Chapter 351: This Summer Is Over
This summer, it seemed plain, ordinary, and nothing was gained.
But this summer, she had received several confessions.
Among them was Ye Zhiyun’s.
To be honest, when she heard this confession, she was completely bewildered. Yes, no matter what people thought, she would never have thought that Ye Zhiyun would confess to her. It was completely unexpected, and impossible to have imagined.
“This joke is not funny at all…”
Yu Linna picked up her fork, pretending to be calm, but her hand was trembling, and she couldn’t even hold the fork steady. Her face was also flushed.
“I’m not joking. I’m serious. I hope you can consider me.”
Ye Zhiyun had mustered up her courage. After opening up with her previous confession, the following words came out much more smoothly.
Yu Linna lowered her head and looked at her steak. At this moment, she had no mood to eat at all, and her face was hot.
This summer, no matter how cold the air conditioning was, it couldn’t cool her down. This summer had become the most unforgettable summer for her, Yu Linna, and also the most important summer in her life.
“But… don’t you like Li Muqing? How did you suddenly start to like me? This…”
Yes, Yu Linna remembered very clearly that Ye Zhiyun liked Li Muqing. In the beginning, the reason they had met was because of Li Muqing.
And Yu Linna had also tried her best not to have any contact with Li Muqing, to avoid stepping on her toes. She had always thought so, and had always thought so, and had never changed.
But today, it seemed that everything had changed.
“Li Muqing is just in the past. He has no such feelings for me. I naturally have no need to waste my time on him. Now, I just want to put everything I have on you. Now you are my everything.”
Ye Zhiyun was serious.
She was not lying.
She really liked her.
But Yu Linna couldn’t understand why it had suddenly become like this. It shouldn’t have developed like this. Why…
She had always felt that Ye Zhiyun liked Li Muqing, that was right. She had always thought so, but now everything had changed.
What the hell was this? Ye Zhiyun liked Yu Linna? This was too absurd.
“Zhiyun, don’t talk nonsense. You know we’re both girls, right? You can’t be impulsive about this kind of thing.”
“I’m not being impulsive. Besides, haven’t you been confessed to by a girl before? Can’t I?”
“That’s not what I mean. It’s just, it’s too sudden…”
“I can responsibly tell you that I am definitely not acting on impulse or on a whim. This feeling has been in my heart for a year. I have wanted to confess many times, but I didn’t have the courage. Today, I don’t care what we will become in the future. I just want to tell you, because I want to have a special relationship with you.”
Yu Linna’s hands were clenched on her knees, her face full of conflict.
What were her feelings for Ye Zhiyun? She had never really thought about it.
Her sudden confession had thrown her off balance, leaving her completely at a loss.
“Can you let me think about it? I can’t answer you all at once.”
Yes, Yu Linna was also hesitant. She didn’t know how to answer.
To her, Ye Zhiyun was a benefactor, her best friend. She had full trust in her. But what were Yu Linna’s feelings for her? At present, she herself hadn’t figured it out. She needed time.
It was impossible for her to accept Ye Zhiyun’s feelings all at once.
“Alright, I’ll give you time, as long as you need. But I won’t force you. I hope you will answer me carefully.”
Although Ye Zhiyun was disappointed in her heart, she was not desperate. At least Yu Linna had not said the final word. There was still hope between them. As long as there was enough time, Ye Zhiyun still had a chance.
She just hoped that Yu Linna would answer her seriously and give her a satisfactory answer.
…
As a result, she didn’t eat much for dinner that night. She had too much on her mind.
As soon as Ye Zhiyun had finished eating, she had left because she had to catch a car. She didn’t linger. Because she had to go to work the next day, she naturally couldn’t stay for too long.
After sending Ye Zhiyun off, Yu Linna was full of worries and set off on her way home. She was very lost now, completely not knowing what to do.
As a result, she didn’t sleep all night.
Because she was thinking too much, her mind was full of the scene of Ye Zhiyun confessing to her. She couldn’t sleep at all!!
When she woke up early in the morning, she still had no sleepiness at all. Yu Linna had no choice but to make herself a cup of coffee, casually make some breakfast to eat, and then thought about whether to go to work. But when she sat in front of the computer, she couldn’t write a single word. It was a disaster. She was completely trapped in yesterday’s memories.
Thinking about it carefully, she, Yu Linna, had never seriously dated anyone before. Although she had been confessed to before, as for dating someone, she really hadn’t.
Ye Zhiyun was, so far, the person she had seriously considered whether to date.
But she didn’t know if she really liked her. The young girl was very serious about matters of love. She didn’t want to be perfunctory, nor did she want to deal with it casually. If she really wanted to date, then she had to consider it seriously.
Whether to seriously consider it or not was really a problem.
An entire morning, not a single word was moved…
At about 11 in the morning, her editor, Chen Xi, came to visit her home. When she opened the door and saw her Shion-sensei with a haggard face and obvious dark circles, her already pale face was now even paler, but it was a sickly white.
“Shion-sensei, did you stay up late again?”
“Not really. I didn’t sleep all night.”
“You pulled an all-nighter? Are you planning to become an immortal?”
“Sister Chen, I just had insomnia.”
After Chen Xi came in, she brought her something to eat as usual, and then sat down, waiting for Yu Linna to make her tea. This time, besides checking on her manuscript’s progress, she also wanted to talk to her about going to Japan.
“I’ve checked your unfinished manuscript. There are no major problems. It’s just your short story, it’s not very good. Although it’s not finished, the possibility of it being rejected is not nonexistent.”
“You’re so direct…”
Yu Linna handed her a cup of tea, some snacks, and obediently sat down to listen to her.
“When you get to Japan, I’ll give you an ID card. Someone will pick you up. By the way, you can speak English, right?”
“I can. It’s no problem for me to communicate with foreigners normally.”
“That’s good. Because considering that Japan might not bring a translator, it’s best to be able to speak English, in case of any accidents.”
“Why might there be no translator? Isn’t it supposed to have a translator? Don’t tell me they expect me to speak Japanese?”
Regarding this matter, Chen Xi was silent.
The matters involved were a bit too complicated. She didn’t know how to start. If it were an author from Qidian, it probably wouldn’t be so troublesome. But Wenqing had no fame at all in Japan. To put it bluntly, Wenqing only had fame in the country, and that was thanks to Air-sensei and Shion-sensei. But in Japan, it couldn’t be said to be a household name. Even if Air-sensei’s work The Rich Man’s Game was about to be introduced to the Japanese market, it was the same.
“In any case, as long as you can speak English, it’s fine. Someone will pick you up when you get there. The study period is one month. Work hard and try to learn something. I will take you to the airport. If you need to exchange for Japanese yen, let me know in advance. I’ll help you exchange it. You might not be used to the food in Japan when you get there, so I’ve prepared a few cans of food for you. You can eat them when you get there.”
“Eh, thank you…”
Sister Chen was like her old mom, so reliable.
She had even prepared so much for her. Was she afraid she wouldn’t be used to it when she went abroad?
“By the way, Shion-sensei, what did you do last night? Why did you have insomnia?”
“I, I didn’t do anything…”
Speaking of this, Yu Linna felt guilty. She couldn’t just say that she had been confessed to by Ye Zhiyun last night.
To tell her all at once, she would probably be scared to death.
“Although it might not be of much use for me to say this, Shion-sensei, you should still rest more. Don’t tire yourself out. You’re different from Air-sensei. I don’t have to worry about your manuscript, but you live alone. You still have to take care of yourself.”
“I have three meals a day.”
“Just eating is not enough. You still have to sleep well. Look at yourself. Your face is so pale, like a vampire. It’s a good thing to work hard, but don’t push yourself too hard.”
Facing the same author, her attitude towards Yu Linna and Zhao Yuyan was completely different. One she hoped would rest more, the other she hoped would write more.
Chen Xi was really worried to death about her own author.
“Since I’m here today, why don’t I cook for you this afternoon? You can rest this afternoon and go and write your manuscript.”
“Sister Chen, isn’t that a bit too much?”
“It’s fine. I also live alone. I can still cook.”
With that, Chen Xi pushed her glasses, indicating that she could cook. Seeing that she couldn’t refuse, Yu Linna gave up. Anyway, she was lonely eating alone. It was better to eat with two people.
Speaking of which, since Sister Chen was so reliable, could she go and ask her…
“Sister Chen, have you ever been in a relationship?”
“Ahem, what’s wrong? What’s up?”
An unnatural blush flashed across Chen Xi’s face, and she coughed twice.
“I have a friend. She was confessed to, but she doesn’t know how to answer. Sister Chen, you’re an experienced person. Do you have any ideas?”
“This…”
Chen Xi didn’t know how to answer either.
For so many years, she had never had a boyfriend. How could she know how to be in a relationship? If she asked her good friend, Huang Jinglin, it might be of some use. After all, she had had one or two boyfriends before.
But since she had said so, it wasn’t good not to answer her.
“Why don’t you let that friend of yours think about it carefully? After all, asking others for this kind of thing won’t give you a standard answer. I think that when it comes to feelings, you still have to ask yourself, because this is your own business.”
Chen Xi also just gave her own answer. She didn’t know the specifics of what to do. But if she were confessed to, she should probably follow her own heart.
Yu Linna was still lost, not knowing what to do. To be fair, she didn’t hate Ye Zhiyun, but for her to have a special relationship with Ye Zhiyun was still too sudden.
Chen Xi reached out, held her head, and ruffled her hair.
“I think if you’re too conflicted, there will be no result. Besides, you haven’t slept all night. At a time like this, you should still rest a little. Don’t be too hard on yourself.”
Chen Xi was like an old mom, worrying about her child. But she was really very gentle, very considerate. When it came to taking care of Yu Linna, there was not a trace of hesitation, even though she was no longer a great author. She was still so good to her.
To be honest, Yu Linna was a little moved.
“I’m thinking of making some stir-fried bitter melon with eggs. Do you like it?”
“I’m fine with anything. I’m not very picky.”
“Alright then. You wait for me to finish. I’m very confident in my skills.”
…
This noisy summer, plain, but also restless. After the carnival, everything returned to peace. Yu Linna and Chen Xi were eating at a table, talking and laughing. The days were so warm.
Soon, Yu Linna would be going to Japan.
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