21. She's not worth it for you to do this for her.

Choose me!

Yan Sui hesitated for a moment, "Then..."

She didn't know how to respond to that. She couldn't very well ask me what she needed to do to make me comfortable, could she?

That's so strange.

Fortunately, Lu Shutian quickly turned her head and said, "Sister, please do my hair."

It was as if nothing had just happened.

Yan Sui, of course, didn't ask any more questions and didn't dare to waste a second as she finished tying Lu Shutian's hair.

Lu Shutian thoughtfully added, "I can cook in the kitchen by myself. You can go and rest in the living room. There's juice and snacks on the table; you can watch TV for a while."

Yan Sui fled in a panic.

Her left palm is still numb.

Upon entering the living room and sitting on the light gray leather sofa, Yan Sui's heart was still pounding faster than usual.

"The female lead is really a bit scary," Yan Sui thought to the system.

[This world is in such a mess. This female lead is definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing. Host, you'd better be careful when you deal with her at dinner tonight. But...]

"But what?"

However, I don't think the female lead harbors much ill will towards you; she seems to dislike the female supporting character more.

Yan Sui gave a forced smile. "Is that so? We'll see in a moment."

An entertaining variety show was playing on the huge television screen, but Yan Sui had no interest in watching it.

When Lu Shutian finished her work in the kitchen and came to the living room, this was the scene she saw:

Yan Sui was watching the entertainment variety show where all the guests were laughing heartily, looking bitter and resentful.

"Sister, dinner's ready." Lu Shutian turned her head to look at the TV again. "This is probably the most popular variety show in the country. Don't you like it, sister?"

Yan Sui shook her head. "No, let's go eat."

There was originally a long table in the restaurant, but Lu Shutian brought out a small wooden square table from somewhere, which was filled with delicious-looking dishes.

Yan Sui's eyes flashed with surprise, then she praised, "Miss Lu's cooking skills are really good."

Lu Shutian chuckled and then urged Yan Sui to sit down quickly, "Eat it while it's hot, sister."

Lu Shutian was meticulous about the order in which she prepared each dish, which meant that although she made seven dishes and a soup, they were all still steaming hot when she served them.

Lu Shutian first picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs for Yan Sui, and then simply put down her chopsticks to focus on peeling shrimp for Yan Sui.

Even Yan Sui, a guest, felt somewhat uncomfortable with such a large gathering.

Lu Shutian placed the peeled shrimp into the bowl of the person opposite her, saying, "Try it, it was freshly killed today, very fresh."

Yan Sui said thank you as she put the shrimp meat into her mouth. The meat was firm and tender, and had a chewy texture. Even without dipping sauce, the shrimp meat was delicious enough on its own.

"It's delicious." Yan Sui's words were truly sincere.

Lu Shutian tilted her head. "I'm glad you like it, sister."

Before Yan Sui could speak, Lu Shutian continued, "Sister came to see me this time because of Jinlan's matter, right?"

What else? Didn't we already agree on this over the phone?

Yan Sui inwardly scoffed, but nodded outwardly, "Hmm, I wonder if Miss Lu has any way to get Jin Lan's ex-girlfriend to participate in the program."

Lu Shutian raised her glass. "I'll tell you after we finish eating."

Yan Sui still had a headache from the alcohol she drank last night, but there was nothing she could do. She would do anything Lu Shutian asked her to do, even if it meant going through fire and water.

Yan Sui smiled and picked up her wine glass. After clinking glasses with Lu Shutian, she was about to drink it all in one gulp when she was stunned after tasting the liquid.

This isn't alcohol; it's a fruit juice that looks like spirits.

"What, do you want to drink more, sister?" Lu Shutian, sitting opposite, asked with a half-smile.

Yan Sui shook her head, "No, no."

Towards the end of the meal, the atmosphere became somewhat eerie.

The food was delicious, the juice was refreshing, and the beautiful woman sitting across from me, with her pure and innocent looks, always had a smile on her face. Yan Sui couldn't find anything wrong with her.

But her intuition told her that something big was about to happen.

Lu Shutian put down her chopsticks before Yan Sui. After seeing the other woman wiping her lips with a napkin, she stood up and said, "Sister, come with me."

Yan Sui straightened her expression, knowing that the other party was probably going to talk about Jin Lan.

Lu Shutian walked to the TV wall and pushed it with seemingly little force, opening a door.

There turned out to be a hidden door here, and the room inside was pitch black, with nothing visible at all.

"I hope the female lead won't kill me to silence me," Yan Sui lamented inwardly.

No matter how you look at it, something just doesn't seem right about this place.

Lu Shutian pushed the door inward, then turned slightly to the side, "Please, sister."

Yan Sui took a deep breath and went inside.

Lu Shutian followed behind her. After the two entered the room, Lu Shutian closed the door, shutting out the light from outside and plunging the room into complete darkness.

哢哒.

Yan Sui heard the sound of the door being locked from the inside.

Once completely plunged into darkness, one's hearing and sense of smell become incredibly acute. Yan Sui heard the two people breathing and smelled a sweet, cloying aroma of lychees.

It was a strange, familiar scent.

"elder sister."

As soon as Lu Shutian finished speaking, Yan Sui felt someone hug her from behind.

The man held Yan Sui tightly in his arms, his hands firmly gripping Yan Sui's waist, his chin resting on Yan Sui's left shoulder, and the two became intimately close.

Yan Sui was not afraid of the dark, but the current situation was completely out of her control.

She tried to make her voice sound calm: "Miss Lu, aren't you going to turn on the light... um!"

Yan Sui felt a sharp pain in her neck. She couldn't believe it; she hadn't expected Lu Shutian to bite her so suddenly.

Is it really such an unreasonable request to just ask someone to turn on a light?

Lu Shutian bit down quite hard, but she was very careful not to break the skin.

"Sister is naughty."

Yan Sui was on the verge of tears. What had she done wrong this time?

Since arriving at Lu Shutian's house, she believed she had observed all the proper etiquette—

Besides arriving in such a hurry that she didn't bring a gift, was Lu Shutian angry because of this?

Yan Sui endured the stinging pain in her neck and softened her tone, "I'm sorry, I came in too much of a hurry this time and didn't have time to prepare a gift for you. Next time... Ugh, Miss Lu, why did you bite me again!"

Lu Shutian's voice was still sweet, and you couldn't tell she was angry just by listening to her voice.

"It's just a medical check-up, why do I have to accompany her for something like this?"

Yan Sui immediately realized that Lu Shutian was talking about Jian Liyun's physical examination. She frowned and said, "It's always good to have someone else with you."

“System,” Yan Sui called out to the system in her mind, “Look, the female lead knows so much about the female supporting character’s whereabouts, I really think the female lead might be…”

[Host, would you like to touch your neck? The teeth marks are still there.]

"I know, but I always feel that the female lead is more hostile towards me, or rather, disgusted... or resentful? I don't know how to say it, but in short, she doesn't seem to like me very much."

"Regardless of the female lead's outward attitude towards the supporting female character, having the supporting female character participate in the variety show organized by the female lead is genuinely beneficial to her future development. If you really dislike someone, would you want them to have a better life?"

While the debate over who should unify the country was still going on, Lu Shutian chuckled softly.

"Heh, do you really think she needs your company? Does she even deserve it?"

Yan Sui let out a gasp.

Lu Shutian, who had been holding her, suddenly tightened her grip, and she instantly felt dizzy before falling heavily to the ground—

On the soft sofa.

The lights in the room finally came on.

The sudden bright light made Yan Sui squint. She saw Lu Shutian straddling her, her almond-shaped eyes filled with undisguised horror.

Lu Shutian smiled, holding the remote control in her right hand. "Sister, take a look. Once you see Jian Liyun's true colors, you'll realize how utterly worthless all that you've done is."

Sister, don't choose her, choose me.

I am the one who truly deserves to be saved by you.

[Author's Note]

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See you tomorrow night. Will we ever meet again, dear reader? When we do, I hope you'll be happy. It's okay if I'm not in your world anymore (it's okay, I need you), you have to be happy. Baby, how can I live without you, baby! Baby, take me with you, baby, oh baby! (shouting desperately) (starts chasing the car)

And the door code 191519 from the previous chapter means SOS! Little Lu is asking Little Yan for help [pity][please][please][heart]