I'm In A Shuraba Every Time I Open My Eyes: Chapter 12

ARC 1: FIRST BATTLEFIELD (12)

What the hell? What the hell!

What just happened?

Yueyue was dumbfounded.

The system was equally dumbfounded.

However, after Bai Xiyue blacked out and left her body, her consciousness lingered. It was as if she was in third person mode as she watched Yan Yushan and her 'self' from somewhere in midair.

This should be the system's doing.

Yan Yushan picked up the slumbering woman and walked into the bedroom.

Bai Xiyue didn't rush to ask for a reload. Instead, she quietly watched the following events.

Where did she go wrong?

The sleeping woman looked exceptionally well-behaved as her chest rose and fell steadily. Yan Yushan sat on the edge of the bed, gently stroking her hair.

His eyes were intensely dark, and that tranquil face concealed a forest of emotions.

He didn't do much of anything. He simply pulled out the cell phone from her pocket and unlocked it with a password.

The caller ID list was clean. It wasn't clear whether the owner had a habit of clearing it or had something to hide.

Bai Xiyue felt like choking when she saw him unlock her phone, but there didn't seem to be a big problem.

[System]: I forgot to remind you, Host. In order to prevent hosts from exploiting the reload function, the system is programmed to load back to the point when the mission task failed, or the point at which it most likely began to fail.

You do fucking what???

[Bai Xiyue]: You never mentioned this before!

But wait, this might not necessarily be a bad thing.

She was not the kind of person to give up on herself.

Before going back, she has to figure out the reason.

Yan Yushan must have put some kind of tranquilizer in the milk tea to knock her out, but it should not be enough to keep her under.

She never mentioned breaking up with him, but for things to turn out this way must mean she slipped up somewhere.

Yan Yushan browsed through her contacts. Finding nothing was within his expectations.

He put the phone aside and watched Bai Xiyue in silence.

The deep affection and paranoia in his eyes could make people's blood run cold.

If Jian Ning and Chen Qingzhu were extroverts, then Yan Yushan and Shang Junzhuo were introverts.

It was only that one was gentle while the other was cold. Still, they both burned on the inside with the same level of intensity.

Bai Xiyue more or less understood these mental people's thoughts. But because she did, she found it all a bit ridiculous.

Maybe they should all go see a doctor, the original host included.

[Bai Xiyue]: Tell me Tongzi, these people love the original owner so much, but why can't they tell I'm not the real her?

She admitted that the original owner was indeed a scumbag who had harmed several people, but these brothers were just as sick.

The system was silent. Bai Xiyue chuckled.

In the end, how could there be so much deep love with no regrets¹ going around?

But if it was to be based on the worldly definition of love, then this would be labeled as paranoia.

Bai Xiyue had nothing to say about the original owner being torn apart. A group of people could have collectively gone mad. Losing control was tolerable, but doing this kind of thing all on your own was a bit overboard.

Any other type of retaliation is okay, but why go as far as to kill someone?

Still, this was fine. She didn't have to feel guilty for anyone regardless of who had the deepest affection.

Bai Xiyue didn't know how long she waited before Yan Yushan finally spoke.

He kissed her cheek and ran his fingertips along her skin with a sense of cherishing.

"I didn't want to doubt you, not even a bit.

"It's just that today, someone told me they saw you in a car acting very close with someone else. I thought, 'That person must have seen it wrong.'

"But you didn't answer my calls this afternoon. You didn't even seem to check your phone between the times I called, so I had someone investigate. The place you got out of the car was indeed close to a residence under your name.

"You've never mentioned it to me."

His fingertips lingered on her neck, and the coldness in his eyes intensified.

"In fact, it's not like this hasn't happened before. Sometimes you don't cover up well enough.

"It wasn't that your lies were clever, I just wanted to believe you."

Yan Yushan kissed Bai Xiyue's lips as he rested his forehead on hers.

His movements were gentle, but it made one's stomach turn.

Bai Xiyue was cursing in the air.

She was wondering where it went wrong. It turned out to be here.

Arghhhhh! Jian Ning didn't close the window.

[Bai Xiyue]: System, I'm gonna kill you! Why didn't you tell me that someone saw?!

[System]: I did not know that passerby was related to Yan Yushan.

Nor did it know it was a relationship that could recognize her and report to him.

[Bai Xiyue]: Wait a minute, he hasn't hired an investigator to follow me, has he?

Wherever she's followed to will become her damn resting place.

[System]: I guarantee that there is no such thing.

Bai Xiyue's body was still asleep, but she didn't plan on watching anymore and told the system to reload the savedata.

[System]: Right away?

[Bai Xiyue]: It's already become like this. If you don't do it, will you wait for me to wake up and tell Yan Yushan that he's not actually the main husband so he can kill me in a fit of passion?

Was there any point in seeing how that goes down? Even if it doesn't end with a knife, it will turn into a bonafide black room play.

Bai Xiyue detested black rooms.

[System]: Indeed.Please read this at onemachineshow.blogspot.com

As a result, Bai Xiyue felt a flicker and then opened her eyes to see Jian Ning stopping the car.

"I can't bear to let you go."

Jian Ning touched her forehead and rubbed their noses affectionately.

He still said the exact same lines.

"Close the window."

She pushed him off. Although he was a little surprised, he did as he was told.

"Why do you wanna close the wind—oh."

Bai Xiyue grabbed his collar and sealed his mouth.

She didn't want to explain the reason at that moment.

Her actions were wild. Jian Ning's face lit up with joy from the thought that she couldn't bear to let him go either.

After delivering a deep kiss, Bai Xiyue fixed up her slightly ruffled hair.

"Drive."

"Huh? Aren't you going home?"

Jian Ning was somewhat confused.

"No, I don't want to do deal with those things tonight. I'll work on them tomorrow."

Didn't Yan Yushan tell her to stay overnight? Then she will follow his wishes.

Her happiness comes first.

She'll spare herself from going back to endure his pressure.

Her plan was to turn the little milk dog into cannon fodder, then do the same to Yan Yushan.

The man's looks and temperament were certainly her type, but that feeling of a dark cloud looming above her was very uncomfortable.

Also, in terms of feelings, Yan Yushan should be the most indifferent to the original owner.

It was just that he was a paranoid person who couldn't stand being deceived or betrayed.

It would be better to avoid this minefield as much as possible from here on out.

Bai Xiyue took out a mirror from her bag and fixed her hair.

She originally wanted to get out of the car here, but when she thought of how Yan Yushan had found someone to investigate her residences, she changed her mind. If that person sees her again, this version of just seeing her arrive at that place will have a similar consequence. She cannot get out.

Since she can't leave and it wasn't appropriate for Jian Ning to send her somewhere she would have to justify, then it was better to go with the flow.

There was no need to worry. It was only the second day.

But, she had died twice in two days.

———Please read this at onemachineshow.blogspot.com

Jian Ning happily drove Bai Xiyue to the hotel he booked in advance. Once they entered the building, she kept avoiding all the cameras.

The water bed in the center of the room was very conspicuous. Bai Xiyue said she was going to call her editor and took her phone to the balcony where she closed the glass door behind her.

She dialed Yan Yushan's number and leaned on the railing facing Jian Ning's direction.

"Yushan, I may not be able to come back tonight. A college roommate traveled to Quxi to collect folk material for inspiration and I came over to hang out with her. But it's not convenient to leave right now, so I plan to come back tomorrow."

Bai Xiyue's voice was very calm and relaxed, but her eyes had a touch of cold.

Since he said that the original owner had made mistakes before, it was better to let things gradually fall apart.

Yan Yushan's hand that was holding a document paused before he replied with an 'okay'.

When dealing with this kind of person, one must not be afraid of collapsing the character design.

"Pay attention to safety."

"Mm."

After Bai Xiyue hung up, she leaned on the edge and let the wind cool her down for a while.

Jian Ning was in the bathroom when she ventured back inside.

The man was tall. It wasn't apparent when he wore women's clothing, but once he took his clothes off, she could see that he was quite fit. Fair skin covered a proportional figure. His lean waist even had dimples at the back.

He stepped out of the bathroom with a wet head of hair and misty eyes.

As he wiped himself with a towel, droplets of water trailed down his chin and past his bathrobe.

He looked at Bai Xiyue and raised an eyebrow with a seductive smile that could certainly reel people in.

Bai Xiyue stared at this specimen in his prime and felt that life was still worth striving for.

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1. T/NI didn't know how to phrase this better. 'A deep love with no regrets' is that kind of love where you feel no regrets for loving someone even if the relationship never works out or turns for the worst↩︎

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