Chapter 224: Can’t Stop at All
Sometimes, troubles are things you create for yourself. If you just don’t think about them and look at things more openly, you’ll feel much more relaxed. After Tang Yulong figured this out, he didn’t feel so bad anymore.
Perhaps sometimes it really is fate. Some people are just not destined to be together, and forcing it is useless.
Everyone is searching for the most suitable person for them, but not everyone is so lucky. Most people just wait while they search.
“Brother, I feel like you have something on your mind.”
Tang Yumeng, holding her cat, watched as her brother remained seated on the sofa from the time she went to her room until she came back out. She had a vague feeling that something was up with him. He would never normally sit on the sofa for so long.
If something wasn’t wrong, why would he be like this?
“I’m fine, really.”
Tang Yulong just smiled at that. He really did look fine, not much different from before, but as his older sister, Tang Yumeng could see the gloom in his eyes.
“Yulong, if you have anything on your mind, you can talk to me. I’ll help you.”
“Yeah, thanks, sis.”
Tang Yulong just smiled and petted the cat in his sister’s arms. The cat obediently licked his fingers. Tang Yulong then went to the entryway to change his shoes.
“Yulong, where are you going?”
“For a walk. I’ll be back before dinner.”
“Don’t go too far, Mom will be angry.”
“Yeah, I’m not a kid anymore. I’ll be back on time.”
Tang Yulong gave her a reassuring smile.
He had always relied on his sister since he was a child, always following behind her, crying. But he didn’t know when it started, but he no longer followed behind his sister. Now, he would soon become a man who could stand on his own two feet.
Tang Yumeng, holding her cat, felt that her brother seemed to have changed. In the future, she would probably have one less person to tease.
“Sigh, let’s not think about this. Jingjing, let’s go eat.”
Stroking the cat, she thought it was about time to feed it. This cat could eat a lot; she had to prepare a little extra.
…
Yu Linna sneezed for no reason. She rubbed her nose, wondering why she would sneeze when she didn’t have a cold. Was it because the fan was on too high? To save money, she hadn’t even installed an air conditioner in her house. In this scorching August summer, could a fan still be this hot?
Yu Linna continued to type on her keyboard. Her script was already one-third finished. She believed she would be able to finish it soon. By then, she could start working on the third volume of Ballad of the Enchantress, as well as the illustrations. It seemed she was never finished with her work. After finishing one job, there was always another. She rarely put down her work, except for the time she spent at Ye Zhiyun’s old home.
In her own words, you have to work harder when you’re young, so you won’t have any regrets.
Well, her thinking wasn’t without reason. After all, she had spent the past eighteen years in hardship and poverty. Now that she had finally achieved something, she certainly had to work even harder, earn more money, and have enough to retire on. When she had earned enough money, she could retire. Anyway, she had no parents or relatives, so earning more money was just for herself.
She stretched, patting her neck. Sitting and working for a long time made her cervical spine a little sore. She believed that every creator who sat for long periods of time would have this feeling.
Just as she was thinking of continuing, someone pinged her on WeChat.
◇ Leaf: Are you done with work?
She smiled and typed on her keyboard.
◇ NA Nana~: Almost. What about you?
◇ Leaf: It’s nighttime here. I’m off work. My brother isn’t home. When do you rest?
◇ NA Nana~: 10 minutes.
◇ Leaf: Okay, video call?
◇ NA Nana~: Okay.
About ten minutes later, Ye Zhiyun’s video call came through on time. Yu Linna also stopped her fingers at this moment and answered the call. A new window appeared on her computer screen. Opposite the window, a black-haired girl was holding her phone, looking this way.
“Nana, I see you.”
“I see you too. Is the night view in America pretty?”
“It’s prettier over there, but no matter how good it is, it’s not where I want to be. I want to go back home.”
“I’ve never been to America in my life. I’m so envious.”
“Then I’ll take you to America next time. Just name a time, and I’ll help you get a passport right away.”
“Okay.”
During their video chat, Ye Zhiyun was always in a good mood, a smile on her face. When she was with Yu Linna, she felt as sweet as eating honey. Perhaps this was the taste of being in love.
Yu Linna was different from that block of wood, Li Muqing. She wasn’t unromantic, nor was she like a fool. More importantly, she was the treasure that Ye Zhiyun wanted to hold in the palm of her hand.
I really want to just tell her.
But, that was not possible…
“Nana, do you think you’ll get married in the future?”
“I don’t know. I haven’t met the right person yet. I probably won’t get married for a while.”
“Then when will you meet him?”
“Maybe soon, maybe slowly. Or maybe I’ll never meet him.”
Ye Zhiyun sat on a lounge chair in the courtyard. The California night was beautiful, with many stars, but the cool breeze was a bit cold. She felt that it was still better back home.
“Nana, if you don’t get married in the future, let’s live together.”
“Are you trying to keep me?”
Yu Linna made a small joke.
“If you want, of course, that’s no problem.”
“Forget it, forget it. I was joking. I still owe you tens of millions. Let’s talk about it after I pay off this debt.”
Actually, Ye Zhiyun really wanted to say that she didn’t care about the money at all and didn’t need her to pay it back, but Yu Linna probably wouldn’t listen. Compared to that money, she cared more about her as a person.
Money was just an external possession. The most important thing was the person.
“Nana.”
“Mm.”
“I just wanted to call your name.”
Some things can be said, can be poured out.
But some things cannot be said, cannot be let known, because they absolutely cannot be spoken.
To care for someone is to hope that they can live well. If they are not well, you would rather bear it yourself.
They talked for a long time again. Recently, they often had video calls at this time. Although Ye Zile had told her not to contact her at this time, Ye Zhiyun still couldn’t hold back. She still chose to contact her, even if it made her aunt very unhappy. She had to do it.
Because she was hers, not someone else’s.
“Let’s talk again tomorrow. My brother is coming back.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up the WeChat video call, Yu-meizi stretched again, thinking it was time to continue working. The script was almost halfway done. She had to keep working hard and finish her work. By September, they could officially start filming. In any case, it was a twelve-episode TV series, and it would be broadcast online. As for whether the viewership would be high, that depended on how many highlights the drama had.
…
Speaking of Ye Zhiyun’s aunt, Li Jing, after failing to buy the copyrights, she could only settle for second best and acquire the rights of authors with slightly lower fame. But even so, the project was still slow to be established. Although they planned to make it into an animation, they encountered too many difficulties. The most fatal point was that the original work was not famous enough.
After all, a masterpiece with a stellar reputation like Ballad of the Enchantress was rare in the market, especially one created by a newcomer. Li Jing would not have another chance to get a bargain. Now that the rights had been sold to her competitor, Caibi, Li Jing had a huge headache.
“If only she had sold it to me.”
Li Jing thought this more than once.
Li Yuexin made a cup of coffee for her dear sister. Due to work reasons, Li Jing was temporarily staying at the Ye family home. Li Yuexin usually had nothing to do, so she would make coffee for her and accompany her on walks.
“Li Jing, I think you’re pushing yourself too hard. I feel like if you continue like this, you won’t be yourself anymore. Besides, the copyright matter is already a done deal. Why are you still holding on to it?”
“Sister, you don’t understand. You don’t understand my feelings. Such a good work, to be sold to Caibi just like that. I really can’t figure it out. What’s so good about that company?”
Seeing her sister’s angry face, Li Yuexin also had a headache. This sister of hers was just like her younger self.
“You, you’re still too young. You just won’t let go. Sooner or later, you’ll regret your stubbornness.”
Putting down the coffee, Li Yuexin didn’t plan to say anything more. She turned on the TV and sat on the sofa to watch a drama.
“You’ve been out of the business world for so long. What right do you have to comment on me?”
“…Li Jing, are you on your period? So irritable.”
Li Yuexin was not a good-tempered person either. Several tick marks appeared on her forehead. Although she was her sister, if she spoke like that, she would also get angry.
“…Ahem, sister, I’m thirsty. I’ll go get something to drink. What do you want to drink? I’ll get it for you.”
“Get me a carton of milk.”
“Okay, okay.”
As the older sister, Li Yuexin still gave her sister a way out. In any case, she was so much older than her. It would seem petty to bicker with her.
Li Jing fled as if escaping. This sister of hers was really amazing. She had been out of the business world for many years, but her authority was still there. She had thought she would be bullied by her brother-in-law after getting married, but now it seemed it was a good thing if her brother-in-law wasn’t bullied by her.
Suddenly, a call came in.
“Hello, Little Cheng. Why are you calling me?”
She answered the phone while rummaging through the refrigerator for milk.
“What? My niece? How could she… didn’t I tell Zile to tell her not to get so close to her?”
Li Jing was very unhappy.
Her niece was still in contact with Yu Linna. Although she shouldn’t interfere in her private affairs, she was still unhappy. She didn’t like Shion-Sensei at all now, didn’t like Yu Linna at all.
Just because she hadn’t sold the copyrights to her, she was all sorts of unhappy.
This was how this era was. You think you’ve done the right thing, but you still inadvertently offend others.
“Forget it, forget it. It’s useless to stop her. If she wants to play with her, let her. I’m not planning to… what? You’re saying, she is…”
Li Jing was silent for a moment, listening to her assistant’s words, listening without missing a single word. This was a major event that the entire industry didn’t know about.
“Mm, I know.”
Hanging up the phone, Li Jing’s face was calm. She found the milk, her eyes turning fierce at this moment.
This Yu Linna, it seems she’s really quite something.
