We moved to Golden Courtyard

After saying that, he strode out of the office, showing no trace of the fear and apprehension he had shown in the previous days.

And Rita...

I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally...

This finally brought Xu Qi's mindset back to normal.

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In the recording studio, Eden listened to Xu Qi's rendition, and his expression... could only be described as 'surprised'.

"How is it, Sister Eden?"

“Very good, Xu Qi. Most importantly, I feel that you have regained that confidence. Is it because of yesterday’s street performance? It was indeed good… Although there are still some minor flaws, we can always improve with more practice.”

Yesterday's street performances certainly played a significant role, but...

Xu Qi felt a lump in his throat—Rita, she truly is a virtuous wife!

"By the way, Sister Eden, um... I think I have a pretty good talent for singing, right?"

Eden glanced at Xu Qi, thought for a moment, and said, "Your voice is quite good."

Xu Qi was overjoyed.

"But his talent in music theory can only be described as terrible."

"Ugh?"

Eden continued to smile as he looked at Xu Qi.

"Ugh, how annoying! Sister Eden, I know you don't want me to get too proud, right?"

Even if you are my brother, I will only tell the truth.

……

"But!...But last time you taught Ellie, you couldn't continue because you thought she was too stupid!"

Xu Qi became very excited!

Eden suddenly stroked Xu Qi's cheek gently and said with concern, "Because you are my younger brother, that's why I'm willing to teach you like that."

"That's enough, Sister Eden. Your words are making me even more upset."

"Ugh?"

Xu Qi hugged Eden's delicate body tightly, burying her head in the breadth of the other's chest, feeling the softness and beauty of the woman called "older sister".

"Waaaaah...it's all a lie..."

Rita, you're doomed.

404. The naughty little maid deserves to be severely punished!

After lunch, Rita met Xu Qi in the office.

"Huh? Manager Xu has already finished practicing?"

"Ah."

"Do we no longer need to practice on the streets?"

"No need. Sister Eden said that my progress is much faster than I expected, and that practicing on the street was originally intended to improve my stage presence and confidence."

She said, "I don't need those things anymore. The next step is to make minor adjustments, which are actually the easiest things to fix; all I need to do is practice."

"That means..."

"The finished product should be ready in the next few days."

Rita walked happily to Xu Qi's side, clenched her fist and said, "Congratulations, Xu Qi."

“Hmm…” Xu Qi turned around and grasped Rita’s excitedly clenched fist. “Without you by my side, I think… it would still be very difficult.”

"Well...nothing much..." Rita said somewhat awkwardly, "I just did some trivial things that a maid should do."

Xu Qi didn't say anything more, but looked at Rita with a gentle expression and suddenly spoke.

"Speaking of which, I saw Delta in the cafeteria at lunchtime."

"Ok?"

“I also told her about it, and Director Delta was very happy.”

“Is that so…” Rita smiled. “Indeed, we should share this good news.”

"Then, I apologized to her."

"Huh?" Rita tilted her head.

“I said, I didn’t expect that Director Delta also had such a sad past. It’s really too much for someone like me who doesn’t know how lucky I am.”

"Uh..." Rita pursed her lips, as if she had realized something.

"And then...?"

"Then she looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked if I had a fever that had confused my brain. I asked her, 'Didn't Delta-senpai feel that she didn't have the talent to be an animator, so she became a production assistant?'"

I also said—it's alright! Delta-senpai! I will definitely work even harder from now on, fully utilize my talents, and I will absolutely not let you down.

"Haha..." Rita scratched her cheek, trying to pull her other hand out of Xu Qi's grasp, but he was holding it too tightly... she couldn't.

"Then Delta said—Are you out of your mind? I've been in production from the very beginning! And besides! I'm extremely confident in myself! Calling myself a genius wouldn't be an exaggeration! Don't give me any unsolicited settings!"

……

Xu Qi squinted and stared at Rita.

"So all those things you said this morning were meant for me, right?"

Rarely, the maid, who always exuded an air of ease and composure, turned her head away shyly, nodded bashfully, and said, "Me too..."

"It's for my own good, right?"

"Um……"

……

Xu Qi suddenly chuckled and then pulled the maid, who had been somewhat uneasy, into his arms.

"Huh? Xu Qi?"

"Honestly...were I just talking about being nervous to myself?"

"You...aren't angry?"

"What do I have to be angry about? Even though you made those words up, what you wanted to tell me is true, isn't it?"

And it really did help me, so... I think you should be more confident, and not think of me as so unreasonable, my lovely Miss Rita.

Nestled in Xu Qi's arms, Rita couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It seems... I was indeed making some assumptions.

"Isn't it all because of you? You suddenly looked so serious, I thought you..."

"What did you think I was? But speaking of which..." Xu Qi put his arm around Rita's waist and said with a wicked smile, "I really should teach my maid a lesson."

Rita understood Xu Qi's meaning perfectly well. She rolled her eyes, her petite hands supporting her on Xu Qi's chest. The small stool was just big enough for Rita to straddle Xu Qi.

"Why should I? Didn't you yourself say that I didn't do anything wrong?"

"You were right before, but you're wrong now."

"What's wrong?"

"The mistake was... that you didn't trust your master."

"I think you're framing me."

Regardless of what crime she committed, Xu Qi is definitely going to teach this little maid a lesson today.

Is the door locked?

Rita lowered her eyes, somewhat afraid to look Xu Qi in the eye.

"It's locked..."

"Oh~~"

When I arrived at the office at noon and saw Xu Qi there, I obediently locked the door... Isn't it obvious what I wanted to do?

Xu Qi's hands began to wander restlessly over Rita's body.

"You!...I just...didn't want anyone...to disturb your rest..."

"Is it that you don't want anyone to bother me, or that you don't want anyone to bother us?"

The white shirt had several wrinkles from pressing down on Xu Qi, and beneath the black pencil skirt were legs completely covered by black stockings.

Hmm... As expected of Miss Rita, her outfit is as risqué as ever.

Rita felt a little hot, mainly because... it had been several days since she had been intimate with Xu Qi, and the maid was actually a little craving it.

His hands continued to caress Rita's firm, black-stockinged thighs. Ah, that's really something...

When it comes to beautiful legs, aside from Mei, perhaps only Sakura can rival Rita.

Rita pressed down, her soft breasts against Xu Qi's chest. The maid nuzzled against Xu Qi's lips, kissed him, and then said this.

"If you break it, remember to buy me a new one."

“It’s not that rude, Miss Rita.”

Beneath his short, grey-gold hair, his wine-red pupils gleamed with an eerie light.

Rita pressed her lips to Xu Qi's again, and at the same time... she lowered her body, slowly enveloping the released little Xu Qi inside her.

The space that was originally meant for offices has now, inevitably, been tinged with the colors of spring.

I hope Ms. Rita won't squeeze too much out of her.

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"In short, keep a close eye on these few cuts. Although I know that overall consistency is important, with the promotion coming up soon, we need to release a PV."

"As for the voice acting..."

"Don't worry, Bronya will keep an eye on this. We just need to focus on providing the footage, understand?"

"Yes! I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Delta shook his head, looking somewhat troubled, after clearly explaining the task to the young men working on the project.

Actually, as the production manager, she didn't like rushing to finish the cuts for later episodes, as it easily disrupted the schedule. But some things were unavoidable.

Moreover, with her current abilities, she can still handle it.

However, some things still require Xu Qi's approval. It's just that this guy... suddenly and out of the blue said he needed to rest for an hour at noon...

Are you kidding me! Don't you know that the animation industry is always a race against time?!

Delta pursed her lips and glanced at her watch—1:10 PM, more than an hour had passed…

Now you should be able to rest well, right?

405. You should keep one box on hand, right?

They knocked on Xu Qi's office door, but there was no response for a long time.

Delta frowned, trying to open the door, only to find it locked! So she knocked even harder.

"Supervisor? Xu Qi? Are you there? Wake up, open the door now!"

"Oh, wait!... Wait a minute!"

what?

Delta was taken aback. What did that mean? We have to wait a bit? What were you doing in the office?

Just then, the door opened, and Xu Qi's tall figure blocked the entrance, obscuring Delta's view of the doorway.