Chapter 85 Kidnapped

Wen Shuang had just gotten into the car when Zhou Jinhui came out of the gate. She only had time to see the young man's face flash through the half-lowered car window. When she moved her eyes to the right, she saw the two men in suits staggering to their feet from the ground.

A dark light flashed in Zhou Jinhui's eyes.

Wen Shuang stepped on the accelerator, making sure that the black car didn't catch up, and drove directly into the avenue. Although it would take a circle, there were surveillance cameras along the way.

Wen Shuang brought Lin Nuan back to Quanyi. Xuan Zhe was in a meeting at that time. Wen Shuang did not disturb him, but stayed in the lounge with the girl and poured her a cup of hot water.

Lin Nuan held the cup of water, and the chill on her body mostly dissipated. She kept her head down, and after a long while, she whispered, "Thank you."

"What's the matter with the wound on your arm?" Wen Shuang asked.

Lin Nuan couldn't say it.

She has been overshadowed by Tan Tianhe since her debut. An ordinary family is nothing in front of the powerful and wealthy, not to mention that Tan Tianhe is a heartless bastard. He was deeply fascinated by Lin Nuan at the first sight and would do anything to keep her by his side. Everyone thought that Lin Nuan had gained her current fame by using her beauty to please him and climbing into Tan Tianhe's bed.

But in the past few years, Lin Nuan had a bad reputation, and Tan Tianhe had many intentions during that time. He just wanted to make Lin Nuan understand that destroying her was just a matter of manipulating public opinion.

"Tan Tianhe has a dysfunction in that area," Lin Nuan said softly. "He never touches women because he finds physical intercourse disgusting. He only becomes interested after inflicting violence and seeing the scars on their bodies, and then he uses some props."

Wen Shuang suspected that there might be something wrong with her ears: "Wha, what?"

"The conversation and arresting me today must have confirmed my relationship with Zhong Ming. I used to be involved in scandals with other male celebrities, but he knew it was just for publicity, so he never said much." Lin Nuan smiled bitterly. "He treats me like a tamed dog, never worried I'd run away. Now that I'm with Zhong Ming, he must be furious."

Wen Shuang grabbed Lin Nuan's arm, not using much strength, as if afraid of hurting her. "So these injuries..."

"I saw Tan Tian fighting him the day before yesterday." The prospect of a bright future gave Lin Nuan a sliver of courage. She had trusted Wen Shuang for so long, but this was the first time she showed him the truth behind those injuries. "I don't want him to point the finger at Zhong Ming, nor do I want to delay Young Master Tan Li's progress. I'll just have to endure some things if I can. It's only a few times anyway."

It wasn't many times anyway, but Lin Nuan had been living like this for seven whole years.

The smile on Wen Shuang's face disappeared completely, his jaw was clenched, and he was rarely out of control of his emotions.

Seeing this, Lin Nuan smiled and comforted Wen Shuang, "Don't be angry. Actually, Tan Tianhe has many targets to choose from. I'm just one of them. Because I still have to make money for Chuanyu, he doesn't dare to torture me too much. Tan Tianhe has a strong desire to destroy. Maybe in his eyes, I'm the most perfect, so he wants to stay longer. And his body has been hollowed out over the years. The last time I saw him, I even thought he was mentally unstable."

The system listened quietly, then suddenly spoke: "That's why I always believe that human nature is the most immeasurable thing."

Wen Shuang: "Have you told Zhong Ming?"

Lin Nuan hurriedly said, "No, no, no, he'll definitely be worried if he finds out. He's been very busy lately."

Wen Shuang took out her phone and handed it to Lin Nuan: "Either you call or I call, there is no third option."

Lin Nuan tried to persuade Wen Shuang, but he remained expressionless. After she pleaded twice, he called Zhong Ming directly and said, "You can't hide it like this. Since Tan Tianhe has confirmed your relationship, he won't let Zhong Ming off easily."

However, the fact is that Zhong Ming will not let Tan Tianhe have an easy time.

When Zhong Ming heard Wen Shuang's opening words, he fell silent. Even if Wen Shuang was very careful with her words, it was not a secret that Zhong Ming had never seen flowers at night before. He drove to Quan Yi and immediately pulled up Lin Nuan's sleeve to check on her after picking her up. He didn't show any expression, but it made people feel a chill in their hearts for no reason.

"Don't get involved in Tan Li's plan." Zhong Ming said coldly.

That night, Tan Li called Wen Shuang and cried because Brother Gou almost beat him up.

The reason why I said almost was because the important information Lin Nuan recently fed back to Tan Li was that she made the decision on her own and never discussed it with Tan Li. Tan Li didn't know the details, otherwise Zhong Ming would have confronted him with his fists long ago.

"I asked her, but she didn't say anything. Then I saw she handled it with ease, so I didn't think much about it." Tan Li paused, "What did Tan Tianhe do?"

"Don't ask anymore. Just do it as soon as possible." Wen Shuang continued, "Tan Li, if you're truly grateful to Lin Nuan, destroy all the information about her on Tan Tian and the other side. Don't let it get out!"

Tan Li said solemnly: "I understand."

Wen Shuang hung up the phone and returned to the bedroom. Xuan Zhe had already fallen asleep leaning against the head of the bed. Documents had piled up these days, and the man only slept four hours a day. In the end, there were no serious consequences. Wen Shuang couldn't bear to wake him up, so she put the matter aside for the time being.

The next day, I woke up without seeing the system. Then, when I got to the set, this little thing appeared again. I don't know if it was Wen Shuang's illusion, but I always felt that the halo of the system seemed to be much gentler and more balanced. It used to look like it was about to go out, but now it is full of vitality. Could it be that Lu Li and Zheng Yuanfei's relationship has made great progress, giving it energy back?

On the contrary, the system secretly went back last night, just when Lu Li had just had a quarrel with Zheng Yuanfei, and the place was a mess. The system had not been with Lu Li recently, and had no idea what was going on between the two of them. Seeing Lu Li's mischievous look, it just felt bored, so it turned back.

The system has also been implanted with a self-protection program. It had no choice before, but now the "Son of Luck" is right on its face, so why should it be tormented by Lu Li every day?

Wen Shuang didn't ask any more questions. She changed her clothes and went out to film her first scene opposite Zhou Jinhui.

The young man under the shade of a tree handed an exquisite box to the girl... no, to the heroine. Director Chen covered his face, unable to bear to watch. Zhou Jinhui insisted on having her hair permed into curls, which made her look five years older. Add to that her acting skills, and Director Chen couldn't imagine the online criticism that would follow when the TV series aired. But Zhou Jinhui's father was willing to spend the money, so it wasn't a loss at all. Director Chen thought about it and endured it!

A scene of youthful innocence barely made it to the screen. Director Chen weakly called out "Cut." Wen Shuang was about to leave when Zhou Jinhui softly asked, "Did you and Lin Nuan have a conflict with anyone else after the show yesterday?"

Wen Shuang shook her head: "No."

"I'm just worried about you." Zhou Jinhui smiled faintly. She looked much more innocent these days than she had on camera a while ago. She thought she was flawless, but she didn't realize a blue ball of light was circling around her. "Ouch, you're turning purple."

Wen Shuang couldn't even imagine what a "beautiful picture" Zhou Jinhui was in the eyes of the system.

Wen Shuang was unmoved and didn't want to talk to Zhou Jinhui any more: "Thank you."

After Wen Shuang left, Zhou Jinhui stood there for a moment, then turned and went to the changing room.

Two days later, Wen Shuang heard a piece of information while chatting with Yu Feng: Zhong Ming had a conflict with Tan Tianhe at the banquet last night for some reason, and beat the other person up, and the beating was not light. Anyway, Tan Tianhe vomited blood when he was sent to the hospital afterwards.

Tan Li was there at the time, and Lei Wenxu and Yu Feng were standing aside. They were almost grabbing a handful of melon seeds when they heard this man: "Good fight! That's right! Left hook! Awesome, brother Gou! It feels great!" After he finished speaking, he looked as if he had recovered from the shock, stepped forward and pretended to pull twice, and took the opportunity to step hard on Tan Tianhe's ankle.

Wen Shuang felt inexplicably funny when she thought of that scene: [Will Tan Tianhe cause trouble for Zhong Ming?]

Yu Feng: [He's worthy of it. He's already been sidelined by Tan Li. The Zhong family won't take him seriously at all.]

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Wen Shuang came to the crew as usual today. The weather started to change at noon. It drizzled around 1:00 p.m. It was clear as if summer was gone, and the rain was cool and wet as autumn.

Wen Shuang and Lin Nuan sat in the corner wrapped in clothes and chatted. The good thing about supporting roles is that they don’t have many scenes, and when others are being criticized by the director, they can brag at will.

"Do you want to eat crayfish?" Wen Shuang asked.

Lin Nuan sucked in her saliva, her eyes bright: "Hmm!"

Yang Lian was standing nearby, and the next second he received two fiery gazes. He couldn't pretend he didn't see them, so he was silent for a few seconds before sighing and giving in: "I'll go buy it."

Wen Shuang was happy: "Give me a few more, there are so many people."

Not long after Yang Lian left, a staff member came forward. He was a stranger, but he was wearing the uniform of the crew. He smiled and said to Wen Shuang, "Shuangzi, your fans are waiting outside. Do you want to go and see them?"

The word "Shuangzai" made Wen Shuang feel familiar, but at the same time she was shocked. "It's raining outside, what are they doing here?" After saying that, the man rushed out.

Lin Nuan was stunned for a moment, "Hey, take an umbrella!"

Wen Shuang followed the direction pointed by the staff and went out from the side door. Sure enough, he saw a van with a banner with his photo on it. The back window was lowered and someone waved at him vigorously. Wen Shuang was surprised and distressed. Lin Nuan came with an umbrella at that time, and they walked into the rain together. But after a few steps, a chill rose from the soles of Wen Shuang's feet. The fan's smile was too fake. The rain hit the banner, and the ink spread, making it look a bit messy, as if it was printed temporarily.

"What's wrong?" Lin Nuan saw Wen Shuang stop and looked up and asked.

Wen Shuang's voice changed: "Go back!"

But it was too late. The staff member who had just informed Wen Shuang had taken off his clothes and came up from behind. At the same time, several people got off the van. Unfortunately, the system was not there at this time! Something sharp was pressed against his lower back, which could pierce his flesh with just one hit.

"Don't move." The man said coldly, "Follow us obediently, otherwise you and Lin Nuan will have a hole in your body in an instant, understand?"

When Wen Shuang saw the dagger against Lin Nuan's neck, she gave up struggling instantly.

The two were roughly shoved into the car. Lin Nuan seemed to recognize one of them and asked, "Is Tan Tianhe crazy?"

"Shut up!" the man said as if he wanted to slap Lin Nuan. He hated this woman who betrayed her boss.

"You dare." Lin Nuan raised her voice and said, "You know what I hate most, don't you?"

The man seemed to be afraid when he heard this. He just glared at Lin Nuan hatefully and said nothing more.

Tan Tianhe hated it most when his prey had traces of others on them. Lin Nuan didn't learn her lesson at first and she escaped but was caught by Tan Tianhe's men. One of them slapped Lin Nuan without any mercy. When Tan Tianhe saw the red mark on the woman's face, he felt like his father had died and he immediately crippled that man's hand.

As soon as Wen Shuang got in the car, her cell phone was searched and thrown out of the window with a crisp sound.

Fortunately, it was almost time for Xuanzhe to call, and if he couldn't get through to Xuanzhe, he would immediately realize something was wrong.

The car was driving in a remote area, and there was a section of dirt road that made Wen Shuang dizzy and nauseous. After more than an hour, the car finally stopped.

The area is surrounded by mountains on three sides with dense vegetation, but in autumn, when the cold wind blows, the leaves fall down with a rustling sound. There are no villas halfway up the mountain. There is only a simple wooden house that has been abandoned for some years. It seems that it was temporarily built by farmers in the past. There are three rooms horizontally, and there are dense spider webs on the beams. There is a musty smell as soon as the door is opened. Wen Shuang and Lin Nuan had their hands tied as soon as they entered.

Wen Shuang was certain of one thing: Tan Tianhe was indeed driven crazy because he dared to do this on the set.

The next second, her eyes were covered, and all she saw was darkness. She heard hurried footsteps, followed by a slightly old cough, and the sound of a cane hitting the ground. Wen Shuang was startled. It was coming.