Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 433 [422] As long as she's happy

"bang bang"

Song Zhiyu waited for a while, but Xu Jinhuan didn't come out. Worried that he was too sad, she came over and knocked on the door. "Brother, what are you doing?"

She waited a while, but heard no response, and wondered to herself, 'Could she have fallen asleep?'

Just as he was about to push the door open and go in, he heard his phone chime. Looking down, he saw a message from Xu Jinhuan:

"Under reflection, please do not disturb."

Song Zhiyu found it somewhat amusing and continued knocking on the door, saying, "You don't need to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors. Come find me; I can give you some pointers."

Xu Jinhuan remained silent and stopped sending messages.

"Then I'll go in."

Song Zhiyu said something, then pushed the door open and went in. She saw that the room windows and curtains were open, and Xu Jinhuan was lying on the bed fully clothed, with his arms crossed behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, looking like he had no will to live.

"What are you doing?"

Song Zhiyu walked to the bedside and nudged the bed frame with her knee. "Who are you thinking about?"

"wanna die."

Xu Jinhuan remained expressionless, then closed his eyes. "Go do your own thing. What are you doing here?"

Are you worried about the argument between Sister Wanqing and Sister Xingzhu?

Instead of answering, Song Zhiyu asked a question. Seeing that he didn't speak, especially while lying in bed, although he tried to hide it, she could still clearly feel his depressed mood.

That feeling of helplessness and bewilderment was something she had never seen in Xu Jinhuan before.

'I didn't expect my little trick to have such a big impact on him...'

Song Zhiyu felt like laughing, feeling very proud and smug, but also a little heartbroken and guilty. After hesitating for a moment, she advised, "It was the two of them arguing, not the other way around. You don't need to be so sad, do you?"

Xu Jinhuan opened his eyes, glanced at her, and smiled, saying, "Don't worry about me, I'll just lie here for a while... You can go play, don't worry about me."

"I never cared about you anyway."

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes angrily, but still stood by the bed without moving. After hesitating for a moment, she sat on the edge of the bed and pushed him, "Stop pretending. I won't care if you keep acting pitiful..."

Xu Jinhuan closed his eyes and remained silent.

Song Zhiyu nudged him again: "Stop pretending, did you hear me?"

Xu Jinhuan had no choice but to open her eyes, looking helpless yet indulgent, and said with a smile, "I'm really fine. I'll just lie here for a bit. Go play, go ahead, be good~"

The more he acted this way, the more Song Zhiyu felt that he was very sad and concerned about his image, deliberately trying to cover it up.

"alright!"

She hesitated for a moment, then pouted and said, "I promise you, I'll help you persuade those two, okay?"

"That was not what I meant."

Xu Jinhuan seemed a little amused and exasperated. "Of course, I would be very touched if you were willing to help me... but you really didn't need to do this."

"Just tell me if you need my help?"

"want!"

Xu Jinhuan stopped worrying and sat up abruptly, flashing a bright smile. "I'm so touched! I'll go look at the recipes right now. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"I'll eat whatever you do."

Song Zhiyu's plan worked again, and she felt that she could perfectly control him. In a good mood, she smiled sweetly at him, looking very obedient, "Don't worry, you rarely cook, so I definitely won't be picky about food."

"Alright, I'll think of it myself."

Xu Jinhuan stood up. "Come with me to buy groceries."

"it is good!"

Song Zhiyu answered crisply, her mood becoming even more cheerful.

Although she wasn't fully grown up yet, with her intelligence and understanding of him, she could completely control him. Xie Wanqing, Chen Xingzhu—they were nothing compared to her!

'Was what I did a bit too much?'

She immediately began to reflect in her mind, 'Judging from his expression just now, even though Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing hadn't argued with him, he was still upset when they did... If they were like that, he would definitely be even more upset if it were me.'

'Was it a bit too much of me to lie to a little kid like that?'

At the same time, Xu Jinhuan was secretly reflecting, 'There's a really cynical and shameless feeling about this... Isn't this bullying an honest person?'

Despite thinking this way, he showed no intention of admitting his mistake or correcting it.

Since they've already lost all sense of shame, there's nothing wrong with being even more shameless.

The brother and sister went out together to a nearby shopping mall to buy groceries. Song Zhiyu also bought some extra snacks. She was very happy and well-behaved throughout the trip. After arriving home, she even helped with picking and preparing the vegetables.

"Alright, I'll take care of the rest myself."

Once everything was almost done, Xu Jinhuan told her to go out and play while he tinkered around in the kitchen.

Song Zhiyu washed her hands, watched for a while longer, then took her phone to the living room to watch TV, secretly sending a message in the group chat: "I think we shouldn't be too cruel to him..."

She recounted what had just happened, saying, "I didn't expect him to be so fragile. We should be gentler with him in the future, so he doesn't give up on himself and become reckless."

Xie Wanqing quickly replied, "Anything is fine with me."

Chen Xingzhu then replied, "If you both feel that way, then I have no objection."

'Do they both listen to me that much?'

Song Zhiyu was somewhat surprised. Xie Wanqing was gentle and easy to talk to, so it wasn't unexpected, but it was strange that Chen Xingzhu was so easy to talk to.

'Could it be that my previous behavior impressed Chen Xingzhu, so now she listens to me completely?'

Song Zhiyu pondered to herself, feeling a mix of joy and unreality. She hadn't expected to win over Chen Xingzhu so easily.

In that case, wouldn't I be the one to call the shots in this family from now on?
She thought for a moment, then adopted a bossy tone and said, "Then let's not escalate things any further for now. Let's maintain the status quo and then ease things up a bit. For example, we can act a little better in front of him, but we can't go too far at once, lest he get arrogant again."

Xie Wanqing: "Okay."

Chen Xingzhu: "Mm."

'really……'

Seeing that the two girls indeed obeyed her every word, Song Zhiyu became even more certain of her previous guess. She thought to herself, 'The more they do this, the less I should bully them. I must try my best to be fair and just...'
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At the same time, Xie Wanqing secretly sent a private message to Chen Xingzhu: "Do you think what Zhizhi said is true?"

Fearing that Chen Xingzhu might misunderstand, he quickly added, "I didn't mean that Zhizhi was lying to us, I was just afraid that she would be deceived."

Chen Xingzhu: "Is that even a question? Zhizhi must have been deceived by him."

Xie Wanqing: "Ah?"

Xie Wanqing: "How did you know?"

Chen Xingzhu: "Whoever benefits is the mastermind."

Chen Xingzhu: "She said at noon that her plan had succeeded and that she was going to press on. Only two hours later, she changed her mind. She must have been tricked."

Xie Wanqing: "Then what should we do?"

Although she is older, Chen Xingzhu makes the decisions in many things because of her personality, and this has gradually become a habit.

Chen Xingzhu: "Don't worry about it."

Chen Xingzhu: "Anyway, she'll be going back to school soon, so as long as she's happy."

Xie Wanqing: "That makes sense."

Seeing that Chen Xingzhu sounded relaxed, she didn't take it to heart.

On the other side, Chen Xingzhu's expression was not so relaxed after she put down her phone.

Because she wasn't sure why Xu Jinhuan lied to Song Zhiyu—was it simply because of Song Zhiyu's lie at noon, or was there some other reason...?

(End of this chapter)