Manhattan Reborn 1978

a new day.

Boston, in the old Morgan's manor in the suburbs.

David rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, got up from the bed, and walked into the bathroom.

After washing up and getting dressed, David walked out of the room with lazy steps as if he were at home and came to the first floor.

The old housekeeper, who had been waiting at the stairs for a long time, couldn't help but smile, nodded and said when he saw his appearance.

"Good morning~David!"

"Good morning to you too!"

"I...didn't you miss breakfast?"

"No~"

"Ok!"

"Oh, by the way! That Bernard Madoff who came with me last night, is he down?"

"No~ I have already asked someone to send breakfast to his room~"

"Then...are you waiting for me here on purpose?"

"Haha~ Could you please come with me?"

"Ok."

David scratched his chin with his hand and followed the old butler through the hall, living room and corridor, and entered the dining room.

in the restaurant.

Old Morgan and his wife Neria were holding tableware in their hands and eating breakfast quietly with their heads down.

When Lilith, Laura, Giles and Pine saw David walking in, they all gave him a look with different expressions, letting him figure it out~

David, who could sense that something was not right in the atmosphere in the restaurant, walked to Old Morgan with his mouth shut, and sat down in the seat that seemed to be specially reserved for him. He smiled and nodded to Neriya, picked up the tableware and started eating breakfast. . .

"..."

Several people at the table seemed a little surprised by David's natural, lazy, and silent attitude.

Old Morgan, who was sitting in the main seat, stopped what he was doing, wiped the corners of his mouth, and asked David.

"Friday the 22nd?"

"Yes, uncle!"

"What do you think?"

"..."

Old Morgan turned his head and glanced at his wife Neria.

Neriya also put down the tableware, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "David, you and Lilith..."

"We two hit it off!"

"...But you already have a girlfriend you're dating!?"

"if.."

David quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, glanced at Lilith who was lowering her head and pretending to be an ostrich, and said calmly and seriously.

"There is no chance to repeat life!"

"I missed it once before I understood..."

"Missing it is not just my fault..."

"It also represents the past that cannot be changed!"

"I can only stand there, look back and say sorry to it, and then let time help me slowly heal the cracks in my memory."

"Forehead.."

Neriya was speechless as she watched David slowly stand up, walked around the dining table, walked behind Lilith, pulled her up and held her in his arms. .

David held Lilith's waist tightly with his hands, as if holding an oversized doll, brought her to the old Morgan couple, lowered his head and said to Lilith.

"I never had the courage to say to the person I love...I love you!"

"Later, when she left, I couldn't muster up the courage to say...I'm sorry!"

"I know! Apologizing is so feeble..."

"But I told you! Lilith!"

"I am coming!"

“When a storm hits, what you need most is not someone who gives you an umbrella for free!”

"I'll take you out of the storm area!"

"When the wind stops and the rain stops, the day when we can rebuild the sunshine will not be far away!"

David looked at Lilith who raised her head, kissed her on the lips, turned to old Morgan and Neria and smiled.

"The 22nd is Friday."

"Ten o'clock in the morning, in the banquet hall of the Plaza Hotel."

"I hope to get your blessing for my engagement ceremony with Lilith!"

"哐啷啷.."

Before Old Morgan and Neria could say anything, Laura, who had been silent all this time, stood up suddenly, almost kicking the chair under her. .

Her brows were furrowed, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes. She took a deep breath, and just when she was about to burst out, Giles, who also jumped up next to her, reached out and covered her mouth.

"That... David 1"

"The Plaza Hotel, huh?"

"I'll contact you!!"

"Pyne!"

"You also come and help make an invitation list for the guests!"

Pine, who stood up after Giles, took a deep breath quickly, nodded slightly to old Morgan and Neria, and said.

"I'll take care of all the preparations for the engagement!"

"Feel sorry!"

"..."

Old Morgan put his expressionless hands on the dining table, his eyes swept across the face of Laura who was struggling in Giles' arms, and after pausing for a few seconds on his wife Neria's face, he slightly raised his head and looked at David. Lilith in her arms said nothing.

David held Lilith's hair with his hands and felt that his shoulders seemed to be soaked with her tears. .

He didn't look in Laura's direction, but looked into old Morgan's eyes and said with a smile on his lips.

"Thank you for your continued recognition and help to me!"

"But this time..."

"I must say to you... I'm sorry!"

David tightened his arms, and after looking at old Morgan for a few seconds, he bent down and held Princess Lilith in his arms, and walked out of the restaurant.

The old butler who had been standing at the door of the restaurant and watching everything, when he saw David walking toward him with Lilith in his arms, squinted his eyes and turned sideways to give up half of his body, with an undetectable smile on his lips. .

in the restaurant.

David and Lilith, gone.

Neriya looked at her silent husband with extremely complicated eyes, and sat back in the chair feeling weak.

Giles quickly winked at Pine, and the two of them directly lifted Laura up and quickly followed David and the others out of the restaurant.

. . .

door of the house.

David carried Lilith out of the gate, put her down, took off his coat, and put it on her body.

Then, he held Lilith's chin, wiped away the tears that had flooded her face with his fingertips, and chuckled.

"Come with me!?"

"..Um!"

"Hahaha~ good!"

David felt extremely comfortable in his heart as he stabilized Lilith. It wasn't until she lost all her strength and her breathing became a little difficult that he let go of her red lips and smiled.

"let's go!"

----

new York.

Manhattan, in a bar on 33rd Street without any plaque.

Artaud, while putting his fingers in his ears, complained to the young Rosenlot: "That Cohen is a fucking bastard!"

"He didn't tell me the correct way to use flash bombs. He threw two of them at me and asked me to study them myself."

"I didn't..."

"..Haha~"

Rosenlot, nicknamed "The Wooden Man", after listening to Aalto's complaints and complaints, he gave a very rare laugh twice, which surprised Aalto and raised his middle finger at him and started swearing. .

ten minutes later.

At the door of the bar, Ludy opened the door and walked in with a smile on his face, and asked the old man behind the bar for a cocktail.

Alto watched Ludy sit at the edge of the bar, then stopped "educating" Rosenlow and shouted.

"Hey~ Ludy!"

"As soon as Polly came back, you ran out to be lazy?"

"Hehe~"

Lu Di smiled proudly, raised his eyebrows and said, "She is losing her temper in the company... Can I not run away?"

"Oh? What happened to her?"

"Last night, when we sent her back, she was still fine!"

"How would I know!?"

"Anyway, after she arrived at the company this morning, she read some of the company's work progress reports in recent days, and then called several people into the office and scolded them one after another."

"Forehead.."

Alto stared at his big eyes and hesitated for a few seconds, shook his head, changed the topic and smiled.

"Recently, our Popular Entertainment Company has had a few beautiful girls come to us who want to make money by making small films..."

"Would you like to go talk to them?"

"How about it?"

"..not so good!"

Lu Di lowered his head and looked at his beer belly, which had become smaller in recent days. He sighed helplessly and said.

"Polly is back~ I have to go home and have a look later..."

"..Hahaha~"

"I asked you why you can't find anyone at night these days!"

"So you went to your lover's place?"

"...You are the only one who talks a lot of nonsense!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

After drinking and talking nonsense, Lu Di put away his playful attitude and talked about business with the two little brothers.

"Alto, I heard that there is another infectious disease spreading at the studio where the short film is being shot recently?"

"..Um!"

"fxxx!"

"You should seize the time to organize all of them to go to the hospital for a check-up. Don't delay the filming plan because they are sick."

"Ok."

"Rosenlow, you don't need to follow the approval status of the real estate development project."

"You go find our family's lawyer, go to David's company with him, find Sam Rogers, and get the legal contract for the investment all finalized today~"

"Ok!"

"ok~"

"Let's do this for today!"

"Tomorrow morning, you two remember to go to the company for a meeting!"

"Are we... having a meeting? Is there anything wrong?"

"Yup!"

Ludy stood up, rubbing his beer belly, and smiled at Alto and the two of them: "You will know when you go!"

"...Okay~"

Alto looked at Ludi's smile and suddenly felt that he seemed to be hiding something and not saying it. .

----

Asia, Hong Kong.

Late, 23 o'clock.

Kowloon, Kai Tak International Airport.

Kai Tak International Airport was officially put into use in January 1925. Its name comes from the place name "Kai Tak Shore" of the original site in the early 1th century.

In 1962, it was officially renamed Xiangjiang International Airport, or Xiangjiang Kai Tak International Airport.

. . .

Kowloon, on Princess Road.

Two black Mercedes-Benz cars driving out of Kai Tak International Airport stopped at a red light at an intersection.

on the car.

In the co-pilot, a man sent by Carnes turned sideways and introduced Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and Angres Holm, who were sitting in the back seat.

"In 75, the convoy of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency the Prince took our route to the Kowloon Public Pier. They took the Governor MacLehose's yacht, the Lady Muline, and crossed the sea to the opposite side..."

Holm, who was sitting in the back seat, turned to look at the street scene outside the car window and smiled softly at Gerald.

"Maybe you don't know either?"

"Windsor, strictly speaking, is not the Queen's surname!"

"Her original surname is a German surname, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha~"

"Oh? I really don't know that..."

Jellal, who also turned to look at the scenery outside the car window, responded casually.

"Hehe~"

Holm leaned back and continued with a smile: "Because the queen's great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, was married to the then German Prince Albert."

"But during World War I, Britain declared war on Germany, and the royal family changed their surname to Windsor in order to express their gratitude to the people."

"..Um!"

Jellal supported his chin with one hand, and the expression on his face was illuminated by the passing street lights.

Holm seemed to know that Jellal was not interested in chatting, so he simply kept his mouth shut.

. . .

After half an hour.

The two black cars passed through the Hung Hom Cross-Harbour Tunnel and the Central and Western District, and stopped in front of the small white marble building where Carnes temporarily lived on Victoria Peak.

Jellal and Holm got out of the car and smiled when they saw Kanes wearing a nightgown.

"Hey~ It's rare... you can still wait for us!"

"Hahaha~ Come in quickly! It's a bit cold here at night."

"ok~"

. . .

The two of them followed Kanes into the small building, went up to the second floor, entered a well-decorated small living room, and sat down.

Jellal sat on the sofa, looking at the oil paintings and various decorations on the surrounding walls, and smiled at Karnes.

"Whose house are you staying at?"

"I don't know either~ It's not important!"

Karnes walked to the wine cabinet, poured a glass of wine for each of them, handed it to their hands, and said with a smile.

"You two came to see me together this time... there must be something else, right?"

"Ok!"

Jellal took a sip of his drink, asked Kanes to sit down as well, and said with a smile: "Before I came, I made an appointment with two of my father's old friends to have lunch at noon tomorrow."

"You should also go together and learn about the current situation here."

"Okay~"

"and then?"

"Then... let's go to Tokyo together and see what's different between there and here."

"Hahaha~"

Karnes crossed his legs, laughed and shook his head: "Do you really have to go through all the on-site inspections according to that boy David's plan before you feel at ease?"

"Of course!"

Jellal glanced at Holm beside him, paused, and then said: "My dad is very optimistic about Tokyo's economic development trend~"

"And I think what David said is more optimistic about the development potential of the real estate industry in Xiangjiang."

"So, when we come here this time, we can look at both sides so that we can have a clear comparison in our minds~"

"Ok!"

"Anyway, I have nothing to do in the past few days. I just want to go to Tokyo with you~"

"Oh, right!"

"Have you contacted David?"

"How is his preparation going?"

"No contact~"

"However, I heard that he is busy chasing his ex-girlfriend these days..."

"what?"

"He...is really leisurely!"

Karnes couldn't help but rant, causing both Jellal and Holm to laugh.

"Yes, that kid always makes us wonder whether he is a normal person..."

"Hahaha~"

----

America, Central.

Omaha, Nebraska.

Mu Brandes walked into Warren Buffett's office and sat down under his warm greeting.

After Buffett sat down, he moved his neck, loosened his collar, looked at Mu Brandes, and said directly.

"As for your desire to acquire shares of our Berkshire Hathaway company, Munger and other shareholders and I have already discussed it~"

"For stocks circulating in the market, you can charge as much as you can~"

"The OTC counter in New York can trade them..."

"However, the stocks in our hands are not very many to begin with..."

"So, we can't sell it to you anymore!"

"..Understood!"

Mu Brandes, who had already prepared for the worst for this trip to Omaha, smiled and nodded to Buffett and said.

"If, I mean... if!"

"If we can buy enough shares from the small and medium-sized shareholders of Boxer Hathaway..."

"We welcome you to join us!"

"Hahaha~ok!"

"Nice to work with, Warren!"

"I believe you will not regret today's decision!"

"Haha~ I hope so!"

. . .

After the brief meeting, Buffett saw off Mu Brandes, said hello to his secretary, and temporarily declined all calls and visitors.

He walked back to his desk and sat down, resting his elbows on the table, frowning and thinking for a moment, and then slowly exhaled.

new. .Shareholders?

David Coleman! ?

Maybe, we should find a chance to go to New York and talk to him in person!

----

Northeastern United States.

A car entered the interstate from the Boston area and headed southwest at high speed.

on the car.

David felt speechless and was squeezed into a corner of the back row. He tilted his head and looked at Laura and Lilith who were hugging each other and whispering, and complained to Pine, who was sitting in the passenger seat with a smile on his face.

"Hey~ Did you guys have this planned for a long time??"

"Hehe~"

Pine tilted his head and squinted his eyes, glared at David, shook his head.

"Of course you didn't know we were in the restaurant when you were sleeping in bed..."

"Stop!"

"Don't explain~ I don't want to hear it either!"

David moved his body, pushed Laura's little head with his hand, frowned and asked: "You just ran out with us?"

"Aren't you afraid that your mother will be angry?"

"...Hmm!" Laura pursed her lips like a wronged little girl, put her head into Lilith's arms, and responded in a muffled voice.

"Tsk~hiss~"

"How do I feel...I have done something very stupid again!"

"Hehe~"

"Is this time more stupid than when you chased your ex-girlfriend Ruby?"

"Pine, you bastard! What did you say?"

"This is different, okay?"

"Hehe~"

Pine threw back two sneers without looking back, expressing his disdain without hesitation. .

"...!"

David felt like he didn't know where to start. .

He dug his ears with his hands, smacked his lips a few times, opened his arms and hugged Lilith, and moved Laura in her arms in the opposite direction a few times, and said.

"Sit tight! I have something to ask you!"

Laura’s little face bulged into the shape of a bun, and she frowned and asked: “Tell me what you want.”

"Um.."

David hugged Lilith, pressed her head in his arms, let his breath spray on her forehead, and said to Laura.

"You have to understand!"

"In the adult world, there is never a lack of friends, but friends are also the most lacking!"

"This... is nonsense!" Laura tilted her head, grinned, and replied with some confusion.

"Hehe~"

“Real friends don’t need to be in constant contact, but they should be in touch most often!”

"This is also nonsense!"

"...That's right!"

"But often the people who get hurt are the people you should really love!"

"This...sentence..."

"Is it still nonsense?"

Laura pursed her lips and remained silent. .

David stroked Lilith's arm back and forth with his hand, kissed her forehead a few times, and whispered.

"Your impulsive... may cause harm to others unintentionally..."

"But now that you have decided to love, you should not let the person you love bear the hurt you inadvertently caused!"

"Laura!"

"Many of my female high school classmates are now mothers~"

"Where's Lilith?"

"She will wait for you for four more years!"

“What are you going to do in these four years??”

"You can only make yourself more mature and understand how to love so that your lover will not be hurt."

"So, until you really understand all this, Lilith is mine!"

"Understand?"

"..."

"I'm asking you a question! You're a bastard who only gets angry on impulse!!"

"..."

David didn't even look at Laura, but moved his body, held Lilith on his lap like a little girl, and said softly.

"Don't be afraid! I'm here!"

"From now on, no one can hurt you again!"

".. Wuwuwu~"

Lilith finally cried. .

Her crying made Pine, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and Laura, whose eyes were also red, unable to hold back any longer. .

Laura bit her lip desperately and wrung her hands together, but she didn't have the courage to lean forward to comfort Lilith.

Pine took a few deep breaths and whispered to Laura, feeling that he couldn't bear to watch or listen.

"you are right!"

"We all support you!"

"But the method and way you handle the problem... is wrong! Laura!"

"Let's do it~"

"Wait a minute, when we arrive in New York, you come back with me!"

"I don't!" Laura replied stubbornly and firmly.

"Go back!" David frowned, glared at Laura, and growled in a low voice.

"If you and your family can't untie the knot in your heart today, Lilith will never forgive you for the rest of your life!"

"..."

David felt Lilith in his arms suddenly twist a few times, as if she wanted to say something.

He tightened his arms in an "overbearing" manner, frowned more tightly and said to Laura: "Do you remember what I said in the restaurant?"

"Laura, you have to be sensible!"

"Don't let yourself say that feeble sorry to someone who should love with all your heart!"

"ok!?"

"..."

Laura’s tears flowed down like broken beads~

David raised his hand and tapped her forehead twice, hoping to wake her up and whispered.

"Love is also a responsibility, understand?"

"You can't even control your emotions, so why do you want to talk about courage, responsibility and love??"

"Shit!"

"When you figure it out, why your father has been silent today..."

"You really understand what love is!"

"..Wooooooo~"

Laura cried like a child and threw herself on David and Lilith, as if she was releasing all the grievances and unwillingness in her heart, and she seemed to be reflecting on her own ignorance and impulsiveness. .

Lilith struggled to break free from David's arms, caressed Laura's little head with her hands, raised her head and looked at David with tearful eyes, her lips trembled a few times, but she couldn't say anything.

David let out a long sigh and nodded slightly to Lilith, indicating that she didn't need to say anything. .

Everything has passed~

"..Uuuuuuuuuah~"

In this speeding car, a crying duet sounded again~