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

Just by looking at this grand entrance, which is even more impressive than Su Zhenfeng's office, you can tell how powerful Yu Che's influence has become in the Su family over the years.

Zixiao also knows that nowadays, even the old fogies in the family have to give Yuche some leeway.

I knocked on the door—no, before I even knocked, Yu Che's voice came from inside.

"Su Zixiao, why are you knocking? Just come in."

I was just worried you were in a meeting!

Zixiao pushed open the door and entered. The office was bright and clean, with potted plants around the room. Yuche was sitting in the boss's chair in front of the floor-to-ceiling window...

Hmm...it looks so ridiculous that she's sitting in this not-so-small office chair...

Zixiao dared not say that.

There's a monitor by the door that shows what's happening outside. I guess Yu Che only found out that Zi Xiao had arrived because he saw that.

What surprised Zixiao the most was that there was another person sitting on the sofa next to her... Qi Xinye.

"Sister Xinye? What are you doing here?"

"Haha...didn't Yu Che call me early this morning? Haa~"

Seeing Qi Xinye yawn subtly, Zi Xiao felt a surge of joy. Here comes the third person who has caused Yu Che some trouble.

Qi Xinye thought Yu Che was going to discuss some important business matters, so she came dressed in a formal suit.

Yu Che instructed the maid standing at the door to close it.

Then he dismissed the maids as well.

Now only Zi Xiaoyu, Qi Xinye, and Zi Xiaoyu remain in the room.

The quiet environment also conveyed a formal yet somewhat tense atmosphere.

"That's enough small talk." Yu Che's tone was quite serious as he sat down and crossed his legs, though his feet couldn't even reach the ground.

ground…

She glanced at Zixiao and Qi Xinye: "The topic we're going to talk about today is very important, otherwise I wouldn't have called you both here so early in the morning."

Infected by this atmosphere, both Zixiao and Qi Xinye became a little nervous.

Is this...that important?

Yu Che rarely appears in this state.

Zi Xiao initially guessed that Qi Xinye's presence likely indicated an important negotiation between the Su and Qi families. The influence of these two families, whether in cooperation or competition, was a major event that could directly affect the entire Fenghai City.

But if that's the case, then why did Zixiao come over...? She doesn't understand these things.

After a long pause, Yu Che finally got to the point.

"I won't beat around the bush with you guys, I'll get straight to the point. Today's topic is about how to improve my brother's mood recently."

Business talks... are over.

But! Upon hearing this topic, Zixiao and Qi Xinye sat up straight as if they had heard something a hundred times more important than a business meeting.

He gestured for Yu Che to continue.

2. A chess tournament? (Bonus chapter)

Upon hearing this, Zixiao understood why she had been called over as well.

Zixiao has a lot to say about this! After all, she's with Yuzhe every day.

But... why bring this up all of a sudden?

Yu Che continued, "Do you have any suggestions? Regarding the topic we just discussed."

"Wait a moment, Yu Che." Qi Xinye raised her right hand, as if she had something to say. "You still haven't explained why you suddenly brought this up. Has Xiao Zhe been in a bad mood lately? He seemed quite happy when I saw him a few days ago. Why did this topic suddenly come up?"

How can I make Xiao Zhe feel better?

The premise for saying this isn't that he needed to say it because he was in a bad mood.

After saying that, Qi Xinye looked at Zixiao, who simply shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand either.

"I was just about to bring this up."

Yu Che jumped off the chair, leaned against the table, crossed his arms over his flat chest, and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Because that woman should be showing up soon."

"That woman? Which woman?" Qi Xinye still didn't understand and asked again.

"My mom," Yu Che answered instantly.

"..."

Zixiao has to say, Aunt Yang is really pitiful. Her brother often refers to her as "that guy," but Yuche always calls her "that woman."

and many more…

That can't be right!

"Yu Che, how did you find out?! I don't think I mentioned her to you on the phone yesterday, did I?"

“What’s so difficult about that?” Yu Che analyzed. “Look, you said that your brother got drunk yesterday, but actually, he would never drink so much if there was nothing wrong. Since he drank so much, it must be something serious.”

"The only person who could make him drink on his own initiative is someone my brother truly cares about. Apart from that woman, I can't think of anyone else who has that ability. I'm afraid she sent my brother some kind of message yesterday."

"I see... You're really smart."

"You're just too stupid."

Hey, what are you saying!

Qi Xinye, standing to the side, was already utterly shocked: "Aunt Yang? How is that possible? Didn't she already..."

"It was all a show, all directed and acted by that woman herself, a farce."

"Yu Che, what do you know?"

"I don't know." Yu Che sighed and turned around. "But I have a feeling that she should show up soon. It's true. I've said it before, no matter what the reason, when she comes back, we must make her pay the price."

Qi Xinye found it hard to believe what had just happened, after all, the news of Yang Qiuyun's death had spread throughout the city.

Even so, she still smiled and said, "Talking about making her pay the price or something, actually Yu Che, you miss her quite a bit, don't you? Think about it, when you and Yu Zhe were little, you both liked to stick to Aunt Yang."

"Times have changed. You all know how much harm her disappearance has caused to my brother over the years."

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now, you tsundere."

Zixiao reminded him, "Hurry up and take charge of your topic. Speed ​​things up. When my brother wakes up and sees that I'm not here, he'll definitely be worried even if he sees the note I left. I need to go back as soon as possible."

Yu Che took a few steps forward and stood between the two people sitting opposite each other.

“Then I’ll continue, picking up where we left off. Since that woman contacted my brother, but hasn’t shown up in the short term, it means that he might be happy at first, but as time goes on, he’ll become anxious.”

At this point, Yu Che stomped her foot, looking quite angry: "That's why I said this woman is terrible! If she's going to show up, she should just show up already. Sending a message and then continuing to hide, doesn't that deserve a scolding!"

"Well... Yu Che, calm down, calm down..."

Qi Xinye stood up, patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you called us here to discuss this, right? Okay, I roughly understand the situation now."

"In other words, we need to think of a solution. Rather than saying we should make Xiao Zhe happy, we should say we should give him something to do to distract him. Is that what you mean?"

"This is it."

Yu Che snapped his fingers and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"So the reason I've called you all here today is to brainstorm and see if you've come up with any good ideas."

Yu Che returned to her chair and sat down.

She, Zixiao, and Qi Xinye are now positioned to form a triangle.

This is the real...family love triangle alliance!

After a moment of thought, Zixiao spoke first: "How about a trip? Hiking, seeing the sea—I think those would be a good way to distract yourself."

It's quite effective.

"Vulgar! Zixiao, you're unbearably vulgar!"

"?"

Wasn't this what you asked me to think of? Why are you suddenly arguing with me?

Oh… Zixiao understands. She's still upset about me calling her in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The travel plan was rejected, and Zixiao pondered again. Qi Xinye had also initially wanted to suggest a travel plan, but seeing that Yu Che said it wouldn't work, she had another option.

"How about we hold a concert? We can invite people that Xiao Zhe knows well, and we can set aside a place for them to sing. That sounds like a good idea, doesn't it?"

“Not really.” Yu Che shook her head. “It’s certain that my brother doesn’t like noise. Although he doesn’t hate singing, he’ll definitely get bored after a while. In the end, my brother can’t possibly like singing parties.”

"This won't work, that won't work, do you have any solutions of your own?"

Zixiao is so angry! You're so indifferent to worldly affairs, acting as a strategist, but you can't just keep negating things. At least you should give some direction!

"I've thought about it a lot, but I always feel like something's missing!" Yu Che sighed. "Well, I think we should start with my brother's interests, like an art exhibition?"

This time it was Zixiao's turn to deny it: "He likes comics... You can't exactly hold a whole comic convention..."

Qi Xinye added, "A comic exhibition won't work either. Xiao Zhe likes to draw on his own. If we let him look at other people's drawings, he probably won't stay for long."

"..."

You think of one, I reject one.

In this process of constant rejection, half an hour passed without reaching a consensus.

So the Triangle Alliance is really terrible!

However… Zixiao thinks that starting with interests is definitely the right thing to do.

She went through Yu Zhe's interests in her mind and finally made a proposal.

How about chess?

Chess?

This word caught Yu Che's attention: "Tell me about it."

“Let’s hold a chess tournament and let my brother participate as a player. He likes playing chess, but he doesn’t usually have time to play. This is a good opportunity.”