[Target's corruption value -100! Please host quickly find the cause, please host quickly find the cause...]
Listening to the system's incessant alerts, Shen Xiaoyu was about to cry from anger. After working so hard for so long, she was back to square one overnight.
And what the hell was there to find the cause for!
It was definitely because Su Huan went crazy and kissed her! Thinking of this, Shen Xiaoyu realized that Su Huan was still holding onto her tightly!
She quickly struggled to break free from Su Huan. Su Huan staggered back a few steps and fell onto the hospital bed. The IV needle had been pulled out during the struggle, and her hand was bleeding.
Su Huan ignored the wound on her hand and, with a pale face, tried to embrace Shen Xiaoyu again.
But Shen Xiaoyu's attention was entirely focused on Shi Qiubai right now. She had no time for Su Huan. She pushed Su Huan away and quickly ran toward Shi Qiubai: "...Qiubai, how did you get here?"
Shi Qiubai still had tears on her face, sobbing shakily: "...I came at the wrong time and interrupted Sister's good time!"
"Don't talk nonsense! It's not what you think." Shen Xiaoyu hurriedly explained.
"Xiaoyu..."
Su Huan wanted to speak but was ruthlessly interrupted by Shen Xiaoyu: "You shut up!"
Shen Xiaoyu's gaze swept coldly over her. Su Huan immediately felt chilled to the bone and lowered her head without speaking.
Shen Xiaoyu looked at Shi Qiubai's heartbroken appearance and felt somewhat distressed. She quickly went to pull her: "Come on, Qiubai, let's go outside to talk." The atmosphere here was really too awkward.
Shi Qiubai obediently let Shen Xiaoyu pull her outside. Watching the two leave hand in hand, Su Huan clenched her fists tightly, her palms marked with red indentations from her nails, but she didn't notice.
Shen Xiaoyu pulled Shi Qiubai to sit on chairs in the corridor. Seeing her keep her head down crying, she felt even more guilty.
She took tissues to help wipe her tears.
Shi Qiubai choked out: "You two..."
Shen Xiaoyu pressed her lips together and explained helplessly: "I... I know you might not believe what I say, but I really didn't expect Su Huan to suddenly go crazy and... kiss me."
Hearing this, Shi Qiubai looked up, her eyes wide with shock: "What? You... you two actually kissed?"
Shen Xiaoyu felt even more embarrassed. So Shi Qiubai had only seen them embracing at the door. This was really... sigh...
"It's not what you saw. Su Huan suddenly went crazy and kissed me. I was just about to push her away... I didn't expect you to see it right then. I'm also very angry."
The more she explained, the messier it seemed. Shen Xiaoyu simply stopped talking: "Alright Qiubai, don't be angry, okay?"
Shi Qiubai sniffled and looked seriously at Shen Xiaoyu: "Sister, do you still like her?"
"Of course not!" Shen Xiaoyu denied firmly.
"Then do you like me, Sister?"
Shi Qiubai looked at her and suddenly confessed without warning.
Shen Xiaoyu: "..."
This question was too sudden and caught Shen Xiaoyu completely off guard. She had always thought of Shi Qiubai as a younger sister and never imagined she liked her.
Shi Qiubai looked at her stubbornly and asked again: "Sister, I like you. Do you like me?"
"Qiubai, I've always thought of you as a younger sister..."
Before Shen Xiaoyu could finish her words, Shi Qiubai suddenly rushed forward and hugged Shen Xiaoyu tightly, tears sliding down her cheeks again.
Shen Xiaoyu was startled and struggled: "Qiubai! Let go, don't do this!"
"Sister, I really like you! I want to protect you and not let anyone hurt you again!"
Shi Qiubai buried her head in Shen Xiaoyu's neck, pouring out her feelings bit by bit, as if she wanted to confess all the love she had hidden for years at once.
"Sister, I didn't want to tell you so early. I was afraid you'd feel burdened, so I wanted to give you some time to slowly accept me."
"But now I can't stand it anymore. Su Huan keeps pestering you, and Sister is so soft-hearted. I'm so afraid you'll be deceived and hurt by her again."
As Shi Qiubai spoke, hot tears fell on Shen Xiaoyu's neck. She sighed helplessly and gently patted Shi Qiubai's back to comfort her: "Qiubai, Su Huan and I will never get back together. Don't overthink it..."
"No! How can I not overthink it!"
Shi Qiubai shook her head vigorously, her emotions somewhat agitated: "Anyone can see that Su Huan has been coveting Sister. Sister, I beg you not to be with her anymore, okay? She doesn't deserve to be Sister's lover!"
"Qiubai..."
"Sister, don't reject me. I don't want to lose you..."
Shen Xiaoyu looked at Shi Qiubai's tear-stained makeup and felt very distressed.
"Alright, calm down first. I'll handle this matter."
Shi Qiubai was unwilling: "How will you handle it? She's already shamelessly clinging to you like that. How else can you handle it?!"
Shen Xiaoyu sighed, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Seeing her silence, Shi Qiubai immediately said: "Why don't you agree to be with me, Sister? Then Su Huan definitely can't keep pestering you."
"No." Shen Xiaoyu refused: "Qiubai, we're not suitable for each other at all. I haven't even sorted out my own affairs yet. I can't make any promises to you."
"Sister, I don't mind. I just want to protect you!"
Shi Qiubai spoke seriously and resolutely.
Shen Xiaoyu pondered for a long while and said: "But I mind."
"Then..."
Before Shi Qiubai could finish, Shen Xiaoyu interrupted: "Qiubai, matters of the heart are not something to play with. I can't agree to you so irresponsibly."
There were some things she couldn't tell Shi Qiubai. She was just a pursuer, approaching her to complete her mission. She felt deeply guilty toward Shi Qiubai and couldn't deceive her feelings anymore, even if it would help with her pursuit mission.
Moreover, for some reason, a voice deep in her heart kept telling her that she had made the same mistake in relationships before and must not repeat it this time.
Shen Xiaoyu's resolute attitude stunned Shi Qiubai.
She thought that as long as she worked hard, Shen Xiaoyu would eventually understand her feelings, but...
"Sister, why? Am I not good enough?" Shi Qiubai felt extremely wronged.
"Qiubai..."
"Sister..."
The two were at an impasse, and Shi Qiubai started crying again.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyu was so anxious she was running in circles: "Don't cry anymore. Seeing you cry like this makes me feel terrible too!"
Shi Qiubai tried hard to stop her tears and sobbed: "Sister, if you really don't want to be with me, I won't force you. I'm willing to wait for you. But I beg you, please cut ties with Su Huan quickly. When she becomes obsessive, she's too scary. I'm really afraid Sister will be softened by her pestering."
Her voice was very soft, filled with deep concern.
Hearing these words, Shen Xiaoyu's heart was filled with emotion, but she also became worried: "I do hope to cut ties with her, but she's like adhesive plaster. I don't know what to do anymore."
Su Huan was indeed a trouble, but there was still Nian'an to consider. She really didn't want to hurt Nian'an...
Seeing Shen Xiaoyu's conflicted appearance, Shi Qiubai's eyes rolled, and she broke into a smile through her tears: "Sister, why don't we pretend to be together? Su Huan surely can't be thick-skinned enough to become a third party."
"That's not very good!" Shen Xiaoyu hesitated.
How could she not see through Shi Qiubai's thoughts? She was afraid she wanted to make the fake relationship real. After all, if this continued, she would be the one who got hurt in the end.
"I really just want to pretend to be your girlfriend to make Su Huan get lost." Shi Qiubai looked at Shen Xiaoyu with grievance: "Sister, don't you trust my character? Are you afraid I'll make the fake relationship real and shamelessly cling to you?"
Shen Xiaoyu looked at Shi Qiubai helplessly: "That's not what I meant."
"Then it's settled."
After Shi Qiubai finished speaking, without waiting for Shen Xiaoyu's answer, she pulled her and hurried toward the hospital room.
Being dragged along, Shen Xiaoyu's attention was diverted: "Qiubai, what are you doing?"
Shi Qiubai smiled: "Of course I'm going to settle accounts with Su Huan. She actually dared to seduce my girlfriend. If I don't teach her a lesson, it won't calm my anger!"
Shen Xiaoyu was speechless: "Qiubai..."
She was getting into character way too fast!
While talking, Shi Qiubai had already pulled Shen Xiaoyu into the hospital room. Su Huan was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, lost in thought. Her left hand had been re-connected to the IV.
Hearing the movement, Su Huan opened her eyes.
She looked terrible, but her gaze was sharp. When she looked at Shi Qiubai holding Shen Xiaoyu's hand, her eyes were full of hostility, but she backed down under Shen Xiaoyu's cold stare.
Trying hard to ignore their intimate gesture, Su Huan looked at Shen Xiaoyu and deliberately spoke in an intimate tone: "Xiaoyu, the doctor said I need to be hospitalized for a week. I'll have to trouble you to take care of Nian'an temporarily."
Taking Nian'an away was also Shen Xiaoyu's idea. She was about to speak when Shi Qiubai pulled her hand and stepped forward to block her, looking provocatively at Su Huan:
"Nian'an is Sister's daughter, so it's natural for Sister to take care of her. Since Sister and I are already together, leave Nian'an to me. Don't worry. I'll also take this opportunity to build a relationship with Nian'an and get used to taking care of a child in advance. After all, Sister and I are planning to give Nian'an a little sister..."
Hearing her say increasingly outrageous things, Shen Xiaoyu quickly pulled her hand to stop her: "Qiubai!"
What was she talking nonsense about!
But Shi Qiubai seemed not to hear her dissuasion and continued excitedly: "Sister, do you want to have children? If you don't want to give birth, then I'll do it. After all, feeling a child grow bit by bit in your own belly is also a very interesting thing."
Hearing this, Su Huan's face immediately turned black as the bottom of a pot. She gritted her teeth: "Shi Qiubai!"
But Shi Qiubai wasn't afraid of Su Huan. Instead, she smiled at her, her eyes full of mockery: "Su Huan, now that Sister and I have confirmed our relationship, I hope you, as an ex, can understand your position. I welcome Nian'an to visit Sister anytime, but as for you, please maintain some normal human sense of shame and don't always think about being a third party interfering in other people's relationships!"
"You..." Su Huan was so angry her whole body trembled. She looked at Shen Xiaoyu as if seeking confirmation: "Xiaoyu, what she said isn't true, is it? You couldn't possibly agree to her... right?" By the end, she was already trembling.
Shi Qiubai also nervously gripped Shen Xiaoyu's hand, saying meaningfully: "Sister, you promised me, didn't you?"
Having reached this point, Shen Xiaoyu couldn't possibly undermine Shi Qiubai. She could only cooperate and nod: "Yes, we're together now. Please don't pester me anymore!"
Su Huan's lips trembled, and she was completely stunned. She hadn't expected Shen Xiaoyu to agree to Shi Qiubai's request and admit it so readily.
"Impossible, I don't believe it..." she muttered to herself, her eyes completely red, as if blood could drip out at any moment.
Shi Qiubai was in a great mood, smiling brilliantly: "Whether you believe it or not, we've already confirmed our romantic relationship and are even planning to get married!"
Su Huan suddenly looked up at Shen Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, do you... do you really have no feelings for me at all?" She looked at Shen Xiaoyu with a pale face, her gaze carrying a trace of fragile hope, like a flickering lamp in wind and rain.
"Yes."
With one word from Shen Xiaoyu, she was completely cast into the eighteenth level of hell.