After Saving the White Moonlight, the Black Moonlight Went Crazy - Chapter 28

Chapter 28: I’ll Lead You to Victory

◎I want him to lose everything◎

“A soul pollution has been detected in the transmigrator Yan Sui of this world. The soul protection mechanism has been automatically activated.”

A voice that wasn’t the system’s echoed in Yan Sui’s mind.

Before she could react, all the uncomfortable symptoms on her body disappeared.

Yan Sui didn’t have time to question the voice. She had been in the car for too long, and if she didn’t get out soon, He Chenyu would surely become suspicious.

She took a deep breath and opened the car door.

Smiling, she jogged over to the two of them. Yan Sui looked a little embarrassed. “Sorry, I’ve been in the car for a while and got a little carsick. I was dizzy and accidentally left my phone in the car.”

He Chenyu said first, “It’s okay. You must be Ms. Jian’s new manager, right?”

Yan Sui nodded. “This is Liyun’s second time working with you. It seems you two have a lot of fate, Mr. He.”

Great. Now Yan Sui couldn’t smell the foul odor from He Chenyu. She figured the soul protection mechanism had worked.

A hint of disgust flashed in He Chenyu’s eyes, almost imperceptibly.

He thought he was hiding it well. “We do have a lot of fate. Ms. Jian is a very talented actress and has helped me a lot. Alright, let’s go inside and talk.”

However, his disgust was captured by both Jian Liyun and Yan Sui.

This person is really not cut out to be an actor, Yan Sui thought.

The three of them entered the villa. Although the decor couldn’t be described as luxurious, the antique furniture in it was clearly not cheap.

The most eye-catching thing was a Go board in the center of the living room’s wooden table.

A game of Go that had not yet finished was set up on the board.

Yan Sui naturally noticed it right away, and Jian Liyun was also a little surprised. “You brought the board here too?”

He Chenyu nodded. “Of course. Don’t we always play a few moves after we act and read the script? It’s become a habit.”

Yan Sui just glanced at the board and then started looking at the other furniture in the living room, as if she had no interest in the board.

In reality, after just one glance at the board, she already had an assessment: Black had the advantage. Although White was fighting hard, their early moves were too poor. The gap between them was so big that it would be very difficult for the White player to catch up with their current skill level.

Of course, that’s only for these two players—

Yan Sui had no doubt that if she were to play, even if she were seven years old, she could make the more skilled Black player cry in less than five minutes.

She secretly calculated in her mind.

Ten moves.

If she were to play as White right now, she could reverse the situation in just ten moves.

But wasn’t this He Chenyu focused on acting? Why would he be playing Go with Jian Liyun? Is there some trick to this game?

“The Host’s ‘Eyes of Truth’ will now be activated for one hour. Please find the clue and save the Supporting Female Lead.”

The voice from before echoed in Yan Sui’s mind again. The tone was formal and serious, completely different from her usual joking system.

Yan Sui blinked and turned to look at Jian Liyun and He Chenyu. “You two go ahead and get to work. I’m a little carsick, so I’ll rest on the sofa for a bit.”

Her expression was calm. However, at this moment, the world she saw had undergone a tremendous change.

Jian Liyun and He Chenyu were both emitting energy. The difference was that Jian Liyun’s was a soft, white light, while He Chenyu’s was a sticky, black light like a swamp.

Jian Liyun had a black sphere above her head. This was the final outcome of Jian Liyun that the system had shown Yan Sui before:

If it turned white, it meant she would live. If it remained black, it meant Jian Liyun would still die.

It seems her ending hasn’t changed yet.

Yan Sui sighed in her heart, and then she noticed something was wrong.

Because as Jian Liyun and He Chenyu got closer, the white energy on her was being drawn out and absorbed into He Chenyu.

He Chenyu was absorbing Jian Liyun’s energy.

Yan Sui thought that this must be what she had previously deduced: the male lead was extracting the supporting female lead’s luck points.

She turned to look at the Go board again. Sure enough, the black and white stones on the board corresponded exactly to the auras of the two people.

It seemed He Chenyu was playing as Black, and Jian Liyun was playing as White.

Jian Liyun looked at Yan Sui’s pale face and felt a little worried. “Mr. He, let’s read the script and act in the living room. My manager won’t leak the script.”

He Chenyu was taken aback for a moment, then said “considerately,” “Of course. There’s no need to keep this a secret from your manager anyway. After all, you’re the one acting with me now, and you and I will be the ones performing in the theater in the future.”

Yan Sui’s pupils constricted. When did this male lead get a new project with the supporting female lead? As her manager, how did she not know about this?!

Jian Liyun was also confused. “What script? I don’t know anything about it.”

He Chenyu turned to go upstairs. “It’s that unlimited-flow drama script from Jin Lan. I heard you’ve already been confirmed as the female lead. I also got the script, but I still have to audition for it. I want to play the third male lead. Okay, I’ll go up and get the script. Wait for me.”

Jian Liyun and Yan Sui looked at each other.

But Yan Sui immediately realized that this might be something Lu Shutian had done.

She frowned. Jian Liyun was already the undisputed female lead, so even if He Chenyu was in it, he shouldn’t be able to overshadow Jian Liyun… right?

But Jian Liyun seemed to accept the news quickly. She walked over to the Go board, picked up a white stone, and started thinking about where to place it.

Yan Sui also walked over, watching how Jian Liyun was going to play.

After much thought, Jian Liyun put the white stone back. She smiled at Yan Sui. “My Go game is terrible, isn’t it? When this game is over…”

…is probably when I’ll die.

This was a baseless guess, but Jian Liyun just had this feeling in her heart.

But from the moment she was forced to pick up the Go stone and become the player, many things were no longer her choice.

“Not at all,” Yan Sui never thought she would have a day where she would lie so blatantly about Go. “You play very well. Don’t say that about yourself.”

Jian Liyun laughed. “Suisui, you don’t have to comfort me like that. I know my own limits.”

Yan Sui patted Jian Liyun’s shoulder. “Liyun, do you want to win?”

Jian Liyun’s smile froze. “Whether I want to win or not isn’t important. The important thing is that I can’t win.”

“I…”

“Ms. Jian, take a look at the script. This is a scene between the third male lead and the female lead, and it’s also related to what you’ll be acting in later. Oh? Ms. Yan, do you also play Go?”

He Chenyu came down the stairs with the script. His tone was gentle and seemed harmless.

Yan Sui instantly got goosebumps, but her expression didn’t change. She nodded very seriously. “Yes, I do.”

He Chenyu’s eyes were full of scrutiny. “Oh? Then, Ms. Yan, if you were playing as White right now, what would you do?”

Yan Sui picked up a white stone without thinking. She held it with her thumb and forefinger—

This was a very non-standard way of holding a Go stone.

“This is easy,” Yan Sui said with a confident tone. “I’d definitely play here.”

Plop.

The stone fell neither too lightly nor too heavily onto a spot.

He Chenyu frowned. What kind of move was Yan Sui making? He couldn’t understand it.

Yan Sui looked at the white stone she had just placed. Unlike the other stones on the board, it had no light.

It seems that the game had to be played by Jian Liyun and He Chenyu personally for the stones to emit that light.

While her thoughts raced, Yan Sui didn’t forget to answer He Chenyu’s question. She pointed at five connected white stones. “This way, the five white stones are connected, so you win, right? This is such a simple game. Why do you two look so conflicted?”

He Chenyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Jian Liyun also looked a little exasperated. “Suisui, this isn’t Gomoku, it’s Go.”

“Oh,” Yan Sui also looked embarrassed. “Sorry, I thought…”

“It’s nothing,” He Chenyu waved his hand, relieved. “Ms. Jian, let’s start acting. We can do it over there by the window. There’s a long wooden table there, too. Ms. Yan, you can rest here. If you feel unwell, just let us know.”

Yan Sui nodded and watched them walk toward one side of the living room.

From the moment Jian Liyun took the script from He Chenyu, the energy on her began to be absorbed and plundered by He Chenyu at an accelerated rate.

Yan Sui watched anxiously. She wanted to do something, but she couldn’t act rashly right now.

Fortunately, Jian Liyun’s own energy was very large. It looked like it would still take a while to completely drain her.

Yan Sui sat on the sofa, watching the two of them reading the script not far away.

After a while, Jian Liyun finished reading the script. “Should we discuss our understanding of the characters first, or should we just try acting it out?”

He Chenyu didn’t hesitate. “Let’s just act it out.”

The two of them stood up. Jian Liyun took off her coat and placed it to the side. With just one turn, her originally cool gaze became resolute and steady.

Her voice also lowered a bit. “Why are you still following us?”

He Chenyu covered his chest with his right hand. He thought he was being emotional, but in reality, his facial features were a mess, and he was reciting his lines as if it were a poem. “I was wrong about what happened before, but I had my reasons! I’ll turn over a new leaf now. Please, I just want to get my lover back.”

It was a miracle that Jian Liyun could continue to act in this situation. Her brows were furrowed with suppressed anger, and after a few breaths, she finally couldn’t hold back her fury.

“Your lover is important, but aren’t our teammates important too?! You killed half of our team for your own selfish desires!”

By the end, Jian Liyun’s voice was trembling slightly, and her eyes were a little moist as she tried her best to suppress her grief.

My eyes went from being tortured to being in heaven. Yan Sui felt like she was in hell one moment and in heaven the next.

This was also the first time she had seen Jian Liyun act in person.

She had to admit that Jian Liyun when acting was completely different from her usual self. She would make people fall into the story without even realizing it.

This kind of Jian Liyun was very charismatic.

In comparison, He Chenyu was just acting as himself, and his performance was very unfriendly to the audience’s eyes.

Yan Sui couldn’t imagine what kind of mess He Chenyu’s acting would be if he hadn’t asked for Jian Liyun’s help before taking on those roles all these years.

The two of them acted a few more lines, and the scene ended.

The moment it ended, Jian Liyun’s gaze switched back. There was no sign of the grief and indignation she had just shown. Her tone was flat. “Your understanding of the character is not accurate. Your emphasis on the logical parts of the lines is wrong, and you can’t control your facial expressions.”

He Chenyu was silent for a few seconds. “That’s why I came to you to teach me.”

Yan Sui’s mouth twitched. This male lead was truly arrogant.

Jian Liyun picked up the script and began to analyze the character’s background and motivations, word by word.

Without realizing it, an hour passed, and Yan Sui’s “Eyes of Truth” expired. The scene in front of her returned to normal, and the auras on Jian Liyun and He Chenyu disappeared.

She leaned on the sofa with her eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

That game of Go was probably a physical representation of Jian Liyun and He Chenyu’s current relationship: the advantage was with He Chenyu, and Jian Liyun was retreating step by step, losing many of her white stones.

If Jian Liyun really lost this game, then her ending…

Yan Sui’s heart tightened again.

Even without her “Eyes of Truth,” Yan Sui felt from the bottom of her heart that the acting Jian Liyun was glowing.

Jian Liyun when acting couldn’t be described with just the word “beautiful.” The word “charismatic” was more accurate.

Yan Sui didn’t want such a vibrant and charismatic Jian Liyun to die.

Yan Sui, who had originally intended to feign sleep, unknowingly fell asleep for real.

In a daze, someone picked her up.

Yan Sui was a light sleeper, and she opened her eyes immediately.

Jian Liyun saw this and said, “I’ll carry you to the guest bedroom to rest. He and I are practicing in the living room, and it might get a little loud.”

Yan Sui hooked her arms around Jian Liyun’s neck. She didn’t realize how much her tone sounded like she was acting cute. “No, I want to stay here. I’m not asleep, really.”

Jian Liyun had no choice. “Alright, just tell me if you get sleepy, but we’re about to finish up here anyway.”

He Chenyu watched from the side. “Ms. Jian, your manager seems to love resting.”

She’s clearly a brainless NPC.

He Chenyu came to a conclusion in his mind.

Gently placing Yan Sui back on the sofa, Jian Liyun patted her head. “Wait for me a little longer. We’ll be done soon.”

Yan Sui nodded obediently.

Jian Liyun said they would be done soon, and sure enough, they finished in less than half an hour.

But she didn’t walk toward Yan Sui. Instead, she and He Chenyu went to the Go board.

“Just one move today,” He Chenyu said.

Without hesitation, He Chenyu placed a black stone. He looked at Jian Liyun, waiting for her move.

Yan Sui also stood up. She stretched and walked over to Jian Liyun’s side.

He Chenyu mocked, “Ms. Yan, this is Go, it’s not like the children’s game Gomoku. You wouldn’t understand.”

Yan Sui yawned, still looking sleepy. “Aren’t they all just game pieces? I can learn it just by watching.”

He Chenyu scoffed. “Go isn’t something you can just learn by watching. Alright, Ms. Jian, make your move.”

Jian Liyun picked up a stone, but she was hesitant.

Her right hand reached for the upper left corner of the board, but her shoulder was suddenly bumped. Her right hand was forced to change direction, and the stone rolled to the bottom right corner.

“What…”

Before Jian Liyun could finish, a warm, thin body fell into her arms. Yan Sui seemed to be in pain, clutching her chest, her breathing irregular and rapid.

Jian Liyun’s heart tightened. “What’s wrong, Suisui? Are you feeling unwell again?”

Yan Sui made some fragmented sounds from her mouth, making it impossible to understand what she was trying to say.

He Chenyu, sitting opposite them, completely ignored the two of them. His gaze was fixed on the white stone that Jian Liyun had just placed—

It seemed like a very mediocre move, even for a mistake.

But then He Chenyu noticed something was wrong. This seemingly unremarkable stone seemed to have seen through his thoughts. As soon as this white stone was placed, the next few spots he had planned to play were no longer viable.

He looked at the anxious Jian Liyun and the pale-faced Yan Sui.

Was it a coincidence?

But Jian Liyun had no time for He Chenyu now. She picked up Yan Sui and laid her flat on the sofa, unbuttoning the collar of her shirt to help her breathe better.

Yan Sui could finally speak. “Water…”

Jian Liyun instructed He Chenyu without looking back. “Please get me a cup of warm water. Thank you.”

Although He Chenyu was unhappy, he still went to get a cup of warm water.

After drinking the water, Yan Sui’s face looked much better. She struggled to sit up. “Liyun, I’m sorry, I just…”

“It’s okay,” Jian Liyun couldn’t blame Yan Sui. “Let’s go home and rest right now, okay?”

She said a perfunctory goodbye to He Chenyu and helped Yan Sui out of the villa.

He Chenyu watched their backs, thinking that the move Jian Liyun had made must have been a coincidence. He must have been overthinking it.

Yan Sui sat in the passenger seat. The moment the car door closed, all her discomfort disappeared.

Jian Liyun finally noticed. “You were just…”

Yan Sui grinned. “My artist’s acting skills are so good, so as her manager, I can’t be too bad either.”

Jian Liyun let out a long sigh of relief. “You scared me to death.”

Yan Sui looked at He Chenyu standing at the entrance, watching them leave. “Drive down the mountain first.”

Jian Liyun hummed and started the car.

As the car drove smoothly down the mountain road, Yan Sui finally spoke.

“When did you two start that game of Go?”

“The first time I met him,” Jian Liyun answered immediately. “But it’s strange. Every time I meet him, he only lets me make two or three moves. Sometimes, it’s even just one move like today. But even so… I can’t win against him.”

Jian Liyun sighed. “When he first told me to play, I didn’t even know what Go was. He was playing Black. When it was my turn, I played my first white stone in the center of the board.”

Yan Sui’s body was trembling—

But it was from laughter. She laughed with her eyes crinkling. “Liyun, why are you so cute?”

Placing the first move of a Go game in the center of the board certainly showed that she had no idea how to play.

A suspicious blush appeared on Jian Liyun’s face. “Don’t make fun of me. I know it’s funny.”

Yan Sui shook her head. “I’m not making fun of you. I genuinely think you’re very cute. Did you try to learn Go after that?”

Jian Liyun frowned. “Although it sounds a bit strange, I always felt that something was off about that game. Unfortunately, by the time I realized it, it was too late. I also tried to find a Go teacher, but for some reason, all of those teachers were always unable to teach me for various reasons. So I could only teach myself, but it’s clear I have no talent for it.”

Yan Sui’s expression turned serious.

This male lead was truly shameless.

First, he made the supporting female lead play Go when she didn’t know how to, and then he used some means to prevent her from finding a teacher. He would do anything to prevent her from winning.

Yan Sui probably understood that due to some kind of restriction, the male lead couldn’t finish the game with Jian Liyun all at once. He could only make a few moves each time they met.

And by having Jian Liyun teach him how to act and by playing Go to capture her white stones, He Chenyu was able to continuously extract Jian Liyun’s luck points.

Because of the people at the orphanage, Jian Liyun might not be able to completely refuse He Chenyu’s requests to practice acting, but Go…

Yan Sui became serious. “Liyun, what do you think about that game?”

“I’m sure to lose,” Jian Liyun gripped the steering wheel tightly.

Yan Sui looked straight ahead. “Liyun, you won’t lose.”

“In just ten moves, I’ll lead you to victory.”

“In thirty—no, twenty moves, I want him to lose everything.”

The system, which had been silent for a long time, finally returned. It imitated Yan Sui’s voice and said in her mind.

“Liyun, you don’t have to be broken anymore, because your Suisui is here.”

Yan Sui was very surprised. “System, you’re back? A lot of things just happened, and another system even gave me ‘Eyes of Truth’ access.”

“Host, am I still your favorite system? T_T”

Yan Sui couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you talking about? Of course, you’re my most trusted system.”

The person and the system were communicating in their minds, while Jian Liyun looked at Yan Sui with a half-smile.

“So, Suisui, the calluses on your hands were from playing Go for a long time, right?”