Moving to the Golden Courtyard

"Really?"

"Mm. They told me they hadn't seen you in ages and missed you terribly."

Mei was finally amused by Xu Qi's words. She leaned her little head back against him, offering a token show of resistance.

"What do you mean, 'ages'? If you don't understand, just admit it. Don't pretend otherwise."

"So that means 'missed you terribly' was right?"

Mei fell silent.

"You're always like this. You never say anything, just passively wait for me to come to you. If you asked me for something, I'd only be happy. It would prove that you don't treat me like an outsider.

"But now, you make it seem as though I'm your superior, and you're fawning over me at every turn."

Mei gave a soft little snort and slapped the arm Xu Qi had draped over her shoulder.

"Are you really this narcissistic? And I'm the one fawning over you?"

"Exactly. So, to keep me from being so narcissistic..." Xu Qi bent down and leaned toward Mei's ear. "Why don't you order me around a little more? Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

When Xu Qi finished speaking, Mei's smile turned seductive.

"You trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'll ask you to do something outrageous?"

"That could be a little troublesome. But when the time comes, I'll just have to make you suffer a little somewhere else."

Mei instinctively glanced at the large bed in the room.

"Shameless... All right, you don't have to comfort me like this. I only complained because I saw you wearing the Exoskeleton Armor again and doing something so dangerous. It wasn't for any other reason."

"Was it because of that?"

Xu Qi had clearly not expected it himself.

"I'm not your little Mei, unable to live without a man. If you keep me company,