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

Or rather, the whole class was stunned, including Zhen Yuche who was eavesdropping at the door. She still didn't know why her brother said that.

Seeing that no one spoke, Yu Zhe stood up and suggested again, "You don't want to? Fine, then let's not study anymore, let's all go out and play. It's so boring in the classroom."

Repressed.

fear.

anger.

A variety of emotions lingered in the hearts of the students in the class. They had really been holding back for a long time. In the past, when this young lady didn't speak, they could only endure it or occasionally target her behind her back.

But today's behavior was so outrageous that even these fearless young kids couldn't stand it anymore!

Especially the class monitor, this girl has always been very respectful to teachers.

Seeing Yu Zhe's rudeness towards the teacher, she stood up and accused, "Su Yu Zhe, how can you talk to the teacher like that! We all know you have power and influence, but you can't bully us like this!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Once one person takes the lead, there will often be another, and then another.

Almost everyone stood up to express their dissatisfaction, and even the teacher, who was terrified, couldn't suppress them.

"Exactly! Don't think you can be arrogant just because you have a little bit of money!"

"What a great thing!"

"Isn't this bullying?!"

Xiao Yuche looked at her brother with a worried expression from outside the window. No matter what, the situation was too bad.

For Yu Zhe, all of these situations were under his complete control.

If a person wants to listen to what others have to say, they must first vent their grievances.

If you judge people with prejudice, they won't listen to anything you say. This applies to adults, let alone children.

Once the complaints subsided a bit, Yu Zhe chuckled dismissively: "Finished? Can you listen to me for a bit?"

The teacher was terrified. The school had said that they absolutely could not offend this young lady, so she quickly told everyone to quiet down.

Having been given the opportunity to speak, Yu Zhe nodded gratefully to the teacher.

Then she slowly walked towards the podium, saying as she went, "Bullying? I think I heard you mention the word 'bullying' just now. Well, I'm curious, before today, who did I bully? Which day? What happened?"

As soon as the question was raised, some students who were somewhat angry stood up.

But when he pointed at Yu Zhe and tried to say something, he found that he couldn't utter a single word.

Have you ever bullied anyone?

This... seems to be something specific.

But he wasn't giving up and continued, "Even if you didn't do it on the surface, you must have done something behind the scenes. Otherwise, why would the teachers be so afraid of you?"

Yu Zhe chuckled and looked up at the teacher next to him: "This is a question for the teacher to answer. Teacher, have I ever threatened you in the office?"

He then added, "Please tell the truth, I guarantee there won't be any problems."

The teacher seemed to understand something from Yu Zhe's clear eyes, so he chose to tell the truth: "No...no, you haven't contacted us. We're being so cautious...it's just because the school leaders said they would treat you specially."

Yu Zhe immediately picked up the thread: "That's the problem! Did I ask the school leaders to treat me specially? Did I want that? If it weren't for those old fogies in my family who keep saying nonsensical things, why would the teachers be afraid of me? Just because someone else made a mistake, you want me to drop out of school? Aren't you the ones bullying me?"

Similar to a form of provocation, this series of questions will generate a top-down questioning from a moral perspective.

A question that traces the root of the problem.

So, in the beginning, whose fault was it?

No matter who asks themselves honestly, the final conclusion is that no matter whose fault it is, it is definitely not Su Yuche's fault.

By this time, some people had realized something and lowered their heads in shame. Most of them were the ones who had passed notes in the morning asking Su Yuche to drop out of school.

But some of the slower thinkers, unwilling to admit defeat, asked, "If that's the case, why don't you explain it to us clearly?"

Having witnessed Yu Che's entire effort, Yu Zhe countered, "For the past month, I've tried so hard to make friends with you, but every time I open my mouth, you always ignore me. Now you want to ask me why I didn't explain things clearly? I'd like to ask you why you didn't explain things clearly."

"this…"

He was debating with a group of scholars—no, he was debating with a bunch of children.

In any case, Yu Zhe silenced them completely. Whether you say he confused them or he told the truth, the point is that no one is as hostile towards Yu Che anymore.

The time had come, and there was no need to reason with the children, so his ending was quite straightforward:

I genuinely want to fit into this class. If there were any misunderstandings before, I hope they're resolved by now.

"But... won't we be retaliated against if we talk to you?" a girl asked, raising her hand tremblingly.

"I promise, I won't." Yu Zhe nodded and joked, "As long as you don't write notes asking me to drop out of school. Oh, I forgot to tell you all, I've already thrown away the notes you wrote this morning, so don't worry."

That's the key point.

I told them that writing notes would be met with retaliation, but I tore them up to protect them.

It was clear that several people who had been hiding their heads in fear earlier had raised their heads with grateful eyes, seemingly thanking "Yu Che" for his understanding.

This was Yu Zhe's communication skill. After going around in circles, he made them forget that all the threats came from the Su family, but made them realize one thing: Su Yu Che was innocent and on the same side as them.

After saying this, Yu Zhe walked off the podium with satisfaction. That's right, this is enough. Afterwards, he can greet the teachers, bypass the leadership, and still create the best conditions for Yu Che in this small class.

Through the window, Yu Che's gaze followed Yu Zhe's movements intently... unable to look away.

In the following days, Yu Zhe played the role of Yu Che for a few more days and got along quite well with everyone in the class. He even found a few female classmates to talk to and became their friends. Maybe Yu Zhe's flirting skills started from this point.

It's fair to say that campus life has returned to normal.

Over the past few days, Yu Zhe has indeed experienced the beauty of campus life, but all of this is for Yu Che. He knows that all of this does not belong to him. What he needs to do is to become Yu Che's protector and let her live freely.

Now that everything is on track, it's time to hand over this wonderful life to Yu Che.

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This happened a week later.

Inside the Su family mansion.

Yu Zhe took Yu Che's clothes off the clothes rack and handed them back to her.

"Yu Che, everything is resolved now. When you go to school, it will be different from before. Everyone will be very kind. I promise you."

"Um…"

"And the teachers won't be the same as before. They should treat you the same as everyone else, haha. But you'll still need to work hard on things from here on out."

"Um…"

"Yu Che?"

Yu Zhe was puzzled. Why had this little girl been saying "hmm" all the time without saying anything else? Did she not understand or not?

Yu Che's next sentence left Yu Zhe even more puzzled.

"Brother, actually I don't want friends anymore... No, that's not quite right. Of course, it would be better to have friends, but right now it seems like there's only one thing left in my mind."

"what?"

What? You don't want friends anymore? Then what was I doing all this trouble?! And I even wore women's clothes! Give me back my manly spirit!

But Yu Zhe still asked, "Can I ask why?"

Yu Zhe will probably never forget the expression on Yu Che's face when he answered questions after that.

It was something he had never seen before, something beyond dependence, a convergence of indescribable emotions, even something that could be described as interdependence.

Yu Che hugged Yu Zhe, rubbing against his chest, and said, word by word, "Hmm... I don't want friends anymore. Having you, brother, is enough. From now on, I only want to live for you. Nothing else matters. You helped me gain a life, so I will give my entire life to you."

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(PS: The side story is finally finished! From the next chapter onwards, we'll return to the main storyline and begin a new volume. Also, just to clarify, with this chapter, I've finally paid off all the extra chapters I've been giving this month! I might post single chapters for the last few days of the month to take a break and organize the plot, but I won't stop updating! After all, it seems like I've been giving extra chapters every day this month… I'll keep working hard starting next month! I've kept track of every donation and monthly pass you've given, and there won't be any less extra chapters. I hope that while adding more chapters, I can also maintain the quality of the story. Thank you for your understanding!)

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It's Zixiao's time now!

1. Zixiao's arrangements

On the night the birthday party ended, Yu Zhe Zi Xiao did not return to her apartment in Xicheng, but stayed overnight at the villa.

It's also a way of keeping Yuche company.

A few more days have passed, and New Year's Day is here in the blink of an eye. Although it is a few days different from Christmas, New Year's Day finally has a feeling of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new. However, the Lunar New Year is still the real New Year!

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

So, on the morning of New Year's Day...

You're saying that the new year should be full of energy, and people should get up very early?

But what does this have to do with Yu Zhe? By the time he woke up, it was almost noon.

"Ugh~"

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Yu Zhe finally focused and analyzed the current situation.

Well... the school didn't actually have a holiday on New Year's Day, but he still decided not to go to school today.

Why? Because I want to sleep in.

Ahem... Just kidding. Actually, the real reason is Zixiao.

She has a fixed schedule every New Year's Day, and Yu Zhe also finds this schedule very meaningful.

She wanted to visit the orphanage where Zixiao had lived before she came to the Su family.

He picked up his phone and opened the chat interface, finding numerous unread messages, all seemingly sent around midnight.

?

Specifically, it was the New Year's greetings sent by Xiao Lizhi, Qin Ruoke, Luo Xiaomeng, and of course, Sister Ye and Yu Che. At midnight, Zixiao and I video-chatted with them to wish them a Happy New Year, which is when I forgot to reply to their messages.

After replying to each of the "Happy Together" messages, Yu Zhe planned to get up, wash up, and see what Zi Xiao's plans were.

When I arrived in the living room, Zixiao was setting lunch on the table.

"Zixiao, you should still go this year. When are you leaving?"

“Actually, brother doesn’t need to come with me.” Zixiao poured water into Yuzhe’s cup. “It’s just going back to visit, nothing special.”