Thank you
After muttering these words to herself, Yin Bai realized that she had spoken a bit too much. She promptly closed her mouth, leaned on her cane against the wall, and refrained from speaking further.
Zuo Jingyou stood by her side, holding back her overwhelming tears for a while before managing to suppress them.
Crying unexpectedly in front of strangers always led to a sense of awkwardness. Zuo Jingyou looked up, used the handkerchief Yin Bai had given her to wipe away the excess tears, and then, with teary eyes, gazed at Yin Bai with some embarrassment. “I’m sorry, Director Yin, for causing a scene.”
Yin Bai, recalling her own experiences from over three months ago, could empathize with Zuo Jingyou’s situation. She pressed her lips together and tried to respond naturally, “It’s okay, we all have our moments.”
Zuo Jingyou quickly understood Yin Bai’s meaning, wiped away her tears, and offered a smile. “In any case, I still want to thank Director Yin.”
Yin Bai waved her hand nonchalantly and said, “You’re welcome.”
Zuo Jingyou raised the bag of storybooks in her hand and smiled gently, “I’d like to thank Director Yin for this as well.”
Yin Bai gave her a brief look and then hesitated, “Well… you don’t have to thank me for that. The child climbing over my wall is partly my fault.”
Zuo Jingyou looked at her with surprise, and Yin Bai took a deep breath, mustering the courage to continue, “You see, they play ball and make a lot of noise, and they used to come over to pick things up after I scolded them a few times. But they stopped coming over after that.”
Zuo Jingyou understood, “I see. But even so, she shouldn’t have been climbing your wall.”
Yin Bai nodded in agreement, “That’s true, safety comes first.”
Zuo Jingyou smiled gently, her eyes very tender, “So, I still want to thank Director Yin.”
Yin Bai, feeling a bit awkward with Zuo Jingyou repeatedly expressing gratitude, lifted her cane and absentmindedly tapped it on the ground a few times, “You really don’t need to thank me, this is my way of making amends.”
Zuo Jingyou nodded in acknowledgment. She looked up, gazing into Yin Bai’s striking gray-blue eyes with an exotic allure, and after a moment, continued, “But I still want to thank Director Yin for the film project.”
“Thank you, Director Yin, for being willing to invest in my movie.”
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Yin Bai looked at Zuo Jingyou, her expression one of surprise. Zuo Jingyou simply blinked at her and smiled gently, saying, “Thank you, Director Yin, for your appreciation.”
Yin Bai lowered her gaze, feeling a bit embarrassed. She wasn’t very skilled at using polite expressions, so she leaned on her cane anxiously and said with a hint of shyness, “Um… well… in advance, I wish Miss Zuo great success as a director, and may the film be a big hit, bringing in some money for me.”
Zuo Jingyou chuckled, “Director Yin, that’s quite straightforward.”
Yin Bai nodded earnestly, “Of course, I do rather enjoy making money.”
Seeing that Zuo Jingyou’s emotions had calmed down and she was even able to joke around, Yin Bai relaxed a bit. She straightened up with the support of her cane and began to bid farewell, “I’ll head back now. You can go inside and see the child. Goodbye.”
Yin Bai walked toward the direction of the elevator, leaning on her cane. Zuo Jingyou watched her retreating figure and took a subconscious step forward, calling out to Yin Bai, “Director Yin…”
Yin Bai turned her head, looking at her with some confusion.
Zuo Jingyou smiled gently and said, “Thank you today, Director Yin, for everything. Please take good care of yourself when you go back. Remember to take your medicine, drink plenty of water, and get plenty of rest. I hope you recover soon.”
“Yes, I will,” Yin Bai nodded, and she limped into the elevator with the support of her cane. After entering the elevator, she carefully pondered Zuo Jingyou’s words and couldn’t help but feel that something was amiss.
A little later, as Yin Bai stepped out of the elevator, she happened to see a young mother fussing over her sick son, reminding him to drink water and take his medicine. It was then that Yin Bai finally realized the kind of demeanor Zuo Jingyou had exhibited earlier.
Darn!
Zuo Jingyou unexpectedly adopted a nurturing motherly demeanor to deal with her!
Could it be that her true nature of enjoying the company of children was exposed? She was clearly still wearing a thick layer of adult skin, just like Zuo Jingyou.
Thinking this way, Yin Bai felt that Zuo Jingyou was truly a perceptive woman. She limped away with her cane, exiting the hospital building in one go, and hurriedly made her way back home.
Perhaps due to her severe cold, after taking medication at home, Yin Bai fell into a deep and drowsy sleep.
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The medication and her body’s immune system worked simultaneously, beginning to drive out the virus within her, leaving her in a daze.
Wrapped in a soft blanket, Yin Bai was sweating profusely. In the state between reality and dreams, she encountered many strange and surreal images. At one moment, it was the sight of the first time she saw Xiao Nian; at another, it was Xiao Nian letting go of her hand and running towards Lu Qing.
In this semi-conscious state, she seemed to be transported back to the past. During a previous illness, Xiao Nian had stayed by her side, continuously wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
In that genuine and tender care, Yin Bai could sense traces of affection. She reached out uncontrollably, gripping Xiao Nian’s wrist tightly and murmured, “Xiao Nian… I love… I love you…”
The words she had never said before, the words spoken too late, were “I love you.”
Yin Bai’s hand clenched tightly, and the figure of Xiao Nian in her grasp immediately turned into a phantom and dissipated, leaving her lying empty-handed in bed. In that instant, Yin Bai felt like she was plummeting into an abyss, abruptly waking up.
In the darkness, Yin Bai opened her eyes and found herself enveloped in boundless loneliness and coldness. She turned her head to look at the empty space beside her and let out a sigh of resignation.
Xiao Nian was no longer there, and she would never return.
Thinking this, Yin Bai raised her hand and turned on the light in the room with a click. She struggled to get out of bed with the support of her cane and headed towards the bathroom.
After cleansing the sticky sweat from her body, Yin Bai nestled comfortably in the large bathtub. She picked up her phone, which she had left in the bathroom, and sent a message to Jin Xiangyu.
Since Xiao Nian left her, Yin Bai had nobody to take care of her. Moreover, with Zhang Yu going on vacation, she finally realized that her life had become inconvenient.
So, Yin Bai instructed Jin Xiangyu to have the HR department help her find a live-in housekeeper and a personal assistant. On regular days, she didn’t feel the need for anyone besides Zhang Yu by her side, but now that Zhang Yu was away, Yin Bai felt that having two assistants was necessary.
Otherwise, as Jin Xiangyu had pointed out, with nobody looking after her, nobody would even know if something happened to her.
Upon receiving the instructions, Jin Xiangyu promptly arranged for people to start looking for suitable candidates for Yin Bai.
After sorting out these arrangements, Yin Bai opened Weibo and happily began scrolling through.
Upon opening the trending topics, Yin Bai discovered that the hashtag #ZuoJingyouDivorce# was at the top of the list, followed by an explosive emoji.
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Yin Bai exclaimed with surprise, raised an eyebrow, and clicked on the hashtag. She immediately found the divorce statement issued by Zuo Jingyou’s studio. When she read the line in the statement that said, “Miss Zuo Jingyou and Mr. He Zhiwen obtained their divorce certificate on April 17, 20XX,” Yin Bai couldn’t help but smile and promptly liked the post.
Yes, it should be like this! Whenever a divorce happens, write it out clearly, and whoever is responsible should bear it, with no one exempted!
That evening, news of Zuo Jingyou’s divorce and Lin Xiao’s involvement as the third party spread across the internet. In no time, both He Zhiwen and Lin Xiao had their reputations tarnished.
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