46 climbed through the window to see her

◎The female supporting character catches the male lead in bed with the female lead◎

Jian Liyun remained silent for several seconds, and no one knew what she was thinking.

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

Lu Shutian scoffed, "Home? That's your home, not my home. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want, Senior Jian."

Jian Liyun's hand gripped the phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

She hung up the phone expressionlessly.

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

...

The next morning.

"Sister, sister, sister."

Yan Sui was woken up by Lu Shutian's alarm clock. She mumbled and pushed Lu Shutian away with her eyes closed, "Don't touch me, it's so hot."

Lu Shutian pressed herself even closer, saying, "No."

Yan Sui didn't have the strength to push him away. She felt that even though she had taken a nap, she was still very tired. "Stop making a fuss."

“Okay,” Lu Shutian coaxed, “I’ll stop making a fuss if you answer one question for me, sister.”

Yan Sui kept her eyes closed and replied dismissively, "Go ahead and ask."

Because her eyes were closed, she couldn't see that Lu Shutian's smiling face had instantly vanished.

Lu Shutian's eyes were filled with inquiry, and her tone remained unchanged, "Sister, was your nosebleed last time also because you were protecting Jian Liyun?"

Yan Sui suddenly opened her eyes.

How can Lu Shutian be so smart?! She immediately noticed that there was something unusual about her nosebleed last time.

The system also spoke up: [Host, after you fell asleep last night, the female supporting character called you, but the female lead answered. The female supporting character misunderstood your relationship with the female lead.]

One wave subsides only for another to rise.

[Therefore, host, I suggest you answer the female lead's question truthfully. Otherwise, she'll probably get even angrier.]

In the blink of an eye, Yan Sui made her decision.

She said, "That's not important."

Lu Shutian's voice suddenly rose, "How can it not be important?! Last time it was a nosebleed, this time it's vomiting blood, so next time it'll be bleeding from all seven orifices and dying?!"

.001 exclaimed "Wow!" [This female lead is so clever! Transmigrator Yan Sui, if you don't use the ritual of burning your life force to restore your stamina, you will indeed die bleeding from all seven orifices after using up your life force for the fourth time.]

The system also grew anxious, [Host, please tell the female lead quickly! Your nosebleed last time was because you were protecting her, not the female supporting character!]

Faced with Lu Shutian's anger, Yan Sui simply said, "I know what I'm doing, don't worry."

Lu Shutian almost gritted her teeth, "No matter what, Jian Liyun is just a task target for you. Is she really worth all this effort for?"

Yan Sui gave an irrelevant answer, "Let go of me, I want to get up."

Lu Shutian nodded repeatedly, "Good, very good. You only thought of running to me when you were vomiting blood, but now that you're feeling a little better, you want to go back to take care of that wild woman."

She couldn't help but think of how she had mocked Jian Liyun's home last night, saying it wasn't Yan Sui's home.

In retrospect, she was the most ridiculous person.

Yan Sui sighed, "Don't be like this, you all..."

“Sister, if you say anything that upsets me again,” Lu Shutian said with a smile, “I really will make it so you can’t get out of bed.”

Yan Sui fell silent.

She looked at Lu Shutian cautiously. She was going to Jian Liyun's film set later, and she couldn't afford any unexpected problems.

Lu Shutian's face was cold—

He picked up Yan Sui to wash up, then prepared breakfast for her with a cold face, and helped her change her clothes with a cold face.

After putting on her new clothes, Yan Sui nudged Lu Shutian's arm, "Shutian."

"What?!" Lu Shutian said fiercely.

Yan Sui said softly, "This won't happen again, I promise you."

.001 abruptly said, "Of course 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, "Sister, I understand that you want to protect her, and I can stand with you. But please stop using yourself as a shield in front of her, okay?"

Yan Sui, who had used herself as a shield to protect the two of them, seriously agreed to what was impossible: "Okay."

Lu Shutian leaned closer again, and Yan Sui became alert. She reached out and pushed her away, asking, "What's wrong?"

Lu Shutian said "Oh," and then said, "I'll carry you to Jian Liyun's house."

Yan Sui stammered, "This, this is not necessary. I've had breakfast, and I feel so healthy now that I can walk ten kilometers, really."

Even so, Lu Shutian still insisted on seeing Yan Sui to the door next door—

Even though it's only a few steps away.

Yan Sui left in a hurry yesterday and didn't take Jian Liyun's house key with her, so she could only ring the doorbell first.

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

That shouldn't be the case.

Yan Sui immediately dismissed the idea. Before she could even speak, she blushed and turned away in embarrassment and indignation, exclaiming, "Lu Shutian!"

Once again, she addressed Yan Sui by her full name, but Lu Shutian remained unfazed. Looking at Yan Sui, who was clutching her bottom, she smiled and said, "It feels even better than yesterday, sister. Remember to think of me while you're busy on set."

Yan Sui murmured, unable to understand why Lu Shutian seemed to have been infected with some kind of Trojan program, and liked to pat her butt so much.

Yan Sui pushed Lu Shutian out and closed the door.

Only she and Jian Liyun were in the entryway, and 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, and before she could speak, she heard the other person ask in a normal tone, "Have you had breakfast?"

Yan Sui was stunned for a moment, then realized what she meant, "I ate it."

“Okay,” Jian Liyun turned and walked towards the bedroom. “You rest in the living room for a while. The driver will arrive in an hour. I haven’t finished packing yet, so I’ll go pack my luggage first.”

She didn't speak until Jian Liyun disappeared from Yan Sui's sight.

"Huh?"

How could Jian Liyun...?

Why did you act so blandly?

It was so uneventful that Yan Sui felt a little guilty.

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

Should we ask in the car later? But there's a driver in the car, so to be on the safe side, we should find a place where there are only the two of us.

My mind is racing, but my body can't keep up and I'm feeling exhausted.

Yan Sui closed her eyes and rubbed her temples.

As I massaged her, she actually fell asleep.

“Sui Sui”.

A voice woke Yan Sui, and she opened her eyes, "Li Yun."

Jian Liyun had already changed her clothes and stood next to Yan Sui. "Were you very tired last night? The crew is just having an opening ceremony today, you don't have to go."

Yan Suiqiang rallied her spirits, "I'm definitely going. How much longer until we leave?"

“The driver won’t be here for another half hour.” Jian Liyun sat down on the other side of the sofa, took out the script, and turned the pages with her fingers, making a rustling sound.

Yan Sui's lips twitched. She thought she had only dozed off for a few minutes, but she didn't expect that half an hour had passed.

It seems we need to complete that ceremony as soon as possible.

Jian Liyun looked at the dense text in the script, some of which were her own notes.

Although her eyes were focused on the script, her mind was completely elsewhere.

*Smack*

Jian Liyun closed the script.

Yan Sui seized the opportunity to start a new topic, "Li Yun, after you went to He Chenyu's house yesterday, did he play chess with you?"

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

Yan Sui's heart tightened. "Did he do anything else?"

“No,” Jian Liyun said firmly, “I said goodbye to him after I finished playing chess, and he didn’t stop me.”

Yan Sui was still worried, "Was there anything different about your journey home than usual?"

Jian Liyun thought of that brief bout of tinnitus.

"Nothing unusual. If I had to say, I experienced a brief tinnitus while driving, but it only lasted a second or two and disappeared quickly. It shouldn't be related to He Chenyu."

Yan Sui understood, and agreed on the surface: "Yeah, maybe it's because you're about to join the crew that you're under a lot of pressure. But Li Yun, don't think too much about it. With your acting skills, you'll definitely be able to do a good job in this drama."

Jian Liyun didn't reply. After several seconds, she whispered, "Why did you lie to me yesterday?"

Jian Liyun's tone showed no anger; she simply stated the issue calmly.

“I…” Yan Sui pursed her lips, “That was an accident. I need to speak with Miss Lu.”

"What is it that she can help solve but I can't?" Jian Liyun looked at the script cover, her expression unreadable.

Yan Sui stood up. "We'll talk about this later. Li Yun, before the driver arrives, let me teach you how to move the next few stones. Once you join the crew, you probably won't have time to learn Go."

This matter is very important, and Jian Liyun stood up along with Yan Sui, "Okay."

The two went to the study, and Yan Sui quickly placed the chess pieces on the chessboard and deftly made several more moves. "This is my prediction of how he will play next. You need to remember where your white pieces should land."

Jian Liyun looked at it for a while, then said, "I've got it."

"That's good, you..."

Yan Sui suddenly felt dizzy again halfway through her sentence. She cursed inwardly at the backlash for being so cruel, but she still had to pretend to be calm.

Despite feeling dizzy and her vision blurring, Yan Sui tried to remain calm. "Once you're on set, you'll inevitably have more contact with He Chenyu, so you'll have to be careful..."

"But why?" Jian Liyun suddenly asked this question out of the blue.

Why do you care about me? You're already with Lu Shutian.

The words were spoken softly to begin with, and Yan Sui barely heard them. She forced herself to stand up and said, "I'm going to the restroom."

With unsteady steps, Yan Sui arrived at the bathroom, closed the door, and slid down the cold tiles until she was kneeling on the floor.

.001 prompted, "[Transmigrator Yan Sui, this backlash is different from the first one. There's a possibility of random dizziness or even coughing up blood again, but the probability of these symptoms is extremely low, which is why I didn't tell you yesterday. However, it seems you've been very lucky to encounter this possibility.]"

What kind of luck is this?!

Yan Sui was too exhausted to even curse 001. Leaning against the wall, she gasped for breath, "No, it seems I have to complete that ritual as soon as possible, cough cough..."

Yan Sui covered her mouth with her hand, and after the coughing subsided, she knew without looking that there was blood in her palm.

When I coughed just now, my mouth was already filled with a strong metallic taste.

Not daring to even sigh, Yan Sui struggled to stand up and washed her hands and blood-stained chin in the sink.

Yan Sui patted her cheeks with her cold, wet hands, forcing herself to cheer up.

She walked out of the bathroom and looked at Jian Liyun, who was still staring blankly at the chessboard in the study. "Liyun, I... I'm a little tired and want to rest for another hour. When the driver arrives, you can leave first, and I'll be there soon."

After Jian Liyun joins the crew, she will first have a simple makeup and styling for the opening ceremony. Even if Yan Sui is not there during that time, it will not be a problem.

The most urgent task now is to complete that ceremony; otherwise, Yan Sui has no doubt that she could have a spectacular fainting spell as soon as she joins the film crew.

Jian Liyun's forehead veins bulged for a moment.

"Are you really tired?" she asked, looking down.

Yan Sui nodded, "Yeah, I've been a bit busy these past few days. I'll catch up on some sleep before joining the crew."

Jian Liyun turned to look at Yan Sui, whose face was a little pale, and said, "You can rest in the car. I'll tell the driver to drive slowly and steadily."

That won't do. What if Jian Liyun finds out in the car?

Yan Sui quickly shook her head, "No, it's more comfortable to lie in bed."

She walked toward the bedroom, and heard another person's footsteps beside her.

“Sui Sui,” Jian Liyun called out to Yan Sui, “If you want to do something in the future, you can tell me directly. You don’t have to… hide it from me.”

Yan Sui paused, but didn't turn around. "Okay."

Upon entering the bedroom and changing into her familiar beige pajamas, Yan Sui was truly overcome with sleepiness.

".001, let's begin."

Just as Yan Sui finished giving her instructions, Jian Liyun followed her in.

She sat down on the edge of the bed, and Yan Sui could feel that part of her back had sunk in.

“Sui Sui,” Jian Liyun said gently, her eyes filled with restraint and forbearance, “I will not stop you from finding your own happiness, but at least for me, I hope we can be honest with each other.”

Yan Sui wanted to answer, but she felt that she would cough up blood again as soon as she opened her mouth. The itching in her throat became more and more obvious, along with a faint smell of blood.

She could only keep her lips tightly closed.

Jian Liyun interpreted Yan Sui's silence as an act of escapism.

Escaping is also a form of answer.

She couldn't understand why the person who rushed home at midnight to celebrate her birthday would go to another woman's house after she got home that night, and even spend the night with that woman...

Jian Liyun really didn't understand.

Yan Sui was indeed very good to her, but she couldn't hold onto her.

This inability to grasp something doesn't refer to physical inaccessibility, but rather...

Jian Liyun herself didn't know how to describe this feeling.

What advantages does she have compared to Lu Shutian?

If I had to say, it would probably be that I have a more gentle personality.

At least that's how it is in front of Yan Sui.

Yan Suixin was in her throat, afraid that Jian Liyun would be angry if she didn't answer.

In the end, all Jian Liyun did was tuck her in, casually say "Get some rest," and then close the bedroom door and leave.

A moment later, Yan Sui heard the sound of the door opening and closing. She propped herself up on the bed with her hands and sat up. "Now we can really begin, .001."

“Wait,” Yan Sui pulled back the covers, “Will I vomit blood again during this ritual? If so, let me go to the bathroom first.”

She didn't want to get the sheets dirty.

No, but this process will be very difficult for you, so please be mentally prepared.

The system's voice also sounded, [Host, it's all my fault for running out of points. I returned the points I borrowed because I didn't use them. If I had points, I could have activated pain shielding for you.]

.001 coldly replied, "Low-level system. Even if you have enough points to activate pain shielding for her, it won't help, because this isn't pain from regular damage."

“It’s alright, I can endure it,” Yan Sui rubbed her chin. “However, after this ritual is completed, I will only have three hundred days left to live in this world. If I use up all four chances before the end of these three hundred days, will I die prematurely?”

No, unless you are maliciously attacked, someone deliberately wants to harm you, stab you with a knife, push you to jump off a building, or something similar. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, even if you use up all four abilities prematurely, you will still live to be exactly three hundred days old.

Yan Sui was relieved.

She lay back down, finding a comfortable position on her side, her body slightly curled up. "Start... um!"

Before she could even utter the word "ba," Yan Sui felt a sharp pain in her chest.

The most painful spot was her heart, and then the pain spread from her heart to every part of her body. Even Yan Sui, who was usually very good at enduring pain, couldn't help but cry out in pain.

The blood in his body was forced to boil, racing and surging through the body.

What's worse is that this pain doesn't fade with time; it only intensifies Yan Sui's suffering, to the point that her very soul trembles.

Buzzing.

The phone on the bedside table started vibrating. Yan Sui was in so much pain that she was barely conscious. She struggled to crawl over to it, reached out, and groped around for a while before finally getting her hands on the phone.

Most of the people calling her at this time are work-related, so Yan Sui doesn't dare to delay.

But the caller ID clearly stated:

"The cutest Tian Tian"

Why is it Lu Shutian?

Yan Sui didn't want to answer the call, but her hand trembled and her fingertip swiped across the screen, and the call was connected.

"Sister," the voice on the other end of the phone sounded urgent, "where are you now?"

“…In the car.” Yan Sui barely managed to squeeze out all the air from her lungs before she uttered those two words, her voice trembling.

Lu Shutian said sternly, "I saw on the surveillance footage that only Jian Liyun left the house. Don't lie to me. How are you feeling now? Are you feeling unwell?"

How could Lu Shutian know that she was in pain?

Before Yan Sui could answer, Lu Shutian continued, "Sister, my heart is also aching right now. It's not the pain from that scar, but... well, I don't know how to say it. Are you at Jian Liyun's house right now?"

"Um."

Yan Sui was in so much pain that she almost fainted.

There was a rustling sound coming from Lu Shutian's side, as if she was putting on her coat. "Open the door."

"I...uh..." Yan Sui's voice suddenly turned shrill with pain. She gasped for breath several times, "I can't move."

Forget getting out of bed, she can't even crawl to get her phone like she did before.

Before the call ended, Yan Sui heard Lu Shutian say,

"Hang in there, I'll be there soon."

If she doesn't open the door for the other party, how can Lu Shutian get in?

While Yan Sui was still half asleep, someone pulled her into their arms.

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

A refreshing lychee scent wafted over, briefly clearing Yan Sui's mind.

“You…” she frowned in pain, “How did you get in?”

"They climbed in through the window." Lu Shutian's eyes were filled with worry. "How could it be so serious? Shouldn't the punishment have ended yesterday?"

Climbing out of a window?! This is a high-rise building, over twenty stories high!

Does Lu Shutian have no regard for her life?!

"Are you crazy?" Yan Sui said, her chest heaving, but her words had no effect whatsoever.

Lu Shutian helped the other woman lie more comfortably in her arms, her voice trembling as she said, "Sister, I'm the female lead, I won't be in any trouble even if I climb out the window."

She held the back of the other person's head with her right hand, letting the other person bury their face in her neck and shoulder.

The scent of lychee grew stronger and stronger, and Yan Sui actually felt less pain.

The pain is still there, but the soul is no longer as fragile as it was before.

"Sister," Lu Shutian coaxed the woman in her arms, "Are you in too much pain to bear it?"

Yan Sui was covered in cold sweat, and several strands of her once smooth black hair clung to her cheeks, like a venomous snake ready to strike at any moment.

"Hmm..." Yan Sui's "hmm" was trembling. She was in so much pain that her mental defenses collapsed, and she honestly expressed her thoughts.

It hurts so much, she thought.

But she can always get through an hour.

Countless nights in the past that caused her pain, Yan Sui had endured alone—

The same goes for this time.

Lu Shutian's voice was incredibly gentle, "Then, sister, come and take my luck points."

Her previously unfocused eyes suddenly constricted, and Yan Sui gritted her teeth and shook her head.

Absolutely not.

Lu Shutian was both anxious and angry. She looked at the empty wall next to her and said, "Sister's system, are you there? As the female protagonist of this world, I am willing to give her a portion of my luck points. Please let her receive them quickly."

The system and .001 simultaneously urged Yan Sui to accept it.

After all, the female lead offered up her luck points, which in a sense was indeed a timely help.

Although it cannot prolong Yan Sui's time in this world, it can greatly alleviate her current pain.

"I don't want to," Yan Sui thought to herself.

.001 then suggested, "[Transmigrator Yan Sui, if you feel guilty towards the female lead, you can try taking some of the female supporting character's luck points. The female supporting character is in good condition right now, and she also gave you a birthday wish that's like a promise. You can use it now...]"

"I said, I don't want it." Yan Sui said this directly, and Lu Shutian heard it too.

Even though it was Yan Sui who was suffering, Lu Shutian's eyes also reddened. She held Yan Sui's nape, pressed her cheek against the other's, and gently rubbed against her without any lust.

"You really don't want to owe me anything?" Lu Shutian's originally sweet voice became slightly hoarse and grainy. "But sister, I'm willing, and I don't need you to pay me back."

Yan Sui's cheeks were damp, it was hard to tell whether it was from sweat or tears.

She kept her eyes closed and refused, saying, "Just hold me like this."

Yan Sui said to herself, "When you hold me, I don't feel so uncomfortable."

This is indeed true; the lychee scent emanating from Lu Shutian always had a magical effect on Yan Sui.

Lu Shutian gave a wry smile, "Even at a time like this, my sister still has to comfort me."

Yan Sui instinctively grabbed Lu Shutian's collar, as if she had grasped the last straw that could save her life.

She inhaled the other person's scent almost greedily.

"Hmm..."

The two seemed to have switched roles, with Yan Sui becoming the clingy and proactive one.

As time passed, Yan Sui's originally cold body gradually warmed up, and her face was no longer pale and bloodless, but even had a touch of alluring blush.

Yan Sui was unaware that this was a consequence of the profound resonance between her soul and Lu Shutian's.

Her soul is also affected by the state of the other person's soul, and also—

Just as Lu Shutian longed for her, he longed for Lu Shutian.

Yan Sui was not only not a person who valued desires, but could even be described as a person who practiced asceticism.

But now, that unspeakable desire has taken root and sprouted, breaking through the soil under the nourishment of the rain.

Meanwhile, the pain continued.

Desire and pain intertwined, making Yan Sui even more unbearable.

Her previously painful breathing changed tone, and Yan Sui curled up, constantly squeezing into Lu Shutian's arms.

Lu Shutian, who was usually much more outgoing than Yan Sui, was at a loss for words. She stammered, "Sister, are you... are you still feeling unwell?"

She let out a sob, a mixture of pain and pleasure.

The system suddenly spoke up: "Host, be careful, there's a woman..."

The system was muted by .001 halfway through the conversation.

Yan Sui no longer cared about anything else; she struggled, trying to escape from this strange vortex of feelings.

What are you doing?

A figure appeared at the doorway without anyone noticing.

Jian Liyun held the script she had just forgotten to take with her, 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:

Yan Sui's face and the skin on her exposed slender neck were flushed with a blush that only appears when she is aroused.

[Author's Note]

To all my dear readers who diligently follow my updates every day, I'm so sorry! [crying emoji] I accidentally set the posting time to 9 PM tomorrow night! [emoji] I'm so ashamed of myself.

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