Moving to the Golden Courtyard

No one... that's right, no one! Can analyze the real reason why 914 couldn't brake!

If Xu Qi hadn't prevented this disaster, you would have already blamed everything on Xu Qi alone, right?

But now, you only dare to make these small moves, only thinking about throwing away this hot potato as soon as possible, without showing any intention of doing anything!

Xia Ya's face was extremely gloomy.

Since none of you have the technical ability to surpass me, then... be prepared to face despair, Mode Capital Metro.

Hospital.

Since being transferred to the mild illness ward, Xu Qi had much more freedom.

Right now, he was wandering around the flowerbeds downstairs, looking like he was casing the place, but the problem was, what was there to case in a hospital?

Could he be some kind of terrorist organization?

"Feels like this place is pretty good..." Xu Qi put one hand on his hip, stroked his chin, and muttered to himself.

"What's good?"

The sudden voice startled Xu Qi. He turned around and saw a woman dressed in business attire behind him, with silver-white hair tied up, looking quite capable and outstanding.

That mature older sister vibe easily reminded Xu Qi of Sakura.

Most importantly... in the very discreet and quick scan Xu Qi had just done, he could confirm that she was wearing black...

Stockings!

Hiss...

And this excellent and ample bosom, he had to admit, her charm was somewhat captivating to Xu Qi.

Of course, he was past the age where he would be speechless when he saw a beautiful woman.

"Oh, I mean the way this place is surrounded by a sea of flowers, it seems quite suitable for young people to confess their love here."

"Pfft!" The woman burst into laughter, bending over. "You mean... in a hospital... confess?"

Xu Qi tilted his head—it did sound a bit strange at first glance...

No, he had to justify himself.

"No matter how difficult the situation, the most beautiful flowers of humanity can bloom—don't you think that's a kind of romance?"

The woman stopped laughing, listened to Xu Qi's words, nodded, and smiled, "Indeed, as you said, even Alahator, which symbolizes battle, will be covered with flowers when it falls to the ground."

"!"

Xu Qi was surprised and said, "You like Alahator too!?"

"Hmm?" The woman blinked, seemingly never having thought that someone would still ask her this question today, but she didn't mind at all, and said from the bottom of her heart.

"That's right, I like it very much."

"Right? In my opinion, aside from the earliest 0079, Z Alahator is simply a masterpiece!"

"Oh? It seems you know Alahator very well."

"Yeah..." Xu Qi put his hands on his hips, and when he fell into the memories of Alahator, he didn't even notice that the woman was already standing next to him.

"It's a pity that the latest Alahator completely deviates from the original creator—Walter Yang's philosophy, and has become a pure robot war."

Xu Qi's words were full of sarcasm.

"It's simply a desecration of the Alahator series! The new producers simply don't understand what Alahator is!"

The woman next to him was silent, and Xu Qi seemed to react and quickly said.

"Ah, sorry, I got a little excited."

"It's okay, it's understandable that you say that... Let me introduce myself, I'm Bronya, Bronya Zaychik, from Russia."

A foreigner? Her Chinese is so fluent...

Xu Qi reached out and shook her hand lightly, "I'm Xu Qi, nice to meet you."

"Has Mr. Xu Qi ever thought that perhaps it is because the current market is corrupted by capital that the creation of Alahator is limited everywhere, which has led to the current situation."

"I have thought about it—to cater to the investors and to create a truly meaningful Alahator. It is indeed a difficult path... but it is only difficult."

Bronya was stunned.

"Just like what the protagonist Karen said in Otto's Counterattack—it's just a rock, watch me push it back with Alahator!"

"Pfft! Haha!" Bronya didn't know why, but talking to this Mr. Xu Qi always made her laugh so happily.

How long has it been... since she laughed like this?

"So, even if the latest work is really unsightly, I'm still looking forward to it... looking forward to Alahator's comeback, looking forward to it reshaping its former glory."

Xu Qi, who said these words, seemed like a 16-year-old boy full of beautiful fantasies.

"It will... I promise you—ah, it's getting late, I have to go. By the way, Mr. Xu Qi." Bronya took out her phone.

"If you don't mind... do you use QQ more often, or WeChat?"

"Huh?"

Xu Qi subconsciously replied, "QQ..."

After adding each other as friends and even exchanging phone numbers, Bronya left in a cheerful mood.

As for Xu Qi... he stood there in a daze, seemingly still not recovered from the experience just now.

Huh? Wait, what's going on? I... ah? Heaven and earth, I really didn't have any intention of picking up girls this time!

13. Almost Had Mei Marrying Me

When Mei found Xu Qi, he was wearing a hospital gown and sitting in the flower bed downstairs.

"Xu Qi? Why are you sitting here?"

Mei's tone was a little puzzled, but she was still quite relieved in her heart. At least this time, there weren't any other strange people around Xu Qi.

Of course, that's because the strange person had just left...

Although Bronya Zaychik couldn't be considered a strange person.

She was undoubtedly an excellent woman, and Xu Qi could immediately recognize the aura of a career elite on her. These kinds of women aren't so easy to deal with.

Xu Qi sat there, lost in thought, when a face was suddenly reflected in his deep pupils.

Delicate and pretty, stunningly beautiful.

Mei?

Xu Qi came back to his senses. Mei was bending over, getting close to his eyes, her delicate eyes blinking, filled with curious light.

"What are you doing?" Xu Qi asked with a smile.

"I saw you were spacing out and wanted to see what you look like when you're thinking about something."

"Did you figure anything out?"

Mei's eyes narrowed with a smile. She straightened up but didn't tell Xu Qi.

"Mei, do you know why I'm sitting here?"

"I wanted to ask you just now, but you were too busy spacing out."

"I'm looking for a beautiful place. Beautiful enough to match the beauty of someone in my heart."

Mei's pretty face flushed. Although Xu Qi didn't say anything, girls will always subconsciously feel that the person in his words is most likely themselves.

"Did you find it?"

Xu Qi shook his head.

Seeing this, Mei also looked very disappointed.

"To be honest, I'm 24 this year... strictly speaking, I won't be 24 until after September, but let's just say that for now.

I've been to many places, seen towering mountains, clear blue seas, reached a fairyland, and ventured deep into quiet bamboo forests...

I've seen a sea of flowers connecting to distant hills, seemingly without end; I've also seen the rushing Yellow River waters roaring past me.

I've witnessed the wonders of nature and the miraculous gardens built by mortals.

But in the end, I found that it was still full of regrets."

"Why?"

Xu Qi's words were very captivating, and Mei almost forgot the original intention of Xu Qi saying these words.

"Because... they all lacked something."

"Lacked what?"

Xu Qi's gaze slowly moved closer from the distant view, and finally... settled on Mei.

"Lacked the company of people, so much so that I only recently realized – looking for a place to match her is a mistake in itself.

Because to me... she represents a world."

Breathing paused for a moment. Perhaps it was because Mei never knew that Xu Qi could say such heart-fluttering sweet words.

Of course, she knew that since being hospitalized, Xu Qi's attitude towards her had been changing day by day.

It's not that he wasn't good to her before, but Xu Qi had never been so proactive – maybe it's because I'm still a high school student... he thinks I'm not mature enough.

But it's not to say that Xu Qi likes older women... well... okay, he does seem to like women who are a bit more mature.

That's not important.

It's just that Xu Qi always believed that high school students don't understand love? Just some simple help, and they'll remember it in their hearts for a lifetime, such emotions are too cheap.

He felt that her emotions were created by a momentary impulse, and even if they were together, it would hurt both of them.

So he had always been a bit detached...

But what Mei could be proud of was that even if Xu Qi was rational, he still couldn't resist Mei's charm, so he was just detached and never directly rejected her.

Xu Qi himself understood this very well – he actually liked Mei, so he was afraid of hurting her.

The emotions brought about by a momentary impulse are unstable. What he hoped for was that after Mei shed that layer of impulse, she would choose Xu Qi from the bottom of her heart.

What an idiot…

When it comes to feelings, why all the pretentious reasons?

If you like someone, you just like them. Even if it's an impulsive liking, it's still liking!

From the moment Xu Qi appeared at Mei's high school, from the moment Xu Qi stepped forward and blocked all the malice from the entire school in front of him.

Mei knew—she would never like a second person again.

But… but…

Surrounded by a sweet sense of happiness, but within it, there was also a little bit of panic that belonged to the girl—how should I… accept this feeling?

It seemed that because Xu Qi had always been so detached, Mei had never considered a question.

After really becoming lovers… what should she do?

For an 18-year-old girl who had just entered university, all of this seemed to have come too suddenly.

Xu Qi sat quietly beside Mei the whole time.

These words were no different from a confession.

But unlike Mei, Xu Qi was very calm… He waited beside her without a trace of panic, feeling the girl's little thoughts of being a bit dazed while experiencing happiness.

Why did she become so proactive?

It's very simple…

Xu Qi might find it hard to find a second person in this world who would be willing to drop everything and come to take care of him when he was seriously ill.

He wasn't a stone…

Especially after running away from home.