Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 153 [152] The First Backstab

"Okay, let's put the accommodation issue aside for now."

Inside the room, Xie Zhiqiang finally changed the subject, "Then why did you make my sister your assistant? Can you honestly say you didn't have ulterior motives?"

"What selfish motives do I have? Your sister has helped me so much before, and now that she's in trouble, I can't just stand by and do nothing, can I?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "Don't take your anger out on me. It's not like I encouraged her to not take your parents' allowance. She's the one who doesn't want the allowance anymore. I'll help her think of a solution. Besides, I do need an assistant..."

"That won't work!"

Xie Zhiqiang managed to calm down for a moment, then said, "My sister can't take your money, and it's not okay if you can make money. From now on, I'll give you 1500 yuan every month, and you can give it to my sister."

"Don't you still have to ask your parents for money?"

Xu Jinhuan asked, "Do you think your sister wants your parents' money? If so, why do I need to get involved?"

"..."

Xie Zhiqiang was speechless for a moment, then quickly racked his brains to think, "Then don't tell my sister, but you know in your heart that this money wasn't given by you."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan readily agreed, "It's just using your money to hire your sister as my assistant, I don't lose anything."

"..."

After hearing what he said, Xie Zhiqiang also felt something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Anyway, my sister can't take your money!"
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"..."

After a brief silence in the living room, Chen Xingruo sneered, "Stunned now, aren't you?"

Song Zhiyu adopted a humble attitude and asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

“My sister may seem cold and difficult to get along with, but she is actually very considerate of others. She would rather suffer injustice herself than be bullied like this by Li Yunxue.”

Because she was afraid her sister would come out, Chen Xingruo spoke in a low voice but quickly, explaining to Song Zhiyu, "Besides, she's always been someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force, and she's very opinionated. Look, it's such a big thing as moving; she said she wanted to move, and she moved right away."

Song Zhiyu said impatiently, "Can you get to the point?"

"I was afraid you wouldn't believe me, wasn't I?"

Chen Xingruo glared at her. "My suggestion is to open up to my sister and tell her the truth. We both think Xu Jinhuan is not suitable for her. I am her sister, so I would definitely want what's best for her. You are Xu Jinhuan's sister, so you must understand Xu Jinhuan. Our suggestion is definitely reasonable and well-founded."

She spoke more calmly and confidently now, no longer in a hurry, "Then, you tell her that you like Xu Jinhuan, and ask her not to compete with you for her..."

Song Zhiyu almost couldn't resist jumping up and kicking her away. She glanced nervously at Xu Jinhuan's door, and seeing that it was still closed, she felt relieved and tried to put on an indifferent look, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Stop pretending, my sister saw through it a long time ago."

Chen Xingruo snorted, "Anyway, we're not related by blood, what's there to be afraid of? If you like someone, go for it. I'll help you get rid of my sister, your biggest enemy..."

Just then, the sound of the bathroom door opening came from inside. Chen Xingruo hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Do you agree or not? I'm leaving tomorrow, I don't have time to waste with you!"

"it is good!"

Song Zhiyu hesitated for a moment, then nodded vigorously. Then she saw Chen Xingzhu return, her face covered with a few drops of water, a strand of soft black hair clinging to her cheek, making her face look even more radiant.

Song Zhiyu looked on with a hint of envy, and Chen Xingruo was also a little envious, but it quickly turned into pride, and she exclaimed, "So I'm this pretty?"

Chen Xingzhu was both amused and exasperated. She sat down on the sofa and noticed the two exchanging glances and subtly signaling to each other. So she looked at one of them and then at the other.

"Sis, we have something to tell you."

Chen Xingruo originally wanted Song Zhiyu to take the lead, but seeing that she couldn't get her to do it, she had no choice but to go herself, "We both..."

As they were talking, they heard the door open again. Chen Xingruo immediately stopped talking and turned around to see that Xu Jinhuan had indeed come out.

"Has her younger brother come knocking on our door?"

Song Zhiyu made no attempt to hide her schadenfreude, "Did they manage to fool us?"

"That's called having a petty mind."

Xu Jinhuan pursed his lips and said, "That's my buddy. What misunderstanding between us can't be resolved?"

Paying his own sister to be his friend's assistant—what else could they be but true friends?
"Tch!" Song Zhiyu curled her lip and scoffed.

"Sister, let's go back."

Chen Xingruo suddenly stood up and said to her sister, then asked Song Zhiyu, "Are you coming along?"

"Go ahead."

Song Zhiyu understood what she meant, and got up as well. She then said to Xu Jinhuan, "You should stay home and work hard. Don't be lazy. School will start soon."

These two girls were clearly trying to get rid of him, and Xu Jinhuan immediately suspected that they were up to no good again, and were digging a hole for him once more.

But after thinking about it, Xie Wanqing wasn't around, so at most she could only stir things up a little. Given Chen Xingzhu's personality and perspective, it wouldn't really have any effect.

At worst, I can just go back and coax her again; it's not a big problem!
Thinking of this, he didn't insist on following them. He calmly saw them to the door, watched them go upstairs, and then went back to continue working on Subway Surfers.

"Sister, please sit down,"

Upon arriving upstairs, Chen Xingruo and Song Zhiyu sat on the sofa. Then, Chen Xingruo gestured to the side, indicating that Chen Xingzhu should sit down. Acting as if she were the elder sister, she got straight to the point, saying, "We have something to say to you."

"what's up?"

Chen Xingzhu sat down with a smile, facing her sister. She was no longer so cold. Perhaps it was because the moment her sister entered the house last night, she stood by her side watching the two people closest to her protect her and stand up for her in their own ways, and the ice in her heart had quietly melted away.

Chen Xingruo glanced at Song Zhiyu first, and seeing that she was still pretending to be stupid, she had no choice but to continue herself, saying, "Sister, I'm your sister, of course I'm doing this for your own good, right? She's Xu Jinhuan's sister, so she must know her brother very well, right?"

Chen Xingzhu didn't speak, but Chen Xingruo continued, "Now we both feel that you and Xu Jinhuan are not a good match."

Chen Xingzhu remained silent.

"Look, putting everything else aside, just look at Xie Wanqing,"

Chen Xingruo continued to present her compelling evidence, "Xu Jinhuan has such a beautiful girl by his side, and they're always together. Are you worried? If he really likes you that much, he'll keep his distance."

She was clearly talking about Xie Wanqing, but Chen Xingzhu subconsciously looked at Song Zhiyu after hearing it.

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly and continued to act cute without saying a word.

Chen Xingruo, getting annoyed, finally couldn't help but say, "Say something! What are you doing, acting like a mascot?"

Chen Xingzhu finally spoke up: "You two came up here just to tell me this?"

"Correct!"

"I don't!"

The two spoke in unison, and then Chen Xingruo opened her eyes wide in disbelief and turned to stare at Song Zhiyu.

Song Zhiyu remained obedient and smiled sweetly, "Sister Xingzhu, don't misunderstand. I support you being with my brother. I've always considered you my sister-in-law."

???

Chen Xingruo stared at her in disbelief, then said angrily, "My sister already knew what you were thinking. What's the point of you deceiving yourself?"

“Sister Xingruo, I know you don’t like my brother and think he’s not good enough for Sister Xingzhu. I think so too, but my brother has his merits too.”

Song Zhiyu turned to look at her, and said innocently, "And most importantly, this matter depends on Sister Xingzhu's wishes, and she will decide... You can't just frame me like this just because you oppose my brother, can you?"

"You two should reach a consensus first, and then call me."

Chen Xingzhu smiled, got up, and went back to her room, not getting involved in her two younger sisters' "private affairs".

"Song Zhiyu, you're too insidious!"

Seeing her sister leave, Chen Xingruo continued her accusation, "What did we just say? We just agreed to cooperate, and you turned around and betrayed me?"

"Sister Xingruo, is this your first time being a girl?"

Despite her lack of confidence, Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly and asked frankly, "Isn't this normal?"

(End of this chapter)