Moving to Golden Courtyard

"You said before that I didn't need to go to T.X..."

"Yae from the Project Department and Anna—oh, you probably don't know yet. One of them is now E.T.'s project manager, and the other is a project consultant.

They're currently preparing to make a formal offer to M.H. for you. I think we'll have results soon. If you're willing... you can just sign the contract."

Sirin gave Xu Qi a strange look.

"They're your girlfriends too, aren't they?"

Xu Qi's hand trembled as he opened the bento box. He just had the feeling that, in the span of a single morning, Sirin had suddenly become enlightened and changed so much!

"Little Xu... Did I... get too close to you? I must have caused you and your sister-in-law a lot of trouble... From now on, I won't..."

"No!"

The little girl's words were cut off, but Xu Qi didn't dare look at her. He merely said firmly, "There's no such thing as too much trouble.

"I told you already. We're friends—very, very good friends! It's perfectly normal for us to be close. Don't overthink it. The most important thing is... I don't want to see you sad."

As each word left Xu Qi's mouth, Sirin's face gradually flushed.

She had never expected Xu Qi to say such things. Was this... was this a confession?

By the time Xu Qi finished speaking, Sirin's face was as red as an apple. Even her previously calm, ladylike demeanor seemed difficult to maintain.

Her eyes trembled, and she could no longer suppress her emotions. With a hint of a sob in her voice, she said,

"Then... then I looked at those documents just now, and I felt so sad. I... I've been talking to you like this because I was pretending. I just... didn't want