Chapter 460: The Girl in Edinburgh
Ye Zhiyun had officially entered the state in her home country. The filming had also begun. Although the days without Yu Linna were a little uncomfortable, she had slowly gotten used to it. She also had Wen Yajun under her, and also a big-name guest star like Zhu Yiqian. The lineup could be considered okay. As a director who had once filmed a super big flop, now not many investors were willing to invest in her. She could only rely on herself.
“Everyone, get ready. The next scene is about to begin. Go back to your positions.”
Gradually, she also had the appearance of a director, and she was also doing it in a proper manner. Everyone said that Director Ye was very dedicated, very hardworking, but she just didn’t want to lose this job. She knew that if she didn’t film well this time, their company would really have to declare bankruptcy. Now they had a lot of foreign debt, and also loans to pay back. If it didn’t work out, then they really could only go home.
Not just Ye Zhiyun, but Nangong Ying, who was far away in Hong Kong, had also started her own work. She had started over in Hong Kong, filming a brand new police film. She believed that this was her new starting point.
And in England, Yu Linna was still looking for her new starting point. She was staying in this strange country, and she didn’t know what she could do here. At this stage, she just wanted to learn more, and then apply what she had learned to her own works. The writers and screenwriters in England were very good, as expected of a former literary capital. If she had a chance, Yu Linna also wanted to go to France to take a look. The works there were also not bad. She wanted to see the whole world, to see how big this world was.
One day, when she went out, she wanted to go to a bookstore in Edinburgh to buy some books, and also to study them properly after she returned to her home country.
“Wow, what are you doing? Let go of me!”
“You are a bad girl! Why did you steal my bread!”
“I… I will pay… I just, I haven’t taken out my wallet yet…”
When she passed a bakery on the road, Yu Linna accidentally saw a girl at the shop’s entrance whose wrist was being held by the shop owner, preventing her from leaving. This girl looked to be around 19 or 20 years old, dressed plainly, and didn’t seem to be someone who knew how to dress up, but her bare face was quite pretty. It was just that her wrist was being held by a burly man, and his other hand was holding the bread that the girl had stolen.
“You say you’ll pay? Then take out the money, and I’ll sell you this bread.”
“…”
“Why aren’t you talking? If you can’t take out the money, then I can only treat you as a thief.”
Yu Linna put her hands in her pockets and let out a hot breath. This scene, why does it look so familiar?
The expression on this girl’s face, and her actions, her slightly yellowish skin, and the boss’s unforgiving appearance, had attracted the attention of some of the people around. No matter which country you were in, watching a lively scene was a part of human nature.
Yu Linna was inexplicably reminded of her own childhood.
(“You little thief! Still stealing things from my shop? I’ll see if you dare again!”)
(“Wuwuwu, I won’t do it again! Don’t hit me! I was wrong!”)
(“It’s you again, you stinky girl! Still stealing? If you steal again, I’ll chop off your hands!”)
(“I won’t do it again! I really won’t do it again! Please let me go!”)
(“You look so decent, but why do you like to steal so much? Were you born a thief!”)
Her childhood had always been lived in bitterness. When she was little and had nothing to eat, she would go and steal others’ things to eat. When she had no warm clothes, she would learn to mend them herself, and would modify her old clothes to continue to wear them. When she had no money, she could only endure the cold and work for others to earn a living.
She had really done a lot of such things when she was little. This was really too familiar to her.
When she saw this girl, she was inexplicably reminded of her own childhood. If nothing unexpected happened, this girl would surely be taught a lesson by the boss, be given a good beating, and then be sent to the police. But it was just a loaf of bread, so she should be fine after being given a lecture. Yu Linna was not clear about what the police in England were like.
But…
When the girl’s pleading gaze swept around, the people nearby ignored her. Yu Linna also understood this person’s intention. To put it bluntly, she just didn’t want to be taught a lesson and hoped that someone would come to her rescue.
Yu Linna was not a kind person.
Never had been.
When she saw a beggar begging from her on the street, she would not give any money. Compared to worrying about whether others could eat their fill, she was more concerned about whether she could eat her fill.
But when she saw the girl’s appearance, she still couldn’t hold it in. Perhaps it was because at first glance, she felt that this girl was too similar to herself.
“I’m sorry, she is my older sister. She forgot to bring her wallet out. I’ll pay for this bread. I’m really sorry. Please forgive my older sister.”
Yu Linna stood up. This was something no one had expected.
This girl was also startled.
“Girl, you shouldn’t cover for her. Such a bad child should be punished.”
“Sir, I’m not covering for her. She really is my older sister. This older sister of mine is a little silly and doesn’t bring her wallet when she goes out. I apologize to you on her behalf. Here, older sister, you apologize too.”
Yu Linna even asked this girl to apologize together. This girl had many questions in her heart, but at this moment, she held them in and cooperated with Yu Linna to apologize. In the end, Yu Linna did indeed pay the money and took this girl away from the scene. She didn’t know what her purpose was for doing so. Perhaps it was just out of sympathy.
“You can’t steal things anymore. Here, I bought you a few fresh loaves of bread. Eat them when you’re hungry. If you really have no money, then go and find a job.”
Yu Linna had also bought a few fresh loaves of bread at a new bakery, put them in a bag, and gave them to this girl. The girl hesitated to accept them. Although she had thought of refusing, there was nothing she could do. She was too hungry and needed to eat.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
This girl thought for a moment and still decided to open her mouth first.
“My name is Stephanie Joan Brown. I’m 19 this year, an unemployed person, and because I ran away from home, my money has run out, and my phone is also out of battery, so I’ve been wandering around Edinburgh.”
Yu Linna carefully sized up this girl. This girl didn’t look ugly. On the contrary, she was the type that looked particularly beautiful. How could she have fallen to the point of having nowhere to go?
“What about your friends? Do you have nowhere to go?”
“I’ve been to my friends’ places too many times. I can’t stay there anymore. My money has also run out. I have no choice but to steal things to eat. If you want to laugh at me, then laugh.”
Stephanie gave up her struggle and hugged the bread in the bag. She really felt that she was super terrible. She had run away from home, her money had run out, and she couldn’t bother her friends anymore. Her phone was also out of battery. Was there anything worse than this? And to fill her stomach, she had even gone to steal things. If her parents knew, they would surely beat her to death.
So embarrassing, so embarrassing.
“It’s nothing. To want to steal things to eat when you’re hungry is not shameful. After all, there are indeed no other means to fill your stomach.”
Unexpectedly, Yu Linna did not laugh at her, but very kindly spoke up for her.
“But I’m already 19 years old, and I’m still stealing things… someone like me can be taken to the police station.”
“It’s normal when you’re hungry. It’s not shameful. As long as you’re not stealing money, it’s not a big problem.”
Yu Linna was an experienced person. She was very familiar with these things and wouldn’t say things like “shameful.” These were things she had experienced, and she was quite familiar with them.
Stephanie hugged the bag. In this city, for the first time, she had felt the kindness of a stranger. Her heart was warm and very comfortable.
“And since your phone is out of battery, how about you try to borrow a phone from a passerby to call home?”
“Absolutely not.”
“You’re living with your parents now, right? It’s not good to just come out on your own. You’re already 19 years old, and you’re also an adult. You should act a little like an adult.”
“For me to make up with my parents is absolutely impossible.”
This child is quite stubborn. Just as Yu Linna had said, she was clearly an adult, yet she didn’t even have the appearance of an adult. She was a little too childish.
But at her age, even if she ran away from home, it probably wouldn’t attract her parents’ attention. They were all adults. Where could she run to? In such a big city, she couldn’t go anywhere. If it really didn’t work out, she could just go home.
“By the way, can I go to your house?”
“Huh?”
“I said, can you take me in? I won’t cause any trouble for your family. Just one night is fine. I’ll leave after one night. Is that okay?”
Stephanie looked at her with innocent eyes. Such eyes were really hard to refuse. Yu Linna couldn’t think of an excuse to refuse for a while.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. But let me say this first: that’s not my home.”
“Mmm, that’s no problem. As long as there’s a place to sleep, it’s fine. Also, thank you for the bread you treated me to.”
Helpless, Yu Linna took Stephanie back to the hotel. At first, Stephanie thought she had taken her to the wrong place, but when she took Stephanie up the elevator, Stephanie finally realized that something was wrong.
“Wait, you’re staying at a hotel?”
“Yes, is there a problem?”
“No, you’re only so old. How can you open a room in a hotel? Your parents must have opened it, right?”
“I opened it myself.”
“Aren’t you only 12 or 13? How did you open it?”
“Sorry, I’m 20. Thank you.”
“…”
Ignoring the expression on the other party’s face, Yu Linna opened the room door and led her in.
“There’s only one bed. If you want to sleep, then the two of us will just have to squeeze in. There are no spare clothes. You’ll just have to make do and wear the hotel’s clothes for now. My clothes are too small for you to wear.”
This stinky loli is 20? Stephanie still couldn’t believe it. This person was clearly smaller than her. How could she be about the same age as her?
This was clearly not scientific.
“By the way, how should I address you? You haven’t even told me your name. And you have an American accent in your English. You’re from America, right?”
Many people liked to ask Yu Linna why her English was American English. Actually, she also didn’t know how to answer. She could only say that the movies she usually watched were all made in America.
“I can speak American English purely because many of the movies I watch are made in America. My name is Yu Linna. I’m from China, and my nationality is also Chinese. I know you must have many questions, but please allow me to refuse to answer.”
She was really a little tired of being asked. Yu Linna didn’t want to answer anymore.
To just casually bring a strange girl back was clearly not a good thing, and it was also too defenseless. But Yu Linna still did it. As for why she did it, maybe it was because she felt sorry for her.
