hollywood billionaire

Chapter 217 A Date That's Not a Date
"Why is this place your recommended restaurant?"

Barbara looked down at the salami pizza in front of her, which was baked until it was scorched black. The portion was so big that the plate could only hold two-thirds of it.

"I mean... how do you eat in this kind of restaurant?"

"This is pizza." Han Yi raised his right hand in the air, and put his five fingers together, imitating an Italian accent, "New York pizza. Who wouldn't like to eat——New York pizza?"

"No, no, I understand the pizza part."

Barbara Pavon also raised her hand high, stretched out her index finger, and drew a circle.

"What I can't understand is this part."

"Which part?"

Han Yi looked around following Barbara's movements.

"I don't see anything unusual."

"Number one, we were...outside this restaurant. There was only one table, no seats."

The pizzeria Han Yi chose, like most of the 1900 pizzerias in New York, is mainly takeaway and has no dine-in area.The store has set up three high tables outside the door for customers who are too lazy to take their pizza home, or too hungry to walk.

"Second, we have a canopy made of aluminum panels above our heads, and next to it are... I don't know whether it is a temporary or permanent metal pillar. I can't tell if it is to prevent the smell of the pizzeria from wafting up, or to block this building that is at least 100 years old. The tiles of the old building fell."

"Temporary." Han Yi replied, "The last time I came here, there was no such shed."

"third……"

Before she finished speaking, Barbara Pavon couldn't help but shrugged her shoulders until she couldn't help laughing.

“Next to a Chinese restaurant!”

Looking in the direction of Barbara's finger, a restaurant with red lights, red posters, and red Chinese logo came into view, less than ten feet away from them.

Xiang, China.

"I want to know, under what circumstances, you will come to this house..."

Barbara took half a step back, looking at the green background, red lettering, and the appallingly ugly signboard.

"99 Cent Fresh Pizza Place?"

The font of 99 cents is medium, the font of the pizza restaurant is large, and the font of the word fresh is super small. It seems that the store is afraid that customers will use this word to blame them for false promotion.

"You have to be so hungry that you don't want to take two more steps to...China Xiang? It's not that Chinese people have to eat Chinese food, but that restaurant obviously looks much better."

"Well, the story goes like this..."

Han Yi added grated cheese and chili flakes to enhance the flavor of the pizza in front of Barbara, and narrated his experience with a smile.

"In 2013, my room...friend and I came to New York for tourism. It was my first time in New York, and I was very curious about everything. Before I came, I made a lot of strategies, including what to eat and do in New York What, what to see, what is the most authentic New Yorker experience, what details only locals will notice. You understand? No matter where I travel, I don’t want to be a tourist, because the city that tourists see is empty. Maybe glamorous , but never a soul."

"What the locals see is hell." Barbara joked. She has stayed in New York much longer than Han Yi, and she has experienced all the things that make New Yorkers crazy.

Even though he was in a high-end apartment, there were bed bugs crawling on him in the middle of the night.

Every summer—such as now—the hot and humid air is steaming, and the garbage everywhere on the street is stinking.

When I get up early in the morning to catch the subway, there are more rats than people queuing up to get on the train.

When I got on the subway, I found that the air conditioner was broken. For the next half an hour, I had to spend the next half hour smelling what the people around me ate yesterday in the crowded train.

There was a car parked on 14th Street, so a half hour commute turned into an hour and a half.

After finally hailing a yellow cab, the driver refuses to leave Manhattan...

Since the first pioneers landed, New York, which has a history of 392 years, is like an old Commodore 64 that is difficult to start, relying on a pile of shit mountain codes to persist until now.

Not to mention repaired, it will crash if you touch the shell.All the new residents can do is pinch their noses, cover their ears, close their eyes, and desperately adapt.

"Yeah, New York is hell in a sense, otherwise why is the place where we are now called Hell's Kitchen?" Han Yi agreed with Barbara Pavin's statement. Although New York is his favorite city, Han Yi It's pretty clear what it's like here, "but I think young people have to get to New York to experience it. To get a feel for what it's like to be truly raw, brutal, uninhibited, dark, hopeless, yet vibrant modern society— — New York is the prime mover of modern society.”

"With this idea, I set foot on the land of New York for the first time. I want to go everywhere and experience everything. My friend agrees with the first half of this sentence. We don't even have a subway. Sit and walk around Manhattan. In addition to landmarks, such as the Empire State Building, Wall Street and Central Park, we also went to every residential area. Battery Park, Chelsea, Tribeca, it seemed West 57th Street, which isn’t called Billionaire’s Row, and of course the Upper East Side.”

"However, we have different hobbies, and there are always differences in what we want to experience. I like musicals, but he doesn't even listen to music very much. So, we decided not to force each other. On the third day in New York, we improvised, After dinner, we went to separate activities, he took a SLR camera to Times Square to take pictures, I went to see my "Book of Mormon", and we met again in the evening, after all, the distance is not far."

"But unfortunately, because it was a last-minute decision to go see the musical, I didn't buy tickets in advance."

"That would be terrible." Barbara gave him a sympathetic look, "Even now, if you don't buy it in advance, it's hard to get tickets for "Book of Mormon."

"Yeah, and I was so unlucky that day, they open live tickets at the Eugene O'Neill Theater every day. But by the time I got there, the last person had left with a ticket for more than two hours. I was in I'm registered on the waiting list at the ticket window, guess how many people are in the queue?"

"What number?"

"Number 159."

"It would really be a miracle if we can still get tickets." Whether it is giving a speech or telling a story, Han Yi, who speaks English, speaks plain language, but the narrative rhythm and expression and tone are quite in place, and his appeal is very outstanding.Barbara Pavin was completely immersed in the trip he described. As Han Yi told him his number on the waiting list, the Hungarian girl sighed softly involuntarily.

"That's right, so I was in a very bad mood at the time, and I kept blaming myself, why didn't I make plans earlier, why did I wait until I arrived in New York to buy tickets on the spot. Obviously "The Book of Mormon" is the musical I want to see the most, Why let this precious opportunity slip by through negligence, or sheer laziness."

"I'm one of those people who, when they're sad, don't have much interest in doing anything. I don't want to go to Times Square to find my friend and just sit there and watch him find the best camera angle, so just walk down Eighth Avenue aimlessly." Hanging around, from 49th Street to 42nd Street."

"I remember very clearly that there was an AMC movie theater on the left side of the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street. Standing at that intersection, I thought for a long time whether I should go in and show the second part of "The Hunger Games". I remember it was called... "A Spark Starts a Prairie"."

"What a nostalgic name." Barbara covered her mouth and smiled, "I didn't expect it to be three years."

"Yeah, three years." Han Yi nodded, "At that time, I thought Jennifer Lawrence would be the next Kristen Stewart."

"Wow, you're so mean."

"If you can understand what I mean, it means you are as mean as me." Han Yi winked at her, "Anyway, I almost entered the theater. What I wanted was to watch a random movie, kill some time, and wait. We’ll eat something serious after that friend’s photo shoot. I love AMC’s chicken tenders, it’s perfectly fine to use as a stomach pad.”

"I love them too!" Barbara held up her hand, "especially with BBQ sauce."

"AMC's barbecue sauce is not inferior to professional restaurants at all." Han Yi was very happy to be able to agree with Barbara on this common delicacy. After all, few people would understand his strange eating habits.For example, if you don’t want to eat chocolate, for example, you actually like the chicken tenders provided in the movie theater. “But that day, I still didn’t choose to join AMC. Because I felt that it was really hard to travel all the way to another city on another coast to watch a movie alone. It’s such a sad thing.”

"So, at that intersection, I chose the opposite direction of the AMC Theater - turn right. This store happened to be there."

"It just so happens to be 200 meters away." Barbara corrected him.

"That's right, but you can't really let me eat Burger King or Dunkin' Donuts, right? That's the only thing over there." Han Yi pointed behind Barbara, the direction he was walking in the story, "When I When I walked here, as you guessed, the first thing I saw was a Chinese restaurant, but at that time it was already full of diners, and there were people waiting outside, so I didn’t want to join in the excitement. So , and naturally, I noticed this 99 Cent Fresh Pizza place right next to it."

"I wondered, would a New Yorker, when he was sad and depressed, just walk into a pizza place, ask for a salami pizza, swallow it whole, and get out of here and fight on?"

"This should be part of the life in New York that I want to experience, right?"

"I did it," Barbara Parvin echoed again, "but only when drunk."

"Then I think I was also drunk that day...spiritually. I broke into the store, ordered a glass bottle of Coke, a piece of salami pizza, sprinkled some cheese powder, chili flakes, and...shit, I The best pizza I've ever had."

Having said that, Han Yi picked up his piece of pizza, put it into his mouth, took a big bite, and made a chewing sound that represented satisfaction.

"It doesn't need to be gorgeous. New York pizza is not gorgeous. The oil must flow all over your hands to be considered authentic. This pizza fully meets these requirements. It is oily and unpretentious. There are no more sausages and no less cheese. A thick layer. It gives the impression that the guy who bakes the pizza doesn't care about your hygiene at all, let alone the beauty of your life and death. Because he doesn't get off work until two o'clock in the morning."

"I think . . . you just accurately described the state of mind of all New Yorkers." Barbara laughed so hard that she nearly knocked the table over.

"I've said it all, why don't you hurry up and take a bite?"

"Hmmm..."

Putting Han Yi's well-seasoned pizza into his mouth, Barbara gave the most pertinent evaluation.

"I think that's why they say that everyone has their own favorite New York pizza place. Because each one is really different, as long as it's salty, oily, and cheesey enough, someone will like it. "

"Every kind of local food that local people are familiar with is like this, fried chicken, hot dogs, and your goulash, and our...noodles, or something else." Han Yi, a veteran of pizza, put The pancake was folded and eaten, a little fat was squeezed out, and it slowly slid into Han Yi's mouth along the crease. It was obvious how greasy and unhealthy this pizza was. "What they provide us is the inertia of life. and the comfort of inertia.”

"The moment I entered this pizza, I felt like I became a New Yorker. It sounds silly, but that's how I felt. I ate the most New Yorker in the most New Yorker state Junk food, and I don't give a fuck."

"My mood immediately improved, because...how could a real local be disappointed because he couldn't buy a ticket for the Book of Mormon?"

"A real New Yorker, who knows every doorway of the city. For him, the city will never say no to him. Any difficulty, he knows the person who can solve him."

"Let me guess," mumbled Barbara, who ate the cake with the story, "you rush back to the theater and give the guy at the box office fifty dollars to put your name on the box." Number one on the waiting list... New York style.”

"No."

Han Yi laughed dryly.

"I paid twice the price for an overpriced ticket on StubHub, New York style."

"This is the saddest ending to a story I've ever heard."

"Hey, I checked, that's how New Yorkers buy used tickets."

"Fine, you can say whatever you want." Although she is the spokesperson of Coca-Cola, Barbara Pavon hasn't drunk it for a long, long time.Following Han Yi's example, she took a big gulp without moving her head, and then hiccupped uncontrollably and without image.

"The last dinner smelled good." Han Yi teased while fanning his nose.Instead of being shy, Barbara stuck her tongue out at him.

"Tell me, I've lived here for so many years, why haven't I encountered these trivial and interesting stories? I have attended parties and met a lot of celebrities, but I have never eaten a piece of pizza to bring out memories and insights."

"Because I'm just here to travel, and you're here to conquer."

Han Yi thought for a while and replied.

"I'm exploring New York, and New York is serving you."

"you……"

Hearing Han Yi's last words, Barbara's eyes burst into a different kind of brilliance.In the taxi that came to the 99 cents fresh pizza shop just now, Barbara showed Han Yi a picture of Lake Balaton on her mobile phone.

The color of the lake in the photo is exactly the same as her pupils.

The wonder of profundity and innocence appearing at the same time.

"Your mouth, Yi... I finally know how those three girls fell in love with you."

"We're back to this topic again." Han Yi looked up to the sky and sighed, "I thought the story just now made you forget it."

"You can't escape today."

Barbara moved her index and middle fingers apart, pointing them at her eyes.

"Spill the beans, Chandler Bing."

"Long story short, I let them know that I have feelings for them, and they know how they each feel about me, and now we have a really weird cowboy duel scene. Three people touching their gun holsters, looking at each other, not knowing what they have. A few bullets, I don’t know what those bullets are for, let alone whether to shoot, who to shoot at, what will happen after shooting... That’s about it, I’m done.”

"Wait, wait, Eminem, slow down."

Barbara was dazed by Han Yi's extremely fast speech and a lot of specious metaphors.

"Slow down, be careful, and start from the beginning. It's only past seven, and we have enough time to go through every detail so I can analyze it for you."

"But I didn't ask you to analyze it for me."

"Trust me, you need my analysis. You... unknown chaos."

Barbara's hand came close to Han Yi's eyes, shaking it as if exorcising a demon.

"Take out your passion for pizza. Three, two, one, go!"

"Okay, listen."

Han Yi took a big breath into his lungs, preparing himself physically and psychologically.

"All the changes started when I said goodbye to you and returned to the United States..."

For the next 15 minutes, Han Yi spoke carefully, and Barbara listened carefully, and when encountering vague or incomprehensible sentences, the latter would take the initiative to ask questions.

The entanglement between a man and a woman is experienced by the parties in a thousand twists and turns, but if you really want to confide in outsiders, stripping away those complicated and changeable psychological activities, it is only a matter of two or three sentences when it comes down to words.A piece of pizza, a small bottle of Coke, and Han Yi, who has excellent expression and generalization skills, except for the names and real identities of the three girls, let Barbara Pavon understand the situation with as concise a sentence as possible. It's almost the same.

"So, if I heard correctly..."

Wiping her fingers with a tissue, Barbara spoke thoughtfully.

"You confessed everything to the first two girls. There was a delicate balance between you, no real breakthrough, but a big step forward. But the third one, doesn't know anything yet, right? ?”

"Can we not use words like the first, second and third." Han Yi scratched his hair, "This will make me sound like a..."

"Scumbag?"

"That word is too serious."

Han Yi exhaled a heavy breath, gripped the edge of the high table with both hands, and looked at Barbara Pavon sincerely.

"what should I do?"

"Hmm...it feels a little tricky." Barbara rubbed her chin, but hesitated to speak.

"You want to listen to the story, now it's time to solve the problem."

"Let me think about it, let's get out of here first."

Looking up at the increasingly dark sky, Barbara threw the dinner plates and glass bottles into the trash can not far away, and walked towards Han Yi's walking line in the story about pizza.

"Blowing the air can make my thoughts clearer."

In New York in summer, the sun sets very late, close to eight o'clock. Behind Barbara and Han Yi, there is still the afterglow of the setting sun cast from Weehawken in the west.In the lower city of Manhattan, from Wall Street to Greenwich Village, you can see some crooked ancient streets formed by natural settlements from time to time, but extending northward from Union Square, all of them are modern road networks planned by man.Horizontal and vertical, square and square, Chelsea, Kip Bay, Murray Hill, and Hudson Square are cut into fragmented plates one after another.One after another tall buildings stood on both sides of the street. Walking on the road of West 42nd Street, the sky that Barbara and Han Yi could see was only a small strip extending infinitely in both east and west directions.

The setting sun hanging behind them dyed each other's backs with a warm orange-red color, and also stretched their silhouettes.In front of them, there were tourists who stopped and stood. Everyone held up their mobile phones and kept pressing the shutter to record this spectacular Manhattan sunset - the 14th, 23rd, 34th, 57th, and the 42nd where they were. The street is the best place to watch the sunset.

Han Yi and Barbara walked towards each other in silence, neither of them spoke, letting the noise of Manhattan's hustle and bustle pour into their ears.The sirens from far and near merged into the cries of street vendors, and the melody leaking from the door of the restaurant became the background music for loud arguments among passers-by.Manhattan is by no means the most suitable place for quiet thinking in the world, but unexpectedly, it can make people who are preoccupied have a sense of detachment as if they were separated from the world.

"First of all, I have to say that you did one thing very right."

Walking to Seventh Avenue and turning in front of the landmark building One Times Square was a natural behavior deeply implanted in their subconscious for Han Yi and Barbara.Barbara did not speak until the traveling route from west to east was changed to south to north, and the warm sunset no longer roasted their backs.

"You didn't take advantage of their feelings for you to do something selfish, and you didn't try to hide your thoughts from anyone in order to make things work in your own favor. If what you're telling me is the truth..."

"It's all facts." Han Yi replied, "Except for your name and identity, everything I just said to you is 100% true."

"Then, it shows that you are an honest, sincere, respectful person who knows how to consider others, has a set of codes of conduct in mind, and strictly enforces them at all times." Barbara Pavon showed him a bright smile An encouraging warm smile, "The foundation of any relationship is honesty that can be reserved, but must not be maliciously concealed. Those girls are lucky, they fell in love with someone worthy of liking."

"Whether they can get you or not, at least they are absolutely safe during the process."

"Listen, I can't tell you exactly what to do, because it depends on what you really want, and I'm sure you haven't even figured out what you want...I can only tell you that in the end What not to do before making a decision.”

"This is also very useful to me." Han Yi put his hands in his trouser pockets, and pressed his lips tightly. "In your opinion, what are my taboos?"

"Number one, don't make commitments until you've really, really made up your mind."

While avoiding the crowds in front of the H&M Times Square store, Barbara raised her index finger.

"Girls... In fact, we are not afraid of so-called ambiguity, flirting, and intimate contact. We are also human beings, and we also need warm embraces and sweet kisses. Now it is the 21st century, and there is no such thing as who takes advantage of anyone. In When a man gets emotional value, he gives emotional value and vice versa, we should all understand this. If they want to hug you, hug them. If they want to kiss you, kiss them. Be you Do what you want to do in your heart, and firmly believe that they will get the same happiness as you."

"But never say something that goes beyond your true feelings, or make a promise that's not what you really think, just because you don't want to hurt a girl, or want to be better for a girl. That's what we... fear the most."

"What do you mean?" Han Yi didn't quite understand.

"It's very simple... If you just like us, don't say you love us." Barbara explained softly, "We are... creatures good at fantasy, any language will be in our minds, as vivid as a movie If you say you like us, we will imagine going to the movies with you, falling asleep on your shoulder, and being woken up by your kiss. But if you say you love us...family, house, children, pay The endless bills, the snuggle after a big fight, those things just fly into our heads."

"If you tell us that we are the most beautiful girls in the world, we will firmly believe that, at least in your eyes, we are indeed that perfect. If you tell us, you will always be by our side, we We can’t help but lean on you, hoping that we’ll wake up after a nightmare at four in the morning and you’ll be patting us on the back and comforting us.”

"After being single for such a long time, I see many couples around me break up and get back together, and I often think about this issue myself. The biggest difference between men and women is not actually the so-called hobbies, values ​​or behavior patterns. When we look for a partner, originally It’s not about finding someone who is exactly like you. If your partner is exactly like you, every step can be guessed, and there are no surprises at all, then what’s the point?”

"In my opinion, the reason why there are so many violent fights and desperate breakups is rooted in the fact that men and women perceive commitment differently. You think that commitment is something that makes the other person happy. It is a task that must be completed if a relationship wants to progress to the next step. But we believe that you should only make a commitment when your inner emotions are really full to that point... I think this is why many men are afraid of commitment , but the reason why I have been making promises.”

"'I love you', 'Let's move in together', 'Let's get married', many men feel—and this society also feels—that these promises should be said step by step, one by one. Together for three months, if still If you don't say I love you, it means that this man is not sincere. If you have been together for one year, if you don't live together, it seems that the relationship is stuck at the first step. If you have been together for three years, if you haven't proposed marriage, it proves that there is a crisis in the relationship... So, sometimes, I also understand men very well. Under heavy pressure, if you make a promise against your heart, of course you will be afraid, because you yourself are not ready yet."

"So, this is my first suggestion, don't make a blind commitment to the girl you like. Don't let them wait in joy, only to end up with cold disappointment. Once expectations are established, It would be a cruel thing to destroy it again.”

"Promise me no promises." Han Yi muttered in a low voice.

"Yes, promise me, no promises." Haven't heard the unreleased song, but that doesn't mean the line doesn't resonate with Barbara.

"I understand this point. It is because I don't want to hurt anyone with empty promises that I will truthfully tell them my true thoughts."

"That's why I said that you have done a very good job. Few people are like you, who would rather be straightforward in their feelings than embellish it with sweet lies. The so-called inhumanity is actually the most selfless The care and thoughtfulness...they didn't like the wrong person, really."

"I hope so." Han Yi smiled, "I'm working hard for this too."

"Come on, you will succeed, um... The second point, I want to ask you, do you think the third girl really likes you?"

"I don't think so."

Han Yi thought carefully for a long time before speaking slowly.

"I can't speak for anyone and tell you what's real and what's not. But that's my own opinion, and I think...not so much because of liking, but because of me The appearance brought a surprising change in her life and career. She reflected this positive emotion on me, and mistakenly believed that it was because of me that her mood and state would improve. Moreover, She is too young, maybe she still can't tell the difference between crush and like... What do you think?"

"I agree with you." Barbara nodded approvingly, "I think her feelings for you are the same as your feelings for her. It's not the so-called liking, but caring, protecting, cherishing, Guidance, learning, mutual admiration and even worship...sometimes this is the case between men and women, no matter what the emotion is, it will always be mistaken for love in the end."

"It makes sense...then what should I do in front of her?"

"Don't bring her into the equation, that's the key. Your situation is complicated enough, and while you're being absolutely honest, if you don't think she's going to develop with you in the future, then Don't let her know what you're going through." Barbara thought for a while and replied, "Keep a certain distance from her, but don't reject her bluntly. Girls of this age are not afraid of blows, but they are rebellious. My heart is heavy."

"You mean, if I say no to her directly, it will make her...more interested?"

"Yes, just like when you were a child and your parents told you to stop playing game consoles, would you listen to them, or would you pretend to obey and play more energetically in secret? Because you will feel that the things that your family and society do not allow you to do, It’s just the most exciting and satisfying thing.”

"Keep your distance, but still be kind, genuine, and warm to her, and continue to be the mentor you should be, while at the same time keeping her as busy as possible and diverting her attention to other things. Wait for her to learn from her professional and personal Other aspects of life have been fully satisfied, I think...she will naturally have newer and deeper considerations for your relationship."

"In other words, give her time to grow up, and time will become her friend."

"I can do this, no problem at all." Han Yi was full of confidence in this. After "Cold Water" became popular, there were three or four similar singles waiting for Madison Bill to record and release.It is very difficult to meet each other now. If there are two hit singles of the same level, then as long as you pay attention to each other and stagger each other's schedules, it will be considered rare to meet two or three times in the next year.

"Look, you also said that you can't give me a direct solution. Hasn't this helped me solve a third of the problem?"

"Is there any better advice, Barbie? You are now my most trusted emotional mentor."

"Have."

Before she knew it, she had reached the intersection of West 51st Street and Seventh Avenue, and Barbara glanced at the couples in fine clothes who had finished their meal at Le Bernandin, a three-star Michelin-starred French restaurant, with a puzzled look on her face.

"One last piece of advice, don't hang out with girls like me."

"You..." Han Yi opened his mouth, his shock completely lost its concealment.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I'm a 'bad bitch'."

Barbara tipped her toes back and smiled suddenly.

"I mean, we were physically attracted to each other, so in Ibiza and in London, we did those things. Those things, there was nothing wrong with that, it was our heartfelt, voluntary pleasure and no one could blame us. And at that time, your relationship with them hadn't progressed to this level. You can rest assured that we didn't do anything immoral or hurt them. Even in "Friends", there is no relationship between us. "We were on a break" because you weren't with Rachel, or even decided who Rachel was."

"But it's different now. Although you are still not together in essence, you have already revealed your feelings to each other. The final result is only a matter of your decision. Say it again, Yi, you have put yourself in a very complicated situation. Don't let the situation get any worse."

It was even cooler at night, and Barbara crossed her arms to keep herself warmer in a short-sleeved gym suit.She looked at the red light on the other side of the street, listened to the regular banning bell beside her, and said softly.

"You're not the type of guy who's going to be in a relationship, and I've known that from my first night in Ibiza. You're the type, and I'll make you a simple muffin breakfast, and you can turn the mood into The kind of people who are newlyweds and have a warm and everyday life.”

"that's not me……"

"Don't talk, listen to me first."

Barbara interrupted Han Yi's self-defense with a somewhat blunt tone. "

"This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, I think this is the most valuable trait in you, and it should be an important factor why those two girls like you so much. So, don't lose this side of yourself, don't let yourself become A casual person, don’t think you’ll be happy just because of a casual relationship, no matter how much you deceive yourself… you’re not that kind of person.”

"You've chosen an industry full of temptation, Yi. With your wealth, intelligence, and career destined to skyrocket, I have no doubt there will be more 'Barbaras' wooing you in the future. Better to see , Hotter, and more understandable 'Barbara', at that time, they won't tell you these things openly."

"Don't easily accept other people's kindness, because at this stage, those kindnesses all come with a price tag."

Barbara put her hands behind her back, tiptoed lightly, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

“Be a unicorn and chase the rainbow, not the storm.”

"I understand." Han Yi solemnly agreed, "I will do it."

"Okay, that's it for Barbara's class today. Thank you for the pizza, Yi, I have to go home first, and I have an appointment with Tay-Tay tomorrow morning... no, she has an appointment with me and Carly A friend, go for a hike at Tranquility Lake. Go by car."

"so far?"

Quiet Lake is 283 miles away from Manhattan. If you drive, four and a half hours is the shortest estimated time.

"Yeah, so we'll be staying there for two days. We're both on vacation, and we'll be flying directly from Jinghu to all over the world." Taking off Han Yi's gym bag from his shoulder, he thanked Han Yi with a smile , Barbara Pavon said, "I have to leave at 05:30, I'm going back to pack my luggage now, and then I'll take a rest."

"that……"

Han Yi stretched out his hand and moved his lips.He originally wanted to invite Barbara to visit his One57 apartment, which was only two streets away from where the two of them were at this time, but Han Yi swallowed the question abruptly before he could leave the door.

Inviting Barbara alone to visit his apartment didn't sound like something purely friends would do.

"What?" Barbara asked charmingly, tilting her head.

"It's nothing, I want to say... don't take the subway, let me help you take a taxi, it's not safe to take the subway now."

Han Yi stretched out his hand and stopped a yellow taxi that was turning left.At this time, Manhattan taxis are basically wandering the restaurant-filled Midtown, looking for wealthy passengers.

"If you don't tell me, I won't take the subway at this time."

Barbara showed Han Yi her dazzling white teeth.

“Have a great time at Serenity Lake.”

After opening the car door for Barbara, Han Yi said goodbye to her softly.

"I will."

Getting into the car and pressing the window, Barbara looked up at Han Yi, her eyes sparkling like water.

"I'll see you when I see you."

"See you."

Following the actions of the New Yorker, Han Yi patted the roof of the car, stood still and watched the yellow taxi head towards Central Park, drifting away in the last ray of sunlight, muttering to himself.

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