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

Just then, Yu Che opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Yu Zhe with a confused expression.

"Good morning, brother. What time is it?"

"Nine o'clock, you could actually sleep a little longer, or..."

Are you going to take a nap? I'll go pick up my classmate first.

"Nine o'clock...? Oh no! It seems like I have so many things to do today!"

Unable to fall asleep at all, Yu Che turned over, picked up her phone, and was filled with surprise when she opened the message interface.

Since there is no more work to be done, everything has already been arranged, and the screen is full of "received" messages.

"This... I haven't even checked the message yet... How is it resolved already... Huh? Did you help me, brother?!"

He stared at Yu Zhe in disbelief.

Yu Zhe shrugged: "What's wrong? It's me."

"This can't be!" Yu Che slammed her phone onto the bed in frustration. "It's pointless! The life my brother wants doesn't have to be like this, without all this annoying work. If you have to do it yourself, then I'm useless!"

"You're not allowed to say you're useless."

Yu Zhe gently reached out and held Yu Che's head in his hands, then closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against hers.

"How can you be useless? If you say something like that again, I'll get angry. It wasn't just your problem. It's just because of my selfishness that you've put so much pressure on yourself."

"Listen to me, your existence is my greatest contribution. If you were to fall ill one day, I might choose to give up on myself. So for my sake and for yours, let's face this together, okay?"

"elder brother…"

Tears welled up in Yu Che's eyes, and this early morning, she felt a warmth in her heart...

"Brother, Yu Che, are you two awake yet?"

Is it Zixiao?

He slowly released Yu Che and said towards the door, "You're awake, you're awake, just come in."

Zixiao pushed open the door and entered, seeing her brother and Yuche sitting on either side of the bed.

That's strange; I thought the two of them were inseparable again.

"Hey, Yuche, why are you crying?"

Yu Che wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "You don't understand. You're so bad at this. This is a kind of emotion you can never experience."

"???"

You're criticizing me first thing in the morning. I was just asking you why you were crying, and I couldn't be bothered with you anyway!

Zixiao suppressed her anger.

"Brother, get up and get ready. Your classmates should be arriving soon. As for the study session, I've tidied up the dining table for you. It should be enough space for studying."

"Okay, thank you, Zixiao."

"There's something else, brother. You said we were pretending to be a couple at school, does your classmate... know about it?"

"Qin Ruoke probably doesn't know, since apart from Xiao Lizhi, no one else in the school should know."

"That's good."

Zixiao clapped her hands: "Right, since that's the case, Yuche is here too. Come on, call her sister-in-law!"

"..."

"..."

Right after saying that, Yu Che went berserk, using the force of the bed springs.

It took off into the air.

Using gravitational potential energy, it delivered its first heavy blow to Zixiao from above.

Let her know that there are some things that can't be said.

Zixiao touched her slightly aching head, watched Yuche return to the bedside, and hugged her brother's arm, saying, "You bastard, if you mention the word 'sister-in-law' again, believe me, I'll give you a well-prepared blow next time!"

41. I have a solution.

"But what's wrong with you calling me 'sister-in-law' for a day...? Since it's an act, isn't this more realistic...?"

Despite being hit, Zixiao did not give up.

"No way, forget it. Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Yu Che whispered to Zi Xiao in a voice that Yu Zhe couldn't hear: "Trying to turn this into a real relationship? You've gone too far."

"Alright, let's forget about it for now. There will be plenty of opportunities anyway."

"No, if you don't pass my test, you'll always be a junior. You're still thinking about climbing up? Do you even have the guts?"

"Do you even have the right to say that? Aren't you the same when you talk about your sister?"

"Still dare to say anything more?"

"Tch, why are you being so fierce? He's just a little kid."

"Who are you talking about, little one!"

Again.

They kept talking back and forth, and Yu Zhe was really having a headache listening to their conversation.

"Stop, stop, stop! You two, calm down. Listen, is there a knock on the door? Is Qin Ruoke here?"

Both of them fell silent.

Sure enough, because the three of them were in Yu Zhe's room, they didn't hear a soft knocking coming from outside the living room door immediately.

Yu Zhe put on his slippers and walked towards the door, also thinking of trying to tame his frizzy hair, but unfortunately his hair was too long and he couldn't tame it at all.

"I'm coming!"

The door opened, and sure enough, Qin Ruoke was standing there.

Today seems a little different. Although she's still wearing the same school uniform, she's let her hair down and secured it with a strawberry-shaped hair clip.

It really suits her; long, straight pink hair—this is Qin Ruoke's original temperament.

It gives off the feeling of a cute girl gazing into the distance under a cherry blossom tree.

And that was indeed the case. Qin Ruoke didn't know why, but thinking about coming to Su Yuzhe's house, she dressed up a little, even though she had never been interested in styling her hair before.

Looking at Yu Zhe, whose hair was still styled, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew~ Good thing you're here. I knocked on the door for ages and no one answered. I thought you were deliberately giving me a fake address and standing me up for fun."

"Don't be so suspicious... I don't have such a perverse sense of humor."

"Just kidding, after all, I know... you're not a bad person."

"That's right, I didn't hear you just now... I just woke up. Come in, sit for a while, I'll go wash up first."

Did you just wake up...?

Sure enough, even when he left the Su family to experience life, he did it as he pleased.

Whatever you desire.

Unlike Qin Ruoke, who almost never sleeps until this time.

As Qin Ruoke entered the apartment under Yu Zhe's guidance, her eyes lit up.

Having grown accustomed to my own cramped "home" for one, seeing this well-decorated and spacious house evokes a sense of longing.

Let her sit at the cleaned dining table first, and Yuzhe will go and fix his hair.

Yu Che followed Yu Zhe into the washroom, and before doing so, he politely greeted Qin Ruoke.

That's just how she is. If there are outsiders present, Yu Che is the most polite young lady. No one knows etiquette better than her!

So for now, only Zixiao can handle things temporarily.

She first poured Qin Ruoke a cup of tea, and was just thinking of asking if she needed any snacks.

Unexpectedly, Qin Ruoke stood up and said, "Su Zixiao, you don't need to worry about me. I've already made an agreement with Su Yuzhe. He will tutor me today, and I will help with the housework. So, I can take care of the cooking and other things."

"That must be my brother... Yu Zhe just said it casually, senior, you don't need to take it seriously."

But Qin Ruoke was so serious: "It's only right. Since you're helping me, I should be more considerate."

"Okay...okay."

Zixiao placed the teapot next to her and turned to leave.

Just as Qin Ruoke placed the books and pens on the table, Yu Zhe, who had finished fixing his hair, arrived.

The smooth, silky silver hair was so refreshing that Qin Ruoke wanted to touch it; it must feel like silk.

"Brother, I'm going back to my bedroom now. You can take your time learning."

Yu Che, in her pampered young lady mode, is very sensible. Without her causing trouble, this study session would probably have proceeded smoothly.

But as it turns out, Yu Zhe was overthinking it.

If Yu Che isn't here, there's still Zi Xiao.

Aren't you usually very obedient?!

Why are you clinging to my arm right now?

Go away! I need to study!

Zixiao now acts just like Yuzhe's real girlfriend, leaning gently on Yuzhe's shoulder.

This looks like he's going to study with Yu Zhe?

Zixiao was thinking that even if she was pretending to be a girlfriend, she should still act like one.

Cough cough, I didn't mean to take this opportunity to cling to my brother.

"Zixiao...why are you sticking so close...you probably wouldn't understand these senior high school questions."

"It's okay, brother... cough cough, Yuzhe, I'll just watch from here and be good, I won't say a word."

Very stiff.