Chapter 967: This Time, Xu Qi Was the One Who Needed to Rest

So he gently reached out and stroked Eden's wine-red hair, his heart entirely free of distracting thoughts.

"About that song... Did you like the way Big Sister sang it?"

"I did. I loved it. In this world, no one's singing will ever be more moving than yours."

"Are you just flattering me?"

"Do you need to be flattered?"

That was true enough...

Eden had seen countless sycophants—or rather, most of the people around her had wanted something from her.

Her status, position, wealth...

Eden had seen too many people like that, so she knew that if Little Qi said something like this, he meant it from the bottom of his heart.

"Bronya has already taken the audio files back to the company, and Anna sent a copy to the Golden Orchestra. After that, we'll just need to do a little mixing and make a few other adjustments.

"But we all agree that it's best not to polish it too much. Bringing out your voice is what matters most."

"Mm..."

Eden's reply sounded somewhat half-hearted.

Xu Qi noticed and found it rather surprising.

Usually, whenever they talked about matters like this, Eden would show tremendous enthusiasm. This was neither work nor a task, but her greatest passion.

So why was she acting differently today...?

"Big Sister... Is something bothering you?"

"No. I just don't want to talk about this with you right now."

"Huh?"

Eden suddenly wrapped both arms around Xu Qi's neck, then pressed her lips against his.

Xu Qi: !?

Of course, Xu Qi did not resist.

He wrapped his arms around Eden's slender waist and enjoyed this rare occasion when Big Sister had taken the initiative to kiss him.

The kiss had come suddenly and ended just as quickly. Eden's gaze held no trace of intoxication. Instead, it