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

No, perhaps Zixiao feels that this is not enough at all.

At this moment, Xiao Lizhi also came over. The look in her eyes when she looked at Zixiao seemed to be complaining that she had abandoned her and run away first again.

Zixiao didn't care about her. Remembering what she had said before, she asked, "What are your plans for lunch, brother? Would you like me to show you around the school facilities first?"

"What are you planning to do... Hmm, let's just find a place to eat. I promised Xiaolizhi that we'd have lunch together with her."

After a pause, Yu Zhe continued, "As for visiting the school facilities, I actually looked at the facility layout map posted at the school gate when I came, and I just wrote it down, hehe, so there's no need for that."

Zixiao looked at Yuzhe beside her, who had a completely matter-of-fact expression, and couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh..."

As expected of you, brother.

Well, we could have taken a stroll around the school together, but we've missed another opportunity.

However, Zixiao doesn't understand the word "discouragement"; she only becomes more courageous in the face of setbacks!

Seeing Zixiao lost in thought, Yuzhe took her hand and led her back the way they came: "Alright, what are you thinking about? Didn't we say it's time to eat? And Xiaolizhi, you come too, didn't you want to eat together?"

"Here it comes!"

Yu Zhe held Zi Xiao's hand, followed by a small lychee, and the three of them walked out of the teaching building.

Looking at Yu Zhe holding her hand, Zi Xiao's eyes sparkled, as if the fatigue from studying all morning had been swept away instantly.

She's become much bolder, and besides, she has her own plans.

Thinking about all this, Zixiao mustered up her courage and said to Yuzhe, "Um... Brother, we're going to pretend to be a couple now, right? Just holding hands... might not be realistic enough. I think it would be better if we linked arms."

That makes some sense.

However, Yu Zhe still reminded him, "Actually, pretending to be a couple is just to save some trouble. You don't have to force yourself if you don't want to..."

Upon hearing this, Zixiao reflexively exclaimed, "I'd love to! I couldn't ask for more!"

"Ah, okay...okay..."

What else does Yu Zhe dare to say?

This aura is quite different from Zixiao's usual demeanor.

Zixiao turned to the side and stretched out her left arm to wrap around Yuzhe's right arm, their shoulders touching. This intimate action really looked like that of a couple.

This startled Little Lychee, who had also heard what was said. She didn't know why, but she felt flustered and blurted out, "Eh?! Couple... But you're not a couple, so why are you pretending to be one?"

Zixiao rolled her eyes at her: "Kids don't understand. Just follow along and keep quiet."

Feels good. So this is how Yuche feels when he says he's bad at something?

Little Lychee now found it rather amusing: "Can I link arms with Brother Yuzhe on the other side? That sounds like a lot of fun!"

"Of course not! This is no joke!"

Zixiao waved her free hand, signaling her to stay away, and warily rejected Xiaolizhi directly.

Yu Zhe, whose arm was linked with his, remained calm: "So where shall we eat?"

"Let's go to the rooftop," Zixiao said without hesitation, having already made up her mind. "There are fewer people there. Actually, I made a lot of delicious food this morning and brought it all over. I hope you'll try some, brother..."

Yu Zhe was stunned, not even paying attention to Zi Xiao, who was blushing to herself.

What did she just say? That she cooked some vegetables this morning and brought them over? Didn't Little Lychee say that too?

So Yu Zhe could only tell the truth: "But Xiao Lizhi said she also cooked a lot of dishes... oh well..."

Little Lychee didn't understand the situation, but nodded vigorously like she was pounding garlic: "That's right, that's right!"

The blush on Zixiao's face faded completely, and she stiffly turned her neck.

His ruby-like eyes seemed to glow red as he stared straight at Little Lychee.

"Oh no, here it comes again! That look again! It's really scary!"

Little Lychee was startled and, by some accident, jumped to the other side of Yu Zhe, fearfully grabbing his other arm.

And the angle wasn't quite right, because she suddenly jumped up, so in the first instant, Xiao Lizhi and Yu Zhe bumped into each other.

So it was probably only a brief moment, less than a second, but Yu Zhe also felt the pressure on Xiao Lizhi's chest for that one second.

She and Zixiao seem pretty much the same on the surface, both quite pitiful, but actually she's actually quite something!

This was something Yu Zhe hadn't expected, cough cough... but that's not important.

The important thing is that when she saw Xiao Lizhi holding Yu Zhe's other arm, the cold light in Zi Xiao's eyes intensified.

"You... let go of me."

Waaah, we were such good friends just a few days ago, why does Zixiao keep scaring me like this these days?

Little Lychee reluctantly released her arms: "Fine... fine, I'll let go then. You're all bullying me..."

After seeing her release Yu Zhe's arm, Zi Xiao took a deep breath and composed herself.

"We'll talk about the possibility of making too much food later. Let's go to the rooftop first."

Feeling Zixiao tighten her grip on his right arm, Yuzhe followed her lead and walked towards the back of the teaching building with Xiaolizhi in front of him.

Nothing much happened along the way, but quite a few people stopped to take a second look.

After seeing Yu Zhe and Zi Xiao arm in arm, many of them became even more convinced that the rumors circulating online that they were in a romantic relationship were true.

Of course, many people know their school's student council president, also known as Little Lychee. The president is walking pitifully to the side. What's the situation with these three people?

They couldn't guess, nor dared to guess, since Yu Zhe's identity as the eldest son of the Su family was now basically known throughout the school.

Yu Zhe felt extremely uncomfortable under the gazes of those around him.

Fortunately, Zixiao was willing to act as her shield, otherwise there would definitely have been a lot of trouble.

The only noteworthy point is that Yu Zhe saw Zhang Yiran when he was almost on the rooftop, and Zhang Yiran also saw Yu Zhe's situation from a distance.

At first, Zhang Yiran's face was full of doubt.

But the next moment, a flash of understanding appeared in his eyes.

He understood! He understood again!

He knew perfectly well what he needed to do for the boss at this moment!

Yu Zhe saw him gathering his underlings from a great distance and saying something to them.

Judging from his expression, this guy's probably thought of something again. After all, he's such a simpleton.

His thinking isn't quite normal.

Yu Zhe shook his head, ignored him, and continued forward.

Behind the teaching building, there is a spiral staircase. Going up the spiral staircase will take you directly to the rooftop on the fifth floor.

There are usually more people here after school in the afternoon, but fewer people at lunchtime, since many people go home for lunch.

But now, the rooftop is completely empty.

This puzzled Xiao Lizhi: "Huh? There should be at least ten or eight people here at this time, but there's not a single person here?"

Zixiao didn't care. She still held onto Yuzhe's arm, unwilling to let go: "Why bother with so much? Brother doesn't like crowded places anyway. Isn't it better if there are no people around?"

Yu Zhe analyzed the meaning behind their words and realized that the current state of the rooftop was clearly abnormal.

There are usually people around, but no one is here now. Combining this with Zhang Yiran's enlightened look just now, Yu Zhe instantly understood the reason.

He gently patted Zixiao's left hand that was holding him and said softly, "Zixiao, let go of me for a moment. There's no one here, so we don't need to keep acting. Also, it's not appropriate for you to display the dishes you made like this."

As he spoke, Yu Zhe helped Zi Xiao take the bag off her back and handed it to her: "You set out the food first, and I'll take a look at what the rooftop looks like. It's my first time here, and I want to see if I can get a panoramic view of the school."

"Oh well..."

Zixiao reluctantly let go of Yuzhe's arm, took out a huge pink napkin from her schoolbag and spread it on the ground, then rummaged through several lunch boxes and began to arrange them.

Yu Zhe took this opportunity to go to the edge of the rooftop alone.

The entire rooftop is surrounded by a wire mesh, so it's quite safe.

Yu Zhe is now going to verify his guess about why there is no one on the rooftop.

So he looked downstairs and sure enough, he saw the answer.

Zhang Yiran was directing his group of henchmen, stopping and sending back anyone who planned to go to the rooftop.

Good heavens, it really was you!

Judging from the unhappiness on the faces of those who were driven away, you can tell that this approach is wrong.

But Yu Zhe didn't go down to stop him; it was Zhang Yiran who stopped him, not him.

Yu Zhe was quite happy to be able to enjoy lunch alone.

However, I still found an opportunity to talk to him afterward and tell him not to do things that cause trouble for others.

Seeing Yu Zhe walk back from the edge of the rooftop, Zi Xiao asked in confusion, "Brother, what are you looking at over there?"

"It's nothing." Yu Zhe waved his hand. "Never mind that, is the food ready?"

Zixiao and Xiaolizhi each laid out a cushion and sat on it with great poise. After all, they were both true young ladies, and their manners were absolutely impeccable.

Zixiao, in particular, is very particular about how she arranges her lunchboxes.

Yu Zhe casually sat on the cushion that Zi Xiao had laid out for him in advance.

Looking at the seven pretty lunchboxes of various sizes that were still unopened on the pink napkin, Yu Zhe thought that the food Zi Xiao had prepared must be delicious.

Zixiao opened the lids of the lunchboxes one by one: "Hmm... I left a little early during the last class to reheat all these dishes, so they shouldn't be cold yet..."

Watching Yu Zhe and Zi Xiao chatter away.

Little Lychee felt sad. Looking at the several lunchboxes prepared in her schoolbag, she said in a very aggrieved voice, "What about me?"

"What's wrong with you again?" Zixiao glanced at Xiaolizhi, gesturing for her to speak, but her tone didn't seem very happy.

Little Lychee pointed to her schoolbag: "I also prepared a lot of delicious food, I wanted you two to try some, may I take it out?"

40. You are not allowed to cook for my brother!

"Tsk."

Zixiao clicked her tongue almost imperceptibly, seemingly quite dissatisfied with what Xiaolizhi had said.

My brother, do you really need to cook for me?