I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

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"I'm starting to feel paranoid..."

"No." Jiang Xinhai interrupted everyone and shook his head vigorously.

"Actually, I had a feeling when I saw the notebook. His tone of voice was so similar to that of Zhichi."

"Then this handwriting, although different from the letter sent to Chen Xi, is very similar to the handwriting of Zhichi."

"Especially this signature of Zhichi, I initially thought it was a deliberate imitation of Zhichi, but it's practically identical. An imitation couldn't be this similar..."

"The most important thing is..."

Jiang Xinhai paused for a moment, then said:

"I only need to ask Chen Xi what her brother's name is to confirm if it is Zhichi."

Everyone then realized that they had been referring to "Aunt Xu's son" and "Chen Xi's brother".

The only thing I didn't ask was what that person's name was.

They initially ignored this person, but later his behavior became increasingly bizarre.

Qin Yun Chu, who knew the inside story, deliberately avoided the topic.

So surprisingly, not a single person thought to ask him his name.

Jiang Xinhai turned to look at Chen Xi and said:

"Tell me your brother's name in a low voice, and don't let anyone else hear it."

Chen Xi swallowed hard, nodded, then leaned closer and whispered something in her ear.

Qin Yun Chu clutched her chest, feeling as if her heart was about to leap out of her chest.

She knew that Chen Xi's brother was Chen Ya, and she also guessed that Zhi Chi was Chen Ya's alias.

But... she didn't know that Jiang Xinhai actually got to know Chen Ya in this way.

What exactly happened between the two of them?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Xi finished speaking those two words and then left Jiang Xinhai's ears.

Jiang Xinhai's expression was uncertain, then he let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Okay, I understand." She hugged Chen Xi's shoulder and said, "Chen Xi's brother is Zhichi."

Everyone's bodies shook violently.

The live stream chat was so full of comments that it covered the entire screen, making it almost impossible to see what other people were saying.

"Chen Xi's brother is Zhi Chi?" Wang Feng's voice was slightly off-key. "Did I hear that right?"

Jiang Xinhai covered his face, seemingly unable to face the camera, and simply nodded, saying:

"You heard me right! It's him!"

After saying that, she lowered her hand somewhat irritably, her face full of displeasure, and said in a slightly coquettish tone:

"Why didn't he tell me anything! I've never heard him mention that he has a younger sister!"

Chen Xi is still in a daze.

The world around her seemed to stretch infinitely in her eyes, as if it were inside the event horizon of a black hole.

She seems to be gradually drifting away from this world, fading into the distance...

Is his own brother so close?

That older brother who never wants to go to school and just stays at home doing some kind of drawing or writing.

The older brother who snatched his own notebook, his own lollipop, and put cicadas in his own pencil case?

Is that brother who boasted about marrying Jiang Xinhai the one who is Zhichi?

Chen Xi felt that her world had been completely scattered and reorganized.

He Ling's face was filled with shock as she asked Jiang Xinhai, "Xinhai, are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true! Nobody knows Zhichi better than me," Jiang Xinhai said, unusually agitated, her expression almost tearful. "It's that jerk!"

Wang Feng said, "This is your first collaboration with Zhichi in 10 years, right? That means that after Chen Xi's brother left home for 3 years, you collaborated on your first album?"

Jiang Xinhai tried to calm himself down and then said, "Yes. Ten years ago, I was 18 years old and a freshman in college."

She explained, "I had good grades, so I skipped a grade and was admitted to Binhai Media University. That's where I met Zhichi."

"Is Zhichi also a student of Binhai Media?"

“No,” Jiang Xinhai said. “He was already a music producer at the time, and he came to our school to give a guest lecture once.”

After saying that, she gritted her clean, white teeth and said viciously, "And then they tricked me into getting on their pirate ship!"

He Ling asked curiously, "What do you mean by 'tricked onto a pirate ship'?"

"He asked me if I would be willing to collaborate with him on an album that would shake the world." Jiang Xinhai gritted his teeth, but the corners of his mouth kept turning up. "I said, okay."

He Ling asked in surprise, "It's that simple?"

“Because he’s very handsome,” Jiang Xinhai said matter-of-factly. “And he spoke well, and I was young at the time, so I believed him.”

After saying that, she patted Chen Xi and said, "By the way, you don't need to worry about it anymore. The edge of the cliff is just a stone's throw away."

Chen Xi seemed to hear the sound of something breaking in her chest.

Chapter 91 About the Matter of Closeness

"Linya means 'within reach'. That means your brother."

Chen Xi stared blankly at Jiang Xinhai, and then an incomprehensible and uncontrollable sadness surged over her like a tidal wave.

But just a short while later, the tide was stopped by a breakwater that suddenly appeared.

"Teacher Xinhai, something's not right!"

"What's wrong?"

Chen Xi said, "Even if Zhichi and my brother share the same name, you still don't know Linya, do you?"

Jiang Xinhai blinked.

Chen Xi pressed her hands to her chest and said, "There's no direct evidence to suggest that Linya is Zhichi, is there?"

The others also came to their senses.

They were almost dragged into a pit by Jiang Xinhai.

"Xinhai, you didn't study logic properly!" He Ling shouted, "You almost scared me to death!"

“Yes, yes…” Wang Feng patted his chest.

Jiang Xinhai pouted: "This has nothing to do with logic, it has to do with a woman's sixth sense."

He Ling thought Jiang Xinhai was joking, wiping the sweat from her brow:

"Xinhai, stop teasing Chen Xi, the child is almost scared to death."

“I wasn’t teasing her, I’m serious,” Jiang Xinhai said earnestly.

Qin Yun Chu remained silent for a long while, then suddenly spoke:

"How about we stop investigating who Linya is for now?"

Although there was no direct evidence, she always felt in her heart that Chen Ya must have done this.

Anyone who knows Chen Ya would easily come to this conclusion.

Because he seemed like the kind of person who would do that kind of thing.

He Ling's eyes darted around and she said, "Yes, it's getting late. Let's make dinner first."

Wang Feng stood up and said, "Yes, my stomach is growling with hunger."

Jiang Xinhai turned to look at Chen Xi and said softly, "Why don't you eat with us?"

Chen Xi shook her head and said, "I think I'll just go back..."

“Stay here,” Jiang Xinhai winked at her. “Don’t you want to hear what your brother was like when he worked with me?”

Chen Xi immediately nodded: "I want to hear it."

So, the group of 6 added one more person, becoming a group of 7.

After the tasks were assigned, the seven people either washed the vegetables or chopped the meat.

Qin Yunchu was in charge of washing and steaming the rice, while Chen Xi and Jiang Xinhai were in charge of peeling the potatoes.

This is where the difference between those who have done housework and those who haven't becomes apparent.

To everyone's surprise, Xu Xiangxiao was the most efficient among the seven people.

Her movements were so skillful, like a chef who had worked in the kitchen for many years, doing everything smoothly and effortlessly.

After finishing her task, she went to other people's places and helped everyone with their tasks.

Although Chen Xi grew up in the village, she wasn't as quick and agile as Xu Xiangxiao.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments:

"As expected of my Xiangxiao, she's so cool even when she's cooking."

"I've never seen Xiangxiao cook before, she's so cool!"

"Xiangxiao's singing makes me feel like I have no voice, and her cooking makes me feel like I'm useless in the hands and feet. She really... I'm going to cry..."

……

He Ling watched in shock as Xu Xiangxiao deftly chopped the scallions into sections with a kitchen knife, tossed them into the pot, and asked:

"Xiangxiao, how come you're such a good cook?"

Xu Xiangxiao tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and asked, "What's wrong? Do I look like someone who can't cook?"

"You've always given people the impression of being cool and stylish," He Ling said.

"Being able to cook is also handsome," Xu Xiangxiao said.

He Ling smiled: "Indeed."

After a while, Xu Xiangxiao said, "My dream in life used to be to be a cook."

He Ling burst out laughing.

"Don't laugh, it's true," Xu Xiangxiao said. "When I was in a band, I covered all the food for the entire band. I even paid for Tianya's meals..."

She suddenly stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

What happened to Tianya?