Three o 'clock in the morning.

Beverly Hills, in a mansion. A crimson Beetles drove out of the gate and sped away.

Half an hour later, at the West Hollywood Police Station.

Juven Phoenix walked down the steps of the police station and turned back with a smile. "Thank you, Hayley."

Hayley Aldrick was expressionless. "What's with the nonsense?

Let's go! "

She strode to the side of the road, opened the door, and got into the car.

Seeing that he was still standing at the bottom of the steps, she shouted at him, "Idiot!

Get in the car! "

Juven sat in the front passenger seat. "Are you taking me home?"

"I'm not free. I want to go home and sleep."

"What about me?" He stared at her with a pitiful look.

"You should be thankful that my mother and her husband went on some boring recuperation trip." She made a disgusted expression. "You can come home with me."

Juven sighed contentedly. "Hayley, you're so good to me!"

Like a puppy, she leaned on her shoulder coquettishly and was pushed away by her. "Have you forgotten that we broke up?

Don't you have that - Susannah, isn't it?

Why don't you call her to get you out? "

He felt uncomfortable. "Don't talk about her!"

"Why don't you call Kinou?

Aren't you two so close that you can wear the same pair of pants? "she asked sarcastically.

"Who knows where he is!

Who knows, maybe he's hugging a blonde girl right now. I don't want to ruin his mood. "

"It's four o 'clock in the morning." Kinou was a small electric motor. He should have run out of battery by now.

This excuse was not very good.

"I can't find him," he said in a cheeky tone. "I want to find you."

"Let me see your face."

Hayley looked at his face under the light of the car roof. "This injury is nothing, but you have to be careful next time. You're an actor. Your face is money."

"Don't always talk about money!" He was unhappy.

"If not money, then what should I talk about?

Didn't you choose to be an actress to earn money? "He rolled his eyes and stepped on the accelerator.

After returning to the mansion in Beverly Hills, Hayley did not tell him where to sleep, nor did she talk to him. She left him alone and went upstairs.

Juven followed behind her. "Hayley, Hayley!"

The maid hurried out of the servants' room. "Miss Hayley."

Hayley stopped. "Get him a blanket and let him sleep on the sofa anywhere."

She turned around to scare Rui Fan. "If you dare to follow me again, I'll punch your other eye too!" As she said that, she waved her small right fist.

Juven sighed. "Don't be like this."

But she quickly walked away.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't really follow.

He turned around and went downstairs. The maid brought him a blanket. He took the blanket and lay down on the sofa in the living room. He carelessly placed the blanket under his head.

The maid turned off the lights in the living room and the living room and returned to the servants' room.

*

Juven wasn't asleep.

His mind was a little messy. His cheek was still burning from the punch earlier. The maid wrapped an ice pack with ice and a towel and asked him to hold it as a cold compress.

It wasn't news to get into a fight after drinking too much. Young men were full of hormones and boundless energy. If they were in a good mood, they would find someone to fight. If they were in a bad mood, they would find someone to fight.

He had actually forgotten why he had gotten into a fight. Anyway, boys would fight whenever they didn't like each other.

Maybe it was because he had quarreled with Susanna?

Susanna was his second official girlfriend.

His first girlfriend was Martha Plimpton, whom he met at the age of 15 for Mosquito Coast.

Mosquito

They knew each other, but they didn't work together again until they were 17.

on

Empty. The relationship lasted until the end of 1989, when they broke up peacefully.

Hayley.

Eh?

When did he know her?

Juven was a little dazed. It was as if Hayley had appeared in his life in a flash.

How old was she?

Sixteen?

Seventeen?

Yes, seventeen. It wasn't her eighteenth birthday yet.

Birthday.

Whose birthday party was it?

His?

Or Kinou's?

Or …

He couldn't remember.

Kinou loved parties. He was famous for being a party boy. He knew many people and never worried about not having a place to go. Their biggest problem was that they didn't have enough time. There were many interesting parties that they couldn't go to.

Of course, "interesting" could also mean some prohibited items.

Why did he break up with Hayley?

Yes, it was because of this.

Why did he quarrel with Susanna?

Oh, yes, it was also because of this.

He was vaguely annoyed.

He didn't feel sleepy at all. His thoughts were running wild.

He got up quietly and sneaked upstairs in the dark. He came to Hayley's bedroom door and knocked gently. "Hayley.

Hayley.

Hayley. "

After a while, an impatient voice was heard. "Go away."

"Let me in. I have something to tell you."

"I want to sleep!

Let's talk about it tomorrow! "

"It's going to be daybreak soon. It's already 'tomorrow'."

The door opened. Hayley's eyes were half-closed and there was an eye mask on her forehead. "What do you want to say?"

"You're so cute, Hayley," he said softly and kissed her.

Hayley pushed him away. "You're crazy." She turned and walked back to the bed. "I have to sleep until 10. Don't wake me up again." She pulled down the eye mask and lay down.

Juven closed the bedroom door and walked to the bed. He thought for a while and lay down beside her. "Susanna … broke up with me."

“So？”

"I was dumped again." She had a lonely and pitiful expression on her face.

"Then you should reflect on yourself and see if there's anything wrong with you."

Juven felt guilty and pretended to cough. "I think I'm quite good."

"Get lost!" She elbowed him in the chest. "Who asked you to come up here!"

He gasped in pain. "It's not the first time I've been in your bed."

"Susanna broke up with you and you came back to look for me?"

Hayley sat up and pulled down the eye mask. She threw it aside and hit him. "Who gave you the illusion that I'm easy to coax?!"

"Ah!

Don't do this!

Stop hitting me! "Rui Fan raised his arms to protect his face and cried out," Stop hitting me!

Just hit me a few times! "

*

Breakfast was sumptuous.

This was Juven's first time having breakfast at Hayley's house.

To be exact, it was Hayley's stepfather's house. Her stepfather, Isaac, was a director who was doing well in Hollywood.

Hayley's mother, Helen, was a beauty. She was stunningly beautiful at the age of 15 and was still radiant at the age of 35. Hayley was not as beautiful as her mother. It was said that she looked more like her biological father.

Hayley never mentioned her biological father, but Juven had seen Mr. Antrick's photo. He was handsome and could be considered handsome. He was holding Hayley, who was only a few years old, with a sincere smile.

The maid was very calm. As usual, she served Hayley breakfast. She did not treat him as an outsider and prepared breakfast for him as well.

She also brought the morning paper.

Hayley read the paper while eating waffles with maple syrup.

"By the way, I haven't asked you. Have you applied for university?" With Hayley's family background, she definitely had to go to university.

"That's none of your business," he answered without looking up.

"Which university?

Where is it?

California or somewhere else? "He asked himself.

"Berkeley."

"Oh!" Juven exclaimed softly. "When are you going?

September?

Or next September?

Are you going to take a year off to travel?

I heard you say that you want to go to Rome, don't you? "

"I don't want to go to Rome. I changed my mind."

"Then where do you want to go?"

He accidentally spilled too much maple syrup. He frowned and looked at the plate, hesitating about what to do.

"I can go with you."

"Are you very free?"

"For you, there's always time." He shrugged.

Hayley finished the waffles and drank a full glass of milk.

"I called a taxi for you. You should go."

There was a little milk on her upper lip. Juven reached out for a napkin and leaned over to wipe her mouth.

"Hey!" She glared at him unhappily.

"Hayley.

Hayley.

Haley. "He kept calling her name again and again.

"You're so annoying!

Hurry up and say what you want to say! "

"I'll pick you up at night. I'll take you to a new bar to play."

"Are you crazy?" She scolded him. "Didn't you just break up with Susanna?

Why?

Are you trying to use me to provoke Susanna? "

"Ah!

Why are you hitting me again?! "He dodged a little awkwardly." It's not like that!

You know why I got together with Susanna.

I'm not using you to provoke Susanna. I'm using Susanna to provoke you — "

Hayley stopped and snorted. "Are you still a kid?

Only kids are like this.

Little boy. "She laughed after saying that, finding it funny.

He was a little dizzy. "Hayley, you're so beautiful when you laugh!"

She was a sweet little cutie with soft skin and a soft voice, but she was not soft when she beat people up.

"Are you in class today?"

"It's Sunday.

Also, it's summer now.

Have you forgotten that I've graduated? "

"Oh!

Right! "He suddenly realized something.

Then he was very upset. "I didn't go to your graduation ceremony."

"Why did you go to my graduation ceremony?" She looked at him strangely. "Mom and Isaac can go.

Do you think that Isaac likes you a lot? "

"He doesn't like me?

I thought all the directors liked me! "He was really arrogant!

Hayley stood up and shook her T-shirt. "The taxi should be here. You should go."

Juven did not continue to pester her. He stood up very decisively. "I'll go then.

Remember, I'll pick you up at night. "

Hayley did not refuse again.

Thus, the young boy left in a good mood.

He had almost forgotten about the unhappy breakup with Susanna last night.