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Xu Qi is the type who takes advantage of opportunities, so he immediately stood up with a grin, went up to Mei, hugged her, and kissed her on the lips.

"Mei, my wife, you're not angry, are you...?"

"Why are you angry?"

Nestled in Xu Qi's arms, Mei blinked and looked at him with feigned confusion.

If it were anyone else, they would probably think that she had been forgiven, but when Xu Qi saw this, he immediately slid down to his knees again! He knelt down in front of Mei once more and said loudly.

"I beg Your Majesty to spare my life!"

Knowing that Xu Qi hadn't fallen for her trick, Mei stopped pretending, sneered, and stepped barefoot on Xu Qi's back.

"Xu Qi...you're really bold...this time you're not even answering the phone?"

"Your Majesty, I report to you! It is truly due to the slander of treacherous and wicked men in the court that my phone was silenced! That is why I did not receive Your Majesty's call. I am innocent!"

"Then who is this treacherous villain?"

Xu Qi was drenched in sweat and dared not speak.

Mei sneered again.

"Let me guess... it wasn't one of your lovers who did it again, was it?"

"I am innocent!"

……

Inside Alicia's room, little Gresh looked on with curiosity at the scene outside the kitchen, especially at Xu Qi's feigned pitifulness, which made little Gresh giggle.

After laughing, she looked at Alicia with concern and asked.

"Sister Alicia, is Sister Mei still angry with Brother Xu Qi?"

"Hmm?~~ You're not angry anymore?~~ Rather, Xu Qi stopped being angry as soon as she walked in. That's just how your Mei sister is, sharp tongue but soft heart."

Gretchen didn't understand, and could only look at her older sister Sakura with a puzzled expression.

Ying smiled and nodded, saying, "That's right. Otherwise, why would your brother Xu Qi be here, acting as both a subject and the empress? He's already putting on a show. Right now, it's just a little flirting between the two of them."

Romance?

Greta didn't understand, and could only look towards the living room with a vague sense of comprehension.

……

"Injustice? Fine~~" Mei lifted her foot and stretched it next to Xu Qi's head.

"Take a lick, and I'll believe you're innocent."

Mei regretted it as soon as she finished speaking—was this really a bad thing to do...?

When Xu Qi looked up, his eyes lit up!

Mei thought to herself: Holy crap! I forgot what kind of pervert he was!

Without any hesitation! He didn't even lick anymore, he opened his mouth and tried to take Mei's little feet into his mouth. Luckily, Mei pulled her feet back quickly, otherwise he would have succeeded.

"You!...You actually licked it!"

Xu Qi stood up, puzzled, and asked, "Didn't you tell me to lick it?"

After saying that, he grinned wickedly, "If I can't lick your feet, I'll have to lick somewhere else."

"Ah!! You pervert, get out of here! No!"

……

Inside the room, Alicia expressionlessly covered Gretsch's increasingly curious gaze, then covered Gretsch's ears—but couldn't cover her eyes.

The only option was to close the door.

"Sakura, how did I come to like this pervert back then?"

"I'd love to know too..."

The two women exchanged a glance and both gave a wry smile—Xu Qi was good in every way, except that sometimes he was too much like a child and had a strong playful nature.

……

In the living room, Mei was held in Xu Qi's arms, her neck covered in hickeys, panting as she said, "You just bully me like this..."

After saying that, she pouted, looking so pitiful that it was incredibly endearing.

Xu Qi reached out and gently tidied Mei's messy hair, his gaze softening.

"You love me too much, and I love you too much."

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

Everything needs no further explanation; just keep it in your heart.

Pushing Xu Qi away, Mei stood up, straightened her disheveled clothes, and said, "I'm not going to play around with you anymore. I still have to cook. There's one more dish. Wait a minute."

"I'm taking the day off today. If everyone's free this afternoon, let's go out for a walk together."

"Okay, you should go upstairs first. Your dear sisters are still waiting for you."

Xu Qi's face stiffened, while Mei covered her mouth and laughed with a hint of schadenfreude, "I hope you come back alive."

Xu Qi snuggled closer to Mei and said coquettishly, "How about I stay here? I can stay in your arms all day, Mei."

"Get out of here! I don't have a son like you. Get lost."

Mei chased him away in a sorry state, but he didn't rush upstairs. Instead, he opened Alicia's door and saw Sakura whispering something to Alicia, while Gretchen was drawing nearby.

"Xu Qi?"

Both of them were surprised, seemingly not expecting him to contact them first.

"Sorry, I stayed at someone else's house last night and haven't answered your calls yet..."

Sakura understood, and smiled with a hint of foxiness, "Then how should I make it up to you?"

"Forehead……"

"Okay, Sakura~~ stop scaring him."

Ellie walked up to Xu Qi, patted his head, and revealed a smile as angelic as an angel.

"Don't do it again next time, okay? We didn't care anyway, so there was no need for us to apologize."

"No."

Xu Qi shook his head, pulled Ai Li into his arms, and was about to kiss her when Ai Li quickly covered his mouth with her hand, then pointed to Gretchen standing to the side—the child is still there…

Xu Qi suddenly realized, and just then, Ying stepped forward and whispered in Xu Qi's ear with a smile: "Alright, I know what you mean. Don't listen to Mei's scare tactics. Actually, no one in the courtyard is angry."

After all... everyone knows what kind of person you are.

Xu Qi was both amused and exasperated. So, I'm completely ruined?

"Fu Hua went to the dojo to practice martial arts. Mebius has been working hard to finish your work on Haivi lately, so they don't care much. One of them treats you as both a lover and a brother, and they take whatever they want from you."

The other one has different values ​​than most people; he doesn't care as long as you don't get into trouble.

Hearing Ying's words, Xu Qi couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart—Hua, Snake...

They are probably the people in the courtyard who have been quietly supporting Xu Qi the most.

Seeing this, Alicia and Sakura exchanged a glance, their eyes both filled with amusement.

"Alright, alright, we know you like us. Go upstairs now. Just be proper in front of Eden. He's mine, and he's your good Eden too. He won't make things difficult for you."

384. Do you want Aponia to cleanse you of your sins?

Once upstairs, just as Alicia had said, Xu Qi knew at a glance that his Eden sister wasn't angry at all.

I'm sitting with Nia right now, enjoying some coffee.

Seeing Xu Qi tiptoeing over, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "You didn't come back all night last night, which made Mei very worried. She thought something had happened to you."

Finally, I said, "You guys should have a little party to celebrate tonight," and she quickly remembered to call Rita, only to find out that you were driving your boss home.

Xu Qi stood silently in place.

No wonder Mei was a little angry, but after seeing him, she felt something else entirely—because she saw that he was safe and sound.

“Your identity is special, and you’re always easily drawn into… strange things that ordinary people can’t even imagine, right, Aponia?”

The nun put down her coffee, looking at Xu Qi with a compassionate gaze.

It seems to be saying—the unfortunate child.

"So it's always worrying that you stayed out all night without making a single phone call. Even if you did call back, Mei still couldn't help but worry about you."

That girl...it seems that only when she's by your side can she truly breathe a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, my heart will never be able to stop thinking about you.

After Eden said that, Xu Qi naturally understood. He felt guilty—he had clearly sworn not to make Mei worry anymore... but he had failed to keep his word.

"There aren't many girls in this courtyard who have this kind of heart, so you should cherish them even more, understand?"

Xu Qi nodded emphatically.

She then smiled and sat down between Sister Eden and Sister Nia.

"I cherish you all very much."

Aponia clasped her hands together in a prayer-like gesture, concealing the inexplicable embarrassment in her heart, while Eden was not so lucky, his face instantly turning red.

She never expected to be teased like this by her own brother.

Perhaps it's because she cares too much about Xu Qi.

"Ah, Sister Eden, you're blushing."

"Go away! You're just my younger brother."

Is he really just a younger brother?

It's likely that none of the three people present, including Eden himself who uttered those words, believed it.

"Alright, what are you still doing here? Do you want your sister Aponia to help you cleanse your sins?"

Xu Qi scratched his cheek awkwardly, while Aponia's face also flushed red as she continued to speak with her hands clasped together.

“Eden, you mustn’t joke with me like that.”

"Okay, so you're saying you want my reward again?"

After only a few words, Xu Qi fled in disarray.

I can only say that she truly lives up to her name, Sister Eden...

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When Xu Qi arrived downstairs, Mei was still cooking, but the lovely Theresa appeared in the living room, which made Xu Qi's eyes light up.

He first looked around.

Yes, Ellie and the others' room door is closed.

Mei is still in the kitchen and probably won't be out for a while.

So he tiptoed toward Theresa's back... Just as Xu Qi was about to reach out and pick Theresa up, she suddenly turned around as if she had expected it!

"Haha! I knew you weren't doing anything right... Hmm!?"

Just as Xu Qi was about to approach, Theresa turned around at the same time.

The result was that not only was Xu Qi lifted up, but their lips... were also pressed together.

This was truly unexpected for Xu Qi; Theresa's little mouth was fragrant and soft...

Instead of continuing the deep kiss, she slowly moved away.

Theresa didn't react at first, but after a while, her face suddenly turned bright red!

"You!...You!..."

"Cough! Uh...unexpected, unexpected."

As he spoke, he put Theresa back on the sofa, and then happily sat down next to her.