New York 2006

Chapter 163 18-year-old Taylor
"Can you please stop wearing high heels? I feel stressed when I'm with you."

At eight o'clock in the evening, at Taylor's birthday party, only a group of young people were left in the living room playing music and dancing.Luo Ji and Taylor sat on the sofa nearby and complained to her.

Taylor smiled and said, "Okay. Seeing how you performed well today will satisfy your wish." After she finished speaking, she naughtily tapped Luo Ji's face with her index finger.

Luo Ji said seriously: "Are you planning to graduate from high school next year?"

"Yeah." Taylor nodded.

"Have you ever thought about going to college? There are many universities in New York. You can continue your career as a singer while going to school." Luo Ji continued: "I believe that the top universities in the United States are also willing to accept famous people like you."

"Are you going to college next year?"

"Of course." Luo Ji said, "Don't you think it's a very romantic thing for us to go to school together?"

Taylor thought about it for a while and said impulsively: "Okay, so we can spend more time together. By the way, what major do you want to study?"

"computer."

Luo Ji then said, "I'm pretty good at math, and my company is involved in the computer industry. As a boss, if you don't understand these things, you can easily be deceived by the people below. By the way, what major do you plan to study?"

"Not sure." Taylor said, his eyes glazed over.

At this moment, a red-haired girl carrying a backpack walked into the house. Taylor jumped up suddenly, then rushed over and hugged her: "Hi, Abigail, I miss you so much, you Why did you come now?"

The red-haired girl Abigail said: "I'm busy preparing birthday gifts for you."

"What gift is it?" Taylor asked expectantly.

Abigail smiled, then took out a photo album from her backpack and handed it to Taylor.Taylor pulled Abigail to sit on the sofa.

Taylor introduced Luo Ji while looking at the photo album: "She is my good friend from high school, Abigail. Abigail, this is Logic."

"Haha, of course I know your boyfriend. He is often in the news."

After Abigail finished speaking, she looked at Luo Ji next to her with a smile and stretched out her hand to shake: "Hello Logic, I often hear Taylor mention you."

"Hello, Abigail." Luo Ji continued, "Taylor didn't say anything bad about me in front of you."

"Haha, of course not, it's all your good words."

Taylor, who was looking at the photo album, said: "Abigail, did you make a collection of the newspapers and photos about me from childhood to adulthood?"

"Well, do you like it? I also asked your parents for photos of you when you were a child." Abigail took Taylor's hand and said: "Although you are very busy now and we have less time to see each other, I have been paying attention to you. .”

There were tears in the corners of Taylor's eyes, and he was very moved, and then hugged Abigail: "Of course, I like it very much."

Luo Ji asked out of curiosity: "Can you show it to me?"

"No!" Taylor hugged the photo album and looked at Luo Ji warily.

Luo Ji protested: "Why not? You have to know that when you went to my house, my mother showed you photos of me since I was a child, and now you actually say no!"

Taylor winked at Abigail, then possessed the drama spirit and said seriously: "Abigail, this is your gift to me, what do you think?"

Abigail immediately smiled evilly and said, "I think you can show it to Logic. This is an opportunity for you to get to know each other better."

Taylor looked at his bad friend with a complaining face and could only hand the album to Luo Ji helplessly.

Luo Ji flipped through it, and it turned out that science made sense. Girls' appearance changed more than boys' appearance from childhood to adulthood.Taylor looked nothing like her now when she was little.The photos of Luo Ji when he was a child look very similar to what he looks like now.

"Tyler, what's going on with this photo of you? Why is your mouth open so wide?"

In the photo, she is a small one, wearing a dress with a cartoon pattern of the Little Mermaid on it.He was carrying a blue schoolbag on his back and holding on to the wooden house next to him.It seemed like she saw something that surprised her.A wow look.

Taylor said with a smile: "Actually, I forgot. I was only three years old at the time, so I was too young. But my mother said that this is how I saw the horse at that time."

Luo Ji continued to browse, and there was a photo at the back of her wearing a safety helmet, holding a black and white horse, and smiling very shyly.

"Do you like horse riding?" Luo Ji asked.

"Yeah." Taylor recalled the good times: "We were still living in Pennsylvania at that time, and there was a horse farm nearby. My parents often took my brother and me there to play. But since moving to Nashville, there haven't been many opportunities. Went riding."

Luo Ji continued to look at the photo album. After she turned ten, she had baby fat on her face.

One of the photos of Taylor when she was 11 years old, singing the national anthem at a local gym, made the local news.

"11-year-old Taylor Swift performed the national anthem at the stadium."

In the photo, she is wearing a red coat and a striped sweater.He wore a headband on his head, which made his hairline extremely high, making him look extremely ugly.

Luo Ji looked at Taylor and was about to complain when Taylor gave Luo Ji a threatening look.He was stunned instantly, and Luo Ji could only turn the pages silently, not daring to say anything.

"Is this in your high school?" Luo Ji asked, pointing to a photo.

"Ah."

In the photo, she is barely 16 years old, playing guitar on the school lawn.Next to her was her high school best friend Abigail, who looked so moved that she burst into tears.

Abigail smiled and said: "This is the song "Fifteen" that Taylor wrote for me at that time. I was the first listener. You see, I was almost moved to tears at the time."

Luo Ji asked confused: "How come I haven't heard of it?"

"I'm planning on putting it on next year's album," Taylor explained.

"About what?"

"For those who broke up, when you are 15 years old and someone says they love you, you will believe that it is true. It's a pity that Abigail met a heartless man."

"It's all over." Abigail said calmly.

Luo Ji continued to look at the photos, and suddenly felt something was wrong. Then he realized it and said loudly: "So, does Drew also exist?"

Taylor's face was full of embarrassment and helplessness, and Abigail laughed directly.From the two people's reactions, Luo Ji understood instantly that this was true.He couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

Taylor's first solo album "Taylor Swift" included the song "Tear Drops On My Guitar".Tears on the guitar.The song is about Taylor's crush on a classmate named Drew.

The lyrics read: "Drew looked at me, and I pretended to smile so that he couldn't see it. My extravagant wish at this moment is that our relationship can be extraordinary. But he keeps mentioning that girl, she must be very special Beautiful. She was everything I couldn't have. Drew, talk to me. I laughed because it was so funny and when he was with me, he was the only one I had eyes for. He said He loved that girl and he finally found his soul mate. I wonder if he knew that I was thinking about him all night. Tears on the guitar, all because of him."

Luo Ji had previously thought that this song was just a girl's song, but he didn't expect that it turned out to be her real experience.Luo Ji then realized that this woman had not only written songs for him, but also for others.

Luo Ji tried to appear relaxed: "What does Drew look like? Do you have a photo of him?"

Taylor held Luo Ji's hand: "Don't think so much. It's all over. I haven't even confessed to him. Now all I see is you."

Luo Ji continued to ask, "I'm just curious."

Taylor protested: "Don't tell me you didn't have a crush on someone else when you were a child." Luo Ji said sourly: "Okay, okay, I won't ask further."

Luo Ji continued to look at the photo album.It was the first time she recorded a record, the first time she released a single, the first time she was in the newspaper, and the first time she released an album.Looking at these, it was like seeing the first half of Taylor's life that Luo Ji had not participated in.

"It's so beautiful." Luo Ji said loving words to Taylor: "I really want to go back in time and meet you earlier."

Taylor also read the first half, with some tears in her eyes. She stretched out her hand and gently held Luo Ji's hand.I was a little touched by these love words.

Abigail smiled and said to Luo Ji, "You will be involved later. You two are a perfect match."

Luo Ji turned over the page, and the first thing that appeared was a photo of the two of them.At that time, Luo Ji was still promoting the single "Viva La Vida" across the United States and came to Nashville to visit Big Machine Records.Big Machine Records offered to take a group photo.

That was the first time the two met. The two people in the photo were a little greener than they are now, and their usual clothes and makeup were not that exquisite.There is also a local newspaper nearby.

"Singer Logic visited Big Machine Records today under the leadership of Taylor Swift."

Luo Ji only found out about the news later. The two were still young singers at the time, so the news didn't cause much fuss.But after the official announcement of the two, the media was very interested in how they met, so they dug out this photo.

Luo Ji then looked at the photos below. In addition to some photos of Taylor, there were a lot of photos of the two of them and news.It seems that Abigail is still a CP fan of the two.

"Logic and Taylor Swift collaborated on "We don't talk anymore" in New York. The picture shows the two of them together in the recording studio."

"Logic and Taylor Swift officially announced that the photo was taken on the street of the two in Ohio."

"Logic and Taylor were on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together."

"Logic and Taylor were on the BBC together."

"Taylor Swift visited the Twilight Saga and bought a lot of food and fruit. The photo is of Taylor and her boyfriend Logic."

"Logic and Taylor received an audience with the Queen of England together."

Luo Ji wanted to laugh when he saw this photo of her and the Queen of England. The first thing he saw when he entered the living room of Taylor's house was a photo of her and the Queen of England, and next to it was a photo of her and Vice Commander Al Gore.

Luo Ji smiled and said, "My mother also hung a photo of me and the Queen of England in the living room at home."

"That's the sympathy between mothers!" Taylor also said with a smile.

……

It was almost early in the morning and the party ended.Luo Ji drove, accompanied by Taylor, to send her friend Abigail home, and then slowly drove to Taylor's house.

Taylor introduced the surrounding environment: "Have you seen the lake next to it? I used to play here with my classmates. There is a small pier there, and the lights are on every day."

Luo Ji saw from a distance that it was true, so he drove towards the lake: "What are you doing there?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

Luo Ji drove the car to the front of the pier, got out of the car and opened Taylor's car door: "Dear madam, can I invite you to dance with me?"

Taylor's drama queen possessed him and he pretended to be reserved for a while: "Okay, seeing as you are so sincere, I reluctantly agreed."

The bright moonlight in the sky shines on the lake. The two of them stand under the lights of the pier, cuddling closely together, dancing to the silent music.

After the dance ended, the two chatted about the topics they had not finished talking about today.

Luo Ji said, "Taylor, what major do you want to major in next year?"

"I don't know, I've never considered going to college."

Taylor then fell into melancholy: "I'm afraid I won't be able to balance it. I have to go to college and continue my music career."

"Don't be afraid." Luo Ji consoled him, "It's actually not difficult."

"You do not understand."

"Why don't I understand?" Luo Ji said in confusion.

Taylor came to the dock by the lake and sat down.Luo Ji also sat next to her. She looked at the deep lake and spoke slowly.

"Everything you do seems to be easy. Your first album easily exceeded [-] million sales, and your investment was also very successful. The media calls you an investment genius and a creative genius. You have now started to make movies, With your brand of clothing and your game company, you are a genius, but I am different."

"Why are you different? You are also a genius."

Taylor looked at Luo Ji and said, "I have set a goal to become a singer since I was ten years old. I practiced hard for eight years before I achieved the small achievements I have now. Although the media calls me a teenage genius, I am not. I know that all my achievements are achieved with my own hard work and love."

After Taylor finished speaking, he stared at Luo Ji seriously: "So, Feili, can you understand me? Music is my second life. I love music and I am good at music. I need to work hard for my second album. I want to be A world-class singer. I don’t want to be pulled too far by you, I don’t want to be a green leaf, I also want to be a dazzling singer.”

This is her dream!

Luo Ji understood her psychology very well. To be honest, most successful people in the world focus on one thing.Only by focusing can you become the most dazzling star in this industry.But Luo Ji was different. He had apocalypse, so he was able to cover such a wide range of topics.

Luo Ji said, "I support you."

"Thank you for your understanding, Fili." Taylor said and kissed Luo Ji on the face to comfort him.

Luo Ji didn't want to talk about these unpleasant topics anymore. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already past midnight: "Tyler, you are here now. Congratulations, you are an adult."

Taylor stood up and pulled Luo Ji up, breathed into his ear, and said softly: "I'm here now. You're a minor, do you want to feel like an adult?"

Luo Ji suddenly became excited and his depression was gone. He pulled Taylor and walked to the car.

……

It was already one o'clock in the morning when Taylor got home, and her mother Andrea was sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting.

Andrea breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her: "Why does it take you so long to send Abigail off?"

Taylor hurriedly explained: "I chatted for a while at Abigail's house."

Andrea complained: "You are wearing such an expensive necklace around your neck, which makes me worried that you will be robbed. By the way, where is Logic?"

"He went to the hotel and is going back to New York tomorrow." Taylor said with a smile.

Taylor's mother glared at her: "Why don't you keep him? Let him stay here for a few more days."

Taylor felt very tired, so he lay down directly on his mother's lap and said, "His music company has just been established, and he is quite busy now."

Andrea looked at Taylor in her arms: "Have the safety measures been taken?"

The relationship between mother and daughter is very good. Taylor smiled and said to his mother: "I did it, how did you know?"

"I've been young too, okay! You can guess it." Andrea said angrily.

(End of this chapter)