Lie to me again?

"I'm sorry, grandfather is a little tired, let's go to rest first."

"It's okay." Xie Ke lowered his eyes to hide the thinking in his eyes.

"This time it's more authentic than last time, you should try it out."

Xie Ke nodded lightly. Terry couldn't hide the curiosity and inquiry in his eyes very well. He could also guess what Nick should have said to Terry before, but he didn't care about this old friend either. After all, it was not France that he was deliberately lured to take advantage of him. It was normal and common for him to come to France to help an old friend with a little effort.

Seeing that Xie Ke was eating quietly, Terry couldn't talk to each other, so the two had a quiet dinner in silence, then said goodbye and went back to their rooms.

When we parted at the corner, Xie Ke said, "Terry, as a host, you don't have to be enthusiastic, but you can't wait for the guests to come and find something to talk about. This is the basic requirement of being a host."

"Then, good night tonight."

Terry froze for a moment, then said good night.

Xie Ke didn't care whether Terry listened or not, and went straight into the room.

"Good morning, Eli, did you sleep well yesterday? Is there anything wrong with you?" Nick greeted Xie Ke with a smile at the early morning dining table.

"Very good, still as comfortable as before."

"That's good, I really hope you can have a pleasant journey in France."

"I believe that is certain."

"Would you like to try a French breakfast?"

"That sounds great, give me one."

The servant served the breakfast on the table and retreated respectfully.

Terry looked at the two chatting happily and took a sip of coffee awkwardly.

"Terry, do you have any plans for today?" Nick asked Terry, staring at his grandson who was actually cowardly in his own territory from an angle that Xie Ke couldn't see.

"I want to take Eli to Notre Dame de Paris, and I won't be back at night. I have already arranged accommodation there." Glared at by his grandfather, Terry put down his coffee and sat down to answer. Terry felt that his There was still no problem with the arrangement, but he was stared at inexplicably by his grandfather again.

Xie Ke raised the coffee cup and put it down lightly. The bottom of the cup hit the table and made a slight sound, "Terry, your arrangement is very good, but where did you arrange my ring?"

Terry was a little annoyed. He forgot that Xie Ke came to France this time not just for fun, but mainly for the pair of rings he ordered from Scripps.And it can be seen that the pair of rings are very, very important to Xie Ke. Yesterday, Xie Ke asked about the pair of rings after he arrived at Scripps. If conditions permit, he must want to get them right away. , but seeing that the ring was delivered today, it was delayed another day because of his arrangement.

"It doesn't matter, just send it to my room later, anyway, I can't run away in Scripps." Xie Ke was silent for a moment, but still made a sound to relieve the siege.

"Sorry, I'll have someone send the ring to your room for safekeeping."

Nick glanced at Terry and said nothing. He has handed Terry over to Xie Ke to discipline him now, so he will not raise any objection to Xie Ke's behavior.

After a simple breakfast, Xie Ke bid farewell to Nick, "Then we will be excused first."

"Have fun."

"Let's go, Terry." Xie Ke turned and walked out, Terry followed closely behind, completely unaware that the relationship between the two of them had been completely reversed.

Behind the tall sycamore trees stands standard Gothic buildings, the Latin cross-shaped church stands among the fallen sycamore leaves, and the tall and straight bell tower stands quietly not far away, as if guarding the peace of this side.

"Among the incredible variety of appearances of those buildings, there is still order and unity. The trunk is always the same, but the leaves fall and grow."

"It's such a beautiful place, I feel like I've re-read Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, but I still don't know much about it."

"This is one of the must-visit places for loyal fans of Hugo. Every year, many people come here to reminisce about Hugo." Terry said.

"It's conceivable, isn't it amazing, because of a book, it became famous. Of course, I don't mean that it became famous only because Hugo wrote a book. Notre Dame de Paris is originally a landmark in the history of architecture. Gem, but how many people come here, not because of its architecture, but just because of the book, a story made up by Hugo."

"The charm of literature, like music and film and television, is a magic that affects people's hearts." Xie Ke looked at Terry, "What do you think?"

"So you chose to act because of this, because of this amazing magic?"

"Probably, I like acting. I like the feeling of stepping into someone else's life. You know, it's an amazing feeling. I'm Eli, but I'm not just Eli. I put another person exactly like me. The lives of unrelated people are presented to more people, and I have a sense of responsibility to play that role well, because he entrusts the efforts, hopes and expectations of many people."

"They're looking forward to that fake story that they believe, and what I'm going to do is make it real and make it live, at least in some people's hearts."

"Acting is not just a matter for one person, it is a magic trick that requires everyone's efforts, a magic trick that turns falsehood into reality."

Terry looked sideways at the bell tower of the church, "Is this magic difficult?"

"It's hard," Xie Ke smiled, "It requires the efforts of a hundred people, but fortunately, when I added it, there are a hundred people here."

"Then what if you add it, but it's still not enough for a hundred people?"

"The hundredth person will come in eventually," Xie Ke snapped his fingers, his eyes full of confidence, "Then it's time for the magic show, and we will eventually amaze the audience."

"That's great." Terry turned his head back. "It's great that you can fall in love with your profession."

"No one stipulates that you must love your career to be successful. There are many people who succeed reluctantly in this world."

"But I can't do it. I hate those twists and turns. I don't understand why they have to hide their true wishes in a bunch of insincere and inexplicable words. How can they still show their true intentions to opponents who are obviously eager to fight?" Warm smile,” Terry said, “I know my grandfather wants me to learn to be a successful businessman, but I just want to be a designer.”

"A successful businessman is not in conflict with a designer." Xie Ke knew that Terry had resistance to his successor Scripps, "Just like your grandfather scolded you for being a weak-hearted and cowardly gentleman, that doesn't prevent you from becoming a successful businessman." at the helm."

"I'm also a soft-hearted and cowardly gentleman, and I'm also afraid of trouble. I also hate that the media has five pitfalls in three sentences, but that doesn't prevent me from acting in my drama."

"But to be a good heir, I shouldn't have those things," Terry retorted.

"Who made such a rule?"

Seeing what Terry wanted to say, Xie Ke interrupted him first, "Don't tell me it's your grandfather. What I'm asking is that there is an express rule here, hey, if you want to do business, you have to put your Cowards and gentlemen are sold out, are there? No, not here, no place has such a rule."

"Then why don't you give it a try? You haven't done it yet. Don't judge yourself as a failure because of others' negation. Success is for yourself. The only thing others can give you is failure."

"You can give it a try. Your grandfather still has the strength to stand behind you. There is nothing to be afraid of. You still have the chance to allow failure."

Terry didn't answer. He always thought that he couldn't do a good job as a decision maker, so he never really participated in Scripps' affairs.Now that he was pointed out by Xie Ke, he suddenly realized that he had never tried before. He was always afraid of failure, but he never thought about why he was so sure that he would fail.

Maybe it's because he was trapped in this problem. Neither he nor his grandfather found out that the reason why he couldn't become an excellent heir was because he never tried. If Xie Ke didn't point it out, I'm afraid he would have changed it. The so-called soft-hearted and gentleman, he is still trapped by other so-called elements necessary for success.

And as Xie Ke said, even if he is soft-hearted, even if he is cowardly, even if he insists on being a gentleman, so what, why must he change, why can't he succeed with this attitude?He just entered the circle of jewelry design

When he was a child, many people were waiting to see his jokes, waiting to see him go back in disgrace as the heir of the Scripps family, thinking that he was raised by a rich boy, how could he know this.And then, sorry about that, he let them down.

Terry secretly made a decision in his heart, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Xie Ke had already walked a certain distance.

"Eli, I'm still behind, at least wait for me."

"You think you're my boyfriend, don't wait." Xie Ke waved his hand back, "Don't worry about me, I'll play by myself, and do what you have to do."

Terry stopped, and then chased after him, "Forget it, if my grandfather finds out that I left you here alone, he will definitely scold me to death, and I have nothing important to do."

Xie Ke slowed down and waited for Terry to catch up from behind, "Have you decided?"

"Yes, it's decided." Terry had a relaxed smile on his face, "Actually, it's not as difficult as I imagined."

"You are very brave." Xie Ke stopped, turned around and gave a hug to Terry who was catching up, "You will be grateful for your bravery, someday in the future."

"No, actually I'm still timid." Terry smiled back and hugged, "You lent me courage."

There were a lot more tourists than when they first came. They walked on the road in twos and threes, couples were taking intimate photos together, and someone under the plane tree was holding a camera to look for the angle of the church.

A man put down the camera in his hand and flipped through the photos he took before, with a satisfied smile on his face, but no one knew that the photo in his camera was not a landscape photo, but a photo of two men embracing each other. A few are photos of the two looking at each other from a distance and photos of the two walking side by side.

"Grandfather, I figured it out. I want to try my hand at Scripps business."

"I'll get someone ready."

"No need, I want to take over the release of Eternal Dream, it's my design, I'll be familiar with it, I plan to let Eli shoot a promotional MV."

"Does Eli know, what did he say?"

"He agrees with me." Terry's voice was a little nervous. This was the first time he had shared his views on the family business with Nick.

"Then go ahead and do it," Nick said with a smile in his voice, "The people of the Scripps family won't even be able to handle a promotional MV."

Terry hung up the phone with his grandfather's expectations for him. He never knew that his grandfather would have such great confidence in him. He secretly vowed not to let his grandfather down, but he didn't know that Nick, who he thought had great confidence in him, was hanging up. After getting on the phone, he said to himself, "With Eli here, even if the kid can't do it, it won't be too bad."

"Something happened. Someone exposed Xie Ke's photos. They are some photos of Xie Ke hugging and walking with a man." It was originally a quiet morning, but everyone in the public relations department looked quite restless, implying that Feeling restless and excited, "He also said that Xie Ke didn't return to China because he had a private meeting with his mysterious boyfriend."

"It was posted by a little-known online media, but it was reposted by several big Vs who specialize in gossip and entertainment circles. After that, it spread quickly, and it has already become a trending search."

"Go and call Wang Xiangyang over first, and then contact Xie Ke." The public relations minister quickly glanced at the post, "I guess it must be someone who got slapped in the face."

"There is no pressure to abuse such scum." A member of the public relations department said with a smile, thinking about some scandals and scandals that Xie Ke had in the past, it was almost impossible to kill any of them in the end. No matter how much effort they put in, they can abuse the scum perfectly.

Wang Xiangyang has rushed to the company after receiving the news, and after hurriedly opening Weibo on the way, he recognized that the man hugging Xie Ke was Terry, probably they were accidentally photographed by paparazzi in France.

"The famous movie star disappeared mysteriously, so it was to fly to France to meet her boyfriend"

"Xie Ke and her boyfriend behaved intimately, smiling, and visited Notre Dame Cathedral together"

"Actor Xie Ke turned out to be gay, and has a boyfriend who has been hiding it for many years"

"Xie Ke's love affair was exposed, and the object turned out to be him"

The public relations department gathered together with relish to comment on various headlines, "This is good, even the location is mentioned, and the analysis is well-founded. It's a pity not to be a screenwriter."

"Hey, this won't work. Clicking on it clearly discriminates against homosexuality. It will be sprayed."

"This title is a good one. It is implicit but not revealing. It can arouse the public's thirst for knowledge."

Wang Xiangyang coughed twice in the back, holding a mobile phone that was on the phone, and the person on the call was Xie Ke.

"Come on, let's talk about what happened this time." The team leader straightened up and sat down on the chair beside him without changing his expression, as if he wasn't the one who was watching the gossip just now.

"Turn on the computer, let's make a video." Xie Ke's voice was a little hoarse, and he hung up the phone after speaking.

Someone removed everything from the table, took a laptop and started the video, the buffer was turned for two seconds, Xie Ke's face appeared on the screen, and he said thank you in French to a person who couldn't see his face , and turned his gaze to the screen.

The other party bowed slightly and backed away, before helping Xie Ke to close the door gently.

Xie Ke adjusted the seat of the computer, "Okay, let me talk first."

"The person in the photo is Terry Scripps, the only child of this generation of the Scripps family, and the designated heir."

"I came to France to ask Scripps for something, I'm sorry I can't say anything about it."

"I have some friendship with their current head of the family. He is Terry's grandfather, so I let Terry take care of my itinerary in France, the kind to play with."

"The above matters related to my personal affairs cannot be disclosed to the outside world."

"Then let me talk about what can be said. I have already signed the mv of their eternal dream ring with Scripps. The contract has not been signed yet, but it is unlikely to change. After signing, I will post the electronic version You can pretend that I came to France to negotiate a contract, and if you need any cooperation, you can contact Scripps, and they will try their best to cooperate, such as making a confession about time or something."

"Other places you need can be mastered by yourself."

"Yes." With these few words from Xie Ke, they are already sure to reverse the public opinion. As long as the relationship between the two is clarified, the rest of the modification work could not be easier. The team leader is satisfied Nodding, "That's all right."

"Then, I have one more thing to say." Xie Ke clasped his hands on the table, "Don't deny that I'm gay. You don't need to answer, but you can't deny it directly."