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

But Xiaomeng insisted, "Am I the boss or are you the boss? The time has already been given, so don't come early, or I'll dock your pay!"

She pretends to be fierce but is actually cuter than anyone else.

Xiaomeng meant well. She wasn't actually that busy during the Spring Festival. Although she was supposed to start work on the 5th, it wouldn't be a problem to let Qin Ruoke rest at home for a few more days.

We've all become friends without even realizing it.

Seeing this, Qin Ruoke didn't refuse any longer: "Okay, got it, I'll deliver it then..."

Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling.

Qin Ruoke's phone suddenly went off with a message notification.

She originally intended to reply to the message after seeing Xiaomeng off.

But then she suddenly paused... Wait a minute, this seems to be a notification from the special attention list?

And her list of people she cares about only includes Yu Zhe.

Xiao Meng only saw Qin Ruoke pause for a moment before quickly checking her phone.

"It was sent by Yu Zhe..."

"what?!"

Now Xiaomeng stopped rushing away. She quickly went over, put her arm around Qin Ruoke's shoulder, and stood on tiptoe to see what message was on the screen.

Qin Ruoke cooperated by holding the phone lower so that she could see it too.

"Xiao Ruoke, I'm going back to the apartment tomorrow. Are you here now? I'm mailing some luggage back first. Could you please receive it at your place for me? I'll pick it up tomorrow. Thank you!"

"..."

While Qin Ruoke was overjoyed, she noticed that although Xiaomeng's face also showed joy, it was also clouded with worry.

It's good that Yu Zhe is coming back... but why?

I haven't received any messages...

No, it seems like it's only natural not to receive them, right?

Qin Ruoke is Yu Zhe's neighbor, so of course he'd send her a message if he needed her help. But what is Xiao Meng anyway...?

Just as the little girl was feeling briefly lost and her ahoge (cowlick) was drooping, her phone suddenly lit up.

When she saw that the person who sent the message was labeled "Yu Zhe", the ahoge on her head immediately stood up!

The two looked at the message again.

"Xiaomeng, I'm going back to my apartment tomorrow. Zixiao said she wants to eat your New Year's limited edition cake. Do you still have any in stock? Do you remember my address? Could you mail one to me? I'll transfer the money to you."

Below is a red envelope, but Xiaomeng has no intention of accepting it.

She quickly replied with a message: "Okay! Just wait for the cake to arrive."

She simply replied "okay" to Qin Ruoke's message.

After all, she's not very good with words... and doesn't know what to say right now.

They both locked their phones at the same time and glanced at each other.

Is Yu Zhe intentionally letting them know that he's coming back?

Yes, if you think about it carefully.

Is it really necessary for Yu Zhe to send his luggage to Qin Ruoke for safekeeping?

Even if he had a lot of luggage, he could easily have his maid bring it in another car, or even by helicopter.

As for Xiaomeng, is it really necessary for Yuzhe to insist on buying cakes from her store?

Although Xiaomeng was very satisfied with her cakes and was always proud of them, she was quite disappointed after eating a cake baked by Yuzhe's maids when she visited his house last time.

That was really delicious!

If it were because Yu Zhe is Xiao Meng's friend and he wanted to support her family's business during the New Year, that would be understandable. But Yu Zhe just said that Zi Xiao wanted to eat her family's cake.

How could that be! Su Zixiao is at the Su family's house, would she be craving their cakes?

Moreover, Xiaomeng had always felt that Zixiao always exuded a subtle hostility when looking at her, so there was even less chance that she would want to eat her family's cake.

In conclusion, the two can only reach the same conclusion.

That means Yu Zhe said it on purpose, and he even deliberately found some seemingly reasonable reasons, but in reality, they couldn't stand up to scrutiny at all.

Could it be... that even though he's far away at the Su family villa, he can guess how much the two of them miss him?

Hiss... It's terrifying to think about. If that's really the case, can this still be considered insightful?

Xiao Meng held her phone against her flat chest, feeling happy, but a seemingly obvious question slowly surfaced in her mind.

"By the way... Qin Ruoke, Yuzhe just sent you a message..."

No, why did Yu Zhe send you a message too?

This doesn't make sense. If her reasoning was correct, then the situation is completely reversed from the beginning. If Qin Ruoke is just a neighbor, why would Yu Zhe send her this message as well?

And if you think about it carefully, when Yu Zhe sent her a message, wasn't that the notification sound she was particularly concerned about?

Because Xiaomeng also set Yuzhe as a special contact! She was very familiar with that voice.

unless...

"You wouldn't..." Xiao Meng's sharp gaze was like a sharp sword, trying to see through Qin Ruoke's inner thoughts.

Waaaaah! No way! I finally managed to get rid of my wingman and get him to help me in my love life, and it turns out he might be my rival?

But Qin Ruoke clearly didn't want to bring this up: "Huh? What...what are you saying?"

The more I look at it, the more unnatural it seems...

So Xiaomeng came up with a plan.

“Hey, didn’t you just say you came back to pick up some study materials and you’re leaving soon? I’ll sit here and wait for you until you’re all packed up, then we can go together. Your hometown is outside of Dongcheng, right? I also need to go to the mall there to buy some things. We’re going the same way for a part of the way.”

I need to see your reaction...

On Qin Ruoke's side.

Yu Zhe is coming back! Why should I leave?!

She could have pretended to leave and then come back, but Qin Ruoke felt it was unnecessary. She didn't want to show weakness in front of Xiao Meng, her rival in love, since she had already made up her mind, right?

She stammered for a while before finally saying, "Haha... Actually, I just received another message from my dad saying that things have been a bit busy at home lately, so there's not much point in me going back. I'm still learning no matter where I am, so I might as well stay here. Xiaomeng, you can go ahead by yourself."

"You're not leaving again?!"

See?

Little Meng knows!

It's so difficult! How come Yu Zhe is so popular? He has so many rivals, it's like he's surrounded by enemies.

Xiao Meng really wants to ask Qin Ruoke, is it too late to cancel your paid leave now?

Of course, she was just thinking about it; they were all friends and wouldn't do such a thing.

Yes, they are really good friends.

Oh dear, Xiaomeng, oh dear.

30. If you can't get it up, join!

The leisure time during the New Year is actually only concentrated in the few days of holiday from the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Especially for large enterprises like the Su Group, the shutdown cannot be allowed to last too long, otherwise it will cause great losses.

This means that Yu Che has been busy again since the second year of junior high school.

On the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, she had to get up early to go to the company to direct the company's development plan for the new year.

As agreed, she was only in charge of the company last year and this year, enduring this hardship, until a year later, when Yu Zhe took over the company.

Rear.

She can then follow in her brother's footsteps and enjoy a wonderful retirement!

Ahem, retirement is out of the question. I'll still have to be my brother's little helper when the time comes.

Yu Che went to the company, so Yu Zhe planned to leave the villa and go back to the apartment.

Originally, his main purpose in returning to the villa for the Chinese New Year was to spend time with Yu Che, his little girl who was living alone, in addition to visiting relatives and handling necessary chores.

That's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's quite fitting. Ever since Yu Zhe moved to the apartment last year, Yu Che has been quite lonely here.

She usually goes between the company and the villa. Although she is a student, she only goes to school a few times a year.

Hang in there for another year, little sister! After a year, your brother will take care of you!

Putting that aside, Yu Zhe would definitely bring Zi Xiao back to the apartment, but this time, Mo Lingyun came along too.

The original plan was to have her stay at the villa, since the room had already been prepared.

But when she learned that Yu Zhe usually lived in an apartment in Xicheng instead of the villa, she insisted on going with him, even if it meant throwing a tantrum on the bed.

Another thing that triggered the incident was that Yu Zhe had promised her that she could also go to Fenghai No. 1 Middle School. Since that was the case, it would definitely be inconvenient to stay in the villa, so she could only go to the apartment with him.

As a result, she moved into the vacant guest room in Yu Zhe's apartment. Well, it can't really be called a guest room anymore; after tidying it up, we'll just call it Yun'er's new room.

From the time Yu Zhe returned to the apartment until the Lantern Festival, he had two guests who visited quite frequently.

That's Qin Ruoke and Luo Xiaomeng. Qin Ruoke lives next door, so it's relatively easy for him to come over. But it's tough on Xiaomeng, who has to take a long ride every time she comes.

But this didn't stop her from coming over every few days, ostensibly to visit Qin Ruoke and Yuzhe, her friends, but everyone knew her true purpose.

Xiaomeng is always very happy when she comes.

During this time, the two of them also got to know Mo Lingyun.

At first, Mo Lingyun didn't want to tell them her story, since they weren't familiar with each other at all. But Brother Yu Zhe said that everyone is a wing... cough cough! Everyone is a friend!

Qin Ruoke and Luo Xiaomeng are both good kids, and there's nothing they can't talk about. After hearing what Yu Zhe said, Mo Lingyun was able to gradually deepen her communication with the two of them. After a few back and forths, they could be considered half friends.

All of this seemed so wonderful and perfectly natural.

Only one person was injured.

That's Zixiao.