After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

"But just because it's not appropriate now doesn't mean it won't be in the future; even if there's only a slim chance, I'm willing to take the gamble,"

Yao Mingyue's tone lacked her usual haughty arrogance, calm and serious instead, which somehow made her determination all the more unquestionable.

Knowing he couldn't persuade her, Xu Musen simply shook his head in silence.

"First, let's have something to eat,"

"I also want to brush my teeth; my mouth tastes like river water,"

As Yao Mingyue spoke, her gaze turned towards the direction of the bathroom, where An Nuannuan was still freshening up.

"Then I'll go buy you a toothbrush and towel; just sit and rest for a bit,"

Xu Musen instructed.

"Are you that afraid I'll bully her? You really care about your little girlfriend..."

Yao Mingyue caught his meaning, he was still worried the two would start a quarrel, she spoke, but her teeth were clenched.

Early in the morning, her mouth couldn't help but taste a bit sour.

"You two are cut from the same cloth, behave yourselves, I'll be back soon,"

Shaking his head, Xu Musen knew well that although Yao Mingyue and An Nuannuan were two extremes in terms of personality, they shared some commonalities.

Yao Mingyue was very intelligent and straightforward in many aspects, but sometimes she could lose her reason, carried away by her emotions.

On the other hand, An Nuannuan often seemed naive, but her thoughts were delicate; he had never seen her lose control, and sometimes she even seemed a bit scheming...

The two of them, it felt like a kind of mutual dependence and opposition.

Xu Musen left the room.

Shortly after, An Nuannuan finished freshening up and came out.

She looked at Yao Mingyue sitting on the bed.

Because of the hug earlier in the morning, there was a strange feeling between them.

"Nuannuan, can I talk to you about something?"

Yao Mingyue took the initiative to speak.

"Hmm,"

An Nuannuan nodded, walking over to the bed holding a pink towel adorned with a little rabbit pattern.

"Sister Yao, you wipe your face first,"

An Nuannuan handed her own towel to her.

Yao Mingyue looked at her, her eyes flickering; she hadn't expected that Nuannuan would actually give her a towel.

"Thank you,"

She pondered for a moment before accepting it; the towel was just the right temperature, warm in her palm.

She fell into contemplation, looking at An Nuannuan's naïvely cute face.

"About last night, thank you,"

Yao Mingyue began by expressing gratitude.

"It's okay," An Nuannuan immediately shook her head.

Yao Mingyue looked into her clear eyes, her voice shifting slightly, "But why would you help me? We are supposed to be rivals in love."

Yao Mingyue truly couldn't understand. Rivals in love should be resentful at each other's sight, not tearing each other apart was already good enough, how could they take care of one another so attentively?

However, An Nuannuan's eyes shifted subtly, and she spoke softly, "Because Xu Musen would worry about you, ah. If you were sick, he would be unhappy too."

This was an answer Yao Mingyue had not anticipated.

Stunned, she stared at An Nuannuan.

Because she was afraid Xu Musen would be unhappy, she was willing to take care of her "rival."

Yao Mingyue couldn't understand; isn't it natural to have a strong desire to possess the person you love?

"What about you? Don't you get unhappy?"

"He didn't hide anything from me, nor did he lie; what is there for me to be angry about? Although he's my boyfriend, he also has his own life,"

An Nuannuan spoke gently; her world was simple, Xu Musen liking her was enough.

How important was this so-called sense of security, after all?

Yao Mingyue's lips parted, and after a long pause, she finally said, "Aren't you afraid that one day someone will take away your boyfriend?"

An Nuannuan, shaking her head and with clear eyes, replied, "The person who truly likes you can't be chased away, and why would they willingly leave with someone else? I just need to know I won't leave him, and that's enough."

Yao Mingyue fell silent for a while; every word spoken by An Nuannuan made her reconsider her previous assumptions.

She took a deep breath, looking at the girl before her and suddenly feeling as if she was impregnable.

Is this what they call a sense of security?

Watching Nuannuan, Yao Mingyue spoke after a moment, "If I offered you a condition to satisfy any desire in exchange for leaving him, would you agree?"

Without much thought, An Nuannuan simply returned the question, "What about you? What kind of condition would make you choose not to like him?"

They looked into each other's eyes.

Yao Mingyue's heart trembled at the earnestness and clarity she saw in Nuannuan's eyes.

She had no answer to give, for she had never once thought of giving up on him.

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Yao Mingyue suddenly realized something; no wonder Xu Musen had fallen for her so quickly.

Perhaps in some way, she and Nuannuan were the same kind of person...