Chapter 74: Isn’t This a Stalker?
Entering Orange River, things weren’t actually as good as imagined; everything was just mediocre. Under Orange River’s arrangement, she filmed several commercials. Although most of the money went into others’ pockets, for Yu Linna, she at least got nearly a thousand yuan, which was her living standard for a month.
Although it was different from what she imagined, she gradually felt her wallet bulging, which was also a good thing. She believed that as long as she kept working hard, she could realize her ideals.
One day, she would live a life where she could eat her fill and wear new clothes. When she became capable, she could make a name for herself worldwide and find her relatives in this world. This way, her wish could be fulfilled.
Her thoughts were very simple: just to follow Nangong Ying’s footsteps, not asking to be as outstanding as Nangong Ying, but hoping to be known by the world like Nangong Ying.
Nangong Ying was so outstanding. A martial arts champion since childhood, the youngest ever national singing competition champion, and starring in a major movie as a newcomer. With so many halos added to her, it was hard not to attract attention. She had always been the object of Yu Linna’s envy. She also wanted to be as eye-catching as Nangong Ying.
If only she could be like her, how wonderful that would be.
“Miss Yu, prepare for the next job. We’re going to the seaside.”
“Oh, okay.”
Now Yu Linna was tightly bound by Orange River’s contract. This contract, like a tyrant’s agreement, restricted everything about her. However, the contract indeed gave her a lot of room for development, and she also needed this contract. It was just clearly written in the contract that during the signing period, she must bring the company a net profit of three million. With Yu Linna’s current value, this was obviously impossible.
But if she breached the contract, Yu Linna would have to pay a penalty of nearly eighty million yuan, an absurdly high figure.
So no matter what, she couldn’t terminate the contract, unless she wanted to spend the rest of her life paying off debts.
After that, work gradually stabilized. Yu Linna originally had part-time jobs outside, but as her commercial filming work increased, she gradually stopped going to those jobs. After a long time, she was definitely fired by the bosses.
But now she could earn more money, so it didn’t matter, although she still felt a little heartache.
One day, she finished filming a commercial and packed her things to go home. Her workload wasn’t large, but it was quite miscellaneous, requiring her to run around. It had only been a week since signing, yet she had filmed at least three commercials, all online ads, and the profit received wasn’t much. Because her value wasn’t high, she couldn’t earn much.
She sighed. These past few days had really exhausted her. She didn’t know when it would end. They said signing with Orange River would have a future, but why didn’t she feel that way after signing? Instead, she felt she hadn’t done much, completely following others’ arrangements. Looking at the passing streets, it was still the familiar road, still the familiar crowd, only she had changed.
“Hi, Classmate Linna, hello.”
Suddenly, a female voice came from behind. She turned her head and saw a girl wearing glasses smiling at her.
Judging by her face, she seemed a little nervous, but still remained calm and composed in front of her.
“When were you here?”
“When you came out of the company gate… ptooey, I just arrived! I happened to see you here!”
So she was stalking her…
Yu Linna felt a little panicked. Could this girl have some ideas about her? Why did she always want to get close to her? Although she was good-looking, was it necessary for even girls to stick to her? She wasn’t that charming, right?
“Huo Ningning, I’m already very tired today. Stop bothering me, hurry up and go.”
She waved her hand, signaling her to go back, giving her no face at all.
Why did she do that? Wasn’t it because Huo Ningning always stuck to her, couldn’t be shaken off? After a long time, she also saw that she seemed to have ill intentions towards her. Yu Linna, who never liked being close to people, felt uncomfortable and took the initiative to distance herself.
If Huo Ningning were a boy, her actions towards Yu Linna, including stalking, would have landed her in the police station for tea.
This was also where Yu Linna felt uncomfortable.
“Don’t, Classmate Linna, don’t go! Let’s go get something to drink, my treat!”
“Thanks, but I’m tired, don’t want to go.”
Yu Linna waved her hand, indicating she didn’t want to go. For someone like her who loved taking advantage to give up such an opportunity showed that she really didn’t want to be with Huo Ningning. Because being with Huo Ningning gave her no sense of security. Every time she saw Huo Ningning’s burning gaze, it felt like she wanted to eat her up.
Therefore, she decisively gave up spending time with her. Although she was also a girl, she always felt she might accidentally lose her innocence to her.
She might have forgotten she used to be a boy.
“Don’t go, Linna!”
Huo Ningning, making a desperate move, took a step forward and grabbed her arm, refusing to let go. Don’t underestimate her thin and small appearance; she was quite strong. Yu Linna couldn’t break free for a moment. Her brow furrowed slightly, her mood worsening considerably.
“Please, don’t go. Stay by my side, okay…”
She murmured, uttering incomprehensible words. Yu Linna didn’t understand the meaning.
What exactly was this glasses girl doing?
Their relationship didn’t seem that close yet.
“Huo Ningning, can you let go? I have to go home.”
Just looking at Huo Ningning’s gentle, weak face, ready to burst into tears at any moment, somehow, she really couldn’t get angry.
Huo Ningning’s face was too gentle, making it impossible to blame her. She was like a flower in a greenhouse needing protection; no one would bear to question her. She naturally possessed this kind of magic.
Yu Linna was no exception.
“No, I’m afraid… I’m afraid I won’t hold on tight enough…”
She actually showed such a weak side in front of her, and looked so helpless and pitiful, making it truly impossible for Yu Linna to cruelly refuse her. If she were still male, she probably wouldn’t have paid attention. But having lived as a girl longer than as a boy, she really couldn’t act with a male mindset.
What’s more, she was also a girl; she couldn’t bring herself to blame her harshly.
“Alright, I won’t go. Can you stop this?”
She still refused to let go, her eyes stubborn, her face filled with determination.
“How about I eat a meal with you…”
Finally, Yu Linna could only say this.
Only then did Huo Ningning’s face slowly relax. The hand gripping hers also loosened slightly, and she gradually calmed down. Unexpectedly, this method was the most effective.
Yu Linna felt bitter. She didn’t want to be with this girl. Besides, she had stalked her all the way from the company entrance to the city center. Just thinking about it was scary. She was really afraid this glasses girl would eat her clean.
“Seriously, having to grab me so tightly. Forget it, let’s go. I happen to be hungry too.”
It was just one meal, Yu Linna comforted herself. Let Huo Ningning pay the bill later. She definitely wouldn’t pay.
She sighed and walked towards the road ahead. Her back view was imprinted in Huo Ningning’s mind. That blonde hair flowed with the wind. Although Yu Linna had tied her hair up for work, looking a bit more intellectual, it was still that blonde hair, the familiar hair Huo Ningning knew. She had seen it countless times in class.
And that back view, always looked so desolate in her eyes, just like in her memory, unchanged at all.
Huo Ningning’s eyes gazed at that shadow, a trace of guilt deep within her eyes.
Inexplicably, she remembered the blonde hair from her memory, the same back view, the same blonde hair. Except for the different location, basically everything was there.
(“Mind your own business! What does it have to do with you? Is it your turn to care whether I’m okay or not!”)
If there was a chance, could she rewrite history?
She wasn’t the obedient girl the classmates said she was. She wasn’t as good as she appeared on the surface. Because her past self was truly terrible.
She still clearly remembered the sadness written all over someone’s face.
She swore she would never hurt anyone again, absolutely not.
“What are you spacing out for back there? Aren’t you eating?”
Suddenly, that girl turned around, her face filled with helplessness, even disgust.
Huo Ningning was stunned, then quickly caught up, walking shoulder to shoulder with her.
“I want to eat, I want to eat with you. Let’s go, my treat.”
She just wanted to share common time with Yu Linna. Even if she didn’t know, it didn’t matter. She just wanted to spend a little more time with her.
Having finally gotten the chance to get close, she wouldn’t let the opportunity slip away in vain. Absolutely not.
“Achoo!”
Suddenly, Fang Jianing, who was live-streaming PUBG at home, sneezed. She rubbed her nose. Strange, she didn’t have a cold.
“I think I just heard Little Angel sneeze. Wow, don’t you think her voice is so nice?”
“666, the anchor’s voice is so nice. Can you act cute a bit more~ Please, ying ying ying~”
“Hahaha, the brother upstairs is definitely a talent for acting cute.”
Fang Jianing looked at the lively live broadcast room and smiled slightly. Through her hard work, her fan count had become quite large over the years. Just on Bilibili, she had over a million fans, a very large number. Being able to sit among the top ten Bilibili uploaders wasn’t just boasting.
Just the advertisements she took on usually were enough to support herself, not to mention donations. If it weren’t for her parents’ orders, she actually quite wanted to show her face.
“By the way, I plan to update an anime roast video in a week. It’s a yuri-oriented anime. Thinking I haven’t updated videos recently, I’m afraid I’ll become irrelevant if I don’t make one.”
Controlling her character to pick up an airdrop, wary of enemies appearing, Fang Jianing casually mentioned the video she planned to make recently.
She hadn’t made the yuri-oriented anime roast she promised Yu Linna. She finally found time recently to watch a decent yuri-oriented anime. She thought she finally had material to use.
“Emmmm, Little Angel, you’ve changed. Why did you switch to making yuri anime?”
“Haha, it’s a video I promised a friend. Don’t worry, quality is definitely guaranteed.”
“Anchor, what kind of friend made you specifically make a video for them?”
“Emmmm… A very good friend.”
She played the game, not avoiding this topic at all in the live broadcast room, a smile on her face.
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