Chapter 304: Confession
On the deserted island, there was no food, no fresh water, nothing. An Xiayue had never encountered such a situation before and was a little at a loss, becoming uneasy. It was also Yu Linna’s first time encountering such a situation, but she didn’t seem flustered. Instead, she calmly docked the yacht and then looked for food that could fill their stomachs.
Although it was an island, no one lived there, but it shouldn’t be too far from the beach. They should be able to find edible wild fruits on the island.
“Do you think they will come looking for us if we go missing?”
“Brother Qing has a habit of checking the rooms every night. If he knows I haven’t come back, he will definitely come looking for me tomorrow. We just have to get through tonight.”
Watching the sunset, the tide also rose, and the weather became a little cooler. It seemed that it was impossible to go back tonight. The yacht was also broken. At this point, it was meaningless to blame that boss again. They could only choose to spend the night here and wait for someone to come and find them tomorrow. If Hu Qing found out that the two of them were missing together, he would definitely be anxious. The probability of being found the next day was still quite high.
The most worrying thing was how to get through tonight.
An Xiayue had thought of catching sea fish, but Yu Linna said she couldn’t do it. She couldn’t catch fish with her bare hands. They could only use the most primitive method, find some dry branches, and then drill wood to make a fire. Yu Linna had no experience in wilderness survival, but she was quite adept at adapting to living independently outside. She had lived alone for so many years. As for how to survive under difficult conditions, she was obviously more experienced than An Xiayue.
Then she went into the woods to find wild fruits that could fill their stomachs, and found fresh water with her own experience, successfully solving the problem of food and fresh water for tonight.
“This time, I really have to thank you, Shion-sensei. You’re quite experienced. If it weren’t for you, I estimate it would have been hard to get through tonight.”
An Xiayue bit into a wild fruit and sat by the bonfire, warming herself. She felt that it was good to be alive.
The weather was also gradually getting cooler. She was only wearing thin clothes, and a swimsuit underneath. It would definitely be uncomfortable when night fell. She couldn’t help but hug herself. Yu Linna threw a few more dry branches into the fire to make it bigger.
“By the way, Shion-sensei, you seem to have a lot of experience in wilderness survival. Did you often go camping before?”
An Xiayue thought that since she was trapped on the island anyway, she might as well chat with her to pass the time. A night might just pass like that. They had nowhere to sleep. They would chat for a night and wait for a rescue team to take them back tomorrow.
There was nothing to be done about the event. It could only be put on hold for now. Hopefully, Brother Qing wouldn’t blame her.
But she thought that this “old father,” Hu Qing, would definitely be very angry. Absolutely.
“No. I’m just used to living alone. I have some experience in how to live. Although I’ve never tried to survive on an island, as long as you find a way, you can still survive. I’ve even slept on a park bench before. A newspaper, a chair, and I could still sleep.”
Yu Linna said with a wry smile.
Compared to not having enough to eat and not having warm clothes to wear before, just being trapped on this island was not a difficult thing for her. What difficulties hadn’t she experienced, what hardships hadn’t she endured? She felt that this was not a difficult thing.
An Xiayue was slightly surprised. She had originally just been trying to find a topic to chat about, but she had unintentionally learned about Shion-sensei’s arduous history.
After Shion-sensei became famous, everyone only knew how amazing she was, but no one knew what her past life was like, nor did they know how she had fought to get to where she was today.
For some reason, An Xiayue really wanted to understand her, to understand everything about her, a very strong desire.
“Shion-sensei, how did you live before?”
“Just alone. I lived as I should. I worried about food, about clothes I couldn’t afford, and also had a headache over rent I couldn’t pay. It was ordinary, just like most people.”
“I don’t think it’s a very ordinary thing for a girl who has just come of age to pay rent alone. Don’t your family care?”
Yu Linna was silent. She didn’t answer, just threw branches into the fire.
Did I say something wrong?
An Xiayue felt that the atmosphere was not right for some reason.
“I have no family.”
After she had added enough to the fire, she stopped, her elbows resting on her knees, her hands supporting her chin.
“I have always lived alone, moving from one person’s home to another. In the end, my nominal guardian gave me a sum of money and ran away. I was no longer taken care of by anyone. Until I was eighteen, I lived this kind of life.”
“I’m sorry.”
Realizing that she had opened her wound, An Xiayue felt apologetic.
Why is it that when I hear her talk about her own story, I feel so heartbroken? Looking at the melancholy on the blonde girl’s face, she actually felt pained, as if she were the one involved. That fragile appearance made one want to hug her and take good care of her.
She seemed to have a natural inclination to get close to her, to want to know more about her, and even to feel pained by her experience. She really wanted to protect her, to guard her, to prevent her from being hurt in any way. Why was this? They had only known each other for less than a week. Why was this?
It was as if from the very beginning, they had never rejected each other, had always liked to be with each other. Even just sitting together and playing on their respective phones was interesting. It wasn’t for any reason, just that they wanted to be with each other.
This feeling was very wonderful.
Yes, just like the way a family gets along.
“Sister Yue, you don’t have to feel any burden. Actually, I’m living quite well now. You see, I have money and status now, and I can earn it myself. I don’t have to worry like before. I’m very happy, very blissful. To me, that’s just the past.”
Yu Linna changed her tone and said with a smile. She was trying to change the subject at the right time, to change the atmosphere.
That’s what she thought, but whether she could do it was another matter.
“You’re not as old as me, Shion-sensei. You’re only 19. At your age, you should be with your family, enjoying their protection and love, not coming out to society to bear responsibilities so early.”
“Sister Yue, it’s easy to say, but hard to do. I don’t want to do these things either, but reality doesn’t allow it. If I don’t work, don’t earn money, I’ll starve. I also really hope someone will come and help me, really hope someone will adopt me. As I get older, I no longer have hope. When I was 18, I threw away all my fantasies and fought alone, getting my status and wealth. The facts prove that the only person in this world who is truly worth relying on is yourself.”
These words were also said for Yu Linna to hear herself.
These years had not been easy for her. How many times had hope been met with cold reality? She no longer held onto fantasies. When she walked alone, she got everything she wanted, and even got the wealth that many people could not get in a lifetime. Now, as long as she wanted, she could buy a house. It was just that she didn’t want to.
“If…”
An Xiayue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she swallowed it back. But she still gritted her teeth and tried to say what she wanted to say.
“If you don’t mind… I can be your family. You see, I’m older than you. You can call me ‘sister.’ You won’t be at a loss, right?”
Yu Linna showed a slightly surprised expression, and then she smiled wryly.
“No need, thank you. I appreciate the thought. I’m used to being alone. There’s no need to do these things. Besides, I’ve grown up. I will have my own family.”
She politely declined her kind offer. An Xiayue felt a little disappointed, but still respected her choice.
She discovered how much she liked this girl. She was a mixed-race like her, but the difference was that one had grown up with a silver spoon in her mouth, while the other had to look up and move forward in a cold reality. She felt that even if she took her in as a little sister, it wouldn’t matter. From the very first meeting, she had liked her very much, wanted to get close to her, wanted to have further contact with her.
After that, Yu Linna and An Xiayue chatted a lot, but they were all ordinary topics, basically not talking about the bitter and deep things from the beginning. Soon, a night passed.
…
When she woke up the next day, An Xiayue was woken up by the sun. She rubbed her eyes and saw Yu Linna still lying on her side on the ground, curled up in a ball. The bonfire had long since been extinguished, turning into a pile of ashes. An Xiayue yawned, went to the beach to take a look, and still no one had come to find them. It seemed that no one would be coming for a while.
“Shion-sensei, it’s time to wake up. The rescue team still hasn’t come. We have to go and make a distress signal.”
She shook Yu Linna, but Yu Linna just “mmm”-ed and didn’t get up. An Xiayue patted her body and suddenly found that her body was very hot. She turned her over and found that Yu Linna’s face was very red, and her forehead was very hot.
“Shion-sensei?… Oh my god, you have a fever?!”
An Xiayue immediately became anxious. Yu Linna must have caught a cold last night. This was terrible. There was nothing on the deserted island, no doctor, and the rescue team hadn’t come. Yu Linna was in great danger if this continued!
“Shion-sensei, Shion-sensei! Wake up!”
“Don’t be noisy… I’ll sleep a little longer…”
“What should I do, what should I do… Shion-sensei, don’t let anything happen to you.”
An Xiayue became anxious. It was the first time she had ever encountered such a thing, and she was completely at a loss. She took off her own jacket and covered her with it, revealing the bikini swimsuit underneath. She also tried to start a fire for warmth. But she fumbled for a long time and couldn’t make a fire by drilling wood. She angrily threw the stick away. Was drilling wood to make a fire really that difficult!
“Oh my god… please, don’t let anything happen to her…”
An Xiayue was really anxious. She carried her to the woods to rest, trying to find a way to cool her down. But there was nothing on this island, no medicine that could lower her fever. She hadn’t brought anything with her when she came out, and the rescue team hadn’t come. She had no idea what to do.
Loneliness, helplessness, confusion, fear, all pressed down on her. An Xiayue cried anxiously.
Looking at the high-fevered Yu Linna, she was so scared, so afraid that something would really happen to her here. If that were the case, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
“Someone! Help! Is anyone there!!”
Her voice echoed on the island, but no one could hear it…
