After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

News of Wu Zhenhe actively preparing for pregnancy.

Like a depth charge, it created a huge ripple effect in Chen Xinyi's heart.

But Wei Yi noticed that his sister didn't show any outward signs of distress.

I ate dinner as well as usual, and even had two extra pieces of sweet and sour pork ribs; after dinner, I still sprawled on the sofa browsing interior design magazines, and when I came across a page with a children's room design, I even took a picture and sent it to my girlfriends' group chat.

Kim Se-rin replied with "Good-looking".

Lin Siyan didn't reply; she'd never been interested in children's rooms.

It was the same in my past life, and it will be the same in this life.

Apart from that, everything seemed exactly the same as usual.

Until 10 p.m.

Wei Yi was studying a new game in the third-floor audio-visual room when the door was pushed open.

Chen Xinyi walked in, locked the door behind her, then walked up to him, bent down and closed his laptop.

"Sis, I'm just a little bit away from being there..."

"Wait a minute before you call."

Chen Xinyi sat down next to him, crossed her legs, and looked unusually serious. "I have something to tell you."

Wei Yi sat up straight instinctively.

When his sister speaks in this tone, it usually means that she has been thinking about some major decision for a long time and it's time to announce it.

"I thought about Sister Wu's preparation for pregnancy again tonight."

She unlocked her phone, opened the notes app, and saw several densely packed entries: "The conclusion remains the same—since she wants to compete, I'll accept. But how to compete needs careful planning."

"Didn't you say you'd let her give birth?"

"Letting her give birth is a strategic statement; how she gives birth is the tactical execution."

Chen Xinyi held up one finger. "First of all, we need to be prepared ourselves. Shilin and I are both taking long-term birth control pills, and Siyan just started taking them recently, as you know."

Wei Yi nodded.

Of course he knew.

He doesn't like wearing those things.

His sister doesn't like him wearing it either.

To be precise, Chen Xinyi found even the sight of him wearing it an eyesore.

Later, when Kim Se-rin joined, Lin Si-yeon also broke down.

This rule naturally continued to be applied to everyone.

Fortunately, all three of them had been taking long-term birth control pills.

Otherwise, at that rate, someone would have died long ago.

"After stopping long-term birth control pills, the body needs some time to resume the ovulation cycle."

Chen Xinyi glanced down and made a note in her memo: "Generally, ovulation resumes one to two weeks after stopping the medication, but for some people it may take a month. To be on the safe side, let's say two weeks. That means if we stop taking the medication now, it will be at least half a month before we can start trying to conceive."

She paused, looked up at him, and said, "I'll talk to Sister Shilin."

How do we negotiate?

Wei Yi didn't know.

But his sister pulled him over.

The light in the second bedroom was still on.

Kim Se-rin had just finished showering, her hair still wet, and she was sitting cross-legged on the bed wrapped in a bathrobe, flipping through a Korean fashion magazine.

Hearing the knock, she called out "Come in" without looking up, and then saw Chen Xinyi push the door open and come in, followed by Wei Yi.

She closed the magazine and blinked.

"Isn't it Siyan's turn tonight?"

"Siyan is in the study doing the accounts. It's almost the end of the year, and there are a lot of accounts to keep her busy." Chen Xinyi sat down by her bed, her tone relaxed as if she were chatting casually. "I'm here to talk to you about something serious."

"What important matter is it?"

Jin Shilin placed the magazine on the bedside table, crossed her legs, and looked like she was all ears.

Chen Xinyi did not answer immediately.

She took her phone out of her nightgown pocket, opened the notes app, and placed it in front of Kim Se-rin. "Take a look at this first."

Jin Shilin looked down for a while, then looked up, her expression changing from curiosity to confusion, and then from confusion to a complex, indescribable look.

"Wait a minute. Is Sister Wu trying to conceive? Does she want to have her brother's child?"

"Yes. Last week, she took Wei Yi to a private hospital for a full physical examination, which included routine xx analysis. A few days later, she booked an appointment with a specialist at Peking Union Medical College Hospital to specifically consult on endocrine regulation for older mothers. This information was told to her by Dr. Zhang Kexin herself. Her execution was much faster than we expected. From the time she met Wei Yi until now, only two months have passed, and she has already completed the entire process from identifying her target to starting to prepare for pregnancy."

Jin Shilin opened her mouth, but after a long while, she managed to utter, "Her efficiency is just too high."

"So," Chen Xinyi put away her phone, her peach blossom eyes looking at her earnestly, "Sister Shilin, I need you."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Having a baby."

Jin Shilin was stunned.

She glanced at Wei Yi subconsciously, then looked at Chen Xinyi, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.

Chen Xinyi didn't urge her, but instead took out a neatly folded document from the other pocket of her nightgown, unfolded it, and placed it in front of Jin Shilin.

"Ten percent of Tian Bingbing's shares. Two percent of Wei Chen's stock options, vesting over four years." She paused. "Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as you get pregnant, these are yours."

Jin Shilin lowered her head and looked at the document.

She knows exactly how much Sweet Ice Cream is worth.

With 30 directly operated stores and steady monthly revenue growth, the brand has established a strong reputation in lower-tier markets.

The future is no longer promising, but terrifying.

She knew without even calculating what 10% of the shares meant.

Wei Chen Holdings is the core asset pool of the entire family. Although the 2% option is exercised over four years, given Wei Yi and Chen Xinyi's current momentum, the 2% in a few years may be more than their current combined net worth.

"I'm not with you for the money." She looked up, a hint of grievance in her expression.

"I know."

Chen Xinyi grasped her hand, her tone suddenly softening. "Sister Shilin, you were never in it for the money. When you were working as a waitress at the Korean restaurant, how much did I pay you a month? Two thousand yuan. You never complained. Later, when Xinyi became successful, I raised your salary to fifty thousand, but you said it was too much and voluntarily asked to be reduced back to thirty thousand. I remember all of that. This document isn't to bribe you; it's to protect your and your child's future. If you really don't want to have children, I will absolutely not force you. But if you are willing..."

She held Jin Shilin's hand tightly, "One life, two sisters. My child is your child, and your child is my child."

Jin Shilin looked at her and remained silent for a long time.

Then she suddenly laughed, her eyes slightly reddening. "The way you're saying that makes it sound like I wouldn't be your sister if I didn't give birth to her."

"Whether you have the child or not, it's all the same. Whether you have the child or not, it's even more so." Chen Xinyi's tone was firm and left no room for doubt.

Jin Shilin glanced down at the document again, then gently pushed it away.

"I don't need that many shares and options. Five percent of Tian Bingbing is enough, and the options for Wei Chen Holdings are as you said. The remaining five percent goes to Si Yan."

Chen Xinyi was stunned for a moment.

"You'll definitely go talk to Siyan, right?"

Jin Shilin tilted her head to look at her, her voice still soft, "You know her best. If you say one thing, she won't dare to say another. But she has her little quirks. If you give her too much, she'll feel like you're trading your shares for her body. If you give her too little, she won't say anything, but she'll still feel a little sad inside. She won't feel sad for herself, but she'll consider your feelings, afraid that you'll think she's not important enough."

She paused, her tone becoming serious. "So why don't I start? You tell her that Kim Se-rin only took five percent, and voluntarily gave you the other half. Guess what she'll think? She'll feel like you really consider her one of your own."

Chen Xinyi blinked, then suddenly burst out laughing. "Sister Shilin, when did you become so shrewd?"

"I learned it from you."

Jin Shilin rolled her eyes. "Watching you two scheme against each other all day long, if I don't improve myself, what's the point of living in this big house? Besides..."