun... not a Buddhist nun!"

"They're all the same, they're all the same."

Now it's Xu Qi's turn to want to flip the table.

Looking at the scene before her, Fu Xian'er suddenly sighed – evil people need evil people to punish them, it has always been so.

Just then, a ringtone sounded in my pocket—my cell phone was ringing…

Left with no other choice, Xu Qi had to withdraw his hand from Alicia's chest, a process that naturally drew eye-rolls from the beautiful girl.

That jerk Xu Qi... all he does is mess with me! Is it that fun?!

"Hey?"

As soon as the call connected, Xu Qi, who had been in a good mood, suddenly frowned.

After a few seconds, he asked.

"Who are they? What's going on?"

……

“I understand. I’ll be right back. Also, starting today, if there are any more secondments, tell them—if there’s no one available, we won’t lend anyone.”

……

"I don't care who he is!" Xu Qi said in a rare serious tone, almost as if he were roaring.

"Let's spread the word: you want to borrow people from my department? One word—get lost! And tell that guy surnamed Liu to wash his neck and wait, I'll make an example of him when I get back!"

After hanging up the phone, the atmosphere in the room became a little heavy. Ellie couldn't help but sit up and ask.

"Are we going back?"

"Um... Ellie, you guys stay here and keep Fu Hua company. I'll go back first."

"No!" Alicia said seriously, "Something terrible must have happened at the company... then I can't let you go back alone! I'll go tell Kevin and Mei."

"……All right……"

······

Tuesday morning.

Rita groggily opened her eyes on the sofa in Xu Qi's office—she had worked overtime here until the early hours of the morning last night and was too lazy to go back, so she simply slept here.

She heard what sounded like an argument outside the office.

"Nobody's here, and we won't lend you anything! That's what our supervisor said. If you understand, please leave."

"Supervisor? Which supervisor... is it that woman, or the one who only worked there for a few weeks and then went on vacation?"

"First of all, there has only ever been one person in charge of the Alahat Studio—that is Xu Qi! Secondly, he wasn't on vacation; he had personal matters to attend to."

"It's all the same... Also, the final episode of Idolmaster has been postponed! It's definitely related to your Seed Studio. Besides, the board of directors has already spoken!"

The company will concentrate its resources and prioritize handling this matter! Are you trying to defy the board's orders?!

……

"What's all this noise about so early in the morning?"

Rita opened the office door. She had heard everything clearly inside. She straightened her clothes slightly and came out, where she saw the young man confronting Delta.

Yao Jingcheng, the production director of the Idolmaster project.

"Acting Director Rita, what's wrong with the production manager at your Seed studio? Aren't you listening to the board's requests?"

Rita looked at them with a sullen face—it really is true that with a new emperor comes a new court; now that the company's situation has changed slightly, these small fry can't wait to jump out...

Are you in such a hurry to show your loyalty?

"Did you hear what Director Delta said just now?"

Director Yao raised an eyebrow and casually said, "I heard you."

"Nobody's here, and we won't lend any. This is an order from the Seed Studio manager; we're just following orders."

"Where is he? Since you say it was Director Xu Qi's instruction, then let him come out and tell me himself! Otherwise... how am I supposed to know if you're involved or if you're fabricating something?"

……

Rita's face was already very cold.

Just as she was about to correct this rude scoundrel, a heavy footstep suddenly sounded from the doorway.

Delta turned her head and looked on in surprise. Even Rita seemed to have forgotten what she was about to do, standing there blankly.

"Let me tell you myself... Excuse me, who are you?"

"Huh?" Director Yao trembled. He turned around and saw Xu Qi's excessively tall figure standing imposingly behind him.

"Um...you are..."

"I am Xu Qi."

……

Damn it! Who told me that Supervisor Xu Qi is on vacation and not coming to work?!

"Ahem! Um... Manager Xu, I think you already know that the final episode of the Idolmaster anime has been postponed. We have a lot of work to do right now, so we hope..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Xu Qi interrupted.

"No loan."

They're too lazy to even talk about it when there's no one around.

"Um...this is a director..."

"Can't you understand human language? Are all the leaders of the Idolmaster project team illiterate like you? It's okay if you can't read, but now you can't even understand what we're saying?"

Even old ladies from the countryside could do a better job than you, right? At least they understand what "no lending" means.

Director Yao's face turned pale and then purple, but he couldn't utter a single word.

At this moment, in this office of Alahato Seed, besides these middle-level managers, there are also many young production staff.

They all stared blankly at Xu Qi, who had just insulted the production director of Idolmaster Studio, while the other party... didn't dare to utter a single word.

"Now, get out!"

290. It has been a long time since I last saw Miss Rita.

He scrambled out of Seed Studio in a panic, and even he himself didn't know why he was so afraid of that young man who had only been with the company for less than a year.

It was the aura emanating from the other person, that innate, oppressive aura... I felt that if I stayed inside any longer, I would definitely be crushed by Xu Qi's aura!

Meanwhile, in the office, Xu Qi took a deep breath and bowed to everyone.

"Sorry I'm late."

"Manager Xu!"

The young man closest to Xu Qi saw this and quickly reached out to stop him! Xu Qi recognized him; he was Xiao Tong, who had come to see him last time and was in charge of the production of the first episode.

"Manager Xu, please don't do this! They've gone too far!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Qi slowly straightened up.

Rita looked around and suddenly realized that the once lifeless Seed Studio had undergone a significant change simply because of Xu Qi's arrival.

She could see the words "desire" and "hope" in the eyes of these young men.

She knew what their hopes were, and she knew what their desires were.

These things... Rita can't give, but it seems they all know—as long as Manager Xu is there, things will definitely be different!

"I heard that a large number of concept artists have been seconded out, Delta."

"Yes, Supervisor Xu."

"Tell me, how should I punish you?"

Delta curled her lips into a mocking smile and said deliberately, "That was, after all, the board's decision."

"I don't care about any board of directors... I only know that you were in charge of managing the overall production schedule! And now that you've run away, shouldn't I hold you accountable?"

"What about the board of directors..."

"This is not something you should be thinking about."

Xu Qi took a deep breath and looked at the young men and women in the office.

Not only the production team, but also the original art team, animation team, and even the 3D production team, which was the furthest away, couldn't help but run over when they heard that Xu Qi had returned.

Most of them gathered at the entrance, while some of the bolder ones simply ran into the office.

"Everyone, please come in. The office is a bit small and can't fit so many people. Please squeeze in."

After Xu Qi finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter.

This reminded Rita of the day Miss Jiang came; it seemed to be a similar scene.

"I remember saying before that no matter what the pressure is, whether it's external or internal, come to me and I'll handle it! Because there's only one thing I can do, do you all remember what it is?"

"I remember!"

Susana raised her hand like a primary school student eager to speak in class, which caused everyone to burst into laughter again.

Xu Qi smiled at the slightly shy little bear girl and gestured.

"Tell me, what is it that you told your Director Delta?"

"We want to provide everyone with an absolutely comfortable working environment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless people inside and outside the office turned to look at Xu Qi. It was unclear who started it, but at first there was only scattered applause, but later...