After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

Zhichun East Lane.

When Lin Siyan returned, it was already dusk.

Chen Xinyi sat cross-legged on the sofa, with several interior design magazines spread out in front of her, and a pen in her hand drawing circles on the floor plan.

Jin Shilin was lying on the other side, sharing another renovation case with Chen Xinyi on her phone.

"This children's room design is really beautiful, look at this cloud lamp..."

"Siyan's back? Is the coffee shop busy today?" Chen Xinyi didn't even look up, her pen still poking at the floor plan.

"It's alright." Lin Siyan changed into slippers and walked over, her voice as soft as ever.

When she passed through the living room, she deliberately avoided the spot where Wei Yi usually sat.

Although Wei Yi wasn't in the living room at the moment, he was still playing games in his room.

Jin Shilin looked up from her phone screen, her gaze lingering on Lin Siyan's face for a moment.

"Siyan, what's wrong? Your face is a little red."

"It's the wind outside."

Your lips seem a little swollen too.

"Autumn is dry. I'm going to wash my face."

She walked quickly into the bathroom, closing the door much softer than usual, as if afraid of disturbing something.

Jin Shilin turned to look at Chen Xinyi and lowered her voice: "Something's not right."

Chen Xinyi finally put down her pen, blinked her peach blossom eyes, and glanced in the direction of the restroom.

in the bathroom.

Lin Siyan stood in front of the sink, her hands supporting her on the marble countertop, looking down at her swollen lips in the mirror.

"Son of a bitch!"

She reached out and touched it, her whole body trembling slightly when her fingertips touched her lips.

Images from the afternoon in the coffee shop's private room flooded back uncontrollably.

The force with which his fingers dug into her hair, the warmth of his palm supporting the back of her head, and the clean scent of his lips when they pressed down—a scent somewhat similar to Chen Xinyi's.

And then there was his line, "We were together in our past lives, and you even gave birth to my child."

Lin Siyan turned on the tap and splashed a handful of cold water on her face.

Cold water dripped down her chin and into her collar, making her shiver and finally clearing her head a little.

She looked up at the person in the mirror whose face was covered in water droplets, whose lips were swollen and whose ears were red.

"Lin Siyan, wake up!"

She told herself, her voice so low that only the person in the mirror could hear, "You like Xinyi. You made the video to make Xinyi hate him. You only find him disgusting!"

She cheered herself up.

To her horror, she discovered that she wasn't as resistant as she had imagined.

She herself is not clear that what she is resisting is the very act of "being touched by Wei Yi".

Or is he resisting the thought of "betraying Chen Xinyi"?

If it's the former, then why did she go from struggling to just cursing him in the private room, then from cursing him to just staying silent, and then from staying silent to...

She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Turn off the water and take a deep breath.

When she pushed open the door and went out, her face had returned to its usual aloof expression, but the redness at the base of her ears hadn't completely faded.

Chen Xinyi was still sitting on the sofa, twirling the pen in her hand.

Seeing her come out, Chen Xinyi patted the seat next to her, her expression beaming, her peach blossom eyes filled with an indescribable smile.

"Siyan, come and sit down."

Lin Siyan hesitated for a moment, but still went over and sat down.

Chen Xinyi immediately leaned closer and stared at her lips for several seconds.

"Siyan, your lips are swollen."

"...I said it's because autumn is dry."

"Does the dryness in autumn cause both your upper and lower lips to swell at the same time? And the way yours is swollen..." Chen Xinyi pointed to her lips with her finger, "It looks like someone bit me. When my brother first learned to kiss, he liked to bite people, and he would always bite me like this."

"Xinyi, I don't understand what you're saying. I need to go help Aunt Zheng cook." Lin Siyan stood up and tried to run away.

Chen Xinyi grabbed her wrist and pulled her back onto the sofa. The force wasn't great, but the angle was extremely tricky. Lin Siyan lost her balance and fell into the sofa cushions.

"Sister Shilin!" Chen Xinyi called out towards the kitchen.

Kim Se-rin poked her head out of the kitchen, still holding a spatula in her hand. She was stunned when she saw the two people on the sofa in this position.

"What's wrong?"

"Come here for a second. It's a family meeting."

Jin Shilin put the spatula back on the stove, wiped the handle, and walked over to sit down on the single sofa.

Aunt Zheng tactfully closed the sliding door tightly in the kitchen.

"Siyan." Chen Xinyi held Lin Siyan's hand, her tone as gentle as if coaxing a child, "Who went to the coffee shop to look for you this afternoon?"

Lin Siyan looked down at her knees and remained silent.

"It's no use you not saying anything. My brother told me before he left this afternoon that he was going to a coffee shop for a cup of coffee."

Chen Xinyi blinked her peach blossom eyes, paused, and added, "He rarely drinks coffee. But he took the initiative to go for coffee today, so I knew something was up."

Jin Shilin gasped, "You knew all along that he was going to see Siyan?"

I guessed a little bit.

Actually, there isn't any.

Nobody knew that Wei Yi went to the coffee shop today.

He didn't say anything when he came back.

But Chen Xinyi knew that Lin Siyan had gone to the coffee shop today.

Lin Siyan and Jin Shilin were unaware that Chen Xinyi was actually bluffing.

So, Jin Shilin asked, bewildered, "Why did he suddenly want to drink coffee?"

Chen Xinyi smiled and said, "Then I don't know. Siyan might know. Siyan, why did my brother suddenly want to drink coffee today?"

"No," Lin Siyan stubbornly insisted. "Are you guys playing a Conan game? Don't drag me into this!"

"What game is it? Siyan, why is my sister dragging you into this?"

Suddenly, Wei Yi's voice rang out.

But he came out of the master bedroom, still looking exhausted.

But Chen Xinyi keenly noticed the moment her younger brother's voice rang out.

Her best friend's body visibly trembled.

The magnitude is small, but it does exist.

This made Chen Xinyi's almond-shaped eyes light up instantly.

It's as if Columbus discovered a new continent, or as if the little black boy saw the sect leader.

No, no.

Suppressing her fiery glare, Lin Siyan broke free from Chen Xinyi's grasp. "I'll go help Aunt Zheng!"

This time, Chen Xinyi stopped grabbing her and watched with a smile as she ran towards the kitchen as if fleeing.

"Explain." After she walked a little further away, Chen Xinyi looked at her younger brother.

"Sis, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Nonsense! Of course it's the truth!" It wasn't Chen Xinyi who spoke first, but Jin Shilin, whose face was full of gossip and excitement.

Wei Yi pushed away Sister Jin, who was acting like an excited puppy, and just looked at his older sister.

"I'll listen to everything," Chen Xinyi said with a smile.

"The lie is, I just happened to want to drink coffee. I ran into Sister Siyan at the coffee shop, and because she was pretty, I was overcome by lust and forcibly kissed her."

"Shiba! Ashiba!!" Kim Se-rin was utterly shocked.

Chen Xinyi was still smiling.

Wei Yi then put on a helpless expression, "But the truth is... Sister Siyan, she's still devoted to you."

Shocked, Jin Shilin asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with Siyan's unwavering devotion?"

"Sister Siyan is still determined to frame me. Just like with the secretly filmed video..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

A light, crisp, and urgent voice suddenly rang out. It was Lin Siyan rushing out of the kitchen, her face full of anxiety and anger, but her eyes were still fixed on Chen Xinyi.

"I don't!"