Chapter 39: Do you really like her?

Back at home. After listening to Cheng Jinyang's description, Xing Yuanzhi lay on the sofa, quietly contemplating.

"Ah Zhi, what do you think?" Cheng Jinyang asked hesitantly, "Can we trust sister Xinnan's words?"

Xing Yuanzhi turned her head away, ignoring him.

"Uh, well..." Cheng Jinyang realized his mistake and immediately tried to remedy it with a forced laugh, saying, "I misspoke, it should be my dear Yuanzhi."

"There are no absolutely trustworthy words," Xing Yuanzhi said lightly, "When anyone describes facts, there will inevitably be some deviation, whether intentional or unintentional."

"Sometimes it's subjective, intentionally beautifying, vilifying, emphasizing, or downplaying, and sometimes it's objective, misunderstanding. So what are you asking? Whether her answer aligns with the facts, or if she's hiding or misleading you?"

"Why don't you just tell me what I should do?" Cheng Jinyang was getting a headache from her theoretical explanation, so he decided to directly seek guidance from his fiancée.

"Our current problem is that there's a secret in your constitution that cannot be revealed."

Xing Yuanzhi sat up calmly and said, "But to undergo brain domain development, you'll eventually have to return to the Cheng Clan in Shendu. So, essentially, all you need is a suitable excuse."

"A suitable excuse?" Cheng Jinyang asked puzzledly.

"An excuse that can explain your higher bloodline concentration compared to ordinary aristocratic descendants," Xing Yuanzhi smiled faintly. "If your bloodline concentration was not high before but suddenly surged at some point, people would suspect if you stumbled upon some kind of 'blood explosion' opportunity. To clarify this, they would attempt to investigate you secretly to confirm if they could replicate the miracle on you."

"However, what if your bloodline concentration has been consistently high from birth until now?"

"I see," Cheng Jinyang nodded. "Pretend to be a genius... right?"

"A few individuals have naturally high growth rates in their innate bloodline, resulting in extremely remarkable phenomena. The aristocrats have conducted countless studies in this field. Even the five patriarchs of the Five Great Clans, who stand above all other supernaturals, have had countless blood samples taken by their own families, yet they have never been able to decipher any secrets."

Xing Yuanzhi explained, "If we attribute the anomalies on your body to innate talent, then drawing blood is unavoidable. But no one will suspect about blood explosion, and it poses the lowest risk to your safety."

"Alright," Cheng Jinyang nodded, "Let's use that as an excuse for now. What do we need to do specifically?"

"I've already asked someone to prepare the data," Xing Yuanzhi sent him a text message with a compressed file attached, "I've disguised your past blood test results, adjusting them to show a high growth curve of talent. As long as they use this for lineage identification, they will easily come to such a conclusion."

"By doing this, the blood concentration growth I obtained through nightmare battles will be recognized by the Cheng family as my inherent talent, something that can't be 'studied' or 'replicated'," Cheng Jinyang suddenly realized, "After all, even those five great clans who studied for so many years didn't yield any results."

"That's right," Xing Yuanzhi nodded, "Of course, this will require the cooperation of a doctor."

"I'll go find Sister Wu," Cheng Jinyang immediately stood up.

"No, you should go find your Sister Xinnan," Xing Yuanzhi advised him.

"Sister Xinnan..." Cheng Jinyang suddenly realized.

There was clearly a connection between Cheng Xinnan and Wu Qiumei, and Cheng Xinnan probably held the dominant position when it came to matters involving him.

But if he were to go find Sister Xinnan, she would ask why he needed to falsify data, which would risk exposing the secret of his constitution to her.

Seeing his changing expression, Xing Yuanzhi reminded him, "Probe."

Ah, Cheng Jinyang understood once again.

Sister Xinnan's identity was too important, serving as the link between himself and the Cheng family Shendu. This was why Cheng Jinyang was concerned about her.

By falsifying data, he could conduct an initial probe on Sister Xinnan. If she truly cared for him as she claimed, due to parental reasons, she shouldn't pay excessive attention to his blood concentration values.

On the other hand, if she showed unusual sensitivity to these data, I would have to confirm whether she already knew the secret of my constitution and discuss with Ah Zhi how to deal with it next.

Of course, probing itself carried risks, but with limited information on Sister Xinnan at hand and her significant status, I had to resort to this temporary measure.

In any case, probing was the right approach.

On this side, Cheng Jinyang followed what Ah Zhi said and called Sister Xinnan to tell her about the matter, and also sent her the data online.

When Cheng Xinnan received the data, she didn't ask much, just smiled and said, "Leave it to me," and that was it.

"That's it?" Cheng Jinyang hung up the phone, feeling puzzled.

"Tsk." Xing Yuanzhi, who had been listening silently on the side, couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Although she had roughly anticipated this outcome, confirming it still left her with a sense of instinctive dissatisfaction.

Anyway, since Cheng Xinnan didn't show any intention to inquire further, she could be considered trustworthy for now.

As long as she was willing to cooperate and let Dr. Wu help falsify the data, then dealing with the Cheng family would be easier.

In other words, at least for now, our opinions seem to be aligned in getting Cheng Jinyang back to the family.

However, judging from her tone last time, she doesn't seem very willing to do so.

Hmm, upon careful consideration, bearing the name of the Xing family's Qingfeng and with Jinyang being recognized by the outside world as exceptionally gifted with the help of this data, our engagement is almost unbreakable.

After all, with both parents having high growth values, the offspring are highly likely to also have high growth values.

The Cheng and Xing families are inclined towards eugenic cooperation in this regard and would never consider separating us individually.

This isn't the outcome Cheng Xinnan would prefer to see.

But she still chooses to help us, why? Is it truly only for his own interests, thinking it's better for Jingyang?

This thought naturally occurred to Xing Yuanzhi, and she suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis: this mysterious big sister named Cheng Xinnan might be her biggest opponent in the future.

"What's wrong, Ah Zhi?" Seeing her visibly gloomy complexion, Cheng Jingyang thought she had inferred something unfavorable and quickly asked with vigilance and anxiety.

Xing Yuanzhi sat up on the sofa, patting the seat next to her, indicating for him to sit beside her.

"Ahem, sorry."

Cheng Jingyang also realized he misspoke again, "Um... I don't know why I said that, I'll definitely change it in the future."

"I wasn't talking about that." Xing Yuanzhi said coldly, "Of course, you still can't call me Ah Zhi."

"What I want to ask is: what do you think of Cheng Xinnan, your cousin from the Cheng family?"

"Huh?" Cheng Jingyang was slightly taken aback, "If you're asking like that... she's indeed quite pretty and has a good figure."

Xing Yuanzhi's face darkened: "I didn't ask you to evaluate her! What I mean is, do you like her?"

"Ah, what's with the likes and dislikes," Cheng Jinyang immediately became clever, "What I mean is, after all, she is my cousin from the same family, with the same surname."

"It's not forbidden to marry someone with the same surname," Xing Yuanzhi said coldly, "It's not the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period anymore. For aristocratic families, the best marriage partners are either direct members of other equal families, or distant relatives within the ninth generation and beyond."

"If you want to marry Cheng Xinnan, I guess the Cheng family of Shendu would probably be happy about it. After all, our offspring after marriage have a fifty percent chance of awakening the Xing family's abilities, so there won't be a problem with Cheng Xinnan."

"If you're testing me like this, it's really heartbreaking, Ah Zhi!" Cheng Jinyang said with righteous indignation, "We've been through countless life-and-death situations together on so many nights. Even if there's no love, shouldn't there be camaraderie? Are you so worried that Sister Xinnan will take me away?"

"Pah, who's worried about you!" Xing Yuanzhi spat in annoyance.

Cheng Jinyang chuckled and dodged away, leaving Xing Yuanzhi grinding her teeth in frustration. Unable to contain herself, she kicked him once again:

"Anyway, if you want to call off the marriage, just say so early! My Xing family's Qingfeng is not obliged to marry you... And, from now on, don't call me Ah Zhi! If you forget again, I'll carve it into your back with needles!"