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

Upon hearing this, all the women turned their gazes to Su Rongxue's phone, where a video was playing. The video appeared to be taken in the bathroom, but the actions of the people in it were excessively wild, and the continuous panting sounds were stimulating to everyone's hearts.

Bai Yu's heart was clenching with pain, while Si Yu, Qing Sisi, Murong Liyue, and Lin Ying were experiencing waves of agony.

If your eyes aren't deceiving you, then the man in the video is indeed Bai Yu, and the person he's holding in his arms is indeed Su Rongxue. What they're doing is nothing short of a direct and soul-crushing experience.

Holding her phone, Su Rongxue's face was as red as a ripe apple, but even so shy, she still had no intention of stopping.

The room was unusually quiet, and Bai Yu found it difficult to even move, as if her hands and feet were filled with lead.

Gudong~

The sound of swallowing saliva rang out, and the next second he saw Si Yu stand up from the sofa, lift the sofa cushion, and suddenly take out a pair of scissors from underneath.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yu's heart, which was already pounding, had not yet stabilized, and her pupils involuntarily shrank sharply.

He hasn't left the hotel in the past few days, so how could there be scissors? Judging from Si Yu's actions, it's obvious that she put them there herself.

No matter what, Bai Yu couldn't understand why this girl had a pair of scissors, since she had been searched when she went upstairs.

However, Bai Yu's gaze soon fell on Lin Ying, whom she had blocked.

Of all the girls, this was the only one who hadn't been searched by him.

When his gaze fell on Lin Ying, Lin Ying immediately lowered her head guiltily.

A simple gesture reveals that the scissors were brought by Lin Ying. As for why they were given to Si Yu, Bai Yu doesn't have time to think about it now; she has to stop this girl from acting rashly.

"Sister Siyu, don't do anything rash."

He reached out to stop Si Yu, but Lin Ying suddenly stepped forward and deliberately blocked him.

A simple movement slowed Bai Yu down by half a step, and the next moment, Si Yu's scissors plunged towards Su Rongxue.

With a click, Su Rongxue instinctively reached out and used her phone to block the scissors. However, because the phone broke, several cuts were made on her originally fair and delicate hands by the phone shards, and bright red blood dripped down her wrists.

Seeing that one snip of the scissors had not solved the problem, Si Yu launched a second attack.

However, Lin Ying was able to stop Bai Yu once, but she would not stop Bai Yu a second time. Even though she also wanted Su Rongxue to die, she still would not do so again.

"Sister Siyu..."

Reaching out, Bai Yu grabbed Si Yu's hand, holding her wrist tightly and daring not to let go, while her other hand was desperately trying to snatch the scissors from Si Yu's hand.

Just as Bai Yu blocked Si Yu and Su Rongxue was frightened, Murong Liyue, who was sitting by the bed, suddenly stood up, walked over to Si Yu, and snatched the scissors away.

"You couldn't even get a chance when I gave you one, and you still managed to fail?"

The sarcastic remark had barely left her lips when the girl took out two more of the three items Bai Yu had previously searched from her bag.

"These are my panties, but they were used by Bai Yu. The other one... is something white. You all know what that means, right?"

After saying that, the girl picked up the scissors and cut a hole in the bottom of her panties. She held it up with an expectant expression and said with great delight.

"You know, Baiyu will like it even more this way."

Just when Murong Liyue thought she knew Bai Yu's whims best and had everyone under her thumb, Lin Ying reached under her skirt and pulled out a long, white object from her safety shorts.

"Bai Yujun, I'm pregnant..."

Only Bai Yu, Murong Liyue, and Qing Sisi could understand Lin Ying's words. Si Yu and Su Rongxue didn't quite understand, but that didn't stop them from recognizing what the girl was holding: a pregnancy test.

Everyone was stunned when they looked at the instructions and display above. The instructions said that a cross meant pregnancy, and a line meant no pregnancy. The display above was a cross, so its meaning was self-evident.

Bai Yu, the person involved, was stunned by Lin Ying's sudden situation. He was completely unprepared for this, and had not even anticipated it in the slightest.

Chapter 169 People with No Other Choice

The entire room was deathly silent, as if the air had suddenly frozen.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the object in Lin Ying's hand, and no one spoke. This continued for almost a minute.

"Lin...Lin Ying, is this...true?"

Bai Yu knew that Lin Ying would never lie to him so blatantly; she wouldn't even lie.

But now he hopes it's a lie, not because he can't afford it, nor because he doesn't want to raise it, but because this situation is too unexpected, or rather, bringing it up under these circumstances is too shocking, and it's far beyond what Bai Yi had anticipated.

"Bai Yu-jun...it's true."

Nodding, Lin Ying answered Bai Yu's question very seriously, and her words stunned the girls who still had a sliver of hope.

Like Su Rongxue, Si Yu and Su Rongxue both had a strong desire for a baby. However, there were no signs of pregnancy for either of them. Instead, it was Lin Ying, whom everyone thought had no power, who was pregnant. It was astonishing and unbelievable.

"Impossible, impossible, how could Lin Ying be pregnant?"

Covering her mouth, Si Yu looked at Lin Ying with an expression of disbelief, and the slight softening in her eyes turned cold again.

She had been trying to accept Lin Ying, but trying was just trying. Now that Lin Ying had achieved the conditions she had always dreamed of, it would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous or envious. In fact, she felt more hatred than jealousy.

If it weren't for Lin Ying's interference, Si Yu would definitely be the first one to get pregnant, because Bai Yu had promised her that she would definitely be able to have a baby, but now all of that has been broken by Lin Ying.

"Bai Yu, is she... lying?"

Su Rongxue reached out her small hand and tugged at Bai Yu's sleeve, asking Lin Ying in a soft, weak voice if she was lying.

But how could Bai Yu answer this question? It was obvious that Lin Ying would never use such a thing to deceive him, much less joke about it.

The scene that was originally dominated by Murong Liyue was suddenly pulled onto Lin Ying, pushing her from a relatively neutral position to the forefront of public attention.

Sending Lin Ying to go against the four women is practically sending her to her death.

Regardless of whether the girls will openly pursue her or not, they will definitely use a lot of underhanded tactics behind the scenes.

Furthermore, Lin Ying is the only person in the country who has no one to rely on except Bai Yu. It's as easy for Si Yu, Qing Sisi, Murong Liyue, and Su Rongxue, all of whom have powerful backgrounds, to deal with her.

Therefore, Bai Yu must divert the girls' hatred no matter what; he doesn't have to divert it all, but he must at least disperse some of it.

"Well... everything Lin Ying did was for me, even what she has now is a result of my actions. Like I said before, love is selfish. I love you all... This... this might sound a bit awkward, but anyway, as I told you, everyone will be treated equally."

Bai Yu genuinely felt embarrassed saying those things, since what he was about to say was neither in line with the general public nor with morality. In today's society, he was the only one who could utter such blatant scumbag remarks in front of these women.

But these were indeed his true feelings; he meant nothing by it but simply wanted to tell everyone that he could keep his word.

However, no one responded to his words, not even Lin Ying.

Because she knew that everyone's eyes were on her now, and even Si Yu, who had been much more tolerant of her before, had rekindled her resentment.

Seeing that the girls hadn't listened to her at all and still wanted to harm Lin Ying, Bai Yu could only stand in front of Lin Ying to protect her, and at the same time tell them in detail about Lin Ying's background.

As for how much the girls could take in, or whether they could empathize even a little, Bai Yu wasn't sure, but didn't they all share similar backgrounds?

"I've told you all about Lin Ying's background, and I've also told her about yours. The reason she's been able to soften her attitude towards you is mostly because of me, but it also shows that she empathizes with you. Back in that island nation, a girl was ostracized at home and at school, to the point of attempting suicide by jumping off buildings or cutting her wrists. You can all understand that to some extent, right? Just like Sisi..."

Bai Yu not only had to recount Lin Ying's background in detail, but also use the families and backgrounds of the other girls as a point of comparison and reference.

This will make the girls feel more involved, especially Qing Sisi and Si Yu, who have the strongest sense of identification with Lin Ying.

As for Murong Liyue and Su Rongxue, these two girls are a little better off, but not by much, and they will have similar experiences as well.

For example, Murong Liyue's life, controlled by her mother, and the fact that there is no one in her family she can trust, is just as tragic as Lin Ying's life, which has been controlled by her father, stepmother, and younger brother since childhood. It is very relatable.

What Su Rongxue and Lin Ying have in common most is not their family, but their few friends and the scenes of being ostracized and ridiculed by classmates when they were young.

Everyone shared a similar sense of identification, and Bai Yu recounted everyone's background in detail.

In this way, as long as there is a sense of identification, people will naturally feel sympathy for those who share the same plight, and will also reduce some of their aversion and displeasure towards Lin Ying.

Bai Yu's method does have some effect, but only a partial effect.

"Bai Yu, what's the point of saying so much about how pitiful she and they are? What I want to know is your own choice, what choice you will make: will you choose them, or will you choose to come with me?"

Just as Bai Yu breathed a sigh of relief seeing the girls' eyes soften towards Lin Ying, Murong Liyue suddenly asked a question in a cold tone.

These words instantly brought the atmosphere to its peak and brought the topic back to the forefront.

Sure enough, Bai Yu knew that the most difficult person to deal with was always Murong Liyue, who would always give him a difficult choice.

However, Bai Yu had answered the question she raised before. He would not make any single choice, because choosing one person would be unfair to the others, even unfair for three lifetimes.

"Liyue, my answer remains the same: I will not make any choice, because from the beginning of this life, I was destined to be someone who has no other choice."

Chapter 170 A Superficial Stability

Bai Yu said that was true, and he had indeed said the same thing to the girls before. However, the only one who could accept this viewpoint was Lin Ying, who was willing to do whatever he asked. The other girls were unlikely to accept it.

“I have never agreed to any of your requests. Your choice is yours, and I also have the right to choose.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Murong Liyue stepped forward and brought her cheek very close to Bai Yu's eyes, her red eyes filled with dissatisfaction that he had not made a decision.

Just as Bai Yu was feeling the intense pressure from this girl, Su Rongxue suddenly tugged at his sleeve and said cautiously.

"Should we choose?"

These two words, spoken softly and simply, still forced Bai Yu to choose one of the five women.

But what choices does he have now? Whom should he choose? And how is that any different from his previous life?

“I can make a choice, and the fairest way is to draw lots. Whoever I draw, I will choose. But after I make my choice, will you forget me and choose to continue living your lives well?”

Bai Yu is capable of this. His choice is not the problem. The problem is whether the women can live peacefully without him after he makes his choice. This is very important.

But all five women remained silent on this question, because none of them could answer it, and none of them could accept a future without Bai Yu.

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Bai Yu could only return to the previous topic.

"So none of you can make a choice. Do I, someone who was born with sin, have the right to abandon you?"

No one responded, and the room fell silent completely after Bai Yu's words.

Seeing the girls' gazes constantly scrutinizing each other and even herself, Bai Yu felt she had said enough. Now, all she needed to do was give them a way out.

To put it bluntly, he was acting as a mediator, maintaining the relationship between the five women and preventing their conflicts from escalating further.

Just as Bai Yu was about to offer a way out and a solution, Lin Ying suddenly reached out and took out five crumpled pieces of paper, saying softly.

"We can have a raffle, Monday to Friday, which makes five days in total, so Bai Yu can take turns accompanying us..."

Turning to look at Lin Ying, Bai Yu didn't know why this girl would suddenly stand up and come up with a solution for this kind of thing, but the question was whether the girls would agree to it.

"What about Saturdays and Sundays?"

Murong Liyue, who likes to take the initiative, was the first to think of the two days other than Monday to Friday.

"My senior will definitely spend the weekend with me, that's for sure."

"Why should he? Bai Yu and I are husband and wife, with heaven and earth as our witnesses. Why should he have to be with you? I can't let him spend even a single day with either of you."

Si Yu and Qing Sisi, who had been silent until now, suddenly stood up at this moment, each with a stronger attitude than the other.