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

"No need, you can just sit," Yu Zhe said. "I see that you have difficulty walking, so there's no need to see me off. Besides, I'm a young person, how can I trouble my elders to see me off?"

"Hehehe, it's nothing. I'm happy today, and I think, Yuzhe, do you still have something you want to ask me?"

"Huh? We've been discovered?"

As expected of an elderly person, and people like Grandma Mo have a unique insight at this age.

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

On the way back to the orphanage gate, Yu Zhe walked beside Grandma Mo. At this time, Grandma Mo took her cane from the room and did not need anyone's help.

The slow pace of their journey gave Yu Zhe time to ask questions.

"Grandma Mo, I'm actually quite curious, and I don't know if you still remember why my parents adopted Zixiao in the first place."

When I asked my father this question, he always said that it didn't have any special meaning.

The family already has two children, so why would they suddenly adopt another one? Therefore, Yu Zhe doesn't actually believe this explanation.

Yu Zhe didn't want to ask anymore, because it wasn't important. Now Zi Xiao was the younger sister he cherished. As for the reason for their past encounter, did it still matter?

Since Grandma Mo just mentioned it, I'll just mention it briefly.

Grandma Mo recalled the scene from ten years ago, looking at the trees on both sides of the road, and replied, "Ah, when people get old, their memory really can't keep up sometimes. Ten years ago, it was your mother who came to find me. Speaking of which, I was just thinking that you and your mother look so alike."

"Um... others have said that too, but if possible, I would prefer you not to bring it up."

"Hmm? There's nothing wrong with being pretty."

Grandma Mo was unaware of Yang Qiuyun's situation, so she spoke about it without any reservations.

Of course, Yu Zhe might have avoided the topic in the past, but he wouldn't today, because he now knows that his mother is still alive.

Yu Zhe used this opportunity to ask, "Was it my mother who came? Did she say anything?"

"She didn't really say much," Grandma Mo tried her best to recall. "She just said she wanted to find a smart, clever, innocent, and kind child. She said she would protect..."

She promised to give the child the best life and family, and the moment she saw Zixiao, she said she wanted to adopt her as her daughter and even tried to pull her away.

"As expected of my mom."

Yu Zhe nodded. He could almost picture it. His mother was just like that, decisive and efficient. He guessed she probably wanted to take Zi Xiao out of the orphanage right away.

No, Mom! There's a set procedure for adoption!

It seems we won't get anything out of Grandma Mo; she probably doesn't know the purpose of her family adopting Zixiao either.

"But speaking of which, Zixiao was a really pitiful child back then," Grandma Mo said with emotion. "Who her biological parents were has been lost for a long time. She was sent to the orphanage when she was still a baby, supposedly because her parents abandoned her. Sigh, even if the living conditions were terrible, they didn't want to fulfill their responsibilities as parents. It was really outrageous."

"As Zixiao grew up, she became so sensible, so sensible that it broke my heart. Unlike other children, she never asked herself why she didn't have a mom and dad. Instead, she always took care of other children. Every time I saw her secretly wiping away tears in the corner, I felt heartbroken."

"Fortunately, one day your mother came and took her away. This is really a blessing for Zixiao. Even in a big family, she has your brother to protect her and lives a carefree life. I always feel that this is the most gratifying thing for me in the decades I have been running this orphanage."

So that's how it is. So this is Zixiao's background.

It was so simple, so simple that it was heartbreaking, but it made Yu Zhe even more certain that accepting Zi Xiao back then was absolutely the right thing to do, and that having such a sensible younger sister was an honor for Yu Zhe himself.

But this caused the trail to go cold again.

I originally thought that Zixiao's background was very special, which led her parents to adopt her.

But now it seems there is no such reason. Was the adoption really just a whim of theirs?

That's unlikely...

"Grandma Mo, thank you so much for telling me all this. It's been a great help."

"Sigh, what good are my words? Alright, get in the car. Zixiao should be waiting for you. Explain things properly. Although I know her, she won't really be angry, but we can't just leave her alone."

"Yes, no worries, Grandma Mo, I know what I'm doing."

After saying that, Yu Zhe walked towards the car he had been sitting in when he arrived.

Along the way, we passed Minghe, who had brought Zixiao here, and politely said goodbye to her as well.

Minghe stammered in a flustered manner, "Please, please take care!"

Good grief, even if Zixiao says it's okay, I'm still afraid your brother will bury me alive!

8. I've never blamed you.

When the car door opened, Zixiao, Luling, and Luyao were chatting and laughing. But when Zixiao saw Yuzhe, she pretended to be angry and turned her head away.

He also glanced at his phone.

"One minute and thirty seconds left..."

Goodness, he said five minutes, and it really was five minutes?

Yu Zhe sat down next to her helplessly: "Lu Ling, let's drive back to the apartment."

"Yes, young master."

Once the car had started smoothly, Yu Zhe gently patted Zi Xiao's shoulder: "Okay, you're not really angry with me, are you?"

Zixiao turned around, stared into Yuzhe's eyes, but didn't say anything. She pointed to the time on her phone with her other finger.

Okay, it seems like it has to be done before the time comes.

Even so, Zixiao kept her head up looking out the window and linked her arm with Yuzhe's.

Zixiao knew that although she was being stubborn, she couldn't make things too difficult for her brother.

Hehe~ So cute. Yu Zhe reached out and patted the back of her head, waiting for the time to talk to her again.

There's something else I need to tell Yu Che first.

Yu Zhe took out his phone, but because his right arm was being held by Zi Xiao, he couldn't type, so he sent Yu Che a voice message.

"Yu Che, are you at the company? I need to tell you something. I just used three million in cash. I was afraid you wouldn't know, so I'm letting you know."

Upon hearing this, Zixiao immediately turned her head back: "Three million?!"

Wow, so much... Even though it's supposed to be donated to an orphanage, Zixiao has a vague feeling that Yuzhe only donated this money because of her.

In fact, this feeling is correct.

Realizing what was happening, Zixiao immediately turned her head back. Thank goodness, there were still thirty seconds left.

Yu Zhe looked at her with a wry smile, feeling the vibration of his phone when a message came in.

A reply in seconds?!

It was indeed Yu Che's reply. Were you waiting with your phone right in front of you? You replied so quickly.

Specifically, Yu Zhe listened to the two voice messages that Yu Che sent back in order.

With the voice prompts playing, Yu Che's soft, sweet voice quickly echoed throughout the car.

"Huh? Brother, you don't need to tell me when you use company money? Even if you transfer all the company funds, you don't need to tell me. It all belongs to you anyway."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. It's really rare for you to send voice messages, brother. It feels kind of novel. I'll try it... cough cough... brother, I love you!! I..."

brush!

Yu Zhe quickly turned off his phone screen.

Because of the sound that was played out, it was clear that Lu Ling, Lu Yao, and Zi Xiao in the front row all trembled involuntarily.

Even Lian Yuzhe himself was startled.

Sending voice messages can indeed cause big problems; no one can withstand that.

After calming down a bit, Yu Zhe realized that Yu Che was completely on his side. She had allocated three million yuan, which wasn't much, but Yu Che was now in charge of the company, yet she didn't even ask what it was for.

Oh well, forget it, there's no point in dwelling on this. Does Yu Zhe not know what kind of personality Yu Che has?

“3,

2,1…"

Zixiao was counting down something. Oh right, her five-minute sulking was over.

"Ok?"

"Brother! We need to talk!"

"Oh? Let's talk! We can talk about anything!"

This momentum... it really is the result of holding back for so long.

Yu Zhe also sat up straight as if by reflex, facing Zi Xiao directly.

Lu Ling and Lu Yao smiled slightly when they saw their young master like this in the rearview mirror. Haha, it's so nice to be the driver occasionally, I can always see all sorts of different sides of the young master.

They were amused, but Yu Zhe was in a terrible situation.

Zixiao crossed her arms, looking very unhappy: "Brother! If I could, I wouldn't want to put you in a difficult position, but I still want to know. Donating money is fine, but why did you keep it from me! Tell me the truth, how many years have you been donating?"

"Um... well... it's been about ten years... Well, Zixiao, don't feel pressured. The amount of money donated isn't much. In the past ten years, I've only donated less than 20 million."

"Twenty million?! I..."

Zixiao was about to say something, but then she covered her face with her hands, looking very disappointed.

"Sigh... I thought I couldn't help you, but at least I wouldn't cause you any trouble or burden. It turns out that all these years, you've been doing so much for me."

"Zixiao, don't be like that. Although I did spend this money because of you, it didn't end up benefiting you. It helped the children in the orphanage, so isn't that good enough?"

"But...but..."

Yu Zhe reached out, put his arm around Zi Xiao's shoulder, and pulled her into his arms.

Yu-Zhe was experienced in this situation; whenever his two younger sisters were feeling down, this action always helped them calm down the fastest.

It wasn't actually calmness... for them, it was an overload of mental stress that caused their brains to shut down.

Since Zixiao came to the Su family, she has never spent a penny recklessly and has tried to limit Yuzhe's expenses in every way. Even when she goes out to buy an ice cream, she always buys the best for Yuzhe and Yuche, while buying a slightly cheaper one for herself.

She used to prefer lemonade when buying drinks, not because she liked lemons, but because lemonade was cheaper…

The Su family is not short of money. Yu Zhe saw these things and felt that Zi Xiao was being overly frugal.

But it's different for Zixiao. She does these things purely to give herself some psychological comfort. Since she's so useless and can't help her brother at all, at least she can save money when it comes to spending it.

But who knew that nearly 20 million had been spent in the past ten years!

"Waaah... I'm so bad at this game."