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

Oh! We've finally gotten to the point!

He stopped what he was doing, sat down on the inside of the bed, and said with a wry smile, "Well, I do have something to discuss with you."

What's wrong? You seem very mysterious.

Zixiao deliberately cleared her throat: "Yes, please speak freely."

"Hehe, I believe my sister is absolutely reasonable, so I'll tell you then."

Yu Zhe finally had a chance to get to the point: "Yeah, our class is having a get-together in a few days..."

63. I cannot accept this!

"A classmate reunion?" Zixiao blinked, not quite understanding. "Brother, is there anything you need to discuss with me about your classmate reunion?"

I actually hope not.

After saying this, Zixiao's conclusion was quite logical: "A classmate reunion... Yuche probably doesn't have time, so brother, I'll go with you. What time? Have you chosen a place yet?"

See! I told you I needed to discuss it with you!

Subconsciously, Zixiao and Yuche had already "bound" themselves to Yuzhe; wherever he went, the two of them would definitely follow.

Moreover, it's a dinner party. My brother, who has been staying at the Su family home for years and doesn't understand these things that ordinary high school students do, definitely can't go alone.

That won't do, so Yu Zhe simply said, "Well, there's only one thing: can I go to the dinner party by myself?"

"..."

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Perhaps Yu Zhe said this simply to express that someone wants some personal space.

But Zixiao didn't hear it that way.

Yu Zhe noticed that her eyes quickly became red.

"Is it just you alone...?"

Zixiao even felt her mind go blank for a moment; these words sounded like... her brother was disliking her.

I don't want to take you with me because you'll be in the way, so I want to go alone.

That's the logic!

However, Zixiao asked herself honestly, and it seemed that she would indeed be in the way. What would it look like to bring her, the younger sister, to her brother's classmate reunion?

Zixiao was incredibly sensible. She held back her tears, then smiled and said to Yuzhe, "Okay, brother... I understand. I won't go with you, but promise me you won't drink, you won't come back too late, you can't..."

"Wait a moment!"

Yu Zhe interrupted her instructions because Zi Xiao's forced smile and attempt to hold back her tears were too obvious.

He couldn't stand by and watch.

"Hey Zixiao, are you overthinking things again? I didn't mean anything by it, so don't get any wild ideas."

It seems that this is all there is to it; Zixiao might not be telling the truth, and Yuzhe doesn't seem inclined to go back to his room to rest early.

He sat back on the bed and went straight over to pull Zixiao into his arms.

Keeping her head resting on his shoulder, Yu Zhe said softly, "Tell your brother what you want to say."

"Ugh..."

Upon touching Yu Zhe's body, Zi Xiao immediately felt wronged: "Brother, do you dislike me? I know I'm being willful, and going with you will definitely cause trouble, but I always feel so uncomfortable being excluded by you."

See, Yu Zhe said she was overthinking things.

Yu Zhe stroked her head with his arm, making her press closer to his shoulder: "You silly child, if you really thought that way, why didn't you say so earlier? I almost went straight back to my room, you know? If that were true, it would be such a misunderstanding on my part."

Zixiao raised her head, her large, bright, ruby-like eyes looking directly into Yuzhe's eyes.

They seemed to be anticipating what Yu Zhe would say next.

“Listen to Zixiao, just like I said earlier, I didn’t mean anything by it. The reason I said that, well… let me put it another way, is simply because my sister is too outstanding.”

"Think about it, if at a party everyone else is eating by themselves, and I'm the only one with a younger sister, and you have to keep pouring me water and serving me food, wouldn't that make me look like a spoiled brat? It's hard to say..."

Listening to this is like being unable to take care of yourself.

"puff…"

Yu Zhe's joke made Zi Xiao laugh.

Taking this opportunity, Yu Zhe continued, "So you understand now, it's not that I look down on you, but that I'm asking you to give me a chance to experience a 'normal dinner party'."

Although it was a similar matter, Zixiao suddenly felt enlightened after Yuzhe's explanation.

Oh... Zixiao really can't handle her brother's mouth.

Seeing that Zixiao had finally come to her senses, Yuzhe turned his body slightly, cupped Zixiao's face in his hands, and his eyes seemed to overflow with doting affection. These words seemed to be the deepest words buried in his heart.

"Besides, I don't want to brag about having such a cute little sister everywhere. If I could, I'd love to hide you away!"

Zixiao really wished she could just kiss him right now!

But she's bad at cooking... so she doesn't dare.

She could only blush with embarrassment, then she rolled over and, without even changing her clothes, buried herself under the covers.

Then a muffled voice came from under the covers: "I-I know! We'll talk about it tomorrow, goodnight, brother!"

Hmm? Looks like that's all we can say for today.

"Okay, goodnight Zixiao too."

Yu Zhe shrugged helplessly and slowly walked out of Zi Xiao's room, but he didn't turn off the light for her. Well, she still had to change into her pajamas after he left.

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

The second day's exam was nothing special. Yu Zhe finished the exam at an unbelievable speed, as easily as if he had just drunk a sip of water upon entering the exam hall.

Similar to yesterday, I was bored for a long time again, but after handing in the paper this time, it meant that the final exams were finally over.

The end of the exams means the start of the winter break.

Fenghai No.1 Middle School truly lives up to its reputation as the best in the city; the teachers' grading efficiency is absolutely top-notch.

The exam had just finished that afternoon, and that evening there was a notification in the class group saying that the electronic transcripts would be sent to the group the next morning.

You can finish grading in one night?! Are you grading teams going to work through the night?!

Yu Zhe didn't know the specifics, but he just had to wait and see the results.

So, the next morning...

Yu Zhe, his silver hair all frizzy from sleep, yawned and lazily walked out of his room in slippers. He saw Zi Xiao sitting on the sofa, staring at her phone screen with a serious expression, shaking her head and sighing from time to time.

Oh right, have the exam results come out yet?

Yu Zhe checked his phone and, sure enough, Xiao Meng had posted a file named "Senior Year S Class Report Card" in the group half an hour ago, along with another ranking report card for the entire senior year.

Instead of clicking to view it first, he went to ask Zixiao first.

Leaning against the back of the sofa with one hand, Yu Zhe stood behind Zi Xiao and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you looking so worried? Did you do badly on your final exams? What was your ranking?"

Upon hearing this, Zixiao immediately turned around, looking unhappy: "First..."

"First place?" Yu Zhe was puzzled. "If you're first, why are you looking so sullen? Is there any better ranking than first place these days?"

Zixiao sighed and handed her phone to Yuzhe, which contained the final grades for the second year of high school.

"But she's tied for first place in the grade with Little Lychee!"

Oh, Yu Zhe immediately understood.

Didn't he promise Xiaolizhi before? He said that if she could get first place in the grade, he would give her a week to come here and eat for free as a reward.

Yu Zhe hadn't held out any hope that she could surpass Zi Xiao in grades, and although she didn't, they were actually tied for first place with the same score?!

This is truly unexpected.

Zixiao had been sitting here feeling uncomfortable for half an hour. This was the first time she had lost to Xiaolizhi in terms of exam scores, giving her the opportunity to come and freeload off her brother.

Just imagining Xiao Lizhi arriving here soon, grinning arrogantly and rudely, made Zixiao feel incredibly uncomfortable.

"Aaaaaah, I can't accept this result!!"

My silly sister, it's no use if you don't accept it, the report card is right here.

Yu Zhe smiled wryly, then noticed his phone ringing in his pajama pocket. He took it out and looked at it.

Perfect timing, it's from Xiaolizhi.

(PS: I haven't been updating much lately because I haven't been feeling well. I've had a headache for two or three days. I checked my blood pressure at noon and it was a bit high. I slept all afternoon and feel much better. After a little more rest, I should be able to post two updates tomorrow.)

64. Three Rules for the Agreement

"We were just talking about her, and here comes the phone call."

Yu Zhe slid the answer button and turned on speakerphone.

Xiao Lizhi's slightly excited and happy voice immediately came out of the phone.

"Brother Yuzhe! Brother Yuzhe! Look at my report card! I got first place in the grade! And I got the same score as Zixiao!"

Wow? It seems that her excellent exam results were quite unexpected even for her.

Since that's the case, Yu Zhe also wanted to tease her, which could be considered as helping Zi Xiao, who was pouting next to him, to "vent her anger".

"Oh dear, this is embarrassing." Yu Zhe said in a feigned helpless tone, "I can't see you on my report card at all, and you're not even number one in the grade."

"How could this be?!" Little Lychee on the other end of the phone was clearly surprised. "No...no way, could the report card posted in our class group be fake? How could this be? I really thought I got first place... Waaah...Although I know I definitely can't beat Zixiao..."

"Hahaha, you believe everything I say?"

Yu Zhe laughed and said, "This is my senior year report card. You were in your junior year."

How could I possibly see you on my report card?

"Huh? So that means..."

"Yes, don't worry, the report card is real. Congratulations, Little Lychee, your hard work has finally paid off."

"Yay!!"

After cheering, Little Lychee asked eagerly, "Brother Yuzhe, does the reward you promised still stand?"