Nothing could be separated from "money."

Everywhere and at any time, "money" was the deciding factor.

He was getting paid a lot now, but he also spent a lot of money. Apart from giving some of it to his parents to maintain the family and the band, he would go to countries like Costa Rica to buy tropical rainforests whenever he had a certain amount of money.

He didn't pursue material comforts, nor did he spend much on luxury goods. He didn't understand the difference between haute couture and haute couture. He felt alienated from Hollywood, but he had to mix in with it.

He often felt a sense of separation from the world, the industry he was in, and himself.

Therefore, a girl like Hayley, who lived for herself, was extremely tempting to him.

*

For the next few days, Juven picked her up in the morning and then went to the hotel.

They had lunch at the restaurant downstairs, usually with Kinou. If Kinou got too high at the party on the first day, he would sleep until noon.

Kinou was also shooting a new film, "400 Years of Love: Dracula," directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the father of his ex-girlfriend Sofia Coppola. Coppola originally wanted Johnny Depp, but the producer felt that the relationship between Winona Ryder and Johnny was too high-profile. They wanted a heartthrob who looked more delicate and easy to sympathize with.

Speaking of Christmas, Kinou was going to go back to Toronto two days before Christmas to spend the holiday with his mother and sisters. He would come back after the New Year.

"How's Kim?" Juven asked.

Kinou didn't want to say. He glanced at Hayley and said, "Much better.

She had a bone marrow transplant and is recuperating at home. "

"Or you should consider bringing her to Los Angeles."

"Leukemia?" Hayley asked.

"Yes."

He answered Hayley first and then Juven. "No, she's used to living in Toronto. Patricia will take care of her."

Hayley looked at Kinou.

Both young men were under a lot of financial pressure and had families to take care of.

That was probably why he was having so much fun. He drank too much and chased after the prettiest girl at the party. How else could he vent his stress?

She also heard that the two of them had been too wild during the filming of "My Own Idaho" and had been taught to take drugs. Heroin or cocaine?

She didn't really understand the difference.

Other than alcohol and sex, there were also a lot of adventure sports that could exhaust their excess energy. They were also very exciting. On the contrary, they rarely found pleasure and comfort in drugs. Even if they came into contact with drugs because of the novelty, they would still be very cautious.

Of course, this didn't mean that there weren't any rich second-generation heirs who didn't take drugs. There were definitely quite a few of them, but those people wouldn't appear by Hayley's side, so she couldn't compare.

Many people took drugs because their hearts were empty, or because they were looking for a sense of identity, or because they wanted to appear "sociable." It was very stupid.

The day before Kinou returned to Toronto, Little Robert Downey came over to have lunch with them.

Little Robert also mentioned Kim. "You should bring her to Los Angeles.

It's closer to you, and the hospital and sanatorium are better. "

Even if the bone marrow transplant had a good prognosis and there was no serious rejection, she would still need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life. It was a blood disease that required lifelong treatment.

"I'll ask Kim for her opinion." Kinou wavered. "She always thinks that I'm spending all my energy and money on her. She doesn't want me to worry about her anymore."

"You're her brother and family. How can you not worry about her?" Little Robert said matter-of-factly.

He had a sister, Alison Downey, who was two years older than him. He was also deeply troubled by Alison's drug addiction, marriage and divorce.

Juven felt the same way.

His only daughter, Haley, expressed that she didn't understand boys.

The three men looked at her.

"What?" She was confused. "I don't understand."

The three men felt that it was difficult to explain to her what a "man's responsibility" was, so they avoided the topic.

Little Robert also had a job now. He was filming a biopic about the early Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin.

All three of them had jobs. Relatively speaking, Little Robert was the male lead in "Chaplin", and it was a movie that would definitely attract attention. It could be said that he was better than his other two friends.

Kinou was the second male lead in "400 Years of Shocking Love," and Juven was the supporting male lead in "Prowler."

They didn't talk about work during dinner. Instead, they talked about where to go after Christmas. Kinou wouldn't be back until the New Year. Many entertainment venues in Los Angeles were closed until the second or third day of Christmas. Everyone had been cooped up for a few days, so they were definitely going to go out and have fun.

In the end, they talked about Hayley.

"I just came back from London. I haven't seen you for a few months. Tell me, what's so fun about Berkeley?

Or is there anything annoying about it that is not fun? "Young Robert asked kindly.

"University? That's it."

Hayley smiled faintly. "Most of the time is spent in classes. I have to read a lot of books and do a lot of homework."

"Isn't that too hard?" He was very sympathetic.

"It's fine if you want to do it, but then why go to university and Berkeley?"

That made a lot of sense!

*

After lunch, Kinou and Little Robert were going to go out and asked if they wanted to go.

"Let's go tonight." Juven declined.

"You go and have fun. I have an appointment with Savannah."

"Wait for me to come back for dinner tonight.

Or if you're eating somewhere, call me. "

"Okay."

"How are you going out?

Do you have a car? "He walked to the entrance of the lobby and ran back to ask her.

"She has a car."

"Call me." They stood in the lobby and kissed for a while before leaving.

Hayley went back to her room to change. They had bought some clothes and left them in the hotel room when they went shopping. This way, she did not have to bring clothes from home to change.

Savannah came over after one in the afternoon.

"I have to help my mother buy some things.

Can you believe it?

A family of six needs so many things for Christmas dinner! "Savannah took out a shopping list. There were some food, some seasonings, and some daily necessities on it.

"Where are we going to buy?"

"Walmart."

Savannah drove the crimson Beetles that originally belonged to Hayley.

"Isn't this car too small?"

Hayley looked at the Beetles. "It looks good, but the trunk is not big enough for shopping." The classic Beetles were single-row cars. They had a sleek and cute appearance and a very small trunk.

"It should be enough.

Do you want to drive? "

"I don't know the way. You drive." She sat in the passenger seat.

"You really don't want this car?" Savannah asked curiously.

"No.

Did Hari transfer the car to you? "

Savannah sighed. "No."

"As long as he doesn't take it back, you can use it.

He doesn't need this car. "

Savannah was amused. "He was so angry at you last time."

"He asked for it." Hayley did not want to care about him.

Savannah did not mention Hari or David again.

She talked about things that happened in college. Of course, she would not talk about boring topics like classes. She only talked about parties, boys, and dance parties.

She talked about boys who wanted to date her, but she was not interested.

When they arrived at Walmart, they threw a bunch of things into the shopping cart according to the shopping list.

Hayley bought two one-liter bottles of barreled yogurt and was about to throw them in the small refrigerator in the hotel room.

She asked, "Juven is a vegetarian. Don't you two fight when you go out to eat?"

"He eats vegetarian food. He can't force me to eat vegetarian food."

"Huh?

When he was with Martha, did he feel so sad that he couldn't eat when he heard that Martha ordered crabs? "

Hayley did not mind at all. "He was only 16 at that time. He didn't understand these things.

You don't eat, but others will still eat.

Just take care of yourself. "

"Yes!

If anyone tells me not to eat steak, foie gras, or lobster, I will slap him in the face and say, 'Eat your grass!' "

Hayley couldn't stop laughing. After laughing, she said seriously, "Thank you for worrying about my diet.

Actually, if we're talking about vegetarian food, he shouldn't even drink alcohol. "

"Does alcohol count?"

"Probably. Who knows?" Soon, the topic changed to which brand of chocolate sauce tasted better.

After leaving Wal-Mart, they went to the Beverly Hills Shopping Center and bought a few boxes of Swiss chocolates.

She gave a box to Savannah. "Here!

This is my Christmas gift to you. "

"Thank you.

This is my Christmas gift to you. "She also gave her a small box.

"How are you and Helen going to spend Christmas?"

"We booked a table at the restaurant.

She gave the chef and the maid a day off. They won't be back until the 27th. "

Savannah was a little relieved. "There are a few days after Christmas. If you want to go somewhere, call me." She was a little hesitant. When they were almost at the hotel, she said, "My brother also wants to go out with us."

"Bill?" Hayley frowned.

"Don't worry. He knows now that you will never date him. He just wants to go out with us and meet more beautiful girls."

Savannah quickly said, "You know boys like him love to brag about how many beautiful girls he knows.

I don't want to bring him, but he's so annoying. "