Dai Shiyuan was lying in bed, her heart still uneasy, and her eyes kept unconsciously glancing towards the door, paying attention to any movement outside.
Suddenly, the phone in the room rang, and Dai Shiyuan's heart skipped a beat. She subconsciously sat up when she saw it was a call from her father.
"Hey Dad, what's up?" she said with a smile in her voice after waiting a few seconds to answer.
"It was your birthday a couple of days ago, and I've been too busy to find time to celebrate with you. I hope you don't blame me," Dai's father said gently, his low voice tinged with guilt.
"It's okay Dad, your work is more important," Dai Shiyuan hurriedly comforted him with a sensible tone.
Her words were not just polite, but her most sincere thoughts.
Last time, because of the pocket money issue, she could see her father's attitude and completely cut off this "father-daughter" relationship in her heart.
She would eventually leave, and should not be greedy for this virtual fatherly love.
"If you don't blame Dad, that's great. Dad will give you a grand birthday celebration next year," Dai's father breathed a sigh of relief and promised happily.
Dai Shiyuan laughed lightly upon hearing this, without any expectation. But on the phone, she couldn't show her true thoughts, and said, "Thank you Dad, I'm a little tired today, so I'll go to bed first."
"Wait, Xiaoyuan, Dad still has something to say," Dai's father hurriedly said, his voice full of urgency.
Dai Shiyuan was puzzled and asked softly after a moment, "What's wrong?"
"About your sister-in-law," Dai's father's tone became serious.
Dai Shiyuan could hear the worry in his words and her heart suddenly tightened. She couldn't help glancing at the door and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with my sister-in-law?"
"To be honest with you, your brother and sister-in-law still haven't had sex yet. I was planning to use your birthday as an opportunity to get them closer, but the butler said your brother is still working, and your sister-in-law is not with him..." Dai's father couldn't stop talking, his tone full of concern.
Dai Shiyuan gradually understood what was going on, and made occasional "mmm" sounds as she listened.
She had also created opportunities for the male and female leads, but the male lead didn't understand and insisted on bringing his secretary back to make the female lead jealous.
"Your sister-in-law is in the garden now. Can you please persuade her to give your brother more opportunities?" Dai's father's tone became softer as he spoke, and his last sentence could be described as heartfelt.
Dai Shiyuan looked at her father's worried appearance and felt a little sympathy.
In a sense, the male lead was a "hopeless case," not appreciating the assistance from his father. She was sure he would regret it when he was later abused by the female lead.
But she refused to go and persuade the female lead, citing reasons that she had already thought up in her mind.
Before she could speak, her father impatiently said, "Xiaoyuan, go check on your sister-in-law. She's not feeling well right now."
"I..." Dai Shiyuan's refusal was stuck in her throat, and after a few seconds of hesitation, she reluctantly agreed.
Given the male lead's behavior tonight, no one would be happy, let alone the female lead.
Dai Shiyuan hung up the phone and sighed in resignation.
Since her father had said so, she would just have to do her best to be a good person.
Dai Shiyuan got up and changed into a long dress before heading out, holding her phone and walking towards the garden.
The villa was equipped with streetlights, and even without using her phone's flashlight, she could see the path under her feet.
Dai Shiyuan arrived at the garden but couldn't find the female lead anywhere.
Just as she was feeling puzzled, she suddenly heard a "thud" sound from not far away, as if something had fallen into the water.
Dai Shiyuan was frightened, and the image of the female lead jumping into the lake immediately came to her mind. She became nervous and quickened her pace towards the lake.
The garden was only a dozen or so meters away from the lake, and during the time it took for Dai Shiyuan to walk there, she had already thought of words to persuade the female lead not to take her own life.
However, as she turned the corner, she saw a thin and weak figure sitting by the lake. Her long hair, blown by the wind, was as soft as silk, but also had a sense of fragility within it.
The bright moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the lake, making the night colder and more desolate, and looking at it from afar made one feel inexplicably sad.
Dai Shiyuan could feel that the figure was unhappy, even lonely and sad.
But this was much easier to persuade than suicide.
She had really thought that the female lead had lost all hope and jumped into the lake.
Dai Shiyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down as she walked over.
She deliberately made some noise to let the person by the lake know of her presence. Otherwise, if she suddenly appeared, it might scare the other person.
"Xiaoyuan, why aren't you sleeping so late?" Shan Yaxin asked, looking out over the lake without turning her head.
"I saw that the moon was nice tonight, so I came out for a walk," Dai Shiyuan replied with a light laugh and sat down by the lake.
She deliberately sat in front of the female lead, so that she could see the expression on her face as soon as she turned her head.
"Xiaoyuan, are you just here to enjoy the scenery?" Shan Yaxin suddenly smiled, her mouth upturned, but her usually calm eyes showed a rare sense of sadness.
Dai Shiyuan heard her words and turned her head, just in time to see that look in her eyes.
In that instant, she felt a surge of heartache, as if she had been pricked by a needle.
When she read the book, she sympathized with the female lead's plight. Later, when the female lead became stronger, she even hoped that she could kick the male lead and pursue other happiness.
If it weren't for the fact that she was playing a bad character, and the female lead would kill her, she would do her best to be good to her.
"My dad just called and told me..." Dai Shiyuan whispered, trying to soften her tone.
After all, mentioning this matter would make the female lead feel embarrassed, and she didn't want to hurt her self-esteem too much.
Shan Yaxin lowered her head when she heard this, and the curve of her mouth gradually decreased.
After a while of silence, she laughed at herself, "It seems that Xiaoyuan is here to sympathize with me."
The female lead spoke so frankly that Dai Shiyuan didn't know how to respond and could only nod honestly.
At this moment, a gust of night wind blew over, and she couldn't help but shiver.
It was almost October now, and the temperature at night had already dropped. She was wearing so little, so she was really cold.
Dai Shiyuan touched the goosebumps on her arm and suddenly felt something on her body. A warm feeling wrapped around her entire body from her back.
She turned around and saw that the female lead's small jacket was already draped over her.
"Aren't you cold?" Dai Shiyuan asked dumbfoundedly.
Shan Yaxin shook her head gently and put her hands behind her, looking up at the moon in the sky, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've enjoyed the moon like this."
Since her rebirth, she had been living in resentment and worry, unable to enjoy the things around her as purely and happily as she did in her past life.
Unexpectedly, on this sad night, she had an unexpected mood to appreciate the scenery.
It was still with the person she had once hated the most.
Shan Yaxin's mood was complicated, and she couldn't help but sigh at the magic of fate.
The person she hated the most turned out to be the one who helped her the most.
And she always appeared unintentionally when she was vulnerable.
Even if they didn't talk, just being there quietly could make her feel much better.
She shouldn't have been sad, but she still couldn't control her emotions.
"Sister-in-law, I heard a sound just now, what was that?" Dai Shiyuan straightened her clothes and felt the lingering sweet scent of the female lead on her body.
"It's nothing." Shan Yaxin answered with a light laugh, and the curve of her mouth suddenly became bigger, showing a bit of relaxation.
It was as if she had unloaded some kind of burden from her heart.
Dai Shiyuan was amazed to see this.
She could feel that the female lead was in a good mood now, at least not as miserable as she had seen earlier.
But she didn't understand this change.
"Sister-in-law, you..."
"Just call me Sister Yaxin from now on." Shan Yaxin turned her head, and those eyes that were smiling were even brighter than the moonlight.
As if they had some kind of fatal attraction.
Dai Shiyuan's heart was beating fast, and she almost got lost in those beautiful eyes.
The female lead was already beautiful, the kind that could easily make people have a good impression of her.
Under the blessing of the moonlight, she had a mysterious and cold beauty, and facing her face up close like this, it was really a bit mesmerizing.
Dai Shiyuan quickly turned her head and quietly breathed out.
She suddenly felt a bit hot on her face for no reason, making her feel a bit hot all over.
TO BE CONTINUE...