Chapter 538: – Director Passed Away
Lin Jin had gotten interested in the game RimWorld. Even though she kept verbally saying she was naturally talented at games and didn’t need to look at any guides, after the stream ended, she still diligently read up various guides online.
Well, this way, let’s have a good run for tomorrow’s live stream.
Lin Jin suddenly realized that maybe she shouldn’t keep streaming Dota every day. Anyway, after playing a standalone game today, her viewership actually rose instead of falling. Thinking about it this way, playing standalone games every day didn’t sound that bad.
The next day, at the end of class, Lin Jin thought that He Yinghui would finally not pester her anymore. But right as soon as the class was about to end, that person appeared outside the classroom again and waited.
Lin Jin was a little surprised. Didn’t this person like boys? Wasn’t the only reason she had been clinging to Lin Jin before was because she thought Lin Jin was a guy? So why was it that now after He Yinghui knew Lin Jin was a girl, was she still waiting at the door?
As soon as class ended, He Yinghui rushed over, though not as clingy as before.
“Big sister!”
Before Lin Jin could even say anything, Wu Min took the lead and questioned: “Lin Jin is a girl, so why are you still clinging to her?”
He Yinghui glanced at her cousin, and then disdainfully said: “You wouldn’t understand the strength of a diehard fan! I’ve thought about it all night! I suddenly realized, I liked Lin Jin not because she was a cute boy! But her talent!”
Lin Jin was completely dumbfounded. Since when did she become talented? This He Yinghui really spouted nonsense without batting an eye.
He Yinghui clung to Lin Jin’s arm like before, occasionally brushing her large chest against Lin Jin’s arm with a rather proud look on her face.
So, why can this shorty have a chest this big?
He Yinghui’s chest was probably a D cup. If this size was on some other taller girl, people would at most just think “Wow! So big”. But if it was placed on He Yinghui, this person who was probably not even 1.6 meters and also had a baby face, then the visual impact was just shocking.
As for Lin Jin, although she wasn’t very tall, but her chest wasn’t very big either… Plus, she always liked to wear sun protecting clothes, making her chest look even flatter.
Even though it wasn’t to the degree of being an airport runway, Lin Jin still felt a bit self conscious.
Glancing at the He Yinghui hanging off her arm, Lin Jin let out a sigh. She kept feeling like life these days were really similar.
Or maybe in other words, ever since meeting He Yinghui, this potentially brain damaged fan, Lin Jin’s daily life had pretty much solidified into: Wake up and go to class, get clung onto by He Yinghui, find a chance to sneak home, play games, stream, sleep…
Sigh, there used to not be the clung onto part. But she really felt like ever since there was an extra He Yinghui, every day became exhausting as hell.
At least Lin Jin didn’t have He Yinghui clinging onto herself before. As soon as Lin Jin finished class and ate lunch, she would be able to go do her own thing. Whereas now, with He Yinghui clinging to her, no matter what Lin Jin did, she would have someone clinging by her side causing her to feel uncomfortable all over.
But at least He Yinghui was a lot less annoying than before. While she was still somewhat of a nuisance and still clung to Lin Jin as before, her behavior had clearly been toned down a lot.
As usual, the four of them went to the cafeteria to eat lunch and chatted at the table for about half an hour. Afterwards, Lin Jin leisurely got ready to head to the orphanage.
There were no classes this afternoon, but Lin Jin couldn’t laze around. After all, she hadn’t visited the orphanage in nearly a week.
The orphanage seemed to be running smoother and smoother these days. Every time Lin Jin visited, she would see a group of volunteers helping or chatting with the children. Sometimes, she would even see some couples clearly there to adopt having fun inside.
But this time, when Lin Jin arrived, she found that the atmosphere of the orphanage felt a bit off.
The volunteers were still smiling, but the children all seemed unusually down as the volunteers chatted with them, as if something big had happened at the orphanage.
Lin Jin frowned as she looked around, trying to find Yufei, but she couldn’t find her inside. Finally, she stepped out onto the balcony and looked down, only to see Yufei was sitting at that spot they usually practiced dancing at, her hands wrapped around her knees.
Yufei seemed to be in a bad mood.
Lin Jin walked over to the open space with a frown.
“Sister." Yufei heard the footsteps and immediately raised her head, looking at Lin Jin who had just walked out.
“What happened? The atmosphere in the orphanage feels weird.” Lin Jin frowned and knelt down, asking her.
Yufei looked up at Lin Jin and tears started streaming down her face without any warning. She directly threw herself into Lin Jin’s arms and cried: “Director grandpa passed away…”
“???”
Lin Jin froze. Although she had heard that the director wasn’t in good health, she never thought that he would pass away so suddenly and without warning.
She had clearly just seen him from a distance when visiting last week. Even though the director she saw looked a bit frail and needed support walking, still…
“When did he pass away?”
Although Lin Jin had only met the director a few times, she still deeply respected this old man who had dedicated almost his entire life to this orphanage. Upon hearing this news, Lin Jin felt a wave of sadness inside.
Yufei lowered her head and buried it in Lin Jin’s chest: “Three days ago. They seem to have already done the burial, they won’t let us send him off.”
Lin Jin sighed, gently patting Yufei’s head with her hand. She wanted to comfort her but didn’t know what to say.
In this case, this orphanage might just fall apart, right? The children here may be sent to other orphanages.
And who knew where Yufei would be sent to?
Lin Jin bitterly smiled. She didn’t know what to do next, so all she could do was continue comforting Yufei, hoping Yufei would be able to overcome the shadow of the director’s passing as soon as possible.
However, Yufei wouldn’t stop crying. She laid in Lin Jin’s arms, soaking her clothes with tears.
Lin Jin was helpless. While gently stroking Yufei’s head, she softly comforted: “It’s going to be okay. The director passed away, but there will still be a lot of kind people looking after you guys.”
After comforting her for about half an hour, Yufei finally got tired crying and fell asleep lying on Lin Jin’s lap.
Lin Jin helplessly turned and looked around, but didn’t find any staff members. So she could only try and pick up Yufei herself.
But even though Yufei was young and light, Lin Jin wasn’t exactly strong to begin with. After struggling for a long time, she could only stumblingly lift her in a princess carry and then slowly carried her up to the second floor.
An auntie noticed Lin Jin and hurriedly came over, taking the sleeping Yufei from Lin Jin and laying her down on her bed.
Afterwards, Lin Jin stayed by the second floor staircase, silently looking at the quiet orphanage.
The director’s passing had clearly had a big negative impact on the orphanage, and it was still unclear what would happen to the children in the future.