After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

This scene really baffled Bai Yu. To be honest, no one would understand why, since the person she liked also liked other people, and not just one or two, but four.

This sense of betrayal is completely intolerable, at least Bai Yu herself thinks so.

But Lin Ying didn't show any dislike or disgust at all. It was strange that she could still look at him with gentle eyes. It was hard to understand why.

"Lin...Lin Ying?"

After speaking, Bai Yu noticed that Lin Ying hadn't responded for a long time, so she called out to her somewhat guiltily.

Will you throw me away like trash in the future?

Lin Ying responded, but it wasn't an answer to Bai Yu's question or a conversation, nor was it a statement of resentment; it was simply an inquiry.

"It's impossible. I have no right to abandon you, and... I never even thought of abandoning you."

When Bai Yu said those words, even his face, which had been that of a scumbag for three lifetimes, couldn't help but turn red.

After all, in a monogamous society, openly declaring that one likes five girls and doesn't want to let any of them down is as absurd as a hen spreading its wings to fly to the moon to watch Chang'e shoot down the sun.

"Then I'll listen to you."

Lin Ying responded with five words that were unexpected by Bai Yu, yet they seemed to make perfect sense given her past behavior, which was quite contradictory.

Standing by the bed, staring blankly at Lin Ying, seeing her expressionless eyes that didn't even show the slightest displeasure, Bai Yu began to feel selfish again.

"Lin Ying, you don't need to listen to me about this. You can decide your own life. I don't want to be so selfish as to decide everything for you. I want to listen to you this once."

Shaking her head, Lin Ying said that Bai Yu's overanalysis was a complete misunderstanding.

For her, if Bai Yu dared to tell her to die, she would do it without hesitation. Being together was her biggest wish, and now that Bai Yu said he wanted to marry her, what was there to be selfish about?

Of course, in her eyes, Bai Yu was more of a perfect person, perfect in everything. Even if Bai Yu asked her to kill, rob, or even set fires together, she would do it without hesitation, because her love was to unconditionally give up everything she could do or couldn't do.

The term "devoted yandere" perfectly describes Lin Ying. She either doesn't love at all, or she loves so much that she treats herself like a puppet, letting the person she loves do as they please.

It's truly a terrifying type, and also a pathetic type of self-consciousness.

However, Bai Yu would never treat Lin Ying as a tool or a plaything, because he also loves her. It is a love that transcends time and the shackles of memory, a love witnessed by time and space.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Feeling Guilty, Yet Accepting It Calmly

"You can treat me however you want, I just want to be with you."

Lin Ying gave her answer, but it made Bai Yu feel very uncomfortable.

Even after being reborn, she is still the same as in her previous life, asking for very little but giving a great deal.

"It's not what you think, Lin Ying. I truly love you, it's real. Maybe saying 'I love you' in words sounds weak and inadequate, but..."

Just as Bai Yu was getting anxious about how to prove that he loved Lin Ying very much and that it wasn't just empty talk, Lin Ying reached out and pressed her right index and middle fingers against his lips, shook her head, and spoke softly.

"I'm not doubting that you don't love me, I'm just expressing my desire to be with you. I don't want a lot of things."

After speaking, Lin Ying gave Bai Yu a warm smile. Bathed in the moonlight outside the window, she looked so beautiful and charming, yet also so humble and weak.

Lowering his head, Bai Yu gently kissed Lin Ying's lips. It was hard for Bai Yu to imagine that she would accept his honesty and feel so humble, but the reality was that she did accept it and did not object in any other way.

Of course, even so, Bai Yu still felt indebted and guilty, after all, Lin Ying gave him unique love, but his love had to be divided into several parts.

At first glance, it might seem a bit scummy, but upon deeper reflection, it's incredibly scummy.

It is often said that as long as you don't lose your mind, there will always be more solutions than problems, but sometimes solutions can only be modified based on certain foundations.

Bai Yu does have some ways to appease Su Rongxue and the others, but these methods are all based on the premise that the girls do not reject each other.

After all, their attitude towards him in both his lives was to stay with him, so it was highly unlikely that they would give up on their own initiative. The only way forward was to integrate with him.

This method sounds easy, but it's actually very difficult to implement. After all, none of Su Rongxue, Si Yu, Qing Sisi, and Murong Liyue are normal people. Getting these four women to not reject each other is a real headache.

Moreover, each of the four girls has a different type of illness, making it even more difficult to deal with them.

Lin Ying is clearly not approaching life with a normal mindset, although Bai Yu himself seems to have realized that he is also a bit abnormal, so he just lets it go.

After all, how could a normal person openly tell the girl they love that they also like several other girls?

However, people shouldn't dwell too much on things that don't conform to normal standards. After all, humans are social animals, and once something is accepted for too long, it becomes taken for granted. And when someone overturns what is taken for granted, they become an outcast and are ostracized.

Bai Yu is doing something unconventional right now, because what he wants to do is to get Su Rongxue, Si Yu, Qing Sisi, Murong Liyue and Lin Ying to get to know each other and get along well.

This is an extremely challenging task. If he fails to do any part of it properly, he may lose everything. He himself is not even sure if he can complete this difficult task alive.

However, compared to the unbearable pain of loss in the previous life, death is not such a big deal. Some people are worse off dead than alive, while others are still alive even after they die. That's the point.

Living a meaningless life is more tragic and lamentable than dying. Bai Yu no longer needs to live a timid and cowardly life; he needs to live a more meaningful life, or die without regrets.

"I'm sorry, Lin Ying. I'm probably the most selfish person you've ever met, but I promise I'll never let you suffer in the future."

Bai Yu's words sounded weak, because he felt guilty. He wanted Lin Ying to accept that his love was being divided up. Honestly, could he really share his love?

Obviously, he couldn't do it, because he couldn't accept it, and he couldn't accept it.

Looking up at Bai Yu's eyes, which were full of guilt and apology, Lin Ying did not blame him at all. In her opinion, everything she had existed was for Bai Yu. Without Bai Yu, she would not need to exist, let alone love.

She had never even experienced love before, but now it was all given to her by Bai Yu. Since he gave it to her, she could arrange it herself and just listen and do as he said.

Lin Ying, who is devoted to others, will be extremely humble and considerate towards Bai Yu, but that is only towards Bai Yu. If it involves Bai Yu's interests and safety, she is capable of doing anything.

Lin Ying represents two extremes of personality: either deadly gentleness or bloody brutality.

In her mind, Bai Yu is the sky, everything he does is right, and everything that hurts Bai Yu is evil.

So, if you think about it, Lin Ying agreeing to Bai Yu's request was really no big deal for her. After all, if Bai Yu dared to go even further and ask her to be his plaything, she would agree without hesitation.

Ahem, let's get back to the main topic.

"Boss lady, in a few days my... you know, Sister Siyu I told you about might be coming over. When that happens, could you... could you get to know each other?"

Bai Yu had not actually received any news that Si Yu was coming; this was just a memory from his previous life, a memory of Si Yu's recent visit to the island nation.

Of course, it was also on this occasion that Si Yulai caused some incidents involving meat, eggs, and chicken in a public place on the beach.

It would be highly unlikely that Bai Yu wouldn't have remembered these memories vividly.

Lin Ying would naturally agree to his guilty words and would not show any displeasure.

Bai Yu was willing to tell her everything, even that they were both reborn, which already made her very content, not to mention Bai Yu's promise to marry her.

Is she your older sister?

"Yes, she's the god-sister I told you about who's been really, really good to me. Actually, at school, we were just junior and senior classmates at first."

"Then...should I call her 'older sister'?"

Shaking her head, Bai Yu expressed her disapproval of Lin Ying's immediate desire to address Si Yu as "elder sister."

"No, no, no, you can't call Sister Siyu 'sister' from the beginning. She actually just wants to spoil me like a younger brother. You have to get to know her first and start with unfamiliar terms of address. Otherwise, she might become even more jealous on top of her jealousy, and might even do some dangerous things."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ying nodded to indicate that she understood, but she was very curious about what kind of person Si Yu was and why Bai Yu valued and liked her so much.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: My Doting Sister

Bai Yu and Lin Ying talked all night. He kept telling Lin Ying that he didn't want to abandon her or that he truly loved her.

Even though Lin Ying had no intention of blaming him, Bai Yu felt guilty and apologetic and kept saying it, as if saying it would make Lin Ying feel better, or rather, make himself feel better.

For Bai Yu, not being able to get over that mental hurdle is also a form of torment.

She already felt very guilty towards Lin Ying, and now she had to ask her to accept such an unreasonable request. Although Lin Ying seemed not to care at all, Bai Yu kept thinking that Lin Ying must be feeling very upset but not saying anything.

The guilt and self-blame combined with another layer of stress made Bai Yu so desperate that he might die of sleepless nights if he didn't say a few more words to convince himself.

As for Lin Ying, she listened to Bai Yu talk for as long as she wanted, occasionally replying as if they were having a casual chat.

The two women had completely different mindsets. Lin Ying was filled with curiosity about Su Rongxue, Si Yu, Qing Sisi, and Murong Liyue, while Bai Yu felt endless guilt towards her. Their mindsets were truly different.

The next morning—

Bai Yu had just gotten home and lay down, ready to get some sleep while feeling exhausted, when her phone suddenly rang.

He sat up, picked up his phone from the bedside, and saw that it was a call from Si Yu.

"Hello, Sister Siyu?"

"Bai Yu, have you missed your sister lately?"

"Yes, I really want to."

Although Si Yu had experienced the principle of leniency for confessing during their last phone call, he still felt very uncomfortable hearing Bai Yu's straightforward words again.

Bai Yu, who used to always be evasive, has suddenly become so straightforward. Although it's a good thing, she's still a little unaccustomed to it.

"So... what do you think of your sister?"

"It's that kind of thinking that comes to mind when I'm thinking about you at night."

"Ah, you..."

Bai Yu's answer startled Si Yu. She had originally planned to tease Bai Yu and ask her what she thought of her, but this girl just blurted out... Did she have to be so direct and inappropriate?

"Sister Siyu, is this enough of how much I miss you?"

"Enough...not enough, hmph, I was going to give you a surprise, but you started teasing me instead, and now I'm angry."

In her previous life, Bai Yu would pretend not to understand Si Yu's coquettishness and cuteness at this stage, but now... all she feels is affection and joy.

My doting older sister still loves to act cute towards me, her gentle and mature voice is still so pleasant to listen to, and her shy yet composed demeanor after being teased is still as adorable as ever.

"Sister Siyu, can I hear you say you love me?"

Bai Yu had only meant to say this in her mind, but she accidentally blurted it out.

At that instant, Si Yu on the other end of the phone went silent.

It wasn't that Si Yu didn't want to talk, nor that she didn't want to pay attention to Bai Yu; it was just that what Bai Yu said left her momentarily speechless.

Standing blankly by the roadside, Si Yu leaned against her motorcycle parked on the side of the road, gazing at the crowds of people coming and going across the street. Her bright red lips, as vibrant as rose petals, were slightly parted, and she remained silent for several seconds before softly replying to Bai Yu.

"I...I love you..."

The shy words "I love you" escaped Si Yu's lips, making Bai Yu's eyes redden, but her lips kept curving upwards.

"I love you too, Sister Siyu. I dream about sleeping with you every night."

When it comes to shamelessness, Bai Yu truly stands out from the crowd. Si Yu was completely bewildered by his barrage of affection.

Originally, he was thinking of calling Bai Yu to let him know that he had gone to the island nation as an exchange student, and then going there in a few days to surprise him.

Now, things have turned out differently. Before he could even experience his surprise, he gave him a shock instead.