In the original plot, Zhu Qi also wanted to stand up for his cousin, but ended up going to the hospital and meeting Bai Shurou.
Through subsequent interactions, he unknowingly fell for her and became Bai Shurou's loyal dog.
The villainous female supporting character Zhu Liuyue not only lost her fiancé Ye Yunjin, but also lost her own cousin Zhu Qi.
How pitiful.
But who asked her to be the villainous female supporting character?
Zhu Liuyue replied: "No need for you to go. I'll go."
Zhu Qi: "...!!! Sis, do you need a thug then?"
Zhu Liuyue: "Thug what? I'm going to visit a patient, not to pick a fight. As for you, behave yourself and don't cause trouble, or I'll hit you."
Feeling the pressure from his sister.
Zhu Qi obediently replied: "Okay, Sis."
Zhu Liuyue, of course, wasn't having a sudden fit of true kindness and wanting to care for Bai Shurou.
She just wanted to test the other woman out.
To see if she was really that "pure moonlight."
Zhu Liuyue's timing for arriving at the ward wasn't exactly ideal, because just as she was about to push the door open, she heard arguing coming from inside.
A male voice said:
"I heard you had surgery and Ye Yunjin was waiting outside the whole time, right? I knew that kid likes you. As long as you step in and get him to lend us some money, your brother here won't have to keep hiding from creditors anymore."
A female voice sounded somewhat helpless and hesitant, saying:
"Ye Yunjin helped me because we were alumni in the past. Besides, he's such a righteous person. Even if it weren't me, but someone else, he would still lend a hand."
"As for borrowing money... Brother, don't even think about it. Last time you said it was to pay off debts, but you turned around and went straight to the casino. You've gambled away all the family's assets. Can you just stop?"
The male voice became somewhat agitated, even angry.
"What do you mean I gambled again? I was trying to win back the family's fortune! Do you think I feel good about having squandered our assets?"
"I'm the eldest son of the Bai family. My pressure is greater. Meanwhile, little sister, you've been overseas all these years enjoying the high life, just eating, drinking, and having fun without a care in the world. You have no idea how tight things are financially at home."
The female voice was resolute:
"Brother, I thought you came to take care of me. Since you don't want to look after me, then just leave. There are nurses here anyway."
The male voice raised a few notches.
"The nurse is also arranged by Ye Yunjin, right? Honestly, if it comes down to it, why don't you just become Ye Yunjin's mistress? He's so generous, he'd probably give you a lot of money."
"Little sister, your brother is already a lost cause, can't be helped up. You can still live the good life you know. I'm not rushing you. Once you have money, just give some to me."
That was followed by the sound of a water glass shattering and their continued arguing.
The door of the ward was yanked open suddenly from the inside. Eldest Young Master Bai stormed out looking furious, only to come face to face with Zhu Liuyue.
They were both from the same social circle, so they knew each other.
He naturally knew that Zhu Liuyue was Ye Yunjin's fiancée.
Unable to help himself, he touched his nose somewhat guiltily and said with a smile:
"Miss Zhu, what a coincidence."
Zhu Liuyue smiled and nodded politely, replying: "I came to visit Senior Bai."
"Alright, alright, then I won't disturb you."
With that, he hurried off at a quick pace.
He could only hope that this Miss Zhu hadn't heard what he'd said to his sister.
Otherwise, it would truly be an open provocation.
Zhu Liuyue lightly knocked on the doorframe, paused for two seconds, and a hesitant voice came from inside.
"Come in."
Only then did she step inside. The ward was in a mess, with broken glass and a puddle of clear liquid on the floor.
It was hard to tell whether it was Eldest Young Master Bai or Bai Shurou who had thrown the glass in a fit of emotion.
Bai Shurou had known from her brother's earlier conversation that it was Zhu Liuyue standing outside the door, and her emotions were complicated at that moment.
They had attended the same university back in the day.
Except Zhu Liuyue was a few years her junior.
"Senior Bai."
Zhu Liuyue said with a smile as she set a fruit basket aside: "I heard you recently came back to the country, and I'd been thinking about finding an opportunity to meet with you."
"Then I happened to hear that you were in a car accident, so I took the liberty of coming over uninvited to check on you. I hope it's not too presumptuous?"
Bai Shurou forced a faint smile.
Shaking her head, she said:
"Not at all."
After a pause, she hurriedly added an explanation:
"I heard you and Yunjin are engaged. Congratulations. About what happened yesterday, I want to apologize to you. I didn't mean to trouble him..."
Before she could finish, Zhu Liuyue cut her off.
"Senior Bai, you're being too polite. We're all from the same circle. Over the years, while we haven't been close, we can still be called friends."
"Ye Yunjin helping you is only natural. It's the same as me coming to see you at the hospital today. Don't overthink it."
Bai Shurou's heart was a jumble of mixed feelings.
Looking at the girl before her, smiling brightly yet speaking in such an airtight manner, her face turned a few shades paler.
"Thank you, Liuyue. Don't worry. I came back to the country only to deal with my family's affairs. Once things are settled, I'll leave again."
The Bai family was now an absolute mess.
Not to mention that Eldest Young Master Bai was now borrowing money left and right trying to win back his losses, while also dodging all kinds of creditors. This matter simply couldn't be resolved properly.
In the days to come, Bai Shurou's life would only get more pitiful.
And whenever she encountered hardships, those male leads and supporting male characters would pop up one by one to protect her.
In the original plot, Zhu Liuyue, as the villainous female supporting character, was naturally one of the instigators of these hardships.
"And what if it can't be settled?" she asked.
Bai Shurou was stunned. She had thought of many things, but never that Zhu Liuyue would say this.
Zhu Liuyue repeated: "What if it can't be settled? Would Senior Bai then ask for help from those around her?"
Bai Shurou's face turned even paler. Clenching her teeth, she held onto her own dignity.
Speaking one word at a time, she said:
"Don't worry. I will never ask Yunjin for help again."
"No." Zhu Liuyue corrected her: "It's fine. You can ask Ye Yunjin for help. He's a good man, he'll help you."
"As long as you don't ask Ye Yunche for help."
Bai Shurou was lost. "..."
She seemed unable to fully comprehend what Zhu Liuyue meant.
Was she being sincere or sarcastic?
A slight smile curled at the corner of Zhu Liuyue's lips as she reiterated:
"You heard me right. Ye Yunjin and I are just in a business marriage. There's no love between us, and I don't like him. So whatever he does has no effect on me."
"As for Ye Yunche..." The smile at the corner of her lips gradually widened, and she spoke in a serious tone: "I like him very much. So no woman is allowed to get close to him. Including you, Senior Bai."
Bai Shurou's face suddenly turned deathly pale.
She couldn't utter a single word.
No one knew that the beautiful and noble Senior Bai Shurou, though mistaken by others as Ye Yunjin's moonlight, harbored a secret in the depths of her heart: compared to the steady Ye Yunjin, she preferred the arrogant and unrestrained Ye Yunche.
As for how Zhu Liuyue guessed it?
Simple.
Every time the system told her to steal someone, it was always to steal the best.
If even the female lead wouldn't settle for that man, why should she settle for the so-called second male lead instead?
She, the villainous female supporting character,
wanted the best as well!!!
