Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"Neko, you're right, but have you considered that our plane takes off at 9:30, and it's only 8:30 now?"

"Uh... doesn't that mean we have to board early?"

"An hour early, yeah."

"Hehehe~~" Neko, clearly realizing she'd made a common-sense mistake, scratched her head in embarrassment, but still politely. What can she do... it's her first time flying, she's a little excited.

A group of people, a whole crowd of ten or so.

Himeko glanced over—holy crap! All handsome men and beautiful women! The quality is terrifyingly high!

And... the person walking in the front, with a cat-like girl beside him, isn't that Xu Qi?!

Himeko quickly looked at her ticket—9:30, Guangcheng.

Exactly the same!

They're going to Guangcheng too?

Now, Himeko's gaze towards Xu Qi was a little different—no way... is this destined feeling a little too strong?

It's like an invisible hand is forcibly bringing them together.

Oh, no... not just bringing them together, it's a match made in heaven!

The already 30-year-old Himeko felt like she had rekindled the hope called love!

It's just that cat-like girl beside him is a bit of an eyesore...

But speaking of which, are these ten or so people together?

Himeko curiously took a few more glances.

A white-haired handsome guy, good quality, but too aloof, pass.

A squinting handsome weirdo, not much presence, pass.

A guy wearing a mask... too weird, pass.

And a high school student, never mind, pass.

After admiring the men, Himeko began to admire the women.

After this look, Himeko felt that the hope she had just rekindled was likely to be extinguished again—cheating, right... what is all this? Can such beautiful girls be clustered together?

A pink fairy lady was talking to a gentle Yamato Nadeshiko-like girl, and the relationship between the two seemed pretty close.

Behind them was a mother-daughter duo, the mother in the white dress, her bust is almost on par with mine! Himeko saw for the first time a woman who could face her head-on in this regard.

And that little girl was unbelievably cute.

Then, there were two women wearing white coats in this weather, walking together as if discussing something, giving off the feeling of science lunatics walking down the street, chatting about whether to do live experiments today, or something else.

And they're the beautiful kind of lunatics, I get it, this is the so-called... crazy beauties?

Following at the end were someone who looked like a college student, and a career woman. How should Himeko evaluate them? Both are basically the ceiling of Eastern aesthetics.

What is this? That's too much...

Xu Qi and his group, of course, didn't notice Aunt Himeko, who had deliberately disguised herself.

At this time, after dismissing the curious Neko, he continued to output on his phone screen.

Sparkling Qiqi: Where's the pic? Where's the pic? Where's my freedom?

Theresa: Don't shout! I'm drawing, I'm drawing!

Sparkling Qiqi: New folder, huh?

Theresa: ? Get lost.

Theresa: Never mind that, you... you're really coming to Guangcheng?

Sparkling Qiqi: Yeah? I'm about to get on the plane.

Theresa: ...

Xu Qi waited a long time without a reply, so he asked Kosma, who sat down next to him, for a bottle of water. Don't ask why it wasn't Mei, she's busy asking Elysia for beauty tips and doesn't have time to pay attention to Xu Qi.

Theresa: ...I'm not ready yet.

"Pfft!!"

Without any warning, this message appeared just like that, catching him off guard, so much so that Xu Qi sprayed all the water he had just drunk on Kosma's face.

Kosma: ...

Kosma wiped their face, put away their Switch, and silently found a corner to sit down.

It feels like this scene has happened once before.

"Cough! Cough! Damn it... damn it... Theresa, what are you talking about?"

Sparkling Qiqi: You dead gay! What are you saying!? Prepare what!?

Theresa: Wha... what!? Can't I!? I'm socially awkward!

Fine...

Theresa: Have you thought about where you want to go?

Sparkling Qiqi: I'll stay in Nansha for a few days first. A friend of mine has a private beach there. I'll hang out by the sea for a few days and then go explore other places.

Theresa: Rich.

Theresa: There's nothing fun to do in Guangcheng anyway. I feel like a week is about enough. You can go to other places nearby, like Foshan and Dongguan.

Sparkling Qiqi: You only say that because you're from Guangcheng, right?

Theresa: You'll know when you get here. I'm not saying anymore. Didn't you want the free mech design? I'll go draw it for you now.

Sparkling Qiqi: Love you.

Theresa: Get lost! You dead homophobe!

Happily turning off his phone, Xu Qi stretched, feeling full of anticipation.

After all, this was the first time... everyone from the Golden Courtyard was able to take the time to travel.

He wondered if he would have a brand new encounter in that foreign land.

"Lieutenant Himeko, are you listening?"

"I am."

"Good, then we'll contact you again when you arrive in Guangcheng. Remember to maintain secrecy."

"Understood."

Hanging up the communication, Himeko glanced at Xu Qi, who was chatting and laughing with his companions, and couldn't help but frown.

This wasn't a good time to travel to Guangcheng...

She hoped they wouldn't be affected.

But speaking of Guangcheng...

Under her sunglasses, Himeko's eyes revealed a hint of reminiscence—she wondered if she would ever see that friend of hers again. Departure.

67,Griseo, You Saved Kosma

Guangcheng, Nansha Beach.

An unremarkable yacht was slowly cruising along the shore.

Besides the captain and helmsman, there was only the owner of the ship and her secretary, as well as a group of maids to match. They were dressed in maid outfits, and most of them were blonde and blue-eyed Caucasians.

There was no way around it. After all, they, including the ship, were gifts from others, so Eden, as the current owner of the yacht, couldn't be too picky.

"Boss." A girl with long chestnut hair came out of the cabin on the yacht deck and walked up to Eden, saying, "We're almost at our destination. When we get there..."

"You take the Golden Annie back. Don't worry, they're all my friends, Anna."

"Okay."

Since Eden said so, Anna Schariac, as her secretary, wouldn't say anything more. After all, the reason she was able to become Eden's secretary was because she knew how to keep her distance at all times.

Some secretaries, after doing the job for a long time, feel that they can make decisions for their boss in some areas, or that they have the right to communicate with their boss on an equal footing...

Perhaps some bosses like that kind of secretary...

But Anna knew that Eden seemed quite easygoing on the surface, as if she wouldn't care what you said. But in reality, she was definitely not a boss who liked subordinates questioning her decisions.

So, since Eden said that she didn't need to worry about her safety and that no one needed to stay behind, Anna had to strictly abide by all of this.

At this time, any extra action would only be superfluous.

"Hmm? Boss, look, we're here."

A vast golden beach, and beyond it, a blue sea and sky. On the beach, there was a Nordic-style villa nestled against a dense forest...

Riding in a business car, passing through a long forest path, when such a scene was presented in front of the Golden Courtyard...

Well, no one seemed surprised by this.

But everyone was still quite excited about this rare sight.

Only Mei... she had been a little dazed all the way, especially after seeing this private sea area.

At this time, she couldn't help but tug at Xu Qi's sleeve and said, "Xu Qi... all of this... belongs to Eden?"

"Hmm? Oh, probably. She should have a lot of places like this all over the world. Either they were given to her, or she bought them herself."

How much land does she have?

No, it feels like asking this question makes Eden sound like a landlord.

Damn capitalist...

"You'll get used to Eden's wealth. How should I put it?"

Xu Qi stroked his chin, thought for a long time, and then figured out how to answer Mei.

"Eden of the Golden Courtyard, she certainly isn't the richest person in the world, but as long as it's something related to money, she can solve it.

The phrase 'money is not a problem' is definitely not a joke for her."

Mei suddenly felt a little nervous—this… and you're telling me she's not the richest person in the world!?

Seeming to sense what Mei was thinking, Xu Qi couldn't help but burst out laughing. The commotion caught the attention of their companions, and Elysia couldn't help but ask.

"What are you laughing at? Xu Qi?"

"Nothing, aren't we going to see Eden soon? Mei's a little nervous."

Nervous?

The others were first puzzled, then enlightened, indicating their understanding.

Kevin, who was walking at the front, also nodded and said, "According to general theory, it does seem like she should be nervous."

"Oh my?~~ You should have said so sooner, it's okay Mei, Eden is also a very beautiful girl, you'll like her."

Are you sure that's the issue, whether I'll like her?

"Don't worry," Xu Qi said, patting Mei on the shoulder, "You'll understand when you see her. Don't forget, Eden is also a member of the Golden Courtyard, she's family."

Family.

Indeed.

After crossing a wooden bridge, ahead was the only villa within a few miles.

As the group, carrying large and small bags, entered the living room on the first floor of the villa, they all felt a sense of relief, as if they could finally be free.

The most direct expression came from Elysia. She put her suitcase down at the door, threw her backpack aside, and then collapsed directly onto the sofa in the living room.

"Ah… I can't take it anymore, I'm going to die…"

The others also put down their bags. The ever-energetic Pardofelis rushed directly to the second floor, shouting something about—I'm going to pick a room!

Kosma had a look on their face that said they wanted to go but didn't want to lose face.