**Nomad: The regular release schedule is monthly, on the 25th, with occasional random bulk chapter releases. The end goal is to complete the translation and release all the remaining chapters in one go. However, there is currently no set date for the final bulk release, as several other novels are further up the list.**
After accepting the fact that she had transmigrated into a book, the nerves that had been tense all this time finally relaxed. At this moment, Yun Yin only felt physically and mentally exhausted. All she wanted was to sleep.
“Buzz, buzz…”
But before she could lie down again, a sudden ringtone rang out in the quiet room.
Following the sound, she saw that it was coming from the phone not far away.
Yun Yin picked up the phone beside her pillow, and the three letters “ZWZ” immediately came into view.
ZWZ?
Who was that?
In a flash, the name Zhou Wenze appeared in Yun Yin’s mind.
Wasn’t that the male lead’s name in the book?
Thinking of this, Yun Yin instinctively hung up the call. Without even thinking, she knew what the purpose of this call was.
Right now, her identity was very sensitive. She did not want to have even the slightest contact with the male lead.
Although she would die sooner or later, that did not mean Yun Yin wanted to be tortured to death by the villain.
Besides, right now, she did not want to do anything at all. She just wanted to be a salted fish who did absolutely nothing.
It felt as if all her energy had been used up before she transmigrated. If possible, she wanted to spend this final stretch of time peacefully and quietly, without conflict or disturbance.
When Yun Yin did not answer the call, Zhou Wenze did not continue calling. Instead, he sent her a message.
Zhou Wenze: [Are you asleep?]
Yun Yin glanced at the time. It was not even eleven yet.
Before she could finish reading, another message popped up.
[I was worried when you didn’t answer the phone.]
Yun Yin looked at the two messages and replied expressionlessly:
[Mm.]
The person on the other side clearly had not expected her attitude to be so cold. After a moment of silence, he sent another message:
[A-Yin, did you see Pei Yu’s bidding price?]
Seeing this sentence, Yun Yin’s brows moved slightly.
The concern was fake. That last sentence was his true purpose.
In the novel, the original owner loved the male lead, Zhou Wenze, with all her heart. To help him achieve his great ambitions, she was willing to give up everything she had.
Unfortunately, the flowing water had feelings, but the fallen flower did not. From beginning to end, the male lead had never loved her.
If the villain had a white moonlight, then why wouldn’t the male lead have one too? It was just a pity that this white moonlight was not the original owner.
Thinking of this, Yun Yin could not help curling her lip. She casually pressed a few numbers on the keyboard.
After the message was sent, there was no reply from the other side for a long time.
It was as if he had been shocked by the price.
Who knew how long passed before Zhou Wenze finally sent a belated message:
[A-Yin, did you perhaps see it wrong? It’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just that this bidding price is too high. Are you sure Pei Yu would offer such a high price?]
Yun Yin looked at her phone. Her pale pink lips lifted slightly as she leaned back against the headboard in relaxation and replied without hesitation:
[Doesn’t a high price prove that Pei Yu is determined to get this land? You understand the value behind this plot of land without me having to say it, don’t you?]
After sending it, she was too lazy to care what Zhou Wenze thought. She tossed the phone aside and prepared to sleep.
As expected, Zhou Wenze did not reply after that. It seemed that he had believed what she said.
After all, Yun Yin was wholeheartedly devoted to him and could do anything for him. The information Yun Yin had brought him those previous times had never once been wrong. He had no reason not to believe her.
Zhou Wenze believed this time would be no exception.
Too many things had happened today. Yun Yin lay on the bed, and not long after closing her eyes, she fell asleep.
But not long after she fell asleep, the door was pushed open. A tall, gloomy figure walked in and headed straight to her bedside.
At that moment, a gust of night wind blew in. The white window curtains were lifted, and the clear moonlight spilled in along with it, covering Yun Yin’s face in a faint, gentle glow.
Under the moonlight, her entire person appeared especially peaceful and soft.
Pei Yu lowered his eyes and looked at the person sleeping soundly on the bed. The slender, delicate neck exposed above her collar looked even fairer against the dark quilt.
Who knew what he thought of, but Pei Yu suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and reached out, gripping her fragile neck.
Then, he slowly tightened his hand.
Only when he saw Yun Yin’s brows furrow, as if she were about to wake from her dream, did Pei Yu finally release her. The corner of his mouth curved into a contemptuous smile.
A few seconds later, he turned and left without making a sound, as though he had never appeared at all.
Only the moonlight remained scattered across the floor.
When he returned to the study, the bidding document was still lying on the desk.
Pei Yu lowered his eyes slightly, took out the handkerchief in his pocket, and slowly wiped his fingers. Then, without hesitation, he threw the white silk handkerchief into the rubbish bin beside him.
What trick was this woman trying to play this time?
He did not care.
It was just that this time, he had very little patience left.
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The early autumn sunlight was very gentle. It felt warm on the body, and the breeze lifted the white curtains, making one’s mood brighten without realising it.
But Yun Yin’s mood at this moment was not very bright.
After resting for a night, her mental state had not improved much. Instead, she looked visibly exhausted, with obvious dark circles under her eyes.
She had had nightmares all night yesterday, and even now, her mind was still foggy.
She had actually dreamed that someone was strangling her.
And that person was Pei Yu.
Although it was a dream, it was not entirely impossible. Thinking of this, Yun Yin became even more depressed.
In the mirror to one side, a girl with drooping brows and eyes could be seen. Her face was pale, but her features were exquisite and stunning.
If Yun Yin looked at the person in the mirror, she would find her incredibly familiar.
The original owner looked almost exactly the same as she had before transmigrating.
After washing up, Yun Yin dragged her heavy steps downstairs.
In the dining room downstairs, Aunt Lin had already prepared breakfast.
Yun Yin had only just walked down the stairs when she saw Pei Yu sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast unhurriedly. Her footsteps instinctively paused. Then she lifted her foot again and pretended as if nothing had happened, walking over to sit beside him and silently eating the breakfast in front of her.
After that, neither of them spoke.
There was only the sound of cutlery touching dishes. The atmosphere was awkward and strange.
In the original owner’s memories, the two of them actually met very rarely. This villa was only one of Pei Yu’s many properties. He almost never spent the night here and did not often come over, let alone sit face-to-face with her like this to have breakfast together.
The book said that the original owner was Pei Yu’s white moonlight, but the two of them had pitifully little interaction.
The author had never clearly explained how Pei Yu had fallen for the original owner either. This romantic plotline had appeared somewhat inexplicably.
But did Pei Yu truly like the original owner?
Yun Yin thought, not necessarily.
If the original owner had not been scheming enough, how could she have obtained Pei Yu’s company secrets?
For the original owner, perhaps gaining access under such conditions had required enormous effort. But for Yun Yin, this was perfect.
She could spend money without doing anything. Every month, she received tens of millions in pocket money. It was simply too good.
Just as Yun Yin was still lost in thought, Pei Yu also finished breakfast. As he stood to leave, he suddenly spoke, instantly pulling her thoughts back.
“Come with me to a banquet tonight.”
“Huh?” Yun Yin was holding a glass of milk. Hearing this, she looked up at him and instinctively asked, “What am I going for?”
What for?
A dark glint flashed through Pei Yu’s eyes. Then he asked in return, “You don’t want to go?”
Hearing his meaningful question, Yun Yin really wanted to say that she did not want to go at all.
But the moment her eyes met Pei Yu’s, she inexplicably felt guilty and said in a small voice, “I… it’s not that…”
Before Yun Yin could finish, Pei Yu spoke directly.
“I’ll send someone to pick you up at six tonight.”
After saying that, he did not wait for her reaction and turned, striding out of her sight.
Was this the attitude one used toward a white moonlight?
Yun Yin was left standing there in confusion. What she had wanted to say was that it was not that she particularly wanted to go.
Could Pei Yu have mistaken her hesitation for playing hard to get, pretending to refuse while actually welcoming it?!
Even after sitting on the sofa, looking through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows at the lush, vibrant plants in the garden, Yun Yin was still wondering whether this plot had appeared in the book.
The novel was simply too long. She had only skimmed through the plot roughly, swallowing it whole. Now, she had no impression of many details.
There was nothing she could do. She could only take things one step at a time.
Time quickly arrived at evening.
The person Pei Yu sent was very punctual. The hour hand had only just passed six when the sound of an engine came from the entrance.
Yun Yin was sitting on the swing in the garden with her eyes closed, pretending to rest. Hearing the movement, she instinctively opened her eyes and looked toward the gate.
The person standing not far away also looked at her.
Their eyes met at that moment, separated by the hazy, warm yellow light of dusk.
She was wearing a loose long dress, her dark hair casually scattered behind her. Her snow-white skin seemed almost translucent beneath the sunlight, and the instant she saw him, there was obvious confusion in her eyes.
Pei Yu’s footsteps paused slightly. The next second, he lifted his legs and walked toward her.
Noticing his movement, Yun Yin quickly returned to her senses and stood up from the swing. Her voice was somewhat awkward.
“Didn’t you say you were sending someone to pick me up?”
As she spoke, Pei Yu raised his eyes and saw the tiny brown mole on her nose, so small that it could easily be overlooked if one was not paying attention.
He did not remember when such a little mole had appeared on her face.
Under Yun Yin’s questioning gaze, Pei Yu lowered his eyes to hide the strangeness in them. His voice was as cold as ever.
“I came in passing.”
Yun Yin did not suspect anything and said softly, “Then wait for me while I change first.”
Without waiting for Pei Yu to respond, she turned and quickly walked back into the house.
She had been sitting on the swing in a daze and had forgotten the time before she realised it. Besides, whenever she was with Pei Yu, she could not stop feeling guilty.
She always felt as if, in the next second, he would grab her by the neck and then dump her body into the sea.
She could not be blamed for thinking this way. The dream she had yesterday had really been far too realistic.
Afraid that Pei Yu would grow impatient from waiting, Yun Yin only changed her clothes and put on light makeup to make her complexion look a little better. Then she hurried downstairs without stopping.
She jogged over to him, her voice slightly breathless.
“I’m ready.”
Pei Yu had indeed grown somewhat impatient from waiting, but seeing her like this, he ultimately said nothing. He only said lightly, “Let’s go.”
Yun Yin followed behind him at a neither-close-nor-distant pace. Only when they reached the entrance did she realise that there was another person standing beside the black Maybach.
Seeing the two of them, Lu Lin came forward to greet them and said in a low voice, “President Pei, Miss Yun.”
Pei Yu gave a faint “Mm.”
Yun Yin also nodded slightly at him.
“Hello.”
She knew Lu Lin. He was Pei Yu’s assistant, and he had been Pei Yu’s university classmate. He was one of the few people Pei Yu trusted.
Previously, the original owner had even wanted to start with Lu Lin and sow discord between the two of them. Fortunately, before that idea could be put into practice, Yun Yin had transmigrated over.
As they spoke, the three of them arrived beside the car. Lu Lin had already opened the rear door.
Pei Yu was the first to sit in the back seat. Yun Yin hesitated for a moment, then still got into the back seat as well. She placed both hands on her knees and sat upright.
A moment later, the silver-black Maybach sped forward smoothly and swiftly like an arrow released from a bow.
The car was very quiet. Yun Yin felt that the awkward and strange atmosphere had returned again.
After who knew how long, Yun Yin slightly relaxed her stiff shoulders. Her gaze quietly drifted to the side.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the man’s high, straight nose bridge, his thin lips pressed slightly together, and his prominent Adam’s apple. The scenery outside the car window rushed backward at high speed, and everything in her vision blurred, leaving only his clear and handsome profile.
“Do I look good?” a low voice sounded beside her ear.
“Good-looking,” Yun Yin answered instinctively.
Only after realising whose voice it was did Yun Yin abruptly wake as if from a dream. She hurriedly moved her gaze away, her fingers tightening around the skirt fabric on her knees.
Thinking of how she had actually dared to stare at him for so long just now, Yun Yin’s feelings at this moment were extremely complicated.
How had she ended up staring in a daze?!
For a moment, she did not dare raise her head to look at Pei Yu’s reaction.
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