The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 43

“By the way, Ranran, do you need a cooking auntie?” Lu Chiqiu finished speaking and then noticed Lu Yiran’s slightly swollen lips. “Did you eat something spicy last night? Why do your lips look a little swollen?”

Lu Yiran had left in a hurry and hadn’t put on lipstick. Hearing Lu Chiqiu’s words, she looked at herself in her phone screen.

“I didn’t eat anything spicy…” Lu Yiran touched her slightly swollen lips in confusion. Fortunately, it wasn’t obvious if you didn’t look closely. Otherwise, if she were photographed, it would definitely turn into a scandalous rumor that her lips were kissed swollen.

Thinking of this, Lu Yiran couldn’t help but laugh out loud. How could she possibly have her lips kissed swollen?

Lu Yiran couldn’t recall what happened after she got drunk last night. She casually came up with an excuse and told Lu Chiqiu: “Maybe I bumped it on something in my dream last night.” After telling Lu Chiqiu not to worry, Lu Chiqiu brought her the materials she needed to read and study today.

“You can go home after you finish reading these. I don’t use this office often, so Ranran, you can read here. For lunch, you can go eat by yourself, I’m going to find your mother now.” Lu Chiqiu finished speaking and left Lu Yiran with the secretary, going to look for Pei Ruochu herself.

The secretary smiled and said to Lu Yiran: “Miss Lu, you can ask me if there’s anything you don’t understand.”

After the secretary left, Lu Yiran started looking through the company’s recent years of data that Lu Chiqiu had given her.

After reading the documents for a while, Lu Yiran heard her phone ring. Seeing that it was her Senior Sister calling, Lu Yiran answered the phone.

Her Senior Sister’s voice came through the phone, “Yiran, are you free next Saturday?”

Lu Yiran checked the date and told her Senior Sister that she was free. Hearing that Lu Yiran was free, her Senior Sister told her: “This is the thing, my mom wants to take you to a birthday party next Saturday, and also to meet a few teachers.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiran was so excited that she couldn’t concentrate on reading the documents. Since it was almost lunchtime anyway, Lu Yiran simply went downstairs to find a restaurant.

In the elevator, Lu Yiran looked at the many unread messages on her phone. She hadn’t looked at her phone before. After logging into Weibo with her alternate account, she saw trending topics about herself.

#LuYiran’sTrueIdentityRevealed!

#ISawLuYiran!

#LuYiranAllegedlyDating

Exiting the elevator and casually finding a restaurant near the company, Lu Yiran found a seat and frowned as she clicked on the last trending topic. The top Weibo post came with a picture of her. Lu Yiran looked closely; it turned out to be a photo taken when she had just entered the company…

It was exactly as she thought! The photo had been twisted and misrepresented by someone looking for clicks and attention.

Seeing that Lu Yiyun hadn’t replied to her messages, Chen Ziyun called Lu Yiran.

“Lu Yiran! Why did you go to the company without wearing a mask, letting so many people take pictures of you!” Chen Ziyun said helplessly. “Are you really dating?” After Chen Ziyun asked, Lu Yiran immediately denied it.

“Of course not!” Lu Yiran said, explaining the Weibo situation to her mother. “Sigh, but it’s also because I was too careless that my face was photographed.”

After seeing her mother’s reply, Lu Yiran told Chen Ziyun to relax, saying: “My mother has already helped me resolve the Weibo matter.”

“What?” Chen Ziyun said, then saw Lu Yiran’s family company’s official Weibo announcing the relationship between its bosses and Lu Yiran.

It was actually true! Lu Yiran was pretending to be poor before!

Although Lu Yiran’s acting is indeed not very good, she really didn’t rely on her family’s connections in the entertainment industry.

Lu Yiran has such a background, yet she’s so low-key?

Seeing that there were very few comments criticizing Lu Yiran, Chen Ziyun made a request to Lu Yiran before hanging up: “Lu Yiran, please use your family connections more often in the future.”

Director Wang was so angry when he saw the trending Weibo posts about Lu Yiran that he smashed his phone on the ground. Afterward, he picked up the phone again.

“Lu Yiran! You little**! No wonder you rejected me back then! How can you be so good at faking it!”

Director Wang called Qin Mo and instantly changed his demeanor. “Miss Qin, when do you think we should make our move?”

Hearing Director Wang’s words, Qin Mo smiled. “No rush, but don’t act on your own.” Hearing Qin Mo’s words, Director Wang seemed to have thought of something and hung up the phone with Qin Mo.

Don’t let him act on his own? Heh, how dare a mere Qin Mo try to order him around!

Seeing that her chat history with Wen Shiyan was stuck at the end of the variety show, Lu Yiran scrolled through her phone screen feeling a little bored. Suddenly, Wen Shiyan sent a voice call, but Lu Yiran fumbled and accidentally hung up. Lu Yiran quickly called Wen Shiyan back.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Yiran asked but didn’t hear a reply from the other side. Lu Yiran explained: “I accidentally hung up just now, I absolutely didn’t mean to…”

“Lu Yiran? I just went to grab something.” Wen Shiyan said, looking at the small red marks on her neck and collarbone in the mirror. She tried to pull her collar up, but it couldn’t cover the marks at all.

Wen Shiyan sighed and gave up trying. Leaning against the sink, she said to Lu Yiran: “What time are you coming home tonight?”

“Seven o’clock.” Lu Yiran said and then saw the message Wen Shiyan sent her. “I won’t forget to buy groceries when I get back, don’t worry.”

After hanging up, Wen Shiyan found a scarf at home. After tying it on, Wen Shiyan looked at the scarf that didn’t match her outfit in distaste and took it off again.

Returning home, Wen Shiyan packed some clothes to take with her. Seeing Wen Shiyan come downstairs with the “miserable state” of her neck, Mother Xie covered her mouth in surprise and said: “Shiyan, what happened to your neck?”

Wen Shiyan, feeling uncomfortable under the scrutiny of her neck, pulled at her collar and said to Mother Xie: “It’s an allergy, I’ve already taken medicine…”

At this moment, Xie Shuyao, who was also coming downstairs, saw Wen Shiyan, and her expression became excited as she covered her mouth. Before Wen Shiyan could say anything, Xie Shuyao scurried back to her bedroom.

After getting off work in the evening, Lu Yiran, carrying groceries, arrived at Wen Shiyan’s doorstep and rang the doorbell.

“Coming.” Wen Shiyan said and opened the door for Lu Yiran. Lu Yiran was stunned to see Wen Shiyan wearing a scarf.

Lu Yiran put the groceries in the kitchen and asked Wen Shiyan: “Is it very cold now? Why are you already wearing a scarf…”

“Ever since I started having occasional headaches, I often feel a bit cold, and the weather is also starting to turn cool now.” Wen Shiyan said seriously. Lu Yiran felt a little sorry for Wen Shiyan after hearing this.

“Then I wish you a speedy recovery.”

After eating and drinking, Lu Yiran was not in a hurry to go home. Sitting on the sofa and eating fruit, Lu Yiran was still drawn to Wen Shiyan’s conspicuous scarf. She always felt that there was something strange about Wen Shiyan.

Looking at Wen Shiyan’s flushed face, Lu Yiran took a bite of her apple and asked: “Wen Shiyan, are you really not hot?” Wen Shiyan subtly wiped the fine sweat on the tip of her nose with a tissue and replied: “Not hot.”

Lu Yiran put down her apple. Fine, she didn’t expect Wen Shiyan to really not be hot.

Wen Shiyan forced a smile, waiting for Lu Yiran to leave. But in the past, she would have definitely hoped that Lu Yiran would stay by her side and accompany her. But for some reason, Lu Yiran showed no sign of leaving.

“Yiran, it’s very late, it’s time to go to sleep. Besides, you have to get up early tomorrow.” After Wen Shiyan said this, Lu Yiran checked the time and indeed found that it was late. She finished the remaining apple and said to Wen Shiyan: “Then I’ll be going now.”

Seeing that Lu Yiran had actually left, Wen Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief and took off the scarf.

Standing in front of the mirror, Wen Shiyan saw that the marks on her neck had faded a bit. She unbuttoned the front of her clothes. Following the buttons downwards, the marks were sparsely scattered. Wen Shiyan took off her clothes and stepped into the water.

The water flowed down her upturned neck as Wen Shiyan closed her eyes, recalling the “game” she played with Lu Yiran last night…

The next day, Xiao Yu came to Wen Shiyan’s house to discuss the next movie with her. However, after seeing Wen Shiyan’s neck, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but constantly look at Wen Shiyan.

Noticing Xiao Yu’s gaze, Wen Shiyan said to her: “Sister Xiao Yu, do you have something to tell me?” Xiao Yu retracted her gaze from Wen Shiyan. She just hadn’t expected Wen Shiyan to be the one who was “bullied”…

“Haha, nothing, nothing. But Shiyan, although I know you’re very happy, you still need to be a little restrained. Otherwise, how will you go out next time?” After Xiao Yu said this, Wen Shiyan lowered her head with red ear tips.

“Sister Xiao Yu, it’s not what you think. She and I aren’t together yet…” Hearing Wen Shiyan’s words, Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment. “Haha, it’s okay, it’s okay, you will definitely be together.” Xiao Yu said and then saw Wen Shiyan smiling.

It was the first time Xiao Yu had seen Wen Shiyan show such a blissful expression. Indeed, love brings happiness. It seems that without Father Wen, both Wen Shiyan and Xie Shuyao’s mother are much better off.

Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Lu Yiran to attend the birthday party with her teacher.

Lu Yiran paced back and forth in front of Wen Shiyan and said: “What should I do, Wen Shiyan, I’m a little nervous.”

Wen Shiyan smiled and told Lu Yiran to sit down. “It’s fine, it’s just a birthday party. Just stick close to your Senior Sister and teacher then.”

After Lu Yiran left to choose her dress, Wen Shiyan was also picked up by Xiao Yu.

Getting out of the car, Lu Yiran anxiously said to her Senior Sister: “Senior Sister, do I have to say anything later?” Her Senior Sister placed a candy in Lu Yiran’s palm. “Don’t worry, you’ll know when we get there. Plus, someone you know is also coming.” Her Senior Sister said mysteriously.

Lu Yiran wore a red evening gown, which made her look a bit mature yet still retained the liveliness of a young girl. As she entered through the main entrance, reporters on one side rushed to photograph Lu Yiran.

As soon as Lu Yiran entered, she saw Wen Shiyan not far away, chatting with someone. Under the light, Wen Shiyan suddenly turned around and saw Lu Yiran walking towards her.

“Excuse me, I’ll be right back.” Wen Shiyan said to the person next to her, who nodded in understanding, touched Wen Shiyan’s wine glass, and left.

“Wen Shiyan!” Lu Yiran walked up to Wen Shiyan and saw Wen Shiyan’s smiling face. “Wen Shiyan, you didn’t even tell me you were coming!”

“Surprise.” Wen Shiyan said, taking a sip of the wine in her glass and asking Lu Yiran: “Aren’t you going to follow your Senior Sister and them?”

By Wen Shiyan’s side, Lu Yiran’s tense body relaxed. “I told my Senior Sister and them, I’ll go find them in a moment.”