Chapter 100
The Fool
Standing alone in the hall, Liu Xiaoli began to question the meaning of life.
"Has my daughter become this foolish? Could she actually be thinking Lin Yu is in some kind of trouble? I just wanted her to ask what Lin Yu was doing!"
"Besides, even if someone really encounters difficulties, it's a problem that Lin Yu himself can't solve. What can you do if you know? Don't you even think about the logic behind this?"
Liu Xiaoli held her laptop in one hand and smoothed her hair on one side with the other, smiling bitterly.
"They say that men and women who fall in love either become geniuses or become idiots! But looking at my daughter like this, it's obvious... she's in the idiot category."
Liu Xiaoli shook her head and turned to leave the hall, a voice faintly audible afterward:
"Foolish child!"
Lin Yu: "Ah!...Who's been talking about me all this time?"
He then turned over and fell back into a deep sleep. He'd been working so hard typing, and to get some rest, he'd put his phone on silent.
However, even if Lin Yu hadn't silenced his phone, it's hard to say whether he could hear it ringing in his current state.
Poor Ms. Liu was still excitedly calling Lin Yu, completely unaware that our great director Lin, who was in a different time zone, was already fast asleep.
Liu Yifei, who was in the bedroom and couldn't get through to Lin Yu on the phone, was completely bewildered!
"What's going on? My senior isn't answering my calls?"
"That doesn't make sense. My senior always answers my calls instantly!"
After muttering a couple of disbelieving remarks, Ms. Liu directly opened the number and dialed it.
As a result... after making several unsuccessful phone calls, Ms. Liu grabbed a plush toy from the bed and punched it with her little fist!
"I'll teach you to answer! I'll teach you to answer! I'll beat you to death!"
"Senior, how dare you not answer my calls? Are you seeing other girls?"
"I'll break your bones and limbs! I'll show you what I'm capable of!"
……
After venting her emotions, Ms. Liu gradually calmed down. To be honest, Ms. Liu wasn't stupid. She knew her mother's worries, and even if she hadn't noticed them at the time, she had realized them by now. She just had more confidence in Lin Yu than Liu Xiaoli.
It's just that poor plush toy that has to endure suffering it shouldn't have had to suffer!
After calming down, Ms. Liu held her phone, opening QQ and SMS messages, typing out a long message, but ultimately didn't click send.
"Senior brother... he must have been held up by something, why don't we go and see him tomorrow?" Miss Liu thought quietly.
However, she then shook her head and said, "No, no, I read in a book that boys don't like their girls to be too clingy. I need to give my senior brother some personal space."
"But... my senior brother used to tell me everything that happened to him... what happened this time?"
As Liu Yifei thought about it, her nose suddenly stung, and she almost burst into tears. Her confidence in Lin Yu began to waver.
"Does this mean my senior brother doesn't want me anymore now that he's successful?"
"Otherwise, why wouldn't he contact me? I've even called him myself, but he won't answer. This has never happened before!"
The more Ms. Liu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and tears began to well up in her eyes.
"Mom, what should I do?"
……
Meanwhile, in Lin Yu, who was abroad, almost eight hours had passed when he woke up and checked his phone.
Lin Yu, still a little sleepy from overusing his eyes, glanced at his phone and, without fully catching up with the missed calls, decided to do what he always did: block the unknown numbers. After all, he was used to this; every day, there were always a few people who wanted to "chat" with him. Besides, he rejected several calls every day.
However, he instantly sobered up after seeing that one of the calls was from Liu Yifei!
"Oh dear! I was wondering what I forgot to tell Miss Liu."
"Damn it, I haven't been able to contact Miss Liu for days. I've been so busy I haven't even answered her call. I'm going to get beaten to death by her!"
"This is weird, why didn't I think to tell her?"
Director Lin stood up and looked at Ms. Liu's phone number displayed on his phone, but his finger just wouldn't press the button.
"How about... I send a text message to test the waters first?"
After some hesitation, Lin Yu ultimately decided to make the phone call directly, hoping to die sooner rather than later.
Looking at the time on his phone, Lin Yu figured that Miss Liu shouldn't be asleep yet, so he picked up his phone and dialed her number.
Liu Yifei, who had just finished washing up and was about to read a book before resting, noticed that her phone kept notifying her of incoming calls. So, she put down her book and picked up her phone to take a look.
"Hmph! You stinky senior brother, you've finally decided to contact me."
Looking at her phone, which showed Lin Yu calling, Miss Liu touched her nose and muttered:
Having finally recovered from her distress, she felt a mix of anticipation and worry, along with a touch of anger, when Lin Yu called.
"Should I leave him hanging for a bit?"
But after hesitating for more than ten seconds, she softened and pressed the answer button.
"Hey? How come you, such a busy person, have time to call me?"
Lin Yu on the other end of the phone was immediately taken aback: "Well! It seems this girl is angry."
"Hehe...Sisi, I'm abroad right now. I was fast asleep when you called and missed it. Sorry, girl."
Ms. Liu, who had been having some wild thoughts, instantly had all those chaotic ideas disappear when she heard Lin Yu's words.
"Overseas? Your overseas company needs your help again?"
"Well, I guess so. I've been really busy these past few days and forgot to tell you. I'll apologize to you when I get back!" Lin Yu said somewhat vaguely.
"Hehe... Apologize with a bundle of thorns on my back? I'm not that petty. Alright, I'm relieved to have you in touch. I'm all ready, senior brother. I'm just waiting for you to come back and let me know." Lin Yu's words completely dispelled the gloom in Liu's heart.
"Okay, I should be able to go back in about a week. I'll call you then."
"Okay, sure."
……
Lin Yu, who had been chatting with Ms. Liu for about half an hour, first washed up before continuing his writing.
Moreover, Lin Yu received a call from Avi Arad that day, saying that the matter of rounding up his score had been settled and that he should go over again sometime... and bring the scripts with him.
"Heh... Just as I expected, a bunch of good-for-nothings. I'll let you be happy for a while longer. After Avengers: Endgame is finished filming, I'll say goodbye to you!"