Guan Shiyan pushed himself off the balcony and glanced at Ai Ni, who was blocking the window, with amusement.

Ai Ni stood ramrod straight, all her muscles tense. Seeing someone who shouldn't be here in the middle of the night seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it. "What are you doing here?"

Guan Shiyan spread his hands and said, "Can't you see? He'd go through fire and water for his brothers, it's just a small balcony."

Ai Ni frowned, not understanding. "You're looking for Madam? Madam is in another room. You've come to the wrong place."

"Then why did you turn this over?" Guan Shiyan played along with her act.

Ai Ni choked, “...parkour.”

"Pfft—" Guan Shiyan was amused by her. This Ai Ni looks cold as ice and ruthless, how come she is still a natural airhead?

Shi Youxi didn't tell him that Ai Ni had also discovered the fake Cheng Ran. He glanced at Shi Youxi, who was constantly sending video calls on his phone, smiled at Ai Ni, and stopped teasing her. "Hey, I'm here on orders. Your boss is in a hurry, so he let me in to take a look first? We can talk later if there's anything else."

Ai Ni looked closely and realized that it really was Shi Youxi, but she still didn't back down. She had just noticed the abnormality and had no idea whether the real Madam was in the bedroom behind her. Guan Shiyan, who had appeared here inexplicably, was even more strange. Since there was a fake Madam, then maybe the person in front of her was also a fake.

Seeing that she didn't believe him, Guan Shiyan directly answered Shi Youxi's video call, "I've arrived, but someone won't let me in."

Shi Youxi was already at his breaking point. When he saw Ai Ni, he didn't waste any words and uttered a few words: "Shi Mi, let him in. You stay here and guard him."

"Shi Mi" was Ai Ni's code name in the Shi Men. Upon hearing this, Ai Ni lowered her guard and reluctantly shifted her body to the side.

Guan Shiyan originally wanted to tease her a little more, but when he saw that Shi Youxi's face looked like it was about to turn to stone, he didn't delay and went inside with his bag.

Upon entering, I saw Cheng Ran lying motionless on the bed with her eyes closed.

This state...

Guan Shiyan frowned, opened the bag, and took out medical emergency equipment, a simple heart monitor, and other items.

"How is my sister?!" Shi Youxi's voice trembled.

Guan Shiyan didn't rush to answer. Instead, he waited until he was sure that Cheng Ran had no external injuries and that her heartbeat and blood pressure were normal before saying, "She's fine. She looks like she's just asleep. Hmm... Did she take some kind of medicine to sleep for so long?"

Guan Shiyan is a specialist in psychiatry, and he has seen drugs that induce constant drowsiness before.

Cheng Ran's current state can only be explained by drug use, which he found very intriguing, so he moved closer to take a closer look.

Upon hearing this answer, Shi Youxi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Cheng Ran was alive, it meant that her sister had not yet left.

"It's alright, you can leave now. Don't look at her or touch her."

Just as Guan Shiyan was about to get closer to see Cheng Ran's appearance, he turned on his flashlight and lifted Cheng Ran's eyelids to examine her closely. The person on the other end of the phone growled coldly, "I told you to get lost!"

"Holy shit, you called me here in the middle of the night and then didn't say anything. You just told me to check carefully, and now you're telling me to get lost. Shi Youxi, am I your lapdog? Someone you can summon and dismiss at will?!"

Shi Youxi had a long face and a gloomy expression. Was it because he didn't want to talk?

Today, Shi Youxi felt like he was standing on a dilapidated rooftop, teetering on the verge of falling at any moment. Even though he was almost driven mad by this ethereal feeling of weightlessness, what could he do?

He was the one who fell off the cliff, and it was his sister who was holding the lifeline; there was nothing Shi Youxi could do.

Powerless, out of control.

She subconsciously felt that this was her sister's way of staying by her side, and she thought to herself as if she had grasped the last straw.

There was nothing he could do but stay by Cheng Ran's side.

While waiting for this body to be filled again.

As soon as Guan Shiyan finished yelling, he realized that something was wrong with Shi Youxi. He was acting the same way Shi Youxi had told him that Cheng Ran was that older sister.

This fantastical and outrageous matter was probably something Shi Youxi himself wasn't sure about, which is why he hadn't told him anything. Guan Shiyan rubbed his face and said, "Fine, fine, I'll be your lapdog. Do whatever you want."

"But she'll have to do this for several days. What if the fake Cheng Ran gets discovered?"

Shi Youxi said dryly, "It should be within the next two days. You keep watch and don't let anyone else know."

"Even Ai Ni won't do?"

"no."

"Okay..." Guan Shiyan hung up the phone, lifted the curtains, and Ai Ni was about to go in, but Guan Shiyan stopped her, "Hey, hey, it's nothing, it's just a minor illness,"

"I'm not afraid, I just need to take a look at Madam."

Guan Shiyan made up a story: "No! It's an infectious disease! Just let her rest well, she'll be fine in a couple of days. Your wife means she doesn't want to infect you."

"Then why can you see?" Ai Ni glanced at Guan Shiyan's thin frame, her face practically screaming, "I'm stronger than you, you skinny chicken."

Guan Shiyan was furious at her blatant contempt. "What do you know! I'm all muscle when I'm naked but look slim when I'm clothed!"

"And this disease is passed down to women, not men!"

"...Do you really think I'm stupid?" Ai Ni knew this was just an excuse. She wouldn't ask for the real reason; she just wanted to know if Madam was alright.

"If you don't leave, I'll have your young master kick you out."

After much persuasion, Ai Ni finally managed to get a glimpse of Cheng Ran through the window before she gave up.

The two climbed onto the windowsill together, intending to go back to their respective rooms, when Guan Shiyan suddenly asked, "How did you figure out that person was a fake?"

Ai Ni lowered her eyes, recalling how the fake lady had picked out all the cilantro while eating.

The lady did not eat cilantro, but she would not pick it out separately; she would only put it on one side of her bowl. So, after each meal, there would always be a small amount of cilantro neatly piled up in her bowl.

In her own words, she is both picky and lazy.

She only needed to discover a little clue to find more differences, which is why she became suspicious. As for whether the lady was really next door, Ai Ni was just looking for her, but who knew she would run into Guan Shiyan.

"It's just a feeling." After saying this lightly, Ai Ni used her waist to flip over to the other side.

Guan Shiyan watched the girl's high ponytail bounce with her movements, a smile playing on his lips, and then he turned and went back to his room.

23 years ago, at the Mu residence.

Mu Yiran had been awake for three hours. After finishing everything, she was eagerly waiting for time to pass so that the four hours would be up so she could take her medicine and fall asleep.

"Hello?"

"What's wrong? I'm not in the capital right now... Is it serious?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Yiran pricked up her ears and tilted her head towards Rebecca. The woman frowned and said a few words, "Okay, I'm coming over now."

Leaving?!

Rebecca got up to pack her bag, and Mu Yiran pretended to be nonchalant, asking, "Is there something you need?"

"Yeah, a patient at my colleague's place went berserk, I'll go back and check on him." Rebecca slung her backpack over her shoulder and was about to leave when she turned back at the door, as if sensing something: "I'll keep one of those pills for you, but you can only take it when it's time!"

Mu Yiran nodded obediently: "Yes, I will listen to you!"

After Rebecca drove away, Mu Yiran clutched the small pill and ran upstairs. She sat on the bed and set her alarm for the next time she woke up.

"It shouldn't be a problem if I arrive an hour early," Mu Yiran thought without hesitation. She swallowed the pills, placed her hands on her stomach, and closed her eyes like a mummy.

………

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Hongxin Q was sitting in the office with a smile on her face. Next to her was Li Buhuo, who had rushed over yesterday.

The assistant visibly relaxed when she confirmed that she was alright. Although RedheartQ was confused about the situation, she kept her distance from the assistant, Li, by pretending to have the flu.

At first, Assistant Li wanted to take Redheart Q to the hospital for a full-body checkup, and even have her blood drawn. If the blood was drawn, her body double would be exposed.

Strangely, the female bodyguard named Ai Ni lied and told Li Bu Huo that she had already called the family doctor to check and confirmed that it was just a minor cold, which made the man temporarily give up the idea.

The sudden appearance of the man made Hong Xin Q tremble with fear. This man's gaze would fall on her from time to time, even more so than that of the female bodyguard, with a penetrating probing. Hong Xin Q felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and dared not be careless in her every move.

On the afternoon of the third day, the branch office completed a major project that would take half a year to complete, and the acting manager held a celebration banquet, which everyone was required to attend.

Hongxinq has been coughing for several days, she should be better by now, otherwise that assistant would definitely drag her to the hospital again.

She took out the only dress from the clothes Cheng Ran had brought out, an off-the-shoulder dress, put on a coat, and went out with Ai Ni.

Upon arriving at the hotel's banquet hall, Red Heart Q stayed by Assistant Li's side the entire time, forcing a smile. After drinking some alcohol, Red Heart Q felt hot, so she took off her coat, revealing an off-the-shoulder dress underneath.

The woman's hair was tied up, loosely hanging down her back. Li Bu Huo stood up to shield her from the wine, and in that instant when he looked down at her, a flash of white appeared in his eyes.

Li Bu Huo's pupils contracted, and he was about to stare again when the woman turned to look at him: "Li Bu Huo, are you drunk?"

Li Bu Huo stared at the woman's face without saying a word. After a long while, he sat down and said, "It's nothing."

Redheart q smiled faintly: "You can just say no, I don't mind if you embarrass yourself."

Hearing the familiar teasing words, Li Bu Huo's eyes flashed with an ambiguous melancholy. He watched the woman take a bite of the asparagus on her plate and said, "When did you start liking this, Mr. Cheng? Didn't you hate asparagus the most when you were a child?"

Heart q: "........."

What do you mean, "when I was little"?

It wasn't written in her script!

Cheng Ran didn't tell her that! And this assistant even knows Cheng Ran from when she was a child?!

With all that added scenes, how is she supposed to act?!

At this point, she could only pretend to be calm. Redheartq said in a nonchalant tone, "That was so long ago when I was a kid. I didn't like bitter drinks when I was a kid, but I drink coffee now."

"Heh...is that so? That's good."

Seeing the man's indifferent expression, Hongxin was in a state of turmoil. She made an excuse to get up and go to the restroom, frantically sending messages to Cheng Ran. Only then did she bump into someone as she entered the restroom.

"Feel sorry--"

Upon recognizing who it was, Red Heart Q exclaimed, "Miss Cheng, you're back?!"