We moved to Golden Courtyard

"Hmm, where are Mei and the others?"

Theresa gestured towards the room with her lips.

understood……

Xu Qi didn't rush back to his room, but instead sat down next to Theresa.

Come to think of it... he was the one who arranged for Theresa to move from Guangcheng to Shanghai, but as soon as she arrived, he assigned her a task and didn't spend any time with her.

Xu Qi still felt somewhat guilty.

"Not looking for your Mei?"

I want to spend some time with you.

"So cheesy."

The two exchanged a glance, and then both couldn't help but chuckle.

“You didn’t come back last night, and those two women are furious.”

"How did you know?"

Theresa pointed to her head, and Xu Qi understood—that's right, in terms of sheer mental strength, perhaps no one present could match Theresa's.

"So you went to hang out with some girl I don't even know this time?"

They've come to demand an explanation, just as expected...

Xu Qi smiled wryly, but didn't think Theresa was being nosy.

Looking at the other person's petite figure sitting on the sofa, his gaze couldn't help but fall on Theresa's lips... whether it was the night of Qixi Festival or the kiss before parting.

It would be unrealistic to expect Xu Qi to treat Theresa as just a friend.

Theresa turned her head as if sensing something. She seemed to have seen through Xu Qi's thoughts, and her face flushed red. She shouted, "You! What are you looking at?! Those two times were... accidents!"

Still saying one thing and meaning another...

It's clear that it's Theresa herself.

Xu Qi didn't pick up on that topic, but then he suddenly spoke.

"Thank you so much, Theresa. If it weren't for your help in pulling strings and finding those transfer records, I wouldn't have been able to launch a successful counterattack at yesterday's handover meeting. You're my lucky star."

If it were just ordinary people praising her, Theresa would naturally accept it all.

But Xu Qi's praise... made her feel awkward.

She sat restlessly on the sofa, glancing at Xu Qi one moment and then deliberately acting like a little girl the next, but then seemed to think it was too pretentious and stopped.

"That...that was just...my duty."

Xu Qi smiled and sat a little closer to Theresa. Seeing that she didn't react, he continued.

"No matter what, you've helped me a lot. I didn't treat you well when you came to Shanghai, but you've done so many things for me. Let's go out for dinner this weekend."

"Have a meal?"

Seeing that Theresa seemed interested, Xu Qi leaned close to her ear and whispered something as if biting her ear.

"Just the two of us, you can think of it as... a date."

317. My Mei, my beloved.

Theresa held her breath. After all, she had come all the way to Shanghai to develop her career. Didn't she know why? In just a few days, she would be reporting to the Shanghai police station.

And now they've moved into the Golden Courtyard, and they've even chosen their room! It's right next to Gretchen.

Isn't it all just so that... I can... see someone?

"I...I'll..."

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow; he knew that Theresa was being insincere again.

He forcefully turned Theresa's shoulders and, to the astonishment of the white-haired girl, lightly kissed her lips like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Just like that day... when they were preparing to leave Guangcheng, Theresa gave Xu Qi her last gift.

"Don't just make it a deal at the last minute."

"who!……"

"No going back on your word."

“You!…” Theresa pouted, “You’re forcing me! I… I’m a police officer! Do you believe I’ll arrest you for indecent assault!”

Hmm, looking at that smiling face, I can't sense any credibility in what he's saying.

But Xu Qi played along, expressing his distress.

"Oh well, there's nothing I can do then... It seems I'll have to spend the weekend with Miss Rita..."

"Who is Rita?"

Theresa's gaze suddenly turned cold.

"Um... I... my secretary..."

"So you were fooling around with her last night and didn't come back, right?"

Xu Qi broke out in a cold sweat—as expected of Theresa, a police officer, she easily steered the topic he had painstakingly tried to avoid back onto back to the present.

"Cough!... Hmm..."

Xu Qi thought for a while... then gave up! He resigned himself to his fate!

"Are you going to spend the weekend with me or not?"

"Accompany me?! Just the two of us, no Rita allowed!"

"Then it's settled."

After saying that, Xu Qi hurriedly tried to get up from the sofa, but Theresa quickly pulled him back.

"Trying to escape?! You're not leaving until you explain Rita to me! You, Xu Qi... How long has it been since you came from Guangzhou to Shanghai? And you already have another girlfriend!"

"If I had stayed in Guangcheng back then, by the time we met again, you'd probably have over a dozen girlfriends!"

Don't let Theresa's small size fool you, she's got a lot of strength!

She easily pinned Xu Qi down on the sofa, her legs, clad in white stockings, pressed down on Xu Qi's stomach, her expression deliberately fierce, which actually made her look unusually cute.

Xu Qi spread his hands and pleaded with a fawning smile, "Theresa, please spare me, please spare me..."

"You! You're going to spare me!?"

He was about to pinch Xu Qi's waist and abdomen when he said that. It didn't hurt, but it tickled. Xu Qi had to beg for mercy, just like the little punishment he used to give Mei.

In these kinds of situations... it's a case of one person willing to give and the other willing to receive, and the fun is endless.

Anyway, when Mei came out of the inner room, what she saw was Theresa sitting triumphantly on Xu Qi, watching him wriggle around under her.

"Ah! Mei... Mei..."

Theresa quickly stood up, pursed her lips, stuck out her tongue, and looked a little embarrassed.

"Um... I... I have something to do! I'll go upstairs now!"

After saying that, he fled back upstairs as if he were escaping.

Xu Qi also sat up, straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, and smiled broadly.

Mei glanced strangely in the direction Theresa had left, then slowly walked up to Xu Qi, and naturally straddled him, asking a question.

Do I look scary?

Leaning back on the sofa, Xu Qi shrugged.

He reached out and wrapped his arms around Mei's waist, looking at the girl in front of him who was becoming more and more like a pampered wife, and couldn't help but laugh, "It's because everyone feels indebted to you."

That is indeed true.

Leaning down and resting against Xu Qi's chest, Mei's expression was very serene.

Some might guess that she's very angry right now, like Rita and Theresa, and even Xu Qi has a vague feeling that Mei might be feeling a little uncomfortable.

But that's not actually the case.

Xu Qi realized this the moment he saw Mei.

It seems like everyone thinks of Mei as a bit too scary.

But in reality... it's just a true reflection of my own inner self.

"They're all kind people... They try to put themselves in others' shoes, thinking about what I would think if I were Raiden Mei. They've considered so many things for me, which is why they're afraid I'll get angry..."

Xu Qi remained silent, simply embracing his girl with even greater affection.

His Mei, his wife, his eternal love.

"But actually, we are all the same, and everyone loves you, that's enough... Xu Qi, you are so lucky to have met so many people who love you."

"My greatest luck is meeting you."

Mei chuckled and poked Xu Qi's lips, saying, "You're so sweet-talking."

But Xu Qi really thought so...

Did you think of me yesterday?

Mei rolled her eyes and said dismissively, "Miss you? Forget it. You were having a good time with Rita, weren't you... Well, I should ask you, did you miss me?"

"I've thought about it."

Mei's breath hitched. Even though they were an old married couple, she still couldn't resist the words that Xu Qi naturally revealed.

Perhaps it is because of this sincerity and casualness that she loves Xu Qi more and more...

"You've got a conscience, haven't you spent time with me in ages? You went to Mount Taixu for Fu Hua, and you came back just to go back to the company. If this keeps up, my status as the leading lady is in jeopardy."

Xu Qi grinned, and there was a hint of resentment in his words...

"You're just craving it... but I promised Ellie last night."

"It's okay, I already fed her for you last night."

"Hmm?" Xu Qi blinked, looking puzzled.

Mei's expression froze for a moment, then she chuckled awkwardly, "Ah... well... I mean..."

"So you actually slept with my little Ellie, didn't you?"

"No, not really... I used all that foreplay you did on me on Alicia, but who knew she'd be so sensitive... It's all your fault."

Xu Qi blinked, then suddenly picked Mei up in his arms.

But it wasn't heading towards Mei's room, nor was it going back to its own room... Oh no, Mei had already moved all her luggage to Xu Qi's room.

The two are now living together in one room.

In short, Mei recognized where Xu Qi was heading—to Alicia's crowdfunding group, room 456127940.

"You! You want the two of us to serve you again!"

"Isn't it good?"

"You...you just like having multiple people!"

“No, that’s not it,” Xu Qi whispered in Mei’s ear, “I’m going to help Alicia teach you a lesson.”

"Hmph! When Sakura comes back, I'll definitely gather all the women you've been involved with and give them all a go!"

Are you sure you're not rewarding me?

But Xu Qi quickly realized that he seemed to have a lot of girlfriends now... Then he thought of the kidneys, and Xu Qi's face turned pale!

Oh no, if Mei can really do that, it seems like I really am the one being enjoyed.

318. Sakura: I want to see you so much... Xu Qi...

Let's not even talk about what kind of fun Xu Qi and his partner had.

At the same time, across the ocean in Tokyo, Japan, something was unfolding that ordinary people could neither experience nor imagine.