Chapter 548: That’s My Younger Sister
This month was about to pass. The work that Yu Linna had written the script for, Stella, had finally wrapped up. This low-budget film with a not-so-luxurious cast had finished filming its scenes, and next was post-production. In general, as her debut work in Hollywood, it was still worth looking forward to.
“Linna, this filming is not bad. You’ve worked hard.”
“Not at all. This is everyone’s credit.”
The scenes were finished, and the subsequent work had not much to do with Yu Linna. Unless there was a reshoot, otherwise she really had no work.
The crew was suddenly a lot quieter. Yu Linna was doing her final work, had a few words with the director, and also said thank you to the actors. The next time they met would probably be during the promotion. Lionsgate was quite generous and had given this film a chance for promotion. After all, a commercial film also had to make money.
Yu Linna was sitting on a stool in the crew, resting, and she sighed. Her memory had returned to yesterday…
It was really incredible. Life would have such a wonderful experience. Mrs. Catherine, and also her deceased daughter, were both an incredible story. Perhaps one day she would bring it into the story she wrote.
But they all said that Yu Linna looked very much like Catherine, and even said that if Catherine’s daughter had grown up to this age, she would probably be like her. But Yu Linna did not think so.
She would no longer believe these things.
In the past, she had been cheated several times. It was impossible for her to believe these things again. Even if the other party had given her a DNA identification report, she would not believe it. The world was malicious. She would not believe in God. If God would give her happiness, then she could only say that she was living in a dream.
Yu Linna longed for a family, but she had never had one.
She had the name Yu Linna, but she did not know what this name meant. She did not even feel that she had ever owned it. Perhaps this name was something she had picked up from someone else one day. At this thought, Yu Linna found it funny.
Yes, for a person like her, to be able to have the happiness she wanted was impossible.
She had no right.
She had thought that she would be very happy if she had money, but in the end, she had found that the time when she was happiest was, on the contrary, the days when she was living alone in Guangnan, worrying about food and clothing every day. At least at that time, there were not so many schemes, and not so many worldly affairs. She was very happy just to be alive.
…
At the same time, Catherine had woken up after sleeping for a day at home. Yu Xiayue was sitting next to her, taking care of her. Seeing her mother wake up, she poured her a glass of water.
“Mom, you’re tired. You should lie down for a while more. Grandpa Butler said that your illness has relapsed.”
Catherine sat up, rubbed her temples, and was silent for a period of time.
“Nana… my Nana…”
“Mom, don’t be like this.”
“She is my Nana, right?”
The room fell into silence.
Even Yu Xiayue herself found it hard to answer this question. You say this question originally had an answer, but how could she not be able to answer it? Perhaps she originally had a standard answer, but now she did not.
“Mom, do you believe that there is also the malice of God in this world?”
“I originally did not believe in anything, let alone gods and Buddhas. But now, I am willing to believe. Her name, her appearance, are really very similar. Even if it is wrong, I still want to go and believe. What do you say?”
For Catherine, even if this answer itself was wrong, she still wanted to go and see the truth. For no other reason, just to confirm it.
“Yueyue, the first time I saw her, I felt that she was almost exactly the same as your younger sister. What if, what if Nana did not actually die, but was alive and well? Is there this possibility? Have you thought about it?”
“…I, I’m not sure either. It’s been so many years, hasn’t it?”
Yu Xiayue was not sure. She had been like this all these years. It had always been like this since she was little. To suddenly say that her deceased younger sister might still be alive, it was also very hard to accept in a short while. Even if she were to say this to Yu Linna herself, she would not be able to accept it. The matter was too sudden.
But it was not without this possibility.
Anything is possible.
In short, Yu Xiayue still wanted to go and talk to Yu Linna again. If necessary, she might have to go to the hospital once.
“I’ll go and find her. I’ll take care of the rest.”
Yu Xiayue still decided to go and find Yu Linna. What they had not finished talking about yesterday, she wanted to go and talk about it again today.
And Yu Linna herself, after her work was over, had briefly said goodbye to the crew, and then she had left the crew and had prepared to go back to the hotel. For a short time, she had no other plans. Hollywood had not given her any work to do. She thought that at that time, she would first take on two talk shows or variety shows to pass the days, and then she would probably have to write her novel, which she had not written for three months, and prepare to resume serialization in her home country. But as for whether she wanted to return to her home country, she had no plans for the time being.
She was humming a little tune, walking on the road. She opened her bag’s zipper and checked the things inside. The script, the settings, the skincare products, the water bottle, the power bank, the phone, the small mirror, and even the exercise book were all there. That’s right. When she was packing last night, she had accidentally stuffed the exercise book in. So careless. It had been a long time since she had been so negligent. After she went back, she had to put this exercise book away properly. This was something she had kept for more than ten years.
She walked past a sparsely populated road, thinking if she should buy something on her way back and then send it back to China by air mail to those friends of hers. That’s right. She should also buy something for Zhiyun. The last time she had left, she had not bought her anything decent. She might as well buy some good things for her. After all, Ye Zhiyun had helped her a lot.
Thinking like this, she showed a smile.
Suddenly, a pulling force came. A thick and strong wrist had grabbed her hair, and then had dragged her into a corner of the wall. Her head had had an intimate contact with the wall in just a few seconds. With a “thump,” all the things in her bag had fallen out, and the things had all fallen on the ground.
So painful!
This was her first reaction.
Yu Linna looked up. Before she had had time to see what the other party looked like, she had only seen that person holding a thick wooden stick, and then in her shocked gaze, it had come crashing down on her head.
Pfft!
With this one hit, her brain had gone blank. All she could hear in her ears was a buzzing sound. A warm liquid had flowed down from her own head. She had touched it, and her hand was covered in red liquid. When she had opened her eyes, her whole person had felt a heart-piercing pain as if she had just come to her senses.
“Ahhh!!”
She had fallen to the ground, curling up in pain. The person opposite her, who was holding a wooden stick, was wearing a mask. You could tell that he was a strong man. His wooden stick had come crashing down again.
“Ah!”
Then, there were one hit after another, never stopping, and each time heavier than the last.
Her head was already red. She had staggered to her feet, seeing that that person was about to hit her again. A fragment had flashed through her mind for some reason…
(“If you don’t work, what are you eating? There’s no share for you!”)
Her pupils had dilated. The fear from the bottom of her heart had come. She had started to run, but had quickly been caught up by this man. She had been kicked into a corner of the wall again.
She had gritted her teeth and had slowly stood up. Seeing a brick on the ground, she had picked it up without any hesitation and had thrown it at the man. The brick had hit the man’s hand. His movements had slowed down for a moment, and Yu Linna had taken the opportunity to escape. But she couldn’t run fast, and had been caught in a flash. And then there were the hits from the wooden stick.
Just like the time when she was in the hands of the human traffickers…
As if she had returned to that year…
Yu Linna slowly closed her eyes, and fresh blood had dyed everything in front of her red.
“Hey, Mr. Police Officer, quick, come! It’s right here!”
“You over there, don’t move! What are you doing!”
She had vaguely heard some sound, but for Yu Linna, it seemed that it didn’t matter anymore…
…
This day, Yu Xiayue had gone out, wanting to go to the crew. She was walking on the road, thinking to herself, Have they gotten off work and gone back? If so, then she would have to call Yu Linna to find her. She could only hope to still be able to meet Yu Linna on the road.
Thinking like this, she had come to a road. A lot of people were gathered here. Many people were still taking pictures, but the police had already surrounded it. The police were handcuffing a man. The man was covered with a black bag on his head and his face could not be seen. But following the police’s line of sight, there seemed to be a girl over there.
“How can there be such a beast of a person? To actually even hit a girl.”
“So pitiful. To grab a girl and hit her. With so much blood, will she be alright?”
For some reason, Yu Xiayue’s body had started to tremble. She had walked over, but had seen…
That blonde girl was now lying on a stretcher, her head covered in blood. Emergency treatment had been done, and her clothes were also covered in blood. Her whole person was unconscious. The police were anxiously waiting for the ambulance to come over.
“Nana!!!”
She had rushed over, pushing the police away. The police had been careless for a moment and had been unable to stop her. Yu Xiayue had come in front of Yu Linna and had squatted down, simply unable to believe that this was real.
“Nana! Nana! What’s wrong with you, Nana!! Wake up, wake up! You open your eyes… no, this isn’t real, Nana…!!”
She had been shouting like a madwoman, but Yu Linna had had no reaction, as if she were dead. Yu Xiayue had started to panic, her whole person at a loss.
“Doctor, where is the doctor? Save her! Save her! That’s my, my…”
She had almost lost her composure.
At this time, she had seen a small notebook next to where Yu Linna was lying. This notebook was a little familiar. She had walked over and had picked it up. This notebook was an exercise book. There was nothing written inside, but on the cover were written three crooked characters—Yu Linna.
This exercise book was a few years old, and had already yellowed. And it was also stained with a part of fresh blood. But these few characters on it had made Yu Xiayayue’s pupils dilate, and her whole person had trembled.
(“I’ll teach you how to write!”)
(“Wite?”)
(“Yes, come and write your name. Write these three characters. This is your name, in Chinese. Come on, try it. You’re the best. Wow, you wrote it! As expected of my younger sister, so amazing!”)
(“Jie..jie.”)
(“Alright, alright, be good. Come on, let me hug you~”)
Her body was trembling. She had been holding this notebook and had been trembling all along. By the time she had come back to her senses, her eyes had blurred, and two lines of clear tears had flowed down, and she couldn’t stop them no matter what.
This notebook, she remembered it.
She had always remembered it. That was what she had given to her younger sister a long time ago. She had not forgotten.
That year, when her younger sister’s death certificate had been issued, the police had found the amulet, hairpin, and other personal belongings that her younger sister had been wearing, but only this exercise book was missing.
She had always thought that this thing was long gone.
But now, it seemed that was not the case.
“Nana, Nana…”
She had turned around, looking at Yu Linna lying on the stretcher. She had cried. She had lain on her, had cried her heart out, and at the same time, she was also very scared.
“Save her! Please, save her! That’s my younger sister, my younger sister… someone, anyone, save her…”
In her wailing, the sound of an ambulance had finally sounded in her ears.
