Moving to the Golden Courtyard

Coder: Is everyone still awake?

Coder: 111?

V2V is More Than Just Pretty: 1

Professor: 1

Rin is Still Too Cute: 1

Grandmaster: 1

The Destroyer of Worlds!: 1

Canned Goods: 1

May There Be No Disease in the World: 1

Cosmic Diva: 1

Coder: Huh? Eden isn't asleep either?

I am Alahato: 1

Cosmic Diva: I just woke up, stop nagging, what is it?

Coder: A woman just came to the Golden Courtyard, very beautiful, should be someone Xu Qi knows.

Professor: So? Is that so rare?

Coder: Then comes the main event, just now, this woman dragged Xu Qi directly into the room, and also dragged Elysia in with her.

[I am Alahato] has been removed from the group chat

Coder: ???

Cosmic Diva: There are still children in the group, speak more seriously.

Kosma stared at their phone for a long time—smash!

Professor: Can we talk about adult topics now?

Coder: Actually, that's all, I just saw the three of them go into the room.

V2V is More Than Just Pretty: Can't you eavesdrop?

Canned Goods: 6

The Destroyer of Worlds!: Boring

Rin is Still Too Cute: My review is that it's not as... exciting as Genshin

Professor: Holy crap! G!

Coder: Holy crap! G!

Canned Goods: Holy crap! G!

Inside the room, Xu Qi and Elysia, who were already feeling uneasy, exchanged a glance. They really found it hard to imagine what this Bronya, who looked...

...like a lovesick fool, wanted to do now that she was in the room.

"Um... Bronya..."

"Tonight." Bronya raised her already flushed face, causing Xu Qi to instinctively swallow. "You're not allowed to sleep."

Elysia: !!!

She pointed at Xu Qi, then at Bronya, seemingly unable to believe that the two had such a relationship!

But wait...

So why did you have to drag me in too! Crowd funding group four five six one two seven nine four zero

At this moment, perhaps because she had arrived in an enclosed space, Bronya's mental state had improved somewhat.

Seeing Elysia's tearful expression, she quickly waved her hand to explain, "Ah! No, no, aren't you Xu Qi's girlfriend? That's not what I meant!"

What do you not mean! And! I'm not his girlfriend!

Elysia's face turned red, but she couldn't explain a single word.

Bronya took a deep breath. This time... she seemed to have finally controlled her emotions. She turned her head and looked at Xu Qi with a fixed gaze.

"Your ideas about Alahato are very correct!"

"Huh?" Xu Qi was stunned for a moment, but with his equally amazing brainpower, he immediately followed Bronya's train of thought.

"You are..."

"Let me introduce myself again. I am Bronya Zaychik, the current CEO of E.T. Studio, responsible for Alahato's animation project."

Xu Qi's eyes widened. Ah... ah?

"Mr. Xu Qi, although this is sudden, but..." Bronya took a step forward! Her tone was full of seriousness. "Could you please lend me a hand! If Mr. Xu Qi is willing, I can promise you a position as project supervisor..."

"I'm sorry."

Xu Qi reached out a hand, refusing very decisively.

"I'm afraid I can't."

Elysia blinked, having heard a bit about Xu Qi's experiences at the company—why? After being treated like that by the company, why not choose to jump ship?

And it was E.T. Studio... wasn't that his lifelong dream?

Bronya also frowned, but she didn't press the issue, instead sighing.

"I apologize, I was being presumptuous."

Xu Qi's brow relaxed. Although the woman before him acted somewhat... exaggerated! She was by no means an unreasonable or overbearing person.

As the executive director of such a publicly traded company, her success could easily lead her to believe that she was bestowing a position upon a talented individual.

But she didn't...

She simply felt regret, and then chose to drop it.

This showed that she wasn't pretentious, and also that she genuinely regarded him as an equal.

"Although I'm just a small technician at Mode Capital Metro right now, I still have unfinished business to complete. I will seriously consider your invitation, Miss Bronya."

17. Humans Only Need to Respond to Their Own Expectations

Hearing the promise Xu Qi gave, Bronya broke into a smile.

That momentary charm made Elysia's eyes light up—what a beautiful girl.

"Is that so... Just call me Bronya. I don't know why, but I have a feeling that you'll join E.T. Studio sooner or later, Xu Qi."

Xu Qi offered no comment, after all... who could accurately predict what would happen after this?

"But I still hope you can do me a favor."

"Name it, Bronya."

Bronya took a deep breath.

"The Alahato's new project! A way to discard some old things and allow Alahato to be reborn from the ashes! I need your strength to complete such a project, Xu Qi!"

Bronya held her breath. She really valued Xu Qi!

Although they had only had a few short conversations, she could feel it, she could feel that he was a very insightful young man!

Having been in China for so many years, most of the people she had encountered were pedantic and boastful. They had no real skills, but were quite adept at flattering superiors and bullying subordinates.

But Xu Qi... was different.

Riding over on her motorcycle, Bronya had thought it through very clearly—she needed Xu Qi's strength! And she also believed that Xu Qi would give her a satisfactory answer!

Suddenly, Bronya felt a little nervous.

She was afraid... afraid that Xu Qi would give a negative answer—that was something she couldn't accept!

So she held her breath, and could even hear her own heartbeat loudly!

And Xu Qi...

"Miss Bronya, it's already very late today."

Bronya's face suddenly turned pale, and coincidentally, Xu Qi's gaze wasn't on her at the moment.

Was he... really refusing? Indeed... after all, he wasn't even willing to come to our company, and we couldn't offer him a corresponding salary...

Why would he agree to help us create...

"If it's a project, it needs mecha designs, character designs, and even a story setting, right? There are too many things needed. Anyway, I don't have to go to the company now, I'm just resting at home.

Let's talk more tomorrow about how to complete this project. To be honest, it's my first time doing this kind of thing, it's just that you value me... I hope I won't let you down."

After saying all this, Xu Qi scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

After all, she was the executive director of a publicly traded company, and he was just a fledgling who had only been working for two years since graduation.

To be so valued—he was definitely flattered.

Moreover... it was Alahato! Xu Qi was a hundred times willing to participate in the production of Alahato!

At this moment, he looked at Bronya again, only to see her covering her lips, her expression full of extreme excitement, going from great sorrow to great joy.

Xu Qi turned to look at Elysia.

"What's going on?"

As an onlooker, Elysia naturally understood. She looked teasing, put her hands on her hips, and smiled, "It's nothing, she just misunderstood for a moment.

Congratulations~~, Xu Qi. To have someone who values you so much when you're young, and to have the opportunity to fulfill your dreams. That's more precious than anything."

Although Elysia was usually unreliable, it had to be said... that the words she spoke at this moment were still worth Xu Qi's agreement.

It was like that saying—if I were allowed to be young again, an ounce of gold for an ounce of wind.

"Teacher Xu Qi, I..." Perhaps she was too excited, so Bronya subconsciously added 'teacher' as a form of address.

"Just like you asked me to call you Bronya, call me Xu Qi like before."

Xu Qi waved his hand.

"And I should be thanking you, thanking you for valuing me so highly, and also thanking you for giving me this opportunity to participate in the creation—let me introduce myself again, I'm Xu Qi, and from now on... please guide me."

Having received a satisfactory promise, Bronya, seen off by Xu Qi, mounted the motorcycle she had arrived on and left like the wind.

Xu Qi stretched, and to be honest, everything that had happened tonight was a little too surreal for him.

"Isn't it wonderful?"

Seeing Elysia beside him, Xu Qi smiled.

"Indeed, surreal, but delightful."

"Why didn't you just agree? E.T. Studio is definitely better than the Mode Capital Metro... and she even offered you a project manager position."

"Elysia."

"Hmm?"

Xu Qi sat on the sofa, patted the space beside him, and gestured for Elysia to sit down.

In the six months since Xu Qi had moved in, the two of them often had heart-to-heart talks like this at night, so Elysia habitually sat down next to Xu Qi.

Taking a breath, he was filled with the fragrance of the girl beside him.

When they were so close like this, Xu Qi could feel Elysia's plumpness, which couldn't be perceived with the naked eye.

It was comfortable, enjoyable, and a little shameful...

He wondered if doing this was letting Mei down