Chapter 425: The Angry Yu Linna
Tong Lili was Yu Linna’s legal guardian in the past. A long time ago, she had gone through the procedures to become Yu Linna’s guardian. Although that was the case, after completing the procedures, she had given Yu Linna a few thousand yuan and had run off somewhere by herself, and had been out of contact for many years. Two years ago, Yu Linna had looked for her. She was now settled in Shanghai, and was also married with her own child.
She didn’t actually have many memories of this woman. She only knew that this woman had once been her legal guardian. But as she had come of age, the guardian no longer had legal responsibility. Logically speaking, there was no connection between them.
But Tong Lili had called her.
She had said, “You’re famous now. I raised you. You can’t be without a conscience.”
In a sense, that was indeed not wrong. At that time, Tong Lili had given her a few thousand yuan to settle down in Guangnan City, and Yu Linna had also been able to settle in this city. But this could not cover up the fact that she had not fulfilled her guardian’s responsibility. This person had not raised her at all, nor had she given her anything. Yu Linna had lived in Guangnan for so many years, relying on her own two hands and feet to earn money bit by bit. No one had ever raised her. When she was little, she had stayed in others’ homes. She had always come out after freeloading for less than a month. For so many years, hadn’t she also grown up bit by bit?
So, Tong Lili had not given her anything at all.
But Yu Linna still decided to go and see her. She had bought a plane ticket to Shanghai herself. She wanted to have a good talk with her. And Wu Siyu had insisted on going with her. Originally, Yu Linna had refused, but the other party had insisted on going with her, saying that she was still a child, and this kind of thing should be handed over to an adult. She couldn’t refuse.
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It had been a long time since she had set foot on the land of Shanghai. She had arranged a time and place with Tong Lili to meet at a certain coffee shop. Tong Lili was already sitting inside. As soon as she saw Yu Linna, she quickly stood up and pulled her over to sit down, a hypocritical smile on her face, and even asked if she wanted something to drink.
“Yu girl, it’s been so long. You’re successful now. It wasn’t in vain that I raised you for so long. How come you even brought someone with you? Don’t tell me this woman is your new parent.”
The moment Tong Lili saw Wu Siyu, she was very displeased, thinking, Where did this woman come from to ruin my good thing? She wished this woman would go far away.
Wu Siyu glanced at Tong Lili. From the first glance, she disliked the other party. This old woman, shamelessly saying those ridiculous words, when this person had clearly not fulfilled her guardian’s responsibility at all.
“My name is Wu Siyu. I used to be the director of Nana’s… Yu Linna’s orphanage. Although you were her guardian before, I was once her director and also took her in for a period of time. I have the right to see you. After all, this child walked out of my orphanage.”
She calmly sat down and said faintly.
“Oh? So you’re that orphanage director. Che, aren’t you just a woman who can’t take in orphans? Stop being so self-righteous.”
Wu Siyu was about to lose her temper but was held back by Yu Linna. She had Wu Siyu sit down, and then she faced Tong Lili directly, planning to have a talk with her.
“Auntie Tong, let’s get down to business. Let’s not talk about those unimportant things.”
“It’s still Yu girl who is sensible. I told you you wouldn’t forget your roots, right? Actually, I had seen it long ago that you would have today. Didn’t you ask me for an autograph before? At that time, I felt that you could soar to the sky and become a big star. Although I don’t know why you suddenly changed your career to become some kind of writer, you are indeed famous now. You have to thank me. It was I who let you go.”
“Mmm, in a sense, that is indeed the case. How about this? You did indeed raise me, and I don’t want to forget my roots. This is to repay you.”
Yu Linna took out an envelope and handed it to Tong Lili. And Tong Lili snatched it over, her eyes shifty, and opened it without any politeness, counting the money one by one, her eyes not even looking at Yu Linna.
And Yu Linna was just drinking her coffee, not planning to do anything.
After she had finished counting, Tong Lili’s smile stiffened. She unwillingly counted it again, but still felt that something was wrong.
“No, Yu girl, how come you only gave me six thousand yuan? I raised you for so long. How can you only give me this much? You’re too heartless!”
Yu Linna did not care about the ugly face of Tong Lili. She calmly drank her coffee and also asked the waiter for a piece of cake. And Tong Lili’s face was distorted with anger.
“Auntie Tong, when I was 12, you left me in Guangnan and only gave me four thousand yuan. Two years ago, you helped me sign my contract and let me go into the entertainment industry. I thank you. This extra two thousand yuan is for you. From now on, we have no relationship. I have my work, you have your family. We will not have any contact with each other. You also said so before. You told me not to come and find you again.”
Tong Lili’s face was flushed with anger. She was on the verge of slamming the table. And Wu Siyu was watching from the side, just wanting to say, “Well done.” To deal with such a shameless woman, you had to use this method.
“Yu girl, how can you talk like that? Before, you were helpless and no one would adopt you. It was I who went through the guardian procedures and became your guardian. Without me, you would have starved to death on the street. Without me, how would you have lived in Guangnan? Without me, would you have today? How can you be so ungrateful?”
Those harsh words, she had never expected to hear them from an adult’s mouth.
Wu Siyu looked at the silent Yu Linna. It was really completely unexpected that this child had lived this kind of life these past few years. After she had left the Huo family, her life must have been very bad. Seeing that her height hadn’t grown much over these years, she must not have been eating well. A sour taste filled Wu Siyu’s heart. Perhaps she shouldn’t have let Yu Linna walk out of the Huo family back then. If she hadn’t left, she would definitely not have had the subsequent life.
“Auntie Tong.”
Yu Linna put down her coffee.
“You have not raised me, nor have you taken care of me, and you have not even fulfilled your guardian’s responsibility. I have grown up so much, and you have not even asked about me. I have what I have today because of my own two hands and feet. On what grounds should I thank you? I have returned this money to you. I do not owe you. Why do you think I must thank you?”
Yu Linna spoke very calmly, without even a hint of anger, but to Tong Lili, it was so harsh.
For so many years, Yu Linna had nothing to resent, nothing to complain about. All of this had already become the past. She was not angry, but she would also never thank such a beast.
“Nana is right.”
Wu Siyu spoke up.
“Miss Tong, I don’t know what your reason was for handling Nana’s guardian procedures back then, but you became her guardian, yet you did not fulfill your responsibility, did not raise her, did not take care of her, and arbitrarily abandoned a minor child to live alone in a city. This is against the law, you know? Just on this point, I can sue you at any time.”
These past few years, Nana had suffered too much. This time, no matter what, she had to protect her. Such a bastard woman was actually Nana’s guardian. She would never admit it. And she had even abandoned Nana alone in a big city. Just how cruel must this person be to do such a heartless thing? If it weren’t for Nana being strong enough, she might have starved to death on the street long ago.
Tong Lili was very angry, but she couldn’t find a suitable excuse. Back then, she had handled this procedure because she could get a sum of money, so she had handled the guardian procedures. After it was done, she had given Yu Linna a sum of money, and then had taken the money she had gotten and had run off to Shanghai to do business. Only then did she have her own family and child. Otherwise, she would still be a damn poor person in Guangnan.
“Alright, you have a backbone. You’ve grown up and know how to deal with me. Very good. Don’t you look at what you are? Aren’t you just an unwanted orphan? Your parents didn’t want you, so they threw you to a human trafficker. For so many years, besides me, no one has adopted you. Look at you. Who wants you? Aren’t you just relying on your good looks to have become famous and really think you’re something?”
Tong Lili was angry from embarrassment and said those harsh words. Every sentence was so infuriating to hear. Wu Siyu was so angry she wanted to slap her, but Yu Linna indicated for her to calm down. As the person involved, Yu Linna was not moved at all. Perhaps she felt that there was no need to get angry for such a beast.
“Auntie Tong, are you done? If you’re done, I can leave.”
“What are you leaving for? You can just leave. Aren’t you very famous? I’ll go and tell those reporters what a bird you were as a child. Don’t you think I don’t know? How many things did you steal as a child? Have you forgotten that when I had just taken you in, you were tied up and beaten for stealing someone’s steamed buns? If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even know how to get out of there!”
Yu Linna clenched her fists and lowered her head. Although she really didn’t want to be angry with Tong Lili, what the other party said was indeed a fact.
When she was little, to survive, to not go hungry, she had indeed stolen a lot of things. When she was cold, she would steal others’ gloves, socks, and even shoes. When she was hungry, she would steal others’ food, in the kitchen, in the shop, wherever she could go. At most, she would be found and beaten. This kind of thing had long since become a common occurrence. But at that time, she was very agile and was rarely caught. But there were still a few times when she was caught and beaten.
These could also be considered her dark history.
“I’m telling you, Yu girl, if I tell these things to the reporters, I think those paparazzi will be very interested. I’ll let those guys see what their so-called idol is like behind the scenes. I’ll also go around and tell others that you’re just an unwanted orphan. I’ll see if you’re scared.”
Yu Linna had been very calm all along, at least, she had been very calm before that.
But…
“Ah!”
Yu Linna stood up and directly threw the scalding hot coffee onto Tong Lili’s face. Tong Lili covered her face and shouted in the shop, attracting the attention of the people in the shop. Tong Lili hurriedly took out a tissue to wipe her face, but the scalding hot coffee had burned her face a large patch of red.
“Yu girl, you actually burned me with coffee! You fucking!”
Yu Linna’s face was full of anger. If it weren’t for Wu Siyu holding her back, she really wanted to flip the table at this time. Her face was flushed a large patch of red because of her anger.
“You, surnamed Tong, if you say that again, I’ll even hit you! Don’t you think I dare not hit people!”
“Nana, don’t be impulsive. There are a lot of people here.”
Wu Siyu desperately held onto this uncalm child. Although she was also very angry, she was very clear-headed at this moment. This was a public place. If she were seen causing trouble here, it would definitely not be a good thing. One had to know that Yu Linna was a public figure.
Yu Linna was really angry. She had been very calm before that. It was precisely because Tong Lili had called her an orphan that she had gotten angry and couldn’t control herself at all. She had never been willing to hear others say that she was an orphan, that she was an unwanted child. If others said that about her, she would definitely hit people. When she was little, just because someone had said that she was a child with no parents, she had hit them with a brick and sent them to the hospital.
Tong Lili also hadn’t expected this girl to get so angry, but her anger at this moment was also not small. She was a shrew to begin with. Would she care about so much reasoning with you? She unceremoniously cursed, and the shop became noisy. In the end, it got to the point where the police came, and a video was even recorded.
And the thing that Wu Siyu was most worried about had finally happened.
