Chapter 8: Xingqing Island Anchor Diary 5
The filming session finally ended when the sun was setting. Zeng Chen and Lin Tong were pulled away by the director for individual interviews, and I finally had some free time, lying alone on the beach watching the sunset.
At this moment, the setting sun was about to sink to the bottom of the sea, but the afterglow still remained in the vast sky, rendering a faint orange light. In the distance, on the deep blue sea, there were several returning ships. As the sun set, even the seagulls began to return home.
In the gradually shallowing water nearby, Mi Lu, wearing a sexy bikini, was lying on the reef to take her personal photo. The rising and falling tides met the reefs, rolling up layers of white waves, playing the most harmonious symphony of nature. Accompanied by the comfortable breeze, I closed my eyes.
"Help! Help!"
I just closed my eyes for a while, and suddenly a piercing cry for help came into my ears. I woke up and looked towards the source of the sound, only to see that the reefs on the coast were about to be submerged by the rising tide.
Mi Lu was standing on the reef, waving her hands frantically and calling for help. The surrounding staff were gathered at the place where the sea water met the beach. Although they seemed anxious, they did not dare to step forward to rescue her.
Without thinking much, I ran over, dived into the water, and swam quickly towards the reef.
"Milu, hold on!"
The turbulent water kept rushing towards me, and I finally swam to Milu's side and pulled her back with me. When I successfully brought Milu back to the shore, she was so frightened that she held my hand tightly and would not let go.
"You...I..." She coughed desperately and finally uttered a sentence, "Luckily you showed up in time."
After she glanced at me, she immediately pursed her lips and lowered her head, avoiding my gaze. Soon, everyone swarmed over and surrounded Mi Lu. I watched the accompanying doctor begin to examine her, and I walked away silently.
"What bad luck! These are Zeng Chen's clothes..." I muttered while wringing out the clothes on my body. Suddenly, a tall figure blocked my way.
I raised my head and saw Zeng Chen staring at me with anger in his eyes.
"Yuan Wan, do you know how terrible a high tide is?" He grabbed my shoulders with both hands, looking more panicked than ever before. "Do you think you are so great and powerful?"
I didn't react at once and could only stare at him blankly.
He was so angry that he was shaking all over. He said, "Why do you think you will be fine? You just jumped into the water like that. Have you thought about the consequences? What if something happens to you? What will happen to your dad? What about Xiao Nuo? I..."
Halfway through his speech, he stopped talking and his eyes showed a hint of panic.
After a long while, Zeng Chen said in a low voice: "What should I do?"
His voice was low and weak, containing many complicated emotions... It turned out that he was so angry because he was worried about me!
I was a little depressed at first because I was scolded so harshly, but my temper disappeared in an instant. Looking at his hurt expression, my heart seemed to be pulled by someone.
"I'm sorry." I tugged at his shirt hem and bowed my head to admit my mistake. "I won't be so impulsive next time."
He slowly raised his head, his eyes slightly red.
Even though I was still wet, Zeng Chen suddenly reached out and hugged me in his arms.
"Yuan Wan, I'm really worried about you."
Listening to his hoarse voice, my heart seemed to be sprinkled with lemon juice, sour, and moisture welled up in the corners of my eyes.
“Knock, knock, knock!”
At night, I was lying on the bed playing with my mobile phone when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
I opened the door and Zeng Chen appeared in front of me holding a silver-gray laptop in his hand. He was wearing brown striped home clothes and looked like a gentle boy next door.
"I have something important to tell you." He said straight to the point and pulled me into the room.
Confused, I followed Zeng Chen and sat down on the sofa. He opened his computer with a serious expression, turned his head and asked me, "Yuan Wan , do you remember that you received a bouquet of pink roses before the second talent show of the semi-finals?"
"I remember, what's wrong?" I asked blankly.
"Your hand was cut that day, and I always felt something was wrong." Zeng Chen's face was a little gloomy, "So after it was over, I found a way to retrieve the surveillance footage, and after a period of investigation, I collected some evidence."
After that, he turned the computer screen towards me and clicked on a few short videos. Soon, the surveillance images inside the "Lime TV" building appeared in front of me.
I looked at it in confusion for a while, and when a familiar figure appeared in the picture, I couldn't help but gasp.
"Mi Lu!"
In the camera, Mi Lu was standing stealthily in the safety passage. There was no one around. She looked around for a while, put on gloves, and hid a few sparkling little things into the bouquet.
"Mi Lu had someone send you these flowers. She hid broken glass in the bouquet in advance, so your hand got hurt."
I couldn't help but be shocked: "How could this happen?"
Zeng Chen's voice was filled with anger: "This is the first time I've seen such an unreasonable person!"
Suddenly, I remembered the day when I first arrived at Xingqing Island. In the middle of the night, Zeng Chen’s eyes were red. Could it be that he was not playing on the computer, but helping me find these things?
Looking at his dark circles, I felt a warm current flowing into my heart, filling me with strength.
"If you use this evidence to expose her now, she will definitely be disqualified from the competition." Zeng Chen suggested and handed the computer to me.
I stared at the video in front of me. Should I expose Mi Lu? If I really did that, she would not only face the punishment of being disqualified, but she might even be boycotted by fans, which would affect her life and studies.
"Let me think about it." I hesitated and said in a low voice.
