hollywood billionaire

Chapter 86 Like and Get

"me……"

Zhao Youzhen's words were like a pair of sharp scissors, trying to cut off Xu Yiru's mess, but was trapped by the clueless clues, stuck in his heart and unable to move.

When did you start liking it?
Xiao Ru never thought about this problem.

Like it?
How do you like it?

These are also topics that she has never communicated with herself.

"Others don't know, but I sure do."

Zhao Youzhen moved her face closer to Xiaoru's direction, her voice was extremely calm and gentle.

"Why don't I say it first?"

"Ah, you said..." Xu Yiru continued to stammer.

"I like him."

After saying this, Zhao Youzhen picked up the wine glass pretending to be calm, and took another sip, completely unaware that there was no drop of liquid left in the glass.

"Should have started in...a taxi."

Xu Yiru didn't answer, but just stared at Youzhen with incomparable concentration, not even daring to blink her eyes, as if if she closed her eyelids, she would miss some key information.

"Did I tell you that after losing weight, if I eat too many calories, I will faint for a while?"

"No." Xiaoru shook her head and replied in a low voice.

"It's much better now, unless you really ate a very exaggerated amount..." At this point, Zhao Youzhen subconsciously glanced at the three dinner plates of different sizes but also empty in front of him, "But I just resumed normal eating. Every time I eat, I will faint."

"The one that fainted the most was Peter Luger."

"Hmm." Xu Yiru nodded slightly, indicating that she was listening.She pursed her lips tightly, trying not to let the sour emotion rise in her throat.

Peter Luger... that's obviously where I said I wanted to be.

"He tricked me into eating it...a big piece of cheesecake with cream, very sweet. I just swallowed it, and I was a little dizzy. It got better in the middle, but when I got in the taxi, my whole body lost strength again, thinking and thinking. Memory is also very confusing."

"I just remember closing and opening my eyes, and suddenly I heard the driver yelling..."

"When I fully regained consciousness again, the first thing I saw was his face. It was very close to me, and put my hand...here." Zhao Youzhen gestured under the nose, "Check if I am still breathing. "

"Very concerned eyes, very flustered... stupid."

Zhao Youzhen's body still exists on April 2016, 4, but his thoughts have already returned to the afternoon 29 days ago.

She clearly remembered that Han Yi was sitting on the right side of the taxi that day, facing west.The moment I reached out to feel her breath, the taxi stopped just before the red light.The setting sun hanging over Jersey City illuminated his entire face, with light spots jumping in his eyes, his cheeks were bordered with fiery red, and even the fine hair on the tip of his nose was clearly visible, swaying in the gentle spring breeze.

"Before I traveled, I was always alone and had no companions. But at that moment, I felt... If there is someone by my side, even if what I see is the most embarrassing side of me, it will be fine."

Zhao Youzhen's eyes traveled through time and space, and he lingered in the yellow taxi for a long time before reluctantly returning to reality.

Did she realize her affection for Han Yi that day?
of course not.

The equal treatment beyond gender and appearance on Gayley Avenue, the excellent demeanor at the press conference, the glass of iced Americano in the office of Xinghui Building, the listening and explaining without condescension in the middle of the night, and countless others, A work dinner that warms up memories in the steaming heat.

The acquaintance time is very short, but Youzhen has already opened his heart to Han Yi to see most of it.

She feels that she is a particularly twisted person, longing for someone to hear her real and fragile voice under her hard shell, but she doesn't want this fragility to be known by too many people.

So she travels alone, goes to many places, but never shares with anyone.

So she posts exquisite photos on Instagram, but keeps her account private.

After Xiannong Tangqian talked about family and future that night, Zhao Youzhen suddenly discovered that Han Yi had become the solid bridge between her and this cruel world.

As for the bridge across the natural moat, one is enough.

"I'm done, it's your turn."

Zhao Youzhen took another sip of 'wine', only to find that there was only air left in the glass.She put down the glass a little shyly, and said in a very small voice.

"Don't tell me."

"me……"

Perhaps it was Zhao Youzhen's eloquent story that touched the heartstrings that had been dusted for a long time, Xu Yiru's eyes also began to become blurred.

"I'm in the car too."

What she traveled back to was not the yellow taxi in New York, but the sapphire blue Ford Maverick.

December 2015, 3.

"I communicated with the advisor that I will spend four years in the combined undergraduate and master studies. After the first semester, she allowed me to choose a graduate course and try the difficulty. The professor in that class cares more about the relationship between students. The bonding is very good, and the classroom atmosphere is pretty good. So on his birthday that day, I specially invited the whole class to his house for a party.”

Having said this, Xu Yiru's voice choked up.

"Unfortunately, my parents had a big fight that day... My mother called me crying and talked for more than an hour, saying that she wanted a divorce and that she wanted someone to take me well... Before that, they There have been fights, but never serious enough to ask for a divorce, and I have never shown conflicts in front of me."

If there is less gathering and more separation, the flash point of conflicts will naturally be delayed.

"I hid in the bathroom of the professor's house, crying with her, and when I came out, the party was about to end, and it was raining... pouringly."

"It's raining heavily?" Youzhen, who has lived in California for many years, couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in her voice.Don't blame her. Anyone who calls LA home knows that a little rain here is an amazing oddity.

"Yes, it's very rare." Xu Yiru rested her chin on one hand and nodded with a smile.

"After waiting for half an hour, the rain didn't have any intention of stopping. Instead, it got bigger and bigger. I don't know how to drive, and I don't have anything else, um...a friend I can trust, except him."

With Xu Yiru's back facing the outside of the terrace, even in the middle of the night, Fifth Avenue and the classical buildings in the Upper East Side, which are connected in the distance, are still brightly lit.Americans do not have the habit of saving electricity by turning off the lights at will, and commercial insurance also stipulates that the building must maintain visibility at all times. Therefore, even if there is no one in the building, all the lights will be turned on, and the overflowing beams will brighten the night sky a few times. chroma.

The temperature in Manhattan dropped sharply at night, and a seemingly invisible layer of mist formed on the peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. The lights shuttled, reflected, and organically merged, forming ring after ring halos behind Xiaoru.

This is what people call a beautiful night, in this hazy scene, Zhao Youzhen can't see Xu Yiru's face clearly, but thinking about it, there is no regret on that pretty face.

The impeccable way of doing things, the polite and friendly social mask, coupled with an independent attitude towards life, would have led to such a result.Xiao Ru will never ask those so-called suitors for help, a favor, and depositing it with a reliable person will only make the relationship more harmonious.But if someone with a heart gets it, the troubles they will face next are countless.

As for seeking help from friends of the same sex, that is even more impossible.Not to mention whether it is too delicate to let a friend who is also a woman take the risk to pick her up at night, Xiaoru also does not want others to see her in such a mess from the bottom of her heart.

With tear stains on her face and haggard look, she was waiting for rescue in front of a certain house at night.

Xu Yiru is well aware of the horror of human speech.

After much deliberation and repeated intense struggles in her heart, Xiaoru finally clicked on the dialog box with Han Yi.

He is the only one whom he can entrust his trust to.

This boy who would disappear inexplicably every time he talked about emotional topics, and always maintain a sense of boundaries, would not use favors as bargaining chips, with intentions.

Even if it's a picture, what does it matter?

Xiaoru doesn't hate this, but occasionally thinks about it in her heart...

If he really appeared as a suitor, how would he respond?
At least, that's what half of my child hoped that night when they saw the headlights of the cars that appeared on the street corner and gradually moved towards her.

"After picking me up, Yi Yi asked me if I hadn't eaten yet, and then took me to that spicy chicken feet shop in K Town, what's it called?"

"Yasiknara." Zhao Youzhen gave the answer, she hadn't been there yet, but she had been coveting it for a long time, "Is he the only way to comfort people, this is the only way."

Thinking of that meal, Yuzhen couldn't help laughing.

"His life is quite boring. He doesn't smoke or drink. He just eats, plays and plays video games. He's a super nerd."

like me.

This supplementary explanation, of course Xiao Ru would not say it out loud.

"It was the same that day. I heard that I just got out of the shower and I called him out before I could turn on Steam."

Xu Yiru still remembered Han Yi's outfit that night.

Dark red USC short sleeves, light gray Thom Browne shorts, and short hair that hangs down into bangs along the gravity.

It's too simple to forget.

"Really, I can't tell at all." Zhao Youzhen subconsciously turned his head and looked towards Han Yi's bedroom. It seems that he hasn't played games since we met...Of course, he doesn't have time to play games either.

"Of course not now. The game of life is more fun for him now."

Xu Yiru shook her head, her smile was a bit sad.

"After all, you don't get Bebe Rexha or Madison Beal in the game. But a year ago, his life wasn't so ... rich."

"I still remember his Ford Maverick, the co-pilot's door was broken, and it hasn't been repaired for a long time. It's usually fine, but when the speed is fast on the highway, there will be a little wind leakage, and when it rains heavily that day, it will float Come in."

It sounds like a detail that doesn't make people feel comfortable, but Xiaoru's expression does not show any disgust, only nostalgia for the old days.

"Ford Maverick?" Zhao Youzhen raised his voice in surprise.

"He was relatively low-key at the time." Judging from Youzhen's tone, one could tell that Han Yi hadn't told her about the past and the source of the huge sum of money. Xu Yiru would undoubtedly keep the 'secret' she knew in her heart, "Mother Han... I remember when I came to Los Angeles to see him in 14, when I was backing up in the apartment, I forgot to close the passenger door and hit the pillar directly."

"Haven't you been repairing since then?"

"Because he's super lazy." Xu Yiru covered her mouth and smiled, and there was another reason she didn't mention - she had to go out to look for food with her every two or three days, so she didn't have time to go to the garage.

"So that day, I went to Yasiknara in his leaky Ford. Seeing that I wanted to cry, but didn't want to cry in front of him, Yi Yi specially ordered me a ten times spicy chicken Claw, tell me, you can talk to him while eating...so that even if you cry, you don’t know if it’s because of the hotness or other reasons.”

With a smile on his face, Zhao Youzhen listened to Xu Yiru's narration with relish, as if she was the heroine in the rainy night story.

This approach... really fits Han Yi's character.

There is always a bit of sincerity and thoughtfulness mixed with the hilarious humor.

"The chicken feet are really big, and it's too spicy. I cried while eating, and he was so hot that he cried with me."

"If you want to say that you like it..."

Xu Yiru bit her lower lip lightly.

"Maybe that's when it started."

"Then why haven't we been together?" Zhao Youzhen looked at Xu Yiru quietly and asked, "It's been a year now."

"It doesn't mean that if you like them, you have to be together." Xu Yiru pursed her lips.

"There are too many practical considerations to worry about."

"Like?"

"For example... If we are together, will we only have two years? Or, after graduation, he will go to Treasure Island with me, or should I go back to the mainland with him?"

"What he wants to do, he will definitely not be able to do what he wants to do when he comes to Baodao as a land assistant. And my...accent, and other things, it is definitely impossible to do professional-related things in the mainland."

A strong enough heart does not need short-term company to comfort.

She is the best, and she only needs the best.

If he's really worth it, then...

It's better not to have it in the first place than to have it for only two years.

"Go back?" Zhao Youzhen asked puzzledly, "Why do you want to go back?"

"He's clearly here...he's already taken root."

"That was just completed a month ago. He...should have no such plan before."

Having said this, Xu Yiru breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Also, there will only be more worries now."

"What concerns?"

"What do you say?"

Xu Yiru didn't answer directly, but tilted her head and stared straight at Zhao Youzhen.

Yu Zhen instantly understood what she meant.

Yourself.

Maybe it's not just me.

"Xiao Ru, actually this is what I want to tell you today."

Zhao Youzhen lowered his head and adjusted his cuffs, trying to keep his voice calm and composed.

"I hope you can rest assured... I'm into him, but I'm not into being his girlfriend."

"At least not now."

There is no need to ask the reason, Xu Yiru who is ice and snow smart can also guess the inner reason why Zhao Youzhen said these words.

Now she is the manager of TGO and a partner of Han Yi's music business.

Yujin will never let her career be tied to her relationship until she proves her indispensable worth.

She is as strong as herself, and even more obvious.Because she is Han Yi's girlfriend, she can become his partner. This is a logical chain that she absolutely cannot accept.

"Understood, then I will also tell you my reason."

Xu Yiru stood up and poured another layer of colorless aperitif for Zhao Youzhen and herself.

"I won't settle for less, but I'm willing to wait for more."

Before he lifted it up with Zhao Youzhen, he touched the cup that was still on the table, Xu Yiru took a sip of the sweet and sweet wine that made her more intoxicated, and murmured in a voice that only he could hear.

"He's too young to promise, and too old to lie."

What Xu Yiru wanted to express in these two sentences in English, Zhao Youzhen also understood.

Want to make a promise, young.

It would be too childish if it was trying to cover up.

No matter Xu Yiru, Han Yi or Zhao Youzhen, none of them are old enough to talk about their whole lives.

Not to mention, with Han Yi's wealth, industry power and circle status, coupled with his 22-year-old age, it only took him one month to attract a competitor of Zhao Youzhen's level.

In another year and a half, what powerful enemies will Xu Yiru face?
Putting herself in an embattled position at an early stage is getting farther and farther away from the perfect love in her mind.

At that time, there will be no love for each other, only hatred because of love.

I think I can't control it, and there are lessons learned from the past. The best way is to wait and see what happens.

Look at this boy who made his heart beat at a strange frequency for the first time on a majestic rainy night.

It's better not to be the test subject.

"But you have to know that if you do this, you may face many competitors."

Zhao Youzhen raised the wine glass with a smile, put it to his mouth, and blinked his eyes, which was a double reminder to the other party and himself.

"If you don't want to compete, there will be no competition. Why do you want to bind yourself with this kind of thing?"

Xu Yiru gave a thumbs up, not only for herself, but also for Youzhen.

"If it wasn't for me... us, it should be his loss."

"I like this saying."

Zhao Youzhen burst into a bright smile.

"His loss."

"Ah sneeze!"

Han Yi, who was lying on the bed just after taking a shower in the master bedroom of the Getty Suite, sneezed for no reason.

He looked at the tightly wrapped bathrobe and every closed window with some strangeness.

But soon, this extremely small abnormality was driven out of his mind.Han Yi opened the memo, took a deep breath, and his expression was somewhat solemn.

Slowly and accurately, Han Yi wrote the first sentence in the memo for a long time.

"Is this 12 billion US dollars the previous reward of 3.99 million?"

(End of this chapter)