It took less than ten minutes for Qiu Xi to get herself ready.
As expected!
As soon as she went downstairs, she saw a group of people chatting animatedly below.
To be precise, it was a bunch of people flattering.
As for the object of this flattery... it was the person who had just woken up...
By rights, since the Nan family was criticizing her, their family should have politely mentioned Nan Hua.
Unfortunately, with her dad around, those words were never spoken.
It was just that Nan Hua, listening to his mother, Madam Chu, dismiss him as worthless, now had a dark expression...
Did his mother really think all these matters were settled?
Did she no longer need to maintain her image as a young master in public?
Honestly, Nan Hua couldn't understand Madam Chu's thoughts anymore.
He looked up and saw Qiu Xi at the top of the stairs and quickly got up.
"Little Xi, you're here just in time. Come over and chat with Auntie."
But before he could speak, his mother cut him off.
"......"
He should have come alone earlier. Since they were all in the same villa community, what was the rush?
Nan Hua now looked at the young girl surrounded by elders and regretted it! He regretted it deeply!
They hadn't seen each other for several days...
Nan Hua watched with a bitter expression, looking somewhat wronged.
Finally, Qiu Xi's stomach rumbled, giving her an opportunity to break free.
"Ah Hua!"
"Xi Xi..."
Qiu Xi was completely awake now and remembered what Nan Hua had told her on the phone not long ago.
"Come here. I haven't had lunch yet, so you can join me for a bit."
Nan Hua nodded, "Okay."
Knowing it was an excuse, Nan Hua smiled and followed her.
The pretense was eating with her; the real purpose was being with her.
"Xi Xi, what are we doing later?"
Looking at the girl eating happily, Nan Hua asked.
Qiu Xi swallowed her food and retorted, "Where do you want to go?"
Nan Hua mumbled, "It's not like what I want is enough..."
"Pfft~"
Qiu Xi couldn't help but laugh.
The more time she spent with Nan Hua, the more she realized that besides being aloof, he also had moments of cuteness, possessing the typical demeanor of a young man.
"Alright, after we finish eating, we'll go out. We'll do what you want first, and then go to Grandma Li's place to pick up the two elders."
She hadn't invited many people to this Warm Dwelling Feast. Besides Nan Hua's family and the two elders, she had also messaged Song Daiyao, but she didn't know if she would come.
Upon hearing this, Nan Hua's lips curled upwards. "Okay, then eat quickly so we can set off earlier."
Qiu Xi nodded, "Mm."
After eating.
"Mom, Nan Hua and I are going out. We'll pick up Grandma Li and the others later. Remember to tell Dad to handle the kitchen stuff."
Thinking of her father's expectant look, Qiu Xi decided to brief her mother before leaving.
Mother Qiu called out, "Go ahead. And your brother is here, so you don't need to worry."
"Got it~"
"Do you need us to bring anything?"
Mother Qiu thought for a moment. "Bring some drinks, we're running low."
Her father had prepared all the dishes, but indeed, they didn't have many drinks left.
"Okay, I'll bring them back."
"Mm."
"Ah Hua, let's go."
"Okay."
Then the two of them drove out.
"Ah Hua, where are we going?"
Seeing the increasingly remote road, Qiu Xi felt a bit confused.
This didn't look like they were going out to have fun.
Nan Hua turned and smiled, "You'll know soon."
"......"
"You really are!"
A bit boring, and a bit childish...
After driving for at least half an hour, the car finally stopped.
"Come on, Xi Xi, I'll take you to my secret base."
"Let's go."
Looking at the secluded place, where even the gate seemed to be shedding paint, Qiu Xi was actually not expecting much, only hoping that it would be clean and not scary inside.
"Don't worry, it's very safe here!"
Nan Hua couldn't help but chuckle as he saw Qiu Xi stepping cautiously.
Then he took her hand, opened the outer iron gate, and led her inside.
Inside was a long corridor, with a few lights installed on the walls, so it wasn't completely dark.
Upon reaching the door inside, Nan Hua stopped. "Wait a moment, I need to open a door."
"......"
How long would it take to open a door? He needed to wait?
Just as Qiu Xi was about to complain, she was silenced by reality the next second.
Truly... amazing!
This ordinary-looking door actually had three locks!
And none of them were ordinary key locks!
A password, a fingerprint, and... an iris scan! Read novels!
"Ah Hua, are you guys doing some kind of biological research?"
The security measures were a bit too top-notch.
Seeing Qiu Xi's shocked and bewildered expression, Nan Hua explained, "This is because the four of us were quite bored, had a lot of ideas, and since this place is very secluded, we made it a bit elaborate."
It couldn't be helped. Young people had many dreams, and if they had a secret base, it naturally had to be secret.
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.
Qiu Xi, who thought she would see everything as soon as she entered, walked further inside and found another door.
Opening it and moving forward, there was still another door...
And this door had more...
Qiu Xi glanced around. There were five doors.
"What are you guys doing? Is this a nesting doll?!"
A door within a door, a trap within a trap?
Qiu Xi's doubts grew.
Nan Hua said helplessly, "Xi Xi, your brain, day in and day out, why do you always overthink things?"
"This is our territory, so we have individual large rooms, plus a communal laboratory, hence all these doors."
"Oh..."
Seeing that the girl still looked puzzled, Nan Hua directly pulled open one of the doors and brought her in.
"This is my territory, I'll show you around."
After that, without Nan Hua needing to say anything, Qiu Xi began to explore on her own.
The space was quite large. Upon entering, there was a small living room, with a small lounge area, a study, and a bathroom next to it...
After looking around, Qiu Xi exclaimed, "Are you planning to settle down here?"
"Not that exaggerated, it's just for convenience." kanδん
"......"
As expected, the convenience sought by rich people was always so unique, Qiu Xi mused.
Although she was considered wealthy now, honestly, she couldn't quite grasp it...
After a moment of thought, Qiu Xi dismissed these matters and began to ask Nan Hua about his busy schedule. "Do you work here on weekdays?"
If she kept looking at this, she was afraid she would become envious of the rich...
"Not exactly. This is for resting and thinking. The office is in another door outside. I'll take you to see it later."
"Okay."