"That's too much.

It's not like we've gone on a few dates. "

"Doesn't he go to Berkeley to see you every weekend?"

"He goes every week.

So？”

Savannah was speechless. Indeed.

It was just a date. It wasn't even to the point where she could take him out to play.

Thinking about it, Juven was indeed different.

"Besides, don't you think Juven is very good?"

"Juven is very good.

But, I heard that his family might not be very good. "

"Are you stupid?

What does his family have to do with me? "She rolled her eyes.

"It does." Savannah threw down the ice cream spoon.

"If he always thinks about his family before you, you'll be finished sooner or later."

Hayley was stunned. She had never thought about this.

She instinctively thought that she was the person Juven loved the most. She had never thought about it.

If Juven had to choose between his family and her, he would probably choose his family.

She suddenly lost the mood to eat ice cream.

Savannah quickly said, "I'm talking nonsense. After all, there's no, uh.

When it comes to the specifics, no one knows what will happen.

Hey, you don't have to worry about something that didn't happen, do you? "

"It's all your fault!"

"Okay, okay, okay.

It's my fault! "

"Then I want to eat ice cream.

This time, I want strawberry and — almond. "

"I'll go buy it." Savannah took out her wallet.

*

After watching the movie, Hayley almost forgot about it.

Don't worry about something that might never happen.

Don't ask for trouble.

They said goodbye at the entrance of the theater.

They drove home separately.

Juven called again. This time, he left his phone number.

He wanted her to call a hotel in Las Vegas.

She looked at the time.

She called.

Juven picked up the phone almost immediately.

“baby？”

"It's me." Lying on the bed with her chin on the pillow, "Why are you in Las Vegas?

I thought you wouldn't like that kind of place. "

"I'm just having fun.

Do you want to come over for a few days? "

"No, I just came back yesterday."

"Is Paris fun?"

"It's alright."

Juven was silent for a while. "I'll go back tomorrow."

"Juven."

"Hmm?"

"You don't have to rush back. Play for a few more days."

"I have a lot to tell you, baby bear. I want to see you."

"Alright then.

I have to take a shower. I just came back. "

"Where did you go?"

"I went to the movies with Savannah."

In the end, he rambled on for almost an hour, saying that he went to the nuclear physics and high energy physics laboratories in Paris and had a friendly exchange with some university students from other countries who came to visit.

Juven didn't understand most of the professional terms she was using, but that didn't stop him from praising her.

Juven avoided talking about what he had done while he was in Paris. He only talked about what happened in Las Vegas. He talked about how he and Kinou woke up at noon every day and played at the casino in the afternoon and night. They didn't lose much and even won a small amount, enough to pay for their hotel room every day.

"I really have to take a shower." Hayley yawned. "I have to go to bed early."

Rui Fan was reluctant to leave. "Alright, go to sleep.

You can see me when you wake up. "

After putting down the phone, Juven dragged Kinou back to Los Angeles overnight.

The two of them took turns driving. In the morning, at dawn, they arrived in Los Angeles.

Kinou dropped him off at the door of Bel Air's new residence. "I have to go back to bed.

Don't disturb my sleep if there's nothing. "

*

The morning sun rose.

July wasn't very hot in Los Angeles, which was close to the sea. It was cool in the morning and evening.

Rui Fan looked at the faintly shining skyline.

The wealthy community in Bel Air was in a good location. The scenery was beautiful and it overlooked the coastline.

He thought back to when he was young, he had also looked at the coastline from somewhere. However, the scenery around him at that time was definitely not as beautiful as it was now. It was a natural forest and the coast. Although most of his childhood memories were of moving houses, the only natural scenery that could bring him peace of mind was more vivid in his memory.

For some reason, he felt melancholy.

After feeling melancholy for a long time, he pressed the doorbell.

The maid opened the door for him and he walked in slowly.

He hadn't taken a closer look at Hayley's new home before, but he felt that it was big, luxurious, expensive, and full of the "I'm rich, I'm very rich" vibe, which didn't seem to match Helen's taste.

Hayley hadn't woken up yet. The maid asked him to wait in the living room and asked him what he wanted for breakfast.

He ordered breakfast, and the maid went to the kitchen.

Another maid asked him what he wanted to drink, coffee. He hadn't slept all night and was very sleepy, but he was forcing himself to stay awake.

After gulping down two cups of coffee and eating breakfast, Hayley dawdled downstairs.

Juven heard someone coming downstairs, so he quickly stood up and walked to the hall. "Babybear."

Hayley smiled sweetly. "Didn't you sleep all night?"

She asked again, "Where's Kinou?

You should let him in for breakfast. "

"He went back to sleep." He hurriedly held her hand. "I miss you very much.

What about you?

Do you miss me too? "

"I miss you too." She nodded obediently. "You seem to have lost weight again. I haven't seen you for two weeks."

Juven felt very uncomfortable. "I haven't been sleeping well recently."

"What's wrong?"

Young people in their teens and twenties didn't get enough sleep. Insomnia was a privilege that only middle-aged and old people had.

"I …" He wanted to say something but stopped.

Hayley pulled him to the dining room and sat down at the table. The maid brought breakfast.

"What's wrong with you?

By the way, Bob said that you're living next door to Kinou now. "

"Yes, that's it." He pursed his lips.

"Did you finally tell Aline?"

"No. I didn't.

To be exact, I just mentioned it, and Mom cried. "

"So your heart softened?

But you still secretly got a room? "He was really a child.

She rested her chin on her hand. "What are you thinking about?"

"I'll be 22 next month."

"I know that.

You're an adult. Think clearly about what you want to do. "

"I can't always stay by Mom's side." He lowered his head and played with the pepper jar on the table. "I love her very much, but she makes me feel … suffocated."

Hayley didn't say anything.

It was difficult to express her opinion on such a topic. He had to think it through himself.

"I'm just thinking about it now. Gradually, I won't go back to sleep. I'll still give her the household expenses. It's no different from before." He continued to study the pepper jar.

"Mom wants me to bring Djékun out to meet more people. Djékun's acting is not bad. This way, there will be two people in the family who can earn money. It'll be better.

She wants to move to a better neighborhood.

I also want to buy a ranch for Dad. He's gone to Costa Rica. "

This was the first time Juven had told her about his future plans.

"What do you think?" she asked gently.

"As long as Mom doesn't make any other requests, I think I can do all these.

I don't take many film roles now, but I can take on more work. This way, my income will be higher. "He was a little frustrated, as if he had just realized that he was an ATM in his mother's eyes.

This was completely different from the relationship between Hayley and Helen. He had never thought that there would be someone who could live like Hayley. On the surface, Helen didn't seem to care much about her daughter, but in fact, she did everything for her daughter. Hayley had never really been worried about money, nor had she been worried about the relationship between mother and daughter.

Suddenly, he felt a little sad for himself and for his family.

It wasn't that Aline didn't love him, but her love was really suffocating.

He was the eldest son, and he had been taught from a young age to be responsible and take care of his younger siblings. In comparison, Djékun was more willful. When he was unhappy, he would shout and get angry. This brat had a stubborn temper.

On the contrary, he couldn't remember when he had been willful. As long as Aline showed him that kind of expression of holding back her grief, he would be discouraged and have to give in.

In fact, breaking up with Martha wasn't just because the two of them were no longer in love. Martha was very masculine. After seeing the one-sided sacrifice between him and Aline, she was shocked and suggested that he leave home and start learning to be independent.

They quarreled over this. After a few times, Martha lost her patience and decisively broke up with him.

He was absent-minded.

Hayley snapped her fingers in front of him. "What are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking." He smiled sadly. "Will you break up with me because of this?"

"Because of what?"

She quickly understood. "Oh, you mean — Martha broke up with you because of this?"

After thinking about it, it was very understandable. There were no obstacles in the love of 17 or 18 years old teenagers.

What about her?

She was only 18 years old.

He continued to rest his chin on his hand.

The two of them were thinking about themselves.

Hayley wasn't very willing to get involved in his family matters. They weren't that close. Besides, if he couldn't even solve his own family matters, he couldn't even tell Aline that he was moving out. Then, he shouldn't think about the future.

Most young people who had a difficult childhood would be more dependent on their families. They would be afraid of "not being needed". Aline's exploitation of him was actually a kind of "need". In Juven's view, this was also a kind of "malt syrup". He felt that he "existed" because he was "needed".

"Then, why don't I have this kind of problem?"

Hayley continued to think.

Helen's temperament of not caring about anything had a great impact on her. She didn't care much about these external things. As for feelings?

Helen was a good example. Helen had never shown that she "needed" her. She didn't understand this kind of psychology.

She also didn't know how powerful love was.

Although she often said "I love you" to Juven, it was also because Juven always said that he loved her. She felt that this was love, and she really liked him. However, when it came to a further relationship, she was at a loss.