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

What happened to my wonderful life with my brother?! How could it have crumbled so suddenly after just one year?!

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The sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

This is the first day after the Lantern Festival.

Actually, the festive atmosphere faded considerably after everyone returned to work. Only with the Lantern Festival on this day can the Spring Festival be considered to have completely ended in every sense.

But for Yu Zhe and the others, this is a new beginning.

This is a new semester, especially for Yu Zhe, as this is his last semester of high school—the second semester of his senior year.

The new semester begins, and there's one thing that remains exactly the same as before.

As soon as Yu Zhe opened his eyes, he saw Zi Xiao's beautiful face very close to his.

He was used to it by now. He rubbed his eyes, slowly sat up from under the covers, and made a token complaint.

"Hey Zixiao... why do you get up so early every day? Getting up early is one thing... but since you're here, why don't you wake me up? Why are you always staring at me like that?"

"Ahem... Brother, you don't understand. How should I put it? This is my reward time for myself. No, let's not talk about that! Brother, get up and eat! It's the first day of the new semester. If you keep sleeping, you'll be late!"

Yes, this is Zixiao's reward to herself.

The first thing I do every morning after waking up is to wash up and make breakfast for my brother. The second thing is to admire his beautiful sleeping face!

Watch for as long as you can. To watch for even longer, you need to get up earlier. Setting your alarm for 5 a.m. every day isn't for nothing!

Yu Zhe was still a bit groggy, having just come back from the New Year holiday and not yet fully back to his early rising routine.

He looked at Zixiao, who was wearing a light and airy school uniform, nodded sleepily, and then slowly lay back down on his big blue pillow.

"Huh? Oh... Oh right, I have to go to school today. No rush... I'll sleep for another five minutes... Goodnight, Zixiao."

"Don't keep sleeping!"

Despite Zixiao's helpless tone, her voice was actually very soft.

If her brother wants to continue sleeping... then she definitely won't have any objections.

Going to school was just part of her brother's experience of life, and Zixiao just needed to live according to his wishes.

In short, I'll do whatever my brother wants...

Yu Zhe turned over, his silver hair spreading out beside the pillow, shimmering in the sunlight streaming through the curtains.

No matter how many times she watched it, Zixiao would always feel a sense of disorientation.

At times like these...a little devil starts to stir inside.

Didn't I tell you to get up but you didn't? Well... then I'll just join in...

Zixiao's mind is filled with thoughts of how wonderful it would be to sleep next to her brother and skip class together.

If you have an idea, you should take action.

She swallowed hard, then gently kicked off her slippers. Her knees, clad in black over-the-knee socks, pressed against the edge of the bed before slowly moving her feet up...

Hmm... Although there isn't much space at the edge of the bed, it should be enough for me to lie down and hug my brother's back.

Right in her little thief's hands

Just a few centimeters away from touching Yu Zhe's back...

With a creak, the room door she had casually closed earlier was opened.

"Brother Yuzhe, wake up, let's go to school... Um, Zixiao, what's going on..."

Almost simultaneously, Zixiao, who was doing something "bad," was bound to panic when she heard the sudden sound of the door opening.

The edge of the bed where she was lying on her side wasn't very big to begin with, and in her panic, she lost her balance and fell right off the edge of the bed!

It hit the back of his head with a loud thud.

So when Mo Lingyun entered the room, what she saw was Zixiao clutching the back of her head, curled up on the ground, crying out in pain.

That's why Zixiao said it! It's terrible that our life together has been disrupted!

In the past, she could have easily succeeded without being disturbed!

But because of this... she became much more sober.

I suddenly realized that I was becoming more and more "degenerate". Just now, I was only thinking about being with my brother, and I didn't care whether I went to school or not.

This won't do; we need to reflect on this.

We must establish the best routine for him. Sleeping until noon? No way! Get up and eat!

Startled by the sound of the door opening and Zixiao falling to the ground, Yuzhe finally snapped out of his daze.

31. You did this on purpose, didn't you?

"Huh? What's wrong... what are you guys doing..."

Oh dear, with such a commotion, how could he not wake up?

Yu Zhe fought off sleepiness and opened his eyes, looking at the bedside, or more precisely, the floor beside the bed.

Then his endless drowsiness vanished in an instant!

Zixiao is wearing her school uniform right now. Although I don't know why she's lying on the ground, she must have fallen down by accident, otherwise her skirt wouldn't be slightly flipped up in Yuzhe's direction!

That pure white was on full display for Yu Zhe!

Yu Zhe quickly leaned out of bed and reached out to help Zi Xiao press down her skirt without saying a word.

After completing this action, he cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, get up quickly, you'll catch a cold lying on the ground."

"?"

Zixiao was in a headache from the fall and didn't realize what had happened at all.

Zixiao noticed Ke Yuzhe's actions and his slightly flushed cheeks.

I think my skirt was just tugged...

She immediately got up, sat on the floor in a duck-sitting position, pressing down her skirt, her face as red as an apple.

"Waaah... Big brother, you big pervert!"

"How can you blame me?! This is the situation I was in when I opened my eyes!"

"Um...can I bother you for a moment?" The most speechless one was Mo Lingyun, who was standing at the door. She didn't know whether to go in or leave.

What the heck? Is this how you two usually do it in the morning?!

Hmm... worth considering. She should come and wake up Brother Yuzhe in the future; maybe something strange will happen!

She asked with a wry smile, "Brother Yuzhe, it's almost time for school, aren't we going today?"

"Huh? Oh right! Go ahead, why not? Today is your first day back at school, you can't miss it."

Yu Zhe nimbly rolled out of bed, first slowly helping Zi Xiao up, and then jogged to the washroom to prepare to wash up, have breakfast, and head to school.

He stayed up late last night catching up on anime, and now he's feeling dizzy and lightheaded. He was thinking of skipping school today and getting some sleep.

But then I suddenly remembered that Yun'er was also going to school, and I immediately perked up!

This child is so pitiful. We absolutely cannot let her down now that she's back in school.

At the dinner table, all three of them consciously sped up their eating; after that little incident, it was indeed getting late.

But this doesn't stop Zixiao from giving her daily reminders.

"Brother, you must finish this egg. You can't leave any. You're already not getting enough nutrition, and you're not eating properly."

"Oh dear... there definitely won't be any left over... can I save this for lunch?"

"no!"

"..."

Yu Zhe had no choice but to shrink back and obediently pick up the boiled egg and crack it open on the table.

Mo Lingyun, with a piece of bread in her mouth, smiled as she watched the scene before her: "Speaking of which, Brother Yuzhe is actually scared now. No one could control you before, not even Sister Yuche. You wouldn't listen to anything she said. It seems Zixiao is really amazing!"

"Really?" Zixiao calmly took a sip of milk. "I don't think it's a matter of being good or bad, but rather the most basic thing a younger sister should do."

"That's why I said you're amazing..." Mo Lingyun said with a wry smile.

Yu Zhe had no way to refute this. He insisted on finishing the egg, and when he saw that the two of them hadn't finished eating, he remembered that there was an important thing he hadn't said yet.

“Yun’er.” He smiled, leaning on his cheek, “This school uniform suits you quite well. You and Zixiao are about the same size, so I knew that this spare uniform would fit you perfectly.”

"Eh...Is that so...Thank you, Brother Yuzhe..."

Mo Lingyun subconsciously brushed aside her short bangs, a sign of her shyness and nervousness.

"Really? Do you still remember your old style of dressing?"

"Um... Brother Yuzhe, please don't say that, it's all embarrassing history left over from my chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) period..."

It's that old black and white striped oversized shirt she used to wear.

It looks pretty cool, but it's definitely a bit cringey.

Hmm... Every year, Yu Zhe would send some clothes of this style to her little mountain village because she liked to wear them when she was little, and Yu Zhe thought she liked them!

Sorry! I've been sending you your embarrassing past posts!

Even so, Yun'er has never complained about this over the years. Sigh, so you had such low expectations for life before.

Zixiao interrupted their thoughts at the right moment: "Ahem! Brother, Lingyun, it's getting late. You've all eaten, right? How about we... set off now?"

“Let’s go! Let’s take her to see the new school.” Yu Zhe stood up, naturally happy for Mo Lingyun’s new life ahead.

Zixiao nodded and followed suit, while Mo Lingyun was even more eager and quickly became the first to obediently go to the entrance to change her shoes.

Campus life... I'm really looking forward to it.

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The three walked side by side on their way to school.

From an outsider's perspective, these three stunningly beautiful girls walking together is simply a spectacle.

In other words, Yu Zhe doesn't know what they're thinking. Otherwise, if you gave him a megaphone, he'd want the loudest one to reiterate his gender!