The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 36

Lu Yiran said with a serious face, “I won’t joke around anymore. I will seriously consider it.” The world is vast and full of wonders, and Wen Shiyan couldn’t possibly be saying this just to get close to her.

However, if she really had this kind of ability, she would indeed be like the protagonist in a novel.

As they left, Wen Shiyan told Lu Yiran, “I forgot to tell you, remember to wear a jacket with a smoother fabric for fishing this afternoon.”

“Got it.”

By the stream, Director Zhang spoke to everyone, “We’ll be having a fishing competition later. Fishing gear will be provided by the production team. Everyone must pay attention to safety.”

Hearing Director Zhang’s words, Lu Yiran asked Wen Shiyan, who was beside her. “Wen Shiyan, do you know how to fish?”

“A little.” Wen Shiyan said, handing a hat to Lu Yiran. After putting on the hat, Lu Yiran found a good spot and moved her chair over.

Lu Yiran felt a little disgusted by the worms, so she declined them and opted for other bait.

Seeing Lu Yiran clumsily fiddling with the fishhook, Wen Shiyan was afraid the hook might hurt her. “Let me do it.” Wen Shiyan said, taking the fishing rod from Lu Yiran.

“I’ve attached the bait for you. All you have to do is cast it into the water.” Wen Shiyan said, demonstrating for Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran eagerly took the rod and, mimicking Wen Shiyan, successfully caught her first fish.

Looking at the fish she caught, Lu Yiran took a photo, ready to send it to her mothers and Chen Ziyun. She put away her phone and excitedly said to Wen Shiyan, “Is fishing this easy?!”

Wen Shiyan cooperatively applauded Lu Yiran. “You’re amazing. The water here is so shallow, and you caught a fish on your first try.”

Seeing Lu Yiran catch a fish, Qin Mo came to her side. “Yiran, how about we go fish over there? The fish seem to be more abundant in the deeper water, hey.” Lu Yiran nodded after hearing this and said to Wen Shiyan, “Then I’m going over there, do you want to come?”

“No, the water is a bit deep over there. Be careful.”

Hearing that Wen Shiyan wasn’t going, Lu Yiran went with Qin Mo and Xie Shuyao to the other side.

Lu Yiran waited there for a while, and just as she thought there were no fish here, the tip of the fishing rod suddenly moved. “I got one! I got one!” Lu Yiran instantly stood up and pulled back hard on the fishing rod.

Seeing Lu Yiran about to be dragged into the river, Wen Shiyan threw down her fishing rod and rushed over to her. “Lu Yiran! Let go of the rod quickly!” She said while taking off the jacket she was wearing.

Lu Yiran hadn’t managed to let go before she was pulled very close to the water’s edge. Her foot slipped, and she fell completely into the water.

“Lu Yiran!” Wen Shiyan directly entered the water, trying to grab Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran hadn’t opened her mouth to scream for help before she was choked by the water. She struggled, trying to get a breath of air, but the river water instantly rushed into her nostrils.

“Cough, cough… Wen Shiyan… help… save me…” Lu Yiran struggled to stretch her hand out of the water, only to be submerged again.

Wen Shiyan swam desperately towards Lu Yiran. “Lu Yiran, relax! You know how to swim!”

The staff also rushed into the water to save people. Wen Shiyan reached Lu Yiran first and held her tight. “I’m here, you’re safe…”

Hearing a voice in her despair, Lu Yiran felt a pair of arms hold her tightly. But before she could clearly see who the person in front of her was, Lu Yiran’s vision plunged into darkness.

Looking at Lu Yiran, who had her eyes closed in her arms, Wen Shiyan, with red-rimmed eyes, swam with her to the shore.

Coughing, Wen Shiyan laid Lu Yiran flat on the ground. Staff members wanted to step forward but were stopped by Wen Shiyan.

“No need, I know what to do…” Wen Shiyan said, kneeling on the ground and performing rescue procedures on Lu Yiran.

Because Lu Yiran had been in the water for a short time, after a moment of resuscitation, seeing the color gradually return to Lu Yiran’s face, Wen Shiyan, soaking wet, collapsed onto the ground. Seeing Qin Mo watching them from the side, Wen Shiyan tightly clenched her fists.

Seeing a faint, almost imperceptible smile hook up at Qin Mo’s lips, Wen Shiyan’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Wen Shiyan could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. She stood up and punched Qin Mo in the face. Qin Mo stumbled back a few steps, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, and smiled at Wen Shiyan.

She quietly said to Wen Shiyan, “You have no proof…”

The voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it.

“Shiyan!” Director Zhang hurried forward and pulled the trembling Wen Shiyan back. “I’m sorry, Miss Qin, Shiyan is…”

Qin Mo took the handkerchief given to her by a staff member, covered her mouth, and said with a half-smile, “It’s alright, I understand.” She left after she spoke.

Passing by Xie Shuyao, Qin Mo gave her a harmless, gentle smile. “Shuyao, watch your step, okay.”

The fine, dense rain poured down. Xie Shuyao wanted to go see how Lu Yiran was doing. Suddenly, she felt as if she had been pushed, lost her balance, and fell into the water. Her arm was cut by the edge of a rock, and she couldn’t exert any strength in her body…

“Miss Xie!” The staff rushed into the water to save Xie Shuyao.

Seeing Qin Mo leave quickly, Wen Shiyan couldn’t help but curse under her breath. Wen Shiyan no longer had the strength to go back into the water to save Xie Shuyao. After the staff pulled Xie Shuyao out, she came to Xie Shuyao’s side.

Xie Shuyao actually knew how to swim; she just couldn’t exert any strength earlier because her arm had been cut. After being rescued, medical staff cleaned her wound.

Wen Shiyan took a deep breath and calmly asked Xie Shuyao. “Why did you suddenly fall into the water? Did you lose your footing?” Xie Shuyao pursed her lips and said to Wen Shiyan, “I don’t know, but I felt like someone pushed me just now…”

Director Zhang ran over and said to Wen Shiyan, “Shiyan! Yiran is awake, come quickly…” She then instructed the production team to inspect the stream again.

Director Zhang said to Wen Shiyan with a face full of worry, “We checked five times before coming. We ruled out all kinds of hidden dangers. It’s impossible for two people to continuously fall in.” Looking at Director Zhang, Wen Shiyan knew that the director probably wouldn’t believe what she was about to say, but she still said it.

“Just now, after Lu Yiran fell into the water, Qin Mo was smiling there, and Xie Shuyao said someone pushed her…”

Sure enough, Director Zhang wouldn’t believe it. She whispered to Wen Shiyan, “No, no, Shiyan, you must have seen wrong.” She then looked around. “Let’s stop talking about this. I will find out exactly what happened.”

Watching Director Zhang leave, Wen Shiyan went to find Lu Yiran.

“Are you feeling alright?” Wen Shiyan crouched by Lu Yiran’s bed and asked. Lu Yiran nodded and handed the cup from the bedside to Wen Shiyan. “Drink some water.” Wen Shiyan’s face looked very unwell; she must have been exhausted from saving her earlier.

Wen Shiyan took the cup but didn’t drink. She asked Lu Yiran, “Was someone near you when you fell into the water just now?”

“Qin Mo was near me.” As if something came to mind, Lu Yiran tightened her grip on the cup. “Do you mean that our falling into the water was because of Qin Mo?” Lu Yiran finished speaking and saw Wen Shiyan nod. “Impossible… she was far away from me…” Lu Yiran denied Wen Shiyan’s suspicion.

Seeing that Wen Shiyan was still completely wet and hadn’t changed clothes, Lu Yiran urged, “Go change your clothes quickly. They are completely soaked.”

After Wen Shiyan changed her clothes, Lu Yiran noticed her lips were pale without any color, but her cheeks were slightly flushed. “Wen Shiyan, come over and crouch down.” Lu Yiran said to Wen Shiyan.

Wen Shiyan, confused, came to Lu Yiran’s side and crouched down. Lu Yiran placed her palm on Wen Shiyan’s forehead.

Feeling that Wen Shiyan’s forehead was much hotter than her own, Lu Yiran put down her hand and said to Wen Shiyan, “Wen Shiyan, you have a fever.”

“Is that so? I’ll just take some medicine later…” Wen Shiyan’s voice was a bit hoarse, and she looked sickly. Lu Yiran looked at her with concern.

“I have medicine here. Take it first,” Lu Yiran said, about to get the medicine for Wen Shiyan. Unexpectedly, Director Zhang rushed in anxiously at that moment.

Director Zhang looked at her phone and said to Wen Shiyan, “Shiyan, you must remain calm after hearing what I’m about to tell you…”

“Your father was just given a critical illness notice at the hospital.” Director Zhang finished speaking, her hand trembling as she handed the phone to Wen Shiyan.

Wen Shiyan listened and then read the content on the phone. She leaned against the wall in disbelief.

“Impossible…” She shook her head, unwilling to face the fact. “He can’t die so fast!” Water vapor gradually rose in front of Wen Shiyan’s eyes, and her long eyelashes brushed tears onto her face.

“Xiao Yu booked plane tickets for you and Xie Shuyao…” Director Zhang said, and Wen Shiyan looked at her. “Xie Shuyao? Why would she…” Remembering what her father had said before, Wen Shiyan lowered her head.

“Tell Xie Shuyao to pack her things and hurry over to find me.” Wen Shiyan said, taking the medicine from Lu Yiran’s hand and swallowing it.

“Sorry, I have to leave for a few days.” Wen Shiyan said to Director Zhang and Lu Yiran before leaving.

“What? So Xie Shuyao is Wen Shiyan’s sister?” Lu Yiran finished speaking, and Director Zhang covered her mouth, nervously saying, “Keep your voice down! Only you, me, and Xiao Yu know about this right now.”

Lu Yiran was worried that taking the medicine only once wouldn’t be effective for Wen Shiyan, so she told Xiao Yu that Wen Shiyan still had a fever. “So what should we do now?”

Director Zhang also hadn’t expected so many things to happen while filming a variety show. She sighed. “The variety show is almost finished filming now. We’ll wait until they come back.”

Sitting in the car with Wen Shiyan, Xie Shuyao was somewhat restless. Although she had only met Wen Shiyan’s father a few times, it was still a living person who was about to pass away, and it would be a lie to say she wasn’t sad. Moreover, she had known for a long time that Wen Shiyan was his daughter, but she hadn’t said anything because she was worried that Wen Shiyan would hate her for it…

“Relax. Your mother married my father, so we are a family. Even if my father dies, our relationship won’t change.” Wen Shiyan said in a calm voice.

“I…” Xie Shuyao wanted to say more, but seeing Wen Shiyan’s gloomy face, Xie Shuyao dared not speak again.

At the hospital, looking at her emaciated father on the bed, Wen Shiyan did not step forward.

“Shi… Shiyan…” Father Wen called out Wen Shiyan’s name weakly. Wen Shiyan finally stepped forward after hearing it. “Take good care of them…” After saying that, Father Wen’s hand, which was trying to grab Wen Shiyan’s, fell onto the bed.

Wen Shiyan didn’t expect her father’s last words to be about asking her to take good care of Xie Shuyao and her mother. Of course, her father had never cared about her in his whole life, so why would he think of her at the end? However, she would take care of them even without him asking.