The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 45

Lu Yiran wiped away her tears and said, “Wen Shiyan, thank you, I really like it.”

After the piece of music ended, Lu Yiran excitedly asked Wen Shiyan: “Wen Shiyan, does it sound good?”

Looking at the brightly smiling Lu Yiran, Wen Shiyan nodded. Seeing Wen Shiyan’s reaction, Lu Yiran lightly snorted.

“What’s that? Just a mere nod.”

No sooner had Lu Yiran finished speaking than Wen Shiyan stepped forward and enveloped Lu Yiran in her embrace. Lu Yiran looked up, giving Wen Shiyan the perfect opportunity to kiss her. The ticking sound of the clock echoed in their ears. After an unknown amount of time, Wen Shiyan finally released the panting Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran, her face flushed, sweetly complained, “Wen Shiyan!”

Wen Shiyan used her right thumb to wipe the ambiguous traces on her lips. Seeing Lu Yiran looking at her, she used her other hand to stroke Lu Yiran’s head and whispered in her ear: “We’ll continue tonight.”

But they eventually returned to reality. Wen Shiyan looked at the current Lu Yiran. Dispelling the stray thoughts in her mind, Wen Shiyan returned to her usual demeanor.

“Mhm, as long as you like it.”

Wen Shiyan hadn’t asked Lu Yiran about her current job yet. Seeing Lu Yiran happily playing the piano, she asked, “What are you planning to do in the future?”

Hearing Wen Shiyan ask a question that seemed familiar, Lu Yiran pondered. During her time at the company, she realized that no matter how much she learned, there didn’t seem to be a place for her to be useful in the company. She could handle simple tasks, but so could everyone else. She couldn’t handle the difficult ones, but others could.

“Turns out, it’s better for me to just be a couch potato. I hope my mom and them will agree to me being a couch potato for the rest of my life.”

Lu Yiran spoke jokingly, but Wen Shiyan sensed that Lu Yiran didn’t particularly enjoy staying at the company.

“Just do what you like.”

Wen Shiyan repeated the same sentence to Lu Yiran. Lu Yiran felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing it.

“Wen Shiyan, did you say something similar to me before?”

Wen Shiyan shook her head. Even if she had said it, Lu Yiran probably wouldn’t believe her words. She had to wait for Lu Yiran to remember it herself.

Ever since Wen Shiyan suggested that Lu Yiran eat at her place, Lu Yiran increasingly treated Wen Shiyan’s home as her own.

Except for sleeping at night, Lu Yiran spent the rest of her time at Wen Shiyan’s house. If she noticed anything missing at Wen Shiyan’s house, Lu Yiran would buy it for her when she returned home.

Returning home from the company, Lu Yiran changed out of her clothes and rushed straight to Wen Shiyan’s place. Wen Shiyan’s house was quiet, and the bedroom door was slightly ajar.

As soon as she entered, Lu Yiran felt something was off. In the past, whenever Wen Shiyan was home, she would definitely see her as soon as she walked in. But now, the house was so quiet it was as if Wen Shiyan wasn’t there.

Pushing open the bedroom door, she saw the steam on the frosted glass of the shower room. Lu Yiran knew Wen Shiyan was inside. She hesitated for a moment and asked, “Wen Shiyan, are you in there?”

After a long time, a response finally came from the shower room, the sound so faint that Lu Yiran almost thought it was an illusion.

Lu Yiran didn’t know whether she should leave. She wanted to go in and check, but she was afraid Wen Shiyan would dislike her. Yet, the current state of Wen Shiyan truly worried her.

Just as she was wavering, the person inside finally spoke: “Yiran…”

Hearing Wen Shiyan’s voice, Lu Yiran quickly moved closer to the door. “Wen Shiyan, what’s wrong?”

Wen Shiyan’s voice was very soft. Kneeling on the floor, she said with some difficulty, “Come in and help me up…”

Lu Yiran hadn’t expected Wen Shiyan to actually invite her in.

Realizing what was happening, she quickly pushed open the glass door and entered.

The shower room was filled with mist, making it hard for Lu Yiran to see clearly, but the sight of Wen Shiyan on the floor was intensely clear. Lu Yiran cautiously walked over.

Wen Shiyan in front of her was slumped on the ground. Hearing Lu Yiran approach, she looked up at her. Water was still dripping from her body, and her wet hair clung messily to her face, chest, and back…

Feeling Wen Shiyan’s gaze, Lu Yiran quickly averted her eyes. She squatted down, wanting to help Wen Shiyan up, but was afraid that rashly doing so would make Wen Shiyan fall again.

“Wen Shiyan, where did you fall? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“No need, it’s just a minor injury, and…”

As Wen Shiyan spoke, she rested her arm on Lu Yiran’s shoulder, pressed close to her, and whispered in her ear.

“Aren’t you going to help me up?”

When Wen Shiyan leaned in, the front of Lu Yiran’s clothes got wet. Her exposed arm came into contact with Wen Shiyan’s skin, causing Lu Yiran to momentarily lose her focus.

The weight pressed onto her, and given the height difference between the two, the distracted Lu Yiran almost fell backward, taking Wen Shiyan with her.

Fortunately, she had been exercising in her free time these days. She frantically wrapped her arms around Wen Shiyan’s waist. That was close! If Wen Shiyan fell again because of her, she would be finished.

Wen Shiyan leaned limply in Lu Yiran’s embrace. Seeing Wen Shiyan’s pale face in her arms, Lu Yiran asked worriedly, “Wen Shiyan, do you really not need to go to the hospital?”

Wen Shiyan shook her head.

Seeing the bruises on Wen Shiyan’s lower leg and knee, Lu Yiran had Wen Shiyan sit on the edge of the bathtub.

Wen Shiyan wasn’t wearing clothes, making it difficult for Lu Yiran to squat down and check her injuries. Her hands felt that Wen Shiyan’s body was icy cold. Fearing that Wen Shiyan might catch a cold, Lu Yiran asked her to get into the water and wait for her.

Outside the glass door, Lu Yiran clutched the wet clothes in front of her. Recalling the subtle touch on her chest just now, her face heated up. She patted her cheeks. This was not the time to be thinking about such things!

Immersed in the hot water, Wen Shiyan’s icy body slowly warmed up a bit.

【Why did you suddenly fall?】

The system’s vision was currently blocked, and it had only heard the sound of Wen Shiyan falling to the floor.

Thinking of the sudden onset of abnormal pain and coldness that made her lose control of her body and fall heavily to the floor, Wen Shiyan sneered: “Who do you think is responsible for my fall?”

【Ahem, I forgot to tell you about some side effects, but it’s not too late to know now. Just be careful in the future, okay?】

Although she was already soaking in the hot water, the relief was short-lived. Before long, Wen Shiyan felt an aching cold all over her body.

She hugged her knees and sat in the bathtub, her body curled up in pain.

Lu Yiran pushed open the door and came to the bathtub, saying, “Wen Shiyan! I brought the medicine and clothes…”

Wen Shiyan rose from the water and hugged Lu Yiran, resting her head on Lu Yiran’s shoulder. Her clothes got wet again…

“I’m so cold… Yiran…”

Lu Yiran’s arms stiffened in mid-air as Wen Shiyan hugged her.

“Cold? How can you be cold…”

Lu Yiran had only been in the shower room for a little while, and her forehead was already starting to sweat. She held Wen Shiyan’s arm but found Wen Shiyan’s body terrifyingly cold. However, when she suggested going to the hospital, Wen Shiyan refused her again.

Helplessly, she got Wen Shiyan to sit properly in the bathtub and added some more hot water.

Sitting on the edge of the tub, Lu Yiran poured hot water over Wen Shiyan’s shoulders bit by bit with her hands, playfully tugging at Wen Shiyan’s wet hair ends.

“Wen Shiyan, your hair is so long, aren’t you going to trim it? And it seems like you’ve always had this hairstyle.”

Wen Shiyan looked up at Lu Yiran, then closed her eyes and sighed softly.

“No, this is good.”

After the wash, Lu Yiran saw that the clothes Wen Shiyan had brought in were all soaked.

“I’ll go get you some clothes.”

“Mhm, in the cabinet on the left.”

Lu Yiran skillfully went to the wardrobe and found the clothes Wen Shiyan needed.

Sitting on the bed, Lu Yiran squatted down to apply medicine to Wen Shiyan.

Wen Shiyan was barefoot, and the bruises on her fair legs looked more prominent than before.

“You fell quite hard. I’ll bring you a non-slip bath mat when I come back tomorrow.”

Lu Yiran applied the medicine to Wen Shiyan.

“Are you still cold now?”

Wen Shiyan nodded. She had soaked in hot water for a long time in the bathroom and had even let Lu Yiran see her embarrassing state, but the feeling of being cold all over and the physical pain hadn’t alleviated at all.

Hearing Wen Shiyan’s words, Lu Yiran didn’t know what to do. Wen Shiyan refused to go to the hospital. If she went back to sleep and left Wen Shiyan alone, her conscience wouldn’t allow it.

“Sigh.”

Lu Yiran stood up to wash her hands. Well, since she was such a good person, she would reluctantly stay the night at Wen Shiyan’s place.

After washing her hands, Lu Yiran walked into the kitchen and expertly took some vegetables out of the refrigerator. Wen Shiyan had taught her a few dishes a few days ago, unable to resist her pestering, and now they would come in handy.

Wen Shiyan sat at the table waiting for Lu Yiran. This waiting made Wen Shiyan feel very familiar and close. In the past, this was something she would do when alone with Lu Yiran. She would wait for Lu Yiran to finish her own things so she could claim Lu Yiran for herself…

“All done.”

Lu Yiran brought the dishes to the table one by one.

“Wen Shiyan, I’ll stay with you tonight. If you’re still cold tomorrow, I’ll forcibly take you to the hospital, okay?”

Wen Shiyan’s hand holding the chopsticks paused. She smiled.

“I’ll listen to you.”

Lu Yiran snorted and said, “That’s more like it.”

Before going to sleep, Wen Shiyan bid Lu Yiran farewell.

“Good night.”

“Mhm, good night.”

Lying in bed, Wen Shiyan was covered with a winter quilt, but it clearly wasn’t working. Without Lu Yiran by her side, she could only hug herself.

Seeing Wen Shiyan’s state, the System sighed.

【It will definitely be better tomorrow, don’t worry. When all this is over, you can ask for whatever compensation you want.】

Compensation? Wen Shiyan didn’t want any. She only wanted the people who had hurt Lu Yiran and those who stood in the way of her and Lu Yiran’s relationship to all disappear.

Sleeping in the same bed but dreaming separate dreams.

Looking at the short, fragmented hair of the woman in front of her falling across her forehead, it gave off the scent of the shower gel Lu Yiran had smelled at Wen Shiyan’s place today.

A trace of sweetness involuntarily surfaced on Lu Yiran’s lips.

Her hand reached out to the woman’s face to push aside the hair falling on it. Only when Lu Yiran saw clearly did she realize that the woman in front of her was actually Wen Shiyan.

But Wen Shiyan had already kissed her. Lu Yiran resisted faintly, pushing Wen Shiyan’s shoulders, but eventually, she closed her eyes and immersed herself in Wen Shiyan’s kiss.

Wen Shiyan kissed very gently, which made Lu Yiran somewhat dissatisfied. She impatiently pressed Wen Shiyan beneath her.

Looking at the fully flushed Wen Shiyan, lying beneath her and allowing herself to be manipulated, Lu Yiran desperately undid the buttons on the front of her clothes.

But the more rushed she was, the less Lu Yiran could undo them.

Wen Shiyan’s hand grasped Lu Yiran’s hand, guiding her to unbutton them one by one. Clothes scattered, hair fell messily across her chest.

Wen Shiyan reached out and hugged the stunned Lu Yiran, pulling her closer and whispering in her ear with bated breath.

“Kiss me…”