A voice suddenly reached Xu Qi's ears, snapping him back to reality. Looking down at Griseo, who had suddenly curled up in his arms with a deeply flushed face, he smiled.
"Griseo, what did you just say? Big Brother was thinking about something and didn't hear you clearly. Could you say it again?"
"Wuwu!~~ I'm not saying it!"
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Griseo used all her strength to leap out of Xu Qi's arms and ran away, shouting, "I'm not talking to Big Brother Xu Qi anymore!"
"Huh?"
Looking at his suddenly empty arms, Xu Qi could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
Had Griseo entered her rebellious phase?
A short while later, Aponia came over, wearing the warm smile that was rarely seen on the nun's face.
"Sister Nya? Why did you come out? Are you finished being measured?"
Aponia shook her head.
"We hadn't even started measuring when Griseo rushed in and said you were an idiot. I became curious, so I simply had the tailor measure Griseo first while I came out to take a look."
Aponia tilted her head and, unusually, made a joke.
"To see what foolish thing Mr. Xu Qi did to make Griseo call you an idiot."
"Sister Nya, don't tease me."
Xu Qi shook his head with a bitter smile.
He was just about to explain, but when his gaze swept over Aponia's full, graceful figure, made even more alluring by the contours of her nun's habit, a thought surfaced.
He really wanted to know—if Aponia became pregnant one day, would her figure... become even fuller?
Just thinking about it made Xu Qi's heartbeat quicken.
So the words on the tip of his tongue became:
"But I am rather curious. What kind of wedding dress are you planning to wear, Sister Nya? Can a