The Film Empress White Moonlight Wants To Be A Salted Fish - Chapter 55

Wen Shiyan had been waiting for Lu Yiran’s call. Initially, Wen Shiyan thought Lu Yiran had already gone home and just hadn’t had time to call, but after a long time, Wen Shiyan still didn’t hear the incoming call tone.

Wen Shiyan found Chen Ziyun’s phone number and called her.

Seconds ticked by. After the call connected, before Wen Shiyan could even ask if Lu Yiran was home, she heard Chen Ziyun’s anxious voice on the phone telling her that Lu Yiran was missing.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll go to the aunts’ house right now.”

After speaking, Wen Shiyan gripped her trembling hand and calmly instructed Xiao Yu to drive to Lu Yiran’s house.

Wen Shiyan dared not associate Lu Yiran’s disappearance with Qin Mo. They had little contact with Qin Mo before, yet this time Qin Mo kept appearing before them. If it was a simple kidnapping for ransom, it would be manageable, but if Lu Yiran was kidnapped by Qin Mo, she would truly be in danger…

As soon as she got out of the car and arrived at Lu Yiran’s house, Wen Shiyan saw Pei Ruochu and Lu Chouqiu sitting in the living room, along with Chen Ziyun, who was anxiously pacing back and forth.

Seeing Wen Shiyan appear, Chen Ziyun quickly stepped forward and asked her, “Miss Wen, didn’t Yiran go to deliver flowers to you? How could she suddenly be nowhere to be found?”

Hearing Chen Ziyun’s words, Wen Shiyan lowered her head guiltily. “It’s my fault. I should have insisted on keeping her and personally driving her home.”

After Wen Shiyan spoke, Pei Ruochu shook her head and said to Wen Shiyan, “No, it’s not your fault. Just now, Ranran was in a car accident. When the bodyguards went over, Ranran was gone.”

Xiao Yu frowned and looked at everyone, asking, “Is it a kidnapping?”

Lu Chouqiu got up and came to Wen Shiyan’s side, saying, “It’s been so long, and no one has notified us demanding a ransom. It probably isn’t an ordinary kidnapping.” Then, she comforted Wen Shiyan, “Don’t worry, the police will definitely bring Ranran back safely.”

Hearing Lu Chouqiu’s words, a layer of panic flashed in Wen Shiyan’s eyes. “Could the police look into Qin Mo?” After Wen Shiyan asked, Lu Chouqiu looked at Pei Ruochu.

Pei Ruochu came to the two of them and looked at Wen Shiyan calmly, saying, “Mhm, don’t worry, we’ll tell the police right away.”

Wen Shiyan loosened her tightly clasped hands. She gripped the pendant on her chest, praying for Lu Yiran’s safety.

Lu Yiran slowly opened her eyes, but it was pitch black in front of her.

Where… where was this…

Lu Yiran moved slightly, but her wrists were tightly bound, and her body couldn’t move either.

Her face was pressed against the cold floor. There was no sound of people around, only the tick-tock of a clock. Lu Yiran exerted herself and sat up. She felt something soft leaning against her back.

Lu Yiran touched it with her hand. It was actually a bed… She guessed she must be in a room.

The belated pain suddenly swept through her entire body. Her entire half-body and forehead hurt unbearably. Lu Yiran curled up and couldn’t help but groan softly.

“Useless!”

Hearing the voice from outside, Lu Yiran couldn’t help but be startled.

“Is this how you do things? Her forehead is bleeding!”

Only then did Lu Yiran realize why her forehead hurt so much. However, she couldn’t recognize whose voice it was. The voice sounded very unreal, likely a voice changer.

Hearing the door open, Lu Yiran quickly closed her eyes and lay back down in her original spot, pretending she hadn’t woken up yet.

Seeing that Lu Yiran was awake, Qin Mo didn’t expose her. She sat on the bed and watched Lu Yiran.

Qin Mo suddenly spoke to Lu Yiran, “Based on the medication, you should be awake by now.”

Lu Yiran almost thought the person next to her knew she had woken up.

“But some people take a little longer to wake up from a coma. There are no surveillance cameras in the room. If you are obedient, nothing will happen to you.” After Qin Mo finished speaking, she got up and left.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yiran felt her wrists were already a little swollen. Just as she was about to think of a way to break free, she heard someone enter the room again.

After being helped up by that person, Lu Yiran felt a coolness on her forehead and the smell of medicine. The rope on her wrist was also untied.

Lu Yiran rubbed her wrist and tore off the black cloth over her eyes. The result was that when she opened her eyes, she saw Qin Mo kneeling in front of her, applying medicine to herself.

“Qin Mo, you… could it be you?” Lu Yiran said, about to get up, but Qin Mo held her down.

“Miss Lu, listen to me first. I’m not Qin Mo, my name is Qin Xuan. Because she appeared more often, I changed my name, which is the Qin Mo you know now. I know it will be hard for you to accept what I’m saying. But you were tied here because of me. I will find a way to save you, but you must never provoke Qin Mo.”

After Qin Mo finished speaking, seeing that the medicine had been applied, she was about to leave, but Lu Yiran grabbed her.

Lu Yiran rubbed her wrist and asked Qin Xuan, “What do you mean by saying you are Qin Xuan and not Qin Mo?”

Hearing Lu Yiran’s words, Qin Xuan sighed. She sat down face to face with Lu Yiran.

“Qin Mo is my second personality. She…” Qin Xuan was too embarrassed to say the rest, but seeing Lu Yiran so eager for her next words, she mustered up the courage to speak.

“She likes me, the first personality. She first appeared when I was little. At that time, I was bullied, and then she appeared.” Qin Xuan omitted the details of being bullied, but the bitter smile on Qin Xuan’s face made Lu Yiran realize that the bullying was definitely not a small thing.

Although she was shocked by Qin Xuan’s words, Lu Yiran did not show any shocked expression.

“After that, she beat them up for me, but I didn’t know anything about it. The second time she appeared was when I fell in love with you. I don’t know why she appeared. She told me about helping me when I was little, and after that, she would appear from time to time.” Qin Xuan said, quickly adding, fearing Lu Yiran’s misunderstanding.

“It’s not that kind of love. The first time I saw the drama you acted in, I really liked you. Although the acting wasn’t great, I was having a very hard time back then, and seeing your drama would inexplicably make me happy.” Qin Xuan finished speaking, afraid to look at Lu Yiran.

Lu Yiran looked at the trees outside the window and realized they were clearly outside the city. She asked Qin Xuan in confusion, “Then… why did she tie me up here? This is a crime.”

“It’s my fault. She thought I liked you and started going crazy. I explained it to her, but she didn’t believe me. I didn’t know she would do this. She didn’t tell me anything.” Qin Xuan lowered her head guiltily.

Qin Xuan got up and walked to the door, saying to Lu Yiran, “In short, don’t provoke her. I don’t know what she will do to you.” After speaking, Qin Xuan closed the door and left.

Lu Yiran stood by the window and looked at the height of the floor. It wasn’t very high, but if she jumped, she would definitely get hurt. Forget it, it would hurt a lot. She would wait for someone else to rescue her.

Lu Yiran felt a little dizzy in the head. She stepped back a few steps and stumbled onto the bed.

Lu Yiran closed her eyes in a daze. No wonder she thought Qin Mo was so strange…

Just now, she checked the date and time on the clock. She was kidnapped in the middle of the night, and now it was five o’clock in the afternoon. She hadn’t been seen for so long. They must have called the police. Her mother and Wen Shiyan must be going crazy…

Perhaps because the medication was too strong, Lu Yiran fell into a coma again.

Wen Shiyan hadn’t closed her eyes all night. Until the afternoon, she was waiting for news that Lu Yiran had been found.

Seeing the bloodshot eyes of Wen Shiyan, Xiao Yu brought a blanket and draped it over Wen Shiyan.

She sighed and looked at the snowflakes drifting outside the door.

She hoped Lu Yiran would be found quickly…

“Sister Xiao Yu…” Wen Shiyan said, realizing her voice was hoarse. Xiao Yu handed her a glass of water.

Holding the glass, Wen Shiyan took a sip. After her body felt warmer, she placed it on the table and said to Xiao Yu, “I plan to go look for her myself.”

Xiao Yu naturally disagreed. Lu Yiran hadn’t been found yet, and if something happened to Wen Shiyan, it would be over.

Wen Shiyan knew Xiao Yu wouldn’t agree. Before Xiao Yu could speak, she interrupted the words Xiao Yu was about to say.

“I know Sister Xiao Yu will worry about me, but I’m afraid others won’t be able to find her. Sister Xiao Yu, she’s all I have…” After Wen Shiyan finished speaking, she got up and left. This time, Xiao Yu did not stop her.

Looking at Wen Shiyan’s back, Xiao Yu shook her head. Wen Shiyan had never said such a thing even when her father was alive. She now knew how much Wen Shiyan liked Lu Yiran.

Wen Shiyan didn’t drive aimlessly looking for Lu Yiran. She first went to the police station. Although she said Qin Mo was suspected of kidnapping Lu Yiran, without sufficient evidence, the police could not rashly arrest Qin Mo based on her words. Moreover, Qin Mo had been seen by many people at the premiere that night and had a solid alibi.

“Qin Mo!” Wen Shiyan angrily slammed the steering wheel, and then she wearily rested her head on the steering wheel.

【Don’t be so angry first.】

Hearing the system’s words, Wen Shiyan became even angrier.

“I haven’t settled the score with you yet. What’s going on with this Qin Mo? She didn’t exist before. Do you even change staff?”

Hearing Wen Shiyan’s words, the system didn’t know what to say to Wen Shiyan.

【Well… this… you can think of her as Qin Xuan’s second personality. Qin Xuan is the dominant personality. And she’s not our staff; she suddenly appeared…】

Wen Shiyan sneered after hearing this.

The system quickly explained. 【Actually, I didn’t know before either. Although you don’t have too many permissions yet, you are still my superior right now. If I had known before, I would definitely have told you.】

“Fine, then can you tell me where Yiran is now?” Wen Shiyan finished speaking and saw the system fall silent. After a while, the system quietly said, 【I can’t tell you. Didn’t we agree that I would give you all permissions after this one succeeds?】

Wen Shiyan knew that asking the system was useless. She touched the pendant on her chest and then went to the police station.

When she came out of the police station, it started snowing again. Wen Shiyan reached out her hand to catch the falling snowflakes. The snowflakes melted as soon as they touched her palm. Wen Shiyan lowered her hand, looking up at the sky helplessly.

Lu Yiran woke up again. She looked out the window and found it was pitch dark outside.

The clock was still on the wall, and Lu Yiran saw it was already early morning the next day.

Lu Yiran got up to get off the bed, but as soon as she got off the bed, she felt something on her ankles and wrists. The icy cold touch on her skin made Lu Yiran shiver. She got off the bed, squatted down, and touched the shackles on her ankles.

Shackles?

Lu Yiran touched her wrists in disbelief.

After going to the bathroom and turning on the light, Lu Yiran clearly saw the things she was wearing. Lu Yiran irritably tugged at the chains, but thinking of Qin Xuan’s words, Lu Yiran let go.

Forget it. Qin Xuan said if she didn’t provoke Qin Mo, she would be fine.

After washing up, Lu Yiran lay back down on the bed.

But Lu Yiran was wrong. A lunatic like Qin Mo would not let you off just because you were obedient.

In the morning, Lu Yiran was awakened by the pain. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Qin Mo smiling.

She recognized that the person in front of her was Qin Mo. Not knowing why, she started to have a headache. Lu Yiran struggled in terror. But the chain was shortened, and Lu Yiran was completely confined to the bed.

“Let go of me! Qin Mo!”

Things were attached to her head and arms. Stinging sensations came intermittently from her body and head. Lu Yiran’s face was pale as she desperately tried to break free from these things.

Qin Mo stood quietly in front of Lu Yiran, watching her futile struggle. She “thoughtfully” wiped the cold sweat from Lu Yiran’s forehead and then left.

Her teeth chattered involuntarily. Lu Yiran finally understood what Qin Mo had attached to her. Lu Yiran barely managed a smile. She had only seen this kind of thing online before, and she never thought it would be used on her this time.

Gasping for breath, Lu Yiran already felt dizzy.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yiran’s body had become somewhat numb, but her brain was still very clear. Every once in a while, Qin Mo would come in and wake her up with cold water when she was about to pass out. The water was bone chillingly cold, but it couldn’t compare to the stinging sensation on her body and the dense pins and needles feeling in her head. But Lu Yiran no longer dared to close her eyes.

Seeing Lu Yiran lying on the bed, now silent, Qin Mo walked over happily and said to Lu Yiran, “You’ve finally become obedient and stopped thinking about leaving. I’ll take these off for you now.”

As soon as Qin Mo took the things off Lu Yiran, Lu Yiran got up and swung a punch, but Qin Mo easily dodged it by stepping back. Lu Yiran herself fell to the ground, her body sore and weak.

“Why don’t you learn to behave? She should have told you not to provoke me, right? But I’m in a good mood this time, so I won’t do anything to you. Be good and listen next time, okay?” After Qin Mo finished speaking, she slightly loosened the chain for Lu Yiran and left.

She didn’t know how long Qin Mo had been gone before the door opened again. Lu Yiran looked in horror at Qin Xuan who came in.

When Qin Xuan saw Lu Yiran on the ground, she wanted to help her up, but before her hand could touch Lu Yiran, Lu Yiran instinctively dodged her.

Her body trembled uncontrollably. Lu Yiran looked at Qin Xuan with a face full of fear.

Qin Xuan squatted down and said softly to Lu Yiran, “Miss Lu, I’m Qin Xuan. I rushed over as soon as Qin Mo left.” Qin Xuan said, wanting to help Lu Yiran up again.

“Go away! Don’t touch me!” Lu Yiran hugged her head in fear, her eyes vacant as she stared at the floor.

“Don’t… don’t touch me… stay away from me…”

Lu Yiran kept repeating these few sentences. Qin Xuan was afraid that touching Lu Yiran rashly would be counterproductive. Looking at Lu Yiran, whose body was constantly trembling, Qin Xuan cried. She was too weak. If she had been a little stronger and stopped Qin Mo… No, Qin Mo wouldn’t listen to her at all…

Qin Xuan placed the meal next to Lu Yiran and said to her, “Miss Lu, the day after tomorrow, no, tomorrow, I will definitely find a way to take you out.”

Seeing the meal next to her, Lu Yiran got up, pushed Qin Xuan away, and stumbled into the bathroom.

But having not eaten or drunk water all day, Lu Yiran couldn’t vomit anything. She leaned against the wall, eyes slightly red, gasping for breath. Her body gradually lost strength and collapsed to the floor. Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes onto the cold floor.

Why hasn’t Wen Shiyan come to find her yet…

After being pushed down by Lu Yiran, Qin Xuan quickly got up and went into the bathroom. Seeing Lu Yiran lying on the ground, she tentatively touched Lu Yiran’s arm. Lu Yiran was too weak to speak. Qin Xuan used a towel to wipe the tears from Lu Yiran’s face and carried her back to bed.

Waking up again, Lu Yiran saw a bowl of white porridge on the bedside table. She didn’t eat it but got up and went to the window.

Lu Yiran looked at the outside world with dull eyes. If she jumped from here, would she really just get hurt?

Lu Yiran wanted to open the window, but the window wouldn’t open, so Lu Yiran gave up.

She squatted in the corner, hugged her knees, and buried her head in them.