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

Yu Che also felt something was off. Lu Ling and Lu Yao's guard duties were supposed to officially resume today. Given their personalities, it was absolutely impossible for them to neglect their duties.

Even if there is no danger at all inside the villa, they should still follow at a distance and keep watch.

"You don't know either? Then I'll ask."

Yu Zhe scratched the back of his head, deciding to call Lu Ling to ask.

If the two of them suddenly wanted to skip work and take a vacation, Yu Zhe would definitely be happy, because they usually work too hard. But disappearing without saying anything is really worrying.

"Brother, please wait a moment."

Yu Che thought for a moment and then stopped Yu Zhe from making the call.

"I have a feeling something's not right. Let's not alert them yet. Let's ask their junior colleague first. Hey, isn't that right? Xiaoling! Come here for a second!"

Yu Che suddenly saw a maid from the house passing by in the distance.

Her name is Xiaoling, and she is also a member of the Su family's combat maid team. In fact, she is colleagues with Lu Ling and Lu Yao. They usually rest in the same residential building at the villa.

Xiao Ling was suddenly grabbed by Yu Che, and she seemed a little frightened.

Their combat maid corps actually performs protective work and rarely has the opportunity to speak directly with the family's upper echelons.

Not to mention the top echelons of families like young masters and ladies...

She first greeted Yu Zhe, Yu Che, and Zi Xiao properly, and then asked in a humble and apprehensive manner.

"Young Miss! What are your orders?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if you saw Lu Ling or Lu Yao today?"

"Yes, Miss."

The answer was quite prompt.

Since that's the case, Yu Che continued, "Then do you know what they went to do? Why didn't we see them during working hours?"

"this..."

Xiao Ling hesitated for a moment, then immediately asserted, "Reporting, Miss! I don't know!"

"..."

No, the way your eyes are darting around is practically screaming "I know, but I can't say" on your face.

"You...you really don't know?"

"I...I really don't know! Miss, if you have nothing else to say, I have work to do, so I'll take my leave now..."

"Xiao Ling, right?"

Yu Zhe, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

Xiao Ling was taken aback, then immediately said to Yu Zhe, "Yes!"

Because she had only recently joined the maid troupe, this was the first time she had seen Yu Zhe up close.

The eldest young master really is as handsome as the rumors say!

Yu Zhe thought about the name for a moment, and suddenly came up with a way to get her to tell the truth.

"Xiaoling, do you remember that there was an extra bonus item on your payslip?"

"Remember!"

Yes, this is the advantage of the Su family's maid team. Salary is not a problem. As long as you have a reasonable reason, you can apply for an extra bonus within a reasonable range, and the amount is not small.

Yu Zhe had a photographic memory. He had once seen Yu Che's notebook used to record the purpose of the maid group's bonus applications, and when he saw the name Xiao Ling, he immediately remembered it.

"Hmm. It's good that you remember." Yu Zhe said mysteriously, "I remember too. In our bonus contract, it was stipulated that if there were any work-related questions from Yu Che and me, you had to answer truthfully. Of course, you also had the right to keep it confidential, but in that case, the distribution of the bonus would have to be discussed separately."

"Xiaoling, your extra bonus application has actually been approved, but now I suspect you're hiding it from us. However, we have no evidence, so we've decided to halve your bonus..."

The effect was immediate.

"No, young master! I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you right now! But you absolutely mustn't touch that portion of the bonus! Please, I beg you!"

"..."

Yu Zhe didn't expect such a strong reaction.

Yu Che couldn't help but lean closer and whisper, "Brother, what was the reason she used for her bonus application?"

"Pay-to-win" (or "spend money on in-game purchases").

"what?"

"It's about spending money on in-game purchases... This person seems to like spending money on mobile games, so all the bonus applications she submitted are related to in-game purchases. We initially rejected her application because it seemed unreasonable. Yu Che, could you please approve it for her when you have time?"

"..."

So, the cost of in-game purchases is that important? So important that even teammates would betray you.

It wouldn't really be considered betraying your teammates...

Although Lu Ling Lu

Yao instructed her to keep it a secret from the young master and young lady, but telling them would be for their own good.

Waaah, I'm sorry Lu Ling and Lu Yao. Anyway, you're not harmful. For the sake of my unwavering in-game purchase funds, I have no choice but to sell you.

A new gacha banner is opening this afternoon!!

Seeing that Xiaoling had made up her mind, Yuzhe said with a smile.

"Then, lead the way!"

6. Troublesome matters

This time, Xiaoling didn't hide anything anymore. She was afraid that her spending money on in-game purchases would be deducted. That's how old-school anime fans are: they can skip a meal, but they have to get the character cards they want.

She quickly led the way, saying, "Young masters, young ladies! Please follow me!"

Yu Zhe and the others followed behind her, walking towards the edge of the villa.

At the edge of the villa is a dormitory for the maids after get off work, but the living conditions are quite high-class, with exquisite decorations and one room per person, which can be considered as one of the high benefits for the Su family's employees.

Seeing the direction Xiaoling was leading him in, Yu Zhe couldn't help but frown.

"Xiaoling, are they still resting? In that case, let's not go and disturb them."

Is it really because you feel tired from work that you're skipping work?

Although this doesn't fit their personalities, it's not impossible. It would be good for them to rest, so Yu Zhe didn't want to go.

But Xiaoling quickly denied it.

"No, no, no! Young master, you misunderstand! They're not resting, they really have something to do, and it's quite troublesome... Besides, we're going to the small conference room next to the villa, not the maids' quarters."

Xiaoling laid her cards on the table right away.

She dared not lie; what if the young master was testing her?!

The group continued walking, and Yu Zhe asked, "Troublesome matter? Could you elaborate?"

"Ok."

Xiao Ling kept her head slightly turned as she respectfully recounted the events to Yu Zhe and the others.

"Actually, this happened this morning, a little earlier. Suddenly, a fierce-looking old lady and a very weathered-looking uncle came to the villa, looking for Lu Ling and Lu Yao, claiming to be their biological parents."

"Biological parents?!" Yu Zhe was greatly surprised; he really hadn't expected this.

So... Lu Ling and Lu Yao are busy with this? If that's the case, then it makes sense; it is indeed quite troublesome.

However, Yu Che's expression was not friendly.

"You maids, why didn't you report this to me? The small conference room on the edge of the villa, no matter how remote its location, is still a building within the Su family villa. Who gave you permission to let unidentified people in without my permission? What if they were people who posed a safety threat to my brother? Believe me, I'll fire you all!"

"Please calm down, young lady!"

Seeing that Yu Che was really angry, Xiao Ling quickly explained the situation.

"It was indeed our maid team who saw these two people at the door. We did want to report the situation to the young lady as soon as possible, but Lu Ling and Lu Yao happened to come back from outside and ran into them."

"After the two women explained the situation to Lu Ling and Lu Yao, they said that they couldn't tell the young lady and the young master about this. They wanted to handle it themselves, but they couldn't delay their work of protecting the young master, so they could only take them to the villa and talk in the conference room on the edge."

"And they swore to protect the villa's safety with their lives. They both seemed so serious... and since we're colleagues, we couldn't refuse, so we had to help them keep it a secret..."

"Bastard!"

Yu Che was furious: "Swear to protect it with your life?! What if some lunatic comes to the villa with a bomb? How are you going to defend it?"

"Well, Yu Che, calm down first."

Yu Zhe patted her shoulder: "What bomb? I think you're the bomb, cough cough... Also, I understand Lu Ling and Lu Yao. Our villa is far from the city, and there's nowhere to talk outside. You know how hard they work. They probably don't want to take time off, so they thought they could use the villa's conference room. It's not a big deal."

"That's true... Hmph, I'll let it go this time, but Xiaoling, remember this: from now on, anyone who comes to the Su family villa without a clear identity must tell me or me! Understand?"

"I understand, Miss!"

Waaah, the young lady is too fierce! Just like the senior members of the maid troupe said, she looks cute, but inside she's a little tiger... well, a cute little tiger.

It's no wonder Yu Che is so angry. Since her brother lives here in the villa, his safety must be guaranteed to be 100%.

Well, although she knew she was worrying a bit too much, with Lu Ling and Lu Yao around, there was really no problem at all.

After listening to what had happened, Zixiao had a question she wanted to ask.

"Xiaoling, I remember that Lu Ling and Lu Yao lived in an orphanage since they were little. So their parents... no, we can't be sure if they are their biological parents. Even if they are, what are their parents here for? Are they here to reunite with their daughters?"

"I don't know about that... Miss Zixiao, I didn't stay at the villa entrance for long. Ah, we've arrived. They're talking in conference room number four. Young master, you can go in and ask them!"

As they were talking, they had already arrived in front of the conference building.

This is not the main conference building of the villa, but a spare room that is rarely used.

However, there are quite a few meeting rooms.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, little one."

Ling, you can go back to work.

"..."

Seeing that she still wasn't leaving, Yu Zhe suddenly remembered something and said with a smile.

"Your in-game purchases will be deposited into your salary account by tomorrow at the latest, don't worry."