After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

The next few days.

Several new dishes have appeared on the tables in Palm Springs.

Things like Angelica and Black Chicken Soup, Deer Antler and Three Treasures Soup, Morinda officinalis Stewed Abalone, Chicken Leg and Pork Rib Soup, Jade Cod Rolls, and so on.

Aunt Li and Aunt Zheng tacitly refrained from asking why this type of vegetable had suddenly become more common recently.

Anyway, that's what the boss asked us to do.

If you make it, people will drink it; if they drink it, people will praise it.

After praising it, continue doing it the next day.

Chen Xinyi and Jin Shilin drink two large bowls of wine with every meal.

After finishing her drink, Jin Shilin licked her lips and said that Aunt Li's cooking skills were getting better and better.

Lin Siyan drank half a bowl, then put down the bowl and continued flipping through financial magazines.

I don't know if they've noticed anything amiss.

On the third night, she habitually took out the strip of long-term birth control pills from the drawer.

Just as she was about to break off a pill, Chen Xinyi suddenly snatched the blister pack from her hand. "Don't take this yet."

Lin Siyan was taken aback. "Why?"

"This medicine isn't very good. I asked someone to check it out, and it says that long-term use can affect the endocrine system. I'm contacting Peking Union Medical College Hospital to get a better new medicine. Before switching medications, I need to stop taking it for a while to allow my body to metabolize the residual drugs."

Chen Xinyi said this in a flat tone and casually tossed the blister pack of medicine into the corner of the drawer.

Lin Siyan opened her mouth as if to say something, but after glancing at Chen Xinyi's expression, she closed it again.

She never questioned Xinyi's decisions.

In any case, it will definitely be right in the end.

She just felt something was a little strange.

However, this thought only lingered in her mind for a moment before being overshadowed by other things.

Because Wei Yi was coming downstairs, wearing that gray hoodie that she always wanted to roll her eyes at every time she saw it.

He had a lollipop dangling from his mouth in a childish way, and he exuded a kind of bored and lazy feeling, like he had just finished playing a game.

"Come here, let's have a meeting." Chen Xinyi patted the sofa.

The family meeting was very simple.

Chen Xinyi announced that this would take place before everyone switched to the new, high-quality birth control pills.

There is a "transition period" of about one to two weeks.

During this transition period, in order to prevent the effects of substandard drug residues on the body.

In the past two weeks.

It cannot be inside.

"So," Chen Xinyi held up two fingers, "it's either XXX or XXXXXXXXX. There's no third option."

Jin Shilin was drinking half of her fish maw soup when she almost choked.

She looked up at Chen Xinyi, then at Wei Yi, and silently put down the soup bowl, her ears already turning red.

아씨발!

It sounds nice, like high-quality birth control pills, and even a switching period...

Isn't it all just to trick Lin Siyan and, incidentally, stop taking medication to prepare for pregnancy and adjust her body?

They can only bully lunatics like Lao Lin.

However, Sister Jin didn't intend to, or could not, expose him.

Just thinking about those two places made her blush.

Lin Siyan remained expressionless, but her movement of putting down the magazine was a beat slower than usual.

Then the transition period began.

The following evening, Wei Yi took advantage of Chen Xinyi's time revising her manuscript in the study and sneaked into Lin Siyan's room.

Lin Siyan was leaning against the headboard reading a book when she saw him come in, and instinctively pulled the blanket up higher. "What are you doing here?"

"My sister arranged it." Wei Yi closed the door, his tone as frank as if he were saying the weather was nice today.

Then he leaned close to Lin Siyan's ear and whispered something.

Lin Siyan's face instantly turned red from her ears to her neck, and she threw the book in her hand directly at his face.

In the end, he had no choice but to call his older sister over to keep things under control...

On the third night, Kim Se-rin was caught red-handed playing billiards on the third floor.

She was holding the cue stick and hitting the ball at the time.

As Wei Yi walked up the stairs, he suddenly felt that the height of the pool table seemed quite suitable.

Chen Xinyi was very proactive and won the first prize on the first day.

She was revising her manuscript in the study when she suddenly closed her laptop, slipped on her slippers, and headed to the media room.

Pushing open the door, she found Wei Yi sitting cross-legged on the carpet playing a parkour game. Without a word, she snatched the controller from him, sprawled out on the beanbag chair, and crossed her legs. "Break time."

After a few days, Chen Xinyi couldn't take it anymore.

She doesn't like things that are only scratched the surface.

But for the sake of the quality of future generations, we can't be willful.

"No, we need to find outside help during this period."

"Otherwise, if my brother is upset, we'll be upset too!"

Chen Xinyi suddenly stopped typing in the study, muttering to herself, "But at this crucial juncture, I definitely can't go to Sister Wu. She's a competitor; going to her would be tantamount to surrendering. Sister Kexin is suitable, but I haven't won her over yet. As for the rest..."

She quickly went through the list of candidates for evaluation in her mind.

Wu Zhenhe has betrayed her country and started her own faction. She is actively trying to conceive and is a competitor.

Candidate number one to be considered – this one is worth taking into account.

The second candidate for evaluation paused for a moment, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

She called Jin Shilin in and asked abruptly, "Shilin-jie, what do you think of Xueli?"

Kim Se-rin was completely baffled by the question.

"Shirley? Wang Xueli? Your senior sister?"

Jin Shilin asked blankly, "What about her? What happened to her?"

"Are you tired these past few days?"

"Ah, it's alright. Sweet Ice Cream has so many people now, I'm already..."

"I wasn't talking about work!"

"If it's not work, then what is it, ah!"

Jin Shilin widened her beautiful eyes. "You mean that? You mean... you want to drag Wang Xueli into this too?"

"What do you mean by 'dragging me down'? That's so rude! I'm not running a brothel!"

Kim Se-rin tried her best to hold back her laughter.

After hesitating for a moment, Jin Shilin spoke up, "She... doesn't seem like someone we can handle, does she? I feel like she's not very interested in this kind of thing."

It's almost as if Senior Wang is cold and aloof.

"That's just appearance. Shirley's biggest characteristic is that she's cold on the outside but well-behaved on the inside. She seems quiet and introverted on the surface, but she's actually curious about many things. It's just that her lack of security makes her afraid to try things on her own initiative."

Chen Xinyi rolled over, her tone becoming lighter, "Once these kinds of people let their guard down, they often become more open. They just need a suitable opportunity that makes them feel safe. And I happen to know where her weakness lies."

She picked up her phone, opened WeChat, and sent a message to the contact person in her account who was labeled "Person to be Examined No. 2": "Senior, are you free tomorrow night? Come to Palm Springs for dinner if you're free. Wei Yi is going to attend a seminar on the sharing economy the day after tomorrow. There will be ministerial-level leaders there, and there are some things I'd like to discuss with you."

After sending it, she said to Kim Se-rin:

"Let Shirley eat first. We can do the rest later."

The next afternoon.

Wei Yi enjoyed a game of GTA5 in the newly renovated game room on the third floor.

Not long after the Xbox One was released, Wu Zhenhe had one delivered to him. It was fully equipped, and even the game discs were pre-ordered first editions.

He spent an afternoon racing through Los Santos robbing banks, only to be chased by the police for nine blocks. His in-game henchmen were riddled with bullets before he reluctantly put down the controller.

I went downstairs to find a drink.

He slipped on his slippers and went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, poured himself a glass of iced milk, and strolled back to the living room while drinking it. Suddenly, he noticed that there was someone else on the sofa.

Chen Xinyi returned at some point.

She was wearing that fluffy white loungewear, sitting cross-legged in the corner of the sofa with a laptop on her lap, a smile that Wei Yi recognized all too well—a smile that suggested she was focused on some secret scheme.

She switched between the touchpad and the phone screen with both hands at the same time, typing at a rapid pace. Occasionally, she would stop to bite her lip and think about her words, and then continue typing away.

"Sis, when did you get back?"

"Half an hour ago. I didn't have class this afternoon, so I came back early." Chen Xinyi didn't even look up.

Wei Yi carried the milk over, stood behind the sofa, and glanced at the screen.

Then his expression froze.

She opened two WeChat windows and placed them side by side on the screen.

On the left is her own account, and her main chat partner is nicknamed "Person to be Examined No. 2".

On the right is his account number, and the person he chats with is "Sister Kexin".

His conversations with Zhang Kexin were relatively normal, consisting mainly of daily concern and flirtatious banter. The latest message was sent by his sister in his voice: "Wife, sister, you had a hard day of surgery today. Hugs."

Zhang Kexin replied with a shy emoji and then added, "You're so sweet every day, did you do something wrong?"

Chen Xinyi replied on her behalf: "I have nothing to hide, I just miss you."

But that window on the left...

Wei Yi's gaze shifted to the window on the left, and he almost choked on his milk.

"Person Under Investigation No. 2" has an extremely low-key dark blue solid color picture as their profile picture, almost no content on their Moments, and no personal signature.

But the content of the chat was anything but discreet.

The latest messages were all from Chen Xinyi, and the topics they were discussing made Wei Yi's eyelids twitch.

"Senior sister, what I told you last time is true. I feel so good every time. He's incredibly caring, and I always feel like I'm passing out from pleasure."

"I think you should give it a try, just as a new life experience. Anyway, you don't have a boyfriend, so instead of being curious forever, why not find someone you trust to experience it for yourself?"

"Don't worry, he's very tight-lipped and will definitely not tell anyone. Besides, I'm your junior sister, would I ever harm you?"

A reply came from the other end, her tone hesitant and tinged with doubt: "Xinyi, are you telling the truth? You two are really... very harmonious every time?"

Chen Xinyi's eyes lit up, and her typing speed instantly doubled: "Of course it's true! Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, come to my house for dinner tonight, and I'll have him massage your shoulders. He's an amazing masseur; he cured my backaches and pains before, and Sister Shilin and Siyan have both tried him too. Aren't you preparing for the bar exam lately? Your shoulders and neck must be very tired, right?"

There was a few minutes of silence on the other end, then a reply came: "If it's just pressing the shoulder... you can try."

Chen Xinyi smiled triumphantly and quickly replied, "Then let's do it tonight. Let's eat first. I'll ask Aunt Li to cook a few more dishes, and she'll give you a massage after we eat." Then she switched back to the right window to continue chatting with Zhang Kexin using Wei Yi's account.

The entire process was smooth and effortless, with no pressure in operating both lines. The speed of his typing and the naturalness of his switching between phrases left Wei Yi in awe.

"Sister," he finally couldn't help but ask, "who exactly is this 'Second Candidate for Examination'?"

Chen Xinyi didn't even look up, her tone casual: "You've met her before. The one sitting to your right at the family dinner."

The scene of the family dinner flashed through Wei Yi's mind.

The person sitting to his right...

It's Wang Xueli.

Senior Wang, who wears black-rimmed glasses, speaks in a low voice, and is sharp-tongued in court but is almost transparently introverted in life.

Why are you talking to her about these things?

"Bring in foreign players."

Chen Xinyi raised her head and looked at him confidently, "We're trying to conceive now, so we can't use normal methods. You've already exhausted Sister Shilin and Siyan with all the abnormal methods, so I have to use our reserve strategic resources in advance."

"Shirley is a good catch, has a good personality, and also—"

She paused, a sly glint in her peach blossom eyes, "She's actually always had a bit of a crush on you. It's just that she's too proper, and she needs someone to give her a push. I'm doing that, and things are going well so far."

Wei Yi looked down at the screen.

Wang Xueli, an introverted woman who would blush even when talking to him, talked to his sister about things like "it's always so comfortable" and "he's incredibly caring."

This contrast made him suddenly realize that his sister's social skills might be even more terrifying than her legal expertise.

"Sis, are you preparing to sell your brother's body again?"

"This is called making rational use of resources."

Chen Xinyi smiled and closed her laptop, then stood up from the sofa and stretched. "And once you really taste the sweetness, you definitely won't say that I pushed you."

She picked up her now-cold coffee, slipped on her fluffy slippers, and headed to the kitchen. As she passed him, she tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek. "Oh, by the way, Shirley's coming over for dinner tonight. Dress formally, like that navy blue shirt. Don't wear your shabby hoodie. Also, don't stare at her too much while we're eating, but don't completely ignore her either. Shirley needs a bit of attention; too little and she'll feel unattractive, too much and she'll just retreat into her shell."

"Oh, right."

She then confessed.

"When you're massaging her, don't go too far at first. Wait until she's in the mood, then you can touch her as you please. But she's very rational and logical; if she clearly refuses, don't do anything rash!"

"understood."