The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 44

Lu Yiran was standing with Wen Shiyan when a few people Lu Yiran vaguely recognized approached her.

The two men in front of her suddenly apologized. “We’re sorry, Miss Lu! We were wrong about what happened before, and we won’t speak carelessly again. Could you please put in a good word for us and ask President Pei to let us off!”

Lu Yiran was utterly confused after hearing this. Seeing Lu Yiran remain silent, one of the men looked furious and tried to leave. The other man quickly pulled him back.

The man, who was initially looking furious, composed himself for the sake of his future career and said to Lu Yiran, “Sorry, Miss Lu. After the charity event, the two of us and some others made a joke about you, but it was passed on to President Pei by someone with malicious intent…”

Lu Yiran finally understood after hearing this. It meant that their “joke” was reported to her mother, but the two men clearly resented the person who reported it.

Wen Shiyan stood by without speaking, quietly observing Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran scoffed, “What if I say I don’t accept your apology?”

The man’s eyes widened. “You! It was just a joke! Why are you all making such a big deal out of it! We’re about to lose our future!”

Seeing the people around starting to notice the commotion and look their way, Lu Yiran forced a smile and said to the two men, “Are you deaf? I said I don’t accept it. Whatever my mother and the others do is your own fault.”

Seeing the man step forward, a bodyguard who was watching from a distance came out and stood between Lu Yiran and Wen Shiyan, tightly grasping the wrist of the man who was about to strike. At the same time, Wen Shiyan pulled Lu Yiran behind her.

Wen Shiyan motioned for the bodyguard to let him go, then she stepped forward and smiled at the man, saying, “Sir, it’s not good to resort to violence.”

“Teacher, Teacher Wen…” The man’s tone clearly softened when he saw Wen Shiyan.

“Didn’t you hear what Yiran said? She said she doesn’t accept it.” Wen Shiyan, who was just smiling, suddenly turned cold. The two men couldn’t help but take a few steps back. Seeing the situation was unfavorable, they didn’t dare to stay any longer and immediately left.

“Um, Wen Shiyan…” Wen Shiyan had her back to Lu Yiran, so Lu Yiran couldn’t see her expression. Hearing Lu Yiran’s voice, Wen Shiyan turned around with a smile. “What’s wrong?”

Lu Yiran’s good mood had been ruined by the two men. She shook her head, “Nothing, I’m just going over to my senior sister’s side now.”

As she watched Lu Yiran leave, the smile on Wen Shiyan’s face gradually faded.

“Just because Yiran is… she’ll be troubled every time?”

【There’s nothing we can do about that.】 The system said weakly.

Hearing the system’s words, Wen Shiyan lowered her head and sneered, “Heh, I hope I never see you again.”

The system said aggrievedly, 【If there hadn’t been a glitch at the top, I would have been home already, and this world could have run smoothly.】

Director Wang huddled in a room, calling Qin Mo: “What should I do, Miss Qin? Those two women, Pei Ruochu and Lu Chiqiu, came to see my dad.”

Qin Mo said carelessly, “You haven’t caused any trouble recently, so they can’t do anything to you. Besides, didn’t you say your dad favors you the most among his children?”

Hearing Qin Mo’s latter words, Director Wang fell silent. He felt that his father’s attitude towards him had been very distant lately, and he also hadn’t been able to see his father often…

Director Wang didn’t dare to think any further. He said to Qin Mo, “Of course, I definitely won’t have any problems with my dad here.”

After hanging up the phone, Director Wang opened the door after the voices in the living room stopped.

Director Wang’s father stood behind him and sighed, “I’ll give you some money. You should move out and live somewhere else. If you cause trouble again, I really can’t help you…”

Watching his father leave, Director Wang clenched his fists. Even his dad wouldn’t help him. That’s right, he was just an illegitimate son. His dad preferred his brother and sister.

Director Wang sneered, “Then don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

After the birthday banquet ended, Wen Shiyan waited for Lu Yiran outside the venue.

In the darkness, Wen Shiyan wore a black dress, seemingly blending in with the night. Seeing Wen Shiyan, Lu Yiran stopped walking forward.

Wen Shiyan seemed not to belong to this world, as if she could leave at any moment. Lu Yiran didn’t dare to go forward, afraid that Wen Shiyan would disappear if she approached.

Seeing Lu Yiran not far away, Wen Shiyan waited for her for a while. Seeing Lu Yiran standing still, Wen Shiyan picked up the hem of her skirt and walked over.

Her hand smoothed the stray hair on Lu Yiran’s cheek. Lu Yiran looked up at Wen Shiyan in front of her. “Wen Shiyan, do you believe in past and present lives?”

Wen Shiyan was stunned for a moment and lowered her hand. “No, I don’t.” The voice was soft but enough for Lu Yiran to hear.

“Haha, I don’t believe it either. I just heard the teachers talking about it earlier and thought it was interesting, so I told you.”

After changing clothes, Lu Yiran and Wen Shiyan sat in the car. Wen Shiyan looked at the passing scenery outside the window.

Lu Yiran saw a message left for her by a bodyguard during the banquet.

“Young Miss, we went to a place far from the village today and found that the water there has become very murky, but when we asked the villagers, they said the water there had always been clear before. We have already told the village chief about this, and the village chief said she will try to find a solution.”

After reading the content, Lu Yiran happily hugged Wen Shiyan, who was lost in thought while looking out the window.

“Wen Shiyan! Look!” Lu Yiran said, placing the phone in front of Wen Shiyan. Wen Shiyan, who was suddenly hugged by Lu Yiran, reacted a beat slower.

Looking at the two people hugging, Xiao Yu, who was driving, said, “Hey, hey, you two, I’m still here. This hugging is improper.”

“Ahem.” Wen Shiyan lightly coughed and said, “Yes, I understand. Are you relieved now?”

Lu Yiran was still very happy, but thinking of the previous dream, Lu Yiran couldn’t help but shed tears. “Fortunately, they are taking it seriously. Otherwise, if it really turned out like my dream and I couldn’t save them, I…”

Wen Shiyan hugged Lu Yiran and comforted her softly, “There, there, you’ve done well enough.”

Hearing Wen Shiyan and Lu Yiran’s conversation in the back, Xiao Yu silently drove, trying his best to be inconspicuous.

After returning home, Wen Shiyan took out the cake she bought today from the refrigerator.

“I bought it this morning and forgot to eat it. I don’t eat at night, so you can have it.” Wen Shiyan said, cutting a slice for Lu Yiran and placing it near her hand.

Lu Yiran said quietly when she saw it, “You clearly don’t like sweets…” During the variety show, she never saw Wen Shiyan actively eat sweets, so she definitely wouldn’t eat this cake. It was obvious who it was bought for, and Lu Yiran was not stupid, so she naturally guessed.

Lu Yiran’s voice was too soft for Wen Shiyan to hear. She asked Lu Yiran, “What?” Lu Yiran took a bite of the cake and smiled, “Nothing.”

“Do you want some?” Lu Yiran said, using a new fork to feed the cake to Wen Shiyan.

Wen Shiyan didn’t eat sweets, but seeing Lu Yiran personally feeding her, she said to Lu Yiran, “Thank you.” After saying that, she tucked the falling strands of hair behind her ear as she lowered her head and ate the cake.

Seeing Wen Shiyan eat it, Lu Yiran excitedly asked, “Is it good?” Seeing Wen Shiyan nod, Lu Yiran forgot to switch back the fork and started eating directly.

Seeing Wen Shiyan’s expression relax, Lu Yiran bit her fork and said, “Wen Shiyan, I said during the variety show that we are already good friends. If there is anything that makes you unhappy in the future, you can tell me anytime, okay.”

…Friends? Looking at the happily eating Lu Yiran, Wen Shiyan’s eyes darkened slightly. Lu Yiran wanted to be her friend, but she definitely didn’t want to be just friends with Lu Yiran…

In the morning, the sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting countless light and shadows. Looking around, Lu Yiran stretched.

Everything was as usual.

After going to the company a few times, the employees lost their initial interest in Lu Yiran. Even when Lu Yiran entered the company, the employees only greeted her normally. Lu Yiran secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Going to the office, Lu Yiran asked her secretary sister, “Secretary sister, what should I look at this afternoon?”

Lu Yiran learned quickly and had already read and mastered everything Lu Chiqiu had assigned. The secretary sister smiled and shook her head. “Nothing left. Miss Lu is free to arrange her time this afternoon.”

Recently, Lu Yiran left the company very early. She would first go to her teacher’s house to play the piano and then go home to have dinner with Wen Shiyan. Her days were fulfilling and happy.

“I hope things will always be this way…” Lu Yiran said, getting up, picking up her bag, and leaving the company. But Wen Shiyan would leave her eventually…

In the car, Lu Yiran patted her face. She would worry about the future later!

After being sent home by the secretary sister, Lu Yiran saw many people moving things to her doorstep. Lu Yiran saw Wen Shiyan behind the items.

“Wen Shiyan, what is this?” Lu Yiran asked, looking at the things being moved into her house. Wen Shiyan wiped her hands, had someone open the wooden box, and said to Lu Yiran, “Open it and see for yourself.”

Lu Yiran put down her bag and looked at the large object in front of her, her heart pounding heavily. She walked forward step by step and slowly removed the remaining packaging.

Seeing the piano, Lu Yiran looked at Wen Shiyan in disbelief. “A piano…” she said, gently touching the body of the piano. “Wen Shiyan, why, why would you give me this?” Lu Yiran said tearfully.

“I thought you would like it, so I ordered it in advance. It arrived quite quickly.” Wen Shiyan said, pulling Lu Yiran to sit on the piano stool. “It’s already tuned. Try it.”

Lu Yiran’s hands pressed down on the keys. Hearing the sound, Lu Yiran couldn’t help but cry.

“Wen Shiyan, did you intentionally prepare such a surprising gift to make me cry?” Lu Yiran said, wiping her tears with a tissue.

“As long as you like it.” Wen Shiyan said and went out to tip the piano movers.

Seeing Wen Shiyan being so generous, the movers happily accepted the tip, wiping their sweat.

Seeing Wen Shiyan enter the room, Lu Yiran stopped playing the piano. Wen Shiyan saw this and moved a stool to sit next to Lu Yiran: “Keep playing. It sounds wonderful, I really like it.”

Hearing Wen Shiyan’s words, Lu Yiran shyly continued playing.

Listening to the pleasant piano sound and seeing Lu Yiran playing the piano, Wen Shiyan felt as if everything was normal, as if nothing had ever changed.