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

It's Luo Xiaomeng.

Don't blame Yu Zhe for not seeing it immediately. The reason is that Xiao Meng is too short; she wouldn't even notice if she stretched out her arm and waved.

"Let's go, I've arranged a seat for you in advance."

Qin Ruoke smiled gently and walked towards the table where Xiaomeng was sitting.

Yu Zhe didn't realize it until he got there that the whole table was full of girls!

But I am a dignified man!

"Are they persecuting me again?" This was Yu Zhe's first reaction.

Just as she was about to struggle again, Qin Ruoke and Luo Xiaomeng pulled her away from both sides.

She was suddenly pushed into the seat between the two of them, completely surrounded by Xiao Meng and Qin Ruoke.

Just as he was about to complain, Xiaomeng leaned close to Yuzhe's ear.

“Yu Zhe, I know what you want to say, but look, everyone is grouped into two tables, the boys and girls. Zi Xiao said that Qin Ruo Ke and I will keep a close eye on you, so just bear with it.”

"But even if I move to another table, you can still keep an eye on me, right?!"

"Give up. There's no reason why a boy can't sit at the same table as the girls. Can't you see how happy everyone at this table is? They're all seated. How can you bear to stand up and move to another table? That would make these girls so embarrassed."

Yu Zhe looked up and found that none of the girls sitting around the table were eating. Their eyes were sparkling as they looked at Yu Zhe, who seemed to have a lot to say.

Goodness, it seems I really can't just stand up and walk.

No, Luo Xiaomeng, you planned this all along, didn't you? You're plotting against me!

67. Is this the Eight Trigrams?

It's like you're jogging in the park, and you get a little tired and want to sit on a bench to rest for a while. If there's already someone sitting next to you...

You can't just sit down and then immediately stand up and walk away to sit on another bench, can you?

That would be so disrespectful.

This is the current situation. Looking at the table full of more than a dozen girls, Yu Zhe was conflicted but couldn't bring himself to change seats.

"Xiao Meng, I'll write this down for you. I'll figure out how to deal with you later."

Faced with Yu Zhe's subtle "threat", Xiao Meng remained calm: "Hmph, if the eldest young master of the dignified Su family wants to make trouble for a little girl like me, what can I say? Hehe, Yu Zhe, anyway, you have to sit here now, there's no escaping it."

"..."

That silly little girl, you'll have plenty of opportunities to teach her a lesson later.

The atmosphere at the dinner party gradually heated up, and everyone at each table seemed to have a lot to talk about. The whole place sounded particularly noisy. Normally, Yu Zhe would have left long ago, but today he wasn't too annoyed.

Because in the past, when families gathered together, everyone would come with their own interests and demands. The noise made people feel that people's hearts were unpredictable. How could Yu Zhe not get annoyed after hearing that so many times?

Right now, these classmates are just reminiscing about the semester, talking about silly things, and looking forward to the final semester. Yu Zhe is happy to stay here a little longer because of this.

"This is just a typical high school student gathering, isn't it more boring than you imagined?"

Qin Ruoke suddenly asked this question from the left, and Yu Zhe answered very decisively: "It's okay, it's actually much better than I imagined."

"Hmm?" Qin Ruoke wasn't actually that confused. Instead, a rare smile appeared on her face. "Last time on your birthday, you took us to experience a large family gathering. This time, it's our turn to take you to experience a meal with us ordinary people. How about that? Isn't it a bit strange?"

"Haha, that's pretty amazing. Alright, let's eat... Um, Ruoke, I've been wondering since earlier, have the people at this table been... staring at me the whole time?"

"You're saying things that seem obvious again." Qin Ruoke calmly picked up her cup and took a sip of water. "Isn't this how you are no matter where you are? But don't worry, Luo Xiaomeng and I are here, we can protect you."

"No, no, no... this isn't about protecting or not protecting, is it..."

Everyone else has already eaten half of their food, but why hasn't anyone touched the food on my table?

And why are these dozen or so girls staring at me like I'm some rare animal?!

Despite the chaotic atmosphere, with their homeroom teacher Fang Lan keeping order, no one dared to stand up and cause trouble.

Even so, isn't my table a little too quiet?!

"Um...why isn't everyone eating?"

Yu Zhe couldn't take it anymore and finally asked a question.

Seeing this, Xiao Meng quickly laughed and said, "What's wrong? You guys are usually so carefree, but now that I've brought myself here and I'm sitting at the same table with you all, you're all too afraid to speak?"

“No, class monitor.” One of the girls glanced at Luo Xiaomeng. “We’ve just seen Su Yuzhe in his school uniform so often, but seeing him up close in his own clothes… suddenly it makes us think… um, what’s that word again?”

"Absolutely stunning!" another girl next to her immediately added.

"Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely stunning! Sister Han, you understand me best!"

The other girls at the table nodded in agreement, indicating that the word Han Jie had used was indeed very apt.

But today I wore a down jacket! The kind I wouldn't normally wear if it weren't cold!

Yu Zhe laughed awkwardly: "Haha...you guys are exaggerating too much. You make me sound like I'm some kind of weirdo. Okay, let's start eating. It's getting cold. Don't delay the dishes Xiao Meng prepared."

Then Yu Zhe took the first bite with his chopsticks, which signaled that everyone had finally started eating.

Sure enough, if there is a key figure at a table, that person needs to take the lead before everyone feels comfortable eating.

Although this doesn't apply to the situation just now, everyone was just a little stunned by Yu Zhe.

The other tables were all chatting noisily, so how could this table full of girls not have anything to talk about?

They'd only taken two bites when someone started raising questions.

The speaker was Xinqin, a girl who ranked third in her grade in the final exam.

Xinqin is usually quiet, but she is actually quite gossipy. She certainly wouldn't miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Um... Su Yuzhe! Can I ask you a question?"

"Just tell me."

Seeing Yu Zhe drinking orange juice over there, seemingly quite naturally, Xin Qin felt there was nothing wrong with asking the question, since she was genuinely curious.

"It's that...we're all quite curious about what your relationship with Su Zixiao really is."

"Huh?" Yu Zhe didn't quite understand. "About this matter, it was already settled a while ago, right? It was about the news department incident last time. Didn't I have Zi Xiao reveal her identity? Isn't she my sister, even though we're not related by blood?"

“That’s the problem!” Xinqin’s eyes lit up. “Siblings who aren’t related by blood! A lot of people have been talking about this lately.”

"What's there to discuss?" Yu Zhe was increasingly confused.

"Yeah, you see... lately when you leave school, you're always walking hand in hand, right? Do siblings usually do that? So everyone's been speculating about it."

There's no need to ask any more questions; Yu Zhe now roughly knows what Xin Qin wanted to say.

what.

"Well... well... yes, that's true. But it's not uncommon for close siblings to walk together like this, so it's not unusual, is it?"

"No... I actually think it's quite strange."

This explanation won't fool these gossipy girls. Logically speaking, it's unusual for siblings to be this close.

Although what actually happens has nothing to do with them, everyone has a bit of curiosity.

A girl picked up the thread: "Actually, the most widely accepted version right now is that, Su Yuzhe, your family found you a girlfriend they raised since childhood, who stayed at home as your younger sister, and then you got together when the time was right. So, is that true?!"

"Cough...cough cough!"

Yu Zhe coughed after hearing that.

Good heavens, what bizarre versions of this are?! Are rumors really this outrageous?!

How would I know what my mom's purpose was in adopting Zixiao back then! But whatever the case, it certainly wasn't to give me a girlfriend!

"This...you don't need to make wild guesses. I think Zixiao is just like my own sister. There's nothing fancy about her."

"Yeah…"

"I still feel a little regretful..."

What's so regrettable about that?! Is there anything strange about it?!

But actually, when Yu Zhe said those words, he paused slightly, and no one noticed these details.

To be honest, Yu Zhe doesn't understand what his parents were thinking when they adopted Zi Xiao, but they were right to love her as a younger sister.

"Actually, there are also some gossip rumors about you, Su Yuzhe, and President Ouyang Lizhi... Would you like to hear them?"

"No! Let's stop here!"

(PS: Waaaaah, I'm humbly begging for some monthly votes, thank you so much, everyone!)

68. You can't drink! (A long chapter of 3 words)

Is this what gossip is all about? Since the versions circulating are so varied and bizarre, is there also one about me and this silly little girl next to me?

Just as Yu Zhe was thinking about it, Xin Qin said frankly, "Oh right, there's also a version with you and Class Monitor Xiao Meng!"

Are you writing an essay here?!

Yu Zhe truly didn't understand the thoughts of these high school girls. It seemed that they already had a picture scroll in their minds, and no matter what happened, they yearned for the beauty in their own hearts.

If you don't believe me, look, right now at this table, a dozen or so girls have just started arguing about who would be a better match for Yu Zhe as a couple.

Ah, of course, it was the kind of "debate" that involved chatting and laughing, a peaceful discussion.

Compared to them, Qin Ruoke and Luo Xiaomeng were very quiet, focusing on Yu Zhe and urging him to eat more vegetables.

This was a task assigned by Zixiao. With her not here, the two of them were shouldering a heavy responsibility! Well... even if Zixiao hadn't said anything, the two of them couldn't possibly neglect Yuzhe in the slightest.

But when the topic came up, Xiaomeng got really excited.

"What? There's also a version with me and Yu Zhe? Tell me about it!"

"Class monitor, don't you know?" The girl opposite Xiaomeng's eyes blazed with gossip. "In our class, Su Yuzhe is the closest to you, so some people say that you two secretly go on dates after school and have been to each other's houses. Ah, Su Yuzhe and the class monitor, this cute little girl combination, I can ship them too!"

After saying that, she added a little embarrassedly, "Haha, sorry... I know this is just a version that people at school make up, it's definitely not like that in reality..."

It seems they really got into a conversation. Xiaomeng herself was right there and started talking about her gossip without any restraint.

However, Xiaomeng herself didn't seem to care.

And another thing! One of the things that girl said earlier was actually correct.

They had both visited each other's homes.

You're right! Xiao Meng never imagined she was actually quite capable!