hollywood billionaire

Chapter 423 Seven——Teen
"What does it have to do with her?"

Zhao Youzhen frowned, and the temperature in her voice dropped as the margarita went down her throat.

"I know you already know that."

Xu Yiru touched the rim of the cup with her red lips and smiled softly.

"what do you know?"

"She likes Yi Yi..." At this point, Xu Yiru raised the index finger holding the glass and corrected her wording, "She pursues Yi Yi."

"I don't know where you got this news from." Yuzhen denied it, "I never discuss personal emotional issues with the artists I manage."

"Do we have to do this?" Xiaoru sighed softly, "If I tell you I know, then I definitely know. Otherwise, why would I ask you where she is when I found you backstage this afternoon?"

"I can think of many reasons." Looking at Xu Yiru, Zhao Youzhen joked, "You want to ask her for an autograph, your relatives in Taipei want to ask her for an autograph, your relatives' children in Taipei..."

"This morning, I saw her and Yi Yi together in the hotel cafeteria, with Barbara beside them." But Xu Yiru was obviously not interested in listening to the other party's dry jokes, and would not allow her to change the subject in such a clumsy way. "When I walked over, I heard them arguing about who was his girlfriend."

The frown on his face froze instantly after Xu Yiru finished speaking. Zhao Youzhen tried his best to remain calm on the surface, but his suddenly frozen eyes still revealed a trace of astonishment that could not be concealed.

"It seems she didn't tell you about this."

Xiaoru carefully observed the changes in Youzhen's expression and made judgments based on the slight tremors of every part of her skin.

"Then has she..."

"Whatever you ask, the answer is no."

Yoo Jin buttoned up his suit jacket, and his voice suddenly cooled down a few degrees.

"Besides, I think your behavior is inappropriate."

"My..." The person who was stunned at this moment was Xu Yiru. She bent her index finger and pointed it at herself, "What behavior?"

"You are trying to sow discord between me and McGrady." Zhao Youzhen exhaled a breath of hot air, his eyes stern, "What purpose do you want to achieve? Xiaoru, I know you are not that kind of person... I would rather believe that you are not that kind of person. But what you are doing now, what you are asking, is to sow discord."

"That's not my purpose." Instead of apologizing softly and then explaining her intentions as usual, Xu Yiru did not show any emotional fluctuations in the face of Zhao Youzhen's questioning, nor did she make any concessions, even if it was just a verbal concession. "I just want to know the truth, that's all."

"Don't you already know everything?" Yuzhen said stiffly, "What else do you want to know?"

"I want to know what she told you and what you two talked about." Xiaoru was calm and composed, in stark contrast to Yuzhen. "If I'm not mistaken, this conversation between you should have happened after I talked to you this afternoon, so you should have heard her tell you in person today that she likes Yiyi. But... before that, you should have noticed something a long time ago, right? You stay in the office every day, and you're so smart, there's no way you didn't notice any clues about Maddie."

"We did talk about this today." After a moment of silence, Yuzhen ignored Xiaoru's second half of the question and only answered the first half, "She knows how I feel, and I know how she feels. We confessed everything to each other and agreed not to let it affect our lives. Whether it's private life or work life."

"So you think this is... an acceptable status quo?" Xiaoru's voice rose half an octave.

"If you still want me to continue answering, you should explain your question more clearly." Yuzhen really doesn't like Xiaoru's passive-aggressive way of asking questions.

"She's an artist. You're her manager." Xu Yiru put down her glass and raised her hands like a tray in the air. "You two fell in love with the same man. He's... I don't want to use the word 'boss', but... I can't find another word to replace L."

"Do you think... this situation is acceptable?"

"You can't control feelings. I think you understand that better than anyone."

Zhao Youzhen raised her eyelids lazily and looked at Xu Yiru. Although the Margarita had just slipped into her stomach, the Korean girl could already feel a little drunk.

“You can’t ask everyone to like others according to certain standards and choose who they should like.”

"I am just McGrady's manager, responsible for planning and controlling her career. Her personal love life has nothing to do with me. I can only respect any choice she makes."

"She's seven-teen." Splitting a word into two parts, Xu Yiru's emphasis couldn't be more obvious, "She's not even an adult yet!"

"You are only less than four years older than her."

"I..." Xiaoru was speechless for a moment. After a few seconds, she shook her head and changed the way of asking questions, "Let me ask you, Sister Youzhen. When you were seventeen, where were you and what were you doing?"

"In the United States, I'm a senior in high school."

"Did you like anyone at that time?"

"I went to an all-girls school."

“That’s not an answer.”

"No." Yuzhen felt the veins on her forehead throbbing. This little girl was really annoying today. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What about you? I remember that you didn't go to a girls' school."

"Neither do I." Xiaoru shook her head and answered truthfully, "Those boys in school are too immature, just like children."

"So..." Zhao Youzhen folded his hands on his knees and summarized for Xu Yiru with interest, "At the age of seventeen, you will also like adults who are more mature than you?"

"Yeah, that's right." To Yuzhen's surprise, Xiaoru admitted it bluntly, "But, Sister Yuzhen... can you imagine? If the seventeen-year-old me, or you, really fell in love with him now, what would the result be?"

This question caused Zhao Youzhen to fall into a brief silence again. What would happen if the seventeen-year-old self met the current Han Yi?
It will be a thrilling explosion.

He doesn't know how to keep his distance, doesn't know how to restrain himself, and has no scruples.

For girls of this age, love has no boundaries, is infinitely expansive, is ignorant of the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, and can break through all rules and boundaries. For them, love does not require textbook-like norms, because everyone's emotional outlook is shaped and fixed through repeated trials and tribulations.

At this stage of life, they are in a safe environment. They can love someone without any scruples, and they can let go of someone without any worries, because they know that no matter what, they can always stand up again from the pain, and there is always a chance to start over in life. Youth is full of repetitions and temptations - love is a fearless collision between them and themselves, others, and the world.

Love at this age is about feeling more of yourself, about finding out what is heartbeat, what is loss, what is growth, and what is responsibility. Even if you get hurt or fall, you can draw new strength from it, stand up and keep going. Their world will continue to expand and improve through trial and error.

In other words, teenage love is a time-limited, deleted-file beta test of the game of life for new players. You can play the game as PVE or PVP. It can be one-on-one or one-on-many. You can be infatuated or passionately in love with someone else. You can be happy, sad, laughing, satisfied, empty, fearful, determined, confused, slanderous, and defamatory without limits... You can use every talent and every skill given to you by the game to your heart's content and use them on the other person, regardless of whether the result is good or bad.

Because there is room for maneuver in everything.

Before being officially recognized as an "adult", most of the ridiculous absurdities can be forgiven.

But if we bring these absurdities into the real world of adults where rules are strict and everyone walks in shackles, we will wave them around innocently like a sickle, trying to cut off the so-called shackles...

"Even if you don't consider McGrady, you should consider Yi Yi." Xu Yiru said in a very serious voice, "Let her go on like this... In the end, the one who will be hurt the most and the most seriously will be the one you like."

"Yi won't let himself fall into such a situation." Zhao Youzhen pursed her lips tightly, "If he is really someone worthy of my love, he will know how to deal with these problems."

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"Don't you know him by now?" Xiaoru's voice was a little anxious. "If he hasn't told you, then you... forget it. I don't know if he would be willing to tell you. But he never knows how to refuse... He always thinks that refusing is hurtful, and never considers whether not refusing would hurt more."

"I know." Yuzhen's eyes flickered, "He doesn't want to be like his father. So he does everything the opposite... a complete extreme contrast."

"...It seems like he really told you a lot." Xu Yiru said faintly, "If that's the case, then you should understand even more how much harm a girl like Maddie who doesn't know when to advance or retreat can cause to Yi Yi."

"It's unfair to judge a person only by age." Zhao Youzhen was still defending her artist. "Although Maddie is only seventeen years old, many of the things she has experienced... No, most adults in their thirties or even forties have not experienced them. Not even half of them. She is more mature than you think, Xiaoru."

"No, you're wrong. Seventeen is seventeen. No adjective can change this."

Xu Yiru stubbornly refuted again.

"Moreover, precisely because she has experienced those things, she is more naive than you think. Think about it, my sister Yoo Jin! She is a Hollywood star, a big star with tens of millions of followers on social media! Her every move is scolded by some people, and tolerated by others. Even the most correct remarks will arouse negative reactions, and even the most ridiculous behavior will gain sympathy and defense. You have not been in this industry for long, and I can only peek at the edge of the industry because of Yi Yi's existence, but I don't believe you haven't noticed this phenomenon-"

"Look at Justin Bieber. The reason why he does so many outrageous things and makes so many serious mistakes is because no matter what he does, the feedback he gets is basically the same. Those who love him continue to love him, and those who hate him continue to hate him. Living in a world where moral standards and the boundaries between right and wrong are so blurred for a long time, how can he maintain a normal sense of right and wrong? Don't you think so?"

"I can't speak for all child stars, but I think this mentality... is probably understandable, right? The reason why so many people want to destroy themselves and their hard-earned careers is probably to explore this boundary? 'How far do I have to go before you think what I do is wrong or right', 'How extreme do I have to be before you give up on me or accept me'?"

"As for McGrady now... I don't doubt your judgment, Sister Yuzhen. She may really be a very good, kind and lovely girl, but what about in one or two years? No, at the current speed at which she is becoming famous, what about in three or four months? When she is surrounded by praise and flattery, and opens Instagram to see thousands of slanderous comments, what will she become?"

"By that time, what will she do to get the person she likes?"

“Have you ever thought about these questions?”

"I know……"

Xiaoru's rapid-fire questions made Zhao Youzhen feel a little breathless and he didn't know how to respond.

because……

Deep down in her heart, she actually deeply agreed with Xu Yiru's point of view.

However, career and love are a tangled mess, and she dares not touch it unless she is absolutely sure.

"I understand what you said, but now McGrady hasn't lost control like Justin, right? I think if there is a correct ..."

Boom—boom—boom!

Before Zhao Youzhen could organize a strong defense in his mind, there was a knock on the door of the suite again.

"My order has arrived. Please wait a moment, Sister Yuzhen."

Xu Yiru took the lead, put on her slippers, and walked quickly towards the door.

This is when she has the upper hand... She can't let Yuzhen see the two glasses of liquor that were ordered to cheer her up.

"One second——"

"Could you please just..."

She wanted to ask the waiter to hide the Bloody Mary under the table, but she found that the person standing outside the suite door was not a room service staff member, but Madison Beal, who was wearing a black miniskirt that barely covered her hips, with a distracted and dazed look in her eyes and a deep blush on her cheeks.

Madison, who was dizzy, was startled when he saw Xu Yiru suddenly appear in front of him, and his thoughts blurted out.

"Oh..."

"Mother——Fucker..."

(End of this chapter)