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

When Yu Che was mentioned, Qi Xinye took a step back. Yu Zhe clearly noticed her desire to escape, and her eyes suddenly filled with panic.

"Yu Che, Yu Che isn't here either. She only comes over on weekends."

"So, Xiao Zhe, you're home alone right now... right...?"

Yu Zhe was increasingly confused. Sister Ye had never been this cautious before. Besides, they used to be good friends. Although Yu Che and Zi Xiao were not happy about this older sister getting close to Su Yu Zhe, it shouldn't have made Qi Xin Ye feel so cautious, right?

"Um...nobody's here, it's just me, Sister Ye...you...hey!"

This was so sudden.

Before Yu Zhe could finish speaking, Qi Xinye, who had been standing still until now, suddenly stood up and hugged Su Yu Zhe as if she were about to pounce on him.

Coach! She charged in with the ball!

That's why I said I couldn't take it anymore!

Completely unprepared, Su Yuzhe was suddenly pulled backward by Qi Xinye's embrace. However, Yuzhe's first reaction was to ensure the safety of the girl in front of him. In an instant, the genius boy used his arm to protect Qi Xinye's head, preventing her from hitting anything.

On the other hand, in the same instant, Yu Zhe kicked the door shut as he fell, preventing Qi Xinye's leg from hitting the sharp corner of the door frame when she fell.

All of this was accomplished in a short period of time while airborne.

Then two sounds were heard.

The first sound was the door closing, and the second sound was the muffled thud of Su Yuzhe falling to the ground.

It's okay, it doesn't hurt. It's just that the large breasts in my arms bounced on me.

Blood earned!

"Um... Sister Ye, are you alright?"

Touching the back of his head, Yu Zhe remained lying on the ground and looked at the trembling girl in his arms, who was sobbing from time to time.

"Sister Ye..."

Her bangs were originally covering her eyes, so from Yu Zhe's angle, you really couldn't see anything.

After a while, Qi Xinye suddenly looked up, tears welling up in her eyes. She looked at Su Yuzhe with an expression of extreme pain, but deep in her eyes was a sense of joy and relief.

She opened her mouth slightly several times, but said nothing; only tears streamed down her cheeks.

Although he didn't know what was wrong, Yu Zhe felt really sorry for her seeing her expression.

Without realizing it, he pulled his hand out from under Qi Xinye and wiped away the tears from the corner of the girl's eyes.

Yu Zhe didn't say anything either.

After being given enough time to recover, the girl finally buried her head in Yu Zhe's arms again, sobbing softly and repeating the same words over and over.

"Xiao Zhe... I miss you so much... I really miss you so much..."

"You know what... I really... miss... those days so much, I really miss you..."

"That incident...it really wasn't me...I didn't arrange it on purpose, Yu Che...Zi Xiao and the others blame me...they're all ignoring me...I'm in so much pain..."

Sigh... Yu Zhe stroked the girl's hair in his arms, feeling a mix of emotions.

Things have changed... Sister Ye, those days were truly some of the happiest times I've ever had.

So it's still because of that incident...

I thought that as time went by, everyone went their separate ways and gradually lost contact.

But if it's something that wasn't even a misunderstanding, just something that people were just sulking about, then a memory has to be erased.

That's true.

It's too naive and a pity.

It seems necessary to address this matter properly.

"Sister Ye." Yu Zhe helped Qi Xinye slowly get up.

"Let's have a proper talk, like before..."

6. What happened five years ago

"Sister Ye, are you feeling any better?"

"Um... I'm sorry... Xiao Zhe, I... I was really too impulsive just now."

Qi Xinye sat on the sofa and took the cup that Su Yuzhe handed her with both hands. It contained freshly brewed tea leaves.

She kept her head down, as if after this little incident, she still couldn't return to the same way they used to interact.

However... she was clearly in much better condition after she went inside.

She slightly raised her eyes, looking at him from an angle that seemed to be avoiding Yu Zhe's concerned gaze, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"As expected... Xiao Zhe, you're still as gentle and kind as ever..." she continued to explain, meeting Yu Zhe's questioning gaze.

"When we both fell down just now, you still protected me first, just like before... Even though I'm the older sister, I'm really useless."

As she spoke, her expression dimmed further.

As for older sisters... Yu Zhe, being the eldest son in the family, really doesn't know what it would feel like to be taken care of by someone his own age.

He was about to say something to comfort Qi Xinye, but her next words immediately twisted Yu Zhe's face.

"And... Xiao Zhe, you really... really are even more beautiful than before..."

"Sister Ye?! How can you be like this too?!"

Yu Zhe suddenly stood up, startling Qi Xinye.

But she immediately realized what was happening and quickly put down the cup, shaking her hands.

But along with the swaying, her breasts were also heaving, which made Yu Zhe lose his temper immediately.

"Ah... I'm... I'm sorry, Xiao Zhe, I forgot you don't like being praised like that. Well... you really have become even more handsome!"

What's with that reluctant expression on your face as you say things against your will?

Is it really that hard to admit I'm handsome?!

And you... stop shaking, you really can't take it anymore.

"Ugh!"

Yu Zhe knew perfectly well that getting angry was pointless; it was all about his own face!

He patted his cheeks to calm his turbulent emotions, then looked directly at Qi Xinye with a serious expression.

Under this gaze, Qi Xinye couldn't take her eyes off her.

"Sister Ye, let me ask you, are you still unable to get over what happened five years ago?"

If Su Yuzhe wasn't mistaken, Qi Xinye's actions were likely due to what happened five years ago.

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

That incident five years ago...

The matter itself wasn't complicated, but it was unforgettable for Su Yuzhe, as it was the only time in his life he had ever been hospitalized.

Five years ago, Qi Xinye, who was a high school freshman at the time, came to the Su family to find Su Yuzhe, who was a junior high school freshman, and wanted to take him to a new amusement park that the Qi family had developed. She said that there were many new entertainment projects and that it would be very interesting.

She felt that as the older sister, she truly treated Yu Zhe like her own younger brother. She would think of her brother first when there was something fun to do, even though he looked more like a younger sister. But that didn't matter! He was so cute!

Su Yuzhe was indeed free at the time, so he agreed.

However, Su Zixiao and Su Yuche both had things to do at the time and couldn't go with their brother.

Zixiao is alright; she's very rational and thinks it's just going to an amusement park. The amusement facilities run by the Qi family are quite safe, and it's a good thing for her brother to occasionally experience the outside world.

But Su Yuche was different. She felt that anything outside her sight posed a threat to her brother, and she strongly opposed her brother going out with Qi Xinye.

It has to be said that Yu Che's protection of her brother is truly limitless.

In the end, Su Yuzhe could only lie to her, telling her that he wasn't going. Only after Su Yuzhe left to do his own thing did he go out to find Qi Xinye, who was waiting at the gate of the Su family villa, and set off for the amusement park.

The main reason was that Qi Xinye came with great enthusiasm, and Su Yuzhe really didn't want her to leave disappointed.

It's okay to tell a little white lie once in a while, right?

Amusement parks... Su Yuzhe was really looking forward to it. He had always been studying and rarely had the chance to experience the outside world!

The two got into the car, the driver started the car, and everything should have ended before dark.

However, accidents always happen suddenly and inexplicably, making them difficult to predict.

The vehicle the two were in was involved in an accident at a corner not far from the amusement park.

Qi Jia's sports car crashed into an oncoming vehicle driven by a drunk driver.

It has to be said that sports cars are really not very durable. The speed is not actually very fast, but the vehicles still suffer quite a lot of damage.

Qi Xinye was completely stunned in that instant.

In the nick of time, the very young Su Yuzhe quickly hugged Qi Xinye, who was sitting next to him, to protect her.

Isn't it only natural for boys to protect girls?

As it turned out, Qi Xinye only suffered some superficial injuries.

Su Yuzhe suffered a greater impact, fracturing his left leg and being rushed to the hospital.

At the time, almost the entire Su family waited at the hospital entrance, leaving people in the city unaware of what had happened.

Little did they know that Su Yuzhe only had a fracture. But for the Su family, the fact that their young master Su Yuzhe had a fracture was enough to warrant them all coming to the hospital to be by his side.

Everyone was waiting outside the hospital.

Being able to come to Su Yuzhe's place at that time

In the treatment room, there were only Yu Zhe's father, Su Zixiao, Su Yuche, and a panicked Qi Xinye. She had asked to come along, disregarding her own shock, she only wanted to know Yu Zhe's condition.

Although Yu Zhe kept insisting that he was fine, the pained look on his perfect face betrayed him.

When Su Zixiao rushed over and saw the bloodstains on her brother's silver hair, she fainted immediately.

Su Yuche swayed a couple of times, steadied herself against the hospital bed, and didn't faint. She went to her brother and chatted with him to ease his pain.

After a long while, she turned around and stared at Qi Xinye with eyes as sharp as gleaming swords and knives. Her icy gaze seemed to want to tear her into the void and shatter her, sending chills down one's spine.

This was the first time Yu Zhe had seen Yu Che's gaze like that from the side. In his eyes, his younger sister was innocent and lively, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.