The Salted Fish And Protagonist A Ended Up Together - Chapter 40.1

Xu Qing answered hesitantly: “Well, I see the livestream is almost over, so I’m considering whether to book another variety show for you to increase your exposure.”

Wen Mian’s eyelashes lowered slightly as she asked, “What kind of variety show? Will it clash with the filming schedule for the movie?”

Xu Qing waved it off: “Don’t worry, it won’t. Our priority is still the filming. The variety show is a ‘Script Kill’ mystery reasoning show, it has a very good reputation.”

Wen Mian thought for a moment, “That works. I’ll catch up on the previous episodes first.”

Xu Qing’s tone immediately brightened, “Aha, that’s the spirit! We have to focus on your career. I won’t say more, I’m going to handle the contract for you right now.”

With that, Xu Qing hung up excitedly.

Wen Mian chuckled softly. Interrupted by Xu Qing, her previous mood vanished completely.

She turned on some music and took a hot shower while listening to songs.

The moon rose over the branches, and another night passed.

After eating the breakfast Gu Man had prepared, Wen Mian looked out at the small courtyard, thought for a bit, and quietly walked out.

The sky was still covered in a layer of mist, hanging very low as if it wanted to swallow everything, it really wasn’t a good day.

Wen Mian quietly wandered around the villa, admiring the scenery along the way. Unknown small flowers on both sides of the mountain path bloomed freely. Perhaps it had rained in the middle of the night, as they were still covered in dew, looking fresh and delicate.

The corners of Wen Mian’s mouth couldn’t help but curve up, her eyes full of a gentle smile.

“Wen Mian,” Mu Ya called out in surprise as she came around the bend from the opposite direction.

Wen Mian looked up and replied, “Mu Ya, I thought you hadn’t gotten up yet?”

Mu Ya shook her head, “I got up two hours ago. What about you? Why did you suddenly think of coming out?”

“To breathe some fresh air,” Wen Mian smiled.

Mu Ya nodded in realization, her feet swaying slightly back and forth. She hesitated for two seconds before finally choosing to speak, “Want to go together?”

Wen Mian was stunned for a moment and repeated her words: “Together?”

Mu Ya hummed, pointing frantically behind her, “There are many flowers by the sidewalk up ahead, we can go look at them together.”

Wen Mian stared at her for a few seconds. Mu Ya’s face carried a hint of shyness, and she didn’t seem to have any ill intentions. Wen Mian was somewhat puzzled, why wasn’t she clinging to Gu Man and instead coming to find her?

Wen Mian shook her head in refusal, “Didn’t you just come down from there? You don’t need to accompany me to see them again.”

To be honest, she didn’t want to get too close to Mu Ya.

Mu Ya’s eyes dimmed, and she nodded in disappointment, “Okay then, bye.”

“Bye,” Wen Mian replied, waving her right hand.

The two walked in opposite directions and soon turned the corner, disappearing from each other’s sight.

After climbing a bit further, she indeed saw the sea of flowers Mu Ya had mentioned. Red, pink, yellow… all sorts of colors, it was almost dazzling.

Wen Mian took out her phone, snapping photos left and right, her eyes squinting with happiness.

Good times didn’t last long; she was suddenly defeated by her phone running out of battery and shutting down. Wen Mian let out a speechless “ah.”

She put her phone away, sighing silently in her heart. If I had known, I would have fully charged it before coming out.

With a dead phone, Wen Mian didn’t plan on staying any longer and turned to start walking back.

When she was going up the mountain listening to music, the time didn’t feel long, but now that she was going down with a dead phone, Wen Mian suddenly felt this road was very long.

Misfortune never comes alone. A crash of thunder exploded, momentarily lighting up the increasingly dark sky.

Wen Mian cursed silently in her heart, Ghostly weather!

She quickened her pace, not forgetting to pray: Don’t rain, don’t rain! Wait until I get back to the villa to rain.

God did not hear her prayer. After several thunderclaps, dense raindrops crashed down like broken pearls. In an instant, Wen Mian was drenched like a drowned rat.

Wen Mian’s mood got even worse. She held one hand over her head and ran down the mountain.

But it was of little use. Lightning streaked across the sky, and the rain poured harder and harder.

Wen Mian’s hair was plastered to her scalp, strands stuck to her cheeks, and her eyelashes were wet, making it hard to even keep her eyes open. The road in front of her seemed to be behind a layer of wavy glass; she couldn’t see clearly at all.

Her clothes clung to her body, water dripping off them incessantly. She was in a miserable state.

It’s fine, at least I saw the beautiful scenery, Wen Mian thought, trying to find joy in her misery and comforting herself in a low voice.

With a low cry of “hiss”, Wen Mian fell onto the rain-soaked rubber ground, tightly clutching her ankle.

Sharp pain swept through her nerves. Wen Mian couldn’t help but furrow her brows tightly and bite her lower lip.

After taking several deep breaths, Wen Mian carefully let go of the spot she was holding. Her ankle was a startling red, and a ring of swelling had appeared around it, even a slight movement brought bone-chilling pain.

Wen Mian gave up on the idea of continuing to use it. She turned her arm and looked down at her elbow, which was bloodied from being scraped. The cold rain washed over the continuously flowing drops of blood, which trickled down, staining the ground around her blood-red.

Wen Mian let out another low “hiss.” Feeling the throbbing pain coming from all over her body, she couldn’t help but curse: “Damn it!”

She used her uninjured left hand to push herself up, lifting her body slightly while exerting force with her left foot. Enduring the pain, she stood up tremblingly.

“Whew..” Wen Mian exhaled a heavy breath of foul air, as if standing up had used all her strength.

She paused on the spot for a moment to endure the surge of intense pain. Hunching her body, she moved step by step toward the mountain side until she could lean against the mountain wall before stopping.

The rain poured down from the sky, making her head spin. Wen Mian forced herself to keep going, moving forward step by step.

She secretly hypnotized herself, fearing she would lose consciousness and faint. Wen Mian, these are all small problems! You’ve been through much more before, you can do this.

The mountain road ahead was winding and zigzagging, seemingly with no end in sight. In the wilderness, she was all alone.

When the thunder sounded, Gu Man was the first person to notice Wen Mian was missing.

At first, she thought Wen Mian had gone upstairs to rest, so she hurried upstairs and knocked on the door.

There was no response. The thunder outside roared loudly, making one’s heart race.

Gu Man slammed the door open. Her eyes scanned the room, Wen Mian was not there.

The usually light scent of sandalwood suddenly became aggressive and full of pressure.

Her fingertips gripped the doorknob, turning white from the force. She immediately realized: Wenwen is still outside!

Just as she ran downstairs, she saw Mu Ya looking panicked. Gu Man had a bad premonition. She stepped forward, her pheromones pressing directly toward Mu Ya.

Mu Ya felt a surge of pressure and suffocation, but she didn’t care about that right now. With an anxious expression, she said: “Gu Man, Wen Mian went to look at flowers just now and hasn’t come back yet.”

Outside, lightning lit up the sky. The sky grew darker and darker, without a single ray of sunlight.

Gu Man’s jaw tightened. She didn’t pay any more attention to Mu Ya and ran out the door.

Mu Ya suddenly slumped to the ground, her back soaked with sweat. Watching Gu Man’s retreating figure grow distant, she quickly shouted, “Wen Mian went to the right!”

Gu Man’s footsteps paused for half a second before she charged into the rain. The heavy rain poured over her, and she soon vanished from sight.

Mu Ya caught her breath and stood up immediately to find Zhang Yunxi and the others, praying in her heart: Wen Mian, you must be okay!

The livestream fell into chaos, with viewers asking in disbelief.

[Who is it? Who is missing?]

[Waaaa, my Mianmian, why are you so unlucky? Production team, go look for her quickly!]

[Exactly, if anything happens to my Mianmian, I will never forgive you guys!]

[The rain is so heavy, Mianmian… Mianmian will definitely be fine!]

At this moment, involving a life, whether they were fans or passersby, everyone clasped their hands tightly, hoping Wen Mian hadn’t met with an accident.

Her head grew dizzier and dizzier, her vision blurred, and her thoughts gradually became chaotic.

“Wenwen! Wen Mian!”

Wen Mian’s heart skipped a beat. She suddenly raised her eyes, but there was no sign of Gu Man in front of her.

She hung her head in disappointment. Right, how could Gu Man be here in such heavy rain?

But her mouth felt like she had eaten a piece of bitter melon; the bitterness was endless, spreading all the way to her heart.

Wen Mian felt the corners of her eyes burning slightly, and the bridge of her nose felt sore, making it hard to breathe.

“Wenwen! Wen Mian!” The tearing, raspy voice came again, accompanied by the shouts of Wang Mo, Zhang Yunxi, and others.

Wen Mian’s eyes instantly lit up. It was Gu Man! It was them!

“I’m here!” Wen Mian shouted with all her strength.

Immediately after, she coughed heavily twice, her voice raspy, “I’m…”