Chapter 376: New Beginning
For Sakurai Reina, who had not seen her father in a long time, the two of them went to a family restaurant for dinner. Although they didn’t talk much, the atmosphere was very warm. Her father was just not frank, but everything else was fine. During the meal, he even asked about her recent work. He was quite concerned about her.
Sakurai Reina’s work was quite busy. Her schedule was very full, but it was rare to have a meal with her father outside, so she was still quite happy. For so many years, the profession Reina had been engaged in had not been recognized by her family. They all thought it was a worldly commercial thing, not up to par. Even though Sakurai Reina had already done very well, standing at the top of the Japanese novel pyramid, they still had some complaints. These were all old-fashioned concepts at work, and it was impossible to accept them in a short time. But now that Sakurai Reina was already sitting at the top of the professional circle, they couldn’t say anything against it. After all, her achievements were there.
As for her father, he said he didn’t approve, but in fact, he had always been paying attention to her life.
Sakurai Reina was happily eating her meal when she suddenly saw a pair of girls outside the glass window. The two girls, one black-haired and one golden-haired, one tall and one short, were holding each other’s hands and slowly walking past her, and there were also passersby watching.
Oh dear, isn’t that Yu Linna? Sakurai Reina was stunned.
Looking at the two of them so intimately, could it be that they were… dating?
Sakurai Reina just watched them like that, lost in thought.
…
And at this time, Yu Linna was being held by the hand by Ye Zhiyun, her face slightly red, at a loss for words for a moment. On the contrary, Ye Zhiyun was radiant with delight, her smile brilliant, looking particularly happy. Seeing that smug look on her face, Yu Linna really wanted to slap her. This bastard had been so cold to her just an hour ago, and now, after she had agreed to date her, she had immediately changed her tune.
Dammit, this person is so annoying!
Can’t she be a little gentler to her, can’t she say a few nice words to her, even just a “I was wrong” would be fine. But there was nothing, absolutely nothing! This person was now radiant with delight, particularly happy, but she was not willing to say a single nice word.
Yu Linna was so angry.
“I say, is it really okay for us to be like this?”
Yu Linna’s saying this was of course asking her if it was really okay for the two of them to be dating just like that. It was also Yu Linna’s first time dating someone, and she had no experience at all. For the past ten or so years, her life had been spent looking for work and filling her stomach. Now, although she didn’t have to worry about food and clothing, it was her first time dating someone.
Besides, she, this scumbag girl, was a person who had rejected two girls’ confessions in a row, and had also been dragging on Ye Zhiyun’s confession without replying. She was as scummy as she could be. As a result, she had been defeated in front of Ye Zhiyun, completely pierced through by her.
“To me, this is enough. You’re willing to be with me. Is there anything happier than this?”
“As long as you are happy, Miss Ye.”
Sigh, why am I so completely under her thumb?
I clearly hadn’t even thought of dating.
It feels a little too casual.
Ye Zhiyun pulled Yu Linna over, embraced her, and her charming and wicked smile made Yu Linna look a little flustered. She curled her lower lip and said in that cloyingly sweet voice of hers:
“You, you’d better not be thinking of breaking up so casually, otherwise you’ll be responsible for the consequences.”
“…”
Well, for now, I shouldn’t be thinking about breaking up or anything. It’s really not reliable. Ye Zhiyun looks quite terrifying.
“Do you like me that much?”
“Isn’t that a matter of course? Since we’re already dating, then we should also do what lovers should do, right?”
“Do, do what?”
She was inexplicably a little nervous. By the way, what on earth do lovers do? Yu Linna had no experience at all. Besides dating, watching movies, and eating, going to an amusement park, the only thing left was… going to a hotel, right? But it shouldn’t be that, right…
It was impossible for Ye Zhiyun to do that kind of thing on the first day of their relationship… right?
As expected, she was still very uneasy!
“What are you thinking? Do you think I’ll eat you?”
“Doesn’t it look like it…”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. I’m not in that much of a hurry.”
Putting her arm around her shoulder, Ye Zhiyun smiled and took her for a walk on the street. Passersby looked at the two girls so intimately, and it was not just any intimacy. They all turned their heads to look, thinking, Kids these days are so open. Especially seeing the black-haired Ye Zhiyun with her arm around the blonde Yu Linna, it was very conspicuous on the street.
Ye Zhiyun actually just wanted to take her to dinner, just that, and then at the end, she would take her back, doing what a lover should do. In Ye Zhiyun’s short twenty years of life, she had not gotten a boyfriend, but had instead brought back a girlfriend. This girlfriend was much softer than her, and was the object of her affection.
Thanks to this girlfriend, the type she liked now had all become blonde lolis.
And Yu Linna could only lean against her body, very frustrated.
“I feel like I’ve been tricked by you…”
“Why do you say that?”
“You didn’t deliberately ignore me because I wouldn’t reply to you, did you?”
“Haha, who knows? What do you think the truth is?”
“…”
She’d better not pursue the matter.
Yu Linna silently thought.
On the first night of being her girlfriend, her mood was very complicated, and she didn’t know what words to use to describe it. The good thing was that Ye Zhiyun was still very gentle to her, buying her food, stroking her hair, and constantly pouring her water and serving her food during the meal, the very image of a gentle girlfriend.
She had originally wanted to complain about her, but Ye Zhiyun was so good to her, giving her almost everything good. And after that, she had even called a taxi and had a driver take her back. One had to know that taxis in Japan were very expensive, and most people chose the tram and the bus.
Sigh, I really can’t find a reason to complain. Yu Linna thought for a moment and decided to forget it.
Actually, Ye Zhiyun was still a good person.
…
This night, Han Ying finished her drink alone, went back home and took a shower, preparing to scroll through Twitter for a while before going to sleep. Ye Zhiyun had sent her a message. She looked at it carefully.
“I’m finally dating her.”
Ye Zhiyun’s message was written like this.
Slightly surprised for a while, Han Ying smiled. This little girl is quite fast. I thought she would drag it on for a while. I really didn’t expect it to be so fast.
◇ Winter: Congratulations.
She could only send this one blessing.
They had met in a bar, and because they were both “heartbroken,” they had a common topic. But Han Ying had known from the beginning that Ye Zhiyun was different from her. Ye Zhiyun had room to maneuver, and in fact, she had succeeded. But she, Han Ying, did not. She had been sentenced to death from the very beginning. There was no room for a turnaround.
Although she had also once been very fond of a certain person.
◇ Leaf: Thank you, Han Ying. It was you who encouraged me to do it. If you hadn’t, maybe I still wouldn’t have been able to take that step. Thank you.
Is that so? She was even thanked by someone. This was really an accident.
Han Ying smiled again, but this smile was a little bitter.
So good, so enviable.
◇ Winter: Keep it up. Don’t disappoint your girlfriend.
◇ Leaf: Of course I will. Han Ying, when are you coming back to China? I will treat you.
◇ Winter: Aren’t you afraid your girlfriend will be jealous?
◇ Leaf: But you helped me. We can be considered friends. I want to thank you. I’m leaving Japan in a few days.
◇ Winter: If you really want to thank me, just accompany me for a drink. It can also be considered a farewell for you, this friend.
Turning off her phone screen, Han Ying was also exhausted. Today’s work was also quite tiring. She wanted to just sleep like this and not think about anything. If the TV series can be successful, that would be great. Then her salary could rise again, and she also wanted to save enough money to buy a house as soon as possible. Her ambition was very simple. She didn’t want to become a big star. She just wanted to live a stable life. A plain and simple life was her pursuit.
Han Ying had also thought of dating someone, but it had not been smooth at all.
Before high school, Han Ying was also a straight girl, with proper values, a good family education, just like most girls who fantasized about meeting a Prince Charming. It wasn’t until her third year of junior high, when she was confessed to by a high school senior and asked to date.
“I like you. Can you go out with me? I will definitely be good to you.”
That’s what she had said.
But actually, when she was first confessed to by someone, she had felt very troubled, and even disgusted. The feelings between a girl and a girl, she really didn’t understand at all, nor did she want to understand. But that senior had pestered her, sending her bento boxes every day, and even hot drinks. After a long time, Han Ying’s heart had also softened.
As a result, this became an opening for her to attack. Slowly, that senior had pursued her even more diligently, and had even pleaded with Han Ying to apply to the high school the senior was at. In the end, Han Ying had indeed done so.
On a certain day, Han Ying had finally been unable to resist her attack, held her hand, and officially started dating her. And not long into her high school life, on a certain night, she, who was deeply in love, and that senior’s feelings had become better and better. Naturally, they had gone out to spend the night. And then in the hotel, they had thoroughly shortened the distance between their hearts…
“I will be good to you for a lifetime, Han Ying. I love you.”
That’s what she had said. At that time, Han Ying didn’t feel at all that she was lying. Because they had been frank with each other, had given her everything that should be given. What else was there that couldn’t be overcome?
Han Ying had thought that she could be happy with her for a lifetime, to be in love for a lifetime. Even if they were both girls, as long as they walked together, there would surely be nothing to be afraid of.
As a result…
The senior had gone to university. Han Ying had specially taken the exam for the university the senior was at to see her. But when she saw her, that senior had proposed to break up with her.
“I’m sorry, Little Ying. I’ve fallen in love with a classmate at the university. I know I’m being very mean. But I really can’t suppress myself. I’m sorry, Little Ying. I will compensate you. Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you.”
That day, Han Ying had coldly listened to her finish those words. In the end, she hadn’t even given her the bento she had made for her.
Ah ah, so mean. The one who made me this way was clearly you. As a result, you just negated all of our relationship with one sentence, cheated on me without any consideration for my feelings. You have someone else, but I only have you. You’re so mean.
That day, Han Ying had said all the words she had thought in her heart. She didn’t listen to the senior’s explanation, because there was no need. She had of course accepted the request to break up. There was nothing to be said about it. Since they didn’t like each other anymore, there was no need to be together by force.
In the beginning, Han Ying didn’t want to be an actress. It was just because the senior was at this university that she had also applied to this school. It was not because she liked it at all.
After graduation, Han Ying had never seen her again. She had struggled alone in Tokyo, looking for a job. She did not regret her four years of university life. She just regretted that she had been so blind back then, to be with that scumbag.
So, when she saw Ye Zhiyun, it was as if she were seeing her initial self. She couldn’t help but walk over.
◇ Winter: Zhiyun, you have to be good to your girlfriend, be happy, and don’t go to the bar to drink alone anymore.
As a friend, she hoped that Ye Zhiyun could have a good life of her own. After all, she was different from her.
