Chapter Twenty-Six: Molly Bevan

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"Hello, my name is Bruce Guo. … Your name is Molly Bevan, isn't it?"

Molly, who had been accosted by boys countless times, glanced at Guo Shouyun lightly, and after feeling that she didn't feel annoying, she nodded lightly. There is no special expression on the delicate pretty face.

"Did you study oil painting?"

"How do you know?"

Guo Shouyun pointed to a table-mounted landscape painting hanging on the wall behind the counter.

"There's your name on it!"

Molly Bevan didn't need to look at it to know that after the exhibition last year, the landscape painting called "Hometown" was hung by her father on the wall of the tavern, and in the corner of the painting, there was the initials of her name.

“… You're so beautiful. It's a pity that I didn't have a talent for drawing, so I studied for a while in middle school, and then gave up after not achieving anything decent!"

Molly Bevan glanced at him, she was most interested in the topic of oil painting because of her major.

"Not everyone is suitable for oil painting!"

"You're right! I'm not very talented in drawing, but I'm good at math. He now holds a master's degree in computer science and a bachelor's degree in economics and history from Stanford University. Plus, my new book is coming out soon!"

Guo Shouyun knows that if you want to attract the attention of excellent women, the best way is to be better than her!

Sure enough, his method worked. Molly Bevan, who didn't particularly care about it, suddenly stopped pouring wine in her hand, and her beautiful eyes focused on Guo Shouyun again. Moreover, compared to the previous carelessness, this time the attention is obviously more concentrated.

Suddenly, she found that the handsome Asian man in front of her was different from the handsome men in the school who were dedicated to her, and in this man who called himself Bruce Guo, there was a melancholy and vicissitudes of life after the world. And this kind of temperament that only mature men have, combined with the other party's slightly immature appearance and handsome appearance, forms a unique and strange charm that makes people subconsciously want to pay attention to, analyze and explore.

"Are you showing me your high education, or are you unverifiable abilities?"

Despite her curiosity, Molly Bevan's attitude remains cold.

However, although the other party's attitude was not very good, Guo Shouyun was very happy in his heart. Compared with the previous carelessness, the girl in front of her who made her heart move, at least 100% of her energy is on herself at the moment.

"Do you know peacocks?"

Guo Shouyun replied to the question.

Molly Bevan's eyes moved, and then she nodded slowly.

"The peacock is known as the 'king of birds' and is a symbol of auspiciousness, kindness, beauty and luxury. When the male peacock meets the female peacock he likes, he often opens the tail screen to her, and keeps making all kinds of beautiful dance moves to show off his beauty to the female peacock, so as to attract the attention of the female peacock and finally get favored!"

Guo Shouwen expressed his interest in her with great interest. In the West, such a blunt expression is not an offense.

"As far as I know, Peacock Kaiping means 'wishful thinking' and 'self-inflicted amorous' in Chinese!" Molly Bevan said indifferently after glancing at him.

"Do you know this?" Guo Shouyun was a little surprised.

"I have a quarter of Chinese ancestry, and my grandmother is Chinese from Singapore!" Perhaps enjoying the result of Guo Shouyun's surprise to himself, Molly Bevan slightly curled the corners of her mouth to show a hint of a smile, but also revealed more personal information.

"No wonder?... Do you speak Chinese?"

"There will be some, but not too much!"

"Molly, don't talk too much to strangers!"

Rudy Bevan, who came back with a drink, said what all fathers would say when faced with such a situation.

Molly Bevan nodded and stopped paying attention to Guo Shouyun.

"Sir, I think you're here for a drink!"

Looking at the clear warning on the white man's face in front of him, Guo Shouyun smiled and nodded.

"Rudy, two more beers, two roast sausages, and a plate of peanuts!"

"Okay, wait a minute!"

Rudy Bevan said yes, and walked around the counter with the beer, grilled sausages, and peanuts that his daughter had sorted out on the plate. But before leaving, he also deliberately glared at Guo Shouyun with a warning look. However, Guo Shouyun, who has been a man of two lives, will not be deterred by a few threatening eyes.

"Molly, you're so good at painting, can you paint me a portrait?

"I'm sorry, my dad told me not to talk to you!" Molly Bevan said indifferently after glancing at him.

"Oh, my gad!Molly, you're an adult, you should have your own social interactions and ideas!" Guo Shouyun shrugged.

"Of course I have my own social network, but I don't feel the need to meet you!"

Looking at the girl with a cold look in front of him, Guo Shouyun couldn't doubt when his charm had become so low. You must know that Bruce Guo, from middle school to university, he is all-round in academics, music and sports, and there is never a shortage of beautiful girls around him. Of course, these beautiful girls are not as peerless as Molly Bevan in front of them.

"Do you want to meet J.K. Rowling?"

Guo Shouyun turned his mind and said in a somewhat tentative tone.

"You know J.K. Rowling?"

Molly Bevan, who was wiping the table, stopped suddenly.

With the popularity of "Harry Potter" in the world, especially in the United Kingdom, J.K. Rowling's popularity is almost not inferior to that of the British Prime Minister, and it is even more popular.

As soon as he saw Molly Bevan's expression and movements, Guo Shouyun knew that he had made the right bet.

"Of course, have you forgotten what I said? I'm a writer. … The reason why I came to Exeter this time was to ask Rowling some writing questions. Oh yes, forgot to tell you. Rowling's publishing agent, and my publishing agent, too!"

Molly Bevan looked at this Asian who was talking eloquently in front of him and looked very confident, and her mind changed subtly.

At first, when the other party said that she had three degrees from Stanford University and was still a writer, she didn't believe it at all. I completely thought that the other party was the same as the previous liars who boasted about how powerful and amazing they were in order to get close to themselves. But now, it seems that the other party is not exactly lying.

"Sir, I have warned you not to harass my daughter again!"

Rudy Bevan, who was protecting the calf, put down the tray and pressed towards Guo Shouyun with an angry face.

Looking at his sturdy figure of more than one meter eight, his face full of beard, and his eyes were comparable to that of a strong white man, Guo Shouyun was very surprised, how could a person like him give birth to a fairy-like and beautiful daughter like Molly Bevan?

"Sorry, it's my fault!"

Guo Shouyun shrugged his shoulders, as if he really realized his mistake and turned his body outside. His eyes also turned away from Molly Bevan and focused on the TV screen hanging on the wall, as if he really didn't plan to talk to Molly anymore.

Seeing this, Rudy Bevan snorted coldly and didn't say anything more. In the end, the other party is still his own guest, and he can't do too much. However, he didn't notice that his daughter was still looking up at Guo Shouyun from time to time while she was busy. Because the words 'J.K. Rowling' have completely aroused the curiosity in Molly Bevan's heart.

Since "Harry Potter" sold well all over the world, J.K. Rowling's image of a tough, intelligent, erudite and talented woman has also become widely known with the publicity. I don't know how many women regard her as their idol. Molly Bevan, who grew up in Exeter, is one of them.

In the time that followed, Molly Bevan originally thought that the boy named Bruce Guo would take the initiative to talk to him when his father left. And she had to ask thoroughly whether the other party knew Rowling or not. But to her surprise, his attention seemed to be completely drawn to the game on television. The whole time I stared at the game almost intently, never looking at her again.

Several times, Molly Bevan, who had mustered up her courage, was about to ask, but was interrupted by her father, who went back and forth frequently. It was so tangled until the end of the 90-minute game.

"Tick...!"

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game on television, not only did the Champions League champion Real Madrid players fall into ecstasy. Guo Shouyun also jumped off the stool all of a sudden, clapped his fist with excitement, and then raised his arms high as if he was 'not thirsty' and waved them a few times in mid-air. Maybe it's because I'm too excited, and my expression is a little distorted.

"Is there something wrong with this Asian?"

"Who knows, maybe he's a Real Madrid fan!"

There are no Real Madrid fans here, so it seems that Guo Shouwen's excitement at this time is so abrupt, which has attracted discussions from the surrounding people and undisguised ridicule.

However, Guo Shouyun didn't care what they thought. He was so happy. The result of the whole game was exactly the same as he remembered, Real Madrid 3:0 Valencia!

This means that he will get at least 3 times the return after spreading out the $80 million in this football game.

"Are you alright?"

A cold voice with a hint of concern rang in his ears.

As soon as the action stopped, Guo Shouyun turned his head to look at the beautiful girl who was only separated from him by a counter. greeted the other party's black and white beautiful eyes, revealing a big smile.

"It's okay... Oh yes, here's my phone number and tank address, remember to contact me later. I really know J.K. Rowling, I can show you her!"

After the words fell, Guo Shouyun handed over the white note that had been written in advance, watched the other party accept it, said 'goodbye', and hurried out of the bar.

Looking at his back gradually fading away, Molly Bevan unfolded the note with a slight sweat stain and wrinkles in her hand, looked at the neat handwriting on it, and felt inexplicably relieved.

"Molly, come and help clean up, the guests are almost gone!"

"Here we are, Daddy!"

Molly Bevan, who agreed, hurriedly stuffed the note into her pocket and went around the counter to help.