Chapter 505: Give Me a Chance
She had found Yu Linna. Yu Linna was sleeping, leaning against a corner. Her whole body was wet. When Ye Zhiyun went over, she still had a temperature. She immediately turned on her phone’s light, pulled Yu Linna inside, away from the cold air outside, but there was nothing to make a fire with here. Ye Zhiyun had searched for a long time and could only find a few dry branches. She had a lighter in her pocket, but it had taken her a long time to start a fire.
She had taken off Yu Linna’s wet clothes, leaving only a single layer of clothing and pants. She had found something to hang the coat and sweater on to dry, and then she had taken off her own clothes and had put them on Yu Linna. She had tried hard to find something that could be burned. Of course, there were also dry branches outside that could be used, but they were all wet. At this time, Ye Zhiyun really missed the charcoal from when she had gone on a picnic before. The wind and snow outside were whistling, and it was already four or five o’clock. Ye Zhiyun went over to check on Yu Linna’s condition and found that she had a wound on her head. The bloodstains had already dried, and her face was pale. It was really a heart-wrenching sight.
“Nana, it’s fine. Everything will be alright.”
Yes, she would take good care of her. No matter what happened.
The cold wind blew, and the snow fell. The wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger. To go out at this time was clearly not realistic. Ye Zhiyun had already turned off her phone to save her own phone’s battery. In this weather, the phone couldn’t receive a signal either. It was useless to keep it. It was better to wait for a chance of rescue.
“Mmm?”
Yu Linna slowly opened her eyes. She felt a wave of warmth. She opened her eyes and found that she had more clothes on. A careful look showed that the black-haired girl was rubbing her hands and constantly adding dry firewood to the fire.
“Zhiyun?”
“…You’re awake?”
Ye Zhiyun turned her head, clearly a little happy. It was just that for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
“How did you find me?”
“I just… I searched for a long time. I don’t even know where I found you. I found your phone. I thought you might be in this vicinity, so I came.”
“…And everyone else?”
“I snuck out. They should have already discovered it by now. The rescue team has been looking for you. They told me to wait for news at the hotel. I couldn’t wait any longer, so I came out.”
Yu Linna didn’t say anything more. She sat leaning against a corner, not planning to say another word. She hadn’t expected that the one who had found her in the end would be Ye Zhiyun. She had never thought of it.
Last night, she had almost thought that she would freeze to death in the wild. Then she had found a cave to hide in, but she didn’t think that anyone would find her. Even if someone had really found her, that person shouldn’t have been Ye Zhiyun. She felt that all of this was too unexpected.
“You must be very tired. You were missing all last night. Where did the wound on your head come from? I still have some dry food here. You should eat it quickly, to preserve some stamina. We’ll wait for the rescue then.”
Ye Zhiyun gave her a chocolate bar from her body. Yu Linna’s face was full of surprise.
“What are you looking at me for? Quick, take it. You must be starving. Although we’re no longer in that kind of intimate relationship, I’m still a person you know. I won’t harm you.”
Yu Linna took it. She tore open the packaging and ate it in small bites. The taste was quite bitter, both rich and bitter, and of course, also quite sweet.
This was the best-tasting chocolate that Yu Linna had eaten in her twenty years of life.
It was also the sweetest chocolate.
“Thank you.”
She could only say these three words. After breaking up for so long, this was the first time she had spent so long alone with Ye Zhiyun. They were very familiar with each other. It was just that for all sorts of reasons, they had not been able to make it to the end.
Yu Linna ate half a bar and left the rest for Ye Zhiyun. She leaned against the wall, her head a little sore.
“Nana? What’s wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?”
“My head is a little sore.”
“Did you fall and get hurt? There’s still blood on it.”
“I don’t know. I don’t remember very clearly. It seems someone pushed me, but I think it was probably me who accidentally fell.”
The movement of Ye Zhiyun adding firewood paused for a moment. The shock in her heart was a little great.
At this moment, she felt an endless anger. If Yu Linna had not fallen from the foot of the mountain herself, but had been deliberately done by someone, then who was this person? But no matter who it was, they were not worthy of forgiveness.
Ye Zhiyun also made up her mind to find this person and to properly settle the score.
Although Yu Linna had said that she didn’t remember very clearly and that she might have fallen herself, Ye Zhiyun had not taken it to heart. She was determined to find the culprit that Yu Linna had mentioned.
“We seem to have not been together like this for a long time.”
In the process of adding firewood, Ye Zhiyun had said this unintentionally. Yu Linna was also silent.
After all, the two of them had been broken up for so long. What should have passed had also passed. At that time, Ye Zhiyun had also said that they needed time to calm down. Now for them, this was actually the best.
“Nana, I…”
“You talk.”
“I’m sorry.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“No, I did wrong.”
Ye Zhiyun had learned to bow her head. This time, she had finally been willing to let go of her dignity. She had also finally been willing to let go of her face, and was no longer clinging to her own self-esteem.
But at this moment, it seemed to have come a little late.
Yu Linna just smiled, but did not speak.
“Nana?”
“Why aren’t you talking?”
“You’re not willing to forgive me?”
Yu Linna was silent for a long, long time. She had originally wanted to ignore it, but seeing the dry expression on Ye Zhiyun’s face, in the end, she was a little soft-hearted.
“This is no longer a question of forgiving or not forgiving.”
“Haven’t we already broken up?”
“These words, is there any meaning in you saying them to me?”
Her words were like a sharp knife, fiercely stabbing into her chest. Ye Zhiyun felt a wave of suffocation. Her heart was in pain, dripping blood, as if it had been put into a meat grinder. It really hurt so much.
But this was her own doing.
“Before, when the two of us were together, I always thought you could understand me, so I always threw my temper at you. I ignored your feelings. I didn’t give you my promise. I even said I wanted to break up, to leave you. Actually, at that time, I was a thoroughgoing bastard. I have no right to say ‘forgive’, but I really feel it was my problem.”
“My mother said I was being a simp, and I also think so. I clearly promised you that I would create a world that belonged to the two of us, but I broke my promise. In a world without you, I feel that so many things are missing. For the first time, I feel so regretful.”
“I’m sorry, Nana. It was my fault.”
“I still like you now. I can’t live without you.”
“As long as you come back, I’ll do anything. I’ll give you everything. I don’t want anything anymore. I just want you.”
She had said a lot to Yu Linna, had said her current feelings, the things she had always wanted to say.
People are always like this. Only when they lose something do they know how to cherish it. Only when their closest person is no longer by their side do they understand how foolish the things they have done in the past are.
Without tolerance and respect, how can one talk about understanding, how can one talk about lasting?
Ye Zhiyun had awakened a little too late.
Yu Linna’s face was very cold. She didn’t want to bother with her at all.
“The wind is a little strong. We should just wait for the rescue.”
She didn’t care at all about what Ye Zhiyun had said. Yes, she didn’t care at all.
When a person has truly let go, that is the most terrifying time. She would still be angry with you, would still say words of retention to you, and would even kneel down and beg without any dignity. That at least meant that there was still room for a turnaround. When a person has become indifferent, completely not caring, at that time, she has already truly let go.
The harm was too deep, and the awakening was too late. This was Ye Zhiyun’s retribution.
She said, “I was wrong.”
And then she said, “Oh.”
She said, “I’m sorry.”
And then she said, “Does it have anything to do with me?”
To really let go was like the way Yu Linna had treated Nangong Ying back then. When she had really let go, that was the most terrifying time. Ye Zhiyun knew her so well. It was impossible for her not to be clear about this matter. When Yu Linna really couldn’t be bothered to care about a person, no one could ever win her favor again.
The wind and snow howled. No matter how many words Ye Zhiyun said, no matter how many times she begged her, Yu Linna would not change her own mind, let alone change her own thoughts. All of this was Ye Zhiyun’s own doing.
In the past, when they had argued, Yu Linna was always the first to bow her head. When there was a conflict, it was always Yu Linna who had accommodated her, and it was also always Yu Linna who had been giving for her. At that time, Ye Zhiyun had said that she did not understand her, and then Yu Linna had tried to understand her, to forgive her in her own way, and had even not disturbed her. But in the end, what had she gotten in return but a heartbreaking result?
“Actually, I really don’t blame you. I don’t want to blame you either. Because I feel that we are already in the past. It’s useless to talk about the past anymore. I don’t care at all what you have done to me.”
“…Don’t be like this, Nana. Please. You can scold me, you can lose your temper at me, you can hit me, anything is fine. I’m begging you. Don’t be like this.”
“Crying is useless, Zhiyun. You know this principle. I, on the other hand, have cried many times, but it’s useless. Can you not cry in front of me when I’ve let go? What time is it now?”
Yu Linna said with a wry smile, and then she didn’t want to bother with her anymore.
Ye Zhiyun’s heart hurt so much. Her heart was like it had been shredded. She had thought she could let go, but in the end, she found that she couldn’t let go at all. Her life couldn’t be without her, but Yu Linna had let go of Ye Zhiyun. This was the most painful thing.
She had cried, had pleaded, but she could not get Yu Linna’s change of heart in return. At most, Yu Linna would thank her for what she had done, but would not forgive her for the wrong things she had done, because these were two different things.
Ye Zhiyun, with her extremely strong self-esteem, had tasted this bitter fruit. She knew that her actions had seriously hurt the other party. No matter what she said, it was useless.
Ye Zhiyun knelt in front of Yu Linna. This time, she had let go of everything about herself.
And Yu Linna was very cold.
“What are you doing? You don’t want your dignity anymore?”
“I don’t want it anymore. I don’t want anything anymore. I just want you. As long as you come back, I don’t want anything.”
Yu Linna listened to her crying voice and just felt it was so funny. This person, who couldn’t let go of her own self-esteem a few months ago, who didn’t want Yu Linna’s help with anything, and even took out her bad temper on her. Every apology, every cry and plea, was all done by Yu Linna. Had Ye Zhiyun ever truly understood her?
Yu Linna laughed.
“Can you not be like this? So disgusting.”
Ye Zhiyun’s heart was broken. Even if she made so many amends, she could not salvage that heart. At this moment, her tears could not be stopped, falling drop by drop. No one would forgive her. This was her own doing.
New Year’s Special Chapter: If One Day Ye Yu Get Married
(Reading notice: a brain-dead author’s brain hole extra)
It was a little cold when I woke up in the morning. When the alarm clock rang, Ye Zhiyun pressed it. She really didn’t want to get up, because last night she had tossed and turned until after 2 o’clock before she had slept. To wake up so early, she had no energy. But today she couldn’t. Today she still had to pay New Year’s visits.
The New Year had begun. Ye Zhiyun also had to go and pay New Year’s visits to her relatives on this day, with her closest person.
“Nana, it’s time to get up.”
Ye Zhiyun shook the girl sleeping next to her. This blonde girl was curled up in bed, her sleepy eyes opening, just like a little squirrel. She picked up her phone and looked at the time.
“So sleepy. Just five more minutes…”
With that, she lay back down.
How could Ye Zhiyun let her continue to sleep? She quickly pulled her up.
“Not today. We have to go. We have to go and see my mom first.”
“Mmm… alright then. I’ll get up.”
Yu Linna yawned, rubbed her eyes. The two of them looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh.
Yu Linna skillfully tidied the quilt, and then went to wash up with her, tidied her clothes, put on her makeup, and then had a simple breakfast and prepared to go out. A new year, a new atmosphere. It was lively outside, with the sound of firecrackers and children’s voices. Before she went out, Ye Zhiyun had brought a few more red envelopes, and then had naturally held Yu Linna’s hand.
“Wifey, what do you think my mom will say about me this year?”
“She probably won’t say anything about you.”
“I feel that this year I haven’t done much. I’m still very far from my goal.”
“What are you thinking so much for? Those things don’t matter. As long as you are by my side, that’s fine.”
With that, Yu Linna hugged her arm tightly and rubbed against her. Looking at this cute little face, Ye Zhiyun felt very healed. She bent down, planning to give her a kiss.
“No, no, no! So many people! Give me some face, give me some face.”
“My dear wifey, don’t be shy. We’ve already kissed so many times.”
“Mmm mmm mmm…”
In the end, she still couldn’t resist successfully.
Afterwards, Yu Linna wiped her own lips, her face flushed. This Ye Zhiyun, her bad habit still hadn’t been changed. So many years, and she still liked to kiss her forcefully.
Ye Zhiyun’s old home was in Shanghai. Her parents both lived there. To go to the Ye family this year for the New Year was also quite fast. When she had arrived, Ye Zhiyun’s older brother and sister-in-law had already arrived early, just waiting for her. Li Yuexin had greeted Yu Linna with a grin, had patted her head, and had asked about her well-being.
“Nana, it must be very cold, right? Quick, come in. Mom has made your favorite braised pork. There are also fruits on the table. You can eat first.”
“Mom, you don’t have to work so hard. I can do it.”
“That won’t do. My Nana is a treasure. You have to sit. Just be like before.”
Although Yu Linna had said that she could go into the kitchen, Li Yuexin seemed unwilling. She said she could handle it. Actually, to be serious about housework, Li Yuexin was not as good as Yu Linna. Li Yuexin’s housework skills were basically learned slowly after she had left the business world, while Yu Linna had known them since she was little.
But since she had already said that she could do it herself, then there was no need for Yu Linna to interfere. It was also good to just sit and wait to eat. At home, she was always the one who cooked. Ye Zhiyun rarely cooked, and plus, the two of them were busy with work, so they were not necessarily at home a lot of the time. Especially Yu Linna, who spent more time outside. The two of them could only be all lovey-dovey together during the Spring Festival. It was quite rare at other times.
But Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun had always been living very well, and their relationship was also quite good. Unlike when they were just dating, their relationship was now quite good, and they basically did not argue. Ye Zhiyun was also very good to her, doting on her in every way. And Yu Linna had also realized the dream she had wanted to realize since she was little and truly had a home.
“Brother, sister-in-law, when did you guys get here?”
Yu Linna sat down on the sofa and skillfully greeted them, although in the beginning, she was really not very used to it. But after calling them that for a while, she had slowly gotten used to it. It was no big deal. The twenty-something Yu Linna was no longer a teenager. She was also more mature, and her heart was more steady. What had not changed was her loyalty to Ye Zhiyun.
“We were probably around nine o’clock. It must have taken you a lot of time to come over from there, Linna. There are a lot of cars during the New Year, so it’s quite congested.”
“It’s alright. Brother, how many months is the baby?”
“Five months. It should be born soon. It seems to be a girl. I’m not very good with names. You’re a screenwriter. Why don’t you help me pick a name?”
“As long as sister-in-law doesn’t mind, it’s fine.”
“What’s there for me to mind? Hahaha.”
The family was harmonious and happy, and they all chatted quite well. Ye Zhiyun was cutting fruit on the side. As the younger sister, she was actually the closest to her older brother. But there was no helping it. Her wife was too likable. Her brother and sister-in-law both liked her, so Ye Zhiyun could only cut some fruit and occasionally interject a few words.
During the New Year, it was best for a family to be safe and sound. The Ye family all thought so. Now, the children of the Ye family were all married, and everyone was no longer a child. Li Yuexin was also about to be upgraded to a grandmother. Time really flew. Yu Linna thought of the year she had met Ye Zhiyun at the age of seventeen. In the blink of an eye, she herself was also in her twenties. Time was too fast, to the point where she even found it incredible. The her who had once been a child who longed for a family, now she also finally had her own family, the family she had longed for. The dream of her childhood had been realized. Now she didn’t have too many pursuits. If there was one, it would probably be a career pursuit.
Or, to want a child of her own.
“Darling, peel me an orange.”
“Alright, wifey.”
Ye Zhiyun obediently picked up an orange and peeled it for her dear wife, and even peeled off the pith on the orange, feeding Yu Linna one slice at a time. Yu Linna herself was very much enjoying this, not having to do it herself, and having someone feed her, like doting on a little princess.
“Actually, it’s fine not to peel the pith.”
“But I want you to eat better.”
“You’re being glib. Darling, rub my shoulders for me.”
“Okay.”
If an outsider were to see this, it would probably be very incredible.
The dignified President Ye, the mighty Director Ye, a super entrepreneur, was always very strict with herself at work, and even ruthless to her rivals. When fighting a business war, she was always the most terrifying one. No one could beat her. When filming a movie, she was also the most terrifying one. Many newcomers, seeing a movie directed by Ye Zhiyun being released, would all withdraw their films and not dare to confront her.
Who would have thought that such a big shot would actually be a wife-fearing person in private? And she was also extremely gentle to her wife, almost completely obedient, and even rubbed her shoulders for her. In the eyes of others, it must be very incredible.
Ye Zile said that he was used to it. This younger sister of his, she was so domineering as a child, with such strong self-esteem, and she would fight for first place in everything she did. Now that she was grown up, she had also changed a lot, was not so competitive, and her person had also become a lot gentler. Yes, she was becoming more and more like her old mom.
“Come, come, dinner’s ready! Quick, come over.”
At this time, Li Yuexin had already finished cooking and was calling everyone to eat together.
The Ye family was also very lively today. The whole family was harmonious and peaceful, and almost everyone was there. The Ye family would eat together every year, and then in the remaining few days, they would go and visit relatives. After that, there was also the annual meeting in Beijing. In the past, Yu Linna would not go, but after she got married, there was no reason not to go. But before she went, she wanted to stay in Beijing for a while.
“Nana, when are you planning to go to Beijing?”
“Tomorrow, maybe. I want to go early.”
“Mmm, then I’ll book a plane ticket for tomorrow. By the way, Nana, are you planning to go to San Francisco after the New Year?”
“Yes, because of work. Coincidentally, I want to go to Chinatown for a trip, to write a new script.”
Yu Linna was no longer the star who was only popular in her home country. Her popularity now was also quite high. Many people in the world knew her and had become her fans. Her past dream could also be considered to have been realized.
After eating, they stayed at the Ye family for a period of time. The next day, they said goodbye to Li Yuexin, and then they went back.
“Nana, see you in Beijing in two days. Remember to cook for Mom.”
Before she left, Li Yuexin had hugged Yu Linna. Not to mention, she quite liked this child. Before she had entered the Ye family, she had liked her. At that time, Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun had had a period of conflict, and Li Yuexin had even scolded Ye Zhiyun. After so long, no one brought up that matter anymore, but Ye Zhiyun and Yu Linna’s relationship was very good.
The two of them held hands, dragged their suitcases, and prepared to enter the airport. This time, they were going to a different place to travel. Actually, to be serious, it hadn’t been long since they had gotten married, but at that time, it had been a huge sensation, almost becoming the topic of that period. Although there was also controversy, Ye Zhiyun had insisted on being with her, and now it had slowly stabilized.
But Ye Zhiyun had always felt very guilty in her heart. She felt that she had wronged Yu Linna, so she had accommodated her in everything she did, and had not let her suffer any grievance. She was reluctant to let her suffer a single bit of harm.
“What’s wrong, Zhiyun?”
“Nana, are you happy being with me?”
“Of course I’m happy. You, you’ve given me everything, you dote on me, you pamper me. I’m about to go to heaven. Why wouldn’t I be happy?”
“But I…”
“Zhiyun, let’s just forget about the past. I just want you to be good to me now. Everything else doesn’t matter. Zhiyun, I don’t care what you did before, but now, you are mine. I agreed to marry you, of course because I wanted to live a good life. Promise me, don’t hurt yourself anymore. For me, for this family, live well, okay?”
“Okay.”
Ye Zhiyun hugged Yu Linna.
The two of them had not had a smooth journey. Ye Zhiyun had been sorry to her for a period of time, and Yu Linna had also been sick for a period of time. The two of them had both experienced a lot of things. In the end, to be able to persevere to the end was really not easy. Ye Zhiyun cherished this hard-won happiness very much.
“The plane is about to take off. Let’s go, my dear.”
“Wifey, wait a moment.”
“What’s wrong? Did you forget to bring something?”
As soon as she had finished speaking, Ye Zhiyun had left a mark on her lips. Yu Linna had a bewildered look on her face. How could this person be so direct?
Ye Zhiyun licked her lips and said to her with a smile:
“Happy New Year.”
