Chapter 589: Get off the Slope
Vivian didn't respond to her question, but instead suggested, "Why don't we find a place to talk?"
Lin Yilan readily agreed, saying that there were too many people here and it was not advisable to stay for long.
Vivian and Lin Yilan met at a coffee shop in the suburbs, where there was less traffic and they would not be discovered by the paparazzi.
Vivian came straight to the point: "I won't beat around the bush, I'll just be honest with you." She looked at Lin Yilan with a very kind look, which was completely different from the cold female star advertised on the movie poster.
Lin Yilan was a little surprised. She didn't expect Vivian to be so frank, but she looked at her calmly on the surface: "Okay, I'm curious. Go ahead and tell me. I'm listening."
So Vivian sighed lightly, and then said, "Well... this is an old story." Vivian started from a long time ago, telling Lin Yilan all her past, her good feelings for her, and even her love for her.
Weiweian quickly added, "Of course, I later discovered that Huo Juncheng's aura was too strong. I simply couldn't face him directly. His temperament and abilities also made me completely give up on the idea of you."
After Vivian finished speaking, she picked up the coffee cup and drank it silently, waiting for Lin Yilan to know the whole story.
Lin Yilan didn't show any surprise or disbelief, but said with some approval: "I admire your honesty." She actually admitted that she had liked herself?
"Just speaking frankly."
Lin Yilan knew Vivian's personality. She was known as the cool queen in the circle and she did things neatly and efficiently, including speaking her mind frankly.
So she continued to ask: "And then?"
"Then nothing much happened. I met Gao Hu, and that's when I realized I wasn't really attracted to you. I just liked the sense of security around you. I also realized I was insecure." She clutched the cup again and said, "Or maybe it's just me. I'm too unapproachable... That's why I keep searching for that feeling, that sense of security."
Lin Yilan picked up the cup at this time, then smiled and said, "Okay, I understand. Come on, I toast you for your honesty."
Vivian raised an eyebrow and picked up the cup as well: "Okay, I'll obey your command."
Neither Vivian nor Lin Yilan expected that they would get along so well today, and there was no pressure at all to chat with each other.
After drinking her coffee, Vivian seemed to remember something, took out a notebook from her bag, and handed it to Lin Yilan: "I accidentally picked this up before." Vivian looked at Lin Yilan's expression and did not tell Lin Yilan that she took it secretly. She thought it was better not to let Lin Yilan know about this kind of thing.
At that time, she just wanted to know more about Lin Yilan.
Lin Yilan took the notebook and flipped through it page by page. Unexpectedly, all of them were about her own affairs. When Lin Yilan turned to a certain page, she saw that it said that she had been hypnotized.
Lin Yilan asked in disbelief: "What's going on? What does this mean? I was hypnotized?"
She didn't know how to answer, as she knew very little about this matter.
At this time, Lin Yilan knew who had hypnotized her. She quickly said goodbye to Vivian and drove directly to Huo Juncheng's place. As soon as she entered the door, she asked Huo Juncheng to read it: "What is recorded in this notebook?"
Huo Juncheng saw the notebook and felt bad, but he remained calm on the surface: "What's wrong with this notebook?"
Lin Yilan turned the page in the notebook and said, "It says I was hypnotized before. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be you who did it. Why did you hypnotize me and clear my memory?"
"Calm down first. Let me explain."
"No matter how you explain it, anyone would be angry if their memory was wiped."
"Yes, you're right, but you're different."
Lin Yilan stopped what she was about to say and stood there in a daze.
Huo Juncheng said, "I'm really doing this for your own good. I'm hypnotizing you to erase your memory because I'm afraid you'll become someone else's weapon and be used by others. Do you want to harm others? If I hadn't hypnotized you, you might very well be a bad person now!"
Huo Juncheng suddenly felt that he had said too much. He looked at Lin Yilan's face carefully, thinking that Lin Yilan must be angry...
So Huo Juncheng was ready to lower his tone and slowly explain to Lin Yilan, but at this time Lin Yilan raised her hand, signaling him not to speak, and then took a deep breath.
Huo Juncheng felt that she was even more angry, and said, "It is indeed my fault in this matter, but think about it carefully..."
"I'm sorry." Lin Yilan said suddenly.
Huo Juncheng was stunned and looked at her without any anger at all.
Lin Yilan waved her hand and said, "I should have figured it out before asking you. You're right. If I hadn't been hypnotized, I would have become a bad person..." Her tone softened and she whispered, "I don't want to be a bad person."
Huo Juncheng was stunned, then hugged her tightly: "Okay, okay, I swear, I will never let you do bad things in the future. I will protect you."
Lin Yilan leaned her head over and pressed it against Huo Juncheng's shoulder, the tears in her eyes disappearing in an instant.
She said hoarsely, "Thank you."
The next few days passed relatively peacefully, until today when someone knocked on their door. Lin Yilan peeked through the peephole, opened the door, and asked, "Excuse me, who are you? What can I do for you?"
The man outside was hesitant. Lin Yilan thought he was a thief, but he didn't look like a thief.
Outside the door was a girl who looked quite young and was dressed very fashionably.
The man outside the door said, "I am Master Xu Ziwen's apprentice. Could you please open the door? I have something to tell you."
Huo Juncheng came over and asked Lin Yilan, "Who is at the door?"
Lin Yilan was also puzzled: "I don't know. I heard that she is Master Xu Ziwen's apprentice. Has Master Xu Ziwen ever accepted a female apprentice before?"
Xi Lulu?
Why is she here?
Huo Juncheng put the financial newspaper aside and told Lin Yilan about the relationship between Xi Lulu and Xu Ziwen: "Xu Ziwen only has one female disciple."
"I see."
Then Lin Yilan opened the door.
It was autumn, but the person outside the door was wearing a cashmere sweater and a short skirt.
Lin Yilan still smiled politely and said, "Come in, it's cold outside."
The man came in and said, "Is my master here? I haven't been able to contact him these past few days. I don't know where Master Xu Ziwen has gone. Can you help me contact Master Xu Ziwen?"
"Xu Ziwen went on a trip with my grandma."
"travel?"
"Yes." Huo Juncheng didn't even glance at Xi Lulu. He looked ahead and continued, "I just left, just before you came."
"What a coincidence?"
Xi Lulu's eyes drifted back and forth, and she always felt something was wrong when she looked at Lin Yilan. Ever since she came in, she had noticed that something was wrong with Lin Yilan, but she couldn't tell what it was...
What on earth was going on? Xi Lulu decided to stay here for a while longer.
At this moment, Huo Juncheng's voice came to my ears: "Why, do you want to see Master Xu Ziwen about something important?"
Xi Lulu took advantage of the situation and said, "Indeed, I wanted to come and discuss Peking Opera with Master Xu Ziwen. I have many things I need to discuss with him before I can make any decisions."
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