Rebirth Must Be Happy

After thinking for a while, Chen Xingruo opened her memo and wrote down several methods she had come up with, listed in order of feasibility:

First: Cheating!

No matter what Xu Jinhuan said, she just wouldn't shout. She was just being unreasonable. Anyway, he couldn't do anything to her. If he pushed her too far, she would just go and act cute with her older sister.

Anyway, I'm good-looking, so even being unreasonable is cute.

Second: Admit defeat!
The saying goes, "Surrender means losing half the battle." Since the box office hasn't reached 100,000 yet, I should go find Xu Jinhuan and admit defeat. A few nice words and a bit of coaxing will surely make him lose his mind and agree to let me go.

However, this could be considered seduction, which would damage one's reputation and sisterly relationship. Therefore, it is important to be careful and strive for leniency.

Third: Complain!
Xiang Shan and Xu Jinhuan's parents went to complain that Xu Jinhuan had harassed them and forced them to call him "husband"!

In this way, they will go to Xu Jinhuan to settle accounts. Xu Jinhuan will definitely be flustered and, in order to prove his innocence, he will have no choice but to stop calling her "husband." In this way, he will not have to act coquettishly or sacrifice his looks or character.

The only downside is that it makes me seem like I have poor sportsmanship when gambling, and that I'm a sore loser...

However, since I won't be foolish enough to make bets with Xu Jinhuan again in the future, it won't have much of an impact.

"That means we're considering the success rate and the costs involved..."

Chen Xingruo muttered to herself, thinking she could try them one by one according to their cost, but then she encountered a new problem:
How should we evaluate the magnitude and severity of the cost?

For example, which is less costly: acting cute towards Xu Jinhuan or admitting defeat to Xu Jinhuan?
If it were Song Zhiyu, then it would be normal for her to act coquettishly with Xu Jinhuan, and it wouldn't be considered a price to pay at all. But for herself... well, it seems that both of them are quite awkward.

'If Xu Jinhuan were more proactive, he could have just let me not have to fulfill the bet.'

She secretly thought to herself, 'I'd definitely love him to death!'

"I love him to death" is naturally just a slightly exaggerated but normal description.

What else?
Unfortunately, that guy definitely won't let her off so easily...

Chen Xingruo sighed softly and began to worry again. Even the joy and anticipation of finishing work soon and being able to go home diminished, replaced by a feeling akin to her impending prison sentence.

I'm unhappy!

"Ah, Chen Xingruo!"

After finishing her work for the day, Chen Xingruo took a flight back to Beijing. She was already well-off, and now that her career was going well, with her company not only not losing money but also making a profit, she naturally wouldn't treat herself badly; she would definitely fly first class.

As soon as she sat down after entering, she saw three people, young and old, walk over. Upon seeing her, the girl in the middle, who was about the same age as her, immediately showed a look of surprise and delight. Before she could answer, she looked her up and down and exclaimed, "Wow, you're so beautiful! A hundred times more beautiful than on TV!"

The girl was dressed in designer brands, clearly from a well-off family, but her looks were only average, and she couldn't hide her envy when she spoke.

Chen Xingruo was already quite used to this and responded with a smile. The girl, who was probably one of her fans, was accompanied by a little girl who looked about six or seven years old, who asked curiously, "Auntie, who is Chen Xingruo?"

"It's that movie we went to see a few days ago, The Monkey King, remember?"

The girl smiled and explained to her niece, "The song you said was really nice was sung by Chen Xingruo."

"Oh……"

The little girl, perhaps still remembering, tilted her head and blinked her big eyes at Chen Xingruo. She subconsciously wanted to bite her finger, but probably because she had been warned, she glanced at her aunt and grandmother while making this gesture, and then withdrew her finger.

"You're so cute! Tell me your name, okay?"

Having experience with Chen Xingyu, Chen Xingruo knew how to communicate with children. She smiled and interacted with him for a while, but in her heart she was thinking, "So, this movie has really increased my popularity?"

At least for this adorable little girl, it's clear that she only knows who "Chen Xingruo" is because of "Monkey King: Hero Is Back".

So it seems that even if I lose the bet, there are still benefits to me...

Of course, you can't call him "husband"!
Upon landing, before even disembarking from the plane, Chen Xingruo immediately checked the real-time box office figures for "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" on her phone as soon as the internet connection was restored. It was only 2 PM, and the film had already grossed 28 million yuan. Given the typically high box office figures on weekday evenings, it was highly likely that today's total box office would surpass 50 million yuan.

We're one step closer to 10 billion...

Chen Xingruo felt a tightness in her chest. It wasn't that "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" was heading towards breaking the 10 billion mark, but rather that she was being pushed headlong towards becoming a "husband"...

Too scary!

"Dear sister, your adorable little sister is back~"

Perhaps because of the pressure of breaking 5000 million in box office revenue today, Chen Xingruo suddenly had a moment of enlightenment.

She suddenly realized that she didn't need to worry about this at all!

Just because she doesn't want to call Xu Jinhuan "husband" doesn't mean others will force her to.

For example, is the older sister willing?
For example, Xu Jinhuan, even if I dare to shout, would he dare to answer?

And those two slutty and shameless women, Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu, they would never allow it.

So what am I agonizing over here?
Why not just pass the ball to your sister?
If my sister tells me to call her that, I'll just call her that. If my sister doesn't care, then I don't need to care either.

If your sister won't allow it, then let her figure it out herself.

The saying goes, "Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their bodies are governed by others." I should just be the one who labors with their minds and let my sister do the "labor" for me.

After figuring all this out, she sent a voice message to Chen Xingzhu in a low voice, and then sat in the car wagging her tail... ptooey, she put her feet up, looking very relaxed and content.

Today is Monday, and Chen Xingzhu went to work at the company again. Fortunately, she replied to messages quickly and very concisely: "Okay."

Chen Xingruo didn't keep them in suspense and asked directly, "Sister, have you seen the box office figures for 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back'?"

Chen Xingzhu: "I didn't watch it today."

Chen Xingruo: "I checked, the total box office has already reached 8.4 million."

Chen Xingzhu: "Yes, congratulations."

Chen Xingruo: "???"

Chen Xingruo: "Why are you congratulating me?"

She suspected her sister had lost her mind—either she genuinely wanted to congratulate her, in which case she was out of her mind; or she was mocking her, in which case she was even more out of her mind, otherwise why would her well-behaved and adorable younger sister be so cruel as to mock her?
Chen Xingzhu: "You sang a song, so you were involved in the movie. With such high box office returns, shouldn't we congratulate you?"

Okay, Chen Xingruo realized that her sister had lost her mind; this was her sister mocking her.

'If you dare mock me again, I'll really go and call my husband, and that'll make you furious!'

She silently complained to herself, of course not daring to say it aloud or respond, and continued sending voice messages: "Sis, the box office is about to reach one billion, what should we do?"

Fearing that Chen Xingzhu would be influenced by Song Zhiyu and mock her again, she simply made her point clear and continued sending voice messages: "I'm definitely going to lose now, you're not really going to make me call you 'husband,' are you?"

Chen Xingzhu was probably listening to voice messages with headphones on, but it was inconvenient for her to send voice messages, so she was still typing. When it was displayed on the screen, it gave Chen Xingruo a cold and ruthless feeling: "Shout if you want."

Chen Xingruo almost couldn't resist ordering the driver to go to Xu Jinhuan's company and beat up her sister. She also typed a complaint: "Of course I don't want to, otherwise why would I come to you?"

Chen Xingzhu: "Oh?"

Chen Xingzhu: "Don't you want to?"

Chen Xingzhu: "There are so many things to bet on, why did you specifically bring up this one?" (End of Chapter)