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

"Yes, yes, I'm not joking anymore, young master. My sister is cleaning the rooms upstairs. If you don't mind, you can put that chessboard upstairs. It's usually unused there."

She knew there wasn't enough room for that huge flying chessboard here, so she and Lu Yao went upstairs to tidy it up beforehand.

Yu Zhe looked at the sofa he had moved aside, and indeed, it seemed that the space might not be enough to set up the chessboard.

Well... I must say, the all-powerful maid really does things flawlessly and is always perfectly prepared.

9. Even Yu Zhe has his little temper!

Being thoughtful is definitely a good thing.

But Yu Zhe also had his concerns.

"Lu Ling, I'm very grateful that you can help me tidy up this place, but don't make things difficult for yourselves because of me. Tidying up such a big space means you'll probably have to move all your tables, chairs, sofas and stuff over there."

Moving so many large items around just for a game is too much trouble.

Lu Ling was surprised for a moment, but immediately understood what Yu Zhe meant.

She shook her head and smiled, "Young master, you're overthinking it. My sister and I usually live downstairs. The room upstairs has been vacant. We were just thinking that if you needed it someday, we could vacate it. So there was no furniture upstairs to begin with. My sister was just cleaning up the dust."

Oh, I see. Then it's not so exaggerated...

Isn't this even more outrageous?!

You specially set aside an empty apartment for me to play in?

Thoughtful, the maid sisters really thought of everything.

That wasn't all. Lu Ling walked to the corner and dragged up the huge, rolled-up fabric chessboard.

"If you agree, young master, I'll take it upstairs. Whenever you want to bring the young ladies over, just come up. I've left the key on the coat rack in the entryway, and... this sofa is..."

Lu Ling keenly noticed that the sofa in the living room had been moved to...

corner.

Without even a second thought, it must have been the young master who was planning to lay this thing here and then moved the sofa.

It's made of solid wood and looks very heavy.

Lu Ling glanced at Yu Zhe with a barely perceptible look of reproach.

Young master, you should have called my sister and me over to do this kind of hard work.

"Let me help you carry this back first."

Qin Ruoke, who was sitting on the chair next to her, quickly stood up and said, "Hey, this is heavy! Let me help you."

"No need, Miss Qin, this is not difficult."

Yu Zhe took the key from the entrance hall and turned around to see Lu Ling preparing to move the sofa.

"Lu Ling, don't lift it yourself, can you lift that...?"

Before Yu Zhe could finish speaking...

The sofa has been steadily carried back without even a pause.

"..."

Yu Zhe and Qin Ruoke spent quite a while before they finally managed to lift it to the corner.

"This is not scientifically sound..."

Even Qin Ruoke gave such an evaluation, so it seems that it really is unscientific.

Cough cough... As a boy, Yu Zhe's self-esteem was once again severely damaged.

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

"Brother, what are you doing holding that dumbbell?"

When Zixiao woke up, she saw Yuzhe on the balcony holding a small dumbbell, struggling to lift it up and put it down.

"Zixiao, you're awake. As you can see, it's time to exercise!"

Don't ask, the answer is exercise, at least I can move that broken sofa by myself!

"Why are you suddenly thinking about exercising... Well, it's not a bad thing, but brother, you should take it easy and not hurt your back."

"I always feel like you all underestimate me a little..."

Yu Zhe was really annoyed. What's wrong with a boy lifting a few dumbbells? Does it mean he'll definitely hurt his back?

Then he increased the frequency of lifting the dumbbells…

Soon, an unnatural cracking sound came from his waist.

"Hey hey!"

"Hey brother! I told you not to hurt your back! Come with me!"

This prompted Qin Ruoke to run over from the living room: "What's wrong?!"

"My brother seems to have hurt his back. Senior, can you help me?"

"Really... Yu Zhe, how could you be so careless?"

"stop!"

Amidst their back-and-forth complaints, Yu Zhe quickly broke free and braced himself against the wall not far away.

Now, after his workout, his silver hair hangs low, he's breathing slightly heavily, and his expression is somewhat unnatural due to a sprained back, coupled with the indomitable spirit in his deep blue eyes.

These contrasts made both Zixiao and Qin Ruoke unconsciously swallow.

I feel like going over and giving her a hug...

But Zixiao still complained, "Brother, don't move around! Honestly! You hurt your back, why aren't you sitting down? What are you doing there!"

Her shout startled him, but Yu Zhe was acting a bit like a child today. He snorted and slowly moved to the sofa, supporting his aching back.

You'd think Zixiao should be angry, but she just finds her brother so adorable!

It would be strange if they could even get angry.

Qin Ruoke is helping to put away the barbell on the balcony.

Zixiao quickly sat down next to Yuzhe and helped him find a more comfortable sitting position.

"Brother, what's wrong...?"

"fine!"

This doesn't look like he's alright at all... My brother is rarely in this state.

Except when wearing women's clothing...

Zixiao could only look at Qin Ruoke.

"Senior, do you know what just happened?"

"Nothing really happened..." Qin Ruoke thought for a moment, "There was just one thing: this sofa wouldn't move, and your maid came over to help..."

"Stop! Xiao Ruoke, I've always treated you well, haven't I? Can we not talk about this anymore?"

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then I won't."

Qin Ruoke was naturally on Yu Zhe's side. If they didn't want her to talk about it, then she wouldn't. Although she didn't know why she couldn't talk about it, it wasn't anything shameful.

But Zixiao already understood from just that one sentence.

She didn't say much, just a simple sentence.

"Brother, I hope that next time you have something you can't move, you can let me help you."

"I'm just... sigh, it makes me feel frustrated. I'm a guy, but I can't even move a sofa. Don't you think it's a bit embarrassing for me as the older brother?"

"What are you talking about?"

Zixiao was surprised: "Brother, can't you be a little more self-aware? In my opinion, you are already the most outstanding person in the world, but everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at."

Qin Ruoke nodded in agreement, saying, "So that's what's bothering you? What a luxurious worry! Isn't it great not having to work...?"

That's what they say...

Just as Yu Zhe was about to complain a bit more, Yu Che walked out of the room, still half asleep.

She stretched lazily, her soft silver hair sticking up.

"Ah~ This nap is really long... Really, brother, how did you get out by yourself? Hey, what are you all doing here?"

Zixiao said helplessly, "Well... my brother twisted his back just now, he'll rest here for a bit."

"What?! What's going on?!"

One sentence made Yu Che turn pale with fright.

However, after Zixiao explained what had just happened, Yuche finally relaxed.

"Hahaha... What? Brother, you're at it again, worrying about such trivial things. You're very manly, so what if you're a little weak? It's no big deal! If you need any heavy work, just tell me and I'll help you!"

"You? Have you ever lifted anything heavier than chopsticks?" Zixiao muttered under her breath.

"Su! Zi! Xiao! You better confront me openly and honestly! Stop whispering amongst yourselves!"

"They heard us?!"

The two of them started arguing again as soon as they disagreed.

But look at Yuche's small frame, he even offered to help move things.

Although it wasn't very realistic, Yu Zhe suddenly felt much more relaxed.

10. These are two different things.

"Hey Yuzhe, do your sisters always argue this much...?"

"It's okay, this is normal. You'll get used to it. Once Zixiao is too choked to speak, she'll naturally stop."

Qin Ruoke nodded knowingly after listening to Yu Zhe's words.

This "war" ended faster than usual, probably because Zixiao wasn't fully awake yet and couldn't keep up with Yuche's thought process.

"So if you're going to curse me, just say it to my face. Don't give me this nonsense, you hear me?"

"Fine... then next time I'll just say bad things about you to your face, okay?"