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

"..."

Yu Che did not respond to this statement.

Because she had already clung to Yu Zhe's waist like a sloth.

Ah, my brother is so good!

Yu Che will certainly try her best to share his burdens, but once she hears her brother say something like that, she will definitely want to rely on him!

See? He hugged her again.

Yu Zhe couldn't budge this "giant sloth" that was stubbornly clinging to him, so he could only make a helpless suggestion in the end.

"However, Yu Che, I also hope you can do me a favor."

"Brother, please speak freely!"

After a brief pause, Yu Zhe sighed and said, "There's only one thing I need your help with: right now, immediately, let go of me and go to sleep obediently. Can you do that?"

"Hehe...no way..."

Yu Che, who had started acting spoiled, simply hugged Yu Zhe and closed his eyes.

Don't just fall asleep like that! Can you lie back down?

But in just half a minute, her breathing became steady, and she had obviously fallen asleep, and was sleeping quite soundly.

You were so sleepy, yet you still had to say so much...

Yu Zhe shook his head helplessly. In order not to wake her up, he could only stay asleep in this state.

And this way, Yuche can sleep more soundly, which is not bad.

Goodnight, Yuche.

4. My strategist is here to help me!

Because everyone went to bed late last night, no one woke up until after nine o'clock this morning at Yuzhe's place, which was a rare moment of relaxation.

But on the other side, Luo Xiaomeng wasn't having such a pleasant time.

She has to leave home around 7 a.m. to walk her dog in the nearby park. This is a daily routine. Pet owners always have to put in more effort than others.

Although it's okay to walk the dog a little later, Xiaomeng has gotten into a habit. If she doesn't walk the dog by 7 a.m., she feels like the day hasn't even started yet.

"So, Senior Xiaomeng, you're just walking your dog... why did you drag me here again...?"

Zhang Zhi sat on a park bench with a helpless expression, watching Luo Xiaomeng playing with a dog not far away.

She used to be at the fortune-telling shop in the comic book exhibition, which was discovered by Luo Xiaomeng. After that, she would occasionally give Luo Xiaomeng advice. She joined the comic book club to provide advice on Luo Xiaomeng's love life.

As for why she wanted to be this cunning strategist…

If Luo Xiaomeng hadn't said that as long as she could offer some suggestions, she could eat limited-edition cakes from Luo Xiaomeng's bakery for free, Zhang Zhi wouldn't have wanted to do this favor for nothing!

Ahem... although her suggestions haven't really been of much help.

"Huh? I didn't catch you. Didn't you just sit on this bench while you were taking a walk?"

"You're the one who brought me here! And your dog too!"

Zhang Zhi is terrified of dogs!

She was indeed taking a normal walk, but who knew she would run into Luo Xiaomeng, who was walking her dog. She saw Luo Xiaomeng give a meaningful smile and say that she had something she wanted to talk about and asked if they could sit on the bench next to her.

Zhang Zhi initially refused, but Luo Xiaomeng then pulled out her family's cake discount coupons...

More importantly, the big white dog barked at Zhang Zhi several times!

Zhang Zhi was so frightened that her legs were trembling. She had been bitten by a dog when she was a child, and now she was afraid of dogs.

So, under Luo Xiaomeng's coercion and enticement, Zhang Zhi had no choice but to obediently sit on the bench.

"Xue'er...why did you scare her...she's usually so well-behaved..."

"Wang!"

This incredibly intelligent Samoyed wagged its tail happily at Xiaomeng and barked once.

Isn't it helping its owner relieve some of their burden?

However, it was indeed thanks to Xue'er that the strategist was able to be called back.

Hey! Senior! Make sure you've leashed your dog!

“I’ve kept it on a leash the whole time… I haven’t let it off the leash. Zhang Zhi, don’t be scared, it really doesn’t bite.”

"It's scary even if it doesn't bite!"

Hearing Zhang Zhi say this, Xue'er seemed to understand, and hung her head, looking a little disappointed.

Sigh... but some people are just afraid of dogs, and there's really nothing we can do about that.

Luo Xiaomeng comforted Xue'er, tied the dog leash to a small tree nearby, and then walked over and sat on the other side of the bench.

"Strategist, may I ask you another question?"

"I'm not called strategist... I'm called Zhang Zhi. And senior, please speak quickly, I need to go home."

"Alright, I'll get to the point. To be honest, I feel like my presence is ridiculously low lately, I'm practically invisible. Do you have any suggestions?"

"..."

Zhang Zhi found it very strange: "Is this some new version of Versailles...? You're invisible, your presence is so low, have you ever considered the feelings of us truly invisible people..."

Luo Xiaomeng could be considered a very popular person at school.

She is cute, has excellent academic performance, and her family's bakery is well-known, so her family must be very well-off.

For someone as successful as her to say she has no presence is incredibly disheartening for Zhang Zhi, whose life is otherwise quite ordinary.

"I've been feeling really invisible lately... I haven't seen Yuzhe for a week. We exchange messages sometimes, but not seeing him makes me feel uneasy. Also, you know what? Yuzhe recently participated in a chess competition, and I..."

I only found out last night from the news…

"so what?"

"So this is a major crisis!" Xiaomeng stood up and clenched her little fists. "This is no longer just a matter of having a low profile. If I don't work harder now, I won't have any time left!"

Xiaomeng wants to work hard for her relationship, but she just can't find an opportunity.

It's almost time for the second semester of senior year.

Xiao Meng was self-aware enough to know that after graduating from high school, she and Yu Zhe would no longer have any contact, because their identities were worlds apart.

These opportunities are only available because Yu Zhe is here to study, but he doesn't know what to do with them. Luo Xiaomeng, you're useless!

Oh, now Zhang Zhi understands.

When Luo Xiaomeng said she had a low profile, she meant her presence in front of Su Yuzhe.

So she doesn't care at all what others think of her, but she feels extremely anxious whenever her presence in Su Yuzhe's heart diminishes.

Haha... these are the troubles of a girl in love.

Zhang Zhi didn't understand these things; she was just a ruthless advisor.

"Hmm... I understand. You feel ignored because Senior Su Yuzhe had a competition but didn't invite you to watch, right?"

"Well, not really... Yu Zhe had no obligation to ask me to go see it..."

"But you were a little upset about not being invited, that's true, isn't it?"

"Hmm..."

It seems so.

Zhang Zhi sighed softly and quickly scrolled through the messages on her phone.

She wasn't particularly skilled at anything else, but over the years running her fortune-telling shop, her greatest talent was gathering information.

Sure enough, she came to a conclusion in no time.

"Senior Sister Xiaomeng, look at this."

Zhang Zhi handed some basic information about the competition displayed on her phone to Luo Xiaomeng: "The competition was finalized the day before yesterday, and the official schedule started the day before yesterday. The competition ended yesterday. With such a tight schedule, I think Senior Su Yuzhe must have only found out about it at the last minute and then participated in the competition. He probably didn't have the time or leisure to consider inviting spectators."

"this…"

Xiao Meng glanced at the information and, combining it with Zhang Zhi's words, suddenly realized: "So that's how it is?!"

As expected of a cunning strategist, his analytical skills are truly impressive!

Thinking about it this way, Xiaomeng felt much better.

Zhang Zhi actually felt that Luo Xiaomeng should have been able to figure it out herself, but a girl in love is always a few beats slower to react than usual.

"But even so... the current situation is far from optimistic..."

Xiao Meng fiddled with her pigtails, looking worried: "There's a chance to visit Yu Zhe's house before the New Year, and I've been thinking about how to impress him, but I just can't think of anything..."

"The best way is often the simplest way."

In response, Zhang Zhi said, "I remember saying this before: you like Senior Su Yuzhe, so why not just confess? What's the point of always looking for ways to express your feelings? Why not just be direct and let him know that you like him?"

"The problem is... Yu Zhe already knew..."

"what?"

That's right. Didn't Xiaomeng indirectly confess her feelings last Christmas when Yuzhe made a Christmas cake for her family? The problem is... Yuzhe didn't give a direct answer.

Instead, he only said one sentence.

"This road is very difficult."

5. Great idea! (Bonus chapter)

Luo Xiaomeng definitely wouldn't tell Zhang Zhi what Yu Zhe said.

But at least she made it clear that she had conveyed her thoughts to Yu Zhe, even if she hadn't been very specific.

This left Zhang Zhi somewhat at a loss for words.

"Huh... what's going on? Is he testing you? But he didn't directly refuse, did he?"

"No, not at all..."

Zhang Zhi didn't know what Su Yuzhe meant by neither agreeing nor directly refusing.