Gu Nanyu counted sheep, hoping that she would fall asleep soon.

However, the person atop her obviously did not want her to doze off, and neither was he pleased with her zoning out.

Although he was not very forceful, Gu Nanyu furrowed her brows in annoyance. 

“Fu Beichen, are you born in the year of the dog?”

The man lifted his head. Illuminated by the dim lamplight, his dark eyes looked like a bottomless abyss. One look of them would send shivers down the spine.

He had sharp and narrow eyes that were irresistibly charming. They exuded an overwhelming and domineering aura. 

Overtaken and clouded by lust, the impassive look in his eyes subsided.

“If I am a dog, then what are you under this circumstance?” His voice was hoarse, and was laced with a cold undertone. 

Motherf*cker…

He had insulted Gu Nanyu in a veiled way. However, she did not shy away from the argument.

“Even dogs are more skillful than you.”

Nevertheless, the only response she got was Fu Beichen’s endless lustful assault on her body.

He finally stopped when dawn broke. Gu Nanyu barely had any strength left in her.

“Aren’t my skills great?” His slightly hoarse yet magnetic voice queried. It was as smooth as notes from a cello.

Great your a*s!

Gu Nanyu did not even have the energy to speak anymore. She cursed him under her breath before finally falling into a deep slumber. 

In another two months, there would be a military parade at the military district. Then, Fu Beichen would probably not have time to torture her anymore. 

She too would be busy then. The movie she was filming had entered the final month. After the filming was done, she wanted to have a good rest.

Time flew by especially fast on days without Fu Beichen. 

One month had passed in a flash. After they wrapped the movie, they were now on a promotional tour.

Throughout the press conference, Gu Nanyu wore an elegant smile. 

Unexpectedly, her pleasant facade was utterly shattered by a paper in a reporter's hand. 

“Miss Gu, this is a newspaper from 10 years ago. You should be familiar with the person mentioned here.”

The reporter's words were like poison. Gu Nanyu felt as if she was plummeting down a bottomless abyss. 

The newspaper pictured a young girl in a prisoner's uniform. Her complexion was pale as if she was drained of all energy. 

The attention-grabbing headline read, “Long-term sexual abuse causes underage girl with psychological issues to kill two people.”

Fu Beichen saved her out of prison that year. He silenced and diverted all the public scrutiny away and covered that incident up.

However, the incident was once again brought into the limelight now….

Gu Nanyu still remembered that day vividly. Her father had raised her as a boy since she was young. 

To frame her and chase her out of the house, her Second Uncle’s son attempted to destroy her reputation by colluding with a gay at a party.

In a panic, she killed the man by accident.

After she fled from the scene, someone in the hotel….

Her worst nightmare happened that day. 

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To this day, she still had no idea who the man was. After that, she returned home, bruised and exhausted, only to find her beloved twin sister hurt by her beastly uncle, Gu Xiang'an. 

The knife in her sister’s hand, her uncle lying in a pool of blood, and one year of life in prison….

Gu Nanyu fainted as her mind was assaulted by memories of the past. When she woke up, she found herself in a hospital.

“Sister, you should quit the entertainment industry.” Her sister, Gu Dongxue, was by her bedside. She stared at her with a pair of sorrowful eyes. 

Gu Nanyu did not answer. She felt beyond fatigued.

She used to be the eldest son of the Gu family. Everybody constantly reminded her to work hard because she had to shoulder the burden of caring for her whole family. 

Back then, she thought it was hard to be a man.

Only after she was released from jail to rejoin the society as a girl, she realized that the world was even harsher to women.  

Gu Dongxue’s grip around her hands tightened. “Sister, you are one month pregnant.”

Gu Nanyu’s eyes widened upon hearing Dongxue’s words. Her tears welled up in her dark eyes.

“Dongxue, please arrange an operation for me.” Only one thought came to Gu Nanyu’s mind. I cannot keep this child.

I cannot give birth to a b*stard.

Fu Beichen would not marry her..

Gu Dongxue was the youngest doctor in the hospital. After winning an international award, she was assigned to an important position right after her return from abroad.

There were only Gu Dongxue and Gu Nanyu in the operating theatre.

Gu Dongxue held Gu Nanyu’s hand to comfort her as the liquid gradually dripped into her body.

As the anesthesia took effect, Gu Nanyu could feel that her thoughts were getting muddled. 

Right then, Gu Dongxue’s soft voice floated to her ears. “Sister, do you know? As a doctor, I have never made any mistake. A scalpel can save lives, but conversely, it can also take a life away. It all depends on the person who is wielding it.”

Gu Dongxue’s voice was tinged with coldness. Her tone was devoid of emotion although she was talking to her sister.

Eyebrows knitted together, Gu Nanyu attempted to move, but found herself unable to budge even an inch.

“You are the only sister I have in this world, but you shouldn’t have appeared in front of Fu Beichen! He was a military instructor when I was in college. Ever since then, I've always liked him. However, after I returned from abroad to enter the military hospital, you became his lover.”

Gu Nanyu was dumbfounded. Gu Dongxue now felt like a stranger to her. It was as though she had never known her at all. 

Does she want to murder me because of a man?

“I have to do this to get him. You and Fu Beichen have never used contraception. However, you're afraid that you'll get pregnant and you have been taking contraceptive pills. Finally, you finished your pills, and as your sister and a doctor, I brought you some contraceptive pills. Little did you know that those pills I got you were just normal vitamin tablets. And as expected, you’re pregnant now.”

Gu Dongxue began to laugh as she talked. Her voice was laced with a sinister undertone.

“You were shocked and desperately wanted to run away from Fu Beichen. There is no way you would want to bear his child, and if you want to abort the child, you will turn to me — your biological sister — to operate for you.”

Gu Nanyu felt a chill down her spine as her sister spoke. 

“Everybody knows that I’m your beloved sister. I turned down my chance to represent our hospital in an overseas conference just to perform this surgery on you. I am the surgeon in charge, and it's easy for me to make you lose some extra blood. Nobody will suspect me and they will only think of it as an unfortunate accident. Moreover, nobody will be suspicious as I will also skillfully achieve hemostasis for you.” Gu Dongxue laughed gleefully.

Gu Nanyu’s heart sank and her blood ran cold.

“Oh, by the way, I’ve already prepared some blood packs for you. However, they're labeled with the wrong blood type. Your blood will coagulate due to the incompatibility. Whether the transfusion is stopped or continued, you will die either way. I am only responsible for the surgery and nothing more than that. Tell me, isn’t this a perfect plan?”

Die?

Gu Nanyu could not react when the words registered in her mind.

“Sister, learn to be smarter in your next life. Fight for your chance, or create one by any means necessary if you don’t have it. I was the one who kept that newspaper and contacted the reporter. Your reputation is ruined now. Fu Beichen will not miss a nasty woman like you even after your death.”

Gu Dongxue’s voice was soft like a spring breeze.

At this moment, Gu Dongxue reached out to yank the necklace off Gu Nanyu’s neck.

“Oh, I forgot to tell you that we’re not children of Gu family’s. I found our biological father. He came from a family as powerful as the Fu family. I will reunite with our father and live a good life to make up for all the suffering I have gone through for the past 20 years. This necklace given to you by our mother is the only evidence to prove my relationship with our father. Remember to thank our mother on my behalf for giving me such a powerful father when you arrive in the netherworld.”

Gu Nanyu could not fight it any longer, and finally submitted to the darkness that claimed her life.

She wanted to bite the tip of her tongue to stay awake, but she did not have the energy to do so.

For a man…

She did this for a man!

The beloved sister whom she adored wanted to take her life!

What happened to the sweetheart who would trail behind her and call her sister?

We used to depend on each other. Where has my beloved younger sister gone?

Tears glimmered at the corners of Gu Nanyu’s eyes.

The tears were not a result of fear. Instead, they stemmed from regret.

She did not fear death.

Instead, she found this cold unfeeling world more terrifying than death.

If I can't even trust someone who is of the same blood, then God, please tell me, is there still any warmth left in this world?

Her plea to God went unanswered. Her only reply was the endless darkness. 

Deep and unending, like an infinite chasm…

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