Mute Beauty

Chapter 80: Meeting

I can't live without her.

Who can't I live without?

The answer is obvious: the other mistress of this villa. She has already left.

After a moment of shock, Jin Ya said, "No one is stopping you from looking for her."

She continued, "But before you do that, I suggest you see a psychologist. You can't present yourself like this—half-human, half-ghost. How do you expect to face anyone?" At that moment, Yu Ting was both too weak and too agitated; it was necessary to calm her down, or things could easily get out of hand.

See a doctor? A psychologist? A psychiatrist?

Yu Ting had never believed those people could help; if they were effective, she would have been fine long ago, and she wouldn't have been tormented for so many years.

What she needed was Ran Ling.

Yu Ting was unwilling to see a doctor, and no one could force her. Jin Ya had already tried her best to persuade her, but as usual, Yu Ting wouldn't listen—compared to Qi Min's astonishment at this world-upending situation, Jin Ya appeared much calmer. Perhaps her cold nature played a part, but the biggest reason was that she had seen Yu Ting in this state before.

She had known for a long time that Yu Ting was unwell, ever since their first year together.

At that time, Yu Ting was not yet twenty and not as skilled at hiding her inner turmoil. Jin Ya had nowhere to stay and moved into her villa in Italy to be her roommate, helping her with her homework and attending classes she was too lazy to go to in exchange for rent. Living so closely, she had caught glimpses of the pain and struggles hidden behind Yu Ting's glamorous and carefree exterior, and Yu Ting had asked her to keep it a secret. To this day, Jin Ya had told no one.

Later, Yu Ting became increasingly adept at managing her facade; it seemed she had found a way to "save" herself. Jin Ya had never liked overly sentimental people, but as a friend of so many years, she had shown Yu Ting some leniency.

She had never expected to hear Yu Ting say, "I can't live without her" in her lifetime.

That was not a good sign; it indicated that her condition had worsened.

...

Yu Ting still had Ran Ling's location bound to her phone, and the other party had not yet unbound it. Yu Ting naturally knew her current address, but she was presently at the place called "Waiting for the Bloom."

Yu Ting hadn't seen a doctor, nor could she wait for dawn; she felt she wouldn't survive the night. She needed to see Ran Ling now.

After a quick freshening up—washing her face, combing her hair, and changing into a different outfit—she had no energy to worry about much else. As she was about to leave, Jin Ya made her promise not to drive herself, so Yu Ting called a driver instead.

It was eight in the evening, and the weather forecast warned of impending rain; the cold air arrived ahead of the rain, making the harsh winter even harder to endure.

"Ms. Yu, should I stop here?"

The car pulled up to the entrance of "Waiting for the Bloom." The driver turned back to her for confirmation. Yu Ting nodded, picking up her phone to check the location—Ran Ling was inside, just fifty meters away.

"Stop here."

The driver asked, "Do you want to go in?"

Go in?

Yu Ting didn't know when Ran Ling would come out. The only thing she was certain of was her impatience to see her now, yet she hadn't thought about how to face her or what to say.