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

He took out his phone, turned on the video recording function, and placed it next to a vase. Using the vase for support, he could steadily record what was about to happen.

This is necessary. Once Sister Ye is sober, we'll show her this video. After she watches it, we'll see if she still dares to say that she goes straight to sleep after drinking!

I guess he'll never dare to touch alcohol again.

More importantly than these things, Yu Zhe needed to focus on how the situation was developing.

Qi Xinye was swaying unsteadily, her face flushed, looking at Yu Zhe with a silly smile on her face.

Hmm... this side of Sister Ye is quite refreshing.

Should we go get some hangover medicine first? Sigh... although hangover medicine wouldn't be of much use to Sister Ye in this state.

However, Yu Zhe suddenly felt a force the next second.

"Whoa! Sister Ye, what are you doing?"

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"Hehehe... Xiao Zhe has grown so much! So cute!"

Without warning, Qi Xinye suddenly grabbed Yu Zhe's shoulders and forcefully pushed him down onto her legs.

This...this is a lap pillow?!

Yu Zhe looked up, but couldn't see Sister Ye's face at all; all he could see was a soft expanse!

No, no wonder it's Sister Ye's lap pillow!

Well... although it's not very polite to say it like this, among the girls Yu Zhe knows, probably apart from Sister Ye, no one else can offer a lap pillow to this extent.

Qi Xinye gently stroked Yu Zhe's head, just like she was taking care of a child.

Yuzhe didn't intend to resist.

Oh well... let her be. I guess Sister Ye will fall asleep soon, and then I'll take her home.

Moreover, when Yu Che was here just now, everyone reminisced about their childhood. I guess Sister Ye was thinking about her childhood after getting drunk.

Surprisingly, this feeling was quite nice.

Yu Zhe squinted and rested for a while, only to feel a soft pressure on his face.

He opened his eyes somewhat hastily, and with his limited field of vision, he saw Ye Jie's face, which was bent over at a certain angle, looking at him with doting eyes.

Besides doting, her eyes seemed to hold a hint of grievance.

After a long while, Qi Xinye finally spoke slowly, her voice trembling.

"Xiao Zhe...you...you never come to play with me anymore, even though you used to always be clinging to me...Zi Xiao is here...are you...are you that happy?"

Was I clinging to you before? I only did that so you'd go out and see more of the world!

No... that's how it was at first, but later, Yu Zhe himself really enjoyed playing with Qi Xinye.

There's a warm feeling about her.

After pausing for a moment, Qi Xinye suddenly smiled, her eyes filled with an indescribable level of doting affection.

"Xiao Zhe, come here, call me 'big sister,' okay?"

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Upon hearing this, Yu Zhe was taken aback.

What did Sister Ye say just now, with such a charming expression?

Call me "sister"?

"Ahem." Yu Zhe was silent for a moment, and seeing that Qi Xinye showed no signs of falling asleep, he could only say, "Um... Sister Ye, isn't this unnecessary? You see, I usually call you Sister Ye, and it's pretty much the same as what you said, almost identical, and it would be a bit embarrassing to say it out loud..."

"No, no!! I want Xiao Zhe to call me 'older sister'! Aren't I the older sister?!"

Hey, why are you suddenly acting like a liar?! No, this really isn't just drunken nonsense!

But... isn't it kind of cute that Sister Ye is kicking her legs with her eyes closed and acting like a spoiled child?

Moreover, that softness would hit Yu Zhe's face as she swayed violently.

but!

This cannot shake Yu Zhe's macho spirit at all!

This isn't about the heart of a macho man; it's purely about the term. If Yu Zhe were to say it, he wouldn't be able to accept it being said so bluntly.

He was the eldest in the family since he was a child, taking care of Yu Che and later Yun'er and Zi Xiao. He never called her "sister".

"Sister Ye, stop joking around! We can talk things out! We can try a different approach, like I can tell you... um!"

Just as Yu Zhe was about to negotiate, Qi Xinye suddenly bent down and hugged Yu Zhe, who was lying on her lap.

There is a kind of softness, which represents gentleness.

However, it also represents suffocation!

"Ugh! Ugh! Sister Ye! Let go! I can't breathe!"

Yu Zhe quickly reached out and patted Qi Xinye's arm twice. Before long, even though Qi Xinye was drunk, she seemed to subconsciously sense that Yu Zhe was in pain and quickly let go of him.

"Pfft...cough cough! Sister Ye, this is just too outrageous!"

Yu Zhe, who felt how wonderful it was to breathe again, looked at the soft spot on his head that had almost killed him just now, and couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

Let me move off your legs first!

He sat up abruptly, but his freedom didn't last long. Qi Xinye, like a sloth, clung to him again without leaving his side.

"..."

This time was alright; we were hugging face-to-face, so there was no risk of suffocation.

"Hehe...Xiao Zhe, see how reliable your sister is? She'll protect you when it matters!"

"No... if the danger just now wasn't caused by you, then I should indeed express my gratitude."

Yu Zhe sighed softly and gently patted her back: "Sister Ye, are you dizzy? Should I go get you some hangover medicine? Why don't you take a nap on the sofa?"

"Xiao Zhe!"

"exist!"

"Call me 'sister'!"

"How can you be so obsessed with this?!"

He was held tightly by Qi Xinye, and Yu Zhe couldn't break free. He was worried that if he used too much force, he would shake her.

Actually, calling out... isn't that shameful, is it?

To reassure Sister Ye, Yu Zhe could only maintain this position and gently call out to her.

"elder sister."

"..."

You could feel Qi Xinye tremble when she heard Yu Zhe say those two words.

Then, she hugged Yu Zhe even tighter.

"That was too perfunctory... Can you do it again?"

When you're drunk, you're confused about everything, but you're unusually picky about this!

Yu Zhe was still figuring out how to deliver the next message in a more engaging and less perfunctory tone.

Qi Xinye rested her chin on Yu Zhe's shoulder, narrowed her eyes slightly, and spoke with a smile on her lips.

"Xiao Zhe... I was so worried when you went climbing the artificial hill that day, but I didn't dare to call you back. You were having so much fun with Yu Che and Zi Xiao. If I told you, you'd hate me... Me..."

"I'll be watching from below. If any of you fall, I'll come and catch you. As long as no one gets hurt, that's when I'll be happiest..."

rockery...?

Upon hearing these two words, Yu Zhe, who possesses a photographic memory, immediately recalled all the times he had climbed the artificial hill from the time he could remember until now.

But only a handful of times.

Then, they quickly filtered out cases where Yu Che, Zi Xiao, and Sister Ye were all going hiking together.

He remembered it in a moment.

After all, it only happened once.

That was when he was eleven years old. Even though Yu Zhe was precocious as a child, he still had the mischievous nature of a child and was not vigilant enough about danger.

Although it was just a small artificial hill a few meters high, Yu Zhe still remembers it vividly.

He almost lost his footing on the artificial rock wall that time, and was quite frightened. Even though he escaped unharmed and managed to grab the rock wall with his hands, he decided from then on never to take them to play such dangerous activities again.

He didn't care about himself, but he absolutely didn't want the girls he cherished to be in danger.

That time, only Sister Ye didn't climb the artificial hill.

She stood below, anxiously peering upwards.

Yu Zhe tried to invite her to play, but Qi Xinye kept shaking her head, saying she was too scared to climb.

At that time, Yu Che and Zi Xiao were still young, so they joked that Sister Ye was a coward, even though she was the oldest, she was the least timid.

But Qi Xinye heard these words without complaint. She just smiled foolishly down below and continued to look up nervously.

Seeing her nervous expression, Yu Zhe assumed she was genuinely afraid to play.

But after hearing what she said when she was drunk, Yu Zhe suddenly understood.

It turns out she wasn't afraid to play; she just wanted to be the older sister watching over her younger siblings from below.

At that time, she naively thought that as long as she was below, she could protect everyone even if they fell. But she didn't know that if they really fell, it would only hurt two people, including her.

And it is precisely this childlike innocence that makes the "older sister's" tolerance seem so pure and so reassuring, isn't it?

This is probably just a small example in the long course of time. If you think about it carefully, it seems that Sister Ye's vigil has been covered up countless times by the excuse of "not daring".

Thinking of this, Yu Zhe responded to Qi Xinye's warmth and hugged her tightly.

He leaned forward slightly, close to her ear.

From the bottom of his heart, Yu Zhe uttered those two words in a tone that was as coquettish as possible.