Sex and the City Contract

I don't know if it was because of the shock, Gabriel fell when he got out of bed the next morning, and when he went downstairs, he slipped and slipped on the steps.Seeing Lawrence's well-dressed figure at the door, Gabriel immediately forced himself to be calm, trying to maintain the last bit of self-esteem.

Seeing Gabriel come over and sit down with an arrogant face, Lawrence couldn't help thinking of the time when he first met him.

"Morning." Lawrence subconsciously poured coffee for him, but Gabriel moved the coffee cup away faster, spilling the coffee on the table. "..." That's fine, Lawrence thought, and put down the Moka Pot at the same time."I get Dubai for a week from today. Hopefully when I come back we can live together under one roof again in the manner of civilized people," he said with a smile.

Gabriel took a look and noticed that there was indeed a suitcase beside him. "You don't have to do that." Gabriel said through gritted teeth, feeling deeply contemptuous, "I won't cling to you."

"You are overthinking. I really have an international conference to attend."

Gabriel was in a daze all day long, and he only had a vague memory of what he had done.His mind was full of doubts, and he couldn't believe that the end of his relationship with Luo Lunjin would shock him so much.It was just a sexless relationship, and he wasn't dumped - in fact, they hadn't started anything at all.

hateful!Gabriel still felt very sad.

Gabriel couldn't eat in RiveGauche at noon, so he took a sip of Cappuccino and immediately felt nauseated.He casually grabbed the Gossip magazine on the newspaper shelf next to him, saw that the two protagonists in the small photo on the corner of the cover looked familiar, and turned to the inside page, he saw "Late Night Date?"Good things are coming soon? "Under the title, the paparazzi took photos of Lawrence sending Serena Page home late at night and kissing in front of the door.The meddling reporter did not forget to note that "Two golden bachelors who are in the top [-] of Fortune Magazine and the richest daughter are married, it will be the wedding of the century" and so on.

I see.Gabriel finally understood how stupid he was.

"Gabriel, your eyes are still red." Taking advantage of the vacancy at the bar, Andre walked up to Gabriel, lifted his chin, and said with concern: "...you didn't eat anything at all." Picking up the Caesar salad in front of Gabriel, he took a bite, "Isn't it delicious?"

Gabriel shook his head, "No, I... can't eat it."

"I know, it's called 'workout'." Andrea said with a smile, "meaning you should go out and relax."

Back home, Nelson told him that Doortodoordelivery had just sent a valuable bag signed to Lawrence, and it was temporarily placed in the Napoleon Hall.Gabriel didn't seem to care at all, but he couldn't help but poke his head when he passed the Napoleon Hall, and he found a long and large package on the table, with a document, a message card and a photo on it.

Doortodoordelivery needs to take photos to confirm that the items are intact when they are delivered to the destination.Gabriel glanced at the photo and couldn't help being stunned: it was a saber.He glanced timidly at the message card, and the envelope read in cursive script:

Give dear Lawrence your Selina.

Gabriel suddenly felt dizzy, staggered back to the room, and then didn't know what happened.When he became conscious again, it was the next morning when Nelson went to the bedside and woke him up.

"Master, it's already eleven o'clock."

Gabriel didn't expect that after sleeping for so long, he rolled over and got out of bed, and within two steps, his feet were weak and he almost fell down.

Nelson immediately supported him, "Master, you don't look right. Is there something wrong?"

Gabriel shook his hand, expressing that there was no need to worry.He came to Antique quickly, everything was as usual, no one even noticed that he didn't enter the office until close to noon.He almost forgot what to do, until he saw the auction catalog on his desk, and suddenly remembered that tomorrow was the preview day.

Gabriel began to worry a little, he knew there was something wrong with his physical condition.Perhaps the aftereffects of the concussion?Or did Lawrence hit him too hard?

impossible.Because he had no reason to be hit, Gabriel told himself, and it wasn't that he was in love with the guy.No, he wasn't in love with the guy at all.Gabriel repeated over and over again: I did not fall in love with Lawrence.Then he had an idea and found an envelope from the drawer.

"Andre." Gabriel deliberately chose to go to RiveGauche when there were few people, and Andre was cleaning the counter.He walked over and put the envelope on the bar, "Are you interested in live orchestra performance?"

"See what kind of live band is playing." Andre said with a smile, "However, if you invite it, any band is fine."

Located in a small alley, Joe's Pub with white artistic fonts written on a Turkish blue canvas shed is a pub with a literary style.The boss is a music fanatic, he sells second-hand computers, and Pub is his sideline.The store always invites little-known but enthusiastic amateur bands to perform, and Wren's band will come here to play one day a week.

It looks quite inconspicuous from the small facade, but judging from the number of customers inside, the business is more than just "prosperous".There was no vacant table in the Live area.

When Gabriel arrived late, Andre was already waiting for him at the door.Walking into the Pub, due to the sudden change of light, Gabriel's eyes suddenly went dark, and he was a little dizzy.They passed through the crowded crowd. Gabriel said that he would go to say hello to Ryan first, and Andre went to the bar to order drinks, and then went to look for him.

"Ren!"

Ren saw Gabriel running over immediately and took him to the backstage preparation room, "Why don't you rest at home, what are you doing here?"

"I seem to remember that you invited me here."

"It also depends on the timing, right?" Ryan looked worried, "Have you experienced dizziness, nausea, or lethargy recently? Also, is your sense of balance okay?" He asked, checking Gabriel's eyes .

"I'm fine." Gabriel replied guiltily, "Please, this is not a hospital."

"Gabriel, I'm a little worried about your condition." When Ren was about to continue the inspection, Gabriel pushed his hand away in embarrassment, "Don't disappoint... I brought a friend."

Andre just came over and handed Gabriel a bottle of beer.After Ryan and Andre introduced each other, Ryan immediately said, "Gabriel, you can't drink."

"Ren, help me. I'm already bored."

Ren looked at Gabriel for a while, and suddenly said seriously, "Gabriel, call Lawrence to pick you up later."

Hearing Lawrence's name, Gabriel immediately changed his face, "I can go back by myself. If you are afraid that I drink too much... at worst, call a car."

"No, I have something to tell him." Ren took out his phone, "I'll call him."

Gabriel hurriedly grabbed Ren's hand, "Don't make trouble! He's not in the country at all now..."

"What?" Ren was stunned, his eyes widened in shock, and he couldn't believe it, "Damn it, he left you at home alone?" Then, regardless of Gabriel's objection, he pressed Lawrence's number .

"You bloody beast!" A few seconds later the call was connected, and Ryan immediately yelled, "When did you become so disgustingly snobbish?"

Hearing a burst of scolding at the beginning, Lawrence thought he had connected the wrong wire.The noise from the entertainment venue came from the other end of the phone. I looked at my watch and guessed that the caller might be insane. "George, familiarity is familiarity, I will be fucking angry if you swear at people." He growled angrily, "Do you know what time it is in Dubai?"

Standing next to him, vaguely hearing Lawrence's voice, Gabriel felt that his internal organs were deeply pierced by a sharp knife, making him feel infinitely painful.

"I care what time you are!" Ren continued to say loudly, "I..."

"George, first let me state that I haven't dated Archer for a long time." Before Ryan could finish speaking, Lawrence interrupted him impatiently, "Any fucking problems between you have nothing to do with me." !"

"It's none of Archer's business, damn it!" Ryan blushed a little, "I'm calling you because of Gabriel."

"..." Lawrence was silent.What's the matter that the kid can't call by himself? "Forgive me. I'm unlucky to live under the same roof as that brat." His tone was inexplicably armed, "I'm not someone like him, don't ask me for any bullshit."

The performance was about to start, and Ryan had to tidy up his instruments at the same time, so he switched his phone to speakerphone mode, so every word Lawrence said was as deafening as thunder to Gabriel.

"Anyway, I'm not interested in knowing about that kid's stupidity." Lawrence said impatiently, "Leave me alone."

Gabriel finally realized that Lawrence was just trying to get rid of him.

Ryan was about to say something more, but Gabriel snatched his phone even faster, and said, "Sorry for wasting your precious time." Then he cut off the call, and then he turned to look at Ryan with a livid face, "He's right, I don't need to let him know about my affairs."

"Gabriel, I'm sorry, I just wanted to..."

"Ren, do me a favor: please don't contact that guy, it'll just embarrass me." Gabriel said through gritted teeth, "I can take care of myself."

Ren stared at Gabriel for a long time, and sighed, "Okay. But, you have to promise that you will come to the hospital for an examination tomorrow. I can see that something is wrong with you, I'm afraid it may be..."

Before Ren could finish speaking, the boss came over and informed him to perform.

"I will." Gabriel casually said, "Don't worry, you can play quickly."

Ryan glanced at Gabriel anxiously, and told Andre not to let him perform on stage after drinking.As soon as Ren left, Gabriel picked up the wine bottle and took a big sip.

"Is it okay?" Andre asked him.

Gabriel covered his mouth and shook his head.In fact, he almost threw up on the spot.Then he didn't dare to drink any more, and when he left the preparation room and came to the front court, he put the bottle of beer covered with a layer of cold mist on the bar.

Damn damn damn.

Lawrence stared at the phone, repeating the word "damn" in his mind.Of course he could hear who said the last sentence before the phone disconnected.That meant every word he said, the brat heard it.

However, appearing on such an occasion means that the kid is not lonely.He walked to the window and looked down at the sandy bay outside, feeling a sudden burst of indescribable boredom.Lawrence thought, this is fine, when he goes back, everything will be a thing of the past.

With a second thought, he dialed the room number.

"BurjAlArabHotel Royal Suite Service Center. Hello, Mr. Brodys."

"I want to extend my ticket..." Lawrence said slowly.

Gabriel didn't know whether it was due to the effect of alcohol. When he woke up in the morning, he had a splitting headache and one side of his body was sore and weak. He struggled for a long time before he could get up and get out of bed.It's too bad for him to be so hungover after just one sip of beer.

"Morning, good morning." Gabriel greeted Nelson, but found that he had difficulty speaking and stuttered.

"Master, are you okay?" Nelson asked with concern.

Gabriel nodded, indicating that he was fine, then drank some fruit juice casually and went to work.

"Work-study doctor!" Gabriel had just arrived at the entrance of the building where the company is located, and Tommy immediately stopped him with a smile on his face, "I just happened to be looking for you... Wow, your eyes are so red, are you okay?"

Gabriel leaned against the door, shaking his head, "No, no problem." The distance from home to the company is not too far, but he was already too tired to stand up, and just wanted to sit down and rest. "What, what's the matter?"

"Your, today's words are so strange." Tommy deliberately imitated his stuttering, and exaggerated: "It's like this, our company's stock is going to be listed, and there will be a celebration reception. I want to send you an invitation letter , only to realize that I'm not sure about the correct spelling of your name—" He showed Gabriel a list, "Is that so?"

"..." Gabriel didn't even have the strength to roll his eyes at the other party, but just shook his head.

"Write it to me."

Gabriel took out his pen and wrote his name "Gabriel Gassmann" on the paper Tommy handed him.Suddenly my hand softened, and I trembled a bit when I wrote the second s, so I had to deepen the strokes to become like a fat 5.

"I see, thank you."

Gabriel struggled to arrive at the preview venue. Not only did he have a headache, but he also felt as if he had run a long-distance marathon, with his limbs paralyzed from exhaustion.After he struggled to find a chair in the preparation room and sat down, he closed his heavy eyes and unconsciously lost consciousness.

Coming out of the intensive care unit, Jessie pressed the copy of the inspection report to Ren with a livid face, and said sarcastically, "It's really unexpected! You have to wait until Gabriel lists the accidents before you can be transferred to the medical center." Come!"

"You think I like this mercenary medical center? Jessie, I should have brought Gabriel back to the public hospital!"

"Damn it, George, you're still so self-righteous!" Jesse rarely spoke harshly, "Do you really think that Gabriel's current situation can withstand the toss of being transferred to another hospital, or do you just want to maintain your false heroic image at all?"

Ren gritted his teeth and glared at Jiexi angrily, "You..."

"You know very well that Gabriel went from a head injury to a subacute subdural hematoma, and you can't shirk responsibility." Jessie continued, "I won't discuss the hospital system with you. That's right, do it in your hospital. CT scans, MRIs are not as convenient as here, but you know how dangerous it is to leave a person with a brain injury alone, which is tantamount to teaching him to fend for himself in pain! Why not notify the nearest person who can take care of it in the first place— —For this example, it’s Lawrence—pay more attention? It’s all because of your inexplicable pride!”

Ren was speechless, he couldn't deny that he had scruples about Lawrence because of Archer's relationship.

"...I never thought that Gabriel would completely hide the fact that he bumped his head."

"Who could have imagined it? But isn't it the doctor's responsibility to think for the patient as much as possible?" Jie Xi pointed at Ren's nose, "If I didn't just go to the preview, it is very likely that no one will find him unconscious by night ...Then, I am afraid that we are not doing first aid, but an autopsy!"

Ren lowered his head, unable to refute the other party's accusations.

Jesse sighed, "Anyway, it's too late to discuss these things now." He flipped open the test report in his hand, "George, I hope you made the right decision to use conservative treatment."

"I'll take charge. I'll stay here and watch until he regains consciousness."

Jesse patted Ryan on the shoulder, "Pray, I hope his luck is better."

Lawrence held the club calmly and swung it out. He saw the golf ball draw a wonderful line in the air and landed on the green less than one meter away from the hole. The putt went in.

"Eagle!" He clenched his right hand with a smug expression on his face, and then proceeded briskly to the next hole.

"Lawrence, I can't believe you can play better than me." Selina sat on Gao Yufu's golf cart and pretended to complain with a grin. "I've been playing golf for more than ten years."

"It's not necessarily related to the age of the ball." Prince Albert said with a smile: "He was lucky today and played with the wind."

Lawrence smiled, holding the brim of his hat in a gesture of acceptance.I thought to myself, it is indeed a wise decision to decide to postpone my return to China and stay here to exercise and relax.

Knowing that Lawrence would stay in Dubai for a few more days, Selina invited some business friends to take the opportunity to get close to him; Prince Albert and Di Luca also came from Europe to meet friends.

They finished the next two holes talking and laughing, and Lawrence got Birdie again.Selena then said coquettishly: "I must get [-]% back."

"I'll let you go on the next hole." Lawrence said indifferently.

Going on to the next hole, when it was Lawrence's turn, he suddenly had inexplicable heart palpitations.

"..." He looked at his hands, with the mentality of playing wildly, he held the cue and swung casually, but he heard exclamations from the audience, followed by thunderous applause: "Holeinone!", "ACE!"

Oh my god, Lawrence couldn't believe his eyes at all, he actually made a hole in one!Goddess of Luck has really favored him today.

"You have a treat, Lawrence." Prince Albert said with a smile.

That night, Lawrence happily entertained guests at a high-end restaurant on the coast of the Persian Gulf, and did not return to the hotel until midnight.After walking into the royal suite, I found a message from Nelson on the table. I thought it might not be too important, but I didn’t respond when I saw the time was late.

The next day, Lawrence and others planned to visit the MajlisGallery, the Archaeological Museum and the Spice Market as a one-day tourist.Selina has little interest in these places. She has always been picky and boring, and the weather is hot. She would rather go to the shopping mall and plan to hold a party on Di Luca's giant yacht at night.In the end, they split into two groups, leaving only Lawrence and Prince Albert, two collectors who were interested in antiquities.

"My family has a motto: It is better to go alone than to be with people of different interests." Prince Albert half-jokingly said, "Let us enjoy the beauty of silent culture."

Lawrence smiled and nodded, but Gabriel's face flashed across his mind for a moment—a sudden desire to hear his voice.Subconsciously, she took out her mobile phone and pressed his number, only to find that the other party was turned off.Lawrence sighed softly. A 39-year-old man is really not suitable for having any illusions about feelings.

God damn it, forget it.

Return to BurjAlArab in the evening and see Selena waiting for him in the lobby.

"You are too much, you should go shopping with me." Selina complained deliberately.

"Unfortunately, I'm not a good shopping partner." Lawrence said lightly.

The more indifferent Lawrence was, the more persistent Selina was.

"Aren't you a male chauvinist, and I'm too strong to scare you?" Selina leaned towards him, "If you want, I can also be a little bird—" She put her arms on On Lawrence's shoulder, Lawrence hugged her waist. "You know?" Selina whispered into Lawrence's ear, "I've given you a big present...you'll see it when you get home."

"What?" Lawrence frowned, thinking that maybe Nelson's message yesterday was just for this matter.

"A Napoleonic saber," Selina said with a smile. "I bought it at an auction."

Lawrence's eyes lit up, "How do you understand these things?"

"It was Campbell who said you would like me." Selina stuck out her tongue playfully. "Otherwise, I'd rather buy a sports car."

"Jessie?" At the same time, Lawrence's cell phone rang.After looking at it, it was Jie Xi who said that the King of Hades had arrived.

Lawrence smiled and was about to connect, but Selina snatched it away, turned off the phone, and stuffed it back into his jacket pocket. "Now I'm talking to you. For the sake of the saber, Lawrence, you must be my male companion tonight and accompany me to the yacht party!"

It wasn't until early morning that Lawrence returned to the suite tired from the party.He could actually stay on the yacht, or spend the night in Selina's room. The yacht was full of handsome men and women. When they saw Lawrence and heard his career title, their original haughty and cold attitude changed instantly, and the enthusiastic and flattering crowd by his side.

Lawrence was too used to such a situation to feel it. He knew that with just one look, there could be a Venus or Apollo-like body on the bed—or both—to do his best. Do everything you can to please him.But suddenly he didn't want to.

After taking a shower, when Lawrence was lying on the bed and getting ready to rest, the phone rang again.It was Jie Xi again, he lazily picked up the phone.

"Lawrence, I hope I haven't interrupted your good business."_

"Unfortunately, there are no good things to disturb." Lawrence said with a smile: "I heard from Selina, thank you for being a military advisor, and now I finally have a Napoleon saber in my collection."

"I'm just a broker. I'm not the real appraiser. You should thank someone else."

Lawrence fell into a brief silence. He knew who Jesse was talking about, so he changed the subject, "Jesse, tell me something else interesting...or news."

"You know, I have all kinds of life here, but interesting things don't happen often." Jiexi said mockingly: "As for the news... I have one, and it is related to your young master. Get ready Does it sound good?"

"Well, tell me. What amazing thing did he do?"

"He hit his head..."

Lawrence laughed exaggeratedly, "Jessie, don't tell me: he hit his head and suffered a concussion and lost his memory! This kind of plot is too old-fashioned!"

"Ha, I think so too." Jie Xi also laughed dryly a few times, "How about this version? He bumped his head and caused a subacute subdural hematoma from a brain contusion." Jie Xi Containing a smile, the tone turned serious: "I am still observing and treating in the intensive care unit here."

"...What?" Lawrence's laughter froze, and he sat up from the bed, "Are you kidding me?"

"Unfortunately not." Jie Xi said, "I went to the auction preview the day before yesterday and wanted to say hello to him, but there was no one in the venue. After searching for a long time, the staff found him paralyzed in the preparation room "Lazy and dozed off" on the chair, but he couldn't wake up no matter how much he screamed... Then he realized that he was not asleep, but fell into a coma.

"I took him back to the medical center urgently. Just when George contacted me, I found out that he accidentally injured his head a week ago. After examination, it was confirmed that it was a subacute subdural hematoma..."

"No..." Lawrence exclaimed in astonishment.

"...We gave first aid immediately. Anyway, his life is not in danger, he's just weak."

"Thank God." Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief and tapped his forehead in frustration, "I'm totally..."

"I wanted to inform you earlier, but no one could contact you. It must be because you are very busy." Jie Xi changed his tone, "Lawrence... there are some things I shouldn't talk about, but you really didn't notice that he What's wrong? For example, he'll vomit, dizzy, lethargic... Leaving someone with a brain contusion alone can even cause irreparable serious consequences... All in all, it's a good thing he's dead."

"..." A strong sense of self-blame, guilt and worry welled up spontaneously. Lawrence closed his eyes, speechless.

"By the way, I thought of an interesting thing." Jessie paused for a moment, then continued, "You probably won't believe it. Thanks to this incident, George is seriously considering switching back to specializing in brain surgery."

"Really? I dare say your father must be very happy." Lawrence replied politely, falling back on the bed, "...you just said that Gabriel was injured a week ago?"

"That's what George said. I don't know the details."

Lawrence's heart clenched and he felt pain.Even if he had decided to end their relationship a week ago, he shouldn't have decided to come to Dubai hastily.Now he knew that he was not only an asshole, but a fool.