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

Isn't something missing?

Qi Xinye could see Zixiao's current distress. In fact, all the girls present, including herself, were not at peace. Without Xiao Zhe, how could they be at peace?

Holding her phone, she went up to Zixiao and said, "How about I make another call... It's almost ten o'clock. Even if we haven't finished our work, we should get Xiaozhe back by now."

"Hmm...that's fine too."

Yu Zhe was the only person Qi Xinye cared about in her contacts, so he was easy to find, just a few seconds after Qi Xinye pressed the number.

The sound of a key turning in the lock came from the doorway.

"elder brother!"

Zixiao was the first to react and ran towards the door, but Yuche, taking advantage of his short stature, had already squeezed ahead of her.

The door opened, and outside stood Yu Zhe, with Lu Yao following behind him.

He came back with a smile, but as soon as he entered the door, Yu Che bumped into him and made him stumble.

"Hey! Hey, watch out! What are you doing? It's only been a few hours!"

Yu Che didn't say anything, but simply hugged Yu Zhe tightly and wouldn't let go.

Zixiao, standing next to Yuzhe, only said one sentence, but couldn't hide her smile: "It's been several hours already..."

Ah... "Only a few hours" and "It's been several hours" – just one word changed, yet Yu Zhe immediately sensed the anxiety in everyone's hearts.

However, when Yu Zhe returned and everyone gathered at the door, Yu Zhe felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Without pulling Yu Che away, Yu Zhe kept her in his arms as he slowly moved into the room, letting Lu Yao in before closing the door.

On his way back, Yu Zhe kept thinking about how to apologize to them. He had promised to be back before dark, but because of Yun'er's matter, it was almost bedtime.

Prepare to face a storm of accusations.

Yu Zhe spoke up somewhat awkwardly.

"Um...I..."

"It's good that Xiao Zhe is back."

But to Yu Zhe's surprise, they took action before he could apologize.

Qi Xinye stepped forward and patted the dust off her collar: "Don't stand there anymore. You've been working hard all day. Yu Che, stop carrying him and let him rest for a while. Xiao Zhe, take off your coat first."

Zixiao quickly ran to the dining table: "I'll go heat up the food. My brother must be hungry. Honestly, it's so late."

Although Qin Ruoke consciously stood a bit far away, she still smiled gently at Yu Zhe and said, "Thank you for your hard work, congratulations on winning the competition..."

Lu Ling and Lu Yao went to help Zi Xiao carry the plates.

Silly little Lychee, on the other hand, excitedly pulled Yu Zhe's arm and led him inside to show off the fruits of his labor that evening.

"Brother Yuzhe, don't just stand there! Come and see! We've been decorating all night, and the living room looks so beautiful now! And there's my crystal ball too!"

"Hey... oh, I know, I know, let me see, don't pull me."

You have to walk past the entryway to see the living room.

The colorful walls and gaudy decorations caught Yu Zhe's eye.

Predominantly red, it immediately evokes the atmosphere of the New Year.

He really felt...

I really feel my blood pressure rising!

What are you doing?! Do you know how much trouble it will be to clean this up later?!

Hold it in... hold it in, don't get angry, you won't be angry today.

Because Yu Zhe really feels pretty good right now.

Especially after witnessing the darkness Yun'er was in, and then coming home to see her own little sunshine, Yu Zhe felt that she was simply the happiest person in the world.

"Brother, are you happy today?"

After a while, Yu Che, who was holding Yu Zhe, finally raised her head and blinked her beautiful and cute big eyes at Yu Zhe.

Yu Zhe ruffled her hair and then looked at everyone who was busy.

It was rare for Yu Zhe to smile so happily, and then he responded from the bottom of his heart.

"Yeah, I'm happy. Seeing you all makes me happy."

After speaking, Yu Zhe walked to the dining table and sat down, taking the chopsticks handed to him by Zi Xiao. Everyone raised their glasses of orange juice, and led by Yu Che, they stood up, clinked glasses as agreed, and shouted in unison.

Congratulations on winning the championship! You've worked hard!

Yu Zhe also drank the orange juice in his hand in one gulp.

"Thank you everyone, but getting back to the point..."

Yu Zhe pointed to a small sticker on the wall next to him: "Who stuck this on...? It looks like the kind that can't be peeled off. Hmm... Confess and you'll be treated leniently."

Does this even need to be explained?

Everyone pointed to the little lychee without prior agreement!

"Little Lychee, your braised pork is gone."

"No, Brother Yuzhe! I was wrong! I'll take responsibility and tear it off!"

"Haha, I was just kidding."

Amidst everyone's laughter and chatter, Yu Zhe couldn't help but smile as well. Indeed, it was always more lively with so many people around. There was never anything like it before.

I've been this happy.

It seems that Yu Che, sitting on Yu Zhe's lap, is the happiest.

Yu Zhe shifted his position slightly to prevent his legs from going numb from being pressed down, then ate a bite of the food Zi Xiao had picked up for him, thinking to himself, "The New Year is just around the corner..."

This is the first time I've looked forward to the Lunar New Year. In the past, I was always too busy with family matters during the Lunar New Year.

But there will be a lot of free time this year.

Yu Zhe has only one wish right now: to have a quiet, peaceful, and tranquil New Year!

Of course, it's with these lovely girls!

(Volume 6, End)

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(Volume 7 preview: "New Year in Progress!")

(PS: Volume 6 is over! In summary, a new character appeared in this volume, Mo Lingyun. I wonder what kind of new drama will unfold with her addition, hehe. Anyway, the next volume will be even more exciting! The title already hints at it: the next volume is "New Year in Progress"! As usual, thank you all for your monthly tickets and donations. I'm truly grateful! I will continue to work hard in the next volume! Also, before the next volume officially begins, I will be updating a few chapters of Qi Xinye's side story, which is about Qi Xinye's childhood encounter with Yu Zhe! Please look forward to it!)

Bonus Chapter: Qi Xinye (1)

This happened when Yu Zhe was not yet eight years old, before Zi Xiao came to the Su family.

Today is the first day of the new year. Logically, everyone should be enjoying this brief period of peace and quiet at home. However, it's different for the Su family. For a large family of this size, starting from the first day of the new year, they need to visit other families in order to establish more stable cooperative relationships.

Led by the family head Su Zhenfeng and Yang Qiuyun, they set off from the Su family villa.

Behind them were two incredibly cute little people.

The two tiny, silver-haired girls look almost identical.

No… that’s just how it looks. Su Yuzhe is a boy. Even if he looks like his sister Su Yuche, he’s definitely not some silver-haired loli. That’s not a description of a macho man.

The quickest way to tell them apart is that Yu Che is currently wearing a children's black gothic-style long dress, while Yu Zhe is wearing a children's black shirt and trousers.

The two walked out hand in hand, their footsteps treading on the thick snow of the warm winter, creating a lovely and lively scene.

The destination this time is the Qi family. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to custom, the larger families visit the smaller families first, and a few days later the Qi family will be visited in return by their own family.

This is already an established rule in Fenghai City.

"Brother...can we not go? It's such a hassle, I just want to go back to sleep..."

"Yu Che, be good." Xiao Yu Zhe gently patted her head. "I don't want to go either, the TV animation is about to start... but we can't, we can't cause trouble for Mom and Dad, we're all grown up now, right?"

"Hmm...my brother and I are still just kids..."

"Stop fooling around, I'll make you some rock sugar when we get back."

Really?

"Hmm, when have I ever lied to you?"

Yang Qiuyun walked ahead and smiled, saying to Su Zhenfeng, "See? Our son is truly a genius. He's so young, yet he already knows how to comfort his younger sister. How sensible he is!"

"Can the word 'genius' even describe this?" Su Zhenfeng said with a wry smile. "Maybe Yuzhe will be even smarter than you in the future. This child is just too sensible."

"Smarter than me?"

Yang Qiuyun was not satisfied.

"That's impossible. Hmm... I think chess can test a person's reaction speed. I'll play a game with Xiaoyuzhe when I get back, and Zhenfeng, you can be the referee."

"Haha... Qiuyun, why are you arguing with a child?"

Yu Zhe, who was following behind, called out, "Dad, Mom. Didn't Yun'er say she wanted to go with us? Why isn't she going now?"

"Oh right, there's this too." Yang Qiuyun clapped her hands, apparently she had really forgotten.

You'd better remember that! They called specifically to say it yesterday!

"Haha, I was just joking. The Mo family contacted us earlier. The little princess is waiting at the next intersection. We'll meet up with her and then travel together. We're on our way to pick her up now."

Yu Zhe nodded and said, "I see. Sigh, I really don't know what she wants to do with it. Cangming City and Fenghai City are so far apart, it's such a hassle to go back and forth."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhe felt Yu Che hug his arm even tighter.

"Hmm... Brother doesn't understand... That Mo Lingyun just wants to find you, she's a vixen..."

"Where did you learn that phrase...?"

I saw it in my brother's comics.

Alright, it seems Yu Zhe will have to put away all the comic books when he gets back, lest he corrupt his little sister.

After walking a short distance, passing several low-rise buildings, and walking straight for a while, we saw the intersection where we had agreed to meet.

A little girl, about the same height as Yu Zhe, stood there gazing and waiting, surrounded by several bodyguards from the Mo family. Her long purple hair cascaded down to her waist, and she wore a cool-looking black and white long shirt and skirt. Combined with the beautiful emerald green of her left eye, she looked particularly energetic.