Xianyu And Protagonist A Are Together Chapter 46
byChapter 46: Self-Control Successful Audition
It was clear that the great revenge had been avenged, but there was no smile on her face anymore.
Before waking up from the dream, Wen Mian saw her huddled in front of the tombstone, her thin body shrunk like an eroded dead leaf, which seemed to fall apart when blown.
She murmured in a low voice: “…, I’m here to accompany you.”
“Huh!” The moonlight penetrated into the room through the gap in the curtains. Wen Mian’s body tensed up and he sat upright on the bed. There were large beads of sweat on his forehead, which shone coldly under the moonlight.
“Why…my heart hurts so much?” Veins popped up in Wen Mian’s hands. She clutched the pajamas on her chest tightly, causing the wrinkles to deepen.
She frowned as she recalled the details of the dream, her heart obviously hurting, but no matter what, she could no longer recall the face or name of the person in the dream.
After a long time, Wen Mian calmed down. She stood up. The pajamas on her back were soaked with sweat and stuck to her body, sticking to her body.
The cold light of the mobile phone is reflected on her face, her curled eyelashes cast light shadows on her eyelids, and the tip of her nose is small and straight.
Wen Mian closed his eyes and then saw the time on his phone, one o’clock in the morning?
Unable to fall asleep, Wen Mian simply went downstairs slowly facing the light emitted by her mobile phone, and took out a bottle of ice-cold mineral water from the refrigerator.
The throat rolled, the cold water slid into the stomach, and the heart palpitations caused by the nightmare gradually subsided.
Wen Mian put the water bottle on the dining table and quietly walked out of the room. It was dark.
She looked up at the sky. There was only a bright moon hanging in the sky and no stars.
Is it going to rain?Wen Mian was a little confused, and after thinking about it, she simply walked along the garden of the villa.
There are many beautiful flowers planted in the garden, and the branches are swaying quietly.
Wen Mian lowered her head and smelled it, the corners of her mouth raised. She picked up her phone and took a photo. She immediately wanted to send it to Gu Man, but at the moment of sending it, she suddenly stopped and then withdrew.
Forget it, if you send it to her now, she will definitely be worried. Just send it tomorrow.
Wen Mian took back the phone and admired the flowers for a while before returning to the room.
The light in the room lit up with a “pop” sound, which was very dazzling. Wen Mian blocked it with his hand with some discomfort, and then walked into the bathroom.
Warm water flowed from her white shoulders and leaked into the underground sewer.
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She did not continue to sleep and came down to eat at six o’clock. There were thick dark circles under her eyes.
Xu Qing was startled when she came and asked in confusion: “What’s wrong with you? The dark circles under her eyes are so heavy that they can rival those of a panda.”
Wen Mian shook his head listlessly, “It’s okay, I just had a dream.”
Xu Qing looked at her again worriedly, had dinner with her, and then took her to the company.
After a tiring day of acting class, Wen Mian sat on the bottom and watched Teacher Yan leave.
Xu Qing walked in, sat next to her as usual, and made arrangements: “Remember to have a good rest when you go back today, and go to the audition tomorrow.”
Wen Mian shook his head up and down, “Okay, I understand.”
She pushed herself to the ground and stood up. She seemed to have thought of something. She turned to look at Xu Qing and asked, “Sister Xu, can you send me to that community today?”
Xu Qing looked at her doubtfully. Although she didn’t understand, she nodded: “No problem, but I think you can rent out the house and save some money.”
“I’ll think about it.” Wen Mian lowered his head and thought.
After sending Wen Mian to the community, Xu Qing left quickly because she still had work to do.
Opening the door, the enviable smell hit her nostrils. Wen Mian held her breath and walked into the living room.
She had tidied the living room last time, but it wasn’t as messy as the first time she saw it.
But Wen Mian still frowned in discomfort. She looked around before walking into the bedroom.
The picture frame was placed on the wall, looking directly at her, as if monitoring the people who entered the room.
Wen Mian crossed his hands and touched his arms, feeling a little creepy in his heart.
She stepped forward and took the photo frame in her hand, then took one last look around the room. The door was slowly closed, blocking out the feeling of prying eyes.
Wen Mian found a taxi and returned home with the photo frame.
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The moment she stepped through the door, Aunt Li immediately came up to her with a smile, holding a bowl of steaming papaya stewed with milk.
She put it on the table and greeted Wen Mian kindly: “Little miss, come and eat.”
Wen Mian smiled and hummed, and said coquettishly: “Thank you, Aunt Li, I like you the most!”
Aunt Li sighed and smiled from ear to ear.
Pei Ting walked down the stairs. When she heard Wen Mian’s words, she frowned slightly and felt a bit jealous in her heart. She walked straight over and sat next to Wen Mian.
Although his face was cold, his eyes kept glancing towards Wen Mian.
Wen Mian didn’t know why. He really couldn’t stand the look in her eyes, so he took the initiative and said, “Sister, what’s the matter?”
Pei Ting shook her head and suddenly saw the photo frame in her hand. She seemed to have found the topic. She asked, “Is that a photo in your hand?”
Wen Mian hummed, raised her brows, and had an idea in mind. She handed the photo frame to Pei and said without any trace, “Yes, the photo of me when I was nineteen looks good, right?”
Pei Ting took it, looked down, his eyes suddenly froze, and his fingertips unconsciously tightened the edge of the photo frame.
Wen Mian turned his head and stared at her carefully, seeing a look of disgust on her eyebrows.
Disgusted?For a moment, Wen Mian thought she had seen it wrong. She couldn’t help but feel puzzled. Why was she disgusted?Doesn’t she love her sister very much?
Could there be other reasons?Suddenly, Wen Mian remembered the phone call she made to Pei Ting when she first came here. At that time, her tone was still cold and inhumane.
At that time, Wen Mian thought that the relationship between the two was not good, but… she recalled Pei Ting’s affectionate movements and red eyes when they first met…
That was not a bad relationship. At that time, Wen Mian thought that “she” suddenly became sensible, so her relatives felt relieved. But now it seems that there is something hidden in the middle.
“My sister looks better now.” Pei Ting pretended to put the photo frame on her lap with ease, looking at Wen Mian fondly and praising her.
“Sister knows how to make me happy.” Wen Mian proudly accepted her compliments calmly, shook her head, and scooped another spoonful of papaya stewed milk into her mouth.
Pei Ting was impressed by her cuteness, stretched out his hand to rub her soft hair, and said without leaving a trace: “Can I give this photo to my sister?”
Wen Mian nodded and replied without thinking: “Okay, I’ll give it to my sister.”
Pei Ting pursed her lips and hid the photo frame behind her back.
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Soon, Wen Rong and Pei Shuran, who were shopping together, came back. The family had dinner together. Wen Mian returned to the room, while the other three walked to the study together.
“Sister is already a little suspicious.” Pei Ting said in a low voice.
Pei Shuran was not surprised. She nodded and said in her usual calm tone, “She has always been smart, and it is normal to be suspicious. If she really asks later, tell the truth.”
Pei listened and said, “I know, mother.”
Wen Mian, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, felt speechless. She returned to the room bitterly, gritting her teeth and thinking: There is nothing to eavesdrop on, because she can’t hear it at all!Why is the sound insulation so good?!
She suppressed the thoughts in her heart and comforted herself: It’s okay, there will be opportunities in the future, there will be opportunities!
After throwing herself on the bed, Wen Mian picked up her phone and looked at it. After checking it, she couldn’t help but send a message to Gu Man.
[Mianmian loves to sleep: Queen Gu, little Queen Gu, are you there?】
Gu Man, who was taking a break between filming, raised his eyebrows slightly and answered her message: Are you in a bad mood?
Wen Mian was stunned for a moment and sent her a voice message, her voice full of shock: How did you find out?
Gu Man looked around at the staff nearby, stood up decisively and walked to his dressing room.
As soon as she left, a pot exploded behind her, and all the staff gathered together with deep smiles on their faces.
“Is it Mianmian? It must be!”
“It goes without saying that besides Mianmian, who else can you think of who can make Sister Gu so gentle?”
“That’s true. I didn’t expect that our relationship with Gu Mian would be so good for the rest of our lives!”
“You really want to kill me, Gu Mian Saigao!”
After entering the dressing room, Gu Man closed the door and clicked on voice.
Wen Mian’s voice with a hint of doubt flowed through the air into Gu Man’s ears, twisting around her ear.
Gu Man frowned. She thought for a while and said, “It’s probably telepathy. There’s good news. Do you want to hear it?”
Wen Mian lay on the bed and swayed his legs: Good news?What is it?I can’t guess it, please tell me~
The tone was full of coquettishness.
Seeing her attention shift, Gu Man felt relieved, and she replied: I’ve made the handbag and will give it to you when the time comes.
Wen Mian was startled for a moment, and then she remembered the handbag. She immediately felt happy, her eyebrows curved into a shallow crescent moon, and she couldn’t hide the smile on her face.
Her voice was joyful and anxious: Okay, okay, I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time!
Following this topic, Wen Mian chatted with Gu Man for a few more minutes. It wasn’t until she left for filming that Wen Mian put down her phone and went to wash up.
Considering that she had to audition tomorrow, Wen Mian went to bed very early. Unknown to her, while she was sleeping soundly, Gu Man found the director after work.
She half-closed her eyes and said with a cold face, “Director, I would like to take a day off tomorrow morning, is that okay?”
As a director, she had of course heard rumors about the crew. When she saw Gu Man coming to look for her, she had a gossipy look on her face, and she was laughing in her heart.
Seeing that the director didn’t speak for a long time, Gu Man raised his eyes slightly and said “hmm” in confusion.
The director reacted immediately. She put her hand to her mouth and coughed lightly, “Of course, but is half a day off enough?”
Gu Man nodded lightly, “That’s enough, thank you director.”
The director waved his hand and said generously: “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”
After saying that, Gu Man turned around and his trousers drew a sharp arc following her movements.
After half a day off, Gu Man was in a hurry. Wang Fei sent her to the airport and caught the nearest flight back.
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I came to the film and television base with Xu Qing. There were many people in the corridor, all coming for Director Cheng.
Seeing Wen Mian come in, they looked shocked and whispered to the acquaintances next to them.
“Isn’t this Wen Mian? Why is she here?”
“That’s right, didn’t she record a love variety show? Now she wants to come and film a movie?”
“That’s normal. She seems to be an actress originally, but she wanted to do the first film directed by Cheng. Isn’t it a bit whimsical?”
Wen Mian also felt that their disbelief was normal. She would be shocked if no one questioned it.
Wen Mian arrived not too early, so he was also at the back of the queue.
While she was waiting, others went in one after another and came out with sad faces.
The number of people in the corridor gradually dwindled. The people behind him clutched their hearts tightly and felt very nervous. Wen Mian was not affected. He had experienced many tense moments in his previous life, and now he felt like that.
In the selection room, Director Cheng and the other producers looked bitter.
A producer who was about thirty years old couldn’t hold it in anymore and asked Director Cheng sideways: “Xiao Cheng, you still haven’t found anything you’re satisfied with?”
Director Cheng shook his head tiredly, “Not yet.”
“Okay.” The man stopped asking and continued to watch the performance on the stage.
Director Cheng glanced at the door of the room out of the corner of his eye and prayed in his heart: Wen Mian, don’t let me down.
After a few more minutes, Wen Mian was finally called.
Xu Qing loosened her tightly held hands and quickly turned to look at Wen Mian, encouraging her, “Relax, use your normal strength, and you will definitely be able to pass.” But her voice was trembling uncontrollably.
Wen Mian smiled helplessly, “I’m not nervous, but you -”
She looked at Xu Qing’s trembling hands and continued: “Then I’ll go in and see you later.”
The door was pushed open and Wen Mian walked in. She was probably tired of looking at it, but the people below did not raise their heads to look at her.
Wen Mian bent down deeply and introduced himself: “Hello everyone, I am Wen Mian No. 163. The audition role is Xiao Lingyi, and the part is to defend the city.”
Upon hearing Wen Mian’s words, Director Cheng immediately raised his head and looked straight at her.
The moment she saw Wen Mian’s face, a glimmer of satisfaction flashed in Director Cheng’s eyes. Although she had frequently seen her videos on her phone, she was still stunned when she saw it with her own eyes.
The woman in front of her had skin as smooth as cream, striking and gorgeous facial features, and good body proportions.
Director Cheng nodded and stretched out his hand to signal: “Let’s get started.”
Wen Mian hummed, recalling the details of the city defense – the scene when Xiao Lingyi defended the city was also the moment when she was about to die. At that time, she was already terminally ill and frail.
But she still held on to defend the city and resist foreign enemies, just as she said – even if she died, she would die with value, and she would leave her name in history.
At the end of the memory, Wen Mian’s eyes suddenly changed. She looked tired and tired, her figure was thin, and the veins on her forehead were bulging and beating continuously.
She tried her best to straighten her body, and drops of sweat oozed from her forehead, hitting the ground drop by drop. It was obvious that her body had reached its limit, but the flames burning in her eyes were extremely bright, like a cluster of will-o’-the-wisps, which was terrifying.
She picked up the spear at hand and said in a hoarse but firm voice: “My fellow soldiers, foreign enemies are invading and the people are in panic. For them and for the relatives you care about, come with me to fight!”
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The few people below were attracted the moment she opened her mouth and stared at her without blinking.
Watching her performance, they seemed to have been brought into a ruined city filled with smoke. Dark clouds were looming over everyone, suffocating them and making it difficult to breathe.
Suddenly, they seemed to see Xiao Lingyi in the book come to reality, especially when she said the last sentence, the corners of their eyes couldn’t help but turn red.
It was the regret and discomfort of knowing clearly the tragic ending of an owl eagle but being unable to change her fate.
It wasn’t until Wen Mian bent down again and said, “Wen Mian’s performance is over” that they came back to their senses.
Director Cheng’s eyes shone with surprise, and she couldn’t control the joy in her heart. She put her hands on the table, leaned forward and shouted to Wen Mian, “It’s you!”
A producer next to her rubbed her body under the table and whispered: “Just be calm.”
When Director Cheng realized what was happening, she leaned back on the chair and coughed lightly: “Go back and wait for the notification.”
Wen Mian nodded, “Okay, Director Cheng, thank you all the producers.”
She turned around and left with a faint smile on her lips. When she opened the door, she stopped smiling and went out with a sullen face.
Xu Qing carefully watched her expression, and when she saw that she was not smiling, she sighed in disappointment, but soon smiled again and led Wen Mian away.
Seeing Wen Mian’s appearance, the other people who auditioned for her role naturally thought that she had failed, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just ask, how could she possibly pass?
After waiting until she got back to the car, Xu Qing carefully looked at Wen Mian in the rearview mirror, smiling and comforting: “It’s okay if we don’t make it, we have other opportunities.”
Wen Mian shook his head gently, with a smile on his face.
Xu Qing was startled for a moment, then suddenly smiled. She said in an excited tone: “What do you mean? Have you passed?!”
Wen Mian then answered: “Seventy percent possibility.”
Xu Qing immediately burst out into violent laughter. She patted her legs: “Okay! Okay! I knew you could do it. I will take you to have a big dinner to celebrate now.”
Wen Mian was about to agree, but was suddenly attracted by the phone. She looked down and saw a message from Gu Man.
[Gu Man: Is the audition over?】
Wen Mian raised his eyebrows, knowing quite a lot.
Turning on her phone, Wen Mian quickly answered her: It’s over, what about you?Are you still busy now?
Gu Man didn’t reply, but suddenly sent her an address.
Wen Mian was stunned for a moment, wondering in her heart: What did she mean?Is it possible…
The vague expectation became reality as the message she sent – to celebrate you, four ordinary words, but aroused a fierce heartbeat.
Wen Mian felt as if his heart was about to beat out of his chest, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on the palms of his hands holding the phone case.
After a long time, she slowly pressed the reply button: Okay, I’ll come right away.
Wen Mian looked up at Xu Qing, who was waiting for a response, and whispered: “Sister Xu, just send her to this place.”
Xu Qing turned around and glanced at the map on her phone, feeling very puzzled: “Send it to you? Isn’t it meant to be a celebration?”
Wen Mian lowered his head and smiled, “It’s okay, I’ll go by myself.”
Suddenly, Xu Qing stared at her satisfied smile, an idea suddenly occurred to her, and her voice had a hint of sharpness: “Is it Gu Man?”
Wen Mian nodded, confirming her guess: “It’s her.”
There was silence in the car for a long time. Xu Qing slowly closed her dropped chin with her hand. She nodded blankly: “Okay, I’ll take you there right away.”
The restaurant Gu Man chose was not far away, and the two of them arrived quickly.
Wen Mian put on a mask and thanked Xu Qing: “Sister Xu, thank you very much. I’ll treat you next time.”
Xu Qing waved her hand, “It’s okay, you can have a good meal with Gu Man.”
Wen Mian smiled and hummed, “I will.” She turned around and got out of the car.
Xu Qing left quickly, but she was still shocked in her heart. Suddenly she thought of Wang Fei and gritted her teeth: No wonder she suddenly added her contact information and talked to herself. It turned out that her master was trying to conquer her own master.
With her heart beating furiously, Xu Qing simply found a parking place, took out her cell phone, and blocked Wang Fei’s contact information angrily.
On the other side, Wen Mian was in a happy mood and skipped to the box.
After hearing the door open, Gu Man quickly stood at the door and waited for Wen Mian to walk in.
As soon as Wen Mian came in, the tangy floral fragrance swirled around the tip of her nose, slowly and leisurely.
Wen Mian’s eyes lit up, and he lowered his head and stared at the bouquet of flowers in front of him. The whole flower was bright yellow, which made him feel very good just by looking at it.
After taking a shallow breath, Wen Mian raised the end of his eyes and smiled quietly at the soft aroma.
“Wen Wen, good afternoon.” Gu Man said warmly.
Wen Mian raised her eyes with shimmering light and shadow, and said in a cheerful voice, “Good afternoon, little Queen Gu!”
The two sat down together. Wen Mian played with the flowers in his hands for a while before putting them down.
The restaurant staff came in quickly to serve the food and then left in order.
After they left, Wen Mian turned to look at Gu Man curiously and asked in confusion, “How did you know I was auditioning for a show today?”
Gu Man picked up food for her with one hand and answered her question in a low voice: “Wang Fei and Xu Qing are good friends, she told me so.”
Wen Mian nodded suddenly, then blinked playfully, a cunning light flashed in his eyes, like a triumphant kitten, “Aren’t you afraid that I can’t get through?”
Gu Man shook his head slightly, raised his eyes, and looked directly at Wen Mian seriously: “I believe in Wen Wen. Even if we can’t get through it, we will still have dinner together, because meeting Wen Wen is never for a simple reason. It’s because I can’t control myself.”
Wen Mian’s face turned red and she felt that her face was steaming, as if she had entered a steam oven, and the heat was constantly entering her body.
She waved her hand uncomfortably, hoping to cool down the heat, but found that it was of no use. Instead, the ends of her raised eyes were dyed a thin red, like the most colorful rays of light on the horizon, which was eye-catching.
After a long time, Wen Mian suppressed her shame and whispered, “I understand.”
Seeing the gentle smile blooming between her brows and eyes, Gu Man opened his eyes slightly, stopped talking, and quietly picked her food.
After eating, feeling his slightly bulging belly, Wen Mian slumped on the chair, like a satisfied little beast, soft and without any attack power.
“Gu Man, when are you leaving?” she suddenly asked.
“A little.” Gu Man lowered his head and glanced at the white exquisite watch on his wrist, and then replied.
“One o’clock?!” Wen Mian grabbed the chair frame and sat up suddenly. She asked anxiously, “What time is it now?”
Gu Man followed her question and answered obediently: “Twelve o’clock, I will leave now.”
Wen Mian let out a frustrated “Ah” and lowered her head, but after a second of loss, she regained her composure and looked at Gu Man happily: “Then I’ll take you to the airport.”
Joy filled her whole body with Wen Mian’s words. Gu Man couldn’t help but pursed her lips and chuckled. She whispered and repeated: “Wen Wen wants to send it to me?”
The last note rose slightly, and the smile at the end of her eyes broke her cold face.
“Well, what? You don’t want me to give it to you?” Wen Mian nodded proudly, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked at Gu Man unhappily, as if she would pounce on her and bite her if she refused.