Chapter 10

"Oh, Yoon律 oppa~" Xu Zhuxian was a bit startled by Lin Ynlv's obvious displeasure but still called him oppa.

This was the first time in the eight years Lin Ynlv and Xu Zhuxian had known each other that she had called him oppa.

"Sure, here are the roasted sweet potatoes, take them!!" Lin Ynlv had bought four roasted sweet potatoes, giving two to each of the girls, while he didn't take any for himself.

"You don't want any?" Lin Yunye looked at him curiously.

"You can eat them. I'm not in the mood today, no appetite!" Lin Ynlv ignored their curiosity and continued walking on his own.

"By the way, I and Xiao Xian are preparing to debut!" Yunye, seeing Lin Ynlv's unhappiness, decided to share her joy with him.

"Hehe, after five years of training, you finally have a chance to debut, that's really not impressive!" Lin Ynlv laughed, but his tone still conveyed happiness for them.

"Like you're so great, if you were so great, why did the company fire you back then..." Lin Yunye muttered under her breath.

"Yunye unni~" Xu Zhuxian, who hadn't said much, stopped her unni from continuing.

"Me? Hehe..." Lin Ynlv smiled slightly, but his smile revealed a hint of melancholy, making Lin Yunye and Xu Zhuxian feel a sense of沧桑 (沧桑 means沧桑, but in this context, it can be translated as "a sense of沧桑 and depth").

In fact, Lin Ynlv was once a trainee at S.M. Entertainment, and he was in the same batch as Lin Yunye.

However, he was fired as a trainee after less than a year.

It wasn't because of poor performance that he was fired.

His performance as a trainee, although not the best, was still among the top.

Such talent, if continued, becoming a star would no longer be a dream. Moreover, his guitar skills and songwriting were learned from S.M.'s first producer, Yoo Young-jin.

Unfortunately, the news of his relationship with a girl was discovered by his father, who not only forcibly broke them up but also had the president of S.M. fire him.

No one knew about this incident. The official reason given was that his performance was too average, showing no potential, and thus he was fired.

This absurd reason fooled only the trainees, but the executives were not so easily convinced.

Lin Ynlv knew that his firing was definitely orchestrated by his father.

At that time, he had a falling out with his father and ran away from home. To make him return and apologize, his father was ruthless enough to inform S.M. about Lin Ynlv's relationship, leading to his firing.

The purpose was to leave the young Lin Ynlv with nowhere to go, forcing him to return and apologize.

But his father, despite all his calculations, did not anticipate that Lin Ynlv would directly stay at school and refuse to apologize.

Since he was attending Kent School, he had already paid the tuition and accommodation fees for a year.

In the end, with nowhere to go, Lin Ynlv explained his situation to the teachers and stayed at the school for a year.

During this year, he wrote novels and did part-time jobs to earn his living expenses.

In a few months, Lin Ynlv wrote a romance novel that became a sensation across South Korea, titled "Naive Love."

This romance novel caused a storm in 2003, becoming the best-selling novel in South Korea that year.

Because of this, he solved his living expenses problem and no longer had to work as a dishwasher or cleaner.

With the royalties, he bought a laptop and began to venture into the Chinese martial arts and fantasy novel scene.

Over the years, he gained a small reputation in the Chinese novel world, and many people had read novels written by 'Brother Nine.'

However, no fan had ever seen the author, and there was no information about him other than his pen name.

In South Korea, many people knew 'Brother Nine,' but no one knew who he was.

His classmates kept his secret well.

As a result, his father's efforts were in vain, and their relationship became increasingly strained. They hadn't spoken to each other for three or four years, not even a phone call.

Now, he was independent, and there was no way he would go back to that person. Why would he return to suffer when he was living so well?

"Oppa~~ Do you still can't forget that unni?" Yunye asked cautiously.

"Hehe, forget, who knows!" Lin Ynlv smiled bitterly.

Xu Zhuxian looked at Lin Ynlv, silent, and was also pondering something.

They knew Lin Ynlv had dated someone before, but they didn't know why they broke up.

"Alright, go up, it's already past eleven. If I'm not mistaken, tomorrow is Tuesday, and you have to go to school early!" Lin Ynlv stopped and turned to Lin Yunye and Xu Zhuxian.

"Ah~~" Hearing Lin Ynlv's reminder, Xu Zhuxian, who had been silent, also remembered she had class the next day.

"Hey~~~" Unlike Xu Zhuxian, Lin Yunye was surprised, looking at where they were, finding it strange.

"Um~~ When did we get home?" Xu Zhuxian also recognized that they were at her building.

"Alright~~ Since I've brought you home, I'll leave now!" While chatting with them, he had conveniently brought them back.

Since it was late, he naturally had to return, so he decided to chat while walking.

"Yoon律 oppa~~ Good night~~" Lin Yunye happily waved at Lin Ynlv and called out.

Xu Zhuxian wanted to say something but couldn't bring herself to speak.

Lin Ynlv put his hands behind his head, extended one hand, and waved, acknowledging her.

Lin Yunye was four months older than Lin Ynlv, but when she was happy, she always called him oppa. When she was unhappy, she would call him by his name or use informal language.

Leaving Lin Yunye's neighborhood, Lin Ynlv walked back along the same path, but it seemed quite far.

"Ah~~ If I had known, I would have brought my skateboard, then I wouldn't have to walk so far!" Lin Ynlv muttered as he walked.

After about half an hour, he finally returned to his place, took another shower, and went to bed.

However, after uploading, he received a text from Lin Yunye.

"Yoon律 oppa~~ Do you really not like me?"

Seeing this text, Lin Ynlv smiled lightly and replied, "I like you, but what's the point? You're debuting, and if the company finds out, you know the consequences!"

In a high-end neighborhood in Yoido, Seoul, in a room on a certain floor of a certain building, Lin Yunye was holding her phone, fidgeting with it.

"So, oppa likes me, right?" After sending the message, Lin Yunye anxiously waited for a reply.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes... Ten minutes passed, and she had already fallen asleep with the phone in her hand.

At Lin Ynlv's place, he stared at the text for about ten minutes before replying, "……"