Chapter 37: Thirty-seven Billion "Is this how his favorability increases? ...
Xin Jingli returned to the villa, and as soon as he entered the door, the aroma of food hit him.
It wasn't the smell of something from a high-end restaurant, but rather the clean aroma of home-cooked food, which made her stomach growl.
After eating a lot of meat and fish for a while, Xin Jingli's mouth started watering when he saw this table of stir-fried meat and sweet and sour fish.
Siah, a rich second-generation, can actually cook home-cooked meals. He is handsome and smart, a nanny from heaven.
She looked up at the kitchen. Siah He had rolled up his sleeves, an apron hanging in front of him, and was staring down at the stove.
The white mist in the pot was sucked away by the range hood. He looked at them quietly with gentle eyes, and seemed to enjoy doing this.
He was thin, and his exposed wrists were slender, as if they had not seen the sun for years, so white that they were abnormally white and looked shaky and fragile.
Noticing her coming back, he looked up.
Their eyes met, and the moment Xi Yahe saw Xin Jingli, he paused.
She seemed... prettier than I remembered.
The skin becomes better, the eyes become brighter, the facial features become more harmonious, and the face becomes smoother.
What's going on?
Thinking it was his own illusion, Siah blinked, and when he looked again, it was still a little beauty.
Could it be that I was in a hurry to avoid my brother this morning and felt dizzy, so I didn’t see clearly?
It must be, Siah was sure.
"Sister! Wash your hands and sit down! Dinner will be served soon!" He grinned.
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At dinner, Xin Jingli ate three bowls of rice and cleared all the dishes on the table. Only then did she reluctantly put down her chopsticks and patted her belly in satisfaction.
"It's delicious! I didn't expect you to be such a good cook!"
Feeling dizzy from eating, she was about to yawn when she heard a sudden system prompt: [Detecting a change in Attendant Yah's favorability towards the host, currently at 45]
Xin Jingli was stunned. How... did this improve? Just one meal and she was impressed?
But she was only stunned for a moment. After rejecting Jingyun before, her favorability towards him increased rapidly. She had already become accustomed to their inexplicable behavior.
She patted his shoulder and said sincerely, "I want to eat your cooking tomorrow."
The corners of Siah's eyes, which had been drooping, curved upwards, his pupils sparkling as he straightened his back. "Really? Then can I live here?"
Xin Jingli nodded, "Of course, you can stay as long as you want."
It would be best if it lasted until she found a satisfactory chef to replace him. Xin Jingli was making her own plans.
Siah also had his own plan, "Great! This way I can stay in China for a while longer!"
This way I don’t have to stay in a hotel and won’t be discovered by my brother!
The system popped up a prompt again: [Detected that Xi Yahe's favorability towards the host has changed, the current favorability is 56.]
Xin Jingli raised his eyebrows slightly.
Children are really easy to fool, just like Xu Zhanyan, whose favorability increases with just a few words.
After eating and drinking, and arranging Xiayahe's room, Xin Jingli took a hot bath and fell asleep.
The next morning, there was a blue sky outside the window and the sun was shining brightly. Xin Jingli stretched himself, lifted the quilt, washed up, and changed into sportswear for morning jogging.
When she opened the door, Siah was standing at the door of her bedroom, with a blue headband on his forehead, a blue and white T-shirt, and simple sweatpants. He looked like a typical college student and looked refreshed.
"Good morning!" He waved to her with a bright smile.
"Good morning." Xin Jingli replied with a smile.
"Sister, shall we take a walk together today?" His voice was clear, without any trace of the haziness that comes from just waking up.
Xin Jingli prefers morning jogging, as walking is not enough exercise.
But Siah He had just increased his favorability, and if she refused, it would probably leave a bad impression.
She didn't answer, taking it as a tacit agreement, and walked past him downstairs.
Only then did I realize that his complexion looked much rosier today, probably because of the jet lag.
Siah was clearly a sucker for compliments, so Xin Jingli tried to improve his favorability by praising him, saying, "Looks like you've recovered from the jet lag. You have a lot more color in your face today."
Behind him, Siah paused, stopped, and looked at his blurry reflection on the tiles.
Did he really have blood? Others said he was as white as paper, and as thin as paper, and would fly away with a gust of wind.
His eyes darkened and he tried to make a fist again, touched his arm and pinched it twice, but there was no change.
He placed his hands on the stair railing, ready to hold on to prevent himself from falling, and then jumped on the spot.
?
Surprisingly, nothing happened, not even the dizziness was gone.
When he was abroad, he would definitely faint if he cooked a large table of dishes or worked hard for a whole day, so his brother would have someone keep an eye on him and not let him do it.
Since he came back yesterday, he has been climbing the horizontal bar, buying groceries and cooking, washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen, and nothing has happened.
What happened? He suddenly became normal?!
Siah looked around the house. Could it be that this place had good feng shui? If he stayed there for a while longer, would it be completely healed?
Completely healed? Can I do whatever I want like a normal person? Can I go diving, skydiving, hiking, and camping? Just thinking about it makes me happy!
Siah He grinned and raised his voice, "Sister!"
Xin Jingli opened the door of the villa, and the gentle morning sunlight shone in, shining on her smooth skin and into her fragile pupils. She half-closed her eyes, trying to adapt to the light outside.
Hearing Siah's sweet voice, she turned around.
The boy ran over, like a child who knew nothing about the world, clean and fresh. He ran into the sunshine, and his fair skin instantly turned a light pink.
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The system pops up a prompt: [It has been detected that Xiah's favorability towards the host has changed. The current favorability is 63. Points above 60 can be converted into reinforcement points, and 3 reinforcement points can be converted. Currently, the host has a total of 3 reinforcement points available.]
Xin Jingli: ...He really does respond to compliments, child psychology.
However, when Siah was halfway through the run, he suddenly looked troubled, braked suddenly, turned around and hid behind the door of the villa, winking at her in panic.
Xin Jingli:?
“Sister, don’t tell my brother that I’m living with you. He can’t know that I’m back.” Siah lowered his voice and raised his chin to the outside.
Xin Jingli looked outside the yard. The man was wearing black and white sportswear. He was tall and well-proportioned. He was wearing sports headphones and his profile was sharp and handsome.
He ran forward slowly, and the wind blew his sportswear close to his abdomen, revealing his distinct muscles.
His mouth opened and closed as if he was discussing a contract. His expression was serious and his eyes were earnest. He didn't notice what was happening here.
Xi Yahe stood like a child who had done something wrong, and Xin Jingli seemed to see the cold sweat on his back.
"Why are you so afraid of your brother?"
Aren't we brothers? Why are you acting like you've seen a ghost?
Siah grumbled, "He's only in his twenties, but he's already acting like an old fogey. He's fierce, doesn't allow discussions, and controls me every day."
"Sister, you should go for a walk by yourself. Be careful not to run into my brother. That cold face is too scary."
Siah said with regret, and then gave a serious reminder, "Oh, by the way, if you have a good relationship with him, remember to hint to him indirectly for me to be gentle with his brothers."
Xin Jingli couldn't help laughing, but didn't make things difficult for him. He said hello and left.
It doesn't matter whether they meet or not. The last time she saw Xi Jiyu, he didn't seem to have a good impression of her. He didn't even add her on WeChat. Xin Jingli didn't include him on the list of people to gain favor with.
So she just jogged along on her schedule.
Half an hour later, Xin Jingli finished his morning run and went to the horizontal bar to stretch his legs.
I didn't meet Xi Jiyu the whole time, and didn't have the chance to ask him indirectly.
She thought, if she completed the task that Shiah asked her to do, wouldn't it reach level 80 directly based on the rate at which his favorability was increasing?
Since it's an indirect suggestion, it doesn't have to be said in front of Xi Jiyu. It's the same if someone else says it.
So, Xin Jingli took out his mobile phone and clicked on the WeChat name with the note [Special Assistant Zhao].
She was secretly glad that she had exchanged WeChat accounts with his assistant at that time.
Coincidentally, Xi Jiyu also finished his morning run and passed by the horizontal bar. Seeing the figure of a strange girl, he narrowed his eyes and looked over carefully.
Logically speaking, he knew everyone in Chen Hong, and no stranger came in, so she should be Xin Jingli.
It had been so long since they last met that he couldn't remember what she looked like.
When they added each other on WeChat, she didn't update her Moments, and he even thought she had deleted him. Now that they met again, it was a good opportunity to say hello, find out more about her, and develop business partnerships.
Just as he took a step forward, Xi Jiyu's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Xin Jingli.
[Assistant Zhao, could you please tell me about your boss's lifestyle?]
Xi Jiyu stopped and raised his eyebrows.
She actually thought that the person who added her was his assistant.
And what was she going to do? Why was she checking his habits? Was she planning to collaborate with him, or was she trying to find his weaknesses and outmaneuver him in business?
Regardless of his purpose, he could use this identity to test her and see who she really was and whether she was a friend or foe.
[Hmm.] Xi Jiyu typed coldly as usual, and when he was about to send it, he deleted it.
Now that he is Special Assistant Zhao, he has to be gentle.
[Hello, Miss Xin. Feel free to ask. As long as it doesn't cross the line, I'll do my best to answer.] He had never replied to someone's message so humbly in his life.
Xin Jingli: [Is Xi Jiyu very fierce? ]
Xi Jiyu:?
Why ask this?
【Not bad.】Xi Jiyu replied.
Xin Jingli didn't believe it. If it was okay, why was Xi Yahe so scared?
I've heard that Mr. Xi is very decisive and aggressive. Is he difficult to get along with? What's it like working with him? Does he scold you?
Did you investigate him privately? Did you even question his business partners? Did you infiltrate his life?
Are you trying to win over others to get rid of him, or are you trying to find out if he is a partner worth cooperating with?
Xi Jimu became wary.
[Not really, our President Xi loves to laugh.] Xi Jiyu said this, not even believing it himself.
He used to love to laugh, but now he really doesn't like to laugh.
At the age of 18, he was attending university while managing company affairs. He was immature at the time, with collagen on his face. He was always friendly when negotiating business, and his aura was inferior to others. He was always teased and felt at a disadvantage.
So, he tried to put away his smile, but he didn't expect the effect to be immediate. Before he actually said anything, the other party immediately agreed guiltily.
Later he got used to it, and he always had a cold face in every business cooperation, and only smiled occasionally when drinking with friends.
[Really? The last time we met, he didn't seem to smile at all.] Xin Jingli naturally didn't believe he loved to laugh.
She thought that Special Assistant Zhao worked under Xi Jiyu and did not dare to directly criticize his boss, so he did not tell the truth.
So, she decided to make her suggestion in a more tactful way, which could be considered as an indirect approach.
"However, your boss is quite good-looking. If he smiled more and had a better temper, he would definitely be more handsome! For example, if he could talk to his family nicely and be gentle with them, that kind of man would be the most attractive."
Xi Jiyu's pupils trembled as he read the text.
No, why did she... suddenly praise him?
Charming?
Wasn't this a business discussion? Wasn't this a competition between two people's interests? Why did it suddenly turn into a discussion about whether his smile was good-looking?
etc……
So... does he really look better when he smiles than when he doesn't?
He raised his eyes and looked at the girls at the horizontal bar.
The horizontal bar was quite high. It seemed that because he hadn't replied to her message for a long time, she was bored and stood on tiptoe to reach it.
I went back and forth several times, but I couldn't reach it, always just a little bit short.
With a clang, she jumped up and slapped the horizontal bar in anger.
She cried out in pain and shook her hands.
He didn't see her face, but he suddenly felt that she liked to laugh, so she must be very beautiful and interesting.
The sunlight slanted down, shining on the man's sharp features. He unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth, and a hint of gentleness flashed in his deep and emotionless eyes.
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The system pops up a prompt: [A change in Xi Jiyu's favorability towards the host has been detected. The current favorability towards the host is 46.]
Xin Jingli blew on her fingers and heard the system prompt. She said "Huh?" in confusion.
What the hell? She hurt her hand, but Xi Jiyu became more fond of her?
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