His hands also seized that endlessly throbbing heart, as though it had handles.
Even if it was not as astonishing as Eden's, it was still not to be underestimated.
Xu Qi teased, "So Sister Yae already had a way to counter me. And you kept refusing to stop me... Looks like you wanted it yourself, huh~~"
Yae did not answer. She merely turned her face away from Xu Qi.
Her expression was already flushed with embarrassment. Clearly, she had figured out this part herself as well.
Eden finally got up and hugged Xu Qi from behind. Two plump marshmallows pressed against him without reservation, making Xu Qi's heart sway.
"How could she bear to refuse? When she took the initiative to come along to Europe, there must have been another reason as well. She probably couldn't bear to give up this feeling, right, Yae?"
Yae pressed her lips tightly together, evidently too embarrassed to answer.
Xu Qi still felt sorry for Yae and said, "All right, Sister. Yae did a lot to help with the trip to Europe. If not for her, I wouldn't have managed it so smoothly."
Yae's face brightened with a smile, and she shot Eden a provocative glance. But soon, Xu Qi had her mind going blank again, leaving her thinking only about making him go faster.
"Then, adding Liu Qi and Miss Xin An... Let me count..."
Eden rested her head on Xu Qi's shoulder and pondered with her eyes closed for a while.
When she opened her eyes again, they were filled with astonishment.
"Oh my, my little brother. With those two added in, you have a full twenty-seven brides..."
At those words, Xu Qi stopped involuntarily.
Wait, how many?
"I'll count them for you. Me, Alysia, Yae, Professor and Vil-V, plus Aponia, Fu