Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 516 Beautiful Moments
"Haha, hahaha."

Reid's innocent and bright smile echoed throughout the restaurant.

This alarmed the Italian couple, as well as the restaurant's night manager, and everyone's attention was focused on them.

Levi was about to step forward, but Reid grabbed Levi's left hand on the table and stopped him. He turned to the night manager and said, "The customer just gave me a tip. I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back."

Levi noticed that Reid stood up straight to block his figure, obviously not wanting the night manager to discover the presence of the Super Bowl MVP.

The night manager glanced at the guest behind Reid and saw that the guest did not protest, so he lowered his head again and continued to browse his phone.

Reid retracted his gaze and let out a long breath. "The last time a New York Jets player showed up, he circled around that guy for a full thirty minutes, like a fly, to the point that the player almost flipped the table over."

It turned out to be the case.

Levi sighed, "Wow, which player?"

Ryder waved his hand, "I'm not sure, it looks like a special teams player."

Levi: …

Ryder: ...

The two people's eyes met, the corners of their mouths raised, and they chuckled.

Ryder thought for a moment, "So, what does it feel like to be depressed?"

Levi was a little surprised, but when he thought about it carefully, he was not that surprised. Obviously, this matter should bother Reid, and this was what she was most concerned about now.

Some people may be curious, why would Reid choose to discuss such an issue with a complete stranger?

But in fact, some words are not easy to say to relatives and friends, but are much easier to say in front of strangers, because it doesn’t matter if they don’t know each other, and they may never see each other again after passing by. It’s like pouring out your troubles to a tree hole, which will be blown away by the wind.

No traces will be left, and no damage will be caused.

this time.

Levi didn't deal with it anymore, but thought about it seriously.

Outside the arena, there is another soul living a vivid and real life. Whether in the past life or this life, people often define his existence by his performance on the arena; but in fact, the arena is only a part of life, and everyone has his own troubles and confusions.

"It feels like..."

"It's like you can't remember what normal feels like, and then you do things you think will make you feel better, but they don't."

"It will only get worse."

“And those things that you’re afraid of are probably the things that can really help you, but the problem is that you just can’t do them.”

“Then, you’re stuck.”

He was calm, with even a faint smile on his face, yet he inadvertently revealed a hint of bitterness and helplessness.

Ryder was stunned.

She blinked to hide her panic and took a deep breath.

“My mother…” she said, “is bipolar.”

"Sometimes, she was so happy that the whole world seemed to light up; but sometimes, she would lie on her bed and hide in a corner, doing nothing, not even eating."

Ryder looked at Levi——

No sympathy, no pity, just listening quietly and equally.

This made Reid smile.

“I remember once, I asked her the same question.”

"She said that sometimes it's easier when people are sad. But she's been trying, very, very hard."

"But..." The words paused here, and Reid couldn't help feeling a little lost.

Levi understood that feeling of powerlessness.

Levi pulled the corner of his mouth, "Depression makes the brain think that some things are not real; but sometimes, I hope that people like your mother can believe what others say instead of the voice in their brain."

"Of course, a good guy, not a bad guy."

"Like worrying about her daughter."

Reid was startled and quickly raised his eyes, glanced at Levi quickly, and showed a restrained and shy smile, carefully concealing the panic and confusion in his eyes, as well as a trace of emotion. He rubbed his eyes hard and smiled.

"Do you know what you look like right now?"

Levi noticed it, but didn't expose it, "I don't know."

Ryder, "You seem like the nicest person in the whole world."

Levi, "Kind? Not handsome? Wait, so I'm being given the nice guy card now?"

puff.

Reid couldn't help but smile completely. He looked carefully at the surprise and sadness on Levi's face, and his smile became even more cheerful.

However, Reid did not deny it.

The corners of Levi's mouth also rose, "Do you know what you look like now?"

Reid almost choked on his saliva and waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't want to know... I don't care." His mouth and eyes were full of smiles, "Everything feels so good at the moment, I don't want to change it, so I don't want to know. The only thing I want to change at this moment is the pain in my elbow."

Levi blinked. "Elbow? So, it's like tennis elbow or something? Oh, are you the next super tennis star like Maria Sharapova?"

"Ha, ha, ha, ha." Reid laughed again, "I'm not a tennis player. I, uh, I'm an actor, but I don't have any works at the moment. I just performed on Broadway once."

"Wow, Broadway!" Levi exclaimed.

Reid was a little shy, and didn't seem to want to discuss his Broadway performance. "Elbows, that's because we were holding up the counter with both of us..."

As he spoke, Reid raised his arms and showed Levi his elbows.

Just now, they were supporting themselves on the counter with their elbows, chewing popsicles and chatting about everything under the sun. They had unconsciously evolved into this posture during the conversation and had completely forgotten about their poor elbows.

Reid didn't say anything and Levi didn't notice.

Levi looked down at his elbow with a puzzled look, then looked at Reid who was smiling shyly in front of him, then stretched out his hands, palms facing up, and placed them on Reid's elbows.

Just then, Reid supported himself on the table again, but it was not as cold and hard as he had remembered, but warm and soft, wrapping around his elbows.

Reid was startled and his arms shrank slightly, but he saw Levi's warm smile and inquiring eyes, which made Reid relax again.

Levi could feel Reid's arm trembling slightly, and his ears seemed to catch the sound of his heart beating irregularly and his blood boiling, but neither of them moved, just staring at each other quietly.

Each other's faces are reflected in the pupils.

Without warning, my heart skipped a beat.

Reid and Levi both turned their eyes away, pretending to look aside as if nothing had happened, but Reid's eyes still involuntarily drifted towards Levi and accidentally bumped into Levi's peripheral vision.

Eyes and gazes are intertwined.

Startled.

The two people quickly looked away, but the smiles on their lips gently rose. The contact of palms and elbows seemed to connect their heartbeats together.

Reid shyly turned his head to look out the window, trying to completely avoid Levi's sight, but noticed that a thin layer of orange halo was rising on the surface of the Hudson River outside. The rich night was fading away bit by bit, and the mysterious and ambiguous atmosphere was melting like ice and snow in the bright light. In an instant, he returned to reality from the trance of dreams.

"Ah, the sun is out."

(End of this chapter)