Chapter 153

The rain grew heavier, accompanied by endless thunder echoing from the distant sky. With each rumble, it felt as if the earth was trembling, causing Qin Wei to involuntarily shrink back.

Sun Tiantian noticed Qin Wei's uneasy expression through the rearview mirror and asked her, "Weiwei, are you... afraid of thunder?"

Qin Wei shook her head, denying it. "Normally, I'm not afraid, but today... the sound is just too loud..."

The driver parked the car by the roadside, his face filled with worry as he stared at his phone screen.

Qiao Sixiao had a faint sense that something was about to happen, so she asked him, "What's wrong?"

The driver turned his head and said to Qiao Sixiao, "I received a message from the convoy. They mentioned that the road conditions on a mountainous stretch on our way back are not good. Due to the rain, there were falling rocks that damaged the windshield of one of the convoy's vehicles."

"Are the people okay?" Qin Wei also expressed her concern.

The driver shook his head. "They're fine. They had already passed the dangerous section when the rocks fell."

As he was speaking, another message came in. The driver glanced at his phone and said, "Alright, let's head back to the town for now. There's been a landslide ahead, and we can't proceed at the moment."

However, they couldn't return to the town either. While there was no landslide on their side, the road was in poor condition, covered in mud after the rain, causing the wheels to get stuck.

Outside, the rain poured heavily, and it was uncertain if there would be other natural disasters if it continued. Calling for a tow truck wasn't feasible, and staying in the car wasn't rational. They were all in a predicament.

Realizing that it was dangerous to stay any longer, the driver checked the navigation on his phone and then took out several disposable raincoats to distribute among everyone.

"We're not far from the village we visited in the morning, much closer than going back to the town. Waiting here for rescue is no longer an option. We can only abandon the car and head to the village to figure out our next steps."

The others had no experience dealing with natural disasters in the wilderness, so they obediently put on the raincoats and braved the heavy rain, leaving behind the muddy road.

...

They walked a considerable distance in the rain, but fortunately, the navigation was reliable. Before nightfall, they finally arrived at the village. The elderly people in the village had already retired for the night, but one elderly lady offered them shelter. However, the rooms were limited, so the driver and two crew members shared one room, while the three artists shared another.

The rain was pouring heavily, rendering the disposable raincoats useless. By the time they reached the village, everyone was drenched from head to toe, a pitiful sight indeed.

Since it wasn't winter yet, the heating equipment in the elderly lady's house was still stored in the warehouse. There was only a small electric heater outside, meant for drying clothes on rainy days.

The three male crew members generously gave the heater to their female counterparts.

Using towels to dry themselves, Qin Wei took out a sealed bag from her bag and distributed clean short-sleeved shirts and shorts to Sun Tiantian and Qiao Sixiao.

Both of them looked at Qin Wei, momentarily stunned. Qin Wei gave them a reproachful glance. "They're clean! Are you two disgusted? Well, it doesn't matter. You don't have a choice."

Whether they wanted to wear them or not, they should change out of their wet clothes first. It was too uncomfortable to continue wearing soaking wet clothes.

"Weiwei, your bag seems to have everything in it..."

Qin Wei packed disposable underwear, towels, and a change of clothes in vacuum-sealed bags and stuffed them into her backpack.

"Underwear and toiletries are essential when going out," Qin Wei answered Sun Tiantian's confusion.

"As for short-sleeved shirts and shorts..."

After the incident when she realized she was wearing counterfeit clothes while sweeping the floor, Qin Wei always carried spare clothes in her bag when going out.

This time, she packed even more because they were going on a long trip.

In short, she had become cautious and fearful.

"Oh well, it doesn't matter. I have a headache now, and I feel cold. I'll lie down for a while..."

Sun Tiantian quickly changed her clothes, then sat on the bed, supporting her chin with her hand. She looked exhausted, struggling to keep her heavy eyelids open. She asked the two of them:

"But there are only two single beds here. How should we allocate them?"

Seeing her pale face and even slightly white lips, Qin Wei walked over and touched her forehead.

"You've been in the rain for too long. Tiantian, you have a fever..."

Saying that, she took out a box of medicine from her bag and gave it to her.

"Take the medicine, cover yourself with a blanket, and go to sleep. Don't worry about anything else."

"Thank you, Doraemon."

After Sun Tiantian finished speaking, she took the medicine. She didn't have the energy to think about anything while feeling uncomfortable, so she lay down after taking the medicine. Qin Wei moved the small heater closer to her side. It was still cold on this rainy night in the mountainous area, despite it being summer.

Turning back, Qiao Sixiao was still standing by the bed, wearing wet clothes.

Qin Wei felt a headache coming on.

"Change your clothes. Don't be picky. There's no other choice unless you don't mind getting sick."

Qin Wei advised her irritably.

"You still have to go back for filming. Taking leave will affect your professional image!"

Qiao Sixiao glanced at her and said,

"Turn around, I need to change clothes." Qin Wei gave up. She sat on Sun Tiantian's bed and turned her head away.

A long time passed, but Qiao Sixiao didn't say a word. Qin Wei felt that anyone would have finished changing clothes by now, so she turned around and saw Qiao Sixiao looking down at the clothes she had put on, her expression complicated.

Usually, Qin Wei could see her radiant smile, as well as her anger and indifference, but she had never seen her with this expression before—

Confusion and bewilderment.

"Qin Wei, what kind of lousy clothes are these? What color scheme is this? Why is there a drawing of a banana on it? Has it come to life? And there are eyes??" Qin Wei felt a sick feeling rising in her throat. She wanted to vomit blood.

She clenched her fist, trembling with anger.

"That's... a duck..."

...

Tiantian still had a slight fever, but after taking the medicine, her forehead wasn't as hot.

Qiao Sixiao sat at the table, earnestly studying the script under the light of a small desk lamp.

"It's quite late. You should sleep first. Tiantian has a fever. I'll sleep after her fever subsides."

Qin Wei glanced at the time and then lowered her voice to Qiao Sixiao.

Qiao Sixiao looked up at her and then continued reading the script, asking her,

"Where will you sleep later?"

"I'll decide after Tiantian's fever subsides."

Qin Wei said, then she touched Sun Tiantian's forehead again. At least she couldn't sleep right now.

Qin Wei got up, took out a book from her bag, and waved it in front of Qiao Sixiao:

"Go to bed, let me sit here and study for a while."

Qiao Sixiao glanced up and saw that Qin Wei was holding the novel she had given her, "Star Ignition."

"Didn't you give it away? Did you buy another one to deceive me?"

Qin Wei slammed the book in front of Qiao Sixiao. If it weren't for the fear of disturbing Sweetie, she would have shouted. At this moment, she could only lower her voice in a hysterical tone:

"Qiao, listen carefully. This is the book you sent me. When it arrived, it had some creases. And here, this is the trace of coffee spilled on it. And here, this is... the mark I left when reading it on the bus. I've flipped through this book back and forth twice, and it's all because of you!!!

I already gave it away, and now you want it back. Do you know how embarrassing that is?"

Qiao Sixiao: "..."

Qiao Sixiao looked at her as if she were a fool:

"Say whatever you want, but why are your hands shaking? It's as if I've been bullying you. Are you crazy?"