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

Then, as if remembering something, she asked, "Yu Zhe, what character are you going to cosplay?"

"Me?" Yu Zhe confidently put his hands on his hips. "Then I definitely have to find a super cool character to cosplay."

At this moment, Yu Zhe had no idea what kind of dilemma he would face in choosing his outfit at the comic convention a few days later.

16. I'm not stupid!

Two things were settled today: Qin Ruoke's study session and Luo Xiaomeng's comic convention.

Hehe, I feel very fulfilled.

Yu Zhe returned home satisfied.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Zixiao looking at me with a resentful expression, pouting: "Brother... it's almost eight o'clock again, why do you always come home so late lately..."

"Don't be sad. Actually, I just wanted to find something to do. I promise I'll walk home with you after school next time, okay?"

I gently stroked Zixiao's soft cheek as a gesture of comfort.

She smiled at her, but she came back a little late for two days, so it seems the child is a bit unhappy.

"Find something to do? What kind of things?"

Zixiao only complained a little and wouldn't cause Yuzhe any trouble. She took the school uniform jacket that Yuzhe had taken off and asked about Yuzhe's plans.

Yu Zhe first recounted Qin Ruoke's story to her, and then mentioned the comic convention.

Zixiao thought the anime convention was a good idea, as it would allow her brother to get out and about.

This is the study group…

Zixiao couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, I always feel that it's really tragic that you were the first in your grade, brother. You had to hold a study session just to surpass someone who is impossible to surpass."

"Well, according to my calculations, the probability of her surpassing me is no more than one in a trillion, but I have no intention of letting her win. So I just want to tell her that even if she gets first place, there are many things that cannot be changed. If you want to change something, you have to change it from the root."

Yu Zhe was spouting his grand principles.

Zixiao had already pulled him to sit down at the dining table: "Then I hope she can realize her brother's good intentions. Let's eat first, brother must be tired."

"Yes, coming home every day and eating a meal cooked by Zixiao is the greatest happiness for me!"

"What happiness... there is none..."

Ming Zixiao thought Yu Zhe was just joking when he said those words, but somehow he seemed quite serious.

Too cunning.

After calming herself down, Zixiao was about to sit down and eat opposite Yuzhe when the doorbell rang.

"I'll go open the door, brother, you can eat."

Zixiao put down the chopsticks she had just picked up, walked to the door, and opened it.

She knew the person standing at the door all too well: Little Lychee.

Today, Xiaolizhi was wearing a white down jacket, and the prominent decoration on the hood made her look like a rabbit.

Her long, light golden hair was simply left unadorned this time, falling naturally. Her hair was naturally straight, and now, unlike her previous childish side ponytail, Xiao Lizhi truly resembled the eldest daughter of the Ouyang family.

However, what she said next made Zixiao close the door immediately.

"Yay! Good evening, Zixiao! I'm here to sleep with Brother Yuzhe tonight!"

With a loud bang, Zixiao slammed the door shut with almost all her might.

Not only did it startle the little lychee outside, but it also startled Yu Zhe, who was eating inside.

He rushed out, looking anxious: "What happened?! What happened?!"

Then I saw Zixiao looking angrily at the closed door.

And then they heard Little Lychee calling from outside the door: "Zixiao! Zixiao! I was wrong! I misspoke! I meant I wanted to stay the night, please don't misunderstand!"

"What's wrong with you? Oh no, what's wrong with her?"

Hearing Yu Zhe ask, Zi Xiao was a little indignant. Pointing to the door as if complaining, she said to Yu Zhe, "She doesn't speak human language! This little lychee, every time she speaks, she makes me so angry!"

Yu Zhe had to admit that Xiao Lizhi was a real character. Zi Xiao had such a good temper, yet Xiao Lizhi always managed to step on her landmines. Although he didn't know what she had said this time, to make Zi Xiao so angry, she must have said something truly outrageous.

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

After bringing Xiaolizhi into the house, she sat on the sofa, looking at Zixiao with a wronged expression, unsure whether to sit or stand.

Just as Yu Zhe was about to say something, Zi Xiao interrupted him: "Brother, don't mind her. Let's eat our food and let her reflect on her own for a while. She keeps talking nonsense."

Little Lychee said softly, "But I haven't eaten either..."

Zixiao scolded, "Can't you hear me! You want to eat instant noodles when you're speaking so softly!"

But I haven't eaten either!

Little Lychee shouted loudly, and Zixiao was satisfied. She took out a cup of instant noodles from the cabinet, soaked it in boiling water, and placed it in front of Little Lychee.

These are spoils that Zixiao intercepted when her brother wouldn't eat properly, and now they're perfect for feeding Xiaolizhi.

Little Lychee wasn't picky at all; she picked up a fork and wolfed down her instant noodles.

Looking at the braised pork in his bowl, Yu Zhe suddenly felt sorry for Xiao Lizhi... even though he hadn't had a chance to punish her for dressing up as a woman last time.

But there's no rush.

He beckoned to Xiao Lizhi: "Come here, Xiao Lizhi, sit next to me. Zixiao too, how can you serve instant noodles to guests..."

Zixiao didn't reply, but simply looked away slightly, as if to say that it had nothing to do with her.

Upon hearing this, Little Lychee quickly sat down on the chair next to Yu Zhe, carrying her half-eaten instant noodles, just like an adorable little golden retriever.

Despite having just experienced Zixiao's cold treatment, she still had a big smile on her face.

Little Lychee...you are definitely the most optimistic person I have ever met.

Putting down the spoon in his hand, Yu Zhe asked Xiao Lizhi, "Why are you here all alone so late at night? Does Aunt Elisa know?"

"Yes, Mom knows." After quickly swallowing a mouthful of instant noodles, Xiao Lizhi explained, "In fact, Mom sent me here. She said that I, this good-for-nothing, should take a new step, so she left me here and left."

How can someone repeat what others say and then call themselves a worthless piece of trash?

Genius!

How could Yu Zhe not notice? Zi Xiao almost broke the chopsticks in her hand.

Little Lychee was extremely dangerous, so Yu Zhe quickly changed the subject: "Oh, Little Lychee, thank you for giving me the school uniform."

"Of course! As the student council president, I should occasionally do what a student council president is supposed to do, especially since it's for Brother Yuzhe."

"Of course, things should be done as efficiently as possible!"

"Hey... you're starting to realize things." Yu Zhe nodded. "How's the student council's work going? Has it improved since I left last time?"

Speaking of this topic, Xiao Lizhi seemed very happy: "Much better! Ever since I did what you said, Brother Yuzhe, a lot of things have been distributed to other departments. Now, the student council members can occasionally play games or cards together. In short, it's very relaxing."

"And they all say I really know an amazing person. The school's higher-ups said they could decentralize the student council's power and finish it in a day. They can't believe it!"

"That's right," Yu Zhe thought, "no surprise at all. He was talking to that Mediterranean vice principal. Don't let his usual laziness fool you; if you put pressure on him to do something, he's often the most efficient person."

"It seems you're finally doing a decent job as student council president. It's great that you're on the right track."

The one who said this was not Yu Zhe, but Zi Xiao, who had been glaring at Xiao Lizhi until now.

"I'm afraid it's all thanks to my brother again. He always changes the people around him without even realizing it. You've been like this since you were little. Even that silly girl, Little Lychee, has been slightly changed. This is something I didn't expect."

After a long pause, Little Lychee excitedly retorted, "I'm not stupid!"

17. I like you

"Aren't you an idiot?"

Zixiao glanced at her speechlessly and said helplessly, "Seriously, there are no outsiders here, so I'll just say it straight. Tell me, what did you do when you were the student council president? You couldn't handle documents and didn't want to learn, and you didn't even dare to chair meetings. Tell me, who begged me to give a speech on your behalf when school started? I'm not the student council president!"

"Ugh..."

Little Lychee is heartbroken. This is all her doing. A little over a month ago, she was in even worse shape. She didn't even dare to go on stage to chair a meeting, to the point that many people have forgotten about this student council president of Fenghai No. 1 Middle School.

On the contrary, Zixiao was more famous. At that time, Zixiao attended many meetings that Xiaolizhi should have attended, and even the new members of the student council thought that Su Zixiao was the student council president.

"Zixiao... let's not talk about the past. I'm changing now and won't cause you any more trouble..."

“You’re just causing me trouble right now,” Zixiao said calmly. “If you really want to improve, go home and learn how to handle student council documents instead of causing trouble for my brother, and you certainly wouldn’t have said those things that made me want to hit you.”

Sure enough, Zixiao was still angry. Yuzhe walked over and gave her a gentle head pat!

This made her expression soften a little: "Hmph, but it's getting late. It's not impossible for you to stay here for the night. I'll go and prepare a guest room for you, so you can make do with it for the night."

"Thank you, Zixiao!"

Little Lychee was overjoyed to find that she could stay here. Her mother gave her a task, saying that she had to sleep here for one night. Little Lychee was afraid of being beaten when she went back, so she had no choice but to stay here!

Thankfully, I was taken in!

But aside from that, she always felt that she genuinely wanted to stay here...

Seeing that Zixiao had already finished eating, Yuzhe pushed the remaining braised pork and vegetables towards Xiaolizhi: "You should eat more. Your appetite is different from that of a normal person. If you're not full, just say so. I don't want to get up in the middle of the night to make you a midnight snack."

Well... actually, Yu Zhe was just afraid of trouble at this moment.

But when Xiaoli heard these words, it was as if a fawn had struck her heart.

She was a little afraid to look at Yu Zhe's stunningly beautiful face, and could only look down at the nearly finished instant noodles, remaining silent.

Here we go again... with that feeling.

I don't understand what this feeling is at all. I just feel very confused whenever I have this feeling, and my already sluggish brain becomes even more sluggish.

Moreover, they couldn't come up with any coherent language.

If Zixiao weren't looking down at her phone right now, she would have thrown the phone at Xiaolizhi's head if she saw her like this.

But Yu Zhe didn't quite understand what was wrong with her. He just felt that she was acting strangely, so he gently brushed aside her bangs and touched her forehead with his palm: "Do you have a fever? Why are you suddenly not talking? And your face is so red."

"Waaah!"

The moment she was touched, Xiao Lizhi felt as if she had been electrocuted. She tried to pull back, almost knocking over the chair, but luckily Yu Zhe caught her.

Under the questioning gazes of Yu Zhe and Zi Xiao, Xiao Lizhi, who hadn't even finished the remaining instant noodles, stood far away like a frightened bird: "I...I'm full! I'm not hungry! I don't need a midnight snack! Um...Zi Xiao, can you take me to my room? I'm sleepy, I want to take a shower and go to sleep, is that okay?"

Strange. Yu Zhe felt her reaction was abnormal.

It's strange. Zixiao was full of vigilance, but she should still get her to sleep as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.