Chapter 320: Please Accept My Knees
After Bai Ya had said those words, everyone fell silent, all eyes on her.
Yu Linna tried to find a suitable excuse, but she didn’t know how to start. And the fact that she had been seen out with Tang Yulong was a big problem. Most importantly, why had she asked if she was a novelist?
“Bai Ya, why do you ask if I’m a novelist?”
Now that things had come to this, Yu Linna had no choice but to play dumb, trying to see if she could get away with it.
“Although it’s not very nice to say this, I actually heard your conversation. Linna, are you hiding a lot of things from me?”
Bai Ya stared at her, taking a few steps closer. Yu Linna was a little nervous being stared at like this. She could even feel her breath at this close distance. Yu Linna forced herself to calm down. This person has a boyfriend.
“I’ve always thought that you seem to be an incredible person. Although you don’t say it, I always feel that you have a lot of secrets.”
Bai Ya said with her hands on her hips, looking down at her.
“You definitely just thought of that sentence and said it out loud, right?”
Lan Ranyan appropriately roasted her.
The air fell into a silence.
“In-in any case, Linna, you should probably confess honestly now. Tell me, is that your boyfriend or your… that thing.”
Bai Ya coughed twice to hide the embarrassment on her face, but everyone could see her awkwardness.
Everyone looked at each other. Yu Linna threw a pleading look at Lan Ranyan, but Lan Ranyan just shrugged.
Yu Linna gave up.
“Alright, I guess this is something I can’t hide.”
Yu Linna gave up her resistance and decided to confess for a lighter sentence, as resistance would be met with severity.
But then again, her identity as a novelist was not a secret in the dorm. It was just that her classmates didn’t have much contact with her and didn’t know. If they saw her every day like her dorm mates, they would surely find out sooner or later.
And Bai Ya often had contact with her. It wouldn’t be strange if she found out at some point.
…
A moment later.
“Eh? You’re saying you’re Shion-sensei? Hahaha, stop joking. This joke is not funny at all.”
Yu Linna was trying her best to explain.
“Although I know you’ve written her fanfiction, this is impossible. Shion-sensei is a literary youth, not a perpetual loli.”
Xiao Yanhan was explaining.
“I say, are you guys planning something? I won’t be fooled.”
Lan Ranyan stepped up to explain.
Now Bai Ya’s face had changed, and it had turned pale.
“Are you sure you’re not joking? I was just guessing if you were a novelist. I didn’t say you were Shion-sensei.”
It seemed Bai Ya was not very calm, and it was no wonder. After all, a living, breathing great author was right in front of her. It was a very difficult thing for her to believe. Plus, she had been classmates with Yu Linna for so long. For her to suddenly accept that she was a great author was still a bit difficult.
To prove her identity, Yu Linna signed an autograph for her on the spot. When Bai Ya received this autograph, smoke practically came out of her head, and she collapsed on the ground.
“Bai Ya, are you alright? You have to calm down!”
Xiao Yanhan hurriedly pulled her up and helped her catch her breath.
“Oh my god! You really are Shion-sensei! Oh my god… Great God, accept my knees! This humble one has eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive this humble one’s ignorance.”
“Get up, get up! What are you doing!”
“Shion-sensei, it’s actually the living, breathing Shion-sensei! Oh my god, what have I done before? Please give me an autograph! If possible, give me ten!”
Bai Ya held onto her leg tightly, rubbing against it, as if afraid this was a dream. After being classmates for so long, she had suddenly become a big star. The change in her identity was also a big one. Yu Linna thought so. In the end, she had to have Xiao Yanhan drag her back to her dorm before she could breathe a sigh of relief. Before she left, Bai Ya even said, “I will keep your secret.”
Actually, Yu Linna really wanted to say, You don’t have to keep a secret. I don’t need to keep a secret now either. I’m just used to it.
But these were all unimportant matters. A few days after the Bai Ya incident, Yu Linna received an invitation. She heard that because Yu Linna’s guest appearance in Marriage at Close Range was outstanding, Happy Fries Company had invited her to make a guest appearance in the movie Qiuli’s Troubles.
“Why are you inviting me?”
Yu Linna specifically asked the person in charge on the phone. The person in charge had clearly prepared his words and answered with ease. In the industry, some people already knew that Shion-sensei’s true self was a woman, which also created opportunities for some companies to invite Shion-sensei to star in a movie. The previous scriptwriting and Hu Qing’s invitation to her for a commercial event were all like this.
“Shion-sensei, our company has just started, but we sincerely invite you to make a guest appearance. We will pay you a salary of 40,000. What do you think?”
If it was just a guest appearance, this price was quite reasonable. But Yu Linna was a great author, and also a very famous one. This price was clearly not enough. But Yu Linna also thought that her popularity was long since different from before, and she didn’t have any special reason. As long as they didn’t announce her name, didn’t put her name as Shion-sensei on it, she felt it was acceptable.
40,000 was not bad either.
She had paid back a sum of money to Zhiyun before. Now, the remaining balance she owed Zhiyun was only 30 million. If she worked a little harder, she could probably pay it off. It was a good time to earn some extra money.
“Alright, I’ll be there soon.”
Yu Linna agreed.
Hearing her say this, the people at Happy Fries Company all breathed a sigh of relief. For a big shot like Shion-sensei, they were really worried that she would ask for an exorbitant price. Fortunately, she didn’t. They had heard that Hu Qing had invested a million to invite her to participate in an event. This price was clearly something they couldn’t afford. But fortunately, Shion-sensei didn’t do that.
“Are you going to be a guest star in a movie company again? Don’t you think you’ve been doing a lot of movie stuff recently? You’re not really thinking of going back to the entertainment industry, are you?”
Fang Jiangning said a few words to her when she saw her packing her backpack to go out again. Yu Linna should be very clear about what kind of place the entertainment industry was. She had come from there, and she had almost been desperate enough to commit suicide. This place was only cruel to her, not beautiful. She had not gained anything here, except lessons.
But…
She wasn’t completely disgusted with this place.
Ever since she had met An Xiayue and Tang Yumeng, she actually felt that the entertainment industry was not completely that dark.
“I’m just going to earn some extra money. It’s not like I’m debuting as a big star. I’m a writer. My duty is to write novels. That’s all. I’m leaving now.”
Yu Linna packed her backpack, changed her clothes and shoes, and went out. Who knew how long she would be away this time? After wandering outside for so long, she didn’t know how the school would deal with her. Would they deduct her academic credits or just pretend not to see? This was a problem. The best case scenario would be to be like Zhao Yuyan, neither up nor down.
“Linna… eh? Is Linna not here?”
Not long after Linna left, Bai Ya came to find her, only to find that she was not there. After asking her roommates, she learned that she had gone out again. Bai Ya could only put down the gift with disappointment.
She had thought that after getting to know this great author, she would have a lot of time to chat with her and know a lot about her. But this busy person had left again. This made it even more certain that she was Shion-sensei.
…
Xiao Yanhan looked at the days passing by one by one. She thought that this was not good. She had to take action as soon as possible, otherwise the dear Yu Linna would be snatched away by someone else.
…
Yu Linna took a car to Happy Fries Company. This company had only been established not long ago. It was originally a drama club that performed all over the country and had even been on the Spring Festival Gala. It could be said to have a little fame. Now it had founded a company and was entering the film industry.
“We’re here, Shion-sensei.”
The staff member who was leading the way opened the car door and asked her to get out. Yu Linna looked at the logo with the big words “Happy Fries,” and the newly established sign. She couldn’t help but recall the days when she had worked at this drama club in the past. At that time, she had been introduced to act in a play, thinking if she could make a living by acting in plays and even become a big star. As a result, her acting was too terrible and she was kicked out. She didn’t become a big star, but this drama club had become a film company, and she had also become a writer. Life is unpredictable.
She entered the company. Many places inside were different from the drama club she had been in before, but some places were still preserved, such as the drama stage, which still existed as a place for drama actors to perform. She stood under the stage and thought of the scene where she had once rehearsed with others on it. Unconsciously, so much time had passed again. Who would have thought that the most inconspicuous person back then had now returned with a new identity?
“It’s been a long wait, Shion-sensei. This way, please.”
The president of Happy Fries, Zhang Lu, took her into the company for a tour and also had the person in charge, Lu Su, introduce her. The person in charge, Lu Su, had seen her when Yu Linna was acting in a play before and should have recognized her. But he seemed to have completely forgotten her and didn’t know her name was Yu Linna, just calling her Shion-sensei.
But then again, the time she had spent at Happy Fries was also very short, only about a week. How many people could she have known in there? Besides Shen Wenwen and a few other drama actors like Mario, how many people could she have known?
“Is this your first time at our esteemed company, Shion-sensei?”
“I have seen Happy Fries’ stage plays before, I suppose.”
“That’s truly shameful. We’ll have to trouble you to make a guest appearance in the movie this time.”
“Mmm, I’m looking forward to this collaboration.”
“I’ll take you to meet the lead actress, Miss Shen Wenwen.”
Yu Linna looked at the surrounding staff with a hint of nostalgia, and also looked at the actors who were acting on the set. There were not many people she could recognize. When Lu Su took her to visit the set, she happened to see Shen Wenwen acting opposite someone. Yu Linna was not in a hurry and waited for them to finish this scene before going to say hello. When Shen Wenwen was on a break, Lu Su took her to meet her and formally introduced them.
“Wenwen, this is Shion-sensei. She will be making a guest appearance in our movie. Shion-sensei, this is our lead actress, Shen Wenwen.”
Shen Wenwen wiped her sweat with a towel and smiled, about to extend her hand. When she saw Yu Linna’s face, her face instantly stiffened.
“Little Yu?”
The sealed memories were awakened.
