Chapter 535: Remembering the Past
Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun had fallen into a brief silence.
Although later, Yu Linna had helped Ye Zhiyun pack her luggage, there was still something missing in their conversation. Ye Zhiyun had tried her best to talk to her, but Yu Linna’s attitude towards her was not as good as before. Compared to the state of their passionate love in the past, the difference was not just a little. Even if Ye Zhiyun still liked her, Yu Linna had long since let go.
To salvage a broken love was not a simple matter, especially when Yu Linna had already let go. The difficulty of Ye Zhiyun’s attempt to win her back could be seen. If she really wanted to chase her back, then for her, it would surely be an extremely difficult matter.
Yu Linna had gone back after that, saying that the restaurant needed her help. Ye Zhiyun had stayed in the hotel alone, feeling lost. Recalling her own past, her heart was not in a good place. The people who had once loved each other would eventually return to the ordinary in the torrent of time. Ye Zhiyun was because of the bad fruit she had sown herself, while Yu Linna was the one who had swallowed this fruit and had digested it. The one who couldn’t let go was Ye Zhiyun.
“You’re in America? How does it feel?”
She had called Han Ying back. Han Ying had also asked her about the matter over there.
“It’s alright. It’s just that it takes some time to adjust to the time difference. How’s the company?”
“Wenqian has gone to do it. You don’t have to worry about these things. Compared to that, how are you and her?”
“It’s hard to say.”
Ye Zhiyun lay on the bed, a little tired. She was full of anxiety about her own future, and also a little lost, not knowing how to move forward in the future.
“Han Ying, I want to ask you a question. When you and your girlfriend broke up before, what kind of mood were you in?”
“Of course I was very sad, and also very angry. And to be honest, at that time, I wanted to chop that person’s head off. Although she had been apologizing to me all along, I couldn’t forgive her for changing her heart. I think I don’t have to say more about this feeling.”
“That’s right. Nana, she must also have the same thoughts as you. If she had easily forgiven me, then I wouldn’t have had to work so hard.”
Ye Zhiyun knew how difficult the thing she had to do was, and also knew how difficult the road ahead of her was. To want to do it was really not a simple matter.
But Ye Zhiyun still didn’t want to give up.
To just give up like this, she felt that she would also be sorry to the Yu Linna who had given for her all along.
During her short three days in America, Ye Zhiyun had wanted to spend some good time with Yu Linna. And Yu Linna had taken a short leave to go shopping with her in America. Although it was shopping, in fact, it was only limited to Los Angeles. And Yu Linna had also just treated her as a friend. The places the two of them could go to together were really limited. She had really wanted to be like in the past, but the situation was different after all.
Ye Zhiyun had followed Yu Linna for three days in America. Although it was said to be for a visit, and to see Yu Linna by the way, Yu Linna had neither received any notice nor had any new work in America. It was as if she had come to America for a vacation. And Ye Zhiyun had also only been by her side at this time.
“Nana, actually, you really don’t have to care about those people in the country. You can just ignore their words. I’ve seen the news. They heard that your work was released in England, and now they’ve changed their tune. You really don’t have to bother with them.”
“I guessed it.”
Yu Linna smiled and didn’t say anything more. To have such a day, she had thought of it a long time ago. It was just that she hadn’t expected it to come so soon.
When Yu Linna’s new work was released in England, and was about to enter the American market, those previously clamoring black fans had shut up. There were even some other voices that had emerged, saying that Yu Linna was worthy of being the pride of the country, and had brought glory to the country abroad. What was ridiculous was that these people had previously said that she was not Chinese.
Yu Linna didn’t want to know more about these things. To her, it was better not to bother with these annoying things.
“Nana, shall we go on a date? This is my personal invitation. How about it? Will you accept?”
Ye Zhiyun was a little uneasy and had extended an invitation to her.
Yu Linna had agreed very quickly and had nodded.
“It’s just shopping like before. It’s nothing. I can accept this.”
“Then we can also watch a movie and go shopping together?”
“We can.”
“We can also go for a meal together?”
“We can.”
“Then, is it also okay to order a couple’s set meal together?”
“Eh… this is probably…”
“Can we also take a shower together?”
“…I don’t think that’s okay.”
But in any case, the two of them had gone shopping together after all. Although Ye Zhiyun couldn’t hold her hand as before, and Yu Linna no longer held her arm as before, at least they were still together.
With the cheerful music playing, Yu Linna and Ye Zhiyun had appeared on the streets of Los Angeles, had stood together at the entrance of a mall, and had entered inside to pick out clothes. Ye Zhiyun had pushed Yu Linna into a changing room and had stuffed a piece of clothing into her hand. When Yu Linna had come out, her face was slightly red. She looked at the clothes on her body with unease, while Ye Zhiyun had excitedly taken out her phone and had taken a picture.
They had had a meal together in Los Angeles, had ordered authentic Western food. It was just that Yu Linna was not very used to using a knife and fork, and had spent a lot of effort. Ye Zhiyun had smiled.
They had stood by the sea, sighing at the beautiful scenery. Ye Zhiyun had also taken a picture for Yu Linna. Yu Linna looked at the beautiful herself in the photo, and her heart was quite satisfied.
At sunset, the two of them had left behind a beautiful memory. Ye Zhiyun looked at the passage of time, her heart full of reluctance. She still wanted to continue like this. But her vacation was over today. Tomorrow she had to go back. She didn’t want to go back at all.
“Zhiyun? What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing… um, can I hold your hand?”
“No.”
Yu Linna had very directly refused.
Ye Zhiyun was very hurt, pouted her lips, a little disappointed. She quite missed the days when they had held hands together.
Under the twilight, looking at Ye Zhiyun’s side profile, Yu Linna’s heart was still a little soft, especially when she saw her still so disappointed. Yu Linna’s heart was quite conflicted.
Anyway, we’ve dated before. If it’s just touching her hand… it should be fine, right?
“Just for a minute.”
Yu Linna extended her hand.
“Eh?”
At that moment, Ye Zhiyun was stunned, her whole person standing there at a loss. This happiness had come too suddenly.
“What’s wrong? If you don’t want it, I’ll take it back.”
“No, no, no! I want it! I definitely want it.”
Ye Zhiyun immediately grabbed her hand, held it properly, their ten fingers intertwined, their hearts linked.
This was the hand that Ye Zhiyun had once let go of. She had now grabbed it back. Unfortunately, she only had a short one minute. If she could, she really wanted to hold it like this forever.
Yu Linna’s expression did not change at all, still so plain. On the contrary, Ye Zhiyun, her face was flushed, and her heart was beating very fast. Actually, how Ye Zhiyun had wished to see a little shyness on Yu Linna’s face, even if it was just a little. Unfortunately, Yu Linna had none. Had she really let go? Was it really impossible for her to have any expectations for Ye Zhiyun anymore?
The greatest tragedy of love is that the one you love no longer loves you.
This is the most painful thing.
Yu Linna seemed not to refuse contact with Ye Zhiyun, but her lack of any loving expression was what hurt Ye Zhiyun the most. The Yu Linna she wanted was not this kind of Yu Linna. The one she wanted was the Yu Linna who loved her.
Such a Yu Linna who had let go of love looked even more sad.
“Time’s up.”
Yu Linna said. She wanted to pull her hand back, but she couldn’t. Ye Zhiyun was holding on too tightly. Yu Linna used a little more force, but still couldn’t break free. She bit her teeth.
This person, why was she so unwilling to let go? How long was she going to be entangled like this? It was clearly impossible.
“Zhiyun, time’s up. Quick, let go.”
“Just give me one more minute, can you?”
“Don’t even think about it. Where in the world is there such a cheap good thing? Quick, let go.”
“I don’t want to let go again.”
Ye Zhiyun’s voice had a tremor in it.
What she had thrown away in the past, for her to let go of it again, was too cruel. That hand, it clearly belonged to her, but now it was gone. Ye Zhiyun had finally managed to grab it. Now she had to let go. How could she do it?
Pa!
With a forceful flick, Yu Linna had given Ye Zhiyun a slap.
And with this, Yu Linna had broken free. Ye Zhiyun covered the side of her own face, her face full of shock. And Yu Linna was looking at her coldly.
“Why are you being so shameless? The one who let me go was you. Now you still want to grab me back? Aren’t you being too greedy? I’m not your property.”
“I’s sorry…”
“Stop apologizing. You’re not the Ye Zhiyun I know at all. She is not a person who would bow her head so easily. But you’ve changed. It’s enough. Stop torturing yourself like this. Didn’t I say? I will give you a chance, but you will not succeed. So don’t you have any more fantasies of being like before. How could I let a person I don’t like hold my hand for so long?”
Yu Linna said as she crossed the red light and walked towards the crosswalk. At this time, she no longer wanted to say anything.
Ye Zhiyun looked up, her heart a little cold. She was just about to say something when she suddenly found a van rushing towards them, and the red light of the crosswalk that Yu Linna had stepped out onto was…
The red light was flashing.
“Nana!!!”
Ye Zhiyun didn’t think much of it and directly rushed up to push Yu Linna away.
Beep beep!!!
Screech!!
A smell of burnt tires filled the air. The sound of an emergency brake sounded throughout the road. Everyone’s eyes were drawn over here. They only saw a black-haired Asian girl lying on the ground, her face full of pain.
“It hurts, it hurts! It hurts so much…”
“Zhiyun!!! How are you? How are you!!”
“I’m fine. My neck just hurts. Don’t be so rough… ouch, it’s like I’ve been hit…”
The two girls on the side of the road were speaking in a language that people couldn’t understand. The number of onlookers also increased. And the female driver in the car was so scared her face turned pale. She quickly got out of the car to check the situation.
“Girl, how are you? Where does it hurt?”
“I feel like I hurt everywhere…”
“You wait a moment. I’ll call an ambulance. I’ll take you to the hospital right away!”
The roadside was crowded with people, but the female driver still called for an ambulance to come over. Ye Zhiyun herself was not in a bad way. Fortunately, the driver had reacted quickly enough and had stepped on the brakes. She herself had only suffered some minor injuries, and it was not a big deal. But Yu Linna was extremely nervous. She was frantically making a phone call, requesting an ambulance. She was afraid that something bad would happen to Ye Zhiyun. Because this car accident had reminded Yu Linna of her former editor, Chen Xi, the editor who had lost her life in a car accident.
