Chapter 318: Strawberry
When Tang Yumeng had yet to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, her exposure had increased due to the movie Dream Life, and naturally, directors had also asked her to act. And Director Murong Yan was one of them. In this romantic comedy film called Marriage at Close Range, Tang Yumeng played the second female lead, a mistress, and a student girl who seduces the married male lead. But because it was a comedy, many scenes were treated with a comedic touch. She had to play a bitch while also trying her best to be funny.
The effect was not bad. Tang Yumeng’s performance was very good. Although she was a mistress, she was unexpectedly very likable and also very funny, which made the audience very satisfied. And the crying scene at the end also earned enough tears, making many viewers feel sympathy for her. In short, because of this movie, Tang Yumeng’s fame had risen again, and everyone discovered that she could also act in comedies.
Marriage at Close Range grossed 20 million at the box office on its premiere, and 110 million in three days. The final box office was likely to be around 400 to 500 million. As a low-budget comedy, this movie was already qualified. Tang Yumeng had also gained more audience favor because of this. But careful netizens discovered that there was a very interesting scene in the movie.
When the mistress played by Tang Yumeng wanted to find the male lead, she got lost and saw a little blonde loli on the road, so she went up to talk to her. The little blonde loli said a few words to her in English. Tang Yumeng, who didn’t understand English, was completely bewildered, and the audience who saw the subtitles laughed until they cried.
This little blonde girl didn’t have much screen time, only about a minute, but her appearance was one of the highlights of the whole film. And when she spoke English, she made the audience laugh until their abs hurt. So some nosy netizens went to search for the actress of this little girl, but didn’t find anything. On the contrary, someone dug up that this little blonde girl had also appeared in another work by Director Murong Yan, Finding Your Past Life, for only a short ten seconds. And this little actress was named Yu Linna, who had been on the news last year during the gaokao because her exam paper was torn.
“Oh my god, I haven’t seen this person in a long time. She’s actually acting again!”
“Little cutie Yu Linna!”
“And both movies she appeared in are by Murong Yan. I feel like they might be relatives…”
“Who cares? As long as she’s good-looking! Wow, she’s super cute!”
“Draw your sword! You are now my enemy! This little cutie is my wife!”
“She’s mine!”
When Fang Jiangning saw this on Weibo, she laughed until tears came out. She still remembered that after the gaokao was over, Yu Linna had locked herself at home to avoid people. Every time Fang Jiangning wanted to find her, she would tell her not to come over. Now it was good. Yu Linna was famous again. These idle netizens would probably come looking for trouble again.
“Isn’t this Linna? She’s on Weibo again.”
When Lan Ranyan saw the Weibo post, she smiled knowingly, thinking, My roommate is so awesome. Even if her novels don’t sell, she’s still so popular on Weibo. Just by making a guest appearance in a movie, she had gotten so much heat.
In comparison, the male and female leads of this movie were pushed aside. Their heat was not even as high as Tang Yumeng’s and Yu Linna’s.
“Isn’t she coming back? We can ask her what she thinks then.”
Fang Jiangning covered her mouth and snickered.
…
Yu Linna soon took a car back to school. This trip had lasted for ten days. She had had enough fun outside and it was time to come back.
It was just her neck…
Yu Linna held the band-aid on her neck with a headache. This Ye Zhiyun is really too ruthless. She actually gave me a hickey and then ran off. How can I have the face to let people see this? If my roommates find out that I was kissed by someone outside, and a girl at that, what will they think… It will definitely be very troublesome.
Especially Xiao Yanhan.
In short.
She had to hide it. She couldn’t let anyone know.
The moment she opened the dorm room door, Xiao Yanhan jumped down from her bed in surprise and threw herself into her arms.
“Linna baby, you’re back! I missed you so much!”
Yu Linna patted her head, wanting to push her away, but found that she couldn’t. She was hugging her too tightly.
“Welcome back, big star.”
Fang Jiangning said with a smile.
“When did I become a big star? Aren’t I a great author in your eyes?”
“See for yourself. You’re on Weibo. Many people are talking about you. They’re saying if you have any thoughts of entering the entertainment industry.”
“I’ve seen it. These people are completely idle and have nothing better to do. Grandpa Yuan must have fed them too well.”
Regarding the public opinion online, she had never wanted to bother with it, especially with the silly netizens. She didn’t want to care at all.
“By the way, what’s wrong with your neck? Are you hurt?”
Suddenly, Xiao Yanhan found that there was a band-aid on Yu Linna’s neck. She reached out to touch it, but Yu Linna gently slapped her hand away.
“I was bitten by a mosquito. It’s no big deal. It’ll be fine in a few days.”
“How could you be so careless? Come on, come in. Let’s go eat something delicious tonight.”
Xiao Yanhan didn’t take it to heart at all, nor did she think much of it.
On the contrary, Lan Ranyan stared at Yu Linna foolishly, showing a shocking expression. For a cold and aloof girl like her, to show such an expression was truly rare, and it could be said to be quite wonderful.
Xiao Yanhan was a fool, but she wasn’t. No matter how you looked at it, this was… a hickey, right?
When Lan Ranyan was in high school, after her friend had a happy night with her boyfriend, she had come back to class the next day and would put a band-aid on her neck to cover the hickey and hide it from others.
Clearly, Yu Linna’s situation was very similar.
No, it was obvious.
Plus, before she left, Yu Linna had said she was going to Shenzhen to play with her friend, and she had looked particularly happy. She had never shown such a happy expression before. Clearly, there was something fishy going on, and it was very likely that…
Seeing Xiao Yanhan so happily holding her arm, fussing over her, and even giving her a cake, Lan Ranyan thought it was better not to tell her. Xiao Yanhan liked her so much. If she knew that the person Yu Linna really liked was someone else, and that she had even gone on a tryst with someone else, Xiao Yanhan would definitely not be able to take it.
…
After dinner, the four of them in the dorm went for a walk, something they hadn’t done in a long time. Xiao Yanhan, the troublemaker, dragged Lan Ranyan to the sports field to run, while the lazy Yu Linna and Fang Jiangning sat under the basketball court and chatted.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect you to go and find Zhiyun. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen her. How is she?”
Fang Jiangning asked with a nostalgic tone.
In their third year of high school, the three of them had a very good relationship and often went to drink milk tea together. Although Ye Zhiyun was a student at Experimental High School at that time, it did not affect their friendship. At that time, Yu Linna had caused a lot of problems because she was looking for someone to impersonate her parent.
Fang Jiangning hadn’t seen her in a long time either and missed her.
“Zhiyun is fine now. She started a company and said she’s going to do big things.”
“With her personality, she would indeed do this kind of thing. But I didn’t expect her to be so fast. I thought she would do it after graduation.”
“Me too.”
Ye Zhiyun had started a company outside, and she also wanted to make it big. Judging by her frequent absence from school, the probability of her dropping out was quite high.
But it was hard to say.
“You brat, you went to play with Zhiyun and didn’t even call me~”
“This…”
Yu Linna scratched her cheek, thinking, If I had taken you with me, wouldn’t I have been unable to be alone with Zhiyun?
“Haha, just kidding. You’re so funny.”
“I actually believed you.”
“Haha.”
She laughed again.
“Linna, I feel like you’re back again, back to the Linna I knew.”
“???”
“Really, you don’t even know what’s changed about you. You, you should pay more attention to yourself, okay?”
Fang Jiangning flicked her forehead.
This Yu Linna, she didn’t even notice that she had changed since coming back from Zhiyun’s. She smiled more, as if she had returned to the state of her third year of high school. A state that Fang Jiangning missed very much. Not a workaholic, not a cold loli, not even a problem child, but an ordinary girl who, like her, liked to drink milk tea and eat snacks.
After starting university, Yu Linna had changed, had become gloomy, had stopped loving to smile, and had even refused to accept anyone’s kindness. She had become a stranger, no longer the familiar little foodie, nor the familiar little cutie. Fang Jiangning had thought she would never see that originally pure her again.
It was so good to see the familiar her now.
“Linna, you, are you to her…”
Fang Jiangning turned her head, wanting to say something, but seeing the nervous expression on Yu Linna’s face, she thought for a moment and still smiled.
“No, it’s nothing.”
It didn’t seem good to say this in person.
Fang Jiangning was not a fool, let alone an idiot. Actually, she could see a little bit, just that she wasn’t sure. But if it were Yu Linna, it was indeed possible for her to do this kind of thing. But what did it matter? They were friends. She would respect Yu Linna’s choice and stand by her side as a friend.
Even if Yu Linna were to be an enemy of the whole world, Fang Jiangning would not stand on the world’s side. They were the best of friends.
She knew very well the pain of being betrayed by a friend, so she would never follow in Nangong Ying’s footsteps.
…
“Linna!!!”
At this time, a girl ran over from the side of the sports field. Yu Linna looked up and saw that it was Bai Ya, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time. Bai Ya was panting. After seeing Yu Linna, she quickly ran over and took out her phone.
“I came to find you as soon as I knew you were back. Do you know you’re on Weibo!!!”
“Oh, I know.”
“You sister! Since you know the big star Tang Yumeng, why didn’t you introduce me? I really want her autograph!”
Bai Ya roared, her appearance very cute.
She never would have thought that Bai Ya was such a big star chaser.
“You didn’t ask. If you want an autograph, I’ll just have to tell her.”
“I have a feeling you’re really amazing. In fact, everyone in your dorm is really amazing. Let’s not even talk about the big streamer, the little manga artist, and you, you’re neighbors with the great author Air-sensei, you also know Tang Yumeng, and even made a guest appearance in her movie. Now if you say you’re Shion-sensei, I think I would believe you.”
Yu Linna looked at Fang Jiangning, and Fang Jiangning looked back at her. The two of them showed a wry smile.
Although Bai Ya was not wrong.
But if she really said it, Bai Ya would not believe it.
“Actually, I really am Shion-sensei. Do you want an autograph?”
“Mmm, I know. Thank you, give me one.”
See, she really doesn’t believe it.
