Chapter 565: A Father and Daughter
Speaking of which, Yu Linna had never celebrated a birthday since she was a child. She didn’t even know when she was born. Her date of birth and place of birth were all handled by the police station. For all these years, she had also lived by the identity information on her household registration and didn’t feel that there was anything wrong. But when she saw Fang Jiangning and Xiao Yanhan and the others having a birthday every year, it was a lie to say that she didn’t feel a single bit of envy in her heart. Actually, she also longed to have a birthday of her own.
So when her older sister had said that she would have a birthday for her, she was actually very happy. She knew when she was born, where she was born, and how old she was. This was something that was unimaginable in the past.
Because her family had said that they wanted to have a birthday for her, Yu Linna had also planned to stay in America for the time being, to make up for the missing time of these years. Although her father, Yu Jiayang, was very busy with work, he had still taken the time to come out for a meal with her. For Yu Linna, this was also the first time she had had a meal alone with her own father.
“I’s sorry, Nana. Dad has been very busy. But today I’ve taken the time out. I wanted to be with you no matter what. Nana, you can eat whatever you want.”
When Yu Jiayang had seen his daughter arrive at the restaurant, he was still very happy. Although all these years had passed like this, he had not been by his daughter’s side and had even let her suffer so much. Now that his daughter had grown up safely, as a father, he had always owed her. So he and his wife had both been thinking of making it up to her.
“This is my first time at this restaurant. I don’t know what to eat. You can order for me.”
“Alright, alright. Leave it to me. Your work must be very tiring. I hear you want to go to Japan. Is this true?”
“Mmm, I’ve already thought about it. I’ll probably be away for a month or two. I want to film a TV series. I’m already writing the script. After the work in Japan is done, I’ll probably come back here.”
“I see. That’s a good thing, a good thing.”
Yu Jiayang tried his best to smile and find a topic.
As long as his daughter said she would still come back here, there was nothing happier than this. And after his daughter had finished filming the TV series in Japan, it would probably be almost the New Year. According to the family’s tradition, they would go back to China for the New Year.
If she could…
“Nana, this New Year, can you spend it with us?”
“Eh?… I… can I?”
Yu Linna pointed at herself, a little in disbelief.
“Of course you can. You are a child of the Yu family. How can you not? All these years, you have been suffering outside. Dad knows. But this year, you don’t have to be alone. How about it? Do you want to go home? We’ll go back together. We go back to Grandpa and Grandma’s house in Beijing every New Year. How about it? Do you want to come with us? You’ve lived in China for so many years. You should be more used to the life there, right? And we will all be together. We will also give you lucky money. You haven’t received it much, have you…”
Yu Linna had a trace of envy on her face. Indeed, she was moved.
She had indeed never spent the New Year with her family, or rather, from the moment she had been abducted, she had never been stable. Last New Year, she had gone home with Ye Zhiyun. At that time, they were still dating, and she had spent the first not-lonely year of her life with her.
Originally, she had been wondering if she would be alone this New Year. Now it seemed that that was not the case.
“If you don’t mind… can you take me with you?”
She held her own thigh and asked with a hint of anxiety.
She was still a little reserved. This was also a habit of so many years.
“What are you talking about? Of course we can. It wasn’t easy to find you. We will satisfy any request you have. Coincidentally, we also want to go back to China for a trip, to see the place where you have lived. But we are still a little sorry to you. We didn’t know that you had been living there all these years. If we had known that you were living there, we would surely have found you. Grandpa and Grandma would surely not have left you alone.”
“It’s all in the past. Let’s not talk about these things. Let’s eat something delicious.”
Yu Linna interrupted his topic and said that she did not mind these things.
If she were to mind those things, she would never be able to get rid of them in her life. So Yu Linna would never mind these things. Yes, compared to happiness, these things were not worth mentioning at all. She was not a person who would only complain. To her, as long as she had a family, the hardships of the past were not worth mentioning at all.
Perhaps she herself did not know that the heart that had been empty for a large part was now slowly being mended.
She also did not notice that the number of times she smiled had increased.
To her, this was really very happy, to have a family.
Yu Jiayang had also chatted a lot with Yu Linna, all of which were about her living situation. Yu Linna had also just casually talked about the work she had done, and also the friends she had made. Yu Jiayang had been listening to her all along, a smile on his face. He was not in a hurry to talk about his own affairs. He preferred Yu Linna to talk.
The father and daughter had had a pleasant meal. After that, Yu Linna had said that a Warner Bros. film producer had an appointment with her to talk about a contract, so she had left first. She had packed the things in her bag and had then left. Yu Jiayang felt it was a pity. He had originally wanted to chat with her for a little longer.
But looking at his own biological daughter, this was the daughter he had not raised. She was already nineteen so quickly, and… so cute, completely different from his older daughter, Xiayue. It had not been easy for her all these years, yet she had not learned to be bad. It was really not easy. One had to know that there was no one around to guide her.
Yu Jiayang was thinking about how to get her out next time when he had suddenly noticed a person following behind Yu Linna. This person was furtive and had also deliberately hidden from the crowd and the cameras on the street.
Yu Jiayang’s face darkened, and his hands were tightly clenched…
…
A moment later, a certain man was caught, dragged to a small alley, and was fiercely thrown to the ground. A few men in suits had beaten him up, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
“I’s sorry! I didn’t know that girl was one of your people! Spare me! I was just taking money to do things!”
“Throw him to the police.”
Yu Jiayang looked at this person coldly and said to his subordinates.
“No! Don’t! Spare me! Please, spare me! I won’t dare to do it again!”
Yu Jiayang didn’t even look at this person. This person was a scumbag, and his master was not a good person either. He would just hand him over to the police to deal with, and then to find out the person behind this person.
So bold, to actually dare to touch my daughter.
Yu Jiayang would not let these people go.
But he had also made a new discovery. He had not noticed before. Now he had discovered that this daughter of his seemed to have been targeted by someone. If it was true, then it was not good news. But Yu Jiayang would not shrink back. If you dared to touch her, then just try. He would make that person die a very ugly death.
…
Although Yu Linna’s work in Hollywood had not been smooth in the beginning, fortunately, it had slowly stabilized later. Hollywood’s side had also gradually seen her strength. Stella had already been confirmed to be promoted globally. The trailer had been released early on, as well as the most conspicuous name in the screenwriter’s credit. The film company’s side had also suggested that Yu Linna should open a Twitter account as soon as possible. After that, the Hollywood film producers had seen a part of the sample of Stella. They had understood Yu Linna’s value and had also thought of seeking cooperation. But Yu Linna herself did not want to write a horror film script. She had turned down many horror film scripts. To her, although this kind of film was easy to film, and the cost was also low, and it was easy to make money, in the end, it was just a popcorn story film, and when it was filmed and released in the cinema, she didn’t even dare to watch it…
So when Warner Bros. had found her and had said that it was not a horror film, Yu Linna had been so moved she had cried. She could finally not write a horror film!
But as for what to write specifically, they still needed to talk about the relevant contract content. But the other party had also shown enough sincerity, saying that they were willing to offer a price of three million US dollars. One had to know that she herself did not have much fame in Hollywood. For them to actually be willing to offer such a high price.
But because the other party had shown sincerity, this had made Yu Linna want to give it a try.
Before that, she had made a phone call back to her home country and had told Ye Zhiyun about this matter.
“That’s pretty good, Nana. You should work hard~”
“Mmm, I also think it’s a good opportunity. I want to try and fight for it. By the way, how’s your work in the country now?”
“Everything is good. The movie has also been confirmed to be released during the Spring Festival. And I’m also filming the script you gave me. Is it okay for me to put your name in the screenwriter’s credit this time? Anyway, you gave it to me.”
“If you say that this doesn’t count as a work from my ban period, then it’s fine for you to do so.”
“Mmm, don’t worry. I’ve had Yajun help me revise the script. Of course, you also have to help me polish it. After all, this can also be considered the first script we’ve cooperated on. I want to film it well. If it’s convenient, help me take a look at the script. I will make it filmed even better.”
Ye Zhiyun was still doing quite well in her home country now. Ever since her TV series had gotten very high ratings, her golden brand had also started to become famous. Now she had been on many shows. Player No. 1 was also confirmed to be in cinemas during the Spring Festival. This was a new style attempt for Ye Zhiyun. As for the script for The Esports Player that Yu Linna had once given her, she had also started filming it. The script had also been slowly revised and perfected by Wen Yajun. After that, she also had to refer to Yu Linna’s opinion. After all, on her staff’s column, it was written that the main screenwriter was Yu Linna. Yes, not Shion, but Yu Linna. She had used her real name.
Although the result of doing so was that she had been caught in a Weibo storm, and many people had also had some complaints, she had publicly stated that this was something that Yu Linna had given to her before she had been banned, and did not count as a violation of the creation, and that she had also not appeared in any public occasion. And Ye Zhiyun had just put her name in the main screenwriter’s column. This was just out of respect for her.
Ye Zhiyun’s public rebuffing of people and her extreme protection of Yu Linna had caused a huge uproar. Although some people had flamed her, more people had chosen to support her and had given her a thumbs-up for her true nature. Compared to those hypocritical, pretentious, and opportunistic people in the entertainment industry, Ye Zhiyun was really quite upright. At least that’s what those who supported her thought.
And Ye Zhiyun had also particularly cherished this opportunity.
“Nana, your birthday is this month, right?”
“Yes, that’s what they said. To be honest, it also feels very sudden. But I’ve already decided to spend it with them. It’s also my first time celebrating a birthday. I’m still quite happy.”
“I see… then congratulations. I’ll give you a gift. You have to accept mine.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhiyun looked at the screen with the call ended and let out a hot breath.
Nana had found her family. This was a good thing. Ye Zhiyun was also happy for her.
Although in this way, the difficulty of pursuing her was even greater, it didn’t matter. It wasn’t yet a time of despair. She had to persevere.
First of all, to consider the matter of the gift
