The Cold White Moonlight Desires Me Every Day - Chapter 48

Hearing this, Gu Hewan scoffed disdainfully. “Ni Yunshi, there’s no one here now. What are you trying to prove?”

“Do I look like I’m trying to prove anything?” Ni Yunshi tilted her head, her expression calm and her emotions unreadable. It was as if she had once harbored hope, yet now accepted her defeat as inevitable.

“Then what do you really want?” Gu Hewan’s confusion deepened.

“To save her.” Ni Yunshi lowered her gaze. “Even if she truly loved me, I would still resign from the corporation.”

At these words, Gu Hewan’s pupils dilated silently. “You’re giving up unimaginable wealth. What’s your motive?”

“To save her.”

The same two words, spoken a second time.

The depths of Ni Yunshi’s eyes grew darker.

She hadn’t transmigrated; she had trans-booked.

It was absurd, really. In the real world, she had fallen in love with a fictional character through mere words. Even after entering the dream and the book out of deep affection, all she wanted was for Tangtang to be safe, not for her own happiness.

“I know you’re doing this for Tangtang’s sake, but you need to see reason, not just worldly logic,” Ni Yunshi said, patting Gu Hewan’s shoulder. “You must take good care of her from now on.”

The story in the book was clear: Gu Hewan was Ruan Tang’s true best friend, willing to risk her life for her, while Ni Yunshi was just a plastic sister who abandoned Ruan Tang for wealth and status.

Therefore, despite their constant clashes, Ni Yunshi still believed Gu Hewan was reliable and trustworthy.

Now that she needed to prepare for Ruan Tang’s crucial life milestone, entrusting Ruan Tang to Gu Hewan felt like the safest option.

But at that moment, Gu Hewan’s aura turned icy, a flicker of vulnerability crossing her eyes.

“Ni Yunshi, worldly logic is the only true logic. What you’re talking about is just wishful thinking.”

“When wishful thinking becomes reality, that becomes logic,” Ni Yunshi retorted, her expression softening unnaturally.

Yet within that softness lurked a damned pity!

A long-buried scar in Gu Hewan’s heart was brutally ripped open.

Ni Yunshi had already turned to leave.

“Miss Gu, are you… are you alright?”

A sudden voice jolted Gu Hewan out of her web of emotions. She turned to see the bathroom cleaner staring at her in horror.

Pain surged from her palm.

Only then did Gu Hewan realize that in her fury, she had clenched her fist so tightly that her nails had pierced the flesh of her palm.

Bl00d trickled between her fingers, dripping onto the warm, off-white floor tiles.

Gu Hewan opened her hand, the crimson stain smearing across the delicate hand-painted lilies on her nails, creating an eerie contrast.

Meanwhile, Ruan Tang sat on pins and needles in her office, waiting for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, she gave Li Xiao a quick explanation and rushed downstairs to drive home.

As expected, she found Ni Yunshi in the bedroom, pulling open a suitcase and packing her belongings.

“R-Ruan Tang? What are you doing back…?”

“You were just going to leave without a word?”

Not only was Ni Yunshi quitting her job, but she was also planning to move out? Was she trying to end their relationship completely?

Furious, Ruan Tang strode forward and kicked the half-packed suitcase across the room.

The suitcase slammed against the wall with a dull thud, scattering clothes and valuables across the floor.

Documents, bank cards, jewelry, clothes…

She’s packed everything so neatly!

“Ni Yunshi, what exactly are you trying to do?! What have I done wrong? Is one poorly worded sentence enough for you to just disappear on me?”

Ruan Tang grabbed Ni Yunshi by the collar, her eyes burning with the same fierce anger she had shown during her first six months back in the country.

Ni Yunshi’s gaze flickered away, offering no reply.

Oil! Is she trying to pull some kind of substitute trope on me?

No way! I am who I am—the lustful, greedy firework!

If I run, she’ll chase. We’re both trapped!

Pah!

This idiot didn’t guess right at all!

Ruan Tang pinned Ni Yunshi to the bed with one hand, while the other reached for the bottom drawer of the bedside table.

Clatter—

After the faint sound of metal scraping against metal, a gleaming, golden object emerged.

Ni Yunshi’s eyes narrowed. It was the solid gold anklet that had bound her for half a year.

“Scared?” Ruan Tang demanded, as if finally gaining the upper hand.

She nearly scared me to death!

Good thing I didn’t leave!

I almost forgot my big gold anklet!

The corners of her lips, which had just begun to curl upward, instantly flattened.

Leave, leave, leave! What else could she possibly be thinking about besides leaving?!

“You bastard! Don’t think I can’t tell what you’re thinking just because you’re not saying anything!”

Ruan Tang gritted her teeth, seized Ni Yunshi’s chin, and leaned down to bite her lip fiercely.

A sharp pain shot through Ni Yunshi’s lip, drawing a hint of metallic sweetness.

Simultaneously, with a soft click, Ni Yunshi’s neck grew heavy as the collar once again locked firmly around her throat.