We moved to Golden Courtyard

She embraced him in a daze, forgetting all about Airi and Mei, or perhaps she had selectively forgotten them all long ago.

All she knew was that she actually loved Xu Qi.

That's enough...

That's enough to know.

"Do you know... why... I like you, Xu Qi?"

Sakura spoke to Xu Qi haltingly.

Xu Qi propped himself up, looked at the limp Ying, and shook his head.

"It's not for any romantic reason, it's just that I really feel like I've reached this age, and of all the men I've met, you are the only one who truly suits my taste."

"So it's just barely passable?"

"No, Xu Qi. In this vast sea of ​​people, the fact that I can recognize you as the right person, and not someone else, is romantic in itself."

Just as you said, you are neither strong nor resolute. Yet you always do what you believe is right. You won't abandon conformity because of others' opinions, nor will you abandon solitude because of widespread condemnation.

You've always... just been yourself.

This is exactly the kind of person I like... and this feeling, perhaps, took root without me even realizing it. Over the past six months, I've watched you grow from a naive young boy when you first came to Golden Courtyard.

Step by step, you've finally arrived at where you are today, to the point where... I can look at you with new respect.

"Look at me with new eyes?"

"Although you said in the crowdfunding group 456127940 that you dared to do such a reckless thing because you trusted everyone in Golden Courtyard at that time, it took a lot of courage."

You said you weren't a hero like Kevin, but at the time, I thought you were already a hero—it's hard to imagine that just six months ago, you even had to ask me for advice on how to ask your boss for leave.

As Ying said this, she couldn't help but chuckle, and Xu Qi also smiled knowingly.

"She's like my little sister, she relies on me for everything."

Xu Qi squinted.

"It's my younger brother."

"You should know that I have a younger sister, right? I don't know what it's like to have a younger brother, so... I can only reluctantly treat you as a younger sister."

"Looks like I have to punish you a little and make you call me 'brother'."

"Ok?"

Xu Qi bent down; he needed to go further… perhaps to taste Sister Ying’s fruit?

Now what's with the younger brother? The younger sister? The older brother? Sakura almost thought Xu Qi was her son!

She's 28 years old... Her maternal instincts quickly overcame her shyness, and she gently stroked Xu Qi's head.

Something seemed to be growing inside her, and her head was itchy, but Sakura couldn't care less about that now.

Her feelings grew stronger and stronger, to the point that she almost wished Xu Qi could be with her right now.

Xu Qi was also a little surprised. Why was she different from Ai Li?

When he treated Ellie like that last night, the little girl was so embarrassed that she hugged Xu Qi's head tightly.

Xu Qi couldn't hold back any longer. He suddenly straightened up. The scent of cherry blossoms lingered around him, making him feel as if he was about to be filled with some strange feeling.

So... is it time to move on to the next step?

Sakura closed her eyes and began to wait anxiously.

Xu Qi's eyes were red, and he couldn't hold back anymore... He took one last look at Ying, and was about to follow the first soldier who went in with blood on his head when Xu Qi seemed to suddenly notice something and paused.

Sakura was a little puzzled by Xu Qi's pause. She looked at Xu Qi curiously, seemingly wondering why he had paused.

"cherry……"

"Ok?"

Is this a new hairstyle?

"New hairstyle? What do you mean?"

Xu Qi...

Xu Qi suddenly leaned down, which made Ying think he was going to change positions, but... Xu Qi just touched his head.

"Xu Qi?"

"cherry……"

"Ok?"

"Am I dreaming right now..."

"What are you talking about? Aren't you coming in?"

"No...you really can't feel it?"

"What did you feel?"

"ear."

"ear?"

Sakura was taken aback. She seemed to realize something as well. As her desire quickly subsided, she also understood what Xu Qi was referring to.

"Oh no... it's Mebius's medicine."

88. My love for you is like a lamplight, your love for me is like a gardenia.

"In other words, when you were seriously ill back then, it was the professor who saved you..."

At this moment, Xu Qi and Ying were leaning against the headboard, but neither of them seemed too lazy to make any attempt to conceal themselves.

"At that time, the professor told me that the medicine would have some side effects, but I felt that I might never encounter these side effects in my life, so he didn't bother to tell me more."

Later, I pressed the professor, "At least tell me... under what conditions will this side effect occur?"

"What did the professor say?"

"Professor"

"?"

Xu Qi lightly patted Ying's buttocks and said irritably, "Be serious."

However, now it was Sakura's turn to find it difficult to speak.

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow. He glanced at the two not-too-long fox ears on Ying's head. To be honest, once you accept this feature, the more you look at her, the cuter she becomes...

"The professor said... when you can't control your emotions in that area, there will be side effects. But I never expected it to be... your ears..."

To be honest, the moment the name Mebius came out, Xu Qi no longer found anything strange about those ears.

After all, that's Mebius...

The scope of Professor Möbius's research in the field of biology is so vast that it is beyond the reach of all other biology experts in the world.

Moreover, Xu Qi finally understood why he had felt a fox-like impression of Sakura ever since she pushed him down in the living room.

It really was a fox.

It must be her own mental power subconsciously reminding her that something had changed inside Sakura.

Xu Qi tried to pinch the pair of fluffy ears, and they felt quite nice.

Sakura's cheeks suddenly flushed.

Ok?

"So now... do you feel anything else?"

"I can hear it much more clearly now. However, the sudden enhancement of my hearing, one of the six senses of a martial artist, makes me feel a little strange."

Xu Qi understands this deeply.

During his battle with Char, he awakened as a Newtype and developed what is known as spiritual power, which corresponds to intuition among the six senses of a warrior.

The sudden enhancement of his intuition took Xu Qi quite a while to adjust to.

Did the professor say when these side effects would subside?

"Two hours will be enough."

“I see… I didn’t expect her to be such a little fox. No wonder we all seemed so unable to extricate ourselves just now, as if we were completely immersed in desire.”

What's the explanation?

"When a fox needs to mate, it emits a mesmerizing aura that affects both its mate and itself, and its sexual desire is also quite strong. It's a good thing you've been able to hold back until now, my little fox spirit."

Sakura frowned and lightly punched Xu Qi in the chest with her fist.

"You are not allowed to slander me like this."

"Alright, alright~~ So, do you think you are Su Daji, or Tu Shan?"

"Why is she still a vixen?"

"Tu Shan was Xia Qi's birth mother."

Sakura's face flushed slightly as she understood the underlying meaning of Xu Qi's words.

But she wasn't a little girl like Mei or Alicia. Squinting, Sakura suddenly leaned close to Xu Qi's ear and said, "You're really becoming more and more like a scumbag, Xu Qi."

"That's all your fault, Sakura-nee."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You're the one who made me think of a way to create a world where neither Airi nor Mei would get hurt."

Sakura suddenly chuckled.

"I was talking about Airi and Mei, not me."

“But now it seems you have no choice but to add it.” Xu Qi turned to the side and hugged Ying again. “I can’t let go now, Ying. You asked for this.”

Sakura also narrowed her eyes, and her originally dark pupils unknowingly turned crimson.

The familiar feeling is back... the feeling of a fox... still a fox spirit.

"It seems like you've become impatient."

"Really?" Xu Qi leaned his head to Ying's neck and kissed her as he said, "I wonder who it was that insisted on carrying me into the house."

"I was being controlled by a fox spirit."

That's a pretty good excuse...

Xu Qi reached out and rubbed Ying's fox ears, which made Ying's body stiffen, and her originally snow-white body blushed slightly.

"So now, are you under control?"

"Xu Qi, I've finally regained my senses. I was originally planning to give Mei some face, since she hasn't even tasted your body yet, right?"

Xu Qi suddenly froze—it has to be said, Ying hit the nail on the head.

Mei is the real deal...

Unbeknownst to them, that intoxicating aura spread once again, so the side effect the professor gave them was actually an aphrodisiac?

Do you know what I was thinking just now?

Xu Qi honestly shook his head, feeling that Ying seemed to have reverted to her otherworldly side.

"I was thinking, maybe we should just call it a day and wait until you, Airi, and Mei finally get married."

"And now?"

"I want to have my way with you first!"

Xu Qi suddenly felt as if he had dug a hole for himself...

"As for how you're going to sort out this mess of relationships, you're on your own!"

what?

"But if you dare to abandon me, I'll stab you from the bottom up with a cherry blossom blizzard, just like you stabbed me!"

Hiss!