Chapter 295: I Don’t Want to Miss You
In the end, Li Jing couldn’t say much. She really wanted to express her attitude but didn’t. She knew that it would be too annoying and unnecessary. She paid the bill early and left. Before leaving, she only said to Ye Zhiyun, “Don’t forget our bet.”
How could Ye Zhiyun not know what this meant? They had made a bet at the beginning. If she couldn’t do it within a year, then she would have to leave Yu Linna and never contact her again. If she succeeded, then she would definitely not interfere with any of her choices.
“Nana.”
After leaving the coffee shop, her heart was still not calm. Although Yu Linna’s answer had made her very happy, she was still uneasy in her heart.
Her aunt’s appearance was unexpected, and at the same time, it gave Yu Linna a chance to realize.
“The reason you were avoiding me, was it because of her?”
Yu Linna asked with her back to her. She didn’t know if she was angry or smiling now. Ye Zhiyun became even more uneasy.
“Yes.”
Rather than making up so many excuses, it was better to admit everything frankly. Perhaps it would be easier this way.
After all, she had indeed been avoiding her during that time, avoiding her for a considerable period, to the point where Yu Linna couldn’t even find her if she wanted to.
“Then you not talking to me, not replying to my messages, was that also her?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you do that?”
The thought of being neglected during that time, and Ye Zhiyun’s indifference towards her, made her feel sad. In the beginning, she really felt sad, and a little crazy. She had never had such a strong longing for a person, not even for Nangong Ying. At that time, how she wished Ye Zhiyun would reply to her, how she wished she could come out and give an explanation, but she didn’t. After a long time, she also gave up.
“My aunt doesn’t want me to get too close to you. I have no other meaning. I just want to protect you. I don’t want you to be in danger.”
Yu Linna didn’t say a word, always keeping her back to her, not looking at her directly. Ye Zhiyun didn’t know what she was thinking. Maybe she was angry, maybe she was happy, or maybe her heart was as calm as her appearance.
“You should have told me. We’re friends.”
That sentence, “We’re friends,” pierced Ye Zhiyun’s heart. This kind of relationship was not what she wanted, not what she wanted. What she wanted was definitely not the two words “friends.” She wanted a step further, a closer relationship, a relationship they had never even dared to think of before.
“I’m sorry,” she apologized.
“I really want to protect you. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I don’t want to leave you either. This is the only way I can protect you. Only by temporarily leaving you, avoiding the limelight, and accumulating strength, can I have the chance to stand in front of you again and talk to you.”
She lowered her head and apologized, lowering her stance in front of her for the first time. However, Yu Linna was still unwilling to turn around.
Was Yu Linna angry? Of course she was angry, but she felt more sad. She hoped that when anything happened, Ye Zhiyun wouldn’t avoid her, but would work with her to find a solution and face it together. Maybe she was too selfish, always thinking of herself, but she didn’t want to be neglected. She wanted to be with her. As long as they were together, they would surely find a solution.
The two who couldn’t get along at the beginning now had a better relationship than anyone else.
How she wished their relationship could continue like this, forever and ever, never changing.
“Trust me, I never thought of hurting you. I just want to protect you. Most importantly, I don’t want to miss you. I would rather hurt myself, endure the pain myself, than miss the opportunity to be with you.”
She hugged this petite and cute girl from behind, pulling her into her embrace. The blonde girl only struggled symbolically for a few moments, then stopped resisting, letting her hold her just like that.
“I’m sorry, Nana. Forgive me. I just don’t want to lose you.”
Perhaps she was too selfish, always thinking of herself. But she didn’t want a life without her, nor did she want to miss her. To be with her, she had endured the pain of leaving her. To create a life that belonged to them, she had forced herself to become stronger, to find a kingdom that could accommodate them.
She really didn’t want a life without her.
Being held like this by her, Yu Linna’s heart also softened, her face blushing slightly. This person is too cunning. After saying all this, how can I still be angry? Too cunning. Doesn’t this mean I have to forgive her?
“Alright.”
In the end, she could only sigh. There was no way she could be angry with her.
She could never do it.
She didn’t even know when Ye Zhiyun’s importance in her heart had become so great.
They held hands again and walked together again. Although Ye Zhiyun hadn’t said it explicitly, she was still keenly aware of Yu Linna’s appearance. She thought that they still had a chance. As long as she worked a little harder, there was still a chance. Of course, when to confess was another matter. At least for now, she had to be stable. Once she was stable, and the soup was almost ready, she could make her move.
“Zhiyun, I’m a little hungry. Let’s get something to eat.”
“Okay.”
Yu Linna moved closer to her, thought for a moment, and still linked arms with her, her body pressed against hers. This small gesture made Ye Zhiyun’s blood rise, an unnatural blush appearing on her face. She could clearly feel her heart accelerating.
“Nana, you…”
“You don’t like this? Then…”
“No, it’s fine. Just stay like this. Just like this. Please, just stay like this and don’t move.”
She was ecstatic, wishing she could just hold this little cutie in her arms and spoil her, telling everyone that she belonged to Ye Zhiyun.
Ye Zhiyun, who was usually so domineering, who walked with the aura of a queen, was like a boy in his first relationship when it came to love. Happy but afraid to cross the line, afraid that her good impression would decline because of it. She was always carefully trying to figure out her thoughts, afraid that she would be unhappy.
“I know a Western restaurant that’s very delicious. I’ll call and make a reservation for you right now. The steak at this restaurant is very hard to book. You have to book a month in advance. But it’s fine. With one call from me, we can eat in an hour.”
“Mmm.”
She squinted her eyes, linking arms with her, pressing closely against her, as if declaring her sovereignty. She didn’t want to do anything, just be with her. Just simply be with her.
I really want to be with Ye Zhiyun forever, even if it’s just drinking plain water together.
She didn’t care about money, didn’t care about status. Right now, she just wanted to be with her, to be eternal in this moment.
“Zhiyun, will you get married in the future?”
“I will. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Yu Linna’s eyes dimmed, but she quickly forced a smile, acting as if nothing had happened. That’s right, Ye Zhiyun will get married sooner or later. The time they can enjoy together is only now. At least now she can still be with her as a friend, be happy with her. She can be a lady in front of her, can act spoiled, even be willful. Such opportunities will no longer be there in the future.
She wanted to cherish this moment.
They spent the whole day like this, enjoying the rare time alone with each other. Since the summer vacation, they hadn’t spent such a long time together.
Ye Zhiyun, as before, took her to eat delicious food, to have fun. Seeing her eat so heartily made her very happy. She gently wiped her mouth with a napkin. When Yu Linna was thirsty, she would hand her a drink. When she was tired, she would have someone give her a massage. It could be said that she was very good to her.
Yu Linna also forgot her unhappiness, enjoying her time with her, enjoying her time alone with her.
After starting university, everyone said she was very cold. Fang Jiangning also said she had changed a lot, had become very cold and unapproachable, not at all like before. She didn’t even know what her personality was like before. Actually, to put it bluntly, she had always had a knot in her heart. That knot was Ye Zhiyun. She was just longing to have Ye Zhiyun, longing to have time with her. That was all.
“Zhiyun, thank you for today. I’m very happy.”
When they parted, Yu Linna was smiling. She hadn’t smiled so happily in a long time.
“If you want, you can find me anytime.”
Ye Zhiyun patted her head and said.
The two of them didn’t say any more sentimental words, just looked at each other. Ye Zhiyun gave her a kiss on the cheek. Yu Linna didn’t even react.
“Well then, see you next time.”
She left those words, then she waved and got into the driver’s car.
The car drove farther and farther away, the license plate in her sight becoming blurry. Yu Linna touched the side of her face, staring blankly for a long time, and finally, a smile appeared.
It feels… not bad?
She returned home, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and thinking about the day’s story, she couldn’t help but smile foolishly again. The days with her are so good.
She opened her computer, continued to work, and began her crazy manuscript-saving mode. Because of the failure of the animation, she had decided to speed up the progress of finishing her novel so that she could write a new one sooner, sign a new contract with someone, and get the adaptation rights in her own hands sooner. That way, she wouldn’t have a repeat of the Caibi lesson.
Her thoughts followed time, and everything was proceeding according to plan. Originally, she was supposed to publish two volumes of her novel a month. To speed things up, she had temporarily stopped serializing Zixuan and the Paper Airplane this month and instead published two volumes of Ballad of the Enchantress a month. This also caused a stir in the industry. In response to the market saying that the quality of Ballad of the Enchantress was declining, she used a new volume to prove that she was definitely not at the end of her rope, fiercely responding to the comments. What followed was the reluctance of the fans for the upcoming finale.
After all, it was normal for a novel to have millions of words and ten or twenty volumes, but Yu Linna insisted on finishing it in just over ten volumes. Because she wanted to start her next phase.
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And so winter passed.
Spring came with blooming flowers and fragrant birds. A flock of birds flew across the sky, over high mountains and great rivers, over many oceans. After landing at the airport, the door of this plane also opened.
A blonde girl wearing sunglasses and a mask adjusted the angle of her hat, lowered her head in the crowd, not wanting to attract people’s attention, just wanting to be low-key. After arriving here, the first thing she did was to open her phone to find a contact, to find a name she was familiar with.
She scrolled to a Chinese name in her phone’s address book, a name that many people were not unfamiliar with.
Tang Yumeng.
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