hollywood billionaire

Chapter 378 Grand Alliance

"I... to be honest, I didn't expect you to have such a view, Barbara."

Barbara's conclusive conclusion made Zhao Youzhen silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.

"I didn't expect that you didn't immediately agree with me." Barbara said with a smile, "What is your point of view? Do you think you are much worse than her and have no advantage at all?"

"No, I never feel that I am worse than anyone else, whether it's Grace or... anyone else, I have the confidence to compete."

Zhao Youzhen's eyes flickered between Barbara's head and waistline.

"But it's strange that I have never had any advantage in this race."

"Grace was the first to confess her love to him."

"...That's right."

"And the first one to kiss him."

"That night between him and me was rash, reckless, and an impulsive move without careful consideration. They were just two slaves of hormones and pheromones."

"One... add at most one day, no, half a day."

"Do you like it? How should I explain..."

"Youzhen, you have to ask for specifics, otherwise..."

Barbara's fingers hanging by her side trembled slightly.

"I'm sorry if I gave you such a wrong impression." Barbara pursed her lips, "I want him, and I want him for good."

"What war?"

"You said so yourself. Two minutes ago."

"You know what? You said a lot, but I feel like... none of it seems to be sincere." Zhao Youzhen lifted his hair from his ears, "Every word you say is promoting a war."

"There is only one Grace in the world that you need to worry about." Barbara thought for a moment, organizing the logic in her mind more tightly and smoothly, "You don't need to stand with me, and you are not helping me... You are In Bang Yi. He has to get rid of Grace's influence to become the person he wants to be."

"Who said it was?"

"Between Grace and me." Youzhen shrugged, "You want us all to lose and make you the only winner."

Barbara was obviously confused by Zhao Youzhen's sudden blunt question.

"The way he makes you feel."

"Determined." Barbara tilted her head.

"Yi is what you call the ocean."

"This sounds like..." Zhao Youzhen let out a long sigh, "It doesn't sound like a short-term freedom."

"Because people who have less time than me make faster progress."

"Then why do I still stand with you?" Zhao Youzhen also tilted his head, but in the opposite direction to Barbara, "Grow another Grace for me?"

"do not think so."

"ambitious."

“He washed the sand off of me and allowed me to see my true undertones for the first time.”

"Those two things happened at the same time."

"How many nights did you spend together after Ibiza?"

"So you are serious." Zhao Youzhen looked complicated, "It's not just for fun."

"how is he?"

"It feels like I've been swimming in the desert since I was thirteen. I didn't know better...I couldn't know better, the desert is all I know. The taste of sand against my skin It was uncomfortable and painful, but I thought this was an inevitable side effect of swimming, a bitter pill that must be tasted when joining this game. Until one day, I finally reached the coastline and saw the ocean for the first time. For the first time... …Immerse yourself.”

"why?"

"It didn't stay that night, right?" Youzhen raised his chin towards Barbara, "How many?"

"That was his brief escape, and it was also mine."

"Don't you think this is because they have known each other for a longer time and their feelings have been accumulated more fully?"

"How many...what?"

"How about...what do you mean?"

"I'm not interested in your sex life." Youzhen said expressionlessly, "What I want to ask is, do you like the feeling of being with him?"

"what?"

Barbara raised her eyes, narrowed her lake-blue eyes slightly, and her voice was slightly erratic.

"What's the difference?"

"I'm talking about that night." Barbara smiled warmly, "It wasn't him."

Maybe it was to make You Zhen feel better, or maybe she sincerely held this idea, Barbara's voice sounded a little dull and low.

"Well, it's different."

When he said this, Zhao Youzhen had a pair of black holes in his eyes.

"Then will you?" Barbara asked with interest, "Will you let me succeed?"

"I'm not that stupid."

"Neither have I." Barbara answered quickly. "We're all smart enough to know that war won't help, so it's not something I want to push for. I know it sounds hypocritical, please. It’s holier-than-thou, but I really believe that eliminating Grace’s influence on Yi will definitely have an extraordinary positive impact on him.”

"Because she will drag him back to the mountainside at any time." You Zhen frowned slightly.

"This is the fact that I have been trying to make you see clearly today." Barbara nodded, "Grace is on the other side of the river bank, and we are on this side. Yi has to cross the river to reach the destination he wants to go to, no matter what As long as he lingers on the bridge, one day he has to take this step. At that time, Grace must learn to let go, because if she still holds on to him, Yi will be torn apart." "Then if she does too. "Have you made a change?" You Zhen asked, "What if she... also chooses to cross the bridge with him?"

"That would be better." Barbara showed a confident smile, "In that case, she will have to find a way to catch up with us."

"She learns fast and runs fast."

"We're not slow either, right?"

"It's true that it's not slow, but according to your metaphor..." Zhao Youzhen said with a faint smile of unknown meaning, "I am also the one who just crossed the river and needs to catch up with you?"

"Yeah, so..." Barbara took half a step forward and approached Zhao Youzhen, "Cheer up, this is the league you will participate in from now on - the major leagues, the Champions League. It is not a community event."

"Some people think they are Real Madrid." The competitive fire in Yuzhen's eyes was burning brightly, "But they forgot that there is another club in Madrid...the one that was just defeated."

"It seems you like football too."

"I don't like it, but I'm familiar with all sports metaphors." Yuzhen also took steps to get closer to the other party, "Look, you are not the only one who can attract him with the setting of a sports fan... This is you League to play from now on.”

"Look, aren't you catching up very fast?" Barbara smoothed the folds of her skirt with her hands and said calmly, "But let's be realistic, neither of us are Real Madrid."

"Then who is it?"

"You can see several of them today." Barbara pouted in the direction of the booth area, "They are all pure-bred Bel Air people who have spent their lives studying how to become richer by relying on rich men. Grandmaster."

"Kardashians?"

"Yeah."

"They don't need to worry, Yi's dislike of these reality stars is well known."

"Maybe you are right, but..." Barbara leaned over and whispered in Zhao Youzhen's ear, "I am very sure that Meghan Markle will come to Mad City today."

"Who is that?"

"Yi should have expressed his love for the TV series "Suits" to you, right?" Barbara exhaled, "Meghan is Rachel."

Not sure whether it was the action of the other party breathing into his ear or the unexpected news she brought, Zhao Youzhen shivered, and a dense layer of goosebumps appeared on his arms and neck.

"I think this is the big league that we both have to adapt to," Barbara added. "If this is what it's like now, imagine what it will be like in five years."

"If you want to put it this way, the most beneficial plan for us should be to find a way to let him cross the bridge...but not too far."

"If you do that, you don't really like him. If you really like him, you want him to be the best version of himself."

"I still think that you're full of shit."

"You don't have to believe me." Barbara spread her hands, "But you know what I say is right."

Hearing these words, Zhao Youzhen stared at the other party without blinking for a long time.

"What do you want me to do?"

"You already know what to do, you don't need me to tell you."

"Indeed." You Zhen nodded slightly and resumed his poker face that showed no emotion. "I will communicate with you at any time if there is any situation."

"You don't have to do that."

"You don't want to know?"

"I believe you."

"What about you? What would you do?"

"Me?" Barbara pointed to her face and smiled, "I will do the right thing at the right time."

“Don’t you want to move to Los Angeles?”

"You're fishing."

"Maybe I'm just fishing."

"Of course I want to come to LA and be closer to him." Barbara rubbed her chin with her right hand and deliberately put on a stern expression, "But I'm too cool and shouldn't do these things. It's me who stays mysterious and distant. The trump card.”

"Well, forget it if you don't want to answer seriously." Zhao Youzhen smiled helplessly, "I'm glad to have this conversation with you today, Barbara. Now, please forgive me, I have to rush to pick someone up."

"I'll go with you, and I'll also meet the filming team outside the venue."

Barbara followed Zhao Youzhen and continued towards the side door. She rolled her eyes, licked her lips, and hesitated again and again. It took a while before she asked the next question.

"By the way, Yuzhen...have you seen Madison today?"

"You are the second person to ask me this question today."

Zhao Youzhen suddenly stopped and turned to look at the woman who was following him, hanging half a body.

"You know her?"

"I don't know." Barbara swallowed and shook her head to deny, "It's just...I heard from Yi today that Madison sneaked away after the performance yesterday without notifying anyone. I suddenly remembered it and was concerned by the way. one time."

"She did leave the locker room by herself yesterday, but she quickly asked security to send me a letter, telling me that everything was fine and that I didn't need to worry. She was just going back to the hotel to rest."

"is it?"

Barbara nodded thoughtfully.

"What about today? She is still resting in the hotel?"

"Although I don't know why this is happening, and I have no interest in knowing, but if you really care so much..."

While Zhao Youzhen was talking to Barbara, he waved the backstage pass hanging around his neck at the security guard guarding the side door.

With a crisp sound of metal levers colliding, the thick black door slowly opened, and a pretty face that made Barbara Pavin's blood suddenly froze appeared in front of them.

"Ask her yourself."

(End of this chapter)