Cheng Si's lips curled up into a faint smile, and he didn't refuse, "Sure."

Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm" and put her phone in her pocket.

Xie Sizhou naturally noticed the subtle tension in the situation. He coughed lightly and pointed to a four-seater not far away, "Let's sit there."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started walking in that direction.

Shi Miao pulled out a chair and sat down, looking up at Cheng Si across from her. Her eyes were both bright and dark. "Next time, I'll decide where to eat."

It wasn't that she looked down on KFC, but Cheng Si had really helped her a lot this time, so she'd let it go this time, but she'd definitely treat him to a big meal next time.

Cheng Si propped his head up with his hand, a casual smile playing on his lips, his amber eyes brimming with arrogance. "Okay, whatever you say."

Xie Sizhou's brow twitched. He glanced at Ji Yanchen sitting opposite him and couldn't help but think to himself: "Wait, bro, why are you being so ambiguous?! Is this yet another new romantic interest?"

Ji Yanchen narrowed his deep eyes, revealing a dangerous aura, and his gaze fell unabashedly on Cheng Si diagonally opposite him.

Cheng Si immediately noticed his gaze, raised his eyelids to meet his eyes, and his eyes held a hint of provocation.

Shi Miao frowned; she had naturally noticed the strange atmosphere between the two of them. "What are you looking at?"

Ji Yanchen withdrew his gaze, the coldness in his eyes vanishing in an instant. He raised his hand and ruffled the top of her head, his tone soothing and deep, "It's nothing."

Cheng Si looked at his hand and instantly felt depressed. Even his own brother had never touched Shi Miao's head.

He lowered his eyelids and began to think about how to tell her his identity.

Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, glanced casually at the two of them, and didn't ask any further questions.

Then I suddenly remembered the hair incident, and it seems like I won't be able to get it back now either.

For a moment, each of them was lost in their own thoughts and remained silent, creating a somewhat stagnant and strange atmosphere.

Fortunately, the waiter quickly brought over four family buckets, and the group finally settled down and started eating.

"By the way, when are you going back?" Cheng Si asked, halfway through his meal. Suddenly remembering something, he looked up at the girl across from him who was eating a hamburger.

Shi Miao picked up the cola beside her, took a sip, and said calmly, "The day after tomorrow? What's wrong?"

Without hesitation, Cheng Si said, "Okay, I'll go with you. Have you bought the plane tickets?"

Shi Miao coughed lightly and put down her drink. "Not yet, we're going back on a private jet."

The implication was that she couldn't go with him.

Cheng Si glanced at Ji Yanchen out of the corner of his eye, seemingly unintentionally, and said, "Alright."

Listening to their conversation, Xie Sizhou became even more certain that Cheng Si harbored ill intentions towards Shi Miao and was probably plotting to steal her away from her!

......

After finishing their meal, no one lingered in the restaurant for long.

Shi Miao glanced at Cheng Si, who had pushed the door open and left first, her eyes flashing slightly. She didn't want to delay any longer about the paternity test and decided to talk to him directly.

She pursed her lips, turned her head to the two people beside her and said, "Wait here for me, I have something to tell him."

Ji Yanchen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, clearly guessing what she was going to do. "Are you planning to confront him?"

Shi Miao nodded, not bothering to hide it, "Well, it's simpler to just say it directly."

After saying that, he lifted his foot and walked towards Cheng Si.

Xie Sizhou, who was standing to the side, was completely confused and couldn't help but ask Ji Yanchen, "Wait, Brother Chen, what kind of riddle are you and Sister Shi talking about?"

Ji Yanchen looked at Shi Miao's back in front of him and said, "Cheng Si might be the illegitimate son of the Shi family."

"What?" Xie Sizhou was slightly stunned, and for a moment doubted that he had misheard.

After realizing what had happened, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped, and his expression was quite complicated. "Damn, what a small world."

He figured it out: Cheng Si was interested in Shi Miao. If there really was a half-sibling relationship, this wouldn't be a romantic relationship; it would be pure melodrama.

On the other side, Shi Miao called out to Cheng Si, who was walking ahead.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Si stopped and turned around to look behind him. Seeing that only Shi Miao had come out, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. "Why are you the only one who came out?"

Shi Miao took a few steps forward and said, "I have something I want to tell you."

Cheng Si looked at her. "What is it?"

Shi Miao touched the tip of his nose, and without wasting any words, said directly, "I suspect you are my father's illegitimate child."

Cheng Si raised an eyebrow. Although she was somewhat surprised that she could guess this much, she really wanted to tell her that she was only half right.

However, he quickly realized that this was also an opportunity, so he composed himself and asked with a smile, "Why do you think that?"

Shi Miao frowned imperceptibly, feeling that Cheng Si's reaction was too calm. Shouldn't a normal person show surprise when they hear something like this?

"Your eyes are exactly the same as my dad's."

Cheng Si suddenly remembered what Shi Miao had done in his office before, "So you attacked me back then just to pull out my hair?"

Shi Miao coughed lightly, not expecting Cheng Si to bring up the matter again, and did not deny it, "Yes."

Cheng Si stroked his chin and asked, "Then why are you suddenly telling me the truth now?"

Shi Miao shrugged. "It's simple. Since I can't beat you, it's easier to just lay my cards on the table. Anyway, it's just a few strands of your hair; it won't cause you any harm."

She paused for a moment, then said, "I can treat you to a few more meals."

Cheng Si smiled. "Your parents are in the capital?"

Shi Miao: "They are in M ​​continent."

Cheng Si fiddled with the sunglasses in his hand. "How about this, after we finish things here, let's go to M Continent together to do a paternity test."

Shi Miao lowered her eyelids, pondered for a few seconds, then raised her clear eyes to look at him, "Okay."

She had originally planned to return to M Continent as soon as she got Cheng Si's hair, since she still needed her father's hair.

However, she hasn't decided yet whether to tell Shi Jing directly about the reason for her sudden return, or to secretly get his hair first and decide after the results are in.

"Okay, I'll call you later." Cheng Si looked at the girl in front of him, suddenly reached out and ruffled the top of her head, and withdrew his hand before Shi Miao could react.

He turned around, put on his sunglasses, and said lazily, "Let's go, little sister."

Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly, but she wasn't angry at Cheng Si's sudden action. She simply tidied her hair, which he had messed up, and didn't pay much attention to the word "sister" he mentioned.

As she watched Cheng Si's figure gradually disappear into the darkness, that strange feeling in her heart lingered.

To be honest, Cheng Si's reaction was too calm from beginning to end, as if he already knew about it...

Shi Miao was startled. Did Cheng Si really know that she was an illegitimate child?!

Ji Yanchen walked over at this moment. Seeing her standing there in a daze, he looked up at the direction Cheng Si had left in and slowly voiced his guess, "He refused?"