Chapter 367: Writing
Ye Zhiyun’s face was very gloomy. She lowered her head and didn’t speak. No one knew what she was thinking. The only thing that could be confirmed was that she was definitely not happy right now.
“Zhiyun, that’s not what I meant!”
Yu Linna became anxious.
“I mean… not right now. I don’t hate you, nor do I mean to reject you. I just don’t understand if my feelings for you now are love or something else…”
“So you’re not planning to date me?”
“That’s not it… that’s not it…”
Yu Linna clutched the corner of her clothes, her face turning pale. She tried hard to explain, but found that she couldn’t find any reason. How did it become like this? She clearly hadn’t come to reject her.
She just didn’t know what to do.
It was her first time experiencing love. She had no idea what to do. Her feelings for Ye Zhiyun, was it love, or hate? She couldn’t say.
She just wanted to tell her that she would answer her properly…
“Zhiyun, I don’t want you to hate me, but… I don’t want to be perfunctory with you either.”
“So you mean, you can’t be with me?”
“…No.”
That’s not what she meant. That’s not it at all. Yu Linna clearly wanted to explain, but she couldn’t say anything.
“Enough. I already know the answer. I’m a fool for being patient.”
Ye Zhiyun stood up, took her bag, and left directly, not wanting to stay for another minute.
“Wait! Zhiyun, why won’t you let me finish!”
The young girl’s plea could not move her heart.
Ye Zhiyun let out a long sigh. This feeling was really not good. This bitter feeling, was it the first time since Li Muqing?
She really hadn’t expected to experience it again.
“Haven’t you been perfunctory with me all along? I can wait for you, but that doesn’t mean I can wait unconditionally. Nana, I’m tired. I’m leaving now.”
She only left a silhouette, not even willing to turn her head back, and just left like that. The girl who had doted on her the most, who had bought her everything, who had been very gentle to her, had just left so coldly.
Without any warning.
No, or rather, it was Yu Linna’s own doing.
She looked at the shadow that had already gone far, and her empty hands, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to do.
“Zhiyun…”
She was right. All along, it had been her being perfunctory. It had always been her waiting, and she hadn’t replied properly.
She was always avoiding, always looking for excuses, simply wanting to make herself comfortable, but forgetting about Ye Zhiyun’s feelings. All of this was her own doing.
“Was I wrong…”
She covered her face with both hands, desperately suppressing her tears from falling. It was the first time she had felt so much pain.
What was this feeling? Her heart was being cut into a thousand pieces, as if it had been cut open and turned over several times. Pain, there was nothing left but pain.
Recalling everything about Ye Zhiyun, and her past, she was actually scared. It turned out that all along, she had been afraid, afraid that her relationship with Ye Zhiyun would change just like that, afraid that she and Ye Zhiyun couldn’t go back to the past. She always said that others wouldn’t improve. In fact, the one who was really treading water and not willing to take a step forward was her.
She was afraid of losing, so she didn’t dare to move forward.
And it was precisely this hesitation that had harmed her.
…
It was very late when Yu Linna went back. When she returned, Miss Sakurai had been waiting at home for a long time. Seeing Yu Linna standing at the door, her face pale, her tears all dried up, she was startled.
When had she ever seen such a Yu Linna!
Wretched, miserable, desperate, such a Yu Linna, she had never seen before.
“Reina-nee, tell me, did I do something wrong… I really wish someone could tell me.”
She even stopped speaking Japanese to her and used Chinese instead.
Her tears had clearly dried up, and there was no more liquid, but she still wanted to cry. Her voice was hoarse, and her body seemed about to collapse at any moment. But even so, she still wanted to say the words she had been holding in her heart.
Did I do something wrong?
Perhaps she really had.
To be irresponsible with someone’s feelings was a very scummy act in itself.
But…
She had no idea what to do.
“Did I do something wrong? Hey, tell me…”
“Look what you’ve become. Go and take a shower.”
“I don’t know. I don’t know what I did wrong. You tell me…”
“Linna!”
“Just tell me! I don’t know what to do. I’ve never experienced this kind of thing, and no one has ever told me. I have no parents, no family, and no one has ever taught me what to do. No one has told me how to respond to someone’s feelings. I really want to know!”
“This is not the time for you to be talking about this!”
“Because I don’t want to be hated by her! I especially don’t want to be hated by her, don’t want to be abandoned by her!”
She had always been very fragile, had never changed.
She had always been very scared, afraid that Ye Zhiyun would be like Nangong Ying, abandoning her and then going to a distant place, never to be found again. She was really scared. When Nangong Ying had betrayed her, she had deeply experienced despair, a feeling of being abandoned by the whole world. That feeling was not good at all. At that time, Ye Zhiyun’s appearance had truly become her only light.
Now, was this light also about to leave?
Yu Linna had been crying all along. Although she could no longer shed tears, she still wanted to cry, and the sound of her crying never stopped.
…
And what about Ye Zhiyun?
She returned to the hotel, locked the door, and washed her face. But the more she washed, the faster her tears flowed. She silently wiped them away, pretending nothing had happened.
She had been too anxious in the end.
The final result, of course, was this. She had gotten nothing.
She leaned against the wall, silently shedding tears, but she had to pay the price for her actions.
She had said it so nicely, that she would wait patiently. As a result, she herself had not fulfilled her promise. But she was also tired. She really couldn’t wait anymore. She was really tired…
But what she wanted was definitely not a rejection.
Even now, she still liked Yu Linna.
She regretted it now.
She regretted saying those words. It was completely out of anger.
This night, both of them had a lot on their minds. Neither of them slept.
…
The next day, Yu Linna woke up with dark circles under her eyes, went to wash her face, her face still haggard. She tried her best to forget what had happened yesterday, but she found she couldn’t. In the end, she gave up.
After that, Yu Linna entered a frenzied state of work. Besides eating and sleeping, she did almost nothing. It was hard to imagine that just the day before, she had just experienced the matter with Ye Zhiyun. That blow should have been very heavy. But she acted as if she had completely forgotten about it, not taking it as a big deal at all. Miss Sakurai had also asked her, but she didn’t say anything.
Very quickly, the second draft of the script was completed.
Mr. Suzuki had read the new script and was quite satisfied with the plot. To increase the comedic effect, the latest script had also added a few of the female protagonist’s former gang companions and subordinates. In the midst of their gags with the female protagonist’s students, they had slowly joined the academy and had become the academy’s new teachers, making the story inside more fun.
Mr. Suzuki had accepted this script and had taken it to the company for a meeting and discussion. In the end, this draft was finalized. And according to Yu Linna’s own request, the screenwriter’s credit was written with the pen name “Shion.” And Yu Linna only wrote novels. In terms of writing scripts, she was free. She could write for whichever company she wanted, completely without restrictions, as long as they thought highly of her.
And to come to Japan to be a screenwriter, a lot of it was an accident. She had already created a glorious career in the novel world, but in terms of writing scripts, she was also very outstanding.
Yu Linna looked at her face in the mirror. It was still pale, and her dark circles were very heavy. Helpless, she could only try to ask Miss Sakurai to put on some light makeup for her to cover up the dark circles, because she had to go out today.
Yusa Maho had been waiting for her for a long time. As soon as she saw her, she immediately ran up and held her hand.
“Hello. I’ve been wanting to get to know you better since I saw you last time. This time, I’m here in a private capacity. I was wondering if you could be my friend?”
“Mmm, okay.”
“Thank you. That’s really great. Let’s go and play together. I’m usually busy with work too. Coincidentally, Watase-sensei is also free today. Let’s go hiking together!”
This energetic girl was really full of spirit. If only I could be as happy as her.
“What’s wrong? You don’t look like you’re in a good mood.”
“It’s nothing. I just didn’t sleep well. And Sister Yuki?”
“She’s driving.”
Hase Yuki, as the only one among the few girls who could drive, and also drove well, naturally took on the duty of being the driver. Actually, Miss Sakurai could also drive, but Hase Yuki’s driving skills were better. She had even specially learned to race out of interest. Although it couldn’t be said to have reached a professional level, it was still much better than an ordinary person. Seeing this, Miss Sakurai had also handed over the task of driving when they went out to Hase Yuki. Anyway, this person was also enjoying it.
“Little sister Linna, long time no see. I’m so happy to see you. I really miss your taste. I wonder if I can hug you?”
As soon as they met, Hase Yuki was very restless, thinking about how to take advantage of her.
Yu Linna calmly turned her head and ignored her, going to find Miss Sakurai. And Hase Yuki had a very hurt look on her face.
“Watase-sensei, people will hate you if you’re like this.”
Yusa Maho patted her shoulder and said with a smile.
“Why-why am I being rejected? I’ve been sending her messages every day, and even giving her food, and even ordered roses.”
“That’s probably why people are afraid of you.”
“Wuwuwu, what’s wrong with liking lolis!”
“Actually, I also look quite like a loli. How about you like me instead?”
“Get lost! You don’t look like a loli at all. At most, you’re a shorty who’s just over 1.5 meters tall! My Yu Linna is a real loli!”
“…Watase-sensei, you deserve what you’re getting today. If you’re too much of a pervert, not only will no man want you, but even little girls won’t like you.”
“Why-why are you looking at me like I’m trash? And you’re even being so harsh to me??!”
Hase Yuki would probably never have imagined why she was being treated like this.
Yu Linna didn’t want to bother with her at all. She helped Miss Sakurai put her things into the car. She wanted to use this trip to clear her head, to try and forget what had happened a few days ago, and also to consider her future.
She didn’t notice that someone had secretly taken a picture of her going out with Miss Sakurai and the others.
Soon, a headline appeared in the entertainment news:
Big Stars Traveling Together, Who is This Little Girl?
In the headline photo, Yu Linna was chatting happily with Miss Sakurai, as well as Hase Yuki and Yusa Maho. Their relationship was also very close. This news instantly made the Japanese netizens explode.
And this news also let the China across the ocean know.
