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

This is the eighth hour since the little train left the station.

During this time, everyone had a meal and a nap on the train. Although it was just a locomotive, it was spacious enough and fully equipped.

Now, it is already late afternoon.

"Wow!! Brother Yuzhe, and everyone else, come look! The scenery has changed! It's so beautiful!"

From the very beginning, Little Lychee had been pressing her face against the window of the carriage, looking at the scenery outside. The scenery seemed similar to what she usually saw when taking a train or high-speed rail, but just a few minutes ago, the scenery suddenly changed.

In the distance, instead of towering buildings and the usual bustling traffic, there was a vast expanse of white snowfields and forests!

Little Lychee has traveled abroad before, but always by plane. This train journey is so creative! She's never seen anything like it before!

In response to her earlier shout, Yu Zhe and the others, who had been chatting and laughing, all gathered by the window and looked in the direction that had shocked Xiao Lizhi.

Everyone felt the same, or even more, excitement.

The same light shone in Mo Lingyun's heterochromatic eyes, with tears glistening within them.

The snow-white forest was an absolute shock to her, who had been cooped up in the small mountain village for ten years.

I'm so glad I didn't die back then.

"Thank you, Brother Yuzhe..."

"Huh? Why are you thanking me all of a sudden?"

Mo Lingyun did not answer, but responded only with gestures.

She leaned on Yu Zhe's shoulder, and this detail suddenly made Yu Zhe realize the reason for her sudden sigh.

Perhaps... Xiao Ruoke feels the same way.

With this guess in mind, Yu Zhe shifted his gaze to the other side.

Qin Ruoke was also in a completely different state than usual.

She placed both hands on the windowpane.

Above, her small mouth slightly open, facing the smile, it was as if she wanted to grasp the snow-covered forest outside.

This was a sight she had never seen before, and it was unlike anything she had ever witnessed before...

Yu Zhe was not stingy with his concern at this time.

He wrapped his left arm around Yun'er's shoulder and gently held Qin Ruoke's arm with his right.

Without any hesitation, Mo Lingyun gently leaned against Yu Zhe's left shoulder, feeling the supreme warmth.

Qin Ruoke was taken aback when she was suddenly hugged. She looked at Yu Zhe's profile, lowered her head and took a deep breath. After trying to overcome her natural shyness, she slowly leaned on Yu Zhe's right shoulder.

Being alone on one side is happiness.

This feeling of being touched is what Yu Zhe most wanted to bring to the two of them during this trip.

What was supposed to be such a touching scene turned into a nightmare for Yu Zhe, who was left with extremely high blood pressure!

Qin Ruoke and Mo Lingyun each lifted one of Yu Zhe's ponytails and draped it over their shoulders, just like covering themselves with a blanket, as if this would make them feel at ease.

Damn it!

The twin ponytail thing is getting out of hand, isn't it?! Even though I promised to tie it until the train arrives at the station, not only those two girls, but all the girls have been coming over to play with these two strands of hair every now and then since the beginning. If you really want it, I'll just cut it off for you, okay?!

Zixiaoyuche: You're overthinking it. Getting a haircut is impossible.

Yu Zhe was quite satisfied to have Xiao Ruoke and Yun'er see such a beautiful view.

Look at the trees outside, gleaming in the sunset light, glistening in the snow...

Snow?

Yu Zhe suddenly shuddered.

It's cold!

I was so focused on chatting and reminiscing with them that I forgot about how my body felt. We're in a relatively high latitude region, and even in summer it's a bit chilly.

In areas with year-round snow cover, Yu Zhe's short-sleeved shirt couldn't be worn recklessly today.

Fortunately, he didn't need to take clothes out of his suitcase; he was prepared.

"Lu Ling, Lu Yao! Is the heating ready? Turn it on!"

"Yes, young master!" "Start...beep..."

Lu Yao pressed the heater start button in the locomotive cab. After a beep, the heating system that had been installed throughout the train started working, and the temperature was noticeably raised.

Speaking of which... Lu Yao has become much more cheerful lately. Although she still doesn't speak very fluently, she has started to occasionally show a smile, which is a good thing.

For example, when she turned on the heater just now, she playfully made a "beep" sound, which is something she wouldn't have done before.

"Brother, it's all thanks to you!"

"Hmm? Zixiao, did you guess what I'm thinking?"

"correct."

Everyone was peering out the window, and Zixiao seized the opportunity to sit next to Yuzhe. "Brother must be thinking, 'Lu Yao has become more lively?' She used to seem uninterested in anything, but lately she occasionally comes over when we're home, and we'll discuss cooking techniques together. Well, although she speaks rather slowly, I'm still not quite used to it..."

"Haha...we need to be more tolerant and practice more to help her open up. Once she opens up, she'll speak more fluently. You need to help her with that too. By the way, you just said she's become more lively, is that all thanks to me? Why?"

"Pfft, brother was trying to keep it from me." Zixiao put her left hand on Yuzhe's thigh and laughed. "Didn't every bouquet that Lu Ling and Lu Yao sent to us before have a blessing and a letter? Although brother said it was troublesome, he still stayed up all night to write back to them one by one, wishing them good health. Really, aren't you afraid of getting tired?"

"You...you saw it?"

Yu Zhe blushed. He hadn't wanted to talk about it, but Zi Xiao had found out.

"Otherwise, those few days your room light was on very late. When you went out to use the bathroom, I went in to check on you. Sigh, I'm just too soft-hearted."

"There's nothing we can do... After all, Lu Ling and Lu Yao wrote this for us with their hearts... right?"

Yes, Yu Zhe has not yet agreed to accept Lu Ling and Lu Yao.

However... they wrote many blessings and sent them over by hand during that time, and Yu Zhe couldn't bear to just accept them without responding, so he wrote back to each of them and put them in the mailboxes at their doors.

Hey! This isn't called being soft-hearted, it's called being considerate of subordinates!

But that's not what Yu Zhe is worried about right now.

The main problem is that he hasn't accepted Lu Ling and Lu Yao yet, so he's afraid that if Zi Xiao finds out about his replies, she might get jealous or something...

It's been confirmed that these girls have no connection anymore. Yu Zhe gave Zi Xiao the most convincing explanation last night, but as for Lu Ling and Lu Yao... Yu Zhe is worried that Zi Xiao will still be extremely jealous.

But Zixiao knows Yuzhe too well; she wasn't angry this time.

"Brother, don't underestimate me... You weren't deliberately writing letters to flirt with girls, you were just responding to their blessings. In fact... I love gentle brothers like you the most..."

“Zixiao…”

Her gaze was like water, fixed deeply on Yu Zhe's eyes, filled with affirmation and admiration for him.

This scene reminded Yu Zhe of how beautiful she looked last night...

A surge of blood rushed to his head, making him a little dizzy. Yu Zhe slowly moved his lips toward Zi Xiao's lips.

Zixiao didn't resist at all. She shyly tilted her head back slightly, closed her eyes, and tried to cooperate with Yuzhe's actions.

But just before their lips met...

A small head appeared between the two from the side.

Startled, Yu Zhe and Zi Xiao immediately sat up straight.

Yu Che squatted down beside him

On the ground, he rested his chin on his hands, looking speechless, and complained.

"No way...you two, you can't even resist sitting in a car for a bit? The aftereffects of that kind of thing are that strong? That's outrageous!"

25. Let's have some expectations.

"You! Can't you just show your face normally?!"

Yu Zhe rarely panicked when facing Yu Che; he was usually quite composed.

But the timing of your appearance is really bad, you know?

Zixiao was the same; her sure-fire kiss had been interrupted, and she was quite dissatisfied. With a bit of a temper, she puffed out her cheeks and stared at Yuche, full of resentment.

"Ugh... Don't act like I'm the bad guy." Yu Che was truly exasperated. She stood up and raised a finger. "Zi Xiao, brother, think about it yourselves. Besides the two of you, we're here too. You think you can just kiss like that without any restraint? Ugh... I'm not saying this to be mean, but even if it's cold, it doesn't stop our train from being warm. If you throw a match into a pile of firewood, you can imagine the consequences, right brother?"

"......right."

Without much hesitation, Yu Zhe nodded in agreement.

Zixiao was well aware of Yuche's meaning, but... humph, traveling is good, but there's just one downside.

—That is, she can't have the freedom to be intimate with Yu Zhe, and that's something she's a little unhappy about!

You know... Yu Zhe brought several boxes of chewing gum in his suitcase just in case, which he and Zi Xiao had agreed upon.

Now it's uncertain whether we'll even need it!

Zixiao is not fully rational right now and has not yet understood the hidden meaning in Yuche's words.

Ke Yuzhe knew.

She was reminding herself.

Don't be fooled by the fact that everyone is looking out the window, as if they're completely ignoring what's happening here.

Actually not.

From the moment Zixiao sat down next to Yuzhe, everyone turned their attention to her out of the corner of their eye.

Normal conversations are fine; they won't say anything.

But if the two of them really kissed in front of all the girls, it would truly be described as a passionate encounter.

Everyone was seething with anger when they heard that Zixiao had gotten there first.

If Zixiao still holds such a significant advantage in front of everyone at this moment, they would probably swarm around her and demand the same treatment from Yuzhe.

It goes without saying which is more attractive, the beautiful scenery or the rain.

Even if we don't say it on the bus, Yu Zhe probably won't have an easy time on this trip. Everyone already has some plans in mind, and Yu Zhe absolutely cannot add fuel to the fire at this time.

Yu Che knew that Yu Zhe had already understood.