hollywood billionaire

Chapter 200 The Gap Between Me and Him
It takes about three miles and a 10-minute drive to get back to The Vermont apartment from Southern California.

Ever since Xu Yiru moved out of the IRC international freshmen dormitory at the southernmost part of the school, like most sophomores, he spread out in Los Angeles, looking for a place to live, and finally chose to settle in Koreatown. Then along the traffic line from north to south, it becomes the most familiar exotic scenery for Xiaoru.

Xu Yiru, whose courses are almost all concentrated in the Wallis-Annenberg Building and the old teaching building of the college, has become accustomed to this kind of commuting life.After class every day, she walks along the Trusdale Parkway in the center of the school to the north gate next to the University Club, and takes an Uber that has been accurately calculated and ordered in advance—or occasionally Han Yi’s Ford Wing Tiger—Take a right from West Jefferson Avenue to South Vermont Avenue and walk in a straight line for 2.5 miles.

The Trojan wine shop with the bright yellow signboard wall at the starting point; the University Tire auto repair shop that Han Yi has bought a lot of money in the next block, and Xiaoru has accompanied him many times to the University Tire auto repair shop; Ralph's and 76 at the junction of West Adams Avenue Gas station, when there is no time to go out to eat, Han Yi often takes her here to buy some necessities, and when he wants to go out for food, he will first fill up the gas at 76, and then buy a five-dollar automatic car wash service, anyway. A Maverick can stand up to harsh chemical cleaners; walk another three or four minutes, and there is a restaurant that no one would consider as their first choice for dining, but if you want to eat at three or four in the morning, that's the only one that's still open" Tiger" Hodori.

As long as you see this store, the twin towers of The Vermont in the distance have already raised a long section on the horizon.

But that’s not all, just less than 2 minutes’ walk from the apartment, there is also a Kobawoo House, which is said to have been open for 31 years and specializes in serving Korean ancient cuisine.Xiaoru didn't know what the meaning of ancient flavor was, and he never thought of asking his Korean friends.She only remembered that every time Han Yi came here to see her, or brought or did something for her, and was too lazy to move, she would basically bring Han Yi here to settle the meal.

Order a vegetable-wrapped meat, watch Yiyi's shrimp sauce and pork belly feasting, and then nag him in a cliché, eating salty is not good for your health.

Normally when taking Uber, Xu Yiru is basically in a state of emptiness when he sees these buildings passing by on both sides of the street.With her busy schedule, her brain is always running at a high speed. Taking a car is a rare opportunity for her to cool down her brain cells that are about to boil.

But today, Xiaoru found that he couldn't even go short.

Every time she passed a landmark, all the things she and Han Yi experienced there would automatically appear in her mind.

A South Vermont Avenue was abruptly pulled into a five-dimensional corridor by her.In the past, present, and future, countless shes and countless Yiyis are doing different trivial things and enjoying different ordinary happiness on this street.

Every pair of them, without exception, will kiss when they are about to disappear before their eyes.

Kissing like no one else in their private movie theater at 864 Stella Della Road.

It's embarrassing and sweet.

Every pair is.

Today's Xu Yiru just sat in the back seat of this white Camry, with his fingertips lightly touching his lips, looking out the window, silently laughing all the way.

"What's the good news?"

The old black man in the driver's seat glanced at Xu Yiru, who had not dissipated the dimple in the rearview mirror, and asked curiously.

Of all the Uber drivers, black old men, are always the most talkative ones.

"Share the joy, girl."

"Um……"

Xu Yiru drew his tone and thought for a while.

I don't seem to know the driver.

There should be no chance to meet again in the future.

Then why...not be self-willed?

"I'm in love."

Xiaoru cleared her throat and blurted out.

"With a boy..."

She stretched out her fingers, stretched her neck proudly like a white swan, her eyes narrowed into two shallow crescents.

"Who loves me too."

"That's the best one there is."

Taking advantage of the gap between the red lights, the old man turned around, gave Xiaoru a high five, and then talked endlessly about how he and the old hag who had been married for 36 years could not get used to each other and how far away they were from each other. Do not open each other.

Too bad he wasn't even halfway through his Thanksgiving story, and The Vermont arrived.

"Thank you, Thomas, next time I ride in your car, I'll listen to you finish your story with Sharon."

Leaving a five-dollar tip on the App is not only a thank you to Thomas, but also a good start for your already perfect day, as small as gently closing the car door, bouncing around the Starbucks on the ground floor of the building, and heading to the left Go to the elevator.

If she wanted to get to her own room, she had to take this elevator first to the "Sky Lobby" on the seventh floor, which was not worthy of the name, but she could indeed see the Hollywood Hills logo. Card to go to the internal elevator on the designated floor.

Take a bath, change into a fragrant dress to find Yi Yi, hug him and kiss him, and end this wonderful day, like a day in a Disney movie.

But there are no fairy tales in reality.

Even Disneyland is not open 24 hours.

With a ding sound, the elevator door slowly opened, and Xu Yiru saw the opposite of everything she had dreamed of...

Zhao Youzhen.

Sitting straight on the blue single sofa facing the elevator, the Korean girl seemed to be taking a nap with her eyes closed, and also seemed to be contemplating, and opened her eyes at the same time.

"Grace."

"Youzhen."

After the initial astonishment, Xu Yiru quickly regained his composure.

Why did Zhao Youzhen appear here, Xiaoru had roughly outlined an answer in her heart.

No matter in which way, Han Yi must have confessed to Zhao Youzhen that he had been intimate with him all night.

Check... mate.

"Why don't you say anything?"

Lifting her sideburns, Xu Yiru slung her backpack on her left shoulder, walked towards the other party with a warm smile, and greeted her enthusiastically in Chinese.

"I don't know when you'll be out of class, so I decided to come here and wait for you."

With a faint smile, Zhao Youzhen answered irrelevant questions.She straightened the corners of her clothes and stood up.

"I hope I didn't disturb you...the next arrangement."

"will not."

Maintaining an elegant posture that no one can find anything wrong with, Xu Yi smiled and nodded at the unexpected visitor.

"Go up and sit?"

"it is good."

At least half of the tenants of The Vermont are wealthy students from Southern California.Therefore, on this midsummer afternoon just after the Independence Day holiday, both the East Tower and the West Tower seemed quite secluded.

There was no need to wait for the elevator, just press the button to get there. Less than 3 minutes after the two met, they appeared together in Xu Yiru's apartment.

"welcome!"

Putting the small black plastic key back into his pocket, Xu Yiru took out a pair of plastic shoe covers from the shoe cabinet with a smile, handed it to Zhao Youzhen, and then unhurriedly changed into the pair of rainbow bear slippers.

"Sorry, few friends come over, so I didn't prepare extra slippers."

"It's ok."

Zhao Youzhen glanced at it casually, and there was clearly a pair of pure gray rubber slippers in the shoe cabinet that hadn't had time to close it.

Men's.

"Is the roommate a boy?"

"No, girl."

Xu Yiru closed the door of the shoe cabinet gracefully, and there was no trace of nervousness or embarrassment in her answering tone.

"Will it bother her?"

"She went back after the final exam."

"Also Asian?"

"Yes, from Malaysia."

"How do you say their capital in Chinese? Kuala..."

"Kuala Lumpur."

"Oh, yes, in Kuala Lumpur, I heard that there is a restaurant called Village Park, Nasi Lemak is very delicious, I have always wanted to try it."

"You know it very well, Sister Yuzhen, that nasi lemak is really delicious, it's a must-go place in Kuala Lumpur."

While walking towards the living room, they chatted enthusiastically and casually.From the perspective of completely uninformed outsiders, even if these two girls are not good girlfriends, they should be old friends who have known each other for many years.No matter how plain and ordinary the topic is, it can be chatted with gusto.

"What would you like to drink?"

Xu Yiru opened the refrigerator and browsed carefully.

"There is tea, there is... it seems that there is only tea, oolong tea, green tea, barley tea, which one do you want to drink, Miss Yuzhen?"

"Barley tea, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night for the rest." Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room and looking to the left, Zhao Youzhen sighed, "Your house has a wonderful view, you can see the entire downtown."

"I'll get tired of watching it for a long time. I usually draw the curtains. It's too flashy at night."

After pouring a cup full of iced barley tea that was about to overflow, Xu Yiru carefully held it in front of Zhao Youzhen, no matter how careful she was, she still spilled a few drops on the wooden floor.

"I'm sorry, I'm too full... I'll wipe it later, don't step on it."

"Let me come...Xiao Ru."

"No, no, don't move, just sit. The sofa we bought is so big that five people can lie on it. It's very comfortable."

Kneeling down to wipe the ground with a kitchen paper towel, Xu Yiru's hair hangs down, covering her eyes.

"The scenery over there where sister Yuzhen lives should be awesome too, WeHo."

"The building is too short and there is no view. The balcony looks like a parking lot."

Zhao Youzhen put the cup on the armrest of the sofa, took out a transparent plastic medicine bottle from the Margiela purse, and handed it to Xu Yiru.

"By the way, this is for you."

"Ritual...essential for women, multivitamin 18+..."

Pushing aside the temporary bangs on his forehead, Xu Yiru silently read the words on the bottle.

"This is……"

"Yi told me that you have been studying very hard recently, and your hair has changed a little bit." Zhao Youzhen hung his hand on the top of Xu Yiru's head, as if he wanted to touch the yellowed hair roots, but he still didn't pay. Zhu Action, "So I brought you this, a multi-vitamin nutritional supplement, I take it every day, and so does Bili. It's very suitable for long-term... well, people who work behind a desk. If you don't have the opportunity to take a good supplement Nutritious, just eat this."

This is half of the reason Zhao Youzhen was able to maintain the balance of vitamins in his body without eating anything before.The vegan siblings, Billy Eilish and Phineas, are thanks to the supplements for not breaking down on tour.

"No fillers, artificial colors or other minerals added, very clean and works well."

This is how foreigners speak Chinese. Daily conversations are no problem at all, and even a line or two of poetry can be added, but professional vocabulary still needs to be supplemented by English.

"Thank you very much, Sister Yuzhen, I have been looking for something recently, to see if there is anything that can help me mend it. Two days ago, I bought a lot of yams, kidney beans, etc. and came back to make soup... Thank you!"

Xu Yiru took the medicine bottle from Zhao Youzhen's hand, hugged it in her arms, raised her face, and smiled sweetly.

"Give me the paper, and I'll throw it away."

"Ah, no need...thank you."

Before Xu Yiru could react, the other party snatched the kitchen paper towel from her hand, got up and walked towards the trash can in the open kitchen.She could only stand up, followed closely behind, and thanked her repeatedly.

"You're welcome, I should do it."

Zhao Youzhen took out an identical cup from the cupboard, rinsed it with tap water, and wiped it clean with a paper towel.

"What are you drinking?"

"Just like you, barley tea. Thank you."

Lowering her head, looking at the glass pushed in front of her, Xu Yiru's shoulders shrugged slightly.

"Sister Yuzhen, have you noticed that every time we meet alone, we are drinking something?"

"Yeah." Zhao Youzhen also shook his head, chuckled, "It's just that you don't have Italicus and vodka at home."

"Next time I will remember to be ready."

Xu Yiru turned around and took Zhao Youzhen's cup from the sofa to the island.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers."

The two glasses made a crisp collision sound, and the barley tea slipped into the two throats almost at the same time.

"We were in Pierre that day. We asked each other a question after clinking glasses, and we talked until after four o'clock."

"The conscious time is past four o'clock, and the unconscious ones don't know how long it will be."

"Then today..."

Putting down the glass in his hand, Xu Yiru kept smiling.

"What are we talking about?"

"There is no very important question, sister Yuzhen, you probably wouldn't come so far to find me."

"Well, there is a question I want to ask."

Pulling over the high chair at the side, Zhao Youzhen sat down, pursed his lips, and lowered his head again to tidy up the corners of his clothes.

"What I want to ask is..."

"Grace."

"Well, I'm here." Xu Yiru tilted her head.

"Before in New York, you said to me, 'He's too young to promise, and too old to lie'."

"Correct."

"So, you'won't settle for less, but willing to wait for more'."

"And I was right."

"Then why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden?"

Stretching ten fingers evenly and placing them on the table, Zhao Youzhen forced his eyes and expression to be as gentle as possible.

"Which aspect are you talking about, Miss Youzhen?" Xu Yiru asked knowingly.

The Korean girl didn't speak, but slowly raised her right hand and put her index finger on her lips as an answer.

"Oh, that."

Xu Yiru drew his tone and nodded slowly.

"Don't get me wrong, Ge...Xiaoru, I didn't want to invade your life, nor did I want to pry into your privacy. The matter between you and him should belong to the two of you. I...I didn't want to play A jealous wife, who came to confront her husband's lover...Of course, I didn't say that I am the wife and you are the lover..."

Frowning and biting his teeth, Zhao Youzhen was frustrated with his unusually clumsy eloquence in life, especially in emotional aspects.

"Sorry, Grace, what I want to say is that whatever happened to you happened between two adults who agreed. I have nothing but respect for that."

After all... Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Youzhen didn't have the identity to question.I can only switch back to English and touch it in a tactful and roundabout way.

"I'm just a little curious, because I... After the last conversation, you should also understand that I am in the same situation as you. So I want to know, what is the reason that made you change your mind?"

"Because we are different, Youzhen." Xu Yiru took a sip of iced tea and let out a cool sigh.

"What's the difference?"

"You've got a piece of his life...a big piece."

"You said, career?" Seeing Xu Yiru's head bobbing up and down, Zhao Youzhen didn't quite understand, "I just work for him, get a monthly salary and commission, and do some artist management..."

"No, you've been with him since the beginning of his career. I know how you two met and how you started working together... To put it bluntly, you were the beginning of his career. "Xu Yiru poured a big mouthful of iced tea again, "As long as you don't leave, you can always stay by his side. I know Yi very well. He is definitely not the kind of person who would abandon his business partners at the start-up stage. With the His territory is getting bigger and bigger - it doesn't seem like a trend that can be stopped now - your relationship with him will gradually become inseparable, even if you are not together in the end, you can still occupy him, at least part."

"But I'm different."

"If I don't do something else, there will be nothing."

"How can there be nothing?" Zhao Youzhen even stood in Xu Yiru's position and helped her refute herself, "You have been with him the longest. Apart from you, there is no other opposite sex who can keep with him for such a long time friend relationship."

"Ha, friendship." Xu Yiru sneered, of course, this sneer was a boomerang aimed at himself.

"Do you know who Leonardo DiCaprio's closest friend of the opposite sex was when he was 20 years old?"

"He's not Leonardo."

Zhao Youzhen was silent for a moment before throwing out such a reply.Korean girls naturally know why Xu Yiru moved Leonardo DiCaprio out.

For proof, in Hollywood's Vanity Fair, there's no such thing as love waiting.

"Yeah, he's not Leonardo. He's better, brighter, and more... scary than Leonardo."

"Titanic didn't come out until Leo was 23. But how old is Yi now? 22!"

"No, he's actually 21... He won't be 22 until November this year. As a 21-year-old senior, the first step to start a business is to spend 1.9 million US dollars to invest in one of the world's largest entertainment agency companies." Xu Yiru Supporting the island platform with both hands, staring at Zhao Youzhen with burning eyes, "Yuzhen, have you never thought about this problem? Have you considered it... how terrible is a person who can complete all this at the age of 21?"

"Of course I thought about it." In the environment of only the two of them, Zhao Youzhen replied quite honestly, "I even searched on Google, are there any other rich people who can spend so much money at the age of 21, or are they killed by their family?" Allow that much money to start a business.”

"did you find it?"

"There are many heirs who are richer than him, but no one has managed such a large fortune at this age."

"Yes, no one."

Xu Yiru shook her head dejectedly, Zhao Youzhen had never seen such an unusual expression on the face of a girl from Treasure Island.

A few seconds later, Xu Yiru took a deep breath, raised the glass, touched Zhao Youzhen's glass on the island, and said in Chinese.

"It's my turn to ask."

"Okay, you ask."

"Las Vegas, do you still keep the gift Yi Yi gave you?"

"Sure... keep it."

Zhao Youzhen frowned, not quite understanding the intention of Xu Yiru's question.A necklace, a pair of earrings, a total of 167.42 million US dollars, which person would throw them away?
"Where is it? In the safe, isn't it?"

"Correct."

"Is it a new cabinet specially bought to store gifts?"

"Yes."

"So, do you understand what I mean, sister Yuzhen?"

Xu Yiru desperately clutched the cup in her hand as if she wanted to crush it. Fortunately, she was thin and small, and she didn't have such strength.

"We take care of it so much that we are afraid of losing it in our dreams, and we don't dare to wear it out once. For him...or at least for Auntie, it's just a casual gift...it's just a gift. Oh, right, Did he tell you that he bought another apartment at One57 in New York."

"He..." Zhao Youzhen's lips moved, a little dazed.

what?
"Yes, I bought another set, which is about the same price as the Bel-Air set."

Maybe it was Zhao Youzhen's delusion, but when she said this sentence, she seemed to hear Xu Yiru's sobs that he was trying to suppress.

"This is the gap between me and him, and this is also the moment when the gap between me and him is the smallest. Every second now is the second that is the smallest gap between me and him, and it is also the most likely... the moment when I finally caught him One second."

"You also went to Rubinstein's house, the person who the vice president wanted to come to see him, the person who hung Monet on the wall of the toilet door, thanked Yiyi's family for their support at the beginning of the company's establishment Their support..."

"I don't know if you will think about it, but I think about it every day. I don't think about how much money he has, how much money I can get in the future... Yes, it is good to have money, and I also hope that my future My husband is very, very rich, so that we don't have to live in embarrassment. Who wouldn't want it? Which girl, or even which boy, wouldn't want a partner like this?"

"But he has too much... I, I never thought of wanting so much, and I don't know what to do after I have so much?"

"It's very happy to buy a good car, but if you buy ten or hundreds of cars, the number can keep increasing, but you won't feel satisfied."

"I don't have much contact with you, sister Yuzhen, but I can feel that we should be the same kind of people, at least in this respect. We have requirements for the quality of life, but we are definitely not greedy. Money is enough Well, too many and it becomes trouble."

"The amount that Yi Yi can control now is already a super super super huge big trouble, and going forward, this trouble will only grow bigger and bigger like a snowball."

"Sister Yoo Jin, Yi Yi is someone who can get Jennifer Aniston to write him a welcome letter, and Angelina Jolie and Barbra Streisand to come and help him stand. You work with him After a long time, you should know that most of the time, these stars are not his partners, but their behind-the-scenes bosses.”

"The month he left, I thought very thoroughly. If I didn't work hard to catch him, he would really slip away. It's not his problem, because the world is so good that it's unbelievable. There are really too many human girls, no matter what aspect."

"And what do I have? What reason is there for him to choose me? Even if I work hard, it will take two years to graduate. I don't even know what I want to do after graduation, let alone help him."

"Is it good-looking? You are good-looking, but you are as good-looking as me, and your body is much better than mine. You have even achieved your own achievements in your career. Aren't you afraid?"

"Miss Yuzhen..."

"Don't be afraid, you won't come to me today."

(End of this chapter)