After Saving the White Moonlight, the Black Moonlight Went Crazy - Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Who Is The Protagonist

◎Do you want to be the protagonist?◎

Lu Shutian released her hold on Yan Sui. She wrapped one arm around Yan Sui’s waist and used her other hand to support the back of her head. The previous biting turned into a deep kiss.

She noticed Yan Sui’s mind wandering and felt a surge of anger.

At a time like this, was Jiejie still thinking about that woman?!

The kiss ended, and Lu Shutian was out of breath. She looked at Yan Sui’s flushed cheeks, but there was no sign of passion in her light brown eyes.

Yan Sui’s hands were cold.

Even though her lower lip was a little swollen, Yan Sui’s expression was quite calm—

If you ignored her slightly trembling pupils.

“You…” Every word Yan Sui said felt difficult. “You… didn’t just ‘awaken,’ did you?”

A bold and absurd idea formed in Yan Sui’s mind.

Lu Shutian lightly pressed on Yan Sui’s beautiful and delicate collarbone. “Kiss me, Jiejie, and I’ll tell you.”

“I’m not joking,” Yan Sui said very quickly. She even looked a little pained. “You, you…”

Yan Sui closed her eyes, calmed herself down, and then changed her question. “Did we meet before?”

A few fragmented images flashed through Lu Shutian’s mind.

But the images only appeared for a second, too fast for Lu Shutian to catch.

She smiled. “Jiejie, whether we met before or not, you came to this world for me.”

Yan Sui was the one that Lu Shutian had chosen out of thousands of souls.

It was a soul that exuded a pure white light, holy and warm—

Just enough to envelop Lu Shutian’s irritability and unease.

“There’s been a little hiccup, but it’s okay,” Lu Shutian reached out her hand, and the pad of her thumb rubbed Yan Sui’s swollen lower lip. “We’ll get back on track.”

Yan Sui slapped Lu Shutian’s hand away. Her eyes held a seriousness that Lu Shutian couldn’t understand. “I’ll ask you one last time. Did we actually meet before?”

Lu Shutian withdrew her hand. She bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before whispering, “Jiejie, we probably haven’t met before, but… since you’re asking, I really don’t know.”

Yan Sui lowered her eyes. “Do you usually wear perfume?”

The topic shift was too abrupt, but Lu Shutian still answered obediently. “Not really. But if a brand requires it for an event, I will. I’m not wearing any right now.”

Yan Sui came to a conclusion. She looked at Lu Shutian seriously. “What do you want?”

“What?” Lu Shutian didn’t understand.

“Then I’ll ask a different way,” Yan Sui pursed her lips. “What is your wish?”

As the supporting female lead, Jian Liyun’s original ending was suicide. If she had awakened, she would probably want to change this terrible ending.

So what about Lu Shutian?

What did Lu Shutian want to change, or what did she want to get?

Lu Shutian finally understood. She took Yan Sui’s hand and lightly scratched her palm. “My wish is… to be with you.”

Yan Sui: ?

“Host, if I hadn’t been with you all this time, I would have to wonder if you had cast a spell on the female lead.”

“Jiejie, this world is ugly and absurd. I’m not afraid, but I want you to be with me.”

Lu Shutian moved closer again. She squeezed the soft flesh on Yan Sui’s waist. After feeling Yan Sui flinch, she gave a satisfied smile. “Jiejie, you didn’t save Jian Liyun because of some ‘fate.’ There’s no such thing as fate in this world. It’s all about humans triumphing over destiny.”

“So you broke the original plot, or the shackles of fate,” Yan Sui said with certainty.

“Ha,” Lu Shutian laughed. “Jiejie is so smart. But I still have many secrets. I’ll tell you after you become more intimate with me.”

The woman took the opportunity to kiss Yan Sui again. “Jiejie, I’m really jealous, but I won’t do anything crazy. I don’t want you to be unhappy.”

Yan Sui, who had just been kissed again: …

You’re already being pretty crazy.

Yan Sui muttered to herself. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

Leaving Lu Shutian alone in the room, giggling foolishly.

Hehe, Jiejie’s lips are so sweet.

Hehe, Jiejie’s waist is so thin. When I squeeze it, Jiejie even trembles. So cute.

Hehe, Jiejie’s cheeks are also as soft as marshmallows. I’ll have to kiss them next time.

…

Yan Sui also received a call from the producer. The person on the other end of the phone said, “You just met with Ms. Lu, right? She’s been mentioning you a lot to me these days. She also told me that she’ll take special care of your artist during the show.”

Yan Sui got goosebumps. Jian Liyun probably couldn’t handle Lu Shutian’s “special care.”

She said politely, “Ms. Lu… is quite enthusiastic. I’ve already told Liyun that she should have a sense of proportion during the show’s filming.”

After hanging up, Yan Sui returned to Jian Liyun’s room. Jian Liyun had already finished her makeup and changed into the clothes for the show.

Since it was an observation-style reality show, the guests’ outfits in the studio were more casual.

Jian Liyun’s hair was in a low ponytail. The stray hairs on her forehead were styled into a perfect arch by the makeup artist, making her already flawless face look even colder and more otherworldly.

For her outfit, she wore a loose, casual black suit with a dark brown shirt underneath. Even though the top button of her shirt was undone and she looked relaxed, she still exuded a sense of coldness and distance with every move.

The makeup artist pointed to the sparkling sapphire necklace on Jian Liyun’s neck. “The brand insisted that she wear it. This high-end luxury brand used to be so arrogant, but I didn’t expect them to be won over by your artist, Agent Yan.”

Yan Sui smiled. “Liyun is just that kind of charming person. After she officially collaborates with the brand, I’ll have to ask you, Sister Wei, to do her makeup for the promotional posters.”

The makeup artist sipped her latte. “Of course.”

“Suisui,” Jian Liyun finally spoke. She stared at Yan Sui’s lower lip, her tone unreadable. “Where did you go just now?”

Yan Sui’s gaze drifted. “Oh, I just told you. I was talking to someone from the production team about the show’s filming.”

The finished makeup and styling team went to another side of the room to play on their phones. Jian Liyun was the only one left on her side.

Jian Liyun waved to her. “Suisui, come here.”

Yan Sui walked over. Jian Liyun patted the chair next to her. “Sit.”

Yan Sui sat down, feeling inexplicably guilty.

She pushed her slightly-slipping, non-prescription glasses up. “Liyun, you…”

Before she could finish, the other person’s index finger pressed against her lips—

To be precise, it wasn’t her index finger, but her index finger holding a wet wipe.

It was a cold, damp feeling.

Yan Sui was confused, but she obediently let the other person work.

After carefully wiping Yan Sui’s slightly swollen lips, Jian Liyun slowly said, “It’s a little swollen, but at least the skin isn’t broken, and it’s not bleeding.”

Yan Sui gave a transparent excuse. “I was a little nervous about filming this show, so I might have been unconsciously biting my lip, which made it swollen.”

She was so nervous she felt like she was about to start sweating.

Jian Liyun smiled good-naturedly. “Is that so?”

Yan Sui nodded frantically.

“Open your mouth a little,” Jian Liyun said. Like a magician, she suddenly had a tube of lip balm in her right hand. “Your lips are a little dry. They’re peeling.”

Huh? Are they?

Yan Sui thought her lips were fine and not peeling.

After carefully applying lip balm to Yan Sui, Jian Liyun nodded in satisfaction. “There. Done.”

Yan Sui finally dared to speak. “Liyun, you’ve probably used this lip balm before, haven’t you?”

Jian Liyun shot a dagger with her eyes. “Suisui, are you saying I’m dirty?”

Yan Sui raised both hands. “I’m not. I’m worried that you’ll think I’m dirty. Why don’t you just give me this lip balm? I’ll buy you a new one after the show.”

The lip balm tube still had Jian Liyun’s body temperature. Seeing Jian Liyun hand it to her, Yan Sui took it. “Thank you, Liyun.”

Jian Liyun shook her head helplessly. “There’s nothing to thank me for…”

She stopped herself. Although she really wanted to ask what had happened to Yan Sui just now, there were too many people in the waiting room, so she held back.

The door knocked again. This time it was the show’s head director, a determined-looking middle-aged woman. She gestured to Jian Liyun and Yan Sui. “Come on, before we start filming, the five guests should meet each other.”

Jian Liyun nodded and took Yan Sui with her to the floor above.

The five female guests were from different professions: an actress, a singer, a writer, a host, and a model.

They were all of different ages and had been in the industry for different lengths of time, but they were all people with high topicality recently.

Jian Liyun was the last to arrive.

The other four were seated around a conference table, each with their own manager standing behind them.

Unlike Jian Liyun’s all-black attire, the tear-stained Lu Shutian was in a casual, loose, sleeveless white dress. Her shoulder-length hair was braided into pigtails, making her look playful and cute.

The silent model was—

You could tell she was a model at a glance. Her entire outfit was a jumble of fashionably chic pieces.

The host, as both a guest and the person who would control the show’s flow, was wearing a small blazer, the kind often worn when reporting the news.

Overall, the makeup and styling of three of the four guests were very consistent with their self-proclaimed images.

But the writer, who was over fifty, was…

A little too relaxed.

She hadn’t really made an effort. You could tell that the clothes she was wearing were her regular clothes. She was only a little over five feet tall, but she was wearing flats, which made her look even shorter and more ordinary among the five.

She already had noticeable wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. In an era where everyone was chasing youth and beauty, she seemed to have accepted her aging gracefully.

When Jian Liyun also sat down, the agent-editor behind the writer took out four books from her bag—

It was a mystery novel that the writer had published this year. The publisher had already printed it five times, but it was still in high demand.

The title was also very interesting:

“Who is the Protagonist?”

Jian Liyun took the book, and Yan Sui saw her fingers tracing those words.

The writer also smiled and took the initiative to strike up a conversation. “Xiao Jian, I’ve seen your work, and it’s all very good. You may be young, but your acting skills are not to be underestimated.”

Jian Liyun nodded slightly. “You flatter me.”

The writer’s tone suddenly shifted. She first glanced at Lu Shutian. After their eyes met, she looked back at Jian Liyun.

The writer’s voice was full of expectation. “Xiao Jian, you’ve played so many supporting roles. Do you want to be the protagonist?”