Shion’s Notes 72

Chapter 72: Walking With You

The first thing she did upon returning was immediately find Orange River’s representative, Yu Tianchen, quickly sign her name, and complete all the procedures. And Yu Tianchen finally got this contract signed, stamped the seal. Thus, all procedures were completed.

Although she wasn’t very satisfied with the contract’s content, since it was for the future, she endured it.

“Welcome to Orange River, Miss Yu.”

Yu Tianchen smiled and extended his hand to her. Yu Linna also shook this hand back. From this moment on, she was no longer an ordinary girl, but an artist under the Orange River banner. How the future path would unfold, she didn’t know, but she could only walk down it.

“I will notify you separately about future work arrangements. I will arrange your debut as soon as possible. You can start by shooting commercials.”

The change in identity brought her a sense of unreality. She was still in a daze; just like that, she became an artist.

She firmly believed she was right, her choice was correct. She wasn’t wrong; she did it for her dream. This was an opportunity. She kept hypnotizing herself like this, although a trace of unease still lingered deep in her heart.

Considering Yu Linna’s primary identity was a student, Yu Tianchen didn’t plan to have her serve the company full-time, but what needed to be done still had to be done.

“Well then, wait for our call, Miss Yu.”

Yu Tianchen gave a cryptic smile, then left.
He knew that the entire situation was already in his hands. He was the one truly controlling this chess game. The game of reshuffling the cards had finally begun.

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Meanwhile, Nangong Ying was also waiting for news from Yu Linna. When she heard from Yu Tianchen’s call that Yu Linna had successfully signed and become an actress under their banner, her heart was filled more with guilt. Things had come to this point; she couldn’t turn back.

Her contest with Orange River was still ongoing. To successfully unban the movie that was blocked and get a chance for release, patience was necessary. But she wouldn’t have to endure for long; it would end soon.

“Miss Nangong, so what are your thoughts now?”

Facing his question, Nangong Ying really wanted to just say “hehe.” But having learned her lesson, Nangong Ying learned restraint; she was no longer so direct.

“If there’s really a chance, I’d still quite like to continue cooperating with Orange River.”

This sentence was showing weakness to the other party, and also accepting fate.
She lost everything because of Orange River, yet she would also rise again because of Orange River.
This was her, Nangong Ying’s, fate.

Her father didn’t support her career, so she would do it herself, using her own methods. Even if doing so would make her lose everything, ruin her reputation, she still had to do it. She needed a chance, a chance to prove herself. She couldn’t lose the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry just because she was blacklisted.

“I think this cooperation will definitely happen.”

Yu Tianchen gave a meaningful smile.
His words were also clear. Orange River definitely wouldn’t let Nangong Ying off just like that. If Nangong Ying had the heart to “admit her mistake,” then letting her return wasn’t impossible. However, that multi-movie contract still existed. For Nangong Ying, this was equivalent to selling herself. But she had no other choice.
Blame it on her status not being high enough, her words not being strong enough.

“Okay, I hope that day will come.”

Since when did she learn to say things against her heart? She didn’t even know she could live like this, becoming the person she hated most.
She put down her phone, her eyes gazing out the window, unsure what she was thinking.

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As for Yu Linna, after returning to the city where she lived, she was originally waiting for new work arrangements, but unexpectedly ran into Ye Zhiyun on the way back.

At that time, Ye Zhiyun happened to be riding in her family driver’s car. Suddenly seeing a familiar figure on the roadside, she asked the driver to stop, honked the horn, and rolled down the window. Yu Linna turned her head and saw Ye Zhiyun in the passenger seat.

“It’s you?”

“What are you doing here? Where did you go carrying that bag?”

Ye Zhiyun knew nothing about what had happened these past few days. How could she possibly guess Yu Linna’s whereabouts? She wasn’t that idle every day. If she knew she went to find her guardian for a signature, her jaw would probably drop.
Especially the Orange River matter, letting her know didn’t feel right either. Yu Linna decided not to tell her about this.

“What I do has nothing to do with you.”

“Oh, is that so? Anyway, I have nothing to do. Come eat with me. Don’t even think about leaving. Get in.”

“Let’s not, I want to go home…”

“Get in when I tell you to! Where’s all the nonsense!”

Ye Zhiyun directly opened the car door, got out, and forcefully dragged her in. How could Yu Linna’s thin and weak body resist Ye Zhiyun’s attack? Amidst a miserable cry, she was thrown into the back seat, then the door was locked, and she herself returned to the passenger seat.

“What are you doing!”

Being forcefully dragged in, and in such a rough manner, Yu Linna was very angry. No matter who it was, being treated so roughly would naturally cause resentment.

“Be quiet, we’re leaving. Uncle Ma, drive. Old place.”

“Yes, Miss.”

Miss Ye Zhiyun completely ignored the existence of the blonde girl in the back and let her driver drive. Seeing Yu Linna’s frustrated expression actually felt quite pleasant. In the past, she hadn’t suffered less at her hands. Now their relationship was reversed, which was great.

“Let me tell you, Ye Zhiyun! You’ve provoked me! I’m not going to eat with you! Absolutely not!”

“Not even if it’s free?”

“…Not going.”

Her voice lacked conviction.

“Ah right, I remember there’s a shop nearby giving away chocolate. You get a box if you spend money there. I happen to need to buy something there, and I don’t really want that chocolate. What about you?”

“…Wasting food isn’t good…”

“Yes, that’s right. Then let’s go together.”

The longest road Yu Linna had ever walked was Ye Zhiyun’s routine.
Forget it, it’s all for that box of gift chocolate, Yu Linna comforted herself.

Recently, the two of them seemed to eat out often. Yu Linna slowly got used to this person by her side. Anyway, she always paid the bill, so why not enjoy it? Her long-term meal ticket just changed from Nangong Ying to Ye Zhiyun; essentially, nothing changed.
And thinking about that free chocolate, better endure it.

The “old place” Ye Zhiyun mentioned was a restaurant she often frequented. It couldn’t be called very high-end, but it was a place she liked to go. The hygiene here was very good, customer flow was large, and most importantly, the chef at this restaurant cooked delicious food, making Ye Zhiyun very fond of the dishes here.

The happiest one was Yu Linna. When the dishes arrived, she ate most joyfully, gobbling down food, feasting heartily. The food disappeared at a visible speed. She was really starving; why wouldn’t she eat when there was food? Thinking back to how resolute she was at the beginning, saying she wouldn’t eat, didn’t she end up eating most heartily in the end?

Ye Zhiyun just wanted to laugh watching her eat. No matter when, this girl was always quietest when eating. That was good too; no one disturbed the two of them. That was quite nice.

Unknowingly, the person she originally hated the most became the person she least wanted others to bully.
How did their relationship become good? She still hadn’t figured it out. Perhaps it was fate’s arrangement.

“Ye Zhiyun, aren’t you eating?”

“I am, of course I am. You eat first. There’s still plenty of food.”

Two girls actually couldn’t eat too much, but Yu Linna had been hungry for a relatively long time, so her appetite was quite good. To take care of this girl, Ye Zhiyun secretly ordered two more meat dishes. She knew Yu Linna liked meat dishes.
Perhaps because she hadn’t eaten much good food since childhood, she had a unique pursuit of food. As long as it could fill her stomach, she would accept it. Of course, if it was delicious, that was even better.

After eating her fill, Ye Zhiyun paid the bill according to her usual habit, then, as promised, took her to the mall to buy things. The mall was having a promotion; buying over 439 yuan would get a free box of 99 yuan chocolate. Ye Zhiyun wasn’t particularly interested in that box of chocolate, but Yu Linna was. Ye Zhiyun went to the mall and bought some more things; anyway, she happened to need skincare products.

Yu Linna seemed uninterested throughout the trip. The things she looked at weren’t really worth looking at because she couldn’t afford them even if she liked them. Being able to satisfy her stomach was already quite good.

Walking along, Yu Linna’s gaze suddenly drifted to the game center. Her eyes fixed on several cute dolls in the claw machine, stars sparkling in her eyes. Ye Zhiyun took a closer look. The dolls in the claw machine were all fluffy little animals, probably feeling nice to the touch. Girls all liked cute things, and Yu Linna seemed no exception.

“Want it?”

“Yeah. Wait for me, I’ll exchange some coins.”

She took out three green banknotes and exchanged them for game coins, then excitedly started trying to grab the dolls.
However, unfortunately, her skills were too poor. She couldn’t grab them at all. Even if she grabbed one, it would immediately loosen. All three game coins were used up within a minute, making her heart ache terribly.

“Wow, what a rip-off! Never playing again!”

Yu Linna said angrily.
Whoever plays this garbage claw machine again will jump from here!

Ye Zhiyun watched, silently went to exchange several game coins, and operated the game machine. She held the joystick, eyes fixed on the doll’s direction, aimed carefully, and grabbed towards the doll’s head.
Because she hadn’t played for a while, Ye Zhiyun also spent nearly ten coins before finally grabbing this fluffy doll.

And Yu Linna watched with envy. Such a cute creature, really wanted to go up and touch it.

“Here, for you.”

Ye Zhiyun, without thinking, directly handed the doll to her.

“Eh… for me?”

“Yes, of course, it’s for you.”

“But…”

“Don’t want it? Then I’ll take it.”

“No, no, no, I want it, I want it! Thank you!”

Yu Linna accepted the doll, hugged it, her face flushing red. Touching this doll, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curve up. This doll wasn’t big, just right to hold in her arms, but it felt very comfortable to touch.

The blonde girl squinted her eyes, smiled slightly. The expression of this squinting little rabbit doll perfectly overlapped with hers.

Ye Zhiyun coughed twice, turned around. She would never admit she was charmed by her. Damn Yu Linna, unexpectedly so cute, the lethality was too strong.

But…
Seeing her reveal such a smile felt pretty good too. As Ye Zhiyun thought this, a smile slowly appeared on her face. If only time could stop at this moment.