Wang Xinzhi's intention is very obvious: since he can't take his sister away, he will stay here for a while to confirm whether his sister and this man have a secret relationship.
Cheng Jinyang expressed with a clear conscience: Although Miss Wang and I share the same bed, it's more accurate to say that she keeps me warm rather than the other way around. Eldest Brother in-law, this is your chance to prove my innocence.
Xing Yuanzhi timely suggested: In that case, Wang Xinzhi, you and your sister can live together. Jinyang and I are engaged, so sharing a room is fine.
Chu Qingqing interjected: Since you siblings haven't seen each other for a long time, it's good for you to reunite. I'll sleep with Yuanzhi and them in the same room.
Wang Wanrou coldly remarked at last: None of your business, get lost.
For an ordinary brother, being insulted so mercilessly by his sister would definitely make him lose his temper immediately.
After all, Wang Xinzhi still has manners. He didn't darken his face publicly, just chuckled and threatened:
"In that case, I'll talk to father..."
[T/N: The author wrote it like this.]
"Talk?" Wang Wanrou frowned slightly, sneering, "Talk about what? Like, the matter of the maid we had when we were children?"
"Cough cough!" Wang Xinzhi immediately seemed as if he had been choked by water, coughing hard several times, then smiled bitterly, "Sister, actually Jinyang is a good person, but you know our status. If you really intend to marry him, you need to overcome a lot of obstacles..."
"Who said I'm going to marry him?" Wang Wanrou said coldly.
Wang Xinzhi: ???
"Regarding the cohabitation..." Out of habit developed since childhood, he immediately began to doubt his intelligence, wondering if he had overlooked something again, "How should this be explained?"
"There's no necessary logical connection between cohabitation and marriage," Wang Wanrou said calmly.
"That's true, but..." Wang Xinzhi cautiously asked, "With your personality, unless you're in love, how could you possibly be willing to cohabit with someone?"
"Do you understand me well?"
"That's not what I meant..."
"I have my own principles."
Wang Xinzhi: ...
Alright, back to square one. Just telling me not to interfere...
The siblings suddenly changed their expressions, sensing the rational pressure from a wide-ranging mental field.
"Hmm?" Xing Yuanzhi looked around, "Who was whispering in my ear just now?"
"Really?" Cheng Jinyang asked in surprise.
"It seems I heard it too," Miss Qingqing hurriedly spoke up.
"Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call." So Wang Xinzhi went to the balcony to call the family to inquire about the situation.
The remaining four people looked at each other in the living room until Wang Wanrou suddenly spoke up:
"Jinyang, don't you want me to live here?"
Although her tone was still full of mysterious composure, Cheng Jinyang still sensed the anger and... murderous intent contained within, just as he was about to remedy and explain forcefully, a sudden inspiration struck him and he said:
"Of course not."
Wang Wanrou looked at him coldly, meaning "Then you explain."
"About you living here, with your outstanding wisdom, you must have long anticipated the questioning from your father, brother, and the family, and have already figured out how to answer," Cheng Jinyang smiled and said, "I certainly can't use my limited wit to rashly interfere with your originally seamless plan."
"So when your brother asked about this matter, I chose to go along with it, following his lead. As long as I don't raise objections, it won't introduce new variables, and you can just send him away according to your original plan, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Wanrou's face eased slightly, and she coldly chuckled once again, "Interfere with my plan? Feel free to try, it doesn't matter."
"Hahaha." Cheng Jinyang chuckled, mimicking Cao Cao's quick wit, while swiftly thinking, "Why bother? Knowing it's useless, what's the point of insisting? Besides destroying the trust between us, what good does it do?"
"Heh, smooth words and false expressions, but at least you have some self-awareness," Miss Wang said, her anger still lingering but her expression visibly loosened.
The young woman behind them pursed her lips and whispered to Xing Yuanzhi, "Um, can I borrow the bathroom?"
"The bathroom isn't mine," Xing Yuanzhi frowned slightly. "What do you need to do?"
"I feel like throwing up," Chu Qingqing said. "Encountering a narcissist and a sycophant is like a fly landing on dung—utterly disgusting."
Xing Yuanzhi: ...
"Stop it, or I'll feel nauseous too," she said quietly.
Meanwhile, Wang Xinzhi came back after finishing the call, now aware of his Uncle Wang Chuzhong's use of the 'mind amplifier,' and said solemnly, "Let's call it a day. I have something to attend to in our family's territory."
"No need to see you off," Wang Wanrou said coldly.
After sending away the annoying brother in-law, Cheng Jinyang turned around and sighed, "Alright, anyone else needs to communicate with their family? Better do it now to avoid them coming over."
"My family's already been informed," Xing Yuanzhi replied.
In the Hejian Xing family, she was not only a core member but also with her father not handling affairs and no elder brother, she had a lot of autonomy, certainly avoiding the kind of trouble Wang Wanrou had.
Chu Qingqing hesitated a bit. After all, she had two elder brothers above her. Although one was a research geek and the other a shut-in, neither had much time to pay attention to her... but that was only because she hadn't been living here for long.
Over time, not just the family, but also her father will definitely become suspicious. After all, her excuse is "practicing supernatural powers," and anyone's family would worry if their daughter practiced away from home for a couple of months, right?
Ugh, so annoying.
And this faint whispering in my ears, could it be hallucinations?
"Do you really not hear people talking around us?" Chu Qingqing asked suspiciously.
"Yes," Xing Yuanzhi said.
"No," Cheng Jinyang said.
"Don't mind him, besides Su Lili's voice, he won't have any other hallucinations," Xing Yuanzhi sighed, rubbing her brow, "I'm wondering if it's because of recent fatigue..."
"No, it's not," Wang Wanrou denied, "It'll be fine soon."
"What do you mean?" Xing Yuanzhi immediately sensed there was more to her words, "Is it external factors?"
She walked to the balcony window and looked outside.
There's no obvious source of noise, right?
Just as she was thinking this, suddenly the voices in her ears disappeared.
"Hey, it's really gone!" Miss Qingqing exclaimed in surprise.
She now began to suspect it was Miss Wang who was behind it all, but she didn't say anything.
"Indeed..." Xing Yuanzhi didn't have as many concerns and looked inquiringly at Wang Wanrou.
Before the latter could speak, sharp air raid sirens rang outside again.
Then there was a violent explosion.
Everyone hurried to the balcony, only to see a deep blue, glass-like hemisphere seemingly appearing in the sky, with beautiful and mysterious gloss flowing over it, extending northward across the mountains.
"What is this..." Chu Qingqing seemed to have thought of something.
"An invisible barrier," Wang Wanrou said softly, "The head of the Xingyang Zheng family has taken action."