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

"Xiaoxue, I'm not making fun of you, I just think you look really cute right now, I like it a lot, but... I have something more important to tell you, do you want to hear it?"

Seeing Bai Yu's suddenly serious expression, Su Rongxue stared at him for a full three seconds before giving an answer that surprised him.

"I don't really want to hear it."

"What I want to say... huh? Don't you want to hear it?"

Bai Yu frowned slightly, looking at Su Rongxue with a bewildered expression.

It's funny, really. Even after his rebirth, he still felt guilty towards Su Rongxue, but he still believed that she would never refuse his requests.

So subconsciously he started to say what he wanted to say, but this time he didn't expect to be rejected, rejected very seriously by Su Rongxue.

"I don't really want to hear what you want to say. I'm afraid... of how serious you always seem..."

Their eyes met, and Su Rongxue's eyes revealed undisguised panic and fear, clearly expressing her dread.

After thinking about it carefully, Bai Yu could understand where the girl's fear and panic came from.

To put it bluntly, this fear is what Bai Yu brings to others; every time he earnestly recounts something, nothing good ever happens.

"Xiaoxue, if you don't want to hear what I'm about to say, then fine. But could you tell me about our past?"

Su Rongxue frowned slightly, not quite understanding the meaning behind Bai Yu's words. What did he mean by "the past"? Did he not know about her and his past?

"I...don't really understand..."

She gently expressed her confusion, but Su Rongxue remained standing on the stone seat without moving.

Bai Yu knew that Su Rongxue wasn't the type of person who understood too many nuanced words, so she took the initiative to explain.

"Xiaoxue, it's okay if you don't quite understand what I mean. Let me tell you our story. But this is only the first half of our story. I don't know if you'll know the second half."

After saying that, Bai Yu glanced at Su Rongxue and, without waiting for her to nod or agree, began to recount her emotional journey with Su Rongxue in her previous life.

The story is long, but as Bai Yu recounted it, she realized that she hadn't known this before she recalled it, and only after recalling it did she understand that her concern and care for Su Rongxue had always been perfunctory and presumptuous.

He was like a complete scumbag, so despicable, yet his death seemed so inevitable.

As Bai Yu slowly narrated the story, Su Rongxue remained motionless until the end. After Bai Yu finished telling the first half of the story, she began to tell the second half on her own.

"After you left, I got a stolen box. It feels a little cold inside, and holding it makes it even colder. There's no warmth, no laughter, no greetings, no hugs, not even a glance anymore, nothing at all..."

Su Rongxue spoke in a very steady voice at this moment. You could still feel her inherent fragility in her voice, but her words were no longer timid or hesitant as usual.

Bai Yu stood in front of Su Rongxue, listening to her recount her lonely life after she left, clutching the box.

The moment Su Rongxue uttered the words "I will go and accompany his ashes," a thunderous roar exploded in Bai Yu's mind, plunging him into a dark abyss.

He had previously wondered if Su Rongxue might have actually chosen to leave, which was why she retained her memories like Si Yu and the others.

Even now that Bai Yu knows the truth, the news keeps replaying in her mind.

Imagination is just imagination. If you actually project your imagination onto reality, anyone would be bewildered, let alone when it's an imagination that you dare not believe being projected onto reality.

"Xiaoxue, I'm so sorry. I never intended to abandon you. It's just that I was in so much pain at that time, so much pain that I only wanted to escape through death. I really didn't want to leave you behind..."

Bai Yu's words sounded so weak and powerless at this moment, utterly lacking any persuasiveness.

"If you never intended to abandon me, then why choose to leave alone? Wouldn't it have been better to take me with you?"

Staring resentfully into Bai Yu's eyes, Su Rongxue had no curiosity about why Bai Yu had memories at this moment; her mind was filled only with resentment and grievance.

"Then... Xiaoxue, what do you want in return for your forgiveness?"

Looking directly into Su Rongxue's eyes, Bai Yu uttered these somewhat weak and powerless words with remorse.

Upon hearing this, Su Rongxue showed no intention of forgiving him. Instead, she uttered a devilish whisper in her sweet and soothing voice.

"I want you dead, the more gruesome the better."

This was the first time Bai Yu had heard Su Rongxue utter such vicious words that she didn't seem like someone who would say such things.

Everyone says fairy tales are lies, but Bai Yu was very lucky to meet his own fairy tale angel. She was so innocent and lovely, so timid and cowardly, but in the end, he forced this innocent and lovely angel to become a demon who fell into hell.

"If you really want me to die, can I die by your hand? That's my only request."

Chapter 118 Lost the bet, but not completely lost.

Bai Yu said that not because he really wanted to die, but because he was gambling with his life, betting that Su Rongxue wouldn't really kill him.

If he were to die like this, death itself wouldn't be so scary for him. What would be scary is the chain reaction his death would cause, which could even affect the lives of Si Yu, Qing Sisi, Lin Ying, and Murong Liyue.

Of course, if he loses the bet, it can only mean that Su Rongxue's hatred for him has reached an irreversible point.

While it's true that yanderes can have a personality that's very different from ordinary people due to emotional setbacks, that usually happens when they're driven to the point of having no other choice.

Bai Yu has clearly not forced Su Rongxue, nor has he made any judgment that would lead her to a dead end.

Looking up at Su Rongxue's crimson eyes, her long silver hair cascading down her back, her previously dry lips now rosy from drinking water and eating, and her fair face no longer as pale as before, she was still so lovely, even though she hated him now.

"I can fulfill your request."

After saying that, Su Rongxue looked coldly at Bai Yu, her small hands clenched into fists, as if she could hit him at any moment.

"Xiaoxue, I can't feel the pain and hatred deep in your heart, but for me, I am no longer someone who can decide the course of my own life."

She raised her hand and punched Bai Yu hard in the chest, but with Su Rongxue's strength, that small fist had no effect at all.

Punch after punch landed on Bai Yu's chest and shoulders. Bai Yu didn't feel much pain, but Su Rongxue's small fists were all red from the force she used.

He gently blocked the fist that was about to strike him again, and easily clenched the small, delicate fist.

“Hitting like that is useless. You are weak and your hands are small. Hitting people won’t hurt at all. Instead, it will hurt you.”

After saying that, under Su Rongxue's gaze, Bai Yu turned and walked out of the small pavilion, picking up a pebble the size of a fist from the flower bushes beside the pavilion.

After picking up the pebble, he casually wiped it on his clothes to clean off the dirt and sand, then turned around and walked back to the pavilion to hand it to Su Rongxue.

"Use this, Xiaoxue. This hits harder and more powerfully than a punch. Once a mistake is made, it can't be undone, just like someone who leaves can never come back."

Standing on the stone seat and looking down at the pebble in Bai Yu's hand, Su Rongxue was indeed usually a bit silly and cute, but that didn't mean she was stupid or dumb.

She understood perfectly well what Bai Yu meant.

Once a person leaves, they can never come back. She had experienced this firsthand. In her previous life, Bai Yu never returned after leaving, leaving behind only a box of cold ashes.

Despite understanding the situation, Su Rongxue's hatred still led her to reach out and take the pebble from Bai Yu's hand.

Her kindness and soft heart pleaded with herself not to hurt Bai Yu, but her hatred constantly yearned for Bai Yu's death.

Two conflicting emotions were battling each other at this moment, but in the end, hatred triumphed over kindness and love.

The pebbles were quite heavy, so much so that Su Rongxue had some difficulty holding them with one hand.

He slowly raised the pebble in his hand, looking ready to throw it at Bai Yu.

Bai Yu knew he had to gamble, even if he lost. He couldn't hide the mistakes he had made anymore; backing down would only make him weaker and more pathetic.

Slowly close your eyes and leave the rest to fate.

Holding up the pebble in her hand, Su Rongxue pursed her lips, hesitating to throw it at Bai Yu. Her small hands trembled uncontrollably as she held the stone.

She hesitated, struggling with the hatred in her heart.

But the more he loved Bai Yu, the more he hated her. He chose to abandon her at the slightest disagreement, and even chose to cut his wrists to leave rather than come back to see her again.

That feeling was like I wasn't cared about at all, like I was completely indifferent.

With a loud thud, Su Rongxue finally smashed the pebble in her hand onto Bai Yu's forehead.

Bai Yu closed his eyes and felt a wave of dizziness. He then realized that he had probably lost the bet.

He staggered and fell to the ground, the dizziness making it difficult for him to maintain his balance, to the point that he couldn't stand up at all.

The moment Su Rongxue threw the pebble, she froze and fell off the stone seat.

Luckily, Bai Yu was lying right in front of her, so when the girl fell, she landed on Bai Yu.

You might still fall and hurt yourself, but you definitely won't get injured.

However, this immediately caused Bai Yu a second injury, and she started to feel unwell.

He was hit on the head by Su Rongxue, and his head was buzzing. Fortunately, he wasn't bleeding; he just had a bump about half the size of a fist.

He lay down gently on the ground, feeling somewhat uncomfortable and wanting only to lie there quietly for a while.

After Su Rongxue fell, she lost her composure and didn't know where to put her little hands.

Bai Yu lay there, while Su Rongxue sat beside her, filled with fear and unease.

She knew she had caused this. She should have been happy when her hatred was released, but instead of the joy of releasing hatred, she felt fear and unease brought by love.

She didn't know how much time had passed, maybe three minutes, or maybe ten minutes, but Bai Yu opened her eyes and got up from the ground after she felt her head was no longer so heavy.

She was hit hard on the head by a pebble the size of a fist. To be honest, if Su Rongxue hadn't been so weak, that hit would have sent her flying.

So Bai Yu said he lost the bet, but he didn't lose completely. At least he didn't die or back down. This time, he stood up straight and held on to his feelings of retreat.

Sitting up, Bai Yu frowned slightly as she looked at Su Rongxue. She found Su Rongxue sitting beside her, trembling and hugging her little feet, looking at her with a look of fear and unease.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yu didn't criticize the girl despite being hit hard; instead, she smiled and comforted her.

"Don't worry, Xiaoxue, I'm fine. You're a little weak. If I had hit you a little harder, you would have definitely fulfilled my request."

After saying that, Bai Yu reached out and gently stroked her delicate nose.

This behavior was even worse than moral blackmail, and instantly filled the fearful and uneasy Su Rongxue with a deep sense of guilt and self-reproach, causing tears to flow uncontrollably like a flood.

Chapter 119 You Taught Me How to Love

In fact, Bai Yu's behavior was intentional; he deliberately wanted to provoke Su Rongxue's guilt and self-blame.

In the current situation, only this most primitive behavior can gradually dissolve Su Rongxue's hatred for him.

Only after this girl's hatred has gradually subsided can she be taken to meet the other four women. At that time, there will definitely still be hatred and resentment.

But the hatred and resentment at that time were new, and they wouldn't accumulate and explode all at once.

With her little mouth pouting, Su Rongxue cried like a baby, her heart aching with each passing moment.

"Xiaoxue, there's nothing to cry about. It was my mistake to begin with, and you don't need to pay for it. Your actions weren't the problem; it's my own doing that brought this upon myself."

Even PUAs can't play like Bai Yu, but Bai Yu is now deliberately trying to influence Su Rongxue in this way, to stir up her kind side.

Bai Yu wasn't afraid of being called a hypocrite or a sanctimonious person; he simply wanted to make amends for the mistakes he had made.

If it weren't for the fact that he really couldn't die easily anymore, he certainly wouldn't care at all about Su Rongxue venting her hatred on him, because if she felt that her death would bring her happiness or joy, then death was not scary at all.