Shi Miao pressed her temples, stood up, and said to Cheng Si beside her, "Let's go upstairs first. This isn't the place to talk."

Cheng Si naturally had no objection, "Okay."

He slowly stood up, stretched, and then followed Shi Miao upstairs.

Just as the two reached the top of the stairs, they bumped into Shi Jing, who was coming down from above.

Shi Jing stopped and looked at the two people who were about to go upstairs. She was a little surprised and asked with a smile, "Why are you up so early?"

When his gaze swept over Cheng Si, who was standing behind Shi Miao, he completely stopped.

There was a hint of surprise on his face. He hadn't expected that Cheng Si's eyebrows and eyes under his sunglasses would look so much like his when he was young. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were exactly the same.

Shi Miao's red lips parted slightly and then closed again, momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say.

Cheng Si subconsciously turned his head away, not expecting to run into someone at this time. He should have obediently put on his sunglasses before coming down.

Upon seeing this, Butler Shi's expression changed slightly, and he thought to himself: This is bad!

He stepped forward, his eyes somewhat unnatural, and broke the eerie silence first, "Patriarch, why are you here so early today too?"

Shi Jing's gaze remained fixed on Cheng Si, and he instantly understood why Cheng Si had been wearing sunglasses. "Butler Shi, did you already know?"

Butler Shi coughed lightly, touched the tip of his nose, and said awkwardly, "Yes."

Shi Jing frowned. Although he found it quite unbelievable, he was certain that he had never been with another woman.

He slowly withdrew his gaze, his eyes falling again on Shi Miao, who had remained silent. "Miao Miao, what exactly is going on?"

Shi Miao sighed softly, deciding not to continue making excuses to hide it.

She took her phone out of her pocket, unlocked the screen, found the screenshot she had sent to Cheng Si earlier, and then handed the phone to Shi Jing, saying, "Dad, take a look for yourself."

Shi Jing reached out and took the phone, lowered his eyes, and looked at the screen, where the DNA test results were displayed.

His brows furrowed in disbelief. He abruptly looked up at Shi Miao in front of him and denied it without thinking, "That's impossible!"

Shi Miao pursed her lips. "Dad, it's true. The test results can't be wrong."

Shi Jing glanced at the test results on his phone again and shook his head. "How could that be? I really haven't done anything to betray your mother."

Butler Shi naturally understands Shi Jing. If he says no, then he definitely doesn't. Besides, he's seen it all over the years. He just doesn't know which link in the chain went wrong.

"Yes, Miss, the head of the family really didn't do it."

Shi Miao was definitely willing to believe her father, but the test results were irrefutable and couldn't be denied.

That can only mean that he himself has forgotten about that period of time.

However, Shi Miao did not voice her thoughts.

She knew in her heart that Shi Jing was definitely unable to accept this result, and she didn't want to add fuel to the fire.

Cheng Si, who had been silent all along, suddenly coughed, attracting the attention of the others.

He was afraid that if he didn't clarify things, it would really cause some family conflict, so he didn't care about anything else and decided to deal with the rest later.

Can you please let me say something?

The housekeeper's eye twitched slightly; she really wanted to say, "Don't make things worse in this situation."

Shi Miao rubbed her temples, turned her head to look at him, and said, "Go ahead."

Cheng Si cleared his throat. "Is it possible that we were born from the same mother?"

"Huh?" Shi Miao was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding.

Cheng Si looked at her seriously. "I'm not dead."

Shi Miao snapped out of her daze and finally realized what he was saying. Her eyes were filled with disbelief, and she even doubted that she had misheard.

At the same time, she recalled how Cheng Si had inexplicably asked her which hospital she was born in when they were in Independent State, and the mole on her nose. Now she had no choice but to believe what he said.

Listening to their conversation, Shi Jing asked, completely bewildered, "Miao Miao, what are you talking about? What do you mean by having the same mother?"

Butler Shi also looked at Shi Miao with a puzzled expression.

Shi Miao didn't have time to ask Cheng Si why he didn't tell her directly back then. She looked up at Shi Jing and succinctly recounted what she had learned from Qin Chu.

After hearing this, Shi Jing was somewhat dazed. It turned out that Gu Wanqing was pregnant with twins back then, so he not only had a daughter but also a son.

Cheng Si's eyes flickered slightly. He took two steps forward and spoke first, "Dad."

"Hey." Shi Jing reached out and patted him on the shoulder, his eyes seeming a little red, but his face couldn't hide his joy. "Good boy."

Butler Shi was overjoyed at the sight, and immediately exclaimed, "Young Master!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Si looked at him, seemingly a little unaccustomed to the butler calling him that, "Ah, um."

Shi Miao looked at Cheng Si beside her, her eyes both bright and dark. Although she didn't know what had happened or why the dead had come back to life, she still called out to him from the bottom of her heart, "Brother."

Cheng Si's thin lips curved slightly, and he raised his hand to ruffle her hair. "I've wanted to hear you call me that for a long time."

Shi Miao raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, "It's not too late now."

Shi Jing smiled, looking at the brother and sister with great satisfaction, and said gently, "Your mother doesn't know about this yet. I'll go upstairs and tell her first."

Shi Miao and Cheng Si said in unison, "Okay."

Butler Shi couldn't stay still any longer and said with great interest, "Young Master, I'll have someone renovate your room."

Cheng Si wanted to say no, since his room was quite nice, but when he met Butler Shi's happy eyes, he swallowed his words and nodded slightly, "Then I'll trouble you, Butler Shi."

The housekeeper chuckled and said, "It's what I should do."

...

After the housekeeper left, the two returned to the sofa in the hall and sat down again.

Seeing that there was nothing to hold back now, Shi Miao simply asked, "Brother, why didn't you tell me back in Independent Continent?"

She paused for a moment, then said, "And the photo definitely shows a stillborn baby, and Qin Chu clearly said you were already dead..."

Cheng Si knew that this girl would definitely ask him about these things, but the thought that if he told one lie, he would need to tell more lies to cover it up gave him a headache. Besides, she was not easy to fool. After thinking about it, he decided to be honest.

He coughed lightly, leaned close to Shi Miao's ear, and whispered, "If I said I was reborn, would you believe me?"

Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly, looking completely unconvinced by what he said, and she was quite speechless. "If you don't want to talk about it, then forget it."

Cheng Si shrugged. "See, you wouldn't believe me even if I told you."