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

If nothing unexpected happens, both women will be in trouble.

But how could Bai Yu possibly let anything happen to them?

He had been on guard against the two women suddenly breaking through his defenses, and now that he had come to his senses, he was only half a step slower than Lin Ying.

Just as the two women's knives were about to reach each other's bodies, Bai Yu didn't care about anything else and stepped forward to block them with her body.

Lin Ying's knife struck his back, while Si Yu stabbed Bai Yu in the abdomen.

Fortunately, when Bai Yu appeared between them, Lin Ying and Si Yu quickly reduced their strength, and changed the direction of their slashing and stabbing. Otherwise, Bai Yu would have been stabbed through the heart and gone straight to meet her ancestors.

Even so, Bai Yu's injuries were not light. He wouldn't die immediately, but if left unattended for half an hour, he would be close to death.

He was stabbed in the lower abdomen and slashed in the back. Although Si Yu's stab was the most serious, it was not fatal. However, the gushing blood was deadly.

"Bai Yu Jun..."

"White Rain..."

With a clatter, the two women dropped the knife in their hands. Their rage and desire to kill each other subsided after they saw that they had injured Bai Yu with their own hands. Their minds were buzzing and they stopped thinking.

But it was too late for them to shout now. Bai Yu wasn't a superman. After two stabs, he was already lying on the ground in pain, and the blood on the white floor was flowing more and more, thicker and thicker.

Even though it was so painful and she might die, Bai Yu didn't feel any regret or hatred towards the two women.

Perhaps he stopped caring about his life and death the moment he closed his eyes under the bridge in his previous life, after all, loss is more painful than death.

Clutching her abdomen tightly, Bai Yu forced a smile despite the excruciating pain, cold sweat streaming down her forehead.

"Stop fooling around, wait until I close my eyes before you do it. I'm terrified of seeing any of you leave me..."

After saying that, Bai Yu slowly closed her eyes. She wasn't fainting; she just felt her strength getting weaker and weaker.

Chapter 77 Leave the Steps to Holding Your Hand to Me

Seeing Bai Yu close her eyes, Si Yu and Lin Ying no longer dared to continue their confrontation and didn't even have time to dial 120.

After Si Yu dialed 120 on her phone, she felt like dying. She was the one who caused Bai Yu's abdominal wound; it was entirely her fault.

Lin Ying, however, did not understand Chinese, so Si Yu had to make the call. She just knelt blankly in front of Bai Yu, her white skirt stained red with blood, without making the slightest movement, as if her heart had died and her spirit had been extinguished.

The light she so desperately wanted to protect was destroyed by her own hand; that pain was a thousand times worse than death.

Lin Ying stared blankly at Bai Yu, as if she had lost her soul.

Bai Yu remained conscious, but the pain in his body prevented him from getting up and he didn't have the strength to speak. He could only squint his eyes to try and slow down the bleeding.

The ambulance arrived quickly, since the nearest hospital was less than ten kilometers from Si Yu's neighborhood, and it took less than ten minutes to get there.

She was rushed to the hospital and given immediate emergency treatment. This was the second time Bai Yu had been admitted to the hospital for emergency treatment since her rebirth.

This time it was much more serious than the wrist-cutting incident, but thankfully the ambulance arrived in time, and the two women didn't cause any more trouble. In fact, they were extremely cooperative this time.

Perhaps they don't like each other, or even wish the other dead, but ultimately they don't want to see Bai Yu get into trouble.

This incident may leave a severe psychological scar on the two women.

After completing all the formalities, Bai Yu fell asleep in her hospital room, while Si Yu and Lin Ying sat anxiously on either side of her.

If something serious really happened to Bai Yu, Si Yu felt that she wouldn't want to live anymore. She lost her parents when she was young, and everyone rejected her afterward. She really didn't want to lose anyone again.

Lin Ying is completely different. Even though Bai Yu has been rescued and is out of danger, her self-blame is far greater than Si Yu's.

Perhaps her stab wouldn't have injured Bai Yu as severely as the one she chose, but she did indeed stab Bai Yu.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Lin Ying's lips had already been bitten until they bled, and the metallic taste of blood lingered in her mouth. Her arms were covered with claw marks.

She felt incredibly guilty and heartbroken. Looking at Bai Yu on the hospital bed with a ventilator, she thought that if he weren't still alive, she might have already chosen to die.

Time passed by, and Bai Yu's injuries were indeed quite serious, so she needed to be hospitalized for observation for a week.

He didn't wake up until the evening of the second day.

He had stitches in his lower abdomen and back, leaving him with two noticeable scars. However, being able to open his eyes and see Si Yu and Lin Ying was enough for Bai Yu.

Before entering the hospital, he was thinking about whether the two women would continue their argument or even escalate the conflict further.

Although she had stitches, the pain in her body persisted, so much so that Bai Yu dared not move her body easily, and her voice naturally became softer than usual.

His injuries did look quite serious, but they were actually only slightly more serious than superficial wounds. They could be fatal if left untreated, but they were also easy to save if he needed treatment.

The two women who were the culprits were not taken for questioning. This was because Bai Yu explained immediately after waking up that it was an accidental fall.

If the victims don't pursue the matter, are the police obligated to do so?

In any case, most police officers wouldn't be foolish enough to want more trouble for themselves; it's better to avoid trouble.

A week passed quite quickly, and the two women stayed by his side the whole time.

Perhaps it was a tacit understanding, or perhaps they both knew they had made a serious mistake, but they cooperated unexpectedly in taking care of each other.

One person takes care of Bai Yu all day long. While one person is at the hospital, the other person goes back to bring Bai Yu food and a change of clothes.

Bai Yu, lying on the bed, hadn't expected that taking two stabs would have such an effect, but keeping the two women quiet didn't seem like it was all for nothing.

A week later, Bai Yu was discharged from the hospital. When she arrived at Si Yu's house, Lin Ying was living next door.

Contrary to Bai Yu's expectations, the conflict did not escalate after the incident. Both women knew that their actions would only hurt Bai Yu in the end, so they dared not cause any more trouble.

The reason Lin Ying lived next door to Si Yu was because Si Yu arranged it for her.

Of course, not having any conflicts doesn't mean the two women have completely accepted each other; they're just both worried about Bai Yu.

When yanderes share a common worry, they'll definitely be extra cooperative.

A week of recuperation was enough for Bai Yu to recover almost completely, but she still couldn't engage in strenuous exercise.

He originally planned to go back to China to settle Lin Ying and Si Yu before going to find Qing Sisi, but who knew this would happen?

Sitting on the sofa, looking at Lin Ying who was squatting beside him taking off his shoes, Bai Yu looked up at Si Yu in the kitchen. If life could always be this kind, he could die without regrets.

"I'm sorry, Bai Yu-jun..."

With her head down, Lin Ying murmured softly that the word she had said most often these past few days was "I'm sorry."

Every time, whether it's taking care of him, feeding him, or changing his clothes, I would keep saying sorry.

Bai Yu knew that she must feel very guilty, just like the claw marks on her arms.

He never asked Lin Ying why she had so many claw wounds on her arms, because he understood everything.

She was willing to give everything, but she almost caused the death of him, who was more important than her own life. Bai Yu could not empathize with that feeling, but she could understand it.

"It's alright, boss lady. Actually, I'm not asking for much at all. You really need to get along peacefully from now on, otherwise... I might not survive next time..."

Before Bai Yu could utter the last two words, Lin Ying covered her lips with her hand.

Looking into her bright blue eyes, two lines of crystal tears slowly slid down her cheeks.

He reached out and gently grasped Lin Ying's small hand that was covering her lips; it was soft and smooth.

"Sometimes people need to let go of many things to understand certain truths. For example, I am willing to give up my life to love you because I am more afraid of losing the days without you, which is more terrible than death."

Kneeling on the floor, Lin Ying gently touched Bai Yu's hand, and Bai Yu took the initiative to interlock their fingers.

"Next time you want to hold hands, don't be so cautious. Be bold, just reach out your hand and let me take your hand."

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Gradual Adjustment

"Bai Yu, dinner's ready."

As Si Yu carried the dishes out of the kitchen, she saw Lin Ying smiling with tears in her eyes, holding Bai Yu's hand.

Honestly, she felt a pang of sadness at that moment, because who wants the person who loves them to share their love with someone else?

This time, Bai Yu did not panic or immediately let go of Lin Ying's hand when Si Yu noticed that she and Lin Ying were holding hands.

Perhaps the two women still can't quite tolerate each other, but sometimes it's up to Bai Yu himself to work things out with them.

"Sister Siyu, could you come here for a moment?"

Putting down her cutlery, Si Yu frowned slightly, glanced at Bai Yu and Lin Ying, then nodded and walked over.

Upon seeing Si Yu approach, Bai Yu patted the sofa beside her, gesturing for her to sit down.

Although Si Yu was very curious about what Bai Yu wanted to do, she didn't ask too many questions. She simply straightened her skirt and sat down.

The very next second after she sat down, Bai Yu reached out and grabbed her hand, placing it together with Lin Ying's.

"A liking someone on tiptoe is unstable. A person who truly likes you will bend down for you. I, Bai Yu, used to be someone who only had a fleeting interest in things. Only you guys have stayed in my heart. Have you ever heard the saying 'Harmony in the family brings prosperity in everything'?"

Bai Yu had a whole set of reasons, but the two women's hands never clasped together as he expected. In fact, they would involuntarily dodge each other when their hands touched.

Seeing that they still harbored resentment towards each other, Bai Yu knew this was inevitable. So, he took advantage of the two women's self-blame to try and smooth things over with them.

"I write my own life, and the ending depends on how I want to write it. If I had another chance to choose, I would still choose you, but your lives don't have to choose me, because... you are also the authors of your own lives."

"I cherish everything I have now. I'm afraid that in the future, I'll go through a journey, look back on it, look forward to it, and be disappointed. I won't see you anywhere in my sight, and I won't find you even if I cross mountains and rivers."

Every word he uttered was Bai Yu's true feelings, words he would never have said before because he hadn't known how to cherish things. But even so, every word he spoke was his own opinion, and none of them were a trap to force the two women to make a choice.

When Si Yu and Lin Ying are calm, they are not yandere at all. They are just like normal girls. They can be happy and know how to behave. They are even more sensitive and delicate than normal girls. That's why Bai Yu always tells them her feelings when they are calm.

Si Yu and Lin Ying listened to his innermost thoughts without saying a word, not because they didn't want to, but because they were both thinking about how to express themselves.

"In fact, Sister Siyu has many, many advantages. Putting aside her beauty, generosity, and gentleness, she is also understanding and well-mannered. Just like you, Lin Ying, you are gentle, virtuous and unpretentious. You don't understand romance, but you make me feel more romantic than anyone else. You are more like romance itself."

"Neither of you needs to be the first to deny everything about the other, good or bad. Maybe you're just in a bad mood today. Calm down and rediscover each other's strengths, and everything will be different."

“I’ve seen far too many fast-food relationships before. Maybe I’ve seen too many, or maybe I just wanted to try it myself, so I joined in. They all said I didn’t understand what love was, but I knew that love was too cheap and was everywhere around me.”

"Of course, it was only after I came into contact with you that I realized that love may have many cheap products, but that doesn't mean that there is expensive gold in cheap sand."

......

Bai Yu rarely speaks these things that are buried in his heart, because he feels that doing them once is better than saying them many times. But today, he is like a flood that has been released, telling the two women one sentence after another.

Perhaps sometimes love doesn't really need so many skills, because sincerity and genuine feelings are the things that are easiest for both people to feel.

Bai Yu used to enjoy using tricks and sweet talk to deceive and manipulate others, but after experiencing loss, he understood what true sincerity meant and what it meant to cherish. His personality has changed drastically since then.

Seeing Bai Yu holding her hand and talking non-stop, Si Yu couldn't help but glance at Lin Ying, who also happened to look at her at that moment.

Their eyes met for only a moment, but that very moment marked the beginning of a subtle, imperceptible loosening of the barrier between them.

As Bai Yu said, neither of you needs to be the first to deny everything about the other; perhaps you're just in a bad mood today.

When they met for the first time and immediately began to belittle and reject each other, the conflict was already inevitable.