You're My Belated Happiness - Chapter 22 Part 2

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.

You’re My Belated Happiness

Chapter 22 Part 2

Ruan Yu took a screenshot of the new offer and shared it with Shen Mingying. Shen Mingying replied: [Is there something wrong with your brain if you won’t sell it? Even if you don’t care about the money, think about your career. You plan to write online novels all your life? You have to move on to face a wider reader base sooner or later or become a screenwriter. Wouldn’t it be more interesting than staying at home all the time to go to the filming sites and get to know more about the entertainment business?]

Ruan Yu had to admit, she was somewhat tempted.

She was just an ordinary person who cared about money. She had lost quite some income from giving up on writing the story. In addition, she had also paid quite a bit of money to the publishing company for breaching the contract with them. How could she not care about money?

Besides, she couldn’t just be an online writer forever.

The chance of breaking through had presented itself in front of her.

With the cell phone in hand, she looked towards Xu Huaisong: “Mr. Xu, could I ask you something?”

“En.”

“Global Filming is interested in buying my ip. Do you think I should agree to it?”

Xu Huaisong was quiet for a while, then asked her instead of answering: “Is there any reason not to agree to it?”

Ruan Yu didn’t know what to say.

The only reason was out of concern for him. But thinking back on it carefully, up till now, he hadn’t sensed that the story was about him. If the story was turned into a movie, would that suddenly make him “recover” his memory?

Besides, by the time the movie was released, they would have already become strangers as there wouldn’t be any reason for their paths to cross again. Ruan Yu figured it shouldn’t matter by then.

Ruan Yu nodded and made up her mind: “Oh. Then I’ll sell it.”

After she sent out her reply to the editor, Xu Huaisong unusually asked a question on his own: “If it’s turned into a movie, what would be the ending?”

Ruan Yu thought how would she know. She smiled and said: “Nowadays many adaptations don’t respect the originals. I don’t necessarily have the power to decide.”

“What about the original ending?”

Ruan Yu became quiet.

According to her original plan, the story would end during the graduation trip for the two liberal arts classrooms. The female character had elaborately planned a confession to the male character during the trip. She had checked with the organizer over and over to make sure that the male lead would join the trip, yet in the end, he didn’t show up.

It was just like what had happened back then. 

The difference was that in the novel, she would give a reason as to why he didn’t show up. Yet, in reality, Ruan Yu believed Xu Huaisong didn’t go on the trip with them because he didn’t miss anything about Su City First High School, including her.

She told Xu Huaisong about the planned ending and asked: “Is it a little sad?”

Xu Huaisong’s hands on the steering wheel slowly tightened and he opened his mouth but closed again. In the end, he only made a sound “en.”

Ruan Yu laughed rather relieved: “But actually this is a happy ending.”

“Why?”

“Because the female character will eventually let go of the male character.”

The hardest thing to cure in the world isn’t “breaking up” but “having a secret crush.” Because by having a secret crush, you’ve never tried or been hurt by that person. All you’ve seen and heard are the best sides of the person. Therefore, it’s hard for you to break out of the cocoon you created for yourself.

Yet, if you muster enough courage to try and get completely rejected, then the hard to get over “secret crush” would become “breaking up” which could be cured.

The world is big and life is long. The female character will let go of the male character.

Xu Huaisong felt like he couldn’t breathe for a dozen or so seconds.

The car was speeding over 100 kilometers.

He suddenly recalled a writer’s review he had read before about Ruan Yu’s writing: With a few words, she can dig out dark undertones in a romantic moment and in the end turn that darkness into something brilliant again. This young lady’s writing is truly insightful.

Yes, Xu Huaisong agreed, she’s a very insightful person.

She seemed to be faint of heart, but she knew that he would be going to the US after high school and she still didn’t think that would be an insurmountable hurdle.

She seemed nostalgic, yet never truly regretful for what happened in the past.

“You’re speeding, Mr. Xu.” Ruan Yu raised her voice and interrupted Xu Huaisong’s wandering mind.

He immediately slowed down. After a long while, he said: “The producers won’t accept an ending like that.”

Ruan Yu didn’t realize that Xu Huaisong actually meant something else but nodded with complete agreement: “I think so too”

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.