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

“What’s impossible?” Yu Zhe took out his phone and checked the time. “Alright, it’s already midnight. There’s still the last day of exams tomorrow. Go to sleep early. Change into your pajamas. I’m going out now. I’ll clean up the dishes.”

"Okay... then brother should go to sleep early too."

Yu Zhe got up and noticed a detail: Zi Xiao didn't start changing her clothes before he left the room.

Instead, she glanced at him shyly.

Yu Zhe smiled helplessly. This was Zi Xiao's true personality; she was quite introverted and indeed, as her classmates at school called her, "the iceberg snow lotus."

As for why Zixiao dared to change clothes in front of Yuzhe in the ward during her last hospitalization?

That was purely because Yu Che led her astray; who knows how much courage she mustered at the time.

So, Zixiao went all out to compete with Yuche.

It wasn't until Yu Zhe placed his hand on the doorknob that he suddenly remembered something and stopped standing there.

"elder brother?"

Zixiao looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Yu Zhe suddenly remembered that he was going to attend a class reunion after the final exams in a few days.

Yu Zhe felt it was necessary to obtain Zi Xiao's permission first.

It's definitely not because he's worried that Zixiao won't let him go; Yuzhe still has that much authority!

The only worry is that Zixiao will definitely be uneasy, since he has never participated in such a regular dinner party before, so Zixiao will definitely insist on going along.

But who brings their family to a high school reunion dinner?

Um... this family member refers to the younger sister, nothing else... well, for now.

This needs to be clarified today, otherwise Zixiao will definitely get angry again if we talk about it on the same day.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhe let go

The doorknob, turn around.

He first smiled meaningfully at Zixiao, and then, under her puzzled gaze, walked back to the bedside.

"Is something the matter, brother?"

Yu Zhe didn't say anything.

He was simply expressing his current thoughts through his actions.

I need to win over Zixiao first!

As for what the action is?

As Zixiao grew increasingly surprised, Yuzhe slowly placed his hand on her legs, which were clad in black over-the-knee stockings…

62. Need to discuss something?

"Um?!"

The moment Yu Zhe placed his hands on her, Zi Xiao trembled as if she had been electrocuted.

I felt the warm touch covering my legs, and when I looked up, I saw Yu Zhe smiling.

Zixiao was stunned for a moment, and then an indescribable joy welled up from the bottom of her heart.

What...what?! My brother finally...has those kinds of feelings for me?

Su Zixiao, you must stay calm at times like this and not miss the opportunity!

Zixiao shook her head to calm herself down. Instead of dodging, she grabbed Yu Zhe's hand that was resting on her legs.

She looked up at Yu Zhe with affectionate eyes: "Brother... I think... I want to take a shower first... and I need to... I need to prepare myself mentally..."

"Mental preparation? Shower?" Yu Zhe tilted his head in confusion. "No need, you can do it now."

"Right now?!" Zixiao was startled. "Brother, you're actually saying this... You should at least let me prepare... But since you put it that way, now isn't impossible..."

Yu Zhe felt that he hadn't said anything yet, so why was Zi Xiao suddenly blushing?

Look, that pretty little face is now so red it looks like it could bleed.

Then, very quickly, Yu Zhe thought of a certain possibility.

"Zixiao, have you... misunderstood something?"

"Brother, please wait a moment, let me ask you a question."

Zixiao also realized something at almost the same time. After calming down, she realized that her brother's thought process was always different from that of normal people. After carefully analyzing the conversation just now, she wondered if she was being too subjective in her judgment.

"Brother, what do you mean by 'nowtime'?"

"What do you mean... I just saw you finished your exams and followed me back and forth between the villa and the apartment all day. I was worried you were tired, so I wanted to give you a leg massage."

"..."

Clearly, a look of relief mixed with a sense of entitlement and considerable disappointment flashed in Zixiao's eyes.

That's such a shame! Couldn't it have been something else?

Seeing her sudden change in expression, Yu Zhe understood immediately and gave a mischievous smile: "What did you think it was just now?"

"That must be it!..." Zixiao shrank back into the corner of the bed as soon as she said this, her voice much softer, "It's nothing... Brother, you obviously know, right..."

"Hmph, you think I know? Well, I know. Anyway, all I want to do right now is massage your legs."

"Fine, fine! Do whatever you want, brother! I'm ignoring you!"

Zixiao was extremely ashamed and indignant. She picked up the cat-shaped pillow next to her, hugged it to her face, and buried her face in it.

However, her legs did not retract at all, as if she was letting Yu Zhe fulfill his promise.

A leg massage would be fine too! At least it would be some kind of compensation!

"Silly girl."

Yu Zhe gave a wry smile, ignored her, and then made a fist and gently pounded Zi Xiao's thigh.

Is the pressure appropriate?

"Hmm...I'm ignoring you..."

"Aren't you acknowledging me right now?"

Good grief, they've stopped talking.

However, it seems that the pressure was quite appropriate, because after about a minute of pounding, Yu Zhe observed that Zi Xiao's legs slowly and naturally stretched forward, which was a sign of relaxation.

"By the way, I have a question for you, Zixiao. Can you talk to me now?"

He remained silent.

So Yu Zhe stopped what he was doing and pretended to be sad: "Sis is ignoring me, so you probably don't want me to massage your legs anymore. Sigh, I'm sad. Let's go, let's go back to the room and sleep."

"wait wait wait!"

Zixiao threw the cushion aside, grabbed Yuzhe's hand, and pressed it back onto her lap.

"Just... tidying it up a little, it's not impossible..."

Hehe, that's why Yu Zhe said he has a knack for dealing with tsundere tendencies.

He sat back down and massaged Zixiao's legs, keeping her in that position. Yu Zhe glanced down and asked, "I'm quite curious, Zixiao, when did you start liking to wear over-the-knee socks? I remember you used to wear short socks when you were little, um... right, I even helped you change them back then."

Zixiao thought for a moment and quickly replied, "Hmm... Come to think of it, it was probably around middle school?"

"What's the motivation for the change? You can't just suddenly want to change your image."

"That's not it."

Zixiao gently tugged at the end of her over-the-knee socks, feeling a little nostalgic: "Speaking of which, this is all because of you, brother, even though it was a long time ago."

"Because of me?!"

Yu Zhe pointed to himself in surprise.

How did this get involved with me?!

“That’s true,” Zixiao explained. “And didn’t you notice, brother? Yuche started wearing over-the-knee socks around that time too. I usually wear black ones, but she wears white ones.”

Speaking of this, Zixiao is very proud! Wearing over-the-knee socks, especially white ones, looks rather childish.

Ahem... Of course, Zixiao was just thinking about it; if she really went head-to-head with Yuche, she wouldn't come out on top.

Yu Zhe thought about it and realized that it was true; Yu Che had also started wearing knee-high socks in junior high school.

"That's true... So did I say anything back then?"

Zixiao chuckled twice as she remembered: "Haha...it's nothing important, it's just that back in junior high, there was..."

Once, my brother and I were watching anime on TV with him. When the female lead appeared, you stood up and said things like, "Those over-the-knee socks are the soul of the show! Over-the-knee socks are simply a gift from the world!"

After saying that, Zixiao smiled and said, "So from that time on, Yuche and I tacitly changed our styles."

So it really was because of me!

Hmm... people have different preferences at different ages, although even now, Yu Zhe still thinks over-the-knee socks are really great!

"So, brother, which do you think looks better, black or white? If white looks better, I'll switch to white starting tomorrow."

"You just said you wouldn't compete with Yu Che anymore!"

He only lasted less than ten minutes before he started competing with Yu Che again!

However, Yu Zhe still had his own answer to her question.

"No need to change it. White looks innocent and cute, which suits Yu Che's style quite well. Besides, that child has always liked white since she was little, right? As for you, Zi Xiao, I think black suits you better. It's steady and also very lively."

"Pfft pfft pfft... It seems that brother really likes over-the-knee socks."

"Cough cough... Mind your own business!"

Yes, yes, as long as my brother likes it.

Zixiao was very pleased with Yuzhe's praise.

"Alright, alright, brother, you don't need to massage my legs anymore. Your hands must be sore. Okay, is there something you want to discuss with me? Just tell me, brother, there's no need to go to all this trouble."

There's a saying that goes something like this: if someone suddenly becomes overly attentive when there's nothing wrong, it definitely means they have something to discuss.

Zixiao's question to Yuzhe finally broke the ice.