Jenny had to admit that Lillian's reaction was the same as Jim's, and she was a little concerned - not that she hoped they had misunderstood her relationship with Cesare, but ...... Well, to say it's the vanity of a beautiful woman, to be told to her face, 'You two are not playing' - of course, Jim doesn't say it, and it doesn't show it badly - she's always a little bit unpleasant, as if her charm is underestimated.

"Is it so impossible?" She protested half-jokingly, "Look, such a big house, basically only the two of us live, and many people don't even need such good conditions to develop, I mean, after all, not everyone is like Josh, is it?" ”

"It's true that not everyone is like Josh." Lilian spread her hands, "But you and Cesare are even more difficult to deal with than Josh, and you and him are not separated from public and private, messing up the contract?" ”

She couldn't help but laugh again, "Especially Cesare, breaking the agreement?" It's really hard to imagine. ”

"Well," think of Cesare breaking the contract and making an offer to her, either a quest or an offer. Jenny couldn't help but laugh as well, "He's really the kind of person who would rather die than fulfill his contract, isn't he?" ”

"A threat to life is a type of force majeure, and a breach of contract is certainly acceptable, but until then," Lillian shrugged, "Cesare is such a straightforward person that he will never confuse public with private affairs, and if he really wants to date you, of course he will tell you directly, and even explain his feelings to you when he proposes - maybe a few memoranda or something-"

Her funny tone made Jenny laugh too, she couldn't say whether she was relieved or uneasy, but Lillian was right, "Of course, you're right, please—I'm not narcissistic enough to think Cesare has a crush on me, think about it, if he had a different purpose, arranging a fake marriage under the pretext of transferring property, in fact, to get closer to the wife in this marriage—"

Both girls shuddered, and Jenny continued, "What a creepy and loser thing that would be." ”

"Indeed, that feeling is really perverted, and it will make people question his personality completely, isn't it," Lillian said as she rubbed her arms together, "who would be so bad that they don't even dare to say their favor, and need to satisfy themselves with such deception?" -- Although a fake marriage is also a form of deception, it seems to be more deceptive. ”

Lillian was right, and she was quite right, but Jenny was a little uncomfortable to hear - especially the phrase 'so bad that you don't even dare to say it', she picked up a handful of water and drenched Lillian, "Hey! Are you talking about me? - Don't forget how I told you about Salvi at the time. ”

"Yes, I'm talking about you." Lillian grimaced at her and bared her teeth and said, "You and Salvi have let me down so much, let's go to Yosemite together - to be cut off from the outside world, I've been expecting a romantic scene like in a movie since you mentioned it to me, God knows how you ended up telling me such a result, I have to say, you disappointed me, Jane, you definitely have a problem with that." ”

“issue？” Jenny said she took a sip of soda and said, half-laughing, half-evasive, "I don't know when you worked as a counselor, Lil." ”

"I took a course on this when I was in college," Lillian said, "but I think you don't need to be a counselor, you just need people who know you well to see that -- I'm not talking about itmentissue, you can't get to the commitment barrier at all -- and in my opinion, you can even say you have a phobia of love." ”

Jenny paused for a moment—she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable under Lilian's sharp and direct words, but the discomfort was still comfortable: at those premieres, at commercial receptions, she could easily hear a myriad of beautiful flatteries and compliments, but it certainly didn't compare to the concerned exhortations of her friends, which sounded harsh but warm.

"Maybe it's not a phobia of love," she said, rather than erecting defensive barriers, as Cesare did, "but it's more of a ...... Rational choice, I don't want Chris's thing to happen again, since your career doesn't allow you to have a long-term and fixed relationship, then the best thing to do is of course to avoid any relationship that will hurt yourself or others, right? - Of course, there was a long gap after him, but it was more because I was getting busier-"

"I'm not saying you don't have enough reason." Lillian hesitated, but continued, "It's just a feeling, you see, Jane, there are two kinds of people in this world, one is emotionally driven, the more selfish person, like me, in many cases, there is obviously a better way to solve it, so that both parties can not get hurt, but I will not choose, I will choose a way to protect myself according to my instinct - if I were you, I think I will keep falling in love, even if it can't last long, it may bring a lot of harm to the other person, but I still won't stop." I will continue to seek, not only for opportunities to settle down, but also because I need to feel loved and loved...... I'm a needy person, but you're completely different, you're rational, you're always hoping to do less harm, and you're always saying that the least hurtful way is not to try, maybe that's the same as you said to me, yes, mathematically it's true, the chances of success are really slim - and I'm not talking about which of these two people is right and who is wrong, but what I'm trying to say is that behind your rationality is low needs, you seem to be ashamed of your vulnerability, you are ashamed of your needs, you always want to live without anybody, I think it's this mindset that prevents you from even starting a relationship, let alone deepening it...... Of course, your work also plays a big role in this. ”

"I ...... I can't refute it," Jenny said, stretching out her hands and smiling bitterly, "Of course, this may be the result of multiple factors, no time, no special living environment, and public opinion risk...... But, at the end of the day, yep, I really don't like ...... The feeling of being dependent on another person, especially when you're in the midst of a non-stop madness yourself – it's hard enough to balance everything you have, and with one more factor, I'm not sure if the boat will capsize. ”

"yes, I understand, I do......" Lillian said, "especially when you're already in a non-stop madness......

She shrugged, "That's probably why CEOs always have several wives — the woman who takes care of the family for them when they charge into battle is basically no longer able to meet their demands by the time they decide to start retiring and enjoying life." ”

"Of course, it is not excluded that some wives have their tolerance slips blowing up in the middle of the process," Jenny said.

"yes - that's the need for prenuptial agreements and the existence of civilian highly educated girls." Lillian grimaced and said with some sarcasm, "Sometimes, being the spouse of a rich man is not as happy as being a rich man's child. ”

She herself is a happy rich child, and as far as Jenny knows, Mark signed a prenuptial agreement, which is also the insistence of Lilian's family.

"Sometimes the children of the rich are not happy – not even the rich themselves." She said, changing her position to allow the water to better hit the sore spots on her back. "Speaking of which, how are you and Mark doing? You haven't mentioned him on the phone for a while. ”

'We've had tough moments and we're still adjusting.' Lillian said, spreading her hands, "You know, now that Luke is born, it's not possible for me to go to Africa with Mark anymore, and, you know, I'm in the most critical period of my career—"

In the United States, to become a formal practicing doctor, it is basically impossible to achieve the threshold of less than 29 or 30 years old, counting Lillian's age, after graduating from college, she went to medical school for 4 years, she and Jenny had just become a resident when they met, and after 6 years of training, she participated in 2 years of further study, and now is the critical moment to become a practicing doctor and re-decide the hospital where she works. - Speaking of which, although the doctor is not as busy as a celebrity, it is by no means much easier, and the possibility that Lillian wants to go to work while taking care of the child is almost zero.

"So, Mark stays home now as a stay-at-home dad?" Jenny asked, "Isn't he very adaptable?" ”

"Of course he wants to keep working, but I think it's time for a change, and you know his job doesn't pay that much." Lillian shrugged, "He's helping people, and he's getting paid for it, and I'm helping people, and I'm getting paid more than him, so it seems more reasonable for him to take on the family responsibilities and me to take on the social responsibilities." However, Mark did not like the idea of never returning to Africa in the future. ”

She paused and laughed again, "You see, every family has its own troubles, so sometimes I do envy you, j, while I'm going about my life and worrying about my problems, you're -- of course you're having troubles, but you're also creating legends, living that kind of life that people imagine, creating movie after movie...... There are tens of thousands of wonderful doctors in the United States, but there is only one Jennifer. Jefferson. ”

"Oh, please." Jenny shook her head and groaned. "Your envy is only because you may not be so happy with your life - to be honest, you won't be happy to trade with me." ”

Lillian didn't deny it, but she couldn't help but show some loss, Jenny turned to look at her, and said sincerely, "Seriously, when you envy me, I envy you too, you envy me for creating legends - but I envy your ......."

She asked with some caution, "I said normal, would you be angry?" ”

"Of course not." Lillian spread her hands, "What else am I out of the ordinary besides a little bit of property?" ”

Jenny laughed, "A lot, your straightforwardness and courage, your sincerity to yourself...... I don't know, for me, your character is not ordinary enough. ”

"In this way, you are indeed not so satisfied with your love life." Lillian said, "So, you're still not that strong, and you still want to be accompanied?" ”

"I'm not a robot after all," said Jenny, "of course, here it could be changed to - I'm not Cesare after all-"

Both girls laughed, and Lillian looked up and finished her drink.

"That's why I'm particularly interested in you and Salvi." She began to strongly recommend Salvi again, "I think he is really a good fit - it's hard to imagine that he will pursue long-term people, Salvi kind of person, at least for now, feels like he needs a casual and open relationship, and you are about to start working together, how suitable you are, and you are such a call-"

"Did you take Salvi's money?" Jenny couldn't help but laugh, "Or are you actually a fan of secrets-"

Seeing Lilian's expression change, she pointed at the other party and shouted, "Oh, secret fan, I see, in fact, you should have said it earlier, I could have invited you all over for a meal-"

"you, J.J-"

The two older girls laughed for a while, and then Lilian admitted that she had a good impression of Salvi, "At the Oscars in "Monroe", I felt that you were very compatible, not because of the physical match, but - he understands you very well, at least in my opinion, when you sit together, Chi looks very harmonious. So I've always wanted you to develop, after all, like you said, J.J., you're not a machine, even Cesare needs to be with you, let alone you? ”

"Besides," she spread her hands, "you know my values, whether a person is successful or not depends not only on his impact on society, but also on the quality of his personal life, your career is successful enough, what's wrong with slowing down a little and enjoying life at the right time?" ”

Jenny had to admit that she had a point, after breaking up with Chris, her life seemed to be moving more and more towards asceticism, really, is it necessary to fight so hard? When was the last time you really enjoyed life?

"Maybe you're right." "But it's not as simple as you say it is - maybe for Salvi it's all in the past." ”

"Oh?" Lillian suddenly came to her senses and sat down next to Jenny, "Say it - I want to know all the details!" Why do you think that, does he give a signal that it is all over? ”

"The first and last time we spoke about it was in London two years ago...... "Jeanne told her what it was, "I don't know if he thought the 'I'm not going to be in love' declaration was always valid or whatever, but he certainly knew what Cesare and I were engaged to do - I think he guessed it somewhat." ”

"Needless to say?" Lillian snorted impatiently, "Didn't I say it all, he understands you very well-"

After thinking about it for a while, she said decisively and enthusiastically, "Now, listen to me, if you have a good impression of him, there is no doubt that you should take the initiative to express it now, after all, this door between you is closed by you on your own initiative, as a gentlemanly man, for a complex female star like you, it is rude to ask why you are not ready to fall in love, it is tantamount to forcing you to share secrets with him - you are now in such a married state, so he can only wait for you to signal to him, otherwise he always has too many concerns, Isn't it? As a gentleman—"

“…… Maybe you do have a point. Jenny has to admit, "Sometimes, people are limited by a variety of factors...... If you're not honest with yourself and brave enough, things will never change. ”

"At least not in the short term." Lillian took a sip of her smirk, "And what you're lacking most right now is time. ”

Being able to exert influence on Jenny, her emotions seemed to be high, "Chesa I've given up completely - his problem is worse than yours, this man is a hopeless case, but you are different - you can still be saved-"

She smiled to herself with satisfaction, "Now tell me, how are you going to speak?" ”

"Don't ask me - how can there be an answer to such a thing?" Jenny immediately told Rao, "I haven't even made up my mind whether to take the initiative or not—"

She flicked Lillian's forehead, causing the latter to make a grimace at her and cover her forehead, "Don't think you've already captured me, ma'am, you've only shaken my barriers, will you take action......

Shaking her head, she let out a long breath, "Some things aren't that simple......"

Although Lillian looked at her curiously, Jenny didn't want to share it anymore, she shrugged her shoulders and opened the conversation directly, "Hey, speaking of which, what is the problem of Chesa, it is actually more serious than mine - it sounds like this cliff cottage is like "Flying Cuckoo's Nest", and the people who live in it are not normal. ”

"PFFT, he?" Lillian rolled her eyes, "Don't let me start, or I won't be able to finish the night...... The mere fact that he's still flying in the sky is very wrong......"

Yes, Cesare, who was busy coordinating the three films, is now on his way to New York, which is why the two girls can talk about his gossip at home - under Lilian's homely hip-hop, the night of the release day was not so difficult, almost in the blink of an eye, it was the time period for the midnight show to end, and the final data of the midnight show in North America was also released in about the same time, a letter composed of 0 and 1, through the broadband system across the United States, It was quickly sent to the mailboxes of various big data statistical agencies, and also allowed those sleepless data analysis experts to have their own supper readings......

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My throat is almost fine, but in the past few days, my mom has started drying sweaters, and my nose has started to be allergic again...... TVT, I hope rhinitis doesn't recur!