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

If she can't accept it, then Yu Zhe won't force her; he will respect Xiao Ruo Ke's own choice.

"That's right, as you can see, I have Zixiao, Lingyun, Sister Ye, and quite a few other girls by my side, right? I won't give up on any of them, so there's no such thing as who wins or loses. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"what..."

An expected reaction.

Judging from Qin Ruoke's wide-eyed surprise, she seemed stunned.

Yu Zhe waved his hand in front of her, and Qin Ruoke finally came to her senses.

She uttered three words in a daze: "Open a harem?"

"Almost, that's about right." Yu Zhe didn't want to delve into the topic. "Anyway, you get the gist of it. I think this needs to be made clear beforehand. Sigh... Of course, I know you definitely won't accept it."

After all, not everyone is as outrageous as Xiao Meng. Qin Ruoke is the girl closest to "ordinary people" among the girls around Yu Zhe.

After a long pause, Qin Ruoke slowly shook her head.

He said something that surprised Yu Zhe quite a bit.

"Actually... it's not unacceptable. If someone else said this, I would think it's a fantasy, but when you say it, it doesn't seem out of place at all. I was just a little surprised."

They just accepted it so naturally?!

Qin Ruoke explained, "That's not quite right... In my mind, I do think it's quite absurd and strange, but... I can accept it. You saved my life. If you hadn't come to find me that rainy night, I really don't know what I would have become. Maybe I would have jumped into the river in despair... So I think I can understand all your decisions."

Don't say such terrible things so calmly!

After saying this, Qin Ruoke smiled with relief: "And thinking about it carefully, this is actually quite good. If you really had to pick one, I would have absolutely no chance against Zixiao and the others, right? Now at least I have a chance!"

“That makes sense... but this is a very real problem. I’ve told Xiaomeng that even if you can accept it, what will your parents think? This will be a very difficult hurdle for you to overcome.”

"Ah, that's no problem for me." Qin Ruoke felt relaxed. "My family is basically my dad. After he got out of prison, he basically listens to my advice on everything. And Yuzhe, you are his savior. If we talk together, he definitely won't say a word."

"..."

To be honest, you have it much easier than Xiaomeng on this issue.

The main reason is that I didn't expect Xiao Ruoke to actually accept it...

Even though Yu Zhe thought she would accept it sooner or later, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

The girl next to me really doesn't play by the rules!

Realizing that Yu Zhe had been smiling and staring at her, Qin Ruoke looked away shyly.

"Please...please don't stare at me like that, it's so embarrassing..."

At the same time, another hypothesis came to mind.

Should we avoid being seen from here...?

If you think about it carefully, Yu Zhe likes Zi Xiao and Mo Ling Yun, but how do they usually act?

That's right... she always linked arms with Yu Zhe on either side.

Is taking the initiative the only way to win?

Feeling as if she might have discovered something new, Qin Ruoke forcibly turned her gaze back to the world she had been looking away from.

It's like making a firm decision.

"?"

Then, something unexpected happened to Yu Zhe.

Qin Ruoke got up, walked to him, and awkwardly groped her way to sit on Yu Zhe's lap. Of course, Yu Zhe's legs were already very slender, so Qin Ruoke basically just sat there without putting any pressure on him, only holding onto Yu Zhe's shoulders and leaning against him with this strenuous movement.

Her cheeks were flushed with an unconcealable blush of embarrassment and shame.

This move is truly her limit.

"Um... Xiao Ruoke, can I ask you what you're doing?"

"Take the initiative..." Her voice was almost inaudible, "I was wondering if you would like me like this... but I'm sorry, I really can't be more... more aggressive right now... Let's take it step by step, give me some time to prepare..."

There's no good or bad about it; you've missed the point!

Making someone's heart flutter isn't about working on that aspect!

No... to be honest, Yu Zhe is actually quite tempted now. Qin Ruoke's body is more supple than he imagined. Before, when she was poor and didn't eat properly, she was quite thin, which worried Yu Zhe. Now that they're so close, Yu Zhe is finally more at ease about her diet.

27. This isn't retro!

"Alright, Ruoke, that's all for today. You can think about the specifics yourself."

"No need to think about it anymore... Now that I've made up my mind, I'll just work towards my goal."

"That's so much like your style..."

At Qin Ruoke's doorstep.

After finishing their conversation, Yu Zhe did not linger any longer.

If we don't go back soon, Zixiao and Yun'er will probably come looking for us soon, which would be too much trouble.

Of course, before leaving, Yu Zhe also helped Qin Ruoke fix the door lock. Well... I don't think I should use the word "helped," since he was the one who broke the lock in the first place.

In short, Qin Ruoke was told to close the door and go to rest, while Yu Zhe wanted to go home, take a shower, and go to sleep.

Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard from the railing upstairs.

.

"Young Master! Ah, Young Master, do you have a moment?"

"Lu Ling?"

Yu Zhe looked up in the direction of the sound.

Alas!

Wearing pajamas, Lu Ling leaned half her body over the railing and waved to him with an extremely difficult gesture.

"Are you practicing a handstand? That's dangerous! Get down right now!"

"Hmm? Okay!"

What happened next terrified Yu Zhe.

Without saying a word, Lu Ling let go of the railing with her feet and fell from the third-floor railing to the second-floor platform. With a graceful turn in mid-air, she stood steadily in front of Yu Zhe.

One of the slippers that fell was a little slower than her. It landed in front of Lu Ling, and she chuckled twice before putting it on.

"..."

Lu Ling blinked, as if she was still seeking praise.

Yu Zhe immediately chopped her with a knife!

"What are you doing?! I told you to come down properly down the stairs! Are you trying to do some kind of acrobatics?!"

“This… I’m sorry, young master.” She was clearly about to argue back, “but this is just routine training for my sister and me… it’s very ordinary.”

"Normal my foot! My daily life can't be this exciting! If you scare me like this again, do you believe I'll hang you upside down from a tree?!"

"Upside down...hanging upside down from a tree?!" An unnatural blush suddenly appeared on Lu Ling's cheeks, but her voice was barely audible. "If...if Young Master insists on punishing us, my sister and I can accept being hung up...ah no! I'm sorry, Young Master, I was being presumptuous."

You're being too abrupt!

It's too late for you to get back to normal now!

Yu Zhe just discovered something remarkable about Lu Ling's personality. And don't drag your sister into this hidden personality of yours!

After mentally ranting for a while, Yu Zhe still had to get to the point.

"Sigh... I want to see how you guys train tomorrow. It can't be too dangerous! Never mind, let's talk about this later. Lu Ling, is there something you need?"

"Yes."

Lu Ling had fully recovered and reported to Yu Zhe concisely: "I apologize for disturbing you during your rest time, but we just received news that your mother, Madam Yang Qiuyun, seems to be trying to contact you. My sister has already obtained her contact information through some means. Would you like to take a call, young master?"

Lu Ling had never met Yang Qiuyun, but she was quite surprised that this mysterious mistress of the family knew how to contact the two of them to obtain a relatively discreet way to communicate with the young master. This was indeed quite impressive.

The person who provided contact information in the middle must be Lin Yin, the senior member of the main family's battle maid squad, known as "Deceptive Blade".

Yu Zhe's side.

His first reaction was surprise.

Does Mom want to talk to me?

Why go through all that trouble? Just call me directly.

But after a little thought, he understood.

Oh right, in order to "punish" her mother for leaving without saying goodbye back then, Yu Zhe didn't tell her that the Su family no longer had any real power after the division of the family.

Therefore, Yang Qiuyun is still in a state of hiding as always.

I originally planned to deal with her matter later...

Well, it's fine. She's already called, so it's not a bad thing to go and see if she's doing well.

Of course! The punishment I'm preparing for her won't be any less!

"Okay, take me there to have a look."

.................

Lu Ling led Yu Zhe up the stairs to the third floor, where the two sisters usually lived.

The overall structure here is the same as Yu Zhe and Qin Ruoke's apartment, except that the decoration is the simplest and has nothing to do with anything fancy.

Seriously... even battle maids are young girls in the prime of their youth. Yu Zhe has wanted to say this for a long time: can't you decorate your homes with a bit more girlish charm?

Led by Lu Ling, Yu Zhe hesitated for a moment before entering Lu Yao's room.

Uh... going into a girl's room is definitely going to be a little stressful.

Then they saw Lu Yao, who was wearing the same pajamas as Lu Ling, wearing large headphones and constantly adjusting the antenna outside the window, as if she was receiving some signal.

Goodness, it feels just like the old days before televisions evolved!

A sense of the times!

Seeing Yu Zhe enter, Lu Yao took off her large headphones and, as always, spoke expressionlessly.