Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

It was nearly midnight, and the hosts of the Spring Festival Gala on TV had already started leading the audience in the countdown, with lively music and cheers coming through the screen...

Shen Yu's phone, which was on the coffee table, kept lighting up and vibrating.

Phone calls, text messages, WeChat messages, one after another.

They were all his former high school classmates, rushing to wish him a Happy New Year at midnight.

Shen Yu had drunk some wine, and the blush on her cheeks hadn't completely faded yet; her eyes held a lazy smile.

He took his phone, walked to the window, turned his back to the living room, and answered calls one by one, or replied to messages with his head down...

Hey, happy new year! Happy new year to you too!

"Yeah, everything's fine in Changyang... How about you?"

Thanks, and best wishes to your whole family...

"Okay, let's get together when we get back sometime..."

His voice was more relaxed than usual, tinged with laughter, and carried to the living room from a short distance away...

Zhang Shuyu, holding her drowsy daughter, sat on the sofa, watching Shen Yu standing by the window, tall and straight, a slight smile on his face as he spoke on the phone. She whispered to Lin Anran beside her:

"My brother has so many friends? He can't keep up with all the phone calls..."

Lin Anran also leaned back on the sofa, her gaze fixed on Shen Yu's back.

Hearing Zhang Shuyu's words, she turned her head, a faint pride in her eyes, and said calmly:

"Yes, back in high school, he was the class monitor. Most of the students respected him, and he was very popular. That's why so many people are visiting him to wish him a Happy New Year now."

Zhang Shuyu's eyes widened slightly, a look of amazement on her face: "Class monitor? Wow... that's amazing!"

In her memory, class monitors were all remarkable and popular figures.

Looking at Shen Yu, she felt that her brother's image had grown even taller in her heart.

It turns out that her brother was not only good to her and capable, but also such an outstanding and well-liked person at school...

Lin Anran didn't say anything more, but looked at Shen Yu by the window again, and a small smile appeared on her lips.

The night sky outside the window was occasionally illuminated by scattered fireworks in the distance, reflected on the glass and on Shen Yu's smiling profile.

Lin Anran's gaze remained fixed on Shen Yu's retreating figure. Her voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself, or perhaps responding to Zhang Shuyu's earlier exclamation:

"Yes, that's right, he's amazing... In my heart, he's the most amazing, no one is better than him..."

Zhang Shuyu listened, looked at Lin Anran's soft profile, then looked down at her daughter who was sleeping soundly in her arms, and remained silent for a while.

The hustle and bustle outside the window and the noise on the television seemed separated by a layer; only Shen's faint voice on the phone and the quiet air between them remained in the living room...

She bit her lip, as if gathering her courage, lowered her voice even further, and spoke softly with a hint of cautious probing:

"Sister-in-law... I've heard quite a bit about your past with my brother... You two used to live together, right? Without anyone bothering you, you... liked that kind of life the most, didn't you?"

Lin Anran did not answer immediately after hearing this.

She lowered her head and remained silent for a short while.

She knew what Zhang Shuyu meant by asking that question, and she was also very clear about what Zhang Shuyu was thinking.

A moment later, she turned her head to look at Zhang Shuyu, the corners of her mouth curving upwards in a very shallow arc, her eyes calm, even with a hint of composure.

She rested her cheek on her hand, her voice soft, as if stating a simple fact:

"Yes, that's definitely the kind of life I like best."

Zhang Shuyu's heart sank, her head drooped even lower, her fingers unconsciously twisting the child's clothes, her voice filled with deep apology and unease:

"Then...is my existence rather superfluous...I shouldn't be disturbing your lives..."

Lin Anran did not comfort her immediately.

She took a deep breath, her gaze returning to Shen Yu's tall, upright figure by the window. Watching his profile as he continued his quiet phone conversation, her eyes distant, she spoke slowly, her voice soft:

"Before, neither Shen Yu nor I really understood what love was..."

"His love is rational and mechanical. He weighs the pros and cons in all relationships and interactions. He considers the consequences of everything he does. Every step he takes is probably paving the way for his own agenda..."

"And my love is twisted... I can't tolerate a grain of sand in my eye... I wish I could kill anyone who even glances at him..."

She stopped there, not continuing, but Zhang Shuyu could understand that almost obsessive possessiveness.

"But..." Lin Anran's tone softened almost imperceptibly:

"The longer we spend together, the closer we get to true love... I'll be the subject of every one of his dating experiments. No matter what he's thinking, I'll cooperate. Whatever he likes, I'll do."

"And all my selfish thoughts..."

"He will fulfill all of these promises, willingly letting me take control, without any regrets..."

Lin Anran continued, her voice soft but carrying a strange certainty:

"Under these circumstances, no matter how dangerous my thoughts were before, they no longer pose a danger to him. I just want to be with him forever; nothing else matters."

She paused, her gaze returning to Zhang Shuyu's face, her eyes clearer and gentler than before:

"So, you're not an obstacle in our relationship, don't overthink it. I used to think that just Shen Yu and I were enough, and everyone else was superfluous. But now I see..."

She glanced at Shen Yu by the window, then at the sleeping child in Zhang Shuyu's arms, and the smile on her lips seemed to deepen slightly.

"Having family is good too..."

As Zhang Shuyu listened to Lin Anran's words, the heavy sense of guilt and unease in her heart seemed to be gently brushed away by a warm hand.

She had no need to worry about such things at all; her brother and sister-in-law were both very, very good people.

Instead, she felt a bittersweet emotion and a deeper understanding.

She could tell that Lin Anran was speaking from the heart.

She could also sense from Lin Anran's calm narration how deep and special the feelings between the two of them were.

It's not just simple liking or dependence, but an unbreakable connection that has been honed over time, where each other has tamed the other, and each has become the only rule and exception in the other's world.

She looked at Lin Anran, nodded vigorously, her eyes slightly red:

"Yes! Sister-in-law, I understand! Thank you..."