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"Do you know this is my first time..."

He stopped mid-sentence, oh... his first kiss was on the top of Mount Lu, which he gave to Xu Qi voluntarily.

Xu Qi seemed to have thought of this as well, and suppressed a laugh as he patted Theresa's head.

"I will take responsibility."

"Who...who wants you to take responsibility..."

But her two little feet were dangling under the sofa, showing that she was filled with joy.

"I've been busy with my own things lately and haven't spent much time with you. We agreed to have dinner together, but it turned into a trip to Hangzhou together."

He tentatively pulled Theresa into his arms. The little girl... no, she's an adult, just a bit too petite.

Theresa nestled against Xu Qi's chest, nuzzling him with obvious pleasure.

"No, not really. I've been quite busy lately, you know, special police... there are always periods of rest followed by periods of busyness."

"Yes, be careful."

"whee……"

"Cough! Cough!..."

The sudden cough startled Theresa, who quickly broke free from Xu Qi's embrace. Only when she turned around and saw Mei did she blush and poke her fingers.

Looking at Mei's ambiguous smile, he felt like he'd been caught red-handed.

"Um...Mei...I..."

"It's okay, but you should be more mindful of the time next time. It's mealtime, and you're still being all lovey-dovey. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Ah...ah...yes..."

Xu Qi squinted at Theresa, who had instantly backed down, and couldn't help but sigh at her cuteness—Why are you so cowardly, Theresa? Why don't you dare to fight Mei?

Let her know that there are people in this courtyard who can rival her!

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and get the food!"

"okay!"

As he spoke, Xu Qi happily ran to the kitchen to get the food.

It seems like he's not the only one who's a coward...

I met Snake, Vivi, and Cat at lunchtime.

It was a bit of a surprise, since it's rare to see these three together. After all, Pado is most afraid of snakes, and then she's somewhat afraid of her sister, Vilvi.

During dinner, Mebius couldn't help but tease, "You clearly said you'd teach Xu Qi a lesson when he got back today, but you still ended up being all lovey-dovey together, didn't you?"

Mei blushed and said sweetly, "Professor~~"

"Heh, I won't tease you anymore, but you..." Mebius looked at Xu Qi with ill intent, making Xu Qi feel uneasy. "Remember to come over later to test the medicine for me, and also check on Haiwei's progress."

"Good good!"

Xu Qi nodded eagerly. He knew he had gone a bit too far last night, not even thinking to call home to let them know he was safe. So now he thought that he would do anything as long as they were happy.

"You agreed so quickly?" Velvi looked at Xu Qi with equal amusement. "Then why don't you come see my magic show? It's really good!"

Vervi's magic show was even more exciting than Mebius's drug trials.

Xu Qi's face turned deathly pale.

"This...this...let me think about it, Sister Wilvi."

Laughter filled the dinner table once again.

385. Mei: So cute?

In the evening, I took a shower and listened to Rita's work report for the day.

Not bad. Although he wasn't there, nothing major went wrong, and Bronya did indeed sit in Xu Qi's office all day, just as she said.

"That Saturday..."

Oh, right, I need to talk to Mei about this.

"Okay, I'll talk to Mei about it later."

"Rita awaits your good news, sir."

"You still remember I'm your master? What kind of maid would harm her master like this?"

"Hmm? What is the master talking about? Rita has no idea~ What kind of wicked thoughts might the maid have this time?"

Go ahead and pretend... just pretend!

Xu Qi grinned, thinking – You'll get what's coming to you tomorrow!

"Then I won't disturb you any longer, sir. Sweet dreams."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone and drying myself off, I came out of the bathroom and saw Mei sitting on the headboard, wearing a face mask and reading a book.

Xu Qi wasn't surprised. He climbed into bed, reached under the covers, and patted Mei's thigh, saying, "Have you taken a shower yet? Why are you getting into bed?"

"You think I'm like you? I've already washed up."

Then he wouldn't put his hand down from Mei's thigh.

"Stop messing around, I'm putting on a face mask."

"It was recommended by Alicia again?"

"Ah."

"Has she taken on any advertising deals lately?"

"No, it's not that. Someone in her circle took the order and recommended it to her. This silly girl just blindly follows whatever others say and buys it."

Xu Qi: ...

"I had the professor test the product. It does have some effect and no side effects. It's very gentle on the skin, but the effect is relatively small."

"You are indeed cautious."

"Of course, my skin was already good, I didn't want it to get worse after using it for a while."

Amused by Mei, Xu Qi originally thought of kissing Mei on the cheek, but when he saw that she was wearing a face mask... he decided against it.

"It's okay, my little Mei, she's the most beautiful no matter what."

"Really?"

"real!"

Mei put down her book, turned around, and started making some strange movements towards Xu Qi.

"I am the most beautiful woman in the world! Quickly submit to my charms and become the man who belongs only to me, Mei! Xu Qi!"

This time, he really couldn't hold back anymore.

Xu Qi opened his mouth wide and laughed heartily, then kissed Mei on her little mouth.

You've already turned around and are facing me directly, so why not kiss me?

"Tch!" Mei turned back to lie on the bed. "Looks like I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world after all. I can't even seduce you into losing your mind."

Xu Qi knew that Mei was still jealous, but he didn't mind.

Holding Mei's fragrant body, Xu Qi's expression was serene.

"It's so good to have you here."

"Go away! You just want to trick me into having sex?"

Why does it feel like I just heard someone say that yesterday?

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Xu Qi thought for a moment and decided that he should be able to speak up.

"By the way, Mei, there's something I wanted to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Um... we have two production supervisors at our company who have been having some disagreements lately. There's a period drama exhibition this weekend, and I was thinking..."

"Do you want to take them with you and try to persuade them?"

"Yes, yes, yes! And it wasn't me who invited them. Both teachers like period dramas, so they had planned to participate in the exhibition a long time ago."

Mei glanced at Xu Qi and saw the nervous look on his face. Suddenly, she felt a little amused and exasperated.

"Why are you so nervous? Do you think I'm going to be that strict with you? Do I even interfere in your work?"

"Um... I was just... afraid you'd be upset..."

Mei rolled her eyes.

“You said it was about work, so why would I doubt you? Besides, you’re willing to tell me all this, which means you really don’t have any ulterior motives.”

Xu Qi chuckled and nuzzled Mei's shoulder.

I knew it! My Mei is the most sensible person, not some spoiled brat.

"Tsk! Don't disgust me, or I won't let you go."

"That won't do. I can't fall asleep without holding Mei."

She rolled her eyes. Although she said she didn't want to, she still felt a little sweet inside when Xu Qi hugged her like that. She could feel Xu Qi's dependence on her.

Just then, the alarm clock rang. Mei glanced at the time, tore off the face mask, and threw it into the trash can.

Xu Qi leaned forward to take a look.

Hmm~~ It's still as smooth and supple as ever, I'm relieved.

Now I can finally kiss Mei on the cheek, so I can't wait to lean in and give her a quick 'smack'.

"Hey! You... can't even wait a second?"

"hey-hey."

Mei felt helpless, but considering that she was going to attend some kind of period costume exhibition tomorrow, which was actually work, she decided to let him off the hook tonight and just go to sleep.

But she suddenly frowned, as if she had thought of something, and then glanced at Xu Qi sideways.

"So, going to this period costume exhibition... are you going alone, with those two women?"

“Uh…” Xu Qi’s face stiffened.

How could that be?

Regardless, a combination of one man and two women requires at least some special relationship with one of the women to form such a group, right?

Otherwise, even if it's a work relationship, it would still seem a bit strange.

Mei squinted, and at this moment she was like a master at catching cheaters, with one hand on Xu Qi's waist and the other on Xu Qi's ear.

Then, he breathed into Xu Qi's ear and said, "Tell me... which one of them do you have feelings for? Or..."

"Uh, I'll tell you! I'll tell you! Actually... it's because Rita is with me."

"You, Xu Qi! So you were planning to have a date with Rita behind my back!?"

"Ah, this...that..." Xu Qi was now drenched in sweat.

"I only brought Rita along because I thought this combination would be a bit strange... It's all... it's all work! Really, Mei, you have to believe me, it's all work!"

"Oh...work."

"Mmm! Work!"

Mei released her grip on Xu Qi's ear, then suddenly flipped over and straddled him.

He leaned down, got close to Xu Qi, and smiled with his eyes half-closed.

"Work, right? But I'm still a little worried..."

After listening, Xu Qi hesitated and asked, "Then..."