When Roland came out of David's study, it was already half past nine in the evening.

In a short period of more than ten hours, Roland personally finalized six big deals, learned the development direction of a giant, confirmed the group's expansion ideas, and decided the path he would take in the future.

Hammer after hammer to buy and leave, one after another hundreds of millions or billions of transactions by him personally decided, that hearty feeling, made him very comfortable, and when he walked gloriously, humming a minor tune to the living room, in the spacious and bright hall, only James was leaning on the sofa and smiling and watching TV.

"What are you looking at?" Roland, who was in a good mood, leaned over and sat down with James.

As he spoke, his eyes were on the TV, "NBC? 《FriendsSeason4》？ ”

"You're in the twelfth grade, and you're still watching soap operas here and here?"

"Have you chosen a university?"

If, with Roland's arrival, hearing him curiously ask about the content of the TV, James twisted his ass, got out of the way, and wanted to share happiness with Roland, then now, on his smiling face, there is only disgust.

Turning his head to look at Roland, James rolled his eyes with that casual smile, "Hey! Rowland! You can't speak, won't you shut up? It's Christmas holidays! On vacation! What are you talking to me about? ”

After complaining a few words, James changed his tone and said with a little pride: "However, you don't have to worry about college!" I didn't expect it! I've got my acceptance letter from Johns Hopkins University! ”

Since the beginning of 96, when he was preparing for "Titanic", Roland spent only a handful of time at home.

During this period, the little chubby dun who was ridiculed and bullied by him has lost weight successfully, with the loss of weight, the height has jumped, and the face that was still round is now angular, although it is not as handsome as a fingernail of Roland, but ......

The Olsen family has good genes, and if James is put in school, a school grass, it is still worth it.

Of course, he is not a straw bale.

and his appearance have risen together, as well as his academic performance.

Maybe it was David's decision not to let him fall in love with Roland like he did, or maybe it was the fact that the tutor Roland hired with his ability to use money really worked, in short, soon after Roland left home, James's academic performance skyrocketed like a rocket.

And after receiving Kate's admission to Johns Hopkins University's summer camp on Christmas Day '96, he became interested in the topic of 'immortality' as mentioned by Professor Carol Greider of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the School of Medicine, who was in charge of lecturing at the summer camp.

"Professor Carroll said that I am extremely talented in the field of biology and that she is looking forward to my admission to Johns Hopkins University and then joining their research group......"

Before, when Roland mentioned studying, James was cowering tightly, but now, after having enough proud results, his waist is also a lot tougher, looking at the guy who proudly tells the professor's evaluation, Roland's heart is indeed a little envious, don't look at him rich, but he is still envious of those who have brains to study academics.

After all, science and technology are the primary productive forces!

Of course, envy is envy, in front of James, Roland will not admit his shortcomings, looking at James's appearance of the sky, Roland coughed and changed the topic, "That...... Did David agree to you getting a girlfriend? ”

"I think he should want you to stay in business and come back so you can take over your own business."

"What kind of biology are you studying now, he should be very angry, so...... Your girlfriend's affair ......"

"Probably didn't have a solution, right?"

Roland's words were like a basin of cold water, pouring cold on the gushing James.

He glared at Roland, fully understanding what it means to visit relatives and friends in that indescribable country in the East.

That's right, after learning what kind of bullshit biology James chose, David, who hoped that his son would inherit the family property, almost died of anger...... Our family is engaged in construction projects! It's not genetic engineering!

Did you pick the wrong one?

Because of the choice of career, the father and son had a conflict, and before they reconciled, James was not in the mood to find a girlfriend, so he is really as Roland said, a single person.

However, the single, who is about to turn eighteen, is a very shameful thing in America!

Even if James regarded Roland as a brother, he didn't want to admit this kind of trouble, so he coughed and said, "What girlfriend?" What girlfriend? What girlfriend? How can learning make people happier when they have a girlfriend? ”

"I love to study, I love to learn, girlfriend or something, only a superficial guy like you would look for it!"

The duplicitous words made Roland laugh directly, and his pretended serious expression made Roland laugh directly.

Leaning on the sofa, he put his legs on the coffee table, put his arm on James's shoulder, and continued to arch the fire in a slightly encouraging tone, "Learning is learning, girlfriend is girlfriend!" These two can't be mixed up! ”

"No matter how much you like to study, you still have to have a normal life, and finding a girlfriend can improve your quality of life!"

"Just like I am now, I don't have to take care of everything in my life......"

"What do you eat for three meals a day? What should I wear when I go out? These most troublesome things are far away from me! ”

"Exercise every day! Someone to accompany you every day! Someone to accompany you at work every day! ”

"Imagine being able to enjoy a sweet call every morning......"

"Imagine that every night, someone will get into your arms and say goodnight......"

Just when Roland waved his right hand and pointed to show off his beautiful life, James, who had been looking at Roland quietly with squinting eyes, suddenly saw a figure walking down from the upper floor.

When the young woman in the white dress leaned against the staircase with her hands folded and looked at the living room with a playful expression, James, who already felt that Roland was showing off too much, suddenly asked, "Isn't that right...... Roland ......"

"Don't fool me for Lizzie!"

"I've heard that Kate is very strict with you? Do you even want to look at your phone? ”

"And you're not allowed to smoke or drink?"

What？

How do you little bunny know that?

Hearing James ask this, Roland's words were stunned, and a trace of doubt flashed on his face, but the next second he withdrew his hand and pocketed to prove himself, "Who are you listening to nonsense?" Isn't my phone right here? ”

'Great, it's good to have a day's call with Steven today. ’

Not only that, but he also stepped forward and leaned his face towards James, "You sniff, you sniff, I just finished drinking and smoking with your dad!" I do this at home, what do you think of her? ”

'It's a good thing David threw me a cigarette, otherwise my reputation in front of James would have been ruined!' ’

While Roland proved himself, James, who had been keeping an eye on the staircase, saw the young woman move.

Seeing that it was not a big deal, he added fuel to the fire and continued to ask: "That...... What do you mean...... Are all the rumors fake? ”

"Of course! The reason why rumors are called rumors is because rumors have no factual basis! ”

Roland was very happy that James could recognize this fact, not only that, but he also added fuel and vinegar: "Really, let me tell you, after I got a girlfriend, my waist is no longer sore, my legs don't hurt anymore, and I can go up to the fifth floor in one breath!" ”

"Any idea why?"

"Because she'll take care of your life!"

At this point, Roland rose even more, "For example, I am thirsty in the middle of the night and want to drink water......"

"Just slap her ass with your left hand......" Roland patted James on the shoulder with his hand, and came to a live performance.

Then the right hand was raised...... "The right hand is spread out, and the arm is slightly propped.

"She'll help me bring water."

"Really?" Seeing the woman getting closer and closer, James reversed the fire and asked, "Hearing you say this, how can I have the feeling of a medieval maid serving a noble lord?" ”

"That's how it feels!" Hearing this metaphor, Roland slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't Kate British?" You also watched "Titanic" that day, right? Wasn't Ruth accompanied by a group of maids when she was on the ship? ”

"She also has those clothes, as soon as she wears a black dress, ties an apron, puts on a hat, I ask her to pinch my legs, she pinches my legs, I ask her to beat my back, she beats my back...... This is her absence now, if she is here, I will just put one on the sofa, and she will come to pinch my neck, really, don't lie to you, find a girlfriend, there are many benefits......"

"Huh...... James, don't pinch ......"

"I'm just telling you about the benefits of finding a girlfriend, not for you to pinch me ......"

"Huh? What does it mean when you raise your hands? I...... Hiss ......"

Before Roland finished pretending to be a beep in front of James, as before, he felt a warmth in his neck.

Immediately after, the familiar movements and comfortable strength made him instinctively narrow his eyes.

When he saw James spread his hands and raised his eyebrows with a wicked smile, a coldness rose up, along the vertebrae, straight to the heavenly spirit cover, when he raised his head to investigate, the familiar face that could not be more familiar was not a 'danger'?

"Kate, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time? Roland tried to hide his embarrassment with a smile.

"How did I end up here? Of course, I learned that your neck was sore......"

Looking at the embarrassed Roland, Kate's face bloomed, and the hands on his shoulders pressed gently, and at the same time, she also said: "It's a little past nine, and every night at this time, it's when I finish telling Ashley, Mary, and Lizzie bedtime stories, are you waiting for me here at this time, do you want to take me back?" ”

"Ah, yes, take you home, take you home......"

Roland nodded his little head like a piledriver, and before he could finish speaking, he had already gotten up.

Under James's playful gaze, Roland led Kate out of the door, and when they crossed the courtyard and returned home, the flickering light made James, who was sitting on the sofa, take three steps into two steps, sneaking out of the house, trying to listen to the corner.

When he found a good position familiarly, he came to the edge of the living room window that he liked to turn over the most when he was a child.

The sound from inside made him cover his mouth and move his body.

"Three meals a day, daily clothing, someone is in charge?"

"Fitness, travel, work, all have someone to accompany you?"

"I'm thirsty in the middle of the night and want to drink water, just slap my butt?"

"Dressed in a nineteenth-century maid outfit and pinching your legs and beating your back?"

"I'm a medieval maid in your eyes for a long time, right?"

"No, no, no...... Kate, Kate, Kate...... I'm just pretending to beep in front of James......"

"You should be able to understand this, just like you women like to dress up beautifully, everywhere is the center of the world, we men are also very superficial, so superficial that when it's okay, we just brag in front of our brothers about how good we are......"

"Really? Do you think that our women's beauty is superficial? ”

"And you still think that you usually don't have a good life, and you have to brag to achieve the good in your heart?"

"No, no, no...... I don't mean that, I mean, our men's behavior of boasting to each other between brothers is superficial, and I have never felt that I usually have a bad life, the reason why I say it is bragging, that is, the good in daily life is processed through the means of language, to a level that everyone envies, and the bad habits of the old society, the kind of oppression that needs to be criticized, has become our superficial direction......"

"You mean, in your heart, you still want me to be a maid for you in a maid's outfit?"

"Uh...... In our current thinking, this is called sex, yes, it is called sex, not squeezing, not ......"

"Hmph, what's the smell of tobacco and alcohol on your body? Ever since I took Lizzie to make cookies in the morning, I have been talking on the phone in my study and never come out, and you never seem to have these things in your study, right? ”

"Ah...... I just got it from David, and I'm making some money, so celebrate ......."

"Got money?"

"Yes, the business that Paul Allen recommended last time, David also did a little bit of it, so ...... Everyone is happy ......"

"Really?"

"Of course! …… Hey, don't look at me like that, okay? After learning that the money had arrived, I thought about where I was going on vacation with you, and then I thought I was happy, so I had a drink with David...... I know why you don't let me smoke and drink, aren't you afraid that after I get used to it, I will be used to it? Don't worry, Ruifan's matter won't happen to me, and among these people I'm dating now, they have too many ways to kill people, and they won't be so boring to leave people to grasp...... And it's David today, if David wants to harm me, just apply to the court for a guardianship extension......"

"Okay, you just said vacation ......"

"To celebrate the big sale of Titanic, I'm going to go on vacation and ...... with you"

"Do you want to take Lizzie with you?"

"This is to celebrate the success of "Titanic", not a Christmas family outing, I personally don't want to take them, of course, whether to bring them or not, you decide, if you don't feel good about refusing, then I'll come."

"Location?"

"I thought about a few places, but I couldn't decide, and I want to discuss ...... with you."

"Where?"

"Well, the first one is the Bahamas, Nassau has pink sand beaches by the sea, the Lake of Fire and the Atlantis Road is interesting, and then the Caribbean, I heard that Calivani Island on the edge of Grenada is very beautiful, and ...... Hmmm......"

At first, James, who was eavesdropping on the corner of the wall, was upset.

Roland has bullied him for so many years, and now he is finally sanctioned, this kind of refreshment makes him so happy!

But when he listened, he felt that something was wrong.

Why did Roland get up 'hmm' while he was talking?

And just when he scratched his head and scratched his ears and didn't know what to do, Kate's "back to the room" made him suddenly realize.

“Fuck！ Director! This script is wrong! ”

"Shouldn't Kate sanction Roland and blow his dog's head? Why did the two of them get together again? ”

Listening to the thumping footsteps upstairs, James scolded indignantly.

And if Roland knew what this guy thought, he would definitely laugh and comment, "Childish!" ”

It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, there is actually a desire to control it in my heart.

Let's just share.

Those who are really willing to share, one does not, and more often than not, it is just a helpless compromise in my heart.

Since kissing in public on the red carpet of the premiere that day, and asking for a kiss publicly at the end of the film, Roland has understood that Kate identified herself, but what about after that? Let her live calmly with herself in accepting this result?

No kidding, okay......

Although a quiet life can avoid a lot of troubles, it can also make people gradually lose interest in each other.

When you get used to it, when you meet passion, separation becomes a matter of course.

But Roland, who has already gambled everything, is unwilling to part with Kate, so it is essential to adjust the small contradictions in life.

Many times, this kind of small contradiction can actually be artificially created, just like Kate doesn't want Roland to smoke and drink, Roland has nothing to do, Kate will lose her temper in this matter, and Kate is not really completely forbidden, so Roland can take the initiative to attribute all this to the concern for fear of accidents, decisively pick out, apologize seriously, but die without repentance.

Because this is not like cheating, it is expressly forbidden to do things, since you can't touch the high-voltage line, then it's okay to tease, it will arouse the other party's desire to control, and a serious apology can make the other party get the satisfaction of controlling the overall situation, and then the recidivism, it will also be regarded as a temporary failure without full education, and then continue to come again.

At the same time, after the man admits his mistake, after showing goodwill, the woman's satisfaction will rise to the top.

Just like many mothers often say to their children, how is your dad bad, every time you emphasize it, it is actually strengthening the other party's own position in the heart, and if one day your dad is better, then many mothers will say with a high probability 'Don't look at how your dad usually is, but he still remembers it on such and such a day?' ’

In such a cycle, a lifetime passes......

Is this life boring?

No, it's a life of passion every day.

When all kinds of emotions spread in the home, the home is full of vitality.

Blind warmth will only make everything infinitely dull.

So, Roland was never worried that Kate would get angry for teasing her.

Because to be angry means to care.

If even the little emotions are gone, it means that the two of them are really finished.

Because of this, cowardly instigating in front of Kate is no big deal for Roland.

The tantrum was coaxed, Kate was satisfied, and Roland was also satisfied.

After all, in life, who is not an actor?

Life is like a play, and drama is like life.

In this way, while James was eating, Roland who returned to the room had a good time.

Kate, who already has dancing skills, unlocks a new pose as if rewarding Roland.

And when Roland was satisfied with her lying on his stomach and wanted to fall asleep, there were two crisp sounds, which made Roland look up in confusion.

But in the next second, when he saw Kate's raised right hand, Roland, who understood, smiled, "I'll go get you water." ”

"I want ice." Kate added with a smile.

"Asking for ice so late?" Roland was stunned for a moment, then showed it, and said with a shake of his eyebrows: "Okay, I want ice." ”

It turns out that a good X life can solve more than 90% of the problems between two people.

The remaining 10 percent can be used to get through.

The next morning, after eating breakfast, the refreshed duo flew straight to the Caribbean, and no one could stop Kate's desire to land on Caliwini that day.

As soon as I landed on the island, it was evening.

Seeing that the time was right, the two identified common local ingredients in the organic garden, and then took turns cooking a local dish under the guidance of the resort's chef, allowing the aroma of the meal to slide down the tip of the tongue to the limbs.

Fill your fill and settle into a tropical villa with a pointed pavilion, semi-circular windows and wooden corridors that tell the story of the place's past, and when you push the door in, red curtains hang naturally from the windows, and the marble floors with vintage patterns surround the small baths.

The lavish palace is close at hand, and the air of elegance permeates the room.

The next morning, the two got a kayak and roamed freely on the turquoise water, and in the afternoon, they brought their surfboards and jumped up at the height of the waves, and in the evening, they played a childish game of who catches the fish first on the crystal clear sea.

After a week in Kaliwini, Kate, who had slept listening to the sea, wanted a change of scenery.

As soon as the two of them put it together, they decided to do what they should do in winter according to the season, so they flew straight to France to the Three Gorges Ski Resort to try the 'Whiteopium' that fascinated countless people.

Since neither of them was very familiar with the sport, spinning, jumping, and I closed my eyes became the norm for them.

Slipping two steps and falling down, he got up with a smile and continued.

Even if they hired a coach, they couldn't stop the two of them from pulling each other's backs.

In the end, it's me who picks up the snow and sprinkles you, and you stuff your hand directly into my collar and scratch it.

Since Roland has already made his own life plan, this vacation, for him, is open to play.

After losing the psychological pressure, Kate felt that he was still very interesting, because-

"Roland, why didn't I think you were good at playing?"

"When you go on vacation in '96, you choose some places with a strong literary atmosphere."

In the face of Kate's inquiry, Roland can give an accurate answer, "Because we have money and leisure." ”

"We don't have to commute to work on time, we don't have the pressure to work, we have enough money to go wherever we want, and in this case, we don't need to ......play or not."

"Think of something, think it's interesting, and just do it."

"As long as we do it, then it will naturally be interesting, because the whole process, we don't need to work hard, we just need to spend money, and the act of spending money will not bring us any burden......

Roland firmly believes that 'problems that can be solved with money are not problems'.

In the same way, he firmly believed, 'If money in hand doesn't solve a problem, find someone who can solve it and become as rich as he is.'" ’

He will work for both creeds.

Always trying.