After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 118

The morning sunlight suddenly lost its warmth. The dappled shadows on the desk shifted like the giant mouth of a monster.

Even though birds chirped outside, the air was dry and hot, and the hustle of midsummer began, Lin Xin felt the clamor only amplified the stillness. All the thoughts in her mind seemed to lose direction, unable to find the right path.

She murmured Ye Linghua’s phrase repeatedly in her heart: “my first year here.”

What did that mean? What did she mean by “first year”?

Lin Xin felt her heart pounding, exploding in her ears.

She hurriedly turned to the second page. Every subsequent page also recorded the events of the same day over those three years.

—[Mother suddenly told me to quit smoking today. It’s ridiculous; I’m an adult.]

[Mother found out I squandered the money she gave me today. I want to die.]

[I only found out today that this person had no money in her card. A hellish start.]

—[Scolding me every day, every day. I was never some kind of genius. Is it strange that I can’t compare to Ye Bo’en, Ye Cheng’en, or even Ye Youlian? I’m just an ordinary person!]

[They all started companies that are about to go public with the same investment. They are amazing! Nothing like me, so good at losing money. So, what’s the point of my life?]

[Today, I begged and pleaded and got 10 million. I also found a close friend group chat on my phone and borrowed another 20 million from them. Ye Linghua, you’re not as bad as you thought!]

—[The first year of university is almost over, and I’ve achieved nothing.]

[Today, at the family gathering, my mother compared me to her stepchildren again. Sigh, I guess this is how my life will be!]

[I’ve set my sights on a company. The projected return is not less than 30%. So, I’ve invested all the money…]

—[The first year after becoming an adult. Wishing myself a smooth life ahead.]

[The doctor said I have severe depression. I’m not sure what this is.]

[The return rate was better than expected. Short-term profit. A good start. Many clients came calling, so I decided to establish a venture capital firm.]

One diary recorded how Ye Linghua went from a university student to suffering from severe depression, and then becoming a successful self-made entrepreneur over those three years.

Lin Xin was not foolish. Pondering over the words inside, she quickly felt herself brushing against a shocking truth.

But this truth was so alarming that Lin Xin couldn’t confirm her thoughts.

She carefully closed the diary. Hesitating for a moment, she decided to put the diary back on the shelf.

Her heart, still ignorant of the truth, continued to beat frantically, filled with mixed emotions.

Perhaps I’m overthinking it. How could something so fantastical happen? Besides, if something so fantastical happened, would it be recorded in a diary? Would it be left in such a conspicuous place?

Thinking carefully, the Ye Linghua of a few years ago was so unrestrained. The Ye Linghua Ye Youling spoke of was capable of anything.

It was not impossible that this was just a peculiar way of keeping a diary. After all, no one would write on the first page of a diary, “Hello, my name is Ye Linghua!”

Such a greeting-like message.

Lin Xin seemed to be using this to convince herself to stop jumping to conclusions.

No matter what the truth is, does it matter?

It doesn’t matter!

Nothing matters.

Only Ye Linghua is important.

As long as Ye Linghua was here, by her side, that was what mattered most.

Lin Xin took a deep breath, letting go of all the uncertainty. She then got up and walked back past the desk to look out the window, ready to open it. Suddenly, she froze. The spot on the lawn downstairs where Ye Linghua had been sitting… was empty.

W-where is she?

She was just there a moment ago! Lin Xin looked at the time on her phone, only to realize that over 20 minutes had already passed.

Lin Xin panicked. She instinctively turned to look at the bedroom door.

Sure enough…

Ye Linghua was leaning against the door frame, resting her eyes, her arms crossed. She seemed to have been waiting there the whole time.

Hearing Lin Xin turn around, she slowly opened her eyes, revealing the dark, profound depths of her charming peach blossom eyes. Her captivating eyes showed no panic, only a subtle hint of a smile.

“Finished reading?” Her gentle voice was the same as always.

Clunk. Lin Xin felt her heart sink. She knew I was reading the diary, that diary…

Ye Linghua ignored Lin Xin’s flustered appearance and walked towards her, still smiling. Her exquisite features, gentle and alluring peach blossom eyes, straight nose, and tempting red lips.

Lin Xin, however, leaned back against the desk, looking down, refusing to meet her gaze.

Ye Linghua reached out, tilted Lin Xin’s chin up, forcing her to look straight into her eyes. Lin Xin stubbornly pursed her lips. Ye Linghua leaned close to her ear and asked like a temptress: “Are you scared?”

Her warm breath fanned Lin Xin’s earlobe, causing a shiver that made half her head go numb.

Scared?

This is Ye Linghua!

Although Lin Xin didn’t speak, she shook her head.

It was the reaction she expected. Ye Linghua didn’t tease her further, letting go of her. She reached out and precisely pulled the diary from the shelf, holding it without opening it.

She looked down at the red cover, slowly stroking it with her hand, and said, “Everything in the diary is true.”

Lin Xin: “…”

Ye Linghua sighed, sitting down next to Lin Xin against the desk. She said, “The first time I appeared in this room, I was just as surprised as you are now.”

Lin Xin paused, her eyes slowly widening. Did she just… admit it?

Honestly, even if Ye Linghua had held the diary and told her it was just a writing technique, it wouldn’t have been impossible. The two different handwritings could be explained as practice. It would have made sense.

No supernatural elements; everything could be explained.

But Lin Xin hadn’t expected Ye Linghua to state it so bluntly.

In a casual, unhidden tone. Was this the kind of thing one could simply say?

Ye Linghua: “When I first arrived, I didn’t understand this place, so I could only use the limited information to determine my environment and situation. Fortunately, Ye Linghua had a good habit: she liked to keep a diary.”

She held up the red diary in her hand, waved it slightly, chuckled, and continued: “Although they were just fragments, and often just expressions of her mood that day. But for me, it was enough.”

Lin Xin stood there, motionless, only watching Ye Linghua. She seemed to understand everything, yet understood nothing at all.

“The original Ye Linghua didn’t leave much behind, but she did leave the most valuable asset: her network. It made my starting point in this world not too difficult.” Otherwise, I might not have achieved what I have today.

After all, in her previous life, it took a long time to earn her first pot of gold. The Ye Linghua of this world, however, surprisingly had a very good starting point.

It took Lin Xin a while to truly digest the meaning of Ye Linghua’s words. She took another deep breath, then asked tremblingly, “So, you’re really not—”

“Ye Linghua?”

It was obvious who “Ye Linghua” referred to.

Ye Linghua glanced sideways at Lin Xin. Just when Lin Xin thought she wouldn’t answer, she nodded.

Lin Xin: “So, it’s just as the diary says?”

Ye Linghua nodded again.

Lin Xin’s mind went completely blank. Her thoughts were severed for a moment, and then she impulsively asked, “You didn’t forcibly take over the body, did you?”

Ye Linghua choked, then burst out laughing: “…That thought… is quite reasonable… So, you’re worried that I’m a spirit who possessed her?”

Lin Xin quickly shook her head: “I trust you, but, but I’m also afraid you’ll be forced to leave.”

Her tone shifted from initial nervousness to later panic and distress.

Ye Linghua’s expression changed from amusement to tenderness. She knew there was a person in this world who would unconditionally believe her and worry about her.

That’s why she dared to leave the diary here.

Because she knew this was her last concealment from Lin Xin.

She reached out and pulled Lin Xin into her embrace. The soft feeling was as captivating as the passionate night before. But at this moment, neither of them was in the mood. Ye Linghua pressed against her neck and whispered, “Thank you.”

Lin Xin’s face showed no smile. She asked softly, cautiously: “Ye Linghua, so, will you still leave?”

After asking, Lin Xin felt the world around her fall silent. Since reading that diary, this was the only thing she had been constantly worried about.

“I can’t be 100% certain, but after the exchange, I can feel it. As long as there’s a bond in this world, theoretically, it’s unlikely I’ll be swapped back.”

Lin Xin was stunned again. She lifted her head weakly from Ye Linghua’s embrace: “So, am I the one?”

Ye Linghua chuckled, exasperated: “Is that question suggesting I cheated on you?”

Lin Xin glared at her. This is a serious moment; why joke around?

Ye Linghua quickly pleaded for forgiveness, hugging her tightly again to quell her anger, then said: “Of course, it’s you. From the moment I confessed to you, I knew that the place where you are is my world. Lin Xin, ‘it took all my courage to confess’ was not just an empty phrase.”

At the time of the confession, I had already decided not to leave.

A simple “I like you” carried such immense weight.

Lin Xin’s eyes felt sore. She suddenly remembered that night when Ye Linghua stood outside her door to confess. How many mental barriers had she overcome, and what price had she risked to finally say those four words, hidden in the shadows of her expression?

Yet, the answer Lin Xin gave her was so disappointing. She gambled the whole world and lost.

“Ye Linghua.” Lin Xin called out softly from within her arms.

“Hmm?” Ye Linghua answered.

“If you truly have to leave this place… remember, you must take me with you.”

She didn’t see Ye Linghua’s expression, only felt the arm hugging her back increase in strength.

Lin Xin knew Ye Linghua heard her.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

The bedroom door suddenly knocked. Aunt Wang’s voice faintly drifted in from outside: “It’s time for breakfast, Third Miss, Miss Lin.”

Lin Xin lifted her head from Ye Linghua’s embrace, about to ask why she didn’t answer or agree.

But Ye Linghua pressed her back into her arms. She heard Ye Linghua’s melodious, slightly deep voice, filled with a clear smile: “Okay. Then, let me reintroduce myself. Hello, Lin Xin, my name is Ye Linghua.”

A brand-new Ye Linghua. The entirety of the Ye Linghua you know.