Sunset Avenue, under the Hollywood Hills.
It was said that this was once a Chinese community. Those " piggies " who were sold to the United States at the end of the 19th century and the Chinese laborers who had the " Golden Mountain Dream " once lived here. He even contributed to the early construction of the American railway.
History was full of irony. Now, Sunset Avenue was full of debauchery and debauchery. This was the villa district of the upper-class world. Many celebrities, politicians, and upper-class people lived here.
The car passed by Sunset Avenue and looked at the luxurious villa complex. He imagined that his ancestors used to be the owners of this place and could not help but feel inexplicably sad. Ye Xiaozhou was driving with Orlando's permission. However, unlike when she was unconscious and was taken to a private plane by Orlando Lee, Ye Xiaozhou arrived with a tourist passport. Orlando wanted Ye Xiaozhou to be Ni Yuying's companion, so it was also convenient for him to put Ye Xiaozhou under house arrest. He wanted to use his own method to keep this girl by his side.
He looked at Ni Yuying with a complicated expression. For the first time, Ye Xiaozhou felt that there was really such a person in the world. He hated her very much. He should hate her, but he could not. Ni Yuying was such a person to her.
"Do you want to go to Orlando or Universal Studios later?”Ye Xiaozhou's voice was gentle." Let's go to Hollywood Walk of Fame. Aren't you studying film? It's a place that many film students dream of…"
Ni Yuying did not speak. She was thinking about her own matters. Previously, in the movie Pretty Woman, she saw a line: Los Angeles was a place full of dreams. Here, anything could happen-dreams came true! For some reason, Orlando Lee treated her very well and did not force her to do anything she did not like. He even said that he could help her achieve her dream of making a movie...
However, what she wanted the most now was not to go to the California Film Academy or Hollywood as Orlando Lee had said, but to go home.”
"Not going anywhere?" Ye Xiaozhou suddenly smiled and shook his head." If I were you, I would cherish this opportunity to come to Los Angeles and broaden my horizons! Since he was already here, why not go to Hollywood, the place he had always dreamed of and seen on television?”Ni Yuying seemed to be moved by her words." Otherwise, you'll have wasted your trip to Los Angeles. Anyway, you're already here. It doesn't matter if you came willingly or not-"
"You're right!" Ni Yuying nodded." But I don't want to see anything right now, and I can't take it in. I just want to go home. Do you think Orlando Lee will let me go home?”
Ye Xiaozhou was silent, and his eyes suddenly darkened. Ni Yuying then realized that she had asked such a stupid question. "If this goes on, I'm afraid my parents will be worried-they must be worried about me, thinking something must have happened to me!”
" So, you should give your family a call first…" Ye Xiaozhou frowned." I don't think Orlando Li would mind a call." You can tell your parents that you've found a new job and that the company is doing an event in Los Angeles, or that you're with a group in Los Angeles or something-"
Actually, there were many ways to make the family feel at ease. However, Ni Yuying felt that Ye Xiaozhou's method was the best. This way, no one would suspect that she was in Los Angeles.
"Then, where can I make an international call?”Ni Yuying's eyes suddenly lit up as if she was instantly energized." I want to call home!”
Hehe, what a naive girl. Ye Xiaozhou shook his head and smiled. He held the steering wheel with one hand and took out an iPhone from his pocket with the other." This is a global call, but you have to dial our country's area code.”
Ni Yuying happily took the phone and immediately dialed the number.
"Dad, it's Yingying."
"What's wrong with your phone? I haven't been able to get through for several days. I'm packing my things right now. I'm going to Shanghai tonight-"
"Dad, I'm fine. I just moved to a new place to live and then changed my job. It just so happened that my new unit had an event in Los Angeles, and my passport hadn't expired, so--I'm in Los Angeles now, and I'll be back in a few days. When I get back, I'll take a leave of absence and go home. Don't worry!”
The hand that was holding the phone was sweaty and wet. Tears could not help but flow from her eyes and cheeks. Ye Xiaozhou drove very slowly. He could see the scenery along the way, but it only increased the sadness in Ni Yuying's heart.
"I never realized that you love desserts so much!”Ye Xiaozhou looked at Ni Yuying, who was eating like a child, with a smile." Don't eat so much at once. I know many places that have delicious ice cream and cakes!"”
"Are you very familiar with it?" Ni Yuying looked at Ye Xiaozhou suspiciously. She seemed to be very familiar with the roads and directions here. But wasn't her passport a tourist visa?
Ye Xiaozhou did not think much of it. He sipped a cup of British-style creamy black tea and said," Didn't I study in South Africa before? During the holidays, she would work everywhere according to the opportunities introduced by the school. Hehe, I even played Mickey Mouse in Los Angeles's theme park!”The past was unforgettable. Los Angeles was a city that Ye Xiaozhou liked very much. It was not only because she had worked here to earn enough money to not ask for Orlando's tuition fees, but also because it was here that she met Wayne for the first time.
Wayne didn't even notice that a cute girl at the theme park had noticed him. At that time, Ye Xiaozhou was still a little fat. He was dressed like Mickey Mouse, and it was impossible to tell if he was a man or a woman. He stumbled into Ye Xiaozhou's arms. In just a few seconds, Ye Xiaozhou felt his heart beat faster. Even though there seemed to be people chasing after him, a few of them looked like fiendish villains. She gently brought Wayne to the cute dressing room, put him in Donald Duck's costume, and then walked out. No one noticed that the enthusiastic Donald Duck was the man who had been running for his life a few minutes ago. Of course, Wayne only said " thank you " to " Mickey " in standard British English pronunciation and left in a hurry. He had no idea that the bright girl who caught his eye in Hong Kong was " Mickey " who had helped him out of trouble.
However, fate was always so wonderful. They met again in Los Angeles. He liked to sit alone in a dessert shop near the Celestial Theater on sunny afternoons and drink coffee, mocha, and the original flavor. However, she liked the fruit sundaes there. The sweetness and sourness of blueberries and mulberries, coupled with ice cream and chocolate bars, made her feel extremely tempted. Thus, they met and talked in that dessert shop. They even decided to go to Tianchao City to eat soup dumplings.
Ye Xiaozhou told Ni Yuying the story, but she did not tell her that the person was Wayne. She said," Can you imagine the shock you would feel when you saw someone who had the same habit of eating soup dumplings as you?”Ye Xiaozhou's eyes were a little dazed. Ni Yuying shook her head and listened obediently. Perhaps, people would always be interested in others who were similar or completely opposite to them! She didn't study it in detail, but she could vaguely see another version of herself in Ye Xiaozhou. Perhaps it was the version of herself who was struggling in a difficult situation…It was just a feeling that she couldn't explain and she didn't understand.
Human feelings were actually as abstract as philosophy. Many of the so-called truths were just what people took for granted. Didn't Dai Jinhua quote a philosophical point of view called " Mirror Image Study " when he analyzed " Love Letter " in " Film Criticisms "? The so-called mirror image theory is that there is another me in the world! Movies such as Veronica's Double Life and Suzhou Creek had turned this point of view into contradictory stories, hadn't they? Ni Yuying felt that she and Ye Xiaozhou were similar cases of 'mirror studies'. She was Ye Xiaozhou under the sun. On the contrary, Ye Xiaozhou was himself in the darkness.
Ni Yuying knew that she was never a perfectionist. Although she pursued beauty, she also knew that perfection and absolute kindness did not exist in this world. Even though she knew that Ye Xiaozhou's intervention had separated her from the wavering Wu Zisong, she had never hated him.
Similarly, she didn't feel that Ye Xiaozhou was pitiful. Even Orlando Lee, her ex-husband, and her had a complicated and torturous relationship. Even if she was dealing with Wayne and Wu Zisong, it was impossible for a man to put his heart and soul into her. However, she felt that Ye Xiaozhou was very independent and self-centered. Perhaps this could not be called pitiful, but rather, it was terrifying.
"Do you want to go to Tianchao City to eat soup dumplings?”Ye Xiaozhou had a sudden idea. She was very interested in the girl's food. She liked to watch Ni Yuying eat, and her appetite would increase as well.
Ni Yuying's heart suddenly tightened. She remembered that Wu Zisong used to take her to the City God Temple to eat soup dumplings a long time ago. He even said with a smile that she only looked like a girl when she ate soup dumplings, and she looked like a person. It was self-evident who she looked like.
Ni Yuying nodded and wiped her mouth. The ice cream here was really delicious, especially the blueberries. It was her first time seeing such a small purple-blue fruit. The sour soup was very comfortable with the sweet and soft cream. However, it seemed that her stomach was not satisfied with such a dessert. It grumbled non-stop. When she sang the " Empty City Stratagem," she really felt like she was making soup dumplings…
"Is there takeaway here?" Ni Yuying looked at the unfinished chocolate bar and some ice cream on the plate and was very reluctant to part with them. In fact, she wanted to take away a tiramisu. She wondered if the tiramisu here tasted the same as the ones in the pastry shops in China. Curious, she stared at the tiramisu in the window for a long time.
"Do you think this is a local street stall?”Ye Xiaozhou was angry and amused at the same time. He could not help but roll his eyes." Don't even talk about takeaway. The food here is not for takeout!”
"Let's go then," Ni Yuying said softly, but her face turned red. How embarrassing. Fortunately, she was speaking Chinese to Ye Xiaozhou. Otherwise, would she have instantly become the focus of the entire store? In fact, she and Ye Xiaozhou had already become the focus of this shop. Everyone was also curious and had been looking at these two slim and beautiful Asian girls from the beginning. Ye Xiaozhou lowered his head and could not help but show his reserved and reserved side. He was amused by Ni Yuying's reaction when she noticed that everyone was looking at him, but he still packed his things and walked out of the dessert shop.
Ni Yuying only asked Ye Xiaozhou after they got into the car," Did I embarrass myself just now?”However, Ye Xiaozhou did not think much of it." What's there to be afraid of? They don't understand what we're talking about-"
"That's true!" Ni Yuying patted her chest and felt relieved. Wasn't it said that with the rise of China's status, foreigners were also secretly learning Chinese? Sighing, Ni Yuying waited for the soup dumplings to come and sacrifice her internal organs in a good mood.
Ye Xiaozhou was stunned on the spot as he looked at Ni Yuying in a daze.
Unexpectedly, he brought her to the Xiaolongbao restaurant where he found out that Wayne and he had the same habit of eating Xiaolongbao. After they sat down and ordered, Ni Yuying ate the same way as him and Wayne!
This wasn't a common habit. It was definitely a personal hobby. Ni Yuying used her chopsticks to pick up a small steamed bun and took a small bite. Then, she scooped the vinegar into the steamed bun one spoonful at a time and gently sucked the soup from the steamed bun.
"Do you always eat soup dumplings like this?" Ye Xiaozhou looked at Ni Yuying without moving his chopsticks. The owner of this Xiaolongbao restaurant in Tianchao City, a suburb of Los Angeles, was from Shanghai, so she was very familiar with it.
Ni Yuying nodded and thought for a moment." I like to eat steamed buns with vinegar, so I ate my big steamed buns with vinegar. However, if I eat the steamed buns with vinegar, I won't be able to drink the soup inside. That's the essence of the steamed buns, so I came up with this idea. It's very smart, isn't it?"”
Ye Xiaozhou could only nod when he saw Ni Yuying smiling innocently.
" I'm going to the washroom." Ye Xiaozhou got up and instinctively felt that he should sort out his chaotic emotions. Ye Xiaozhou always gave people the impression that he didn't show his emotions. Once she felt her uncontrollable feelings overflow, she would leave everyone's sight and go alone to sort out and calm her mind.
Ni Yuying did not notice anything. She buried her head in her food. She was really starving.
Perhaps it was because he was shocked to see Ni Yuying eating the steamed buns in the same way as him, Ye Xiaozhou did not notice the two pairs of eyes staring at him.
K was wearing an American denim outfit, and his hair was dyed flaxen. She was originally a mixed-blood between China and the United States. From afar, she looked no different from an ordinary American girl.
"You brought me here on purpose, right?”Ran Xusheng also put on makeup and even put on a Caucasian face. He was also dressed like an American punk.
"I only wanted to bring you here for a meal!”K didn't think much of it. She would never lie to Ran Xusheng.
" K-" Ran Xusheng was about to say something, but K put a finger on his lips to stop him." Shhh-" K mysteriously moved closer to Ran Xusheng's face." Can you stop calling me by this code name?" You should know that the MCs have been disbanded for a long time…"
Chatting casually didn't want the people around them, especially the people they were staring at, to be suspicious. Even though they were far away, people with anti-tracking experience could still feel it.
"Then what should I call you? "I don't know your name, so I called you boss…" Ran Xusheng looked at K and said with a smile. K didn't seem to be joking at all." Call me Kate!”
"Well, Kate, I didn't expect to find it so easily after searching everywhere in the iron shoes. Is it your turn?”Kate reached for her Versace bag and took out a small box that was a quarter the size of a netbook.
Watching Ye Xiaozhou rush to the washroom, Kate stood up and smiled strangely." I'm going to the washroom too." Ran Xusheng glanced at Ye Xiaozhou's back and understood immediately.
When Ye Xiaozhou sat in front of Ni Yuying again, Ni Yuying felt that something was wrong with her. However, she didn't know what was wrong. It was just her intuition or feeling.
Ye Xiaozhou coughed." I choked on a smell just now-"
"Is it pollen?" Ni Yuying immediately handed him a napkin with concern. In her memory, Ye Xiaozhou was allergic to pollen. But…he had finally found the source. No wonder it was strange. It was impossible for Ye Xiaozhou to have such a faint scent of the sea lily. This scent should belong to a floral perfume. According to her understanding of Ye Xiaozhou, she never wore perfume because the smell of perfume made her sensitive. Her body would always emit a faint scent of sandalwood. According to her, when she was young, she used sandalwood to bathe and treat her illness. As time passed, that scent would remain in her body and might never fade away. Ni Yuying liked the smell of sandalwood very much. She knew that the smell was simply charming to Wu Zisong.
"Who are you?" Ni Yuying frowned, but her tone was very calm.
Ye Xiaozhou was surprised for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.
"How do you know I'm not Ye Xiaozhou?”" Ye Xiaozhou "'s eyes were full of smiles. This girl was indeed special. No wonder Nighthawk was attracted to her.
"Ye Xiaozhou never wears perfume. She's allergic to pollen!”Ni Yuying explained with a smile. Her intuition told her that no matter who the girl in front of her was, she would not pose any danger to her. Perhaps, her heart had already accepted everything calmly and her heart was as still as water.
" You asked me who I am…" The girl slowly approached Ni Yuying and almost touched her ear." I'm the one who took you away. Don't you want to go home?"”
Ni Yuying's heart skipped a beat when she returned home. She could no longer pretend to be calm, but she couldn't leave with her just like that." Why should I believe you?”
"Perhaps, you will believe me!" Ni Yuying heard a voice. She turned around and saw a handsome man with blonde hair and blue eyes. Just as she was frowning, the handsome man put his hand on his face and tore off a thick human skin mask like a Sichuan opera face changing face. Under the mask, Ran Xusheng's smiling face was revealed.
" You, you…" Ni Yuying was so surprised that she couldn't speak. However, she suddenly remembered that Ye Xiaozhou seemed to have seen through Ni Yuying's thoughts. Ran Xusheng lowered his head and leaned close to Ni Yuying's ear." Don't worry, I didn't hurt Ye Xiaozhou. She was just poisoned with ether like you, but she will wake up soon!"”
As Ran Xusheng spoke, he conjured a tiramisu in front of Ni Yuying as if he was performing magic." I remember that you like to eat this stuff. I specially went to the dessert shop next door to buy it. The owner of that shop is an Italian!"”
Tiramisu, in Italian, meant, take me away! Ni Yuying looked at the tiramisu cake in Ran Xusheng's hand and was touched. The cake seemed to be more exquisite than the dessert shop that Ye Xiaozhou had brought to.
"Silly girl, let's go!" Ran Xusheng held Ni Yuying's hand." She, then she…" For the first time, Ni Yuying felt that she could not speak properly. The girl smiled." If I can turn myself into Ye Xiaozhou, then I can turn Ye Xiaozhou into you. Besides, I guarantee that Orlando Lee's men have been following and monitoring you not far away!”
The girl smiled. Ran Xusheng thought for a while and said," Kate, put on makeup for Ni Yuying too. Change her face!"”Ran Xusheng took out a spray from his pocket." This is a special spray. No one else can smell it. Only people with an extraordinary sense of smell like me can smell it."”As he spoke, he sprayed the spray onto Ni Yuying's collar.
"You don't trust me that much?" Kate's tone was a little teasing, but Ran Xusheng smiled." Of course, there are other uses!”In fact, this was a kind of scent tracker. This scent could be connected to the computer network. As long as it was left in a place, it could be tracked by the computer tracker. For Ran Xusheng, this equipment was a secret that he didn't want too many people to know.
Kate brought Ni Yuying into the bathroom. After a while, Ran Xusheng realized that Ni Yuying had transformed into a blonde girl.
They got into Ran Xusheng's car, a classic Ford. The car slowly drove out of Tianchao City. Along the way, there were villages in the United States. Ran Xusheng turned on the car music. It was John Stanford's Take Me Home Country:
Countryrtakemehome
TotheplaceIbelong
Westvirginiamountainmomma
Takemehomecountryr
" Country road, take me home--" Ni Yuying said softly as she leaned her head on Ran Xusheng's shoulder.
A Ford was accompanied by charming country music. John Stanford's "Country Road" sped through the countryside on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
On the small path.
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