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

37. He understood!

Xiaomeng's mom's sudden conclusion left Xiaomeng's dad completely dumbfounded.

Did I hear that right? She just said Yufei and Su Yuzhe are the same person, but Yufei is a girl and Su Yuzhe is a boy... Oh no...

"Stop thinking about that. Come over and help with the cooking. Also, Yufei isn't a girl. To be precise, I mean Yuzhe."

Seeing what Xiaomeng's dad was wondering, Xiaomeng's mom could only offer such a direct reminder to her husband, who was so slow to react.

This reminder was what made Xiaomeng's dad's brain process click, and he immediately couldn't sit still.

"What! A boy? This... they really didn't use any filters on TV, there really are boys who can look like this?!"

"Shh." Xiaomeng's mother quickly closed the kitchen door. "Keep your voice down. You just said not to embarrass Xiaomeng. If Yuzhe heard what you just said, how embarrassed would he be?"

"Oh right, keep it down... wait a minute!" Xiaomeng's dad suddenly realized something was off. "No matter how much he looks like a girl, he's still a boy. How can we leave him alone in a room with Xiaomeng? Something will go wrong!"

Xiaomeng's dad is like that; he has almost zero tolerance for his precious daughter interacting with boys.

As he was saying this, he tried to walk out, but Xiaomeng's mother grabbed him and pulled him back: "What are you doing? What could possibly go wrong? Are you trying to cause trouble for your daughter?"

"I just wanted to check! It's fine if they're just ordinary friends, but what if Xiaomeng has really fallen for them..."

“That’s right, Xiaomeng likes Yuzhe, I can tell.” Xiaomeng’s mother answered immediately.

The little cutie's dad was shocked beyond belief; he almost fainted on the spot. Leaning against the wall, he felt his thoughts were a bit chaotic.

"No... Honey, how can you be so calm? This is a big deal. Who is Su Yuzhe? He's the eldest son of the Su family and the next chairman of the Su Group. Putting aside whether our child can win him over, even if things really work out, will he treat Xiaomeng well?"

After all, Xiaomeng's dad has seen this in many TV dramas: those rich people or those in high positions treat relationships very casually, almost indifferently.

To this, Xiaomeng's mother simply smiled: "Actually, in my opinion, Yuzhe is a child..."

He doesn't have the spoiled personality typical of scions of wealthy families; on the contrary, he's very humble, and he's definitely serious about people and relationships.

"How can you be so sure? You've only met him twice, haven't you?" Xiaomeng's dad was still worried.

"It's just my intuition, and people's eyes don't lie. There's a kind of intelligence in that child's eyes. Sigh, you wouldn't understand no matter how much I say. Anyway, don't go over there and cause trouble. Come over and cook. We don't even know if they'll take a liking to our child."

These words were certainly not something Xiaomeng's father could readily accept; Xiaomeng was his most precious daughter. How could he feel at ease with such unfounded remarks?

However, Xiaomeng's mom still has a solution.

She put down the cabbage in her hand, turned around and asked, "Honey, if you're still struggling with this, then think about it: Xiaomeng is already this age. Even if she doesn't find a boyfriend this year, it's still a matter for the next few years."

"Do you want her to bring home a greenhorn, or a son-in-law as handsome as an angel like Yu Zhe?"

Ok?

What a novel perspective!

Following Xiaomeng's mother's advice, Xiaomeng's father thought about it for a moment and realized that Xiaomeng was indeed growing up and dating was inevitable.

If your daughter finds a girlfriend who is prettier than you, does that really mean she's wasted on a beautiful woman?

That's just like a cucumber taking advantage of a cabbage!

The world without pigs is complete.

Thinking about it this way, Xiaomeng's father suddenly felt enlightened. Isn't this the best choice? If Su Yuzhe is also a good person, then it will be a blessing for this family for life!

He realized it, he understood, and he stopped being difficult.

Xiao Meng's dad smiled knowingly: "Honey, I'll help you cook. You can't let Yu Zhe down!"

.............................. ..

Xiaomeng's room.

From the moment we started, Yu Zhe's eyes were sparkling as he happily rubbed against Xiao Meng's Samoyed dog, which was lying on the ground.

The Samoyed seemed to enjoy it, wagging its tail rhythmically from side to side.

"Ah... fluffy, fluffy... this is paradise."

"Yu Zhe...you've been holding Xue'er for five minutes now, and it seems to like you a lot. But I didn't know you liked animals so much?"

Xiaomeng usually finds Xue'er's snow-white fur very healing, but now, the scene of Yuzhe lying on her body with his silver hair hanging down on the ground, combined with Xue'er's pure white fur, is doubly healing!

"Hey... its name is Xue'er, so cute, so fluffy and still. Is it male or female?"

"It's a female. I only started raising it last year, so I've had it for over a year now."

After rubbing against Xue'er for a while, Yu Zhe finally pressed his face against her fur and replied, "Indeed, I love small animals like cats and dogs the most. They're so therapeutic, aren't they?"

"Of course! Whenever I have something on my mind, Xue'er helps me cheer up."

After thinking for a moment, Xiaomeng raised a question: "But since you like animals so much, Yuzhe, why don't you keep a pet? I didn't see any pets when I visited your home last time."

“Oh, this…” Yu Zhe raised his head and stroked Xue’er’s head. “Maybe it’s because I value separation more… Think about it, pets have such short lifespans, and even if you keep a pet, it might not live to the end of its life. What if it gets sick? These animals are much more vulnerable than people. The deeper the bond, the more painful the separation, isn’t it?”

"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have asked that..."

When Xiaomeng saw this, Yuzhe seemed to show a sad emotion in his eyes, probably because the topic just now reminded him of bad memories.

But Yu Zhe didn't mean it that way: "What are you apologizing for? I was just explaining why I don't keep pets. Okay, let's not talk about that. There isn't a single proper book on your bookshelf, it's all comics?!"

"Seriously! Yu Zhe, you're really underestimating me!" Xiao Meng puffed out her cheeks, then took off her slippers, stood on a chair, and had to tiptoe to take a large box down from the low bookshelf.

Seeing her swaying unsteadily, Yu Zhe quickly stood up to help her.

After she put the box on the ground, she pointed to the contents and said, "Look! Serious books and literary works are all here. The other boxes up there also have a lot!"

That's right. There are about twenty or thirty books, ranging from world classics to more obscure literary works. But even if you include the boxes mentioned above, it's probably only a fraction of her comic books.

"Hmm, not bad, my opinion of you has changed. I used to think you only read comics and didn't read anything except textbooks~"

If you keep swearing!

Xiao Meng has made up her mind. After Yu Zhe leaves, she will replace all the books on these bookshelves with literary classics!

That's underestimating little girls.

"But do you know what's been bothering me the most lately?" Xiaomeng sighed.

"What?"

"What bothers me is that my favorite cartoonist hasn't updated for two weeks in a row. Can't you believe it?"

Yu Zhe nodded: "Yeah, that's really infuriating. They draw so well but don't update it. It's just awful."

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Xiao Meng stood up abruptly.

This complaint comes from the bottom of my heart: "But you're my favorite cartoonist! Hurry up and update! You're such a procrastinator!"

“Ugh…” Yu Zhe pretended to have a headache and lay down on the bed. “No way. Every time I pick up a pen, my heart tells me, isn’t sleeping better? Pigeon is an attitude.”

38. Too Close (A reader group has been created!)

Pigeons, how can they be so self-righteous?

Xiao Meng swallowed hard when she saw Yu Zhe lying on his back on the bed.

I really want to look like Zhang Zhi

That's how it's done.

But no, it's obviously not going to work.

This isn't for moral or conscience reasons, but rather... not only will they fail, but they might also get beaten up.

Putting those unrealistic thoughts aside, let's get back to the point. As Yu Zhe's number one die-hard fan of the comics, Xiao Meng really wants to know what happens next.

Even though the comic is delayed, the author is right in front of her, so what is she hesitating for? "Okay... I'm too lazy to draw it, so I probably can't tell you about the later plot. Just a little bit, just a little bit is fine. I'm getting so bored after two weeks without any updates. Oh, of course I know this involves some plot secrets, right?... If it's not possible, then forget it..."

"Sure," Yu Zhe replied without any intention of keeping it a secret.

"May I?!"

What do you call this? This is called being in a prime position! While other readers are getting impatient, urging for updates and even thinking of sending razor blades, you can already listen to the author tell you the plot!

"So what do you want to ask?" Yu Zhe went to fiddle with Xue'er again.

"Let me look... Oh right, it's here." Xiao Meng took a comic book off the bookshelf. It was the latest volume of Yu Zhe's comic, "Rain Star".

"That's where it ends. The male lead was saved by the female lead at the moment of the car accident, but he died at the crucial moment! Is the female lead alright?!"

Recalling that scene, and glancing at Xiaomeng, Yu Zhe secretly revealed a mischievous smile.

"Yes, she's alright. The female lead is unharmed; the car didn't hit her."

Xiao Meng breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew~ That's good... I thought..."

"But the male protagonist died on the spot."

"What the hell!"

"Hahaha, I was just kidding you, do you really believe that?" Yu Zhe laughed until his stomach hurt as he watched Xiao Meng's cute little face change like a mask. "Ha... The male and female leads are both fine. Don't forget that the female lead has special abilities."

"Ah...that's good, that's good...wait a minute! Yuzhe, you lied to me again!"

Outrageous!

Now, the little volcano that had been building up inside Xiaomeng finally erupted, and she pounced on Yuzhe with a powerful leap.

This will let you know that even if a rabbit is cornered and doesn't want to bite you, it will still poke and pound you a couple of times!

But who is Xiaomeng? Her athletic ability is ridiculously poor. She tripped over the box she had just placed on the ground as soon as she started to move. Her tactful joke instantly turned into a reckless lunge.

"Hey, watch out!"

From reaction to action, it was only a few microseconds. Yu Zhe accurately predicted her landing point, supported himself with one hand, flipped over, and stretched out his arms to steadily catch her from under his armpits.

This prevented the tragedy of her falling face down to the ground.

At that moment, their faces were only a fist's distance apart.

"Phew~ You scared me! Are you alright? If you had really hurt yourself at home, your parents would have thought I was bullying you!"

no respond.

Xiao Meng let go of all her strength and let Yu Zhe support her, staring blankly at his face so close to hers.

"Scared out of her wits?" Yu Zhe thought to himself, "Oh no!" He quickly shook her petite body from side to side. "No, no, it's not that bad, come back soon!"

return?

Who am I? Where am I? Why is there such a beautiful face in front of me?