how i bought the whole world

I suspect that Chris already knows something. Since he has always been a very smart man, I can't escape his eyes on many things, but I still choose to ignore Chris' words, get up, pick up my coat and go out. Flynn kissed me on the cheek. "Good luck, my boy."

I smiled at her, "Thanks, Evelyn."

At 01:30, I arrived at the entrance of the New York Grand Theater half an hour earlier than the appointed time. Brandon had reserved a small box for me, and I don’t know where he got the ticket. The perspective of that box Excellent, the location is closed, and there are curtains on both sides that can be pulled up at any time. I reported my name at the front desk, and then received two admission tickets.

The entire New York Grand Theater is a ring-shaped Baroque building. The interior is dominated by gold and red, with more than a thousand seats. Except for the stepped viewing seats in front of the stage, there are also small boxes of different sizes on the ring-shaped wall. However, different locations can see different stage effects. For example, the 4th to 8th row of the stall on the first floor has a better viewing angle than the grandcircle on the third floor, and the first few rows of the royal circle on the second floor are better than the first few rows of the stall on the first floor. The viewing angle is better, and the worst is the fourth-floor balcony, which is the farthest from the stage and has viewing angle restrictions, so its price is the lowest in the entire theater.Of course, the seat that Brandon chose for me is one of the best seats in the audience. A ticket is about 167 US dollars. Although it is also called the balcony balcony, due to the design of the circular wall, the small box is far away from the stage. Not far away and absolutely undisturbed.

To watch an opera, you need to wear formal clothes to enter. If you don’t want to be rejected by the security guards, jeans and slippers must never appear on visitors. This is why I described to Gu Anning that I would wear a suit, vest and shirt when I was wearing it. It was December, and New York was still in the cold winter with sub-zero temperatures. I put on a long black overcoat, paired with leather gloves, a hat, and the Burberry scarf given by Gu Anning. group.

I am very satisfied with my image. When I was in England, I accompanied my mother to watch famous operas such as "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Lion King", and "Les Miserables" at the Royal Grand Theater in London. At that time, I was also a standard coat plus A three-piece suit, every time my mother took my hand very proudly and praised me as the most handsome man in the audience, she was proud of it.

Someone tapped me lightly on the shoulder.

I turned around and found Gu Anning standing behind me. After the attire I told me in advance, he really recognized me. Gu Anning smiled at me slightly. "Mr. Field."

"You're here." I looked at my watch, "It's earlier than I thought."

"Because I didn't want to be late, I arrived early," he said.

Gu Anning is also very formally dressed, with a short woolen coat on the outside and a well-tailored small suit inside, paired with dark brown cowhide boots on the upper and lower feet, it looks fashionable and elegant. It is said that men's suits can show They have a mature demeanor, but Gu Anning's thin and tall, slender and delicate facial features make this suit inexplicably bring out a little childish air on him, but it is not difficult to understand, Asian faces are very young , Gu Anning's age is only 20 years old, he is not so much a man as a boy who is about to mature.

This kind of Gu Anning naturally attracts people's attention. Within a few minutes of standing beside me, there are many young girls looking at him, not to mention the graceful and luxurious ladies who prefer small fresh meat. ——So popular, even though I see many harsh people, I have to admit his charm, just like the highly praised beautiful boy in Greek mythology, whose handsome appearance even the gods can't help but pay attention to, at this moment I have some Recalling why I couldn't forget him at the beginning, apart from the obsession that I couldn't get what I wanted, in fact, I was deeply attracted to Gu Anning very early on.

"Mr. Field?" Seeing me in a daze, he called my name again.

"En." I came back to my senses, "It's cold outside, let's go in."

We spent a pretty good afternoon together. In the spacious box, we sipped fine wines from the French Rhone Valley venue while listening to the singing of the actor Miaoman downstairs. In fact, I am not very keen on opera, but it does not affect I can talk about it. The advantage of living in the UK for a long time is that even if I didn’t inherit my mother’s love for opera, I still know the major actors and their performance methods well. Although Gu Anning and I are watching the new play rehearsed in the theater for the first time, we are very impressed with the actor Xiu who has been to the UK to tour "Faust".Thompson and actress Alexandra.I am not familiar with Gonzalez, so we have never been silent in the opera, but even if I meet an unknown actor, I am not afraid that there will be no topics to talk about, because Gu Anning's English is not up to the level of mother tongue, and I am completely You can explain the plot to him in detail.

The 3-hour opera was neither too long nor too short. After the end, it was time for dinner. After we walked down the long stairs of the opera house, I took advantage of the opportunity to invite Gu Anning to dinner.In order to prevent him from refusing, I also told him that the restaurant had already been booked, and it was the most famous restaurant on Fifth Avenue, Jean Georges.

"This is the place where we first met, Mr. Field." Sure enough, Gu Anning nodded in agreement.Therefore, instead of sitting in the driver's car provided by Mr. Bennett, he chose to sit in my passenger seat, and I thoughtfully put on his seat belt for him.

"Yes, in fact, at that time, I was still thinking about whether to go to help." I also recalled the incident at that time like him, "You know, I am not a fanatic, and I usually avoid trouble when I can. open."

"Oh?" He was curious, "Then what made you finally decide to help?"

"My father is from Huaguo." I said this to him, "I heard your English, and I thought you were probably from Huaguo."

Gu Anning was slightly taken aback, "You are of mixed race."

"I'm half-Chinese, but I still look a lot like my mother," I said, "Although ordinary people can tell that I'm not white at first glance, they sometimes think I'm a Latino. "

"So you can also speak Chinese?"

I glanced at him, "I will. I'm sorry I didn't tell you this, and you don't want to call me Mr., just call me William."

Gu Anning was silent for a while, my palms holding the steering wheel were slightly sweaty, I don't know what he was thinking, and I didn't know if he realized who I was, and I didn't even know if Gu Anning asked me what my Chinese name was, How should I answer him, but in the end Gu Anning suddenly laughed out loud, "Then you are really cunning, you can speak Chinese, but let me communicate with you in such poor English, sometimes I can't express myself with all my brains. It means that you were also reading my jokes at that time."

He speaks Chinese.

My heart suddenly relaxed.

"I didn't do it on purpose." I smiled, "This is also training your oral English, isn't it? And your English is not as bad as you imagined. In my opinion, you speak very proficiently."

The convenience of language seemed to bring us closer. After that, we not only got along well while driving, but also kept talking while eating. I saw the way Gu Anning's mouth curled up, and it was hard to describe my inner feelings at this moment. It feels like I have split into two people, one is very happy to be close to him, laughing and talking like a considerate gentleman throughout the whole process, and the other is watching everything coldly, analyzing the situation revealed rationally - for this reason, I am a little bit disgusted I didn't swallow, just kept smiling to cover up my poor appetite.

After the dinner was over, I drove him home and saw Gu Anning waving goodbye to me. After walking up the stairs, I picked up the phone and hung up on my father.

"Father, are you still putting pressure on Gu Qiankun? I think you can reconcile with him and let them agree to Gu Anning's return."

……

Tiffany's home.

Chris was still wearing yesterday’s ridiculous dressing gown on the couch reading the newspaper, and he only looked up a little when I walked in the door, “I thought you weren’t coming over tonight.”

"Please, we have to fly to Boston tomorrow." I said tiredly, almost half of New York had to be crossed from Bennett's apartment to Tiffany's home. It took an hour to arrive at the destination, and now I am as tired as a dog, and I just want to take a shower and sleep.

"That doesn't stop you from having a charming evening, my friend." He shrugged.

I took off my coat and hung it on the hanger in the living room, and then took off my gloves, scarf and tie. Now that the heater is on in the room, it is a little hot, so I simply took off my vest and only wore a shirt and trousers. What Chris said made me I had some reverie for a while, but I quickly shook my head and woke up.

"I don't think Brandon looks good on me after I've spent the night with a guy," I answered him. "Brandon is the boss now, and I dare not provoke him."

Chris laughed.

"But really," he added, "it's nice to have a good date after a busy day at work, even without the sex."

I sighed, "No blessing, Chris, this is the last time I see him, we should focus on work in the future, isn't the e-commerce platform going to be launched next week? I'm afraid I don't have that much time Enjoy what a date."

Chris looked at me, "So he sure is the guy."

Chris is so perceptive, I know I can't hide from him, Brandon is thousands of miles away and doesn't know what's going on, but Chris watched me prepare for this date with his own eyes.He must know the special place Gu Anning holds in my heart, and I don't intend to deny it to him.

"Yeah so what? Chris, we're going back to Boston, maybe we won't be back in New York until next year, do you think I'll give a shit what boy? What's more important to me right now than the company ?”

This sentence is not only an answer to Chris, but also to myself. I deeply know the impossibility of me and Gu Anning, and I don't want to mention it because I know it clearly.

It's all over, I said to myself.