Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Upon hearing this, Yu Che turned around again, wrapped her arms around Yu Zhe's neck, and pressed herself tightly against him.

Her face flushed slightly, and she pressed her face as close as possible to Yu Zhe's, saying in a soft, melodious voice, "There's nothing wrong with it."

As his gaze fell upon her slightly luminous blue pupils, Yu Zhe saw in them Yu Che's thoughts.

Without needing to say more, Yu Zhe could see what his own sister was thinking.

She was indifferent to external things, as if nothing had anything to do with her except for Yu Zhe.

But if something happens, she will solve the problem directly in the most efficient way.

Or rather, she had only one criterion for solving problems: as long as it was beneficial to her brother, as long as it satisfied him.

This is Yu Che, the younger sister who thinks about everything around Yu Zhe.

Therefore, Yu Zhe believes that he doesn't need to say much about her.

But I don't want to think about that now, because the most important thing today is to deal with Qi Xinye's matter!

So, seeing Yu Che's sparkling eyes, Yu Zhe still got to the point for today.

"Yu Che, actually someone is coming today, do you remember, Qi Xinye from the Qi family..."

However, the aura that Yu Che immediately exuded upon hearing this name.

This gave Yu Zhe and Zi Xiao the illusion that the surrounding temperature was even dropping...

16. Completely unexpected

"Why did you suddenly bring up this name?"

Yu Che's tone was slightly cold.

However, Yu Zhe cannot back down at this time. The key to this matter lies in whether Yu Che can change his attitude slightly.

"It's like this, Sister Ye... oh no, Qi Xinye, she came to see me today and said she actually really wants to reconcile with us. That matter happened so many years ago, and..."

It wasn't her fault to begin with, so let's listen to my brother and just let it go.

Yu Che remained silent.

After a while, she put down her spoon and sighed softly, "Well, alright, I'll talk about this briefly then. I didn't want to bother you anymore, brother, but that woman actually had the nerve to come looking for you..."

Then she gently patted Yu Zhe's thigh as he sat down: "Brother, put me down first. Let's talk about this properly. Besides, there will be outsiders coming later."

She deliberately emphasized the word "outsider," which shows that she really dislikes Qi Xinye.

Yu Zhe didn't say anything. He put both hands under Yu Che's armpits, lifted the little girl off his body, and placed her on the white porcelain chair next to him.

Yu Zhe also helped Yu Che straighten the wrinkles on her black blouse and plaid skirt. She had been moving around on him and hadn't noticed that the clothes were the type that wrinkled easily.

Yu Che was quite pleased and offered no resistance, letting her brother smooth out the wrinkles on her clothes. She even moved closer to him.

This is the norm between the two of them.

Zixiao, on the other hand, blushed a little while watching from the opposite side. What was wrong with these two? Although she had seen it many times, she still felt very uncomfortable.

These two are so completely open with each other!

After letting Yu Zhe fiddle with it for a while—cough, I mean the clothes—Yu Che finally straightened up and asked his question.

But once Yu Che starts talking about serious matters with Yu Zhe, the two will switch into a dialogue mode between geniuses, with a significant leap in their understanding.

"Does my brother think the key to this matter lies with me?"

"Yes, but only under normal circumstances. I think things are not that simple."

"Phew... I knew it. My brother wouldn't see me as the kind of unreasonable, petty person."

"So there's more to the story, right?"

"Yes."

Watching Yu Che and her brother pause in thought, nod, and say things she couldn't understand, Zi Xiao, the "ordinary person," was bewildered: "Can...can you explain the situation to me...?"

Zixiao was upset, but she could only blame herself for being stupid.

Yu Che didn't reply to her, but Yu Zhe turned his head, held the edge of the chair, and propped his chin up: "Ah, it's just that, the situation seems to be a little different from what I thought. Yu Che didn't dislike Qi Xinye just because she was angry."

After he finished speaking, he gestured to Yu Che out of the corner of his eye to ask her to explain.

Yu Che rested her chin on her hands, carefully recalling the incident from five years ago.

"Five years ago, on the day that woman Qi Xinye came looking for my brother, do you remember why we didn't go to the amusement park with him that day?"

When asked the question, Zixiao recalled that she had a deep impression of that day because her brother was injured.

Zixiao answered just as readily: "That day I was there because of a club activity at school, and Yuche, you... you were there because, it seems, to attend a business meeting?"

“That’s right.” Yu Che confirmed Zi Xiao’s answer.

It is worth mentioning that although Yu Che and Yu Zhe were only about thirteen years old at the time, they showed amazing business talent. Yu Che, in particular, always brought great benefits to the Su family in business negotiations, while Yu Zhe was not interested and therefore participated less.

Therefore, Yu Che, who was still young at the time, often represented the Su family in business negotiations. Although she looked like a child, no one dared to underestimate her, and she even intimidated the entire business community of Fenghai City.

That day was no exception; Yu Che couldn't go to the amusement park with her brother because of an important business meeting.

But so what? What does this have to do with Qi Xinye's matter?

Seeing that Zixiao hadn't grasped the essence of the matter, Yuche continued, "That day I attended a business meeting, do you remember what it was about?"

"How would I know? I was at school almost the whole day. Stop keeping me in suspense."

Zixiao looked somewhat anxious because she didn't want to be unaware of anything concerning her brother.

Yu Che spoke the following words with an unusually serious expression.

"The content of that business meeting was about the bidding war between the Su family and the Qi family for the amusement park construction project in the central urban area."

These words were like a time bomb, leaving Zixiao completely stunned.

Yu Zhe was no exception; this was truly unexpected for him.

Because this means that the matter is definitely not as simple as it was previously thought.

Yu Che continued, "Actually, before Qi Xinye arrived that day, the outcome of this battle for control was basically decided. The Su family won against the Qi family with an overwhelming advantage, but..."

"But that's not the final result, right? Unless something unexpected happens before it's finalized, making it impossible for the Su family to handle everything."

Yu Zhe, unusually, had a hint of anger in his eyes as he finished speaking, adding to what Yu Che hadn't said.

"Just like my brother said, I was involved in the final decision-making negotiations for this project that day, and at the same time, the car accident happened. If you call it a coincidence, isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

Yu Che's voice was trembling; she was far angrier than Yu Zhe himself.

After all, this hurt her beloved brother!

Zixiao was also very angry, and felt a sense of lingering fear. If the impact had been more severe, the consequences would have been devastating.

But then she noticed something amiss: "That's a bit strange. If the Qi family deliberately staged the car accident, then at the time..."

Xinye was in the car too. Did they not care whether the eldest daughter of the Qi family lived or died?

"I don't know about that." Yu Che shrugged. "All I know is that this is definitely not a coincidence. Anyone who dares to hurt my brother deserves to die!"

Yu Zhe stepped forward and patted Yu Che's head to soothe her emotions, then calmly asked, "Why didn't you tell me back then, Yu Che? Why are you only telling us now?"

"I...I...that..."

Yu Che stammered, seemingly hesitant to explain the reason.

"It's alright, go ahead and tell me, is there anything we can't talk about?"

"Well... okay, actually I deliberately kept this from my brother because I didn't want to put him in a difficult position."

Zixiao didn't understand: "Why is brother in a difficult position?"

Yu Zhe seemed to understand, so Yu Che explained it to Zi Xiao.

"If we tell my brother about this, it would put the Qi family directly in opposition to the Su family. From then on, my brother and they would be enemies, including Qi Xinye. My brother is a sentimental person, so even with that woman Qi Xinye, I'm afraid he wouldn't want to break ties with her. So, if that's the case, it's better to..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yu Zhe interrupted her: "Why don't you just keep it from me and handle it yourself, and break ties with Qi Xinye yourself? Are you planning to keep quiet until I ask, and bear all the blame?"

Looking at Yu Zhe's handsome profile, which seemed a little angry, Yu Che was deeply moved, yet also very frightened: "Brother...brother, are you angry?"

"Yes, I'm angry. I'm very angry right now."

Even Yu Che panicked this time, and she threw herself into Yu Zhe's arms again: "Don't be angry... okay?"

"Everyone says you're smart... but you're such a silly child..." Gently pinching Yu Che's soft little face, seeing that her eyes were already a little misty, Yu Zhe also let go.

"Don't do this again, do you hear me? You have to tell me everything. I care more about you and Zixiao than about their business, do you understand?"

"I heard you! I understand!"

Seeing that her brother seemed to have forgiven her, Yu Che showed her lovely smile again.

Zixiao, on the other hand, felt somewhat surprised.

Yu Che... she really cares about her brother more than I imagined. Is this what true devotion is?

I still have a long way to go.

"So what? What did you finally discover?"

Yu Zhe was naturally asking about the follow-up actions taken by Yu Che after he suspected the Qi family back then.

As Yu Che's mindset gradually calmed down, he truthfully told Yu Zhe about his discovery from back then.

"After that, the Su family still won the right to operate the amusement park. I had someone secretly investigate the Qi family for several months, but we did not find any evidence that the car accident was related to the Qi family."

"So the only thing I can do is to make the Qi family sever ties with my brother and ensure his safety. That means keeping Qi Xinye away from my brother's sight. No matter if she is innocent or not, as long as she is there, she will be an unstable factor in the Qi family."

“I’ve been arranging for people to investigate the details of that car accident. One day, when we find the evidence, I will make those who hurt my brother pay the price!”

Yu Zhe hugged Yu Che a little tighter: "I'm sorry to have troubled you. Listen to me, leave the investigation of this matter to your brother, okay?"

Immersed in tenderness, Yu Che nodded: "Okay... I'll listen to whatever you say, brother."

Having received consent, Yu Zhe had a basic idea in mind: this matter needed to be thoroughly investigated.

"But Yu Che, do you think this matter has anything to do with Qi Xinye?"

"Whether it's related to her or not is not important. I only know that she did not protect my brother well at the time. Or rather, regardless of whether she was at fault or not, in my opinion, as long as my brother was hurt, it was all her fault!"

"What kind of twisted logic is that..."

Yu Zhe felt somewhat helpless, but also somewhat happy.