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

Receiving lychees is nothing...

The problem is... does my brother really not remember anything about the hangover medicine from yesterday?

But he didn't seem that drunk at the time.

Then wasn't yesterday's work all for nothing?

Yu Zhe got up, walked to the door, put on his shoes, picked up his coat, and stood in the entryway for a while without moving.

Until Zixiao looked over in confusion.

Yu Zhe turned around with a gentle smile on his face. He pointed to his lips with his finger.

"Um... I forgot to mention, Zixiao, don't pick a time when I'm not fully awake, otherwise I won't be able to fully experience it, which would be a real loss. Hehe, just kidding, I'm off now~"

The door slammed shut.

With a similar thud, the empty milk carton in Zixiao's hand fell to the ground.

"..."

Zixiao slowly sat down in the chair. She could almost feel that she had just gone through a process of blushing so much that she was about to explode.

Because Yu Zhe slipped away so quickly, Zi Xiao had no time to react before she was forced to calm down.

Cold, calm?

Calm down, my foot! Don't you already know that?!

Why have you been so calm since just now?

But after only a moment of internal monologue, Zixiao genuinely laughed twice.

That's right, that's how my brother is, always so calm and collected. But according to Yu Che, he only said it right before leaving the house, and he left so quickly. Was my brother feeling a little... embarrassed?

Hey!

Zixiao felt incredibly happy while washing dishes today!

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

As Yu Zhe stepped out of the apartment, he happened to see two familiar figures below from upstairs.

He waved to the crowd below and said, "Xiao Ruoke! Xiao Meng! Wait a moment!"

It seemed that Qin Ruoke was seeing Luo Xiaomeng off, so Yu Zhe quickly walked down the stairs to say a few words.

Upon hearing Yu Zhe's voice, both of them straightened up as if by conditioned reflex and suddenly turned around.

But a moment later, Yu Zhe ran up to the two of them.

"Yu Zhe? Are you sober now?" Qin Ruoke turned her head and asked.

"Phew~ I'm completely fine after a good night's sleep. Anyway, Xiaomeng, did you sleep here yesterday?"

"Yes, that's right." Xiao Meng blinked her big eyes, looking quite energetic. "Luckily, Qin Ruoke has a spare room, and the underfloor heating is warm enough. Wow, my sleep quality is really good."

Qin Ruoke looked at Luo Xiaomeng, speechless. She knew that Luo Xiaomeng was just being tactful because she had high emotional intelligence.

You can see the dark circles under her eyes; she definitely didn't sleep well last night.

One reason is that it was already very late when I settled Yuzhe in yesterday, and it took me more than half an hour to clean up Xiaomeng's empty room after I got back here.

Another reason is that Xiaomeng is a child whose parents are quite strict with her, so she is definitely only used to sleeping in her own bed at home.

It would be strange if you had good sleep quality.

Yu Zhe could see Xiao Meng's dark circles, but he didn't expose her.

She just felt quite apologetic: "Hey... I have to apologize to you. I'm sorry I drank a bit too much yesterday, and I troubled you to take me back. Xiaomeng couldn't go home to sleep yesterday either. I'm really sorry."

"Huh? Don't say that!" Xiaomeng acted as if she had done something wrong. "I was the one who wanted to come and see you off. What does this have to do with you, Yuzhe? Please don't say that."

Qin Ruoke also laughed and said, "That's right. When I was cleaning the room yesterday, Luo Xiaomeng was still talking about when you would sober up. It would be unreasonable for you to apologize."

"Wow! Don't tell anyone!"

Xiao Meng's flustered jumping around didn't seem like she hadn't slept well yesterday, which made Yu Zhe laugh, and his earlier self-blame dissipated a lot.

Pushing Luo Xiaomeng aside, Qin Ruoke remembered something and turned to Yu Zhe: "However, Yu Zhe, you..."

"Being that drunk yesterday was definitely problematic, at least in Zixiao's condition. You were too drunk to hear her, but her voice was trembling with anxiety on the phone."

"Ah... I... I understand. I think this situation shouldn't happen again in the future."

That's right, once Yang Qiuyun appears, there won't be so many problems.

Speaking of this, Qin Ruoke casually put her hands behind her back and turned her head slightly to the side: "If you have something on your mind, you can talk to the people around you... instead of drinking... um, that should be the way."

Qin Ruoke, who once held self-reliance and working alone as her guiding principles, is now trying to educate Yu Zhe in the same way.

Feeling very gratified, Yu Zhe couldn't help but reach out and gently pat the pink hair on her head.

This action already surprised Luo Xiaomeng enough, but to her surprise, Qin Ruoke didn't dodge or flinch, maintaining the position of her hands behind her back. She only blinked a few times in surprise, without any resistance.

This...this is really Qin Ruoke, the loner?!

Before Xiaomeng could be surprised, Yuzhe put down his hand, turned to her and said, "I'll ask Lu Ling to take you. The car should still be parked around here."

"No! I can just take a taxi!"

To everyone's surprise, Luo Xiaomeng rejected the suggestion without even thinking about it.

"What?"

"Because... I always feel like your little maid wants to hit me..."

"what?"

Ahem… It's all because yesterday in the car, when Xiaomeng secretly kissed Yuzhe's cheek, Lu Ling's sudden warning startled Xiaomeng…

If you ask her to deliver it, Xiaomeng is really worried that Lu Ling will abandon her halfway!

5. It's a real traffic jam!

Why would someone hit you for no reason, Lu Ling?

With your small frame, you'd probably cry for a long time if Lu Ling punched you.

Yu Zhe smiled helplessly and didn't say much: "Alright, let's take a taxi then. Have you called one yet?"

"Yes, we'll be there soon."

Xiaomeng held up her phone and showed Yuzhe the information on the ride-hailing app.

“Okay.” Yu Zhe nodded. “Then let’s not chat here, or we’ll have to keep the taxi driver waiting. I’ll take you to the apartment gate; I need to pick someone up anyway.”

After saying that, he turned around and said, "Qin Ruoke, you go back first, I'll see you off."

"Alright, take care then, I'll head back now."

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

The walk from the apartment to the main entrance is not long, only about two minutes.

Halfway through the journey, Xiaomeng could no longer suppress her innate and boundless curiosity.

"Hey Yuzhe, you just said you were going to pick someone up, is it a guest?"

"They're not really guests. Didn't we meet once at your last birthday party? She's our school's student council president, Xiao Li... Ouyang Lizhi."

"President Ouyang?" Xiaomeng chuckled upon hearing the name. "Haha... It shouldn't just be me. I think most people in our school perceive President Ouyang as a mysterious and outstanding girl who comes from a wealthy family, has excellent grades, and is also very beautiful. It wasn't until the last birthday party that I found out she's actually a bit clumsy... uh, a bit reckless. She ate a whole basket of xiaolongbao in no time! It really surprised me."

So what impressed you most was the speed at which she ate the xiaolongbao?!

Yu Zhe smiled.

"Don't try to save face for her. That's not just a matter of being a little reckless or stupid, it's downright stupid."

It's kind of cute that it's clumsy.

But what Xiaomeng was really curious about wasn't any of that.

"Yu Zhe, you really know a lot of impressive people... You and President Ouyang must be very familiar with each other, right?"

After Xiaomeng finished speaking, she realized that her question was rather redundant. If they could come directly to her home, how could they not be familiar with each other?

On another note, Xiaomeng knows that Ouyang Lizhi is actually the only daughter of the Ouyang family. Given this, could there be some kind of family conflict between a young lady like her and Yu Zhe, the young master of the Su family…?

Whenever Xiaomeng thinks about this, she feels that she, an ordinary person, is hopeless.

No! Xiaomeng can try to overtake on a curve!

Her wildly imaginative thoughts were quickly interrupted by Yu Zhe.

"We're pretty close now. We got to know each other naturally because she and Zixiao were friends."

"At first, I didn't want to get too involved, but as we spent more time together, I felt uneasy about her being both the young lady of the Ouyang family and the student council president, so I started to get to know her a little better. Hehe... Am I being nosy?"

"That's not."

Yu Zhe didn't know that what he did for Xiao Lizhi would make Xiao Meng quite happy.

She held up the two ponytails to her face, rubbing and playing with them back and forth: "But, I think this is the real you. Being nosy isn't always unnecessary..."

"is it?"

Drop drop drop.

Just then, the taxi horn blared, and the taxi Xiaomeng had called arrived on time.

"Be careful on the road, send me a message when you get home."

"I know... Really, I'm not a child."

Xiao Meng got into the taxi, confirmed the destination with the driver, then turned to look at Yu Zhe, hesitated for a moment, and said rather helplessly.

"Nah Yuzhe... see you when school starts."

If she could… she would rather not see him again until the start of the new semester; that would be too long.

But... this winter break, she wanted to come over, but it seemed there was no opportunity.

Needless to say, it's natural for one's own family to celebrate the Lunar New Year. But for a large family like Yuzhe's, there must be a huge celebration. And a large scale means it takes a lot of time.

Yu Zhe definitely won't have time; he's absolutely busy.

Zixiao, the eldest daughter of the Qi family, and the eldest daughter of the Ouyang family are all fine; they will definitely be able to see Yuzhe during the New Year. Even Qin Ruoke, who lives next door to Yuzhe, will have no shortage of opportunities to meet him.