After Saving the White Moonlight, the Black Moonlight Went Crazy - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Jiejie, Have You Really Fallen for Her?

◎Angry Third Wheel (Not Really)◎

Lu Shutian was humming a new song as she rode in the car on her way home.

Even though she had been working all day, her face showed no sign of exhaustion. Instead, she was beaming, a smile playing at the corners of her lips.

Hehe, Jiejie came to find her on her own.

Hehe, Jiejie is at her house right now, waiting for her to come home.

It must be because Yan Sui is accompanying Jian Liyun to the set tomorrow, and she couldn’t bear to be apart, so she came to cling to her.

Lu Shutian believed she had perfectly deduced Yan Sui’s thoughts. When she got out of the car and arrived at her door, she saw a large bag of takeout food sitting outside.

The moment she found out Yan Sui was coming over tonight, she had immediately contacted a nutritionist.

Lu Shutian remembered that Yan Sui was a little malnourished. Even though she knew how to cook, she was afraid the nutrition wouldn’t be balanced, so it was better to leave such things to a professional.

She thought to herself, I’m not like Jian Liyun. If Yan Sui lives with me, I’ll make sure her health report doesn’t show a single issue.

Lu Shutian had instructed the person delivering the meal to knock on the door first and leave it outside if no one answered.

She picked up the bag, took out her key, and opened the door.

From the looks of it, Yan Sui hadn’t arrived yet.

Her mood couldn’t help but drop a little. Lu Shutian glanced at the time; it was already past seven in the evening.

Why hadn’t Jiejie arrived yet?

Lu Shutian made a call, but her phone gave the tone that the other person’s phone was turned off.

“What’s going on…”

Lu Shutian muttered, resisting the urge to knock on Jian Liyun’s door. She pulled up the security footage from the hallway.

She scrolled back to the time their call had ended and pressed play.

She didn’t even have time to fast-forward before she saw Yan Sui in the video open Jian Liyun’s door and then, looking hurried, enter her own home.

Huh?

Jiejie is already here?

Lu Shutian, who had been sitting on the sofa, suddenly stood up. “Jiejie?”

There was no response.

Lu Shutian started to feel smug again. This woman really says one thing and means another.

She said she’d sleep on the sofa, but since no one’s on the sofa, she must have gone to my bedroom to sleep.

Thinking about getting into bed with Jiejie, Lu Shutian no longer wanted to eat dinner. She just wanted to hug Yan Sui and fall asleep.

She deliberately softened her footsteps and crept into the bedroom. She pushed the door open, ready to climb into bed, only to find the bed exactly as she had left it that morning.

There was no one in the bed.

Lu Shutian realized something was wrong. She turned and her voice was much louder than before. “Jiejie, are you in here?”

The room remained eerily silent.

Lu Shutian pursed her lips. Is Yan Sui in the study working?

As she was about to hurry toward the study, her eyes caught a flash of bright, dazzling red.

Her body moved faster than her brain. Lu Shutian turned and saw the bathroom door was ajar. The gap was wide enough for her to see the person lying in a pool of bl00d inside.

…

Yan Sui was in a terrible state. After a few long hours, she finally emerged from her unconscious state.

But the simple act of opening her eyes had used up all her strength. Yan Sui couldn’t even stand up, let alone turn over. She could only stay in the position she had fallen in.

The bl00d hadn’t solidified, but it had grown cold, almost the same temperature as the icy tile floor.

Her face was turned to the side, and some of the bl00d had even entered her left eye, staining half of her vision red.

The moment Lu Shutian returned, Yan Sui had heard her, but she couldn’t do anything. She could only watch as Lu Shutian searched for her and finally found her.

“Host, the female lead is finally back. If you lie there any longer, you’ll definitely catch a cold.”

The system breathed a sigh of relief, but .001 delivered a cold blow.

“Given your host’s current condition, even if she doesn’t catch a cold, she won’t be in much better shape.”

Yan Sui listened to the sound of footsteps getting closer, and said helplessly in her mind, “You two stop arguing first… 001, when will I have the strength to move?”

“Transmigrator Yan Sui, that depends on the individual. I can’t give you an exact answer. But given your current situation, it’s fine if you don’t move. The female lead will take good care of you.”

Yan Sui was on the verge of tears. She didn’t come to Lu Shutian’s house so that she could be taken care of!

Lu Shutian had no idea what was going through Yan Sui’s mind. Her voice was trembling along with her hands as she carefully held up Yan Sui’s head and shoulders. “Jiejie, where are you hurt?”

Besides the bl00d from her mouth, Lu Shutian couldn’t see any external injuries on Yan Sui.

Holding Yan Sui in her arms in a perfectly protective posture, Lu Shutian took out her phone to call for an ambulance.

Yan Sui felt like she was using all her might just to say a few words in a faint, kitten-like whisper.

“…Don’t. It’s useless.”

Lu Shutian didn’t stop. Yan Sui said she was fine, but there was no way she would believe that.

Yan Sui almost couldn’t catch her breath. She quickly added, “It’s the same… as the scar on your chest.”

After saying those eight short words, Yan Sui started to feel dizzy.

Lu Shutian finally stopped dialing. Her tone revealed no emotion. “Why did this happen? Is it a punishment for failing your mission?”

That damned world consciousness. She would kill it along with the male lead sooner or later.

Yan Sui closed her eyes. “…Cold.”

Lu Shutian picked up Yan Sui and went to the living room, gently placing her on the sofa.

Yan Sui’s face, clothes, and hands were all covered in bl00d. She said weakly, “It’s dirty.”

Lu Shutian’s face was cold. She turned on the air conditioner in the living room and went to the bathroom to wet a towel.

She carefully wiped Yan Sui’s face. After the bl00d was gone, Lu Shutian discovered that Yan Sui’s complexion was terrifyingly pale.

Even her naturally light pink lips were now devoid of color, as white as paper, almost the same as her face.

Perhaps out of guilt, Yan Sui didn’t dare to look at Lu Shutian. Her eyelashes trembled, making her look beautiful yet fragile.

After wiping the bl00d from her face and body, Lu Shutian went to the bedroom without a word and took out the white nightgown she had prepared a long time ago.

Of course, Lu Shutian never imagined she would be putting it on Yan Sui under these circumstances.

She continued to unbutton Yan Sui’s jacket one by one with a cold face, and the anger in her eyes burned brighter and brighter.

Even so, her movements became more and more gentle. “There’s so much bl00d on these clothes. They can’t be saved.”

Yan Sui, lying on the sofa, finally recovered some strength. She said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”

After all the buttons were undone, Lu Shutian stared at Yan Sui’s chest, which was rising and falling slightly.

Her breathing was incredibly weak. The gaps between her heartbeats were so long that Lu Shutian wondered if her heart would continue to beat.

Yan Sui could die.

This thought became a raging flood that threatened to capsize and devour the small boat named “Lu Shutian”.

She suddenly clenched the nightgown in her hand, creating a distorted wrinkle in the pure white cotton fabric. Lu Shutian said in a low voice, “Jiejie.”

Yan Sui was still breathing in small gasps. She forced herself to say reassuringly, “I’m fine. It was just a small accident.”

“Host, if you keep trying to reassure the female lead like this, she’s really going to have a breakdown.”

Yan Sui looked at the silent Lu Shutian and felt helpless. “Then what should I do? I can’t just say nothing. It’s my fault, too. I misjudged my reaction this time. If I had known, I should have fainted in the hallway and not come to bother Lu Shutian.”

Lu Shutian lowered her gaze, her long eyelashes hiding the fear and sadness in her eyes. She put her hands on the sofa and leaned forward.

Yan Sui was confused by her actions, but she could only let her do as she pleased.

Was Lu Shutian going to kiss her? Or bite her? She was so angry this time, she’d probably bite her until she bled.

Since her body couldn’t move, her mind became more active. While Yan Sui was lost in her thoughts, she saw Lu Shutian’s head turn and rest against her chest.

She wasn’t lying on her with her full weight, but just gently leaning against her.

Thump, thump, thump.

Lu Shutian heard Yan Sui’s heartbeat.

It was incredibly slow. The time between beats was so long that Lu Shutian wondered if her heart would keep beating.

She slowly pushed herself up. “I’ll help you up to change your clothes.”

Lu Shutian held Yan Sui’s head with one hand and wrapped the other around her waist. They were both now sitting on the sofa.

Yan Sui didn’t have the strength to sit up for long, so she leaned against Lu Shutian.

Being relied on like this by the person she loved, Lu Shutian’s face showed no sign of joy.

She took off the other person’s jacket, and her hands, which were so flexible on the piano keys, moved toward Yan Sui’s shirt.

Yan Sui was wearing a light pink V-neck satin shirt underneath. The material was skin-friendly and the style was casual. The only thing that stood out was the few drops of bl00d on it.

The bl00d had bloomed on the shirt, like plum blossoms.

Lu Shutian had no intention of admiring it. She used one hand to start unbuttoning the shirt.

Yan Sui watched her movements, knowing that she was going to unbutton her shirt, take it off, and put on the nightgown, but…

Yan Sui wasn’t mentally prepared to suddenly “bare her soul” to Lu Shutian.

The hidden buttons were undone one by one. Lu Shutian’s fingertips occasionally brushed against Yan Sui’s skin, causing a shiver.

Yan Sui was already very ticklish, and her lower abdomen was a particularly sensitive area. She pursed her lips, trying her best not to show any sign of discomfort.

Her body became increasingly stiff, and Lu Shutian misinterpreted it. She said blandly, “Jiejie, you dislike my touch that much?”

I don’t…

Before Yan Sui could explain, Lu Shutian continued on her own. “But what can you do? You’re at my house, and you’re too weak to move. There’s nothing you can do to resist anything I want to do to you.”

The righteous female lead is starting to sound like an evil villain again.

Lu Shutian’s hand rested on Yan Sui’s now exposed back. Through the thin layer of skin and flesh, she first felt her shoulder blades, like fluttering butterfly wings, and then, her spinal vertebrae.

They’re so much like piano keys.

Lu Shutian thought at an inappropriate moment.

Yan Sui squeezed the back of her right hand with her left, holding her hands together over her chest. She lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Lu Shutian.

The woman’s expression was unnatural, mixed with a hint of fear. Lu Shutian looked at the woman in front of her and finally helped her put on the nightgown.

It was a good thing the air conditioner’s heating worked so well. Otherwise, with everything Lu Shutian was doing, Yan Sui would have caught a cold long ago.

She also got Yan Sui a glass of warm water. After feeding it to her, Lu Shutian took the glass and placed it on the coffee table, not too gently, causing a crisp sound.

Yan Sui was still communicating with .001 in her mind. “001, is the backlash over now?”

[Transmigrator Yan Sui, if you’re referring to the spitting up of bl00d, then yes. But in terms of your overall physical constitution, your body will be more fragile, more easily fatigued, and more susceptible to illness and colds.]

Yan Sui frowned. “That won’t do. What if I can’t keep up when I’m on set with Jian Liyun? 001, is there a solution?”

Besides, Yan Sui had already decided that she would definitely use the remaining two opportunities. But if her body was so weak after only the second use, she probably wouldn’t even be able to stand after using the last two.

“There is, but it’s not worth it.”

“Tell me about it.”

.001 didn’t say anything because Lu Shutian had spoken.

She looked at the woman in front of her, whose expression was serious but who was clearly distracted. The dissatisfaction in her heart grew heavier.

“Jiejie,” Lu Shutian even showed a smile that could be called sweet. “What are you thinking about that’s so engrossing?”

“Are you thinking about that wild woman, Jian Liyun?”

Yan Sui didn’t know where to begin to refute that.

Her throat, moistened by the warm water, was no longer hoarse. Yan Sui said in a low voice, “Liyun isn’t a wild woman.”

“Oh, she’s not,” Lu Shutian sneered. “I’m the wild woman, is that it?”

“Was it too bland and uneventful with her, so you came to me for excitement? Jiejie, do you really think so little of me, that I’m just someone you can call on and dismiss at will?”

“No, that’s not it.” Yan Sui was at a loss for words. She hadn’t said anything, so how could Lu Shutian’s imagination be so vivid?

Lu Shutian grabbed Yan Sui’s hand and intertwined their fingers.

“Jiejie, your hands are so cold.”

After spitting up so much bl00d, how could they not be cold?

Yan Sui grumbled in her mind. She cleared her throat. “I’m sorry for bothering you. I didn’t expect it to be this serious.”

Lu Shutian quickly caught the key point. “So you knew there would be this punishment? What did you do wrong that the world consciousness would punish you so severely?”

Lu Shutian got angrier the more she thought about it. In her opinion, Yan Sui had been incredibly good to Jian Liyun, yet she still hadn’t completed the mission. It must be Jian Liyun’s fault, deliberately making things difficult for Yan Sui.

Moreover, even in the first run, when Lu Shutian didn’t follow the plot and was punished, it was never as severe as Yan Sui’s situation, where she almost spat up all the bl00d in her body.

Yan Sui mumbled, “It’s not a punishment.”

Lu Shutian’s eyes were dark. “Jiejie, even at a time like this, you’re still protecting that wild woman? Do you have to be completely battered and bruised by her before you stop?”

Yan Sui really wanted to rub her forehead and let out a bitter laugh.

“I told you, Liyun isn’t a wild wom—”

“Fine!” Lu Shutian’s voice suddenly rose. “I am! I’m the wild woman, okay! I’m the wild woman, the shameless third wheel who deliberately seduced you. I’m…”

Seeing that Lu Shutian was about to continue her nonsense, Yan Sui quickly started to appease her.

She softened her voice. “Tiantian, I’ve never thought that about you. What happened today really isn’t Liyun’s fault. You’re also a very good person. You’re not some…”

Yan Sui couldn’t bring herself to say the word “third wheel.”

How did she not know when she started dating Jian Liyun?

Lu Shutian laughed out of anger. “Fine, so it turns out I don’t even have the right to be a third wheel. Jiejie, you’re really too biased.”

Yan Sui was numb now. “Whatever you say.”

As long as Lu Shutian is happy.

Lu Shutian, now with the qualification to be a third wheel, finally softened her expression. She unconsciously pouted. “So what exactly happened? Jiejie, if you lie to me, I’ll tell that wild woman…”

“Don’t,” Yan Sui quickly stopped her. “I’ll tell you.”

Lu Shutian was so angry she took several deep breaths. “See? The moment it involves Jian Liyun, you unconditionally side with her. Jiejie, that’s not fair!”

Yan Sui was now at a loss for what to say. She looked at Lu Shutian, her expression caught between wanting to speak and not.

Realizing she was being a little unreasonable, Lu Shutian finally let go of Yan Sui.

“Go ahead and tell me.”

In just a few seconds, Yan Sui had already come up with the perfect explanation.

“This wasn’t a punishment. It was because a barrier was broken.”

“A barrier?” Lu Shutian was confused.

Yan Sui’s expression was calm. “Yes. You know that my primary mission when I first came to this world was to save Liyun. To better protect her, I used my own energy to set up a protective barrier on her.”

The corners of Lu Shutian’s eyes quickly turned red. Seeing the situation wasn’t right, Yan Sui immediately continued speaking. “Everything was fine until today, when Liyun was attacked by a trap set by He Chenyu while she was with him. The barrier neutralized the attack, but it was also shattered, and I suffered the backlash.”

Lu Shutian’s red lips moved. “You’re not angry?”

Yan Sui thought for a moment and nodded slightly. “I’m very angry. The male lead of this world is too evil.”

Lu Shutian shook her head. “Not him. I’m talking about Jian Liyun. Even though she’s been so submissive to the male lead, willing to get hurt just to be near him, you’re not angry? Is it worth it?”

“It is,” Yan Sui answered without thinking. “Liyun is a very good person, and she has her own hardships that she can’t talk about. Besides, the fault in this matter isn’t with her, but with He Chenyu.”

The mood was already building up. Yan Sui sat up straight, her eyes fixed on Lu Shutian. “Tiantian, do you want to collaborate with us? The three of us can deal with He Chenyu together.”

Lu Shutian said nonchalantly, “Collaborate? If we really did, Jian Liyun would be the first one to betray us and rat us out.”

Yan Sui pursed her lips. “No, that’s not true. Liyun is truly innocent.”

Although she knew Jian Liyun’s true past, that didn’t mean she could tell Lu Shutian these things.

If you want to talk about someone else’s business, you must first get their permission.

However, Yan Sui couldn’t tell Jian Liyun the truth about this world. So, from Jian Liyun’s perspective, she also had no obligation to tell Lu Shutian about her real past.

Out of the three of them, only Yan Sui knew the whole truth.

“Right,” Lu Shutian said with a smile and a nod. “Jian Liyun is a lotus that rises from the mud without being stained. She’s the most innocent, the kindest, and you love her the most.”

Yan Sui sighed. “Then what about just the two of us collaborating, okay?”

Lu Shutian paused. “Okay. We’ll collaborate and get rid of both He Chenyu and Jian Liyun.”

“No,” Yan Sui said sternly, then softened her tone. “Tiantian, you know my mission is to save Liyun. If I kill her, I’ll be punished for failing my mission.”

Lu Shutian chuckled lightly. “Jiejie, you really do protect her.”

Yan Sui looked pleadingly at the hand intertwined with Lu Shutian’s. “Tiantian, please.”

Damn it. If this woman keeps acting so spoiled with me, I won’t be able to keep up this cold facade.

Lu Shutian tried her best to maintain a cold expression. “When you need something, you call me Tiantian. When you don’t, you call me Ms. Lu. Jiejie, do I look that easy to fool?”

Yan Sui said in a low voice, “Then what do you want me to do?”

Lu Shutian picked up Yan Sui in her arms and walked toward the bedroom.

The feeling of her body suddenly being suspended wasn’t pleasant. Yan Sui hooked her arms around the other person’s neck and didn’t say a word.

In her mind, she calmly asked .001.

“Given my current physical condition, if I were to sleep with someone, would I die in bed from exhaustion?”