Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"Is... is that so?"

Mei's tone weakened slightly.

"Yeah. Besides, didn't I already know you were a little glutton?"

"Not at all!~~"

Mei was still embarrassed and annoyed, but her expression had already taken on a coquettish softness. Instead of pressing against Xu Qi, she reached out and hugged him, resting her head against his chest.

"You... you don't think I'm a lewd girl, do you..."

Just kidding. You're far too lewd.

Of course, Xu Qi would never say that aloud. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't get away with it today.

"How could I? I know you only act this way because you care about me. After all, your boyfriend is the one who really likes getting lewd. It has nothing to do with you, Mei."

"Really?"

"Really."

In truth, Xu Qi had always felt that this was no big deal. If anything, he found it rather exciting.

A queen in public, a sweet wife in private—and the kind who clung to you and was utterly enamored with you. Who wouldn't like that...? And she was Mei, on top of that.

Such a gentle and considerate wife, yet so uninhibited and even passionate when it came to that sort of thing.

She was practically every man's childhood dream girl.

Nearby, Rita and Fu Hua stared at Xu Qi in astonishment. What kind of maneuver was that? A few words, and he'd already coaxed Mei into complete submission. Was this a joke...?

Was that really the Mei we knew?

Once the embarrassment and annoyance faded from her face, Xu Qi took a few more serious looks at her and finally realized just how beautiful the girl in his arms was.

Mei would not turn twenty until next year, yet she looked like a young married woman of twenty-five or twenty-six. Her mature