After Saving the White Moonlight, the Black Moonlight Went Crazy - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Taking a Bath Together

◎She Only Uses Sweet Talk to Coax Me◎

Lu Shutian didn’t think she had done anything wrong.

In the first playthrough, she was fighting against the world’s consciousness and going against He Chenyu.

At that time, Jian Liyun was groveling to He Chenyu, not only obeying his every whim but even committing suicide for love before the final outcome between her and He Chenyu was decided.

Since Jian Liyun wanted that despicable man so much, wouldn’t it be better for her to push He Chenyu toward her?

Jian Liyun would have He Chenyu‘s companionship, and Yan Sui would return to her side. Everyone would be happy.

It was not like it was now, where Jian Liyun‘s heart was clearly set on He Chenyu, yet she was still being ambiguous with Yan Sui, occupying the affection that rightfully belonged to Lu Shutian.

Yan Sui looked at the woman in front of her in disbelief. “Ms. Lu, how can you say that about Liyun? She’s also had a very difficult life. Since you know that there’s a hidden story behind the truth of this world, have you never considered that Liyun actually…”

…has her own hardships.

Unfortunately, Yan Sui couldn’t finish her sentence.

Lu Shutian’s chest heaved violently, and her entire face twitched. “Liyun Liyun Liyun… You always call her so intimately! You call me ‘Ms. Lu’! What, will you lose a piece of meat if you call me Tiantian?! What’s so hard about her life?”

Lu Shutian moved closer to Yan Sui, her eyes full of hostility. “She just fell in love with a scumbag. If she wants to rot along with that man, am I supposed to stop her? Maybe in her eyes, He Chenyu is the best man in the world. I…”

“Enough!”

This was the first time Yan Sui had stopped her so fiercely.

Her face was filled with undisguised disappointment. “Ms. Lu, that’s enough.”

Lu Shutian somehow managed to smile. Her dimples appeared on her face. “It’s not enough, Jiejie. It’s far from enough. Jian Liyun is not a good person. Of course, I’ll give her what she wants. That way, you can see her true colors too.”

“We appreciate Ms. Lu’s good intentions, but there’s no need to spend any more effort on this matter.” Yan Sui’s voice was polite and distant. “Ms. Lu should focus on herself. With Ms. Lu’s talent, I’m sure you can achieve great things in the entertainment industry.”

Lu Shutian gritted her teeth. “If you call me ‘Ms. Lu’ one more time, I’ll tell Jian Liyun the truth about this world.”

After saying this, Lu Shutian actually regretted it a little. She didn’t know why she always became so emotional when she was with Yan Sui.

Yan Sui’s expression didn’t change. She even gave a gentle smile. “Tiantian, what are your conditions? The conditions for not bothering Liyun.”

Lu Shutian played with the hem of her skirt. “For her to get a new manager and stay far away from you. Then, I’ll become your artist, and you’ll live with me.”

Yan Sui calmly analyzed. “I’m afraid that’s not possible. You know my mission is to save her. I can’t completely abandon her. Living with you is possible, but I can’t live with you every day. Liyun’s mental health needs my constant attention. I can’t be too far from her. I hope you understand.”

Yan Sui thought for a moment. “Why do you want me to live with you?”

Lu Shutian pouted, and a hint of wetness appeared in the corners of her eyes. “Jiejie, you’re always so biased toward her. I really don’t know what I did wrong.”

We were having a good conversation, and now she’s about to cry again.

Yan Sui sighed helplessly, her voice softening. “It’s not favoritism. It’s a mission. It’s a responsibility. I feel the same way about you.”

Lu Shutian turned her head away. “I can’t see how it’s the same. If you were even a tenth as good to me as you are to her, I’d thank my lucky stars.”

“I can give up my life for you, or even burn my soul. Even with that, do you still think I’m biased?”

Yan Sui’s tone was light and airy, but her words were heavy.

It took Lu Shutian a long time to respond. “…Jiejie, are you just saying pretty things to coax me?”

I’ve never said pretty things, I’m just being honest.

But she didn’t deny the other person’s point of view. “Did that pretty talk make you a little happier?”

Lu Shutian was genuinely easy to coax. Although her face was full of unhappiness, she still nodded honestly.

Yan Sui pressed on. “Then what can I do to make you even happier?”

Lu Shutian twisted coyly and prepared to take advantage. “Of course, by letting me hug you more, kiss you more, and, cough, be even more intimate.”

Yan Sui listened very seriously and then said a shocking thing.

“So your ultimate goal is to sleep with me?”

Lu Shutian’s cheeks instantly turned crimson. “Jiejie, you, you, you… why are you suddenly so, so direct?”

“So is that it?” Yan Sui tilted her head and asked.

Lu Shutian didn’t say anything, but sometimes silence is also an answer.

Yan Sui understood. Her tone was as serious as if she were discussing an academic topic. “But I don’t have any experience with romantic affairs, and I don’t know how two women would do such a thing. But I can learn. As long as you need me to, I will do my best to give you a good experience.”

“You don’t need to learn!” Lu Shutian interrupted loudly.

The current Lu Shutian had tears in her eyes again. She forced herself to look away to keep the tears from falling, but the more she did so, the more pitiful she looked—

So pitiful that it would make people momentarily forget that she was actually a sweet-looking person who was black on the inside.

“It’s not that you don’t have any experience…” Lu Shutian said in a low voice and then let out a sob.

Next door, Jian Liyun sneezed. She looked at the air conditioner in confusion. The temperature wasn’t low, so why was she sneezing?

“What?” Yan Sui didn’t hear clearly.

She called out to the system in her mind. “System, what did the female protagonist just say?”

Last time, when she didn’t hear Jian Liyun clearly, the system had prompted her.

“Host, I didn’t hear it either. She probably just feels wronged.”

The sweating system: I actually heard it, but I don’t dare to say anything.

Lu Shutian really couldn’t hold back her tears this time. Tears fell one after another. “Jiejie, this kind of thing is for people who love each other. What you said just now sounded like you were talking about a business transaction, but this isn’t work.”

Saving the supporting female lead was a mission from the system. Saving the female protagonist was because the female protagonist had also saved Yan Sui once—

So it wasn’t wrong in Yan Sui’s eyes to see saving the female protagonist as a responsibility, an act of gratitude, or a mission.

She didn’t know how to explain, because in her eyes, this was indeed just a way to make Lu Shutian happy.

As for her own feelings during this process, that wasn’t the point.

Yan Sui’s silence stimulated Lu Shutian even more. She stood up resentfully, facing the wall with her back to Yan Sui. “I hate Jiejie… Wuwu…”

I’ve been so responsive to your every need, and now you hate me?

Yan Sui’s head was spinning. She sighed and went to the other person, tugging at her sleeve. “Don’t cry. We still have to record the show later. Your eyes will be swollen, and you won’t look good on camera. Okay, calm down and contact your makeup artist to touch up your makeup.”

Lu Shutian shook Yan Sui off, her voice thick with snot. “Won’t that be great? That way, no one will bother your Jian Liyun again.”

Yan Sui corrected her with a frown. “She is herself first and foremost. She doesn’t belong to me, and she doesn’t belong to anyone.”

Lu Shutian burst into tears. “You’re always so gentle and so good to her. I’m so sad I feel like dying…”

“Don’t say that,” Yan Sui interrupted quickly. “You and she will both be fine, living happily and freely. I promise you.”

She forcefully turned Lu Shutian’s shoulder, making the other person face her.

Lu Shutian was crying her heart out, and her makeup was smudged. However, the smudged makeup only added to her pathetic beauty.

Lu Shutian was already tall for her appearance, 173 centimeters without heels, and today she was wearing eight-centimeter heels. Yan Sui had to look up at her.

“Look down.” Yan Sui commanded briefly.

Lu Shutian bit her lower lip and looked down with a sob.

“What did you eat to grow so tall,” Yan Sui mumbled as she took out a tissue from her pocket and gently wiped the other person’s face. “Okay, really stop crying. If you cry any more, not even the makeup artist can save you.”

Lu Shutian’s face was full of grievances, but her hands took the opportunity to wrap around Yan Sui’s waist.

Yan Sui didn’t stop her small actions. She said in a soft voice, “Everyone’s life is difficult. Let’s be considerate of each other, okay? In the future, if you have any requests, you can tell me directly, and I’ll satisfy them.”

Lu Shutian didn’t answer.

Yan Sui gently poked the other person’s soft cheek. “Did you hear me? If you heard me, chirp.”

Lu Shutian said in a very low voice, “Chirp.”

She said cautiously, “Jiejie, I’ll be good. Don’t be angry.”

If you can be good, I can finally take a breath.

Yan Sui muttered to herself. “Mm.”

“Then, is there a reward for a good girl?” Lu Shutian said expectantly.

Yan Sui wrapped her arms around Lu Shutian’s neck, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed her lips.

Until Yan Sui left, Lu Shutian was in a state of a mental breakdown.

She took out her phone and shakily contacted her makeup artist. After the other person arrived, she didn’t even know what she had said on the phone.

The only thing she could remember was the extremely gentle kiss from Yan Sui.

It was so strange. Even though Yan Sui’s actions were very light, Lu Shutian felt that the other person had carved an imprint on her heart that was heavier than that scar.

“Host, you’re amazing.”

With just one kiss, she managed to tame the female protagonist, who was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

Yan Sui gave a wry smile. “I’m amazing?”

I can’t see it.

…

After returning to Jian Liyun’s waiting room, Yan Sui sat directly on the sofa.

Jian Liyun saw this and walked over. “Is the matter resolved?”

Yan Sui leaned against her. “Mm. Ms. Lu probably won’t make things difficult for you again in the future.”

Lowering her eyes, Jian Liyun’s voice was devoid of emotion. “She doesn’t seem like someone who would compromise easily. What did you promise her?”

Yan Sui thought for a moment. “It wasn’t really a promise. I just gave her a little coaxing.”

The bitterness in her heart spread uncontrollably. Jian Liyun slowly lay down, resting her head on Yan Sui’s lap.

“Hey, don’t do that. Your hair will get messy.” Yan Sui tried to stop her.

Jian Liyun said in a low voice, “Don’t coax her.”

Yan Sui rubbed Jian Liyun’s arm and said softly, “It’s just a little coaxing. It can make you two get along better. Liyun, your journey as an actress since your debut hasn’t been easy. I hope you can shine brighter and brighter.”

Jian Liyun didn’t say a word.

Yan Sui pushed her to sit up, hugged her, and patted her thin back. “Okay, don’t overthink such small things. Why don’t we think about how you want to spend your birthday the day after tomorrow? Do you want to go eat something delicious, or do you want to play something? But if we go out, we have to choose a place with good privacy, otherwise…”

“I want to spend it with you.”

Jian Liyun finished and added, “I want to spend my birthday with you, Suisui.”

Yan Sui froze, then agreed. “Okay.”

But she was a very boring person. Would it be very dull to have her spend her birthday with Jian Liyun?

…

The break passed in a flash. Jian Liyun adjusted her state and rushed to the studio for the second half of the recording.

Yan Sui also made a phone call.

“Hello, Director Kong…”

The call lasted for a full hour. Yan Sui’s throat was dry from talking so much, and she finally convinced the other person in the end.

She, who was usually so smart, rarely showed a silly smile.

“System, am I amazing? Liyun is definitely going to love this birthday present.”

[The Host is amazing! But actually, as long as you’re willing to spend her birthday with her, that’s the best birthday present for her.]

Yan Sui put down her phone and said “oh” in her heart. “System, we’re so close, why are you still giving me polite talk?”

[It’s not polite talk.]

The second half of the recording ended at ten in the evening. Lu Shutian’s driver still “had an emergency,” so she rode in the same car as Yan Sui and Jian Liyun on the way home.

The good news was that Yan Sui had asked Director Kong to find someone to temporarily switch the car, and the one with the bloodstains had been sent for cleaning.

The three people in the back were still crowded. Even though there was plenty of space, Lu Shutian insisted on squeezing into Yan Sui’s spot in the middle.

Although Yan Sui didn’t say anything on the surface, her body was very honest and shifted toward Jian Liyun’s side.

Jian Liyun’s face showed no sign of impatience. She even said gently to Yan Sui, “Are you tired? If you are, lean on me and sleep for a bit.”

The fragmented sleep she had during the day added up to a decent amount of time. Yan Sui shook her head honestly. “I’m not tired.”

It’s just a little crowded and a little warm.

“Jiejie, I’m a little tired,” Lu Shutian said coyly.

Yan Sui’s mouth twitched. “Then, you can rest your eyes for a bit?”

Even with her eyes closed, unable to see her happy gaze, Lu Shutian’s upturned lips showed that she was in a very happy state.

She said in a shy, low voice, “Jiejie, then I’ll just sleep leaning on you.”

“Mm.”

After Yan Sui agreed, she chatted with the system in her mind. “System, the female protagonist is actually quite suitable to be an actress, to play roles with a lot of contrast.”

“Like what?”

“Like someone who seems sweet and cute on the surface, but is actually moody and volatile. If something goes wrong and she gets upset, she’ll kill you without a second thought.”

“If the female lead knew you were saying that about her, her tears would probably start flowing again like a tap.”

Yan Sui was still bickering with the system when a pair of warm hands suddenly enveloped her left hand.

It was Jian Liyun.

Yan Sui’s first thought was: It seems Jian Liyun’s clothes today were really warm. Her hands aren’t cold anymore.

Before, when she had physical contact with Jian Liyun, nine out of ten times, Jian Liyun’s hands were freezing cold.

Yan Sui looked at Jian Liyun with a smile. She blinked, signaling for the other person to say something.

Jian Liyun also mouthed the words, “Are you cold?”

Yan Sui scratched Jian Liyun’s palm with her finger. She shook her head slightly, indicating that she wasn’t cold.

After getting her answer, Jian Liyun also closed her eyes to rest. It was fine as long as Yan Sui wasn’t cold. If she was, Jian Liyun would turn up the air conditioner and get the blanket.

As for whether Lu Shutian was cold—

Ah, Jian Liyun felt a little tired, so she’d just go to sleep first.

…

When the car arrived at the parking lot of the residential area, Yan Sui felt like her whole body was numb.

Of course, the most numb places were her shoulders.

After Jian Liyun fell asleep, her head also tilted and rested on her shoulder. Yan Sui felt like she had to bear too much on her own.

Clearing her throat, Yan Sui said in a slightly louder voice, “Um, we’re here.”

The two of them slowly opened their eyes. However, Jian Liyun’s acting was better. Her eyes were still full of sleepiness, and she looked like she had just been woken up.

In comparison, Lu Shutian’s eyes were clear as soon as she opened them. There was no sign that she had been sleeping.

The three of them returned to their residences. Yan Sui smiled at Lu Shutian, who was opening her door. “Tiantian, see you tomorrow.”

Lu Shutian felt like she was the happiest person in the world.

She waved with a bright smile. “Jiejie, see you tomorrow.”

After returning home with Jian Liyun, Yan Sui took off her coat. “Liyun, tomorrow is the last day of recording. The ten ordinary guests will also be there. After the recording, let’s have dinner with Jin Lan.”

Jian Liyun took Yan Sui’s coat and skillfully hung it on the coat rack. “Okay.”

Yan Sui moved her still-aching shoulders. “Today, while you were recording the second half of the show, I also had a chat with Director Kong on the phone. She and Jin Lan’s team have confirmed that the new project will start filming in three days—”

“Which is the day after your birthday.”

Jian Liyun was a little surprised. “That fast? Is the crew ready in time? What about the actors? Are they all confirmed? And shouldn’t we have a script reading first?”

Yan Sui hummed in agreement. “Jin Lan is a very efficient person. She had already taken care of most of it before she started recording the show and has been following up on it since, so it’s happening very quickly. I’m not sure about the script reading. We’ll get your character’s script tomorrow, but in that case…”

Yan Sui’s voice grew softer and softer. “You might not be able to have the whole day off for your birthday the day after tomorrow. You’ll probably have to spend at least half a day reading the script.”

Jian Liyun wanted to say that it was fine, but seeing the guilty look on Yan Sui’s face, she decided to tease her.

“Oh, that’s such a shame,” Jian Liyun said with a fake sigh. “Suisui promised me that I could have the whole day off.”

Yan Sui cleared her throat. “Plans change. I’m sorry, it’s my fault. But I do have a compensation, and I promise you’ll love it.”

“Is the compensation the birthday gift?” Jian Liyun quickly guessed.

“Yes,” Yan Sui nodded like a pecking chick, promising repeatedly. “You will definitely love it.”

Only then did Jian Liyun give up. She turned and walked toward the bedroom. “Do you want to wash up first, or should I?”

Yan Sui smiled and followed her. “Let’s go together.”

“Alright. I’m also going to take a bath. Want to join me?”

Yan Sui’s smile froze on her face. “That’s not necessary.”

The two of them walked into the bathroom. Before Jian Liyun could speak, Yan Sui was already holding a cotton pad in one hand and a bottle of makeup remover in the other.

“Liyun, I’ll take off your makeup for you!”

Jian Liyun didn’t refuse Yan Sui’s volunteering. She let out a laugh. “You seem very happy.”

Yan Sui didn’t even know why she was so happy. “Taking off the makeup of our future movie star. I wonder how many people would be envious of me if I told them.”

Jian Liyun was amused. “Okay, go ahead.”

Soaking the cotton pad with makeup remover, Yan Sui carefully wiped Jian Liyun’s face. “Liyun, close your eyes.”

Jian Liyun closed her eyes. Her eyeshadow today was like a smokey eye, but it only deepened the inner and outer corners of her eyes. It wasn’t overly dramatic, but it didn’t lose its strong and cool demeanor.

As the cool, damp cotton pad rubbed against Jian Liyun’s eyelids, Yan Sui sighed. “I don’t understand why they always put this kind of makeup on you. You look so fierce, but you’re a very gentle person.”

Jian Liyun said with her eyes closed, “Maybe in the eyes of the public, I’m a fierce person even when I’m not acting.”

“No, you’re not fierce at all. That,” Yan Sui racked her brains for fan jargon, “is a sense of distance created by a cool and ‘broken’ aura.”

“But to me, I feel like Liyun and I don’t have any distance at all.”

With just a few sentences, Yan Sui made the cool beauty’s lips curve upward.

“Host, not only are you good at Go, but you’re also a master at coaxing people.”

The system gave a heartfelt exclamation.

Yan Sui couldn’t care less. After meticulously removing Jian Liyun’s makeup, she said, “You go wash up and take a bath. I’ll go get a face mask from the fridge for you to put on before bed.”

Jian Liyun grabbed her arm. “No need. Come take a bath with me.”

The beauty’s tone was gentle but left no room for refusal.

Yan Sui was a little troubled but still agreed.

…So why did I agree just now?!

Yan Sui, who was in the bathtub with Jian Liyun, let out a desperate cry in her heart.

With a beautiful woman by her side, the slightly high water temperature continuously created steam. Even a wooden block like Yan Sui felt a hint of flirtatious.

“Host, you’re looking a lot like a straight woman in despair right now.”

The system wasn’t laughing, but it really loved watching the drama unfold.

“I’m not straight,” Yan Sui corrected.

“So you’re gay, Host? No wonder you have both the female and supporting female leads wrapped around your finger.”

Yan Sui kept her eyes straight ahead with a righteous expression and replied in her mind, “I’m not gay either. In my original world, I didn’t even have any friends, let alone liked anyone. The only one who truly stayed with me… forget it.”

Besides, she no longer had the ability or the right to love anyone else.

Asexuality would be a more fitting term to describe Yan Sui.

Thinking of the little bird made Yan Sui feel a wave of sadness and heartache.

Fortunately, the misty steam concealed her distress—

At least, that’s what she thought.

“Suisui,” along with the gentle female voice, came Jian Liyun’s fingertips resting on her collarbone. “What scent do you like for bath bombs? There’s jasmine and lychee.”

…Why did it have to be these two scents?

Yan Sui thought for a moment. “How about both?”

“That will make a lot of bubbles,” Jian Liyun said, but her actions were honest as she put in two bath bombs.

The two colorful balls made a sizzling sound as they hit the water. The two scents intertwined, making Yan Sui feel a little hazy.

The two of them lay in the bathtub. Although it was a larger single bathtub, it was still a little cramped for two people.

In the water, Jian Liyun touched Yan Sui’s thin back. “Suisui.”

Yan Sui tried her best not to think about the little bird right now, afraid that she would lose control of her emotions again. “What’s wrong?”

“You look a little sad. Why?”

Jian Liyun asked very directly.

Yan Sui took a deep breath. She really wanted to control her emotions—

In fact, even in her original world, when she started university and could pretend to be a normal person and socialize, there was a period when even Yan Sui herself thought she had moved on.

Moved on from the little bird and that painful memory.

But she hadn’t.

Late at night or at some random moment, Yan Sui would always think of that little white bird thousands upon thousands of times.

The fire had taken the little bird, and it also caused her soul to be forever burned, a painful torment from which there was no escape.

A wet finger moved to the corner of Yan Sui’s eye. Jian Liyun said with a heavy heart, “Why are you crying?”

“I’m not…”

Yan Sui was about to deny it but found that her throat was tight and constricted.

She sniffled and turned her head away. “Don’t look at me. I’m so ugly.”

Jian Liyun insisted on getting closer. The two soft faces moved closer and closer. Finally, she rubbed her own cheek against Yan Sui’s equally wet face.

That wet liquid, she didn’t know if it was the water from the bathtub or Yan Sui’s tears.

“You’re not ugly at all,” Jian Liyun comforted softly. “If you’re sad, just cry. With me, you can laugh or cry. It doesn’t matter how loudly or how miserably you cry.”

Both of them had long, black hair that was scattered in the bathtub, swaying with the waves and intertwining with them, never to be separated.

Yan Sui finally turned to look at Jian Liyun. Her eyes were about to lose their hold on new tears. “Liyun, I miss it so much. Everyone said it wasn’t important and that it was unnecessary, but to me, it will always be an inseparable part of my life.”

More than wanting to know who “it” was, the emotion that first occupied Jian Liyun’s chest was heartache.

“If you think it’s important, then it is important.” Jian Liyun’s voice was gentle yet firm. “You don’t have to care what others think.”

Yan Sui covered her face with her hands, but the clear liquid still flowed continuously through her fingers.

“Liyun, I miss it so much.”

Jian Liyun hugged Yan Sui, stroking her back.

The two unclothed bodies embraced each other. They felt each other’s heartbeats, trembling, and passionate yet painful emotions.

Yan Sui finally broke down and cried.

She was sobbing, her voice extremely hoarse.

“I wish it had been me who died back then.”