CHAPTER 233: CHAPTER 233 ORIGINAL SIN 42

The hotpot was so delicious that, without realizing it, a few of the big stars ate too much! Rubbing their bulging stomachs and feeling the lingering taste in their mouths, with their hands itching to grab more food, these big stars were on the verge of tears with no strength to cry!

Even though vegetables don’t add much weight, eating too much of them will make you gain weight nonetheless! Calculating the food they had mindlessly eaten earlier, they realized they had already seriously overeaten! They’re definitely going to gain weight today!

Smelling the aroma and feeling their restless hearts yearning for more, the stars reluctantly got up, distanced themselves from temptation, and went to rest in the rooms reserved by Red Dust to avoid losing control over their mouths and hands!

Originally, tonight, Li Ming planned not to continue filming, but when he saw the magnificent scene of Red Dust illuminated by lanterns, inspiration struck him. He wanted to wake all the resting stars and film a scene where the lead couple confesses their feelings under the lanterns!

Li Ming was known for his impulsive decisions, which the stars found hard to cooperate with, especially since they were now big names and rarely had directors being so demanding with them.

But Li Ming was different. These well-informed stars knew that although he was a rookie director, he had strong backing. Even though he wasn’t using his family’s influence at the moment and was doing everything on his own, he was still under their protection.

At least, when other unknown directors begged for investment, they practically had to humiliate themselves to get a little funding. But with Li Ming, people would scramble to give him money for investment, and even then he’d decide whether to accept it based on his mood.

If he didn’t take your money, you couldn’t complain, and if he did, you had to be grateful and thank him as if he were doing you a great favor. Although Li Ming never used his influence to oppress people, his background ensured he was always the one being flattered!

The investors didn’t dare oppose him, so these stars, who had to fight tooth and nail to join the crew, definitely couldn’t go against Li Ming’s decisions.

When Li Ming decided to film, you had to keep going without breaks, and if he decided not to, you stayed idle even if you were free enough to grow fur. If you had other commitments, it was none of his business; if you were in a hurry, you could leave, as he wasn’t short of actors!

Li Ming continued filming for two weeks straight until he completed all the scenes needed at Red Dust. Afterward, he decided everyone should stay and enjoy the place for two days, as it would be a shame to miss such beautiful scenery.

On the second day, just as Feng Jing and Wan Yan came to visit Li Ming, they planned to have fun together. Since the three had previously challenged mountain climbing together, they separated from the crew, took some food, and went hiking.

They left in the morning, and by noon, Li Ming and Wan Yan returned, but Feng Jing was not with them. Yun Shuangshuang found it odd and casually asked why Mr. Feng hadn’t returned with them.

Li Ming and Wan Yan didn’t pay much attention and said Feng Jing thought the view was great and planned to stay longer on the mountain to take some photos. Since the place was close to Red Dust, they felt it was unlikely he’d get lost, so Li Ming and Wan Yan returned first.

Initially, Yun Shuangshuang didn’t think much of it, but when the afternoon turned dark and Feng Jing still hadn’t returned, Li Ming and Wan Yan began feeling uneasy, planning to search for him separately.

Yun Shuangshuang waited anxiously at Red Dust, her eyelid twitching uncontrollably, feeling something was bound to happen. Even experienced hikers could get lost in the mountains; sometimes, just a small forest could obstruct someone and leave them unable to find their way out.

By the time it was completely dark, still nobody had returned, and Yun Shuangshuang’s brow furrowed deeply. Her heart was troubled, wondering if something really had happened!

By midnight, two people returned—Li Ming and Feng Jing, both limping and supporting each other. However, Wan Yan hadn’t returned. Li Ming and Feng Jing looked distraught and urgently asked Yun Shuangshuang if she had seen Wan Yan come back!

Yun Shuangshuang’s heart skipped a beat. She shook her head, and the uneasy feeling grew stronger. Could Wan Yan have gotten stuck in the mountains? Hearing Yun Shuangshuang say Wan Yan hadn’t returned, Li Ming and Feng Jing’s expressions darkened, and they were about to head out again to continue the search.

Yun Shuangshuang frowned, thinking that these two were being irrational! How could they rescue someone in such a state? They had already exhausted themselves in the mountains for so long that they needed to support each other to limp forward. If they went in again, they assuredly wouldn’t be able to get out.

Yun Shuangshuang quickly moved to block Li Ming and Feng Jing from heading out, saying anxiously, "You two should wait a moment; relying solely on yourselves limits the search. Hurry up and call the police to organize a mountain search!"

Yun Shuangshuang’s words immediately alerted Li Ming and Feng Jing. Right! They could mobilize family resources to help search! They must have been crazy to rely only on themselves! Concern had clearly muddled their heads!

Li Ming and Feng Jing immediately took out their phones and each called their families, explaining the situation and asking them to arrange for people to help with the search promptly.

Li Ming and Feng Jing did have people of their own, but their small band couldn’t compare to their families. In a situation involving human life, naturally, they needed to summon their family’s strength.

Li Ming’s and Feng Jing’s families acted swiftly. Within an hour of the phone calls, a large military truck arrived. Heavily armed, with all kinds of mountaineering equipment, the armed police soldiers came out and immediately headed into the mountains!

Yun Shuangshuang, along with Li Ming and Feng Jing, waited for news in the lobby on the first floor. Yun Shuangshuang’s face was also grim. Though she hadn’t interacted much with the upper echelons of society, seeing how a single phone call from Li Ming and Feng Jing could summon so many armed police suggested these families wielded significant power!

If anything really happened to Wan Yan, Red Dust would be in big trouble, as the Wan Yan family, and potentially even Li Ming and Feng Jing, might vent their anger on her. Though this had nothing to do with her, people sometimes irrationally blamed others when upset.

For instance, as the owner of Red Dust, she should have been aware of the dangers posed by the nearby mountains and had a responsibility to advise Li Ming, Feng Jing, and Wan Yan against hiking. Her failure to do so was a mistake!

As dawn broke and military police continued to rotate between resting and searching, there was still no information on Wan Yan. Unable to sit still any longer, Yun Shuangshuang went to her room, changed into sportswear, and planned to personally enter the mountains to find Wan Yan. She couldn’t let anything happen to him in this place!