Chapter 521: A Sudden Realization
Yu Linna was going to America. This news had also reached Ye Zhiyun’s ears. She was quite shocked at first and had specially called to ask her about this matter. At this time, she still wanted to keep her.
“Nana, you said you were going to America. Is this true?”
“Yes, I plan to start over in a new place. I’ve also thought about it. A strange place is the most suitable for me. No one knows me. That’s the best.”
“How long are you planning to go for?”
“I don’t know. Maybe a year or half a year.”
“…No, you can’t go.”
Ye Zhiyun started to panic. Hearing that she was going to leave, she panicked. As soon as she heard that Yu Linna was going to leave, to leave this land, she could not accept it no matter what. If Yu Linna was still in the country, no matter where she was, at least Ye Zhiyun would still have a chance to see her. But if she went abroad, then Ye Zhiyun would have to take a plane to go abroad, and America was so far away. If Yu Linna went there, could she get used to it?
All sorts of concerns made her unable to accept such a situation.
And Yu Linna had calmly told her that she had already decided.
“Zhiyun, I’ve already decided. I won’t change my mind.”
“Why are you leaving? Isn’t it good to stay? Can’t you stay? Don’t go…”
“What can I do if I stay? Everyone doesn’t welcome me, right?”
“Don’t go…”
“Zhiyun, thank you. But this is my decision after all. And you’ve also worked hard. I’m also very grateful that you’ve loved me. Go and find someone you like, and be with someone who likes you. Forget me, really.”
Yu Linna hung up the phone. Ye Zhiyun leaned against her office chair, covering her face. She tried her best not to let her tears fall. Such an ending had come too suddenly.
She didn’t want to let Yu Linna go, but Yu Linna was going to leave after all.
She did want to help, but what help could she be? She couldn’t be so headstrong as to go head-to-head with Chenghe. She had to consider many things now, the people in her company, and the situation of a new company. For her to fight against Chenghe was basically impossible.
But she was now thinking, if she hadn’t been so excessive back then, so harsh on her, maybe Yu Linna wouldn’t have been so cold to her. If she were to leave, at least she wouldn’t have said things like “go and find someone you like, forget me.” Now that things had come to this, what was the use of regretting?
Ye Zhiyun looked at the script she had given her. This was a script that Yu Linna had spent a lot of effort to write. She hadn’t taken a single cent and had given it to Ye Zhiyun. Ye Zhiyun held this script, her heart aching a little. What she really wanted was not a script, but a person.
“Boss, who gave you this script… wow, Shion-sensei? It’s a wonder you could get a script from her. But with her current situation, she shouldn’t be able to write a script, right?”
Wen Yajun walked over and saw the script on the table. She briefly looked at it and found that the screenwriter noted on the title was Shion. All at once, she was interested again. She sat down and prepared to slowly read it, but at the same time, she was also a little worried.
“This script was written by her before she was banned. Strictly speaking, it’s not a work from the ban period.”
“I see. So there’s this kind of operation. Then how much did you spend to buy it?”
“She gave it to me. She said she didn’t want any money. She asked me to adapt it into a movie.”
“She gave it to you? She’s really good to you. Last time was also the same. She gave you a script for free, without even talking about money. There’s no one better than her in this world, right?”
“…Yajun, repeat what you just said.”
“Huh? She’s really good to you.”
“The next sentence.”
“Last time was also… ahem, ahem, I didn’t say anything. I just remembered I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving now…”
Wen Yajun put down the script, opened the door, and wanted to slip away. Ye Zhiyun went up and grabbed her shoulder.
“Stop! Sit down!”
“Boss…”
“Are you going to sit or not?”
“…I’ll sit.”
Wen Yajun sat down, cold sweat pouring down. Her whole person was not well. Really, why did she have to be so talkative! Now it’s over!
“Yajun, explain. What do you mean by ‘last time was also’? Are you saying that she, that Shion-sensei you spoke of, also gave you a script?”
Ye Zhiyun was condescending, her arms crossed, with a look of “if you dare not say it, you’re dead.” Wen Yajun was so scared. Ye Zhiyun was clearly younger than her, but how could this person be more terrifying than her?
“That’s not the case. I was just talking nonsense just now…”
“Oh? I’ll give you one last chance, Yajun. If you don’t tell the truth, your salary will be halved.”
“Do you have to be so ruthless!”
“So are you going to talk or not?”
“Actually, what I meant just now was that Shion-sensei had chatted with me a few times, and we had talked about the creation of the script…”
“Your salary is now one-third.”
“You can’t be so unkind! I’ve contributed to the company, have done work. You can’t be like this!”
“You can go to the finance department to settle your salary. You’re fired.”
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk! I’ll say everything! Don’t fire me!”
Wen Yajun had confessed everything.
In the face of Ye Zhiyun’s interrogation, she was still too young.
Ye Zhiyun had listened to her finish everything, including the source of the scripts for Love Has No Distance and I Just Like You. After she had finished listening, her whole person had fallen silent.
“I know I’ve said it all! You promised not to fire me!”
Ye Zhiyun lowered her head, not saying a word.
“Boss, why aren’t you talking? I’m so scared when you talk…”
“Is this true?”
“It’s true! She looked for me. She told me she wanted to help you and gave me the script, that movie script and the TV series script. But that was a first draft. I changed a lot in the later stages. Especially that TV series one, she only wrote three episodes. The rest I wrote according to her outline.”
“Why would she do that…”
“Weren’t you two still dating at that time? You were even arguing. She contacted me through a friend, Lan Ranyan, her roommate, and also a girl I knew in Beijing. She contacted me through the other party and gave me the script. She said it could only be filmed by you, otherwise she wouldn’t give it to me. Although I was very unwilling and felt that I was being looked down upon, what she wrote was very good. And I admire her dedication, so I decided to help her. She asked me to keep it a secret.”
“…”
Ye Zhiyun held her head, and tears rolled down drop by drop, unable to be controlled.
“I… I’m such a big fool…”
Ye Zhiyun was full of regret for her actions back then.
During that period of their argument, she had given Yu Linna the cold shoulder, throwing her own temper. As a result?
Not only had Yu Linna not fought with her, but she had chosen to use her own way to help her. She knew that Ye Zhiyun had a strong self-esteem and could not accept this kind of almost charitable outcome, so she had changed her method and had transferred it to someone else’s hands to give to her. At that time, Ye Zhiyun had known nothing and had always felt that she did not understand her.
In fact, the one who really didn’t understand the other party was she, Ye Zhiyun.
That’s right, there was also a time when someone had sent flowers…
Ye Zhiyun thought of something. She suddenly opened the door and ran downstairs to ask the girl at the front desk about the flower delivery.
“President Ye, are you asking about the person who sent the flowers? I’m not clear either. Didn’t I say so before?”
“And after that? Didn’t I ask someone to investigate? Can you find out what the person who sent the flowers looks like?”
“Little Wang said he has investigated. He investigated from the source of the flower delivery. Because this flower was sent anonymously, there is no name. But Little Wang had gone to inquire at each of the flower delivery addresses, and many of the bosses at those addresses had said that a blonde girl had bought flowers at their place and had sent them out anonymously. The delivery address was exactly our company. I think it might be her. I’m not clear either. By the way, President Ye, your fan is actually a girl? I thought it was some fat otaku.”
Ye Zhiyun repeatedly stepped back, her face full of shock, her face pale.
She leaned against the wall, looked at her own hands, and her hands were actually full of sweat.
She had used these hands to personally push Yu Linna away, and then she had chosen to separate. If she had been willing to try to keep her back then, to try to believe the other party, how could there have been such an outcome?
“President Ye, what’s wrong with you? Are you alright?”
“…”
“President Ye, are you crying? What’s wrong with this? Someone, someone! Help President Ye!”
Ye Zhiyun now realized that she was the stupidest fool. She thought of Yu Linna’s smile, of the happiness when they were together. How could she have been so foolish? Why had she pushed her away? Why had she said such foolish words? She had taken her self-esteem as a big deal, but she had not expected that her pride had hurt her.
Ye Zhiyun was too emotional. When she woke up, she found that she was lying in the company’s lounge. She had heard from others that she had fainted because she was too emotional. So embarrassing, Ye Zhiyun thought with self-mockery.
Why did she need that self-esteem? Why did she need that pride? These things were useless to keep. Even when their relationship was at its coldest, Yu Linna had chosen to help her, to understand her. And what about Ye Zhiyun? She had chosen to be cold! She was worse than a beast!
She hugged her own arms, in great pain. That tragic sound made outsiders feel so heartbroken.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, ahhh!! It’s my fault, it’s all my fault, Nana…!!!”
She cried into a tearful person.
The people in the company heard this sound and were a little worried. They wanted to go up and see, but were stopped by Wen Yajun. She said to just let Ye Zhiyun calm down by herself.
Even Dai Wenqian couldn’t help but sigh. I’m sure Ye Zhiyun really regrets it. To regret her proud thoughts back then, to pay the price for her own self-righteousness, that was also an inevitable result.
She always had to pay for her own actions, and now was that time.
After Ye Zhiyun had finished crying and making a fuss, she had calmed down and had immediately booked a plane ticket to Guangnan. She had put down all her work. Now nothing was more important than Yu Linna. In the past, she had given up Yu Linna for her work, but now, she couldn’t be like this anymore.
At least, to see her once, to say a few words.
She didn’t want to not even see her off when she was leaving, even if the other party didn’t bother with her. That didn’t matter. She also had to stand up when she needed it most, just as Yu Linna had done back then.
“Do you think Zhiyun has figured it out?”
Dai Wenqian brewed some tea and gave Han Ying a cup. Han Ying took it, slowly took a sip, and then put down her teacup.
“I think she just feels regretful, just paying for her ridiculous actions back then.”
“As a friend, I actually think she’s quite pitiful.”
“That’s her own doing. She has to accept this punishment. Otherwise, she will live in self-righteousness for the rest of her life.”
“That’s right. I can’t help her either. It’s up to her own luck.”
“I think so too. If she will cherish it, then she should do so. This time, I hope she can make the right choice.”
Han Ying looked out the window, as if she had seen the running Ye Zhiyun in the sunlight. This time, she just hoped that that person could properly grasp it.
