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

Yu Zhe's back! We just put a medicated plaster on it!

We can't fight while wounded! That's just inhumane!

After silently counting to sixty-odd seconds in my mind.

Both sides have calmed down.

Yu Zhe returned to where he had placed his teacup, picked it up by the handle, and took a small sip.

"By the way... Xiao Ruoke, you haven't answered my question yet."

"What...is that a problem? Didn't we already kiss...?"

"Ahem! I didn't realize that you, who are usually so quiet and serious, also have such a perverted mind?"

"Who, who's aroused!"

"You~" Yu Zhe teased and asked again, "If you want to kiss, we can do it next time~ I mean, what do you think about what Yu Che just said, which I asked at the beginning?"

"Oh...you mean this..."

Don't be sad! If you're sad, I'll want to kiss you again!

Qin Ruoke sighed, took two steps back, sat down on the round chair on the balcony, placed her hands on her thighs with her fingers interlaced, and poked her two index fingers together.

"I think I'll support your ideas unconditionally."

"Really? Or was it because of pressure from Yu Che?"

"Well, no, I don't think they're under any pressure."

When Qin Ruoke mentioned this, her cherry-colored eyes held a beauty that was called rationality: "Your sister... Yu Che can indeed put a lot of pressure on people, but do you know, Yu Zhe, her real sense of pressure is only shown when she is dealing with outsiders. When she is dealing with us... I should say, it's just a kind of venting, like she's throwing a tantrum. It's not scary at all, okay?"

Yu Zhe smiled wryly, "It's really great that you understand that..."

"I understand. I haven't had much contact with Yu Che yet, so I don't know her very well. But even so, I can already sense her excellence."

Qin Ruoke also gave a deeply moving example.

"When we first arrived in this city, didn't we go shopping at the overpass? Besides the hair clip I ended up buying, I also really liked a small bracelet. It was clearly made of plastic, but it was selling for over a hundred yuan... It was pretty but not worth it, so I was about to give up. Yu Che happened to be next to me, and she actually started bargaining with the shopkeeper for me. She speaks a really good foreign language, which I couldn't understand at all, but in the end, she managed to negotiate the price down to..."

"Only ten yuan! I really thought that was amazing... haha, and she had a very strong presence when she was bargaining; I remember the shop owner was even scared out of his wits."

"Pfft... Bargaining, that's really her style." Yu Zhe chuckled, his eyes filled with pride when talking about Yu Che. "Xiao Ruo Ke, now that we've known each other for so long, I'm not afraid to be blunt. With Yu Che's financial resources, that bracelet of yours, let alone a hundred, even a million, she could buy it without batting an eye. She helped you bargain because she knew that if she paid for it, it would hurt your self-esteem, so she helped you get a price that you could afford yourself."

This is Yu Che, with her unique gentleness.

“I understand, that’s why I think she’s really amazing. You two siblings… are really alike in that respect.”

"Do...do you have one?"

"Have."

Qin Ruoke smiled knowingly and summarized what happened afterward.

"I ended up buying the bracelet anyway. Yu Che scolded me fiercely, saying that I shouldn't give up as soon as I saw the price. If I liked it, I should at least try to negotiate with the owner. How would I know it wouldn't be cheaper if I didn't try? Hmm... She was very fierce and intimidating, but when she said those things to me, I could feel that her intimidation was completely different from the intimidation I felt when I was bargaining."

The oppressive feeling, imbued with warmth, is not scary at all.

26. Treat fairly

Qin Ruoke's attitude towards Yu Che was quite clear.

“I understand... I was able to get out of that predicament thanks to you, and Yu Zhe, the reason you were willing to help me back then was all thanks to Yu Che's companionship since childhood. So... I don't think Yu Che's request was excessive. Not only was it not excessive, but it was also very reasonable, haha... Besides, to put it bluntly, even if Yu Che didn't say it, you wouldn't make her wait anymore, would you?”

"..."

Top students truly possess an exceptional ability to observe things meticulously across various fields.

At times like this, Yu Zhe would wonder if he had saved the world in his past life, because they were all so sensible!

To be honest... before this trip started, Yu Zhe had prepared for the worst, which was that the girls would argue fiercely, even fall out, and become "sworn enemies".

The various events that occurred during their journey repeatedly proved that they were capable of mutual tolerance and understanding.

Yu Zhe's silver hair brushed against the rim of his elegantly styled teacup. He gazed at the distant seascape, his eyes wandering, his profile revealing a sense of contentment with life. Qin Ruoke felt her heart flutter again at the sight.

Qin Ruoke's thoughts were quite simple.

I...I understand, and I'm not that lewd...wait a minute.

When I was chatting with Xiaomeng before, she said that it was only right for Yuche to be in front. Everything should have a first-come, first-served order. Just like the customers in her bakery, you can't let the people who come in later get their bread before the customers who come in as soon as the shop opens.

This analogy is a bit abstract; emotional issues are far more complex than the logic of a bakery, but in a sense, it makes perfect sense.

These past few days, Xiaomeng has been constantly talking about how she didn't quite reach the final step in the snow cabin. She said she was so close! But because she was so close... she feels like her heart is being clenched, and she can't find any release.

So, to be honest, Qin Ruoke felt that Xiaomeng was more anxious than she was.

Little cutie...

"Luo Xiaomeng?!"

When did you start standing there?!

Yu Zhe's hair stood on end at the sound, and he immediately turned around to see a cute little girl standing by the curtains on the balcony.

At home, Xiaomeng doesn't wear pigtails. Her slightly wavy blue hair is casually and lazily spread across her back and shoulders. Although she is a little girl, she has a kind of hazy beauty.

The sense of mystery refers to the kind of "elf" in a fairy tale forest, but it doesn't mean the kind of stealth that you feel when you sneak around nearby without saying hello!

The altitude isn't high, so there's less noise, right?

Yu Zhe slapped his head speechlessly: "Xiao Meng, when...when did you get here?"

"I guess... it was when you two were talking and suddenly started kissing? Oh dear... I'm sorry, the atmosphere was so intense I couldn't let you in, so I just stood there staring blankly. Oh wait! Yu Zhe, you didn't even notice me! That's so mean!"

"Don't force me to do things my way!"

You know the atmosphere was great right after the kiss, don't you need to calm down?! If I need to calm down, let me look at the horizon, and how come I can still find that silent little girl behind me?!

"Just kidding~ I hid behind the curtains myself."

Xiao Meng waved her hand in mid-air, signaling the two not to mind.

She stepped onto the wooden floor of the balcony in her cool slippers, making a light, clattering sound.

Qin Ruoke's gaze froze, completely unable to meet Xiao Meng's teasing eyes!

She! She! She saw it all!

Ugh, that kind of kiss! Such an intense kiss! And there were people watching! This is just too much!

Before Qin Ruoke could explode with her own words, Xiao Meng quickly explained a key point to her.

"This... Qin Ruoke, don't be nervous, don't be nervous~ It's nothing serious. Yu Zhe and I have done the same thing you just did. We're all the same. Relax, relax."

"Uh...you use your tongue too...when? Has this ever happened?"

"Don't look down on me, okay?! And I'm just trying to comfort you, so don't doubt me...!"

Xiao Meng was probably too embarrassed to say it, so Yu Zhe spoke for her: "It was on the way to Klomer, when you got off the bus... I..."

Didn't Xiaomeng and I spend some time alone at the train engine?

Yes! It's right there.

Xiao Meng confidently stood with her hands on her hips, seemingly telling Qin Ruoke, "No need to be complacent, we can do it too!"

Qin Ruoke wasn't complacent... she just felt extremely ashamed if she were caught doing anything embarrassing.

Also.

You two actually sneaked off on the way here!

As expected... everyone's skill level is very high. Qin Ruoke couldn't say anything; she could only say that she was inferior to them.

But what made her feel inferior was yet to come.

Xiao Meng continued to walk forward, taking small steps until she stopped in front of Yu Zhe.

With her hands behind her back, her left index finger gripping her right thumb, it was clear that Lolo was also gathering her emotions and trying to make her point more clearly.

“Um… Yu Zhe, treat him fairly.”

"...? Cough cough! Okay! I understand...!"

Yu Zhe didn't realize it at first.

But a genius is a genius after all. In less than a second of reaction time, Yu Zhe had already taken action.

Qin Ruoke's eyes widened in shock.

Because...because! Yu Zhe suddenly lowered his head and kissed Luo Xiaomeng, who was standing on tiptoe!

When did you guys agree to this?!

That's what it means to treat people fairly.

Although it was an accidental bump, Xiaomeng had witnessed Yuzhe and Qin Ruoke kissing, and watched the whole thing. So, to be fair, she wanted Qin Ruoke to see her kissing Yuzhe.

Equivalent substitution, isn't that fair?

"hiss...!"

"!"

However, Yu Zhe's kiss did not go so smoothly.

Just before their lips were about to touch, Xiaomeng suddenly noticed the cold sweat on his forehead and the pained expression on his face!

Oh no! I forgot Yuzhe's back hurts!

Isn't bending over like that causing secondary injury?

Even so, Yu Zhe was still trying to tilt his waist to an even greater angle, which was risking his life!

"Stop!" Xiaomeng quickly raised her hand and pushed Yuzhe's forehead back. "Don't push yourself if your back hurts! I forgot!"

"But..."

But didn't you say you wanted fairness? Giving up halfway is no good.

Not to mention that Xiaomeng's tiny lips had an extraordinary allure for Yuzhe, so being suddenly stopped was quite unpleasant.

Xiaomeng didn't say it was over just like that!

She looked left and right and saw a small stool in the corner of the balcony!