Chapter 18 Father-Son Relationship Breaks the Ice
James touched his son's head, his frown never relaxed. Today's turmoil is coming sooner or later, and he looked helplessly at Michael to take out the crafts and fruits in the trunk.
"James, do you need me to carry it for you?" said Mary, leaning over politely.
"No, I'm okay with Bruce. The person who answered, with a smile on his face, handed Bruce the lightest suitcase.
"Are you and Michael going to go around? It's good to be nearby, it's not as safe as you thought it would be. James said.
"We'll take care of it ourselves," Michael replied before Maria could speak, "go and coax Miss Song, I think she's in a bad mood." β
James smiled awkwardly and took his son's hand to say goodbye to the two.
"Why are you holding me back?!" Maria looked Michael up and down a few times, "It's because of Song Weiwei that you're in my way?"
Michael ignored her, lifted his chin and took out a cigarette from his pocket, rummaged through his jacket pocket and couldn't find a lighter, only then did Michael look at Maria and say sincerely: "Lighter, I know you have it." β
"Answer me. Maria grasped the problem.
Michael smiled contemptuously and coughed, "Naive." β
"Take advantage of the fact that the two of them want to get involved because of trivial things? Do you think Song Weiwei is his ordinary lover?" Michael pointed to his temples: "Use more brains to think about how to make big trouble, don't waste time to exhaust goodwill." β
Maria stopped talking, just like Michael said, if she was still clinging to James just now, she would be the one who is hated now.
"I want to go to the supermarket nearby and buy a pack of cigarettes to bring to Weiwei. Michael walked in front with his long legs, followed by Maria, who was about to turn her face. "So what's next?"
Although Michael said that everything must be ordered, he was also impatient to quickly stir up the pair, but who would have thought that the relationship between the two would develop so rapidly that he, a later person, would have no chance to take advantage of it.
Back at the hotel, Bruce obediently went back to his room and closed the door. James took a look, Song Weiwei was standing on the balcony blowing the wind and watching the night view, he tidied up the corner of his clothes and walked over.
"Weiwei, it's me. James whispered.
Song looked at James slightly, although this face still made her angry at this time, it seemed that she was the only one who was sulking.
She felt that she was too petty to be like this, and she only cared about her own feelings and didn't take James seriously.
"I want to talk to you, do you have time?" James was so nervous that he picked his fingers, it was just night, and it was another day of going out to play and returning to the hotel to rest, Song Weiwei had nothing to do, he was talking nonsense.
Song Weiwei also didn't know how to start this, and he had to jump the pit he dug himself.
"I mentioned Anne to you before we were together. James said to Song Weiwei: "She is a very talented woman, everyone says so, and I think so too." β
"We worked on the script together, we read the characters, and we met every client and investor...... "James said without hesitation: "She's the best producer I've ever seen." β
"So we got to know each other on this land, and a subtle emotion arose during that time. James thought about how to describe it, and finally felt that it was more reasonable to explain it intuitively: "It's not like love, it's more like Partner." β
"We hadn't met anyone more suitable to be partners than each other before, and in any way, I thought about it later in the divorce, and during this period the relationship of cooperation elevated to the family. James was sure that he was cheering himself up and doing everything he wanted to say. But James was also observing Song Weiwei's expression, and accepted it when he saw it.
"Bruce is a good boy, he didn't mess with us like kids from other divorced families. James wanted to continue, but Song raised his hand slightly and shouted to stop.
"You're wrong, Bruce actually wants a full family. A large part of the reason why adults can't guess children is that adults have become "adults", and the transformation of growth makes people lose their innocence and can't understand some childish ideas of children, but Song Weiwei can see from Bruce's behavior that his overly mature actions are actually to attract the attention of parents.
"He's like a big kid and doesn't do anything that annoys you, but shouldn't he be like other children at this age?"
"Only by doing it well, all eyes can be focused on him, so that parents can come together again because of their own efforts. In this regard, Song Weiwei was a little disappointed in James, and it could be heard that in the past, he put his career first, and after having a family, he was caught off guard by the birth of this child, and it was difficult for him to become a workaholic for the first time.
"Weiwei... I'm reallyβ"
Although Song Weiwei couldn't bear to say the next words, it was true.
"Bruce needs you. β
Knocking on Bruce's door, James heard movement inside and opened the door and entered, and as soon as he entered the door, he was hugged by the child's waist.
"Dad, I heard it all. Bruce said.
James kindly touched the top of Bruce's head, then squatted down and lifted his face, a few bean-sized tears fell down, and James felt even more uncomfortable when he saw it.
"I'm sorry Dad... I'm sorry I screwed up. Bruce looked at James with sad eyes, he drove Song Weiwei away, didn't he, at first he thought so, no one could set foot in this house, only his mother was the mistress of this house.
But that was all before! Now Bruce wants to be with Song Weiwei and his father...... He didn't understand why it was like this.
"You're right, kid. James put his arm around Bruce and sighed, "I'll talk to her in two days." β
Bruce continued to whimper as if he hadn't heard it, and it was all because of himself that his father fell out of love......
"I want to apologize to you and Mommy, baby. James said silently: "In the past, I was so incompetent and neglected your mother and son, but instead of hating me, you continued to support my work...... Thank you. β
Bruce patronized and nodded as if he didn't understand.
"I'll make it up to you. James pressed Bruce's cheek and hugged his son with a smile.
"But Song Weiwei is leaving you......" Bruce pouted again.
James adjusted his mentality, looked at his son's wrinkled expression and laughed: "How can it be so easy to break up, your father didn't say that he would let her go." β
"I like Song Weiwei, Dad. Bruce plucked up the courage to speak, and for a moment he was proud of his guts.
Tonight, the father and son finally pierced the invisible wallpaper, thanks to Song Weiwei. Speaking of which, James wasn't going to turn around and pester her again at night, but James vowed that from tomorrow onwards, he would repeat the same thing every day, which was to chase her back.