The Salted Fish And Protagonist A Ended Up Together - Chapter 27.1

A trace of reluctance appears in Gu Man’s eyes. She speaks, “Then… goodnight?”

For some reason, Wen Mian suddenly feels a bit uneasy. She points toward her door and nods, “Goodnight…”

With that, she quickly pushes the door open and enters the room.

Watching the closed door, Gu Man lowers her head with a soft smile and walks back to her own room.

Because of the gala, there were no “Heartbeat Texts” today, and Wen Mian breathes a sigh of relief.

She grabs her clothes and runs to wash up. The warm water flows over her, dripping onto the marble floor.

Wen Mian half-closes her eyes, letting the water wash away her fatigue.

Suddenly, an image flashes through her mind, firm abdominal muscles, the corners of eyes swept with a thin red tint under the lights…

It was the dazzling Gu Man on stage.

Wen Mian snaps awake in an instant, her eyes flying open. She takes a few quick breaths, it’s unclear if the droplets on her forehead are water or beads of sweat.

She shakes her head, hurriedly clearing her thoughts. Once she finishes rinsing off, she quickly wraps herself in a bathrobe and a shower cap.

Stepping out of the bathroom, Wen Mian sits on a nearby stool. Her pearly white fingers lightly tap the table, producing a crisp sound.

Forget it, I can rest tomorrow. I shouldn’t think about her anymore.

Casually drying her hair, Wen Mian browses her phone. Because of today’s performance, many netizens have edited videos of it, attracting a lot of fans.

Seeing the little fans below frantically clamoring for a “Happy Ending,” the corners of Wen Mian’s mouth turn up. She gives them a “like” dotingly, then delivers a heartbreaking blow.

[Mianmian Loves Sleeping (Wen Mian): It’s not very likely, though.]

The fans are shaken and immediately ask: So sister, in the end, did Mianmian not find Manman?

Wen Mian raises an eyebrow. They’re quite smart. So she replies: You guessed correctly, but there’s no reward.

Instantly, the fans feel like they’ve been dealt a fatal blow and start wailing and acting spoiled.

Watching them cry and plead, Wen Mian doesn’t soften her heart at all, she only gives a helpless smile.

Exiting the app, she checks her stocks again. After analyzing for a few minutes, she chooses one with a good upward trend and invests.

Once her hair is mostly dry, she hangs the shower cap to dry and collapses onto the bed, leaning against the nightstand to look at her phone.

She doesn’t have the habit of blow-drying her hair, so she usually waits for it to air dry.

As she waits, her body slowly slides down, and her eyes gradually close.

The phone falls, on the screen is a list of Gu Man’s film and television works.

Not long after, the phone screen automatically turns off, and the room falls into darkness.

The next morning at 9:00 AM, Wen Mian gets up. When she washes up and heads downstairs, several people are already there.

Su Shiqiu and Shi Yuezhi are chatting in low voices. Wen Mian sits beside them and greets them with a smile.

“Good morning!”

Su Shiqiu quickly replies, “Good morning!” then introduces her to Shi Yuezhi, “This is Wen Mian, she’s very easy to get along with.”

On stage, she performed “Face Changing,” but in private, Shi Yuezhi is a very cute girl with large eyes set in a tiny, palm-sized face.

Hearing Su Shiqiu’s introduction, she looks at Wen Mian curiously, a trace of dazed wonder in her eyes. Her voice is also sweet: “Hello, Mianmian-jie. I am Shi Yuezhi, you can just call me Zhizhi.”

Wen Mian nods kindly, “Hello, Zhizhi.”

Perhaps a bit socially anxious, Shi Yuezhi quickly shrinks back into her comfort zone, but her peripheral vision keeps glancing at Wen Mian.

Feeling helpless inside, Wen Mian pretends not to notice and looks at her phone.

Just then, Gu Man walks out of the kitchen carrying a plate and a bowl.

Gu Man skillfully places the plate and utensils to the right of Wen Mian and the porridge to the left. Then she sits beside her and reminds her softly, “Breakfast is ready.”

Wen Mian looks up. On the plate is a scallion egg pancake, still steaming and giving off the fragrance of eggs.

In the bowl next to it is a stomach-soothing millet porridge, golden and bright.

Wen Mian’s eyes light up. She leans forward, turns her head, and praises her, “Your breakfast-making skills are becoming more and more proficient every day!”

Gu Man’s ear tips turn a faint red as if she’s shy. Forcing herself to stay calm, she replies softly, “Eat up.”

Wen Mian gives a cheerful “Mm” and first takes a bite of the egg pancake, it’s soft and tender with a light scallion aroma.

The millet porridge is sweet and clear, perfectly suited to Wen Mian’s taste.

She eats with great satisfaction. Gu Man, who was pretending to look at a script, has her mind entirely on Wen Mian and quietly breathes a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Shi Yuezhi’s eyes sparkle with excitement. She leans slightly toward Su Shiqiu and lowers her voice, “Are Mianmian and Gu Man-jie always like this?”

Su Shiqiu glances at the two of them and nods, confirming Shi Yuezhi’s words: “They were quite like strangers at the very beginning, but they’ve been like this these past few days.”

Shi Yuezhi covers her mouth and lets out a soft gasp, her eyes shining as she peeks at Wen Mian eating her pancake.

Her heart itching with excitement, she suddenly picks up her phone carefully, logs into her secondary account, and seeing the screen full of CP fans’ celebratory edits, posts a message.

[Zhizhi Loves Shipping: Ahhh! I saw Mianmian and Manman-jie in person! They are both so beautiful! And their interaction is especially sweet! It’s the kind of sweet that makes you melt!]

Shi Yuezhi’s alt account is considered a “big fan” in the “Gu Mian Forever” CP super topic with many followers. When people see her post, they are immediately shaken.

Ahhh! Is Sister that amazing?! I want to go to the scene too!

Really? Really? Yesterday’s performance by the two of them made me cry so hard, thank goodness Zhizhi is there.

Me too, I cried so hard yesterday! The ending Mianmian wrote was so heartbreaking!

So can Zhizhi tell us more about how Mianmian and Manman interact? So curious!

Shi Yuezhi’s heart is beaming. She types frantically.

**[Zhizhi Loves Shipping: Of course! I can’t wait to share it with everyone!

First point, it’s already known from what MoMo said yesterday that Manman-jie requested to add her performance herself. So why did Manman want to add a performance?

After all, we all know she doesn’t have a showy personality. Also, from the livestream, you can see that Manman’s gaze was always fixed on one spot, and that spot, just happened to be where Mianmian was located!

Second point, according to inside info, Manman has been taking the initiative to make breakfast for Mianmian every day these past few days!!!]**

When the CP fans see the message from Zhizhi, it’s as if they’ve been fed a piece of candy so sweet it’s almost overwhelming.

Ahhh! I knew Manman had a purpose for requesting a performance!

So it’s because Mianmian praised Sister Feng Xi for dancing well, so she got jealous and asked to dance herself?!

Sister, you really understand. So sweet, so sweet! I’m done for!

Am I the only one who noticed Zhizhi said Manman makes breakfast for Mianmian?! Is Manman that domestic?

To put it bluntly, this is true love!

Zhizhi, your connections are so strong. Having you is a blessing for us “Gu Mian Forever” fans!

Plus one, plus one, plus one!

They frantically hit the like button, and the heartbreak from yesterday was instantly swept away.

A smile uncontrollably appears on Shi Yuezhi’s face. She looks at Wen Mian from the corner of her eye; Wen Mian has just finished her egg pancake and is obediently drinking the millet porridge.

Shi Yuezhi’s heart skips a beat from the cuteness, she desperately wants to take a picture of this scene and send it to the group. She clenches her clothes tightly to restrain herself.

After finishing the porridge, Wen Mian contentedly picks up her bowl and plate. As she turns around, her path is blocked by Gu Man’s long legs.

She speaks in a low, familiar voice, “I want to get out.”

Gu Man looks up, her gaze moving from the script to Wen Mian’s face. She curls her legs slightly, revealing a path to exit.

Wen Mian turns sideways and carefully walks out, but she inevitably brushes against Gu Man’s calf. The stiff white fabric of the trousers rubs against the soft purple fabric, creating a slight wrinkle.

Gu Man can no longer focus on her script. She immediately stands up and takes a step to walk side by side with Wen Mian.

Wen Mian tilts her head slightly, a bit puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

Gu Man first naturally takes the bowl and chopsticks from her hands, then replies, “Let me do it.”

Wen Mian is stunned. It was implicitly agreed that you cook and I wash the dishes. If you suddenly take over everything, what am I supposed to do? It’s a bit embarrassing.

She thinks this, but looking at Gu Man’s serious expression, Wen Mian pauses. Instead of taking the bowl back, she says with a smile, “Then I’ll stay with you?”

Gu Man’s eyelashes tremble and the tips of her ears turn a faint red. After a long moment, she nods and gives a low “Mm.”

The two walk toward the kitchen together. Behind them, Shi Yuezhi sees the two walking side by side, her heart is pounding with excitement, and she tightly covers her mouth to swallow a scream.

In the kitchen, the sunlight is soft. Gu Man looks up and suddenly sees the hanging apron.

Her fingers holding the plate couldn’t help but tighten. She nervously sets the dishes down, pretends to be natural as she picks up the apron, hangs it around her neck, and with trembling fingers ties it tight, making a dead knot.

She slowly exhales, feeling both nervous and a bit shy.

She glances sideways at Wen Mian, who is leaning against the door looking at her phone, not paying attention to her.

A trace of disappointment involuntarily surges in her heart, but thinking about what she is about to do, her heart begins to beat rapidly again.

Gu Man quietly walks to Wen Mian’s side, her voice still trembling slightly: “WenWen, I accidentally tied it wrong. Can you help me undo it?”