After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Sijian was speechless. Do I look like someone with a bad temper?

Well, she really is.

“I’m fine,” Lu Sijian said, changing the subject, “But Baolin, what are you so nervous about?”

Shen Baolin's jumpy reactions are probably due to her guilty conscience, after all, she swore she would never see Zhou Guyang again.

In the novel, Shen Baolin, Lu Sijian's best friend, abandons her allegiance and sides with Mu Liangyue.

This is the first positive female supporting character, and of course, there's plenty of "balanced literature" involved; she has a reconciliation storyline.

A roguish and handsome poor boy falls in love with a well-behaved rich girl and teaches her to smoke, drink, and get tattoos—sounds pretty cool.

However, the original owner couldn't appreciate the blond guy's cool, handsome, and domineering personality.

Entrusted by Shen's parents, she was tasked with supervising Shen Baolin's studies. Unable to tolerate anyone leading Shen Baolin astray, she decided to intervene.

Shen Baolin always listened to her, and soon took her advice and turned back. She not only blocked Zhou Guyang, but also vowed never to see him again.

So what? You didn't betray me. I won't stop you. At most, I'll just respect, mock, and lock you in.

[It's just that Madam Shen couldn't think straight and was so angry that she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.]

Shen Baolin also noticed something was wrong; she seemed to... not see Lu Sijian's mouth moving.

"I'm sorry, Jian, I wasn't talking about you just now." Shen Baolin quickly calmed down.

She didn't know how Lu Sijian knew all this, or how she could hear the other person's thoughts.

But she didn't believe that her mother had suffered a brain hemorrhage from anger.

Her mother has always been domineering, with only the company and work on her mind. She doesn't care about her at all. How could she possibly be so angry that she had a cerebral hemorrhage?

If Lu Sijian continues to use alarmist rhetoric and exaggeration to control her life, she's making a mistake.

She is no longer the little girl she once was, and she will definitely not be manipulated this time.

Having made up her mind, Shen Baolin smiled and said, "But Jian, you must have misunderstood something. Some things are not as you think. Even if you don't trust others, you should trust your cousin."

She seemed concerned, but her words carried a hidden meaning: "No matter what, don't joke around with your health. Last night's storm was so fierce, everyone was worried sick."

Mu Liangyue was completely confused.

"Did something happen last night?" she asked in a low, somewhat nervous voice.

Shen Baolin: "It has nothing to do with you. You fainted last night and don't know anything."

She wanted to make Lu Sijian understand that she had tested the wrong person.

Mu Liangyue is open and sincere, so it would be too low of Lu Sijian to still treat her as a hypothetical rival in love.

Lu Sijian had no ulterior motives towards Shen Baolin for openly defending Mu Liangyue.

The female lead is the one who deserves the sympathy of the upright female supporting character. This vicious villain is only fit to be alone in the darkness, gloomy and scheming.

Lu Sijian glanced at her phone. The latest message was from Lou Xiao, sent three minutes ago, saying that he had arrived at the hospital.

Just then, the phone rang, and she answered it without making a sound.

Her face was blank. "Baolin, are you...accusing me? That man just said I hurt Liangyue and shoved me hard..."

Her eyes widened, as if incredulous. "Did you also think I was about to hurt Liangyue with a knife?"

Shen Baolin was stunned: "You... how could you think that?"

She hadn't expected Lu Sijian to notice her previous subtle suspicions, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

“It’s one thing for others to misunderstand me, but you’re my best friend. How could you assume such things about me?” Lu Sijian asked sadly.

Those beautiful eyes were filled with moisture and grievance, as if tears were about to fall at any moment.

Shen Baolin's whole body stiffened.

She had never seen Lu Sijian like this before.

Lu Sijian was the perfect child from a young age—intelligent, precocious, calm, and sensible. That's why Shen's parents asked her to take care of their withdrawn and insecure daughter.

Shen Baolin once hoped to have the opportunity to show her abilities and be able to take care of Lu Sijian in return.

But Lu Sijian never seemed sad or upset; she was so strong... it was as if she had no heart.

Thinking about how she had been in a coma for three years, Shen Baolin felt a pang of sadness. "Ah Jian, that's not what I meant, I..."

[...10, 9, 8...]

Shen Baolin was stunned, and when she looked up, she realized that Lu Sijian wasn't looking at her at all.

She looked toward the door, as if anticipating something.

【...3, 2, 1!】

Before Shen Baolin could think about it, she heard the door slam open.

At the same time, Lu Sijian's gloating thoughts also rang in his ears.

Haha, Bingo! Surprised? Unexpected?

Lou Xiao stood outside the door, holding his phone: "Ah Jian!"

Shen Baolin's mind went blank for a moment, then she suddenly realized what was happening and turned to stare at Lu Sijian.

Lu Sijian, who had been looking at her with tears welling up in her eyes, instinctively looked up when she heard Lou Xiao call her name.

As if trying to hide something, he forced a smile and said, "Brother Xiao."

A tear unexpectedly slid down her cheek.

[Beep, a change in character's favorability detected; dislike value +5]

Shen Baolin suddenly felt a chill, and her guilt and soft-heartedness vanished completely.

This was a blatant scheme; she never imagined that Lu Sijian would resort to such tactics one day.

Lou Xiao was clearly swayed by this, and the tear in Lu Sijian's eye seemed to scald his heart.

Last night's sleepless nights of worry and anxiety turned into a sudden storm in an instant!

"Jian, why are you crying?" His sharp gaze swept over the others, exuding an oppressive aura. "What exactly happened?"

His gaze fell on Mu Liangyue, and he quickly made a deduction, "Did you do something again?"

Mu Liangyue's expression went completely blank.

Wang Ma: "The young lady came to visit Mu Liangyue out of kindness and even peeled an apple for her. Unexpectedly, Miss Baolin's friend misunderstood that she was trying to hurt Mu Liangyue and pushed the young lady."

"The man didn't even apologize before Miss Pauline pushed him away."

She was very dissatisfied with Shen Baolin's obvious cover-up. She couldn't say anything before, but now that Lou Xiao was questioning her, there was no need to hide anything.

"The young lady's arm is injured, with a large bruise."

Lu Sijian's skin is very fair, and it wasn't very noticeable when she was hit, but now it's gradually turning into a large bruise, which looks shocking.

Lu Sijian gave Wang Ma an approving look.

[I didn't even notice these details! Wang Ma truly lives up to her reputation as the number one tattletale; she's amazing!]

Complain? Lou Xiao paused, regaining some of the rationality that had been almost lost due to his anger.

Shen Baolin panicked: "It has nothing to do with Liang Yue, I misunderstood A-Jian..."

"No, it's all my fault," Mu Liangyue said, her voice trembling. "I accidentally pulled off the syringe, which caused the misunderstanding."

She knew that Shen Baolin didn't want to involve Zhou Guyang, but since the two were friends, she couldn't be disloyal.

Lou Xiao snapped out of his daze, his eyes turning icy cold: "You really just had an accident?"

In his view, even if Lu Sijian deliberately complained, Mu Liangyue was definitely not innocent.

Mu Liangyue's face paled even more. "I'm sorry."

[Beep, a change in character's favorability has been detected; dislike value +3.]