Chapter 163

The phone screen lit up, displaying a Q&A page from "Quora."

The question read: How long after death until reincarnation?

A user named "Master Jinyun" answered: The soul leaves the body and returns to the underworld. Rebirth occurs approximately 700 days later.

Evelyn stared at the screen. "Is this site... reliable?"

Vivian shrugged. "It's a publicly traded company, at least."

"Who is this 'Master Jinyun'?"

"No idea. But at least he gave a specific number. Most people wouldn’t know these things."

Evelyn pressed her lips together. True enough—plenty of people online made up random numbers just for likes.

Vivian cut straight to the point. "So, do you believe it or not?"

As someone raised on materialism and working as an OB-GYN, Evelyn should’ve scoffed.

But right now...

Seeing her silence, Vivian understood immediately. "Evelyn, we need to learn from past mistakes. Handsome, wealthy men aren’t the answer. You need a practical man."

......

Auntie Lucy’s husband—Peter Harrison’s father—had passed away in an accident over a decade ago.

The two families had always been close. When Peter was in high school, Evelyn was just starting ninth grade. Her mother, Grace, often invited him and his mother over for dinner under the guise of tutoring.

Really, it was just so the widowed mother and son wouldn’t feel so alone.

But Evelyn was an excellent student. When Peter came over, he mostly just sat with her while she did homework, occasionally answering a question or two.

This time, for Auntie Lucy’s 50th birthday, the celebration was lavish—held at an upscale Cantonese restaurant downtown.

Early that morning, as the Anderson family stepped out of their building, they spotted Peter’s car parked by the curb.

"Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Anderson, my mother asked me to pick you up."

Grace beamed. "You sweet boy. Shouldn’t you be with your mother today? Why are you playing chauffeur?"

Peter bustled about, carrying gifts and opening car doors, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

Suddenly, Emily tugged at Evelyn’s sleeve.

"Sis..." The younger girl blinked up at her.

Evelyn knew exactly what this was about. "Meeting up with that little boyfriend of yours again?"

"His name is Kyle!" Emily pouted. "Sis, with Auntie Lucy’s birthday today, Mom and Dad won’t let me slip away..."

"I can’t help you with that."

"It’s easy! If anyone asks, just say I went to the restroom and change the subject. It’s not like I’m the main attraction today..."

Evelyn sighed at her sister.

No wonder she’d been primping since dawn—all for a date.

"How long will you be gone?"

"He invited me to a movie... so about three hours?"

"Who takes a three-hour bathroom break?"

"Sis~ You’re the smart one. Help me figure something out, please?"