Cheng Si stood by the window with his hands in his pockets, his eyes lowered, watching Shi Miao get into a car on the roadside below.
As he watched the car merge into the traffic, his thoughts drifted away.
Well, to be honest, this body doesn't actually belong to him. He was reborn into this body; you could barely call it a case of being reborn into another body.
He was reborn into the body of a dead infant. Just a second before the nurse put him into the morgue's body cabinet, he suddenly opened his eyes, scaring the nurse half to death. She thought he had come back to life and almost threw him out of her hands.
He learned that he had a younger sister from the nurses' conversations.
Logically, the woman should still be in the hospital after giving birth, but when the nurses went to look for her, the room was empty, and even her younger sister had disappeared.
Unfortunately, the hospital couldn't contact his parents at all, and the phone numbers they called were disconnected.
The hospital also helped report it to the police, but unexpectedly, it turned out that the information registered at the time was all fake.
As a result, he was sent to an orphanage.
However, he has never given up searching all these years, even after traveling the world. Every fallen leaf has its roots, and even if it is not his body in a strict sense, he still needs to know who he is.
So when he saw the baby in that photo with the same mole on his nose, even though he didn't know what he looked like when he was born, it matched almost everything they said, and he was 99% sure that it was him.
As for that one percent, just to be on the safe side, we still need that certificate of authenticity.
This also explains why he couldn't help but want to get closer to Shi Miao the first time he saw her.
But how should I tell her about this?
How can someone who is clearly dead come back to life? She's so smart, any random excuse she makes up won't fool her.
He couldn't just tell her that he was reborn; anyone would think he was crazy.
Just then, the sudden ringing of his cell phone interrupted his thoughts.
Cheng Si snapped out of his daze, pressed his temples, took his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the caller ID, and then pressed the answer button.
"Boss Cheng, when are you coming back?" Zhao Ting's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding like he was in a pretty good mood.
This time, Cheng Si learned his lesson and made a point of notifying Zhao Ting before disappearing, adding that he could call him if anything came up.
Cheng Si turned around and leaned against the window. "What's wrong these past couple of days?"
"Let me tell you, even though you only had a few seconds of screen time in the promotional video, you've definitely become a sensation. There's a variety show that wants to invite you to participate, which is a rare opportunity. Since you'll be back in the next couple of days, I'll accept the offer for you."
Cheng Si wanted to refuse, after all, he had already found his sister.
Speaking of which, it was Chu Mu's idea for him to become that kind of celebrity, saying that if he became famous, his parents might get to see him.
However, he is usually quite busy and cannot devote all his energy to it, so he only works on it sporadically. Besides, he didn't have much hope for it at all.
But now it seems that it was through this that he met Shi Miao, and Zhao Ting has indeed been quite devoted to him all this time.
Cheng Si curled his lips into a smile, his amber eyes brimming with a hint of arrogance. "Okay, I understand."
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On the other side, after handing the person over to Zhong Li and giving him a few instructions, Shi Miao took a taxi back to the hotel.
She had just gotten out of the car at the hotel entrance when she saw Qin Xiao and Xie Sizhou, who were also returning from outside.
"Shi Xiaomiao!"
"Sister Shi!"
The two walked up to her, and Qin Xiao looked at the girl in front of him, asking in confusion, "Shouldn't you be attending that academic conference at this time?"
Xie Sizhou looked at her with the same puzzled expression.
It seems that the two of them are still unaware of what happened between her and Qin Mingyue at the scientific research institute.
Shi Miao glanced at Qin Xiao, seemingly unsure how to bring up the matter because of his relationship with Qin Mingyue, and then changed the subject, asking, "You guys went out to play?"
Xie Sizhou: "Yeah, it was too boring staying in the hotel, so I went out for a walk."
"By the way, Shi-mei, you haven't told us why you came back alone."
Clearly, neither of them intended to let this matter rest.
Shi Miao raised her hand to adjust her baseball cap, thought for a moment, and decided not to hide it from them anymore. "Let's go inside and talk."
The two nodded and followed Shi Miao into the hotel lobby, then sat down together on the sofa in the lounge area.
Shi Miao leaned back lazily on the sofa, her voice casual and languid, her tone flat, "I had a little conflict with Qin Mingyue at the research institute."
Xie Sizhou frowned reflexively, his tone tinged with disgust, "What? It's her again?!"
Unexpectedly, he was right. He actually ran into Qin Mingyue, and judging from the situation, there must have been a significant conflict.
Qin Xiao's good mood vanished instantly, his eyes filled with annoyance as he asked, "What did she do now?"
Shi Miao looked at them and briefly recounted what had happened at the scientific research institute.
The expressions on their faces were not good after hearing this, especially Qin Xiao's, which looked extremely ugly.
Shi Miao, on the other hand, seemed completely indifferent, as if she wasn't the one in question.
However, a hint of fatigue still showed between her brows. After all, she had been constantly busy, from diving into the water to going to the police station and then dealing with Qin Chu's matter.
She pressed her temples, looking somewhat weary, and slowly stood up. "I'll go back to my room and rest for a while."
Xie Sizhou glanced at Qin Xiao, who was silent beside him, out of the corner of his eye, then looked up at Shi Miao and said, "Okay, go ahead, you must be tired too."
Shi Miao said goodbye to the two of them and then left.
Only after watching Shi Miao walk away did Xie Sizhou turn his gaze to Qin Xiao.
As his good brother, he naturally knew what Qin Xiao was thinking at that moment.
He raised his hand and patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, sighing softly, "Don't take everything on yourself. It has nothing to do with you. You are you, and your sister is your sister. She should bear the consequences of her own actions."
Seemingly aware that what he was about to say was somewhat cruel, he paused, pursed his lips, and continued, "Even if Sister Shi is too lazy to pursue the matter this time, Brother Chen will definitely not let her off the hook. In short... Lao Qin, just pretend... you don't have this sister."
However, Xie Sizhou also knew that such a close blood relationship was hard to sever, and it would be a lie to say that there was no affection at all, especially since she was his younger sister whom he had doted on since childhood.
But whether for the sake of family interests or for the sake of his friend Shi Miao, a choice must be made.
"I..." Qin Xiao clutched his head, his feelings extremely complicated. He couldn't understand why Qin Mingyue had become like this, always choosing to court death time and time again.
Xie Sizhou stood up, shook his head, patted his shoulder, and left without saying a word.
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