After Saving the White Moonlight, the Black Moonlight Went Crazy - Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Climbing in Through the Window to See Her

◎Caught in bed with the female lead by the second female lead◎

Jian Liyun was silent for several seconds. No one knew what she was thinking.

“I’ll pick her up tomorrow morning,” she said calmly.

Lu Shutian sneered. “Home? That’s your home, not Jiejie’s. You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t just say whatever you want, Senior Jian.”

Jian Liyun’s knuckles turned white from how tightly she was clenching her phone.

She hung up emotionlessly.

She looked at the butter cookies she had just bought from the dessert shop on the coffee table. Jian Liyun picked up the bag and threw it into the trash can.

…

The next morning.

“Jiejie, Jiejie, Jiejie.”

Yan Sui was woken up by Lu Shutian’s human alarm clock. She groaned and pushed her away with her eyes closed. “Stop clinging to me. You’re so hot.”

Lu Shutian clung to her even tighter. “No.”

Yan Sui didn’t have the strength to push her away. Even after sleeping, she still felt incredibly tired. “Stop it.”

“Alright,” Lu Shutian coaxed. “If Jiejie answers one question for me, I’ll stop.”

Yan Sui kept her eyes closed and said perfunctorily, “Ask.”

Because her eyes were closed, she didn’t see Lu Shutian’s smiling expression instantly disappear.

Lu Shutian’s eyes were filled with scrutiny, but her tone remained unchanged. “Jiejie, was the reason you had a nosebleed last time also to protect Jian Liyun?”

Yan Sui’s eyes shot open.

How could Lu Shutian be so smart?! She could immediately tell there was something off about her last nosebleed.

The system also spoke up: “Host, the second female lead called you last night after you fell asleep, but the female lead answered. The second female lead has misunderstood your relationship with the female lead.“

One wave of trouble hadn’t settled before another began.

 

“So, Host, I suggest you answer the female lead’s question honestly. Otherwise, she’ll probably get even angrier.“

 

In just a breath, Yan Sui made a decision.

 

She said, “That’s not important.“

Lu Shutian’s voice suddenly rose. “How can it not be important?! Last time was a nosebleed, and this time was spitting up bl00d. So next time, are you going to bleed from all seven orifices and die?!”

.001 said, “Wow.” “This female lead is so smart. Transmigrator Yan Sui, if you don’t use the life-burning ritual to restore your stamina, you will indeed bleed from all seven orifices and die after using up your life force a fourth time.”

The system also started to panic. “Host, hurry up and tell the female lead that you had a nosebleed last time to protect her, not the second female lead!”

But in the face of Lu Shutian’s fury, Yan Sui only said blandly, “I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry.”

Lu Shutian was practically gnashing her teeth. “No matter what you say, Jian Liyun is just your mission target. Is she really worth you sacrificing so much for her?”

Yan Sui gave a non-answer. “Let me go, I need to get up.”

Lu Shutian nodded repeatedly. “Fine, that’s just great. You only come running to me after spitting up bl00d, and as soon as you’re feeling a little better, you’re going back to take care of that wild woman.”

She couldn’t help but remember how she had mocked Jian Liyun last night, saying her house wasn’t Yan Sui’s.

Now, she realized she was the one who looked the most ridiculous.

Yan Sui sighed. “Don’t be like this. You both…”

“Jiejie, if you say anything else that makes me unhappy,” Lu Shutian said with a smile, “I’ll really make sure you can’t get out of bed.”

Yan Sui fell silent.

She looked cautiously at Lu Shutian. She still had to go to Jian Liyun’s set later, and she couldn’t afford any last-minute problems.

Lu Shutian’s face was cold—

She carried Yan Sui to wash up, prepared breakfast for her with a cold face, and helped her change her clothes with a cold face.

After getting dressed in her new clothes, Yan Sui poked Lu Shutian’s arm. “Tiantian.”

“What do you want?!” Lu Shutian said fiercely.

Yan Sui said in a soft voice, “This kind of thing won’t happen again in the future. I promise.”

.001 said bluntly, “Your body won’t be weak anymore, because the price is that your lifespan will be shortened to 300 days.”

Lu Shutian took several deep breaths before finally saying, “Jiejie, I can understand that you want to protect her, and I can even stand with you two. But you must stop using yourself as a human shield for her, okay?”

Yan Sui, who was using herself as a human shield for both of them, seriously agreed to the impossible. “Okay.”

Lu Shutian leaned in again. Yan Sui became alert and pushed her away. “What is it?”

Lu Shutian said “oh.” “I’m going to carry you to Jian Liyun’s house.”

Yan Sui stammered. “Th-that’s not necessary. I’ve had breakfast. I’m so well now I could walk ten kilometers. Really.”

Despite her words, Lu Shutian insisted on accompanying Yan Sui to the next door—

Even though it was only a few steps away.

Yan Sui had left in a hurry yesterday and hadn’t brought her key to Jian Liyun’s house, so she had to ring the doorbell.

The moment the doorbell rang, the door was opened. Yan Sui didn’t even hear any footsteps from inside. It was as if Jian Liyun had been waiting by the door all along.

That couldn’t be.

Yan Sui dismissed the thought. Before she could speak, her face suddenly flushed, and she turned away in embarrassment. “Lu Shutian!”

Lu Shutian was unfazed by her name being called out again. She looked at Yan Sui, who was clutching her butt, and smiled. “The feel is even better than yesterday, Jiejie. Remember to think of me while you’re busy on set.”

Yan Sui’s lips moved silently. She couldn’t understand why Lu Shutian seemed to have suddenly been infected with some kind of virus that made her want to spank her butt.

Pushing Lu Shutian away, Yan Sui closed the door.

It was just her and Jian Liyun in the entryway. The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

Yan Sui hadn’t figured out how to explain what happened last night to Jian Liyun.

She bit her lower lip. Before she could say anything, she heard the other person’s voice as usual. “Did you have breakfast?”

Yan Sui was stunned, then she reacted. “Yes, I did.”

“Okay,” Jian Liyun turned and walked toward the bedroom. “You can rest in the living room for a while. The driver will be here in an hour. I haven’t finished packing yet, so I’ll go do that.”

It wasn’t until Jian Liyun was out of sight that Yan Sui made a sound.

“Huh?”

Why was Jian Liyun acting…

…so calm?

It was so calm that it made Yan Sui feel a little guilty.

Lying on the sofa, Yan Sui wondered when she should ask Jian Liyun about going to He Chenyu’s house yesterday.

Maybe in the car? But the driver would be there. To be safe, she should find a time when it was just the two of them.

Her mind was racing, but her body couldn’t keep up and a feeling of fatigue washed over her.

Yan Sui closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.

As she rubbed, she actually fell asleep.

“Suisui.”

A voice woke Yan Sui. She opened her eyes. “Liyun.”

Jian Liyun had already changed her clothes. She stood beside Yan Sui. “Were you very tired last night? Today is just a simple opening ceremony on set, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”

Yan Sui forced herself to be energetic. “I definitely have to go. How much longer until we leave?”

“The driver will be here in half an hour.” Jian Liyun sat down on the other side of the sofa. She took out her script, and the rustling of the pages could be heard as she flipped through them.

Yan Sui’s lips twitched. She thought she had only dozed off for a few minutes, but half an hour had passed.

It seemed she needed to perform that ritual as soon as possible.

Jian Liyun looked at the densely written words in the script, with some of her own notes on them.

Even though her eyes were on the script, her mind was completely elsewhere.

Snap.

Jian Liyun closed the script.

Yan Sui took the opportunity to start a new topic. “Liyun, did he play Go with you after you went to He Chenyu’s house yesterday?”

Jian Liyun nodded slightly. “He placed the stones exactly as you predicted. After I placed my two stones, he clearly looked flustered.”

Yan Sui’s heart tightened. “Did he do anything else?”

“No,” Jian Liyun said with certainty. “After I finished the game, I said goodbye, and he didn’t try to stop me.”

Yan Sui was still worried. “Was there anything unusual on your way home?”

Jian Liyun thought of the brief tinnitus.

“Nothing unusual. If I had to say something, I had a brief moment of tinnitus while driving, but it only lasted for a second or two and disappeared quickly. It probably has nothing to do with He Chenyu.”

Yan Sui understood. She agreed on the surface. “Hmm, maybe you’re a little stressed about joining the set. But don’t worry too much, Liyun. With your acting skills, doing a good job in this drama will be no problem.”

Jian Liyun didn’t respond. After a few seconds, she said softly, “Why did you lie to me yesterday?”

Jian Liyun’s tone didn’t have a hint of anger. She was just calmly stating the question.

“I…” Yan Sui pursed her lips. “It was an accident. I had something I needed to see Ms. Lu about.”

“Something she could help with but I couldn’t?” Jian Liyun looked at the cover of the script, her expression unreadable.

Yan Sui stood up. “We can talk about this later, Liyun. Before the driver arrives, I’ll teach you the next few moves you need to make. You might not have time to study Go after you join the crew.”

This was important, so Jian Liyun stood up with Yan Sui. “Okay.”

They went to the study. Yan Sui quickly set up the board and made several moves with practiced ease. “This is how I predict he’ll play next. You need to remember where your white stones should go.”

Jian Liyun watched for a while. “I’ve memorized it.”

“That’s good. You…”

Yan Sui’s words were cut short as she suddenly felt dizzy again. She cursed this backlash in her mind, trying to act normal.

Even though she was so dizzy that her vision was blurry, Yan Sui tried to stay calm. “After you join the crew, you’ll inevitably have more contact with He Chenyu. At that time, you must be careful…”

“But why?” Jian Liyun suddenly asked a question without context.

Why do you care about me, when you’re already with Lu Shutian?

The words were spoken so quietly that Yan Sui couldn’t hear them clearly. She struggled to stand up. “I need to go to the bathroom.”

Her steps were unsteady as she went to the bathroom. Yan Sui closed the door and slid down the cold tile wall, eventually kneeling on the floor.

.001 gave a heads-up, 【Transmigrator Yan Sui, this backlash is different from the first. There’s a small chance you could randomly experience dizziness or even cough up bl00d again. I didn’t tell you yesterday because the probability was so low. But it seems you’ve been lucky enough to hit that probability.]

What kind of luck was this?!

Yan Sui didn’t even have the strength to curse .001. She leaned against the wall, taking shallow breaths. “No, this won’t do. I need to complete that ritual as soon as possible. Cough, cough…”

Yan Sui covered her mouth with her hand. When the coughing stopped, she didn’t need to look to know there was bl00d in her palm—

The thick, metallic taste had already filled her mouth when she coughed.

She didn’t even dare to sigh. Yan Sui struggled to stand up, washing her hands and the bl00d from her chin in the sink.

She slapped her cold, wet hands against her cheeks, forcing herself to perk up.

She walked out of the bathroom and saw Jian Liyun still in the study, staring blankly at the chessboard. “Liyun, I… I’m a little tired and want to rest for another hour. When the driver arrives, you can go ahead, and I’ll follow later.”

After Jian Liyun joined the crew, she would have a simple makeup and styling session for the opening ceremony. It would be fine even if Yan Sui wasn’t there during that time.

The top priority now was to complete that ritual. Otherwise, Yan Sui had no doubt she would have a magnificent fainting spell the moment she arrived on set.

A vein throbbed on Jian Liyun’s forehead for a moment.

“Are you really that tired?” she asked, her gaze lowered.

Yan Sui nodded. “Yeah, I’ve been a little busy these past few days. I’ll catch up on some sleep before we start filming.”

Jian Liyun looked at Yan Sui’s slightly pale face. “You can also rest in the car. I’ll ask the driver to drive slowly and steadily.”

That’s not going to work. If she’s in the car, Jian Liyun would definitely find out.

Yan Sui quickly shook her head. “No, it’s more comfortable to lie in bed.”

As she walked toward the bedroom, she heard the sound of footsteps behind her.

“Suisui,” Jian Liyun called out. “In the future, if there’s something you want to do, you can tell me directly. You don’t have to… hide things from me.”

Yan Sui paused but didn’t turn back. “Okay.”

She went into the bedroom and put on her familiar beige pajamas. Yan Sui was truly feeling sleepy now.

“.001, let’s start.”

Just as Yan Sui gave the command in her mind, Jian Liyun walked in behind her.

She sat on the edge of the bed. Yan Sui could feel the area behind her sink slightly.

“Suisui,” Jian Liyun’s voice was gentle, her eyes full of suppressed restraint. “I won’t stop you from finding your own happiness, but at least with me, I hope we can be honest with each other.”

Yan Sui wanted to answer, but she felt like she would cough up bl00d again if she opened her mouth. The itch in her throat was getting more and more noticeable, along with a faint metallic taste of bl00d.

She could only keep her lips tightly sealed.

Yan Sui’s silence, to Jian Liyun, was an act of evasion.

And evasion was also an answer.

She couldn’t understand why the person who had rushed home at midnight to celebrate her birthday was now at another woman’s house after she got home, and had even spent an intimate night with that woman.

Jian Liyun truly didn’t understand.

Yan Sui was genuinely good to her, but she couldn’t grasp onto her.

This kind of inability to grasp her wasn’t physical. It was…

Jian Liyun didn’t know how to describe the feeling herself.

What advantage did she have over Lu Shutian?

If she had to say one, it would probably be her gentler personality.

At least, that’s how she was with Yan Sui.

Yan Sui’s heart was in her throat, afraid that Jian Liyun would get angry because she wasn’t answering.

But in the end, Jian Liyun just tucked her into bed, left a light “get some rest,” and closed the bedroom door as she left.

A little while later, Yan Sui heard the sound of the front door opening and closing. She propped herself up on the bed. “We can really start now, .001.”

“Wait,” Yan Sui threw off the blanket. “Will I cough up bl00d during this ritual? If so, I’ll go to the bathroom first.”

She didn’t want to get the sheets dirty.

“No, but the process will be extremely difficult for you. Please be mentally prepared.”

The system’s voice also sounded. “Host, it’s all my fault that I don’t have any points. I even gave back the points I borrowed because I didn’t use them. If I had points, I could have given you pain shielding.”

.001 said coldly, [Low-level system, it wouldn’t matter even if you had the points to give her pain shielding, because this isn’t pain from a conventional injury.]

“It’s okay. I can bear it,” Yan Sui muttered, rubbing her chin. “But, .001, after this ritual is completed, my lifespan in this world will only be 300 days. If I use up my four opportunities before that, will I die earlier?”

“No. Unless you are maliciously attacked, or someone deliberately tries to harm you, like stabbing you with a knife or pushing you off a building. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, even if you use up all four abilities early, you will still live for exactly 300 days.”

Yan Sui was relieved.

She lay back down, curled up on her side in a comfortable position, and said, “Start… Mmm!”

Before she could finish the word, a sharp pain seized her chest.

The pain was worst in her heart, then it spread to all her limbs. Even someone as tolerant of pain as Yan Sui couldn’t help but cry out.

Her entire body’s bl00d seemed to be boiling, rushing through her body and crashing violently.

What was even more terrifying was that this pain didn’t lessen over time. It only made Yan Sui hurt more and more, to the point where her soul was trembling.

Buzz, buzz.

The phone on the nightstand started to vibrate. Yan Sui’s consciousness was already blurry from the pain. She struggled to crawl toward it, reaching out and fumbling for a while before she could grab the phone.

The person calling her at this time was most likely work-related, so Yan Sui didn’t dare to delay.

But the caller ID clearly read:

“My Dearest Tiantian”

Why was it Lu Shutian?

Yan Sui didn’t want to answer, but her hand shook, and her fingertip swiped across the screen, connecting the call.

“Jiejie,” the voice on the other end was also a little urgent. “Where are you right now?”

“…In the car.” Yan Sui said, her voice trembling, forcing almost all the air out of her lungs to say those two words.

Lu Shutian said sharply, “I saw on the surveillance that only Jian Liyun left. Don’t lie to me. How do you feel right now? Are you uncomfortable?”

How did Lu Shutian know she was in pain?

Before Yan Sui could answer, Lu Shutian continued on her own. “Jiejie, my heart hurts right now too. It’s not the pain from that scar, but, never mind, I don’t know how to explain it. Are you in Jian Liyun’s house right now?”

“Yeah.”

Yan Sui was about to pass out from the pain.

A rustling sound came from Lu Shutian’s end, as if she was putting on a coat. “Open the door.”

“I… Ah, ugh…” Yan Sui’s voice suddenly became a sharp shriek from the pain. She took several breaths. “I… can’t move.”

She couldn’t even get out of bed, let alone crawl to get her phone like she did just now.

The call wasn’t disconnected. Yan Sui heard Lu Shutian say,

“Hold on, I’ll be there soon.”

She wasn’t opening the door for her, so how could Lu Shutian get in?

Yan Sui was still dazed when someone held her in their arms.

Lu Shutian held Yan Sui carefully as if she were a precious treasure. “Is the punishment not over yet?”

A fresh lychee scent filled the air, briefly clearing Yan Sui’s mind.

“You…” She frowned in pain. “How did you get in?”

“I came in through the window,” Lu Shutian’s eyes were filled with nothing but concern. “Why is it this serious? The punishment should have ended yesterday, right?”

Through the window?! This was on the twenty-something floor!

Did Lu Shutian have a death wish?!

“Are you insane?” Yan Sui’s chest heaved violently. The rebuke was said without any force.

Lu Shutian adjusted the position so that Yan Sui could lie more comfortably in her arms. Her voice was also trembling. “Jiejie, I’m the female lead. I’ll be fine even if I come in through the window.”

She placed her right hand on the back of Yan Sui’s head, burying her face in her neck.

The lychee scent became stronger and stronger, and Yan Sui actually felt like the pain wasn’t as bad.

The pain was still there, but her soul was no longer as fragile as before.

“Jiejie,” Lu Shutian coaxed the woman in her arms. “Can’t you bear the pain anymore?”

Yan Sui’s entire body was covered in cold sweat. Her usually smooth black hair was now stuck to her cheeks in strands, like poisonous snakes waiting to strike.

“Mmm…” Yan Sui’s hum was shaky. Her psychological defenses were crumbling from the pain, and she honestly expressed her thoughts.

It hurts so much, she thought.

But it’s only an hour. She could get through it.

During countless painful nights in the past, Yan Sui had endured them all by herself—

This time would be no different.

Lu Shutian’s voice was incredibly gentle. “Then Jiejie, take my luck value.”

Yan Sui’s scattered eyes suddenly focused, and she shook her head, gritting her teeth.

Absolutely not.

Lu Shutian was both anxious and angry. She looked at the blank wall beside her. “Jiejie’s system, are you there? As the female lead of this world, I’m willingly giving her some of my luck value. Hurry up and let her accept it.”

The system and .001 both urged Yan Sui to accept.

After all, the female lead was offering her luck value on a silver platter. In a way, it was truly a godsend.

Although it couldn’t extend Yan Sui’s time in this world, it could greatly alleviate her pain at this moment.

“I don’t want it,” Yan Sui refused in her mind.

.001 suggested again, “Transmigrator Yan Sui, if you feel guilty toward the female lead, you could try taking some of the second female lead’s luck value. The second female lead is in good condition right now, and she also gave you a birthday wish that was similar to a promise. You could use it now…”

“I said I don’t want it.” Yan Sui said this out loud, and Lu Shutian heard it.

Lu Shutian’s eyes also turned red, even though Yan Sui was the one suffering. She held the back of Yan Sui’s neck, her cheek pressing against the other’s, gently rubbing it without any hint of lust.

“Do you not want to owe me anything that much,” Lu Shutian’s sweet voice was now a little rough. “But Jiejie, I’m doing this willingly. You don’t have to pay me back.”

Yan Sui’s cheek was a little wet, whether from sweat or tears.

She still kept her eyes closed and refused. “Just hold me like this.”

Yan Sui said to herself, “Just holding me makes me feel less uncomfortable.”

This was true. The lychee scent on Lu Shutian had a magical effect on Yan Sui.

Lu Shutian let out a bitter laugh. “Even at a time like this, Jiejie is still trying to comfort me.”

Yan Sui instinctively gripped the collar of Lu Shutian’s shirt, as if holding onto the last straw that could save her life.

She greedily inhaled the other person’s scent.

“Mmm…”

The two of them seemed to have swapped roles at this moment. Yan Sui had become the clingy and proactive one.

As time passed, Yan Sui’s cold body gradually warmed up. The pallor on her face was gone, replaced by a rosy flush.

Yan Sui didn’t know that this was a result of her and Lu Shutian’s souls resonating with each other.

Her soul was also being affected by the state of the other person’s soul, and it also—

—longed for Lu Shutian as much as Lu Shutian longed for her.

Yan Sui had always been a person with low desire, even to the point of being ascetic.

But now, an unspeakable desire had taken root, and it was now breaking through the soil, watered by the rain.

At the same time, the pain was still there.

The combination of desire and pain made Yan Sui even more unbearable.

Her previously pained breaths had changed tone, and Yan Sui was now curling up, pressing herself against Lu Shutian’s embrace.

Lu Shutian, who was normally much more open than Yan Sui, was now at a loss. She said stiffly, “Jiejie, are you, are you still in a lot of pain?”

Yan Sui whimpered, a mix of pain and pleasure.

The system suddenly spoke up. “Host, be careful, the sec—”

The system was silenced by .001 in the middle of its sentence.

Yan Sui no longer cared about anything. She was struggling, trying to escape from this strange vortex of feelings.

“What are you two doing?”

A figure had appeared at the door at some point.

Jian Liyun was holding the script she had forgotten to take with her. She was staring intently at the two people on her bed.

From Jian Liyun’s perspective, she couldn’t see Lu Shutian’s face, but Yan Sui’s face was directly facing her:

The skin on Yan Sui’s face and her exposed slender neck was flushed with a crimson color that only appeared when she was in a state of passion.