The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

Just then, Leng Qinghan came out of the bedroom with an iron box in her hand. Looking at Ye Linyuan and Xiao Ruoxi, she deliberately asked, knowing full well what was going on.

"Brother Lin Yuan, Sister Ruo Xi, what are you two looking at?"

Upon hearing Leng Qinghan's voice, Ye Linyuan and Xiao Ruoxi both jumped, instinctively exchanging a glance, both feeling a bit guilty...

"Well, it's nothing. We just found a diary in the corner and took a look out of curiosity."

As Ye Linyuan spoke, he handed the diary in his hand to Leng Qinghan.

"This is your sister's diary, take a look."

Leng Qinghan placed the iron box on the coffee table, and then, as if seeing the diary for the first time, turned the pages one by one.

Leng Qinghan finished reading quickly, and remained silent for a moment.

Although this wasn't the first time she'd read this diary, for some reason, this time, reading it made her feel more uncomfortable than ever before.

Leng Qinghan raised her head, looked at the ceiling, and couldn't help but think.

"Your sister must have been in a lot of pain back then, right?"

It was unclear whether she was asking herself, Ye Linyuan, or perhaps the personality named Leng Qingyue within her...

Neither Ye Linyuan nor Xiao Ruoxi answered; they simply stood silently beside her.

After a long while, Leng Qinghan lowered her head and put the diary away.

"Thank you, Brother Linyuan and Sister Ruoxi, for finding Sister Ruoxi's diary for me."

Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan sighed silently.

"Qinghan, your sister loves you very much."

"I know."

Leng Qinghan wiped away her tears, a forced smile on her face.

"But I still feel very sorry for her because I wasn't there for her during her most painful time."

Xiao Ruoxi, who was standing nearby, quickly offered words of comfort.

"You don't need to blame yourself."

"I know, but I can't control it."

Leng Qinghan took a deep breath and finally managed a forced smile.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, I'm going to cook."

"Oh? Qinghan, you can cook?"

"Of course, otherwise how would I have lived alone before?"

"Yeah, I asked a stupid question."

Leng Qinghan went into the kitchen and started working, while Ye Linyuan and Xiao Ruoxi continued tidying up the living room, both feeling somewhat uneasy.

In the evening, after the three of them finished dinner, they sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air. It was the countryside, and the night was very quiet, with only the chirping of insects, which made people feel relaxed and sleepy.

Just then, Leng Qinghan suddenly pointed to the sky and said softly.

"Brother Lin Yuan, Sister Ruo Xi, look! It's a shooting star!"

Ye Linyuan and Xiao Ruoxi looked in the direction Leng Qinghan pointed, but saw nothing. Of course, a shooting star only lasts for a moment; if they could see it again, it was probably heading straight for them...

"When I was little, my sister, my mom, and I often looked at the stars like this. Sometimes I would ask my sister and mom, 'Are there people on the stars?'"

"Mom always says with a smile that whenever this happens, my older sister will ask, 'Will they fall down?' Mom will say, 'Maybe they will, maybe they won't.'"

Ye Linyuan and Xiao Ruoxi both laughed; just listening to them, you could feel how warm and cozy the moment was.

"When we were little, everyone was like that, asking all sorts of strange questions."

"Yes, those were truly wonderful times. It's a pity we can never go back."

Leng Qinghan sighed, her expression one of utter desolation.

This time, it wasn't because she needed to feign loneliness, but because she was genuinely lonely.

Sensing the cold and desolate Emperor Luo, Xiao Ruoxi quickly offered words of comfort.

"Qinghan, you must always look forward. You wouldn't want your deceased sister, father, and mother to see you like this, would you?"

"I know, but sometimes I still can't help but look back."

Leng Qinghan sighed, and after a long while, she finally spoke.

"Brother Lin Yuan, can I ask you a question?"

"ask."

"Why are you so nice to me? Is it because I'm my sister's younger sister?"

Now it was Ye Linyuan's turn to fall silent.

After a long while, Ye Linyuan finally spoke.

"At first, it was indeed because you are Qingyue's younger sister that I saw Qingyue's shadow in you, which is why I was so nice to you. But later it wasn't like that. You are you, and you are my good friend, Ye Linyuan. This has nothing to do with whose sister you are."

"Just good friends?"

Hearing Ye Linyuan say this, Leng Qinghan looked at him with a complicated expression and murmured softly.

Xiao Ruoxi felt a sudden unease. She felt that if she didn't interrupt, the next thing she would do was confess her feelings and then go back to her room to do *that* (she didn't know that Ye Linyuan and Leng Qinghan had already done *that*). No, this absolutely cannot happen!

Stop being so dense! Quickly think of a way to end this ambiguous topic!

Got it!

"Ahem, of course, it's not just A-Yuan, but also me, Sister Ye Qingyan, Sister Ye Qingxin, Feifei, and so on. We are all good friends with A-Yuan and you, Qinghan."

Ye Linyuan: ......

Leng Qinghan: ......

What a perfect line, "We're all good friends"—it's flawless!

If Xiao Ruoxi's words were merely a spoilsport, then the guy who appeared next was not just a spoilsport, but a complete scourge!

At the same time, the courtyard gate was being knocked on loudly, accompanied by several rough voices.

"Leng Qinghan! Get out here, you bastard!"

"I know you're back! Stop hiding!"

"It's a matter of life and death for debts to be repaid. You have to pay back the money your mother owes, the money your sister owes!"

"Yeah, you fucking don't want to pay me back, do you? Dream on!"

"..."

In the courtyard, Ye Linyuan frowned and asked Leng Qinghan, who was standing to the side.

"Qinghan, who are these people?"

"It's Li Nan, the village bully. He runs rampant in the village because he knows a few thugs. He used to harass my sister and mother a lot when they were still alive, but they didn't dare to come after my mother taught them a lesson."

If murder weren't illegal, my mother could chop off ten of these thugs with a single stroke of her knife!

"Hey, perfect timing! I'm in a bad mood right now, and here comes my free punching bag."

Xiao Ruoxi also got up and started stretching her muscles. Her beautiful face, usually so delicate and pretty, now gave off a fierce feeling...

Leng Qinghan quickly grabbed Xiao Ruoxi's arm and whispered.

"No, there are too many of them. Let's call the police!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruoxi smiled.

"Call the police? Call the police for what? This kind of scum doesn't need the police!"

"But......"

Ye Linyuan also stood up at this moment, stopping Leng Qinghan from saying what she wanted to say.

"Don't worry, Qinghan, you stay here. Ruoxi and I will handle the rest."

He was in a rather unpleasant mood because he saw Leng Qingyue's diary today!

Perfect timing, the punching bag has arrived!