Chapter 13: A Journey to Madagascar

Before Song Weiwei appeared, James and Michael's lives were spent on vacation or getting together to discuss the script, except for some announcements. James's identity is more like a mentor and friend from a certain point of view, how to choose a good script, choose a role that suits him, and find out the context of the drama, he is more detailed than the professors in the school.

Therefore, the two people have a tacit understanding and will mention each other on any show, and they are the best partners for mutual assistance and mutual benefit.

James has always believed that Michael's fly in the ointment is that he can't calm down, he is easily seduced by the world of flowers, and in this era of money and sensuality, Michael has not lost once. In this way, James also introduced his cousin to Michael, but unfortunately the two didn't look at each other, and the second date fell through.

"I don't want a divorce, it's troublesome. Michael is right, divorce is a troublesome matter, go through all kinds of formalities, and ask a private lawyer to draw up a property division agreement, and both parties can only leave when they are satisfied.

James's ex-wife is a reasonable person, and James arranges everything she hears, and when the divorce agreement is sent to her, she has no objection and simply signs it. But Michael still thinks that she should be in love, and the woman doesn't seem to be willing to leave James, but his brother's love for his wife is really not so meaningful.

"It's different, Mike. "If James hadn't messed up his family and career because of the pressure of work, he wouldn't have done such a thing as abandoning his family. In the final analysis, it is still his incompetence as a husband and father, James is sure that his wife can find a better one when she leaves him, and he does not hesitate to divorce at all.

"Your marriage is all because of Bruce. Michael's eyes faded when he mentioned James' child, Bruce, "Family is very important to children, but fortunately he is a sensible child." ”

James is sorry that whenever he brings up the issue of family and children, he uncovers Michael's freshly healed scars. He is not really fatherless and motherless as the outside world says. During that time in Mecklenburg, his mother died of cancer, his father had an affair and didn't care about the family, Michael was bullied in the civilian area since he was a child, and most of his contacts were the indifference at the lowest level of human affection, and there would be no big philanthropist to donate materials to this group of lonely and widowed children.

It's hard to get out of the shadows, and over the years of knowing Michael, James has tried to heal his wounds but the results have not been ideal. Suffering a heavy blow to his family in his childhood, this man is inexplicably hostile to anyone.

"Mike, it's been a long time since we've sat together and chatted like we did today. "James changed the subject, he wanted to bring the atmosphere to life. Michael smiled and put down his coffee cup. "I heard you won the second male in "Dawn Whistle"?"

When it comes to new plays, James is obviously more than happy to talk about it. "Yes, there is a lot of competitive pressure, and since I changed to a new assistant, I have to run the notice by myself a lot of times. James shook his head helplessly: "It's a novice, you can't let him run into walls everywhere at the beginning." ”

Michael knows very well that James is a different identity in the past, his career is gradually declining, and almost all of the people in the same period have achieved something, God is like joking with James, you do well does not mean that you are popular.

James always felt that Michael felt guilty about himself, and after that incident, Michael became closer to him. "It's okay, it's going to get better," he knew very well that if he didn't make a name for himself in the play, he really should change careers or apply for a job as a teacher at an art school.

"Believe in yourself, you told me. After hearing this, James patted Michael's arm to express his gratitude.

In the afternoon, James drove to pick up Bruce from school, he didn't send the child to boarding school because he did plan to do so at first, but then he saw that the people he knew around him had a difficult relationship with the child, so he finally sent Bruce to the national elementary school.

At 5 o'clock, Bruce and a few children appeared at the door. James got out of the car and waved at Bruce, and the child saw that it was his father who came to pick him up from school today, and immediately said goodbye to his friends and trotted over.

"Dad, I knew it was going to be you. Bruce handed the bag to James and ran back to the car to fasten his seatbelt. "How's it going at school this week?" Bruce nodded, his parents didn't have to worry about his grades at all, he was always at the top. "Those are trivial," said Bruce, who was in third grade and would be in junior high school in two years' time, and the teacher had already had high hopes for Bruce, albeit a little early.

"When are you going to take me to see your girlfriend?" asked Bruce without thinking.

"Where did you know?" James hadn't thought about telling his son so soon that he had a girlfriend.

"On the news. Bruce pouted, "But no photos." ”

The car happened to be waiting for the traffic light, and James made time to rub Bruce's hair, the brown curly hair was messy, and Bruce was a little disappointed.

"This summer we went on vacation and called her. James calculated that it should not be the day to join the group, so he said hello to Song Weiwei in advance and asked her to ask for leave from the company, so that he could introduce her to his family.

"Oh yes!" Bruce was instantly excited, but soon remembered what he had heard from his mother some time ago.

"Mom has a boyfriend too......" Bruce's big eyes looked at James without blinking, "Will you not want me anymore?"

Sure enough, Bruce would think of this, the child's heart is very fragile and needs to be cared for by his parents. Bruce is stronger than other children in this regard, because his parents always leave him alone at home because of their special work, and he is very independent like a little adult over time.

"No, it won't. James said categorically, "Mom and Daddy's favorite person is you, Bruce." ”

"I'm going to have a problem with your girlfriend!" Bruce didn't look at James, "She's going to have to be better than Mommy." ”

The vacation schedule is set for mid-August, and "Dawn Whistle" will start filming at the end of October, and Song Weiwei and Kim take a leave of absence to come back before the end of the month to make preliminary preparations. Comrade Xiao Song, who has been in the script for a long time and can't get out, can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Song Weiwei is still worried about how to get along with the child, and from James's mouth, he feels that Bruce is a smart little ghost, who is not naughty and will do what he can housework. If she is such a little angel, she should not disturb her and James's two-person world.

She was wrong, very wrong.

When Bruce jumped into his arms, Song Wei felt like a mother for the first time, and her whole body was shrouded in the aura of maternal love, and she really wanted to hurt him well. But who would have thought that before he arrived in Madagascar, this little ghost had been pillowed on his shoulder for three hours, and his saliva was dripping from his arm during the process.

The three of them sat in a row, James shook his head and smiled bitterly when he saw this situation, he straightened the child's body many times, and the sleeping Bruce still fell on Song Weiwei. In desperation, the two had no choice but to let him go.

When they arrived at the hotel they had set, they were unexpectedly upgraded to a luxury suite. The doorman got into the elevator with their luggage, and Bruce stood between the two, an awkward atmosphere.