Chapter 382: Return Home
Yu Linna was finally packing her things to go back to her home country.
She had stayed in Japan for three months, studied for a period of time, and had seen a larger world. Having made up her mind to write a better story, she packed her luggage and prepared to go back. Hase Yuki drove her to the airport, but she herself was quite reluctant to see Yu Linna go, her eyes teary, holding onto her hand and not letting go.
“Wuwuwu, Linna little cutie, how can you leave? Why don’t you stay? Big sister will take good care of you. Don’t live at Reina’s house anymore. Come to my place, okay?”
This pervert seemed to be quite reluctant to part with her begging her not to go.
For this lolicon, Yu Linna had nothing to say. She just treated her as if she were acting.
And Hase Chiaki, Yusa Maho, and Sakurai Reina, who had come to see her off, she had properly thanked them. These days in Japan, thanks to their help, she had been able to overcome one difficulty after another. And she had also gained a lot in Japan. Besides her main job of writing novels, she had also developed the idea of being a screenwriter. It would be great if she could realize it.
“Reina-nee, Chiaki-nee, Maho-nee, Yuki-nee, thank you so much for this time. I will not forget you.”
Before leaving, Yu Linna gave them a bow, her hands crossed in front of her. In this country, Japan, the thing she had learned the most was the bowing etiquette. In this country, when you want to thank others, bowing is the best etiquette. Although Yu Linna was not very used to it at first, she had also accepted the culture of this country now.
And she had also learned a lot about how to handle Japanese cuisine in this country. After she went back, she could make a Japanese meal for everyone to try.
“Keep in touch. Next time you come to Japan, you have to find me.”
Sakurai Reina patted her head, patted her shoulder, and sent her into the ticket inspection.
“Mmm, then I’ll be going now. Everyone, see you next time.”
Yu Linna waved her hand, dragged her suitcase into the ticket inspection gate, and soon she was out of sight, leaving only a silhouette behind.
She had just left like that.
Everyone looked at that receding back, their hearts filled with emotion. Although they knew that when the TV series was to be promoted in their home country, she would come back, but watching her leave, they were still a little reluctant. They had gotten used to Yu Linna’s presence, used to her appearance. She was like a person who had suddenly appeared in their lives. Now that she was leaving, it was really quite unaccustomed.
“That child will definitely find her own path. She never admits defeat, nor is she willing to compromise. I think she will succeed. Maybe next time she comes, she will surprise you all.”
Sakurai Reina said with a smile.
Yes, Yu Linna will succeed. Everyone thought so. Because she was Yu Linna, a person who never admitted defeat, nor was she willing to compromise. With that kind of heart, she would surely be able to find her own path.
Everyone thought so.
And so, a mixed-race girl from China left Japan, this place of travel. The Japanese journey of the blonde girl had thus come to an end.
And the TV series The Big Sister Head is a Teacher was still in filming. Even without the screenwriter, Shion-sensei, on site, they would continue to film. According to their expectations, if the filming was fast, it could be released at the end of the year. The filming in Japan was different from that in China. They could make adjustments in the process of filming according to the audience’s feedback, while China could not. China’s were all filmed and broadcast at once.
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Yu Linna got on the plane and flew back to Guangnan Airport just like that. She had almost been unable to buy a ticket to Guangnan and was about to fly to Beijing. Fortunately, she had managed to snatch a ticket.
The plane flew back to China. Yu Linna came out of the airport, breathing in the familiar air, stepping on the familiar road. Yu Linna had finally returned here. She came out of the airport, dragging her suitcase. Fang Jiangning had been waiting for her early. As soon as she saw her, she quickly came up to help her with her luggage.
“Linna, Linna, you’re finally back! Do you know how long you’ve been missing? It’s already November now. The semester is half over. You’ve been absent from class for three months.”
“This, ah… I’ll have to cram when I get back.”
Although the campus life of a university was very free, if you didn’t go to class and didn’t hand in your homework, the professional teachers would still fail you. Especially since those teachers didn’t know Yu Linna’s true identity. Yu Linna really felt that she should go back and have a good review, and strive to finish her homework. It had been three months since she had last attended class. She was really a little worried about whether she could safely get through this semester.
She was a person who had flown to Japan before school started. Although the counselor, the dean, and the principal had all generously approved her leave, the professional teachers didn’t know her identity. She had been on leave for so long. The professional teachers must have a very bad impression of her.
Hopefully, she could pass smoothly.
“Where are Yanhan and Ranyan?”
“Ranyan has something to take care of, so she didn’t come. Yanhan went to the studio. You know that she has debuted as a manga artist, right?”
Of course she knew that. Yan Yu-sensei and Baihua-sensei, this was already a brand new combination in the manga world.
Violent Witch District was originally about a story of a violent female hero. It was thought that not many people would be optimistic about it, but as a result, it was loved by many fans, and the female readers were even unable to extricate themselves from it. This manga was just like a representative of feminism, giving many female readers a reason to love it. And it didn’t mention much about the love between men and women, only pure hot-blooded battles and female independence. This gave a loud slap in the face to the industry’s notion that female-themed stories must have love stories.
Xiao Yanhan had also found the path she should take. She had broken away from the curse of being a perennial failure and had officially embarked on her journey.
Yu Linna couldn’t stop here either.
“Jiangning, you’ve been a commentator recently, right? Do you want to develop in this direction in the future?”
“It’s hard to say about that. Even if I’m a commentator, this is a job that relies on youth. I can’t do it for that long. If I can, I’d like to try to be a host.”
“By the way, this doesn’t match your major, right…”
“It’s fine. As long as I’m happy! As long as it’s suitable, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the same as what I’ve learned.”
That was also true. Among university students, there were many who found jobs that didn’t match their majors. It happened every year. Even Chen Xi, before she became an editor, had majored in broadcasting and hosting. Who knew how she had become an editor?
“Linna, about you and Zhiyun dating, are you serious?”
“Mmm, it’s true. She confessed to me, and we just naturally got together.”
“But you rejected Xiao Yanhan when she confessed to you. How did you accept Zhiyun… you didn’t have a crush on her before, did you?”
“How could that be!”
The two of them laughed and played, called a Didi, and got on the road back to school.
“As expected, Chinese cars are better. The taxis in Japan are super expensive. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t take a taxi at all. You always take the bus.”
“Is it that exaggerated?”
“Yeah, yeah, it’s very exaggerated. By the way, you don’t know, right, Jiangning? The convenience stores in Japan are open 24 hours, and there’s a lot of seafood in Japan, and people are also quite reserved…”
She talked endlessly about her interesting experiences in Japan. Fang Jiangning listened to her talk and also laughed. It felt like Yu Linna was quite happy in Japan. The smile on her face was also more frequent. Thinking back to a time when Yu Linna didn’t like to smile, Fang Jiangning was really a little worried. She was relieved that she had recovered her spirits.
Of course, it might also be because she was dating Ye Zhiyun.
Perhaps the power of love was just that great.
Their car stopped near the school. Fang Jiangning said she wanted to pull her along to drink some sweet soup. After all, they hadn’t seen each other in a long time. Fang Jiangning and Yu Linna had often gone out for milk tea during their third year of high school. Most of the time, it was Fang Jiangning who treated. Every time Yu Linna said she wouldn’t go, she would be tempted by the milk tea and go. This had also become a memory of their third year of high school.
In her third year of high school, Fang Jiangning had always taken her to eat delicious food and drink delicious drinks, and Yu Linna was always happy to do so. But there were also exceptions. It wasn’t every time she was invited for a drink that Yu Linna would go. At that time, Yu Linna was keen on working part-time to earn money and had almost no private time. Besides attending classes, she was working. If Fang Jiangning wanted to ask her out for a drink, she also had to look at her schedule. And if she wanted to ask her out for a meal, she could only wait until Yu Linna got off work. And Yu Linna’s class schedule was always very tight. Often, she would have to go to the next place to work as soon as she got off work at this place. It was quite hard, and sometimes she didn’t even have time to eat.
To the point where Yu Linna’s stomach was often empty during that period. She would even feel a stomachache just from drinking water, but she had no money to see a doctor and could only endure until it got better.
Now her life was of course much better than before. She had food to eat and a place to live, and also a stable work income. What was there not to be good about?
“It’s really fast. We’ve known each other for two years.”
After entering the sweet soup shop and ordering what they wanted to drink, Fang Jiangning suddenly said with emotion.
Yu Linna thought for a moment and it seemed to be true. They had known each other for a long time. From being deskmates in their third year of high school until now, two years had passed. Now, neither of them were the ignorant and innocent children they used to be. Each of them had embarked on the path they wanted to take, going to the place they wanted to go.
“That’s right. It passed in the blink of an eye. Jiangning, tell me, when I announce my identity, will everyone be very surprised?”
“I think they will. After all, the name Shion-sensei is very resonant.”
“I think so too. But I’m already outdated. It’s not even certain if I can get attention again.”
Yu Linna said with a wry smile.
Preparing a new work was certainly important, but whether the readers would buy it was another matter. She was a has-been author. Could she return to the public eye? She actually didn’t have much confidence. After all, the theme of her new work was a female protagonist, which could easily make people think she was imitating or following a trend. Whether it could gain high popularity was also a question worth thinking about.
After all, an assassin, and an anti-hero, and a female protagonist, there were too many uncertain factors. And she had been rejected many times before that. She really didn’t know if Sister Chen would be willing to accept this manuscript.
“Isn’t that Senior Sister Jiangning? What a coincidence. Are you here too?”
While the two of them were drinking sweet soup, a male creature appeared in front of them. The young man was heroic and valiant, with expensive clothes on, a row of white teeth sparkling, just like the protagonist of a shoujo manga. He came up to chat with them on his own accord.
Yu Linna held her portion of sweet soup, calculating in her heart how to get away from this person.
