The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 34

After Lu Yiran finished speaking, realizing she had said too much, she apologized with a smile.

“I think I’ve talked too much. Let’s go upstairs.”

After going upstairs, Wen Shiyan went back to her room. Lu Yiran checked the time, found it was only eleven o’clock, and chatted with Chen Ziyun via video call while watching TV.

Everything returned to normal, seemingly unchanged by Lu Yiran’s words.

“Sister Xiao Yu, didn’t you say my university invited me to be an alumni speaker at the graduation ceremony?”

Hearing Wen Shiyan, Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said to her: “Yes, there was such a thing. Are you going?”

“Mhm.” Suddenly thinking of the time she got drunk, Wen Shiyan asked Xiao Yu: “Oh, right, did I do anything strange after I got drunk today?”

“No, don’t worry, I was watching you then.”

Hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Wen Shiyan was relieved.

After speaking with Xiao Yu, Wen Shiyan received a message in the production team’s group chat.

Director Zhang: [@All members, meet at XXX airport tomorrow at 2 PM to continue filming the variety show.]

Seeing the content sent by Director Zhang, Lu Yiran said goodbye to Chen Ziyun, hung up the video call, and knocked on Wen Shiyan’s door. “Director Zhang said we should go to the airport tomorrow at two in the afternoon. Wen Shiyan, did you see it?”

Wen Shiyan opened the door for Lu Yiran. “I saw it. Is there anything else?” Wen Shiyan said, looking at the content sent by Xiao Yu.

“Oh, no, then I’ll go.” Lu Yiran was about to leave. “Wait a moment.” Wen Shiyan called out to her.

“Keep the medicine yourself. I won’t be able to take you home tomorrow morning. I’ll have Sister Xiao Yu drive you.” Wen Shiyan said, handing Lu Yiran her medicine.

Lu Yiran put away the medicine and curiously asked Wen Shiyan: “Where are you going tomorrow?”

“Back to my alma mater.”

In her sleep, Lu Yiran suddenly felt someone pressing down on her. She groggily opened her eyes and met Wen Shiyan’s gaze.

“Wen Shiyan, what are you doing in the middle of the night?” Lu Yiran rubbed her eyes and pushed the Wen Shiyan on top of her, trying to get up. However, no matter how she pushed, she couldn’t move her.

“Move aside… Mmm…” Lu Yiran was suddenly kissed by Wen Shiyan and couldn’t make a sound.

The scene changed, and Lu Yiran found herself in the bathroom. Looking at Wen Shiyan who was looking down at her from above, Lu Yiran wanted to move back, but she was in the bathtub and had nowhere left to retreat.

“Wen Shiyan, calm down…” Lu Yiran said, trying to slowly get up to prevent Wen Shiyan from doing anything else. Wen Shiyan directly straddled Lu Yiran, restraining her wrists.

Lu Yiran didn’t know when Wen Shiyan had taken the rope. When she realized she couldn’t break free, she looked at Wen Shiyan in panic.

Wen Shiyan’s icy fingertips slowly stroked Lu Yiran’s face. “Lu Yiran, why are you running away? Do you dislike me that much?”

Looking at Wen Shiyan’s face getting closer and closer to her, Lu Yiran struggled. In the struggle, someone accidentally touched the shower switch.

After a bout of tussling, the water soaked their clothes. Lu Yiran panted, lying weakly in the bathtub, looking at Wen Shiyan with teary eyes.

The transparent clothes clung tightly to her soft, dewy skin. The friction of the fabric brought a strange sensation, and Lu Yiran couldn’t help but bite her lip, swallowing her sound.

Seeing Wen Shiyan’s hand moving downward, Lu Yiran suddenly woke up with a start. Blushing, she turned on the air conditioner to cool herself down. “My god, what kind of nightmare was that?” Thinking of the scenes in the bathroom, Lu Yiran reminiscently touched her lips.

She violently shook her head. It must be because of Wen Shiyan yesterday… No, she needed to watch a horror movie to calm her nerves.

Lu Yiran was watching a horror movie when she was startled by a knock on the door. She put on her clothes and said to the person outside: “Come in.”

“I’m leaving now. Sister Xiao Yu will bring you food.” Wen Shiyan said, and then hurriedly fled as if escaping.

Unfortunately, Lu Yiran had been looking down and didn’t see Wen Shiyan.

In the car, Wen Shiyan’s ear tips were slightly red. She sighed and placed her cold hands on her hot face.

“Shiyan, it’s really great that you agreed to speak at the graduation ceremony.” A teacher said, pouring Wen Shiyan a glass of water.

After chatting with the teacher for a while, Wen Shiyan left, citing the need to catch a plane.

After finishing lunch, Wen Shiyan drove the car back home and called Xiao Yu. “Sister Xiao Yu, come and pick me up.”

When Xiao Yu arrived, Wen Shiyan got into the car, only to see Lu Yiran inside looking her up and down.

Wen Shiyan’s face became even redder, and her temperature gradually rose. She quickly turned her head away and pretended to be calm, asking: “Is something wrong?”

“No, just looking at you.” Lu Yiran finished speaking and looked at her phone.

Looking at Lu Yiran, Wen Shiyan didn’t know how to face her. Lu Yiran treated her as a friend, yet she had such a shameless dream…

Before getting on the plane, Xiao Yu instructed Wen Shiyan: “I won’t be going with you this time. Be careful over there.” After saying that, she quietly whispered something to Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran said to Xiao Yu: “Don’t worry, Sister Xiao Yu, I’ll keep an eye on her.”

Once on the plane, Lu Yiran sat next to Xie Shuyao. Lu Yiran asked the flight attendant for a blanket and said to Xie Shuyao: “Shuyao, wake me up when we arrive. I’m going to catch up on some sleep.” Lu Yiran yawned and closed her eyes.

Seeing that Lu Yiran indeed looked like she hadn’t slept well, Xie Shuyao’s movements while turning the pages of her book became lighter.

Xie Shuyao inadvertently saw Wen Shiyan, who was sitting next to Director Zhang, also with her eyes closed.

Xie Shuyao slowly put down her book. As if she had discovered some shocking secret, her fingers flew across the keyboard in her notes app, typing.

Upon arrival at the airport, Xie Shuyao woke up Lu Yiran. She heard Director Zhang behind her also calling Wen Shiyan.

At the village entrance, Director Zhang said to everyone: “Take a break first. Tonight, we’ll have barbecue!” After Director Zhang spoke, the staff members applauded.

On the side, Xie Shuyao quietly asked Lu Yiran: “Sister Yiran, have you been staying at Teacher Wen’s house these past few days?”

“Yes.” Lu Yiran answered without thinking. Xie Shuyao’s face remained calm after hearing this, but she was so excited inside that she wanted to pull out her phone and write it down in front of Lu Yiran.

Qin Mo, behind them, overheard the conversation. “Miss Lu and Miss Wen seem to have a really good relationship.”

“Mhm, we are very good friends.” The speaker meant no harm, but Lu Yiran’s words reached Wen Shiyan’s ears.

Friends… Hearing Lu Yiran’s words, Wen Shiyan’s face turned pale as if her conscience was being condemned.

“Don’t just stand here. Hurry into the village and rest.” After Director Zhang spoke, the group started moving.

The room had been cleaned beforehand. Lu Yiran put down her luggage and went to find Du Mian. Wen Shiyan was alone in the room, locked the door, and squatted down, holding her head.

Lu Yiran put down her backpack and said to Du Mian: “Xiao Mian, look what I brought you?” Lu Yiran said, taking out the books she had brought for Du Mian.

There were all kinds of books, and Du Mian couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Oh, Yiran, why did you buy her so many? Xiao Mian, hurry and thank your sister.” After Grandma spoke, Du Mian smiled sweetly and thanked Lu Yiran.

Looking at Du Mian, who couldn’t wait to read the books, Grandma shook her head and said: “This child…”

“It’s okay, Grandma. I’ll be going now.” Lu Yiran said, preparing to leave. Unexpectedly, Grandma put money into her hand.

Grandma returned all the money Lu Yiran had previously given to Du Mian and said to her: “I know your kindness, but I can’t accept it. We are doing much better now than before, and if I take your money again, I will feel uneasy.”

Lu Yiran did not force Grandma to accept it. She planned to exchange it for rice, oil, and flour to give to Grandma in a few days.

Lu Yiran returned to the dorm. She tried to open the door but found it was locked from the inside. Just as Lu Yiran was about to call Director Zhang for the spare key, she heard the sound of the door opening.

“So you were in the room.” Lu Yiran said, entering the room and sitting on the bed. Seeing Wen Shiyan walk up to her and look at her, Lu Yiran swallowed and moved back slightly. “What are you going to do?”

She saw Wen Shiyan’s hand reaching towards her, and Lu Yiran nervously closed her eyes.

“You have a strand of hair on your face.” Wen Shiyan said, removed her hand, and left.

Hearing Wen Shiyan’s words, Lu Yiran awkwardly opened her eyes, only to find that Wen Shiyan was already gone from the room.

Director Zhang was taste-testing in the kitchen. She looked at Wen Shiyan, who had come into the kitchen, and asked: “Shiyan, why did you come to the kitchen?”

“I’m here to help too.” Wen Shiyan said, then went to wash her hands and put on an apron.

Director Zhang didn’t refuse Wen Shiyan’s kindness. With one more person, they could get less work done themselves.

Seeing that Lu Yiran’s door was not closed, Qin Mo called out to Lu Yiran to see if anyone was inside. Hearing Qin Mo’s voice, Lu Yiran got up and walked over.

“Miss Lu, this is for you. I went to another city a couple of days ago, tasted it, thought it was quite delicious, and bought some.”

Lu Yiran opened the box and saw that it was full of candies. Lu Yiran unwrapped and tasted one in front of Qin Mo. The flavor was unique but quite tasty.

“Thank you, it’s delicious.” After Lu Yiran spoke, Qin Mo said she still had to deliver to others and left.

Looking at Qin Mo’s retreating figure, Lu Yiran felt she was a bit strange. The current Qin Mo was completely different from the Qin Mo she first met and the one during the previous filming of the variety show, as if she had become a different person.

In the evening, Lu Yiran and the others were grilling and eating lamb skewers at their table. Director Zhang had grilled some beforehand and distributed them to the villagers.

“Taste how well I grilled this.” Director Zhang proudly shared her results. Seeing that everyone had tasted them, Director Zhang said: “Tomorrow, your task is to help at a barbecue stall opened by a child of one of the villagers. You will receive a share of the money earned.”

“We have to grill?”

Director Zhang waved her hand: “How is that possible? You’ll only be responsible for taking orders and serving dishes.”

Seeing Wen Shiyan sitting silently, Lu Yiran poked her arm with her hand. “What’s wrong with you today? Did someone make you unhappy again?”

Wen Shiyan shook her head: “No.” After saying that, she stood up and said to them: “I’m full. I’m going back to the room now.” After Wen Shiyan left, Lu Yiran also got up. “I’m full too. I’ll be going now.”

Both of them leaving together didn’t draw much attention, but only Xie Shuyao noticed the small interaction between the two during dinner.

Catching up to Wen Shiyan, Lu Yiran clearly felt that Wen Shiyan was acting strangely. She helplessly said: “Wen Shiyan, what exactly is wrong with you today? If you don’t say anything, I won’t know.”

“It has nothing to do with you.” After Wen Shiyan spoke, Lu Yiran looked at her in disbelief.