Chapter 27

The barrage was almost overwhelmed by “hahaha” and “???.”

[Above there’s Blood Ye Qian Meng, below there’s Nangong Jiao Fen. Yan Yue’s protagonist names are still so refreshing and unique.]

[I sprayed nutrient solution laughing so hard, this name is so casual!]

[Who would have thought that one day I would judge their names based on their hair and eye colors…?]

[Here we go again, Yan Sister is back with her outlandish yet logical plots and protagonists.]

[So, are little Purple and little Pink sisters? Both love Huangfu Aotian, but Huangfu Aotian married little Pink and hurt little Purple, and now he wants little Purple to give her kidney to little Pink? Is that what it means?]

[Wait a minute! Didn’t anyone notice something wrong with little Pink’s inner monologue just now? She said this time she only took one of little Purple’s kidneys. Is it possible that little Pink isn’t even sick and just lied to Huangfu Aotian to make little Purple give her the kidney?]

【？？？ What’s with the analysis earlier? If that’s really the case, then little Pink is the villain of this drama!】

The audience quickly shifted their focus from the protagonist’s names to the plot, speculating whether Nangong You Zi and Nangong Jiao Fen were actually sisters. Some even started analyzing the cover, suggesting that the white side represented their pure and innocent past while the dark side represented little Pink’s current state and the upcoming twist where little Purple, driven by her love for someone, would be forced to give her kidney to little Pink, thus turning evil.

In any case, there were all sorts of speculations.

But Yan Yue didn’t immediately provide answers to the viewers. Instead, after this segment, she rewound the timeline three years back, just like in the next part of “Star Temptation.” This time, viewers got to see how things led to the point where Nangong You Zi was being forced to donate her kidney from her perspective.

[Three years ago.

Nangong You Zi held her acceptance letter, standing in front of the university gate she had always dreamt of entering. Her purple eyes sparkled with infinite anticipation and hope for the future.

Nangong You Zi’s inner monologue: My name is Nangong You Zi, yes, I’m from the prestigious Nangong family on B09 star. However, I’m not the Nangong family’s heiress. My mother is the Nangong family’s housekeeper, and I’ve lived in the Nangong household since I was a child. My mother raised me all by herself. You might wonder why my last name is Nangong? Well, that name was given to me by Lady Nangong herself. She has a daughter of her own who was born on the same day as me, and Lady Nangong felt it was destiny, so she named me, allowing me to grow up alongside her daughter.

You might ask, how has life been for me all these years? Well, overall, not bad. But compared to always following behind Nangong Miss, I hoped to have my own friends and my own life.

Today is the day I’ve always dreamed of! I, Nangong You Zi, am finally going to university! What’s so great about going to university, you ask? There are plenty of benefits. I can’t even list them all right now. But the best part is that starting today, I don’t have to go back to the Nangong household every day. I can live on campus! I have roommates, my own social circle, my own life!

University, here I come!!!]

Seeing Nangong You Zi happily running into the campus with her purple backpack, the barrage was surprisingly quiet for a while. It wasn’t until half a minute later that comments slowly started appearing on the screen:

[I don’t know why, but my scalp felt tight just now…]

[It was just a normal self-introduction, why do I feel like I’m scratching my toes? Help!]

[Truth be told, my little sister sometimes talks to herself like this; maybe this is what youth is like (a beautiful woman in her late twenties picked up her thermos and took a sip)]

[Folks, is this what youth and passion look like?]

[I’m curious now, how did little Purple, so full of energy three years ago, become so exhausted after three years? Little Pink, who urgently needs a kidney because she’s “sick,” looks much better than little Purple in the hospital room. It’s like little Purple has aged several years compared to her, even though little Pink is the one in need.]

This made everyone even more curious about what happened over these three years!

Yan Yue didn’t keep viewers in suspense for long. The next scene revealed the beginning of this tragedy:

[One week after the start of the semester, Nangong You Zi went out for dinner with her roommates, and they suggested going to a bar afterward. Nangong You Zi didn’t really want to go, so she made up an excuse about not feeling well and decided to head back to school on her own.

By this time, the sky had completely darkened. The moon tonight was hidden behind thick, dark clouds, refusing to shed even a hint of light. Nangong You Zi walked alone on the dim path she had to take to return to school. The cold wind howled around her, and she couldn’t help hugging herself, shivering.

As she passed an alley, she suddenly heard a noise that scared her. She clutched her backpack and was about to run forward when she heard a “thud” followed by a pained sound.

Someone was there?

Nangong You Zi was frightened, but she could faintly hear the painful sounds of that someone who had fallen.

Was it a person?

Nangong You Zi quickly used her brain’s light projection to illuminate the area and discovered that it was indeed a person! A man, covered in blood!

Nangong You Zi hurriedly rushed over to help him, anxiously calling out, “Sir? Sir, are you okay? Wake up, please!”

She called out several times, but there was no response. Nangong You Zi quickly dialed for an ambulance, and it arrived promptly. After the man was put in the ambulance, Nangong You Zi finally got a good look at his face.

Despite being covered in blood and half of his face obscured, she could still tell that he had a handsome appearance. His clothes were tattered, revealing his strong chest. Nangong You Zi’s face blushed slightly, and she quickly averted her gaze. The atmosphere inside the ambulance suddenly became a bit cramped and warm. Nangong You Zi tried to move to the side a bit, but as soon as she shifted even slightly, her wrist was grabbed.

Nangong You Zi was slightly taken aback and looked down to see that the man had opened his eyes slightly, gripping her wrist. In a weak voice, he said, “Don’t go…”

And then, he fell unconscious again.

Nangong You Zi bit her lip and eventually sat back down, letting the man firmly hold her wrist…]

Chen Lin Shan, seeing the camera shift from the man’s handsome face to his muscular chest, and then to his hands, stained with blood, couldn’t help but exclaim, “Yan Yue really knows what viewers want in such situations. A battle-worn man, soaked in blood, is meant to show off his handsome face and perfect physique from every angle!”

Just as Chen Lin Shan was enjoying herself, her mother poured cold water on her enthusiasm, saying, “Shan Shan, did you see that? This story tells us not to pick up random men by the roadside, or else you’ll end up donating your kidney!”

Chen’s father agreed wholeheartedly, “The consequences of being in love is having to donate your kidney to your wife.”

Chen Lin Shan: “…”

I was just admiring his face and physique; don’t make me go down this road so quickly!

Yes, the man whom Nangong You Zi saved was none other than Huangfu Ao Tian, the one who would eventually force Nangong You Zi to donate her kidney to Nangong Jiao Fen.

The beginning of all this fateful entanglement started with Nangong You Zi rescuing Huangfu Ao Tian from the roadside…

[At this moment, Nangong You Zi didn’t yet know Huangfu Ao Tian’s identity. While she was busy taking care of him at the hospital, she received a call from the young lady she had mentioned in her inner monologue.

On the holographic screen, a girl with long pink hair appeared, and she was none other than Nangong Jiao Fen, the only daughter of the Nangong family.

Nangong Jiao Fen scolded Nangong You Zi for answering the call too slowly and then impatiently asked, “Is my homework done?”

Nangong You Zi’s demeanor changed when she received Nangong Jiao Fen’s call. Her relaxed and cheerful attitude while with her roommates disappeared in front of Nangong Jiao Fen, who had always suppressed her. She was forced to become that submissive person again.

She nodded, “It’s done. I’ll bring it to you later.”

But Nangong Jiao Fen didn’t want to wait, “I want it right now! I need it immediately, got it?”

Nangong You Zi looked at the unconscious man still lying in the hospital bed and hesitated, “But, I’m at the hospital right now…”

Nangong Jiao Fen didn’t want to hear any excuses, “I said I need it now! You—”

As she was speaking, Nangong Jiao Fen accidentally glanced at the man lying on the hospital bed and couldn’t help but become intrigued, “Why are you at the hospital? Are you sick?”

She was asking Nangong You Zi but kept her eyes fixed on the man lying on the bed.

Faced with Nangong Jiao Fen’s sudden concern, Nangong You Zi was somewhat at a loss, “No, it’s not me, it’s… a friend of mine…”

Nangong Jiao Fen paused for a moment and then sneered, “Okay, tell me which hospital you’re at. I’ll pick up my homework myself. You just take care of your friend.”

Nangong You Zi didn’t expect anything different, but she now felt a sense of dread, afraid that Nangong Jiao Fen had found a new way to torment her. However, she couldn’t leave at the moment and reluctantly gave Nangong Jiao Fen the hospital’s address.

Nangong Jiao Fen arrived quickly and, without asking Nangong You Zi to fetch her homework, began to inquire, both directly and indirectly, how Nangong You Zi knew this man.

Nangong You Zi wasn’t as clever as Nangong Jiao Fen and was soon drawn into the conversation.

Upon learning that she had only rescued Huangfu Ao Tian from the roadside, Nangong Jiao Fen showed disdain. She thought it was laughable that Nangong You Zi would become friends with Huangfu just because she had saved him. It was absurd for a commoner to think they could associate with the Huangfu family. But she couldn’t let this servant enjoy such benefits for free.

At this moment, Nangong Jiao Fen unexpectedly noticed some movement from the man lying on the bed. He seemed to be waking up. She immediately said to Nangong You Zi, “What are you waiting for? Go get my homework. I’m tired of waiting; I have to pick it up myself!”

Nangong You Zi had placed her backpack in the hospital corridor during her busy activities earlier, and now, she left the room to get Nangong Jiao Fen’s homework.

During this gap, the man on the hospital bed regained consciousness.

When he woke up, he saw a girl sitting by the bedside, and she seemed to be on the verge of falling asleep.

Realizing he was awake, the girl was filled with joy, “You’re finally awake!”

Huangfu Ao Tian’s golden eyes showed a hint of confusion. In a weak voice, he asked, “Did you save me?”

After saying that, he started coughing uncontrollably.

The girl, Nangong Jiao Fen, helped him gently and said worriedly, “Your injuries are quite severe; you shouldn’t talk.”

Her anxious and caring expression said it all.

Huangfu Ao Tian thought about the dark night and those hands reaching out to him…

It was her who had saved him…

With his last ounce of strength before falling unconscious again, he asked her, “What’s your name?”

Nangong Jiao Fen shyly told him her name.

Seeing that the man had fallen unconscious again, Nangong Jiao Fen breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing Nangong You Zi’s voice, she immediately stood up and impatiently snatched the mini-mech she had painted according to the teacher’s assignment guidelines, “You’re so slow!”

Then, in a condescending tone, she said, “Do you know who he is?”

Without waiting for Nangong You Zi to respond, she scoffed, “Huangfu Ao Tian! He’s from the Huangfu family. Do you really think you can mess with the Huangfu clan just because you have the Nangong surname?”]

Nangong Jiao Fen said no more and mocked Nangong You Zi. She walked away, and as she passed Nangong You Zi, she intentionally bumped into her with her shoulder.

After Nangong Jiao Fen left, Nangong You Zi looked at the man on the hospital bed, pale and weak, and couldn’t help but well up with tears.

Yes, Nangong You Zi was right; she had no right to mess with the Huangfu family, and she couldn’t afford to do so…

Nangong You Zi bit her lip, gave the man on the hospital bed one last look, and then walked away.

When Huangfu Ao Tian woke up again, the only person by his side was his aunt…]

At this point, the viewers’ blood pressure was rising rapidly!

[That moment when Nangong Jiao Fen suddenly changed her tone and said she would come to the hospital to pick up the homework herself, I knew something was wrong!! Ah, it infuriates me! She actually impersonated You Zi!!

Huangfu Ao Tian, are you blind? Can’t you see that distinctive hair color? Huh? You might be injured, but it’s not your eyes! It was You Zi who saved you, not Jiao Fen!!

I’m so angry! No wonder You Zi was so happy about going to college earlier. It turns out she was constantly being exploited by Nangong Jiao Fen at the Nangong house! Now that she’s finally in college and has a bit of freedom, Nangong Jiao Fen still makes You Zi do her homework! And she even snatched the man You Zi saved!

This clueless guy can’t even recognize his own wife! He’s not worth saving!

I just can’t help but want to rush in and give him a few big slaps, then make him watch the replay of You Zi saving him a hundred times to make him wake up!

Oh no, I have a bad feeling that this misunderstanding will keep piling up like stacking buffs…

OMG! Look, Huangfu Ao Tian seems to be holding something in his hand??

You’re right! It looks like a small pearl from You Zi’s bracelet, right?

Ah, they have that small pearl too? This guy can’t even recognize the right person, can he? I declare that Huangfu Ao Tian has been kicked out of my son-in-law candidate list!

Just as the barrage comments said, Huangfu Ao Tian was indeed holding the small pearl from Nangong You Zi’s bracelet, the one he accidentally pulled off when he grabbed her wrist in the ambulance.

[During the days when Huangfu Ao Tian was in the hospital, he would often stare at this pearl.

This scene was witnessed by Nangong Jiao Fen, who came to the hospital to visit Huangfu Ao Tian.

Huangfu Ao Tian’s expression turned cold when he noticed someone outside the ward, but when he saw it was Nangong Jiao Fen, his indifferent demeanor gradually softened.

Nangong Jiao Fen approached his bed with a sweet smile and, upon seeing the small pearl in his hand, exclaimed, “So, it’s here with you!”

Audience: ?

So, the audience watched as Nangong Jiao Fen secretly pulled the identical small pearl from her bracelet under the hospital bed, then raised her wrist in front of Huangfu Ao Tian to indicate that it was indeed the same pearl from her bracelet.

Audience: ???

Audience: No, can someone please tell them why Nangong Jiao Fen also has an identical bracelet??

Yan Yue seemed to read the audience’s thoughts and provided a flashback scene.

In Nangong Jiao Fen’s memory, that bracelet was a birthday gift from Mrs. Nangong since childhood. Mrs. Nangong always prepared two identical birthday gifts, one for each of them—Nangong You Zi and Nangong Jiao Fen.

Nangong Jiao Fen had always been dissatisfied with this arrangement, but she never thought that one day, this gift would come in so handy!

[Afterward, Nangong Jiao Fen became like a godsend.

When Huangfu Ao Tian was being bullied by other boys, she saw Nangong You Zi coming to the rescue. Despite her tough exterior, Huangfu Ao Tian had a gentle heart and always helped Nangong You Zi.

Seeing Nangong You Zi struggling under the weight of a pile of materials, Huangfu Ao Tian couldn’t help but smile. He approached her and took away most of the materials, lightening her load.

One day, when Nangong You Zi rescued a kitten from a tree and nearly fell, Huangfu Ao Tian saw it and rushed to catch her.

Huangfu Ao Tian didn’t find anything wrong with his actions, but Nangong You Zi was deeply moved. Whenever she felt her feelings for Huangfu Ao Tian wavering, she would hear him say, “You’re like Jiao Jiao’s little sister. If I just stood by and did nothing, Jiao Jiao would definitely blame me.”]

But is this really just genuine concern for someone’s younger sister?

Not to mention Chen Linshan, even Chen Linshan’s parents, who rarely watch idol dramas like this, can see through it.

Chen Father: “This kid is just being stubborn. If you’re really just concerned about someone’s sister, why keep staring at her?”

Chen Mother: “Look, Shan Shan, someone like Huangfu Aotian, who eats from one bowl and gazes at another, is not the kind of man you should be with!”

Chen Lishan: “…I understand.”

The audience also noticed the change in Huangfu Aotian’s feelings towards Nangong You Zi. Since the day they met at the Nangong’s house, Huangfu Aotian had actually noticed Nangong You Zi—

[In plain terms, Huangfu Aotian is a guy who’s swayed by appearances. He noticed You Zi because she looked good, and as they met more often, he realized she’s a kind-hearted girl, which made him even more attracted to her.]

[This guy is experiencing love without realizing it now. His eyes can’t deceive anyone.]

[The way he looks at her is far from innocent. Can I say I’m shipping them a bit? Tough guy x soft girl, it’s cliche but it fits!]

[If it weren’t for Nangong Jiao Fen, these two would be in a pure sweet romance! But Nangong Jiao Fen, this malicious female lead, keeps causing trouble!]

[Wait a minute, haven’t there been any plot twists yet? That’s unusual; it doesn’t match Yan Jie’s style.]

Someone in the barrage called for a plot twist, and within minutes, the first twist arrived!

[During the sports day, classmates played a prank on Nangong You Zi and locked her in the equipment room. Unexpectedly, Huangfu Aotian, who was lazing around in the equipment room, got locked in with her.

The two of them were locked together, and the worst part was that there was no signal in this place. They couldn’t contact anyone to open the door, so they had to stay locked in until someone came to inspect the equipment the next day.

At first, the two of them were quite awkward, but then Huangfu Aotian proactively asked about the little cat You Zi had rescued, and they started chatting. The atmosphere became quite friendly.

Gradually, Huangfu Aotian fell asleep. In his dream, he seemed to hear Nangong You Zi saying, ‘I don’t regret saving you that day…’

Huangfu Aotian suddenly woke up and saw Nangong Jiao Fen standing in front of him, with an incredulous expression on her face!

“You, you guys—”

Huangfu Aotian suddenly became fully awake. He noticed the weight on his shoulder and turned to see that Nangong You Zi had fallen asleep leaning on his shoulder, and they were both covered by the same coat!