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

"Huh?" Yu Zhe was taken aback. This was the first time his father had used such an opening line.

“I have to say, you’re really something. Such a big thing, and you didn’t even tell your family. I’m telling you to move out, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a home anymore.”

"Haha... Sorry, I already told Yu Che, and she came over. Dad, did you see her and Zi Xiao outside just now?"

"How could I not see them?" Su Zhenfeng shrugged helplessly. "I could see them arguing by the flower bed outside from a distance. I wonder who offended whom this time."

"They didn't do anything, did they?"

"No, they're not children anymore."

"It's good that they didn't do anything." Yu Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't try to change the subject," Su Zhenfeng pointed out the key point. "You can tell Yu Che later, but that's a matter for later. Just now, the company was having a meeting, and it was a pretty important one, a large meeting with hundreds of people. Yu Che just threw down her documents and ran out. I called her for ages before she told me that something happened to you."

Su Zhenfeng smiled helplessly: "She can come over right away, but I have to stay and finish up some trivial matters first. Will you blame me for not coming over immediately as her father?"

"It doesn't matter," Yu Zhe shook his head. "I never expected you to do anything to me."

"Although I feel like you're joking, those words are quite hurtful."

Yu Zhe found it quite strange that the conversation between father and son this time wasn't as awkward as he had imagined.

Perhaps this is progress.

As he spoke, Su Zhenfeng said thoughtfully, "Moreover... I must make this Su family company even better. This is something I promised your mother back then. Yu Zhe, can you understand?"

When Yu Zhe mentioned his mother, a glimpse of silver seemed to flash before his eyes.

"Although I don't know what you promised her, I can still understand it. After all, this company is your hard work, and you certainly can't just leave like Yu Che."

"Yes, it's really helpful that you think that way."

Since Qiu Yun was mentioned, Su Zhenfeng added, "And at the end... during the time Qiu Yun spent in the hospital, she was wearing the same hospital gown as you. It really brings back memories of the past."

"Come on," Yu Zhe smiled.

Su Zhenfeng was taken aback; he didn't know what Yu Zhe was referring to.

Yu Zhe even explained to him, "What I mean is, Mom never even went to the hospital, and she's still alive. There was no such thing as a 'last period' of her life. You can't fool me."

20. You didn't leave? (Happy New Year!)

"Haha... Yuzhe, what are you saying? I know you miss your mother, but what's past is past..."

Su Zhenfeng was startled.

That shouldn't be the case. Yu Zhe should know nothing about "that plan," so how did he make such a conjecture?

"Come on," Yu Zhe said, resting his chin on his hand. "Even my mom used to be no match for me at chess. I see right through your tactics. I bet my mom was the one who planned the whole game. I don't know why you kept it from me, but don't you think it's going too far to treat your own child like this?"

"Hey."

Su Zhenfeng remained silent, only letting out a heavy sigh.

He felt once again that although Yu Zhe was still young, his eyes seemed to be able to see through all things in the world, all the myriad phenomena.

Even Qiu Yun's carefully laid plan couldn't escape his notice?

"Listen to me, Yuzhe," Su Zhenfeng said earnestly, "I know you've been suffering these past few years, but all I can say is, the time hasn't come yet, but it's coming soon. Hang in there a little longer, okay?"

It was a rather ambiguous answer, but Yu Zhe understood it.

He shrugged nonchalantly: "It's nothing, it's nothing. If I had heard this a few days ago, I might have complained, but I don't care now."

"It doesn't matter anymore?"

"Well, at least I know she's still alive, and today I've learned something, Dad, would you like to hear it?"

Tell me about it.

Su Zhenfeng couldn't help but smile. In the past, when he mentioned Qiu Yun in front of Yu Zhe, there was always sadness in his eyes, but now, there was no extra negative emotion.

Yu Zhe looked out the window; Zi Xiao and Yu Che were arguing in the direction of the window.

"The logic is obvious: cherish the people around you, don't make them sad, don't worry about things that are not real, live in the present, that's all."

After speaking, Yu Zhe calmly took a sip of Zi Xiaofang's drink.

Here's some goji berry water.

When it comes to health and wellness, a relaxed, Buddhist-like approach is all you need to do.

Su Zhenfeng nodded in satisfaction, having to admit that Yu Zhe's mentality seemed to have become stronger, which was probably what Qiu Yun wanted to see most.

After finishing his water, Yu Zhe suddenly thought of something.

He said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, by the way, Dad, if you can contact Mom, please tell her for me that she likes to hide, but when she shows up, she'll have to bear the consequences. We'll settle all the old and new scores together."

"Forehead……"

Now Su Zhenfeng is starting to worry about Qiu Yun.

Although she is a super genius who can always turn all kinds of unexpected situations into safe ones, if Yu Zhe, who has grown up now, wants to "take revenge" on her, will someone as strong as Yang Qiuyun also suffer a big setback?

Well... let's take it one step at a time.

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

Without saying much more, Su Zhenfeng knew that Yu Zhe needed to rest, so he left first.

Yu Zhe was finally able to take a proper nap, but he ended up sleeping for the entire afternoon. When he woke up, it was already getting dark.

He rubbed his eyes and slowly sat up, seeing Zixiao sitting on a chair by the bed, taking a nap next to him. Had she been watching over him the whole time? She must be really tired.

Moreover, Yu Zhe found an item next to his pillow that he had "missed" for a day!

My phone!

It's true what they say about cell phones: you don't care about them when you're holding them, but you only realize how valuable they are when you're separated from them.

Come to think of it, I don't think I've asked Lu Ling or Lu Yao to get it yet. It's probably Yu Che who arranged it. Her understanding of Yu Zhe even surpasses her understanding of him.

Having such a sensible younger sister who understands my thoughts is so convenient.

This girl is probably very busy. She probably rushed back to the company after getting his phone, since she can't stay here forever...

Hmm... probably...

Why does Yu Zhe always feel like there's something soft in the blankets next to him?

He carefully lifted a corner of the blanket, and that silvery-white color quickly came into view.

Alright, enough guessing. That girl didn't go back at all; she's actually hiding in Yu Zhe's bed.

Perhaps feeling a cool breeze, Yu Che shrank back. Although Yu Zhe quickly covered herself with the blanket again, she had slept long enough and should wake up.

"Hmm... Good morning, brother." Yu Che poked her head out from under the covers next to Yu Zhe like a hamster.

"It's getting late, it's already evening." Yu Zhe ruffled her messy silver hair. "Really, there's an empty bed next to you when you want to sleep, why do you have to squeeze into mine? Don't you feel stuffy?"

The conversation here made Zixiao open her eyes as well.

She wasn't a very sound sleeper to begin with, so she explained the situation to Yu Zhe: "I'm sorry, brother, I couldn't stop Yu Che just now. She insisted on crawling into your bed, and I was afraid of waking you up, so I didn't dare to pull her out."

"It's okay, I'm used to it."

Looking at Yu Che, who was leaning on his shoulder and starting to doze off again, Yu Zhe shook his head helplessly.

"Shouldn't he be here to talk by now?" Yu Che muttered to himself, squinting, and yawned.

"What should be coming?"

Zixiao didn't understand what she was saying, and just thought she was being noisy.

Waaah, we just had a fight, and Yu Che pointed his finger at me and yelled at me again. That guy is so good at talking.

"Don't ask." Yu Che sat up straight to clear her head. If you ask, it's Qi Xinye; there's no escaping it.

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Look, here I am, come in, big-breasted woman."

Yu Che said this before even seeing who it was.

It's worth mentioning that she even imitated Zixiao's voice a little. That way, if it really was Qi Xinye, she wouldn't be embarrassed. If it wasn't Qi Xinye, she could just say it was Zixiao who was calling her, and let her be embarrassed.

That's just how she is, a scoundrel like Yu Che.

After receiving permission, the door opened, and sure enough, Qi Xinye, wearing a thick purple midi skirt, hurriedly walked in.

Before she even reached Yu Zhe, she quickly said, "Xiao Zhe, you must tell me if you're feeling unwell!"

"Sister Ye, shouldn't you be asking if things are a little better? Why are you talking to me like this?"

"Ah... I'm sorry." Qi Xinye stood at the foot of the bed, remembering what she had just said, and apologized.

Seeing Qi Xinye's clumsy manner, Yu Zhe felt much better and his playful side was aroused: "Yeah, Ye-jie really should apologize. Even my classmate Qin Ruoke... um, Ye-jie, you know her, right? She came to see me at noon. Ye-jie, you only came now. You really don't care about me at all."

Yu Zhe even pretended to be very sad and regretful.

Qi Xinye was terrified, her face turning pale: "Sister, I really just found out! Xiao Zhe, are you... disappointed? I... I know I was wrong... Can you forgive me this time..."

"Haha, Sister Ye, you didn't do anything wrong." Yu Zhe was amused by her. "I was just joking with you. I didn't tell you, how could you possibly know? Wait, if I didn't tell you, how did you know?"

Yu Che answered the question while still leaning on Yu Zhe's shoulder, leaving Qi Xinye speechless.

“After all, you didn’t come to the hospital secretly, brother. Since you spoke to the hospital director, several top families must have heard the news.” Yu Che pointed to Qi Xinye, “like this guy.”

"What's this guy's nickname...?"

Qi Xinye sometimes felt that Yu Che was a devil. For example, right now, as she was snuggling up to Xiao Zhe, she was giving off an aura that no one could get close to Xiao Zhe.

However, seeing that Xiao Zhe was alright, she was temporarily relieved.

To be honest, when she heard the news that Yu Zhe was hospitalized, she was terrified, after all, Yu Zhe had been hospitalized five years ago due to a fracture.

The incident at the hospital is a psychological trauma for Qi Xinye.

Afterwards, Zixiao explained the whole story of what happened today to her.

What they didn't know was that Yu Zhe was now thinking about dinner, since he hadn't eaten lunch and was hungry.

What Yu Zhe didn't know was that an outrageously lavish feast was approaching.

(P.S.: Happy New Year everyone!! May this year bring you smooth sailing!!)

21. Qin Ruoke, who refuses to admit defeat (New Year's bonus chapter)