### Chapter 21: Maybe Even Fertility Will…
Hearing Cheng Yixiu, this straightforward guy, praise her so openly, Lin Siyi’s ears went from slightly red to fully flushed in just a few seconds.
However, at this moment, after Cheng Yixiu casually finished his sentence, he shifted all his attention to driving, completely missing the shy expression on his little assistant Lin Siyi’s face.
To cover her embarrassment, Lin Siyi pretended to brush the stray curls hanging by her left ear with her left hand.
The two seemed to have a tacit understanding, maintaining silence all the way until the car arrived at Cheng Yixiu’s sister’s house.
Shen Yu had heard from her mom, Cheng Yijia, yesterday that her little uncle would come over for dinner tonight, but she didn’t know that Cheng Yixiu would bring his girlfriend along.
She was waiting at the gate early to welcome Cheng Yixiu. From afar, she saw Cheng Yixiu’s car approaching her location. Just as the car stopped and she was about to greet Cheng Yixiu in the driver’s seat, she saw Lin Siyi getting out from the passenger seat.
Shen Yu’s tone immediately turned unfriendly as she loudly questioned, “What are you doing here? This is my home.”
Lin Siyi found it amusing, “Of course, someone invited me over.” Then she confirmed with Cheng Yixiu, who got out from the driver’s seat, “Right, boyfriend?”
Cheng Yixiu felt a headache coming on; they hadn’t even entered the house, and the fireworks were already igniting at the door.
He put his arm around Shen Yu’s shoulder and said, “Let’s not stand here, let’s go inside first.”
As the elder sister, Cheng Yijia was sixteen years older than Cheng Yixiu. Her house was located in a quiet villa area amidst the hustle and bustle, with a somewhat vintage Chinese-style decor.
If Cheng Yixiu hadn’t mentioned yesterday that his sister usually manages her own company and is a career woman, Lin Siyi would have found it hard to associate the woman in front of her with the decisive businesswoman she had imagined.
Cheng Yijia said, “Ah Xiu, aren’t you going to introduce us?”
Cheng Yixiu replied, “Sis, this is Lin Siyi.” Then he turned to Lin Siyi, “This is my sister, Cheng Yijia.”
Cheng Yijia extended her hand, “Nice to meet you. You’re the first female friend Ah Xiu has brought home. There are a few dishes in the kitchen that need attention, I’ll go check on them. You guys chat first.”
Upon meeting Lin Siyi for the first time, even though she was curious, Cheng Yijia didn’t pretend to be overly friendly, treating her as just a friend her brother casually brought home for a meal.
Soon, everyone was seated.
Cheng Yijia’s two sons were studying out of town and weren’t home. Her husband, a college classmate, ran his own foreign trade company and had a dinner appointment with a client that night. So, it was just Cheng Yijia, Shen Yu, Cheng Yixiu, and Lin Siyi for dinner.
At the table, Cheng Yijia asked Lin Siyi, “Siyi, where are you working now?”
Lin Siyi swallowed the fish ball in her mouth and wiped her lips with a napkin, “I work at Yiyang, I’m his personal assistant.” As she said this, Lin Siyi deliberately glanced at Cheng Yixiu.
Cheng Yixiu caught Lin Siyi’s glance, but to an observer, it seemed like they were exchanging affectionate looks.
Seeing this, Shen Yu unconsciously clenched her palm under the table.
“Sounds a bit romantic, I can almost imagine a city romance drama. How long have you been together?”
“Uh…” Lin Siyi was momentarily at a loss for words; she hadn’t coordinated this story with her pretend boyfriend.
But fortunately, she reacted quickly, “Sister Yijia, it’s like this. Initially, I was living next door to Brother Yixiu, and, well, we developed feelings over time and recently confirmed our relationship. I recently graduated with a master’s degree and was job hunting, and since his assistant is on maternity leave, he let me work there.”
After dinner, Cheng Yijia used the excuse of going to the kitchen to cut fruit and called Cheng Yixiu in, intending to ask her brother about his true feelings.
“Are you starting to change? I heard from Gu Zhaoyang that you used to avoid assistants like the plague, so why are you now eating the grass by your nest?”
Cheng Yixiu retorted, “Sis, I’m not a rabbit, okay? And Lin Siyi isn’t just any grass.”
Thinking about it, his thoughts seemed to wander. At first glance, Cheng Yixiu thought Lin Siyi was like a reed, but after getting to know her, he felt she was more like a rose.
Cheng Yijia asked him, “Are you serious now? Do you have plans to get married?”
“Big sis, we just got together not long ago, isn’t it too early to talk about this?”
“Early? Look at yourself, you’re not getting any younger. When I was your age, your two nephews could already go out and buy soy sauce on their own.”
“That’s because you married and had kids early, and your nephews matured early.”
Cheng Yijia laughed and scolded, “You brat, as your elder sister, if you could get married sooner, I wouldn’t have to worry about you. Otherwise, when your nephews are getting married, you’ll still be a bachelor uncle.”
Cheng Yixiu protested, “Your brother just turned thirty not long ago, I’m in my prime, how am I old?”
“You’re barely not showing your age now, but in a few years, you’ll look old everywhere. Maybe even your fertility will decline by then.”
Cheng Yixiu was speechless, discussing male topics with his sister always felt a bit embarrassing. He felt a bit regretful, “Why isn’t brother-in-law home today!”
In the living room, Lin Siyi and Shen Yu were having a staring contest.
Shen Yu asked her, “Are you really with my little uncle? You’re not just after his money, are you?”
Lin Siyi thought, “This girl really isn’t related to Cheng Yixiu by blood, but she talks just like him. No wonder Cheng Yixiu suspected she was trying to scam him, she has the same tone.”
Taking advantage of the fact that it was just the two of them, Lin Siyi deliberately acted coy, “I’m just after his money and good looks, what can you do about it? Bite me?”
Shen Yu was almost fuming, thinking her little uncle was bewitched by this woman’s beauty, “Let’s see how long you can be smug. I’ll expose your true colors to my little uncle sooner or later, and then you’ll lose everything.”
“Hearing you say that, I’m so scared. Even if I break up with your little uncle, he won’t end up with you. Why are you so agitated? No matter what, you’re still his niece in name. You may not see him as an uncle, but he sees you as a niece. While no one’s around, why don’t you call me ‘Auntie’ and maybe soon I’ll give you a cousin or a cousin.”
“Dream on, do you really think my little uncle can’t live without you? He won’t end up with me, but he won’t end up with you either. I heard his ex-girlfriend is coming back, you’ll be crying then.”
Hearing this, Lin Siyi suppressed her discomfort, “Then let’s wait and see!”
After finishing the fruit platter in the living room, Cheng Yixiu and Lin Siyi said goodbye to his sister.
Before leaving, Cheng Yijia told Lin Siyi, “If you have time, come over often. If this brat bullies you, just let me know.”
“How could he, Sister Yijia, Brother Yixiu treats me very well.”
Having heard Lin Siyi call him Brother Yixiu twice today, someone glanced at her, thinking, is she getting addicted to calling him that?
As soon as they got into the car, Lin Siyi questioned Cheng Yixiu in the seat next to her, “Boss, why didn’t you tell me you had an ex-girlfriend?”
Cheng Yixiu was puzzled, “I don’t know when I got an ex-girlfriend? Are you confused?” As he spoke, he couldn’t help but reach out to feel Lin Siyi’s forehead for her temperature.
Lin Siyi pushed his hand away, “You’re the one who’s confused, your whole family is confused. Just now, your niece told me you have an ex-girlfriend coming back. I think, to make our act more convincing, you need to tell me about your past relationships. Otherwise, I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle Shen Yu’s various intentional and unintentional tests.”
“Wait, although I asked you to pretend to be my girlfriend, why does your tone now sound like a real girlfriend? Are you getting too into character?”
“You…” Lin Siyi suddenly had a brain freeze and forgot what she wanted to say. She didn’t even know why she was angry, it must have been Shen Yu who got on her nerves earlier.
Cheng Yixiu adjusted his mood and explained to her, “Shen Yu was probably just messing with you, I don’t have the ex-girlfriend she mentioned.”
Hearing his words, Lin Siyi looked over meaningfully, and Cheng Yixiu thought she misunderstood again, explaining, “I also don’t have any messy ex-boyfriends.”
Lin Siyi: “…” That wasn’t what she meant, Brother Yixiu, why are you doubting your own integrity?
Wait, does this mean the boss is a lifelong single dog? Hahaha…
Look at what she discovered? She thought her solo status was pathetic enough, but it turns out someone is even more pathetic, and that someone is her boss.
Indeed, happiness is relative.
Lin Siyi couldn’t wait to share this juicy gossip with her friends.
“But boss, I think your niece seems deeply infatuated with you. Just now, when she talked to me, she looked like she was ready to pounce and eat me. I’m starting to worry about my personal safety.”
“What can a little girl do to you? At most, she’ll just vent with words.”
“But she even hired a private detective. I’ve never seen a private detective in my life. Do they really work like in TV shows, infiltrating everywhere and finding out everything? Is our place still safe? Will they sneak into my house and install bugs or surveillance cameras?”
“You’re overthinking it. The security system in our neighborhood is top-notch nationwide, how could anyone easily get in? From the entrance gate to the elevator, there are so many checkpoints, it would exhaust anyone. Plus, there’s 24-hour surveillance, if someone could get in, it would mean the security room staff were all asleep.”