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

"You drink red wine, so why did you give me orange juice? Do you still treat me like a child?"

Su Zhenfeng picked up his cup and took a small sip: "What else? In my eyes, won't you always be children?"

Too lazy to argue, Yu Zhe finished the orange juice in front of him and was about to take the red wine from the other side to pour himself a drink.

Unexpectedly, Lin Yin preemptively poured him another full glass of orange juice.

"Xiao Yuzhe... you can't drink out of spite. Although red wine won't make you drunk, think about it, when you get back and Xiao Zixiao finds out you've been drinking, won't she be unhappy?"

To be honest, that's true, and it might even make Zixiao cry.

"Alright, Sister Lin, you're right."

After putting the orange juice away, Yu Zhe put down his phone this time as well.

Yu Zhe once didn't want to stay in the Su family for long because Su Zhenfeng never praised him. In fact, during a meeting, his father directly told him that he didn't know any manners and would only embarrass himself because his tie was slightly crooked.

Oh right, there was another line, something like "a good-for-nothing"?

Xiao Yuzhe was so angry that he stormed off.

Today is also a business meeting, but Yu Zhe came dressed in casual clothes.

So he chuckled and said to Su Zhenfeng, "What? This time you're not saying I didn't know the rules and made a fool of myself?"

These words struck Su Zhenfeng's sore spot: "What's past is past. Don't keep dwelling on the past. I was too impatient back then. I know you didn't want to get involved in the Su family's affairs... It was really my fault for asking so many questions."

Yu Zhe couldn't possibly be unaware that he wasn't dwelling on the past, but what he truly cared about was something else entirely.

"You're right, it's pointless to keep arguing about things from a long time ago. But why do you think I don't want to talk to you anymore?"

Although Su Zhenfeng already had a guess in his mind, he still asked, "What?"

"What I can't understand about you the most is that on the day of my mother's funeral, I called you more than a dozen times, and you kept saying you were busy and wouldn't come. In your eyes, is your family less important than the money you make?"

As expected, is it because of this...?

Su Zhenfeng didn't know how to start the conversation: "Well... it's not what you think on the surface. I also... have my own difficulties."

"Difficulties? Ha, could you elaborate? I'd like to hear that."

"..."

How to say?

Su Zhenfeng is now in a real dilemma.

I can't just tell you the truth, can I?

The truth is, your mother is actually still alive, and for the sake of a huge plan, she faked her death to deceive everyone, even if it left you with psychological trauma.

If I really told you that, you'd explode on the spot!

Even if we take a step back... Qiu Yun had told Su Zhenfeng that if he dared to tell Yu Zhe the truth before the time was right, she would break Su Zhenfeng's legs.

Ah... I'm sorry, I have no comment at the moment.

After gathering his thoughts, Su Zhenfeng said very seriously, "There are some things I can't tell you yet, but you should know that I love Qiuyun more than anyone else in the world, and as for my family, I will protect them no matter what the cost."

Yu Zhe, unaware of the truth, simply smiled upon hearing this: "But your actions don't match what you say. Since you don't want to explain to me properly, I don't think there's anything to say."

Su Zhenfeng was upset. "Qiuyun, why do you have to make me play the bad cop?"

My son is starting to ignore me!

But the clever Yuzhe always felt something was amiss, and he was afraid that things were not as they seemed on the surface, and that his father might really have something he couldn't say.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhe sighed and continued the topic: "Forget about that for now. Tell me first, what is it you wanted to talk about today?"

This is the real topic for today.

Su Zhenfeng tapped the table with his index finger: "Alright, I won't beat around the bush. I called you here today just to confirm one thing, so that our actions don't conflict with each other."

"Let me guess, you mean the Qi family's affairs, right?"

Su Zhenfeng was still surprised by Yu Zhe's quick thinking: "That's right, so I need to know exactly how far you've dealt with the Qi family's matter, otherwise it will be difficult to carry out subsequent actions."

Yu Zhe was also somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that his father would actually realize that he had been working on the Qi family all along.

Since Yu Che was the one seemingly in charge of these matters, people assumed he hadn't noticed.

There was nothing to hide from him: "How much? Well, in about two weeks, most of the Qi family's assets will go to the Su family, that's about it."

"That's all?!"

Su Zhenfeng's hands trembled slightly; he had no idea what Yu Zhe had done in secret.

Even Lin Yin, who was almost asleep, was utterly astonished. The Qi family was such a massive economic conglomerate!

It'll be gone in two weeks?

If someone else said this, they would definitely think it's a fantasy, but Xiao Yuzhe... he's really different.

Su Zhenfeng then realized, "Two weeks... are you sure? Such a short time. But I don't care what method you use, can you guarantee your own safety?"

Yu Zhe waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright, it's alright, you don't need to worry about what happens next."

"Looks like I really can't treat you like a child anymore..."

"That's at least something I can listen to!"

Su Zhenfeng suddenly felt a mixture of relief and worry.

This child is indeed very capable, but is it really a good thing for him? He clearly said that what he wanted was a quiet life.

Yu Zhe felt that, although he was still a little confused, he could sense that his father had really changed.

"Yu Zhe, aren't you planning to come back to the villa? Can you and Zi Xiao really adapt to life outside?"

After drinking another glass of orange juice, Yu Zhe shook his head: "I'm doing fine outside, but I feel like I'm being a bit selfish by pushing all the work onto Yu Che. So even though I won't be going back to the villa for the time being, I will help the Su family with whatever I can, for Yu Che's sake."

Su Zhenfeng also sighed: "That child Yuche... said he wanted to take over the Su family as soon as possible... I had no choice."

Indeed, if Yu Che wanted to take over the Su family and give it to Yu Zhe, his father couldn't stop him.

Besides, he didn't want to stop it.

Having said that, Yu Zhe stood up and pointed to the untouched late-night snacks on the table: "I'm going back now. Could you get me a bag? I'm packing all of this up to take with me."

"Didn't you say you weren't going to eat?"

"I brought this as a late-night snack for Zixiao! It looks delicious, so I can't let it go to waste!"

56. When the clouds disperse and the rain stops!

Those who were eager to make a name for themselves upon learning of Young Master Su Yuzhe's presence certainly didn't expect this.

Yu Zhe only talked with Su Zhenfeng for less than half an hour before leaving early and returning to his apartment.

This time, he didn't take a taxi back; Su Zhenfeng arranged for Lin Mu'an to drive him home.

Yu Zhe finally understood. Yu Che was right. It would be truly foolish to have resources but not utilize them, and instead suffer in the cold while taking taxis.

When he got home, he checked his phone. It was 11:30 p.m., almost midnight.

Zixiao usually goes to bed around 10 p.m., so she should be asleep by now.

When opening the door with the key, Yu Zhe tried to be as quiet as possible, and he pushed the door open very carefully.

but…

Hmm? The living room light is still on?

After closing the door, he hung his down jacket on the hanger and looked around.

Just then, Zixiao's little head peeked out from around the corner of the room.

So cute.

Yu Zhe placed the late-night snack he brought back on the dining table: "You're still not asleep?"

"Hmm... I'm worried, I want to wait for you to come back before I go to sleep."

"Sorry... it is indeed a bit late."

Zixiao then stepped forward and started circling around Yuzhe, occasionally getting close to him to smell his scent.

This puppy-like behavior puzzled Yu Zhe: "Wh...what's wrong?"

Zixiao finally stood in front of him, frowning: "There's a smell of alcohol... Brother, have you been drinking?"

"No...no! The red wine was sitting across from me, I just picked it up to look at it, I didn't drink it!"

Only after he finished speaking did he realize that if he hadn't drunk any alcohol, how could there really be a smell of alcohol?

Yu Zhe brought his sleeve to his nose and smelled it, but there was no smell.

Zixiao smiled gently: "Don't smell it, there's no smell of alcohol. I'm just saying that on purpose. If my brother had really drunk alcohol, he would definitely have reacted much more panicked than this."

"So you dare to test me like this now!"

He reached out and pulled Zixiao into his arms, tickling her armpits and waist.

Less than a minute later, Zixiao surrendered and admitted defeat.

He sat on the sofa, panting heavily, and said, "Hahaha... Stop, stop! I give up, I give up!"

"It's good to know."

"By the way...brother, what did Father say to you?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to talk about the Qi family."

"You two didn't have a fight, did you?"

"No, no, I feel his attitude is much better than before. Oh, that's not important. I brought some late-night snacks. Do you see if there's anything you want to eat? It looks pretty good over there."

After saying that, Yu Zhe went to the dining table and placed the bag of late-night snacks in front of Zi Xiao.

She also took out the bag of snacks that Uncle Lin had given her.

"That's all. Which one would you like to eat?"

Zixiao looked at the food on the table, her face full of helplessness: "Eating so late... will make you fat. I'm not like you, brother, who can eat whatever I want and not gain weight. I have to be careful... Hmm? Is this... the one we ate when we were little?"

Zixiao hadn't planned to eat it, but she suddenly noticed the bag of snacks.

She picked up a piece and held it in her hand: "It brings back so many memories... This was the snack we had when we were little. Yu Che and I all loved it back then. I remember Yu Che even fought with me because she tried to take the last piece..."