Chapter 601: An Encounter
The attempted assassination of Yu Linna had made the news in just a few hours and had been crazily reported by the media. Weibo had also instantly been on the top of the hot search list and had been crazily discussed by people. Some said it was a premeditated act, some said it was an accident, and some said that the criminal was a mental patient. But for now, the officials had not given an explanation.
But in any case, the security had to bear the main responsibility. For such a big negligence to have occurred in the work on site, and to even have let someone rush onto the stage to assassinate, to be honest, if it weren’t for Ye Zhiyun’s quick reaction, the consequences would have been unimaginable. The organizer this time also could not shirk their responsibility. This time, it could be said that they had ruined their own reputation. In the future, no one would dare to find these people to hold an event.
“I can’t believe it! The security is so bad, and the organizers are also fools!”
“They really deserve to be scolded. Are these people’s brains all fried? Since they are the organizers, they should understand how important security is. They don’t even understand such a simple principle. Look, now something has happened!”
“I feel that these capitalists are just for the money. They didn’t even consider the security of the guests they invited. It is said that the security guards on site were very lax. I suspect that the organizers had spent all their money on inviting the guests, so in the end, the security guards had no salary to take.”
A pile of people online were verbally attacking, pushing the responsible party to the forefront of the storm. The public opinion online was one-sided, which could be said to be quite spectacular. After all, in any case, Yu Linna was currently a very popular big star, with so many halos on her. Her every move was being watched by the audience. This time, she had been the victim of an attempted assassination, which made it hard for people not to think deeper.
Why had Yu Linna been targeted? Was the criminal premeditated or just mentally ill? This was really unknown.
But Ye Zhiyun herself had also won a lot of the audience’s goodwill with her actions on site. Before, there had always been a dispute that the two of them, Ye and Yu, were at odds. But now it seemed that this rumor had been broken without being attacked. Just with Ye Zhiyun daring to do such a thing, it was hard for people to believe that the two of them would have a conflict.
“I think Ye Zhiyun’s video on site is really so handsome. I only just found out now that Ye Zhiyun had practiced before. It is said that she had studied Taekwondo and Karate before.”
“My god, a real-life Mao Xilan?”
“I, a girl, was also impressed by President Ye. My god, so handsome. I want to have her babies.”
“Before, I really thought that Miss Ye was just a young miss who had come out to experience life. Now look, my god, is there anything she can’t do?”
“Before, someone had said that Miss Ye and Shion-sensei were at odds. Now I absolutely don’t believe it. Just with Miss Ye daring to rush up at the first opportunity to catch that madman, I absolutely don’t believe that Miss Ye and Shion-sensei have a conflict. You guys think about it. In such a sudden situation at that time, would you have rushed up without any hesitation? At that time, it was very dangerous. With a single moment of carelessness, you might have been stabbed by the villain.”
Ye Zhiyun had really earned enough of the passersby’s goodwill with this one incident. Even the audience who did not watch movies had also seen the news and had all praised her actions. Although the activity on site had been forced to be interrupted, the one who had truly benefited from this activity was Ye Zhiyun herself.
While the matter was constantly fermenting online, Yu Linna had also left the scene early with Ye Zhiyun. Ye Zhiyun was also particularly nervous about her, for fear that she had been injured somewhere, and had even had someone check her. Yu Linna had repeatedly said that there was no need. Compared to herself, Yu Linna was worried about Ye Zhiyun.
“Zhiyun, weren’t you scared at that time? It was very dangerous. Don’t do that next time.”
At the thought of Ye Zhiyun’s decisive action at that time, she was moved and at the same time felt scared. Because it was really very dangerous. With a single moment of carelessness, you could really get hurt yourself. If something had happened to Ye Zhiyun because of her, she would absolutely not forgive herself.
But at that time, Ye Zhiyun could only think of such a method, and time did not allow her to think too much.
“I’s sorry. But at that time, I could only do that. If I hadn’t done that, I would surely have regretted it. Fortunately, you’re fine. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have forgiven myself either.”
Ye Zhiyun brushed aside the bangs on Yu Linna’s forehead, gently flicked her forehead, and smiled very gently.
Yu Linna covered her flicked forehead, her face turning red, and her heart was beating uncharacteristically. What the hell is going on? How can my heart be beating so fast at a time like this? This was not polite at all. She, Yu Linna, was not one to eat back her words. She absolutely could not let this matter affect her.
But…
When she saw Ye Zhiyun’s smile, she would always unconsciously think of the memories of when they were once together. Although there were many bad memories, there were still more of those happy memories. Those times that could not be returned were the most unforgettable.
“Zhiyun, didn’t you say you had something you wanted to say to me? What is it?”
Yu Linna coughed twice and decided to change the subject.
Ye Zhiyun understood her thoughts, but she did not say too much. She just took out a ring from her pocket, and then, in Yu Linna’s surprised gaze, she had placed this ring in Yu Linna’s palm. Yu Linna carefully looked at this ring. This was the other one of a pair of couple’s rings that Ye Zhiyun had once given her. Yu Linna herself also had one.
But what did it mean for Ye Zhiyun to give her the couple’s ring she had once owned?
As if she had seen Yu Linna’s confusion, Ye Zhiyun smiled, and then she answered:
“This is for you to keep. If you fall in love with me again, then you can give it back to me. If you can’t fall in love with me again, you can throw it away. But if possible, I hope you can keep it for more than a year.”
Yu Linna looked at her with incomprehension. To be honest, she did not understand the meaning of her doing this. She clearly knew that it was unlikely for Yu Linna to have a change of heart, but she still had to do this kind of thing.
She really couldn’t understand…
“Zhiyun, is there any meaning in doing this?”
“I don’t know. But I want to give it a try, to give myself a chance to try. This ring is the proof that you once still loved me. Now I’m handing it over to you. If we can’t get back together within a year, you can throw this one ring away. If you are willing to be with me, then you can give the ring back to me. I just want to say these things.”
“But if you do this, the hope is very slim. You know, I’ve refused so many times. How can you not understand?”
“Of course I know. But… I’s sorry. I still like you. This is the last time. As long as this one time is over, I promise I won’t say these things to you again.”
This was the only thing Ye Zhiyun could do.
If Yu Linna were to choose to return to America in the future, the number of times the two of them would meet would surely decrease. But to look at it from another angle, for Yu Linna to return to America, that would at least be a year later. At least she still had a chance. It was not yet a time of despair.
So she had to continue. Even if the end of the road was a dead end, there might still be a hole to drill through.
The road was walked by oneself. To have her resign herself to her fate, absolutely not.
Yu Linna’s heart was beating very fast. She held this ring in her hand. In the end, her heart had still softened. She could not refuse Ye Zhiyun. It was always like this. Every time Ye Zhiyun had said those words to her, she had always been unable to refuse. Every single time, she had been eaten to death by her.
Yu Linna didn’t say anything more. She accepted it. This also meant that the two of them would be in a long-term chase. Whether she could win back Yu Linna’s heart would depend on Ye Zhiyun herself. If not, then there would be no turning back. On the contrary, the road ahead was bright.
After that, Ye Zhiyun had driven Yu Linna back. She had also scrolled through Weibo and had seen the comments online. It was the first time she had been so comfortable reading the comments. Many people online had said that her relationship with Yu Linna was good, and there were even some particularly sensible netizens who had formed a CP, saying it was the Ye Yu CP, which had made her extremely comfortable.
If one day it could become real, she would surely tell everyone in front of everyone that she, Ye Zhiyun, liked Yu Linna, and had liked her for a long, long time.
Because she had once made a mistake, so she had been making up for it all along, had taken many detours and wrong paths, and in the end, she had discovered that what she really should have done was to let Yu Linna be at ease, and not to be too humble. Fortunately, she had figured it out now.
Ye Zhiyun was surely not able to go back to the company today. She had driven around in Shanghai for a few laps, and then she had driven to the supermarket to buy some ingredients, thinking that since she could go home early today, she could just cook a meal for herself, and at the same time, she could call Dai Wenqian over for dinner. Anyway, the two of them lived close.
She went in to pick out some things and happened to see a foreigner with a mask in the ingredients section, talking to someone. And then this foreigner had gone to the fruit section to buy fruit. China was so big. There would always be foreigners coming in. In the beginning, Ye Zhiyun hadn’t thought much of it.
After Ye Zhiyun had finished picking out her vegetables, she had pushed her cart to the fruit section to pick out some fruits, had picked a few pears, and was also thinking if she should buy some instant food to bring back. She had accidentally bumped into someone on the side.
“I’s sorry.”
She had politely apologized. The other person had wanted to say something, but had been pulled by the foreigner with a mask.
Ye Zhiyun had glanced a few times, just feeling that this foreigner’s face was a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before, but for a moment, she couldn’t remember. She had wanted to take a few more glances, but the other person’s gaze was a little strange and scary, so she had given up. And then she had pushed her things to pay, and after paying, she had thought of just going back like this.
After getting in the car, what was lingering in Ye Zhiyun’s mind was the face of that foreigner with a mask. That man was a little older, and his body was also a little bloated. And then the characteristic was that he was wearing plain clothes. That face, it seemed she had seen it somewhere before…
Screech!
Ye Zhiyun had suddenly thought of something. She had braked urgently. The car had made a loud sound as it had rubbed on the road. Her face had turned pale, and a cold sweat had suddenly broken out. She had quickly found a parking space and had stopped, and then she had taken out her phone, had pulled up the global wanted order that had once been issued, had seen the face of the man named Eric, and then had thought of that foreigner with a mask…
“Hiss…”
This one look was quite something. He was at least eighty percent similar to the man she had thought of in her memory. It was very likely that it was him. Ye Zhiyun didn’t even dare to think about it. She quickly got out of the car. She was still familiar with this vicinity. She quickly found a police station, and then she went to report to the police. After the police had heard her testimony, they had quickly gone over, and had also pulled up the surveillance cameras. Good heavens, this one look was really something. It was actually the long-missing wanted criminal, Eric!
How had he smuggled himself here!
This matter had quickly caused a storm.
