Hugo watched as Charlize's thin figure gradually dissolved into the night, the thick night of teeth and claws seemed to be able to swallow her easily, and the weak shoulders seemed to be shattered in the next second. But Charlize stubbornly straightened his spine, unwilling to weaken, and walked with difficulty in the sea breeze.

Hugo followed Charlize step by step, and he did not dare to step forward, because he did not know how to explain to Charlize, nor what to say, could not sort out the mess of thoughts in his chaotic brain, and could not distinguish the bitter and astringent emotions in his chest...... But he didn't dare to leave, for fear that something would happen to Charlize, so he just took a firm step, kept a distance from Charlize, and walked slowly.

The bustling streetlights of Malibu gradually disappeared behind them, and the noise and boiling of the villa were left in the light of Atlantis, leaving behind the busyness of more than 400 guests and the crew of "L.A. Confidential...... In this way, the world quieted down little by little with the precipitation of the night.

Charlize suddenly stopped, which made Hugo stunned, and then she turned around, and Hugo's footsteps stopped in place. He saw Charlize's eyes, those smart eyes were covered with a thin mist at this time, looking at himself stubbornly and vulnerably, he seemed to be able to clearly feel that Charlize was moving away from him little by little, he wanted to reach out to grab her, but the rejection and rejection in those eyes pierced his heart, and his right hand couldn't help but hang down on his side as if it was on fire, and clenched it into a fist fiercely. Then, in her motionless eyes, he awkwardly avoided his gaze.

Charlize then turned around again and strode forward. Hugo looked at Charlize's back shivering in the sea breeze, and just stood there with a bitter mouth.

Inexplicably, Hugo remembered that night, that quiet and peaceful night, but he suddenly received a call from Charlize, she suspected that she was being followed, and that person was probably the criminal that the Los Angeles police tried to arrest in every possible way during that time. The sudden tension almost swallowed him, and he rushed out desperately, not even remembering how long he had been running, let alone how he had found her, only that the moment he saw Charlize, his heart exploded, and the bright light made him rush desperately, and then took Charlize in his arms.

The gleam in Charlize's eyes when he saw him is still unforgettable.

That night, Charlize was so fragile that it was like a crystal doll that would shatter at the slightest touch; Charlize looked so fragile tonight, as if he would be swept away by the raging wind in the next second. But it seemed that night he felt the two men getting closer and closer, and she opened her heart to herself for the first time; Tonight, however, he felt the two of them getting farther and farther apart, and she was rearming herself.

The thought suddenly hit Hugo's heart and left him breathless.

Looking at Charlize's figure that was almost disappearing into the night, Hugo finally took another step, one step, another step, and quickly chased after him. But when he was about to catch up, Charlize looked back, but Hugo couldn't help but avoid his gaze again, his footsteps stopped suddenly, and then when Charlize moved forward again, he maintained a similar rhythm, and followed Charlize's steps slowly.

Midnight had arrived, and the heavy night had made the coastal road more lonely, and the empty road seemed to have been abandoned by the world, and the cold sea breeze blew in and echoed in the air, but it set off the silence more and more.

On the road, two figures advanced one after the other, seven or eight paces apart, neither of them spoke, nor did they make any eye contact, but moved forward silently, like lonely pilgrims on the roof of the world, silent in their own world, each other just companions on the road of life.

"Squeak, squeak", a sound of car wheels and the grinding of sand and gravel on the road came in the sea breeze, and Hugo and Charlize couldn't help but look back, it was actually a taxi. Charlize immediately raised his right hand, and the taxi sped away, pulling to the side of the road less than ten yards ahead.

Charlize trotted after him, then opened the door of the taxi, and Hugo strode over, finally shouting, "Charlize! It was as if Charlize was about to disappear into his world in the next second, the only sound that had broken the silence all the way through, but it was almost crushed by the raging sea breeze and sprinkled with the roar of the waves.

Charlize glanced back at Hugo, everything became hazy in the night, but she could see Hugo's eyes clearly, she hesitated, said to the taxi driver, "Give me thirty seconds", then took a deep breath, walked in front of Hugo, and stopped about two paces away, "What else do you want to say?" ”

Looking at the indifference on Charlize's face, Hugo found the fragility of forbearance in her eyes, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, "I ......"

"What else do you want to say, I'll listen." Charlize raised his voice, but his nose couldn't help but sour again. She had to clench her fists, even if her nails had sunk into the palms of her hands, only in this way could she restrain her vulnerability. At this moment, she didn't want to be vulnerable in front of Hugo.

Hugo only felt that his throat was itching, and the boiling emotions in his chest were surging, but the hesitant voice of "I may ......" hid too many thoughts, and Hugo's reason was almost irrepressible.

"If you want to apologize......" Charlize looked away, she didn't dare to look directly into Hugo's eyes, even she didn't know why, whether it was because she was too aggrieved, or because she was afraid of facing Hugo's vulnerability, or because she didn't want to face the reality of tonight...... Perhaps, deep down, she knew that she was not to blame Hugo. However, she has no way to blame Cameron, because Cameron is not her friend, she has no way to blame Cameron's "kindness", she can only choose to blame Hugo and vent all her anger on Hugo.

Hugo looked at Charlize's blood-stained lips, and suddenly grabbed Charlize's right hand, and then pulled it hard, and forcefully took Charlize into his arms, without saying anything, just hugging her tightly and hugging her tightly. With his left hand, he gently grabbed Charlize's head, put it on his chest, and patted her head gently, but he couldn't help but close his eyes, and looked down to smell the faint fragrance from the hairline, which was still a familiar fragrance in his memory, which made the whole world stop.

Charlize was caught off guard and crashed into the strong chest, the heat on her face made her brain dizzy, Hugo's chest was so warm, that solid warmth surged in an instant, and surrounded her firmly. All of this was so familiar, so familiar that she almost thought it was all eternal harbor, because love has an end, friendship does not, but ...... The thought stopped abruptly, Charlize couldn't help but close her eyes, tears slowly slipped down, at this moment, in this second, at this moment, she let herself go again, let herself enjoy Hugo's arms, let the warmth drown herself.

"Do you know what a good woman you are?" Hugo's voice sounded softly like a cello, as if even the raging sea breeze had been tamed, and all the noise around him disappeared, making Charlize completely sink into it, "You know, in my eyes, ninety-nine percent of men are not worthy of you; You know, actually I ......."

The words had reached his throat and were almost about to blurt out. But Charlize interrupted in a low voice, "I know. She knew how it happened tonight because of Cameron, Hugo's girlfriend, and she knew it, "I knew it wasn't friendship...... It's sympathy. ”

Opening her eyes again, Charlize forced herself to come back to her senses, and the warmth of that moment stayed forever in the last second, she pushed away Hugo's chest, and then looked up at Hugo, the flash of injury and remorse in Hugo's eyes stung Charlize's nerves, and she avoided her gaze in a panic, "Thank you, but I don't need to." ”

The words were as cold as an iceberg in the middle of the night, gradually widening the distance between her and him. Then Charlize turned and walked to the taxi, leaving Hugo alone without looking back, watching Charlize get into the cab and then walk away.

Hugo tried to catch up, but his feet seemed to have taken root in place, and he leaned forward, and as a result, he did not move. In the blink of an eye, the taxi disappeared into the thick of the night, and even the sound of the engine could no longer be heard, except for the whistling sea breeze lingering in his ears, and then the night came again like a tide, as if nothing had happened, and Hugo stood still, motionless, as if time had stood still forever at this moment. He was the only one left in the world, alone.

That feeling of suffocation made the chest burst into flames, swallowing the whole body in an instant, and the pain of gnawing at the heart and bones swept in, almost making the entire nerves and the whole body fall into numbness, the pain was so extreme that he couldn't make a sound at all, the pain that went deep into the bone marrow grabbed his thoughts fiercely, and the countless thoughts in his mind became clearer than ever, the clouds and mist slowly dissipated, and familiar memory fragments poured into his heart, hitting the most vulnerable place in his heart truly and accurately, Let him have no room for resistance at all, and surrender directly.

Is it that if you miss it, you will never have a chance again?

He knew, in fact, he liked Charlize, he loved Charlize.